A Friendly Letter

A Happy/Sad Anniversary: Occupy Wall Street Began 14 years ago on Sept. 17, 2011

[This post shamelessly shared from history.com] On September 17, 2011, hundreds of activists gather around Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan for the first day of the Occupy Wall Street Movement—a weeks-long sit-in in New York City’s Financial District protesting income inequality and corporate corruption. While the movement failed to see any of its goals or … Continue reading A Happy/Sad Anniversary: Occupy Wall Street Began 14 years ago on Sept. 17, 2011 →

It’s “War”?? Trump’s “Chipocalypse Now” — Day One

The opening: “You Think You’ve Seen ‘Shock & Awe’”?? (Trump posted this AI fantasy on Truth Social early Saturday) “The president offered no details beyond the label “Chipocalypse Now,” a play on the title of Francis Ford Coppola’s dystopian 1979 film set in the Vietnam war, in which a character says: “I love the smell … Continue reading It’s “War”?? Trump’s “Chipocalypse Now” — Day One →

Pritzker Throws Down: “I say, Mr. President, do not come to Chicago. You are neither wanted here nor needed here.”

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker spoke at a news conference Monday afternoon, August 25, addressing reports President Trump is planning to send the military to Chicago. Here are excerpts from his remarks, edited for length, followed by a link to the full text: I want to speak plainly about the moment that we are in and … Continue reading Pritzker Throws Down: “I say, Mr. President, do not come to Chicago. You are neither wanted here nor needed here.” →

Who?? Happy Birthday to One of the Most Important Quaker Writers Most of Us Never Heard of

Milton Mayer was born on August 24, 1908. He was a journalist, scholar, moral philosopher, terrific writer — and a Quaker. A Jewish Quaker. A southerner Jewish Quaker. He wrote some of the most potent, challenging, memorable Quaker essays and books of the past century. He was also funny. He and his work deserve to … Continue reading Who?? Happy Birthday to One of the Most Important Quaker Writers Most of Us Never Heard of →

How MAGA Out-Trolled Me (I Couldn’t Make This Stuff Up!)

Ghislane Maxwell’s perjurious and empty DOJ “testimony” about St. Donald, cried out, it seemed to me, for a parody pushback. So this morning I cranked up my snark machine and began striking the keys: EXCLUSIVE: A Leaked Addendum to Maxwell’s DOJ “Interview” A source-mole in DOJ has sent out a page of Maxwell’s “testimony” that … Continue reading How MAGA Out-Trolled Me (I Couldn’t Make This Stuff Up!) →