Thursday Grand Slam ‘Toons
Elsewhere on The Hill . . . – – – – – – – – – And — Why Don’t We Do It in The — Seats?? Last but not least: All the Cool Scribes want this shirt . . . Oh wait — All Joking Aside, Don’t Forget! Stay Strong, UAW!!
Is the Petroleum Profit Party Really About to End? Two Oil Countries Are Making Their Bets — And an Extra about The Other Washington
I. Guyana: Oil, Time & Money Gwynne Dyer — Sept. 18, 2023 Guyana is not a ‘hellhole country’ of the sort Donald Trump complained about when he said he wanted immigrants to come to the US from white places like Norway instead, but it did used to be poor, tropical and largely populated by people … Continue reading Is the Petroleum Profit Party Really About to End? Two Oil Countries Are Making Their Bets — And an Extra about The Other Washington
A Mourning Meditation On Miserable Melancholic Multi-Millionaire Mitt
As a Mormon, Mitt Romney presumably does not believe in Karma. But maybe, more informally, he could nod glumly at the non-theological adage that what goes around comes around. Or, more biblically, does he acknowledge that the scripture says we reap what we sow? I have a feeling he does, now. Or he should, … Continue reading A Mourning Meditation On Miserable Melancholic Multi-Millionaire Mitt
A fresh wave of hard-right populism is stalking Europe
In Germany, the AfD are weaponising climate change The Economist — Sep 14th 2023 A spectre is haunting Europe: the spectre of a rising hard right. In Germany the overtly xenophobic Alternative for Germany (afd) has surged to become the country’s second-most popular party. Its success is polarising domestic politics and it seems poised to … Continue reading A fresh wave of hard-right populism is stalking Europe