The Art of Distraction…
On the morning of Friday, January 25, 2019, dark and early, NPR popped up on my clock radio and Steve Inskeep said the following words: “Roger Stone is set to appear in federal court. He was arrested in Florida.“
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Aftermath (Part 8): Won’t be long now…
Through the genius of the Wayback machine that is the Internet, let me refresh your memory. http://www.thecassietimes.com/2013/10/05/spineless-i-dont-think-so/ http://www.thecassietimes.com/2013/10/08/it-all-comes-down-to-this/
It only took 80 years to get here…
There it is. The magic phrase. “It is believed that Bowers acted alone.” Found it here, on Pittsburgh’s CBS Local website: 11 Dead, Several Others Shot At Pittsburgh Synagogue So, lone wolf narrative is it? I call… Bullshit. BULLSHIT! B U L L S H I T ! ! ! The word’s right here: Heavy.com’s quick Read More …
Endarkenment (Part 3)
I’m all too familiar with the spiral Anne Wheaton describes here. The stress of the news, coupled with the kitchen repairs and impending divorce and new job and old job and milestone birthday…they all wrap around the next two and a half weeks. Why being separated from my kids has probably shortened my life. It’s Read More …
Racisim: It’s baKkKed in…
This post has been brewing since the end of May, but I didn’t have the words until last night. Not until I sat through BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee’s new Joint.
Aftermath (Part 8): Ticking down the countdown clock…
Here we are, almost all the way through the primaries.
Aftermath (Part 7): I told you so…
Remember when I wrote this? “If you want the full picture, you can check out Endarkenment, the rest of the Aftermath or Dots series’ on my blog. I’ve been writing about this stuff for years.” It comes from Aftermath (Part 6): The Enemy of the Good…
Solidarity…
I don’t think it’s a secret (at least not if you’ve kept up with my writing) that I am ethnically Jewish. In fact, though I don’t observe the faith of my ancestors, I am quite proud of my heritage as an Ashkenazi Jew.
Connecting the Dots, Part 8…
When you were a kid, did you ever read Dr. Seuss’ book The Sneetches and Other Stories? You know the one I’m talking about.
Burden of Proof…
This nugget showed up on a friend’s FB post, which I can now no longer find. Chances are, either the friend decided it had to go, the genius who posted it blocked me, or I blocked him. At the time, (sometime just after Christmas, I think) I thanked the guy for posting virtually every propaganda-driven Read More …