Frank Pagano
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The Second Capitulation
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February 24, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The Second Capitulation
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Article is firewalled but audio isn't. It's short and worth a listen.
Article is firewalled but audio isn't. It's short and worth a listen.
“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress
With the president smashing norm after norm, even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making.
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February 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Article is firewalled but audio isn't. It's short and worth a listen.
Article is firewalled but audio isn't. It's short and worth a listen.
"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." - JB Pritzker, Illinois Gov.
February 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." - JB Pritzker, Illinois Gov.
"Shame about Ukraine but do check out the egg muffin recipe." - Carole Cadwalladr
An NYT front page for the history books
Um...what's going in the USA?
An NYT front page for the history books
Um...what's going in the USA?
February 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
"Shame about Ukraine but do check out the egg muffin recipe." - Carole Cadwalladr
An NYT front page for the history books
Um...what's going in the USA?
An NYT front page for the history books
Um...what's going in the USA?
Komainu, a guardian dog often found at the entrances of Shinto shrines in Japan.
Komainu are usually in pairs, with one having an open mouth (Agyō) and the other closed (ungyō).
Komainu are usually in pairs, with one having an open mouth (Agyō) and the other closed (ungyō).
February 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Komainu, a guardian dog often found at the entrances of Shinto shrines in Japan.
Komainu are usually in pairs, with one having an open mouth (Agyō) and the other closed (ungyō).
Komainu are usually in pairs, with one having an open mouth (Agyō) and the other closed (ungyō).
Inland Sea from the bridge to Shikoku Is, Japan.
February 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Inland Sea from the bridge to Shikoku Is, Japan.
Don't despair, pitch in to help those fighting back.
February 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Don't despair, pitch in to help those fighting back.
In Europe we stage two euro coins for the pay toilets and a five or ten note for the first legit panhandler. We give a lot, once per day.
You must pee before leaving, no telling if you'll encounter a functional 'loo.
In Japan there are no panhandlers and abundant clean public toilets.
You must pee before leaving, no telling if you'll encounter a functional 'loo.
In Japan there are no panhandlers and abundant clean public toilets.
February 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
In Europe we stage two euro coins for the pay toilets and a five or ten note for the first legit panhandler. We give a lot, once per day.
You must pee before leaving, no telling if you'll encounter a functional 'loo.
In Japan there are no panhandlers and abundant clean public toilets.
You must pee before leaving, no telling if you'll encounter a functional 'loo.
In Japan there are no panhandlers and abundant clean public toilets.
Beppu is an artsy city. Manhole covers are just another canvas.
February 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Beppu is an artsy city. Manhole covers are just another canvas.
The Japanese place plastic water bottles outside their doors to ward off cats and evil spirits.
The cats are afraid of their reflections in the bottle.
The cats are afraid of their reflections in the bottle.
February 4, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The Japanese place plastic water bottles outside their doors to ward off cats and evil spirits.
The cats are afraid of their reflections in the bottle.
The cats are afraid of their reflections in the bottle.
Always bow before entering the torii gate as you enter from the mundane to the sacred. And leave the centerline for the gods, go to the left or right side. Exit the same way, turn toward the shrine and bow.
February 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Always bow before entering the torii gate as you enter from the mundane to the sacred. And leave the centerline for the gods, go to the left or right side. Exit the same way, turn toward the shrine and bow.
Sakurajima is a little island near Kagoshima with Japan's most active volcano. It's a great place to hike. Children walk to school wearing hardhats in case of an eruption. In uniform, too, of course.
Note the volcano puffing away in the background
Note the volcano puffing away in the background
February 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Sakurajima is a little island near Kagoshima with Japan's most active volcano. It's a great place to hike. Children walk to school wearing hardhats in case of an eruption. In uniform, too, of course.
Note the volcano puffing away in the background
Note the volcano puffing away in the background