batavicus
@batavicus.bsky.social
School teacher, hunter (mostly for environmental and culinary reasons), motorcyclist, speaker of some foreign languages, classical music and opera lover, and I help my wife in the garden.
Maybe the presumption of regularity is waiting for Godot.
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Maybe the presumption of regularity is waiting for Godot.
Taking lessons from Ka$h Patel, no doubt.
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Taking lessons from Ka$h Patel, no doubt.
The three Gs replaced the three As of the late 60s and early 70s: Amnesty, Acid, and Abortion. The playbook is simple and the propaganda simpleminded. Having more journalists with memories would help reveal the repetitiveness of the propaganda. (Having an audience that wants to read is nec'y too.)
November 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The three Gs replaced the three As of the late 60s and early 70s: Amnesty, Acid, and Abortion. The playbook is simple and the propaganda simpleminded. Having more journalists with memories would help reveal the repetitiveness of the propaganda. (Having an audience that wants to read is nec'y too.)
The only thing that stops a bad man with a gun is a good dog with...no, the only thing that stops a dog with a gun is a bad...no, that's not it. Never mind.
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The only thing that stops a bad man with a gun is a good dog with...no, the only thing that stops a dog with a gun is a bad...no, that's not it. Never mind.
A strategy pioneered by the Bush II admin, by the way, especially regarding the recessions that.began in March 2001 and December 2007.
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A strategy pioneered by the Bush II admin, by the way, especially regarding the recessions that.began in March 2001 and December 2007.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine is back. Sigh.
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine is back. Sigh.
And don't let Bill Barr near the prison.
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
And don't let Bill Barr near the prison.
As a dual US-Canadian citizen, my US half is actively supporting my Canadian half's boycott of the US.
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
As a dual US-Canadian citizen, my US half is actively supporting my Canadian half's boycott of the US.
And the US ambassador's solution to declining tourism from Canada? Get rid of pre-clearance and make it even harder for Canadians to visit the US. I knew that the federal gov't under Trump would get stupid, but I had no idea how stupid.
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
And the US ambassador's solution to declining tourism from Canada? Get rid of pre-clearance and make it even harder for Canadians to visit the US. I knew that the federal gov't under Trump would get stupid, but I had no idea how stupid.
Shooting a non-threatening enemy three minutes away from a widely publicized truce? What a contrast with the spontaneous truces and fraternization only four years earlier. War is a violent teacher, writes Thucydides. It seems he was right.
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Shooting a non-threatening enemy three minutes away from a widely publicized truce? What a contrast with the spontaneous truces and fraternization only four years earlier. War is a violent teacher, writes Thucydides. It seems he was right.
Pepper spray on a toddler? On a toddler? Another bigly he-man, alpha warrior-type, no doubt.
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Pepper spray on a toddler? On a toddler? Another bigly he-man, alpha warrior-type, no doubt.
Have insults always been standard journalistic practice for administrations? That's news to me (well into my 60s and an avid political observer since my teens).
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Have insults always been standard journalistic practice for administrations? That's news to me (well into my 60s and an avid political observer since my teens).
The photo of the man phone in hand is apt for subject of the article. By my dim lights, when phones, texting, and, finally smart phones become widely available, public behavior declined noticeably. (As did students' attention spans, but that's a different discussion. Yes, I'm a teacher.)
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The photo of the man phone in hand is apt for subject of the article. By my dim lights, when phones, texting, and, finally smart phones become widely available, public behavior declined noticeably. (As did students' attention spans, but that's a different discussion. Yes, I'm a teacher.)
Went to grades 1-6 right next to an army base in early to mid 1970s. Most of our parents were military, worked for the military, or retired from either of those. Regular school lunch cost 40 cents. (Even regular was highly subsidized) Most of my classmates had reduced (20 cents) or free lunch.
November 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Went to grades 1-6 right next to an army base in early to mid 1970s. Most of our parents were military, worked for the military, or retired from either of those. Regular school lunch cost 40 cents. (Even regular was highly subsidized) Most of my classmates had reduced (20 cents) or free lunch.
Dang, I was hoping for something more timely, namely a 400-page book on Calvin Coolidge's fondness for naps while president and its implications for American democracy. Oh well, maybe all the journalist's anonymous sources for that important exposé have died.
November 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Dang, I was hoping for something more timely, namely a 400-page book on Calvin Coolidge's fondness for naps while president and its implications for American democracy. Oh well, maybe all the journalist's anonymous sources for that important exposé have died.
Last I heard, Tapper was working on a 400-page book about just how mentally sharp Ike was in the months following his heart attack. You know, real timely stuff.
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Last I heard, Tapper was working on a 400-page book about just how mentally sharp Ike was in the months following his heart attack. You know, real timely stuff.
Past his "uselessness date" then?
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Past his "uselessness date" then?
It's almost like being in a parallel universe. (Poster courtesy Cornell University Library digital collections)
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
It's almost like being in a parallel universe. (Poster courtesy Cornell University Library digital collections)
Damn straight! Electrons generated by solar and wind are so feminized. Give that good ol' manly fossil-fuel power! To paraphrase Tee Cruz: a woke electron is a weak electron!
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Damn straight! Electrons generated by solar and wind are so feminized. Give that good ol' manly fossil-fuel power! To paraphrase Tee Cruz: a woke electron is a weak electron!
If you're the White House press secretary and you lie daily to the press (so not under oath but publicly) you get a position in the Harvard poli sci department, because Harvard's motto, "veritas," is Latin for "mendacity is praiseworthy."
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If you're the White House press secretary and you lie daily to the press (so not under oath but publicly) you get a position in the Harvard poli sci department, because Harvard's motto, "veritas," is Latin for "mendacity is praiseworthy."
Could it be that the Rs' pollsters have told them that gratuitous and unrelenting vituperative hyperbole has stopped winning elections? Look at recent results in The Netherlands and the upcoming leadership review of Poilievre.
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Could it be that the Rs' pollsters have told them that gratuitous and unrelenting vituperative hyperbole has stopped winning elections? Look at recent results in The Netherlands and the upcoming leadership review of Poilievre.
I loved the equality of it. While the PM got his own room and a secretary, everyone got the same crappy metal cot.
November 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I loved the equality of it. While the PM got his own room and a secretary, everyone got the same crappy metal cot.
Saw it in September. It's a great museum. And tbe acoustics in the gold vault are wild.
November 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Saw it in September. It's a great museum. And tbe acoustics in the gold vault are wild.
(P.S. Yes, lots of liberal hunters out here.)
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
(P.S. Yes, lots of liberal hunters out here.)
To the end of fighting hunger, an effect of poverty, I remind my fellow deer hunters that the San Antonio Food Bank (and many others nationwide) accepts game animals. If you're not a hunter, please consider making a monetary donation or volunteering to butcher (food bank'll teach you).
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
To the end of fighting hunger, an effect of poverty, I remind my fellow deer hunters that the San Antonio Food Bank (and many others nationwide) accepts game animals. If you're not a hunter, please consider making a monetary donation or volunteering to butcher (food bank'll teach you).