It's Big Money + moral hollowness.
January 21, 2026 at 12:29 AM
It's Big Money + moral hollowness.
But it's not just one madman.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:37 PM
But it's not just one madman.
Looks like a reincarnation of the Sturmabteilung (the SA, Hitler's paramilitary) or a realization of the Minutemen in Sinclair Lewis's prescient novel It Can't Happen Here. If anyone still thinks that the USA can't slip into a fascist dictatorship, well, think again.
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Looks like a reincarnation of the Sturmabteilung (the SA, Hitler's paramilitary) or a realization of the Minutemen in Sinclair Lewis's prescient novel It Can't Happen Here. If anyone still thinks that the USA can't slip into a fascist dictatorship, well, think again.
You're welcome. I'm not familiar with Lulu, so I can't say anything other than check what Lulu's customers have to say. I'm sure there'll be a mix of reviews just like with any other product or service. Good luck.
January 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
You're welcome. I'm not familiar with Lulu, so I can't say anything other than check what Lulu's customers have to say. I'm sure there'll be a mix of reviews just like with any other product or service. Good luck.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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This is not hyperbole.
January 14, 2026 at 10:52 PM
This is not hyperbole.
Mmmm. Don't think I'm inclined to believe anything from a state propaganda wind machine.
January 14, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Mmmm. Don't think I'm inclined to believe anything from a state propaganda wind machine.
What else would you expect from the Vulgarian-in-Chief?
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
What else would you expect from the Vulgarian-in-Chief?
I've been thinking of ICE as the current regime's version of the Sturmabteilung (Nazi Germany's "brownshirts") because of my family history. But, yes, I get this!
January 14, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I've been thinking of ICE as the current regime's version of the Sturmabteilung (Nazi Germany's "brownshirts") because of my family history. But, yes, I get this!
Yep. But would you expect anything different from Fairy Hardcastle?
January 11, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Yep. But would you expect anything different from Fairy Hardcastle?
But...but...they're only following orders. 😏
January 11, 2026 at 9:26 PM
But...but...they're only following orders. 😏
Oh, my. How slippery Fairy Hardcastle is!
January 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Oh, my. How slippery Fairy Hardcastle is!
And you can thank Justice Anthony Kennedy and other Supreme Court ideologues for letting the silly idea of "corporate personhood" determine their ruling in favor of Citizens United. In the USA, money does indeed do the talking.
January 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
And you can thank Justice Anthony Kennedy and other Supreme Court ideologues for letting the silly idea of "corporate personhood" determine their ruling in favor of Citizens United. In the USA, money does indeed do the talking.
Only that it's not hard to believe.
January 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Only that it's not hard to believe.
THIS is what a morally evolved human being sounds like!
January 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
THIS is what a morally evolved human being sounds like!
American Brownshirt in action. Members of my family fought against people like this in WW2.
January 10, 2026 at 7:43 PM
American Brownshirt in action. Members of my family fought against people like this in WW2.
A Variation on a Theme of Stolen Valor
January 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
A Variation on a Theme of Stolen Valor
Here we see the current regime's version of the Sturmabteilung (SA or "brownshirts"). Evolving in the wings, God help us, their iteration of the Schutzstaffel (SS) and Geheime Staatspolize (Gestapo). Still think it can't happen here in the "land of the free and home of the brave"? Think again.
January 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Here we see the current regime's version of the Sturmabteilung (SA or "brownshirts"). Evolving in the wings, God help us, their iteration of the Schutzstaffel (SS) and Geheime Staatspolize (Gestapo). Still think it can't happen here in the "land of the free and home of the brave"? Think again.
“Political language — and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists — is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ” -- George Orwell, "Politics and the English Language" (1946).
January 8, 2026 at 1:52 AM
“Political language — and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists — is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ” -- George Orwell, "Politics and the English Language" (1946).
If the ICE guy who killed this woman has any morals or conscience at all, I don't know how he's going to live with what he did. I hope a bunch of his ICE buddies didn't get together with him for high-fives and a beer after work ... and then go home to their families.
January 8, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If the ICE guy who killed this woman has any morals or conscience at all, I don't know how he's going to live with what he did. I hope a bunch of his ICE buddies didn't get together with him for high-fives and a beer after work ... and then go home to their families.
I hadn't thought of that & I thank you for sharing your insight. I agree with your point, especially if affordability is an issue.
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I hadn't thought of that & I thank you for sharing your insight. I agree with your point, especially if affordability is an issue.
This is a wonderful story! Books really can transport you to other worlds...
January 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This is a wonderful story! Books really can transport you to other worlds...
Why is anyone still watching NBC, ABC, or (especially now) CBS nightly news? They serve up snippets of news, yes, but they are there primarily as storefronts for consumer crap, pharmaceuticals, local personal injury attorneys, etc. Go online for news, AP or Reuters.
January 7, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Why is anyone still watching NBC, ABC, or (especially now) CBS nightly news? They serve up snippets of news, yes, but they are there primarily as storefronts for consumer crap, pharmaceuticals, local personal injury attorneys, etc. Go online for news, AP or Reuters.