The Evening Blues - 6-16-23
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 3:00pm
Diaries
"A lie can make it halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on."
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 1:58pmWe've all heard this line before, but what you may not realize is just how durable the lie is.
For example, the lies that get us into wars persist today. I'm not talking about Bush's lies that got us into Iraq in 2003.
Open Thread - 6/16/23 - This will be naughty and bawdy
Submitted by on the cusp on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 8:30am
My older brother, let's just call him Mikey, enrolled at Blinn Junior College in 1967. The intent was for him to play football, but one of his final games in high school resulted in a concussion that could have killed him. He is 6 ft., wasn't eager to do tryouts against 6'5" rejects from University of Texas. So much for getting a scholarship.
So, he enrolled in a few classes. Before any tests, he would come home, and Mom would coach him.
But, he heard this rumor about a whorehouse nearby. Major academic distraction. That would be The Chicken Ranch in La Grange, Texas.
Yes! Molly. Yes! It's Bloomsday.
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Fri, 06/16/2023 - 7:57am
Yes, and Yes and Yes, Molly.
The Evening Blues - 6-15-23
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 06/15/2023 - 2:38pm
What I've learned over the past year
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 06/15/2023 - 12:04pmI used to think that being pro-peace meant being anti-war.
I used to think that the tools for opposing war was diplomacy and compromise.
I used to think that things like historical context mattered.
I used to think that nuclear war was something that we needed to avoid at all cost.
I used to think that being pro-Ukraine didn't mean being pro-destruction and dismantling Russia.
Open Thread - Thurs 15 June 2023 - Blank, Just Blank
Submitted by Sima on Thu, 06/15/2023 - 5:00amToday I'm Just Blank, Blank:
It's the Open Thread, and, boy, is it open!
Roman Statue in the 'New' Forum at Leptis Magna, in Libya
MSM immediately attacks/smears Cornel West
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 7:43pmWell, that didn't take long.
This is a great country. Anyone can run for president.
That said, Cornel West has no business running for president, from the left, right, or center.
The Evening Blues - 6-14-23
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 2:36pm
Why hasn't Russia wiped out Zelensky's regime yet?
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 1:32pmSimplicius the Thinker has a new post out; this one concerns a Putin press conference, in which he (Putin) explains what is happening in the war in Ukraine. But the most interesting part of this post concerns an explanation for why Putin has not committed his full force to wiping out the current regime in Ukraine:
