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Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).

It's good to see you. Come on in, leave your shoes in the hallway, we've got fire on the stove preparing lunch for later. In the meantime, browse the bookshelves and plunk down on the sofa with one, or pick out some tunes from the music library or come in to the kitchen to help with the cooking. Our special blend of tea is steeping and will be right up.

The Time is Right for Fighting in the Streets

File this in the WTF department. An already overcrowded pigeon hole earns another entry. Before posting this, what the heck are we doing with labeling frenzy? Identity politics to the max. Alt-Right, Anti-Fa, centrist, neoLiberal, NeoConservative, Progressive, Regressive, Depressive. Where does it end? Are we c99ers Alt-Left, marginalized Free-thinkers, burned-out Berners? Can't tell the players without the labels.

Mattis urged caution and wisdom in Syria, 2013

This article today at The Intercept includes a video of a 2013 interview with Gen. Mattis. I had previously accepted all the hype about him being a mad dog, but he sounds reasonable here. I would recommend watching at least part of the video in order to see his demeanor. He argues against the no-fly zone concept, including whether it even would make sense in Syria:

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