The Confederate Monuments Trump would rather have you think about June 28, 2020 The US Supreme Court’s ruling that gays can marry was simply the frosting on a cake. It demonstrated that America had almost come to… Continue Reading
Some White church leaders don’t think very deeply June 25, 2020 I offered my own take on this on Facebook: It was a blessing to the Romans to be able to throw Christians to the… Continue Reading
Ridding the GOP of its parasites June 25, 2020 I have a few saving graces. 1. I am too lazy to tell lies because explaining them away when they are discovered takes too… Continue Reading
Proud of my family marching against the Apocalypse June 20, 2020 I just woke up a little after midnight. Indigestion like Scrooge’s bit of undigested potato afflicted me as did an image I’ll mention in… Continue Reading
Juneteenth June 19, 2020 Donald Trump is now telling folks that thanks to him Americans are finally learning about Juneteenth: Trump, who has few African-American advisers in the… Continue Reading
Stars Bars and the KKK June 16, 2020 I won’t vouch for the accuracy of this Facebook found story of the Confederacy’s flag but I suspect its true. In any event, in… Continue Reading
Posthumous Justice for black Americans June 12, 2020 This is a story about Duluth and Minnesota when it bent over backward to prove an innocent man guilty of murder to mask the… Continue Reading
If you lived in a democratic precinct in a rabid Republican state…. June 12, 2020 …like these poor Georgia voters who’s former Secretary of State canceled the voting rights of a quarter million voter registrants this is what you… Continue Reading
Egoists abound June 10, 2020 NOTE: My French studies must be working I used something closer to a french construction of the word egoiste than the English Egotist. Two… Continue Reading
Just Mercy June 7, 2020 Apropos everything about the last two weeks Claudia had me watch a book she has raved about for some time. Just Mercy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Mercy Its… Continue Reading
Dressed looking for a fight June 6, 2020 A useful bit of news regarding violence on and by police. If you show up dressed like Darth Vader instead of a regular street… Continue Reading
Reconciliation June 5, 2020 While another Minnesota atrocity has led to protest marches far beyond the borders of Minnesota and the United States other Minnesota locales are attempting… Continue Reading
The new boutique Republicans: Crush Dissent June 5, 2020 Thank you Tom Cotton. Orville Faubus would be proud of his Arkansas successor. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/opinion/tom-cotton-protests-military.html Tom Cotton probably lives by the motto “Shoot first and… Continue Reading
Throughline June 5, 2020 I can’t find NPR’s short piece from this morning about how policing developed in the United States from something closer to vigilantism to catch… Continue Reading
The George S Robb Center recognizes soldiers short changed due to their race June 4, 2020 A wonderful legacy of my Grandfather’s life from his old Alma Mater: Continue Reading
Science worth considering May 1, 2020 Two stories from the NYT are more proof that the Times has become my go-to media for science news: 3 Africans in Mexico City… Continue Reading
Whittling my Ruminations down to recent TV watching April 7, 2020 Discretion is the better part of valor…..or so it is said. Intelligent television can provoke deep thoughts. The other night I watched a one-episode… Continue Reading