And have done with it for the sake of justice By now, Dear Reader may have heard that Fox and Cosmos are investigating Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson over multiple allegations of sexual […]
Dr. Tyson, please sue Amet for libel
George HW Bush and the Deep State
Let history be our guide One of the few things I agree with the whackadoodle Right about (a very specific subset of the right more generally speaking) is this whole idea of […]
PJScout.com and extortion spam – my cautionary tale
I got tricked into visiting the former resume website PJScout.com, where scammers farmed my email and two old passwords of mine and then used those in a failed attempt to extort money out of me. Here’s how to avoid my fate.
Throw the old bums out. Throw them all out.
If you’re young, vote for a younger Congress “Don’t trust anyone over 30.” — Jack Weinberg, 1964 “I’m confident we’re going to win.” — Mitch McConnell, 76, Senate majority leader, during Kavanagh […]
That nosy journalist is defending you …
Journalists aren’t your enemy — they might be your last resort. Imagine you’ve been wronged. Someone, or some faceless corporation or other spineless institution, has caused you physical, emotional, or financial injury. […]
Dear Papa John’s: you need to rebrand. Like, next week.
The brand now stinks worse than the actual pizza, and it’s going to stay that way. The F6 shitnado that is Massa Papa John Schnatter continues unabated. The most reecent episode found […]
Why should I follow the law?
Why should I, or you, or anyone else in the United States follow the law? Serious question. One answer, obviously, is “because I don’t want to go to jail.” Aside from “I […]
July 4, 2018: What, if anything, can stave off the ruination of the Republic?
Only trust … assuming it can still be found. In 2007, on this overblown, sadly commercialized holiday whose historical moment has been buried by beer, barbecue, patriotic bombast, and over-the-top, often taxpayer-paid […]
Journalism shouldn’t be dangerous — but it is now
When newsrooms need to lock their doors, their ability to serve their readers and viewers is sadly impeded I became a journalist, in part, because I was able to walk through the […]
Prayer, or even fake prayer, is a magic get out of jail free card
Everything is wrong with this story I’m not even sure who the most stupid party is in this story. NBC reports (if you can call it that): Supreme Court sends back appeal […]
