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Category Archives: Hero Worship
In Praise of Heroes
I want to take a moment to praise the people of Ukraine and their president. President Zelensky could’ve fled or gone into hiding in a bunker —like a common Trump during a Black Lives Matter protest— but instead he has stood … Continue reading
Posted in Hero Worship, Heroes, Ukraine War, Volodymyr Zelensky
9 Comments
Open Tabs, Lunchtime Reading
Guys, if you have time, Vanity Fair has a terrific piece on Scissorhead Her0 Katie Porter. It’s worth one of your free reads for the month (if you are not a subscriber).
Posted in Hero Worship, Heroes, Katie Porter
4 Comments
News That Will Drive You To Drink
Happy Hour News Y’all gonna cancel me for this one pic.twitter.com/C24pKuaWks — 2RawTooReal 💛🐝 (@2RawTooReal) August 3, 2021 That was close: BREAKING: The CDC extends the eviction moratorium until October 3rd citing state and local government’s slow disbursement of federal … Continue reading
Posted in Hero Worship, Heroes
3 Comments
Happy Birthday, Debbie Harry
She’s beyond comparison.
Posted in Happy Birthday, Hero Worship, music
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Dolly Parton Is A Goddam Hero
Dolly gets a dose of her own medicine. @VUMChealth pic.twitter.com/38kJrDzLqC — Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) March 2, 2021 Dolly Parton, as you may recall, donated a cool Million Ameros to research for developing the Trump-Virus vaccine, and now she’s working hard … Continue reading
Posted in Hero Worship, Heroes, Pandemics, Vaccine
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The Fight is On.
Hey guys, you know that we’re still only in February of 2021, right? The second month of the year, the first full (short) month of President Handsome Joe Biden’s administration. Mother Jones tells us that Republicans have already introduced 253 bills … Continue reading
My Week on Crooks and Liars
Now and then I like to recap here when I am the curator for Mike’s Blog Round-Up at Crooks and Liars. As you guys know, this is a real labor of love for me, and I get to run around … Continue reading
Posted in blog whoring, Hero Worship
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Cause and Effect in Georgia
The GOPers from the Gret Stet of Georgeduh are mobilizing against Stacey Abrams, who has just been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and will be competing against Fratsputin. Naturally the Coup Klux Klan is not having any of that! The … Continue reading
Posted in Crazeee States, Georgeduh, Hero Worship, Stacey Abrams
12 Comments
The Resistance Is Everywhere
I love this: “This summer, as controversial new procedures at the U.S. Postal Service snarled the nation’s mail delivery and stirred fears of how the agency would handle the election, rank-and-file workers quietly began to resist. “Mechanics in New York … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 Goat Rodeo, Hero Worship, Heroes, Save the USPS
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UPDATED: Some Thoughts on D-Day
So much planning and collaborating went into D-Day, it sort of boggles my mind that we (the allies) could pull it off. Thousands of details, the failure of any single one could have doomed the entire operation, and yet somehow, … Continue reading
Posted in Hero Worship
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