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The January 6 Hearings
As the Democrats…no, the NeoLiberal Dumbfuck Party, sail head first into their drubbing this November, putting Amerika one step closer to a Christo-Fascist dictatorship under Ron DeSantis, they think televising their findings will prevent it. They’re thinking it will be … Continue reading
Racist, horoscope-dependent, blowjob queen gets stamp
Obviously, I’m writing about one of the worst First Ladies in History…Nancy Reagan. I forgot to mention, she was also co-president with her astrologer since St. Reagan already went into the job with alzheimer’s. I’m just curious, who the hell … Continue reading
1942: The Battle of Midway begins
Eighty years ago, the Imperial Japanese Navy took the bait and advanced to attack the US outpost on Midway. With the Allies’ (the Aussies chipped in) success at sinking four enemy carriers, the outcome of WWII was now set into … Continue reading
1942: SS Virginia sunk in Mississippi River by Germans
Rather odd how this little incident is often never mentioned in our History text books. It demonstrates how unprepared and vulnerable the US was on the Gulf Coast. To be fair, the headline didn’t have enough space to state it … Continue reading
1992: LA Riots
What a horrible loss of lives. Things can be replaced and repaired yet 63 people weren’t so lucky thanks to the LAPD officers being acquitted of nearly beating Rodney King to death. Now there’s more to the events than what … Continue reading
1922: USS Langley commissioned, the first US aircraft carrier
It’s a good thing the US finally got rolling on the shape of things to come even though other parts of the War Department, White House and Congress were getting pissed off at General Billy Mitchell (father of the US … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century, Naval Warfare, Opinion, WWII
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Italian designers need a little help with English slang
With Jennifer moving in, I’ve been changing out some appliances and one thing she got me hooked on was an electric, “direct” kettle. A couple decades ago, my parents gave me a traditional kettle as a gift which is nice … Continue reading
Texas Independence Day, what irony
While Ukraine is up against a pretty brutal invasion from a Russian dictator, the “great” state of Texas has some parallel elements with the ongoing struggle between the two Slavic nation states. Firstly, the Texas War for Independence was similar to … Continue reading
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Tagged Current Events, Opinion, Pre-Civil War US, Texas
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Today is Presidents’ Day and the GOP shows its true colors
Firstly, from a non-partisan standpoint, February is technically not the best month since more US presidents were born in October (six) versus the four on this month. When I was growing up in IL, there was no such holiday, we … Continue reading
Twenty-eight years in Austin today!!!
The weather was much nicer in 1994 but I’ll take this dreck over what I left behind any day! The biggest difference is that this bitter, dry cold crap will be done and gone within a couple days, unlikely to … Continue reading
1302: Dante expelled from Florence
As many famous Italians artists of the Renaissance, we Americans only know the writer by Dante’s first name and are often stumped when asked, it’s Alighieri. The world also just knew him for his poetry but full-time writing came somewhat … Continue reading
Those who don’t learn from History…try to sanitize it
I wouldn’t be surprised if these were the posters Youngkin circulated around Virginia to solidify the White Trash and Centrist (aka Polite Racist) votes. How I wish Jim Kelly (the star on the poster) were still alive, he would’ve been … Continue reading
1957: Wham-O produces the first Frisbees
You’d think this toy had its origins in the Fifties as plastic was getting rolled out into the wonder substance for everything: toys, car parts, food storage, etc. Oddly, name comes from a baker in 1871 called The Frisbie Pie … Continue reading
1932: Coup that failed
While the Fascist (GOP) Party is busy banging the drum about Critical Race Theory and banning books they find offensive: The Lorax, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Handmaid’s Tale, Beloved and The Color Purple; they’re mostly grateful the masses “forgot” this inconvenient truth. I … Continue reading