But They Were Such Good Friends
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Oh well.
The observation immediately went viral, provoking an irate denial from
Trump’s campaign and reigniting the former president’s antipathy towards
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Madness and civilization
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I read the manifesto of the man who set himself on fire in front of the
Trump trial courtroom building yesterday. It’s a mixture of valid
generalizations...
Trump Gags On The 'Gag Order'
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Judge Juan Merchan is not letting crybaby Trump have his way and the
crocodile tears are flowing from the embittered sexual predator offender.
Trump has ...
Saturday Morning Open Thread: Life’s Rich Panorama
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Justice Department Launches Updated Voting Rights and Elections Website New
and Updated Voting Rights Resources for Voters and Election Officials
Release...
Evening Updates
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The jurors and alternates are selected, and the trial begins Monday. There
also was a Sandoval hearing today, which is “to let a defendant decide
whether...
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It’s a hot take, except it’s cold and doesn’t take
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Why is David Gergen still alive? This might seem like a rather harsh
question — and certainly no one here wishes him dead — but what is
accomplished by pay...
Jonah Speaks at Concordia University
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I gave a talk at my alma mater Concordia University, talking about the
future of journalism and the craft of storytelling. Tons of fun!
Find the full tal...
How It Ends
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As Republican lawmakers give their tongue bath to poisonous SCOTUS nominee
Brett Kavanaugh, this piece by legendary journalist Bob Woodward drops that
pai...
That's It For Today
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This is my last post for the day. Starting in a few minutes we'll be
replacing the guts of our website with something newer and better than what
we have...
WTF Part 1: The Jurors Have Spoken
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In May of this year, I had the honor of doing three jury trials in Racine
and Milwaukee. It is unusual for me to have trials three weeks in a row,
and in t...
Creationist classification of theropods
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“Liaoning scene” by Emily Willoughby. Guest post by Jonathan Kane. Mr. Kane
describes himself as an “armchair paleontologist” who worked as an intern
at th...
Is Buddhism Still Hip?
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Dr. Andrew Skilton, Senior Research Fellow at King's College London, asks "Why
is Buddhism so hip?" And I thought, wow, we're still hip? I thought we had...
Ron Johnson Among Underwear Gnomes
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Our man in Wausau, Rob Mentzer, pointed to this article in National Review tonight,
which details Senator Ron Johnson's secret plan for ending the governmen...
Summer of love
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The six months since The International Bank of Bob was released have been a
blast. I have so many people to thank. Since last I updated this site (in
Febr...
Preferential Treatment for Bulletproof?
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Highly controversial mining company, Gogebic Taconite, employed an
out-of-state firm to provide security and otherwise intimidate people
anywhere near the ...
A couple of questions for Justice Pat Roggensack
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Why hasn't anybody asked Justice Pat Roggensack these questions? They seem
obvious to me, and I don't even live in Wisconsin any more.
1) Justice Roggens...
WI GOP: A History of Voter Suppression
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So how will Wisconsin Republicans try to rig the state electorate in their
favor? Will they try to kill same-day registration, even though Gov. Scott
Walke...
You want some of my chest cold? Just for the extra kick in the pants? It makes burying a parent and cleaning up the mess a true joy!
ReplyDeleteOuch. If it's any consolation, the cold is dropping into my chest as we type. It should be a painful 3-4 days.
ReplyDelete....heh, heh....I'll take credit. It's my super-duper computer-based Liberal-Infection IE (can't give you the release number or I have to kill you...)
ReplyDelete...in combination with the allergy season, this cold gave me a first: a sinus infection.
So it cost $50.00 in deductibles, besides wiping my screen every 10 minutes or so.
Have fun!
Ohhh ... a sinus infection. Can I have one too. Actually, have had those in the past. I feel for you, daddio, they're nasty. Take care.
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