Ordinary Times Call For Ordinary Measures
The Looming Double Failure of Putin’s Mobilization
For Russia, mobilization will make both the military and social/political/propaganda aspects of the Ukrainian war worse, not better.
DART Closes In
If this asteroid were headed for Earth, DART would have to hit it about 500 years in advance for such a velocity correction to make it miss.
Sunday! “Assembling a Black Counter Culture” by DeForrest Brown Jr.
The rich and detailed story of “Assembling a Black Counter Culture” and how Detroit gave the world techno music and an alternative vision of the future to escape the exhausted white one.
Ron DeSantis and the Hollow Victory of Outrage
Ron DeSantis is particularly good at stoking liberal outrage. He has shown skill at creating news headlines and taking symbolic acts that rile up the online left.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Gloomhaven is this week’s Free Game from the Epic Game Store
Seriously. Gloomhaven is this week’s Free Game from the Epic Game Store.
POETS Day: Sir Walter Ralegh
I went with Sir Walter Ralegh because that’s the way he spelled it most commonly during the public period of his life and that’s the way it’s spelled in my 9th grade issued copy of The Norton Anthology of the English Language
Class, Behavior, and Just Dessert
“They don’t get to call themselves ‘middle class’ anymore!” is a conversation that shows up from time to time
11th Circuit Stays Much of Mar-a-Lago Search Docs Ruling
The 11th Circuit gave the DOJ most of what they wanted in a ruling that will stay part of a previous ruling on the Mar-a-Lago search warrant documents.
When Did Being A Jerk Become A Positive Character Trait?
I’d never heard of Alex Stein before June when I read reports he chased Rep. Dan Crenshaw around, calling him “Eyepatch McCain,” a reference to the injury Crenshaw suffered in Afghanistan, where he lost...
Video Throughput: 21 Spaceships And The Rule Of Cool
In this video, I rank 21 spaceships by not only scientific accuracy but how closely they adhere to the Rule of Cool.
New York AG Letitia James Sues Donald Trump and Children
Alleging decades of fraud and fiscal malfeasants, New York AG Letitia James announced a civil suit against former President Donald Trump and members of his family.
Never Let a Crisis Go To Waste
We need to resist this cynical expansion of a problem into an existential crisis for the purpose of increasing government’s involvement in daily life.
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