Dr. ESP If the Supreme Court, like it did when it declared corporations are people, also claimed words are human beings, “UNPRECEDENTED” would be the leading candidate for Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year 2023.” Primary among the array of “never before” possibilities is the likelihood the 2024 Republican presidential nominee will be a convicted felon. Which … Read more
The National Commission [investigating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack] finds the attack on the United States on September 11, 2001. was, above all, a failure of imagination. Washington Post/July 22, 2004 What the Commission meant was the U.S. national security apparatus never imagined the three key elements leading up to the attacks on the … Read more
“The Dog Days of Summer” is an expression that one hears often in baseball. The phrase comes from the very challenging days of playing baseball in the heat of the summer. Not only are players contending with the heat, but they are also contending with the length of the baseball season. The excitement of the … Read more
To clarify, I was betrayed by a fake friend and that’s what I meant with ‘they’ not anything more. ~Jamie Foxx/Instagram/August 5, 2023 The above quote is an excerpt from Foxx’s online apology for an earlier Instagram post which could be interpreted as anti-Semitic based on its historical use to blame Jews for the crucifixion. … Read more
Former vice-president Mike Pence’s contemporaneous notes of meetings with Donald Trump in January 2023 may prove to be the final nail in the boxcar which carries the former president to prison. They are highlighted in Jack Smith’s 45-page indictment and are likely to be front and center during the obstruction and conspiracy trial. Pence’s turnaround … Read more