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Dick Tuck was a political prankster before Watergate, way back when pranksterism was funny and kind of cool. Watergate changed all that as so‑called pranksters went to political dirty tricks, sabotage, vote stealing, illegality, and frequent prison terms. Back in more innocent days, Tuck was late to a 1966 strategy meeting and discovered he had…

Patriots must mourn a rejection of national ideals. How can we give thanks in this coming season of Thanksgiving? History’s quiet heroes provide one answer. As with many of my friends, the election of Mr. Trump, the ascension of those who conducted the most divisive and xenophobic campaign of my lifetime, has left me shaken.…

It wasn’t as if there was no warning before that Madness Square rallyesque event: Well… …combining coarse racism with bin Laden 9/11 attack Twin Tower playfulness might have been less than side‑splitting. tengrain at Mock Paper Scissors has a few bullet points of election news, and some worthy advice on how to know your ballot is counted.…

1787 – Constitution gets written (Yay-y-y-y-y) (Celebration!!) 1791 – Objection: We can’t ratify this!! Some gawdawful authoritarian jerk is gonna say we don’t have some basic right we forgot to directly list. And it’s impractical to list everything! NO NO NO!!! 1791 – Answer: No problem. We’ll add an amendment that says any rights we…

Sha’Carri Richardson, the fastest woman in the world, accepts a 4-year-old girl’s challenge to a race ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ILl7QRqO9H — Women Posting W’s (@womenpostingws) August 12, 2024 Infidel753 confesses to speculation, but with evidence and logic, anticipating a blue wave. Ted McLaughlin at jobsanger has the numbers to demonstrate the Harris secret power Trump didn’t expect.…

The blog had been my favorite hobby since 2008.Several hundred viewers seemed to like it. Then, suddenly, everyone including me got this: The host provider, Bluehost, said someone had accessed the site and planted malware. Dozens of files were corrupted, and dangerous to access.What seems to be a burgeoning fun activity from the basements of…

[Rescued from FairAndUNbalanced.com after a Russian Hack Attack disabled the site] A famous television actor is attacked in a public restroom by two MAGA-hat-wearing thugs, who scream racial and homophobic slurs, beat him, pour bleach over him, and leave him bleeding on the floor with a noose around his neck. Celebrities, television personalities, and presidential…

Representative J. Randy Forbes speaks of Chinese Uyghurs, Muslims captured in Afghanistan: If we are fortunate enough to capture a terrorist who wants to kill innocent people, whether those people are innocent Americans, innocent British, innocent French, or innocent Chinese or some other nationality, if we’re fortunate to capture them before they kill those innocent…

Conservatives are ambivalent about Communist China. Before he became President, George Bush (the one folks kind of like), was the US Ambassador to the People’s Republic, as it is inaccurately called. He is still well regarded by those in control of that totalitarian state. Commerce benefits US mega-businesses. Trade provides cheap goods for sale in…

I enjoyed the movie Charlie Wilson’s War when it came out a couple of years ago. It was based on a true story about Democratic Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson and his covert dealings helping anti-communist Muslims in Soviet occupied Afghanistan. Wilson was able to navigate diplomatic bear traps, getting cooperation from traditional enemies. The result…