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Monday, December 21, 2015
Lindsay Graham drops out of Presidential contest - a voice of sanity silenced
By Jack Brummet, Tea-Party/GOP Ed.
It does matter that Senator Graham is dropping out. At times, as hard as it is to believe, Sen. Graham was actually a voice of sanity in the GOP-Tea Party.
As Rachel Maddow pointed out earlier today,
It does matter that Senator Graham is dropping out. At times, as hard as it is to believe, Sen. Graham was actually a voice of sanity in the GOP-Tea Party.
As Rachel Maddow pointed out earlier today,
"Keep in mind, Senate Republicans have, by and large, stayed on the sidelines in the GOP presidential race. Of the 54 Republican senators in the chamber, only 11 have made endorsements (one, John McCain, backed Graham, which actually brings the overall total down to 10 as of this morning). "The chatter on Capitol Hill has been that much of the conference has held back largely out of deference towards Graham, whom they’ve worked alongside for many years. The thinking has been simple: once Graham quits, senators can start intervening in earnest, without fear of hurting their friend’s feelings."
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Sunday, December 20, 2015
Steve Jobs did not express regrets on his deathbed
By Jack Brummet, Sub-Tech. Ed
Ok, I admit, I'm a little cranky because this was posted five times today in my Facebook feed.
Steve Jobs did not leave a tidy little speech or writings about his regrets on his deathbed. What you see posted on FB every day attributed to him are not his words. In fact, no one knows who wrote them.
Further, according to Steve Jobs' sister, his last words were "Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow." Whatever you think of Steve Jobs, those are just maybe the best parting words, ever. Maybe the most hopeful, ever. Or right up there.
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Saturday, December 19, 2015
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
The Beatles celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth (April, 1964)
The Beatles celebrate Shakespeare's 400th birthday with a scene from A Midsummer Nights Dream, as part of a one-hour television special, [Ed's Note; We could not find credits for the photographer]
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Monday, December 14, 2015
Bill Cosby files a defamation of character suit against seven of his accusers
By Jack Brummet, Jurisprudence Ed.
Some of the details of the suit are included in this press release by his attorney, Monique Pressley. He is asking for compensatory AND punitive monetary damages as well as enjoining the defendants from speaking about this again...except when they "publicly retract and correct their defamatory statements."
Some of the details of the suit are included in this press release by his attorney, Monique Pressley. He is asking for compensatory AND punitive monetary damages as well as enjoining the defendants from speaking about this again...except when they "publicly retract and correct their defamatory statements."
Sunday, December 13, 2015
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Friday, December 11, 2015
The GOP/Tea Party are about to commit political suicide
By Jack Brummet, GOP/Tea Party Ed.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Seattle Sunrise (7:42 am) and Sunset (4:18 pm) December 10, 2015
Heading into the Seattle dark weeks.
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Mahatma Gandhi's 1939 letter to Adolf Hitler
I have not been able to determine if the Chancellor responded to Gandhi's letter. . .
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Wednesday, December 09, 2015
Tuesday, December 08, 2015
Nude Russians playing horseback? Giddyup!
By Jack Brummet
The provenance of this photo is unknown, but it is probably from Russia (photo was posted by Kerim Ragimov. a Facebook friend, and Tin Eye found the image on several Russian websites).
The provenance of this photo is unknown, but it is probably from Russia (photo was posted by Kerim Ragimov. a Facebook friend, and Tin Eye found the image on several Russian websites).
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Monday, December 07, 2015
Sunday, December 06, 2015
Girls with guns: The Drexel Institute Girls Rifle Team
By Jack Brummet, 2nd Amendment Ed.
This is a photograph of The Drexel Institute Girls' Rifle Team, circa 1925. Drexel, in Philly, later became (and still us) Drexel University.
My high school, Kent-Meridian, had a Rod & Gun Club, but we were (back then) a farm town. How about your school?
My high school, Kent-Meridian, had a Rod & Gun Club, but we were (back then) a farm town. How about your school?
I wonder if they still have these clubs? I remember people bringing rifles to school, and--I think I remember--their teacher locking them up until they were going out. I don't know where they went to shoot ( I don't remember any [fishing] rods, just guns).
Maybe they went out to the gravel pits, the powerlines, or Ravensdale, Buckley, Hobart, or Cumberland. Those were pretty normal places to go shoot, drink beer, just escape from adults, or smoke pot.
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Saturday, December 05, 2015
Drawing: Faces #1293 - old red wooden tray
By Jack Brummet
[9"x12" painted wooden box with Sharpie—the wood
and paint was so rough it took three sharpies]
[9"x12" painted wooden box with Sharpie—the wood
and paint was so rough it took three sharpies]
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Friday, December 04, 2015
The Paul Ryan/Speaker of the House Beard Controversy
By Jack Brummet, GOP-Tea Party Ed.
Some of the GOP-Tea Party are not happy with the Speaker's beard. The last bearded Speaker was in 1911.
The old guard are either shaking their heads mournfully, or filling their Depends™, thinking fruitcake, hipster, queer, pinko, commie, beatnik, or n****** in the woodpile.
Some of the GOP-Tea Party are not happy with the Speaker's beard. The last bearded Speaker was in 1911.
The old guard are either shaking their heads mournfully, or filling their Depends™, thinking fruitcake, hipster, queer, pinko, commie, beatnik, or n****** in the woodpile.
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Thursday, December 03, 2015
Images from the unveiling of Ex-VP Dick Cheney's marble bust in the Capitol
By Jack Brummet, National Affairs Ed.
Vice President Dick Cheney and friends at the U.S Senate dedication ceremony to unveil his bust at the Capitol Visitor Center this morning. (Photos by Brendan Smialowski, AFP, courtesy of Getty Images)
Vice President Dick Cheney and friends at the U.S Senate dedication ceremony to unveil his bust at the Capitol Visitor Center this morning. (Photos by Brendan Smialowski, AFP, courtesy of Getty Images)
Mass shootings: what are we waiting for?
By Mona Goldwater, Social Mores Ed.
Sure, we can wait for the Man Upstairs to swing into action, but he's been slow on the uptake.
Sure, we can wait for the Man Upstairs to swing into action, but he's been slow on the uptake.
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Wednesday, December 02, 2015
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Monday, November 23, 2015
The Great Snatch By Elder Marshall Taylor of Detroit, Michigan
By Jack Brummet
Dinosaur Gardens has a lot of detail on this interesting record album. Check out their article.
If you're interested in listening to some of the record, go here:
Dinosaur Gardens has a lot of detail on this interesting record album. Check out their article.
If you're interested in listening to some of the record, go here:
- Don’t Miss The Great Snatch – Part 1
- Don’t Miss The Great Snatch – Part 2
- Don’t Miss The Great Snatch – Part 3
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Sunday, November 22, 2015
Scenes from Port Townsend
By Jack Brummet
Bald Eagle hiding in a tree
The Lighthouse
Sea lion fishing
Mt. Baker
The Strait
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