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Here's a perspective of the impact of illegal immigration you might be interested in: https://pjmedia.com/jamie-wilson/2025/11/20/the-lie-that-broke-a-nation-jobs-americans-wont-do-and-the-economic-and-social-devastation-it-hid-n4946215
The official DHS Twitter account basically did this comic in so many words but genuinely: https://x.com/DHSgov/status/1991532782003044710?s=20 I'm not sure what's…
I don't blame them for being furious. But that it came up in my cartoon is just a coincidence. :-)
The allusion to Charlotte's Web would have seemed completely random last week. Or maybe not completely random, but maybe just…
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Category Archives: Whatever
A Brief Pause for Some Narcissism
(Warning: the following post is mostly self-indulgent treacle. Read at your own risk.) As some of you know, and most of you don’t, I’ve had a novel in the can for some time. It is, I like to think, a … Continue reading
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The End
Atrios wonders why people are convinced that Ragnarök is right around the corner. Amanda thinks she might know: I think apocalypse scenarios capture the imagination because they’re a projection of our anxieties about mortality, but they also address our anxieties … Continue reading
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In Memoriam
63 years ago today, at 9:15 a.m. local time, the United States of America dropped a uranium-based atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. A radio broadcast out of Japan said of the attack, “Practically all living things, human and animal, were … Continue reading
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Random Tuesday Linky Things
Scott at World-o-Crap disassembles an awesome Carey Roberts column, in which Mr. Roberts proclaims, “Hey girls, want to get skanky? Well, sashay down to your local abuse shelter and get buzzed!” Via Amanda, news that the Mounties spied on women’s … Continue reading
Camp Modin
From Joel Stein’s column in the LA Times, entitled “Camp Hollywood”: After studying the book, I focused on the photo from Camp Modin in 1980. It demonstrates that by age 11, the kids at Modin had mastered the basics of … Continue reading
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A victory for the humanity and civilization of America.
Guantanamo detainees can challenge their detention in civilian courts. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts.In its third rebuke of the … Continue reading
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Have an LJ? Vote against a jerk.
If you have an LJ, consider voting in the elections for the advisory board. Livejournal is electing, via popular vote of LJ members, an LJ user to serve on their advisory board. Is this a significant position? Probably not. However, … Continue reading
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Comparative Population Density of 49 Cities
Interesting, To what extent does the US’s lack of density just indicate that we’ve got so much damned space? It’s curious, as well, how very spread out Africa is in the statistics, compared to all the other areas. Via Ezra, … Continue reading
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Babies Update
Hey folks it’s Rachel. I figured I’d give everyone an update. Yes, my posting has been limited lately. I’m slowly getting prepared for the babies, and then we had some computer trouble last week, so needless to say I’ve been … Continue reading
We have about 30 network engineers, working around the clock. About 3/4 of them are Indians. A couple are here…