The little town downriver from us scared the shit out of me about an hour ago by blasting an air raid siren I never knew existed until today. I only heard it faintly because of the distance, but it was alarming, as it was designed to be. I’m speculating it was sounded at a noon …
War on Terror
From Russia with Schadenfreude
I’m old enough to remember the ghastly Ronald Reagan presidency, though I was too young to give a shit about politics in those days. One thing I do remember was how Reagan praised the heroic “freedom fighters” of Afghanistan with gooey lumps of quavering jingoism and piety that were likely fresh from the pen of …
The Boltoning Continues (Memo To Self: Start Digging That Shelter)
Not even through his second day on the job and John Bolton is making real progress in his effort to fully crazify the US national security apparatus: [Homeland Security advisor] Tom Bossert was an ideal Trump administration official – a man with the résumé of an Establishment Republican, and the capacity for sycophancy of a …
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You Call That a Cat? THIS is a Cat…(With a Depressing Postscript)
Tikka has been in fine form lately, so I thought I’d share the force of his personality on a blog that can always use some more afternoon thread. Here he is recently, showing some signs of mental wear and tear: Tikka does not like strangers. And by strangers he means just about everyone who isn’t …
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War Pigheadedness
“Any forces that would impose their will on other nations will certainly face defeat.” I just read President Carrot top’s speech from last night, and the usual suspects are, predictably, participating in the usual “presidential pivot” mutual masturbation society after party: Tonight is a new President Trump: Acknowledging a flip-flop and talking about gravity of …
London Bridge Terror Attack?
Twitter is reporting something is going down on London Bridge: BREAKING: 'Van hits pedestrians' on London Bridge. More to follow. pic.twitter.com/OY4jJMED47 — The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 3, 2017
How Many Terrorists Did We Just Create?
What happens when you take the “gloves off,” unlike that sissy boy Obama: The U.S. military acknowledged for the first time Saturday that it launched an airstrike against the Islamic State last week in the densely packed Iraqi city of Mosul where residents say more than 100 people were killed. “An initial review of strike …
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