Even though the Republican plans to have the Post Office refuse to deliver mail-in ballots seem to have been thwarted, at least for this election, I still don’t trust the Post Office. (Note: I think I’m going to blame the Republicans for everything Trump does or tries to do, because they could have put a … Continue reading I Still Don’t Trust the Post Office
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John Oliver Talks Ken Paxton
On Sunday evening John Oliver devoted most of his opening to a discussion of Ken Paxton as only John Oliver can. I couldn’t help but pass it along.
votesafe Is NOT Safe!!!!!!
Oh, Elon! He’s up to his old tricks again. Elon Musk Is Back in the GOP Fold... Oh, and not only is Musk holding back, money-wise, he's actively taking steps to make himself more obnoxious and toxic. How? Why, with a little site called votesafe.org. Given that friend-of-Musk Donald Trump is trying hard to kick … Continue reading votesafe Is NOT Safe!!!!!!
Short Takes for Sep 6, 2026
In the Saturday Q&A (Z) was asked about presidents who might have been “great” but blew it, the example the questioner gave being Junior Bush who was given an opportunity after the 9/11 attacks to truly unite not only the nation but the world, but he squandered it. (Z) answers: I suppose you can argue … Continue reading Short Takes for Sep 6, 2026
Another Reason for the World to Hate US
UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale: The United Nations has voted to adopt a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size. In a session at its headquarters in New York, the … Continue reading Another Reason for the World to Hate US
Dilemmas, Diets, and Dick
Here are some recommendations for podcasts and videos that have lately become available. First up is a recent episode of Wanging On with Graham Norton and Maria McErlane. Graham has an anecdote about his first show on the BBC being interrupted when the pope died, and then he and Maria field dilemmas from a mother who … Continue reading Dilemmas, Diets, and Dick
Can You Trust the Poles? Uh, I mean Polls
A rare instance of a second post in a day, but I thought some of the Political Bytes at E-V.com today were worth passing along: Poll Position, Part I: In our election wrap-up yesterday, we noted that the polls of the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary were way off, just like the polls of the Michigan … Continue reading Can You Trust the Poles? Uh, I mean Polls
Model Shmodel
Several presidential election cycles ago Nate Silver emerged as a media darling statistician with his model that seemed to beat all the other pundits in accurately predicting the outcome of the voting. Then he was poached away from the site that he built and after that he was poached away again and with all that … Continue reading Model Shmodel
Florida Threatens Catholic Schools
Oh, no! Don’t tell me that I’m on the side of the Catholic bishops?! According to Letters from Leo: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter Friday to the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops demanding that the state’s Catholic schools grant religious exemptions from vaccination — exemptions the Church’s own moral theology says it … Continue reading Florida Threatens Catholic Schools
The Living Doll
As a reminder, in the Boston Legal television show William Shatner played Denny Crane, James Spader played Alan Shore, and Candice Bergen played Shirley Schmidt. Now watch this video and I’ll explain why afterwards. That’s from the episode entitled “Can't We All Get a Lung?” There’s a reason that that particular sequence came to my mind, … Continue reading The Living Doll