A little language practice
by liberal japonicus A good chance to work on my Spanish, here is Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez’ speech. The English translation is on the next page.
The Last Noem Standing
by liberal japonicus The Axios article with some of the details. And I’m fond of Ron Wyden’s turn of phrase, issued shortly after she was fired. “See you at Nuremberg 2.0′ Ha ha, ha ha ha. I’m worried that schadenfruede will be addictive.
The ides of Texas
by liberal japonicus Giving you this Mother Jones link entitled The Future in Texas Is Bright and Terrifying. Here’s the final graf That’s the dynamic in the nation’s largest red state heading into the midterms. It is not ideal, for a pluralistic society, but it feels appropriate for 2026: a Democratic Party with maybe a … Read more
Yuja Wang, networking, transactionality and that guy
by liberal japonicus I may be overthinking this, but these are the dots I am connecting. In the news is the story of Yuja Wang, a Chinese concert pianist, pushing back against Norman Lebrecht, a BBC Radio 3 classical music presenter. From the Guardian Pianist Yuja Wang today made public an email sent to her … Read more
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb bomb Iran
by liberal japonicus The title quotes John McCain, (and I am in no way endorsing the sentiment), and novakant just noted the attack. The BBC has live reporting, while France24 reports Iran firing missles at Israel. One striking thing to me is the paucity of coverage. It is not unexpected, but I don’t see a … Read more
As it all falls down around our ears: An open thread
by liberal japonicus What say you?
Perpwalk Imperial
by liberal japonicus Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office
Sanewashing, episode infinity
by liberal japonicus They just cannot help themselves. All the headlines about Jesse Jackson’s passing, if they note Trump, say something like this: After that first reflex, I note that some are pointing out that Trump’s [Un]Truth Social post is essentially an excuse for Trump to insult everyone else. Here are the last 3 paragraphs … Read more
Take your’n and beat his’n
by liberal japonicus The title is from Bum Phillips, a football coach who, when talking about Don Shula, said “He can take his’n and beat your’n, and then he can take your’n and beat his’n” This is what this article had me think of. The article does have a problematic portion, when it refers to … Read more
Open Thread
Since there’s been a complaint. I’ll start… The American West is suffering a severe snow drought this winter. The water level in Lake Powell, the upstream one of the two big reservoirs on the Colorado River, is already 32 feet lower than at this point last year. The next deadline for the seven states that … Read more