"This is the Voice of Moderation. I wouldn't go so far as to say we've actually SEIZED the radio station . . . "
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
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
by liberal japonicus What say you?
by liberal japonicus Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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
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
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
by liberal japonicus GftNC links to this article from the Independent about the surge being wound down. The Trump administration is ending the “surge” of thousands of immigration and law enforcement agents to Minnesota that sparked months of protests and led to the shooting deaths of two American citizens who were protesting the federal presence there. Homan goes on … Read more
by liberal japonicus From this article South Africans love a bit of online chaos, but this week’s trending clip of Trevor Noah took things to a whole new level. A hyper-realistic AI generated video surfaced on social media showing the Grammys host refusing to apologise to Nicki Minaj for a joke he made about her. … Read more
by liberal japonicus The discussion has shifted in the comments a bit to what it takes to move the Maga base, so I thought I’d put this up. I’m a fan of the NYT daily, (and Michael Babaro’s vocal fry!) but this one is rather depressing. Entitled Why Trump Voters Are Torn Over Minneapolis, after … Read more