by liberal japonicus
You know what to do.
"This is the Voice of Moderation. I wouldn't go so far as to say we've actually SEIZED the radio station . . . "
"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
You know what to do.
Audi is now tainted by association with Trump, the guy who wants to destroy the EU – guess my Golf is an edge case.
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/audi-ceos-appearance-trump-rally-was-deeply-embarrassing-ig-metall-head-says-2026-10-26/
Some solid historical analysis from the Guardian looking at how Shasta, CA went from blue to 3%er red:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/25/democrats-california-shasta-county-trump
Unions were important because they were a community that crosscut race and religion. Yes, they can become corrupt, but no more so than churches or local governments.
Since this is (I think) our current open thread…
I found this stunning:
“ The Houthis have recently homed in on a particular set of revelations to try to undermine Saudi Arabia’s leaders — namely that associates of the Saudi royal court sent tapestries that had draped the holiest site in Islam to Mr. Epstein’s private island.” (It’s from the NYT, but not having a subscription I ran across it here.)
I didn’t have a particularly high opinion of the Saudis, and especially their ultra-fundamentalist version of Islam. But this is way over the top. To the point that their position as “Custodians of the Two Holy Mosques” (Islam’s holiest sites) may never recover. In fact, the basis of the House of Saud’s power, the Wahabist clergy, might reconsider their support. It may not seem like it from here, but this could be a big deal.
Walter Koenig has passed away. Only Shatner and Takei are still with us.