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Liberal Japonicus 
by liberal japonicus This New York Times panel, consisting of Jamelle Bouie, David French and Tressie McMillan Cotton, is like catnip to a cat for me. On the assumption that not everyone wants to listen to it, I’ll pull out soundbites that really hit with me. Cottem had an earlier column that is referenced in … Read more
a guestpost by wonkie Since we’re coming up on Halloween, I thought maybe we could share stories of the weird, the creepy, the odd in our experiences. My weird experience is of being stalked by a boat hook. A boat hook, for those of you not in the know, is a long hollow aluminum pole … Read more
by liberal japonicus I may be asking for trouble by doing a music post that shades into politics, but I thought it might be interesting to link to some Bad Bunny videos. Quick précis: Bad Bunny is the stage name for Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, a Puerto Rican DJ, rapper, actor and record producer. He … Read more
by liberal japonicus In the comments, there was some discussion of doxxing, which seems like a very mutable term, so a post about it might be interesting. The term ‘dox’ comes from the 90’s hacker culture. It was originally ‘to drop docs on’, and because the hacker culture generally operated on a basis of anonymity, … Read more
by liberal japonicus (image from https://www.boredpanda.com/vintage-soviet-russian-control-panel-rooms/) A very short post with a few questions Needless to say, no money is required. If people are opposed to the idea because they want to limit their information in the wild, no problem, but if that isn’t a problem, it appears that some sort of limits can be … Read more
by liberal japonicus Michael Cain, MVC (most valuable commenter) posted this comment in response to some discussion about the training agreement with Qatar that has Laura Loomer losing it. The request for a training facility was made in 2017, shortly after the Obama administration approved selling current versions of the F-15 Strike Eagle to Qatar. … Read more
by liberal japonicus Probably need a thread about the shutdown and all those inside baseball-y things, though I’ll be damned if I can think of anything to say. The college coach, Rick Pitino described his defense as the ‘Mother-in-law defense’, which was a full-court press that he said was based on ‘constant harassment’, and that … Read more
by liberal japonicus One of the podcasts I listen to is The rest is politics, which has Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart talking about various UK and world politics. They each have interesting backstories, and are personable enough to listen to, though I don’t think they are really cognizant their actual membership in the ‘elite’. … Read more
guestpost by wonkie Our house has on-demand hot water. Turn on the tap, wait while the cold water pours out, wait for it, wait for it…the heater kicks on and gradually you get warmer, warmer, hot! The heater is right below the kitchen sink, so hot water out there is easy to get. The bathtub, … Read more
by liberal japonicus To be honest, my musical tastes are probably clinically insane levels of ecleticism. This hasn’t been helped with the purchase of ear pods that prevent Mrs LJ from being subjected to whatever I’m listening to. I also use music in my classes, so even if I don’t like it, if students like … Read more