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Liberal Japonicus by liberal japonicus Following up on my comment about whatever it is that the US did in Venezuela and what it means to China, some discussion, a couple of links and other stuff as background. This Guardian article and this BBC piece lay out the basics. I don’t have any inside information or special insights, … Read more
by liberal japonicus “Sometimes the shit comes down so heavy I feel like I should wear a hat.”- Ned Racine, Body Heat An open thread. Have at it.
by liberal japonicus I read the news today, oh boy… We are left with Kremlinology, but I assume this indicates the ascendance of the Rubio/Vance faction, though I don’t think there are any people who might have suggested restraint.
by liberal japonicus Two thoughts, one serious, one not. Is it surprising that there was no mention of 9-11 as a symbol of New York resilience? I have to imagine that he and his speechwriters didn’t forget, but felt it was too difficult. Or perhaps he wants to speak to a generation for whom 9-11 … Read more
by liberal japonicus As we crawl to the end of the year, maybe a word about epiphanies. I assume that it must be the same as Hemingway’s line about going bankrupt. Ephiphany, which is usually celebrated on the Sunday between Jan 2nd and Jan 8th, is from the Greek epiphaneia and means manifestation or revelation, … Read more
by liberal japonicus In line with the title, I give you the link to jmail, a site which has taken Epstein’s emails and given them an interface that looks like gmail. From The Rolling Stone
by liberal japonicus Last week, I mentioned Daphnis et Chloé by Maurice Ravel, so down the rabbit hole we go. My favorite work by Ravel is Le Tombeau de Couperin, and I was able to find the album that was my first listen to this. Had I heard that earlier in my life, I might … Read more
by liberal japonicus I found this Graniaud piece by Sydney Blumenthal very interesting. As a senior advisor to Bill Clinton, he is familiar to the rhythms of how a presidential staff operates, but the paper is more a forensic examination of the Vanity Fair piece on Susan Wiles. Here are the final two paragraphs Wiles … Read more
by liberal japonicus This Cheryl Rofer post over at LGM suggests that this scene at Riga might be what we might hope for in a future where we have to sullenly co-exist with people who think that Trump shits gold turds I like to think that this piece illustrates some of what we might try … Read more
