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Liberal Japonicus 
by liberal japonicus This paper dropped, which has a lot of interesting stuff for me, but I might have to put it in context for people not marinating themselves in these topics. J. Mark Ramsayer is an American legal scholar who is the Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies at Harvard. He first broke thru … Read more
by liberal japonicus The Bal des Ardent post mentioned Prince Andrew’s current difficulties, which seem to have gotten worse with the posthumous publication of Virginia Guiffre’s memoir. If you aren’t following this, Andrew, who has always never been the brightest bulb in the Windsor marquee, had a pretty extensive relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. One of … Read more
by liberal japonicus I was thinking this morning that maybe I was going to run out of stuff to post about. But then this, by Anna Bower of Lawfare, about how the interim prosecutor Lindsey Halligan, who is pursuing charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, contacted her because of a tweet she made … Read more
by liberal japonicus Is it just me noticing the synchronicity of the No Kings protests and Prince Andrew’s seemingly unstoppable descent? The other parallel I thought of was the Bal des Ardents, which is the pic above. Too soon? Have at it.
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