Category Archives: Government

It’s not a “coup.” It’s a “putsch.”

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Naomi

What’s happening to our federal government, I mean. I’m identifying it as a putsch, more specifically a Putz* Putsch. It’s another thing I grasped from Babylon Berlin, which dramatically details the 1930 attempted overthrow of Hitler by the Nazi SA … Continue reading →

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Just finished “Babylon Berlin” and am sort of transfixed

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Naomi

I’m sure you’ve heard about the four-season German TV series streaming on MhZ (the service on which I’ve been watching it). And I’ve just, today, been delighted to learn there will be a fifth season. Which is good because the … Continue reading →

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A time-honored way to resist and protest

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Naomi

When I was a kid, the greatest impact newspapers and TV news had on me was during the civil rights protests in the South. Those photos: young, well-dressed African-Americans sitting at a diner counter, quietly waiting for the service they … Continue reading →

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