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Are we there yet?
Oh yeah. When Harper’s Weekly Review reported that, “A top U.S. military advisor told American soldiers that they should prepare to fight in outer space,” my first thought was, “Wait — aren’t they already in outer space?” And as I … Continue reading
Posted in AI, Capitalism, Corruption, Crime & Punishment, Culture, Journalism, Politics, Religious fundamentalism, Technology, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, War
Tagged AI, Department of Defense, Federal Research, George W. Bush, google, Harper's, Mike Johnson, New York Stock Exchange, Open AI, Pentagon, rocket launchers, Speaker of the House, Trump stock trading, Trump White House, US Constitution, US military, YouTube
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How to kill with words alone
In an American Chronicles article from the New Yorker of August 10, Kai Bird with Susan Goldmark write a devastating short bio of Roy Cohn, entitled “The Mentor: How Roy Cohn taught Donald Trump everything.” Knowing whatever I do know … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Culture, Journalism, News media, Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged "Where's My Roy Cohn?", Daily News, Donald Trump, Kai Bird, New York Times, Roy Cohn, Sam Roberts, Susan Goldmark, The New Yorker
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Uh oh. Re Music Choice…
…I can’t complain about hearing Shostakovich’s 5th symphony again today, after hearing it yesterday, but now playing is a Tchaikovsky thing, also heard yesterday. Doesn’t Music Choice realize I praised and thanked them for unknotting the tangle on 1942? Is … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, The Facts of Life
Tagged Music Choice, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky
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