Category Archives: Crime & Punishment

Some phallic news causing one resurrected memory

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: In England, an “exceptionally wet summer” affected the Cerne Abbas Giant, an ancient chalk figure carved into a hill in Dorset, temporarily reducing the visibility of its famously prominent penis; one tourist complained that there was … Continue reading →

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Should we fear Trump’s brownshirts?

Posted on August 9, 2024 by Naomi

Nah. Because Trump’s MAGA militia isn’t doing much of anything, let alone preparing for the Trumpian apocalypse. Why? Well, every day I read about the massive DOJ prosecution of the Capitol assailants. And every day, I read of at least … Continue reading →

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In 1874 Trollope was cynical about public events. Have things changed?

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Naomi

In affairs of public interest we often know, or fancy that we know, down to every exact detail, how a thing has been done,– who have given the bribes and who have taken them, — who has told the lie … Continue reading →

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