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Want to shake up MAGA cultists? Ask them one question

Posted on June 5, 2026 by Naomi

“Were you abused verbally and/or physically when you were a kid?” How did I come to this question? Back in the 70’s when, for reasons I’m not now sure of, I was reading a lot of psychopathology tomes, I got … Continue reading →

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Frank sentences to be etched in granite…and then gilded

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Naomi

The “Frank” is Frank Bruni, long-time NYT columnist. Yesterday, the title of his column, “The Vanity and Inanity of the Trump White House,” drew me right in, because of the language. I’m a sucker for good phrases and stuff like … Continue reading →

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I am real. Seems my ID is not.

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Naomi

I did not actually need another reason to deplore the deliberately complicated idiocy of the Trump administration, the idiocy which is designed to be perceived as too intelligent for us peons to understand. But I’m planning a plane trip in … Continue reading →

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