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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
Mysteries of Life: A new, uh, fad? NYC sewer sneaks
“People Keep Sneaking Into New York City Sewers. No One Knows Why.” That’s the New York Times headline on the story. It’s caused me at least a couple of minutes of thought, during which I came up with an answer: … Continue reading
Posted in Mysteries of Life, News media, The Facts of Life
Tagged New York City, New York Times, NYC sewers
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The real world and…that other one
The June 22, 2026 New Yorker has a marvel of an article by Ben Taub entitled, “Allies On Ice: How the secret plans to take over Greenland have ruptured transatlantic relations.” That lede is the serious journalistic description of Taub’s … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Journalism, MAGA, News media, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged "Make America Go Away", Andy Ogles, Ben Taub, Bikers for Trump, Charlie Kirk, Congress, Danish Prime Minister, Denmark, Department of Homeland Security, Dr Phil, Greenland, Inuits, Jeff Landry, Maga hats, Mercator, Mette Frederiksen, Miles Taylor, NATO, New York Times, Nuuk Greenland, polar bears, Puerto Rico, Rachel Maddow, Republicans, Russia, Stockholm syndrome, The New Yorker, Trump, Twitter
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