Author Archives: Naomi

Stupid government tricks from South Dakota and Tennessee

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review. Despite its surge in cases, South Dakota has begun using federal COVID-19 relief funds for a multimillion-dollar tourism campaign, and Tennessee allocated its funds to the training of police officers.  

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A 24-hour pajama day

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Naomi

…like November 9, 2016. Last night I had a repeat of that crushing heartsickness. Today I’m in a mournful outrage towering higher than all the outrages of the past four years. Still in my pjs.

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More animal news: Dinosaur Day in the Old Corral!

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Naomi

Or: The god problem in America. Here’s a dinosaur. Down there ⇓. It isn’t a real dinosaur. It’s a fiberglass model of a dinosaur. (Note: Real dinosaurs didn’t come in fiberglass.) And it sits outside a McDonald’s in Tucson, Arizona. … Continue reading →

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