Author Archives: Naomi

Elon mishegas for your Thanksgiving pleasure

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Naomi

Harper’s Weekly Review provides: Elon Musk, who tanked the value of the social media platform he renamed “X” by at least 71% in just one year of owning it, challenged Putin to “single combat” to end the war in Ukraine, … Continue reading →

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We need a marching song. The Chicks provide.

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Naomi

It’s “March, March,” from the Chicks’ 2020 album, “Gaslighter.” Written and performed by an impressive musical collective,* it’s fierce and female, a percussive, insinuating, syncopated chant in the minor key we all need now. It’s a new civil war, and … Continue reading →

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Don’t pull your hair out over news about dismissals!

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Naomi

Jack Smith has to dismiss because presidents can’t be prosecuted while in office. But, as the New York Times just wrote: Jack Smith, the special counsel who brought a pair of felony cases against Donald J. Trump, one accusing him … Continue reading →

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