Monday there was a shooting on the University of North Carolina campus. Associate professor Zijie Yan was killed. The shooter, a graduate student at UNC, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Mainstream media, as usual, covered the story with ample video images. The next day, students at the campus newspaper, The Daily Tar Heel, took … Continue reading Wrenching
Currently making the rounds in media and political circles, discussions about Donald Trump and the disqualification clause of the US Constitution: Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3: “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any … Continue reading What say you?
Several years ago I lost track of what may be my all-time favorite webcam for long scenic views. I don’t know if the owner changed URLs or what, but I spent several fruitless hours trying to find it again and failed. It’s the webcam at a weather station in Nederland, Colo., and looks directly west … Continue reading The best is back
I’ve not written anything about the Republican debate last week because I managed to miss the live telecast and almost fell asleep watching the video the next day. A few things stood out, however, and since then an interview on CNN reminded me that Vivek Ramaswamy is intensely irritating!! He’s cocky, arrogant, hyper, and sometimes … Continue reading Extremely irritating
Sure, it appears Russian revolt leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane was brought down by an internal explosion. And we all laugh at Putin’s expression of condolence about Prigozhin’s death because we assume that, of course, Putin was responsible. But what if Prigozhin, knowing Putin would be plotting to kill him, faked his own death? He could … Continue reading Supposin’ Prigozhin …
Inmate #P01135809 Fulton County Jail Atlanta, Georgia August 24, 2023 Continue reading It’s a start
