Monthly Archives: January 2021

President Trump should go. He should go now!

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Pat Lang

IMO President Trump did a lot of good things in his term until he was torpedoed by COVID-19 and the tangled skein of threads involved in the November 3rd election.  This electoral circus will be puzzled over for a long … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, government | 87 Comments

Mostly Peaceful Protests in D.C.

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Fred

Commentary by Fred. The nation's capital witnessed a massive and mostly peaceful protest today. During this mostly peaceful event tens of thousands of law abiding concerned citizens gathered to discuss their greviences, to air them before the press and government … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Fred, government, Gun Control, History, Justice, Politics | Tagged , , , , | 27 Comments

“Tattoo,” A Memoir of Becoming

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Pat Lang

This memoir could have been subtitled "a message in a bottle."  PL I am privileged to have been given reviews of the book by two people I greatly respect and admire: —————- "Because much of the focus of Walter Lang’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, History, My books, WBS | 16 Comments

When using electronic voting machines you do not vote. Election workers do not count the votes.

Posted on January 5, 2021 by willmann

By Robert Willmann Everybody knows that a valid election has three parts:  qualified, eligible voters are listed; an eligible voter expresses a legal vote on a ballot; and the votes are counted accurately.  For a small organization or club, this … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, government, Politics | 8 Comments

A Re-naming Bee

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Pat Lang

(Lt Col collar insignia, CSA) "There are 10 major U.S. military bases named in honor of Confederate military leaders, all in former Confederate States: Camp Beauregard (1917), near Pineville, Louisiana, a Louisiana National Guard installation named for Louisiana native and Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant … Continue reading →

Posted in government, History, WBS | 49 Comments

Hallelujah! Assange Extradition Rejected By Walrus

Posted on January 4, 2021 by walrus

Word just in that the Assange extradition request has been rejected.  HRC must be spitting chips. Maybe, just maybe, Journalists might now show some spine. This could be, in Churchill's words,  the end of the beginning in the fight against … Continue reading →

Posted in Walrus | 26 Comments

The Republicans prepare for “Opposition” status (and Trump with them)

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Pat Lang

Consider all this to be an analytic opinion. 1.  The roll out of the Republican insurgent operation for objection to the Electoral College vote on the 6th is indicative of where the party is going.   Mitch McConnell and the party … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Policy, Politics | 55 Comments

Starlink will span the globe.

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Pat Lang

"SpaceX aims to connect rural communities around the globe to reliable satellite internet. The aerospace company is in the process of deploying thousands of Starlink satellites to orbit where each will beam broadband internet connection down to Earth. "With performance … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Space | 5 Comments

Xenophanes on a good banquet

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Steven J. Willett

Xenophanes Elegy Fragment 1 Ath. 11462c Translated by Steven Willett   Note: Xenophanes of Colophon c. 570~478BC was a philosopher and poet critical of polytheism.   For now the floor is spotless and spotless all our hands    and drinking … Continue reading →

Posted in Willett | 6 Comments

“11 Senate Republicans say they will object to Electoral College results Wednesday” The Hill

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Pat Lang

"Eleven Senate Republicans on Saturday announced that they will object to the Electoral College results Wednesday, when Congress convenes in a joint session to formally count the vote.  GOP Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas), Ron Johnson (Wis.), James Lankford (Okla.), Steve Daines (Mont.), John Kennedy (La.), Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) and Mike Braun (Ind.) and Sens.-elect Cynthia … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Politics | 35 Comments