Joe Shines — High Job Numbers Today Caps A Winning Week
August 5, 2022In the darkness, sometimes there’s a flash of light. Maybe not enough to blind you, but enough to see the shift in the wind — and ascertain there could be hope in the face of…
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Time-Reality ‘Gate’ Fracture — 50 Quick-Years Later And Here We Are In The Now
June 17, 2022Fifty years seems a long time. However, entire perspective on the calendar depends on the point of view. If you’re a youngster, thoughts on a three-month summer vacation from school could easily appear as forever-time,…
Media And The Midterms — Tell The Truth About The Horror Of Republicans: ‘Goal Of A Responsible News Organization Is Not To Get People To Vote A Specific Way. But It Is To Make Sure That Everyone Understands What’s At Stake’
May 18, 2022As we approach the midterms, the biggest obstacle in the way of democracy being upheld is the real rule of journalism — tell the actual, f*cking truth. A nifty, right-on piece directed at the root…
Jen Psaki’s Last Day — End Of An Era
May 13, 2022A little blustery and cool this late-afternoon Friday here in California’s Central Valley; any delay of the heat is always welcome — another weekend is quickly at hand. One noted, though sad, event today: Jen…
The Psaki And Doocy Show Part Forever
April 18, 2022Overcast this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — rain expected tomorrow, but not much. Drought still has the dry, high road, and will most-likely keep it for a while. In the gush of…
News Media Falling-Down On The Job — Cut The ‘Trope’ Crap
April 10, 2022Late-afternoon Sunday here in California’s Central Valley as the weekend quickly comes to a close in seemingly record time — and starting tomorrow another high-speed workweek consisting of an overflowing outhouse of every kind-of-bad-shit. Rain…
Ukrainian Conflict Springing Into World War: ‘Why Not?’
April 5, 2022Bright, sunny late-afternoon Tuesday here in California’s Central valley — windy and a bit still on the refreshing side even with Thursday and Friday forecast for 90-degrees or worse. We’ll take our cool when and…
Journalists Reporting On Republican BS This Election Year — ‘Truth Sandwich’
March 30, 2022Overcast with a brownish tint to the air this Wednesday early evening here in California’s Central Valley — appears as a weird combination of a tule fog remanent and forest fire smoke, though, no fires…
T-Rump ‘Burner’ Whopper
March 29, 2022America is not immune to political/illegal shenanigans — and the criminal enterprise that was the T-Rump era in the Oval Office looks to have been the most corrupt, good-grief awful governmental operation in our history.…
Death In The Line Of Fire — Two More Journalists Killed In Ukraine
March 15, 2022Yesterday, working the war in Ukraine proved deadly dangerous for everyone and a recipe for sorrow struck again: Details via New York Magazine late this afternoon: Veteran Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski, 55, and Ukrainian…