The Glorious 4th, 2025 Edition
Happy Independence Day?
Jonesing for Attention (and Other Hot Takes)
My pen pal, like me a retired military officer, says he’s ready to quit reading and watching the news altogether, because everything’s political and both sides and so on.
Monday Bag o’ News
A note from Polly, left in an empty plastic container by the sink: “Where’s the split pea soup? There was a WHOLE CONTAINER!” Sorry, kiddo, I cooked it and I polished off the leftovers.
You Can’t Read That!
You Can’t Read That! is a periodic post about book banning and censorship. YCRT! features news and opinion roundups, commentary, history, and reviews.
Observations, Rants, Updates
I’m guessing this pilot’s pucker factor was off the charts.
Writing in the Age of MAGA
The AP Stylebook and I go back a long way.
It Came Out of Hunter Biden’s Bathroom*
This entire “presidency” is like being tied to a chair and watching a toddler play with a loaded pistol.
Dark Times
With the sacking of General Brown and the planned appointment of a yes-man Trump loyalist replacement, Lt Gen Caine, the likelihood that military leadership will go along with whatever Trump tells them to do is, well, pretty much a sure thing.