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There Is No Clown Car, Only Zuul

I’ve successfully managed to post the clown car update every Monday since January, but today is going to break the string thanks to a task that took up several hours on Sunday. But tomorrow should still see a one-day late … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 8, 2019

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Trump is derailing the elite’s gravy train: Like the garbage French elite of long ago, our American garbage elite of today has learned nothing and forgotten nothing. For four years, it has been focused entirely … Continue reading →

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Ten Years of Blogging

My first post here on BattleSwarm was October 14, 2009, following Dwight’s lead, and only a day after my non-political blog. (Funny how Dwight and I and Borepatch all started blogging within a year of each other. Almost as if … Continue reading →

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Turkey vs. The Kurds

Following the withdraw of a small number of U.S. troops in the area (I’ve seen estimates range from 25 to 100), Turkey has launched it’s threatened offensive against Kurdish held Syrian territory along the border (which seems to bear the … Continue reading →

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The Kurdish Conundrum

Before getting into the latest developments in Syria, let’s not forget that the entire reason we’re there is the Obama Administration’s foolish decision to try to overthrow Assad’s government on the cheap, actions that precipitated us showering pallets of money … Continue reading →

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Jack Hacked

Either Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account was hacked yesterday or else he developed a written version of Tourette’s Syndrome. . @jack has been hacked pic.twitter.com/E2p9IopnSx — Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) August 30, 2019 Naturally I reported his Tweets to the … Continue reading →

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Bonnen/Sullivan Controversy Takes Down Burrows

I haven’t been following the Texas Speaker Dennis Bonnen/Empower Texans head Michael Quinn Sullivan meeting controversy due to lack of time (like I’ve said, the past weeks have been a bear), but this Texas Monthly piece provides an overview of … Continue reading →

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Olive Garden is a Bad Prepping Strategy

The day after the clown car update is bad for deep insights, so instead let me set this strawman blazing. The Olive Garden is offering a lifetime endless pasta bowl pass for $500. (Or rather, they’re offering 50 of these, … Continue reading →

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The Great Baltimore Cleanup

In the unending barrage of bad news, it’s easy to overlook the good things. Take, for example, this Republican effort to clean up Baltimore: Many a morning, 58-year-old Millie Jefferson finds herself outside her home in West Baltimore, sweeping her … Continue reading →

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Mueller’s Testimony: A Roundup

We have more reactions to Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony and it’s not glowing. Indeed, observers from both sides are calling it a disaster for Democrats: If Democrats believed that Robert Mueller would provide them with additional ammunition for an impeachment … Continue reading →

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