Monthly Archives: June 2023

Birds of a feather fish together

Posted on June 25, 2023 by oddmanout215

I showed Swamp Rabbit an online photo of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and hedge fund manager Paul Singer enjoying a super-expensive fishing trip to Alaska in 2008. Singer brought Alito along, providing him with a free ride on … Continue reading →

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DeLillo’s ‘airborne toxic event’ is still unfolding

Posted on June 20, 2023 by oddmanout215

My neighbor Swamp Rabbit dropped by on Sunday to wish me a happy Father’s Day, but we ended up talking about that strange day earlier this month when the air smelled like burnt toast and the skyline looked like a … Continue reading →

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Energy update: Clean vs. dirty in Texas showdown

Posted on June 17, 2023 by oddmanout215

“You and them other cynics were wrong,” Swamp Rabbit said. “Texas ain’t gonna cut back on wind and solar. That creepy little gov’ner and his oil cronies can’t win on account of there’s too much money to be made in … Continue reading →

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Mother of Mercy, is this the end of Donnie boy?

Posted on June 12, 2023 by oddmanout215

Donald Trump is much taller than Edward G. Robinson was and not as convincingly tough, but how could any movie fan not think of Robinson last week when the Department of Justice indicted Trump on 37 criminal counts? I’m talking … Continue reading →

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Centrism (mainstream media’s favorite myth)

Posted on June 11, 2023 by oddmanout215

“What you mean their ain’t no center?” Swamp Rabbit said. “There’s the left wing and the right wing and the center. You can’t have the one without the others.” I was telling him that CNN chief Chris Licht had been … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court sullies Clean Water Act

Posted on June 2, 2023 by oddmanout215

I was lecturing Prayers, my favorite feral cat. The news is hardly ever new, I told him. At best, it’s a reminder that the people who run this country now might be even less enlightened than the idiots who, generations … Continue reading →

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