Author Archives: oddmanout215

Media help boost felon’s presidential hopes

Posted on June 28, 2024 by oddmanout215

From Salon: The presidential nominee of one party is a convicted felon, a business failure, an adjudicated rapist in civil court who paid off a porn star and advocated grabbing women by their pu**y if you’re a celebrity because you … Continue reading →

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Climate-change glass is half-empty — and leaking

Posted on December 31, 2023 by oddmanout215

So what are we supposed to make of the end-of-year stories regarding the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP28)? Mainstream media outlets, desperate to put a positive spin on the event, chose to call it a success even though the deal … Continue reading →

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Jingle this: the 2023 alt-Xmas playlist

Posted on December 26, 2023 by oddmanout215

My neighbor Swamp Rabbit looked puzzled when he checked out my Christmas playlist. “What’s up, Odd Man? I ain’t never heard most of them tunes.” “That’s because you only get to hear the standards, and most of them suck, ” … Continue reading →

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Climate deniers, lobbyists pollute COP28

Posted on December 8, 2023 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit and I were reading news stories about the COP28 summit, where some attendees from around the world are seeking solutions to global warming but many others are just spreading misinformation. I clicked on a NY Times article and … Continue reading →

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Kissinger, Zsa Zsa and ‘all them dead peeps’

Posted on December 4, 2023 by oddmanout215

I was on the porch of my swamp shack, reading the online Washington Post. Swamp Rabbit dropped by to hit me up for beer money. He was two dollars short of a six-pack. “Check this out,” I said, pointing to … Continue reading →

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Halloween songs (I DO believe in spooks!)

Posted on October 31, 2023 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit wasn’t happy with my new playlist. “You’re a sick pup, Odd Man. Most of these songs ain’t got nothin’ to do with Halloween.” I shook my head and pressed the “Play” button on my phone. “Au contraire, my … Continue reading →

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Media soft-pedals speaker’s role in coup attempt

Posted on October 30, 2023 by oddmanout215

I was complaining that the mainstream media’s peculiar notion of “fair and balanced” news was on display last week in some Washington Post stories about newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson. I asked my neighbor Swamp Rabbit if he knew … Continue reading →

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Holy moly! Climate deniers ignore the pope.

Posted on October 26, 2023 by oddmanout215

I was telling my neighbor Swamp Rabbit that scientists just sounded a new alarm about ice shelves in the Antarctic. “They’re melting a lot faster than the experts used to think, but nobody seems to care,” I said. “Ice shelves … Continue reading →

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The media gets lost in the fog of war again

Posted on October 21, 2023 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit and I were re-reading a New York Times story posted shortly after the October 17 Gaza hospital explosion that killed scores, or perhaps hundreds, of civilians. The question of who’s responsible for the explosion is still up in … Continue reading →

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‘Bibi’ remains bad news for Mideast peace seekers

Posted on October 14, 2023 by oddmanout215

From an op-ed in Washington Post, a few days after Hamas fighters massacred more than 1,300 people in a surprise attack on Israel by land, sea and air: For many years, Israel has been governed by a populist strongman, Benjamin Netanyahu, … Continue reading →

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