Category Archives: history

These days, it’s the goons who wear masks

Posted on January 22, 2026 by oddmanout215

My neighbor Swamp Rabbit was complaining about recent history. An odious fraud comes to power and proceeds to make a mockery of existing laws. Fools and bigots rally around him. The elected officials who could rein him in encourage him … Continue reading →

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Insurrection? I don’t remember that.

Posted on January 19, 2026 by oddmanout215

From The New York Times, another reminder that being a dictator means having the power to replace the historical record with self-serving propaganda: The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery removed wall text that referred to President Trump’s two impeachments — language … Continue reading →

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Stephen Miller, Nietzsche, and ‘Baby Face’

Posted on January 16, 2026 by oddmanout215

You can talk all you want about international niceties and everything else. But we live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are … Continue reading →

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Five years on, Jan. 6 insurrection still in progress

Posted on January 7, 2026 by oddmanout215

Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin in a recent New York Times op-ed: … No amount of whitewashing can erase the images of “stop the steal” rioters assaulting police officers with baseball bats, metal pipes, Confederate and Trump flagpoles, bear spray and … Continue reading →

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The CBS News sherpa is guiding 60 Minutes off a cliff

Posted on December 23, 2025 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit looked puzzled. “Sherpas are the guys who guide them crazy mountain climbers to the top of Everest,” he said. “What’s that got to do with CBS?” It took me a minute to explain. On Sunday night I’d waited … Continue reading →

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2+2=5 and other core beliefs of the MAGA crowd

Posted on December 15, 2025 by oddmanout215

[Trump] lied and said that prices are coming down. He lied when he said prices were at an all-time high under President Biden. They’re at an all-time high right now. He lied when he said that inflation was low inflation. 2.7%, that’s the number he used, is well above the … Continue reading →

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Why it’s so easy to vote against Republicans

Posted on November 7, 2025 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit’s parole officer, Victor Cortez, knocked on his door on Election Day, checking to make sure he’s still on the straight and narrow. After they conferred, Victor drove him to the polling place on Christian Street — “Gotta do … Continue reading →

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Netflix stars upstaged by sexy ‘superyacht’

Posted on October 29, 2025 by oddmanout215

My neighbor Swamp Rabbit and I were discussing the steady stream of mediocre movies that Netflix cranks out for subscribers. “I saw a new one last week called The Woman in Cabin 10,” I said. “It’s about an ace reporter … Continue reading →

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No kings, no dictators, no bike pump

Posted on October 21, 2025 by oddmanout215

I had to work Sunday but figured there would be time to catch the tail end of the No Kings march. I finished work, drove home to South Philadelphia and jumped on my bicycle. But my back tire went flat … Continue reading →

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An escalator is [not] just an escalator

Posted on September 25, 2025 by oddmanout215

Donald and Melania Trump were standing on the “up” escalator, which had stopped moving as soon as they stepped on to it. Pretty funny, but Trump wasn’t laughing. “He’s one of them sociopaths,” said my neighbor Swamp Rabbit as we … Continue reading →

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