Category Archives: humor

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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A new first in social media ‘influencing’

Posted on October 3, 2023 by oddmanout215

My neighbor Swamp Rabbit has a plan. “If I gotta go back to work, I want to be one of them social media influencers,” he said. “That’s where the money is these days.” “Not really,” I replied. ” But it’s … Continue reading →

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A bigoted Earthling with interplanetary dreams

Posted on September 28, 2023 by oddmanout215

My neighbor Swamp Rabbit and I saw a news report about Elon Musk, who wants to direct the course of wars and launch billionaires to Mars. He owns a big chunk of social media and is in the electric car … Continue reading →

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Jann Wenner’s R&R ‘masters’ are all rich white guys

Posted on September 20, 2023 by oddmanout215

Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner’s book of interviews he conducted with famous rock ‘n’ roll artists will be published next week. It’s called The Masters, and its subjects are Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Jerry Garcia, Pete Townshend, Bono … Continue reading →

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