Category Archives: Philadelphia

Immigrants vs. the new Know Nothings

Posted on August 1, 2026 by oddmanout215

My ne’er-do-well neighbor Swamp Rabbit was annoyed. “Give it a rest, Odd Man. You just wrote about the disappearing immigrants last week. Get off your soapbox for a while.” We were discussing an article about the MAGA mindset on immigration. … Continue reading →

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Update: A sneaky makeover of slavery exhibit

Posted on July 19, 2026 by oddmanout215

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. — George Orwell “No way those Park Service goons would do their dirty work in broad daylight, in front of angry protesters and puzzled tourists. No … Continue reading →

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Bastille Day was not like the 4th of July

Posted on July 16, 2026 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit raised a toast to his TV screen during a news feature about Bastille Day celebrations in France. “The Frenchies are really whooping it up,” he said. “This is their version of the Fourth of July.” “Not exactly,” I … Continue reading →

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Don’t like your history? Scrub, rinse, repeat.

Posted on July 11, 2026 by oddmanout215

At high noon I rushed over to Swamp Rabbit’s shack to read aloud from an essay in the NY Review of Books by the always insightful Fintan O’Toole: National vanity is arguably dependent on the absence of national pride. To … Continue reading →

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Oops, I got my mad kings mixed up

Posted on July 6, 2026 by oddmanout215

It was too hot to exercise, so I nodded out with NPR on the radio. When I woke, the network’s hosts and reporters were reading from a list of grievances: He has made judges dependent on his will alone, for … Continue reading →

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Court OKs sanitized slavery exhibit in Philly

Posted on June 22, 2026 by oddmanout215

Irony is a bitch. Last week, just in time for Juneteenth, an appeals court reversed a previous judge’s decision and ruled that Trump and his minions can replace the exhibit panels at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia. This means … Continue reading →

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Scott Pelley goes down fighting for ’60 Minutes’

Posted on June 2, 2026 by oddmanout215

My ill-mannered neighbor Swamp Rabbit staggered into my shack today and looked over my shoulder as I typed. “Uh-oh, more crap about that lapdog who wrecked ’60 Minutes.’ Why don’t you gripe about something closer to home? How about them … Continue reading →

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Can’t live with aliens, can’t live without ’em

Posted on May 10, 2026 by oddmanout215

The Trump administration just released formerly classified files related to UFO sightings, and my neighbor Swamp Rabbit couldn’t be happier. He’s hoping the new information will confirm the existence of extraterrestrials he claims have landed in Bog Water Homes, the … Continue reading →

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Will Earth Day survive the current dark age?

Posted on April 25, 2026 by oddmanout215

“Earth Day ain’t what it used to be,” Swamp Rabbit said. “A lot of peeps don’t celebrate it. For all they care, it might as well be Penguin Awareness Day.” I told him to stop exaggerating. Most thinking people are … Continue reading →

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AI rules (in case you haven’t noticed)

Posted on April 15, 2026 by oddmanout215

I was sitting on Swamp Rabbit’s porch, annoying him with a new complaint.  “The traffic was bumper to bumper. I was trying to get to the Schuylkill Expressway entrance, but the FedEx van next to my car wouldn’t let me … Continue reading →

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