Odds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View ArticleRepublican Senators-Stop Ignoring, Immigration Reform. DACA ♥ The Dream Act,...
We Are All The Children Of Immigrants. Including Those In Congress. Obviously, if one is not Native American, their ancestors were Immigrants at one time or another.2022 Midterms-Weeks Away!!! How To...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View ArticleHistory 201: The Norman Conquest of Ireland
A little more than a century after their conquest of England in 1066, the Normans began their invasion of Ireland. In 1169 an advance party of Anglo-Normans arrived from south Wales bringing with them...
View ArticleHousing activists and residents fight gentrification in West Philadelphia
by Jared WareThis article was originally published at Prism.On Sept. 29, just minutes into freshman convocation, Liz Magill’s first major speech as University of Pennsylvania president was disrupted by...
View ArticleThe 'signs from employers angry about paying workers' genre gets a new entry
The passive-aggressive sign about how hard it is to be a business expected to treat workers with basic decency is an increasingly common genre, or at least one getting a new audience thanks to social...
View ArticleTop Comments: the Not Again ?!? edition
A bad experience in our community four years ago … repeats, after-the-jump:But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View ArticleTop Comments: the One Story, One Rant and One Relief edition
As the title says: a three-part effort tonight, after-the-jump ….But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments daily that...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View ArticleTop Comments: mid-November stories edition
A look at a few random thoughts, after-the-jump ….But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments daily that are...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View ArticleWho Lost the Month in Trump World ?!?!?
I am travelling this holiday weekend, hence no Odds & Ends or other postings.So it’s time for a Trump World poll (for my readers who always seek one) ... with maybe a stray outlier who needs to be...
View ArticleTop Comments: Favorite 2022 book review edition
A review of my favorite book for 2022, after-the-jump ….But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments daily that are...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Fortnight?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View ArticleTop Comments: December T/C (Topics & Updates) edition
One new story and two kinda-sorta updates, after-the-jump …But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments daily that are...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View Article