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Publishers’ and authors’ manifesto: We won’t publish books by people who were in the Trump administration

Regardless of what you think about canceling book deals with those Republicans who urged an audit of the election—as Simon and Schuster did with Josh Hawley’s book (now picked up by Regnery)— surely most readers can’t agree with the letter below, which says that no publisher should put out books by anyone considered part of … Continue reading Publishers’ and authors’ manifesto: We won’t publish books by people who were in the Trump administration

Trump’s risible Council to Re-open America

Just when you think the Chief Moron can’t do anything stupider, he comes up with this. It is not a joke. It is real. Is there a public-health expert or an epidemiologist among them? I can’t find one.  Mostly bankers, executives, Trump buddies, and relatives. Shoot me now! Trump is pronouncing that all authority to … Continue reading Trump’s risible Council to Re-open America

Wednesday: Hili dialogue

It’s Wednesday, September 18, 2019, and National Cheeseburger Day. I can has? It’s also Rice Krispies Treats Day, International Read an eBook Day (I never have), World Bamboo Day, and World Water Monitoring Day. Stuff that happened on September 18 includes: 1793 – The first cornerstone of the United States Capitol is laid by George Washington. 1809 – The Royal Opera … Continue reading Wednesday: Hili dialogue

Tuesday: Hili dialogue

It’s Tuesday, September 18, 2018, and summer is drawing to a close (there are four days left after today). It’s National Cheeseburger Day (“no Coke—Pepsi!”) as well as World Water Monitoring Day. As for your host, PCC(E) is a happy man because his mallards have returned, and they’re together, clearly suggesting a romantic bond. I … Continue reading Tuesday: Hili dialogue

Saturday: Hili dialogue (and Leon monologue)

We’re into the weekend, and fall is coming on strong, as: it’s Saturday, September 12, 2020, National Chocolate Milkshake Day. It’s also International Drive Your Studebaker Day (does anybody have one?), National Iguana Awareness Day, Aunt’s Day (which aunt?), Video Games Day, and National Day of Encouragement, whatever that’s for. News of the Day: Don’t … Continue reading Saturday: Hili dialogue (and Leon monologue)

Leaders of Women’s March get pushback for osculating anti-Semite and homophobe Louis Farrakhan

As I’ve mentioned before, three of the leaders of the Women’s March—Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour, and Carmen Perez—have sucked up to the vicious anti-Semite and homophobe Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, otherwise known as the Black Muslims. On February 28, Mallory attended a speech Farrakhan gave, and the link above shows some … Continue reading Leaders of Women’s March get pushback for osculating anti-Semite and homophobe Louis Farrakhan

Trump puts evolution-denier Ben Carson in his Cabinet!

According to CNN, Donald Trump has tapped former neurosurgeon and present-day creationist, Seventh-Day Adventist, believer in Satan, global-warming denialist, and flat-out abortion opponent (including in cases of rape or incest) Ben Carson to be his Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.  His job? to “oversee federal public housing programs and helps formulate policy on homelessness and … Continue reading Trump puts evolution-denier Ben Carson in his Cabinet!

Monday: Hili dialogue

A new work week has begun: it’s Monday, September 18, 2017, and I’m still jet-lagged, sleepless, and unaccountably low. I will try to struggle through. First-year students are arriving on campus with their parents, having begun their orientation period last Saturday, while classes start on September 25—early this year. It’s National Cheeseburger Day, which I … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue