We could be in for a seismic demographic representational change in this state.
Flanagan seems good people. My only rip on her is that her husband, Tom Weber, was a great up-and-coming journalist for MPR before she became the lieutenant governor. He stepped down because of the perceived conflict of interest.
Frankly, given the conservative voice MPR has had since it changed owners, they’d have run him off anyway, but it was definitely a loss at the time.
Category Archives: Rants & Raves
Tim Walz, Who Spent Decades as an Enlisted Soldier, Brings Years of Work on Vets Issues to Dem Ticket
On a ticket featuring a draft dodger and a REMF, focusing on trying to villainize a 24 year long military career as a bad thing is a really stupid thing to do. But that’s the Republican party for ya.
The Historic Power of Prey is in Your Ears
Little did I know that there is a Comanche language version of Prey.
Shooting-Desert or sea, no obstacle too big for Solomon
Genuinely, some of the best parts of the Olympics are the backstories of the competitors.
Luna Solomon is an amazing example.
NY Times Makes Incredible Retraction Involving Kamala Harris Polling — And A Bowl Of Chili With A Severed Finger In It?
If you were still under the mistaken illusion that you should take anything the New York Times says seriously, read this.
When they aren’t purposely peddling lies and liars, they are doing the bidding of fraudsters even by accident.
Why do tourists behave badly on holiday?
This is apparently an increasingly annoying and destructive problem, and unfortunately, Americans are a lot of the issue. No surprise there.
Maya used hallucinogenic plants in rituals to bless their ball courts
The Mayans were ballers on a whole other level.
Ammo vending machines installed in Oklahoma grocery stores
On your way to liberate some Freedom Rounds in an elementary school or church and forgot the most important part of the package?
Don’t worry!
If you are in Oklahoma or Alabama, just swing on by the local grocery store and buy yourself a massacre’s worth right inside the door.
Jay-sus.
The Army of Poets and Students Fighting a Forgotten War
I remembering reading about the violence in Burma back in the 80s in – get this – Soldier of Fortune magazine. They did a spread on the Karen militias who were probably about to get wiped out by the military who eventually took over the country a few years later.
Surprise, surprise. Some of them stayed alive, kept the faith, and are now leading the charge to take back Burma.
Army Confirms Troy Nehls Is Ineligible for the Combat Badge He Proudly Wears
Cowards and liars, the whole lot of them. At least he pretended to serve, like Bush the Lesser.