“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
Cover image: Meramec (some spell it Maramec) State Park, St. James, Missouri Badlands News Brief - September 10, 2024 Just In: Rumble is NO LONGER AVAILABLE in Brazil-A Direct Attack on Freedom of Expression in Yet Another Country Public Intellectuals Unite to Shame Darryl Cooper Bright Brief - The Princess and the Frog Badlands News … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240912
Cover image: Caterpillar by Sarah Holt First things first: Requiescat in pace, sir. https://youtu.be/Rw7kvqfvmQ0?si=HiiEMTUplEJ0UIth BRICS vs. The WEF The 'Proofs' Are Important Trump and Elon’s Government Efficiency Task Force Tucker Carlson’s Embrace Of Holocaust Revisionism Is A Huge Trump And GOP Problem The hyperventilating on this needs to stop. The story we've been told about … Continue reading Dear KAG: 20240910 Open Thread
Cover image: Sebago Lake State Park, Maine https://twitter.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1831354717005390195 Badlands News Brief - September 3, 2024 Warren Buffet Dumps More Bank of America Stocks Indicating Possible Financial Meltdown The Great Realignment With RFK Jr. still on campaign trail, voters revisit Democrats' COVID restrictions and censorship Free speech on 2024 ballot because entrenched disinformation policing infrastructure, analyst … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240905
Cover image: September Sunflowers by DParins Zich Fight by Guarding Your Mind The Battle over Closed vs. Open Systems Bright Brief - Signals of Sovereignty Badlands News Brief - September 2, 2024 Ghost of Based Patrick Henry needs to vary his sources on the Crusades. And the original Knights Templar were clergy, actually. Brazil’s ban on … Continue reading Dear KAG: 20240903 Open Thread
Cover image: Flathead Lake, Montana https://twitter.com/nywolforg/status/1828236503077552188 Badlands News Brief - August 27, 2024 Half of Americans under 35 would rather quit their job than work with political ‘opponents.’ That’s scary Most of us do work with political opponents. It's called being an adult. China's strategic silver takeover: A calculated move to drain the west Which … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240829
Cover image: Young America (ca. 1863) by Thomas Le Clear "Follow Friends' - Q Countries like Malaysia and Thailand are flocking to join BRICS as a potential ‘counterweight against U.S. economic hegemony’ America Unburdened by What Has Been Big Tech Climbing Aboard the Trump Train ICYMI - TRANSCRIPT: Every Word of RFK Jr's Epic Anti-Establishment Speech … Continue reading Dear KAG: 20240827 Open Thread
Cover image: Shenandoah National Park, Virginia https://twitter.com/nywolforg/status/1825701440595067345 Badlands News Brief - August 20, 2024 Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to vote supported by 24 state AGs in emergency stay with SCOTUS EU capital’s government bans Telegram Bright Brief - A Series of Shatterings Grok's take on Stormy Patriot Joe The Werewolf Game - Modern … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240822
Cover image: After the Hunt - Oil on canvas by Andre Pater, 1993 Republicans Mostly Shut Out Of 2024 Watchdog Poll Worker Positions in Detroit The government has a new plan to seize patents, and it's a huge threat to innovation We seriously need the old private corporation R&D labs back. Bell Labs and Xerox … Continue reading Dear KAG: 20240820 Open Thread
Whiskey Sour Ingredients 2 ounces bourbon 3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed 1/2 ounce simple syrup 1/2 ounce egg white (optional) Garnish: Angostura bitters Steps Add bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white, if using, to a shaker, and dry-shake for 30 seconds without ice. Add ice and shake again for 15–20 seconds, until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice, … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240816
Quick author note with the begged indulgence of our esteemed host: Next week, due to the circumstances of a gig and LOTS of driving on tap, I'm going to make up the posts over the weekend, and may or may not have time to put all the goodies in them the evening before they are … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240815