“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
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
Cover image: Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota https://twitter.com/nywolforg/status/1823153728423408101 Badlands News Brief - August 13, 2024 Trump Set To Sue Federal Government For $100M Over Mar-A-Lago Raid Ex-Commander Says COVID Vax Destroyed His Navy Seals - 100 Trainees Quit in 72 Hours CNN Loses Last-Ditch Bid to Avoid Trial in Vet’s $1BN Lawsuit as Court … Continue reading Dear KAG: 20240814 Open Thread
Cover image from https://www.weeklyadk.com/archives/928 The page seems to be gone, so I cannot offer the artist credit for this watercolor. There’s a CIA/DoS Escalation Effort Underway in Ukraine WE ARE THE CURE Make Faith Great Again Who Controls Whom? Badlands News Brief - August 12, 2024 A Succinct history of Trump and Elon Musk's budding … Continue reading Dear KAG: 20240813 Open Thread
Bloody Mary Ingredients Celery salt 1 lemon wedge 1 lime wedge 2 ounces vodka 4 ounces tomato juice 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish 2 dashes Tabasco sauce 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce 1 pinch ground black pepper 1 pinch smoked paprika Garnish: parsley sprig Garnish: 2 green olives Garnish: lime wedge Garnish: celery stalk (optional) Steps Pour some celery salt onto a small plate. Rub the juicy side of the lemon or lime wedge along the lip … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240809
Badlands News Brief - August 7, 2024 BREAKING: Pakistani National with Iranian Ties Charged with Murder-for-Hire in Foiled Assassination Plot Against President Trump Rumble Joins X to Sue Advertising Cartel that Allegedly Conspired to Withhold Digital Advertising Revenue Conservative prof wins $2.4 million in settlement through free speech lawsuit Harris and Walz: Atop the Democrats’ … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240808
Cover image: Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska https://twitter.com/nywolforg/status/1820256510607347725 Market Crash Like 1929 Badlands News Brief - August 6, 2024 https://rumble.com/embed/v57hyp0/?pub=4 Former Secret Service Chief Wanted To Destroy Cocaine Evidence Warren Buffett's Selling Over $3.8 Billion Worth of Bank of America Stock in 2 Weeks Is an Ominous and Unmistakable Warning for Wall Street … Continue reading Dear KAG: 20240807 Open Thread
Cover image: Nighthawks – Edward Hopper. 1942 White House Counsel – Trump Staffing 2025 That one actually has information which is useful in understanding the position in question. Bright Brief - Schrödinger’s Coup Bright Brief - Pretty Pleas with Tribunals on Top Badlands News Brief - August 5, 2024 Kamala is Afraid Federal Air Marshal … Continue reading Dear KAG: 20240806 Open Thread
Undead Gentleman Ingredients Absinthe blanc, to rinse 1 1/2 ounces blended aged rum (such as Appleton Estate Reserve or The Real McCoy five-year-old) 1 ounce black blended overproof rum (such as Hamilton 151) 1/2 ounce grapefruit juice (white or pink), freshly squeezed 1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed 1/2 ounce John D. Taylor’s Velvet falernum 1/2 … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20240802
Badlands News Brief - July 31, 2024 This Is Still Our Country GOP-led House intervenes on Bannon's J6 legal case, making good on Speaker Johnson's promise Boeing names its next CEO while posting a quarterly loss of more than $1.4 billion A little late for this, but better late than never. Just one, people, just … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20240801
Cover image: New River Gorge National Park and Reserve, West Virginia https://twitter.com/nywolforg/status/1817369550691680335 Badlands News Brief - July 30, 2024 Cops Threaten To Take Kids From Family Terrorized by Anti-Christian Reddit Group The Perfect Stooge: How Did Kamala Harris Get This Far? A 2019 essay details just what a horrible, arrogant boss Kamala is The ‘White … Continue reading Dear KAG: 20240731 Open Thread