Trump threatens to end trade with some countries if Fed doesn’t cut interest rates
Trump demands all Canadian companies doing business with the US move to America ‘immediately’
Virginia mom gets 6-month suspended jail sentence for letting 5-year-old walk to the pond
When I was 5, my parents were OK with me walking two blocks alone to the store or six blocks alone to kindergarten, but they’d give me a lift if it was raining.
our 96th weekly open mike
Let’s see what happens when your host (me) has nothing to say. Step right up, speak your mind, tell a story, sing a song, whatever. … [read more]
Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
“This is our home, and no damned spiders are gonna run us out.”
William Shatner plays veterinarian to a remote ranchland corner of Arizona, where first cattle and then people are pestered by spiders of unusual number. … [read more]
Donald Trump says transgender people will “end” if Republicans keep Congress in midterms
AND NOW THE NEWS
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Sept. 1, 2026
Postal Service rule could bar millions from voting by mail
More mail ballots are arriving late this cycle, and they’re getting tossed
Whistle-blower says Trump officials are defying court orders on voting by mail
There is a temptation, I suppose, to assume that the ancient institutions will hold the line, that people in charge will push back against this and other outrages against democracy by Trump & the Republicans.
Most days at Burien Transit Center, while I wait for buses to Renton or home, a well-dressed black dude is handing out flyers for Jesus. Sometimes he’s not there, and that’s nice, but usually he’s standing with pockets full of flyers for Jesus, and won’t you take one? … [read more]
The King of Comedy (1982)
Rupert Pupkin wants to be famous, and imagines himself a successful stand-up comedian, frequent guest, and sometimes guest host on late night’s Jerry Langford Show. … [read more]
Criminal ICE agent released from Texas jail after wingnut judge rules against extradition
ICE is still covering for its agents who’ve murdered people, but investigators were able to find Christian Castro, an ICE agent who merely shot someone without cause in Minnesota.
our 95th weekly open mike
Let’s see what happens when your host (me) has nothing to say. Step right up, speak your mind, tell a story, sing a song, whatever. … [read more]
Can you stand another page about Dean, my uber-extroverted flatmate who won’t shut up?
In my room in this shared house, the only way to the toilet & shower, the laundry room, or the front door is by passing through the kitchen, but arghh! … [read more]
Supreme Court lifts injunction blocking Trump’s attack on mail voting before midterms
Excerpt: The Court’s three liberal justices dissented, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson writing that the Court’s decision could wreak havoc on the upcoming elections, which are less than three months away.