BREYER WON’T RETIRE: Having learned nothing from the tragic(ally predictable) death of Notorious RBG, SCOTUS Justice Stephen Breyer is staying philosophical about his retirement plans, opting to stick around and maybe die/quit after the midterms in 2022, when the GOP will almost certainly retake Congress and block any appointee made…

IT IS SAID THAT BAD PEOPLE GO TO HELL. But did you know that if you’re evil enough, there might be a prestigious job waiting for you there? JEFF BEZOS WENT INTO SPACE: I had given it even odds that he wasn’t going to come back; that him and his…

POLICE OFFICERS SHOT AN UNARMED BLACK MAN IN [place] ON [date] FOR A CHANGE: Here’s the thing, folks. Johnny Law and the Powers That Be have spent the last 20 years deciding that it’s better to have 10 African-American civilians die by way of police overreaction than risk one ‘LEO’…

COVID-19 is not in the news as much anymore, as the media narrative shifts to everyone trying (and often unable) to get one of those sweet vaccines, and that we are turning the corner. But the reality is that 5,114 died from COVID-19 on 2/4/21, which is the new single…

THE GREAT CONJUNCTION! In mid December, an alignment of Jupiter and Saturn that happens about every 25 years and is said to herald great portends and things and what-not, happened. This was the event which opened the doors/curtains to the Black Lodge in Season 2 of Twin Peaks. Come January…

I DID SOME RESEARCH into the Star Wars Saga tabletop RPG (Book 9: “Scum and Villainy”) from the 00s, and it specifies that “Beskar Armor” CAN resist both blaster fire and lightsabers. …

I HAVE RETURNED, SORT OF. Your humble and wry observer of human folly has been working for the United States Census. It is an overworked and under-resourced organization, and most people don’t seem to have an understanding of why it’s important. You may be surprised to learn that your state…

DOMESTICATED CATS! They are a thing that’s been around awhile. Since all the way back in history! Whether as pets, mousers, or purveyor of madness, you cannot deny that they have amassed great power on the backs of their human minions. How did this happen? There are theories. In…

YOU MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED, but there has been some trouble with the police in the last few months. Yes, it seems that the post-9/11 “War on Terror” has co-habitated and procreated with the Reagan-Era “War on Drugs” to produce some distinctly unattractive offspring. And this isn’t just in your…