Friday T&A: The Santa Clause Edition
Gentlemen, I am back on the road today, heading toward Mordor to practice my Orcish dialects. I spent Christmas last year alone, which actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be - there is a...
The not at all secret Putin Plan
About a week ago, the Neo-Tsar held a marathon, and magisterial, four-hour press conference in which he addressed both the Russian and international press, and also answered a wide range of...
Monday morning with John Kiriakou
Let's see: it's dark and grey outside, I have a list of things to do longer than my arm, yet my motivation to do them is pretty much zero, and there is this rather odd stench of depression and...
Sunday Scripture: Submission to Authority
13 Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution,[b] whether it be to the emperor[c] as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do...
Domain Query: Ask Didact Anything Day #3
Friends, the time has come for another Ask Didact Anything brain-dump. This instalment addresses a wide range of reader questions, starting with a fascinating article sent to me by a reader,...
Friday T&A: Glocked & Loaded Edition
Yes, I know, this edition is late. What can I say - it was a STUPIDLY busy week. I was literally travelling across, down, and back up the country, and by the time I got to about 4pm on Friday, I...
If you put crap into a sausage machine…
I realise I am quite late to the party here, but the (relatively) recent publication of two long-form articles in The Washington Compost is worth examining a little. These days, the ONLY good reason...
Monday morning Hanukkah hangout
7am?!? I should BE so lucky on a Monday morning... I had to wake up at the asscrack of dawn - actually, where I live, the Sun didn't even have the decency to show the hell UP until something like...
Sunday Scripture: The Full Assurance of Faith
19 Therefore, brothers,[c] since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the...
Friday T&A: Unspeakable Edition
As I may have said a few times before, there are days which seem to take years to pass, and then there are years which seem to pass in days. This year, 2023, certainly seems like the latter. We are...
Clown World has gone full ICP
Those of a certain age may remember a "musical act" called "Insane Clown Posse", whose fans were basically asshats calling themselves "Juggalos". They were like Slipknot fans, but without even that...

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