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You are asking the wrong question. But, maybe not support Hamas in the first place? For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces Israeli support for Hamas The right question is this: How is it that vast swaths of the population lack the simple, basic human morality to reject genocide? We're both squids. I don't know if you were ever out in the fleet, but if you were, then surely you have done what so many other sailors have done over the past few millennia. And that is, go out on deck on a clear, dark night and marvel at the stars. Nothing like laying back on the flight deck and getting a sense of your place in the universe. And I absolutely do not mean some sense of "smallness" when I say that. Quite the opposite. Each individual is unique--there will never be another one of you--but at the same time we have this in common: As a human being, we can co-participate in ongoing creation. In fact, it's our duty. A small part of the responsibility each of us has is to do the right thing. Sometimes the choices are not so clear. Sometimes the choice is crystal clear. In this case, deep down in their soul, every single human being knows that genocide is wrong. So, Clapton, think about those stars and do your duty.

Why They Deny It’s a Genocide

Why Republican Tax Cuts Always Cause A Financial Crash (updated March 2025)

Bill Clinton, The Genesis Of The Corporately-Owned New Dems And The Decline Of The Democratic Party: The Democratic Party Won't Fix Itself— It Has To Be Forced On Them

Democrats Become What They Once Opposed: From Builder to Wall Street's Best Friend

Talking today with a buddy of mine who spends a fair amount of time in New Orleans. Made me think of a few of my favorite NOLA-oriented songs that are not The Meters! (Whom I like a lot, too.) Sonny Landreth - Congo Square: The Tragically Hip - New Orleans is Sinking. Really delicious guitar lick in this one.

The price of power: Why rising markups hurt innovation and widen inequality

Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. The handwriting is on the wall. This is a pretty concise explainer regarding China and it's foreign affairs: China is trying to reshape global supply chains

By Mike Borio Published March 6, 2025 In the Afternoon-ish Tee Higgins Ought to Leave the Bengals... ...cuz I don't like the Bengals. This is displayed by my mere speculations suggesting worst-case scenarios. I've devoted my life to trash-talk, even though I am a lawyer and I could be saving some whales or some other nice shit. Anyhow, Tee Higgins should leave the Bengals. Have I said that before? And while I'm thinking of it, Trey Hendrickson ought to leave, too. Why? Because I think the Bengals suck. That's why.

A follow-up to the Dems Won't Punch article: The Frog or the Scorpion: Who Caused the Mess We're In?

The US empire is the single most murderous and corrupt power structure on this planet, by an extremely massive margin. Everyone at the upper echelon of empire management is the sort of person who is willing to facilitate the incomprehensible atrocities and abuses that are necessary for the continuation of that empire. Thinking you need to choose a favorite empire manager is like thinking you need to choose a favorite Nazi. You Don’t Actually Need To Pick A Team ...on the other hand... BREAKING: ICC Asked to Investigate Biden and Blinken Over War Crimes Allegations

It’s not that they cannot—they will not. When it was Sanders or an individual who demanded even a modest change in policy on Gaza, they brought out the knives. When it’s Musk and his apartheid army of incels, they wield sporks. Yet, as we keep seeing, spork fighting is demoralizing. Why Democrats Won’t Throw a Real Punch

Tankus is respected. Posting the latest in this series as it has links to the beginning. Long read, very worth it. Why Should We Care If the Trump Administration, and Musk’s DOGE, are Acting Unconstitutionally?

We’ve Been Here Before: A Review of Thomas Frank’s “The Wrecking Crew”

Well, I'm glad that is settled.