So Paul Manafort was convicted of assorted fraud and sentenced to 47 months in prison the other day, and my […]
“Senior Amnesty figure arrested in Indonesia for singing famous protest song”
The Guardian: An Amnesty board member has been arrested by Indonesian police after a video of him singing a protest […]
And the next challenger is… WebAuthn
I have now seen an article about WebAuthn, the latest attempt by techies to replace the password. Previous attempts have […]
No, I don’t think I’ll be watching Trump’s CPAC speech. Not even if his awkward fondling of a flag would […]
Bernie is bad at jobs programs
About this: When we are in the White House, we will enact a federal jobs guarantee, to ensure that everyone […]
If you have time to dream up makework…
The most recent “Did You Know” communique from management ended with this line: As the saying goes, If you have […]
DC man invents a new holiday in early July
Dateline Washington: HOLD THE DATE! We will be having one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington, D.C., […]
The weather log
There is a form taped up on a wall behind the counter, titled “Winter Conditions Log.” We’ve been using it […]
Safe drops and fables
I arrived for an afternoon shift and, after our usual afternoon power play wherein I’m not allowed to be paid […]
It’s a year from now, Kamala
The 2020 election is 622 days away, and the New Hampshire primaries are 356 days away, but we’re already getting […]
Ray of Infamy 