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Perils of Article V and the outright hilarity of “end times” c. 2026 mark small.

Posted on May 22, 2026 at 8:32pm 0 Comments

A disclaimer is a “statement that one is not responsible for or involved with something, or that one has no knowledge of it.” [FN1] A disclaimer for a work of fiction usually appears at the front of the book, either on the same page as boring publication dates, copy rights and 1/12

call numbers (either Dewey or LC) or on its own page and says something like: “This is a work of fiction; any similarities between characters or events herein & persons living or dead or actual events…

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Compromises on slavery at the 1787 Constitutional Convention should not have been made

Posted on May 10, 2026 at 8:22am 0 Comments

At the 1787 convention in Philadelphia, [FN1] compromises “had” to be made or else the 13 States might split, as James Madison said, “between states ‘having or not having slaves.” [FN2] The Framers “believed that concessions on slavery were” necessary for 1/9

“support of southern delegates” and if the slave trade was restricted, Georgia & S. Carolina would refuse to join. [FN3] Only euphemisms, not the word “slave,” appear in the Constitution. Madison refers to ‘the barbarism of…

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Threats to MTG’s son & GA 2020 election workers’ files can be used for threats

Posted on May 5, 2026 at 7:33pm 0 Comments

Levels of rancor in my blogs/posts about trump’s ability to empathize w/others have been wrong. In a 5/4/26 speech, former Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene told of death threats made to her son after she criticized trump. She reached out to people in the executive branch. 1/6

Responsibility to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed” is the President’s. [FN1] Fed law enforcement agencies include the FBI, [FN2] Secret Service, [FN3] and U.S. Marshal Service. [FN4] The response she…

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The rest of the World judges us for the war crimes trump, et al, commit in our name

Posted on May 5, 2026 at 1:34pm 0 Comments

A “war crime” is conduct “that violates international laws governing war.” [FN1] No definition of “war crime” is linked to exemptions for the U.S. or members of our military as inherently incapable of committing war crimes. Federal law defines “war crime.” [FN2] 1/16

Vietnam [FN3] had wide coverage by media, especially TV. G.I.s torched “hooches” w/lighters. [FN4] Weekly counts of U.S. dead, wounded & missing were alongside total body counts of NVA/Viet Cong so the American public…

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At 6:20am on February 24, 2012, Kurt Lorey said…

Any other guests I should be aware of?

At 6:08am on February 24, 2012, Kurt Lorey said…

I can give it a shot. It would be mainly "shoot from the hip", though.

 
 
 

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