I read fox news daily, along with a bunch of other right-wing sites. The interesting thing is that leading up to the transcript summary there was little if any mention by fox of the quid pro quo allegation. The story was generally played as democrats are making this big deal of trump asking about corruption in…

I think Trump is worried that if Iran were to produce a nuke during his term he’d be pilloried for not stopping them prior to that point (especially given his dismissal of the JCPOA and promise to “get tough” with Iran to contain its regional ambitions) -- kind of like how he bashes prior administrations for not…

In my state if an officer witnesses any infraction the officer can detain, investigate, and arrest. Common example is drunk driving. When an officer doesn’t witness the activity, a complainant has to swear a complaint and a warrant is issued by the prosecutor.

The guy who runs a website showcasing parents abusing refs (can’t recall the name but he calls abusive parents cheeseburgers) did an interview where he was comparing ref treatment in different sports and swimming came out on top.

Back in college in the mid 80s immigration agents (two if memory serves) came through my student co-op looking/asking for what I remember to be a young white British woman who had overstayed her visa. At the time I thought it odd they would bother sending out agents to track her down, but there they were. Anecdotal, I…

Forgot the Stooges. 1967. Raw Power recordings started in 1972. I Got a Right & Gimme Some Skin in 1973. IMO nothing sounded more punk than that at the time.

In Orange County SoCal where SD comes from, back in the late 70s and early 80s a lot of the punk kids were from white, conservative, middle class suburban homes. They were rebels to an extent, but in a lot of ways they weren’t. They mirrored in many ways the understandings and expectations of their backgrounds — that…

And don’t forget one of the best taunts ever:

I saw GG Allin at some shit dive bar in 1989 and there was a skinhead contingent that eventually got into an epic room-clearing, table and chair throwing, bottles flying, and finally mace-spraying fight with some punks, but they all had the decency to wait to the end of the show. And I stayed the hell out of it.

The bit about fixing mistakes and making things worse reminds me of an Iggy quite about Raw Power (paraphrasing) that if he fixed his demons he might kill his angels.

That last bit always gets me. The right wing media constantly harps on the “elites,” as if their own multi-million dollar mouthpieces aren’t part of the same class.

I couldn’t find any myself. I read some time ago Trump talking about seeing his name in the paper for the first time ever in an article about his high school basketball team. And I found some discussion that he also played baseball and football in HS and was a decent but not outstanding player. Biden’s wiki says he…

Yorke looks a lot like David Yow at the start of the OFF! video for Hypnotized

Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I agree about the proliferation of the public-private entities as a useful example of the spread of neoliberal “solutions.” Still not sure that it’s the default model worldwide, but I guess that’s an empirical question. Years ago while studying the informal economy in latin america I…

I take neoliberal from its early phase in the arena of international loans to prop up defaulting countries. It had a fairly specific use then. I think it’s being stretched a bit now by making it the default term for capitalism. I think there is value in drawing a distinction between neoliberalism and other forms of…

I’m not sure calling someone who doesn’t actively fight capitalism a neoliberal is accurate. Neoliberals are far more focused on cutting government economic intervention. I always think of those IMF loans that forced countries to pare back government spending on social services. People who support capitalism but seek…

The use of neoliberal is highly confusing. If I take West’s term that neoliberals are those who see everything in terms of markets, I don’t see Coates advocating a market solution to race issues. So does West mean Coates’ focusing on race at the expense of capitalism/patriarchy/whatever is kind of like neoliberalism…

Noel Gallagher once said in an interview that fame was easy, success was hard. Fame he likened to people opening the door for you and getting the best seat in the restaurant. Success took work. You’re always worried you can’t match it again, and if you flop it’s amplified.

I saw them together around ‘87 or ‘88, before FNM got Patton on vocals (WE CARE A LOT).

From a parent point of view: yahtzee. Simple and quick. Uno is pretty good too. Sorry leads to accusations of favoritism depending on which kid you screw over.