OF COURSE.  BUT THEN WHAT DOESN’T? Islamophobia Causes Global Warming!

IT IS APT TO REMEMBER THAT EVEN IF WE FALL, WE DON’T HAVE TO STAY FALLEN: Let New Europe be New Europe.  They survived communism and they might outlast the west.

SOCIALISTS HAVE THIS ISSUE: But They Don’t Do Math,

YEAH, BUT YOU’D HAVE TO GIVE UP FEDERAL DOLLARS: Most states have an addiction issue with Fed cash. Restoring local control of education.

PUSHBACK IS EVERYWHERE: Daryl Hall has a message for critics crying cultural appropriation: “Shut the f*ck up”. Without cultural appropriation, we’d all be flaking rock the way our distant ancestors did.  Acquiring and adapting the best in any culture IS being human.

THEIR FIELD WAS TAKEN OVER EARLIER AND MORE COMPLETELY THAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY: Unloaded: Crime writers pushing an agenda.

IT’S SAD WHEN A STATE GETS HIGH: (Before you tell me what’s wrong with the map, yes, I know, THAT’S the joke.)

THE ROPE TO HANG US WITH: Iran claims $100 billion now freed in major step as sanctions roll back.

HOWEVER WE SHOULDN’T LOOK FOR SUPERHEROES IN POLITICS: Nicolás Maduro promises to use new powers to rescue Venezuelan economy. When you reach peak socialism, apparently you double down.

I DON’T KNOW.  I THINK WE’LL SEE SUPERHERO STORIES AS LONG AS AMERICANS ARE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: Captain America: Peak Superhero?

CREDIT WHERE IT’S LONG OVERDUE: Jim Baen And SF.

LAST I CHECKED PORTUGAL HAD NAMING LAWS, AND THEY WERE ODD: 8 Countries With Fascinating Baby Naming Laws.

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY: How I scammed a scammer (well, almost).

SURE. AN HOUR A MONTH IS EMPLOYED. TOTALLY: Is there an actual definition for being employed?

THAT SHOCKED FACE! Protesters are just teachers’ unions in disguise.

MUCH WORSE THAN YOU THINK: Cancerous nonprofits & the monopolization of American health care.

GO FORTH AND HAVE NO FEAR: VCDL floods Arlington Zoning Board meeting to successfully defeat an attempt to pull NOVA Armory’s occupancy permit on May11, 2016.  (Thank you.)

DIFFERENT, NOT WRONG: Stop drugging ADHD kids — and start teaching them to use their gifts.

CIVIL RIGHTS IN VIRGINIA: Freedom under attack.  (I’ve been under the weather, and not posting as regularly as I’d like to, but a friend pinged me with this.  The hearing is tonight and it’s important.  If you’re in Virginia, consider going.)

IT’S TIME WE THE PEOPLE REMINDED OUR SERVANTS OF WHO WE ARE AND WHO THEY ARE: The Royal Age of Gotcha

DEAR DIOSDADO: We’re not a banana republic yet.  You’re going to LOVE our discovery laws. Venezuela’s Diosdado Cabello Sues WSJ Over Cocaine Allegations.  (BTW, his name means “G_d given hair.”  If I named a character that…

SO MUCH HOT AIR: Gore, Ten Years Later.

NOT SINGERS. I’M SURE THAT’S AGAINST THE LAWS OF WARFARE. AND THE SEA. AND DECENCY: For some reason, China just sent a bunch of magicians and singers to the South China Sea.

WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE: Beyond the grassy knoll.

NOW FOR THE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS:  … well, in my circles. And the new Han Solo is…