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Monthly Archives: January 2026

Tiny bits of hope

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

As Tom Paine, a huge influence on me in my younger years, once said, “Now are the times that try men’s souls”. I actually think if he had thought about it a bit, he might have included women, as he was far ahead of his time. Anyway, nowadays everyone’s souls are being tried. But we […]

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Storm is coming

Saturday, January 24, 2026

A few thoughts while waiting for the coming storm, any damage from which and any failure on the part of FEMA to respond appropriately will obviously be the fault of Joe BIden, for according to members of a certain political party everything that goes wrong is Biden’s fault. I’ve been doing this blog now for […]

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Republicans bow down once again

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

A short while ago Trump vetoed two bills, both of which had passed the House by unanimous consent. One returned land to a Florida Native American tribe, and the other involved a pipeline project that would bring safe drinking water to rural Colorado. There was no secret about the reasons for the vetoes, which, of […]

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