Author Archives: Jules

Think this is coincidental? I think not.

First, this happens. Then this . And then this closes the circle.

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US Water Pipelines Are Breaking

Imagine how many jobs could be created in this country if we just took care of the things we’ve so badly neglected.

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A nation of busy bodies (a rant)

That is what we’ve become. And it ain’t a good thing, people. It’s not a good thing when the New York Times, the supposed “newspaper of record” finds space to publish an article on the prostitute that Elliot Spitzer allegedly hired, including … Continue reading

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Women are dumb and they lie a lot

First there was this Oh, it’s bad. So very bad. Then the WaPo decided to up the ante by having a “chat” with Ms. Allen.  Ugh. Honestly, why give this wretched person anymore space to spew her crap. Then yesterday, Meredith Viera foisted this piece … Continue reading

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Bye Bye Love

  Roy Schieder died this week, aged 75. He had such a magnetic screen personality, I just loved the guy. Loved him in All That Jazz, a flawed but great movie. He’s fantastic in Marathon Man, as Dustin Hoffman’s worldly and … Continue reading

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And speaking of teen pregnancy…

34 years ago, I got knocked up at the young age of 15. Roe v. Wade had only been decided several months earlier. I was clueless about what was going on in the world. I thank my lucky stars that … Continue reading

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Teen pregnancy rates are up and it’s all Jamie-Lynn Spears fault. Or Juno’s.

Because it couldn’t be the fault of several years of  abstinence-only nonsense. What a ridiculously slanted piece this is. Why is teen pregnancy still being framed as the girl’s “fault”? No mention of the young men’s responsiblity in creating a pregnancy or how … Continue reading

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Jesus Christ, this scared the shit out of me

From an article on the front page of the Washington Post “Thousands of people around the world say they have a disease that causes mysterious fibers to sprout painfully through the skin, and they’ve given it a name. The spread … Continue reading

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The most intelligent and interesting thing I’m reading these days

Scott Horton    Scott Horton’s No Comment blog on Harpers.org consistently blows me away. An attorney and human right’s advocate, Scott writes about an amazing array of subjects. Right now, if you navigate to the site, there are posts up about Bertold Brecht, how … Continue reading

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U.S. Airstrikes Up In Iraq

This report on NPR’s Day to Day made me see red today. The reporter, Josh White, unquestioningly spouted the Air Force talking points he’s been given. According to him, the military “clears away the cilvilians” before they bomb the targeted area … Continue reading

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