In 2016, protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline attracted worldwide attention. The oil pipeline was designed to run from North to South Dakota, across Iowa, and into…… Read more “The Dakota Pipeline and the Standing Rock Sioux”
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The Reading Year (So Far, 2021)
From wsj’s Best Books of 2020/Science Fiction: The Relentless Moon, by Mary Robinette Kowal – So far, one of the best novels she’s read in 2021Ballistic Kiss,…… Read more “The Reading Year (So Far, 2021)”
New Book: DARK, SALT, CLEAR
Finished A Promised Land. Self never thought she would say this about a Presidential memoir, but it was a lot of fun to read. For example, Sarah…… Read more “New Book: DARK, SALT, CLEAR”
The Birth of the Birther Conspiracy
44 remembers the exact date. It was Feb. 10, 2011, during Trump’s speech at the CPAC convention that year. p. 675, Trump at CPAC: “our current President…… Read more “The Birth of the Birther Conspiracy”
In the Closing Pages, MORE SHADE!
Back in 2007, the maverick version of John McCain, along with his sidekick Lindsey Graham . . . — A Promised Land, p. 615
Memories of Christmases Past
Self will surely finish A Promised Land today. She’s on p. 609 (only 100 more pages to go). It’s been by far the longest book she’s read…… Read more “Memories of Christmases Past”
Self Wishing She Could
frame p. 505 of A Promised Land because everything you need to know about Lindsey Graham is there in two paragraphs. Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay…… Read more “Self Wishing She Could”
How to Throw Shade
“In front of me, at least, McChrystal and the other generals dutifully . . . ” — A Promised Land, p. 438 Only 260 pages more, dear…… Read more “How to Throw Shade”
Sentence of the Day, p. 406
Self only has 300 pages to go! Sentence of the Day shows 44 at his most charming and self-deprecating: One thing felt certain: A pretty big chunk…… Read more “Sentence of the Day, p. 406”
On p. 274, 44 Explains It All for You
Such arguments had nothing to do with facts. They were impervious to analysis. They went deeper, into the realm of myth, redefining what was fair, reassigning victimhood…… Read more “On p. 274, 44 Explains It All for You”
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