Irreverent musings and malarkey from a disillusioned dilettante
No time to waste today - here is the first three sentences of Gaston Means' Wikipedia page: "Gaston Bullock Means (July 11, 1879 – December 12, 1938) was an American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler, murder suspect, blackmailer, and con artist. While not involved in the Teapot Dome scandal, Means was associated with other... Continue Reading →
A very happy Veterans Day to the men, women, and service animals of the United States. What better way to celebrate their selfless public service than to woo the crowd with some Ronald Reagan. It's A Soldier's Pledge by President Ronald W. Reagan. Now, here's a message for Macron's frogs: For each and every retweet... Continue Reading →
There is a surprising amount of publicly available information on the Central Intelligence Agency's past operations on Wikipedia! The basic premise of the organization as a whole is pursue American interests overseas, which was bound to lead to some moral gray areas. What is acceptable foreign actions, and what constitutes an obscene overstepping of moral... Continue Reading →
Readers, it's time I come clean. Many of these 'today I learned' posts are things I saw in various corners of the internet or in a book that seemed interesting and worth of additional research, at which point I at them to a list of potentially interesting subjects. When I feel compelled and I am... Continue Reading →
Pretty self-explanatory subject right? Do I really need to introduce this more than "here's a bunch of times people attempted to make their own states or countries"? If you think so, that's unfortunate because we're starting now: Civil War/War of Northern Aggression if you're a fucking loser: Yadda yadda yadda - it's the Civil War,... Continue Reading →
Usually when I write these posts, the choice title is pretty obvious - someone's name or a self-explanatory descriptor of the event. But today - whoo boy, 'CIA Filipino Vampires' sounds like a Cards Against Humanity-themed Mad Lib, but really only skims the surface. Let's unravel a new spool of wonderful tales of American imperialism!... Continue Reading →
You know how you aren't supposed to wear white after Labor Day, or wear black shoes or a black belt with khakis, or avoid clashing patterns? Imagine there were legitimate social repercussions of these rules beyond petty gossip (except the black shoes and brown belt - c'mon, you look like you're about to lecture me... Continue Reading →
An ordered ranking of titles or honorifics I would liked preceding my name. To be clear, I will accept any of them, and the ranking is more or less arbitrary. Some warrant long discussion or clarification, some don't. Don't bitch about how I only included the masculine derivations - it's not my fault history features... Continue Reading →
First off, HAPPY (belated) CAPITAL DAY!!! Yes, it's that time of year where we celebrate the hard-fought battles of capitalists past. I've often struggled with officially moving the Capital Day holiday to the first Monday of March but I fear that without a September Capital Day to keep you grounded in the realities of elementary... Continue Reading →
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