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Japan and Korea: Delights and Horrors by Jeffrey Meyers After completing my two-year appointment at UCLA in 1965 and leaving my year-long English girlfriend there, I had a longing to travel and spent the next year teaching college courses for air force personn... More »
Witch-Hunt! The Jack Smith Salem Witch Trial of the Maga Messiah by David Comfort “More due process was afforded to those accused in the Salem Witch Trials than to me.” Donald Trump, claiming 330 times that he is the victim of history’s greatest Witch-Hu... More »
Secret Service Denies RFK, Jr Protection Again After Armed Man Infiltrates His Security “No one has ever shot a Kennedy and gotten away with it.” WASHINGTON – The US Secret Service has again denied Democratic Presidential candidate, Robert F. Kenne... More »
That Time in 2019 I Dog-Sat for Sam Bankman-Fried By Karen Rizzo A Note From: SBF To: Dog Sitter Rizzo Hello, Ms. Rizzo. Welcome to my home. I am not sorry that an important prior commitment prevented me from greeting you in person on your first day dog... More »
Goodnight Mold By Casey Alexander Ben was partway through his morning pigeon salute. It was an inhospitable morning; he stood on the balcony with an umbrella, waiting for one to appear. Thus far, his call had gone unanswered. Of course, they were under no obli... More »
Climate change is happening. The Earth is getting hotter. Is that a problem? I don’t think so. With glaciers melting at record rates, sea levels are rising, which means there’s more water around to swim and frolic in. Rising sea levels also mean low-lying ... More »
In Florida, scores of books have recently been banned from libraries and classrooms as a result of Governor Ron DeSantis signing a bill giving parents, activists, and elected officials increased access to the process of selecting and removing those books. Wh... More »
“Let’s think of his legal issues like….an iceberg Tom Deisboeck is a published cartoonist and children’s book illustrator. He is largely self-taught yet propelled by great mentors like Charles Zembillas (The Animation Academy in Burbank... More »