I’ve been introduced to a new blog that I’ve enjoyed so far at Walker’s Retreat. One of his latest posts notes the following on why SJW’s are going to scream and cry even more [https://bradfordcwalker.blogspot.com/2016/12/2016-retrospective-pt-2-sj-virus-mutated.html] , and why they, if anything, will be even moredangerous. > When someone feels backed into a corner, they get dangerous because they see nothing to lose and all to gain. (It’s why Sun Tzu said never to put your enemy there, on Deat…
Nicci Pisarri. (As always, also please follow up at The Didact [http://didactsreach.blogspot.com/2016/12/friday-t-party-post-edition.html] for more, similar aesthetic appreciation) [](https://thelastredoubt.com/content/images/2016/12/nicci-pisarri-desktop-background-104850210-2-4.jpg) [
No, I’m not kidding. I fully realize that there are some damn good people who fully believe in socialism. Some, like Orwell, have the excuse that it hadn’t been broadly applied such that it’s inherent failures could be exposed for all the world to see – and even he, as time went on, began to change his views. It’s no coincidence that 1984 and Animal Farm were eviscerations of totalitarian systems like the Soviet Union, or just in general. Others, well intentioned, not necessarily stupid, though…
Especially since I’m a) a huge Battletech fan (I first purchased it when you could still find copies boxed as Battledroids, and the mech artwork was taken from sources such as Macross and Crusher Joe). Anyway, there’s a kickstarter [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webeharebrained/battletech] out, brought to you by the same guys at Harebrained Schemes who’ve managed to deliver on Shadowrun returns. The KS itself is over but you can still pre-order as a backer. I’m sure some aspects of the…
First, the headline [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/23/donald-trump-voters-revenge-giving-holidays-christmas-gifts-donations] – almost says it all: > Trump backers get ‘revenge gifts’ from relatives: donations to liberal causes So.> Ken Urban, a playwright who teaches part time at Princeton University and voted Democratic, has made donations to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on behalf of his parents as their Christmas gifts. > > Ken Urban: ‘I thought I could make a poi…