Sat 14 Jun, 2025 07:40 am - [quote]While Americans protest against 18th Century British imperialism...[/quote]
When and where? USAmericans have a very distorted view of 18th Century British imperialism, 19th Century British... (view)
Sat 14 Jun, 2025 07:20 am - [quote]We feel the same about your troops occupying bases in the UK.
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And I don't blame you. But at least they're not patrolling your streets and being quartered in your homes. (view)
Sat 14 Jun, 2025 02:39 am - [quote]Two hundred and fifty years ago, on June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress resolved “That six companies of expert riflemen, be immediately raised in Pennsylvania, two in... (view)
Fri 13 Jun, 2025 05:55 am - This thread is getting as depressing as the global warming and the end of the world threads. Heather Cox Richardson manages to offset the despair to some degree. I don't know how she manages... (view)
Fri 13 Jun, 2025 02:29 am - [quote]At a press conference for Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in Los Angeles today, Noem’s security assaulted Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), dragged him into the hallway, forced... (view)
Thu 12 Jun, 2025 07:17 pm - [quote]This saddens me in a thousand different ways.[/quote]
I know. I'm surprised that my response to all this is predominantly sadness instead of outrage. We'll never get back the... (view)
Thu 12 Jun, 2025 04:49 am - [size=150]Musk may be gone, but the war on the public good is here to stay[/size]
[quote="David Wallace-Wells"]A few months ago, it seemed obvious that the biggest story of Donald... (view)
Thu 12 Jun, 2025 03:14 am - [quote]While President Donald Trump is trying to project strength by ordering a federalized National Guard and the Marines into Los Angeles, a new Quinnipiac poll of American registered voters out... (view)