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On the Bulwark, Tim Miller really went off on “illiberal” liberals celebrating Kirk’s death. He was emotional — angry. I don’t feel like I’m seeing very much of that. But he’s maybe in touch with way more activist types than I am. He’s obviously connected; I’m not. I’ve definitely heard and...

I agree. But there have been quite a lot of well educated, affluent, professionally successful Republicans who were solidly supportive of Bushes, Reagan, McCain, Romney, etc. and have fallen right in line with Trump — despite the warnings of strong conservatives.

For me, it’s not that voters weren’t moved by Harris and other Dems calling Trump authoritarian. It’s that Republican voters — and many swing voters — didn’t care that so many CONSERVATIVES said Trump was a danger to our democracy. Liz and Dick Cheney. I get that lots of folks, including...

I’d say it’s tone deaf, except that it seems like they know exactly what they’re doing and why….strategic.

And if the narrative about the shooter doesn’t do the trick, it will be — already is, to a degree — the reaction of the left. Some liberals have been ugly in their reaction, in my opinion. Some have expressed conflicted feelings. But, overall, very few have celebrated Kirk’s murder, it seems to...

Right-wingers on X today still blaming the left — college professors, Democrats, so on and so forth. Jesse Watters calling Democrats murderers. Stephen Miller pointing to the reaction of some to Kirk’s tragic death and saying there is a terrorist movement on the left. They aren’t letting go...

I think it’s too soon to really understand the character and the motivations of the suspect. But based on what I’m seeing on X, the right-wing crowd is absolutely not giving up on the narrative of generally blaming left (maybe radicalized at college….the message in bullet casings echo Dem...

Jerry Richardson and his partner, Charlie Bradshaw, got involved with Hardee’s very early and launched Spartan Foods, here in Spartanburg. They owned a whole bunch of the fast food restaurants and then Quincy’s steakhouses. Richardson, of course, went on to bring the NFL to the Carolinas. He...

It’s a Shame About Ray is a nearly perfect record, in a way. I don’t think the songwriting quite matches Trace or Car Wheels …. But for an alternative pop record with great production that thoroughly captures the mood — a mood, anyway — of the era, it’s darn great.

Well, Nirvana — brilliant, revolutionary, truly great. And kind of about the only grunge band that did all that much for me. Son Volt’s ‘Trace’ possibly best album I can think of from the decade, behind maybe ‘Nevermind.’ Jayhawk’s ’Hollywood Town Hall’ also brilliant. And ‘Blue,’ from...

Yes — I hear you. What seems different here is the specific referral by Gabbard, the “official” activity inside the Trump admin. And I suppose the desperation of Trump and those around him.

The right-wing media seem all in on it. No surprise, of course….just something to keep an eye on in terms of a MAGA groundswell to arrest Obama, perhaps. And Taibbi is all over Twitter gloating. What’s his deal?

Some years back, I was contacted by a guy who I’m pretty sure is a distant cousin. His father was from NC. This guy had had a band in the 70s, a country-western group with a kind of sleazy-humorous angle. The had a song called “Disco Sucks,” which they’d recorded. It was pretty catchy. He...

So $50B over 5 years. If evenly divided among 50 states….ok. That’d be $200 million a year for those 5 years. Do you think that will get states and their poorest communities over the hump? By any stretch of the imagination?

Yes!! Just incredible.