Bookworm Beat 8-26-23: The mugshot heard ’round the world
Fani Willis’s decision to get that mugshot might have been the biggest self-inflicted wound in political history, so I’ve got mugshot memes and so much more.
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Bookworm Beat 8/18/23 — the “it’s only gonna get worse” illustrated edition
My mantra lately is “winners never quit, and quitters never win.” And part of being a winner is staying informed and remembering how to laugh. These memes will help.
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History, Holidays and Observances on January 17: The Battle of Cowpens
Holidays & Observances: Feast of Anthony the Great Major Events: The Battle of Cowpens Notable Events: Menorca, St. Marcellus’ flood, Avignon Popes, Huguenots, Mahdist War, Monte Cassino, Raoul Wallenberg, Palomares Incident, Born: Antonio del Pollaiolo, Benjamin Franklin, Anne Brontë, Al Capone, Betty White, James Earl Jones, Muhammad Ali, Died: Theodosius
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History, Holidays & Observances on January 13
Feast of St. Hilary of Poitiers, Afghanistan becomes the Graveyard of Empires, California in the Mexican-American War, Doctor’s Plot, Spanish slavery, NatGeo, Independent Labour Party, Hawaii and the Bayonet Constitution Holidays and Observances on January 13 Feast of St. Hilary of Poitiers is a memorial on the General Roman Calendar
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Bookworm Beat 1/16/18 — the “more shithole posters” edition
It’s increasingly clear Durbin lied about the alleged shithole remark, but it that doesn’t mean the jokes and homes truths that followed aren’t great.
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The Bookworm Beat 3/16/17 — the Rule of Law is Dead edition and open thread
While the rule of law is not completely dead, it’s dead enough to justify the title for this quick round up of today’s lawless news. The latest federal opinions would bar President Trump from ever again issuing an executive order. William Jacobson, of Legal Insurrection, has looked beyond the obvious
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