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Its the dirty story of a dirty man

Silvio Canto, Jr.
6/3/2026 5:29:27 AM

            Its the dirty story of a dirty man: Graham Platner continues to torpedo his own chances, and Im not sure how Susan Collins got so lucky.----------------------Like that song by The Beatles, this mess in Maine, Its the dirty story of a dirty man and his clinging wife doesnt understand.    The latest from Maine is really something, and one wonders how Senator Collins got so lucky.  Glad she did.  This is from The Hill:A sexting scandal is threatening to torpedo the insurgent Senate campaign of Democrat Graham Platner, who may represent the partys best chance of ousting longtime GOP incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (Maine).    Planter reportedly sent sexually[...]

June 3, 1941: Joe DiMaggio extended the streak to 20...

Silvio Canto, Jr.
6/2/2026 10:09:00 PM

 

                     

  June 3, 1941:  

  Joe DiMaggio extended the streak to 20.....went 1-for-4 against Dizzy Trout..........   P.S.  Check out my blog for posts, podcasts, and videos. 

And Where a Salon Scribe Gets a Tad Out of His Swim Lane

Dean
11/11/2015 9:22:09 AM
Over the weekend, Salon writer, DAVID MASCIOTRA, caused quite a dust-up on social media with his own salute to the troops ahead of Veterans Day . Here is the headline, followed by the sub-headline and then followed by the first paragraph of the piece:You dont protect my freedom: Our childish insistence on calling soldiers heroes deadens real democracyIt's been 70 years since we fought a war about freedom. Forced troop worship and compulsory patriotism must endPut a man in uniform, preferably a white man, give him a gun, and Americans will worship him. It is a particularly childish trait, of a childlike culture, that insists on anointing all active military members and police officers as heroes.If you desire, you can read it[...]

Football rules changes...? You've come to the right place

Dean
1/31/2015 2:04:56 PM

    Theres no denying that over the last few decades most all on-field rules changes made by the NFL have been exercises in increasing offense and scoring. This has created an arms race in a sense where the pendulum swings back and forth between the NFL offenses and NFL defenses whereby the offenses get aided by rules changes and the defenses counter with a combination of innovative schemes and superior athletes. To wit, for years, its been conventional wisdom that the best athletes in the world were in the NBA. Now days, we would add NFL defensive backs and possibly outside linebackers/rush ends into that mix (you dont think dudes like Richard Sherman, Darrelle Revis and J.J. Watt can ball a little?).But[...]

Henry Nowak Killing Highlights Two-Tier Standard on Identity, Policing, and Justice in Britain 

Leslie Eastman

Stabbing death of the 18-year-old at the hands of a Sikh falsely claiming racism, and Nowak's subsequent handcuffing by the police as he lay dying, only received attention once Elon Musk began sharing the news on social media.The post Henry Nowak Killing Highlights Two-Tier Standard on Identity, Policing, and Justice in Britain first appeared on Legal Insurrection.

Chinese Bus Driver Involved in Crash that Killed 5 in VA Couldnt Speak English, Got CDL in NY 

Leslie Eastman

In March, Driver Jing S. Dong got a ticket for driving 72 mph in a 50 mph.The post Chinese Bus Driver Involved in Crash that Killed 5 in VA Couldnt Speak English, Got CDL in NY first appeared on Legal Insurrection.