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Sunday, March 15, 2026

Post #7603 Social Media Digest

 Facebook

X/Twitter

Post #7602 M: Trump’s an Absolute Disaster; McClananan on Why Does Congress Punt Its Powers?; Courts Refuse To Protect Property Owners From Insane Fines

 Quote of the Day

A musician must make music, 
an artist must paint, 
a poet must write, 
if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. 
What a man can be, 
he must be.
Abraham Maslow  

Trump’s an Absolute Disaster

McClananan on Why Does Congress Punt Its Powers?

Courts Refuse To Protect Property Owners From Insane Fines

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Pedro Molina via US News

Musical Interlude: 1963 Top 100 Hits

More (Theme from “Mondo Cane”) - Kai Winding

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Post #7601 J

Endemic Report

A lot of news coverage this week on the sixth anniversary of the pandemic in America.

CDC weekly stats:

The latest trends show the virus spreading in Arkansas and DC, but declining in most of the states (70+%). especially the West US. 


The Sick Times:

The latest COVID-19 news items:

Other Notes

Bloated blog pageviews for the week, although most daily posts failed to attract double-digits the first day after posting. On X/Twitter, the followers have resumed a trend downwards towards 200

Post #7600 M: Trump Claims Iran War Will End Soon; McClanahan on Is Paleoconservatism Isolationist?; Maria Pia Paganelli on 250 Years of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations

 Quote of the Day

A society grows great 
when old men plant trees 
whose shade they know 
they shall never sit in.
Greek proverb  

Trump Claims Iran War Will End Soon

McClanahan on Is Paleoconservatism Isolationist?

Maria Pia Paganelli on 250 Years of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Dave Whamond via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1963 Top 100 Hits

 In Dreams - Roy Orbison

Friday, March 13, 2026

Post #7599 M: Donald Trump Hosts “The Celebrity Ayatollah”; McClanahan on Is Virginia the New Confederacy?; Classic Stossel: Obamacare

 Quote of the Day

Most men talk too much. 
Much of my success has been due to keeping my mouth shut.
J. Ogden Armour  

Donald Trump Hosts “The Celebrity Ayatollah”

McClanahan on Is Virginia the New Confederacy?

Classic Stossel: Obamacare

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Lalo Alcaraz via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1963 Top 100 Hits

Memphis - Lonnie Mack

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Post #7598 M: Weekend Update; Trump’s Iran Buildup Is Based on a Lie; Why is the Southern Tradition Valuable?

 Quote of the Day

The greater danger for most of us is 
not that our aim is too high and we miss it, 
but that it is too low and we reach it.
Michelangelo  

Weekend Update

Trump’s Iran Buildup Is Based on a Lie

Why is the Southern Tradition Valuable?

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Nick Anderson via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1963 Top 100 Hits

Foolish Little Girl - Shirelles

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Post #7597 M: Hegseth Iran Presser Cold Open; Immigration Detentions and Habeas Petitions; Stossel Interview: Andrew Yang

Quote of the Day

A true friend knows your weaknesses 
but shows you your strengths; 
eels your fears 
but fortifies your faith; 
sees your anxieties 
but frees your spirit; 
recognizes your disabilities 
but emphasizes your possibilities.
William Arthur Ward  

Hegseth Iran Presser Cold Open

Immigration Detentions and Habeas Petitions

Stossel Interview: Andrew Yang

Choose Life

Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Michael Ramirez via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1963 Top 100 Hits 

 Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) - Crystals