Category Archives: Blog stuff

“Which Side Are You On?” “Train your children to think of mass-death as good and thrilling and they’ll grow up to be the kind of people who simultaneously deny and celebrate a global pandemic.” “There is no reason, frankly, for … Continue reading →

Welcome to 2021. It’s got to be better, right? Here’s your Jon Swift Memorial Roundup for 2020. “JPS Health Network is experiencing something of a quarantine baby boom, seeing as many as three times the number of babies born in … Continue reading →

“When Usually Solitary Octopuses Get Together, Odd Things Happen”. “Atlantic City Is Offering Bidders The Chance To Blow Up A Former Trump Casino”. “What If There’s a COVID-22? How Should We Handle It?” You’re not helping, guys. Not helping at … Continue reading →

Face shields aren’t quite enough to fully protect you from COVID. Two words: COVID penis. Make sure you get that vaccine when it’s available for you, OK? “I get it. It’s a pandemic. If ever there was a time to … Continue reading →

An oral history of the demise of the Southwest Conference, 25 years later. I was there for that Rice-UH game, with the MOB as always. In fact, it’s one of the rare times when I wasn’t playing in the band … Continue reading →

“In its 244-year history, the United States has never prosecuted a president (that is, outside the specialized judicial theater of impeachment). Not that some didn’t deserve it. The reticence is understandable. Locking up a former commander in chief would be … Continue reading →

“Every single person I have encountered who was misinformed on COVID-19 referenced the president’s dishonesty on Fox News or social media. For Americans to believe a politician over experts is horrifying to us nurses on the front lines. This is … Continue reading →

Three reasons why Joe Biden won back Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. A few words from Alex Trebek’s widow, thanking people for the nice things they’ve had to say about her husband. “Early in President Trump’s term, McSweeney’s editors began to … Continue reading →

Assessing the COVID-19 risk on airplanes. “If Donald Trump is reelected, he will continue to downplay the threat of the coronavirus, and more Americans will fall ill.” Hopefully byt the time this runs, that will no longer be a concern. … Continue reading →

Have you voted yet? You have one last chance on Tuesday. Don’t blow it. “Consider, Wyllie says, the extraordinary chain of events that would need to happen to successfully spread SARS-CoV-2 on a surface. A sufficiently large amount of the … Continue reading →

“A Disturbing Twinkie That Has, So Far, Defied Science”. I could not possibly care less about the future job prospects of current Trump staffers. Let them struggle to find honest work, maybe it will help them understand their prior decisions. … Continue reading →

It’s a Big Bang fight, and I am here for it. “A kidnap and murder plot targeted Gretchen Whitmer. It’s no coincidence she’s a woman.” Some giant shark news to brighten your day. Please enjoy this lovely profile of Mandy … Continue reading →

Kimberly Guilfoyle sure sounds like a boss from hell. So, what happens if a Presidential candidate dies or becomes incapacitated before Election Day? No reason, just asking. “For The First Time, Scientists Successfully Extract DNA From Insects Embedded In Tree … Continue reading →

“I will confess to a deep pessimism about American politics right now. We stand on the precipice of a legitimacy crisis — minoritarian rule has become the norm, an unpopular president has all but promised to refuse to accept a … Continue reading →

We don’t have Election Day, we have Election Season. That’s a good thing, and it’s been a thing for decades now. “A group of some of the most revered and longest-active environmentalists issued a dire warning to the next generation … Continue reading →

“Several elements of those historic failures exist today: political disunity, economic collapse, the possibility of a razor-thin electoral margin, and corrupt challenges to the results. But none of those other transitions incorporated all of that at once, and a deadly … Continue reading →