My social media feeds have become busier and busier with stuff that on the surface have virtually nothing to do with my life. But I know enough about how these sites develop engagement patterns to accept that any protest I might choose to express is ultimately unfounded. For exxample, thanks to the “coincidence” of something … Read more
As if my tortured stomach needed it, I’m yet again feeling sick from the amount of crow I’ve been eating this week. I’ve apparently triggered a whole bunch of my alleged social media buddies with the facts that I apparently missed when at the end of an otherwise BBC-centered musing on Monday I snarkily referenced … Read more
Rarely have the generational and ideological gaps that define today’s America been more on display than it was last night. For a beleaguered and heretofore overwhelmed sector of several coastal battlegrounds that were holding what would otherwise be deemed as “off-year” elections, last night was for the younger and/or more diverse end of these populations … Read more
I should be in a bit more of a buoyant mood, what with the Dodgers putting on one of sports’ most thrilling comebacks with back-to-back nailbiters that ended in double plays–the second in extra innings, no less–to lay claim to the first back-to-back set of baseball World’s Championships in a quarter-century. And hey, a recent … Read more
It takes quite a bit to stand out in the ever-polarized world of what loosely qualifies as news these days, and that’s all the more true in the non-linear realm. Hence the launch earlier this week of yet another platform hoping to glean a few more pennies a day out of addicts like moi couldn’t … Read more
Happy No Kings Day to you, too. I have this tremendous sense of deja vu considering we apparently had this Day of Days a mere four months ago. Regular readers and those capable of clicking on a link know how I felt about all of this then. Probably not as giddy and anticipatory as a … Read more
MEMO TO: ERICA KIRK, CEO/CHAIR OF THE BOARD, TURNING POINT USA FR: STEVE LEBLANG, NON-PARTISAN MEDIA CONSULTANT RE: ALL AMERICAN HALFTIME SHOW 2026 Hello, Mrs. Kirk. I trust you are faring somewhat better than the most recent time we saw your organization referenced publicly. I joined the millions of your ardent members and I … Read more
I’ve come to accept –albeit grudgingly–that no matter how much positive change I am capable of making I am simply never going to have even close to the life of a gifted athlete. Their G-d-given talent gives them a head start in every aspect of life–where they can go to school, who will employ them … Read more
Today marks an anniversary that few seem to be celebrating. ABC NEWS’ Mary Kekatos took note early this morning: Tuesday marks two years since the Israel-Hamas war began, bringing devastation across the region. The war — which started after Hamas launched a surprise terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed roughly 1,200 Israelis, and Israel … Read more
As if the news itself hasn’t been all that easy to digest lately, even for people who have way better stomachs than moi, the news about reporting the news just got a bit more DiGel-inducing yesterday when an update to a story that began to percolate weeks ago rebubbled. And in certain circles, it was … Read more