You are what you do when it counts. —the Masaohttps://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3lk2if4fcr22vI've never thought much fo Douglas MacArthur, who was massively egocentric and something less than totally competent as a theater commander in WWII. Today I discovered another reason to bitch about him. Read the Alt text for an explanation.10 Mar 2025 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2if4fcr22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3ljksn72dnk2oMarch 4, 2025. British Member of Parliament Graham Stuart wrote on X: “We have to consider the possibility that President Trump is a Russian asset. If so, Trump’s acquisition is the crowning achievement of Putin’s FSB career — and Europe is on its own.” —quoted in *The Spectator* It's not just me.04 Mar 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljksn72dnk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3ljks5gk5fc2oBy tag-teaming Valenskyy two days ago with the express purpose of getting pissed off so he could "pause" aid, the Russian agent in the White Haus has now virtually guaranteed that Ukraine will fall to Russia. (Yes, I said "agent." He's far worse than a mere asset.)04 Mar 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljks5gk5fc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3ljknp55qh22oThis is a 10-ounce (30cl) tumbler partially full of tomato juice. After filling it, I put it on the table and left the room, sure that it would be safe until the breakfast bread pudding was ready. The cats have proven me wrong. They'd have had more, but Barbara caught them red-tongued, as it were.04 Mar 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljknp55qh22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3lj6h6gqx7k25Are we dumb enough yet?27 Feb 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6h6gqx7k25https://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3lj6gvczqnk25Yin and Yang.27 Feb 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6gvczqnk25https://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3litz73pdl22aThe Borowitz Report. https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/introducing-tbrs-traitor-of-the-week I encourage you to subscribe. Andy is doing a great service, with seriously barbed humor.23 Feb 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3litz73pdl22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3limdrlxpts2vhttps://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/the-russian-nothingburger-is-back?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61ec0665-4c30-4fd4-a1cf-f4693120c6d7_1800x2014.jpeg&open=false20 Feb 2025 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3limdrlxpts2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3lhohr53jcs25A friend asked me to creata a Latin phrase for a tattoo celebrating 10 years since her daughter became cancer free. DEO GRATIAS AGAM PROPTER SALVTEM FILIAE (I shall give thanks to God for the health of my daughter) Which of these makes me happier: I can still compose good Latin, and she LOVES it.08 Feb 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhohr53jcs25https://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3lhhrxyyah22sSo, in my wanderings from the CBI to detached service in the ETO, I was lucky enough to hit Paris. Congratulate me; I didn't spend all my money. I did, however, snag a good pen to replace the one I forgot in Burma. If it looks like a Parker, it should. It's a Plexor. Read the Alt text for the story.06 Feb 2025 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhhrxyyah22shttps://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3lhhjg5sxy22wAmunhotep may be a little behind the times, but he ain’t stupid.05 Feb 2025 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhhjg5sxy22whttps://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3lh7bbnv5rs2hWhy does that man in the White Haus sound the way he does, say the things he does? According to his late wife Ivana, the only book that man owned was a collection of Hitler’s speeches, which he kept handy on his nightstand. Can you say Not-see? I'm sure you can.02 Feb 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7bbnv5rs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3lh4z75v57c2yIt seems that the Navajo Nation is pissed off now. And rightly, too. In a major act of buffoonery, ICE picked up some Navajo citizens. What is it going to take for the Dickhead in Chief, aka that man in the White Haus (aka the Reichskanzlei), to get a clue? What's a Reichskanzlei? Look it up.01 Feb 2025 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4z75v57c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3lh24zwom7s2nAs a historian, I think that man in the White Haus is intent on beating his mustachioed idol’s 53-day record for the destruction of a democracy in 1934.31 Jan 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh24zwom7s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3lgvcivajts2tBloody hell. I just get the driveway plowed and 20 minutes later, it’s snowing again. Gotta love New England. If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.29 Jan 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvcivajts2thttps://bsky.app/profile/richardbinder.bsky.social/post/3lgq5qhsxbc2rAnn Telnaes understands what I've been talking about since 2015. If you don't know what a Sturmabteilung is, look it up. And start polishing up your Not-see salute.27 Jan 2025 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:j2ohwflcpf6pikeusmonb7am/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgq5qhsxbc2r