Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick If it were not so funny, you’d be tempted to cry at how hard new Marin state representative Damon Connolly is trying to stay relevant in his new elected position. He went from the Marin County Board of Supervisors – an office where real power in … [Read more...] about As Marin turns, our state representative let’s us know he’s standing guard
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Pick your chaos — Trump’s assholery or Biden’s incompetency
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Donald Trump’s lone primary opponent, Nikki Haley, likes to say chaos follows him and that’s why he shouldn't be president again. But, if we’re to be completely honest, when you weigh Trump’s personal assholery against whatever the hell’s … [Read more...] about Pick your chaos — Trump’s assholery or Biden’s incompetency
Fani Willis: Stupid is as stupid does
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Attention Trump haters: If you’re rooting for a slam-dunk conviction in Georgia against the ex-president on state election interference charges, you may want to slow your roll … just a little. The District Attorney in Fulton County bringing the … [Read more...] about Fani Willis: Stupid is as stupid does
Justice for a bad son
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Jason Statham’s new action/revenge movie “The Beekeeper” features the kind of bad guy we all disdain – a privileged, creepy son using his powerful family name to skirt the law and hurt people. Sound familiar? It should because we’re living that … [Read more...] about Justice for a bad son
Fear and loathing healthcare in Las Vegas
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick People of a certain vintage in Las Vegas like to gripe about the quality of healthcare here. We gather at parties, compare blood pressures, and tell each other all manner of horror stories about doctors who look like our grandchildren, phlebotomists who … [Read more...] about Fear and loathing healthcare in Las Vegas
Beware Jew hate, part deux
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Astute readers remember last week we highlighted the Brown Shirts in-the-making that constitute the “Free Palestine” movement in America. Now comes a troubling incident in Las Vegas last Friday in which these aforementioned Brown Shirts disrupted a … [Read more...] about Beware Jew hate, part deux
Welcome to 2024’s wild presidential cage fight
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Let’s start the new year off by highlighting what will undoubtedly be the No. 1 story of 2024: The rematch between Donald J. Trump and Joe Biden. It’s going to have all the decorum of a cheesy wrestling promotion. In one corner we’ll have the … [Read more...] about Welcome to 2024’s wild presidential cage fight
Marin does the public’s business with as little input from the pesky public as possible
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick If you injected a truth serum into any Marin elected official, I believe they’d tell you that the comment period at public meetings is a waste of time, providing the illusion of openness, but illuminating nothing they didn’t already know or have discussed … [Read more...] about Marin does the public’s business with as little input from the pesky public as possible
Christmas power outage brought out the best of Fairfax
Lew Tremaine/The View from The Hill As folks are surely aware, Fairfax had a power outage on Christmaas morning. Though I searched the internet for hours to find the cause, and how many PG&E or MCE Clean Energy customers were impacted, I could not find a crum of information. The PG&E … [Read more...] about Christmas power outage brought out the best of Fairfax
2024: Rise of the Brown Shirts
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Today the term “Storm Trooper” is most associated with the highly ineffective bad guys in the Star Wars movie franchise. Its origin, however, comes from anything but something goofy or cartoonish. It stems from the “Sturmabteilung” (literally “Storm … [Read more...] about 2024: Rise of the Brown Shirts