Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick The war in Ukraine is going just fine. Swimmingly, in fact. That’s what President Joe Biden and all the king’s men told us, despite knowing secret intelligence assessments that reported just the opposite. What? The president spins? The military shaves … [Read more...] about What? The war in Ukraine isn’t going well?
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And now for something completely different — Cowboy Church?
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I have no beef – zero, nada – with religious traditions not my own. This Easter we experienced, as the boys in the old Monty Python comedy troupe used to say, “something completely different.” Instead of the traditional Easter Mass, we attended a … [Read more...] about And now for something completely different — Cowboy Church?
Marin City: I hope this makes a few people uncomfortable
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive “(Marin City) is not a community that is willing to accept being treated as a stepchild” – the Rev. Floyd Tompkins, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church. I take the good reverend at his word when he says Marin City residents do not accept being treated as … [Read more...] about Marin City: I hope this makes a few people uncomfortable
A Colorado reservoir gets ready for an epic snowmelt
Reservoir manager Ken Beck, above. Dave Marston/Writers on the Range Reservoir manager Ken Beck says wryly that he has lots of water coming his way, “and I need a hole to put it in.” In southern Colorado, Beck is the superintendent of Pine River Irrigation District and Vallecito … [Read more...] about A Colorado reservoir gets ready for an epic snowmelt
Sea rise be damned, this new arts building in Sausalito will float … well, sort of
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Sausalito’s going to build a “climate-resilient” arts building in the Marinship. It is designed, they say, to survive the much feared idea of sea rise. What, this new building is gonna float? Well, in a way. The bottom floor will be water-sealed … [Read more...] about Sea rise be damned, this new arts building in Sausalito will float … well, sort of
Lifespan disparity is real inequity; Rep. Huffman says I’m all wet on his response to Alaska drilling and who is 007 without sexist quips?
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive There’s an old joke about a man with a maimed left hand who goes to church and prays for God to make his hand like the other one. Instantly, he has two maimed hands. I’m reminded of that with today’s news that Marin – for the umpteenth time … [Read more...] about Lifespan disparity is real inequity; Rep. Huffman says I’m all wet on his response to Alaska drilling and who is 007 without sexist quips?
This time the sky really is falling
Mel Gurtov/My Turn The odds are against us. That is the bottom line in the latest IPCC report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on global warming, the most comprehensive scientific report to date. Once again we are told that 2030 is the year of living dangerously—when … [Read more...] about This time the sky really is falling
Alaska drilling and Mr. Environment, Jared Huffman, is quiet as a church mouse — mindless tribal politics at its worst
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I’ve drawn your attention to this previously, but I need to do it again not only for my own peace of mind, but because it exemplifies an ugly flaw in modern politics – mindless tribalism. Marin’s representative to Congress is a progressive … [Read more...] about Alaska drilling and Mr. Environment, Jared Huffman, is quiet as a church mouse — mindless tribal politics at its worst
Hello, Mr. Orwell: What trans shooter?
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Ho-hum, another wild week in the American news cycle. In Nashville, a trans person killed six people – three 9-year-old children among them – at a private Christian school. Police identified the killer as Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old born with female … [Read more...] about Hello, Mr. Orwell: What trans shooter?
C’mon San Rafael, the investigation into the takedown of a day worker is taking way, way too long
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive April Fool’s day came and went. I thought for sure that was when the powers that be in San Rafael would reveal the results of their “thorough” investigation into the beating of a day-worker drinking beer in a parking lot in July 2022. If you’ve … [Read more...] about C’mon San Rafael, the investigation into the takedown of a day worker is taking way, way too long