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Secular Abnormalist
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Politics at badcrow.substack.com
Photos at https://www.flickr.com/photos/honolala/
#Pentax ME K-3 K-1
Secular Abnormalist
Reposts appreciated where warranted
Photos mine except reposts and where otherwise indicated
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
Elementary, my dear Watson.
Elementary, my dear Watson.
January 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
Elementary, my dear Watson.
Elementary, my dear Watson.
In which I catalogue some good news along with the horrible no good very bad shit, all the while hoping I'll ditch this funk. And there's music! It's today's Bad Crow Review.
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Even The Good News Is Bringing Me Down
Not that there's a lot of it
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January 23, 2026 at 8:39 PM
In which I catalogue some good news along with the horrible no good very bad shit, all the while hoping I'll ditch this funk. And there's music! It's today's Bad Crow Review.
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My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
I don't know the answer to this so I'm going with Stormy McStormface, but I do remember reading about all kinds of named historical storms from the 1700s and 1800s so The Weather Channel is very much a McStormface-come-lately.
I don't know the answer to this so I'm going with Stormy McStormface, but I do remember reading about all kinds of named historical storms from the 1700s and 1800s so The Weather Channel is very much a McStormface-come-lately.
January 22, 2026 at 6:47 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
I don't know the answer to this so I'm going with Stormy McStormface, but I do remember reading about all kinds of named historical storms from the 1700s and 1800s so The Weather Channel is very much a McStormface-come-lately.
I don't know the answer to this so I'm going with Stormy McStormface, but I do remember reading about all kinds of named historical storms from the 1700s and 1800s so The Weather Channel is very much a McStormface-come-lately.
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
The Beeb boycotted the 1976 F1 season because they disapproved of Durex as the official condom of the event. Probably they thought an Italian brand would be more appropriate.
The Beeb boycotted the 1976 F1 season because they disapproved of Durex as the official condom of the event. Probably they thought an Italian brand would be more appropriate.
January 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
The Beeb boycotted the 1976 F1 season because they disapproved of Durex as the official condom of the event. Probably they thought an Italian brand would be more appropriate.
The Beeb boycotted the 1976 F1 season because they disapproved of Durex as the official condom of the event. Probably they thought an Italian brand would be more appropriate.
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
Look, if we're gonna talk about dogs winning a best actor award, I think inveterate leg-humping actors like Errol Flynn or Leonardo DiCaprio have to take precedence. The former even won a Bambi award.
Look, if we're gonna talk about dogs winning a best actor award, I think inveterate leg-humping actors like Errol Flynn or Leonardo DiCaprio have to take precedence. The former even won a Bambi award.
January 20, 2026 at 8:33 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
Look, if we're gonna talk about dogs winning a best actor award, I think inveterate leg-humping actors like Errol Flynn or Leonardo DiCaprio have to take precedence. The former even won a Bambi award.
Look, if we're gonna talk about dogs winning a best actor award, I think inveterate leg-humping actors like Errol Flynn or Leonardo DiCaprio have to take precedence. The former even won a Bambi award.
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
"Charlie don't surf" is one of the two most memorable lines spoken by Robert Duval's character in Apocalypse Now. The Clash's tune appeared on Sandanista, their flawed but still epic triple album.
"Charlie don't surf" is one of the two most memorable lines spoken by Robert Duval's character in Apocalypse Now. The Clash's tune appeared on Sandanista, their flawed but still epic triple album.
January 15, 2026 at 7:07 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
"Charlie don't surf" is one of the two most memorable lines spoken by Robert Duval's character in Apocalypse Now. The Clash's tune appeared on Sandanista, their flawed but still epic triple album.
"Charlie don't surf" is one of the two most memorable lines spoken by Robert Duval's character in Apocalypse Now. The Clash's tune appeared on Sandanista, their flawed but still epic triple album.
Yes, there's some awfulness here from the regime and the reporters who in theory report on them, but on the lighter side we have "missionary lizards," including the venomous JD Vance who gets roundly slagged, and a bunch of good music.
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Trump Keeps Saying We Won't Have Meaningful Midterms
Plus "missionary lizards" and JD Vance, plus homicidally stupid press tricks, plus music
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January 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Yes, there's some awfulness here from the regime and the reporters who in theory report on them, but on the lighter side we have "missionary lizards," including the venomous JD Vance who gets roundly slagged, and a bunch of good music.
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badcrow.substack.com/p/trump-keep...
Congressional Democrats, who enthusiastically supported sanctions against Venezuela which overwhelming harmed only the country's poor, should introduce sanctions against the criminal regime headquartered just down the street from them. Propose that they be banned from using U.S. banks, for instance.
January 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Congressional Democrats, who enthusiastically supported sanctions against Venezuela which overwhelming harmed only the country's poor, should introduce sanctions against the criminal regime headquartered just down the street from them. Propose that they be banned from using U.S. banks, for instance.
In which we propose sanctions against a criminal regime, mourn a dead newspaper, and play some fine music of a particular bent. It's today's Bad Crow Review.
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War, Murder, Kidnapping: Democrats Say "We'll Pay For That"
Plus owners pull the plug on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, plus music
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January 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
In which we propose sanctions against a criminal regime, mourn a dead newspaper, and play some fine music of a particular bent. It's today's Bad Crow Review.
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My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
Did anybody else not know that The Wonderful World of Disney is still airing?
Did anybody else not know that The Wonderful World of Disney is still airing?
January 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
Did anybody else not know that The Wonderful World of Disney is still airing?
Did anybody else not know that The Wonderful World of Disney is still airing?
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
I know I'm way late on this one but Mixue is the world's largest fast food place because ice cream and tea is the Breakfast of Champions and it won't be long until Americans recognize this. It just needs to blow up on TikTok.
I know I'm way late on this one but Mixue is the world's largest fast food place because ice cream and tea is the Breakfast of Champions and it won't be long until Americans recognize this. It just needs to blow up on TikTok.
January 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
I know I'm way late on this one but Mixue is the world's largest fast food place because ice cream and tea is the Breakfast of Champions and it won't be long until Americans recognize this. It just needs to blow up on TikTok.
I know I'm way late on this one but Mixue is the world's largest fast food place because ice cream and tea is the Breakfast of Champions and it won't be long until Americans recognize this. It just needs to blow up on TikTok.
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
It was Deacon Jones who coined the word "sack" for football, based on his experiences as an 18th century pirate, sacking and pillaging towns and ships before lending his name to the endlessly voracious seas (Deacon Jones's Locker).
It was Deacon Jones who coined the word "sack" for football, based on his experiences as an 18th century pirate, sacking and pillaging towns and ships before lending his name to the endlessly voracious seas (Deacon Jones's Locker).
January 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
It was Deacon Jones who coined the word "sack" for football, based on his experiences as an 18th century pirate, sacking and pillaging towns and ships before lending his name to the endlessly voracious seas (Deacon Jones's Locker).
It was Deacon Jones who coined the word "sack" for football, based on his experiences as an 18th century pirate, sacking and pillaging towns and ships before lending his name to the endlessly voracious seas (Deacon Jones's Locker).
Happy New Year! My resolutions and why we can't have nice things (Socialism) and, relatedly, our stupid press as seen through the eyes of Walter Lippmann a century ago, since when nothing has changed for the better. Plus new music for the new year. It's today's Bad Crow Review.
My Resolutions For 2026
Plus socialism and stuff, plus music
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January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Happy New Year! My resolutions and why we can't have nice things (Socialism) and, relatedly, our stupid press as seen through the eyes of Walter Lippmann a century ago, since when nothing has changed for the better. Plus new music for the new year. It's today's Bad Crow Review.
In which we bid a final "fuck you!" to 2025, celebrating terrible journalism and other past and prospective atrocities. It's today's Bad Crow Review, which includes some of my favorite music of the year.
Marjorie Greene Meets The Daily Scumbag
Plus odds and ends, plus Happy New Year, Comrades! Plus music
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December 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
In which we bid a final "fuck you!" to 2025, celebrating terrible journalism and other past and prospective atrocities. It's today's Bad Crow Review, which includes some of my favorite music of the year.
Probably not the last post of the year but one which includes a bit of seasonally appropriate stuff, along with some music. It's today's Bad Crow Review.
The Bad Crow 2026 Wish List
Plus some music, and a brief aside to open
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December 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Probably not the last post of the year but one which includes a bit of seasonally appropriate stuff, along with some music. It's today's Bad Crow Review.
I hope everybody who does holidays enjoys them. May they all be whatever and however many colors you want them to be. Meanwhile, I have a few things to say about a few things I read, and a fair amount of what I like to think is pretty good music, most of it new to me. It's today's Bad Crow Review.
A Little What The Fuck For The Holidays
Plus music
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December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I hope everybody who does holidays enjoys them. May they all be whatever and however many colors you want them to be. Meanwhile, I have a few things to say about a few things I read, and a fair amount of what I like to think is pretty good music, most of it new to me. It's today's Bad Crow Review.
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
The first orbital Christmas song was, sadly, "Jingle Bells."
The first orbital Christmas song was, sadly, "Jingle Bells."
December 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
The first orbital Christmas song was, sadly, "Jingle Bells."
The first orbital Christmas song was, sadly, "Jingle Bells."
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
Tom Waits for no man.
Tom Waits for no man.
December 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
Tom Waits for no man.
Tom Waits for no man.
Give peace a chance? Are you nuts? Plus a choleric crime against humanity, plus a few other things, plus music, sweet music. It's today's Bad Crow Review.
Peace Is Not An Option
Plus a few other things, plus music
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December 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Give peace a chance? Are you nuts? Plus a choleric crime against humanity, plus a few other things, plus music, sweet music. It's today's Bad Crow Review.
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
Wiz Khalifa is inexplicably (no offense, as it were) a Steelers fan even though he mostly grew up in countries where football means football, not aggravated assault.
Wiz Khalifa is inexplicably (no offense, as it were) a Steelers fan even though he mostly grew up in countries where football means football, not aggravated assault.
December 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
Wiz Khalifa is inexplicably (no offense, as it were) a Steelers fan even though he mostly grew up in countries where football means football, not aggravated assault.
Wiz Khalifa is inexplicably (no offense, as it were) a Steelers fan even though he mostly grew up in countries where football means football, not aggravated assault.
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
"Their eyes are a deeper blue. They like their hair that color too."
— Renowned biologists Social Distortion
"Their eyes are a deeper blue. They like their hair that color too."
— Renowned biologists Social Distortion
December 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
"Their eyes are a deeper blue. They like their hair that color too."
— Renowned biologists Social Distortion
"Their eyes are a deeper blue. They like their hair that color too."
— Renowned biologists Social Distortion
Quite the long post-surgical bit today, covering the bad (anti-science fuckery) and the worse (nice democracy, sort of—shame if something happened to it), plus some bangers in the soundtrack. It's today's Bad Crow Review.
Sorting The Catastrophic From The Apocalyptic
Plus music
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December 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Quite the long post-surgical bit today, covering the bad (anti-science fuckery) and the worse (nice democracy, sort of—shame if something happened to it), plus some bangers in the soundtrack. It's today's Bad Crow Review.
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
What struck me is that the current value of San Luis Obispo's Milestone Mo-Tel nightly fee is $17. And it was a classy joint.
What struck me is that the current value of San Luis Obispo's Milestone Mo-Tel nightly fee is $17. And it was a classy joint.
December 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
What struck me is that the current value of San Luis Obispo's Milestone Mo-Tel nightly fee is $17. And it was a classy joint.
What struck me is that the current value of San Luis Obispo's Milestone Mo-Tel nightly fee is $17. And it was a classy joint.
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
Crocs, and like everything else, the film proved prophetic on footwear too,
Crocs, and like everything else, the film proved prophetic on footwear too,
December 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question:
Crocs, and like everything else, the film proved prophetic on footwear too,
Crocs, and like everything else, the film proved prophetic on footwear too,
Like so many other concepts, objections to universal health care carry within them the seeds of their own destruction. We talk about that, and offer some music, in today's Bad Crow Review.
What Jack Made Me Do Re: Health Care
Plus music
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December 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Like so many other concepts, objections to universal health care carry within them the seeds of their own destruction. We talk about that, and offer some music, in today's Bad Crow Review.