San Francisco Call, 25 January 1892 RAID ON THE FLIERS. Several Speedy Drivers Arrested by the Park Police. There has been so much fast driving through the park of late that the Commissioners ordered the park police to arrest all the too speedy ones. Yesterday Commissioners Austin and Hammond were nearly cut down by some … [Read more…]
Hollywood Reporter – 6/17/2015 A casting call was sent out last week “looking to cast people for the event to wear t-shirts and carry signs and help cheer him in support of his announcement.” Trump’s big presidential announcement Tuesday was made a little bigger with help from paid actors — at $50 a pop. New … [Read more…]
San Francisco Call, 24 January 1892 CONTRACT LABOR. The Alien Law* Violated and American Miners Superseded by Hungarians or Slavs. New York, Jan. 23.— Contract Labor Inspectors Conkling and Osborne, sent from this city to the mining districts in Pennsylvania to investigate the workings of the alien contract law, have sent a report to Secretary … [Read more…]
From the Washington Post, Jan 24,2017 I was pondering the President’s mental health last night then came across this today. Seems I’m not alone, others are questioning his “balance” as well. … Imagine how lawmakers perceive him after a performance like that. Do they imagine he is unstable? Dishonest? Well, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck … [Read more…]
Marin County Tocsin, 23 January 1892 The pope has the grip. Cardinal Simeoni died in Rome Jan 14 of the grip. Enormous damage has been done by floods in Spain. Albert Victor, heir of the prince of Wales, died of the grip Jan. 14, aged 28. He was a rather light-headed dandy and credited with … [Read more…]
Mariposa Gazette, 13 December 1913 NEW ACTS SOON TO BE IN FORCE Workers’ Compensation, Auto and Fishing Laws Take Effect January 1 State Will Go Into Insurance Field — Automobilists and Nimrods to Pay License Sacramento — Three important laws passed by the last general assembly become effective January 1, 1914. The measures are the … [Read more…]
Mariposa Gazette, 13 December 1913 Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst Is Seized on Her Arrival in England and Jailed Turbulent Seas Prevent “General” Drummond and Her Aids From Rescuing Their Chief Plymouth, England — Wind and sea helped the police to evade the posse of suffragettes who had planned to prevent the rearrest of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst … [Read more…]
From a sign during the Women’s Marches on Jan. 21, 2017. SUPER – CALLOUS – FASCIST – RACIST – EXTRA – BRAGGA – DOCIOUS
Mother Jones (I use the Firefox add-on “Some Rich Asshole” which translates the word T R U M P into the “The Toupeed Fucktrumpet”, among a few other choice epithets. Below is what this add-on did to a Mother Jones article about his conflicts of interest. I’ve placed the transpositions in ITALICS. The Some Rich … [Read more…]
Anti-Some Weaselheaded Fucknugget protesters form human chain across Golden Gate Bridge JOHN ROGERS AND JOCELYN GECKER ASSOCIATED PRESS | January 20, 2017, 9:53AM LOS ANGELES — Thousands of protesters formed a human chain across the Golden Gate Bridge on Friday while thousands more marched through a driving rainstorm in Los Angeles as a state that … [Read more…]