Author: Serene Sargent

I make jewelry and try to read everything on the US Civil War and Reconstruction that comes out, (thereby knowing many smart people.) I know a bit of law, care about Beatles historiography and love the Nagras. Jane Austen whispered her Emma secrets to me across many miles and 200 years. ✨ My father was Bill Sargent, the Pay Per View Beatles guy. #DYRBRY

Ukraine: seven persons involved in the organization of Russian elections in the illegally annexed Crimea and Sevastopol added to EU sanctions list (Council of the European Union)

The European Council of the European Union reports that they have added seven persons to the list of those subject to “restrictive measures” over “actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.” These new designations come as a consequence of the organisation of Russian local elections on 8 September 2019 in the illegally annexedAutonomous Republic of Crimea and…

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Why @Jack is never, ever going to suspend Trump’s Twitter account

— so the constant whining about it is just, you know, whining. The Trump Exception Quit quoting the Twitter Rules. You’re missing the only one that counts: the public interest exception. “ Twitter generally actions Tweets that violate our rules. However, we recognize that sometimes it may be in the public interest to allow people…

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Head of the Sinner’s Table

At my table we’re cussing, breaking bread, drinking wine, laughing, and proposing toasts to all the saints that got lucky and became sinners.


How to maximize your war machine*

Lesson: Except where absolutely necessary never ever let the left hand know what the right hand is doing. In fact, chop off every hand you can and move as rapidly as possible to eliminate hands attached to humans altogether.