I think the phrase “various and sundry” is funny
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
Angela Davis is my new hero
I just watched Ava DuVernay’s (Selma) extraordinary documentary, The 13th on Netflix and I highly recommend it. For me, other than just being a great movie, being “introduced” to Angela Davis was a revelation! How did I not know this woman? She’s incredible. So immediately after the movie was over I went to Youtube and…
The Secret Itself is the Power: My Mother Was the Real Genius
There was no way for me to know back then that whatever instinct made my mother suggest that maybe I should keep keeping that secret a secret would end up having value, but that is, indeed, what has happened.
Stick around. It’s just getting good.
Internet Archive Received National Security Letter with FBI Misinformation about Challenging Gag Order – & a slide into a revere on the heroism of Aaron Swartz
Visitors to the site for the U.S. Sentencing Commission, for instance, found the home page replaced by a statement: “Two weeks ago today, Aaron Swartz was killed. Killed because he was forced into playing a game he could not win.”
Swallowing Pictures
Mother was big on impressing upon my memory just who was the boss. She felt that the memories of most people were not utilized as well as they could be. She said that the memory was like a dog, and wanted to be trained…
“You will remember this Arch forever, because you have impressed it into your mind, my darling Tami. You just took a picture that can never be destroyed, stolen, or lost. You just took a picture that you can take with you wherever you go, forever, and no one can ever take it away from you.”
Honduras\Clinton emails
“we are thrilled to hear that the Administration and the Secretary of State’s Office shares our views regarding what type of support is needed to get the microfinance industry to the next level, and the role of contractors in USAID’s development projects implementation.”
What are “arms sales,” anyway?
U.S. Department of Defense Security Cooperation ad.
#AndIFeelFine
“We’ve come to a dangerous place.” ~Tyrion Lannister
