By Lambert Strether of Corrente
Dear patient readers, this is an open thread as I struggle to finish writing my long overdue article on mask bans. – Lambert
P.S.: But as a conversation starter, I dug into the objections I made yesterday about Waltz’s military record. I asked for a timeline.Here’s one:
Tim Waltz’s “Swiftboating” has begun. What’s the truth? Tasks and objectives. Fun facts:
“Swiftboat” was political shorthand for a 2004 media campaign that attacked Democratic candidate John Kerry’s combat experience as a naval officer serving on river patrol boats (known by their crews as Swiftboats) during the Vietnam War. Run by a group calling itself Swiftboat Veterans for Truth, the campaign was led by Chris LaCivita, who now serves as co-chairman for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Of course, I don’t know if there are benefits, but everything old is new again.
Today’s Bird Song
My readers have been very happy with the Mockingbird so I plan to continue drawing it. I am currently on the fourth day of the third week.
Long-tailed Mockingbird, ACP Chapari Chapari Ecolodge, Lambayeque, Peru; “Several birds singing together in a roosting area near the lodge grounds, the ‘epicenter’ of Chapari mockingbirds.”
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