From Bodysnatchers to the Borg and Beyond

Given the association of misfortune with this day, Friday the 13 th , I guess you could attribute it to the (bad) luck of the draw that, for the second month in a row, it’s my day up. And this time I don’t have he mitigating influence of Valentine’s Day to soften the blow.
When I was growing up in Columbus, Ohio, there was a Friday night TV show called Chiller Theater that featured horror and sci-fi flicks from just before midnight on. Friday the 13 th was usually an occasion for especially spooky fare, and yet some of the scariest movies we watched in those years were the science fiction offerings from the 1950s, when both the threat of nuclear annihilation and the Red Menace were at their peak.
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From Bodysnatchers to the Borg and Beyond

Given the association of misfortune with this day, Friday the 13th, I guess you could attribute it to the (bad) luck of the draw that, for the second month in a row, it’s my day up. And this time I…

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today i learned there are harvard law professors currently walking the earth who

- think secret service investigations are warranted against the threat of Gavin Newsom saying "Kristi Noem will have a bad day"

- openly advocate for catholicism to take over the american government

- love Trump (of course)

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What’s up with “ common good constitutionalism?” Why this new myth for fascism in the US? Adrian Vermeule, who is he? #adrianvermeule #commongood #constitutionalism https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/12/09/revolutionary-conservative-legal-philosophy-courts-00069201
Critics Call It Theocratic and Authoritarian. Young Conservatives Call It an Exciting New Legal Theory.

‘Common good constitutionalism’ has emerged as a leading contender to replace originalism as the dominant legal theory on the right.

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