[Abstract] Allan L. Branson. “African American Serial Killers: Over‐Represented Yet Underacknowledged”, in Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, February 2013. ‘Can you name an African American (black) serial killer?’ In the US, the answer is often silence. For those who can remember, it might be Wayne Williams, the so‐called ‘Atlanta child murderer’. More astute individuals could […]
Continue readingCancel Culture 1996 (Al Gore)
[Summary of] “Al Gore and Me: How Marty Peretz Saved Me From Packing My Bags for Washington DC”, in Journal of Palestine Studies, Winter 1996. pp. 54-59. In early June 1995, Richard Marius, a senior lecturer at Harvard University and a fomer head of its expository writing program, was hired by VP Al Gore to […]
Continue readingPlayed Like a Cheap Banjo: Baghdad Suicide Bombings and a Note on Sleper Cells
So there was a double suicide bombing in Baghdad that killed 32 and wounded at least 100 in a major shopping area. A high ranking Iraqi general immediately said it was an Islamic State sleeper cell and that they were signalling a resurgence. There were immediate calls for more American troops, reversing Trump’s withdrawal. Would […]
Continue readingSmartmatic: 60 Self-reported, Self-selected elections since 2010
Smartmatic: 60 Self-reported, Self-selected elections since 2010 (local, province/state, national, EU Parliament) plus voter registration and voter authetication services; plus unspecified elections in four more countries (Colombia, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras) Note that Smartmatic machines are sometimes noted to be internet accessible. Source: Smartmatic website (11/15/2020): case studies and executive profiles (election involvement with no […]
Continue readingHow Many Died of Coronavirus As a Result of the Black Lives Matter Protests?
This is a question no one has cared to ask other than to shrug and say the protests conferred perfect immunity. For months there were rallies, marches and riots associated with Black Lives Matter and their White Allies. This period also saw the second surge in deaths from corona. But how many died in the […]
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