Mark P. Shea's Blog, page 73

I used to work at Fred Hutch, so this story tickles me no end

The Hutch Closes in on a cancer cure THE MAGIC MICROSCOPIC particles that might change the world — and in the process, permanently burnish Seattle’s spot on the big, ascent-of-man scientific map — are, at this very moment, being carted about on a medical campus one short traffic jam away from the shores of Lake […]

What a Time to Be Alive!

So, in 2013, the repulsive Michael Cohen actually, seriously, sent a cease and desist letter to the Onion, because these snowflakes really are that thin-skinned. The reason for the letter was that the Onion wrote a piece, purportedly by Donald Trump, titled “When You’re Feeling Low, Just Remember I’ll Be Dead In About 15 Or […]

I had Lillian Vogl, the Chairwoman of the American Solidarity Party…

…on Connecting the Dots today!  Check it out! Go here to find out how to join and support the ASP. You don’t have to give up your party to do so. So you can still (as I will) vote Dem this fall in order to destroy as much of the Party of Trump as possible. […]

Australian Conservatives are Catching the American Party of Trump Dementia

A sane conservative Catholic writes from Oz: I have seen, of course, a great deal. But never before today was I aware of certain products of the Australian Christianist sewer who compared Robert Mueller – in complete seriousness – to … Lavrentiy Beria. The exact phrase is a complaint about “blank cheque terms of reference […]

Kristine Franklin’s new Hello and Welcome! podcast is on the air!

You can find the Hello and Welcome! site here: Hello and Welcome! is a Catholic Christian podcast dedicated to helping you to grow in your relationship with God, self, and others. Episodes include engaging storytelling and a wide range of topics – marriage, friendship, parenting, gratitude, prayer, finding inner peace, conquering anxiety, giving and receiving […]

Some thoughts on the Royal Wedding

…over at The Catholic Weekly. Americans are supposed to not care about Royal Weddings because, you know, American. We actually have it in our Constitution that you cannot have titles of royalty and nobility.  If you come here and become a citizen you have to legally drop “Sir” from Sir Anthony Hopkins or Sir Patrick Stewart. […]

Bravo, Mr. Rowen!

Iconic boy from U2 album covers chews out U2 for selling out the unborn: AS A child, he was the face of no fewer than three U2 album covers but, as an adult, Peter Rowen has found himself at odds with the Irish band. The 44-year-old award-winning photographer and cover star of albums like “War” […]

A chance to do a work of mercy

This is Cynthia Tisdale. Some time back her husband was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.  So, living in America, which tells people like her husband to die if they cannot afford treatment, she went to work at two jobs to try to support her family and save him if she could. One of those jobs […]

The Hobbit: A Long-Expected Autopsy

Jeffrey Overstreet points me to this fine dissection of why The Hobbit films sucked.  I like the intelligence of the analysis.  It’s not just a rant.  It is just to the films while still explaining their badness:

Gun Cult Renews Commitment to Lies and Death in Wake of Massacre

SANTA FE, TX – The American Gun Cult renewed its commitment to seeing as many dead children as it takes in order to maintain profits for the Arms Industry while its willing dupes, addicts, and narcissists renewed their commitment to lies and death in their overwhelming selfishness. Echoing Conservative Folk Hero Joe the Plumber, the […]