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From People’s Artist: “We all knew what our families had been through,” said the Kirov’s Sergei Vikulov. Born in 1938, he “grew up hearing about the Great Terror…How they would huddle together in fear in the apartment when they heard the Black … Continue reading →

As Sen. Blumenthal tweets: “Refusal to release Democratic response to #NunesMemo – evidence of obstruction of justice by Donald Trump happening in real time.”

Now he claims that the gargantuan military budget is needed to begin rebuilding the U.S. military. A trillion-dollar-plus military needs rebuilding??!! Are any Dems going to challenge this hogwash? Meanwhile, in the lower chamber, Ryan all but out-lies McConnell, claiming … Continue reading →

Don’t forget that Choerilus of Samos was wondering that back in the 5th century B.C., when he wrote: “The arts are all fenced in now, the field parceled out, And we, the latecomers scratched from the race, No room to … Continue reading →

in her palmy days have high heels resonated like Nancy P’s. But will it all have been for naught?

If you watch the 1964 Kirov Shades w/Fedicheva & Soloviev, the tempo for the third “slow” (begins slow) soloist variation is the same as what was played during Doug Fullington’s Imperial restoration program at the Guggenheim several years ago. Faster … Continue reading →

I love the way that Nancy P. got her high heels out on that Capitol floor and grew roots with them. Expensive shoes are nice, and talk is invigorating, but action is better–corral that caucus and say No, Leader Pelosi.

A book needs to be written about Trump’s body language. When he practices his own mutation of what is meant to be an acknowledgement of the audience’s applause–like at the SOTU when the GOP leapt to their feet and drooled … Continue reading →

Sen. Schumer has nothing to crow about: once again, the Dems are signing off on a gargantuan, completely unnecessary increase in the military budget. Our military budget is three times what it was twenty years ago and the world is … Continue reading →

and she’s dug in on the House floor. Brava! “JR” at Daily Kos has it in real time.