As of the middle of the day on August 13, 2021, the Taliban controls roughly half of Afghanistan. Two decades after the beginning of the longest war in American history, the U.S. needs to confront a reality it has tried to avoid since the end of the similarly-long Vietnam War: wars are not always won by the bigger army. How did we get here, so … Continue reading The humiliating end of the War in Afghanistan
Update 8/10/21 12:12 PM: Andrew Cuomo has resigned as Governor of New York. The original article continues below. Assuming we can get this article up fast enough, Andrew Cuomo is the 56th and current Governor of New York, the fourth most populous state (California, Texas, and Florida) and the dominant state of the American northeast (sorry, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, but it’s true). Cuomo’s tenure in … Continue reading A Very Special Episode of Who The Fuck Are All These Fucks: Andrew Cuomo
Gulf of Maine gunsmithing has closed. The shop, whose sign adorned U.S. Route 302 in Raymond (roughly halfway between Portland and the lauded Fryeburg Fair), operated for thirty-two years before shuttering back in May, but it wasn’t until recently that the sign was taken down for good. In 2019, Mainer described the sign as “Maine’s most hateful roadside attraction.” Here’s an excerpt from their article … Continue reading Saying “goodbye” to Maine’s weirdest gun store
