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Wasteland Bait & Tackle: We Need to be Human

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 James McMurtry0

Photo by YouTube screenshot https://youtu.be/sBs2IpPnuR0 I once passed a southbound patrol car on U.S. 281 in central Texas. The lettering on the door said,“Johnson City Street Gang Unit.” I almost ran off the road laughing. Johnson City doesn’t have but maybe fifteen streets, how many gangs could it have? Imagine the city council meeting, “We […]

Wasteland Bait & Tackle: On Testing, by James McMurtry

May 11, 2020May 12, 2020 James McMurtry1

Before traveling to Arizona this past Tuesday, the President said he wasn’t concerned about the health risks of traveling because everyone in his entourage had been tested for Covid-19 within the past hour. “We have great testing,” he said. He and his, no doubt do have great testing. They can, and do, get tested whether […]

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