Up or down, there’s no curiosity about the seemingly odd goings-on.
As 2025 comes to a close, the number of criminal cases filed annually in Maine courts continues to decline. It also looks like the number of indigent criminal defense
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Yes, Chinese-style speech suppression could happen here (The revolution will not be televised).
Posted by Ed Folsom, November 30, 2025
The Cyberspace Administration of China recently enacted a set of rules barring social media influencers from posting content on “‘serious’…
Communists are alright with ME, ones with S.S. tattoos not excepted.
Posted by Ed Folsom, October 13, 2025.
Bangor voters recently elected Daniel Carson to their City Council. According to the Bangor Daily News, Carson is both a registered…
Violent Haters in Love and Unity, Then and Now.
Posted by Ed Folsom, September 30, 2025.
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News broke late last week that Assata Shakur died, at age 78, in Cuba.…
Czechs Criminalize Communist Propaganda, U.S. Kids Swoon Over Socialism.
Posted by Ed Folsom, September 10, 2025.
The inspiration for this post comes from three sources:
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Is DEI grant funding of science apolitical? Hardly.
Posted by Ed Folsom, August 11, 2025.
The AP story is a real howler. The headline blares: “Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers.”
The story tells…
U.S. v. Mackey: A Biden DOJ Conspiracy Theory Shredded.
Posted by Ed Folsom, July 14, 2025.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Government Exhibit #720 pic.twitter.com/M2NwUXzXMt
— Douglass Mackey (@DougMackeyCase) July 9, 2025
United States v. Mackey, decided by the Second Circuit…