Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 24, 2022 in Blog, Essays, Politics, What's Left |
We’re less than 24-hours into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and already the level of mass ignorance on this subject has reached epidemic proportions.
So typical, especially of many Americans who apparently have never cracked open a history book, or come within thousands of miles of Eastern Europe, or ever heard of the longstanding acrimony between these two nations/peoples, or ever talked to a real Russian or a Ukrainian, here’s an important lesson:
*Getting your talking points from Facebook memes and useful idiot commentators on FOX amounts to a willful disregard of facts.*
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 23, 2022 in Blog, Essays, Politics |
I find it very puzzling that so much of the world is holding its collective breath right now, but there’s been relatively little discussion about the (imminent) Russian invasion of Ukraine and/or Ukrainian territories.
Does anyone care? Is the public so fatigued by foreign conflicts that we don’t recognize a major transgression? Do we ignore global events until they reach our doorstep? I’ll be kind and ascribe widespread American apathy to this conflict being complicated. I also presume we might agree that other nations (including the U.S.) can do little to stop the incursion. Nonetheless, it’s important to try and understand things.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 20, 2022 in Blog, Politics |
On the eve of Presidents Day 2022, here’s my ranking of American Presidents since 1900 — from best to worst.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 19, 2022 in Blog, General Poker, Sports Betting |
Stu Ungar once told me something I’ll never forget.
“Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser,” he said.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 18, 2022 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Politics |
Next time you hear the old canard about “cutting government regulations” and letting businesses oversee themselves, remember the Boeing story.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 18, 2022 in Blog, Las Vegas |
NAKED CITY (LAS VEGAS)
I learned something today, so I have to share it.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 17, 2022 in Blog, Las Vegas, Personal, Restaurant Reviews |
A funny thing happened at Pasta Mia today.
I was with Rich Korbin making another short video of my favorite lunch spots, and that’s when Pete Rose walked in.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 16, 2022 in Blog, Wine Reviews |
Went to Trader Joe’s today.
Marieta: “Don’t buy any more red wine! We have enough red wine at home already! The wine racks are full!”
So, I kinda’ obeyed and bought just one “trial” bottle of red (because one bottle doesn’t count).*
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 16, 2022 in Blog, Las Vegas, Rants and Raves |
“Patriotism” and “freedom” doesn’t mean blowing shit up at 3 am.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 16, 2022 in Blog, Personal, Politics, What's Left |
When we think of racism and history, images of slavery and lynchings come to mind. Stuff from “the past.” Well, it sure goes much deeper than that. It’s something that we even witnessed in our own lives, but were blind to see it.
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