Flag of the Day – Transnistria

Flag of the Day – Transnistria

When I was a kid it seemed like half of the world's flags were some version of this flag. Red field, soviet hammer and sickle, and a stripe.  A blue stripe (Ukraine).  A double blue strip (Turkmenia).  A dark blue strip (Azerbaijan).  Etc.  Now there is only one hold out waving this classic.  Little Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), has a flag frozen in time. According the Wikipedia, Transnistria is an unrecognised country located in the narrow strip of land between the river Dniester

Wanting Shameless People to Feel Shame

Jess Scarene said something in the "Kathy on Kathy Violence" episode to Highlands Bunker that really hit the nail on the head.  I'll make a mess of it, but essentially... So much of our "accountability" for rich, well-connected people depends on them feeling shame - when they really have never felt shame and will never feel shame in the future. Beyond KKMcG just think of Joe Biden waiting for Mitch McConnell to feel shame.  Consider how long this blog has been waiting for Chris Coons to feel shame.  It simply isn't going to happen.   They've killed off whatever vestigial shame mechanism they were born with. BTW - Listen to, subscribe to, and support the Highlands Bunker Podcast. Here is a new episode.  I'll be listening to this afternoon.
Four Freedoms (w/Harvey J Kaye)
With a potentially transformative bill moving through Congress right now, Professor Harvey J Kaye joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about how FDR was able to create and frame his New Deal, and what the role of presidential and grassroots leadership is in passing a bold agenda. Show Notes:

Flag of the Day – Romania & Chad

This is a twofer. The national flags of Romania and Chad are tricolor with vertical stripes, beginning from the flagpole: blue, yellow and red. They have a width-length ratio of…