by sumac | Oct 9, 2024 | Personal Apologies, True Crime Apologies
In the summer of 2023, a fervent advocate for mistreated dogs got emotional on social media about a case in Fresno that was frustrating her. In the process of trying to arouse outrage, she made a suggestion which turned out to be false. Wrong. A dangerous lie. In an...
by sumac | Jun 25, 2024 | Historical Apologies
We won’t go into the entire remarkable career of Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adams Earley with the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), but will look at an incident in 1946, and what followed. Major Adams, as she was then, was commanding officer of the 6888th Battalion. The...
by sumac | Jan 15, 2024 | Corporate Apologies
“Regrettably, in trying to thwart a well-documented Armenian fraud ring operating in certain parts of California, a few employees took impermissible actions. While we prioritize protecting our bank and our customers from fraud, it is unacceptable to base credit...
by sumac | Sep 12, 2023 | Political Apologies
New Zealand investigative journalist Nicky Hager writes powerful books on subjects like intelligence networks, politics, and environmental issues. Sometimes people – powerful people at powerful institutions – get SO ANGRY about his books they commit illegal acts...
by sumac | Jul 28, 2023 | Historical Apologies
(Reviving a post from 2012, because not getting an apology doesn’t make feelings go away.) The Events: It would be nice if we were all familiar with the Great Upheaval/Grand Dérangement – the forcible exile of the Acadians from the Maritime Provinces of Canada....
Semi-apology from a ghost-whispererOctober 31, 2024
I did it for the animals and it got out of handOctober 9, 2024
SorryWatch Reads: I’m Sorry You Got MadOctober 2, 2024
Mexican Olympians, we celebrate you … with RACISM!August 2, 2024