by sumac | Jun 3, 2025 | Political Apologies
On May 30th, Iowa senator Joni Ernst held a Town Hall in Butler County. These are usually said to be to listen to the concerns of constituents. When someone called out “People are going to die!” Ernst replied “Well, we are all going to die.” The audience groaned, and...
by sumac | Apr 29, 2025 | Other Apologies, Sports Apologies
Hard-fought tennis game at the Open de Rouen. French player Loïs Boisson dominating. British player Harriet Dart struggling. As they changed ends, Dart spoke to the umpire. “Can you tell her to use deodorant because she smells really bad?” This was picked up by...
by sumac | Mar 19, 2025 | Police Apologies, Political Apologies
The NYPD sent news organizations a statement of correction and apology. They don’t seem to have put it on their website. The most complete version we could find appeared in the New York CaribNews. In reference to a fatal shooting at the 2024 West Indian American Day...
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...
I value my idiot constituentsJune 3, 2025
I stunk when I called you a stinkerApril 29, 2025
A person of interest, who can find? Actually, we’re not interested. Nothing to see here. Sorry!March 19, 2025
Semi-apology from a ghost-whispererOctober 31, 2024
I did it for the animals and it got out of handOctober 9, 2024