J. Sam Drolet

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1 The Publication of this article has been made possible through the generosity of Mr. Cecil B. DeMille of Paramount Pictures Corporation, to whom the Editor is pleased to make use of this opportunity to express his deep appreciation.
Me on a brown leather sofa with an ottoman in front of me. I am looking to the side. A golden retriever with a tennis ball in her mouth is at my feet.
Street sign post showing signs for 400 North and 600 West.
Chef Hak’s Roasted Red, White & Blue Veggies
A blue laptop on a black slate bar surface. The laptop is open to an article entitled “The Controversy Surrounding Machine-made Matzot: Halakhic, Social, and Economic Repercussions.” To the right is a black mouse, a can of Key Lime La Croix, and a small JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh. To the left is a blue pen and a stack of books, the topmost of which is The Polychrome Historical Haggadah.
Driveway with a white pickup truck and two gray SUVs. The bed of the truck is full of boxes of books.
Duckdog on a queen-size bed with a gray blanket.
Bright chartreuse green bottle of Sahara Dubai Inspired Pistachio Cream Liqueur. 17% ABV.
Facebook ad with a woman looking pensive and wearing a Star of David necklace. Ad text: A mezuzah made from an actual Iranian missile. The weapon fired at Israel. Now worn as your protection. Hand-forged from actual missile metal. Certificate of Authenticity included. Limited quantity.
Four cars in a driveway with fresh snow on and around them.
Arch in Philadelphia Chinatown.
Me with an “I Voted Today!” sticker in my living room with bookshelves and plants in the background.
Sign at No Kings Anchorage: “Presidents obey the law; kings wage wars.”
Protestors at No Kings Anchorage on snow. An inflatable unicorn with a sign reeding “Trans Rights are Human Rights!” on its back is at center right.
No Kings March in Anchorage with Tom Begich for Governor sign centered.
Protestors on the Anchorage Park Strip. One sign says “divided we fall.”
No Kings Anchorage rally in front of the Performing Arts Center. One sign says “no kings, no fascists.”
Signs at No Kings Anchorage, including one saying “Only The Lady gets to wear the crown” with a picture of the Statue of Liberty.
Protestors standing on a snowbank about 2 feet tall at No Kings Anchorage.
Small dog in a backpack with sign reading “No Justice, No treats!”
Facebook post from Stand Up Alaska: “And then we got a little spicy.” Photo of people on the Delaney Park Strip in Anchorage spelling out “FUCK ICE.”
Vote by mail ballot drop box in Anchorage, Alaska.
A pot of green chile stew simmering on the stove.
Map of the Southern Plains area of the US with archaeological sites marked. The sites and their distributions are described later in the thread.
Moose on a snowy street.
Construction site in the snow. A fence with a black covering in the foreground has an opening that leads to the site. In the middle distance a crane towers over a three-story building under construction.
Map of western Arizona and adjacent parts of California and Arizona showing Patayan sites as well as Sinagua and Hohokam sites on the eastern periphery.
Newspaper Rock National Historic Site in Utah, featuring rock art likely created by the Fremont along with several other cultures.
Map of most of Utah and surrounding areas to the east and west, with Fremont, Ancestral Puebloan, and Archaic archaeological sites noted.
Closeup map showing two clusters of Salado sites east of Phoenix surrounded by Mogollon sites to the north and Hohokam sites to the west.
Map showing Sinagua sites around Flagstaff and Sedona, Arizona. They are surrounded by a Puebloan site to the north, a Mogollon one to the southeast, a Hohokam one to the southwest, and a Patayan one to the west.
Map of the Southwestern US with archaeological sites noted in various colors. The colors are explained in the thread below.
Map of the Southwestern US with archaeological sites noted in various colors. The colors are explained in the thread below.
Map of continental US with multicolored markers for archaeological sites. The colors cluster in ways that are explained later in the thread.
Bart Simpson chanting "More asbestos! More asbestos!"
The Animas River at Farmington, New Mexico.
Several bald eagles in a tree at a traffic light.
Car dashboard showing outside temperature of negative 17 degrees Fahrenheit.
Signs in a shop window: “No seed oils“ “Veggie Burger!” and “100% Pure Beef Tallow!”
Chanukkiah with five lit candles. Football game in background.
Meme of Reverend Lovejoy driving a van and saying "Bart, we're here to bring you back to the one true faith, the Western branch of American Reform Presbylutheranism."
Chanukkiah with two lit candles, one in the middle and one on the right. Football game on a screen in the background. The Dallas Cowboys are playing.
Screen with four football games being projected. The games are Packets-Broncos, Titans-49ers, Lions-Rams, and Colts-Seahawks.
Sunset over the Anchorage Park Strip. The sky is gold with rose undertones in the clouds. The Clarion Suites is in the right foreground and the Inlet Tower is in the left background.
Title page of Catholicism for Dummies with Imprimatur by Most Reverend James F. Checchio, JCD, MBA, Diocese of Metuchen, NJ and Nihil Obstat by Reverend John G. Hillier, PhD, Censor Librorum. Dated November 22, 2021.
Cover of Catholicism for Dummies. The authors are Rev. Fr. John Trigilio, Jr., PhD, ThD and Rev. Fr. Kenneth Brighenti, PhD.
Catholicism for Dummies on a bookshelf surrounded by other books about Catholicism.
Picture of vague pink and blue sky above a residential street.
New York Times Screenshot: Analysis What if Democrats' Big Shutdown Loss Turns Out to Be a Win? Despite considerable hand-wringing in the party about caving to Republicans in the government closure, some Democrats see potential upsides in the outcome. 5 MIN READ
Moose through an interior window.
A young male moose with small antlers in a yard surrounded by a chain-link fence next to a red minivan.
Screen showing Red Panda unicycling and balancing bowls on TNF Nightcap.
Palestinian flag against a blue sky.
Sign at Anchorage No Kings: “Kristi Noem is Like a Box of Chocolates: Both Kill Dogs.”
No Kings Anchorage crowd.
Signs hanging off the side of a building: “No Kings Rally” and “Because I ❤️ America.”
Protest signs at No Kings Anchorage with Egan Center in background.
No Kings protest at Town Square Park in Anchorage, Alaska.