| 单词 | gadfly |
| 例句 | He saw himself as a muckraking gadfly and had mortgaged his brownstone five times to keep The Phoenix going. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In various court documents, judges described Cofield as a “con artist,” “no more than a gadfly and an exploiter of the court system,” and “the most litigious inmate in the system.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Concluding that economics, not politics, held the key to black success in America, Moore started a new career as a corporate gadfly, disrupting stockholders' meetings with pointed questions about racial policies and hiring practices. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I had moved from the role of a gadfly within the organization to one of the powers that I had been rebelling against. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And the suitors mad with fear at her great sign stampeded like stung cattle by a river when the dread shimmering gadfly strikes in summer, in the flowering season, in the long-drawn days. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A personal essayist reporting on his anthropological fieldwork on corruption and hypocrisy, he combines the digressively meditative style of performance artist Spalding Gray with the gadfly relentlessness of documentary filmmaker Michael Moore. Trump as theater: Mike Daisey's one-man show, 'The Trump Card,' delves into the Donald phenomenon 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Journalist and gadfly Anne Royall turned a muckraking eye on the corruption of Jackson-era Washington — and, for her troubles, nearly got ducked in the Potomac. Book World: ‘Empire of Mud,’ by J.D. Dickey Perhaps the Charlottesville gadfly can address this further in another powerful, heartfelt book. ‘Self and Soul’: Mark Edmundson’s biting critique of modern complacency 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Perhaps they may even hold the gadfly attentions of today's young people, who have mistakenly picked up a Sunday supplement thinking it was some kind of inky cloak, like Lady Gaga might wear. New year raises the eternal question: is it possible to live a life without crisps? 2013-01-13T00:05:38Z Now 77, Mr. Van Peebles is still a gadfly and an outsider. 2010-01-22T22:43:00Z “Someone who is a great scholar of Greece and simultaneously this gadfly.” Donald Kagan, Leading Historian of Ancient Greece, Dies at 89 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Broomfield explores its rules, rituals and ills while being assisted by Pam, an outspoken woman who becomes both guide and gadfly. 'Tales of the Grim Sleeper' documentary looks at L.A. slaying suspect 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z He had a gadfly mind, a strongly contrarian streak and a mischievous sense of humour. The Life and Thought of Herbert Butterfield by Michael Bentley ? review 2011-07-15T21:55:05Z Tursun published poems, essays and fiction exploring subjects such as sex and suicide, running afoul of Quranic teachings and making him a gadfly in the majority Muslim Uyghur community in Xinjiang. A Uyghur Author and Translator Were Detained. Now, Their Novel Speaks For Them. 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z And so, while conservative gadfly Armstrong Williams played host to this party at the Monocle restaurant, it was Carson everyone came to see. Ben Carson, or the tale of the disappearing Cabinet secretary 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Consider his latest adventure: Earlier this year, the Roots' drummer and hip-hop gadfly traveled to Havana for a documentary project. Questlove goes crate-digging in Cuba in new documentary 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Unlike most gadflies, though, Davis has hard data, reams of it, from academics at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism commissioned for her Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Women Flip the Script on Hollywood 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z His role was that of the gadfly, the professional dissident, the joker in the pack. Derrida: A Biography by Benoît Peeters - review 2012-11-14T08:00:01Z Harmony Korine, a once fashionable indie figure whose star fell after early success with Kids and Gummo, is once again showing some spark: a gadfly who annoys and provokes. Film review: Trash Humpers 2010-06-17T22:35:00Z What follows is a thorough, skillfully assembled chronology of the life and times of this all-around man of letters and public gadfly whose historical novels are widely regarded as his finest achievements. ‘Gore Vidal: United States of Amnesia,’ a Documentary 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z As a member of Congress, he voted against so many bills that he earned the “Dr. No” sobriquet that once belonged to Texas gadfly Ron Paul. Justin Amash was part of the conservative in-crowd. Now he’s trying to figure out who his real friends are. 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z For instance, science fiction’s longtime gadfly Charles Platt sent me the first two volumes of his autobiography, “An Accidental Life.” Review | One critic’s summer reading list: From a scandalous memoir to obscure literary journalism 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z One local gadfly, political consultant Adolph Mongo, said he will protest the dinner. NAACP honors Kid Rock for being Detroit booster 2011-04-29T19:43:15Z A pesky gadfly, Mr. Liggett sought local office several times, always as a Republican. M.T. Liggett, 86, Folk Artist and Provocateur, Is Dead 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z The likable, energetic gadfly who emerges here would have been a great voice to have on hand today, providing an informed perspective on the sweeping changes American culture has seen in the last few decades. Television Review: ‘Vito,’ a Documentary About Vito Russo, on HBO 2012-07-22T20:09:33Z You were a gadfly to the greedy profiteers and the propagandists and the unaccountable. Thank you, Jon Stewart: You had a big stage in a broken world — and you used it to say something important 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Johns’s approach has been influenced most profoundly by Marcel Duchamp — inventor of the ready-made, lover of chance, gadfly skeptic. Review | Seeing Jasper Johns: A seminal artist’s career is celebrated and illuminated in two cities 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z I say this as an endorsement: punk would be nothing without its gadflies and instigators. A Punk Band That Knows “The Bar Is Low” for Straight White Men 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Ferlinghetti’s gadfly goal has often been, simply, to keep the city weird. Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Enduring San Francisco 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z In Brazil, Mr. Zé, 80, is known as a pioneer, a tinkerer, a jokester, a deep thinker and a gadfly. Review: Tom Zé Brings Brazilian Songs With Breezy Tunes and Sly Jokes to BAM 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z Hard as it is to believe, within the memory of those still living, Marvel was not always the movie establishment's billion-dollar behemoth but a scrappy, iconoclastic comic book gadfly. 'Guardians of the Galaxy's' heroes aren't what you'd expect 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z The now indicted lawyer and buzzing gadfly Michael Avenatti is endorsing Presidential candidates. Make America Cringe Again: Tim Robinson’s “I Think You Should Leave” 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z The gadfly of the agora wears coarse clothes and a coating of grime. Review: In ‘Socrates,’ a Brainy Tribute to a Prickly Provocateur 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Carlin, a social gadfly if there ever was one, spurred a revision of the U.S.’s decency standards in broadcasting. Bring back the “bleep”: How prestige television killed my favorite TV trope 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Gary Vaynerchuk, a blogger and media gadfly, recently posted a rant against summer Fridays. Noticed: Don?t Be So Fast to Start the Weekend 2010-07-30T19:43:00Z He then took the couch – looking frail and strange, a radical departure from the big, talkative gadfly who's been a television fixture for nearly 30 years. Roger Ebert on "Oprah": The critic's voice 2010-03-02T23:05:00Z This eccentric spectacle is very much in the spirit of that old gadfly, and Conti's mentor, Ken Campbell. Nina Conti 2010-08-25T20:30:00Z It’s easy to understand Isaac’s trajectory from campus gadfly to his role in a coup against the government. ‘All Our Names’: two narrators, one catalytic character 2014-03-19T18:41:07Z With his novels, plays, articles and speeches, Mr. Grass became one of Germany’s foremost intellectuals and gadflies. Günter Grass, German author and Nobel laureate, dies at 87 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z You like the freedom to think of yourself as a gadfly who orders a Manhattan one week and a Mai Tai the next, even if you aren’t. Sorry, Sweetie, but I Need Daddy’s Estate Back 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The new biography “Henry David Thoreau: A Life” is the masterpiece that the gadfly of youthful America deserves. This new biography of Henry David Thoreau is the masterpiece he deserves 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z “It gave me hope,” said Fran Lebowitz, the acerbic Manhattan literary gadfly, on the terrace about three hours after that historic showbiz catastrophe, as the A-list drank away the searing awkwardness. Tell us what happened, Faye Dunaway! At the most elite Oscars party, A-listers had one question. 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Equal parts gadfly and cheerleader, Saltz is the playful conscience of “The Price of Everything,” a role he can play partly because he has no money on the table. Review: ‘The Price of Everything’ Asks $56 Billion Questions About Art 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z If Mr. Trump, the gadfly celebrity, sees media exposure as an opportunity, Mrs. Clinton, the cautious politician, sees it as a risk. Battle of the Network Stars: Trump vs. Clinton 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Discomfort is one thing—comedians and gadflies and politicians make people uncomfortable; art makes people uncomfortable sometimes. Mary Gaitskill on the Power of Fiction for Examining #MeToo 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Recently, that gaflen, that proud gadfly of the church, “the doctor of dread,” the father of existentialism, has emerged as a curious figure of consolation. The Life of a Philosopher for Whom Life Was the Main Question 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z That involves a fair amount of punditry and acting the gadfly. Steal this album: What happens if no one pays for music? 2012-06-20T11:45:00Z Our reviewer, Michael Sims, calls her book a “masterpiece that the gadfly of youthful America deserves.” Perspective | Why I still love Henry David Thoreau’s ‘Walden’ 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z “He’s best as a gadfly, not a dean.” Donald Kagan, leading neo-conservative historian, dead at 89 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Unger plays up the “tortoise-and-hare” caricature of the contest of Matisse and Picasso, “the plodding striver against the facile genius, the introvert against the extroverted gadfly.” How Picasso Became Picasso 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z It’s a tense moment for Ms. Lipstadt, who has vowed never to debate with anyone like Mr. Irving, a notorious gadfly who has built a lucrative career by claiming the Holocaust didn’t happen. Review: In ‘Denial,’ Confronting a Holocaust Revisionist in Court 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The same could be said of the Twitter gadflies, whose constant yipping at their victims gives a bit of an edge to the free-for-all dialogue on the site. On the Twitter Patrol 2010-04-28T16:26:00Z Les Kinsolving, a reporter for the far-right World Net Daily, was a familiar White House gadfly from the days of the Nixon administration on. There’s the major media. And then there’s the ‘other’ White House press corps. 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z William was outstandingly precise and waspish as Vaughan Cunningham, a pacifist literary gadfly with a nasal intonation and a fund of semi-louche aphorisms. David William obituary 2010-08-23T17:41:00Z Since then, she’s become a gadfly about women’s roles in TV and film–reminding studio heads and networks that they’re missing huge opportunities. Women Flip the Script on Hollywood 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z In Britain he remained a public gadfly into his 70s and 80s, appearing on television talk shows and writing a column for The Times of London. Ken Russell, Controversial Director, Dies at 84 2011-11-28T11:22:23Z Du Bois as a gadfly: radical, outspoken and indefatigable. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Instead of a genial, shuffling Everyman, he is an outspoken, fiery-eyed political gadfly preaching revolution. Review: ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes,’ a Documentary About Income Inequality 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z In terms of playwriting craft, this is the work of a novice, but a thoughtful novice who knows the gadfly sting of laughter. 'The Why' revival at Blank Theatre sparks fresh questions 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Smith shows how correcting that lapse took a concerted, lengthy effort by a chain of previously unacquainted activists — a civilian gadfly, an E.P.A. whistle-blower, a concerned university professor — that seems almost miraculous in retrospect. Review: Tainted Water, Bad Science and 8,000 Children Exposed to Lead 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Mind you, given Hooley's one-time devotion to anarchism, this gadfly of alternative music will probably not turn up to any official ceremony in City Hall in his honour. In praise of ?Terri Hooley 2011-07-25T20:10:44Z Aside from labeling the diatribes as “off topic,” there was little the supervisors could do to stop Herman, 56, an infamous gadfly at both L.A. city and county meetings. L.A. County got a restraining order against a foul-mouthed gadfly. He denies making threats 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z At last week's Republican debate the nation was introduced to a charismatic gadfly named Vivek Ramaswamy, a previously unknown biotech entrepreneur who has made a surprising surge in the polls after impressing audiences in Iowa. Rise of the Republican edgelord: If Trump is the GOP's present, Vivek Ramaswamy is its future 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Ngo, a gadfly conservative known for covering antifa protests and thus a frequent target for them, called this week’s finding and the maximum judgments — $100,000 against each of the three — “a small vindication.” Antifa members ordered to pay conservative journalist $300,000 over Portland ‘milkshake incident’ 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z "It's just a gadfly candidacy making a lot of noise and I guess he settled on a strategy of figuring out the most outrageous things he can say to continue to get attention." RFK Jr's conspiracy theories and Republican supporters 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z I have a reader who might be considered a gadfly, but he’s an evangelist claiming that we’ve seen a sea change thanks to COVID-19 and remote work has made offices obsolete. Seattle is still facing the reckoning from remote work 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z “These characters who flit in and out .... are mostly there to be disruptive. They enjoy it.” said Eric Preven, a gadfly whose running commentary is pointed yet civil. L.A. County got a restraining order against a foul-mouthed gadfly. He denies making threats 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The speaking schedule included one Democrat, the anti-vaccine gadfly Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but he backed out on Tuesday, citing a “family holiday obligation.” Moms for Liberty’s School Board Antagonism Draws G.O.P. Heavyweights 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Whether you see Lévy, a spritely 74, as a hot spot gadfly or a dedicated war reporter, there’s no denying his dedication to the cause. Review: Bernard-Henri Lévy shows the fight for survival from the trenches in 'Slava Ukraini' 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z This is why extremists such as Greene can’t be dismissed as gadflies. Opinion | Republicans follow their new leader, Marjorie Taylor Greene 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z There are always third party gadflies in presidential races and they can have an effect. The centrist plan to sabotage Joe Biden 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Robert Burck, the gadfly entertainer known as the Naked Cowboy, set up shop to sing pro-Trump songs near the barricades before cops tightened the perimeters with shouts of, “Nobody’s singing.” Biggest show in Big Apple: Circus around Trump indictment kicks off with songs, devil-clad woman 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z I used my best football-coach voice on the gadfly reporter who disrupted the White House press breifing: "The rest of us are here too, pal." Masters of disinformation: How Republicans and Putin warp our perception of reality 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z But it’s unclear how Nordstrom will respond to its newest gadfly. Tech Earnings Give a Wake-Up Call to Investors 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z These former gadflies and bomb throwers are the establishment now. A Tea Party takeover: GOP goes full MAGA 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Dave Zirin, sports editor of The Nation, unloaded Thursday on Mr. Dungy with a column ripping him as a “right-wing zealot” and the March for Life as a “madhouse of right-wing gadflies.” Ted Cruz defends March for Life speaker Tony Dungy as ‘hero’ amid media onslaught 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z On the day of the report's release, a gadfly by the name of Donald Trump tweeted: "New @RNC report calls for embracing 'comprehensive immigration reform. Does the @RNC have a death wish?" GOP plans another post-election "autopsy": But this one is rigged for Trump 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z That day was marred by a gadfly reporter who started off the briefing by griping that he never gets called on — even before press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre asked for questions. Masters of disinformation: How Republicans and Putin warp our perception of reality 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Fambrough is an activist, a gadfly and perhaps an acquired taste. Opinion | Sometimes a gadfly like this one in East Cleveland is just what democracy needs 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Working the polls has long been something that retirees did, along with nice church ladies, neighborhood busybodies, local political gadflies and civics geeks. Perspective | Nonetheless, they voted 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z The Freedom Caucus seats appear safe, and the gadflies only grow stronger. "These people are no longer fringe": Midterms likely to confirm MAGA’s staying power 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Long before Trump was anything but a Manhattan real estate gadfly cavorting at Mar-a-Lago with mobsters, mid-level celebrities and child sex traffickers, Republicans were spreading the fictional narrative that elections were routinely stolen by Democrats. So much for GOP "Team Normal": They're all backing election deniers now 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The senator said that “seriously entertaining the idea of supporting an opportunistic gadfly supported by the Democratic Party might make for an interesting dinner table conversation. But this is not an ordinary year.” Utah Senate race: Referendum on direction Trump has led GOP 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Lee dismissed his rival on Monday night as "an opportunistic gadfly supported by the Democratic Party." How Utah's Evan McMullin could become a key U.S. Senate power broker 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z But some elected Democrats are welcoming the gesture from the old gadfly. Opinion | Two decades after playing ‘spoiler,’ Ralph Nader fights for Democrats 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z He eventually returned to play a behind-the-scenes role as a left-wing gadfly in the PRI. Luis Echeverría Alvarez, Former President of Mexico, Dies at 100 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z In a politically engaged place like West Hollywood — a 1.9-square-mile city of 35,000, with no shortage of drama or gadflies — people tend to notice. Seeking higher office, WeHo councilwoman scrubs WeHo from her bio 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z “There might be a temptation to think of him as a jurisprudential gadfly,” Carpenter said. After Roe, architect of Texas abortion law sets sights on gay marriage and more 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z The former “Daily Show” host, political gadfly and activist receives the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in a special airing Tuesday on PBS. New this week: Luke Combs, Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Although the role of state auditor is to keep track of state property and has limited official duties, Zeigler turned the office into a public platform to play gadfly to Republican administrations. Election skeptics seek office of Alabama secretary of state 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z But she built a long career as a gadfly thinker, known for arguing that economic growth had to be balanced with environmental protections and for championing the maxim “think globally, act locally.” Hazel Henderson, environmental activist and futurist author, dies at 89 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Christian Ziegler said Antunes and her allies are just gadflies who are unfairly targeting his family because they “do not like Florida” and its embrace of “freedom” under DeSantis. As community veers right, political division tears apart Sarasota, Fla. 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Most of the seats during the Anaheim council meeting I attended did end up getting filled — but it was the usual assortment of lobbyists, gadflies, local activists, and happy, mysterious men in sharp suits. Column: Corruption scandal shows that in Anaheim politics, there are no angels 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Those are just a few of the celebrity gadflies, sycophants, grifters and weirdos he is backing. Does Trump still have the juice? His spotty endorsement record suggests decline 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z He remained active in civil liberties and civil rights, but it was only after he retired in 1992 that he became what one might ungenerously call a gadfly. Julian Heicklen, Cantankerous Civil Liberties Advocate, Dies at 90 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z “They’re trying to portray him as some ignorant gadfly,” she said. DHS cancels deportation request for hit-and-run killer 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z The conservative activists made common cause not just with the liberal Kennedy gadfly but with the Nation of Islam and one of the outspoken antisemites in its leadership, Rizza Islam. Opinion | Pro-lifers, RIP. The pro-death movement is born. 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming has gone from a star in the House Republican leadership to an exiled party gadfly and truth teller. A Long, Hard Year for Republicans Who Voted to Impeach After Jan. 6 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z In the early 1960s, William F. Buckley — editor, gadfly and intellectual father of modern conservatism — took aim at the far right. Review | Tracing the origins of today’s ultraconservatives 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z In fact, they are happy to let the Democrats do their dirty work for them by reeling in their violent gadflies — and then make them pay for it the next time the Republicans take power. Republicans don't care about death threats against colleagues — they are too busy seeking revenge 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z When one of the City Council’s gadflies showed up at a meeting in a Ku Klux Klan hood and robe, Page ran him off in minutes. The powerful legacy of General Jeff Page, West Coast hip-hop pioneer and 'mayor of skid row' 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z As a cradle Catholic whose family foundation has donated millions of dollars to Catholic causes, including Catholic secondary school education and student endowments, he’s an unlikely gadfly. A Loyal Catholic’s Mission to Protect the Church From Youth Football 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Back then, her gadfly behavior could be shrugged off as mildly irritating, because the Democrats weren’t in a position to get anything done anyway. Opinion | Is It Time for Kyrsten Sinema to Leave the Democratic Party? 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Attempts to portray him as some sort of eccentric gadfly are wrong. The confrontation over Jan. 6: Conservatives seek martyrdom 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z He rose to captain while maintaining a gadfly presence as co-founder 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, an advocacy group that sought criminal justice reform and spoke out against police brutality. NYC’s Eric Adams runs for mayor as the outsider’s insider 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z He’s both a graduate of an Ivy League university and a shameless media gadfly. Column: Win or lose, Larry Elder could bring about a new era of Black conservatism 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z He was, a federal appeals court judge wrote in a dissent, a “gadfly legislator.” Are Censures of Politicians a Form of Free Speech or a Threat to It? 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z But aside from planners, developers and the gadflies who attend late night city council meetings, the average citizen regards it the way they regard their electric company or municipal water system. After Years of Failure, California Lawmakers Pave the Way for More Housing 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z If Newsom fails to get 51% of the vote he will be defeated while whichever of the 46 gadflies on the ballot gets the most vote goes on to become governor. California's recall scare: Republicans put their anti-democratic plan to the test 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z He identified six tactics, the first five being “doubt the science,” “question scientists’ motives and integrity,” “magnify disagreements among scientists and cite gadflies as authorities,” “exaggerate potential harm” and “appeal to personal freedom.” Vocal Anti-Vaccine Chiropractors Split the Profession 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z In Washington, he reversed his stance and became known among the chamber’s more traditional denizens as a gadfly. Mike Gravel, gadfly senator from Alaska with flair for the theatrical, dies at 91 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z All evidence suggests that the Biden administration has accepted Mr. Summers’s role as unofficial economics whisperer and frequent gadfly. Why Washington Can’t Quit Listening to Larry Summers 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Hard as it is to believe, within the memory of those still living, Marvel was not always the movie establishment’s billion-dollar behemoth but a scrappy, iconoclastic comic book gadfly. 'Boogie Nights,' 'Guardians of the Galaxy': 11 classic movies in L.A. this week 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Her father was also a political gadfly, and one who was outspokenly homophobic. Honey-sweetened jam taps a natural resource to craft a divine product 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z “It should pay as much heed to intelligent gadflies as it does to eminent authorities. And it should never treat honest disagreement as moral heresy.” Inside the Ring: U.S. probes lab for coronavirus pandemic origin 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Since then he's been a Fox News gadfly desperately seeking relevance. A MAGA contract for America: Newt Gingrich returns to help shape Trump's comeback 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z The demonstrators, a ragtag band of ersatz soldiers in military garb, radical libertarians and anti-establishment gadflies, about 200 people in total, chanted threats but eventually dispersed without violence. Vaccine Mandate Unleashes a Mob in a Small Polish Town 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z The comedian and political gadfly moved back to in-studio shows with a limited audience late last summer, after taping episodes at his home in the early months of the pandemic. Bill Maher taping canceled after host’s positive virus test 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Adams helped amplify cases of police brutality or errors, raising public awareness of uncomfortable policing issues, even if it did not sway top police brass, who tended to view him as an attention-seeking gadfly. Eric Adams Says He Has Something to Prove. Becoming Mayor Might Help. 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Turnout was low, with fewer than 85,000 voters of all parties casting ballots and thousands of votes going to gadfly candidates. Texas Democrats concede lockout in House special election 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z In the universe of grammatical gadflies — a mantle many of them wear proudly — Mr. Richards represented a particularly committed species. John Richards, bulwark for the apostrophe against grammatical ‘barbarians,’ dies at 97 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z I figured Bob Johnson was just a kindly gadfly when we first met in 2009. Column: Bob Johnson, Orange County civil rights pioneer, dies at 88 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Dr. Hart, 54, the first tenured African-American science professor at Columbia, is a gadfly among drug researchers and a rock star among advocates for decriminalizing drugs. This Heroin-Using Professor Wants to Change How We Think About Drugs 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z Over the years, Philip became a national gadfly and occasional source of embarrassment. Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Is Dead at 99 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z The longtime outsider, irritant of the Democratic and Republican establishments and cantankerous gadfly is proving shrewd at playing the inside game from his powerful new perch atop the Senate Budget Committee. A new act for Bernie Sanders: Power broker 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Experts say it’s more dangerous, and influential, when those messages come from elected and appointed GOP officials rather than anonymous gadflies. Some local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, lies 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z No longer the gadfly, Mr. Navalny is now an international symbol of resistance to Mr. Putin and the Kremlin elite, the leader of a growing opposition movement. A Life in Opposition: Navalny’s Path From Gadfly to Heroic Symbol 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z GOSFORD, Australia — The Rev. Rod Bower, Australia’s most famous gadfly in a clerical collar, strolled behind a crowd of demonstrators at a busy street corner, admiring their handmade protest signs. Australia’s ‘Rebel Reverend’ Goes Viral With Barbed Liberal Messages 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z “It probably speaks more to the gadfly culture of Philadelphia trial attorneys than anything else,” said one Democratic strategist from Pennsylvania who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly. One of Trump’s impeachment lawyers sued him last year — and accused him of making claims about fraud with ‘no evidence’ 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Many brushed him off as an obstinate gadfly, but his wife and son stayed home, saving them from outings that would soon sicken relatives. Year after lockdown, Wuhan dissident more isolated than ever 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Lobbyists, advocates and gadflies typically fill the corridors of the legislative building. Nevada legislative session to start closed to public 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Elk, an abrasive gadfly whose website covers corruption inside unions, did not have those restraints. A Powerful Reporter Got Away With Sexual Misconduct for Decades. His Paper, and His Union, Looked the Other Way. 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z It was a strong-willed Cabinet of goads, gadflies and bureaucrats, and there were interagency squabbles and rivalries that the mayor seemed unable to control. David Dinkins, New York’s First Black Mayor, Dies at 93 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z I have a deep debt of gratitude towards the professional gadflies — the experts and journalists who have demanded transparency throughout this entire pandemic. Giving thanks during a pandemic 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Twitter gadflies and foreign agents intent on sowing confusion. Networks Pledge Caution for an Election Night Like No Other 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z Over the years, however, Wilson gained prominence as a local gadfly, and as an intermediary for Formosa workers who feared reporting hazards themselves. Tenacious citizens take on the plastics industry over an insidious pollutant 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z Their alleged targets were almost comically obscure — a mom-and-pop blogging duo from a suburb of Boston and a Twitter gadfly who wrote often in their comments section. Inside eBay’s Cockroach Cult: The Ghastly Story of a Stalking Scandal 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Journalist, Nazi resistance fighter and Wall Street consultant were among his callings; spy, egotist and “dangerous gadfly” were among the accusations. Review | Pursuing truth — and fame — a reporter blurred journalism’s boundaries 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Graham and Walker are political gadflies who have run unsuccessfully for statewide office several times before, sometimes after changing their party affiliations. Delaware GOP gubernatorial primary draws surge of candidates 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z Rights activists feared that a jail term for the outspoken gadfly would quash free speech in the world’s largest democracy and signal a further slip toward authoritarianism. Indian Court Hands Down Symbolic Sentence for Outspoken Lawyer 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z Both Harris and Obama Sr were eager to put their US training to use on behalf of their new nations, though both also became gadflies in their intellectual worlds. Kamala Harris is Obama's natural heir: another moderate child of radical parents | Thomas Meaney and Samuel Moyn 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z If there was one person Mr. Wenig detested as much as the Steiners, it was a Twitter gadfly best known by the handle “Fidomaster.” Inside eBay’s Cockroach Cult: The Ghastly Story of a Stalking Scandal 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z “She was not afraid to take them on,” said Ms. Citron, who thinks the companies were more attentive because she “was not some gadfly.” How Kamala Harris Forged Close Ties With Big Tech 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z There can be no question that this protean composer, performer, scholar, professor, administrator and genial gadfly exerts a profound influence on how music is made, thought about and might be listened to in our times. Why George Lewis' revolutionary 'Shadowgraph, 5' can last 3 minutes or 4 hours 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Thirty-six gubernatorial candidates are on the primary ballot, including gadflies, extremists and novices. The Times recommends: Jay Inslee for governor 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z But it was Don Folden, an African American tour guide and longtime gadfly in local D.C. politics, who was the loudest as he upbraided Norton for seeking to remove the Emancipation Memorial from the park. For Eleanor Holmes Norton, new urgency for long-fought battles 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump also faces only token opposition from a perennial gadfly candidate in the state’s GOP presidential primary. Biden eyes presidential primary win in home state 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z If he was a gadfly, then piety, justice and intellectual orthodoxy were his nectar. Review | The philosopher who rebelled on matters of the soul 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Critics considered him a gossipy gadfly, but even for many of them, his writings were a must-read. Daniel Greenberg, who brought a critical eye to science journalism, dies at 88 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Sorkin was an architectural gadfly, known for biting attacks on structures that he deemed pretentious or lacking in social purpose. Michael Sorkin, who championed social justice through architecture, dies at 71 from coronavirus 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Standing about 5 feet tall, she became a self-described gadfly for liberal causes, calling for an end to racism, sexism, homophobia and apartheid in South Africa. Barbara C. Harris, first female bishop in Anglican Communion, dies at 89 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Instead, at least in this patch of territory near the Chinese border, the Kremlin’s program got Mr. Lunin, a self-declared anarchist — though, he insists, “not an idiot who supports violence” — and lifelong gadfly. ‘Here I Can Be My Own Dictator’ 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z “Regrettably, the Trump administration is pretending the Pentagon Papers Case does not exist. It is manifesting that pretense in its criminal pursuit of international gadfly and journalist Julian Assange,” he added. Fox News analyst Andrew Napolitano calls Trump admin.’s case against Assange unconstitutional 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Long viewed as a gadfly lawmaker by those in Washington, he’s been treated largely as a colorful character who at best would finish a strong second. The massive media miscalculation on Bernie Sanders, and why he needs more scrutiny 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Citizen bloggers, dissidents and gadflies who post criticism or negative news of the government are being spared tough punishment that authorities might have otherwise meted out in ordinary times. In China’s coronavirus crisis, a fleeting flicker of freer speech 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Once a congressional gadfly, Sanders had earned a solid claim on the liberal populist crown. Behind the chaos: How a small-city mayor and a democratic socialist finished on top in Iowa 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Databases and procurement documents also show they search out the mentally ill, people with a history of drug use or government gadflies. A Surveillance Net Blankets China’s Cities, Giving Police Vast Powers 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z He’s worked with an almost single-minded zeal – becoming something of a gadfly as he pushed regulators, lawmakers and journalists to attend to the case. Age discrimination: Intel investigation drags on for years, worker protections lag 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z For a bunch of takes on the Away drama, here’s a fun roundup from an anonymous tech gadfly, who asked founders, venture capitalists, and journalists to weigh in on the situation anonymously. The Away scandal is a moment of reckoning for Slack 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Seeking to command attention and force a response, they are using many of the same gadfly tactics Trump has deployed against Democrats and the left. Donald Trump Jr caught in crossfire of far-right insurgency 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z He was, in no special order, a brilliant playwright, painter, philosopher, photographer, novelist, Polish cultural theorist and all-around gadfly. Review: Brilliantly neurotic, the Polish avant-garde finds a home in L.A., with CalArts' help 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z For many Americans, LaRouche’s seemingly permanent presidential ambition made him a national version of the political gadflies who occupy spots in the politics of city councils and school boards throughout the country. Lyndon LaRouche ‘movement’ sets sights on 2020 despite quixotic candidate’s death 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z He opposed the bill with the same zeal that had inspired high school parodies, haranguing reporters into the night and earning a gadfly reputation. How Stephen Miller rode an anti-immigration wave to the White House 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z That has left Republicans contending with the conservative gadfly turned perpetual candidate Kris Kobach, who last year did the impossible, losing the Kansas governorship to a Democrat. Why Are These Democrats Too Good for the Senate? 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z That was certainly true of Jarvis, the Los Angeles political gadfly who became an irascible tax fighter and the embodiment of the 1978 campaign. Proposition 13 treats all California property taxes the same. Voters could change that in 2020 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Huang’s sentencing, three years after his arrest, was perhaps meant to send a tough message about a figure seen as a dogged icon for China’s dwindling circle of dissidents — and an intolerable gadfly to authorities. China sentences trailblazing online activist to 12 years in prison 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Yesterday afternoon, the sitting American president – ostensibly the “leader of the free world” and the chief executive of the world’s preeminent superpower – hosted an official White House event with a group of right-wing media gadflies. Is Trump prepared to act on his social-media conspiracy theories? 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Most apparently assumed this was one of those laughable gadfly campaigns, like former Sen. Mike Gravel's 2008 Democratic run, or the 2012 bid by Republican businessman and flat-tax fan Herman Cain. Four years ago this week: Trump's escalator ride and the Charleston shooting. It's not a coincidence 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z The board’s meetings are normally empty save a few gadflies and are relatively sedate. Rise in L.A. County homeless numbers prompts outrage and alarm 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Nadler mentioned neither impeachment nor contempt, and he managed to keep the Democratic side — including the gadfly who brought fried chicken to a previous hearing as a prop — quiet. Opinion | Slow-walking impeachment may look weak. But restraint is Democrats’ greatest strength. 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Stock market gadflies were predicting a wealth boom to strike San Francisco this year, with several big-name tech companies set to enter the public market. San Francisco has highest salaries of any city in the world, new survey shows 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Amash, who serves in a safe Republican district in the Grand Rapids area, has gone from a marginal gadfly to an insurgent leader in the eyes of Mr. Trump and his supporters. Impeachment Appeal Pushes Justin Amash From G.O.P. Gadfly to Insurgent 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z The Nation for many years was a gadfly to the more established Post, which survives it, and was rarely financially strong, though it launched a companion television channel in 2000. Thai English-language daily The Nation to end print edition 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z In “Plaasmoorde: The Killing Fields,” the British right-wing gadfly Katie Hopkins asserts, “Whites are being systematically cleansed from the land by black gangs. Black gangs are supported by the language and actions of mainstream politicians.” Who Owns South Africa? 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z He begins the 2020 Presidential campaign not as a gadfly but as a favorite, which requires a comprehensive vision among voters of how he would lead the free world. Bernie Sanders Imagines a Progressive New Approach to Foreign Policy 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z It seemed weird at the time because he was still considered a libertine gadfly who appeared on Howard Stern's show and bragged about his sexual exploits. Now Team Trump is out for vengeance: It's crucial that Democrats push back, hard 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Weld is nearing gadfly status — if he is not already there. Opinion | Will there be a credible challenge to Trump for the GOP nomination? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Rather, it is the new jurisdiction that would be created by returning the residential portions of the District to Maryland, a process known as “retrocession,” conceived by third-generation Washingtonian and policy gadfly David Krucoff. Opinion | The answer to D.C. congressional representation? It’s in Douglass County, Maryland. 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z A New Hampshire contest between Mr. Trump and Mr. Weld would effectively reverse the roles from 1992 — with the fire-breathing immigration hawk as president, and the low-key aristocrat as his gadfly challenger. Bill Weld Will Challenge Trump for 2020 Republican Nomination 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z But while some considered him a gadfly, others viewed him as a principled legislator — including many of his constituents, who continually returned him to office. Walter Jones, ‘freedom fries’ congressman who became Iraq War critic, dies at 76 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Kenyon emerged from there as a crusading human rights attorney and endearing gadfly. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was inspired by a forgotten female trailblazer 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Her abrasive language brought her a reputation as a gadfly — but an effective one, as she became part of the county’s slow-growth movement. Audrey Moore, Fairfax County supervisor and environmentalist, dies at 89 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z To his critics, Mr. Blum was little more than a gadfly, albeit one whose buzzing was amplified by the most infamous terrorist of the modern era. William Blum, policy critic of U.S. praised by Osama bin Laden, dies at 85 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z It’s an unusual partnership between two political gadflies with a common, if overly grand, objective: bringing about the demise of the Chinese Communist Party. Steve Bannon and a Fugitive Billionaire Target a Common Enemy: China 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Dismissed as a sore loser and gadfly after crushing defeats in Mexico’s two previous presidential contests, the resolute shopkeepers’ son from steamy southern Tabasco state retained faith in his ability to mount a comeback. Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who takes office Saturday, vows a national transformation 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z After all, they are nothing but dishonest fringe players, gadflies, clowns. Mueller probe nears a climax: And “collusion” is definitely back on the menu 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z They don’t need a bunch of overprotective consumer gadflies dictating what’s OK and what isn’t. A toy called the Black Panther Slash Claw — what could possibly go wrong? 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z One of a handful of well-known corporate gadflies, she sometimes appeared in costumes that would underscore her messages to company leaders. Evelyn Y. Davis, a shareholder scourge of CEOs, dies at 89 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Still, the role of the individual investor as corporate gadfly is alive and well. Analysis | RIP, Evelyn Y. Davis: An irrepressible shareholder activist for the ages 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z One of a handful of well-known corporate gadflies, she often cut a distinctive figure, appearing in costumes that she thought would underscore her messages to company leaders. Evelyn Y. Davis, a Shareholder Scourge of C.E.O.s, Dies at 89 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z But those people need to keep in mind that the most dishonest of all fringe players, the gadfly of gadflies, the person whom these kooks all served, is now the most powerful man on earth. Mueller probe nears a climax: And “collusion” is definitely back on the menu 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z “I always say about gadflies: A gadfly does get the animal to move,” said Minow, vice chair of ValueEdge Advisors, a shareholder consulting firm. Evelyn Y. Davis, activist shareholder and ‘queen of the corporate jungle,’ dies at 89 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Montanez, the vice mayor, said he felt Fox was in part reacting to local gadflies when he spoke about a “spiritual battle” in Corona. A Corona councilman says city is in a 'spiritual battle,' and urges voters to elect 3 pastors. Others say the big issue is traffic. - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z When gadflies file the resolution, “it’s like a note in a bottle, you set it out there,” and bigger investors may eventually follow. Analysis | RIP, Evelyn Y. Davis: An irrepressible shareholder activist for the ages 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z He failed to raise funds for an earlier effort to set up a media operation in Europe similar to Breitbart, the gadfly website he once ran in America. Steve Bannon’s new mission: Make Europe Trumpian 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z A political gadfly who has flitted through nine minor parties in a 27-year career, his views have changed little since that day in the capital of Brasilia. A disciple of Brazil's dictatorship moves closer to the presidency 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z For more than five decades, America’s most notorious corporate gadfly was Evelyn Y. Davis, a Dutch-born Holocaust survivor who traveled the country to attend dozens of shareholder meetings each year. Evelyn Y. Davis, activist shareholder and ‘queen of the corporate jungle,’ dies at 89 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z He said council members were using the behavior of “a few gadflies” as an excuse to roll back the rights of Angelenos to petition their government. L.A. activists and civil libertarians protest proposed crackdown on City Hall disruptions 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z The Bulletin says Boozell is a political gadfly well known for his public comments at City Council meetings and for his advocacy for the homeless. Bend City Council candidate arrested, tries to flee on bike 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z As I watched Omarosa on the various news programs and talk shows this week I was reminded of another famous gadfly who made the White House very nervous in similar circumstances. Omarosa and the forgotten Martha Mitchell: Unlikely heroes who brought down a president? 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z He soon stood out in high school as a gadfly who took pleasure in expressing disgust at his surroundings and denounced his teachers and classmates on Larry Elder’s rightwing radio show. Uncle of Trump adviser Stephen Miller voices 'horror' at immigration policies 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z This is the first time I recall him ever hinting that the gig that has made him the most persistent gadfly in Washington politics might someday be up. Tim Eyman’s been on the ropes many times before. But not as bad as this. 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z He gained prominence with the College Republicans and expressed an unfortunate affinity for repugnant gadfly Milo Yiannopoulos. The Times recommends: Keith Smith for Legislative District 32, House Position 1 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z It seemed, if anything, like a strategic retreat, allowing him to continue in his role as a media gadfly while keeping his legal options open. Judge Suggests Review of Cohen Documents Is Moving Too Slowly 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Nader is a familiar gadfly to people who follow the Middle East. Opinion | Stefan Halper is just another middleman 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z With the possible exception of Stephen Bannon or Hannity himself, there are few media gadflies as adept as North at selling hokum and stoking anger within the Republican base. Opinion | The NRA’s descent into crackpottery continues 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z These are domains that pride themselves on being gadflies to the business school, insisting that its dominant forms of education, teaching and research require reform. Why we should bulldoze the business school 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Despite some high-profile gadflies who receive more media attention than their influence with voters should justify, conservatives find themselves remarkably unified. Opinion | The conservative renaissance has begun 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z It was based on Ken Kesey’s novel, a touchstone of the 1960s counterculture, about a rebellious gadfly’s efforts to survive inside a prisonlike mental hospital. Milos Forman, Oscar-winning director of ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ and ‘Amadeus’ dies at 86 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z Such moments are among the most pleasing in “Final Portrait,” which focuses on the end of Giacometti’s career, when in 1964 he invited author and arts-scene gadfly James Lord to sit for a painting. Review | Geoffrey Rush delivers a winning, ferocious performance in ‘Final Portrait’ 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z It birthed Al Jazeera, the gadfly satellite channel that pleased crowds with its anti-American broadcasts, even as Qatar continued to host the largest American military base in the Middle East. Kidnapped Royalty Become Pawns in Iran’s Deadly Plot 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Republicans did not field a serious candidate of their own, leaving their nomination to Art Jones, a local neo-Nazi activist and gadfly candidate. Bernie Sanders endorses challenger to anti-abortion Democrat in Illinois 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z One can only conjecture how Pinter, that angry old gadfly of the British theater, would have reacted to today's political climate, where torture is being debated as a legitimate governmental policy. Can government overreach be funny? Antaeus looks for laughs in 'The Hothouse' 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z And his easy manner belies a stubborn streak that his neighbors see as the mark of a dangerous gadfly. Tiny, Wealthy Qatar Goes Its Own Way, and Pays for It 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z He is an indefatigable gadfly and an unusually successful litigant. This ‘Tenacious Underdog’ Won His First Supreme Court Case. Now He’s Back. 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z The politician, Laurent Louis, is a far-right gadfly known for making inflammatory statements about Jews. Holocaust Denier’s Sentence: Visit 5 Ex-Nazi Camps, and Write About It 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z In recent years, he’s been one of those gadflies knocking about the fringe of politics, running repeatedly for Congress and never cracking 10% support. Trump called him 'my African American.' But he condemns the president's treatment of black America 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z The criticism he is taking now is part of the job--and not so different from the attacks he dished out gleefully when he was a private gadfly demanding to see Barack Obama's birth certificate. Can Robert Mueller's Investigation Separate Fact From Fiction? 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Now, in a twist that would promote the gadfly to the top of the food chain, he is poised to become the district attorney of Philadelphia. He Sued Police 75 Times. Democrats Want Him as Philadelphia’s Top Prosecutor. 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z A Holocaust revisionist, for a time he reinvented himself as David Stein, a conservative gadfly, and ran a group called Republican Party Animals. Club for Hollywood Republicans locked in dispute – caused in part by Trump 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z On Wednesday Alex Jones, a right-wing gadfly who occupies one of the darker corners of the internet, settled a lawsuit filed by Chobani yogurt over odious falsehoods on Mr. Jones’s website Infowars. A Victory Over Fake News 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z But Mr. Rockefeller also played the gadfly to Mr. Carter’s far more conservative successor, President Ronald Reagan. David Rockefeller, Philanthropist and Head of Chase Manhattan, Dies at 101 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z The week of Trump’s inauguration, David Brock — the onetime conservative journalist turned liberal gadfly — hosted a private gathering of Democratic luminaries at Turnberry Isle, a golf resort outside Miami. The New Party of No 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z “Tech’s gadfly continues to provoke and irritate, often for its own sake” was Wired’s judgment, but that only helped Yiannopoulos paint himself as a thorn in the side of a complacent tech establishment. The rise and fall of Milo Yiannopoulos – how a shallow actor played the bad guy for money 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z “Since he’s been president there’s a lot of gadflies that are converging on Mar-a-Lago,” he said. Palm Beach confidential: inside Trump's super-rich south Florida social set 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Those critics of the current policy keep pointing to the low production tax revenue at current prices as proof that the regime is a “disaster,” as Senate gadfly Bill Wielechowski endlessly repeats. Alaska editorials 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z This collaborative effort drew on the talents of Jerde, the architect; Ernest Hahn, the developer; a gaggle of city planners, politicians, activists and gadflies; and even Bradbury, the author of “Fahrenheit 451.” San Diego's aging Horton Plaza, once a landmark of urban design, is losing luster and tenants 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z Socrates compares the lazy, inert Athenian state to a tired old steed and his own interrogation and urging of Athenian citizens to the buzzing of a gadfly. What Martin Luther King Jr. Drew From the Ancient Greeks 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Hentoff acknowledged to the Times that he sometimes came across as a “gadfly” but that his passions were quite serious. Nat Hentoff, journalist who wrote on jazz and civil liberties, dies at 91 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Clay Tiffany, a local gadfly, accused Mr. Tartaglione of beating him, according to The Journal News. Retired Westchester Officer Charged With Killing 4 in Hudson Valley Bar 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z In the meantime, the ruling should be raising eyebrows among state legislators and other officials, who might earlier have been tempted to write off the lawsuit as the brainchild of cranky county gadflies. Editorials from around Oregon 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z A political iconoclast and gadfly, Spitz could generally be found campaigning for, and losing, elections for every office from the state assembly to city council to mayor. The First Five-Borough New York City Marathon 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z These prime-time political hosts are part journalist, part gadfly — keeping viewers interested and credibility intact. David Keene’s gun rights warning 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z He had been a gadfly, writing unfavorably of the volunteer paramilitary battalions in the east and of the oligarchs ensnared in corruption scandals. Reforming Ukraine After the Revolutions 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z They snickered as he and other perceived gadflies on the right fringe pressed for a ban on earmarks, pet projects that greased the congressional skids and were loved by members of both parties. Mike Pence, Ambitious Outsider, Gets the G.O.P. to Come Around 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z To most people, zoning and land-use regulations might conjure up little more than images of late-night City Council meetings full of gadflies and minutiae. How Anti-Growth Sentiment, Reflected in Zoning Laws, Thwarts Equality 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z A few years ago, Heimbach was a student at Towson University, in Maryland, a campus gadfly who attracted attention by advocating for a “White Student Union.” The Far Right’s Plans for the G.O.P. Convention 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Across town, where Mr. Nadler has long earned a reputation as a gadfly, he has found little solidarity. Shunned, Stared at, Still for Trump: The Holdout in Hillary Clinton’s Town 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Tell his supporters, tell his detractors, tell anyone who might wonder whether the socialist gadfly has a future: The revolution won’t be televised. Editorials from around New England 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z The gadflies may be persistent, but they also may be right. Online Shareholder Meetings Lower Costs, but Also Interaction 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z London’s former mayor, the Conservative gadfly Boris Johnson, is gleefully lobbying for Britons to leave the European Union. We’ve Seen the Trump Phenomenon Before 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z “I don’t mean this in a derogatory way, but it is maybe a bit of a fault—he is something of a gadfly,” Clay told me. The Astonishing Rise of Jeremy Corbyn 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z It is Matthew Lee, 50, a gadfly who has long covered the United Nations. After Frustrating Officials, a Longtime U.N. Blogger Has His Access Curtailed 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Constitution for a reason: it’s a check on power and a gadfly for crooked politicians and abusers of power. Press must share the blame: The shallow, ratings-obsessed media is as responsible for Trump as the GOP 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z The late rock musician and cultural gadfly gets the full documentary treatment, with archival interviews and concert footage. And now for something somewhat serious: Summer documentaries 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z In Baldwin Park, elected officials file a restraining order against a gadfly - again. Today: The President Goes to Cuba; the Boss Sends Off the Sports Arena 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z But, in a 2011 interview with The Weekly Standard, David Koch echoed specious claims, made by conservative gadfly Dinesh D’Souza, that Obama was somehow African rather than American in his outlook. Who Sponsored the Hate? 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Not too long ago, the entire mainstream media saw Bernie as a minor gadfly candidate, treated him with contempt, or more often just ignored him. How Hillary beats Trump: 9 steps she must take to defeat the dangerous demagogue 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z The feisty Heartland Institute has named its new state-of-the-art digital event space and studio the “Andrew Breitbart Freedom Center” to honor the late media maven and innovative gadfly who died unexpectedly four years ago. Inside the Beltway: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and the pet words of 2016 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z The study, however, was commissioned by an advocacy organization headed by a longtime gadfly on the topic, Nancy Alderman. Editorials from around New England 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z BY ALL accounts, Alexander Litvinenko was a bit of a gadfly in London. Vladimir Putin’s poison tea 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z The gadfly wasn’t a gadfly - he was a lightning bug. Clinton’s response to Sanders has some Democrats worried 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Product size remains a preoccupation for Bhargava, who describes his role at Stage 2 as something of a gadfly. A Day in the Life of 5-Hour Energy Creator Manoj Bhargava 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Despite raising more money than Mr. Chafee, Mr. Webb and several Republicans, Mr. Lessig’s candidacy is not considered serious by many analysts or party leaders, who see him as an activist and gadfly. Lawrence Lessig’s Presidential Bid Endures in Relative Obscurity 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Since he first arrived in Washington, Mr Sanders criticised Republican and Democratic politicians as being beholden to wealthy donors and industries - for this he was sometimes dismissed as a gadfly. Who is Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders? - BBC News 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z The 1981 race for mayor of Burlington changed Mr. Sanders from gadfly to officeholder. Setting Bernie Sanders Apart From the Debate Field: A Palpable Sense of Conviction 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z In 1972, Mr. Purple moved into a tenement on Forsyth Street, on the Lower East Side, where he made his mark as an environmentalist, a utopian visionary and a sometimes stubborn gadfly. Adam Purple, Eccentric Environmentalist and Gardener in New York, Dies at 84 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The way Mr. Sanders sees it, his career has not been that of a gadfly on the margins of Congress, but rather that of a moral force pulling the mainstream toward his positions. Bernie Sanders, an Outlier? The Senator Begs to Differ 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z But in the 36 years the mullahs have been in power, Iran has been reduced to the status of gadfly. President Obama Flatters Iran With Soviet Union Analogy 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z I liked fake-believing that it’s actually Richard Nixon, that his final dirty trick was resurrecting himself within a social medium that rewards trolls, scolds and gadflies. My God. Richard Nixon on Twitter is exactly what we need today. 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z It’s a hurdle meant to keep gadflies off the ballot and keep the focus on the two major parties. Donald Trump Eyes Third-Party Run 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z A political conservative who joined the Tea Party, Houser was described as a "gadfly" who voiced his views on talk radio and ran for local political office. Suspect in Louisiana theater rampage had history of mental illness 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z The latest installment -- featuring cameos from such odd bedfellows as billionaire Mark Cuban and conservative gadfly Ann Coulter -- was an ever bigger smash on social media. 'Sharknado 3' ratings slip 28%, but movie dominates Twitter talk 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z A giant picture of a fetus was displayed onstage for a few minutes and rightwing gadfly Frank Gaffney warned of the dangers of an electromagnetic pulse attack on the United States. Donald Trump is the elephant in the room at conservative summit in Iowa 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Joseph’s first real act as a public gadfly involved taking on graffiti in San Francisco in 2000. When This Man Is Irked, He Might Just File a Suit 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z As a Senator he’s been more of a professional gadfly than legislator. Boomlet at Bernie’s 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z The label of “Angry Tom”—fine for an opposition gadfly but not for the leader of a big, important country—has dogged Mr Mulcair at least since 2008. A furious beating of wings 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z For years the literary genius and incorrigible gadfly Edward Abbey wrote essays, journals, and novels calling for the preservation of the wilderness and denouncing politicians and developers that were destroying these pristine areas. The ’90s were absolute hell: Remembering the decade when the fringe went berserk 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Never before have there been so many hit jobs peddled to the media, to gadflies, to swing voters – to anyone who might notice – so openly and swiftly. Once a dark art, opposition research comes out of the shadows for 2016 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z What was once a banquet for 50 journalists has evolved into a gargantuan gala for celebrities, politicians, lobbyists, military brass, fabulous women, operatives and gadflies. Inside the Beltway: White House Correspondents’ Dinner equalizer for journalists, politicians, celeb 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z When nobody rose to speak, Maclay, who relished the role of gadfly, stepped up. This Is What the Framers Said About the Senate’s Power to Offer Advice and Consent 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Quite a few Republican veterans view Cruz, who helped instigate the 2013 federal government shutdown, as a wily gadfly with limited appeal to a broader electorate. Groups backing Ted Cruz raise $31 million in a single week 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Spotts is one of a number of Oklahomans acting as gadflies to the state. The Arrival of Man-Made Earthquakes 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z “Ever the gadfly, he pointed out that German POWs were treated better than African Americans,” said retired Naval Rear Adm. Sen. Edward Brooke remembered at Washington National Cathedral 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Brey’s fellow participants included a county board supervisor, a community newspaper columnist and her husband, a longtime gadfly. Walker’s anti-union law has labor reeling in Wisconsin 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Because his efforts, though well-aimed, are intermittent, often insubstantial and, as such, dolefully indicative of Britain’s gadfly prime minister. David Cameron’s many mansions 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z To some of the legal and political operators paid to work the convoluted system, Ryan and his colleagues at the Campaign Legal Center are merely hyperbolic gadflies seeking to restrict free speech. Blurred Lines: The Covert Funding of the 2016 Campaign 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Mr. O’Hara, a lawyer, an idealist, a gadfly, did not necessarily have Anthony’s laser focus. Man Seeks to Turn Tables on Officials in Voter Fraud 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Scalise’s political associates say he tolerates political outsiders and even some gadflies more than most leaders, eager always to turn anyone into an ally. Steve Scalise distances himself from racially charged politics of the Deep South 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z “Rand Paul is a lonely gadfly,” he said. In Paul-Rubio feud over Cuba, a preview of GOP’s 2016 foreign policy debate 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Her critics consider her a gadfly, or much worse. Israeli parliament seeks to bar Arab lawmaker 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z The class includes a mayor, three council members and more than 100 ANC members — those unpaid citizen gadflies who delve into the small print of zoning laws and liquor licenses. William Kennedy Smith keeps his focus on improving D.C. and away from ’91 rape trial 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z What if an online gadfly had written the same? We Can’t Trust Uber 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vermont, the gadfly socialist who is also pondering a run in the Democratic primary, represents the antiwar left still bitter with Clinton over the war in Iraq. Clinton won't overlook long-shot contenders in Democratic primary 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Unlike his gadfly father, he has positioned himself as a conventional politician, taking have-it-both-ways positions on immigration and same-sex marriage. Can Rand Paul save the Republican Party? Senate gadflies are about to learn that being in the majority is far different than throwing spitballs from the minority. If the GOP wins the Senate, then what? The distractions are noteworthy in and of themselves, as are the gadflies who inject them. DEBORAH SIMMONS: Handgun laws and D.C. distractions 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z After learning of my newbie status, the lifelong Seattleite and Puget Sound gadfly offered to show me around town, and I eagerly accepted. Take a tour with ‘da mayor' of Seattle Dick Falkenbury 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z In fact, the word estrus, which scientists use to denote the fertile part of a female’s cycle, is derived from the Greek word “oistros,” which means gadfly. When It Comes To Sex, We Are All Animals 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z Solomon acknowledges that the "gadflies" have inspired positive policy changes at some companies. Big business takes aim at corporate activists 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z Her general election opponent could be Richard Grayson, a political gadfly from Apache Junction, Arizona, who put his name on the Democratic ballot with no thought of running a serious campaign. 5 things to know about Wyoming’s primary elections 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z City officials grudgingly credit Doody, who acquired a gadfly reputation, with pushing to solve the mystery. 'Herrin Massacre' excavation solves mystery but highlights town's 'horrible' history 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Looking back, Michael Arnold, a geneticist at the University of Georgia, and long a gadfly to the species orthodoxy, attributes this attitude to worries about miscegenation. Should You Fear the Pizzly Bear? 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Bankers are nearly unanimous on the subject of Anat R. Admati, the Stanford finance professor and persistent industry gadfly: Her ideas are wildly impractical, bad for the American economy and not to be taken seriously. When She Talks, Banks Shudder 2014-08-09T04:00:00Z Business interests have tried to smear the gadflies as people out to make a profit — though the SEC rules state that proposals must aim at changes that will benefit all investors equally. Big business takes aim at corporate activists 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z He was mostly seen as a gadfly, a marginal candidate without a real chance at electoral success. Democrats Never Attacked Ron Paul Like This 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Severance was known in Alexandria years ago as a political gadfly and board game aficionado. Charles Severance indicted by grand jury on gun charge If Paul was just a gadfly, Perry would see no reason to fire at him. What Rick Perry's Iraq Attack Says About Rand Paul 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Defense attorney Lee Rothman cited the sheriff's career of more than 40 years in law enforcement as testament to his character and called Vranesevich a "gadfly" seeking notoriety. Case of Pennsylvania sheriff accused of assault nears a close 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Third parties are relegated to serving as spoilers and gadflies. The Tea Party's Needs a Plan B 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z "I've had a life as one of the state of Florida's leading gadflies," he said. South Florida mayor to remain free on bond in corruption case 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The talking point emerged only after a Freedom of Information Act request from a gadfly government watchdog group. CURL: This is what difference not know about Benghazi makes, Hillary Clinton … 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z But a gadfly candidate who changed his name to Cesar Chavez is running in the state’s 7th District, a liberal area with a large Hispanic population. National roundup: N.Y. authorities say Rochester man plotted vengeance attacks Thus began their three-decade climb from libertarian gadflies to Republican power brokers. The Kochs’ moderate GOP Primary campaigns against party leaders are often more of a nuisance than a serious threat, token challenges waged by local gadflies. G.O.P. Leaders Draw Rare Re-election Challenge From the Ranks 2014-02-24T20:56:13Z As Mr. Landrieu left, he passed by his similarly bald but hulking cousin Gary, a gadfly candidate for Congress who proudly wore a Bagneris sticker on his lapel and refused to commit to Ms. Landrieu. In Landrieu Races, Obama Helps and Hinders 2014-01-31T03:19:37Z “As president, Mr. Paul couldn’t behave like some A.C.L.U. legal gadfly,” the editorial said. Rand Paul’s Mixed Inheritance 2014-01-25T22:12:28Z He was cast as a gadfly by establishment Republicans who rallied around then-Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys in the primary, warning that nominating Coburn would put the seat at risk in the general election. In Oklahoma Senate race, establishment Republicans battling far-right conservatives 2014-01-22T22:57:36Z The confrontations over the bill have cemented Mr. Vitter’s status as conservative gadfly and angered even some members of his own party. The Caucus: Vitter to Run for Louisiana Governor 2014-01-21T17:51:24Z Most of them are women — mothers, grandmothers and neighborhood gadflies who work as runners to earn extra money. Texas Vote-Buying Case Casts Glare on Tradition of Election Day Goads 2014-01-13T01:06:38Z “He’s probably one of the more despicable people I’ve ever encountered. If you look up gadfly in the dictionary, I believe you’ll see a picture of Larry Layman. He’s a professional antagonist. He’s a bully.” Larry Klayman, Plaintiff in N.S.A. Case, Savors Victory 2013-12-17T12:15:17Z Many of the upstarts are considered long shots, and some are in states that are so deeply conservative that even a gadfly Republican would be likely to win in the general election. Tea party threat again hangs over Republicans’ efforts to retake Senate 2013-12-11T00:47:00Z Now 67 years old, Chevedden launched his career as an activist - he rejects the term "gadfly" - after being laid off from the aerospace industry in the early 1990s. Special Report: Economy-class activist investor crashes the corporate party 2013-10-23T14:03:01Z And he seems to relish his role as utility industry gadfly, framing its future in Cassandra-like terms. Homegrown Green Energy Is Making Power Utilities Irrelevant 2013-08-22T10:00:52Z Mr. Wolfson is no stranger to political reinvention — he was once a tireless gadfly criticizing the mayor who now employs him. Trailside: Once a Union’s Friend, Bloomberg Aide Is Now a Target of Its Anger 2013-06-25T03:00:03Z "I am surprised to see so many fruitcakes, eccentrics, cranks and gadflies here tonight," he says. An evening with Nigel Farage 2013-04-23T11:36:15Z Neruda’s backers charge that Pinochet sought to eliminate the poet rather than risk allowing a world-renowned political gadfly to spread dissent on foreign soil. Was Pablo Neruda Poisoned? 2013-04-10T08:45:00Z Celebrity gadflies with big followings among China’s 564 million Internet users urged the journalists onward. News Analysis: In China, Discontent Among the Normally Faithful 2013-01-19T23:53:38Z In news conferences, the mayor dismissed them as a tiny minority of gadflies and self-interested local merchants. The Bribery Aisle: How Wal-Mart Used Payoffs to Get Its Way in Mexico 2012-12-18T01:26:33Z When interviewed in his elegant office above a Maserati dealership in downtown Kiev, he comes across as more of a dandy than a gadfly, given his penchant for colorful, open-collared shirts and striped designer jackets. Mohammad the Oligarch 2012-12-17T05:00:00Z Not long ago, the atheist movement was the preserve of a few eccentric gadflies like Madalyn Murray O’Hair, whose endless lawsuits helped earn her the title “the most hated woman in America.” From Bible-Belt Pastor to Atheist Leader 2012-08-23T14:40:23Z Mary Frances Veeck, 91, is the widow of Bill Veeck, the gadfly who wreaked humorous havoc as an owner of three teams but was also instrumental in integrating the sport 65 years ago. Widows of Bill Veeck and Wendell Smith Keep a Pioneering Legacy Alive 2012-08-22T05:13:09Z It would also likely attract corporate gadflies protesting a lack of transparency. Insight: Mormon church made wealthy by donations 2012-08-12T11:02:02Z Mr. Watson, 45, is not the typical corporate gadfly. The Saturday Profile: Tom Watson’s Phone Hacking Scandal Triumphs 2012-08-11T00:07:41Z Have leakers, whistleblowers, anarchists, activists, organizers and gadflies taken advantage of the digital nature of nearly all government documents to make sure the public has access to what was formerly secretive? The State of Personal Democracy: Is Government Really More Secretive? #pdf12 2012-06-10T21:03:46Z In recent weeks, chief executives and directors have gone up against a more formidable foe than the typical corporate gadfly: the mainstream investor. DealBook: Once-Reticent Investors Join Shareholder Revolts 2012-06-08T01:01:35Z O pain! pain! pain! it stings and goads me again, The fateful gadfly!—save me, O Earth!—avaunt, The English Novel And the Principle of its Development 2012-03-21T02:00:37.123Z Not surprisingly, gadflies in cyberspace were quick to pounce on the study — or, more specifically, on the girls and women who are frying their words. Young Women Often Trendsetters in Vocal Patterns 2012-02-27T18:06:58Z A coalition ministry was formed in 1838, and Thiers, “the Mirabeau gadfly,” as a pungent lady styled him about this time, became the leader of the party. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z On Wednesday night, Anthony Haden-Guest — gadfly, socialite, New York man of letters — began a similar campaign against a rampant, if not equally pernicious, public problem: the depredations of the self-storage trade. Anthony Haden-Guest Has a Protest Party for a Storage War 2012-02-18T04:17:14Z Even so, one of the most prominent gadflies, Evelyn Y. Davis, who calls herself the Queen of the Corporate Jungle, scaled back her activism this year. DealBook: Once-Reticent Investors Join Shareholder Revolts 2012-06-08T01:01:35Z Light fly his slumbers, if perchance a flight Of angry gadflies fasten on the herd; That startling scatters from the shallow brook, In search of lavish stream. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z But the doors had remained closed, and he had turned gadfly in consequence--a gadfly that trumpeted but had no sting. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Socrates told the Athenians that he was their "gadfly." Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z That is the gadfly that devours me and stings me, and tickles me but not to make me laugh. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Other species, as the gadflies, deposit their eggs on the bodies of animals, within which the grubs feed, when hatched. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z Wen’s Twitter account was now swarming with the gadflies of the 50-Cent Party, which is the nickname for commentators who reportedly get paid 50 Chinese cents for every pro-government post. Magazine Preview: The Dangerous Politics of Internet Humor in China 2011-10-27T01:21:32Z He talks of the fact without unction—his images of the gadfly and the horse are simple and not sacerdotal. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z There is room, perhaps, for one gadfly in a city; but in a household, wholesome companions they may be, but not altogether pleasant. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z It is then permissible for me, a poor little fellow wandering like a Jew, to have my gadfly, too, master donkey. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z “With the economy the way it is, it’s hard to take a lot of this with a sense of humor,” said C. B. Forgotston Jr., a longtime gadfly in state politics. Edwin Edwards Is Still Famous, but Louisiana Politics Has Moved On 2011-10-24T00:02:26Z Activists and long-time Murdoch gadflies dominated the meeting, since large institutional investors do not typically air their grievances in such a public forum. Murdoch Spars With Investors at Annual Meeting 2011-10-21T20:56:12Z In the past 30 years, a proliferation of bureaus has promoted, booked and enriched former lawmakers, candidates, consultants, Cabinet members, political reporters and gadflies. At the Washington Speakers Bureau, talk isn?t cheap 2011-10-11T00:55:00Z Then, while the lazybones was retching, the devil would thump him, shake him a hundred different ways, giving him no more peace than a gadfly gives a horse, and so on throughout eternity. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z And forsooth, donkey mine, it is certainly permitted that I also, poor little man wandering all alone, may have my gadfly too. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Son of a gadfly senior prince, Prince Alwaleed has long been outspoken about expanding opportunities for women in the kingdom. Spain Revives Rape Case Against Saudi Prince 2011-09-13T17:20:26Z The most famous swordsmen—Italians, Germans, and Swedes—could not stand before him longer than during one 'Our Father,' and here such a gadfly takes the affair to heart. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Bernard-Henri Lévy, France’s gadfly, center-right commentator, was among those who were quick to suppress analogies that pointed to a disaster like the one in Iraq. Parallels Between Qaddafi and Hussein Raise Anxiety in West 2011-08-22T18:59:21Z Now it seems the Perry campaign is going on the counter-offensive against the Austin man who placed the ad, self-employed investor and political gadfly Robert Morrow. Perry camp goes on counterattack against Ron Paul supporter 2011-08-19T16:49:00Z This, then, is the gadfly that preys upon me and makes me itch, and tickles me without ever so much as raising a laugh. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Mr. Icahn, a longtime gadfly who once sued Motorola to jolt it into action, praised the deal on Monday as “a great outcome for all shareholders.” DealBook: In the World of Wireless, It's All About Patents 2011-08-16T01:23:52Z “We’re never going to satisfy all the fishermen, the surfers, the gadflies,” he said, “and I’m O.K. with that.” Along the Jersey Shore, a Struggle to Get to the Sand 2011-08-13T03:32:25Z But he is the gadfly whose reaction matters. Greek austerity measures' unlikely opponent: an old roommate of the PM 2011-08-05T18:47:37Z Just one problem: The five-month-old viral video -- which was created by a far-right gadfly from Tacoma, Wash. -- had already been thoroughly debunked by the Tacoma News Tribune. The disturbing copy-and-paste habits of Russell Pearce 2011-08-03T11:45:00Z “Her roles as a drug executive, a Democrat and a gadfly are not always easy to reconcile,” read a New York Times profile of Ms. Varis in 2003. Agnes Varis, Founder of Drug Company, Dies at 81 2011-08-03T01:32:50Z They were the ones, he assumed, who had helped elect a Tea Party-esque gadfly to the New Hanover County Commission last November, ousting an 18-year incumbent. A City?s Wrenching Budget Choices 2011-07-05T02:53:57Z I want to grow to be more like an eagle that wings its way out of the habitat of gadflies, and less like a trembling hare pursued by hounds. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z One of the few people to publicly suggest he should go is gadfly shareholder Evelyn Davis, known for proposing radical ideas Even she didn't sound convincing at Goldman's shareholder meeting. You Won't Read This Story About Goldman 2011-05-19T12:04:34Z Rhoden took on the role of gadfly, arguing that the sport of thoroughbred racing must "examine itself" because it's "dangerously close" to abusing animals for profit. Injuries lead to wide-open Kentucky Derby field 2011-05-07T20:24:00Z “You’ve got a little lunch in your hand,” the gadfly said. Crime Scene: Not Far From the Pharmacy, a Different Sort of Drug Deal 2011-05-07T01:33:41Z When I spent time with him, in 1999, he was a harmless gadfly, pre-“Apprentice,” frustrated that he didn’t get more attention for himself and his books. Trump’s Diggers Should Look for Real Idea: Margaret Carlson 2011-04-27T14:17:02Z He sent a gadfly which stung Pegasus and made him throw Bellerophon to the earth. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Taking the bits between their teeth, and regardless of rein, horses, mules, all rush simultaneously and madly forward, as if each had a score of gadflies with their venomous probosces buried deep in its body. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z He was acutely influenced by the Quakers of his colony who, like gadflies, were stinging slaveholders to an awareness of their blood traffic, and by the rise of English humanitarianism. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z “God once used a donkey to make his will known,” he added, “so surely he is able to speak through both traditionalists and gadflies.” Pastor Stirs Wrath With His Views on Old Questions 2011-03-05T00:46:26Z What gadfly of madness stings us on thus to build the foundations of Empire? The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Above him buzzed wasps, flies, gnats and gadflies. Little Tom 2011-02-02T03:00:21.113Z “This is data that could be used to track who the biggest gadfly is,” he said. Republican Congressman Proposes Tracking Freedom of Information Act Requests 2011-01-29T01:49:48Z Plenty of candidates from both parties have run again four years after waging unsuccessful campaigns for presidential nominations, but -- except for the Kucinich-type gadflies -- they've all distinguished themselves the first time out. Rudy's not really running again in '12 ... is he? 2011-01-07T18:47:00Z But these were points beyond the comprehension of the gadfly. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The bill of the Pique-Boeuf is fashioned as a pair of solid pincers, to facilitate the raising out of the hides of quadrupeds the larvae of the gadflies, which are there deposited and nourished. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z But Project is actually the gadfly billionaire's second stab at magazine moguldom. Branson scoops Murdoch with digital magazine 2010-12-01T03:56:00Z But along the way, there’s nice detail and phrasing from the 63-year-old Brooklyn gadfly. City Room: A First Look at ?The Rent Is Too Damn High,? the Album 2010-10-27T22:41:00Z A self-styled gadfly, his rhetoric can be harsh and his beliefs are often far from the mainstream, the public record shows. Corrected: Tea Party candidates only a Democrat could love 2010-10-27T19:46:00Z Indeed, it always puzzled me, that the gadflies should insist upon my being sent to sea so promptly, when nearly every day that the Alabama was at sea, cost them a ship. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The species, therefore, anxiously seek out the herds of oxen, of buffaloes, of antelopes—of all the quadrupeds, in short, upon which these gadflies deposit their eggs. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z He was once seen as more of a well-meaning gadfly than a traditional political leader. In Illinois, White Knight Is Shaken by Dark Horse 2010-10-21T05:20:00Z You can probably see the problem here: This race is rapidly turning into a referendum on Miller, an unknown gadfly before his surprise win in the August GOP primary. Where the Tea Party will kill the GOP 2010-10-19T15:56:00Z Mr. Phelps is regarded here as the ultimate example of an irritating local gadfly. Topeka Journal: Where Free Speech Is Less an Idea Than a Lifestyle 2010-10-10T01:30:00Z The gadfly had continued its buzzing, I found, during my late absence from the Cape. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Once they were highly principled, underpaid gadflies, trying to sort out medical decision making. A Guided Tour of Modern Medicine?s Underbelly 2010-09-27T20:48:00Z That support, along with the media's sudden interest, transformed right-wing gadfly Christine O'Donnell into a player, and three weeks later she was declaring victory over Mike Castle, a nine-term congressman and fixture in Delaware politics. This is just a preview of the GOP's Tea Party hell 2010-09-20T12:30:00Z Fourth, Traylor’s judicial record makes him more than a gadfly candidate, for sure -- but it’s not clear how much more. Sorry, Dems: Last-minute Vitter challenge doesn't add up to much 2010-07-11T17:15:00Z He is, depending on the point of view, an invaluable gadfly or an insufferable grandstander — terms not always mutually exclusive on Capitol Hill. Darrell Issa Emerges as Obama?s Annoyer-in-Chief 2010-07-07T04:31:00Z The gadfly, I found, had been buzzing around her, too, but her difficulties were all ended. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Internal documents show the agency's efforts to discredit Aguirre included discussion of a "basket case" strategy that made him seem like a longtime agency gadfly. SEC settles with Gary Aguirre over firing during Pequot Capital Management probe 2010-06-30T04:00:00Z Thad Allen of the Coast Guard — and the Democratic strategist and oil spill gadfly James Carville joins them for a cocktail. On Our Radar: The Admiral and the C.E.O. 2010-06-04T17:12:00Z Known as something of a gadfly within the Belgian church, he did not get along with the previous head of the commission, but he praised Mr. Adriaenssens, whom he has met with twice. Belgium?s Catholic Church Struggles to Regain Trust 2010-06-04T00:43:00Z The television reports were shown May 27 and 28 on Noorin TV, a small station in Kabul known as an antigovernment gadfly. Afghanistan Suspends Two Aid Groups 2010-05-31T14:16:00Z Over the years he has become known as something of a political gadfly in Buffalo. Carl Paladino, a Conservative, Joins Governor?s Race 2010-04-06T02:58:00Z Mr. McGovern said that Mr. Doré had “oscillated over time from being something of a gadfly in Guinean politics to being over the last year a pretty solid, level-headed spokesman for the Forces Vives.” 2010-01-20T16:15:00Z As Mr. Quinn blames his corrections chief for the program’s faults, he reminds us of the steep learning curve for gadflies, political dissidents, freedom fighters and consumer activists who gain power. 2010-01-08T19:39:00Z At twenty-five you braved the storm And dug the trenches of Reform, Stung by some gadfly in your breast Which would not let your spirit rest. Impertinent Poems An hysterical lady may succumb to the bite of a common gadfly, but I hold that only co-operative insects—termites, wasps, bumble-bees, etc.—could ever make away with a normally constituted human being. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 "They do, indeed"—and Brockway, glad enough to find a sympathetic listener, told the story of the pertinacious human gadfly masquerading under the name of Jordan. A Romance in Transit Flies, lice, gadflies and mosquitoes are the worst of the insect plagues. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" I need not add that I finally got rid of this tormenting gadfly. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second The gadfly of my ambition began to torment me again, and I determined to look for a "job." Confessions of an Opera Singer I wish I could brush away the gadflies, but I suppose by this time you have been stung so often that the system has become invulnerable.... The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) There was one; the much requested extension of the gadfly's ticket; and thrusting it into his pocket, the passenger agent hurried across to the special sleeper. A Romance in Transit Indeed, thou dunce!" said Wachis, as he killed the gadflies; "in our country the horse eats before the rider! A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 “No,” he said, seemingly conquering the desire to blaze into anger at this gadfly of a detective. The Bartlett Mystery The Black Doctors were the pragmatists, the gadflies of Hospital Earth. Contamination Crew Yet the gadfly of ambition was in his flesh. Ivory Apes and Peacocks In the telegraph office the operator was still having trouble with the querulous gentleman, but the President went to the desk to write his message, shutting his ears to the shrill voice of the gadfly. A Romance in Transit She was nagged incessantly by a gadfly of conscience that buzzed in her ears the counsel to tell the police. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards What gadfly—what Imperial bee has stung you? L'Aiglon Then in flew Loki again, still disguised as a gadfly, and lighted on Brock's neck and stung him so that the blood flowed. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas “Water is getting scarce, Don Ruz,” persisted the gadfly, lighting again. Red Men and White "But I ah—protest!" came with shrill emphasis from the vestibule, and the night-capped head of the gadfly was thrust around the door-jamb. A Romance in Transit During his absence Brock diligently plied the bellows, while Loki, hoping to make him pause, changed himself into a gadfly and cruelly stung his hand. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas "She is just a gadfly, just a gaudy, useless insect, born without a sting, or the spirit to use one if she had it." Cleek, the Master Detective "We're getting away from the main issue," broke in Mr. Squires, the gadfly. Anderson Crow, Detective There appeared to be more than one species of them—two indeed there were—both about the size of ordinary gadflies; but altogether different from each other in colour and habits. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt But it came again and again—a persistent mental gadfly. The Dop Doctor The bites of the sandfly, gadfly, and horsefly may be both relieved and prevented by the same means recommended in the case of mosquitoes for these purposes. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) He fled as an animal flies from a gadfly securely fastened into his flesh. Captain Desmond, V.C. Off went the pirate, like a startled gadfly, to Newfoundland. The Corsair King Bovine writes of her: "This airy, fairy thing danced into our hearts; her movements are those of a gossamer gadfly—she is the embodiment of spring, summer, autumn and winter." Terribly Intimate Portraits Go to the gadfly; consider her ways and be wise. How to Cook Husbands If I had been that, I might have beaten him to an omelette every day when he was a boy, and tormented him like a gadfly when he was a man! Fair Margaret A Portrait “Blessed be the pedlar!—Have you been much pestered by that gadfly?” It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot You will not easily find another to serve as the gadfly which rouses a noble horse—as I have done, being commissioned thereto by the god. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics Slander also was busy in the guise of that gadfly, Nicholls, who proposed to thank the King for dismissing him. William Pitt and the Great War The surviving wooers were stricken with terror and ran about like a herd of oxen chased by a swarm of gadflies. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece He saw the gadfly dart into the forge. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths Vigil was becoming uneasy, and a belated gadfly was making continued attacks upon her sensitive skin. Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen The weather had for a considerable time been hot and dry, and mosquitoes and gadflies were very troublesome. Over the Rocky Mountains Wandering Will in the Land of the Redskin If Socrates ever came to know himself, he knew this fact: as an economic unit he was an absolute failure; but as a gadfly, stinging men into thinking for themselves, he was a success. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 He was the shriveled, grizzled local preacher who furnished a kind of gadfly gospel to the church at Bowtown when he was invited to fill the pulpit, which was no oftener than could be helped. A Circuit Rider's Wife The gadfly had flown away, and Sindri bade his brother cease working. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths "Do not frighten away the gadfly which is his train dispatcher or he will sit down in the track till the whistle blows." The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story I hold myself up, and feel a big wind blowing Me like a gadfly into the dusk, without my know- ing Whither or why or even how I am going. Look! We Have Come Through! Ever fertile in resource, Hera now sent a gadfly to worry and torment the unfortunate Io incessantly, and she wandered all over the world in hopes of escaping from her tormentor. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Hence it came that common sense was driven wild by conscience, as forever happens with the few who keep that gadfly. Frida, or, The Lover's Leap, A Legend Of The West Country From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore He himself was well satisfied with the pace, and told Simplizio to be sparing of the switch, unless in case of a hornet or a gadfly. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection The gadfly uses a like forethought in selecting a place for her eggs. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals Some species of gadfly have the power not only to sting them, but to insert their eggs under the skin, which soon develops into a large grub. Three Boys in the Wild North Land Men are tortured by great swarms of gnats, and cattle are devoured by gadflies. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The buffalo-gnats, gadflies, and other flies do on the whole a large amount of damage each year. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Simplizio smiled, toward the hedge, and wondered at the condescension of so great a theologian and astrologer, in joking with him about the gadflies and hornets in the beginning of April. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Then all at once a swarm of buzzing gadflies came out of the bush and fastened fiercely on the palfrey which bore the fair Gerda. Legends of the Rhine To escape the persecutions of gadflies and mosquitoes the deer generally flock to the Hibinski Mountains, or else wander to the sea-shore. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers It has even happened that animals have been so seriously attacked by gadflies that they have died from loss of blood. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People He was rid of his incubus—why mince the word now!—rid of her gadfly vulgarity, her shallow emotions, her pinch-beck ideals, her hideous selfishness. The Henchman He brushes it aside as the elephant might brush aside the ineffective gadfly. Post-Prandial Philosophy The moose had retreated, for the hot weather, to the lakes on the Crown lands adjacent, to escape the maddening attacks of the gadflies. Russian Rambles As it was, people were only too glad to be rid of a gadfly that merely goaded them into infructuous bogs. Essays in Liberalism Being the Lectures and Papers Which Were Delivered at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford, 1922 Imagine us, please, robed in leather coats and leather helmets and gauntlets, and with goggles, waiting at the entrance of a hangar while the mechanics bring out the gadfly. Letters to Helen Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front It was the gadfly that drove him forward with such restless industry. Children of the Market Place That man of intelligence who steals honey has to take birth as a gadfly. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Gardner, the gadfly, stinging this modern Io out of her refuge of peace and safety! Success A Novel As I shouldered my load their murmuring voices full of amorous desire stung me like a gadfly. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative As Io's gadfly was this "B" To Sentiment and to Pretence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 28, 1892 They are a kind of gadfly, red-hot needles on wings. White Shadows in the South Seas Polluted with the stench of sinners, and miry with flesh and blood, it abounded with gadflies and stinging bees and gnats and was endangered by the inroads of grisly bears. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Nevertheless, as soon as he arrived, both felt him the gadfly in the house. The Mating of Lydia Meantime Eros passed unseen through the grey mist, causing confusion, as when against grazing heifers rises the gadfly, which oxherds call the breese. The Argonautica Lady Judith acknowledged the introduction with the air of a queen to whom courtiers and compliments were as the gadflies of summer. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 He poured me a goblet of the wine; I removed my cotton coat, covered my hands with it, against the gadflies, and prepared to listen. White Shadows in the South Seas The gadfly stings the horse in order to prevent it from dozing off and to keep it moving briskly on its course. Best Russian Short Stories He afterwards by a stratagem causes her to stand for a whole day in July, naked upon a tower, exposed to the flies, the gadflies, and the sun. The Decameron, Volume II Is this the sun's ray after a rainy day, that the gadflies come buzzing about one's head? The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig In the summertime gadflies were exasperating in their attacks on men and cattle. Pioneers in Canada Ea-bani died of the bite of a gadfly, and his spirit mounted to the skies, while Gilgames himself was smitten by a sore disease. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations The people arose in their exasperation and cruelly demanded to be rid of their gadfly. Best Russian Short Stories He afterwards by a stratagem causes her to stand for a whole day in July, naked upon a tower, exposed to the flies, the gadflies, and the sun. The Decameron, Volume II On May 1 the President, tortured by the political gadflies in Washington, and suffering painfully from the weariness of hope so long deferred, telegraphed: "Is anything to be done?" Abraham Lincoln, Volume II They flit around as social butterflies when they are gadflies to me. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America But she was the gadfly, the spur of all to whom she gave her affection. Fenwick's Career They had determined to kill the restless gadfly in the hope that the countenances of the gods would shine again. Best Russian Short Stories Up and down the garden paced the pastor, stung by the gadflies of debt. Paul Faber, Surgeon She tells the tale of her sad wandering, and finally rushes from the scene in frenzy, crazed by the sting of the gadfly that Hera has sent to torment her. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Mind not at all the little picking and carping of human gadflies, whose desire to extract blood is perhaps a survival of their species, and an evidence of their unfitness for human companionship. Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June" He killed the cruel gadfly and threw it into the river. Old Greek Stories What the gadfly is to the horse Socrates was to Athens. Best Russian Short Stories Jadwin chafed and fretted at his inaction and his impatience harried him like a gadfly. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction It matters not if the search be unsuccessful; though the gadfly sting as sharply the next moment as it did the last, still so must continue her wanderings. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 The manure-pile will always stink, 33 and gadflies sting, and bees will hum, and so a bore will torment and make a nuisance of himself. Four Arthurian Romances The gadfly was worse now than before, but she did not fear it half so much, for her heart was full of hope. Old Greek Stories The gadfly had been killed, but it stung the people more sharply than ever—sleep not, sleep not this night, O men of Athens! Best Russian Short Stories He dashed into mid-air, and with a gyration that would have done credit to a flycatcher, he snapped up a gadfly that should have been more alert. The Song of the Cardinal Jupiter, seeing him coming, sent a single gadfly to sting the tender skin of Pegasus. Classic Myths He was a man in whom conscience was a gadfly, remorseless and tormenting. The Case of Richard Meynell Then she went on through a strange land on the other side, but, let her do what she would, she could not get rid of the gadfly. Old Greek Stories It is as hard reasoning with them as it would have been reasoning with lo, when she was flying over land and sea, driven by the sting of the never-sleeping gadfly. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 Holding it where she could see, he hopped toward her, eagerly, carefully, the gadfly in his beak, his heart in his mouth. The Song of the Cardinal The gadfly dealt a cruel blow and proud Pegasus thought Bellerophon had dared to strike him. Classic Myths Human gadflies that they were! they sometimes stung him beyond endurance, and he would curse them in the impotence of his anger. The Portent & Other Stories Faithless shepherd strayed afar, Playful dog the gadflies catching; Wolves bound boldly o'er the bar, Not a friend the fold is watching— Poor little lambkins! Poems She wrought a gadfly with a goading sting. Suppliant Maidens and Other Plays The dulness of Coddington, always that of no ordinary man, became irritable and aggressive after being stung by the gadfly of Quakerism. Among My Books First Series He could not forget the sharp sting of the gadfly. Classic Myths On the other, his religious sense had kept pricking and tormenting—like the gadfly that it was. The History of David Grieve As they looked, a long train passed by, stung by gadflies and following a whirling standard. National Epics As if creation contained any mineral, drug simple, leech, Spanish fly, gadfly, or showerbath, so soothing as a loving wife is to a man in affliction. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day Some gadfly stings him: he seizes his tomahawk and is off on the trail. Obiter Dicta St. L. Or they might prove, after all, like the gadfly in the fable. The Bride of Fort Edward We had often seen them perched on the backs of cows, seeking for gadflies and other insects. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 These “dassel” flies - which have no sting - closely resemble another kind of gadfly which has a sting. Unconscious Memory "Some gadfly stings him," said the Donna Teresa, fondly. The Net Here is another: The gadfly makes the horse run swift: "Speed," quoth the gadfly, "is my gift." Warlock o' Glenwarlock The cow suddenly switched her tail at a teasing gadfly, and the girl precipitately sought my side. A Day of Fate I likewise roused my horse and went off at a hard trot, with the vain impulse so to shake off the tormenting thoughts that crowded on me like gadflies. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood |
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