Comments on: Open thread 8/6/22

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 07:36:28 +0000

Stasi government in all its glorious (gory) glory:
“…Lies, Damned Lies, & The January 6 Committee”—
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/sperry-lies-damned-lies-january-6-committee

By: om

om — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 21:01:13 +0000

Open thread Russia and Ukrainian war related:

Cruise & ballistic missiles in Ukraine – effectiveness, lessons (and are the Russians running out?) – Perun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F7mt4rNVY0t

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 20:56:21 +0000

Here’s an absolutely remarkable story….
“14-year-old World War II enlistee offers lessons on rebuilding a divided America;
“Joe later became active in veterans’ causes, using his scars to help people heal”—
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/14-year-old-world-war-2-enlistee-offers-lessons-rebuilding-america

By: huxley

huxley — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 20:36:57 +0000

In my current quest to determine what an American university education is about (and to clarify my small personal part as a returning senior student), I’ve discovered a trove of YouTubes, TEDx talks, blogs and articles quite critical of higher education.

These critics aren’t complaining about the hothouse leftist politics of the university, but the unworkable, exploitative nature of today’s universities.

They describe the universities as ponzi schemes and even cults, which have few winners and leave many participants with broken minds, broken bodies and broken bank accounts. They are warning younger listeners to consider their choices in academia carefully and skeptically.

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 20:02:50 +0000

A scoop.
(In 1994…)
“Ex-Time reporter: The day I knew journalism had died in America”—
https://nypost.com/2022/08/06/kenneth-r-timmerman-reflects-on-the-day-journalism-died-in-us/

Seems to check all the boxes…Clinton, China, the Media….

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 18:59:44 +0000

Thanks very much for that particular nit.
Most interesting to find out that there ARE differences and then what they are…

…and for those who have a soft spot for puns, wordplay, etc.,…
“…The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement focus on sharing the message of reconciliation, unity, and “At-One-Ment” throughout the world….”
From:
https://www.atonementfriars.org/2019-1-4-friarvsmonk/

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 18:55:21 +0000

For archeology/history buffs…
The Roman siege of Jerusalem.
“Archaeologists shed light on Roman siege of Jerusalem;
“Archaeological evidence for location of Roman ballista and the intensity of the siege that led to the destruction of the Second Temple.”
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/357782

By: Topo Gigio

Topo Gigio — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 17:54:49 +0000

I have a small nit to pick with the video. A Franciscan should be referred to as a friar, not a monk. There’s actually an important difference between the two. But the story is fascinating.

By: PA+Cat

PA+Cat — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 15:22:09 +0000

And (just) another “Biden” achievement!

Yet another news item about the First Son: Hunter left notes on the hard drive of his laptop about his obsession with the size of his membrum virile, and attributed his fondness for naked selfies to this form of body dysmorphia. “In addition to [Hunter’s] web of shady overseas business dealings, one of the most recurring and consistent themes in the abandoned laptop are homemade pornography, selfies in varying states of undress, drug use, and images he took of his manhood in various states of arousal.”

https://nypost.com/2022/08/06/hunter-biden-attributes-his-penis-obsession-to-body-dysmorphia/

A warning before any readers click on the link: the photos of Hunter in the video are NSFW.

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 13:02:18 +0000

And (just) another “Biden” achievement!
…since there are not nearly enough “Biden” ACHIEVEMENTS out there!
“Gaza: The Usual Suspects Condemn Israel”—
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/18784/gaza-condemn-israel

Aw heck, let’s add (just) another while we’re at it:
“The Corruption of Medicine;
“Guardians of the profession discard merit in order to alter the demographics of their field.”
https://www.city-journal.org/the-corruption-of-medicine
H/T Powerline blog for both.

(But then, we already knew that…didn’t we?)
”Poor quality science’: Top epidemiologist rips CDC study on kids and long COVID;
‘Authors are “comparing apples and oranges the whole time,” writes University of California San Francisco’s Vinay Prasad.’—
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/coronavirus/sunprasad
“mRNA Platform Inventor Sifts Through the Lies”—
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2022/08/07/immune-imprinting.aspx

(Just) two examples of a multitude.