Open thread 11/6/2024
Long may it wave:
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Election eve
Here’s a thread for the election results. I’m staying away from coverage for another hour or two, but you can discuss everything here. UPDATE 11/6/2024 at 12:40 AM: I’m back. I still have PTSD from late returns in 2020, so … Continue reading →
Obama was the turning point
[Hat tip: commenter “AesopFan.”] I’ve long felt that, as the title of this post says, Obama was the turning point – not to some hoped-for racial reconciliation, but to a divisive leftist dominance in US politics. Here’s an article from … Continue reading →
The Gulag academia
Here’s an excellent article by a Jewish woman who emigrated to this country from Russia in 2012. An excerpt: I immigrated to America from Russia in 2012 so I wouldn’t have to hide anymore. That hasn’t worked out so well … Continue reading →
Election Day
Not much to add at this point. I’m trying to decide how to handle this evening: when to start watching, and how to maintain some sort of equanimity in the face of the tension. I don’t know whether we’ll know … Continue reading →
Open thread 11/5/2024
The left’s ugly racism towards black conservatives
[NOTE: I’m forcing myself to write at least one post about something other than the election.] We’ve seen this picture before, many times: (1) Larry Elder, black face of white supremacy: “Larry Elder is the Black face of white supremacy. … Continue reading →
Anxiety about the election: plus, why would people vote for Kamala?
I have zero idea what will happen tomorrow – or even how long it will take to name a president-elect. But when I think about the possibility of a Harris win I get more frightened than I ever have been … Continue reading →
Open thread 11/4/2024
Spambot of the day
Deep thoughts: In an absence of desire, why lie or steal?
Continue reading →Election fraud allegations: here, there, and everywhere
So many stories to cover. (1) In Pennsylvania: Lancaster County officials announced in a news conference Friday that they are investigating two large batches of voter registration forms that are suspected of being fraudulent. During the news conference, Lancaster County … Continue reading →
It’s lies all the way down, and you can fool some of the people much of the time
It seems to me that lies are not incidental to the leftist campaign; they are foundational. The lies are constant and pervasive, and without them the left would have almost no selling points. The key to lying effectively is to … Continue reading →