Recently Justice Barrett gave Jackson somewhat of a tongue-lashing when Barrett wrote the majority opinion on the national injunction case. I wrote about it in this recent post. That sort of personal dissing is somewhat unusual between or among SCOTUS … Continue reading →
We are getting more information on the victims of the Texas flash flood. It’s almost indescribably sad to see their photos and read their stories, including those of so many young girls. Many of the victims at the camp were … Continue reading →
A Massachusetts district judge has stopped Congress’ defunding of Planned Parenthood, at least for the next two weeks: U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani placed a temporary restraining order on the provision of President Donald Trump’s bill that defunds Planned Parenthood. … Continue reading →
Here’s commenter “Niketas Choniates” on the recent thread about the Jews of NYC not voting for Mamdani: Probably this is because it’s a primary and only a small percentage of people voted at all. If anyone is still paying attention … Continue reading →
Can this be true?: A social media account, reportedly belonging to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, has claimed it has been contacted by hundreds of soldiers and officers who wish to abandon Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). A Persian-language X/Twitter … Continue reading →
(1) We already knew this, but there is more evidence coming out about the sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas and other Gazans on October 7, and later on directed at the hostages during their captivity. Many groups on the left … Continue reading →
From my July 4th picnic:
Continue reading →This article was linked at Althouse, and that’s how I came across it. It contains a curious narrative about what happened to one woman when she took weight loss drugs. The woman apparently lost not just weight but also her … Continue reading →
One of the observations I often see from commenters on the right – not so much here, but on other blogs and articles – goes something like this: “I’ll care about anti-Semitism when the Jews stop voting for Democrats.” And … Continue reading →
I have never thought that Trump and ICE would round up all the illegal aliens in the US and send them packing. My sense has been that they would concentrate on those who have violated other laws as well, and … Continue reading →
Terrible news from Texas: • Desperate search: Authorities say more than 25 girls are still unaccounted for at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, where the Guadalupe River rose more than 20 feet in less than two hours during torrential … Continue reading →