Open thread 10/10/2025
Some of these are quite impressive in their attention to costuming details:
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And then there’s Katie Porter
Charming: Things continue to deteriorate for California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter. In what appears to be a coordinated opposition research drop, and a well-deserved one at that, the Democrat has faced multiple leaked videos showing her less-than-stellar temperament. As RedState … Continue reading →
Another post about Jay Jones – but it’s not just about Jones
It’s not just what Jones said (which I covered already, here as well as here). His venomous hatred of Republicans – even to the point of wishing death on one Republican’s small children – and his failure to take responsibility … Continue reading →
Let’s assume the hostages come home
Caveat: I’ll believe it when I see it. But let’s assume it really does happen. I hope it really does happen. The price paid will be the release of an enormous number of terrorists, which Hamas will call a victory. … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/9/2025
The art of the Hamas deal
Who knows how this will really go? But if the hostages do come back home – what a wonderful thing. Israel and Hamas have struck a deal for Hamas to release all remaining hostages and for Israel to withdraw its … Continue reading →
The anti-ICE neo-Confederates
From Glenn Reynolds: In Chicago on Saturday, a mob of protesters surrounded ICE agents on a routine patrol, ramming their vehicle and boxing it in with 10 cars to frustrate immigration enforcement efforts. Chicago officials allegedly ordered the city’s police … Continue reading →
Can the news on Jay Jones get even worse? Yes, it can.
Let’s see: Democrat AG candidate Jay Jones wanted the GOP Speaker of the Virginia House to be shot and his small children to be killed as well – supposedly in order to change the guy’s policies. Nothing like a little … Continue reading →
Man arrested on suspicion of having set the Palisades fire
Some men just want to see the world burn. And this man may be one of them [hat tip: commenter “Kate”]: The suspect, 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, was arrested at his home in Melbourne, Florida, on Tuesday, officials said during a … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/8/2025
Shoreline of the lake I visited a couple of days ago:
Continue reading →So, why Bari Weiss?
Yesterday the rumors that have been circulating for weeks became official, and it was announced that Bari Weiss has become the new editor-in-chief of CBS News: “We are thrilled to welcome Bari and The Free Press to Paramount and CBS … Continue reading →
The two-year anniversary of October 7: on the cusp of peace?
The horrific and sickening events of the October 7 invasion of Israel have led to so many unforeseen things: the worldwide increase in expressions of Jew-hatred – a hatred that I submit was already there but more concealed rather than … Continue reading →