Open thread 4/9/24
Show ’em who’s boss, but in a quiet way:
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My partial eclipse photos
Hot off the press. I borrowed someone’s special glasses and looked for a moment when there was just a small crescent of sun. Pretty impessive. But mostly I used a colander. That was fun, too. So here’s my self-portrait with … Continue reading →
Warning: Israeli products!
I was in the supermarket a couple of days ago and noticed a display of Passover goods: matzoh, gefilte fish, macaroons, the usual. And it struck me for the very first time in my life that somebody might deface it … Continue reading →
Trump on abortion: leave it to the states
Trump has taken an official position on abortion policy, which is that it should be left to the states to decide without any national policy. This is basically Dobbs, and it is in my opinion the correct legal stance. It … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/8/24
It’s eclipse day. “Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun.” And watch out for that mondegreen, too.
Continue reading →You may never have heard of Vladimir Vasiliev, one of the greatest male ballet dancers who ever lived
In fact, he might just be the greatest male ballet dancer who ever lived. Such comparisons are subjective, after all. When I was young (probably some time in the 1960s) I saw Vasiliev dance in person, along with many other … Continue reading →
Some details of the World Community Kitchen killings in Gaza
We have more perspective now on what happened to cause the Israelis to bomb the World Community Kitchen convoy. An excerpt: Things begin to go pear-shaped at Implementation Point 2. That point marks what is essentially the line of contact … Continue reading →
Another terribly dangerous J6 insurrectionist faces the possibility of prison: meet Rebecca Lavrenz
Yes, the title of this post contains sarcasm. This 72-year-old woman’s crime appears to have been praying near the Capitol on J6, then entering the building through an open door, walking around for 10 minutes quite peacefully, and exiting. Horrors! … Continue reading →
You really have to hand it to the Babylon Bee
Sometimes they are just spot on. Injecting humor into the often-horrible news we read every day requires a good ear, a delicate touch, a sense of the absurd, and a strong stomach. The folks at the Bee seem to have … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/6/24
There’s a new study telling us what we already knew: that most adolescents unhappy with their sex grow out of that feeling if you just let them grow up without medical intervention
Here’s a description of the study: The majority of gender-confused children grow out of that feeling by the time they are fully grown adults, according to a long-term study. Researchers in the Netherlands tracked more than 2,700 children from age … Continue reading →
Biden and his foreign policy aides: weak, accusative, inconsistent, cowardly, corrupt
When the US is led by corrupt weaklings, its enemies rejoice and see tremendous opporunity. That’s what’s been going on during the Biden administration. And now, Iran thinks it had better hurry up and attack, because it’s possible that the … Continue reading →