Open thread 5/26/2025
Taglioni was the first ballet dancer to dance en pointe, and was known for her ethereal quality:
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The birds
The other day I read this article: Fox News’ Peter Doucy hilariously dodged another bird attack outside the White House after being attacked by another feathered friend in April and we are with him in asking, “What’s going on?” It’s … Continue reading →
Ethnic Jews, religious Jews, and “Messianic Jews”
As I’ve written before somewhere in this voluminous blog, the definition of “Jew” is complex because Jews are both a religion and an ethnic group. They are also a people, which is somewhat harder to define. Often there’s overlap, but … Continue reading →
DeSantis proposes property tax relief
Interesting idea: DeSantis has proposed providing one-time, $1,000 property-tax rebates this year to homeowners as a prelude to asking voters in 2026 to cut property taxes. “The homestead (exemption) is great, but the homestead is limited in terms of how … Continue reading →
The dawn of a new age for nuclear power?
I’ve long been in favor of nuclear power. Maybe more of the world is now going in that direction, having discovered that the green alternatives don’t work very well. For example: Over the past few days, the politics and policies … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/24/2025
Trump against Harvard; judges against Trump
Here we go again. Trump issued an order “revoking Harvard’s participation in F-1 and J-1 visa programs, under which foreign students attend Harvard.” The administration had asked Harvard to provide information on its foreign students’ participation in “illegal and violent … Continue reading →
Lies beget murder: “blood on their hands”
In the aftermath of the DC killing by Elias Rodriguez, there are many articles (for example, this) featuring the phrase “blood on their hands” and blaming various entities for stirring up such murderous hatred: the universities, the online influencers, leftist … Continue reading →
AI: is it real or is it Memorex?
We can still tell the difference – kind of. But soon, it may be impossible: It’s so over. Google Veo 3 AI does speech and sound for its video generation now. Not sure how I feel about this. pic.twitter.com/C0voPsrDY6 — … Continue reading →
Here I am – a bit late to the party today
I’ve mentioned before that I have quite a few close friends with serious health problems. Every now and then I get called on to help with a doctor visit or procedure, and today was one of those days. The whole … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/23/2025
I don’t usually care much for covers of Leonard Cohen songs – I much prefer his own renditions. But this is excellent:
Continue reading →More information on the DC murder
Horrifying details are coming out now, having been captured on video: In summary, the video shows a slim build person, wearing a blue jacket with a hood, a large dark-colored backpack, blue pants, and light-colored shoes, consistent with the clothing … Continue reading →