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Roundup
(1) Columbia has settled a lawsuit by janitors who had been trapped by pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the university. Columbia has had to pay several times for its failure to restrain the anti-Israeli mob. (2) Israel may annex parts of Gaza: … Continue reading →
Fatal shooting in New York City
Four are dead, including the shooter who committed suicide. One of the dead is a New York City policeman. The killer fits the profile of quite a few recent mass killers in that he appears to have been mentally ill, … Continue reading →
Another medical update
The hospital discharged my ex-husband yesterday to a rehab hospital, although the infection isn’t eradicated and he’s still mega-week and somewhat confused. Seems to me the infection is the priority and until that gets better he won’t be able to … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/29/2025
RIP Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer has died at the age of 97. I’ve written about Lehrer before; you can find many of those posts here. I was raised on Lehrer from early childhood, which is a bit weird since many of his songs … Continue reading →
The art of the EU deal – and the art of reporting about it
Trump says it’s great: “It’s a very powerful deal, it’s a very big deal, it’s the biggest of all the deals,” Trump said Sunday alongside von der Leyen [of the EU]. The agreement imposes a flat 15% tariff on most … Continue reading →
Medical update
The story on my ex’s medical travails isn’t good, unfortunately. I don’t want to go into too much detail, but the basic situation is that he currently has delirium, presumably caused by an infection that so far has been resistant … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/28/2025
I have to go with my ex to the ER [UPDATED}
Light posting because I’ve been dealing with my ex-husband’s health crisis today. Distressing. UPDATE 11:30 PM: I’m home now, he’s being admitted, so we’ll see how it goes. Thanks for the well wishes and prayers.
Continue reading →Epstein and Maxwell: trafficking
I’ve seen many comments around the blogosphere to the effect of this: “Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of trafficking. So of course other clients were serviced in addition to Epstein.” However, that’s a misunderstanding of the case. As I read it, … Continue reading →