Open thread 2/1/24
February? I thought January just started.
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Iran and our lax border
From Andrew C. McCarthy: For many years, Iran has had an operational alliance with the Marxist totalitarian regime in Venezuela. This gives Iran a toehold in the West and a well-trod route to infiltrate operatives across the southern border. Biden … Continue reading →
Six anti-abortion activists found guilty and face possible long sentences
From Legal Insurrection: A federal jury convicted six pro-life activists of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) and a felony conspiracy against rights. There’s that conspiracy charge again, a way to up the ante on … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/31/24
If you have to explain a joke, you’ve already lost your audience. And then, if you try to explain it but can’t …
Continue reading →Caroline Glick, Niall Ferguson, Shylock
Caroline Glick has an excellent video, as usual. In it, she refers to two articles that I happen to have read prior to listening to her video, and I recommend them as well. Here’s the one about Shylock at the … Continue reading →
Two members of the “Squad” having some troubles of their own making
Cori Bush may have had some extra people on the payroll: As RedState reported on Monday, a House Democrat is currently under criminal investigation for the misuse of government funds under the guise of paying for “security” services. Heavy speculation … Continue reading →
Research deception: Harvard’s chief diversity officer and her husband, and they are not alone
Claudine Gay has gotten the most press recently, but there are more allegations of plagiarism at Harvard in the DEI area: Harvard University’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, Sherri Ann Charleston, appears to have plagiarized extensively in her academic work, … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/30/24
Biden blames his open border policy on Republicans
I kid you not. I kid you not. From the horse’s mouth: Only now that the sheer numbers of illegal aliens causing mayhem and busting budgets in Democratic cities like New York have become an electoral liability has Biden had … Continue reading →
Biden and Iran: three US military killed in Jordan by Iranian proxies
It’s richly ironic that Joe Biden was promoted and elected with the idea that he would represent an experienced, moderate, and steady hand on the tiller. “Experienced” he certainly was. But that experience was at often using bad judgment during … Continue reading →
Busy day
I’ll be posting more later today, but I’ve got a busy rest-of-the-afternoon. Lots of news these days, though.
Continue reading →Ilhan Omar: my first allegiance is to Somalia and Islam and I don’t care who knows it
Perhaps, with all the Palestine-philia going around, Omar thinks it’s finally not only safe to say this sort of thing, but admirable, and that it will earn her votes: Rep. Ilhan Omar, an evidenced antisemite, has often suggested in various … Continue reading →