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Vicious murder on the NY subway
A description: A migrant from Guatemala has been arrested for allegedly lighting a sleeping subway rider on fire in Brooklyn on Sunday morning — then watching as his innocent victim burned to death in what the New York’s top cop … Continue reading →
More on those exploding pagers and Hezbollah
One of the goals of the exploding pagers planted by Israel’s Mossad on Hezbollah operatives was to cultivate fear. I think that goal was met. The exploding pagers have seemed like a turning point from more conventional urban warfare against … Continue reading →
It’s lebkuchen time again
[NOTE: Regulars here may remember that most years I put up a family Christmas recipe. And here it is again.] This recipe was brought over from Germany sometime in the mid-1800s, and was my favorite of all the wonderful treats … Continue reading →
O’Reilly called it before the polls closed
I never was a Bill O’Reilly fan, but then I’m generally not a fan of news or opinion TV. Back in the days when O’Reilly worked for Fox, I’d watch him now and then but not often. But now, in … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/23/2024
The wild and wacky world of car rental
I recently rented a car for three weeks on the west coast. That’s a long time, and car rentals have become very very expensive. Indeed, the prices I originally got for this 3-week car rental ranged from about $1200 to … Continue reading →
Gaslighting the public about Biden: you have to want to be gaslighted
There have been a host of recent “now it can be told” articles “revealing” that President Biden has been cognitively challenged for his entire presidency, although it’s gotten worse in recent months. But it was obvious even during the 2020 … Continue reading →
Roundup
(1) Here’s the spending bill that was passed in the House. (2) Trump wants NATO countries to pay more: Now he’s prompting the rest of NATO to bump their defense spending to five percent of GDP. Probably won’t happen, though. … Continue reading →
Hard to figure this one out: the Magdeburg perp
The toll in the Magdeburg Christmas market car-ramming has risen to four dead and over 200 injured. And some facts about the alleged perp have come out that seem to make little sense. Yes, he’s a Saudi national and doctor … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/21/2024
Dad seems to be the better dancer:
Continue reading →Terror attack at German Christmas market
Germany is very big on celebrating Christmas, and the annual Christmas markets take place in many parts of the country. However, they’ve become a magnet for jihadi terrorist attacks. Therefore, terrible events such as this come as no surprise: A … Continue reading →