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Roundup: Epstein names and more
(1) Epstein was – among other things – a big Democrat donor, and plenty of Democrats schmoozed with him, some repeatedly. But that doesn’t inevitably lead to the conclusion they were complicit in his crimes of sexually exploiting underage girls. … Continue reading →
New Amazon portal for ordering through neo
A commenter has kindly called it to my attention that my Amazon link symbol/ad that used to appear on the right sidebar (or towards the bottom on cellphone screens) is no longer appearing. Apparently, widgets like that (that’s what that … Continue reading →
I have more to say today but …
… it’s been unusually busy, and I’ll post in an hour or two.
Continue reading →China bust
I must confess that I initially found this article rather confusing. The headline: “Maine authorities bust illegal marijuana operation in China.” Intriguing, but what on earth were Maine authorities doing in China, of all places? And arresting people? The article … Continue reading →
The Iranian blast was ISIS
In no surprise whatsoever, ISIS has claimed “credit” for the blast in Iran: ISIS claims responsibility for a pair of explosions that killed at least 84 people near the grave of General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/4/23
This is versatility:
Continue reading →My day at the dentist
Actually, it started over a month ago when I was out west and broke a tooth. Split it longitudinally down the middle between front half and back half, with the back half disappearing and leaving the front part looking quite … Continue reading →
A terrorist attack of unknown origin in Iran
As a sort of companion piece to my previous post today, there’s this news from Iran: Explosions at an event honoring a prominent Iranian general slain in a U.S. airstrike in 2020 have killed at least 103 people and wounded … Continue reading →
Israeli drones kill a group of Hamas leaders
The report: Deputy Hamas chief Saleh al-Arouri was killed on Tuesday night in an Israeli drone strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs of Dahiyeh, a stronghold of the allied Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, signalling the conflict between Hamas and Israel could … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/3/24
There’s a chemo shortage
This is disturbing – a shortage of chemo drugs, as well as other generic medications. The reason seems at first to be one of those “unintended consequences” things: In interviews, more than a dozen current and former executives affiliated with … Continue reading →