There’s still no predicting whether my ex-husband will survive or not, although in the past few days he seems to have stabilized and appears to be a bit better. Maybe even significantly better, although the doomy-gloomy “hospitalist” doesn’t deal in … Continue reading →
(1) This: U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, together with major federal law enforcement and interagency partners, announced actions taken by the Department of Justice’s Scam Center Strike Force to secure America against Southeast Asian cryptocurrency-related fraud and scams. The Strike … Continue reading →
Democrat Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire isn’t running for re-election this year. The Republican and the Democrat nominees in the fight to take her place were decided yesterday in New Hampshire’s rather tardy primary. They are ex-senator John Sununu … Continue reading →
This is a piece of double dance history. The choreography is from 1845, and the original version featured the four greatest ballet dancers of the day. This revival was filmed in 1964, over 60 years ago:
Continue reading →Selling green cards. Hey, why not?: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced charges against a former government employee and his alleged accomplice, who are accused of selling immigration benefits and expedited application processing. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) … Continue reading →
[NOTE: For now, the Clancy case is on hold. But discussions about it aren’t on hold. This post isn’t specifically about that case, however. Rather, it’s about a topic connected with the Clancy case but not specific to it.] I’ve … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “TJ.”] This is impressive, if true: US special forces spent four months conducting a secret mine-clearing mission in the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to open up the waterway, the Financial Times reported Sunday. Iran has … Continue reading →
Hidden talents – Charles Aznavour:
Continue reading →It was predicted, and it has come to pass: Exit polls in the Saxony-Anhalt state election saw Alternative for Germany — an “extremist” party backed by Elon Musk — secure 44.5% of the vote for its candidates, with Merz’s CDU … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a slightly edited version of a previous post.] Labor Day is the bookend standing at the opposite end of summer from its holiday beginning, Memorial Day. July Fourth is summer’s early peak, with the promise of long … Continue reading →
As I said, the new AI spam comment generator is very very clever. But this comment gives itself away. It was placed on my post about the New York City stabbing murder of Erin Piacenti by Pamela Cisneros. The AI … Continue reading →