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Will people sympathize much with laid-off government workers?
This is one of the approaches of the left and the MSM – to highlight the plight of laid-off government workers. For example: 60 Minutes gave laid-off employees a platform, allowing them to cry about paychecks and other difficulties they … Continue reading →
Biden insisted on aid for the Gazans, but where did it go?
I know; I know – we already knew this. But here’s more evidence that the aid went straight to Hamas: The humanitarian aid that entered the Gaza Strip at the beginning of 2024 reached Hamas leaders instead of Gaza citizens, … Continue reading →
Okay, I”m going to defend Margaret Brennan of CBS just a teeny tiny little bit
Very teeny and very tiny. You may have already heard the story of the folly of CBS’s Margaret Brennan. It occurred during an interview with Marco Rubio, in which Rubio defended J. D. Vance’s Munich speech in which Vance had … Continue reading →
Presidents’ Day poetry
[NOTE: Today is Presidents’ Day, and this is a repeat of a previous post.] I’m not that old, but pedagogical practices in my youth seem absolutely archaic compared to whatever passes for education these days. For starters, we had Washington’s … Continue reading →
Open thread 2/17/2025
Spambot of the day
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Continue reading →The Palestinians: masters of psychological warfare since over 50 years ago
For decade upon decade, the Palestinian terrorist groups and the Palestinian leadership have been masters of both propaganda in general and psychological warfare in particular. It it wasn’t for that fact, they would probably have very few sympathizers in the … Continue reading →
Why is the Democratic Party continuing to move to the left, when even its own voters don’t want it to?
About a recent Gallup poll: A new Gallup poll reveals a growing divide within the Democratic Party, with 41% of Democrats now saying they want the party to move toward the center. Meanwhile, support for a more liberal direction has … Continue reading →
Open thread 2/15/2025
Trump announces reciprocal tariffs
Here’s the announcement, which came yesterday: And on trade, I have decided, for purposes of fairness, that I will charge a reciprocal tariff, meaning whatever countries charge the United States of America, we will charge them. No more, no less. … Continue reading →
The three hostages who might be returned tomorrow, plus news on some of those who have already, and an apology returned
The three hostages due to be released tomorrow have been named. They are American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, Russian-Israeli Alexandre Troufanov, and Argentinian-Israeli Iair Horn. Interesting that all three have international connections. Perhaps – we can hope, anyway, although it may be … Continue reading →