Roundup
(1) In Montana, a court ruling that may help sink Tester’s re-election chances. (2) NPR tries to claim that Rich Lowry used the n-word in an interview. Of course he did not, and they know it. Doesn’t mean they won’t … Continue reading →
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Kamala Harris wants to present herself as a defender of gun rights
However, this has now surfaced. It’s from 2007, when Harris was the DA in San Francisco: “Just because you LEGALLY possess a gun in the sanctity of your locked home doesn't mean that we're not going to walk into that … Continue reading →
Terrorists and technology: the exploding pagers point out a fact about modern-day terrorists
… which is that for the most part terrorists rely on the creations of Western technology. 9/11 was an excellent example of that. In a jijitsu-like move, the terrorists turned a modern Western invention – jet planes – against one … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/18/2024
Mark Knopfler looks so happy here. He wrote this song. The Everly Brothers are way past their prime, but boy do they still sound good. And Chet Atkins looks like George W. Bush to me:
Continue reading →Is the ABC whistleblower bona fide?
By now you’ve probably heard that there’s a supposed ABC whistleblower saying the debate was rigged, and it is alleged that he signed an affidavit to that effect on September 9 and sent copies to himself registered mail, as well … Continue reading →
Ryan Routh’s Iranian connections
We all know that Iran would dearly love to assassinate Trump – although Iran’s not the only one. With the recent assassination attempts comes the idea that one or both of the would-be assassins were financed or helped by Iran. … Continue reading →
Paging Hezbollah
I didn’t even know that this could be done or how this could be done, but apparently it’s a real story. This time, the word “unprecedented” is fully warranted (unless you’re talking about a science fiction writer’s fevered dream): At … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/17/2024
IMHO the greatest interpreter of Chopin ever. In this clip, Horowitz’s wife – Toscanini’s daughter Wanda – seems rather annoyed:
Continue reading →RIP Michaela DePrince
I was shocked and saddened to read yesterday of the extremely untimely death of ballet dancer Michaela DePrince. To compound the sorrow, her mother died a day later. It’s an incredible tragedy for the family and for Michaela’s sister Mia … Continue reading →
SCOTUS now leaks like a sieve
Now we have another reminder of how far this country has degenerated. The NY Times recently published this piece about recent SCOTUS deliberations concerning the Trump cases. From this Reason article by Volokh: First, this leak is far worse than … Continue reading →
The would-be Trump assassin
Ryan Routh, the guy who tried to assassinate Trump yesterday, seems like a Trump-hater (no surprise there) with a few screws loose (no surprise there either). Among other things, he’s very pro-Ukraine and has tried to somehow recruit soldiers to … Continue reading →
Update on Gerard’s book
The projected launch date for Gerard’s book of 46 essays – THE NAME IN THE STONE – is November 1. I’m about 95% sure everything will be in place by then. I’ll let you know the details of how to … Continue reading →