I wrote a recent post about Nathan Cofnas, the professor who exposed Arday as a plagiarist. Here’s the post; it features a fairly lengthy interview with Cofnas, which should give you a pretty good idea of the sort of ideas … Continue reading →
Aisha Wahab will be replacing Swalwell until the November election, due to the results of a special election to determine the disgraced Swalwell’s successor. As you can probably tell from the name, Wahab is the US-born child of Muslim immigrants … Continue reading →
It was clear almost from the start that Karmelo Anthony, who murdered Austin Metcalf at a Texas high school track meet, was seeking violent confrontation. He provoked the entire incident, had brought a knife to a venue where they were … Continue reading →
There has been a great deal of internet mockery of a nine-page pamphlet released by the British Home Office to instruct newcomers on local mores. It contains helpful hints such as this: More: The Conservatives said any asylum seekers breaking … Continue reading →
It’s open. And it’s a thread.
Continue reading →Open? Closed? Half-open? You be the judge. See this: The U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor in and out of the Strait of Hormuz to transport millions of barrels of oil each day — a notable success even … Continue reading →
Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema is currently embroiled in a rather odd – and somewhat archaic – lawsuit. It turns out that Sinema (who was considered the first “out” bisexual senator) had an affair with her bodyguard Matthew Ammel, who was … Continue reading →
But the working class in the US doesn’t seem to think so; they don’t vote for the DSA candidates, for the most part. The DSA gets its support from the dissatisfied and yet well-educated scions of the comfortable and wealthy. … Continue reading →
What a wonderful voice Jim Croce had, and what great songs:
Continue reading →We’ve got another DSA member winning a Democrat primary, this time in Florida for the US Senate. The outcome was considered an upset: Progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon scored a major upset over former National Security Council aide Alex Vindman … Continue reading →
… with my ex in the local emergency room. He’s basically okay. They found something relatively minor. Growing old is no joke. Nor was the ER, which has degenerated in recent years: short-staffed, very long waits, extremely depressing group of … Continue reading →