Open thread 9/21/2024
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Time for some resistant starch?
All you dieters out there might take heed: In a new study, published in Nature Metabolism, researchers modified the gut microbiota of human participants by increasing dietary fibre to investigate how it might help manage insulin resistance while also reducing … Continue reading →
Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon
Today’s activity: An Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, Lebanese health officials said. It was the first such Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital in months and came shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel … Continue reading →
So, what about cellphones on airplanes?
Here are some questions from commenter “Brian Turner” about the effect the pager and walkie-talkie explosions will have on flight security: While I admire Israel’s audacity, it raises two questions: 1. When will TSA ban laptops, tablets and mobile phones … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/20/2024
More fallout from the pager/walkie-talkie attacks
The more I think about it, the more audacious and astounding Israel’s recent attack on Hezbollah operatives seems. There’s little doubt this has been the largest and most precisely targeted attack on a terrorist group in history. Brilliantly planned and … Continue reading →
The Sean Combs sex trafficking case
I have zero wish to dive too deeply into the details of the case against Sean “Diddy” Combs. The allegations are incredibly sordid, and similar to those against Epstein. But Combs is an extremely famous, successful, and fabulously wealthy man. … Continue reading →
On “creating” stories: J. D. Vance
I was speaking recently to a Democrat I know who is angry about the “eating cats and dogs” remark of Trump’s for a number of reasons. One of those many reasons this person gave – and the one I’m going … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/19/2024
Iran is playing the election interference game, big time
Iran seems to be really, really reluctant to allow Trump to win the election. Now the FBI has announced that one of Iran’s efforts to thwart him involved attempting to enlist Biden aides by enticing them with hacked information: The … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →