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Israel now controls the Philadelphi corridor
I’ve heard it said right from the start of the war that Israel must do this. Well, now it has: The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that it had established “operational control” over the entire so-called Philadelphi Route along the … Continue reading →
Cicada double brood this year
Just to take your mind off the Trump conviction and onto something vastly more pleasant: locusts! It depends on where you live, of course. But here’s the scoop: It has begun. Legions of cheese-puff-sized insects have started to climb out … Continue reading →
The Trump verdict: the bigger picture
The verdict makes it more and more plausible – to fair-thinking people anyway – that there indeed was voting fraud in 2020 and that there will be voter fraud in 2024. After all, the trial and verdict have made it … Continue reading →
Trump as martyr to lawfare at the hands of the Democrats
Clearly, the Democrats thought it would be well worth it to convict Trump in a nakedly political show trial. The lawyers among them – and there are many such – had to be aware of the abysmal weakness of the … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/31/24
Reactions to the Trump verdict
I spent the evening with a friend, trying to take my mind off things. Sometimes you just need to take a break. But now I’m back. And I started to wonder what’s being said about the Trump conviction – not … Continue reading →
The verdict is in: GUILTY
As we expected. But that doesn’t make it any easier. I keep thinking in dramatic terms, such as: We have crossed the Rubicon. Or, this country is finished; it was nice while it lasted. Then again, I tend to be … Continue reading →
Who is Keir Starmer and why might he be the next PM of Great Britain?
If you’re been following the upcoming British election – July 4 – you’ll have heard that the Labour Party is poised for a huge victory, perhaps as much of a parliamentary majority as 150 seats. As best I can tell, … Continue reading →
On Merchan’s charges to the jury
You may as well watch these while you wait. From yesterday, Alan Dershowitz: Also from yesterday, Megyn Kelly:
Continue reading →One thing I’ve learned about waiting for a verdict …
… is not to read tea leaves. Did this juror look at Michael Cohen funny? Why did the jury ask for those instructions to be read to them again? What does it mean that they’re still deliberating? Impossible to know. … Continue reading →