The anti-Israel CIA
There was quite a bit of discussion of this Tablet article (author Justine El-Khazen) yesterday in the comments here. So I decided to take a look at it. It begins this way: My mother died on Dec. 4 of last … Continue reading →
neo
Roundup
(1) Sweden will be joining NATO: Sweden cleared the final hurdle to become the military alliance’s 32nd member after Hungary — the last holdout among the countries — held a parliamentary vote to approve the move. In recent years, Russia’s … Continue reading →
Open thread 2/27/24
What’s going on with Nikki Haley at this point?
I suppose Haley is staying in because she wants to position herself as first in line after Trump, if somehow the latter is made unable to run. Her Koch financing is disappearing, though. While we’re at it, I’ll mention that … Continue reading →
Part of the PA government resigns
My guess is that this is some sort of meaningless theater, a pretense of change for the better. But that’s just a guess. It would be nice if it actually were a sign of the beginning of some improvement in … Continue reading →
The siege of London: inside the gates
Islam has long been a religion determined to expand to encompass the world. Initially that was done mostly by the sword, and Muslims had their sights on Europe. Spain was an early target and a successful one, and they controlled … Continue reading →
Open thread 2/26/24
I’m definitely not a cat person. But this is a rather interesting story and follow-up:
Continue reading →Another ballet palate cleanser
I’ve recently discovered a YouTube channel featuring two sisters, dancers who speak about ballet. They are delightful as well as knowledgeable, in their very early twenties, and I’ve been having a good time watching their videos. I was going to … Continue reading →
Anyone here know much about Jack Posobiec?
A Democrat I know mentioned being highly alarmed at a speech Posobiec made at CPAC in which the latter said: Welcome to the end of democracy. We are here to overthrow it completely,” he said Thursday. “We didn’t get all … Continue reading →
“Islamophobia”
The first time I heard the term “Islamophobia” was right after 9/11 when suddenly there were many Muslim spokespeople on the news talking about how we had to combat “Islamophobia.” The idea was that many Americans were going to attack … Continue reading →
Karol Markowicz to Jews: “Leave the Pews”
[Hat tip: commenter “Irish Otter.”] About a month ago Karol Markowicz wrote this essay in which she said: College campuses across the country were erupting in Jew-hating outbursts, and parents were rightly worried about their Jewish college-aged kids caught up … Continue reading →