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Video of the hostage rescue
Astounding stuff. There is that first moment of shock when the hostages are trying to process who these troops are, friend or foe. And then of course all the live fire. Movies try to capture this sort of thing, but … Continue reading →
More on the Israeli hostage rescue and lethal journalism
The term “lethal journalism” was coined by Richard Landes, who also came up with the moniker “Pallywood”: Rigorous fact checking, the attempt to move as close to objective journalism as possible, and non-compliance with trite framing (Israeli Goliath versus the … Continue reading →
More and more people in France, Belgium, and Germany aren’t buying what the globalists are selling
Or rather, they’re not buying what the globalists are trying to force down their throats. The result of EU elections in France was that Marine Le Pen’s party eclipsed that of Emmanuel Macron, and the latter has called for a … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/10/24
No wheels or ball bearings were used in the making of this video:
Continue reading →Griffin Dunne’s memoir sounds interesting
Who’s Griffin Dunne?, you might ask. He’s an actor I first became familiar with from the Scorcese film “After Hours.” I saw it in a movie theater when it first came out in 1985, and I think that although the … Continue reading →
Facebook post by supposed Trump juror’s relative – what might happen
Here’s a potential bombshell in the Trump hush money trial: The judge presiding over former President Trump’s New York criminal trial notified his defense team on Friday of a comment on the court’s public Facebook page that implies one of … Continue reading →
Defending OJ
Commenter “Miguel cervantes” writes: Oj was the killer i still hold dershowitz responsible for letting him get away well theres one other member of the defense team still alive barry (something or other) But Dershowitz was only marginally related to … Continue reading →
Wonderful news: Israel rescues four hostages
Here are some of the details: The mission was conducted in broad daylight and in an area where Israeli forces had not previously operated. The operation to rescue Noa Argamani, 26, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/8/24
Books on jurisprudence and on critical legal studies
In one of yesterday’s posts I wrote that jurisprudence was my favorite subject way back in law school. A commenter named “William Nelson” asked me if I could recommend a book on the subject. I confess that the last time … Continue reading →
Biden seems to think that stopping a full-scale operation in Rafah would be something to brag about
Here’s Biden’s brag: Asked in an interview with ABC News whether he thinks Netanyahu is listening to him, Biden responded, “I think he’s listening to me.” “They were going to go into Rafah full bore — invade all of Rafah, … Continue reading →