Open thread 12/14/23
[Hat tip: Ace] I'm scared ?pic.twitter.com/z8i8HGFFjN — Epoch Animal Lovers (@EP_AnimalLovers) December 12, 2023
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The nine countries which voted with Israel in the UN
It’s a strange combination. Aside from the US, we have Austria and Lithuania, two countries extremely cognizant of the Holocaust; Czechia; two Latin American countries, Guatemala and Paraguay; Liberia; and three Micronesian republics. That’s it. Twenty-three other countries abstained, but … Continue reading →
Signs of hostage life: Naama Levy and others
Naama Levy was the young woman last seen in a video, being dragged away by terrorists and with the crotch area of her pants bloodied. Here is some slightly encouraging news, courtesy of the freed hostages: In addition to all … Continue reading →
Self-admitted voter fraud
This Rasmussen poll is certainly interesting, and it’s only what people are admitting to. It’s not the type of organized, institutionalized voter fraud alleged to have been witnessed in the 2020 election, but it’s the type that is alleged as … Continue reading →
Boston’s POC Christmas Party echoes Eddie Murphy’s famous SNL bus sketch in reverse
First, the old Eddie Murphy sketch. On watching it again after many years, I’m struck by the fact that, although I had remembered the first two bits – in the store; and the party on the bus – I had … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/13/23
A seasonal Sugarplum. I know who my favorite is, and why: You can see one of the differences even in the thumbnail comparison photos. The dancer on the left employs beautiful épaulement, so very rare these days.
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Commenter “huxley” writes: A tiny heads-up. Within months you are going to start getting Chat-generated comments. I have no idea what you should do. I don’t know either, but here’s my take on it. If I understand the definition of … Continue reading →
Is this guy telling the truth?
Or are we seeing some form of taqiyya? The man being interrogated in the following video is named Yousef al-Mansi, and he is a former minister in the Hamas government in Gaza. How did he fall into Israeli hands? Was … Continue reading →
How to change the direction of leftist and anti-Semitic universities
It won’t be easy, that’s for sure. But at least more people have become aware of the problem. Commenter “J.J.” writes: The solution for change, I submit, is to cut off the money. State legislatures can do this in red … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/12/23
The problem in academia is much worse than the presidents (plus: the Red Cross)
There have been demands that the three presidents – of Harvard, MIT, and Penn – step down because of their refusal to define calls for genocide of Jews as “harassment” and their insistence that it be put into “context” instead. … Continue reading →
Cornhead on Vivek
Commenter “Cornhead” (aka Dave Begley) is a huge Vivek fan. He’s said as much in many comments here. And I’m not. I think Ramaswamy is callow, arrogant, and unaware of the many things he doesn’t know and yet thinks he … Continue reading →