Open thread 4/8/24
It’s eclipse day. “Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun.” And watch out for that mondegreen, too.
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You may never have heard of Vladimir Vasiliev, one of the greatest male ballet dancers who ever lived
In fact, he might just be the greatest male ballet dancer who ever lived. Such comparisons are subjective, after all. When I was young (probably some time in the 1960s) I saw Vasiliev dance in person, along with many other … Continue reading →
Some details of the World Community Kitchen killings in Gaza
We have more perspective now on what happened to cause the Israelis to bomb the World Community Kitchen convoy. An excerpt: Things begin to go pear-shaped at Implementation Point 2. That point marks what is essentially the line of contact … Continue reading →
Another terribly dangerous J6 insurrectionist faces the possibility of prison: meet Rebecca Lavrenz
Yes, the title of this post contains sarcasm. This 72-year-old woman’s crime appears to have been praying near the Capitol on J6, then entering the building through an open door, walking around for 10 minutes quite peacefully, and exiting. Horrors! … Continue reading →
You really have to hand it to the Babylon Bee
Sometimes they are just spot on. Injecting humor into the often-horrible news we read every day requires a good ear, a delicate touch, a sense of the absurd, and a strong stomach. The folks at the Bee seem to have … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/6/24
There’s a new study telling us what we already knew: that most adolescents unhappy with their sex grow out of that feeling if you just let them grow up without medical intervention
Here’s a description of the study: The majority of gender-confused children grow out of that feeling by the time they are fully grown adults, according to a long-term study. Researchers in the Netherlands tracked more than 2,700 children from age … Continue reading →
Biden and his foreign policy aides: weak, accusative, inconsistent, cowardly, corrupt
When the US is led by corrupt weaklings, its enemies rejoice and see tremendous opporunity. That’s what’s been going on during the Biden administration. And now, Iran thinks it had better hurry up and attack, because it’s possible that the … Continue reading →
Update on Gerard’s book
I’m getting closer and closer to the time when I’ll be able to announce that the book is for sale. Yeah, I know, you’ve heard it all before. But it’s really true. All the editing is done. I’ve gotten the … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/5/24
Birx as the COVID villain
This is an interesting documentary that makes the point that it was Dr. Deborah Birx rather than Fauci who set a great many of the COVID policies that hurt the nation. It also portrays Trump as a victim of Birx, … Continue reading →
The World Central Kitchen deaths in Gaza: the standard set for Israel
This was tragic news: Seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli airstrike … Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the Israeli military was responsible for the unintended “tragic” strike and vowed to investigate. … … Continue reading →