I’m baaaack!
All over New England there are power outages from a big storm. Typical New England stuff. There had been precious little snow all winter long, for the most part. And then a big storm in late March and one in … Continue reading →
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Open thread 4/4/24
Cats are not my thing. But I know that many of you like them. So here you are:
Continue reading →Another day, another distortion of what Trump said
I think that about 95% of what Democrat voters think Trump has done or said is based on a lie about him: BREAKING: CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer called out for pushing a false narrative about Trump live. Blitzer perpetuated the … Continue reading →
Seattle would rather have racial “equity” than serve its gifted and talented students
So sad: [Seattle] began phasing out its Highly Capable Cohort schools and classrooms for advanced students in the 2021-22 school year because they found it had too many racial inequities. School bosses said black and Hispanic students were underrepresented at … Continue reading →
The slide down the euthanasia slippery slope continues: The Netherlands
The Netherlands has been a leader in this particular trend. Here’s the latest: Zoraya ter Beek is one of a growing number of people across the West choosing to end their lives rather than live in pain. Pain that in … Continue reading →
Young men’s and women’s opinions differ all over the developed world
It’s not just in the US that young women lean more to the left than young men. It’s pretty much a worldwide phenomenon in developed countries, as well as a relatively new one: The Economist analysed polling data from 20 … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/3/24
On writing April Fools’ posts
I’ve been writing April Fools’ posts for nearly twenty years now. Some are better than others; I think my finest hour was in 2010. That one also went viral, and tons of people came to read it due to many … Continue reading →
Trump pays the bond in the NY fraud case
Now that the amount of the bond Trump was required to post in the NY fraud case was reduced from utterly impossible to merely extremely difficult (and I believe unprecedented for an individual; correct me if I’m wrong on that), … Continue reading →
Israel ends military operation in al Shifa hospital
The 2-week long battle of al Shifa hospital is ended – for now. It really has been a successful operation: During the IDF’s operation against terrorist operatives hiding in Gaza’s Shifa Medical Hospital: ?? 6,000 civilians were safely evacuated?? 200 … Continue reading →
First they came for Joe Lieberman: Caroline Glick on how and why the Democrats turned on Israel (plus, Glick interviews Patricia Heaton, actress who started a pro-Israel activist movement)
As usual, Caroline Glick is well worth listening to: I am highly impressed by Patricia Heaton. A brave woman and a very articulate advocate for Israel who has spearheaded a pro-Israel movement pitched to non-Jews, both Christian and others: And … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/2/24
Her speed is impressive. I’m not 100% sure about all the accents, though:
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