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How the NY Times presents the negotiations with Iran
If you can get access to the Times, you can find the original here. If not, you can find a copy here. The headline is “In Pakistan Talks, Iran Saw a U.S. Trying to Dictate, Not Negotiate.” The paper seems … Continue reading →
News roundup
(1) Swalwell quits the race for governor. Let me just say that when the Democrats want you out, they don’t pull their punches. Do they have this volume of opposition research prepared on everyone, just in case? Is one of … Continue reading →
Orban out, Magyar in
I can’t say I’ve followed Hungarian politics all that much. I knew that Orban had been in power for ages and what his general policies have been, and that J. D. Vance visited that country recently to support him in … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/13/2026
The crocuses have arrived:
Continue reading →Women and men, men and women – short and tall, tall and short
I am not a tall woman. I’m medium-sized, so very medium-sized that at 5’4″ I fall very close to the “average” in the mathematical sense: The average height for women in the U.S. aged 20 years and older is 5 … Continue reading →
Iran War: wanting the Promised Land without the Wilderness
Some Iran news: Vance and company have arrived in Pakistan for the talks, Trump announces we will be mine-clearing in the Strait of Hormuz, and Fox reports that an Israeli intelligence office says that the IRGC is currently in control … Continue reading →
It seems that Swalwell won’t become the next governor of California
Accusers are coming out of the woodworks and staff are resigning from his campaign; see this and this. From the former: Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign for governor was reeling Friday after two news reports detailed accusations of sexual assault and … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/11/2026
Well, mostly the Irish dancer:
Continue reading →Artemis splashdown accomplished
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Continue reading →The rise of family estrangement
This news is both sobering and unsurprising: Adult children vs. parents, siblings vs. siblings — calling quits on one’s kin seems increasingly common. In a 2025 YouGov poll of 4,395 US adults, nearly 4 in 10 respondents said they “no … Continue reading →
Trump’s actual statement in his “civilization” threat, and the reactions to it
By now you probably have read the many reactions to Trump’s Truth Social post last Tuesday, threatening to escalate. Both the woke left and the isolationist right spoke as with one voice: “He’s crazy! He’s a war criminal! He’s threatening … Continue reading →