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More on the Speaker battle
Scalise has withdrawn, Jordan is the frontrunner, and there’s a new entrant: Austin Scott. I can’t say I’ve ever heard of him before. Any candidate can only afford four defections from the total number of GOP members of the House. … Continue reading →
On Israel’s position now
A good summary, worth listening to:
Continue reading →Israel tells the civilian population of the northern part of Gaza to leave; UN chief reacts
The announcement and the UN reaction : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appeals for Israel to “avert a humanitarian catastrophe,” after the Israeli army ordered more than one million people to evacuate north Gaza. “The Secretary-General and his team have been … Continue reading →
Abortion is business as usual
A modern woman speaks: Left-wing Hollywood actress Kerry Washington argued that abortion is a “normal part of women’s lives” in her memoir during a discussion about her past abortion. “The reality is that abortion is a very real and normal … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/13/23
Echoes of the Manson murders: sympathy for the devil
See this comment by “sdferr,” which links to this Daily Mail article. Warning: graphic horrific content. The description made me think of the Manson slayings that horrified America back in 1969. Many of us are old enough to remember. But … Continue reading →
Propaganda and denial about Gaza and Israel: beheading babies versus killing babies in more conventional ways
That’s a headline I never thought I’d be writing. But when the news that Hamas had beheaded Israeli babies first came out, many many people tried to claim it was untrue. Apparently it has now been verified by many reporters … Continue reading →
No Speakership for Scalise so far
So far, in a GOP House vote for Speaker, Scalise hasn’t gotten enough votes. In this case, because of the slim majority the GOP holds, “enough votes” means “near-unanimous.” Only four defections can be allowed. That’s extremely difficult, and factions … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/12/23
The Biden administration talks out of two sides of its mouth
As expected, the administration is still protecting Iran: Many [as far as I know, all of them Republicans] are calling on Biden to refreeze the $6 billion of Iranian funds that he had unfrozen as part of a prisoner swap … Continue reading →
Black Lives Matter says Jewish Lives Don’t Matter
Again, why should this be any sort of surprise? In fact, to Black Lives Matter, even black lives mean nothing unless they are either killed by a white person or unless they can claim they were killed by a white … Continue reading →