Helping my ex …
… deal with a medical issue. Nothing life-threatening, but I’ll be doing that for the next few hours. I plan to resume posting after that.
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Open thread 1/15/2026
Anti-ICE demonstrations: it’s all fun and games until it’s not
Do you recall that the press seemed okay with ICE before Trump came along? Here’s a video that might remind you; unfortunately, it can’t be embedded but you can view it here. There’s also this: 2016. Obama’s Press Secretary is … Continue reading →
The waiting game in Iran
The killings have reached enormous levels. The mullahs are like cornered rats with very sharp teeth: With the Iranian regime conducting one of the deadliest crackdowns in recent decades despite repeated warnings by President Donald Trump, the U.S. and several … Continue reading →
SCOTUS decides in favor of standing for candidates challenging voting rules
This seems like good news to me: The Supreme Court on Wednesday backed a Republican congressman from Illinois who is challenging a state law that allows mail ballots to be received after Election Day, a decision that may make it … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/14/2026
On Iran
[Hat tip: commenter “huxley.”] Trump nixes negotiation while the killings continue: “I’ve canceled all meetings with Iranian officials until the senseless killing of protesters stops,” Trump says, repeating his announcement from the Truth Social post, again telling protesters, “help is … Continue reading →
Bill Clinton refuses to testify before Congress
This story focuses on two elements that have come to bore me greatly. One is Bill Clinton, and the other is the much-hyped (much overhyped, IMHO) idea that Epstein, who did have sex with underage girls, involved many other famous … Continue reading →
Ten percent of the US budget goes to theft/fraud
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has an estimate for us: Somewhere between 5-10% of the total federal budget gets gobbled up by wrongdoers each year, Bessent said, citing data from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). “If we can narrow that number, … Continue reading →
Scott Adams, RIP
He said he was going to die soon and he kept his word: Scott Adams has died of prostate cancer at 68. All of us are unique, but Adams was one of the more unique and independent-minded people around: Adams … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/13/2026
Oregon will finally be purging its voter rolls of “inactive voters”
The state is being sued about this, but that has nothing to do with the actions now being taken to clean up the rolls, says Oregon’s Secretary of State Tobias Read: That process could lead to the cancellation of as … Continue reading →