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Personal note
These days the news is overwhelming in at least two ways. The first is that it’s incredibly upsetting, and “upsetting” is really way too mild a word for what I mean. Distressing, devastating, horrific, frightening, , nightmarish, foreboding – words … Continue reading →
Airplane sabotage attempt by off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot
Highly disturbing: An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot was charged with 83 counts of attempted murder for allegedly trying to shut down a plane’s engines midflight on Sunday. The big picture: Joseph David Emerson, 44, was riding in the jump seat … Continue reading →
A Muslim speaking out
I’ve seen others, too. ADDENDUM: In response to some of the comments, I’ll add that of course her speaking out doesn’t change anything regarding jihadis, their goals, and their grip on so many ordinary Muslims. Nevertheless she models the possibility … Continue reading →
The differences between the jihadis and the Nazis
I’ve already pointed out that one difference is that the Nazis tried to keep their crimes quiet, while Hamas proudly records its murders and atrocities and disseminates the videos worldwide. Here are a few more differences. (1) It’s my impression … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/24/23
Giant dahlias:
Continue reading →TIME magazine and the poor Gazans
Here’s an article from TIME that’s an example of the reporting on Israel and Gaza: The Gaza Strip has endured seemingly endless tragedy. As Israel wages its war to root out Hamas in the aftermath of the latter’s Oct. 7 … Continue reading →
George Floyd revisited
George Floyd’s death has been in the news again recently because Tucker Carlson did a segment claiming he wasn’t murdered: Carlson said that, thanks to this new information, it is now “conclusively” known that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, … Continue reading →
Does Israel have a “winnable solution”?
From commenter “Bill K”: Today I spoke with a Christian missionary based in Libya who said that if Israel forced Gaza to buckle under siege, that would be perceived by the man-on-the-street Muslim as unfair collective punishment. Me: “Then is … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/23/23
But at my back I always hear…
…Time’s wingéd chariot hurrying near… As I get older, it increasingly seems to me that the world divides itself into two kinds of people. There are those who look back and say, “I’ve had a good life and wouldn’t change … Continue reading →
Palestinian work permits: a Trojan horse?
The coverage from CNN: The men in the wedding hall at the Dheisheh refugee camp in the West Bank spend most of their days and nights glued to their phones, smoking, constantly refreshing their news feeds. They look exhausted, the … Continue reading →