Devon Archer testifies
Archer’s testimony was in a closed-door session. I plan to write at some length about it tomorrow, but for now I’ll refer you to Ace’s take on it, as well as this from Mary Chastain at Legal Insurrection.
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Melanie Phillips writes about what’s going on in Israel with Ehud Barak
Wow: Unfortunately, there can surely be no compromise with the organizers of the anti-reform protests, because for them the real issue was never the reform itself. As was stated explicitly from the start by former Prime Minister Yair Lapid and … Continue reading →
Trump versus everyone else
Commenter “Molly Brown” writes in the DeSantis thread: There is a common assumption in many of these comments that if the GOP would just nominate a more ‘mainstream, likeable, whatever you want to call it’ candidate – that candidate will … Continue reading →
Did you know that Hunter Biden is a member in good standing of the DC and Connecticut Bars?
In addition to being such a fabulous and successful artist, Hunter Biden is indeed a Bar member: First reported by the Daily Caller, Biden told the judge during his first appearance in a Wilmington, Delaware federal court, in which his … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/31/23
Lewis Carroll’s original Alice book
The real Lewis Carroll, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, created the original “Alice” stories for the young Alice Liddell and her two sisters one day when they were rowing on the Thames. The story was originally spoken extemporaneously, but the girls liked … Continue reading →
Is DeSantis a “failure” for 2024, and if so why?
On today’s open thread we have this question from commenter “Cornflour”: From the beginning of the campaign season, I thought that nobody stood a chance against Trump, but I preferred DeSantis, and I thought he’d do much better than he … Continue reading →
The man who wanted to look like a border collie
Border collies are attractive dogs – but there’s a limit. If a person wants to be one, for example, I think we can safely say that a line has been crossed. I first saw the story at Instapundit, with the … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/29/23
They don’t make ’em like they used to:
Continue reading →Another demonstration of two-tiered justice: more charges against Trump and a Trump employee
The two-tiered system is crystal clear at this point – and actually has been for quite some time. Here’s the latest example: Special Counsel Jack Smith, who turned a blind eye to Biden family corruption as head of the Department … Continue reading →
I’ve got a question for all you experts out there
As most of you probably know, I’ve been busy editing Gerard’s book. Quite a task, and one of my activities has been to find appropriate photos that are not copyrighted. In line with one of the essays, I’ve looked for … Continue reading →
And speaking of changers … meet Hussein Aboubakr Mansour
As part of yesterday’s roundup, I linked to this lengthy piece on Robert Malley, negotiator with Iran for Obama and then Biden. Afterwards, I noticed the name of the author of the Malley article: Hussein Aboubakr Mansour. I became curious … Continue reading →