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News roundup
(1) A near-beheading on the streets of Belfast – by a Sudanese “migrant”: A Sudanese man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a knifeman appeared to try to behead a man in Belfast. The suspect has been … Continue reading →
Karmelo Anthony is found guilty of murder
It seemed extremely clear that “guilty of murder” should be the verdict. There was no defense offered except “after he provoked a dispute and refused to leave, for no particular reason he thought he was in danger of being killed … Continue reading →
You may have noticed …
… that I haven’t written about goings-on in Iran for a few days. That’s because I have nothing to add to what I’ve said in the past. The situation is confusing and frustrating, plus it’s hard to know – very … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/9/2026
You know the guy lived through it, because he’s talking. But you can’t figure out how:
Continue reading →Still having that intermittent “too many requests” error message
Apologies for any inconvenience. It’s not fixed yet, although I’ve been struggling to eliminate it and have tried several suggestions. Question for the techies among you: Today I was told something new by the host, which is that my own … Continue reading →
The Karmelo Anthony trial in Texas
You may recall the case: 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was stabbed by then-17-year-old Karmelo Anthony (now 19) at a track meet in front of many witnesses. Metcalf was white; Anthony is black. The trial is not about whether Anthony stabbed him; … Continue reading →
On the LA vote-counting process that is giving LA two leftist Democrats to choose from for mayor
We knew it would probably happen; Pratt would be shut out of the election. The only question is whether the process was fraudulent, and if so what method was used. Although we cannot say for certain, it’s incredibly hard to … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/8/2026
I really detest the AI voice. But the content is fascinating:
Continue reading →The phenomenon of late fame
Here’s an interesting piece on the phenomenon of late fame. Robert Graboyes concentrates on music: Johann Sebastian Bach is one of history’s three greatest composers (along with Beethoven and Mozart), but his fame didn’t really blossom until the mid-19th century—75 … Continue reading →
More about the terrible death of Henry Nowak
Now we learn even more about the behavior of Henry Nowak’s murderer, as more news slowly is revealed: It turns out that Vickrum Digwa is far more vicious and depraved than we were led to believe, and that Britons have … Continue reading →
Pratt falling in Los Angeles tallies
I couldn’t resist a pun for the title of this post. But the content is no joke. We all knew that the vote counting in California is very very slow, and that there’s a history of it turning towards the … Continue reading →