I plan to watch some local fireworks tonight…
…if it doesn’t rain. How about you?
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A good summary of the trans medicalization phenomenon
The whole discussion on this video was of interest to me because it’s about how “affirmation therapy” is not actual therapy, and how therapists have been pressured into not offering real therapy for people identifying as trans or presenting with … Continue reading →
For the Fourth: on liberty
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post from many many years ago. It was written in the springtime during a visit to New York City. Reading it now, it seems almost archaic in certain ways.] I’ve been visiting … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/4/23
Netanyahu’s prosecutor-persecutors – sound familiar?
Please read this article by Caroline Glick about recent developments in the Netanyahu trial. Whether or not you’re especially interested in Israel or in Netanyahu himself, you will probably be impressed by the similarities to the actions of Donald Trump’s … Continue reading →
Is France burning?
Much of France is a mess right now, and there is that déjà vu feeling from memories of the US during the George Floyd summer of 2020 [comments in brackets are mine]: Paris and other French cities resemble war zones, … Continue reading →
So, now it’s time to get serious about Biden’s brain?
If the MSM ever does decide it’s finally “time” to get serious about Biden’s brain, it would be because (a) the fear that the public will reject Biden as obviously suffering from dementia has increased, and (b) the left has … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/3/23
Plisetskaya’s jump
By popular demand, I’m going to try to explain Plisetskaya’s jumping ability as shown in a recent open thread. Here’s the video again: You won’t see other women in ballet jumping like that. You’ll see a few men getting that … Continue reading →
Jonas Salk and merit
[NOTE: Because of the Gilot open thread earlier today, I decided to look up Jonas Salk and get up to speed on some of the details of his life. What I found was interesting enough, and relevant enough to today, … Continue reading →
College loan forgiveness: Democrats campaign on “Republicans are mean”
“Republicans are mean” is pretty much the story told by Democrats, and has been for a long time, and it’s often very successful. I don’t think there’s a Democrat I know – and I know plenty of them – who … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/1/23
Françoise Gilot, an artist who had a ten-year-long relationship and two children with Pablo Picasso and later was married to Dr. Jonas Salk for 25 years, died on June 6, 2023 at the age of 101. In this 1998 interview, … Continue reading →