Open thread 5/16/23
I took this photo a couple of days ago:
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The Durham report is out
And here it is. Now, you may be forgiven for ironically asking, “Durham who?” Not that you’ve forgotten him, but that you’ve lost any sense that anything in this report will matter in any real sense in terms of consequences. … Continue reading →
Jonathan Turley on the MSM, American’s state media
Turley observes: This week, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) tried to do the impossible. After he and his colleagues presented a labyrinth of LLC shell companies and accounts used to funnel as much as $10 million to Biden family members, Donalds … Continue reading →
Biden stirs up racial fears – again
I continue to be astounded at the fact that Joe Biden is considered by much of America to be a kindly old guy, despite his history of bile (and stupidity, but that’s another issue). One of his many specialties is … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/15/23
I just found out that Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” was a cover version. Here’s the original from 1959: Here’s Chubby, 1960:
Continue reading →Happy Mother’s Day!
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited repeat of my traditional Mother’s Day post. It was written while my mother was still alive.] Okay, who are these three dark beauties? A hint: one of them is one of the very first pictures … Continue reading →
Songs of love lost
Love is the biggest topic in pop songs. Love gained, love lost, love betrayed, love regained, love yearned for, love rejected. But did you ever notice that there’s a dearth of popular songs about the death of a loved person? … Continue reading →
Interview with a gender clinic whistleblower
I’ve certainly read a lot and heard a lot about the destructive results that occur all too often with the fast-tracked medical treatment of minor children who identify as trans in clinics that practice “gender-affirming” care. Even so, this was … Continue reading →
What will happen to Daniel Penny? And what should have happened to Jordan Neely?
In case you somehow missed the story, Penny is the man who has been arrested and charged with second degree manslaughter for subduing a raving Jordan Neely on the New York subway, and whose chokehold (that word is continually used … Continue reading →
A big bang, but not the Big Bang
We pay a lot of attention to what’s happening on earth, and rightly so. But this mysterious far-off explosion is certainly of interest: According to a new study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society there is … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/13/23
Border crossings
Today’s the day that marks the end of Title 42, and there are plenty of articles about what’s going on at the border as a result. So I’m going to link to some of them: this at Powerline, this at … Continue reading →