Tucker Carlson announces his return
It will be on Twitter. See this.
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A palate refresher
Plisetskaya tears up the turf: I don’t care how high today’s dancers can get their legs or how many turns they do. They play the character; Plisetskaya IS the character. She’s the second dancer in the series in this video … Continue reading →
Title 42 will be ending on Thursday
Get ready. There’s already been a surge, but an even greater increase in border crossings by illegal immigrants is expected: The number of crossings are expected to skyrocket after Thursday and leaders at the border are taking steps to deal … Continue reading →
Jury finds Trump guilty in the Carroll civil suit – of course
Dog bites man. And the inevitable occurs – the NY jury finds Trump guilty: The jury decided that Trump was not guilty of rape, but was liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The jury awarded Carroll at least $2 million. … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/9/23
Will this be anything?
I don’t know, but if past experience is any guide, I doubt it. What am I talking about? This: “My message to the Department of Justice is very loud and clear. Do not indict Hunter Biden before Wednesday,” Comer told … Continue reading →
Hollywood’s Oscar inclusion rules
Actor Richard Dreyfuss has something to say on the new Oscar rules about – what else? – diversity and inclusion. He says they make him vomit. Here are those rules, if you’re curious. Personally, I haven’t been watching movies for … Continue reading →
Closing arguments in Jean Carroll’s civil case against Trump
It’s no surprise that newspapers almost uniformly refer to this in their headlines as a rape case. And while it’s true that Carroll alleges that Trump raped her, that’s not the charge. The actual charges are battery and defamation. There’s … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/8/23
Watching “Petrouchka”
Michel Fokine’s ballet “Petrouchka,” created in 1911, is one I’ve seen many times. But perhaps I’ll never see it again, because I have a feeling it’s pretty much banned now. I’m virtually certain that one of its puppet characters, the … Continue reading →
Can Republicans win another presidential election?
Mark and Mollie Hemingway say no, not unless something is done to “unrig” future elections. And this “rigging” that needs to be undone is not what is conventionally thought of as fraud: America’s propaganda press traffics in disinformation. Its Big … Continue reading →
The Trump deposition
Love him or hate him, there’s no one quite like him:
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