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Roundup
Another day, another roundup: (1) Here’s a link to commenter “Cornhead” (Dave Begley’s) impressions of Ron DeSantis’ recent appearance in Cedar Bluffs, Iowa. (2) Biden’s hard fall the other day has sparked renewed calls for open Democrat debates so that … Continue reading →
Twitter and censorship: “What Is a Woman?”
There’s been a recent brouhaha on Twitter about perhaps not showing “What Is a Woman?” because a few speakers in the Matt Walsh documentary “misgender” some trans people (I’ve seen the film and it’s very good, by the way). Ace … Continue reading →
Can AI be taught morality?
I wonder. There’s this supposed incident (hat tip: commenter “Snow on Pine”); the original story as reported went this way: Hamilton described a scenario at a summit hosted by the United Kingdom-based Royal Aeronautical Society in which Air Force researchers … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/2/23
Very Deep Throat: Bidengate and Wray stonewalling
“For some reason, the FBI thinks they’re immune to oversight.” That’s because there have been no consequences for them for all their wrongdoing; the DOJ and the DC courts protect them. Here’s Representative Comer speaking about Wray’s defiance of Congress … Continue reading →
Trump, DeSantis, and COVID (plus the entry of Christie and Pence)
I’ve been observing Trump closely since the summer of 2015, and I think I can safely say I know most of his methods of operating when he’s campaigning. He has long attacked all opponents in his own party when he … Continue reading →
We are now officially a low-trust society
Exhibit A – the Walgreens of the future: Walgreens, which has closed about 750 stores in the last few years, just debuted a theft-resistant format in a redesigned store in downtown Chicago. As CWBChicago reports, it has a lot more … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/1/23
Overheard in my favorite restaurant
I was recently in a very blue city, having dinner in a restaurant. There were two couples at a table near me who had fairly loud voices – not obnoxiously so, but loud enough to easily hear because the restaurant … Continue reading →
Trump goes after Kayleigh McEnany
I don’t know about you, but I thought that Trump’s press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was one of the best people in the Trump adminstration. Calm, whip-smart, articulate, mega-prepared, and attractive, she always had an answer and usually a very very … Continue reading →
Does the right get the word out effectively?
Commenter “stan” writes: What has the GOP done to enable it to get its message out so that the MSM monopoly is neutralized? This is the issue. The GOP and conservatives have whined about the unfairness of the news media … Continue reading →