Open thread 5/27/23
The most brilliant ballet takeoff ever:
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What are you doing…
…Memorial Day weekend? Something fun, I hope. As for me, I might take off for some nature-gazing, but other than that I have no particular plans.
Continue reading →Wherefore woke corporations?
The right has a saying: “Get woke, go broke.” It’s not always true, but it does seem as though it is sometimes the case that taking a woke leftist stance hurts the bottom line. Just ask Budeweiser or Disney. And … Continue reading →
Sort-of predictions for election 2024
Here are some predictions of mine, even though I usually try not to make political predictions. But I’ll go out a step or two on a limb and say that: (1) Trump and DeSantis will not run on a ticket … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/26/23
The DeSantis versus Trump duel
It’s a given that the left and the MSM hate DeSantis and will do their best to destroy him. It’s also a given, apparently, that the portion of the right one might call EverTrumpers also detest DeSantis. People who’ve read … Continue reading →
A trans person speaking out against the medical transition of children
In this recent post I wrote the following: Many trans people…are appalled at what today’s extreme trans activists have done in their name. There are actually a number of trans YouTubers who have embarked on trying to make it clear … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/25/23
DeSantis declares as a 2024 Republican presidential candidate
He chose to make the announcement on Twitter, and then to stick around to schmooze with Elon Musk and moderator David Sacks. Twitter crashed from the stress, and the MSM is headlining that rather prominently. According to the PJ post … Continue reading →
How many people…
…will continue to think this guy was an evil MAGA-supporting white supremacist? The MSM knows what it’s doing: set the narrative early, and then when the facts contradict the narrative, just move on. Most people will never catch up with … Continue reading →
Netflix cracks down on password sharing
I can’t imagine that this decision will gain Netflix a lot of friends: Netflix’s (NFLX) controversial password sharing crackdown just hit the US. On Tuesday, the company released a blog post with the news. In addition to the US, Netflix … Continue reading →
Will Biden’s unpopularity matter in terms of the 2024 election?
Polls indicate that Biden is very unpopular, with low approval ratings. I don’t doubt that Democrats would love to replace him with someone perkier, but I don’t believe they’ll succeed in finding such a person and removing Biden. They would … Continue reading →