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The significance of Shellenberger and Taibbi’s testimony and the Democrats’ reaction to it
What occurred: Taibbi and Shellenberger had not even uttered a word yet when the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary subcommittee Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-U.S. Virgin Islands, referred to the witnesses as “so-called journalists” in her opening statement. The pair … Continue reading →
The news so far on the drone downing
A summary: An MQ-9 reconnaissance drone on a routine mission of the international waters of the Black Sea was intercepted by a pair of Russian Su-27 fighters based in occupied Crimea around 7 a.m. CET, or 2 p.m. Eastern. During … Continue reading →
Snowstorm and intermittent connection problems
Where I live, mid-March is still winter. Yes, tiny green shoots that will someday become daylilies have been poking up in the sunniest spots. But snow and ice storms can still happen for at least another month, and today there’s … Continue reading →
Open thread 3/14/23
Talking on the phone: what is it with people these days?
I continue to have somewhat surreal experiences with people who answer the phones these days. And I’m not talking about people who live in Bangladesh or wherever many seem to reside, I’m talking about right here in this country. For … Continue reading →
The magic SVB bailout that’s not a bailout
Here’s the way it works, children: President Biden on Monday stressed that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) will not get a government bailout after regulators seized the assets of the failed bank. “No losses will be — and this is an … Continue reading →
Open thread 3/13/23
Here’s a photo Gerard took years ago on one of our trips. He was having some technical trouble loading his photos onto his computer, so he put them on mine:
Continue reading →Galina Ulanova in “Romeo and Juliet”
Take a look. No one could run like Ulanova, and no one even comes close now. Same for her bourrées, which are those quick and tiny steps all on pointe that make it seem as though the dancer is skimming … Continue reading →
Why did I vote for Democrats all those years?
Commenter “OBloodyHell” opines, in the Naomi Wolf thread: I do not believe you were truly “liberal” beforehand, Neo. I suspect you always had a part of your mind filled with doubt, conscious and unconscious of certain inconsistencies. Depends what you … Continue reading →
The speedy failure of Silicon Valley Bank
For this story I’m going to suggest you go to this post at Legal Insurrection and follow the internal links there as well. An excerpt: Within a 48-hour period, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) went from being the “Bank of Venture-Backed … Continue reading →