Got a late start today
And among other things, earlier today there was a server problem. Did anyone experience difficulties getting to the blog this morning? Just curious; all seems well now.
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Open thread 10/14/22
The only one of these I don’t recall is Burdines, which apparently was located solely in Florida:
Continue reading →Money magazine has an interesting way to rate the best places in the US to live
Apparently, “diversity” ranks high, which makes Atlanta the best place to live in the US: Money Magazine recently released its list of the best places to live in the U.S. It is riddled with pompous virtue-signaling and plagued by diversity-induced … Continue reading →
Roundup!
(1) Seven times supposed “disinformation” was the truth. (2) The Saudis say that Biden tried to pressure them to delay cutting oil production for a month, till after the midterms. The statement comes a day after Biden threatened Saudi Arabia … Continue reading →
Russia the humiliated
Commenter “Bauxite” has some interesting things to say: Russia is what it is. It’s a big mess, and it has been a big mess more often than not for most of its history. I have no argument with that. Next: … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/13/22
RIP Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury has died just a few days shy of her 97th birthday. The linked article goes into a long list of her many accomplishments and roles, but it leaves out my personal favorite, in one of my favorite movies. … Continue reading →
Women in academia and their effect on the university
This is a fascinating article that discusses the effect of high numbers of women in academia. It’s something I’ve thought about quite a bit, and I had already come to some reluctant conclusions that are in line with the conclusions … Continue reading →
About testing vaccines to see whether they stop transmission of the disease – and about COVID propaganda
There’s a big brouhaha about the admission by Pfizer executive Janine Small that the vaccine was not initially tested to see whether it prevented the transmission of the virus to others. I have to say that the admission doesn’t bother … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/12/22
In Newsom’s California, Big Brother is getting into the act between doctors and patients on conversations about COVID
Very Soviet of Newsom, and of the California legislature that passed this bill: Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed California Assembly Bill 2098, making it the first state to attempt to censor what physicians can say about COVID-19 to their patients. … Continue reading →
Excellent VDH post on how the Obama administration and Biden paved the way for Russia’s moves in Ukraine
From Victor Davis Hanson, on “Ukraine and the Malevolent Legacy of the Obama-Biden Administration”: During the current Ukrainian war, the media has created a mythology that the Left was tough on Vladimir Putin’s Russia. And thus, now it simply continues … Continue reading →