The MSU shooter…
…doesn’t fit the preferred leftist narrative. So – down the memory hole he goes.
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Open thread 2/17/23
Heart attack rise in young people
Yes, there’s been a rise in heart attacks in the young. I’ve yet to see a really good analysis of why, and I don’t plan to sit on a hot stove till I do. But one shouldn’t minimize the effects … Continue reading →
Home again
I got home very late last night. The flight was good and even got in early, weather here was unseasonably mild, and I’m not too jet-lagged. Things still seem rather surreal. Here’s my question, though. For the last five years … Continue reading →
RIP Raquel Welch
Although Welch was 82 when she died, somehow the news is still a surprise. Everybody of a certain age – and even some who are younger – knows that poster with the famous deerskin bikini. It was her body – … Continue reading →
Open thread 2/16/23
What I wrote about COVID and fear – in May of 2020
[NOTE: Here it is, and I think it holds up quite nicely] I have gotten to the point where I no longer put any trust in the prognostications of scientists about COVID-19 and the comparison of various social policy tactics … Continue reading →
Entrapping the Proud Boys?
Julie Kelly – who has done the best work on the January 6th defendants and the evidence against them – writes: It’s week five of the Justice Department’s most high-profile—and high-stakes—criminal trial related to the events of January 6, 2021. … Continue reading →
Why is Nikki Haley running for president?
Here are the reasons Haley herself gives: “It’s time for a new generation of leadership,” Haley stated. Yeah, but Ron DeSantis is even younger “[Other countries] all think we can be bullied, kicked around. You should know this about me, … Continue reading →
Open thread 2/15/23
Valentine’s Day: some thoughts and a poem
Today is Valentine’s Day and I’m feeling somewhat raw, for obvious reasons. And yet I’ve never been really big on Valentine’s Day celebrations. After all, for the last thirty years or so I haven’t been able to eat chocolate without … Continue reading →
I haven’t written much about the balloon shoot-downs
But my summary reaction is no, I don’t think it’s aliens. However, people seem to love to talk about the issue, so here’s a thread for it.
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