Of course, polls can be wrong, and opinion can change – sometimes rapidly. But my gut tells me that this is substantially correct: The poll finds Trump deeply unpopular at 30% favorable, 62% unfavorable. That places him well below Joe … Continue reading →
Evil doings in Iran [emphasis mine]: On December 8, 2022, the Iranian regime hanged 23-year-old Mohsen Shekari (pictured, left), after a secret trial in Iran’s Revolutionary Court. Four days later, in defiance of international condemnation of Shekari’s execution, Iran publicly … Continue reading →
Despite everything SBF did, it’s almost a surprise that he’s finally been arrested. But he has: “The Bahamas and the United States [are] holding accountable all individuals associated with FTX who may have betrayed the public trust and broken the … Continue reading →
I had a busy day today and got a bit behind. I’ve put up one post (see below), but I have a few more things to do out there in the real rather than the virtual world at the moment. … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The title of this post is a riff on a 1965 Ralph Nader book about auto safety.] You’ve probably noticed the prominence of the words “unsafe” and “safety” in the working lexicon of the woke youngsters who now have … Continue reading →
I recently posted a video on an open thread that featured an elderly British gentleman named Frank Prentice who was a survivor of the Titanic. He’d been a crew member at the time, and he told his story. I find … Continue reading →
This was a long time coming: …[T]he town of Mesa, Arizona, reached an $8 million settlement last week with the widow of Daniel Shaver. Shaver is the unarmed man who was fatally shot while crawling down a hallway on his … Continue reading →
The amount of coordination between federal agencies such as the FBI, DOJ, and DHS was vast, according to the latest analysis by Matt Taibbi, third in the series. Here’s one small part of it: 17. During this time, executives were … Continue reading →
I may write more later tonight about what’s revealed in this batch, but I’m more likely to do it tomorrow. If you’d like to read up, here’s the link. Taibbi mentions that the next group of files will be dealt … Continue reading →