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Why, we were just telling scary stories – say the climate-doomers
For some reason, Now It Can Be Told: You’ve probably never heard of the term “RCP 8.5” — the highest-emission scenario used by climate scientists to project the planet’s future. But if you’ve read about climate change, you’ve seen the … Continue reading →
Today is Texas primary day
And here’s a thread to discuss it. Paxton won, hands down.
Continue reading →“Butler was staged”
Why do so many people believe the Butler assassination attempt was staged? Or that all the assassination attempts on Trump were staged? About 1 in 4 Americans think the April shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner was staged according … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/26/2026
Judson’s last ride
This is a beautiful essay by Sean Trende, about his autistic son’s growing up. Highly recommended.
Continue reading →Once again, Iran
Commenter “physicsguy” writes: … [W]e have: “Trump has set a final offer on the table with his minimum demands while pointing a gun at the IRGC’s temple: “Sign or die.” ” And we’ve seen this same scenario of “final offer” … Continue reading →
For Memorial Day: on nationalism and patriotism
[NOTE: The following is a repeat of a previous post.] The story “The Man Without a Country” used to be standard reading matter for seventh graders. In fact, it was the first “real” book – as opposed to those tedious … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/25/2026
One of the better uses of AI. Some of the matching of actors to the actual historical people is impressive:
Continue reading →Insane man decides to commit suicide by Secret Service near the White House
Here we go again: A crazed gunman who belived he was Jesus Christ pulled out a revolver and opened fire outside the White House Saturday night, before he was quckly taken down by a barrage shots from the Secret Service, … Continue reading →
Running in ballet
[NOTE: I was going to put up a bunch of smaller posts, after my post earlier today on Iran. But the news of a possible deal – and the nervousness about its terms and whether they will amount to a … Continue reading →
Iran watch: does the administration understand what they’re dealing with? [scroll down for UPDATES]
Commenter “Oldflyer” wrote a little while ago about Iran: We have very smart people running this show. I worry that smart people can be dangerous if they do not understand the fight they are in. Robert McNamara and his Whiz … Continue reading →