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 →
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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 →
Open thread 5/23/2026
The San Diego Islamic Center shooters: another dark duo
You may have noticed that I haven’t written about the San Diego Islamic Center shootings yet. That doesn’t mean I haven’t thought about the event; I have. From the start, I had a hunch about the killers, but I didn’t … Continue reading →
Roundup
(1) Tulsi Gabbard has resigned. In her resignation statement she says it’s because her husband has a very rare form of bone cancer. This sounds horrendous, and I wish them both well. Gabbard is only 45 years old, and I … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/22/2026
41-year sentence for Minnesota fraud perp, and more arrests
The linchpin of the “Feeding Our Future” fraud in Minnesota, Aimee Bock, has received a 41-year sentence: Aimee Bock, 45, was handed the stiff sentence on Tuesday after being convicted of all counts last March – prosecutors describing her as … Continue reading →
The Massie/Gallrein race and the youth vote
Yesterday I heard a discussion of the Massie defeat in Kentucky’s 4th, and I was alarmed to hear that the only age group Massie didn’t win was those over 65, who turned out in great numbers. I also heard that … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/21/2026
And then there’s Raffensperger
Raffensperger lost his Georgia primary for the governorship: Raffensperger, who is well known for rebuking the president’s push to overturn the 2020 election, came in dead last in a field of three candidates vying for the GOP nomination for Georgia … Continue reading →
Can we call Democrat Maureen Galindo a Nazi yet?
I’m just “asking questions.” But the question originates with this news about Galindo, running for Congress is Texas’ 35th District, and the current Democrat frontrunner although she faces a runnoff: Controversy-tarred congressional candidate Maureen Galindo this week pledged to transform … Continue reading →
US aid to Israel
From commenter “Keith”: All it takes to be an antisemite these days is to question why we give Israel so much money. Of course that’s not all it takes. In fact, it’s a question I’ve asked, too: why so much … Continue reading →