Open thread 8/29/22
I’m so glad I’m a native speaker. I doubt I’d be able to master English as a second language. So tricky!
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You Stepped Into My Life
I think we could all use a dose of joy, right? Of course, those of you who hate the Bee Gees and especially the Bee Gees’ falsetto singing mode may find listening to this the opposite of joyful. It’s a … Continue reading →
VDH on why the “masses” detest the “elites”
They have good reason: …[T]here was a third catalyst that explained the mutual animosity in the pre-Trump years. The masses increasingly could not see any reason for elite status other than expertise in navigating the system for lucrative compensation. In … Continue reading →
The pending Iran deal and the Biden administration’s “weakness”
There’s more on the new Iran Deal here, in particular what the Iranian leaders are saying about their plans for Israel. The article mentions the Biden administration’s weakness several times as one of the factors leading to all of this: … Continue reading →
The corporate retreat from wokeness?
I’ve seen a number of articles indicating that some companies are trying to leave extreme wokeness behind. For example, there’s this one about recent developments at Warner’s in that direction. That doesn’t surprise me much – after all, cutting off … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/27/22
Cellphone wrangling
I spent hours today – literally hours – on the phone, attempting to cancel a certain cellphone service I have been paying for and wasn’t using. I’m not going to spend hours writing about it, only to bore myself and … Continue reading →
The MAL search affidavit adds essentially nothing
As expected. Prior to its release, I couldn’t imagine why anyone would think that it would actually change anything, given that it was the DOJ doing the redactions and the very same magistrate approving them. However, it will be used … Continue reading →
Biden the uniter president speaks
Sounds like he’s been reading the comments in the WaPo. Or perhaps commenting there himself. Speaking in Maryland to supporters, Biden said [emphasis mine in all the quotes from his speech]: “It’s not hyperbole – now you need to vote … Continue reading →
Open thread 8/26/22
Protect the Biden diary, suppress the Biden laptop
The DOJ strikes again: …[T]wo people allegedly found Ashley Biden’s diary at a rehab facility. They took it and then attempted to sell it to various entities. The Trump campaign did the smart thing, given the corruption at the DOJ, … Continue reading →
When is a student loan not a student loan?
When the federal government turns it into a moral hazard. Biden and company say, Hey, we’ve got an idea! Let’s make people who scrimped and saved and sacrificed and paid off their student loans pay off the loans of others! … Continue reading →