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How corrupt is the FBI?
This corrupt. And judges/magistrates seem to have little trouble rubber-stamping the FBI’s excesses. Neither of the stories of FBI malfeasance described in the linked post at Ace’s have anything to do with searching Donald Trump, by the way. The first … Continue reading →
The election of Italy’s “far-right” Giorgia Meloni: the EU “has tools”
The EU was none too pleased at the prospect of the election of Giorgia Meloni of Italy: As Italians prepare[d] to vote in [Sunday’s] general election, the European Union has issued a warning – making clear that it stands ready … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/26/22
Now, this is devotion. It’s a devotion I don’t quite understand, but it’s devotion nevertheless:
Continue reading →I blame it on the Neanderthals
Hey Jean! You have more Neanderthal DNA than 34% of other customers. You inherited a small amount of DNA from your Neanderthal ancestors. Out of the 7,462 variants we tested, we found 229 variants in your DNA that trace back … Continue reading →
Teaching Zinn: Part I
This post and a planned Part II are mostly based on a draft I wrote in March of 2013. That’s nearly ten years ago – how time does fly! I’ve mentioned before that I have a lot of old drafts … Continue reading →
Putin orders fuller mobilization; many Russian men flee if they can
Putin is planning the tried-and-true Russian tactic of throwing a lot of its male citizens into the fray and overwhelming the enemy by numbers. One problem, though, is that – unlike, for example, the Nazi invasion of WWII, when Russia … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/24/22
Clever:
Continue reading →Roundup
(1) Down the Dow goes. (2) The “Officer Sicknick was bludgeoned to death” lie persists. That persistence is the point of the propaganda in the first place. (3) Kurt Schlichter ♥ DeSantis. (4) “Martha’s Vineyard Takes Revenge on DeSantis By … Continue reading →
Redefining crime to deny reality
It’s a sad fact that in the US there are differences in the rates of violent crime commission and victimization according to race. Race is hardly the only factor influencing criminality, though; there’s also poverty, fatherlessness, education level, and of … Continue reading →
Guaranteed income programs are moving right along
This isn’t going to be the definitive post on guaranteed income programs. I’m hoping to write one at some point, but that point isn’t now. But this development is certainly of interest: Communities throughout the U.S. are experimenting with social … Continue reading →