Open thread 9/20/22
What a distinctive voice lead singer Gladys Horton had in this song, which was the first Motown offering to reach #1. Here’s the story of The Marvelettes:
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Roundup
Here we go again with another roundup: (1) Scott Johnson of Powerline has a post on Jan Karski, the Polish officer who tried to warn the US about the Holocaust in a timely fashion, to little or no avail. I … Continue reading →
Why would any “election denier” respond to a pollster?
[Hat tip: “Stan.”] This seems intuitively obvious to me: A leading independent pollster said Saturday that polls might seriously undercount Republican voters in the current political climate. In a Twitter thread, Trafalgar Group chief pollster Robert C. Cahaly said that … Continue reading →
Describing Biden
The following description is quite on point. It’s by Miranda Devine: This is quintessential Biden. Lying, gaslighting, emphatic, nasty, denying reality while in the same breath denying he’s denying reality. It is so out of the bounds of normal behaviour … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/19/22
Such composure and musicality:
Continue reading →Greatest books
Commenter “huxley” linked this website purporting to list the greatest books. It uses an algorithm based on a a group of 130 other lists, and comes up with some obvious choices as well as some curious ones. Even some of … Continue reading →
What’s up with Lindsey Graham’s Senate abortion bill?
What is Lindsey Graham’s goal in proposing a national abortion bill at this point, shortly before the midterms? There’s a common belief on the right that he’s trying to sabotage Republican control of the Senate in 2022, as argued in … Continue reading →
Writing for the mighty SEO
“SEO” stands for “Search Engine Optimization,” which is apparently one of the main keys to Google rankings. I’m lousy at it, and so I decided to install a plugin that supposedly assists in that endeavor. One of my main problems … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/17/22
In particular I remember those metal skates:
Continue reading →HR1 through secret executive order?
Who knows what lurks in Biden’s order on voting?: Despite a court-imposed September 8 deadline, the Justice Department has failed to produce its strategic plan to implement President Biden’s directive regarding voter registration and participation. The Orwellian-titled Department of Justice … Continue reading →
Did you know that evil Governor Ron DeSantis is a Nazi and a human trafficker?
Documentary maker Ken Burns on De Santis: Without hesitation, he agreed with [CNN] host John Berman’s suggestion that the doc addressed “some of the same themes” seen in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to send “two planeloads of migrants to … Continue reading →
Judge Cannon appoints special master to review material seized in the MAL raid
Judge Cannon isn’t buying the DOJ’s argument to oppose the appointment of a special master. See also this as well as this. From the latter: First, Cannon directed [newly-appointed Special Master] Dearie to “review all of the materials” seized during … Continue reading →