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 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 →
“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 →
In particular I remember those metal skates:
Continue reading →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 →
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 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 →
I am surprised at how tiny some of these actresses are/were:
Continue reading →Europe has a great deal of fracking potential, but Europeans have for the most part rejected that possible solution to its energy problems. Here’s some of what’s been going on, and why: Proponents of fracking hold that Europe’s shale gas … Continue reading →
(1) Anyone can make an error, but I think the most interesting thing about this one is that she appears to be reading all these names and titles. I would think a presidential press secretary would know them all by … Continue reading →
…for now. The agreement is universally described as tentative: With the deadline to avert a freight railroad strike by Friday morning approaching fast, a tentative agreement has been reached according to the Labor Department. The new contracts provide rail workers … Continue reading →
This has been around quite a few years, although I’d never heard of it before:
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