Open thread 6/11/22
I found these two videos in an old post of mine. They both feature the same well-known pas de deux from the second act of “Swan Lake.” The first video is of Natalia Makarova and Ivan Nagy in 1976, a … Continue reading →
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Michigan elections, Michigan justice: Part I
The FBI and DOJ are not even pretending to be delivering equal justice. It’s all political now. Exhibit A is the FBI arrest of Michigan GOP governor candidate Ryan Kelly for four misdemeanors allegedly committed on January 6, 2021. His … Continue reading →
Upward and onward with inflation
Anyone who goes to the grocery store or gets a tank of gas knows about inflation anyway, but maybe not every single detail such as the fact that the increase in May was at the highest level since 1981: Inflation … Continue reading →
Did I say that Felicia Sonmez was a viper?
I did, and ’twas only yesterday. I take it back; she’s far far worse than that. I had forgotten – or perhaps never realized – that she has a history described in this lengthy Reason article from three years ago. … Continue reading →
The January 6th production number…
…has begun. I didn’t watch, but I have friends who did. They already believe that version of events anyway, of course, but I suppose the rehashing acts as a memory refresher. Liz Cheney is a particular favorite, as one of … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/10/22
This music was fun in 1961: He was still having fun in 2018 at the age 79, and I hear he’s about to go on tour now at 82: Some background:
Continue reading →Wapo viper Felicia Sonmez gets the boot
(Is that a mixed metaphor? Can a viper get the boot?) You can be totally forgiven if you haven’t followed the woker-than-woke shenanigans of victim-card-playing Felicia Sonmez of the WaPo. I can’t say that it’s been number one on my … Continue reading →
More on what the California primaries reveal
Looking at some of the other results in Tuesday’s California primaries, there appears to be a law-and-order trend – at least, as California would define law and order these days. Read this on Orange County DA Todd Spitzer. Also this … Continue reading →
How to condemn and not condemn an attempt on the life of a SCOTUS justice
I was curious what the White House or Joe Biden had to say about the attempt on Kavanaugh’s life. All I could find was this: White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement provided to Fox News … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/9/22
Roundup
(1) I wrote briefly last night about the successful recall of San Francisco’s DA Chesa Boudin, and I’ve written about him previously as well. I just want to add that I first realized there was a good chance that the … Continue reading →
Senator Stabenow is in love with her car
Senator Stabenow of Michigan bragged about her electric car: “I just have to say just on the issue of that at gas prices; after waiting for a long time to have enough chips in this country to finally get my … Continue reading →