Open thread 5/19/22
He had tremendous energy when he spoke. The very beginning, of course, wouldn’t be allowed today:
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About the possibility of moving to Substack
Commenter Tom Grey has a suggestion for me: that I move to Substack. It’s not the first time someone has made that suggestion, either. A week or so ago I went to Substack and began to read up on what … Continue reading →
The GOP gets a break in the New York redistricting fight
Democrats in New York are outraged because their efforts to gerrymander themselves between three and four extra Democratic seats in the House of Representatives have backfired. But back in 2014, NY state had actually amended the NY state constitution and … Continue reading →
Roundup
(1) In yesterday’s primaries on the GOP side, we had the defeat of NC member of Congress Madison Cawthorn. I hadn’t been following his trajectory closely, but let’s just say he had major issues. The link provides further details. Because … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/18/22
Apes rather than monkeys, but that’s a minor quibble:
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Maybe Musk will now start reading NewNeo to guide him through the transition to voting Republican
The title of this post is tongue-in-cheek; I don’t expect Musk to be interested in what I’ve written about political changers and left-to-right political change. But he’s a classic example of the phenomenon in this announcement: Elon Musk, admitting he … Continue reading →
Judge Jackson won’t denounce the Dobbs leak or the protesters at justices’ homes
A lot of people are writing about this Andrew C. McCarthy article in which he reports the following: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who will replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court after the current term ends in a few … Continue reading →
The spam filter is a bit underactive and a bit overactive these days
Lately I’ve noticed that a few spam comments have been escaping the filter and getting posted. I get rid of them and I also have certain additional ways of blocking them before they even appear. Hopefully my methods will bear … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/17/22
Nice going, Putin old boy, say Finland and Sweden
Well, well, well: Finland will apply for membership in the NATO military alliance, the country’s president, Sauli Niinisto, confirmed on Sunday, in a historic policy shift prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Moscow, which shares a 1,300 km (800 mile) … Continue reading →
Horrific shooting in Buffalo
What is there to say anymore about a racist murder such as this most recent one, in a Buffalo supermarket – hasn’t it all been said before, so many times? I’ll say this: that each such murder is an outrage … Continue reading →