Open thread 4/21/22
It’s a little late for some of this. But there’s still time for the part described from 2:47 on:
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Even some Democrats are sounding the alarm about Biden’s plan to scrap Title 42
The vocal Democrat opposition to Biden’s tremendously destructive plan includes quite a few members of the House and even some senators. My guess is that almost none of these people would give a hoot about it if it weren’t for … Continue reading →
To mask or not to mask?
That is the question. Or rather, that is a question – a question different places answer differently. For example: The ruling appeared to free operators to make their own decisions about mask requirements, with the several major airlines — Delta, … Continue reading →
Watch out for Captain Hook
But not for the usual reasons. For this reason: Disney execs worried that Tinker Bell and Captain Hook were “potentially problematic” during their review of content headed to the new Disney+ streaming service, the New York Times reports… …[T]hey reportedly … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/20/22
Doxxer Taylor Lorenz thinks she’s the real victim
I haven’t followed this story and before today probably hadn’t even heard of Taylor Lorenz. But it’s quite a tale. This is what the WaPo has descended to (it’s not the only pernicious thing the WaPo has descended to, not … Continue reading →
The airline mask mandate appears to be over
I’m still out west, so this affects me personally because in a little while I’m due to return home. I flew out on a trip that for various reasons (mostly a long delay in the airport) took about 18 hours, … Continue reading →
On Ukraine: being wrong over and over doesn’t seem to stop Colonel Macgregor
In the comments recently, Geoffrey Britain posted a link to an April 17th pronouncement by Colonal Douglas Macgregor that is entitled “Col. Douglas MacGregor on Ukraine: ‘We’re in the final phase of this war’”. Here’s an excerpt: Former U.S. Army … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/19/22
Roundup
(1) I know someone who got this food allergy from a tick bite. It sounded so unlikely as a phenomenon, but apparently it’s quite real: The ticks can pick up the Alpha-gal carbohydrate from a previous mammalian host and transfer … Continue reading →
A current sticking point of the Iran deal (also, how the Deal and the Ukraine War intersect)
We still don’t know for certain what’s going on with the Biden administration’s Iran Deal negotiations. One thing we do know, however, is that we heard recently that the deal was a day or two from completion, and that was … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/18/22
Maxwell doesn’t get enough respect:
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