If you want to know why Trump endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz…
…in the Pennsylvania senatorial GOP primary, here’s a good explanation. Sounds reasonable to me.
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Passover and liberty
[The following is a slightly edited repeat of a previous post.] Tonight is the beginning of the Jewish holiday Passover. I’ve been impressed by the fact that Passover is a religious holiday dedicated to an idea that’s not solely religious: … Continue reading →
More on the Moskva sinking
We still don’t know exactly why the Moskva sank. But we do know that it did sink, and that the cause was a fire igniting munitions onboard and causing structural damage. The Russians say the cause of the fire was … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/15/22
A man who doesn’t shy away from Big questions:
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(1) Here’s a good summary of the Michigan “kidnapping” case and the FBI’s involvement. Perhaps we should rename it the FBE: Federal Bureau of Entrapment. Here are some interesting things that I hadn’t remembered. The first is that – if … Continue reading →
Trump’s 2018 warning to Europe and especially Germany
Trump made some prescient – although obvious – points back in 2018. He was speaking to the secretary of NATO: TRUMP: We’re protecting Germany, we’re protecting France, we’re protecting everybody and yet we’re paying a lot of money to protect… … Continue reading →
Did Ukraine sink the Moskva?
Stephen Green reports, you decide: Regardless of whether the Moskva is at the bottom of the Black Sea or the burned husk of what was once the pride of the Black Sea Fleet, the question remains: Did Ukraine do that? … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/14/22
He has every right to crow:
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One of the hallmarks of the comment spam that bloggers get is that, in addition to advertising some website or other in an attempt to raise that site’s rating for search engines, it tends to compliment the blogger. This one, … Continue reading →
COVID study
Here’s a lengthy report that studied the effectiveness of different states’ reactions to COVID. It’s complicated and I’m not going to write about it in detail at the moment (maybe never), but it’s worth looking at. Here are some of … Continue reading →
Subway shooting suspect Frank James arrested: an equal opportunity hater, but you would have trouble learning that if you only read the MSM
He was in the East Village when apprehended: Frank R. James was arrested in Manhattan on a federal warrant and will face a hearing in Brooklyn Federal Court, with a police source indicating the 61-year-old suspect was busted after East … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/13/22
I strongly suggest muting the music while you watch this:
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