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Whitmer case verdicts – 2 acquittals and a hung jury on the other 2 defendants
First of all, although I had followed the Whitmer “kidnapping” case and written about it many times, I had no idea it had already gone to trial. Just goes to show how much other news there’s been lately. But I’m … Continue reading →
Children and the new sex ed
I don’t remember any sex education in my New York City public school until maybe the age of twelve, and even then it was very basic. It was a slide show about menstruation that was only shown to the girls, … Continue reading →
Sight lines
A day or two after my cataract surgery I was looking at a relative and noticed he looked older. There were lines in his face I’d never seen before. It was alarming, because at first I thought there had been … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/8/22
Russia is kicked off the UN Human Rights Council
The UN Human Rights Council is a joke anyway, but this happened today: The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council following global outrage stemming from alleged atrocities recently committed by Russian troops … Continue reading →
The vagaries of a parliamentary system may allow Netanyahu to return to power
A defection means that Bennett’s government has lost its fragile majority: Plunging the government into crisis, coalition whip Idit Silman announced Wednesday that she is quitting and will instead work to form a new, right-wing government without a resort to … Continue reading →
Ketanji Brown-Jackson confirmed by a 53-47 vote
This action by the Senate was a foregone conclusion, even without the ever-so-helpful three Republican votes. That is because not a single Democrat defected, not even Manchin. That does not surprise me terribly, although with the three Republican votes Manchin … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/7/22
My favorite part starts with the lyric, “Not quite a year since you went away.” It’s the quietest part but so effective:
Continue reading →Roundup, roundup!
(1) A January 6th defendant who elected to be tried by a judge rather than a jury has been found not guilty: [Judge] McFadden said that the first charge of entering and remaining in a restricted building was a “close … Continue reading →
What to do about the Smiley Martins of the world?
Six people were murdered Sunday in Sacramento: Sacramento police say that two groups of men began firing at each other in Sunday’s shooting downtown and that at least five shooters were involved in what authorities are now saying was a … Continue reading →
You may have noticed…
…that I’m back to blogging more in real time now rather than just pre-scheduled posts from before my surgery. I plan to take it a bit slower for a while, although it really depends on how I feel. Also, I’m … Continue reading →