Open thread 1/24/22
It’s Ozzy Man time:
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Sometimes you just know it will be a hit: Stayin’ Alive
Instant hit: …[The Bee Gees’ tech guy Karl Richardson] also has a clear recollection of how he first came to hear ‘Stayin’ Alive’: “I distinctly remember Barry saying ‘Boy, Karl, have I got a song for you,’ and sitting down … Continue reading →
Can you be too cynical?
I’ve long been pretty cynical about politics and politicians, and I’ve gotten much more so over the years. Unfortunately, I think that increasing cynicism is justified. But despite that, I’m not the most cynical person in the world about politics. … Continue reading →
Quebec descends deeper and deeper into COVID tyranny
No vaccine? Then no booze and no pot, says Quebec’s government. You think that sounds like the Babylon Bee? Nope, they’re kidding you not: From now on, liquor and cannabis stores are only accessible to people who are vaccinated against … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/22/22
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Continue reading →The overbearing majority: why did Schumer force a vote on ending the filibuster?
I’m confess I’m a bit stumped about the motive for this series of votes on Wednesday night. First, there was consideration of HR1 itself, and Republicans blocked taking up the bill. Then Schumer asked for a vote “to change the … Continue reading →
The battle for GOP nominee in 2024 may not be between Trump and DeSantis after all…
…it may be between DeSantis and Youngkin. I know it’s way early to even talk about it. And I also know that Trump may end up dominating again. But it’s a pleasant prospect to contemplate – in the middle of … Continue reading →
A Canadian teacher writes about how the school system’s pandemic reaction has hurt children psychologically
It’s incredibly sad, tremendously frustrating, and infuriating because it didn’t have to be and it was foreseeable. If you close schools for this long and require remote learning, as well as drilling into children the idea that disease is all … Continue reading →
RIP Marvin Lee Aday (aka Meat Loaf)
Here’s another death of a celebrity in the arts, the actor and singer who adopted the memorable moniker Meat Loaf. He was 74 and no cause of death was given, and although COVID is rumored, I don’t know whether or … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/21/22
Has Biden met your expectations?
He’s certainly met mine. I expected a mendacious, cognitively challenged, nasty leftist tool. I expected every single thing he did to be bad for the country. And he’s fulfilled all of that early promise. I expected him to be extremely … Continue reading →
The evolution of the idea that each election is illegitimate
The idea that Joe Biden floated yesterday at his press conference – that the next election might be illegitimate if Congress doesn’t pass the Democrats’ radical “voting reform” bill – would have once been verboten. But in the last two-plus … Continue reading →