Roundup
I keep feeling the need for roundups because there are so many news stories of interest these days. It seems pretty intense out there. (1) Tucked away at the end of this story is a hint at something I’ve suspected, … Continue reading →
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Here’s a new poll on Biden’s approval numbers
Of course, you may think polls are garbage. But I find this recent one of interest. It indicates that young voters are deserting Biden: The new poll found that Biden’s approval rating among millennials and Generation Z respondents had dropped … Continue reading →
Putin’s nuclear-missile-rattling
Poor innocent Russia, threatened on all sides by enemies while minding its own peaceful business, wants everyone in the world to know it’s prepared and ready: Russia announced on Wednesday it had successfully launched a new missile that it said … Continue reading →
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:
Continue reading →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 →