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Hegseth and the cross
Ridiculous and yet typical of the left: In a Thursday appearance on All in With Chris Hayes, the former NAACP lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill fired the first shot, declaring that Hegseth was a “known white supremacist.” While her remark might be … Continue reading →
On the perception of aging in others and self
Commenter “Brian E” notes: I hope our perceptions of age become skewed, otherwise I’m going crazy. I’ve found myself seeing people that look exactly like the ones I knew from 30-40 years ago. Only it’s not them. I’ve had to … Continue reading →
Hush money trial: another pause in the proceedings
Judge Merchan has paused the sentencing in the so-called hush money case against Trump, and the pause might be extended: New York prosecutors told the judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money trial on Tuesday that his sentencing should … Continue reading →
Open thread 11/19/2024
Roundup
(1) Russian ballet dancer, critic of Putin, falls to his death. (2) Trump’s proposed FCC head says the administration will crack down on censorship online. (3) Dana Carvey is so good at this: (4) The Democrats are embracing the filibuster, … Continue reading →
Do you feel the winds of change?
Ever since the election there’s been a sea-change, an atmospheric something that’s a bit hard to describe but has the whiff of possibility. I think everyone feels it to a certain extent. The left dreads and fears it, and perhaps … Continue reading →
Computers – love ’em, hate ’em
Computers bring us so much. Just to take one obvious example, they bring this blog to you and your comments to me. They bring us the ability to bank online, get news from anywhere in the world, and buy just … Continue reading →
Open thread 11/18/2024
Spambot of the day
Oh my, you almost fooled me: Hi, i read your blog occasionally and i own a similar one and i was just curious if you get a lot of spam remarks? If so how do you protect against it, any … Continue reading →
To all those who say that Trump’s appointments are too radical …
… I would counter by pointing to Biden’s appointments, equally radical in the opposite direction. Elections do indeed have consequences.
Continue reading →New Hampshire displays its split personality once again
Some people would call New Hampshire a purple state. But I think that’s misleading. New Hampshire is blue at the national level and red at the state level. In recent years, its senators and House members are all Democrats. But … Continue reading →