Roundup time!
(1) You know that U of Penn transgender (male to female) swimmer Lia Thomas who’s been winning all the women’s meets? Of course you do. Well, move over Lia, here’s comes Iszac Henig, who beat Thomas in the 100 yard … Continue reading →
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Open thread 1/10/22
Yvonne Elliman and Tulsi Gabbard, separated at birth? And they both are from Hawaii: By the way, it’s a Bee Gees’ song of course. It was given to Elliman to sing on the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack, for variety. Here’s … Continue reading →
My grandmother and pencil sharpeners
I recently stayed at an airbnb that was woefully understocked – and that was the least of the things wrong with it, alas. I did notice that one of the few pieces of kitchen equipment it had was a vegetable … Continue reading →
The world’s softest throw
I don’t usually promote random items. And I’m not a big Macy’s fan recently, having had a problem with a mail order. But I have to say that this throw, which I recently encountered and gave as presents to several … Continue reading →
Sentences in the Arbery case have been handed down…
…and they are very extreme. Ordinarily, life sentences – and especially life without parole- are reserved for the most heinous of premeditated, purposeful,, callous murders. No more. If you’re a white guy who looks like he might be a member … Continue reading →
Ted Cruz’s attempt to explain his Jan 6th “terrorists” remark
I’m pretty much onboard with what Andrea Widburg writes on the subject.
Continue reading →Open thread 1/8/22
A bit more about Joe Biden’s January 6th speech
I didn’t watch it; I knew what to expect and that it would be disturbing and infuriating. But here’s the text of the speech if you’d like to take a look, and here’s the video (Biden’s speech starts at 9:18). … Continue reading →
What does it mean for a politician to be a “good communicator,” and how important is it?
You may have noticed that the left seems to think that politics mainly comes down to “messaging.” If something isn’t being accepted by the public, the left just needs to “message” it better – to communicate better with the public … Continue reading →
Are some of our SCOTUS justices dunces?
Read the list of things that SCOTUS justices have gotten wrong about COVID during oral argument questioning today. It’s mind-boggling. The vast majority of the errors are from the liberal justices, and all in the direction of overemphasizing the dangers … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/7/22
The evolution of a song, in reverse. They made it famous: He covered it even before that, without his brother: But this guy wrote it: For me, the Hollies’ harmonies win, hands down.
Continue reading →COVID reveals propensities towards tyranny
We know that China isn’t the least bit interested in liberty, and so policies such as these should not shock us: Imagine a nation in such a state of distress that its citizens were reduced to bartering for food. A … Continue reading →