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I’m back from surgery
The cataract was removed successfully, the surgeon seemed satisfied, and now I’m taking it easy. My vision is still funky, but it’s very early yet and the next few days will tell the tale. Many many thanks for all your … Continue reading →
A trip back in time: December 9, 2019, the Biden campaign
I think Joe Biden owes this guy an apology. So does Time magazine. He’ll never get one from either of them. This is the sort of thing I’m talking about (dateline 12/9/19): Former Vice President Joe Biden got into a … Continue reading →
The Gulf of Tonkin hoax: or was it?
I’ve noticed quite a few recent references to the Gulf of Tonkin incident that occurred during the Vietnam era. The Gulf of Tonkin is treated as though we all know the story: the government lied to get us into a … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/4/22
Sleeping Beauty over time
I often complain about how ballet has lost much of its charm and art, sacrificed to ever more spectacular technique and tense gymnastics. The greatest of the olden-day dancers didn’t raise their legs as high, and didn’t perform as many … Continue reading →
What the Russians left behind
As I’ve said before, I haven’t posted much specific Russia/Ukraine war coverage – battles, atrocities, troop movements, weapons used – because of a combination of the fog of war and the purposeful fog of propaganda. But the topic keeps coming … Continue reading →
Arab states and Israel unite against the US
The policies of the Biden administration have done a lot for Israeli/Arab relations: A summit was held in Israel over the weekend between Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Israel and the United States. The meeting was designed to … Continue reading →
Eye surgery scheduled for Monday
Like many people “of a certain age,” I have cataracts that have gotten to the point where they impede my vision quite a bit. But unlike a lot of people, I don’t have a simple situation. Probably as a consequence … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/2/22
My grandfather holds me up, aged 3.
Continue reading →Covering the Hunter Biden laptop story
The Hunter Biden laptop is the same, back in October of 2020 and now. All that has changed is the angle the media wants to take on it, and that depends utterly on politics. There is no truth; there is … Continue reading →
Putin’s rattling those nuclear weapons
Again: We’ve heard it from Vladimir Putin himself. We’ve heard it from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. But just in case we somehow missed the message, a political scientist and longtime supporter of Putin by the name of Sergey Mikheev … Continue reading →