Open thread 1/29/22
Remember how Holden Caulfield wondered what happened in wintertime to the ducks of the Central Park pond? This may answer the question. It also will give new meaning to the phrase “eat like a bird”:
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And now for something completely different: snow and Frost
A large swath of New England is expecting a big snowstorm this weekend, and that includes me. I’ve got a lot of food in the fridge, my place is warm, and I’m hoping for no power outage so that it … Continue reading →
Too little, too late, and not over yet: Pennsylvania voting law change found unconstitutional
There were a great many rule changes in Pennsylvania prior to the 2020 election that were challenged in court by Republicans, but in most of the cases the higher courts declined to hear them. Now, way after the fact, one … Continue reading →
Elastic sentencing guidelines in felony murder
Here’s a Minneapolis case originating in the post-Floyd riots of 2020: Lee came up to the Twin Cities from Rochester to get in on the action on May 28. Lee was part of a small group that broke into the … Continue reading →
The coming SCOTUS fight: those racist and sexist Republicans, that noble Biden
The Democrats are looking forward to confirming Biden’s pick for SCOTUS Justice Breyer’s successor. This person is promised to be a black woman, according to Biden, and so one of the reasons the Democrats are so happy is that they … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/28/22
Not just chicken eggs – and not even just ostrich eggs:
Continue reading →New York Times Company v. Sullivan again, in light of the Palin lawsuit
Sarah Palin is suing the NY Times for defamation: This is the issue: At the center of the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee’s federal suit is a 2017 editorial that incorrectly linked Palin to the 2011 mass shooting in Arizona … Continue reading →
The Carter Page lawsuit
You probably remember that Carter Page was accused of all sorts of dreadful things by the FBI in concert with its handmaiden the press, in the service of getting at Trump. Page has been suing, and he’s named as defendants … Continue reading →
The James Webb is in position
Every day one of my tasks is to decide what to write about. There’s an embarrassments of “riches,” but what to choose? For example, you may notice I haven’t written much if at all about Ukraine, even though it’s been … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/27/22
DeSantis wants election crimes to be prosecuted
DeSantis marches on: “We are excited to say that next legislative session we are proposing another package of election integrity reforms that will make Florida the number one state for elections,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “I am excited that with … Continue reading →
The Houston police killing suspect
There has been so much news lately that I haven’t covered everything or even close to everything that’s of interest. One very sad event that caught my attention – but that I haven’t written about until now – was the … Continue reading →