Open thread 1/4/22
Ozzy Man in an un-cynical mood for 2022:
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January 6th anniversary: the invented coup lives on…
…and has a one-year anniversary coming up. The Democrats and the MSM are planning a big big celebration of their finest propaganda hour. But how many people other than the leftist core care anymore? One of the problems for the … Continue reading →
Caroline Glick on the escalating international war against Israel
Glick writes: The [UN] Human Rights Council’s decision to form its new permanent inquisition constitutes an unprecedented escalation of the political war the UN has been waging against Israel for the past fifty years. To grasp the danger, it is … Continue reading →
Japan’s birthrate is low. But why?
[NOTE: This post was inspired by some comments in today’s open thread.] The Japanese are failing to reproduce in anywhere near replacement numbers. The population is therefore skewing older, and it has a negative effect on the economy already. It’s … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/3/22
I guess this is for real:
Continue reading →Happy New Year’s Day
Today I’m trying to relax. I don’t have a hangover because I don’t drink, although I had my customary thimbleful of champagne last night. I don’t have any resolutions because I’ve learned over the years that I break them quickly. … Continue reading →
Belief systems: Proving or disproving AGW
Commenter Richard Aubrey writes: Looking at such belief systems from the outside is puzzling. Is it that the individual believes in certain things? Or is it that the individual believes in BELIEVING, irrespective of factual difficulties? From time to time … Continue reading →
COVID tests
Commenter “Griffin” writes: And I know it’s tempting to criticize the administration for not supplying ample amounts of tests but that is the wrong approach also. Tests are how this goes on forever so by criticizing them now you are … Continue reading →
RIP Betty White
Betty White died just a couple of weeks short of her 100th birthday, and as far as I can tell she was healthy to the end and died in her sleep. Here’s a fairly comprehensive piece about her life. White … Continue reading →
Open thread 1/1/22
It’s 2022. Wow, that came fast.
Continue reading →Mugged by reality? Not so fast
I keep wondering whether many people who voted for Biden still would vote for him again. Yes, I know that his approval ratings are low, particularly with conservatives and independents. But among Democrats, he still has majority approval, although it’s … Continue reading →
Those Whitmer kidnapping defendants and proving entrapment
Commenter “Bauxite” writes in the Whitmer entrapment thread: If the facts show that the feds sought out these defendants because they were weak and vulnerable, that will increase my sympathy for them. They will still have a very tough task … Continue reading →