Open thread 7/12/21
More Ozzy Man. Language warning, as usual:
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You may not like the song, but I think you’ll like the story
Remember the piña colada song? I didn’t much care for it (or the earworm it sometimes gave me). I also didn’t even know its title was actually “Escape.” But no matter. It was a huge hit and apparently has some … Continue reading →
The majority of Americans don’t think Joe Biden is in charge
Here’s a poll on the matter: The national poll was released by the Convention of States Action in partnership with The Trafalgar Group. The poll, which was conducted toward the end of June, surveyed more than 1,000 likely voters for … Continue reading →
What if the 2020 election audits end up revealing that Trump was actually the winner?
In this American Thinker article, Andrew W. Coy points out that the Constitution is silent on the question of what would happen if, after a president has been declared the winner and taken office, it was discovered that he or … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/10/21
Here’s a pretty good summary of the last few years of political and intelligence and media developments, and the reaction of the right
I keep looking for a simple way to tell the story – which is hard, because there have been so many incidents leading to the current stance of the right towards these things. But this Twitter thread (hat tip: Ace) … Continue reading →
Nineteen Eighty-Four vs. Brave New World
Commenter “Zaphod” writes, of the Orwell work versus the Huxley work: “Funny thing is that Brave New World happened first.” Well, yes and no. Brave New World was certainly written first, and I agree that it touched on many of … Continue reading →
One January 6th defendant fights back
Andrea Widburg writes: Following January 6, we’ve been reading stories about people imprisoned for months in solitary confinement and meekly accepting grotesque plea bargains just to get out of the government’s toils. Thomas Edward Caldwell and his attorney, however, are … Continue reading →
Open thread 7/9/21
On the topic of race and school discipline
This paper, called “Beyond Suspensions: Examining School Discipline Policies and Connection to School to Prison Pipeline for Students of Color with Disabilities,” is rather long. But it’s well worth reading. It critiques the sort of reasoning that is commonly used … Continue reading →
Tucker Carlson and the NSA
I haven’t written much about this story yet, but the gist of it is that Tucker Carlson was tipped off that the NSA was intercepting his emails and was planning to leak them to the press in order to discredit … Continue reading →
Now we learn that we have a federal police force that is not accountable to the public
[Hat tip: Cornflour and sdferr.] We have likely learned the name of the Capitol Police officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6, 2021: Now a new name has surfaced in the Babbitt imbroglio — Lt. Michael L. … Continue reading →