Roundup
(1) A summary of the AP’s denial about its offices being housed in the same building as Hamas. (2) So, has the teacher’s union been running the CDC? Apparently. (3) Speaking of the CDC, Glenn Greenwald makes a good point … Continue reading →
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Leftist influence in the military
We started hearing reports during the Obama years of a switchover in terms of ideology in the military. Here’s an article about it (written some years later, but I recall hearing about it at the time, too): …[T]he Army that … Continue reading →
A bit of computer trouble today
My computer is old, and I should probably get a new one. But one thing I really hate is making technological transitions. I bet some people love it. They love learning about all the bells and whistles on a new … Continue reading →
Using the word “kapo” as an insult
[NOTE: I noticed this word appearing again lately, so I think it’s time to repost this. I originally wrote it in December of 2015.] I’ve noticed the word “kapo” cropping up now and then in the comments section of this … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/18/21
Okay, I confess: I find Ozzy Man very funny. Language warning – he’s no holds barred with the offensive language. But then again, he’s Australian.
Continue reading →What the January 6th surveillance tapes show
I think we already knew some of this, but here’s further video confirmation [emphasis mine]: …[N]ewly-obtained video shows United States Capitol Police officers speaking with several January 6 protestors—including Jacob Chansley, the so-called “Q shaman”—inside the Capitol that afternoon. One … Continue reading →
Condemned to repeat it?
David Foster writes: We have a century of evidence of what happens to a society when it falls into the traps of centralized economic planning, suppression of free speech, and the categorization of people–especially ethnic categorization. But an awful lot … Continue reading →
The Biden administration is all too predictable, and the consequences are already awful
From Victor Davis Hanson: Yet between 2017 and 2021 there was relatively little violence in Israel and on the West Bank. Whatever our ideologies and politics, we all know the one reason why there is chaos now and not then. … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/17/21
Why write about the Bee Gees?
Why do I keep writing about the Bee Gees? First, there’s the escape from difficult times that music affords. Long ago, dance class would take me away like that. It required my total concentration. And though music doesn’t require that, … Continue reading →
And now we can add witness coercion to the charges against the prosecution in the Floyd trials
Attorneys for one of the three accused police officers in the pending trials concerning the death of George Floyd have made the following claim: According to a 9-page court document filed Wednesday, May 12, Thao’s attorneys, Robert M. Paule and … Continue reading →
The lingering psychological effects of the pandemic
Almost as soon as the pandemic guidelines began to be issued – regarding handwashing, social distancing, and the like – I said to several friends, “We’re all going to wind up with OCD before this is through.” I was making … Continue reading →