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Were the Brown victims targeted?
Authorities are now saying that Benjamin Erickson was not the killer, and we don’t know who was: [Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha] said that there was only “some degree of evidence” that led them to Erickson, but said their … Continue reading →
The Reiner murders
Rob Reiner’s son Nick – who was arrested for the murder of his parents – had a history of severe drug problems and had been behaving strangely lately: Family friends told The Times that Rob and Nick Reiner got into … Continue reading →
What a weekend: mere anarchy
Too many murders, both of the public political and jihadi type, and of the private. They signify different things and threaten different things, but there’s this quality to it: Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/15/2025
Mass shooting at Sydney beach, mass shooting at Brown University [scroll down for UPDATES]
Two gunmen opened fire on a crowd at Sydney’s Bondi Beach celebrating the beginning of Chanukah, killing an unknown number of people (presently reported as sixteen) and wounding many more. This is the embodiment of “globalize the intifada.” One of … Continue reading →
Progress on the poetry book
I’m happy to report that I finally found a printer that can put out a version with which I’m satisfied, and I gave them the go-ahead. I originally thought the book would be available around Thanksgiving time, but that obviously … Continue reading →
Roundup
(1) Chanukah begins tomorrow evening. In honor of the holiday, Israel has released a video they found that Hamas had made in December of 2023 for propaganda purposes but never made public, of the six hostages whom they later foully … Continue reading →
An Animal Farm for our times
Switching it up: Originally conceived by George Orwell as a satirical allegory for the Russian Revolution and the subsequent struggles of the USSR under the rule of Joseph Stalin, Animal Farm’s political ire is redirected in this lively CG-animated adaptation … Continue reading →
Time marches on
Notice any changes?
Continue reading →Open thread 12/13/2025
Tucker Carlson and the art of the Big Lie
This video is a discussion of an especially egregious lie told recently by Tucker Carlson. The part I’ve cued up is only about ten minutes long, and you don’t even have to watch it all to get the picture, although … Continue reading →