Open thread 10/19/21
Have some alliteration with your harmony: Foxes and Fossils cover:
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How to run America…
…into the ground: do what Biden and company have done. They deserve kudos for speed, as well. Is it intentional? If it’s mere incompetence it’s even more astounding. As commenter “huxley” writes: …[A]s Biden has shown, apparently it takes competence … Continue reading →
China tests hypersonic missile
As if we didn’t have enough bad news, there’s this: China secretly tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, the London-based Financial Times reported. The report said that the missile, which adds a new capability to the Chinese arsenal, “flew through low-orbit … Continue reading →
“When I was a lad I served a term…”
[Hat tip: Ed Driscoll at Instapundit.] A new US Maritime Administrator has been appointed: …[D]uring the worst shipping crisis of the century, the US Department of Transportation, has appointed someone to the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) who is not a … Continue reading →
Colin Powell dies of “COVID complications”
RIP Colin Powell, who was 84 and reportedly died of “COVID complications” despite being “fully vaccinated.” I’ll leave others to discuss the ups and downs of his career, except to say that, to the best of my recollection, he was … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/18/21
The Bee Gees’ musical evolution
Here’s an overview of four-plus decades of the Bee Gees’ careers. I wouldn’t have made exactly the same choices. There are two Beatles covers and a Carol King cover that I’d eliminate, as well as some obscure and some not … Continue reading →
Roundup
Some quick takes: (1) Pay no attention to that election fraud that’s now not even behind the curtain. (2) Have you noticed how little we hear about Afghanistan these days? That’s what the Biden administration was counting on. But, contrary … Continue reading →
Jonathan Turley on Hunter and Joe Biden
[NOTE: I was just about to publish this post this afternoon when the power went out.] Jonathan Turley is taking seriously the information that Hunter Biden and his dad Joe had some combined bank accounts: However, the tranche of emails … Continue reading →
I’m back!
Power restored, all’s well. You seem to have carried on quite nicely without me.
Continue reading →Open thread 10/16/21
The outfits didn’t seem to hamper them as much as one might think:
Continue reading →Wouldn’t it be interesting if vaccine mandates in companies led to a general strike?
The US hasn’t been big on general strikes, although they’re a bit more popular in Europe. And in the past they’ve tended to be launched by the left. The forced vaccine mandates the Biden administration has tried to foist on … Continue reading →