Open thread 4/3/21
Something to take up in your spare time.
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Breaking story: attack near Capitol, the perp and one Capital Police officer are dead
We don’t have much information yet on this incident, but here’s a summary: A U.S. Capitol Police officer was killed and another injured after a man drove a car into a security barricade at the Capitol complex on Friday, Acting … Continue reading →
The legal situation of the Jan 6th Capitol “insurrection” defendants
So far it seems that in the main they will be charged with trespassing: “There is a natural cycle to an event like this,” the defense attorney added. “People will say it was the end of the world, then things … Continue reading →
DA George Gascón’s latest attempt to turn LA County into a scene from a dystopian movie
LA County’s DA George Gascón is going to be “downsizing” and “renaming” the Hardcore Gangs Unit of the office he heads, and the reason for his deicision is certainly not that there are fewer hardcore gang members in the LA … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/2/21
Here are the Bee Gees on Australian TV at around ages 13 or 14 for the twins and around 16 or 17 for Barry, who wrote the song. This is three or four years later, in England. Big changes. Here … Continue reading →
“My Son Hunter”
And speaking of how the MSM and social media control what people know, please watch: Now, it’s certainly possible that he edited out all the well-informed Biden voters who knew the Hunter story. But although there may have been some, … Continue reading →
Trump the Gorgon
When I was a child I was very fond of reading, and one of my favorites was a book of ancient myths, with beautiful pictures. I read it over and over, but the stories I liked best were the tales … Continue reading →
Biden announces glove mandate
Two days ago Joe Biden called for mask mandates to stay in place: “I’m reiterating my call for every governor, mayor and local leader to maintain and reinstate the mask mandate,” Biden said in remarks to the nation on Monday … Continue reading →
Open thread
Reaction and roundup
These days it’s hard to follow the news. Not only is it emotionally difficult to watch what I’ve called the unraveling, but it’s also technically difficult because there are so many stories that seem important to follow that, as one … Continue reading →
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules against governor’s mask mandate extension
The vote was a narrow 4-3, but the court found that Governor Evers needed legislative approval to extend the mandate. What opinion do you think the author of the AP article wants you to hold? Let’s look at the lede: … Continue reading →
Why new facts often don’t matter once a belief system has been established
From commenter “Mac” on the thread about Biden lying about the new Georgia voting law [emphasis mine]: For a lot of Democrats, I don’t think [they regard lies such as Biden’s as] even lying, in the sense of knowingly telling … Continue reading →