Roundup
Here we go again: (1) Israel lets Iran know that it is able to toy with its nuclear program – at least for now. Israel realizes that Joe Biden and company are not going to protect it but are instead … Continue reading →
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Branca’s summary of testimony in the Chauvin trial last Friday
I’ve been recommending Andrew Branca’s trial summaries at Legal Insurrection because I think they’re especially clear and yet detailed. Today he’s posted one about the court proceedings last Friday, and once again it’s the clearest article I’ve read about what … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/12/21
Gulliver in Puppyland:
Continue reading →“Stayin’ Alive” is staying alive
Whether you love the song, detest it, find it merely annoying, or are indifferent, you probably are familiar with the Bee Gees’ 1977 megahit “Stayin’ Alive” from the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack. Just about everybody is, even people too young … Continue reading →
“Marxist BLM leader buys $1.4 million home in ritzy LA enclave”…
…is the title of this article in the NY Post: Patrisse Khan-Cullors, the leader of Black Lives Matter and a self-described Marxist, recently purchased a $1.4 million home in an exclusive Los Angeles neighborhood where the vast majority of residents … Continue reading →
Joe Manchin has written an op-ed in the Wapo saying he will uphold the filibuster
Here’s Manchin’s op-ed. An excerpt: The filibuster is a critical tool to protecting that input [from smaller states such as West Virginia] and our democratic form of government. That is why I have said it before and will say it … Continue reading →
The ladder of evil
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post. Unfortunately, it seems as though it’s always a timely subject, and right now even more timely. So I thought it could use another go-round, very slightly edited.] Commenter “Ymarsakar” once made … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/10/21
She’s pretending she doesn’t know him:
Continue reading →It’s roundup time
Lots of depressing news, too many stories to cover in depth. So here’s another roundup. Wish I could be more cheerful, but here goes: (1) Another case of anti-black hate graffiti turns out to be a hoax perpetrated by a … Continue reading →
The anticipated aftermath of the Chauvin trial
Everybody knows that one of the clouds hanging over the Chauvin trial, tainting it even further, is the threat of violence if he isn’t convicted of some major crime. As commenter “J.J.” points out, however: If the mayor of Minneapolis … Continue reading →
On political hating and virtue
Commenter “stan” writes: Neo wrote: “I expect that most people will go on believing that Chauvin was indeed a cold-blooded murderer, and a racist one at that.” More importantly, they will feel morally superior because of that belief and have … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/9/21
Taken a couple of days ago:
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