Dr. Birx made this claim in an interview on Saturday: I think we underestimated very early on the number of asymptomatic cases. And I think we’re really beginning to understand there are people that get infected that those symptoms are … Continue reading →
For all those naysayers, the NY Times editors display every bit as keen a sense of humor as the Babylon Bee: As is so often the case in such situations, it is all but impossible to be certain of the … Continue reading →
But they did: Whoever planned and edited that did a fabulous job. I have to say, though, that this is not a form of dance that has ever especially appealed to me. I deeply admire the skill of those who … Continue reading →
From T. S. Eliot’s poem The Hollow Men: In this last of meeting places We grope together And avoid speech Gathered on this beach of the tumid river… This is the way the world ends This is the way the … Continue reading →
As predicted. On April 28, I wrote: Tara Reade might be getting close to her own WalkAway moment. It almost seems that until this point she believed that her allegations might be treated fairly. But disillusionment has set in. And … Continue reading →
Some NY area funeral directors are saying that all the deaths are being ascribed to COVID: “Basically, every death certificate that comes across our desk now has COVID on it,” said a funeral director in Williston Park, N.Y. [in greater … Continue reading →
The MSM has been pressed to finally cover the Tara Reade accusations, either because – as happened with the John Edwards scandal way back when – the clamor reached a volume that could no longer be ignored, or because the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: You may have noticed earlier today that the blog was down for a while. It was a server problem, supposedly fixed, but time will tell. My apologies.] I write a lot about the large and continuing influence of the … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “AesopFan”] I love this: Rose Leigh-Manuell calls herself blessed. The vibrant great-great-grandmother is 101 years old. Her medical staff at Good Samaritan/Catholic Health Services in Sayville believes Leigh-Manuell’s strength and drive battled and beat the coronavirus. But … Continue reading →
I know there’s other news today, too, besides the Flynn case. But it’s the Flynn case that’s on my mind. It seems to me it illustrates the fact that, step by slow step over the last couple of decades (maybe … Continue reading →
There’s almost too much news on the Flynn case to digest at once. Yesterday some documents were revealed, and today some more. Here’s the basic story that broke yesterday: My quick hot takes:1) They set up a perjury trap but … Continue reading →
A quiet beautiful version I’d never heard before. In this rendering you can pay more attention to their musicianship, particularly the guitar solos (5:34-on), and hear the Spanish influence more clearly:
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