I had originally thought Gerard’s poetry book would be ready for sale by November 1. Dream on. Then it seemed highly likely it would be ready by December 1. But then I ran into printer troubles. Trust me – you … Continue reading →
Who needs a jury? – says a Minnesota judge, who decided to throw out one of those convictions for fraud we’ve heard so much about: Abdifatah Yusuf and his wife, Lul Ahmed, were charged in June 2024 and were accused … Continue reading →
He or she has long been a mysterious figure, one whom the Biden administration seemed to have less interest in pursuing despite relentlessly hounding everyone else concerned with J6. Now someone has been caught who is purportedly this bomber, but … Continue reading →
This came up in a comment yesterday:
Continue reading →[Hat tip: Ace.] This is what it’s come to: An assault victim has been convicted of a homophobic hate crime after she branded her attacker a ‘f****t’ in text messages whilst ranting about being beaten up. Care home worker Elizabeth … Continue reading →
I’ve certainly tackled giving explanations for the TDS phenomenon before, but the topic came up again today in this thread (see especially the first comment and the many responses to it). So I thought I’d add a bit more. I … Continue reading →
I’ve read a wide variety of analyses of the results, from “it’s really a plus-ten-point GOP district, so this is exactly as expected” to “the Republican should have done a lot better and this is a wake-up call.” Roger L. … Continue reading →
Good news: the Republican Matt Van Epps has defeated Democratic Socialist Aftyn Behn in Tennessee’s special election to replace retiring House member Mark Green. With 95% of the vote in, he won by five points. This was in a district … Continue reading →
This sort of use of the word “brown” annoys me greatly: Sen. Mark Kelly: "When I heard the secretary say that they're going to pause immigration from third-world countries, I take that as a message that they don't want brown … Continue reading →
(1) The New York Times isn’t go along entirely with the WaPo’s hit piece on Hegseth about the second strike. The Times is saying it can’t find any sources that implicate Hegseth. What’s going on at the Times? First the … Continue reading →
The Democrats seem to think that moving ever leftward would be a good thing, at least in deep blue areas. Further evidence of this is that a Democratic Socialist, Janeese Lewis George, is running for mayor in Washington DC. Her … Continue reading →