Trump’s full D-Day remarks
I am struck by the advanced age of all and the seeming physical frailty of some of the veterans, which is a reminder that in a few years there will be none left. “You are among the very greatest of … Continue reading →
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Mueller’s targets speak
RealClearInvestigations interviewed 10 targets of the Mueller probe who are now out of danger of prosecution (for now, anyway) and have decided to speak up: They include several people who became household names during the two-year probe – including George … Continue reading →
Thoughts on viewing—and hearing—D-Day newsreels
Online you can easily find many clips from documentaries and newsreels about D-Day. If you do (as I did today), you may almost immediately notice—as I did—the narration. The voices used back then had an utterly different tone from anything … Continue reading →
D-Day: the 75th anniversary
[NOTE: The following is a slightly-edited version of a previous D-Day post.] Today is the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings in WWII that led to Western Europe’s liberation. I wonder how many people under forty, either here or … Continue reading →
YouTube will be banning extremist videos
I wonder what algorithm YouTube will use in this effort: YouTube announced plans on Wednesday to remove thousands of videos and channels that advocate neo-Nazism, white supremacy and other bigoted ideologies in an attempt to clean up extremism and hate … Continue reading →
The case of Noa Pothoven
There are at least three elements involved in the case of Noa Pothoven, a 17-year-old girl in The Netherlands who was widely reported to have received state euthanization for severe depression and related suffering. The first is the girl’s illness … Continue reading →
Well, I’m back! And now let’s talk about fashion choices and history
I got back home rather late, and at that point I wasn’t in the mood to write the big long heavy post I’d planned. So maybe tomorrow (always keep ’em wanting more). For now I’ll do this one. After the … Continue reading →
Back later
Right now I have to shepherd a friend who can’t drive to a fairly lengthy doctor appointment, and I ran out of time working on a post I was about to publish. So I’m off, and I plan to finish … Continue reading →
Media outing private citizens who have the wrong politics
And by “the wrong politics” I mean anti-Democrat and pro-Trump. This sort of thing is sickening. It used to even be considered what was quaintly known as “un-American”: The guy posted a silly video (the “drunk Pelosi” video) to make … Continue reading →
North Korea: now you see him, now you don’t
North Korean official Kim Yong Chol, widely reported to have been purged (i.e. “re-educated”) following the collapse of the most recent talks between the US and North Korea, has surfaced again, seemingly none the worse for wear and in favor … Continue reading →
Turley turns on Mueller
First Dershowitz, and now Turley: The concerns over Mueller’s motivations was heightened by the justifications that he has offered for some of his decisions like not reaching a conclusion on the weight of the evidence on obstruction. Many of us … Continue reading →
Making gametes for humans
It’s not possible yet, but they’re working on it: Progress toward making “artificial gametes” has been accelerating. In Japan, mice were born from eggs scientists had manufactured in a dish from a tail cell. Chinese scientists later claimed they had … Continue reading →