Open thread 10/29/2025
Hard to know what to say about this:
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Was Inspector Clouseau in charge of the Louvre theft investigation?
First, to refresh your memory on Clouseau: And this is the sort of incompetence I’m talking about, in the Louvre investigation: As a manhunt continued on Monday for suspects in the Louvre Museum jewel heist, the Paris Prosecutor said she … Continue reading →
This is a public service announcement
I’ve not been taken in by a scam – so far. But never say never. The crooks are getting more and more clever. And so I’d like to warn you about this con game, in which the scammers manage somehow … Continue reading →
Separated at birth?
Open thread 10/28/2025
This guy goes around interviewing couples on how they met, and some of his videos are very touching. But he doesn’t always luck out with the couples thing:
Continue reading →Two excellent videos about Israel
The first one describes the details of Sinwar’s plans and instructions for 10/7, written in his own handwriting a few months before the event, and recently discovered by the IDF. It’s extraordinary. The gist of it is that all the … Continue reading →
Will the electorate “learn” if Mamdani is elected?
It seems inevitable that Mamdani will win in New York City and become its new mayor. However, he’s done so poorly in the debates – against even a lackluster and much-despised Andrew Cuomo – that the polls have supposedly tightened: … Continue reading →
Milei’s party scores a decisive victory in Argentina
Milei wasn’t running; he’s not up for re-election until 2027. This was a midterm election in which polls said his party wasn’t doing well. But it seems the polls were wrong Fancy that. And Trump apparently had a role in … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/27/2025
I know that movies made from true stories are not the same as documentaries …
… but it has long annoyed me when such movies play fast and loose with the truth, especially when the additions are not improvements – which is often the case. Last night I watched a movie based on a Holocaust … Continue reading →
Giving up on Gaza peace
I see a great deal of current commentary saying that things will never work out in Gaza, that Trump and Netanyahu were foolish to think it would, and that it’s all over there and Hamas has won. It’s been what … Continue reading →
As New York goes, so goes Minneapolis
Or is it the other way around? I’ve never thought to compare those two places before, although they’re both cities. Climate, demographics, location, history, style – all are very very different. But in terms of mayoral races, they sound surprisingly … Continue reading →