Open thread 9/12/2025
I’ve never lived in a new house:
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On Charlie Kirk: all he did to the left was debate – and win
I keep hearing in the MSM that Charlie Kirk was “divisive” and “polarizing,” two of their favorite words for any figure on the right. What do these pundits really mean when they call Kirk that? They mean that he said … Continue reading →
More evidence emerges in the Charlie Kirk assassination
The modus operandi in the Kirk assassination seems somewhat similar to that of the Trump assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. One difference is that, when an ex-president and presidential candidate speaks at a large open-air venue, the roofs are supposed … Continue reading →
On the 24th anniversary of 9/11
It’s been almost a quarter of a century. When put that way, it seems hard to believe, doesn’t it? And yet in some ways a lifetime ago. As the British poet Philip Larkin wrote in a poem looking back on … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/11/2025
I love these guys:
Continue reading →Charlie Kirk assassinated [UPDATES below]
This is terrible terrible news: Trump, 79, announced Kirk’s death in a post on Truth Social, writing: “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States … Continue reading →
The strike on Hamas leaders in Doha may not have been successful
It’s really really hard to know what to make of this sort of thing. Seems like a lot of rumors and anonymous sources. But make of it what you will: Israeli officials appeared on Wednesday to increasingly cast doubt on … Continue reading →
Breaking story: Charlie Kirk shot at Utah event [with UPDATES]
There are few details as yet on this story, but it sounds bad: Charlie Kirk was shot at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Wednesday. Bystanders report seeing Kirk shot near his neck during a Q&A … Continue reading →
The Virgin Spring and the murder of Iryna Zarutska: on innocence, evil, images, and retribution
When I was very young – in my early teens – I was alone, flipping around the TV dial late one night, and came across the Ingmar Bergman movie The Virgin Spring. It’s not for young people. I didn’t know … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/10/2025
Hollywood ♥ Hamas
You might ask: who cares? I’m not sure I do – I’ve never heard of many of these people – but their hatred of Israel is something of which they seem proud. It’s worthy of mention how captured their minds … Continue reading →
Murder on the Charlotte light rail
The first topic I’ll be tackling in this post is: why did Decarlos Brown so seldom have to answer to the court? Here’s a handy timeline, although it certainly doesn’t answer all my questions on the subject. But some of … Continue reading →