Spambot of the day
This bot has a way with words: His answers circle the question like it’s on fire.
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“Affordability”: Democrats and Republicans
“Affordability” is the word du jour, fastened on by the left and considered by them to be a winning approach in the wake of Mamdani’s victory. To the right, that’s puzzling, because it seems quite clear that the Biden administration … Continue reading →
Europe’s imagology
Food for thought: Europe’s current elites still live in what can be called a “narrated world,” a reality facilitated by institutions, consultants, and public relations machinery. Narration replaces analysis; virtue replaces vision. For three decades, European societies were told that … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/11/2025
As Trump said, they’re not sending their best
Here’s another poor illegal alien arrested by mean old ICE: Gerson Emir Cuadra Soto, 33, also known as “Fantasma,” was detained on Monday on immigration-related charges. He is believed to have overseen an MS-13 kill squad called “El Combo,” which … Continue reading →
The Miami mayoral election
The fact that a Democrat won the post of mayor of Miami yesterday was both perplexing and somewhat alarming, as was the coverage. This was a contest I’d previously read next to nothing about, and I had no way to … Continue reading →
Fuentes the fake phenom
It was always clear that at least some of Nick Funetes’ traffic has been the result of bots. The only question is how much. Lately I have become more and more suspicious that the answer is “an enormous amount.” But … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/10/2025
Trump on Europe’s immigration policies
Harsh, but correct. Here’s what he had to say [emphasis mine]: President Donald Trump denounced Europe as a “decaying” group of nations led by “weak” people in an interview with POLITICO, belittling the traditional U.S. allies for failing to control … Continue reading →
Squatters rights on steroids
Here’s an infuriarating story: A local homeowner who said she’s in the fight of her life trying to get a squatter out of her house has spoken exclusively to 7News. The alleged squatter, Shadija Romero, originally got into the house … Continue reading →
Mamdani’s dream team: Imagine there are no prisons
All is proceeding as foreseen. Mamdani has assembled a group that’s brimming with ideas. Some of those ideas may seem vaguely familiar to you, if you came of age in the late 1960s and spent some time on college campuses. … Continue reading →