The Louvre heist
I imagine many if not most of you have visited the Louvre, so I’m not telling you anything you don’t know when I say that the place is big. Really, really huge. So it must be quite difficult to secure. … Continue reading →
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Open thread 10/22/2025
The COVID vaccine and cancer treatment
Surprise! The COVID vaccine may enhance the effectiveness of certain cancer treatments; see this: Cancer patients who received mRNA COVID vaccines within 100 days of starting immunotherapy were twice as likely to be alive three years after treatment as those … Continue reading →
Hunting Trump
They won’t give up until they kill him, or die trying. This is very disturbing: The US Secret Service is investigating what could be a sniper’s nest or a hunting stand near an area where President Trump’s Air Force One … Continue reading →
What Bolton is alleged to have done
Query of the day: is it a revenge prosecution when the person indicted really does seem to be guilty of something that’s not utterly minor and meaningless? For extra credit: If any prosecution of someone who is or was your … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/21/2025
Much needed rain
It rained in New England today. Hard. That’s not ordinarily news. But this summer there was a widespread drought in this area, which was unusual but made for a rather pleasant time in terms of planning outdoor activities. But it … Continue reading →
I don’t see any reduction in TDS (plus, MSNBC rebrands itself)
Miranda Devine sees a reduction, though: But as Trump chalks up wins against the odds, and as more people become aware of the Hillary-Obama origins of Russiagate and all the other attempts to sabotage his first term, bankrupt and jail … Continue reading →
The present-day nihilists of Antifa and the nihilists of a half-century ago
Commenter “huxley” draws our attention to an interview with a former Antifa member. Please see this comment and the following two: this and this. The link to the interview is here. I haven’t watched it, but huxley’s comments give a … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/20/2025
No doubt you’d love to hear about my root canal
A couple of weeks ago it was decided – after some sort of panoramic dental X-ray on a machine that played “Fur Elise” in beeping digital sounds – that I needed to have a root canal performed on an upper … Continue reading →
The ceasefire and hostage release are challenges for the left – but they’re up to it
The ceasefire is what they screamed that they wanted, for so long. But what they wanted far far more was for Trump to fail – hopefully, with a large dose of humiliation. So now they’re either ignoring the ceasefire, pivoting … Continue reading →