Two of his associates have pled guilty and probably will get a break in their sentences in exchange for cooperative testimony: “I’m announcing that the Southern District of New York has filed charges against Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of … Continue reading →
This is a recent bald-faced lie told by the Biden administration: The Biden administration vastly overstated its estimate that employers created more than 1 million jobs in the second quarter of this year, claiming historic job growth when in fact … Continue reading →
The topic of the budget is a perennial cause of frustration, anger, depression, and general angst for any conservative. The current one is most definitely no exception, and McConnell’s capitulation only adds to the depth of the feeling of betrayal. … Continue reading →
Despite everything SBF did, it’s almost a surprise that he’s finally been arrested. But he has: “The Bahamas and the United States [are] holding accountable all individuals associated with FTX who may have betrayed the public trust and broken the … Continue reading →
I happened to catch this yesterday on YouTube, and was fascinated and repulsed by the odious Bankman-Fried and his apologists who reek of equal measures of mendacity and fake sanctity. It struck me, not for the first time, that this … Continue reading →
I have written at some length before on the government’s war on farmers in the Netherlands, so I refer you to this series of previous posts of mine: this and this, as well as this related post on efforts in … Continue reading →
Apple had a role in the recent demonstrations in China: AirDrop, the file-sharing feature on iPhones and other Apple devices, has helped protestors in many authoritarian countries evade censorship. That’s because AirDrop relies on direct connections between phones, forming a … Continue reading →
Biden and John Kerry, still hard at work in their dotage (and yes, I think Biden is sentient enough to be part of this): In a pathetic bid to “show results” from the latest global climate-change confab, the Biden administration … Continue reading →
[ADDENDUM: My current donation appeal will be winding down soon. A preliminary THANK YOU! to all who’ve contributed to helping keep this blog running.] Now that everyone’s depressed about the elections and strapped for cash with the holidays coming, I … Continue reading →
The latest news: Almost two months after the Russian Nord Stream pipelines blew up in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish prosecutors have found traces of explosives at the underwater site and declared that the incident was an act of “gross … Continue reading →
For anyone still scratching his or her head about what on earth FTX was supposed to do and what it actually did, here’s a good summary entitled “What You Need to Know about the Colossal Mess of FTX”. Some excerpts … Continue reading →
(1) Almost everything you wanted to know about voting in California but were afraid to ask – once you read this piece, you’ll see why it takes so long to count the votes in California, even if fraud isn’t going … Continue reading →