This action by the Senate was a foregone conclusion, even without the ever-so-helpful three Republican votes. That is because not a single Democrat defected, not even Manchin. That does not surprise me terribly, although with the three Republican votes Manchin … Continue reading →
Six people were murdered Sunday in Sacramento: Sacramento police say that two groups of men began firing at each other in Sunday’s shooting downtown and that at least five shooters were involved in what authorities are now saying was a … Continue reading →
The Hunter Biden laptop is the same, back in October of 2020 and now. All that has changed is the angle the media wants to take on it, and that depends utterly on politics. There is no truth; there is … Continue reading →
Recently in this thread the topic of federal involvement in local police departments came up, and there are some points I want to add. The main way this is done at present is through federal oversight. And it didn’t just … Continue reading →
Forget these Soros DAs. Forget “defund the police” – you must have imagined it. Forget the Floyd riots and the open borders. Forget it all, because of Biden’s proposed new budget: The plan sent to Congress allocates more than $32 … Continue reading →
Good news: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was released from the hospital Friday morning following a weeklong stay related to an infection, a court spokesperson said. Thomas, 73, was hospitalized last Friday night with “flu-like symptoms”… Seventy-three isn’t so very … Continue reading →
…according to Ketanji Brown Jackson. Duly noted. Of course, you might say that’s at least a somewhat more conservative point of view than the usual leftist “you’re a woman if you merely call yourself one” standard. Quite a while ago … Continue reading →
Here’s a report from the besieged city of Mariupol. It’s harrowing. A companion piece to that is here: Former UK veterans affairs minister Johnny Mercer, an erstwhile artillery officer who did three tours in Afghanistan, visited Kyiv/Kiev, and
Continue reading →Commenter John Tyler reminds us of this famous saying by Beria, the notorious head of Stalin’s secret police: “Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime.” As with some of our current political prosecutors, the idea is that … Continue reading →
Here’s another January 6th defendant story that will chill your blood: Brady Knowlton entered the U.S. Capitol building at 2:35 p.m. on January 6, 2021. Like hundreds of other people that day, he walked the halls of Congress — first … Continue reading →
I think it would be better that way. The latest is this: Biden on Wednesday called Putin a “war criminal” for the first time, upping American rhetoric and jumping ahead of a legal process that can take years. “I think … Continue reading →
Anyone surprised by this? Not me. Smollett was granted a release on bond from the Cook County Jail in Illinois pending the appeal of his conviction. A panel of three appellate judges came down with the ruling in a 2-1 … Continue reading →