Flush with the success Biden handed them, and strutting with propagandist pride, the Taliban are moving forward with their newfound power. Last night there was a discussion here of just how bad it would be, and I wrote in a … Continue reading →
But I contend that there is no contradiction. The two positions are remarkably consistent, but you have to understand that the principle being advocated is not the one you suppose. The principle actually goes like this: “My body, my choice” … Continue reading →
One of today’s many disgusting developments from our new insect overlords the Taliban: The Taliban said Tuesday that the group will not allow Afghan nationals to leave the country and opposes any extension of evacuation flights, a development that comes … Continue reading →
Gotta kill those shelter dogs: According to Angus Thompson in the Sidney Morning Herald, the rural Bourke Shire Council “killed the dogs to prevent volunteers at a Cobar-based animal shelter from travelling to pick up the animals.” A spokesman from … Continue reading →
Wow: Out of a population of 25.8 million, fewer than 1,000 Australians have died from COVID-19 to date. The latest uptick in cases, which has sent the country into a panic, is still only resulting in less than 5 deaths … Continue reading →
The stage has been set for enormous fear around COVID. We’ve been conditioned to it and guided to it for almost a year and a half. At first it made some sense. The initial news and photos from China, and … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Ace.] It’s come to this: A scientific journal article authored by Professor Peter Hotez, a frequent guest on corporate media networks, called to “extend federal hate-crime protections” for scientists facing criticism from alleged “far-right extremists,” including National Institute … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Part I can be found here.] If someone – say, Howard Hughes (to take one obvious example) – wants to become an eccentric isolate in an attempt to protect himself against disease or other mishap, I may think he’s … Continue reading →
Commenter “J.J.” writes: When the incursion into the Capitol occurred, it just didn’t make sense to me. The Trump rally was going to be yuuge. The security should have been massive. The National Guard was offered and refused. The security … Continue reading →
Here’s the edict: US Capitol Police officers will arrest visitors and staff members who refuse to comply with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s renewed COVID-19 mask mandate — heightening tensions with Republicans who call the mandate an unscientific power trip. Police … Continue reading →
I was just on the phone clearing something up with my credit card company, and while I was waiting I got the usual “we will be recording this conversation” message. I can’t remember when that first began, but I know … Continue reading →
I know I’ve already written quite a bit about the Whitmer defendants and the issue of possible entrapment, but this discussion by Viva Frei and Robert Barnes on the topic is particularly good and not all that long: And this … Continue reading →