One can’t help but notice the similarities between Robert (“Robin”) Westman of the recent Minneapolis school killings and Audrey (“Aidan” ) Hale of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville. There are differences, of course, starting with the fact that Westman … Continue reading →
What a strange article. The attitude is that these men are some sort of curiosity [emphasis mine]: Mr. Moran, 44, is the pasha of a new power tribe in the capital: the gay men of the Trump administration. These are … Continue reading →
From commenter “Ruth,” on the Saturday Night Fever Open Thread today: Ten seconds of that video and I’m back to 1977, sitting in a packed theater beside my sweetheart. I have on my brand new Christmas boots – black, high … Continue reading →
I’ve seen many comments around the blogosphere to the effect of this: “Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of trafficking. So of course other clients were serviced in addition to Epstein.” However, that’s a misunderstanding of the case. As I read it, … Continue reading →
The Epstein conspiracy theories are tenacious, and most people who hold to them will never give them up. They take three forms, not mutually exclusive. The first is that Epstein was running a ring in which he supplied underage girls … Continue reading →
A Massachusetts district judge has stopped Congress’ defunding of Planned Parenthood, at least for the next two weeks: U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani placed a temporary restraining order on the provision of President Donald Trump’s bill that defunds Planned Parenthood. … Continue reading →
And not just “allowing” but rather forcing women to accept the invasion. Here’s the latest: Transgender swimming champion Lia Thomas will be stripped of University of Pennsylvania swimming titles after the Ivy League school bowed to pressure from the Trump … Continue reading →
You may or may not have noticed that I haven’t covered the Sean Combs trial. I’ve left that to others because I just don’t happen to be all that interested – I’m not a fan, and it’s clear he’s a … Continue reading →
Ace has a lengthy post on the ruling from the busy Supreme Court – including photos from some of the books in question – in which he quotes The New York Times. From the Times: Public schools in Maryland must … Continue reading →
It wasn’t all that long ago that minors didn’t have access to drug or surgical treatments when they identified as trans. Those interventions were reserved for adults. But in recent years, minors in many states became able to get puberty … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This a slightly edited version of a previous post of mine.] Father’s Day. A sort of poor stepchild to Mother’s Day, although fathers themselves are hardly that. They are central to a family. Just ask the people who never … Continue reading →
Not only that, but the decision was unanimous and Ketanji Brown Jackson authored the opinion. Then again, this was a slam-dunk case in terms of the law, so it should have been unanimous. However, as we know, there is no … Continue reading →