Mamdani’s appointees so far are about as expected. A sampler: On Friday, the new mayor named Ali Najmi to chair his Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, which picks judges for family and civil courts and interim appointees for criminal courts; … Continue reading →
All it takes is to become Trump’s enemy, and the MSM will give you the sympathetic star treatment. From Ace, a post entitled: “As Predictable As the Setting Sun: After Conspiracy Theorist and Lunatic Marjorie Taylor Greene Turns on Trump, … Continue reading →
This doesn’t seem like good news at all. Stefanik was one of the most prominent Republican House members, known in particular for her sharp questioning of the three Ivy presidents about anti-Semitism, and running for the governorship in New York: … Continue reading →
That’s the headline of this piece by Matt Margolis at PJ Media. My first thought on reading the title was: well, join the club. If that’s her goal, she’s got plenty of company on the right – or the former … Continue reading →
The fact that a Democrat won the post of mayor of Miami yesterday was both perplexing and somewhat alarming, as was the coverage. This was a contest I’d previously read next to nothing about, and I had no way to … Continue reading →
It was always clear that at least some of Nick Funetes’ traffic has been the result of bots. The only question is how much. Lately I have become more and more suspicious that the answer is “an enormous amount.” But … Continue reading →
I’ve read a wide variety of analyses of the results, from “it’s really a plus-ten-point GOP district, so this is exactly as expected” to “the Republican should have done a lot better and this is a wake-up call.” Roger L. … Continue reading →
Good news: the Republican Matt Van Epps has defeated Democratic Socialist Aftyn Behn in Tennessee’s special election to replace retiring House member Mark Green. With 95% of the vote in, he won by five points. This was in a district … Continue reading →
These special elections and/or off-year elections have been going especially poorly. This one in Tennessee should be an easy win for the Republican, but polls say it’s not: Special elections are notorious for yielding unexpected results because they tend to … Continue reading →
It’s a saying that’s probably as old as the internet: But sometimes it’s possible to tell. And X has just made it a lot easier by rolling out a feature – first temporary but which supposedly will become permanent – … Continue reading →
I found the following at Ace’s: DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican Hello Alex, You say your work is dedicated to strengthening democracy. I have one simple question for you. In your 30th anniversary publication, you had an article from your longtime … Continue reading →
From Robert Graboyes: If you and I have lunch together, I would be DELIGHTED to discuss history, science, art, music, architecture, economics, aviation, archaeology, travel, pets, cinema, television, numismatics, literature, sports, ethics, food, genetics, fashion, gardening, weather, family, transportation, agriculture, … Continue reading →