On using the word “looters” to refer to looters: Feels like a good time to post AP’s guidance on the word looting: pic.twitter.com/hjxQWbSYAx — Kimberlee Kruesi (@kkruesi) May 31, 2020 I have a better idea. Why not call them “undocumented … Continue reading →
Some time during the Obama administration it occurred to the left that its time had finally come and its patience was about to be fully rewarded. Between the Gramscian march, the “fundamental transformation” Obama was working on, the coming-of-age of … Continue reading →
The release of the Flynn/Kislyak transcripts has infuriated me even more than I thought it would. After all, I already know the outlines and many of the details of the attempt to prevent and then overturn the 2016 election of … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Here’s Part II, and the plan right now is that there will be a Part III as well, because Part II became very long and unwieldy. Part I can be found here. ADDITION: And to clear up any misunderstandings … Continue reading →
Russiagate/Spygate/Obamagate is as unwieldy as the names given it. Even though I’ve spent an inordinate number of hours trying to understand its development and steps, and all its different parts and motivations and characters, I haven’t mastered its complexities. And … Continue reading →
But we were told this sort of thing didn’t happen. Quelle surprise: Demuro admitted he tampered with primary elections in 2014, 2015, and 2016. He received around $5,000 to rig these elections. Demuro was a municipal Judge of Elections in … Continue reading →
I’ve been somewhat puzzled by the extreme reaction of the leftist governors to COVID. Don’t get me wrong; I think I understand what’s behind it: some combination of extreme eagerness to control the peons under their rule, and exploitation and … Continue reading →
…as director of national intelligence. That’s a role that’s been rather in the news lately, isn’t it? Here’s a take on it from the Guardian that almost made me laugh: “Trump loyalist John Ratcliffe confirmed as new US intelligence chief.” … Continue reading →
We’ve known for a long time that Susan Rice wrote a strange CYA memo on Inauguration Day that said President Obama: …wanted to be sure “every aspect of this issue is handled by the Intelligence and law enforcement communities ‘by … Continue reading →
I bet you won’t be surprised to learn that the Democrats, including Joe Biden, were very concerned and upset in 2005 when John Bolton had requested unmasking 10 times within the four years he’d been Bush’s Under Secretary of State … Continue reading →
Hee’s how unmasking generally works: When unmasking occurs, it must be based upon a valid reason, and only for the person who requests the unmasking; intelligence reports do not get re-disseminated with the name or statements of the U.S. person … Continue reading →
Liberals may be into freedom in the sense of throwing off what they consider the shackles of tradition in sexual, cultural, and religious matters, but they don’t seem to be into liberty anymore, and haven’t been for quite some time. … Continue reading →