[Hat tip: Ace.] Why am I writing about Sally Quinn, of all people? She just wrote an essay that I find fascinating in the sense that it expresses feelings I’m pretty sure are common among the displaced power-wielders in Washington … Continue reading →
So much news. (1) Another Now It Can Be Told story: Joe Biden’s physical deterioration was so severe in 2023 and 2024 that advisers privately discussed the possibility he’d need to use a wheelchair if he won re-election, CNN’s Jake … Continue reading →
But it’s the wrong photo. Although the winner is an interesting shot (literally; it shows the bullet track before hitting Trump’s ear), it can’t compare in terms of composition and importance to the one that became iconic. The latter – … Continue reading →
They are seemingly united in trying to advance the notion that they didn’t notice what was obvious about Biden’s cognitive decline, rather than let you conclude that they lied about it in order to cover it up and to help … Continue reading →
Commenter “Jamie” writes: Before the [June 2024 debate between Trump and Biden], no Democrat in public life – and damn few Republicans – EVER expressed the thought that maybe Biden wasn’t in charge – at least, none that I ever … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “miguel cervantes.”] The Trump administration’s push to deport anti-Israel Columbia student activist leader Mohsen Mahdawi (my previous post on him can be found here) has become a cause celebre. But as one might suspect, much of the … Continue reading →
ABC’s Jon Karl asked Trump’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick a question: The president also said there’s going to be a transition cost, transition problems. I mean we are going to see higher prices in America. It’s not like you can … Continue reading →
There is no excuse for any western news organization reporting Hamas’ death figures as truth. And yet they do it constantly. Meanwhile: Hamas’ new March 2025 fatality list quietly drops 3,400 fully “identified” deaths listed in its Aug & Oct … Continue reading →
It’s become more and more difficult to get the truth of a story in the MSM, although it’s long been quite difficult. So now there’s a “Musk is leaving DOGE!” story that’s getting hyped. However, the plan was always for … Continue reading →
I think we already pretty much knew this, actually, merely by observing. But now it’s being admitted to: Former President Joe Biden’s White House staff made “really unethical” demands of the press as part of a campaign to “bully” journalists … Continue reading →
Mind-boggling. An absolute clinic from @realBrandonGill here. pic.twitter.com/tEA0CAwhT0 — Luke Thompson (@ltthompso) March 26, 2025 When Twitter first came out, it struck me that a lot of people were revealing themselves through it. Did they think their tweets would not … Continue reading →
I know I’m supposed to care deeply about Jeffrey Goldberg’s entrée into the administration’s Signal discussion of an attack in Yemen. And I probably should be writing more about it. But it’s just not of any real interest to me; … Continue reading →