Trump’s RNC speech
Open thread. 11:35 PM: I fell asleep for about half of it, but I saw the rest and it was your basic laundry list. The content was a series of promises of what “we” will do. You either trust him … Continue reading →
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The RNC is all-in for Trump
Wow. Who’s the “establishment” candidate now? [NOTE: More here. I don’t agree with the author’s concluding paragraphs, but the rest is interesting.]
Continue reading →The deed…
…is done. The fat’s in the fire. The fat lady’s sung. The bird’s on the wire. The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, … Continue reading →
Military coup in Turkey?
The military says it’s been successful, although it’s unclear whether that is true, but there is an ongoing attempt at a military coup in Turkey (hat tip: commenter “Sergey”]: The full Turkish military statement reads: “Turkish Armed Forces have completely … Continue reading →
“We are at war”
Listening to many commentators on the cable news stations last night talking about the terrorist attack in Nice, I kept hearing the phrases: “We’re at war.” “This is World War III.” “This is war.” My reaction was, “Where’ve you been … Continue reading →
So, what about Part II?
Yesterday I wrote Part I of a post in which I said I’d be putting up Part II today, which would be a brief review of some cases relevant to the Clinton email case (or non-case, at this point). I … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Bot who seems unfamiliar with one of the internet’s favorite topics: Yes! Finally someone writes about boob. Finally?? By the way, the post on which the above spam comment appeared was about George Orwell.
Continue reading →Cruz vs. Jeh Johnson on Islamic terrorism
This clip features an exchange between Senator Ted Cruz and Homeland Security head Jeh Johnson that occurred during the Senate hearing on ““Willful Blindness: Consequences of Agency Efforts To Deemphasize Radical Islam in Combating Terrorism.” In it you can see … Continue reading →
Will the UK actually Brexit?
Or will they Brexit in name only?
Continue reading →Phishing e-mail of the day
Since January you have neglected our notifications that your account needs reconfirmation. We detected that this account was registered using false identity which is against Yahoo protocols. Click here to confirm your details,if not this mail box will be trashed … Continue reading →
Happy Father’s Day!
[NOTE: This a slightly edited version of a previous post of mine.] It’s 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 … Continue reading →
And then we have…
…the Russian hackers: Russian government hackers penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee and gained access to the entire database of opposition research on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to committee officials and security experts who responded … Continue reading →