Open thread 6/16/2026
Have people gone stark raving mad?:
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Hating Elon Musk; hating Boomers
Though shalt not covet is one of the Ten Commandments. When I was young I didn’t quite understand what “covet” meant, although later on it was explained to me that it had to do with envy. It didn’t occur to … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/15/2026
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Open thread 6/11/2026
So, Graham Platner will be the Democrats’ Senate nominee from Maine
Anyone surprised? I doubt it. Platner’s nomination is shocking but not surprising in the least, since he ran basically unopposed. He also fits the current profile of the Democratic Party in the political sense: very very far to the left. … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/10/2026
News roundup
(1) A near-beheading on the streets of Belfast – by a Sudanese “migrant”: A Sudanese man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a knifeman appeared to try to behead a man in Belfast. The suspect has been … Continue reading →
You may have noticed …
… that I haven’t written about goings-on in Iran for a few days. That’s because I have nothing to add to what I’ve said in the past. The situation is confusing and frustrating, plus it’s hard to know – very … Continue reading →
Open thread 6/9/2026
You know the guy lived through it, because he’s talking. But you can’t figure out how:
Continue reading →Still having that intermittent “too many requests” error message
Apologies for any inconvenience. It’s not fixed yet, although I’ve been struggling to eliminate it and have tried several suggestions. Question for the techies among you: Today I was told something new by the host, which is that my own … Continue reading →