On the Paul Pelosi perp
So many people have gone into the Paul Pelosi attack in depth that I don’t feel the need to do so at the moment. So I’ll just link to this as well as this. I wrote at the outset I … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Violence
The attack on Paul Pelosi
Police seem to know who did it, but not why. Or at least, if they know why, they haven’t officially made a statement about it. Lots of rumors are buzzing – you can read many of them here – but … Continue reading →
The sins of the father: January 6th and the Reffitt case
Have you heard of Guy Reffitt, the person who received the longest sentence so far of all the Jan 6ers (at least, as of August 1, 2022, that article’s dateline)?: Guy Reffitt, a Texan who prosecutors said “lit the match” … Continue reading →
Saboteurs hard at work
The bridge that connects Crimea to Russia has been damaged by explosives: We should be clear that the section of the bridge that was damaged by the blast and the fire didn’t entirely collapse. The Crimean Bridge, 12 miles in … Continue reading →
Update on the war in Ukraine
I offer my usual caveat on linking to this post with recent news on Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. The fog of war is always operative, so each person will probably take this differently. But I think it’s fairly clear … Continue reading →
Putin annexes four Ukrainian oblasts
I’m only surprised that Putin didn’t do this earlier: Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin formally accomplished what has been telegraphed for a few weeks, the annexation of four Ukrainian oblasts (provinces). Before a crowd of what passes for dignitaries in … Continue reading →
Redefining crime to deny reality
It’s a sad fact that in the US there are differences in the rates of violent crime commission and victimization according to race. Race is hardly the only factor influencing criminality, though; there’s also poverty, fatherlessness, education level, and of … Continue reading →
The Biden administration: if you can’t find white supremacist terrorists, invent them
FBI whistleblowers are saying that they were pressured by the Biden administration to come up with more “white supremacist terrorist” cases in order to support the leftist narrative. I had already assumed that was what was happening. One reason that … Continue reading →
More murders in Memphis
Ezekiel Kelly is in custody after a shooting spree in Memphis in which several people appear to have been murdered: Police said they received reports he was recording his actions on Facebook. In a Facebook Live video seen by a … Continue reading →
The 50th anniversary of the Munich Olympics massacre is today
Young people probably have no idea about that happened back then. But those of us who are older certainly remember. It was stunningly shocking at the time, and even worse because it occurred in Germany at what was supposed to … Continue reading →
Hochul and the New York legislature have a strange way of “keeping New Yorkers safe”
Keeping New Yorkers safe is my top priority. Starting tomorrow, concealed weapons will no longer be permitted on subways, in bars, and the following sensitive locations. pic.twitter.com/RKExUOBlrT — Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) August 31, 2022 SCOTUS had struck down New … Continue reading →
More on the MAL raid and the affidavit: the persistent influence of propaganda
From Margot Cleveland at The Federalist: The search warrant affidavit unsealed on Friday confirms the Department of Justice used a bait-and-switch tactic to justify the FBI’s unprecedented raid on former President Donald Trump’s home. The unredacted portions of the affidavit … Continue reading →