Daniel Pipes gets to say “I told you so” to Rushdie. I wondered about the seeming lack of security around Rushdie that enabled his attacker to get so close to him. Scott Johnson has an interview with Daniel Pipes at … Continue reading →
When I heard of the attack, I immediately wondered about security there, because everyone knows – and has known for over thirty years – that a significant number of radical Muslims with Iranian sympathies are out to kill Rushdie. Therefore … Continue reading →
And surprise surprise surprise: The man arrested in Friday’s stabbing of famed novelist Salman Rushdie was identified by police as a New Jersey man, who law enforcement sources tell The Post he had sympathies toward the Iranian government that has … Continue reading →
He was about to give a lecture in upstate New York when a man ran up to the podium and stabbed him many times. We haven’t been told Rushdie’s condition, but apparently he is alive. The attacker is in custody, … Continue reading →
Andrew Branca covers the federal indictments of the previously-acquitted police officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor. As with everything I’ve seen from Branca, it is very comprehensive and very clear. This is another example of the federal government … Continue reading →
The title of this post is taken from the title of a book of photographs by Roman Vishniac, of Jewish life in Eastern Europe in the 1930s. Here is the story of how the photos were taken: …[B]etween 1934 and … Continue reading →
I”m referring to this: The California man accused of plotting to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh had an expansive goal to change the makeup of the Supreme Court “for decades to come,” according to a recent court filing that … Continue reading →
Well, at least Zeldin gets to say “I told you so”: The man who allegedly tried to stab Republican candidate for New York governor Lee Zeldin with a bladed weapon during a campaign stop on Thursday was released from jail … Continue reading →
I’m referring to this: …Joey Gibson, the leader of Patriot Prayer was hit with a charge of rioting for the May Day brawl in August of 2019 [in Portland, Oregon]… Today, Gibson’s case was finally dismissed. He threatened to sue … Continue reading →
This was one fast-acting and accurate “good guy with gun”: According to Greenwood Police Chief James Ison, Dicken was shopping at the mall with his girlfriend… “The time lapse between the moment that Jonathan Sapirman exited the restroom and began … Continue reading →
[Part I can be found here. You can find my discussion of the ALERTT report on Uvalde here.] If you’ve been following my posts on Uvalde, you know I’ve been working on a long post (or several posts) about the … Continue reading →
More has been revealed about the incident leading up to the death of Austin Simon at the hands of bodega employee Jose Alba. If you’re not familiar with the story so far, please see this previous post of mine on … Continue reading →