In a victory that was not a surprise, Macron defeats Marine Le Pen: Macron’s victory over Le Pen—with 58.2% of the vote to her 41.8%, according to estimated results released at 8 p.m. local time after polls closed—was significantly smaller … Continue reading →
I keep feeling the need for roundups because there are so many news stories of interest these days. It seems pretty intense out there. (1) Tucked away at the end of this story is a hint at something I’ve suspected, … Continue reading →
Poor innocent Russia, threatened on all sides by enemies while minding its own peaceful business, wants everyone in the world to know it’s prepared and ready: Russia announced on Wednesday it had successfully launched a new missile that it said … Continue reading →
(1) I know someone who got this food allergy from a tick bite. It sounded so unlikely as a phenomenon, but apparently it’s quite real: The ticks can pick up the Alpha-gal carbohydrate from a previous mammalian host and transfer … Continue reading →
From Caroline Glick: Last week, the McLaughlin polling group published the results of a survey regarding Iran and the results leave no question about where the American people stand on Iran’s nuclear weapons program. A large majority of Americans strongly … Continue reading →
(1) Here’s a good summary of the Michigan “kidnapping” case and the FBI’s involvement. Perhaps we should rename it the FBE: Federal Bureau of Entrapment. Here are some interesting things that I hadn’t remembered. The first is that – if … Continue reading →
He was in the East Village when apprehended: Frank R. James was arrested in Manhattan on a federal warrant and will face a hearing in Brooklyn Federal Court, with a police source indicating the 61-year-old suspect was busted after East … Continue reading →
Commenter “Frederick” asked: @neo:This was part of Obama’s plan, I believe: to weaken the US on the world stage. Probably too big for the comments here, but I’m curious about this. Do you think Obama and the people aligned with … Continue reading →
As soon as it became clear that the Ukraine war wasn’t going to end with a very quick Ukraine capitulation and Russian victory, I started to wonder how it was going to end. It seemed to me early on that … Continue reading →
The UN Human Rights Council is a joke anyway, but this happened today: The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council following global outrage stemming from alleged atrocities recently committed by Russian troops … Continue reading →
(1) A January 6th defendant who elected to be tried by a judge rather than a jury has been found not guilty: [Judge] McFadden said that the first charge of entering and remaining in a restricted building was a “close … Continue reading →
I think Joe Biden owes this guy an apology. So does Time magazine. He’ll never get one from either of them. This is the sort of thing I’m talking about (dateline 12/9/19): Former Vice President Joe Biden got into a … Continue reading →