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We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.

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Wednesday, May 14. 2025

Wednesday morning links

Why Europe’s Lights Went Out - Spain’s blackout is a cautionary tale of overreliance on wind and solar.


Poll: college-educated women end friendships over politics - Your experience of losing friends since the 2024 election is absolutely real


Ahead of the Curve - Jay
Bhattacharya, Marty Makary, and Vinay Prasad challenged the public
health orthodoxy in our pages. Now, they have the power to fix things.


The Deep State’s Worst Nightmare


I’m a Yale free-speech champion — arrested for words I never said


Roger Kimball: Donald Trump is a Great Man of History


Your Standard of Living Is About to Improve


‘A Defeated Party In The Wilderness’: Fmr Clinton Pollster Predicts What’s Next For Democrats


Merz Meets Reality: Europe Still Needs U.S. for Ukraine, NATO


Israel Up Close - My travels through a demonised democracy.

Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 06:55 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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Thank you very much for preparing this site. I enjoy it greatly.
#1 Robert on 2025-05-14 08:05 (Reply)
re Poll: college-educated women end friendships over politics - Your experience of losing friends since the 2024 election is absolutely real

This is not a new phenomenon. People have been losing friendships over politics since time immemorial.
#2 feeblemind on 2025-05-14 11:35 (Reply)
re I’m a Yale free-speech champion — arrested for words I never said

I never thought I’d end up in handcuffs and a jail cell for something I didn’t say.

But last May, police in New Haven, Conn., arrested me — because a parking attendant falsely claimed I had used a racial slur against him nearly a year earlier.

Even though she didn't say the words, does the 1st Ammendment not apply to Connecticut?

I asked the cops to check the parking lot’s surveillance video.

They didn’t — and the state charged me first with disorderly conduct, then with three counts of breach of peace in the second degree.

It took almost a year, tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees and endless stress before the nightmare ended on March 27, when the prosecutor finally dropped all charges.

One would think that the parking lot attendant could be sued and possibly even the police for false arrest. They had ZERO evidence that she had done anything illegal.
#3 feeblemind on 2025-05-14 11:54 (Reply)

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