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                Friday, December 20. 2024
                        
                                                    
            
            
                  Tree too close to the fire? Yes. 
 The Dustbin of Literary Criticism Good points. I used to use ideas from essays by Updike, Stanley Fish, etc. for college essays. Not without attribution, though. I think it's just too easy to write about cultural trends than to dig into writing.  How a young Dutch woman’s life began when she was allowed to die  Sam Altman on His Feud with Elon Musk—and the Battle for AI’s Future A reckoning with DEI pedagogy - We researched the impact of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion rhetoric on our subjects’ biases. Here’s what we discovered Racist messages found on Tennessee college campus were ‘fabricated,' school says  Woman Who Accused Three Duke Lacrosse Players of Rape Admits She Lied, Seeks Forgiveness  I’m an Ivy League undergrad — here’s why my campus sides with Luigi Mangione  Why Is Trump Suing the Media? FAFO  ‘Censorship has a perfect failure record’. Jonathan Turley on why the exercise of free speech is at the core of our humanity. Governments hate free speech - except their own  How Barack Obama built an omnipotent thought-machine, and how it was destroyed
  The terrifying scandal is that Biden was NEVER president. The full truth about the cover-up, Bad Doctor Jill and all the enemies within must be exposed  Bye, bye Biden Nobody ever thought he was the boss TGIF: The Lame Duck 
                Thursday, December 19. 2024 
                Wednesday, December 18. 2024
                        
                                                    
            
            
                 
 I do not like to begin the links with something somewhat political, but this shows what Trump can do:  Donald Trump's Remarkably Normal Press Conference   SCOTT ALEXANDER: Book Review: From Bauhaus To Our House.  I read that book. Good. 
  I ate nothing but red meat for a year... here's why the health experts are so wrong  Our Depraved Young People  Liz Cheney Referred For Criminal Investigation For Witness Tampering Related to J6 ‘Star Witness’ Cassidy Hutchinson  "This Is A Bloodsport For Them" - Lara Logan Exposes "The Age Of Information Warfare" She is good 
  Wednesday Potpourri  As Woke Falls, What Rises?  Harris' Digital Director Reveals the ‘Ominous’ Moment Where He Knew Something Was Wrong  Michael Goodwin: The left-wing media created their own crisis and now have to pay the price for repeatedly attacking Donald Trump
  Biden Admin Sent $300M to Reuters to 'Look Into' Musk and His Companies?  Nearly 8 Million Illegals Living in Sanctuary Cities Across U.S.  "Depressed" Biden Bureaucrats Can't Find New Jobs What jobs can they do? In a way, I feel badly for federal workers right now.
  Trump Wants to Fire Federal Employees Who Refuse to Return to Working in Offices Some work can be done from home. Not government jobs. 
 
                Tuesday, December 17. 2024 
                Monday, December 16. 2024
                        
                                                    
            
            
                  Bummer. When I pushed "publish" they all disappeared. They were good. I blame either the Russians or climate change.  
                Saturday, December 14. 2024 
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                Thursday, December 12. 2024 
                Wednesday, December 11. 2024
                        
                                                    
            
            
                  Warmists Are Very Upset People Have Free Speech On Social Media TNR:  Biden’s Got One Last Chance to Cancel Student Debt  Why not cancel mortgage debt? 
  U.S. Educators Sound Alarm as College Enrollment Drops by 'Very Large and Very Discouraging' Amount  Birthright Citizenship Is a Breach in the Border  Wednesday Potpourri  The Curious Case of Luigi Mangione. Plus... Rufo:  The Coming Fight to Abolish DEI - An open letter to Donald Trump’s Cabinet  NY AG Letitia James Won’t Drop Trump Civil Fraud Judgment. “Presidentsdo not have immunity from civil lawsuits arising from unofficial
 conduct, and such lawsuits may proceed while the President is in
 office.”
 True, but the case is fraudulent 
 Glenn Reynolds:  What happened? It’s like a spell broke. Since November’s election (re-election?) of President Donald Trump, the woke is going away, and
 all sorts of problems are resolving themselves. But why?
 Republicans Have to Learn How to Stop Being Pansies When They Have the Majority  180 Dead: Haitian Warlord Orders Massacre Of Elderly For Using 'Sorcery' To Sicken Son Nice place to visit? 
 
                Tuesday, December 10. 2024
                        
                                                    
            
            
                  This baboon is helping his dog friend to get rid of bugs. HIDDEN 4,000-YEAR-OLD TOWN DISCOVERED IN ARABIAN OASIS  Americans for Assassination
 Is It Any Wonder That No Sane Person Takes Fact Checks Seriously?  An Open Letter to Everyone Who Will Have Their Rights Taken Away on Jan. 20, 2025 BLM mad about Penny's acquittal   Daniel Penny’s Innocence—and the Shame of Alvin Bragg.   The Daniel Penny verdict is a hopeful sign that sanity can rule in our cities again Rand Paul Warns Musk & Ramaswamy About The Swamp's Upcoming DOGE Dodge  In Britain you can and will be arrested for "misusing" social media  Democracy Is Dead: A Coup Against Right Wing Movements Is Underway In Europe Ukrainians Are Sick of the War. But We’re Not Allowed to Say It.  It's Time To Stop Blaming Russia For Europe's Woes 
                Thursday, December  5. 2024
                        
                                                    
            
            
                 When the Family Flourishes, Society Flourishes
  We lose something when we do not relate face to face, person to person. Return of the Masks- Ignoring the evidence of medical studies, five Bay Area counties announce mask mandates in health-care facilities. Jews and The Closing of the British Mind 
  The Trump 'reckoning' for higher ed: No more easy money  Chase Strangio and the 2-Year-Old Transsexuals  Historians Stumped How Kids Throughout History Didn't Commit Suicide Despite Having No Access To Gender Surgery  Supreme Court Shows the Left’s Inability to Grasp the Transgender Movement’s Harms. No, it's not like aspirin.  Alito Calls Out Solicitor General for Ignoring Research That Exposed Risks of Trans Procedures for Kids
  Trump's Notre Dame Appearance Means More Than You Think Democrats and the Torah - If the Democrats do consult the Torah, they will realize – right at the beginning – something that may surprise
 them: They should be feeling great right now.
 
  Awaiting Trump, Memphis Laughs at Biden DOJ Intimidation  UK Podcaster Faces Prison For Saying "Young White Girls Are Being Raped by These Grooming Gangs"  Would you ever have expected that you would have someone occupying the Oval Office who would leave American hostages to wallow in captivity for
 more than a year?
  Biden Regime Grants Protections and Secures Permanent Telework for 42,000 Social Security Bureaucrats Until AFTER President Trump Leaves
 Office
 
  A New York Times opinion piece’s ludicrous explanation for why Kash Patel is ‘unqualified’  The Mainstream Media Death Rattle Has Begun. It's Going to Be a Long One, However.  The Return of Realpolitik - Some leaders in Europe may resist a new alliance with Trump’s America, but in a world dominated by bullies,
 sharp elbows and unpredictability may be what the times demand.
 
 
                Wednesday, December  4. 2024
                        
                                                    
            
            
                  5 Mathematical Formulas from Ancient Times - Learn why the achievements of Egypt, Babylon and Greece, though child’s play today, still stand as
 remarkable feats of intellect.
 128 years of Moore's Law  It’s Time for the Government to Abolish ‘Race’. Since 1977, the federal government has sorted Americans into bogus racial categories. Why? VDH: Yes, Mexico Knows Exactly What It Is Doing. Mexico understands that anopen border, the destruction of U.S. immigration law, illegal
 immigration, and emigration of millions of its own citizens to America
 are entirely in its own interests.
  Wednesday Potpourri  Gender-Care Whistleblowers Go to Court. Plus. . .Will Kash Patel break the FBI?, anti-Israel protests 101, the quiet corruption of flying private, and more.  Closing arguments in Daniel Penny’s trial Netherlands plans to cap its population: Hard-right government backs 'toughest ever measures' on immigration to keep population under
 20million - but citizens will have to 'work longer hours and retire
 later'
 
                Tuesday, December  3. 2024
                        
                                                    
            
            
                   The Advent Of Lousy (Christmas) Music Gender neologisms
  Stop emissions, stop warming: A climate reality check - Why future warming isn't as "locked in" as you might think Are Trump voters traitors?  " This is strange indeed. After all, the media promoted nothing but positive stories about Kamala Harris and nothing but negative stories
 about Donald Trump. And the American public responded by tuning out the
 media."
 Piers Morgan:  Trump II could be one of America’s great presidents — if he curbs his bad side  Maureen Dowd: My brother is doing the Trump Dance 
 The Liberal Media Is Actually Denying Biden Lied About Hunter's Pardon  Sweden Sees Children Carrying Out Contract Killings  Visualizing Ukraine's Collapsing Front Lines Amid The Steady Russian Onslaught   Tyranny in Britain
 
                Monday, December  2. 2024
                        
                                                    
            
            
                 Krazy Kovid koping
 Krazy Child Psychiatrist 
  Connecticut mansion engulfed in flames on Thanksgiving as residents fried turkey inside garage  Darwin's law 
  “Climate Change”: What Can’t It Do? 
 VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Universities Have A 2025 Rendezvous With Reality  A conservative at the Los Angeles Times! Are Liberals Raising the White Flag on Immigration?
 Guy feels relieved and relaxed with election over  The Real Insurrectionists: The Federal Workforce  Nobody’s buying the left's hate hoaxes  The Economist Changes Tune on Javier Milei: Actions Deserve ‘to be Watched Closely Around the World’  Trudeau promised Trump tougher border controls, says top Canada official  British Prime Minister Admits Mass Migration to U.K. ‘Happened by Design’  Xi Jinping Doesn’t Have an Answer for China’s Demographic Crisis. A call for a “high-quality population” ignores the country’s real problems. 
                Saturday, November 30. 2024 
                Friday, November 29. 2024
                        
                                                    
            
            
                  Mr Sammler's prescience - What Saul Bellow's masterpiece tells us about today  Bloomberg: American's Thanksgiving Meal Is Destroying the Planet  The death of the American museum - The drive to inspire has been overtaken by the gratuitous need to moralize  Policing Speech  Why Was This Groundbreaking Study on DEI Silenced? Two leading media organizations abruptly shelved coverage of a groundbreaking study that went against their narrative.
 TGIF: Thankful Edition - Dr. Jill Biden, Kamala’s campaign, and parks. There’s a lot to be grateful for in 2024. 
 Trump and the Academic Cocoon - A New York Times op-ed by a Yale historian tries to see universities from the vantage point of an
 outsider. Instead, it unwittingly illustrates why universities will not
 self-correct without external intervention.
 White House reporters "exhausted"
 Trump taps COVID-censored Stanford professor Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH, says he will work with RFK Jr. to ‘restore’ agency   From 'Fringe' to Mainstream  Fauci Still Getting Chauffeur, Security Detail Do We Still Have to Pretend the 2020 Election Was ‘Free and Fair’?  What’s the Matter with Democrats? by Walter Samuel  
  Perhaps there are real problems that real voters care about, and winningelections requires persuading rather than tricking voters.
 
  The defeat of the Biden-Harris administration revealed that paying off every constituency under the sun, often with literal cash, cannot bribe
 the electorate into ignoring the inflation and total governmental
 collapse that comes with it.
 
  Did Trump Just Solve The Border Crisis: Mexican President "Agreed To Stop Migration Through Mexico" Trump Claims  Illegal migrant crime cost $166.5 billion, three times the price of deportation  Teachers’ union boss Randi Weingarten reveals how members feel about DOE being potentially abolished: ‘Don’t really care’  'Hillary 2028' Speculation Rife Good grief. Who did she call?  Five Exciting Executive Orders Expected To Immediately Kickstart Trump’s Second Term
 
 
 
 
                Wednesday, November 27. 2024
                        
                                                    
            
            
                 
 Image from  Why Are Urban Turkeys Thriving? John Kerry: People need to behave   New Yorker Wonders If NY Can Fight Fascism With ‘Climate Change’  Newsom Cutting Tesla Out of CA's EV Rebate Scheme  Regulating Sausages Sheesh 
  Should a Government Help People Die? UK lawmakers have proposed an assisted suicide bill that claims to offer a compassionate death. But is
 it just a way to save money?
 Government runs doctors in the UK
  Get police out of the playground. There’s only one solution to hurt feelings NYT & Bloomberg Bury Rutgers Study Showing DEI Makes People Hostile Wednesday Potpourri 
 ‘Devastated’: Classes at Harvard, Penn, Columbia, Swarthmore and others canceled over Trump win  What about the R-voting kids? 
  Kamala Campaign Admits Their Entire Operation Was One Billion Dollar Lie  Why Didn’t They Riot?  How a French Whale Made $85 Million off Trump’s Win. A trader on Polymarket outsmarted the entire polling industry. No he did not. The internal polling was correct 
  Trump Vows to Ban $267M 'Censorship Cartel'  World-Renowned Vaccine Scientist: RFK Is Right — Let’s Study Vaccine Risk Factors 
                Tuesday, November 26. 2024
                        
                                                    
            
            
                  Wish you could escape the planet? Too bad life in space would suck 
 College Cheating Epidemic No reason to cheat. If you can't understand it, memorize it.   Americans Need $5.3 Million Net Worth To Be Considered Financially Successful: Survey Bullshit   Walmart Nukes DEI As Anti-Woke Crusader Robby Starbuck Sends "Shockwaves Across Corporate America" DEI Training Created Perceptions of Prejudice 'Where None Was Present'  Too Much Is Never Enough: the Big Lie About Education Spending
 O’Keefe Media Group: NIH Chief Confesses COVID Health Initiatives Were Completely Made Up… “I Probably Shouldn’t Be Saying This Out Loud”
  Scientists Officially Declare End of ‘Climate Emergency’ During Prague Climate Conference  Censor the Internet to Save the Planet  Top Stanford 'Misinformation Expert' Accused Of Using AI To Fabricate Evidence
  Amish Volunteers Built 100+ 'Tiny Homes' for Hurricane Victims but Guess What Happened Next... Unaccompanied 2-year-old reveals the horror behind ‘humanitarian’ Biden border policies   Watch CNN's Scott Jennings Shut Down a Panel of Libs Whining About First Amendment Freedoms  Seismic Shift': Polling Shows Young Voters Love the Trump Transition  The Wisdom of NATO entry for Poland and Ukraine
 
                Monday, November 25. 2024
                        
                                                    
            
            
                  Nuclear Power Is Already Great. When “nuclear-loving greens” demand innovation, they imply something is wrong with current reactors, and
 slow down climate policy. This needs to stop.
 COP29 reveals itself as the great fraud it always was California Judge Strips Father of Parental Rights, Greenlights Ex-Wife to Proceed with Chemical and Surgical Castration of 12-Year-Old Son
 'Queer Marxism’ course coming to Cornell University next semester. The course will consider the possible union of queer and Marxist theory.  Amherst College students bemoan ‘fascist’ Trump victory, rip U.S. as ‘racist,’ ‘sexist’  U. Minnesota activists still protesting Trump win two weeks after the fact   University of Michigan Board of Regents targets DEI office for ‘defunding’ or major changes  DEI Cash Cow - The White House’s equity agenda was a boon to consulting firms. Nancy Pelosi’s Daughter Brags About ‘Curing Ballots’ in California as 2 Democrat Candidates Pull Ahead to Unseat GOP Incumbents Nearly 3 Weeks
 After Election Day
 David Mamet:  Decline and Fall of America? Not Yet. Trump appears to have broken the codependency of the woke and averted a destructive revolution.  How Harris Lost the ‘Weird’ War. Trump’s win signals the end of the left’s control of the mainstream media  Matt Taibbi: America's Loss Of Trust In Media Can't Be Fixed Even after a Trump trouncing, the Democrats refuse to learn lessons  DNC Official Admits Voters Now View GOP as Party of Working Class, Democrats as Party of Rich Elitists Blinken In Deep Water After State Dept. Hosts Therapy Sessions Post-Trump Win  Trump Nominates Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary. But I thought Trump hates gays? Bessent, CEO of Key Square Group, is openly gay, married, and has two children. Doubling Down Is Progressive DNA: Germany’s Coalition Parties Stick With Unpopular Leaders  Former Polish Minister: At Least Half of US Aid Was Laundered by Ukrainians and Much Was Given to Democrats 
                Saturday, November 23. 2024 
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                Thursday, November 21. 2024
                        
                                                    
            
            
                  Her Son Went for a Walk. She Was Charged with ‘Reckless Conduct.’  I cried at my vegan wedding — the $15K menu was completely upstaged after guests did the unthinkable Isn't pizza also veggie? 
  Mice on remote island that eat albatrosses alive sentenced to death by 'bombing,' scientists decree  "Ozempic users... aren’t just eating less. They’re eating differently. GLP-1 drugs seem not only to shrink appetite..."  Those meds can be amazing 
  Poison Food  RFK in the Crosshairs of Democrats, Big Pharma, and Big Food Taibbi: Let's redefine "fringe" 
 Update on Jaguar cars Selling off MSNBC  Harris Campaign and MSNBC Involved in Major Ethics Violation Over $500k 'Donation' to Al Sharpton ‘Utterly naive’: Michigan State U. professor sends entire class anti-Trump email   Commerce Looking To Quickly Spend All The CHIPS Act Money Before Trump Or Something That's how government works 
  Now that Trump has won, how to talk to your liberal friends I avoid politics mostly. At most I say "It'll be ok." 
  Scholars blast Nottingham U. for content warning on ‘The Canterbury Tales’ due to Christian themes 
  Why Is the National Book Award Going to a Publisher of Antisemitic Books?  Homan fires back after Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair says group will oppose mass deportations: 'Game on'  Jennifer Rubin's Venom Jen doesn't know how much she is used for humor 
  I got banned from BlueSky for committing wrongthink  Why Wasn’t He in Jail? Misguided New York State and City policies helped put yesterday’s stabbing-spree suspect back on the street.
  Billionaire Musk foe bankrolls second Trump resistance Good luck with that 
  Trump is flooding the zone  Democrats are losing tomorrow’s elections today — as voters flee blue states   'Snowstorms Are a Thing of the Past' Day in UK as Snowstorm Closes Over 200 Schools
  Zelensky Admits Ukraine Can Never Regain Crimea By Force Gee, really? 
  President of Azerbaijan Boldly Asserts that Oil, Gas Are ‘Gift of God’ at Climate-Cult Conference  ‘Jews and homosexuals are no longer safe in Berlin,’ warns city’s police chief  The Daily Chart: De-Industrializing Europe |