Tuesday, March 29. 2022
Russia: We've decided to "drastically reduce" our military presence around Kiev and Chernihiv
I trust no information from anybody, but this makes sense to me. I hear people talking about Ukraine as if it were part of the United States. Why? They are not even an ally.
Time magazine: This Is Joe Biden's Finest Moment
Well, really?
Sunday, March 27. 2022
 Ace is confused by The Science
THE WEEK IN PICTURES: WOMEN’S QUESTION EDITION
It has never been a confusing issue for me, but I am an expert. In my education I majored in it.
One thing had me wondering. If the nominated Justice Jackson is not sure what a woman is, how can she be comfortable being the first black woman Justice? Is she sure what she is?
Friday, March 25. 2022
 World Has Just Under 10 Years To Avoid Climate Doom Or Something
Maher: COVID Is Fading But The Idiocy Is Not, We've Induced "Mass Hysteria" With "The Science"
Airline CEOs Urge Biden To ‘Sunset’ Mask Mandate, Senate Also Votes To End It
MIT’s Refreshing Approach to Masking and Mistakes
NCAA Swimming Champ Caught In Possession Of Performance-Enhancing Testicles
Are You A Woman? 12 Signs To Look For
Tucker Carlson censored by Twitter for Rachel Levine post
Resistance is rising to woke colleges’ race and sex discrimination
Joe Biden is at the core of the reason we do not have two black Supreme Court justices now
‘Zionists’ have ‘unquenchable thirst for Palestinian blood,’ Duke speaker says
Bidens Announce They Are Building a Wall – Around Their Delaware Beach House
“The current Democratic brand suffers from multiple deficiencies that make it somewhere between uncompelling and toxic to wide swaths of American voters who might potentially be their allies.” . . .
True the Vote Wisconsin Assembly Hearing: 7% of Ballots Cast at Ballot Drop Boxes in Wisconsin in 2020 – Over 137,000 Votes! – Were Trafficked
VDH:
When former President Donald Trump got elected in 2016, marquee journalists announced partisan reporting would have to displace the old, supposedly disinterested approach to the news. There is a common theme here.
Trump Sues Hillary, Others for Falsely Accusing Him of Colluding With Russia. “Acting in concert, the Defendants maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative that their Republican opponent, Donald J. Trump, was colluding with a hostile foreign sovereignty.”
MAN BITES DOG: DEMOCRATS PROPOSE MASSIVE FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDY!
Niall Ferguson On Misunderstanding History: "Biden Is Making A Colossal Mistake"
The Biden Ukraine Policy Considered
Why all of a sudden did Ukraine become the center of the Universe?
Thursday, March 24. 2022
Of course I feel badly for all victims of this stupid war - Ukrainian citizens, Ukrainian fighters, Russian soldiers, etc. Bad for all involved. We all like narratives of good vs bad.
A commenter at Althouse ("Tim in Vermont") pretty much reflects my view:
Let's look at every reason but the expansion of a hostile and aggressive military alliance to Russia's border, because if we look at Putin's stated reasons, which every foreign policy expert who wasn't a neocon took for granted since we promised Gorbachov not to expand NATO east, that makes us the baddies, therefore we do these Putin mind-reading exercises to avoid dealing with our own culpability in this matter.
Russia's border is NATO's manifest destiny, right? My country, right or wrong, right? Ignorance is strength! We have been here before and it is not a proud chapter in our history.
Why did the Ukrainians undertake an offensive operation into Donbass (Where they have been committing war crimes like using white phosphorus artillery on civilian populations, BTW, for 8 years) , striking a match in the tinderbox, when Russian troops were massed on Ukraine's border, except to instigate a war?
Now the US strategy, cheered on here, is to drag out the war to maximize Russia's losses, no matter the cost in Ukrainian lives. We will see who comes out of this beloved by the victims in this war.
Wednesday, March 23. 2022
Monday, March 21. 2022
From The New Great Game:
We are returning to something resembling the “Great Game” of the 19th century, which saw Britain and Tsarist Russia struggle over the resources of central Asia, while others in Europe—France, Germany, Belgium—strove to expand their empires into commodity-rich Africa. Following a lull after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Great Game has now been renewed, with the US and China now occupying critical roles. The humiliating retreat of the US from Afghanistan, a country central to the old Game, has emboldened China and Russia to win the new one. The players have changed and today’s Great Game sets the stage for a new conflict—the “duopoly” of Russia and China, with their associated allies like Iran and Venezuela, against America and the democratic West.
Sunday, March 20. 2022
From the article:
Zelenskyy’s request was expected. Ukrainians and pro-Ukraine think tanks and activists have been relentless in their calls for a no-fly zone over the Ukrainian skies. One can sympathize with the Ukrainians. For some reason, they expected NATO cavalry to arrive over the gray hills. Ukrainians have also been misled for decades about their chances of joining NATO. Zelenskyy has been exemplary and brave in his stoic leadership, heralding a return to the Great Man Theory of history and drawing comparisons to Winston Churchill.
If there is one glaring similarity between Zelenskyy and Churchill, it is that Zelenskyy understands as much as Churchill that dragging the United States into a potential world war—even a nuclear war—is in the interest of his country. Whether it is in the interest of the United States is a different question altogether.
Saturday, March 19. 2022
The contradictions in these concepts go far beyond those mentioned in The Identity Cult. On the mass conversion of our institutions
The National Archives in Washington, D.C., today places warning labels on the Constitution, because reading it may induce unpleasant sensations in some identity groups. Universities like Princeton now publish “antiracist toolkits” to instruct the faithful on how to “move beyond diversity” and into identity heaven. Nike, which makes sneakers, demands of its customers: “Don’t pretend there’s not a problem with America. Don’t turn your back on racism.” The Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins, two time-honored sports franchises, for their identity sins have had their names stripped away. I could extend the list unto boredom—it would range from prestigious media institutions like the New York Times to local bodies like the San Francisco school board.
Basically, I feel that individuals and organizations feel frightened about being mobbed, canceled, losing a job. McCarthy-like tactics, magnified.
Three things about this nonsense bother me most: People losing jobs for innocent reasons; people self-censoring their opinions; academic institutions abandoning core principles; and the PC mob mentality.
Final point: "I/we deeply apologize for the hurt and harm I/we have caused by ____. " The apologies are baloney, and nobody was hurt. It's just an opportunity to take a scalp. I hope the scalp image does not get me in trouble.
Related: Conservative Speaker Targeted at Yale Law School: “This wasn’t a protest. This was physical intimidation”
I doubt the Biden family money scandals would have changed the election, but...
Let Us Not Forget That Intel Letter That Influenced the Election
Ted Cruz Taunts ‘60 Minutes’ With Infamous Trump/Stahl Pre-Election Clip as Media Reckoning Begins
Wednesday, March 16. 2022
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Enjoying your Russian civil war