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Several lawsuits impacting freedom of speech
23+ hour, 2+ min ago (688+ words) First we have Missouri v. Biden, which involves the government's right to threaten companies such as Facebook if they don't block information the government doesn't like. The ruling is actually pretty narrow: Various federal agencies and the White House directed social…...
Fraud? What fraud?
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (802+ words) If you're not looking for fraud, you're unlikely to find it. And if you're not preventing it, it's highly likely to happen. I recall the DNC and Obama deliberately turning off location verification for donations " thus allowing foreigners to donate…...
The host was having server problems for a couple of hours
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (174+ words) You may have had difficulty accessing the blog for the past couple of hours. Apparently the problem happened to many blogs on one server at the host, although some viewers could see the blog and some couldn't. I couldn't. Nor…...
Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the ...
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (647+ words) " rule the " what? Certainly not the waves: "Currently the Royal Navy has 63 commissioned ships. But of this number only 25 are really fighting ships. That is submarines, aircraft carriers, destroyers and frigates. The balance are support patrol and survey vessels which,…...
The fat lady hasn't quite finished singing on Russiagate
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (500+ words) If you want to see a good overall summary of the Byzantine twistings and turnings of Russiagate, take a look at this article by Jonathan Turley. Here are a few excepts: This week, we learned that the probe into the…...
Open thread 3/25/2026
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (517+ words) Apparently, that is actually pretty good odds for eagles. The Daily Mail is reporting that over a 100 missiles were launched at the USS Abe Lincoln, and all were taken out. While there's been success, I wonder how much "ammo" the…...
Collusion between judges and Jack Smith?
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (509+ words) Are we cynical enough yet? According to newly released documents by Sen Grassley office, it appears Special Counsel Jack Smith conferred with both DC Chief Judges Beryl Howell and James Boasberg as to their legal strategy in targeting the president…...
Open thread 3/24/2026
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (374+ words) I've watched a lot of prodigies. She's the best I've ever seen. Her technique, tone, musicality, and maturity are simply astonishing. You can see it in the expression on her face, too: Words do not do justice, I feel old....
Trump the inscrutable: deal or no deal?
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (717+ words) Today Trump announced a moratorium on attacking Iran's energy infrastructure while talks he described as "very good" are supposedly going on. Meanwhile, the Iranian leaders " although "leaders" is a fungible thing in Iran these days " say he's full of it…...
Robert Mueller dead at 81
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (164+ words) Robert Mueller has died. I have come to believe that he was already in cognitive and physical decline during the time he was head of the investigation into Trump, and that others were really in charge and used him as…...