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I’m not a big fan of the current prime minister, but I have to say that unlike the United States this is not a “right-wing” political sentiment.  During a wave of previous attacks, politicians who are not on the right including, famously, Mayor Nir Barkat of Jerusalem, made similar statements. “What is expected of you,…

The media is going through its usual routine of canvassing GOP Senate members and finding out who might be willing to vote for the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson. The pretense here is that if Jackson weren’t black, more Republicans than just Susan Collins would be willing to vote for her. Of course, that’s a lie.…

Remember all those classic stories about computers watching your every move. We live in that best of all possible worlds. Unfortunately, our tech overlords are human and they keep programming the computers to police our behavior and our thoughts. On that note, Google Docs will now “flag” language that isn’t sufficiently inclusive or that the…

The phrase, “Hoist on your own petard” comes from Hamlet. The Southern Poverty Law Center comes from a direct mail scam run by a KKK lawyer. What’s the relevance, you ask?  When you spend all your time accusing others of racism, it’s bound to boomerang. SPLC Union members protested outside of their employer’s office Monday…

Good news everybody.  Oil price worries are a thing of the past. No, Joe isn’t about to authorize domestic drilling. But he’s going to release 1 million barrels of oil. That’s right I said, 1 million barrels.  Biden Plan Would Release a Million Barrels of Oil a Day From Reserve  – New York Times Sounds…

Marvel’s movie sausage factory has scored over $25 billion worldwide. Disney’s theme parks are still profitable, in the billions, but they’re one of the least profitable elements of the Mouse Empire. (Forget Mickey and Donald, even Disney may not be able to bribe enough D.C. politicians to hang on to the IP rights.) Disney still…