Tidewater News and Opinion Forum
A place for civil discussion of the events of the day for Tidewater residents without the limitations imposed by media forums.
This is a curious story. Some speculate that the two pipelines have been sabotaged. If so, then geopolitical or merely industrial motives could be the reason. But why sabotage undersea pipelines that aren’t even in use?
Whatever caused the leaks, Germany faces a more precarious winter due to fewer energy supply options.
Source: The American Conservative.
There’s no telling. There is practically no talking about it, either, because media in the USA are just crazy wrong about almost everything.
Continue reading “Who is Winning the War in Ukraine?”The referendum in Ukraine doesn’t look like a sham to me, but I will wait for the results and the international observer reports to form a final opinion.
But, obviously, my opinion doesn’t matter much. Should I conclude the referendum was invalid, what can or should be done about it?
I hope Forum participants are astute enough to appreciate the propaganda value of this video. But if not, here is a rundown of the five myths the video uses to create the message that transgenderism is good and healthy and deserves drugs.
Continue reading “When Your Child is Transgender: 5 Myths to Reconsider”The referenda now taking place in Ukraine is of interest due to the consequences should the four oblasts vote to join the Russian Federation. If they do, then any military actions against Russian forces within the oblast borders would — technically — be an act of war against Russia proper.
Continue reading “Historic Context Of The Referenda In Ukraine”It may be just a coincidence that as I have grown older I have grown more pessimistic about the state of the union, but I don’t think so. I am well aware how easy it might be to project my own declines (old age is a bitch) on the world. Still, the evidence of “Empire’s End” is everywhere. The story at hand is just one of many data points.
When I was young, even American Nazis had 1st Amendment rights. Today, only “politically correct” identity groups do, whereas “politically incorrect” groups face federal harassment.
Continue reading “This Should Terrify Every American: DOJ Harasses Citizens for Exercising Their First Amendment Rights [UPDATED]”Source: A Son of the New American Revolution.
While propagandized Americans are celebrating Ukraine’s victory and Russia’s defeat that began with the Kharkov counter-offensive, Russia is moving to escalate the Ukrainian conflict toward international war.
Liz Cheney and Zoe Lofgren want to repair the Electoral Count Act of 1887. They say their effort will be based on four principles; I disapprove of every one.
Continue reading “We Have a Bill to Help Prevent Another Jan. 6 Attack”One of the most profound realizations in my life occurred when I was a volunteer with a small non-profit in Norfolk. The organization had a governing document, its bylaws, which established its officers and the procedures to be followed by its board of directors. I don’t remember what triggered the thought, but one day I suddenly recognized the similarity of the organization’s bylaws and the U.S. Constitution.
Previously I had tended to think of the Constitution as either a philosophical treatise or as a type of contract or grant. But in my moment of recognition, I began to see the Constitution as an article of incorporation, essentially a policy and procedures document.
I have found this particular insight to be perennially useful. So I share it today in honor of the anniversary.
This is a bigger story than it seems in that it describes how our culture has become “post Constitutional.”
A Facebook employee surveilled platform users to provide anonymized comments to the FBI, which then used the comments to secure warrants that enabled Facebook to divulge personal identifiable data and account details. We are perhaps fortunate that the project turned out to be a waste of time, according to the FBI, but the compromise of civil rights — particularly the 1st Amendment — remains unsettling.
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