Col. Macgregor makes a good point in the video. In the next few weeks or so, American propaganda about Russian military failures in Ukraine will almost certainly be disproved by facts on the ground. What will happen then? How will MSM and politicians react when the ridiculous claims they have been making go south?

https://tinyurl.com/2p8r66zu

Activist federal judge who was found “Not Qualified” by the American Bar Association has thrown a monkey-wrench into the CDC’s efforts to control the interstate spread of Covid. This would be funny if the consequences were not so serious.

WSJ Wokeness in health care

If there is any place in our lives where unbiased critical thinking is required, it is health care, but woke delusions are even polluting our lives there.

There are racial differences that affect health that have nothing to do with racism. Forcing physicians to pretend otherwise will make those outcomes worse.

Source: Wall Street Journal.

The editorial talks about nuances of immigration policy, but I’m sick of nuance. Surely we can all agree with the principle that a nation’s borders should be controlled to the point that no one immigrates without permission.

I’m willing to talk and debate about how permissive our immigration policy should be, but first I want to see that we can implement the policy we decide upon as a matter of will.

Video transcript here:

https://theintercept.com/2022/04/14/russia-ukraine-noam-chomsky-jeremy-scahill/

Noam Chomsky makes a compelling argument in this interview:

Continue reading “Noam Chomsky and Jeremy Scahill on the Russia-Ukraine War, the Media, Propaganda, and Accountability” →

Cruiser Muskova

I looked up the Muskova. I was a 50 year old ship modified twice and built to counter our aircraft carriers and other capital ships in blue water. Its armaments were anti-aircraft guns and missiles and large, possibly nuclear, long range anti-ship cruise missiles.

So, what was it doing there?

There was nothing it could do against shore targets that could not be done better by land based aircraft and artillery. So, why bring it within range of land based anti-ship missiles when there was no reason to expose it?

And why, when its normal crew was 510, were there fewer than 100 to evacuate when the fire could not be controlled?

This seems odd to me. Theories?

On April 6, Mr. Roberts posted a link to a video that attempted to portray the bombing of the maternity hospital as some sort of “false flag” operation. This piece from The Bulwark puts the lie to Mr. Roberts’ assertion.

The Pregnant Beauty Blogger and the Kremlin Propagandists

I will be curious to read what folks have to say about the debunking of Mr. Roberts’ “truth”.

“The 2021 redistricting cycle is FINALLY almost complete – there are just a few states left that have not finalized their maps. Experts across the country concur that Virginia’s new maps for legislative and congressional districts are among the best in the country. Groups like FiveThirtyEight, Princeton Gerrymandering Project, The Brennan Center for Justice, Campaign Legal Center, and University of Virginia’s Center for Politics agree that Virginia’s maps keep communities and localities intact, while demonstrating partisan fairness and increased opportunities for minority representation. Every one of you who contributed your time, money, and/or support – or just voted Yes On 1! – should be very proud of yourselves.”

Perhaps perfect may still be the enemy of good, but in this case, it seems good is pretty good by itself.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/mercenaries-behind-bucha-massacre-russia-ukraine-putin-attack-terror-brutality-wagner-group-moscow-geneva-convention-war-crimes-atrocities-11649797041

Plausible deniability for Putin through mercenaries, but still Russian war crimes.

WSJ Musk to buy controlling interest in Twitter

It seems fashionable to hate Billionaires, but they can be entertaining, and sometimes do great good. Elon Musk, who claims to be a free speech absolutist got offended by the Twitter staff’s arrogance and censorship of political views, so he will drop $50 billion or so to buy it and fix it.

And he will probably make a profit on it in the end.