Ed Zitron has featured here several times before, for his analysis of the business side of the generative AI bubble. Because he’s good at this. And now he’s done a massive post pulling together everything he’s been saying about this…
For Congressional Democrats: The Secret To Riding A Tiger
Congratulations to the Congressional Democrats; you’ve taken the first step in your journey to becoming a viable opposition party. Well done, you. I’ve mentioned riding a tiger here before, in the context of managing the COVID pandemic. I said there:…
No Votes For Treason: Once More, For Anyone Who Wasn’t Listening
So far, the national Democrats have yet to actually meet the Trump moment with the appropriate level of seriousness or urgency. They keep voting for his appointments and funding, for example. And they really, really shouldn’t have done that. At…
Garbage In/Garbage Out: Why Trump Thinks Portland Is A “Warzone”
I watched “Dune” again this weekend, so I already have the perfect quote ready to hand for describing this bit of news: “He who controls the spice controls the universe”. Or, to reword that slightly: “He who controls the television controls the country”. And in this case, that “He” would be Lachlan…
You Should Read This: That Secret Service SIM farm story is bogus
I’ve seen several people posting on social media that there seems to have been a decrease in txt message spam this week. I wonder why? Well, “That Secret Service SIM farm story is bogus” by Robert Graham may explain that.…
Negotiating With Nihilists: Give Us The Money Or We Smash The State
Apparently, it’s not just 5-year-old girls this regime will hold hostage until it gets what it wants. Now it’s the government itself. It seems that they noticed, the last time this issue came around, that the Democrats were more scared…
Dictator Cosplay: Can It Get More Obvious? Or Pathetic?
The giant banners of Trump’s scowling face around D.C. are just the latest, and most extreme, manifestation of a longstanding U.S. problem. They’re also the most pathetic. Seriously. Is there anything more stereotypical of the weak dictator than sticking up…
Executive Disorder: Non-Banning A Non-Organization
As you may have heard, yesterday the regime declared Antifa to be a domestic terrorist organization. There is just so much stupid going on here. Let’s just look at the two completely imaginary parts: Basically, they declared a thing that…
You Should Read This: How “Free Speech Culture” Is Killing Free Speech: Part One
I’ve posted a “You Should Read This” about a Ken White (PopeHat) essay before; he’s kind of the go-to guy for sensible thinking about the 1st Amendment, free speech and how law and culture should each deal with controversial speech.…
Last Exit Before Babylon: Next Vote 63 Days
The House of Representatives has missed another chance at derailing the express train to Fascist-town, in particular one Jared Golden (D-WTF?) whose name will live in infamy. Thomas Massie and Victoria Spartz also deserve a quick mention here, as the…