November 14, 2025

THE BBC DEFINITELY ISN’T CRICKET, CHAPS:  BBC-ed.

Posted at 1:36 am by Sarah Hoyt

November 13, 2025

OPEN THREAD: Just do it.

Posted at 9:30 pm by Glenn Reynolds

WHAT ABOUT MANDAMI’S JEWISH SUPPORTERS? Remember Hirsh Apfelbaum? Probably not. He changed his name to Grigori Zinoviev. Lenin appointed him to head the Soviet Comintern, but then years later, Stalin put him through a show trial and had him shot.

This was after Apfelbaum/Zinoviev had served the Soviet revolution loyally for decades. Richard Pollock, who knows from his own experiences, all about the lies, deceptions and hypocrisies of the radical Left, has a word of caution for his fellow Jews who are embracing today’s communists.

Posted at 4:57 pm by Mark Tapscott

LIFE… FINDS A WAY:

Even at $3.25/hour, I’m still not tipping 18% for walk-up service.

Posted at 4:53 pm by Stephen Green

BETTER MAN: John Fetterman Doesn’t Bite As Katie Couric Prods Him To Condemn Charlie Kirk.

“I think some people might say Charlie Kirk’s rhetoric was extreme,” Couric claimed. “You know, I think that’s the conversation that happened. People condemned political violence, but they also felt a great deal of discomfort with his language, suggesting that these kinds of words lead to violence. I don’t know. I’m just kind of sharing my observations as I saw the conversations unfold.”

“Yeah, I agree. I mean, I think we agree that we probably didn’t agree with much of what he said. And I’m sure we both agree that you shouldn’t shoot people and you shouldn’t execute them in public,” Fetterman replied. “And I think two things must be true: that free speech—I’m an absolute free speech guy and you have the right to say these things. And you definitely also have the right not to get shot by sharing your views.”

Members of the media and others with large online followings misled their audiences on Kirk’s views on topics such as race and sexuality following his assassination.

The New York Times had to issue a correction on Sept. 11 for incorrectly attributing an antisemitic comment to Kirk in an article detailing his overall political views.

“An earlier version of this article described incorrectly an antisemitic statement that Charlie Kirk had made on an episode of his podcast,” the correction states. “He was quoting a statement from a post on social media and went on to critique it. It was not his own statement.”

Moreover, Fetterman said on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime” on Nov. 3 that he refuses to demonize his opposition.

“I’m not gonna call you a fascist or a Nazi. I’m not gonna compare anyone to Hitler or anything,” he said at the time. “That’s wrong. And if you resort to that thing, you’ve lost the plot.”

Couric admitted on a Nov. 6 episode of her podcast that she no longer strives to be “impartial” when covering Trump, claiming the president’s conduct is “beyond the pale.”

Couric was never a beacon of objectivity before Trump, of course.

UPDATE: Fetterman Hospitalized After Fall: Conservatives Offer Prayers, BlueSky Descends into Vile Attacks.

Posted at 4:30 pm by Ed Driscoll

IT’S MY THURSDAY ESSAY FOR VIP SUBSCRIBERS: Meet the Monsters.

We all have our blind spots, and a recent Thursday Essay brought one of mine into clear view.

“You Only Think the ‘Trans’ Crisis Is Over,” looked at four categories of so-called transgender people: those who are genuinely gender dysphoric, male loser athletes who can only win against women and girls, un-closeted autogynophiliacs, and the sex predators taking advantage of the current political atmosphere to force their way into women’s spaces — and worse.

Even though I was mostly happy with that essay, there were two problems with it. The first is that I neglected to mention that there is often overlap between the four categories. It was in my notes, but I just flat-out missed including it. My bad.

The second problem is that my particular blind spot caused me to miss the fifth category: the monsters.

Much more at the link.

Posted at 4:22 pm by Stephen Green

THE NEW SPACE RACE:

Bravo! And on the second attempt.

Update: Here’s the video feed.

Posted at 4:09 pm by Stephen Green

DEMOCRATS MAKE FOOLS OF THEMSELVES. AGAIN: This Says It All: Democrats Block the Release of the Epstein Files.

You’ll see a lot of ignorant dopes saying the Republicans blocked this, because a Republican was presiding over the house when the unanimous consent resolution was blocked. It was, however, Hakeem Jeffries who refused to consent.

UPDATE:

Posted at 3:55 pm by Charlie Martin

YUGE:

Developing…

Posted at 3:51 pm by Stephen Green