CHANGE: Maduro isolated as Latin American nations back Venezuela opposition leader.

BECAUSE THEY NEED THERAPY: Conor Friedersdorf: This is How the Left Destroys Itself. Conor asks why so many on the left get caught up in politically counter-productive overreaction to the Covington kid. A lot of it is revenge fantasy against some obnoxious jerk from middle or high school. The “smirking” Covington kid (or Brett Kavanaugh before him) becomes a stand-in for the hated adolescent alpha, who probably was as bad as they remember. They couldn’t retaliate properly then, so they publicly join a twitter mob that fantasizes about committing violence, while engaging in doxxing designed to effectuate it. Of course, Nick Sandmann was not actually one’s high school tormentor, and getting caught up in this sort of psychological drama is a good way to alienate those who notice the gap between the vitriol and the evidence purportedly justifying it.

GULFSTREAM OWNERS AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING: 1,500 Private Jets Descend on Davos Carrying Globalist Elite for Climate Talks.

IN A TIMELINE OF THE COVINGTON BOYS’ EXPERIENCE, Megan McArdle makes clear that Nathan Phillips is a big fat liar. “So first, obvious thing: Any piece of information that comes from Phillips should be utterly discounted. Journalists do not rely on sources who tell two different versions of major events in quick succession, after video has disproven the first account. For obvious reasons.”

Plus: “I started as a blogger. And the lesson of all internet-speed communication is: the quicker you react, the more likely you are to find out you jumped the gun and made an ass of yourself. . . . But while I don’t think we can avoid bad fast takes, I do think we can avoid the absolutely vicious way these kids were treated.”

ACCOUNTABILITY: Kentucky Prosecutor Vows to Hold Culprits Accountable for Threatening Covington Catholic Kids.

FIGHT THE POWER: L.A. Teacher Sues Union Over Forced Dues.

JOURNALISM:

Think of them as wannabe Commissars and you won’t go far wrong.

WELL, THAT WENT SWIMMINGLY: Requirement That Women Constitute 40% Of Faculty Search Committees Resulted In 38% Reduction In Female Hires. The article blames “male backlash” but it’s water-cooler wisdom that female committee members are harder on female candidates than male committee members are.

GOOSE, MEET GANDER: Should women be required to register for the draft? Commission likely to recommend big changes.

TEACH WOMEN NOT TO LIE ABOUT RAPE (CONT’D): Man walks free from Hong Kong court after daughter admits making up rape allegations against him.. “The 15-year-old told the High Court she had lied out of anger over the father’s favouritism towards her brother, going as far as faking medical evidence. The man had spent 15 months in jail.”

She sounds like a right little sociopath. I can’t imagine why the father preferred her brother.

AND RUBIO SHOULD KNOW:  Rubio warns Venezuela’s Maduro he’d be a fool to underestimate Trump.

PLEASE LET IT END IN FREEDOM:  Venezuelans set fire to Hugo Chavez statue: It has started.

SEXUAL IMPROPRIETY? IN HOLLYWOOD? WHY, MY SHOCKED FACE WAS JUST HERE MOMENTS AGO!  Bryan Singer and the Hollywood Sgt Schultz Effect .

THEY’LL JUST KEEP ACTING LIKE TODDLERS, I’M SURE. WITH THE PRESS ON THEIR SIDE, WHY TRY TO BE REASONABLE?  What will Pelosi do now?

YEAH, MOSTLY SHARING THIS BECAUSE SOME INTERESTING BITS THERE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE I TOO HAVE BEEN HELD BY THE SAME BUG. I THINK THIS VIRUS IS SOCIALIST.  STAY STRONG, LINDA:  Getting Back on the Saddle.

INTERESTING:  Self Defense Reading: De Becker, Miller, and Others.

ST. MOSES BROWNING. IF YOU DIDN’T GET TO THE RANGE TO HONOR HIM, GO TOMORROW:  On This Day: My Favorite Mormon is Born.

IT’S THE SMALL THINGS:  An evening with Jordan Peterson and Dave Rubin.

MUCH, MUCH, MUCH FASTER, PLEASE:  It may be possible to reverse memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s.