Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
February 1, 2024
HATE SPEAKS AT HARVARD: Columbia Professor Rashid Khalidi Discusses ‘Colonial War’ in Gaza at CMES Event.
I REMEMBER WHEN LEFTIES WANTED TO TAKE DOWN THE MOUSE: DeSantis Secures Total Victory Over Disney, Last Gasp Attempt by ‘The Mouse’ Goes Down in Flames.
LIFE IN THE BLUE ZONES: Metro Transit reminds riders to not defecate on trains or sexually assault passengers.
January 31, 2024
OPEN THREAD: It’s your turn.
THE NEW SPACE RACE: U.S. Space Force wary of China’s expanding spy satellite fleet.
MICROBIOME NEWS: Gut Inflammation Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease, Yet Again.
AN ATLANTA LAWYER FRIEND SENDS THIS: Business Partners Of Fani Willis’ Alleged Lover Bankrolled Her Campaign. She Gave Them Lucrative Contracts.
My friend adds: “Oh, this is cascading. And I’m only sending you the stuff that’s already public. You’d be amazed what unsubstantiated rumors are flying around among the local bar.”
Well, let’s see how many of them turn out to be true.
IT SHOULD BE SERVED AT TACO BELL: Tomato Juice Effectively Kills Salmonella and Other Harmful Bacteria. “A study reveals that tomato juice effectively kills Salmonella Typhi and other harmful bacteria, thanks to specific antimicrobial peptides found in tomatoes.”
I wonder about ketchup, salsa, and cocktail sauce on oysters.
LIFE IN THE BLUE ZONES: Fentanyl state of emergency declared for Portland.
CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: South Dakota Lawmakers Push To Protect Gun Owners’ Rights.
WHY ARE BLUE CITIES SUCH CESSPITS OF HATRED, RACISM, AND BIGOTRY?
DEI Chief for Austin Parks & Recreation Dept is holding racially segregated meetings.
The black only meetings offers black employees to learn about mentoring and job opportunities.
The white employee meeting is a struggle session where they discuss their racism and hold each… pic.twitter.com/E99DAg9kO3
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 31, 2024
THAT’S WHAT CONSUMERS ACTUALLY WANT: General Motors Bringing Back Plug-in Hybrids.
Related: GM Went All In on EVs. Dealers Say Buyers Want Hybrids.
FREDDY DE BOER ON FEAR AND ENVY AT THE ATLANTIC: The New World Struggles to be Born, The Old World Struggles to Keep Padding Its Resume.
I found this little item in The Atlantic from a few weeks ago to be an amusing volley in an old war. It’s part of a long lineage of establishment publications working to guard whatever lingering sense of superiority they have left, from a writer named Kaitlyn Tiffany.
First, this appears to contains a flat factual inaccuracy: it’s simply historical incorrect to say that Substack “got its start by offering mainstream journalists lucrative profit-sharing arrangements.” Substack’s core financial arrangement is to host newsletters and handle payment integration, in return for which Substack takes a percentage of subscription revenues; this is only “profit-sharing” in the loosest and least-accurate sense. (Am I also “profit-sharing” with Stripe? Are grocery stores profit-sharing with Mastercard? Am I profit-sharing with the government when I pay income taxes?)
Well, The Atlantic.
I WAS TOLD IT WAS ALWAYS GOOD FOR PEOPLE: Frequent marijuana use may raise risk of asthma.
ANALYSIS: TRUE. It’s Not Just Fat People. We Would All Like Bigger Airline Seats. On the other hand, Instagram models who have had ass-expansion surgery, and 6XL “fat activists” aren’t the best spokespeople.
MATT TAIBBI: “UK Files” Exclusive, Part 2: The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) Told the IRS It Was A Charity. Documents Say Otherwise. “In reality, the CCDH was and is a pioneering effort in a new form of “non-governmental” pressure group that hides its ties to major-party politics as it pushes for the removal of ‘hate’ speech, often the critics of mainstream politicians.”
NO MAN, NO PROBLEM: Ron Hart: Democrats Got Their Political Playbook From Lenin. “When you have bad policies and cannot sustain your authority based on quantifiable results, you do what Democrats have done these last few years: you weaponize the government against your enemies. It is not a novel construct.”
Plus: “Lenin was famously placed in a glass coffin and publicly exhibited for years after his death. This is the same game plan the Democrats have in store for Biden’s second term.” Heh. It would be funnier if it weren’t basically true.
IT’S SATIRE NOW:
California Becomes First State To Ban Heterosexual Marriage https://t.co/vPHyY9twmp pic.twitter.com/IvUZl4VFA8
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) January 30, 2024
MATT TAIBBI ON 2024: Note to Readers: “The Fix is In.”
WHOM THE GODS WOULD DESTROY THEY FIRST MAKE INSANE: Penn faculty ‘die-in’ blocks building entrance in ‘solidarity with civilians in Gaza.’