HOW’S THAT RECRUITMENT CRISIS GOING? No diploma? No problem! Navy again lowers requirements as it struggles to meet recruitment goals.
Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
January 27, 2024
IT’S LIKE A WHITE JURY AND A BLACK DEFENDANT IN 1940S ALABAMA: Jan. 6 lawyer says suspects ‘can’t get a fair trial’ in DC.
That prejudice alone is grounds for pardons from some future president who cares about justice.
JAMES LILEKS: The Extraordinary Ordinary of Traveling.
HAHA:
— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) January 27, 2024
IF YOU WANT AVERAGE PEOPLE TO GO TO COLLEGE, COLLEGE STUDENTS WILL BE AVERAGE PEOPLE: College students aren’t all that smart: IQ average falls to 102.
LEARN TO CODE: Mass Layoffs at LA Times and Taylor Lorenz Worries About the Trend.
Flashback: The Coming Symbolic Analyst Meltdown.
Related (From Ed): As America’s Newspaper of Record noted in 2021: Laid-Off Journalist Trying To Learn To Code Horrified To Discover The Code Is Binary.
ELITISM MARCHES ON: SCOTUS Law Clerk Signing Bonuses Hit $500,000. “The clerks are like many former aides across Washington — whether on Capitol Hill, at regulatory agencies or in the White House — whom law firms value because of their time spent in proximity to power and relationships with influential officials.”
January 26, 2024
OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.
THE NEW SPACE RACE: Japan’s SLIM achieved pinpoint moon landing with just one working engine. The mission didn’t fully succeed, but for a first effort it was actually pretty impressive. No doubt they’ll learn from their mistakes.
HMM: Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Could Have a Surprising Effect on Drinking Habits. Not sure about the methodology here, which is clever but questionable.
IT’S A BIG BOOST TO PUTIN: In Pathetic POTATUS Pander, WH Pulls LNG Football Just Before Winning Kick. “This neat little maneuver has boned both our own fossil fuel industry and our European allies – a twofer.”
Remember when they told us that Trump would alienate our allies with self-centered, bullying diplomacy?
Related:
We may be having the greatest Constitutional crisis in 160 years, as 26 states face off against the Feds – but there is an effective news blackout, outside of X. Why?
1. Confirmation this is a factional dispute.
2. Confirmation the "media" is pure propaganda, not news.— Labrador Skeptic (@SaysSimulation) January 26, 2024
A friend comments about the above: “Here is an interesting thread that posits there is no media narrative (or media) around these events in part because relevant elites aren’t on the same page. So there aren’t orders to take. This is on top of the normal explanation that this is bad for Biden’s election and it’s bad for the regime generally to magnify state powers and sovereignty. It would be interesting if the GOP Govs can make another move that 1) doesn’t remove Biden’s requirement to make a decision about the border, but which 2) places a new complication or wrinkle right before the regime is able to hit its border decision point.”
And another observes: “The Biden White House is not sure what to do. They correctly perceive themselves as having few clean options, and choosing one will mean adjudication of disputes among irreconcilable factions within their coalition: the identity radicals, the open-borders ideologues, the big-city mayors, and/or the actual general-election voters they require. Tough calls. Very analogous to their dilemma with Israel: when you have no real core principles, coalition management can paralyze if you’re bad at it. I think they’ll thread the needle with selective prosecutions.”
That does seem to be their go-to.
SKYNET SMILES: Scientists Develop Artificial Muscle Device That Produces Force 34 Times Its Weight. “Artificial muscles imitate human muscles and provide flexible and natural movements compared to traditional motors.”
MAYBE IT’S ALL THE LYING? JUST SPITBALLING HERE. Why 21st-century Science is failing the public’s trust. Answer: self-inflicted wounds. The problems are fixable, but public trust will continue to erode until science cleans up its act. Let’s discuss.
Related: The Suicide of Expertise.
HMM: CDC: More American women dying after Dominican Republic cosmetic surgery. “Traveling to other countries for cosmetic surgery is increasingly common due to the lower costs and shorter wait times.”
Missing: Any comparison of U.S. and Dominican Republic complication rates.
I’VE BEEN BLOGGING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS: Donating blood is good for your health. Here’s why.
SWATTING IS A TECH PROBLEM THAT COULD BE SOLVED IF PEOPLE CARED. MAYBE WITH STUFF LIKE THIS THEY’LL START TO CARE. Election cybersecurity director was a victim of a ‘swatting’ attack in her home.
I notice that the press seems to care more now that it’s Democrats getting hit with this.
RACISM IS EVERYWHERE: Alcoholics Anonymous more likely to benefit White Americans.
As they continue with their game of Civilizational Jenga, the ruling class seems excessively convinced that the populace will just go along.