I have no idea where all the other front pagers have been since Tony Jay’s guest post. I know where I’ve been. I had a teleconference on a project I’m involved in, then I went and ran an errand for the Mominator, then I came home and worked out, then I walked the dogs in …
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Israel Update: Is the Coalition Agreement Real?
There’s about an hour to go before Yair Lapid’s mandate to form a government expires. He has to have everything agreed to and signed by midnight local time in Israel. So is the coalition agreement real? The good news is that the Ra’am Party, which is the Islamist Arab-Israeli party, has agreed and signed off …
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The Reports of Bibi Netanyahu’s Demise May Be Both Premature and Greatly Exaggerated
By now most of us have heard that Yair Lapid, the leader of the center left Yeah Atid Party, has cobbled together an agreement for a coalition government that will remove Bibi Netanyahu from office. This is potentially good news. With the emphasis on potentially. Because if you think Bibi is going to go quietly, …
Today In Revolutionary Warfare: Senator McConnell Blocks An Independent 6 January Commission
A short while ago, Senate Minority Leader McConnell, America’s foremost political insurgent currently holding elected office, was able to call in enough personal favors to block the the bill that would have created the negotiated with the Republicans bipartisan, independent 6 January Commission from proceeding. As expected, rather than actually forcing more debate on the …
Qongresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Puts Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy In His Place
Earlier today Congressman Kevin McCarthy finally got around to sort of, almost, if you squint just right calling out Marjorie Taylor Greene for her quintupling down on her anti-Semitic comments equating taking public health measures, such as masking in public spaces, getting vaccinated, and being able to provide verification of vaccination, with the treatment of …
The Replies To Belarus’s Act of War Today Are, So Far, Insufficient
The 7 stages of Western "concern"1 We are concerned2 We are very concerned 3 We are gravely concerned 4 There must be answers 5 There will be consequences6 It is important to engage7 We should separate this from commerical issues Rinse. Repeat https://t.co/37Cvkq0e1X — Darth Putin (@DarthPutinKGB) May 23, 2021 So far the responses to …
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Just a Quick Note About Why Rudy Giuliani Offered What He Claims Are Hunter Biden’s Hard Drives To the FBI
In the comments to AL’s late night/overnight open thread post last night, there was a discussion about why Rudy Giuliani offered what he claims are Hunter Biden’s hard drives to the FBI agents who served the warrant and seized all 18 of his electronic devices. The reason he did this was simple and it was …