"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
by liberal japonicus This post is a ‘fresh sheet of paper’ for Kavanaugh discussions. My original title was Kavanaugh: where we stand, but I didn’t want someone to interpret that as making a claim that the post represents an opinion about Kavanaugh. As it stands, there will be an investigation by the FBI. This CNN … Read more
a russell joint The original is behind the WaPo paywall, so here is a summary from good old Charlie Pierce. tl;dr: The Trump administration now says yeah, the planet actually is heating up, and yeah, it actually is due in no small part from human activity. Projections are 4C increase over pre-industrial temps by 2100. OK, … Read more
by wj I recall that one of the lines Trump used in denouncing his predecessor was “the world is laughing at us.” And now, finally, it has come true. Today at the UN, Trump got a novel reaction. Nobody applauded him. But there were chuckles, and some outright laughter, when he tried telling everyone that … Read more
by liberal japonicus
Like a military history buff who spends an inordinate amount of time looking at some skirmish down the road from Waterloo or Gettysburg, I’m pretty fascinated by not so much the main event, but the little wins and losses on the periphery. At for this post, Amy Chua. Background below the fold.
by liberal japonicus Like the salt and meat diet, only the truly strong can subsist on a reading diet of only he said, we aren’t going to believe what she said, and wimps like me need our swiss chard and salads. So for us wimps, an interesting article about China’s new social credit system. Leave … Read more
by wj I see that things with Brexit are looking increasingly problematic: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/theresa-may-just-warned-of-a-no-deal-brexit-here-are-some-of-the-doomsday-scenarios/2018/09/17/3507ab2c-943b-11e8-818b-e9b7348cd87d_story.html https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/09/14/britains-housing-market-could-be-headed-for-disaster Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab is encouraging drug companies to stockpile extra medicine in case supplies cannot get onto the island after a no-deal Brexit. All of which is to say, the UK is heading for a dire mess. Thanks, in part, … Read more
by liberal japonicus This seems interesting Sheldon Whitehouse Asks Brett Kavanaugh If He Has A Gambling Problem I usually don’t post breaking stuff (I think this is) but Whitehouse was a US attorney and a State Attorney General and the last political thread is quite full. Interesting times…
by Ugh This whole Florence thing has the 9YO freaked out. Living just outside DC on the MD side makes me think he might be overly worried but that's his mojo. In other news, I can't really say Serena was robbed (if anyone it was Osaka who was clearly outplaying the legend up to that … Read more
by wj I notice that we’ve got politics sneaking into the TWA thread, so clearly we need a new open thread. Here goes. I’ve seen a variety of discussions about a possible impeachment next year. The general argument seems to start with the assumption that the Democrats take the House, so they can hold hearings, … Read more
The recent posts have underlined to me that we don’t have enough non political posts. So here is the start (he says optimistically) of a series. TWA stands for Time Wasting Activity, and I define a TWA as some hobby or pursuit that, well, wastes a lot of time. If regulars have a TWA they want to talk about, feel free to contact me at the kitty’s address.
And below the fold, billiards!