Sadly, this is my take, too. It was a mistake for Trump to tell the Iranians he had their back if he wasn’t going to follow through.
Category Archives: History
The Remaking Of Alex Pretti
Martyrs of the left must be made into saints, even if falsely.
Lawrence Of Arabia
An interesting new look at the history from Bob Zimmerman.
Ameliamentum
The anime style is not my cup of tea, but this could rouse the British lads.
Stop what you're doing and give this a watch 👀
— Amelia (@AmeliajakSolana) January 31, 2026
This is the BEST Amelia video I've seen. @Skyebrows has outdone themselves – the quality, the detail, the easter eggs.
Amelia is more than a meme now. She's a movement 💜pic.twitter.com/l37BeQuNk6
The Second Amendment
…at protests and demonstrations.
I’m back from Orlando, but catching up.
40 Years On
I’ve been busy with the conference, compounded by the fact that I brought the wrong mouse with me for the laptop, so light posting. But it’s worth noting the anniversary of the loss of Challenger. Which is also (as always) my birthday.
The Canary In The Coal Mine Of Hollywood
The Sunset Strip is dying.
I’ve never habituated the place, though I’ve often driven down it in the daytime on the way to somewhere else. I haven’t done it in a while. Probably a lot less business for the “Sunset pigs” that Joni Mitchell sung about in her song California.
Poor Hitler
He’s discovered his new followers:
Hitler reacts to the new generation of Nazis pic.twitter.com/ihZR66rEHf
— TRIGGERnometry (@triggerpod) January 19, 2026
A Mass Hostage Situation In Iran?
And by “mass,” I mean by the millions.
If the administration still intends to do something, I wonder what they have planned?
[Update a couple minutes later[
What can’t the Democrats speak frankly about Iran?
Minnesota
A political culture full of arsonists.
It should be a cautionary tale. I hope it will be.