Category Archives: History

History, Law, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, War Commentary

Rosenstein

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I watched some of the testimony this morning. Basically, he played dumb bureaucrat who got played by the FBI. In so doing, he threw McCabe under the bus. He’ll be a key witness at trial. The deer-in-the-headlights look as Ted Cruz excoriated him was amusing.

I wish that I was surprised that the Democrats attempted to downplay what happened. They used to pretend to care about the use of foreign-surveillance techniques to spy on Americans. I guess Orange Man Bad covers all sins.

[Thursday-morning update]

Rosenstein: I’m accountable, but not responsible.

What a mealy-mouthed twerp.

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Health, History, Law, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Social Commentary

Lileks

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…is depressed and angry. So is Greg Gutfeld; he said so on The Five yesterday. I feel fortunate to live in a neighborhood that, despite being in the center of the LA metroplex, is unlikely to attract looters.

[Update a couple minutes later]

Thank CNN, the media, and the Democrats for the looting and the riots.

[Update a while later]

Pandemics and pandemonium: a history of pandemics and rioting, and a description of “riot ideology.” I just saw on Twitter that Barr is threatening to release communications between Antifa and prominent public officials to coordinate the mayhem. I’m guessing that none of those public officials are Republicans.

[Update while more later]

“Resistance” has become insurrection.

[Afternoon update]

How to destroy civilization. And American Kristallnacht.

I read Shirer’s “Rise and Fall” as a teenager, but not since.

Business, History, Political Commentary, Social Commentary, Space, Technology and Society

SpaceX

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…returns human spaceflight to America (and southern California).

I’m glad this is happening, but it should have happened years ago.

[Update just before launch time]

Welp, I guess they’ll try again Saturday. Florida weather.

[Thursday-morning update]

American spaceflight is now in Elon Musk’s hands.

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[Saturday-afternoon (in Florida) update]

Trying again in less than an hour.

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[Update after the launch]

Looks like everything went perfectly, with weather cooperating in the last hour. On orbit now, and heading for a rendezvous with ISS tomorrow morning. Vodkapundit live blogged it.

[Update a few minutes later]

Loren Grush’s story.

Another report from Emilee Speck.

[Sunday-morning update]

And, they’re docked. They named the ship Endeavour. Jonathan O’Callaghan has the story.