Friday, June 12, 2026

The lighter side of the World Cup

Europeans in America are having a great time exploring our noble traditions (like Walmart): "I Am Lovin' Me European Soccer Fans".

This guy is splendidly and hilariously taken aback.

The government's relation to the native-born people of Belfast (and the UK, at large)

In a single meme (via Gregory at The mind is an unexplored country.)

Reimagining famous figures in French history

It's worth it, if, for no other reason, than for the portrayal of Louis Pasteur as a YouTube gun guy.

Fun with numbers

I'm sure some of you brainiacs out there know all about this, but it's new to me: Kaprekar's constant.

Happy Feet Friday

Benny Goodman and his orchestra, right about the time he started attracting a national following, performing "Goody Goody" (then-20-year-old Helen Ward is the singer).


Thursday, June 11, 2026

Because of course they do

"After horrific Belfast migrant knife attack, U.K. officials think the problem is X".

If your own government provides constant examples of its view of the native born as second-class citizens, then the only reason for obeying the law becomes fear of incarceration. That, I believe, is very much a "low trust" society in which the institutions deserve nothing but contempt - and ultimately extreme pushback, up to and including overthrow. The coming paroxysm of rage will be something the elites cannot control; nonetheless, the blame for the violence will lie at their door. A stance of suicidal empathy for unassimilable outsiders, and complete disinterest in one's native culture and traditions and even in the lives and welfare of native-born citizens, represents an incompatibility that cannot persist forever - nor, may it please God, for very much longer. 

Just say "no" to stabbing people

"Karmelo Anthony's Lawyer Said *What* About the Guilty Verdict?".

Karmelo Anthony is guilty of murder. He was convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison. It should have been life without parole, and if he were older, he would deserve the death penalty. Anthony fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf at a track meet in Frisco, Texas, in 2025. A crowdfunding page raised over a million dollars, which his family used to splurge on new cars, a house, and other items.
Of course, Anthony’s lawyer had to go there after the verdict, framing the case’s ending as a “legal lynching.” This legal representation was a perfect fit for the moment, and I don’t mean that in a good way. What a lunatic.

Here's the thing, counselor. The "lynchee" walked away - to a prison cell, to be sure, but he's still alive. And his godawful family actually profited financially. So, my sympathy-meter for the murderer is reading zero.