Saturday, August 29, 2026

It is perhaps no coincidence...

...that Britain's "most decorated Marxist historian", Eric Hobsbawm, possessed a deliciously slapable face.

Fortunately, this defender of mass murder became a good red 14 years ago. Fourteen years too late, I nonetheless wish to commemorate his passing as I typically do when I mention the permanent departure of a stalwart commie:


The schizophrenia of trying to run for national office as a Democrat and an observant Jew

"Why Can’t Josh Shapiro Take a Hint?

Jewishness aside, Shapiro has shown a willingness to be whatever the powers on the left want him to be if that’s what it takes to get the nod for 2028. It’s now pretty obvious that on the Democrat side in the race for president, elections are mere formalities. Shapiro knows that to become the nominee, the most important votes he gets will come from a cabal in the shadows that has the money and controls the agenda.

Interesting

There is nothing new under the sun.

Friday, August 28, 2026

Migrant fatigue

"PUSHBACK: Fed-Up Spanish Citizens Charge Beach in Ceuta, Disperse the Invaders and Set Fire to Their Shacks, Clash With the Police".

I always thought there was something phony about this vegetable

"The Horrible Truth About the World's Worst Vegetable".

Hilarious:

Thanks to professional carnivore Sama Hoole, I just learned that kale only "became a superfood because a publicist in New York invented a trade association that did not exist."
"Before all that," Hoole continued, "the biggest kale buyer in America was Pizza Hut. Not for the menu. They bought it by the ton, fourteen thousand pounds of it in 2012, and laid it round the salad bar to hide the ice."
Kale, in short, was the stuff they put food on.
"Nobody was meant to eat it. It was the doily."

The only green vegetable I truly enjoy is the green bean. A mess of those cooked in bacon grease, or even chicken bouillon, goes down just fine. I can tolerate lettuce and I can even muscle down cucumbers if I have to. But I tried kale once, and it was the last time.

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Happy Feet Friday

The smooth sound of bossa nova, with Astrid Gilberto, singing "Agua de Beber" (from 1965).