PSA

I understand that commenters have been having some trouble getting their comments published. I've been having occasional difficulty getting my own comments published (on my own blog). I'm researching the issue; I suspect that it's got something to do with security setups or cookies or some other thing that I have little knowledge of.

If you try to publish a comment, and you get a "Failed to publish, try again later" message, by all means, do try again later. Unfortunately, in one or two cases, I've wound up being unable to publish a comment on a post no matter how long I wait. 

I appreciate your diligence and patience. 

Is there still an "ethics" section on bar exams?

We've been seeing a fair amount of this over the last few years: "Missouri AG Moves to Oust Ray County Prosecutor Over Explosive Allegations of Affairs with Defense Attorney, Defendants — Including Illegal Alien Investigated for Felony Sex Crimes".

Hmm. Looks like the prosecutor just got back to the office after an "interview" with a defendant.

California's generations-long suicide attempt

What now? "This Is Bat-Guano Insane, California".

Should clothes be treated like toxic waste?

California legislators and regulators think so. And as a consequence, they passed a law and are now implementing regulations that require any apparel manufacturer to fund a closed-loop recycling system, of course run through an NGO, to ensure that for everything they sell, there is a corresponding recycling of discarded apparel.

Neutralizing the deep state

It's an arduous struggle against long odds, but dismantling the deep state, or at least seriously reining it in, remains the most important political struggle of our time. "Acceleration".

Happy Feet Friday

Jo Stafford sings that touching ballad, "The Gentleman is a Dope".

Talk about gaslighting

Note: Original defective link fixed.

"Internet Goes Crazy After Chuck Schumer Appears to Loudly Pass Gas During Senate Floor Speech."

Not that loud, but detectable if you listen closely.

Update  Via Veeshir, in the comments section of another post:

Unrelated, I just thought the folks here would enjoy this. I saw elsewhere that apparently, McConnel has rigor tortoise.

I'm sure bookstores are going to be reinforcing their remainder tables

"Critics cast doubt on Biden's claims he personally wrote upcoming memoir".

Frankly, I don't think Biden can either write, or pronounce, the word "memoir".

Btw, did Biden ever get anybody to contribute to his presidential library? I still think he ought to settle for putting up one of those front-yard "little libraries" at his home in Delaware.

Update  10 Rejected Titles For Biden’s New Memoir.