A somewhat unusual musical joke this morning, courtesy of In The Middle Of The Right, who posted this video.  It's set to the Bee Gees' hit "Stayin' Alive" from the movie "Saturday Night Fever".

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And, for those who don't remember the disco era, here's the original tune.

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Mercifully, the disco era didn't last long.

Peter

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In recent weeks, I've noticed an upsurge in comments that are vituperative, ill-tempered, downright profane attacks on other commenters, as well as very nasty things being said about certain politicians and political parties.

Folks, those comments are not going to be published here.  End of story.

I've said many times that I try to keep this blog ( Read more... )

This absolutely boggles my mind.  If it's true that Dr. Fauci sponsored and/or approved this research, then I suspect his evil may be beyond redemption.  Watch this five-minute video, and prepared to be left speechless.

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How many thousands - perhaps tens, or even hundreds, of thousands - of innocent animals were mutilated, drugged, tortured ( Read more... )

Found in several places on social media.  Click the image for a larger view.

Since, using the same criterion of birth, I'm also African-American (albeit with a strong side of Caucasian), that means I should be celebrating, too!  I'm on it like white on rice . . . oh, was it indelicate of me to say that?

Peter

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Courtesy of an article at Come And Make It, I came across this video.  I found it interesting and informative;  and, based on many years working in "the projects" from time to time, and volunteering at a homeless shelter, and working with prison inmates who pleaded poverty as an excuse for their crimes, I think it does a reasonable job at ( Read more... )

Found on social media:

It's funny, but it's also tragic.  Oh, well.  Let the cleanup continue!

Peter

http://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2025/02/that-gets-it-said.html

In ancient Rome, the poet Juvenal asked "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" ("Who will watch the watchmen?" or "Who will guard the guards themselves?").  Basically, it refers to the impossibility of imposing ethical or moral behavior when those responsible for enforcing it are themselves unethical or immoral.

We see this time and again when people ( Read more... )

"El Gato Malo", writing at Bad Cattitude, has a masterful essay on what we're seeing in Washington D.C at present, and why there's so much panic, anger and desperation on the part of the progressive left.  Here's an extended excerpt.  (Note that he/she does not use capital letters to begin sentences, so this may seem odd to more grammatically ( Read more... )

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador may take some of the pressure off US jails and prisons.

All sorts of positives there:

• El Salvador gets a couple of thousand well-paid (by local standards) jobs, and buys food, etc. for the prisoners from local markets, benefiting their entire economy;
• El Salvador's relationship with the Trump ( Read more... )

I laughed my head off (well, almost) after seeing a news report yesterday, and an almost immediate response to it on MeWe.

The report concerned the USS Preble, an Arleigh Burke class destroyer, testing its new laser weapon.  The article included this photograph (click it for a larger view):

I was delighted to see this response on MeWe minutes ( Read more... )