Kash Patel is going to try to clean up the FBI.
Good luck.
All posts by Rand Simberg
X Defeats Congress
Maybe it’s a new world, politically.
[Update a few minutes later]
Congress Proposes New Law Banning Anyone From Reading Spending Bill Until It's Passed https://t.co/zuL1kRxSoN pic.twitter.com/bWFVfXIcGt
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) December 19, 2024
[Update a while later]
This seems somewhat related: Rapid-Onset Political Enlightenment.
I said the day after the election that I had a great feeling of relief, and this sort of explains it. It’s almost like when Saruman’s spell over Théoden was broken.
TP-Link
We just bought a Deco mesh system a few months ago, when the Orbi died. I wonder if it’s compromised?
Ireland’s Hatred For Israel
I hadn’t been aware of the degree of anti-Semitism in the Emerald Isle. It makes me less inclined to want to revisit it.
An Amusing Star Wars Thread
As someone who is not a big fan of either Star Wars or Star Trek, I thought this somehow appropriate for the holidays. Yeah, I’m weird.
Seven years ago, my wife's family took me to see this movie. It was one of the kindest things they've ever done, and one of the worst things that's ever happened to me. A thread: https://t.co/rLkkj5nyaY
— Isaac TRexArms (@IsaacBotkin) December 16, 2024
The Years Of Madness
Are they (finally) ending? Many seem to think so.
Team Players And Groupthink
An interesting discussion that has great explanatory power (including perhaps the most recent election results).
Orion Anniversary
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a decade since it flew on Delta IV.
Where does the time go?
What Are They, and Whose?
Four possible drone explanations.
Related thoughts from Roger Kimball.
Well, Now We Know
Someone asked AI how the Great Pyramids were builtpic.twitter.com/iFbUTyG5Hb
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 16, 2024