Thoughts from Eric Raymond:
Today's big beef is between tech-success maximizers like @elonmusk and MAGA nationalists who think the US job market is being flooded by low-skill immigrants because employers don't want to pay competitive wages to Americans.
— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) December 26, 2024
To be honest, I think both sides are making some…
The “climate crisis” fanatics continue to ignore the evidence.
Is there any chance that next year will be less crazy? Or are we still in the middle of Heinlein’s Crazy Years?
Seeing recent headlines like “woman catches fire on NY subway” and “a car was driven into a market” shows how identity politics is having a chilling effect on truthful dissemination of information. Let’s talk about how.
— Elica Le Bon الیکا ل بن (@elicalebon) December 23, 2024
Ordinarily, these headlines would be written in active… pic.twitter.com/JetXBpU5bk
Kash Patel is going to try to clean up the FBI.
Good luck.
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.
Are they (finally) ending? Many seem to think so.
Four possible drone explanations.
Related thoughts from Roger Kimball.
Miranda Devine says good riddance. I would have told Trump not to appoint him at the time.
I wonder if Bondi will assign some people to look into this?