An interesting article on an interesting fruit. A friend of mine grows them on his farm west of Ann Arbor. It’s a tropical fruit that will grow at higher latitudes.
Tim Walz’s Stolen Valor
No, he’s no hero.
[Sunday-morning update]
His chaplain says that his action was “cowardly.”
[Afternoon update]
Walz dodged the Sunday shows as though it was a deployment, while Vance was all over them. If Walz survives the convention, the debates will be devastating to him.
[Monday-morning update]
Reminder: Tim Walz was a covid tyrant.
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[Update a while later]
The elite capture of Tim Walz. Now that Biden is losing his usefulness, the CCP has to replace him with someone.
[Tuesday-morning update]
Tim Walz Clarifies That He Is Not Stealing Valor, Just Redistributing It https://t.co/wyCWwQpeSi pic.twitter.com/5yLMZyZxqT
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) August 12, 2024
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[Update a few minutes later]
Walz’s latest lie about his relationship with a Hitler-worshiping Muslim cleric.
The Harris-Walz Lies
…prove that it’s a working-class election.
Kursk
Laughing Wolf has thoughts.
And yes, the historical irony is immense.
How To Beat Kamala
Part 1:
Lileks
…writes his last column for the Strib.
Islam
…and the future of the west.
We’re not too far gone yet, but Britain may be.
Putin’s Embarrassment
What the hell is going on in Kursk?
I’m guessing that part of the idea was to force the Russians to redeploy troops away from the lines in Ukraine.
The Onslaught By The Media
Jeffrey Carter describes it. We’re in a fight to save the Republic.
[Update a few minutes later]
Question everything. They are not deserving of our trust.
[Update a while later]
The establishment are fighting like the cornered rats they are.
Boeing And SLS
The fiasco continues.
But hey, let’s keep giving them billions of taxpayer dollars for a launch system that is behind schedule and that no one needs except Boeing and its pet Congresspeople.
[Update a few minutes later]
More from Eric Berger.
[Update a while later]
This seems relevant: Our crisis of institutional incompetence. Fortunately, SpaceX doesn’t suffer from this. Yet.
[Update mid morning]
Thoughts on Boeing and the defense implications from Jared Isaacman.
Some additional context: the headlines of stranded astronauts are unfair and misleading, but not necessarily clickbait, as I think the public has a genuine interest in the situation. My comments on Starliner are based entirely on what is in the public domain and has been… https://t.co/KDPd7yjMJS
— Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) August 10, 2024
And yes, it is probably the most consequential safety decision NASA has made since Columbia.
[Late-morning update]
Has NASA’s safety culture changed since Columbia?
[Afternoon update]
The fall of Boeing is complete.
Oh, I don’t know. I think that they still have some room below.