Archive for 2015

WELL, THEY LIE ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE, SO. . . Did the Obama Administration lie about Netanyahu? If the correction is correct, then we have a situation in which the administration was so grossly incompetent that it was circulating false information about Netanyahu from multiple spokespeople, or that it intentionally sought to undermine Netanyahu by lying about his alleged ‘breach of protocol.’ It’s also possible that the administration strongly objected when it was told of the invitation, but Netanyahu accepted anyway, but there has been no indication from the White House that this is the case.”

THIS IS WHY, WHEN I GO TO A STEAKHOUSE, I PREFER TO ORDER PRIME RIB: The Best Steak House Is Your House. I’ve only occasionally had a steak out that was as good as one I can make at home. On the other hand, I love prime rib, and I never make that at home.

MORE EVIDENCE THAT tight underwear can hurt your sperm count. Whether that’s a bug or a feature depends, I guess. But I wonder if it might also affect testosterone output, etc.

UNEXPLAINED TEMPERATURE “ADJUSTMENTS,” and what John Hinderaker calls, via email, “the best animated GIFs since Rathergate.” Inside The Latest Global Warming Scandal. “This kind of thing is going on all over the world. It is one of the reasons why the satellite data (which, however, go back only to 1979) are so important: they have not been corrupted.”

21ST CENTURY EMPLOYMENT: The Pro Dumpster Diver Who’s Making Thousands Off America’s Biggest Retailers. “He prefers to be known as a ‘for-profit archaeologist.'”

Plus: “Malone sees himself as a kind of bridge between not only the philosophies of abundance and sustainability but also the haves and have-nots. Lots of people—even in the US—can’t afford the newest device. ‘But you can make a huge difference in their lives if you can sell them a computer that works well for $200.'”

FOREIGN POLICY: Children of the Caliphate: The Islamic State is raising an army of child soldiers, and the West could be fighting them for generations to come.

They’re used for blood transfusions when Islamic State fighters are injured. They are paid to inform on people who are disloyal or speak out against the Islamic State. They are trained to become suicide bombers. They are children as young as 6 years old, and they are being transformed into the Islamic State’s soldiers of the future.

The Islamic State has put in place a far-reaching and well-organized system for recruiting children, indoctrinating them with the group’s extremist beliefs, and then teaching them rudimentary fighting skills. The militants are preparing for a long war against the West, and hope the young warriors being trained today will still be fighting years from now.

Hey, remember when Glenn Beck was talking about the Caliphate stuff five or six years ago and everybody said he was crazy?