From Ochelli.com
In the first hour, we got to catch up with our friend Regular Joe. Chuck and Joe discussed the weather in the south and the awful lack of sense in the news streams. The conversation shifted to Punisher Season 2. Chuck is a fan of the show and actually sees many real messages in the show’s design and script.
On Blocking Comments (Again!)
Ever since I started this blog I have wrestled with the question of whether unrestricted free expression should be favored over a preferred atmosphere of civility. My inclination is to allow diverse views to be expressed in harsh ways, provided interactions among those submitting comments do not degenerate into a toxic blend of insult and propaganda.
From Parallax Views
On this edition of Parallax Views you’ll hear the second part of a conversation with Pearse Redmond of Porkins Policy Review and the Open Minds Foundation on the sordid saga of disgraced billionaire and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
This week my guest is comedian and activist Sam Spadino. Sam recently made headlines for getting thrown out of a Trump rally in Duluth for holding up a picture of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein with the caption, “Who is Jeffrey Epstein?” Sam and I talk about the day in question and what it was like. We discuss the sentiment at the rally and the strange announcements made about how to deal with protesters. Sam explains how he got the signs in and the experience of making eye contact with the president while holding up the picture. Sam talks about the media attention the protest received.
At a party on Martha’s Vineyard, a woman said if Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz were in front of her, she would stab him through the heart. The Marxist philosophy of the radical left that pits opposing groups against each other is spreading. Dershowitz is being shunned by the left, led by Professor Nicholas Negroponte who has told his students not to engage with people with whom they disagree. [...]
By Laurent Guyénot • Unz Review • June 3, 2018 Introduction Just after midnight of June 6, 1968, Senator Robert Kennedy was assassinated in a backroom of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He had just been celebrating his victory at the California primaries, which made him the most likely Democratic nominee for the presidential […]
Greg Giroux penned an essay for Bloomberg News, All Signs Point to Big Democratic Wins in 2018, which is a hell of a lot more reality-based than the tepid Beltway prognosticators who "think" the Democrats "may" win the 24 seats they need to t
