Monthly Archives: January 2025

WP: Inspired by ISIS: From a Taylor Swift plot in Vienna to carnage in New Orleans

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Luke Ford

The more freedom we have, the more painful our loser status becomes. Washington Post: By the time he came up with the idea of bombing a Taylor Swift concert, Beran Aliji’s young life had completely broken down. In July, amid … Continue reading →

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NYT: Musk’s Misinformation About Tech Visas

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Luke Ford

Farah Stockman writes for the New York Times: …for more than a decade, Americans working in the tech industry have been systematically laid off and replaced by cheaper H-1B visa holders… Prominent companies were jettisoning their locally hired I.T. departments … Continue reading →

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The Return of American Carnage (1-2-25)

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Luke Ford

01:00 New Orleans terror attack, https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/02/us/new-orleans-attack-news07:00 The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg08:30 Terrorism, Islamism, and the Democrats, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci0GnJzYfqA56:40 Media malpractice 1:24:20 Elon Musk supports Tommy Robinson, https://x.com/brianoflondon/status/1874814301762191560

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The Most Powerful Court in the World: A History of the Supreme Court of the United States

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Luke Ford

UCLA law professor Stuart Banner writes in this 2024 book: * The Court likewise upheld a considerable amount of regulation that was alleged to infringe liberty in a more personal sense. Just two months before Lochner, for example, the Court … Continue reading →

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Terror Attack In New Orleans Kills 10 (1-1-25)

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Luke Ford

01:00 Terror attack in New Orleans, https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/01/us/new-orleans-vehicle-crash04:00 WP: Years of inaction on ‘crisis’ at Secret Service set stage for Trump shooting in Butler, https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/12/31/butler-trump-secret-service-shooting/11:00 Donald Trump transformed the culture, https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/29/culture-wars-trump-woke-democrats-0019542416:30 Have Biden’s Infirmities Destroyed Liberalism?, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVN0ao5E80Q59:00 Why Loners Suck At … Continue reading →

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