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July 13th, 2021 - 5:01 pm § in Humor, Misc.

Music video: Necking with donkeys

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July 13th, 2021 - 1:58 pm § in America, China, Foreign Affairs

Navy secretary nominee pledges to defend Taiwan

Biden’s nominee for Navy secretary, Carlos Del Toro (photo, left; bio here), spoke of defending Taiwan in strong terms during his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Del Toro said, “It’s incredibly important to defend Taiwan in every way possible. We should be focused on[...]

July 13th, 2021 - 12:46 pm § in Donald Trump, Humor, Law and Courts, Politics

The legal consequences of volunteering to be the butt of a joke

Back in 2018, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen made a fool of notorious Alabama politician Roy Moore. Cohen invited Moore to appear on his TV show. Moore took the bait. He even signed a contract agreeing, buried in so many obfuscating legal phrases, to be made a fool of. “During the segment, Cohen p[...]

July 13th, 2021 - 12:14 pm § in Israel/Palestine

Your signs or your peace talks

The U.S., under new management, is trying to restart peace talks between Israel, also under new management, and the Palestine Authority, still under the same old management. “The PA’s list of demands to do so likely will include returning to an earlier status quo that limited Jews from visit[...]

July 13th, 2021 - 11:56 am § in Humor, Misc.

Video: How to defeat Ben & Jerry’s ice cream lock

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