Daily Archives: April 17, 2023

Surprise: School Kids Can’t Read

(I brilliantly had this set to autopost on the 27th, rather than today) The NY Times is oh-so-close to getting what the problem is, who’s responsible, and the solutions (non-paywalled here) ‘Kids Can’t Read’: The Revolt That Is Taking on the Education Establishment In suburban Houston, parents rose up against a top-rated school district, demanding […]

WWIII Watch: Ukraine To Test And Use Non-Banned Weapons To Regain Crimea (?)

Does anyone else see the big problem with what the Reuters headline implies? Ukraine will ‘test and use’ any non-banned weapons to retake Crimea: official Ukraine will “test and use” any non-banned weapons to liberate its territory, including Russian-occupied Crimea, the head of its National Security and Defence Council said on Friday. Oleksiy Danilov’s comment […]

If All You See…

…is an Evil plastic gun, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Cold Fury, with a post on how the squishy Republicans in Florida are feeling about DeSantis.

Freedom Loving Democrats Want To Ban “Fat Shaming” By Law

The political party that calls anyone who disagrees with them a Fascist is in their banning something stage again Can Body Shaming Be Outlawed? In 1961 at age 37, Jean Nidetch, who struggled with her weight for most of her life, signed up for a 10-week program offered by the New York City Board of […]

EV Driver Realizes How “Brutal” Road Trips Can Be

Once again, I’ll mention that I am not against EVs. Heck, for most of my driving one would serve me well. It’s only on those trips to the beach or up to NJ that would be a problem. Like this A 9-hour drive in Toyota’s new electric SUV showed me how brutal EV road trips […]

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