Some things to deal with so light blogging
Thursday, February 05, 2026
Popularism!
One day they will learn to chase where the puck is going, maybe even try to give it a whack themselves, realize they don't need 4 guys on defense all the time...
65% of Americans, up from 54% in June of 2025, think the actions of ICE have gone too far in enforcing immigration laws. 12%, down from 18%, say ICE’s actions have not gone far enough. And 22% say the actions of ICE are about right in enforcing immigration laws. This is down slightly from 26% previously.
Longtime Wingman Of Larry Summers
Amazing stuff.
Epstein is also eager to prove that he is not a racist. He says: “You know, there’s this argument that I reject that Black people are less intelligent than white people. It’s not true.“We know, for example, that if I was in the forest and I had to run from the lion or figure out a way not to be eaten, and my competition is a local African, I’m the one who’s getting eaten. Because they have the intelligence to deal with their local environment.“So it’s just different. It’s not better, it’s not worse. But there’s many differences amongst different types of people, and people have different intelligences and they excel in some intelligences usually and less so in others.”
Have You Tried Not Being The World's Worst Human
Try imagining how to get the approval of people who aren't named "Catturd2." It took Bill Murray several decades (or even more) to figure it out in Groundhog Day. Better get started, Elon!
But In This Rural Ohio Congressional District, He's Not Popular At All
All the Mamdani haters have gone pretty quiet lately.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has 48-32% favorability rating, from 46-31% in December. The 48% favorable is the highest it’s ever been for Mamdani. He is viewed favorably by 64% of Democrats, unfavorably by 68% of Republicans, and favorably, 43-31%, by independents.One of my "favorite" anti-Mamdani arguments was that he shouldn't be the candidate because, if he was elected, then Democrats all over the country would have to answer for him
I suppose people who decided that the winner of a 5-way contested mayoral race (Adams) in New York City told us something, anything, about national Dem politics could think that honestly, but I bet the rest of us can see the problem with believing that no Democratic politician, anywhere in America, can be to the left of Tim Ryan (who lost) without dooming the party.
Wednesday, February 04, 2026
Concentration Camp NIMBYs
Republican senators, too!
I strongly oppose DHS's proposed plan to turn a warehouse in Byhalia, Mississippi, into an ICE detention center. I am all for immigration enforcement, but this site was meant for economic development and job creation. We cannot suddenly flood Byhalia with an influx of up to…
— Senator Roger Wicker (@SenatorWicker) February 4, 2026
Darkness
I don't have many deep thoughts about the demise of the Post, in part because I don't actually know what Bezos is trying to achieve (theorize away, but I don't know). I'll just say that Bezos pulled the trigger awhile ago, and this is just the bleeding stage.
What's This All About Then
No idea.
Fifty-five-year-old Ori Solomon faces charges in both state and federal court after investigators seized guns, passports, and uncovered details about the alleged illegal biolab tied to a man who is currently in federal custody.
So far, in Clark County, Solomon faces one felony count of improper disposal of hazardous waste — specifically, hydrochloric acid. The charge comes under a Nevada law governing "weapons of mass destruction, lethal agents, toxins and delivery systems."
Solomon is also facing federal gun charges after authorities found bullets and at least six firearms during a search of his Las Vegas home on Saturday.
Police and court records reveal Solomon is an Israeli citizen who was admitted into the U.S. on a non-immigrant visa, which is valid until May. That visa prohibits him from having guns.
Zones of Interest
Some people aren't big fans of concentration camps being built near them. From a hearing in Surprise, Arizona.
[Jake Tapper bursts through the wall, like the Kool-Aid Man, to yell at me for using the term "concentration camp" to refer to concentration camps.]Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
— Arizona Right Watch (@azrww.bsky.social) February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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MAHA
Hannah and Daniel Neeleman's Ballerina Farm has reportedly paused its sale of raw milk following health concerns discovered this past summer.
In recent years, the influencer couple has built a business around their viral content shared to millions of followers across social channels. The Ballerina Farm brand — which is named for Hannah's past pursuits as a Juilliard-trained dancer — sells frozen meat products, pantry products, kitchenware and more goods related to baking and cooking.
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In a statement issued to PEOPLE, Daniel says that the Ballerina Farm has come to better understand the process behind making consumable unpasteurized dairy products.
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact. The way our dairy was built is ideal for pasteurized dairy products," he says. "We do plan in the future to construct a second dairy made specifically for raw milk products. The state of Utah requires daily testing and any Raw Milk sold from our stand passed."
I am curious what precisely caused the Trumpers to start talking about "whole milk" instead of "raw milk."
Tuesday, February 03, 2026
The True 2nd Amendment
Not everybody gets to have guns, certainly not without fear of summary execution from "frightened" law enforcement.
Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, on Monday threatened jail time for anyone who enters the capital with a gun.
In remarks on Fox News that could deepen a growing rift between gun owners and the Trump administration, Ms. Pirro declared that if anyone brings “a gun into the District, you mark my words, you’re going to jail. I don’t care if you have a license in another district and I don’t care if you’re a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else.”
The Moment
Josh Shapiro proves his critics (me) correct almost every time he opens his mouth.
Philadelphia’s bombastic district attorney, Larry Krasner, is no stranger to opposition from within his own party, but the anger directed at him last week after he said ICE agents are “wannabe Nazis” was more pronounced than usual.
After making the comparison, Krasner faced a wave of criticism, including from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, who called the comments “abhorrent” and said the rhetoric doesn’t help “bring down the temperature.”
But the progressive district attorney said Monday that he would not back down, saying “these are people who have taken their moves from a Nazi playbook and a fascist playbook.”
“Governor Shapiro is not meeting the moment,” Krasner said in an interview. “The moment requires that we call a subgroup of people within federal law enforcement — who are killing innocent people, physically assaulting innocent people, threatening and punishing the use of video — what they are. … Just say it. Don’t be a wimp.”
Elsewhere, some other people for Shapiro to criticize:
About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, including many Holocaust survivors. Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments.
“That reminds me of Anne Frank,” Rachel Blumberg, president and CEO of the center, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “There’s a kindred bond between our residents being Jewish and seeing the place that the Haitians have gone through.”
Concerning
Don't see how Phony Stark wriggles out of this one!
Offices belonging to Elon Musk's social media platform, X, in France are being raided by the Paris prosecutor.Its cyber-crime unit is conducting the searches, it said in a statement on X. Europol is assisting.It added it was related to an investigation opened in January 2025 following complaints about X's algorithm and the content it recommended.
Monday, February 02, 2026
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