Linky Friday: Among, But Not Of Edition
Linky Friday is Ordinary Times’ end of the week tradition of bringing you stories from around the world and across the interwebs to discuss
Monthly Archive: May 2021
Darth Vader Visits HR
Darth Vader: Your powers are growing weak, old man.
HR [aggravated]: Age is a protected class as well, Lord Vader. I understand that you are under a lot of stress…
Mini-Throughput: Tumbling Chinese Rocket Edition
If you allow enough 20-ton Chinese rocket stages fall to Earth in an uncontrolled fashion, it is inevitable that something bad will happen.
Judge Strikes Down CDC’s Eviction Moratorium: Read It For Yourself
The CDC’s eviction moratortium has been been struck down by a federal judge as overreaching and beyond that department’s legal authority.
Letter to a Young Conservative
“You recently asked me what it is conservatives conserve and more importantly – what it is conservatives have to offer people like you.”
Donald Trump To Remain Banned from Facebook
In a move sure to play right into the “Big Tech” debate, former President Donald Trump will remain blocked from Facebook
Wednesday Writs: Consent to Search in Georgia v. Randolph
SCOTUS, the 4th Amendment, and a case of “he said, she said” sets precedent for consent to search in our Case of the Week, Georgia v. Randolph
From the New York Times: Do You Live in a Political Bubble?
From the New York Times: Republicans and Democrats are increasingly alienated from each other, rhetorically and geographically. How did we end up with such a segregated political landscape? Visit the link and give your...
FDA Expected to Approve Pfizer Vaccine for 12-15 Year Olds
The FDA considers granting authorization for the Pfizer vaccine that is already in use for those 16 and up for children as young as 12.
President Biden Raises Refugee Limits: Read It For Yourself
After getting pushback over his earlier decision to drastically reduce entrants, President Biden raises refugee limits. Read it for yourself
With COVID-19, the Global South Again Bears the Crisis Burden
We have asked the Global South to bear the brunt of nearly every crisis, from climate change to public health, but this is a chance to make some right calls.
The New Sumptuary Laws: Covid and the Return of Absolutism
The parallels between the sumptuary laws of old and the Covid restrictions of late are both revealing and instructive.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Vs Canada over Enbridge’s Line 5
A 4.5 mile stretch of Line 5 under the Great Lakes is at the center of a legal fight with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
COVID, PCR and The Wrongness of Alex Berenson
A perfect illustration of what Berenson and others have been doing: making wild COVID claims contradicted by the very documents they cite.
Sunday Morning! Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock
In Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece the sense of vertigo is inspired by the infinite space between Self and Other.
The Tail, It Goeth Between the Legs: Newsmax Settles, Apologizes to Dominion Employee
Newsmax settling and apologizing for accusations made on-air about Dominion Voting Systems and the 2020 Presidential Election
Saturday Morning Gaming: Horror Games and Little Nightmares
I thought about some of the best horror games I’ve played. How horror video games get under your skin and Little Nightmares.
