Sham justice in Illinois

Regardless of the mountain of evidence that resulted in his convictions, actor Jesse Smollett had all his convictions overturned today by the hard-left Illinois Supreme Court. The vote was 5-0. The AP has a decent account of the case. Smollett, who is Black and gay, made headlines around the world after he told police inContinue reading “Sham justice in Illinois”

The old saw, “every day is children’s day,” has been expropriated for better use.

The excellent X blogress Laura Powell has compiled a list of  holidays observed by different kinds of children, LGBTA activists, who must have been severly holiday-deprived in their youth. Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Not to be confused with Trans Day of Visibility, which is in March. Or Trans Day of Action, in June.Continue reading “The old saw, “every day is children’s day,” has been expropriated for better use.”

Child molestation now legal in California

From lifesite.news A California judge has permanently stripped parental rights from Texas father Jeffrey Younger over his refusal to allow his 12-year-old son to be chemically and surgically castrated at the wish of the boy’s mom. This is heartbreaking: ‘I lost all parental rights to my sons. Goodbye, boys,’ Younger wrote on X (formerly Twitter)Continue reading “Child molestation now legal in California”

Music appreciation

Your Tatler has listened to more performances and recordings of “Rach 3” (as musician types have dubbed it, and Bickerstaff’s favorite among the four concertos) than he can recall.  There are many excellent recordings of this monsterpiece© and it’s heartening so many of them are by younger artists, who possess the requisite chops to handleContinue reading “Music appreciation”

Some rare good news about criminal illegal aliens

One of them has been brought to justice. From the Post ATHENS, Ga. — Tren de Aragua gang member Jose Ibarra was sentenced to life without parole Wednesday for the vicious murder of promising nursing student Laken Riley in a case that ignited a national firestorm over the Biden administration’s open border policy and coddlingContinue reading “Some rare good news about criminal illegal aliens”

One must have a heart of stone to read the death of MSNBC without laughing

From the New York Post Panic engulfed MSNBC headquarters on Wednesday after parent company Comcast confirmed a massive spinoff of its cable properties — with a top executive even suggesting the left-leaning network may be forced to change its name. Is it finally happening? Can one no longer espouse hard-core left-wing, self-righteous reporting and expectContinue reading “One must have a heart of stone to read the death of MSNBC without laughing”

Uh, oh, are we in for it now?

From the Babylon Bee American-made missiles just struck deep inside Russia. The Kremlin’s response was to authorize the use of nukes. Biden’s parting gift? From CNBC@CNN Russia says Ukraine attacked it using U.S.-made missiles, signals it’s ready for nuclear response. Of course, it wasn’t Biden’s decision to send up the rockets, since he’s non compos mentis,Continue reading “Uh, oh, are we in for it now?”

Happy news from Bickerstaff’s home town

From the Connection Centinal, via Truth Social. President-Elect Donald Trump announced Linda McMahon will be the next US Secretary of Education, which could be a short-lived job if Trump keeps his promise to end the Department of Education.Trump promises McMahon will fight to expand “Choice” to every state in America, even Connecticut.McMahon spent a coupleContinue reading “Happy news from Bickerstaff’s home town”