Political Calculations starts us off with A Guide for Choosing the Right Adjective to Describe How Good Something Is
What if it's "awesome"? Is something that's awesome better than something that's very good? Not knowing whether it is or not can lead to some really "mediocre" if not "rubbish" attempts to communicate on your part.
The Other McCain - Secret Service DEI Quota Hire Goes Completely Berserk at Andrews AFB
Filing bogus discrimination claims would normally be seen as a red flag, and it turns out Michelle Herczeg had more red flags than a May Day parade in Beijing, but that didn’t stop the Biden administration from hiring her as a Secret Service agent:
Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony - Daily News Stuff 26 April 2024: Narbuncular Numbats Edition
Australia's police and spy agencies want backdoors in encryption protocols. (The Register)
Because of course they do.
Samizdata - Another reminder of how evil Iran’s regime is
For some reason, this story about Iran and its intention to execute a rap artist has gone “under the radar” of a lot of the news channels, and I only came across it when listening to a podcast from Yaron Brook.
Wombat-socho - FMJRA 2.0: No Joy In The North. A review of the past week in (fantasy) baseball.
Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt.
Impro Guns - Homemade submachine guns seized (Chile). Click thru for photos of what look like a couple of models from Professor Parabellum.
Various homemade submachine guns seized from a gun maker in Chile last year.
Joe Huffman at The View From North Central Idaho - Expert Firearms Rating Means Nothing
Other than firearms instructors who teach special forces, and one Army ranger who just barely edged me out, all the military only taught people I have knowingly competed against were… less than competitive.
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