Friday Links - 19 July

The Other McCain gets things rolling with GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY! Jury Convicts Corrupt Democrat Senator Menendez

Perhaps the phrase “corrupt Democrat” is redundant:

DaleyGator is struggling with medial expenses (and other stuff) while taking care of a sick parent. UPDATED FUND RAISER INFO

I moved my mom here from Texas at the very end of 2019. She is unable to be left alone, per doctor’s orders. She has diabetes, gets dialysis, and is suffering from memory and confusion issues. I am her caregiver, and it is, as you might expect, a challenge.

Clayton Cramer with more from New Jersey - There Must Be Honest People in New Jersey

So why do they sending crooks to represent them?

Meep at Stump - RIP, Shannen Doherty

Shannen Doherty recently died after a long struggle with breast cancer. She was only a few years older than me, having been born in 1971.

Professor David Yamane at Light Over Heat - Concealed Carry Revolution: Webinar 3 of 7, 10 Essential Observations on Guns in America

This is Module 3 (of 7 total) of a free public webinar I offered in spring 2024 on “Ten Essential Observations on Guns in America” (a.k.a. the Sociology of Guns). In this third session, I explore a significant part of Gun Culture 2.0 - The Concealed Carry Revolution.

Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony - Daily News Stuff 16 July 2024: Pine Lime And Passionfruit Edition

Microsoft's CTO denies the obvious, that AI is facing exponential scaling costs. (Ars Technica)

He denies this in the face of exponential expenses in AI training. He's lying, badly.

Best comment: Always listen to the Chief Tulip Officer's advice about investing in tulips.

Again from The Other McCain - Dueling Paranoias

Oh, dear God! Really? The feds think it’s a good idea to warn law enforcement about (hint, hint) “extremists” plotting “retaliation”? And then leak their memo to Politico? Yeah, that’s really going to soothe Republican fears about the “deep state.” Great thinking, guys!

Tam at View From The Porch - Running out of tanks?

Apparently the hardware situation in Russia is starting to feel the pinch of years of warfare.

The Other McCain again - Adam Schiff Joins Dump-Biden Coup

“Conan, what is best in life?” “To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of Adam Schiff.”

And again from The Other McCain - Exit Strategy? Biden Tests Positive for COVID, Retreats to Delaware.

Talk about a contrast: While Donald Trump is dodging bullets like an action-movie hero, the elderly resident of the White House contracts the virus that most of us long ago stopped worrying about.