Good afternoon, what remains of Stroock's Book's readership.
More blessed rain last night and this morning.
NJ.com reports the great New Jersey bear hunt has been highly successful this year.
Another $2000 on our car. Mother!@#$@! That's American, not Canadian.
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In Canada, Justin is on the brink, they say. We accidently created an account at the National Post this morning trying to find out what's going on. They don't have much to say. We know nothing, except that today should be interesting. Over to you, Mr. Trump.
Meanwhile, the German government has collapsed. We don't care. But Ynet has a story on Christian Democratic Union leader Frederich Merz, one of the contenders for chancellor. Ynet says he's pro-Israel. 'Since October 7, Merz, like nearly all CDU members, has expressed unwavering support for Israel and its right to self-defense.' Merz pledges to crackdown on Juden hass in Germany. Whatever. This blog endorses AfD.
The Israelis have shuttered their embassy in Dublin. Good. Ireland is an antisemitic country, who's government has given unwavering support to the killers and rapists of 10/7. Ireland's also been on the ass-end of the English-speaking world for over a century. A nation which had nothing important to say about the great issues of the 20th century, yet revels in its own perceived moral superiority. They left the British empire only to join the European Union, which is hilarious, and were for years ruled by a gay dude from Mumbai. Don't the Provos feel bloody stupid now?
[What the hell are you on about? You have not one, but two short stories in War Night taking place in Ireland. And you can't stop listening to Rory Gallagher-Ed]. What the hell do you know about it, Ed? You're from Liverpool. [I know the name of the Irish Taoiseach, and that they had an election this month-Ed] They did? [And please, you had a lovely time in Ireland in 2019-Ed]. True. [And I can't help but notice that your renewed hatred for all things Irish, and what's up with that anyway, doesn't extend to Whisky and beer.-Ed]
The Israelis are making preparations to strike the Houthis in Yemen, says Israel Radar. Israel Radar also says an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear sites is more likely. Yikes. Or not. The Israelis almost certainly know everything they need to know about Iran's nuclear program. The IAF has shown it can strike Iran at will. Exit question: Is the talk of an attack on the Houthis a bit of strategic misdirection? Oh look, someone bombed the Houthis today. Bibi: 'Who? Us? Trust me, when one gets bombed by the IAF, one is left with no doubt. Ask Gaza.'
Book sales are an art not a science, an art without reason. A squiggly, Jackson Pollack postmodern kind of art. Yesterday we saw a massive spike in book sales for no reason we can discern. And no, the spike isn't due to sales of Israel Strikes which we've been plugging here.
New idea, and probably a bad one. Assad's War: A Novel of the New Middle East. A decade from now, Hafez Assad, oldest son of the late president, leads an exile army against ISIS in Syria - backed by Russian muscle. This would be a predictive novel, and an excuse to speculate about what the Middle East and Europe will be like in a decade. It's perfect summer sneak in fodder.
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