Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

My prediction - if Sirhan Sirhan is granted parole and released he will make hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking engagements talking about "his struggle" and the cause of Palestinian freedom to the very groups that once venerated the memory of RFK. A true illustration of the perversion of values... List of books to read before you die... Jarrett Stidham is truly the forgotten man in New England. Last offseason he was the odds on favorite to replace Tom Brady as the Patriots starting QB but then the Pats signed Cam Newton. Then they drafted Mac Jones in the 1st round. Now Stidham is all but forgotten (and probably soon to be cut from the roster or placed on Injured Reserve)... Great observation and life advice from Michael Lewis via his podcast with Tim Ferriss... SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon on Sunday with little fanfare or media coverage. A sure sign that SpaceX launches are now getting so commonplace that they are taken for granted. That's a sign of success... 

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Heroes come in all kinds.

- Bari Weiss (and Substack) have been a great success. Good for her - but not sure where that $800,000 per year figure comes from since 14,000 paying subscribers at $5 each is just $70,000. (Edit - math is hard that's $70,000 PER MONTH - now I go to the penalty box where I will feel the shame.)

- Most of the Kennedy family (and most of America) are against the parole of Sirhan Sirhan.

- The FBI's involvement in the plot to kidnap the Governor of Michigan keeps getting more bizarre. 

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- These are the US servicemen killed in the Kabul airport attack.

- Amazon urges FCC to deny SpaceX's plan for second generation Starlink. While the overall impression is Elon Musk is getting things done while Jeff Bezos just protests and cries foul - in this case Amazon may have a point.

- Libertarians correctly predicted the Afghanistan fiasco. (HT Stephen Landry) 

- Sirhan Sirhan parole board approved his release. Let's hope the Governor rejects the recommendation. People forget but Sirhan was the original Islamic terrorist in this country - killing "Bobby" over Israel's victory in the Six Days War and America's support of Israel.

- Because that's all they seem to care about.

Bobby Kennedy

On this day 41-years ago - Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed. Many people remember the anniversary but most forget the reason Bobby Kennedy was killed.

He was killed by a Palestinian on the first anniversary of the Six-Day War.

In 1973 the PLO kidnapped the US Ambassador to Sudan - Cleo Allen Noel and the former Ambassador - George Curtis Moore. Freeing Sirhan Sirhan was one of the main demands made by the kidnappers. Both Noel and Moore were shot and killed.

The Democratic Party leaders embracing people like Arafat in the past or Hamas today is a slap in the face of the memory of Bobby Kennedy. Yet nobody remembers or maybe they don't care?

It should also be remembered that Sirhan Sirhan was prosecuted by Band of Brothers hero Buck Compton.

Bobby Kennedy

On this day 40-years ago - Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed. Many people remember the anniversary but most forget the reason Bobby Kennedy was killed.

He was killed by a Palestinian on the first anniversary of the Six-Day War.

In 1973 the PLO kidnapped the US Ambassador to Sudan - Cleo Allen Noel and the former Ambassador - George Curtis Moore. Freeing Sirhan Sirhan was one of the main demands made by the kidnappers. Both Noel and Moore were shot and killed.

The Democratic Party leaders embracing people like Arafat in the past or Hamas today is a slap in the face of the memory of Bobby Kennedy. Yet nobody remembers or maybe they don't care?

It should also be remembered that Sirhan Sirhan was prosecuted by Band of Brothers hero Buck Compton.