
Kirk Israel's commonplace and blog. Quotes and links daily since 2001.
2025.04.18
"The most daming claim in this statement IMO:
Within 15 minutes of DOGE accounts being created...
Attackers in Russia tried logging in using those new creds.
Correct usernames and passwords.
2 options here. The DOGE device was hacked. And I don't think I need to explain the 2nd."
2025.04.17
the dumbth of this administration knows so few bounds - During WWII the US deployed a Naval ship whose sole purpose was to make, store, and provide ice cream to troops actively deployed to heavy combat areas. Now you can't even have 9 ball
2025.04.16
2025.04.15
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.
2025.04.14


2025.04.13
2025.04.12
That members of the upper cadre would wear it is.
Well, "surprising" is the wrong word.
If our ancestors didn't feel fear, the whole species probably would have been trampled by mammoths a long time ago. But if they never examined their fears -- no delicious mammoth-burgers. And so, success lies in the tension between fear and discovery.