Word of the day

Lealness – loyalty, faithfulness.

Sowell says

The Holocaust was as insane as it was a moral horror. But it was done. Even after the tide of war turned against Germany and it faced invasion and devastation, Hitler continued to pour scarce resources into the mass killing of people who were no threat.

— Thomas Sowell Quotes (@ThomasSowell) July 1, 2022

How do you pronounce scone?

Thanks: Brilliant Maps

No room for dessert?

Welcome to the stomach pic.twitter.com/YgAbvi95tj

— Adrian Bliss (@adrianbliss) July 3, 2022

There’s almost always room for dessert.

Saturday soapbox

Saturday’s soapbox is yours to use as you will – within the bounds of decency and absence of defamation. You’re welcome to look back or forward, discuss issues of the moment, to pontificate, ponder or point us to something of interest, to educate, elucidate or entertain, amuse, bemuse or simply muse, but not abuse.

What the honorable [Parliament] member is saying is that he would rather that the poor were poorer, provided that the rich were less rich. So long as the gap is smaller, they would rather have the poor poorer. You do no create wealth and opportunity that way.– Margaret Thatcher