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Misanthropic Humanitarian ***The Quotes of The DayQuote I The U.S.A. is a first-world country but it is acting like a third-world country, U Aung Thu Nyein, a political analyst in MyanmarQuote II Ms. Kitts explained to the policy officer and administrators that she has asthma, but they ignored her, Their position was that un-masked asthmatic must leave the stadium, (which) is not consistent with any directive or other law. attorney Maurice A. ThompsonQuote III It's very clear, across the UK, that this ill-thought-out 10pm curfew, has pushed everyone out of venues with socially distanced measures, into the streets, into off-licences, supermarkets, overcrowded public transport and house parties. Every operator predicted this. Shambolic. Sacha Lord, night-time economy adviser for Greater ManchesterQuote IVAs a former accountant, please allow me to explain why all of today s newly formed tax experts are fucking morons, and we should metaphorically put a brick in a sock and beat them over the head with it until they shut up.Larry CorreiaQuote V All of my students and their parents were always cool with me because basically they knew me, Sylvain HelaineQuote VI"It's not a ban, it's a nudge," Kate Harrison, a council member Continue reading***President Donny "Two-Scoops" has a wonderful strategy to win tomorrow's debate. Let Uncle Joe "The Paste Eater" talk the entire 90 minutes.WASHINGTON, D.C. The Trump campaign unveiled the president's winning strategy for Tuesday night's debate: he will simply stand there and let Joe Biden try to form coherent sentences for the entire evening.Trump says he will simply go on stage and say, "I cede my time to Joe Biden," before calmly sitting down and watching in delight as Biden tries to maintain coherence for nearly two hours."It's a genius move, frankly," said one political analyst. "There's some real 4D chess going on over there in the White House. Or perhaps 7D Axis & Allies, or even 17D Diplomacy. The Biden campaign simply isn't operating on Trump's level."***For a guy who was going to cause the world go to hell, the experts sure had that prediction wrong. Trump nominated for a 3rd Nobel prize.A group of four Australian law professors have nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, the third nomination he s received in recent weeks.The nomination is based on the so-called Trump doctrine, or the president s approach to foreign policy, David Flint, one of the professors, said on Sept. 28.***Too many Gladys Kravitizs? Walls too thin? Too excited a fan? Combination of all three? Cops called on apartment dweller who was yelling "Shoot, shoot".A misunderstanding over a few Lightning fans' passion for their team during the Stanley Cup final Wednesday night produced a scene in Tampa rife with cops and, in the end, comic relief.Devon Garnett, a bay area super fan of sorts recently profiled by the Tampa Bay Times, was watching Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final Wednesday evening with two buddies at Radius Palms apartments near USF. In one first-period sequence, when Victor Hedman controlled the puck in the Lightning s offensive zone, the friends began screaming, Shoot! Shoot! at the TV.Evidently, that prompted a neighbor to call police. Minutes later, a handful of Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office deputies were at their doorstep.Hit Somebody!***Small town flyover country explained.35 Things Only People Who Grew Up In Small Towns Will Understand If you can relate to these experiences mentioned on Ask Reddit, you probably grew up in a small town.1. Everybody you went to high school with who stayed there is married/engaged/pregnant/all of the above.2. Facebook drama.***My Give-A-Shit meter is broken. Yours on the other hand may not be. SNL is going to be back on the air with a special opening night. Saturday Night Live has an interesting thank you offer for brave health-care workers: Free tickets to this week s Season 46 in-studio premiere.Unsurprisingly, tickets earmarked for front-line medical personnel are still available for both Saturday s afternoon dress rehearsal and late-night live show, which will feature former cast member Chris Rock and musical guest Megan Thee Stallion. Tickets for the public, however, have already been scooped up.It s the first in-person program at 30 Rockefeller Center since the sketch comedy series shut down Studio 8H due to the coronavirus pandemic last spring.According to COVID-19 stipulations laid out on ticketing site 1iota, attendees can request two, seven, eight or nine tickets for people within their personal social bubble. That s defined as a group of people, related or unrelated, who have repeatedly entered into close contact (defined as less than 6 feet) with all others in that group, on multiple occasions prior to the night of the show. The following guidelines and precautions also will need to be followed:All people in a bubble for whom tickets have been requested must come to the show, or no one in that group will be seated.Audience members must take a self-administered lower nasal antigen test upon arrival, with results given before the show.Temperature checks will be required at check-in.Face coverings/masks will be required inside the building; no bandanas, gaiters or masks with vents will be allowed.Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 or higher will not be admitted and their party also may not be allowed in.***What does Chocolate Jesus and his ghastly sidekick, Michelle, have to say about this? Netflix CEO on paying sky-high salaries: The best are easily 10 times better than average In the first few years of Netflix, we were growing fast and needed to hire more software engineers. With my new understanding that high talent density would be the engine of our success, we focused on finding the top performers in the market.In Silicon Valley, many of them worked for Google, Apple, and Facebook and they were being paid a lot. We didn t have the cash to lure them away in any numbers. But, as an engineer, I was familiar with a concept that has been understood in software since 1968, referred to as the rock-star principle. The rock-star principle is rooted in a famous study that took place in a basement in Santa Monica, California. At 6:30 a.m., nine trainee programmers were led into a room with dozens of computers. Each was handed a manila envelope, explaining a series of coding and debugging tasks they would need to complete to their best ability in the next 120 minutes.So, no participation awards? ***At first I shook my head. Then I thought, to pose like this the sex must be incredibly awesome. Or they lack testicles.Unenthusiastic Boyfriends Posing For Etsy Projects (14 Pics)The things we do for love. We ll move to a new city. We ll convert to a new religion. We ll showcase our girlfriend s mediocre crocheting talent by modeling for her Etsy site. We won t look happy about it, but we ll do it. Boyfriends modeling Etsy projects, I salute you.Salute? Turn in your man card. ***No word who was the first to purchase these accessories, Garrett or CBD.Man Puts Tire Chains on His Crocs So He Can Go Off-Roading in ThemCrocs, the slip-on classic clog with a rubbery, punctured twist, is the sort of cultural curiosity that is somehow both a meme and genuinely beloved at the same time. It s a bestseller of a shoe but also an automatic lol when people see them. Which is it, dammit? Are those unisex tie-dye abominations the kooky dental assistant wears hilariously stupid? Or comfortable? Or both?Can you wear something both ironically and unironically? That seems to be the Crocs classic conundrum. But why weigh ourselves down with what it means to own a pair of Crocs when instead we can just enjoy them however the hell we please. These aren t some ridiculous $700 Nikes and we re not sneakerheads.***Strong arm robbery charges for a stolen prosthetic leg. You bet it's Florida based.The theft of a man s prosthetic leg has resulted in strong-arm robbery charges, cops say.According to investigators, Larry Stothers, 41, accused the victim of stealing a backpack. So Stothers and a cohort, 31-year-old Jayson Rappa, allegedly confronted the man Saturday afternoon in Largo, Florida. A fight occurred between all parties, according to an arrest affidavit. And in the course of the fight a prosthetic leg was taken from the victim. The man whose leg was stolen fled the scene and sought police assistance.Officers arrested Stothers and Rappa about an hour later, and charged each man with strong-arm robbery, a felony. Stothers (left) and Rappa are pictured in the above mug shots.Court records do not indicate whether the victim s leg was recovered.***Should it be the country's obligation? Or should local municipalities step up and save historic sites?Acivil rights landmark in Mississippi, a Native American site in California and a public housing complex in Texas may have little in common at first glance, but a recent list brings them all together in the name of preservation.The National Trust for Historic Preservation has unveiled this year's list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The nominations bring a sliver of hope to a diverse set of buildings, landscapes and historic neighborhoods, which would be destroyed or face irreparable damage without immediate advocacy.***Oh Shit! is right officer.The FBI announced Thursday that a federal civil rights investigation into the fatal police shooting death of a 17-year-old white teen was being launched, in a case that demonstrates that police officers under duress do not pause to consider race.John Albers, an Overland Park, Kansas, teenager, was shot 13 times by police in 2018 as he backed a van out of the garage of his family home his parents were not home at the time.***Suck it up ButtercupMexican Honeysuckle.A 30-year-old Mexican man allegedly reported his own mother to the authorities for kicking him out of the house, because he didn t want to get a job or at least help with chores.Last Wednesday, Mexican media reported the case of one Christian Uriel, a 30-year-old man who denounced his own mother and aunt to the before the Mexican Prosecutor s Office, accusing them of assault and harassments. The young man claimed that he was beaten out of the house by the two women, who also threw water on him. What he failed to tell the authorities was that he had been living at his mother s house for months, free of charge, without contributing to the family budget or even helping out with chores.***The ONT Musical InterludeOn this day: 28 Sep 1991American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis died of a stroke and pneumonia. His 1959 album 'Kind of Blue', is a major influence on jazz music. Davis is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. via thisdayinmusic.com&&&On this day: 28 Sep 2015American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer Frankie Ford, whose 1959 hit 'Sea Cruise' reached No.14 on the Billboard Hot 100, died of natural causes at the age of 76. via thisdayinmusic.com***Count the reasons he is our Genius Award Winner.LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. A naked man was found along Route 72 in Penn Township eating flowers and grass on Sunday morning police said.Police were dispatched to the scene after a call reporting a naked man gardening.Officers located the man who appeared to be in his mid-thirties, covered in feces and eating grass and leaves, police said.***Now that's a big thank you. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.David Stevens co-founded Admiral with his wife Heather in 1991. The company, headquartered in Wales, has become a huge international success.In March, Stevens announced his retirement from the company after nearly 30 years of service. This week he revealed he will leave a multi-million pound retirement farewell gift, which will be distributed among its 7,500 staff in Wales and 3,000 overseas workers."Saying thank you to all Admiral staff in this way is the right thing to do," Stevens said. "Their hard work and dedication has allowed Admiral to grow from a start-up to over 11,000 staff worldwide. And all of this while remaining a great place to work. Thank you from myself and my wife to everyone at Admiral."Admiral was launched in Cardiff with a team of 57 people. The company now has offices in Swansea and Newport, with overseas offices in Spain, Italy, France, Canada, USA and India.***Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Home Schooling Supply List. Notice: Posted with permission by the Ace Media Empire and AceCorp, LLC. All legal documents please forward to Dewey, Cheatem & Howe, S.C. Close it up BetaC#ck4Life linked this clip of a comedian infiltrating a university's zoom conference to pick a new school mascot.Also: VIDEO PROOF OF TRUMP MANHANDLING A WOMAN!!!We should all appreciate Twitter. Never in human history has there been a more revolutionary mode of education. Within mere minutes, thousands of Blue Checks are instantly experts in all manner of fields of study, from virology to federal taxation of property.Today, we have an exciting new area of Twitter-Related Instant Expertise Syndrome -- Haitian adoption practices.Biden Campaign operatives in Texas are attempting to rig the 2020 election with a massive ballot harvesting scheme, according to two private investigators who testified under oath that they have "video evidence, documentation and witnesses" to prove it. With the help of mass mail-in ballots, the illegal ballot harvesting operation could harvest 700,000 ballots, one Harris County Democrat operative allegedly bragged.The investigators--a former FBI agent and former police officer--claim that Biden's Texas Political Director Dallas Jones and his cohorts have been "hoarding mail-in and absentee ballots" and ordering operatives to them fill out for people in Harris County illegally, "including dead people, homeless people, and nursing home residents in the 2020 presidential election," Patrick Howley of the National File reported.While law enforcement agencies are reportedly investigating these potential crimes, nothing will be done about it until "well after the November 3, 2020 election" the former FBI agent said....Aguirre noted that the ballot harvesters have been exploiting the elderly with the complicity of nursing home staff.I have in my possession video-taped interviews of witnesses attesting to the aforementioned people having groups of people completing thousands of absentee and mail-in ballots, including completing ballots for deceased individuals; illegally going into nursing homes, with the complicity of the nursing home staff, and filling out and forging the signatures of nursing home residents; signing up homeless individuals to vote using the ballot harvester's address then completing the ballot and forging the homeless individual�s signature.This entire operation is being run by the elite politicians of the Democrat Party in Houston/Hams County. FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NOT.More at the link.Of course, Ilhan Omar's criminal staffers are doing this in Minnesota as well.U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has been linked to a massive illegal vote-buying scheme in an elderly community in her heavily Somali district in Minneapolis. The illegal ballot harvesting operation is just the latest in a growing list of federal crimes the self-avowed democratic socialist is alleged to have committed in recent years, including marrying her brother to commit immigration fraud and student loan fraud.Project Veritas investigators traveled to Minneapolis to see what they could discover regarding the alleged Somali vote harvesting scheme."U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar--also affectionately known as a member of 'the Squad' -- and her campaign may be behind one of the biggest voter fraud schemes in American history, but this time, we have it on tape," said Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe.According to investigative journalist David Steinberg, rumors have swirled for years that Ilhan�s campaign team operated an elaborate system to purchase thousands of votes from seniors when she ran for office in 2016 and 2018. Those allegations have been forwarded to the FBI.In the first video in the Project Veritas series, Minneapolis ballot harvester Liban Mohamed can be seen bragging that it takes serious money to run a successful vote-harvesting operation...."At the end of the street, there are three towers. They�re called Horn Towers, and it�s all seniors," a Somali source told a Project Veritas investigator. "And they took every ballot," the source, a former political worker, added. "Every single ballot. They knock on the door and say, 'your ballots come? Give it to me, give it to me.'"The woman said she saw political operatives "carrying bags of money" provided by Omar's campaign chair Ali (Isse) Gainey to pay people off. She said he was "coordinating everything."Omar Jamal, a political insider active in the city's Somali community, corroborated the woman�s claims.@MinneapolisPDALLEGATIONS OF VOTER FRAUD BEING EVALUATED. White heavy check mark The MPD is aware of the allegations of vote harvesting. We are in the process of looking into the validity of those statements. No further information is available at this time on this. "Shocking" Reversal-of-Forecast for Oregon's State Finances: Instead of Being $2 Billion Short, Oregon is Now Forecasted to Have Two Billon Extra In This Two-Year Budget Cycle No word from Pixy about the comments yet. I'll let you know when he does reply.From The ARC of History:In April, the economists working for the State of Oregon predicted a $2 billion hit to state revenues over the next two years due to coronavirus (Oregon has a two-year budget cycle). That's about five hundred bucks a person.After all, Second Great Depression, bla, bla, bla.The economy was obviously going to go south, taking state revenues with it.And now... never mind."We're talking about a $2 billion increase in the current biennium resources, which effectively erases what we had in terms of recession in the forecast," said Mark McMullen, state economist with the Office of Economic Analysis. "We expect to end the biennium about the same as we did in March."The State of Oregon is now forecasting that it will be collecting more state income tax revenue in 2020 than in 2019.If this is mirrored nationwide, this is great news for Trump.Update: Hamsters being kicked now. Democrat-Encouraged BLM Riots The Costliest In History, Costing Americans At Least Two Billion Dollars... So Far Note: The comments system called a "lid" at 2:49 pm Eastern. They said they are "prepping for the debate." And also, glitching out due to advanced age and decaying software.Remember, presidential candidate Kamala Harris declared that it was "critical" that the BLM riots continue:On the June 18 edition of his show, Colbert said to Harris: "Because it seems to me it has to be sustained in order to maintain the pressure and to maintain that commonality of purpose for people of all races in the United States to bring this kind of justice that is being called for. How important is it for these protests to continue?" Harris--who did not become Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's running mate until almost two months later in August--indicated that she thought it was "critically important.""It's critically important," Harris responded to Colbert...."So, when I made a decision to become a prosecutor, it was a conscience decision which was to go inside the system and have some leverage there to effectuate change," Harris said."I say that to say this: The only way we're going to truly achieve change is when there are people in the system who are willing or pushing to do it, and when there are those folks outside of the system demanding it," she said.The people "pushing" for change are the rioters. The people "demanding" change are the looters. There are various arsonists and murderers lightly peppered into the mix.And the cost for the "demands" that have been inflicted on us so far: One to two billion dollars.But that's only the insurable losses.There are billions in losses that aren't insured.However, there are many reasons that this figure vastly underestimates the true damage wrought by the looting and violence that has broken out in recent months.For one, the Axios report only measures insured losses. The obvious problem here is that not all the damages were insured.As I have previously explained, insurance is no panacea for the societal ills imposed by rioting. Indeed, 75 percent of US businesses are under-insured and about 40 percent of small businesses have no insurance at all. Their untold millions in losses don�t show up in the $2 billion figure.So, too, insurance doesn�t account for the personal pain and suffering caused by rioting. For example, what about the more than 15 people who died during the unrest? Their lives and their families' pain don't get counted in any insurance company's budgetary analysis. Nor does the pain of those such as an elderly businessman punched in the face while his store was ransacked in Kenosha, Wisconsin manifest itself in total reports on insurance compensation. Continue reading�Spread Fire�After taking a break from rioting for several days because of the wildfire smoke in Portland, #antifa are planning to gather again. Their flyer says, �Spread Fire.� No, this is not fake. #PortlandRiots https://t.co/akaN4CK8zU pic.twitter.com/LK9XI081WC Andy Ng� (@MrAndyNgo) September 16, 2020 Close it up WokeFL Week Three Ratings Down 11% from 2019Update: Thursday Night Football Ratings Fall to 4 Year Low, Nearly Losing to... Celebrity Family Feud Go fuck yourselves, wife-beaters and armed robbers.The ratings for Thursday Night Football fell to a four year low, nearly being beaten by Celebrity Family Feud.The game averaged a 5.43 rating.While the NFL game still topped the primetime in both total viewers and adults 18-49, it was a close call. Celebrity Family Feud began its fall run on ABC with 5.26 million viewers, on par with its summer average (as was its 0.7 rating among adults 18-49).......On cable, Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight (4.71 million viewers) and Hannity (4.51 million), along with TNT's NBA game (4.6 million), all finished within shouting distance of the NFL.Meanwhile, Clay Travis of Outkick.com baits Mark Cuban about the NBA's disastrous, cratered ratings. @ClayTravisMore people watched @TuckerCarlson head-to-head than watched Lakers-Nuggets. So far every NBA playoff game has rated lower than the Michael Jordan-Bulls documentary. This is an epic viewing collapse never seen in one year before in sports...As usual, the easiest way to make Mark Cuban shut up and disappear is to ask him to support the Hong Kong freedom protesters or condemn the tyrannical Chinese communist party. Travis asks Cuban to do that, and Cuban quickly finds something else to do besides troll people on Twitter.@ClayTravisDo you know the difference between democracy and communism? And let me ask you a question: do you support Chinese people having basic human rights or do you support the NBA continuing to shut up and dribble while taking communist party cash?@ClayTravisThanks for giving me a chance to share our audience, Mark. August was @outkick's best month ever across web, video, & radio. Love to have you on to discuss the NBA's 40% ratings collapse this year & why you won�t support human rights in China. Let me know when works for you. @ClayTravisHey @mcuban NBA conference ratings are at a forty year low and your entire league refuses to support basic human rights in China. Keep kneeling for Chairman Xi, bud. Open invite, as always, on @outkick if you have the balls. Until then, keep sucking China's money teat.12:42 PM � Sep 26, 2020One of Mark Cuban's responses was illuminating, as Sports Wars points out. When Travis noted that the NBA ratings had crashed 40% -- that they'd lost 40% of their customers due to turning the league into a megaphone for far-left racist identity politics -- Cuban responded that "we have the audience that advertisers want."@mcubanSep 26Hey Clay, I won't try to educate you on ratings. We have the audience our advertisers want....In other words: We don't care about conservatives, because the left-leaning corporations that advertise with us hate conservatives too.Interesting.Sounds a lot like what the comic book companies said when the conservative (or simply non-political) members of their former readership base began complaining about their hard left turn into nonstop divisive leftwing agitprop."Then don't buy our books," they said.Well, they stopped buying the books. And now Marvel and DC are at the edge of an apocalypse. The direct monthly-book comic industry is dead. They're now repositioning to sell... SJW Young Adult graphic novels, mostly for teenaged girls, plus teenaged gays, nigh-exclusively.I imagine a similar fate awaits our #Woke sports/politics franchises.Can LeBron write young adult dating fantasies about Batman for pre-tween girls? Guess we'll soon find out.You know, any company that loses forty f#cking percent of its customers and income... that's not going to be a company that's making a lot of money in the future. No one has a "spare" 40% audience they can afford to just kiss off. 40% of your income isn't mad money or splurge money.Let me put this in terms the average Moron can understand: Imagine losing 40% of your dick.Now you get it. Continue readingClose it up lol, Laid-Off Media Creeps Whining About Losing Their Jobs, What a Delight I said "learn to code" not "learn to whine about literally everything." Continue readingAnd, as I said earlier, it was a terrible premise for such a test because no one would ever believe we were getting big bonuses from this company anyway! https://t.co/xUwo1pQ0dD Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) September 23, 2020 Close it up Man Who Covered Himself Head-to-Toe in Scaly Lizard-Like Tattoos, and Who Died the Whites of His Eyeballs Jet Black, Sues School for Not Letting Him Terrify Children as a Kindergarten Teacher No, really. He insists on his right to terrify your Kindergarteners."I agree with Dwayne Johnson and Cindy McCain --I endorse the Human Biden Puppet."This is in France but is there any question that Hawaiian judges will be ruling in similar plaintiff's favor within the year?- A schoolteacher whose body, face and tongue are covered in tattoos and who has had the whites of his eyes surgically turned black said he was prevented from teaching at a French kindergarten after a parent complained he scared their child.But the teacher, Sylvain Helaine, 35, still teaches children from the age of six up, and said that, after an initial shock when they see him for the first time, his pupils see past his appearance.His pupils see past his black-dyed pupils?Okay he didn't dye his pupils. Still.Video: "I'm a regular guy," says this frootloop known as (really!) "freakie hoodie" in the tattoo freak community. He's spent 460 hours "under the needle" being tattooed.Including... in his eyes.He would like to hang out with your five year olds now. Unsupervised.Is that a problem, bigot? Alex the Chick: The NYT Claim that Trump Paid $750 in Taxes is a Straight-Up Lie. By Their Own Reporting, He Paid $1,000,000 in 2016 and $4,200,000 in 2017. Read her thread here.In addition, Alex the Chick found something even more worrisome than the New York Times' usual Stalinesque prevarication, or the Stasi-like illegal invasion of Trump's privacy.Even if you think the reporters of the Times should not be arrested as coconspirators for illegally obtaining Trump's confidential IRS filings, what right do the New York Times reporters have to pour through the compensation of Trump's employees?Because that's what they did: They illegally obtained confidential records of employee compensation, too.Also, via Tami:@JamesGRickardsI have a graduate law degree in taxation, was tax counsel to world's largest bank. So, maybe I know more about taxes than the NYTimes. In real estate, gains are deferred until you sell the building. Expenses are current, (depreciation, interest, fees). So, tax losses are normal.https://tinyurl.com/y5eyhqhoPlus: the epidemic known as Twitter-Related Instant Expertise Syndrome (TRIES) has an incubation period that is now measured in mere minutes:@MZHemingwayHonestly just feel blessed to follow so many journalists on Twitter who are tax and loan experts. Didn't realize that they had this particular expertise before tonight as I'd never heard them discuss a word of it before, which makes it all the more impressive. Alyssa Milano Shrieks About Defunding the Police on Twitter, But the Moment There's a Teenager Outsider Her Property With a BB Gun, She Calls The Police Lord, give me the abolition of the police and prisons, but don't give it to me yet.Actress and 'Defund the police' activist Alyssa Milano was quick to call cops when she believed an armed gunman was on her Bell Canyon property on Sunday morning.The call ignited a response that included seven Ventura County Sheriffs' vehicles, one K-9 unit, a police helicopter and one Los Angeles Fire Department team that sat down the street on standby.DailyMail.com has obtained exclusive photos showing the first responders coming to the aid of the 47-year-old at her five bed, six bath, 8,000 square foot, $2.5 million home in the upscale gated community that sits just 20 minutes north of Los Angeles.In July, the left leaning activist Alyssa tweeted out to her 3.7 million followers a link, urging them to sign the 'People's Budget L.A.' that demands a 90 percent reduction in police funding.She tweeted: 'What is the Los Angeles Police Protective League? @LAPPL is a narrow special interest group that lobbies our politicians to protect the LAPD budget, pension + officers. But electeds (sic) need to #ProtectPeopleNot Police. Sign the #People'sBudgetLA petition.'Then in August she tweeted simply, '#DefundThePolice'This tweet appears to be at direct odds with her actions on Sunday, September 20.One neighbor says, 'She can tweet those things because at the end of the day she lives behind gates in a gated community. She knows the police will come to save her. But what about all those people who don't have that luxury and live in unsafe neighborhoods? She obviously doesn't care.'She uses her platform in hypocritical ways. Why not send your husband into the yard to find out what is actually going on before you call the police? I would guesstimate the response today from law enforcement cost tax payers thousands of dollars.'thanks to BetaC#ck4Life.This post is so old it's smelly. I won't leave it at the top for long. No Interim Report or Indictments from Durham Before the Election #TwoWeeks.Maria Bartiromo@MariaBartiromoBreaking news: NO John durham interim report. No indictments before election - Bartiromo sources. Bonus: UFC fighter Colby Covington mocks LeBron James as a coward, says he'll kick his ass, and insults Lebron James for doing nothing (like a bitch) when his teammate was literally -- literally, not jokingly -- f#cking his mother.Dude supports the police. And Trump, obviously.If anyone feels they need a sport to watch, the UFC is a well-run sport with no corruption that leans (steeply) Republican. OregonMuse Yes, I'm happy that Donny 2-Scoops nominated Amy Coney Barrett, and if I had my way, there wouldn't be any hearings. None. If the GOP has the necessary votes, as McConnell and Graham claim, just move the nomination out of committee to a straight floor vote. What's the point of the hearings? Everybody knows the Democrats are going to vote not to confirm, regardless. I know there would be value in allowing the Democrats to show the American people how batshit crazy they are in nationally televised hearings just before the election, but after the Kavanaugh debacle, they've forfeited their right to any kind of consideration. Just shove it up their ass and listen to them squeal. And then have Kayleigh McEnany play selected clips from the Kavanaugh hearings during a press conference and conclude with "...and that's why the Democrats can't have nice things."But I do have one caveat.Barrett is Roman Catholic. No, I'm not concerned about any "dual allegiance" garbage, but I do know that RCC social teaching is not good on a number of important issues and I don't know how much that will affect Barrett's decisions. I remember back in the day when American bishops would write public letters to (or about) Ronald Reagan and the sentiments expressed were mostly squishy left nonsense. In our continual struggle against the USSR, the bishops were all a bunch of appeasement monkeys, and domestically, they never met a big government welfare program that they didn't like.And more recently, the RCC was all in on Obamacare and only started complaining about it when they discovered that the government was going to force them to violate Church teachings:From 2012:It is now a requirement of Obamacare that every Catholic institution larger than a single church and even including some single churches must pay for contraceptives, sterilization, and morning-after abortifacients for its employees. Each of these is directly contrary to the Catholic faith. But the Obama administration does not care. They have said, in effect, Do what we tell you or else.I remember giving a Nelson laugh to the RCC when this first happenened. I said, what did you stupid idiots think was going to happen when gave your approval to the government running the country's health care?Also, they're real soft on illegal immigration and have no problem with inviting in millions of unvetted, undocumented, unassimilable "refugees" from any country in the world who can manage to make it here, in the name of compassion. In other words, like any liberal, they're extremely generous with other people's money.Oh, and I almost forgot the death penalty. Technically, Catholic theology allows it, but the conditions they place on its use are so strict that they might as well be against it in principle. And didn't Pope Francis recently issue a statement saying that the death penalty is immoral under any circumstances?Anyway...I don't know how much of this, or if any of it, influences Ms. Barrett's legal and constitutional thinking. I do know that Neil Gorsuch "surprised friend and foe alike" when he sided with the liberal wing of SCOTUS in a recent decision making sexual orientation a protected class according to federal law. They arrived at this decision by expanding the definition of "sex" as it appears in the relevant civil rights statute. And I thought Gorsuch was supposed to be an originalist. Not this time. He just pissed all over the original definition of the word in order to get where he wanted to go.Gorsuch supposedly attends an Episcopalian church that is very liberal on social issues.I'm worried about what will happen when, say, a case involving some aspect of Trump's immigration policy comes before SCOTUS. Barrett clerked for Antonin Scalia. He was also a Roman Catholic, but he never "grew in office". I hope his influence on her proves to be the stronger.Oh, and one more thing: this latest 'bombshell' story about Trump's taxes is going to be like Geraldo Rivera opening Al Capone's vault.I Would Pay Her Big Money To Do This: Continue readingAttention Citizens of Portland & Seattle:Who Dis:Photo 2Photo 3Photo 4Photo 5For the 'Ettes:Photo 2Photo 3Photo 4Friday Who Dis: British actor Robert Donat died too early, at age 53, from an asthma attack (from which he suffered all of his life). He starred with Greer Garson in the 1939 film Goodbye, Mr. Chips.Today's Edition Of The Morning Rant Is Brought To You By Salted Caramel Glazed Doughnut Holes:Doughnut hole recipe here.Close it up J.J. Sefton Good morning, kids. Start of a new week and wishing a blessed Yom Kippur and an easy fast to all the members of the Tribe. The big story of course is the President officially nominating Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy at the Supreme Court. I am still of the opinion that there should be no hearings at all, given the fact that we already have the requisite number of votes to confirm her (even with potential defections from the usual Defectos) and that the Democrats will vote 100% to reject the nomination. On top of that, they will use the occasion of the hearings to verbally abuse a righteous, highly qualified, decent, G-d-fearing woman, which is revoltingly ironic given that those hurling the abuse are amoral, heathen, mental defective vermin and moral midgets. Supposedly, Lindsey Graham and Chuck Grassley are promising that they will not allow the Dems to do to Barrett what they did to Kavanaugh and every other GOP nominee since Robert Bork. They better be banging that gavel harder than an amyl nitrate-fueled John Bonham pounding a set of Slingerlands harder than Carlo Rizzi on Connie Corleone.More on that in a moment but breaking late yesterday is the latest Project Veritas video expose showing massive voter fraud out of Minnesota, this time involving aides to America's sweetheart, Ilhan "Bro-fo" Omar/Nur:O'Keefe's latest video documents an Omar campaign helper Liban Mohamed speaking with a carload of absentee ballots:Money is everything. Money is the king in this world. If you got no money, you should not be here, period. You know what i am saying? Money is everything and a campaign is managed by money. . . . Numbers do not lie. Numbers do not lie. You can see my car is full. All these here are absentee ballots. Can't you see? Look at all these, my car is full.The Project Veritas investigation found three locations inside Ward 6, a ballot harvesting triangle, where the scheme operates: the Riverside Plaza apartments, the senior citizen community at Horn Towers, and the Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services office at 980 E. Hennepin Ave., which also functions as a voting location and ballot drop-off site.Hennepin County Attorney Jeff Wojciechowski told a Project Veritas journalist on a recorded line the ballot harvesting conduct described to him was: "Illegal, and we will be investigating."I'm sure indictments will be handed down by end of business today and that the miscreants will be tried, convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms, while the girl with the tutti-frutti-I-keeel-you hat/turban will finally have her citizenship stripped and then returned to Somalia for immigration fraud. Yup. Thank goodness we have a fair and impartial justice system. Were it not for that, we'd be... Somalia. I guess you have detected just a slight whiff of sarcasm there. Can you blame me? In any case, Democrats will always cheat and have always cheated to gain the advantage. Call it, "an insurance policy," nudge-nudge wink-wink. And considering that the stakes in this election are absolute power, seemingly forever, if they can steal it, the cheat machine is huge. The question is, given that Trump is more than likely going to win - or be ahead - by a massive margin when the polls close on Election Day, will the trickling in (by the thousands) of ballots miraculously found in the trunks of cars, ditches, and Cracker Jack boxes with deadlines extended for days and weeks in the key battleground states actually be enough to overturn the results? I don't think so. The only thing now that they can hope for is to sow so much violence in the wake of the election, as well as paint a Trump victory as illegitimate because "Russia!" as well as "Louis DeJoy!" that somehow either the US military will intercede on their behalf (frightening to contemplate but I think not likely [the fact that it's not solidly a 100% non-starter is scary enough]) or it winds up in the courts. Pennsylvania's not alone. Activist judges in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have also entered rulings throwing over their state's statutes regarding mail-in voting and, instead, substituting judge-made rules that drag voting out far beyond the November 3 election.Doug Ross thinks these activist judges may have been too clever by half. Typically for Democrats, these activist judges don't know the Constitution:All of these illegal proclamations directly contravene state law and are simply naked, partisan attempts to swing the election.More importantly, they are in clear violation of the Constitution... Doug says the same line of thinking applies to the presidential election:As for the presidential election, the Constitution is equally clear, as Mark Levin has repeatedly pointed out.Article II, Section 1...Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector...Once again, the legislature is wholly responsible for directing the manner of presidential elections.... Ross reads the Constitution to mean that, while the judge-made rules can affect state elections, they cannot affect federal elections. At the federal level, the only elections that count are those that comport with legislation. Put another way, only the people's representatives in a given state have the authority to decide how federal elections should be handled in that state. Judges don't have that power...If the new rules from the activist judges suppress in-person voting, that may prove to be a disaster if the subsequently mailed ballots get thrown out. No wonder Democrat bigwigs are starting to encourage their peeps to vote in person.And that brings us full circle to the Supreme Court and to Amy Coney Barrett. This is ultimately where the Dems' plan, if it gets this far, will fall apart. A full complement of nine justices will kill the power grab dead. Well, 5 for sure. Barrett is a Constitutionalist/originalist and in any case, the wording of the law is absolutely unambiguous, the x-factor of John "it's a tax, it's a sex" Roberts notwithstanding. I really hope to G-d that this thing never has to wind up here, although the lawsuits are sure to fly fast and furious come November 3rd whatever the outcome.One good sign is the Democrats complete about face on in-person voting. I think they think that even with the cheating, the enthusiasm gap between Trump and Goofy Joey Bivalve is growing wider by the day. And I think Trump is going to win over significant portions of the black and Latino vote as well as perhaps take states that were trending purple that the Dems might think are in the bag for them. The only thing that will help is for every Trump voter to physically go to the polls and vote in person. Turnout, turnout, turnout - like never before. And bring one or two Trump voters with you for good measure. ABOVE THE FOLD, NOTEWORTHY, BREAKING"As usual, in part because of persistent judicial overreach and in part because the Democrats' desire to keep getting in Court what they cannot win at the ballot box, the courts are the main focus of attention this week."Courting Trouble Angelo Codevilla: "The revolution long since destroyed the original American Republic in the minds, hearts, and habits of a critical mass of citizens. So now what?"Revolution 2020 Victor Davis Hanson: "The hard Left believes its mission is so critical, so morally superior, that all means can be justified to achieve its noble ends. And so almost every institution that the Left has in its line of vision is now petrifying."The Progressive Medusa "Both organizations sent the SPLC cease-and-desist letters before they mysteriously vanished from the influential blacklist."Did These Two Conservative Groups Crack the Code on How to Get Off the SPLC "Hate Group" List?JOE BIDEN'S 50-YEAR RAP SHEET"A report drafted by two Senate committees raises serious issues about Biden family behavior."Will Media Ever Ask About Biden's Corrupt Deals As Vice President?"Not only does the messaging pushed by the Biden foundation perpetuate radical, far-left narratives about gender, it also okays subjecting children to permanently life-altering surgeries which many ultimately come to regret."Biden Foundation Promoted Transgenderism For 18-Month-Old BabiesSCOTUS-PEACHMENT, SHAMPEACHMENT, CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION "When Trump against all odds won anyway, they converted their dirty trick operation into a phony investigation to cover-up their misdeeds."The Russia Lie Was a Washington Political Hit on an Outsider"A debate has begun within the Department of Justice as the timing of John Durham's criminal investigation conclusions. I'm being told by sources it is now too close to the election and could be viewed as politically motivated."FNC's Bartiromo: Durham Report Before Election "Unlikely""Lindsey Graham teased a major bombshell in his investigation of the FBI's Trump probe on Sunday.""A Day of Reckoning": Lindsey Graham Teases Bombshell Regarding FBI's Trump ProbeSean Davis & Mollie Hemingway: "The case agent managing the FBI's investigation of Flynn told Department of Justice attorneys that a desire to 'get Trump' was a major factor underlying the case against Flynn.""Get Trump": FBI Whistleblower On Mueller Team Details Real Reason Flynn Was Targeted"A botched robbery it may have been, but four years after Rich's death, the skeptic has to ask a few questions."Seth Rich: The Murder Washington Doesn't Want SolvedCIVIL WAR 2.0: LEFTIST REIGN OF TERROR, WAR ON POLICE"The two people struck, a man and a woman believed to be at the protest, were transported to a nearby hospital with major injuries but are expected to survive."Pro-BLM Terrorist Allegedly Rams Car Into Trump Supporters, Charged With Attempted Murder"The incident marks the second attempted shooting of an LAPD officer in less than 24 hours."Another LAPD Officer Comes Under Fire in Fight with Suspect at San Pedro Station "Portland was also the site of a rally by the Proud Boys, a right-wing group, and a state of emergency was declared ahead of their Saturday visit."Portland Rioters Hurl Firecrackers, Rocks At Officers, Weapons Recovered As Unrest Continues, Police Say"The decline in support for both the radical Black Lives Matter organization and the 'peaceful protests' around the country helps explain the sudden Democrat pivot to 'condemning' protest violence."Polling Shows Support for Black Lives Matter and Protests Steadily Dropping"These are violent thugs obviously -- many of them, by the way, have college degrees from expensive universities. But in the end, they're all just foot soldiers. There are legions behind them. People you don't see on camera. It takes legions, it takes money, and it takes organization to stage effective riots for three and a half months."Tucker Carlson Names The Rich CEOs Funding Supplies, Bail For Louisville RiotersYoung, grifted and black...Atlanta Activist Spent $200,000 In Black Lives Matter Donations on Personal Expenses, FBI SaysAMY CONEY BARRETT SCOTUS CONFIRMATION"White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said the Trump administration hopes to have Barrett confirmed before the November election."Report: Senate To Begin Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation Hearings On Oct. 12 President Trump: "She is a woman of unparalleled achievement, towering intellect, sterling credentials and unyielding loyalty to the Constitution. This should be a straightforward and prompt confirmation."Republicans Prepare for Accelerated Supreme Court Confirmation"Dems in a meltdown."Trump Nominates Conservative Star Judge Barrett for the Supreme Court"It would be hard to find a more qualified and sober-minded nominee for the Supreme Court than Amy Coney Barrett."Trump's Superb Choice"Trump must have known when he nominated this brilliant and principled jurist that the Democrats would do the equivalent of setting themselves on fire."Watching the Democrats Compulsively Attack Judge Barrett is Kind of Fun"There is a long history of anti-Catholic hatred by some in this country, and a growing tide of anti-religious animus on the Left now, and I hope you and your colleagues will not play any further part in it."Sen. Hawley Warns Democrats a Religious Litmus Test for SCOTUS Nominee Amy Coney Barrett is Unconstitutional"The pressure on these people on the Democratic side is enormous."Graham: After Kavanaugh, Democrats Will Try to Destroy Barrett at Their Own Peril"I'm going to be confident that Barrett is going to be a good justice, maybe even a great one -- even if I disagree with her all the way."Lefty Harvard Law Prof Praises ACB: an "Ideal Colleague," "Highly Qualified" for Supreme Court"McConnell has pointed out that the precedent wasn't about not holding Supreme Court hearings during an election year, but rather, not holding hearings during an election year when the president and the Senate, which is tasked with voting on the Supreme Court nominee, are of opposite parties during an election year."Biden Says Moving Forward With Barrett Nomination Before Election Day Is An "Abuse of Power""We already know that Democrats are going to use every trick in the book to smear this nomin, from attacking her religion to attacking her judicial philosophy."Tom Cotton Creates "War Room" to Defend Trump's Supreme Court Nominee"We don't need another freakshow."Sen. Kennedy Tells Democrats Not to Get Into "Foothills of Kinky" in Supreme Court Process Roger Kimball: "The Left is going to find Amy Coney Barrett a tough nut to attack. She is smart, pleasant, and competent. Her personal history is an open book of service and commitment."Barrett Will Sail "Democrats are less afraid that Coney Barrett will impose Catholicism on them, than they are of her imposing constitutionalism."Amy Coney Barrett and the Zealots"One solution that the president could take would be to follow Eisenhower's example: recess appoint Amy Coney Barrett."Here's How Trump Can Get Ginsburg's Replacement on the Court -- Guaranteed"Democrats and President Obama abandoned prudence as part of political persuasion in 2016 and so they failed to get their nominee confirmed. Now they are angry that Republicans and President Trump are using it effectively."Trump's Nomination of ACB Honors Constitutional Norms; Dems Dishonor Them "Elections do indeed have consequences, even when our leftist friends sit them out."How the 2014 Midterms Wrecked the Democrats' Supreme Court Hopes "Once again, it's clear that the left is deeply religious."The Canonization of Saint Ruth Bader Ginsburg Phyllis Schlafley: "Welcome to the extremist views spelled out in a lengthy paper trail."Senators Overlooked Radical Record of Ruth Bader Ginsburg CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS, FACTS AND AMERICA IMPRISONED"DeSantis is following hard science and the real numbers."FL Gov. Ron DeSantis Lifts State's Chinese Coronavirus Restrictions on Bars and Restaurants "The evidence shows that the "official" number is likely exaggerated."Is the Official Chinese COVID-19 Death Toll Accurate?"Researchers find 'a downward trend in the amount of virus detected.'"Viral Loads In Chinese COVID-19 Infected Patients Drop, Along With Death Rate, Study Finds"Conservatives should focus, as much as we can, on the scientific evidence to settle these questions."Is the Wuhan Coronavirus Really a Chinese Bioweapon?Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.: "The pandemic's come and gone, but Democrat power gains remain."It's a Chinese COVID Casedemic, not a Pandemic "A politician first, Fauci has always played all sides of the equation because he knows that inspiring fear will always drive public policy in the direction he wants it to go."Anthony Fauci and the CDC: Inspiring Fear Since 1983 DEMOCRAT-LEFTIST SCANDALS, CRIMES, CHUTZ-POCRISY, MESHUGAS"According to prosecutors, Dunbar and his Senegal-born wife each entered into sham marriages with American citizens to obtain green cards, and eventually American citizenship, for themselves and their family."Democrat-Appointed Philadelphia Official Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining American CitizenshipPHONY DEMOCRAT ELECTION-STEALING POSTAL SERVICE SWINDLE, ELECTION FRAUD IN GENERAL"One alleged ballot harvester, Liban Mohamed, the brother of Minneapolis city council member Jamal Osman, is shown in a bombshell Snapchat video rifling through piles of ballots strewn across his dashboard." (Bro-Fo Omar/Nur's bros in action - jjs)Project Veritas Video Uncovers "Ballot Harvesting" Fraud in Minnesota* * * * *"They can't run a simple caucus, yet now they're trying to dramatically write election laws nationwide just weeks before an election."President Trump Lays Out Evidence of Mail-In Voting Fraud to Reporters "Republicans have been worrying about judicial decisions vastly extending mail-in voting, but the judges might be making things worse for Democrats."Are Democrat Judges Foolishly Expanding Mail-In Voting Rules in Their States?"[Democrat Colorado Secretary of State Jena] Griswold sent a mailer to several people who are not eligible to vote, CBS4 reported, in a swing state that has a U.S. Senate seat on the ballot this year and could prove pivotal in the presidential race."Colorado Secretary of State Encourages Non-Citizens, Deceased to Register to Vote "Poll workers will attempt to collect absentee ballots at over 200 unsecured, outdoor locations, and only deliver these ballots to the City Clerk's Office at the end of the six-hour campaign. There could be no justification for this ad hoc, unsecure, and unlawful approach that your campaign appears to be creating."GOP Challenges Madison, Wisc., "Ballot Collection Day" in City ParksThe statement from Paxton's office says that the individuals in question created fake ballots to boost Brown's razor-thin race by targeting "young, able-bodied voters to cast ballots by mail by fraudulently claiming the voters were 'disabled,' in most cases without the voters' knowledge or consent."Texas Attorney General Announces 134 Felony Charges of Voter Fraud from 2018 POLITICS, 2020 ELECTION"Whoever the winner is, if it is clear and legal, that should be announced, and the other party should concede."Hillary Clinton "Flat-Out Wrong" For Saying Biden Shouldn't Concede Election, Says... Dick Durbin?"His best debating performances, one might argue, are all behind him."Which Biden Shows Up Tuesday? "Under a Biden administration, we will see a colossal escalation in the scope and power of government, projected by authoritarian policies, many of which were put in place under President Obama."Biden's Authoritarian America"The same media that obsessed for days about a fairy-tale in which President Trump insulted World War I's dead have nothing to say about Biden's crude insults."Joe Biden Caught on Tape Abusing America's Troops "When I ran for president four years ago, I looked at the dismal and shameful record of the Democrat Party and asked, black Americans, 'what the hell do you have to lose?' And they all said, you shouldn't use the word 'hell,' but I said it's just, just more descriptive. It doesn't work as well without it."Trump: Our Movement Is Welcoming Millions of Black Americans Back to the GOPEvidently, he still has enough of a mind to consciously lie.Joe Biden's Claim of Having Attended Historically Black College Refuted by SchoolFuck you, Ridge.Bush's DHS Chief Urges Support for Joe Biden: Trump's Actions are "Deplorable" "President Donald Trump said Friday that he's had support from Hispanic-Americans in building the wall, and he likened himself to a wall between the American dream and chaos."Trump: I'm Like a Wall Between the American Dream and Chaos "What's worse, Harris couldn't think of a living rapper at all."Hilarious! Kamala Harris Calls Long-Dead Tupac "Best Rapper Alive" "Americans must realize Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are racial fanatics and defend their honor against their new would-be 'slaveocracy.'"On Race, Biden is Speedy Joe "The gov needs to take a week off from talking to the press (let his aides release the virus updates), and focus on figuring out how to plug the state's $14.5 billion budget deficit. It may be boring, but at least then he'll be putting out fires -- not setting them."Angel-of-Death Cuomo Has Gone Loco on Crime and Vaccines"Lt. Col. Daniel Gade makes his move."Virginia Senate Race Gets Real"As rural residents in states dominated by urban Democrats begin to visualize what life would be like if they could govern themselves, the populist momentum could become uncontainable."Two New U.S. States? The Case for Jefferson and Greater IdahoTrump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh: "Brad Parscale is a member of our family and we all love him. We are ready to support him and his family in any way possible."Former Trump Campaign Manager Brad Parscale Hospitalized After Trying to Harm HimselfAMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY"The sad truth is that these individuals are often released and returned into immigrant communities to potentially victimize other immigrants, and the crimes we are talking about span things like homicide, kidnapping, rape, robbery, battery, fraud, theft, drug offenses, crimes against children, weapons charges -- these are not law-abiding people who anyone should want in their community."Sanctuary Los Angeles Frees Illegal Aliens Charged with Murder, Sex CrimesToday's entry from the Malig-Nancy Pelosi Spark-of-Divinity files.Illegal Alien Charged with Raping Child in North CarolinaFIRST AMENDMENT, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER"It is illegal for the IRS to leak the personal tax returns of any individual. The Times is guarding its sources closely."New York Times: We Have Trump's Tax ReturnsRaheem Kassam: The NY Times' huge article... reveals nothing the Left has alleged about Trump's financial records for years, clearing the President ahead of the election."NYT's 10,000-Word Trump Tax "Expose" Reveals NO Russian Links, NO Illegality, and Admits Left Will Be "Unfulfilled" by the Report "These [Chinese] coronavirus lies are disrupting and destroying lives and livelihoods."Media's Wuhan Lies Lengthen, Deepen"Numerous MSNBC hosts and guests have compared Trump to Nazis and Adolf Hitler over the years."Biden Says Trump Is "Sort of Like" Nazi Propaganda Official Joseph GoebbelsShe's right. Gibberish from a dementia sufferer is not a gaffe.CNN Asks Jill Biden About Biden Gaffes. She Pushes Back: "You Cannot Even Say the Word Gaffe" After Trump"'Some White colonizers 'adopted' Black children,' Kendi wrote on Twitter. 'They 'civilized' these 'savage' children in the 'superior' ways of White people.'"Anti-Capitalist Sponsored By Twitter CEO Accuses Amy Coney Barrett of "Colonialism" For Adopting From Haiti "In an effort to normalize tri-parent cohorts, the piece first misreported that less than half of American children were living in two-parent homes, based on a Pew Research Center study that stated the opposite."Atlantic Issues Correction Undermining Entire Piece Promoting Tri-Parenting"The biblical tradition even allows debate with G-d."Freedom of Speech: There's No Freedom Without It ABORTION"To a pro-life movement accustomed to condescension and dismissal from Republican party leaders, President Trump is an unexpected and welcome delight."Trump Is Consistent and Truthful on Abortion FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL"...as politically painful is it would be for al-Kadhemi to crack down on the militias, it would be worse for him if the U.S. packed up and left."U.S. Plans "Full Withdrawal" From Iraqi Embassy"This Trump Era realignment of foreign policy has been startling for naysayers, but it has proved to be effective both in achieving success for America and in producing novel workarounds for decades-long international disputes."Ten Ways Businessman Trump Has Improved America's Foreign Policy"Critics of the president's first term have focused excessively on his rhetoric instead of his actions. A review of actual foreign policy actions in the context of American history allows a more balanced perspective."How Trump's Foreign Policy Fits Within the American Tradition "Many of Biden's top advisers, including prominent names who served with him during the Obama administration, predicted that Trump's efforts would isolate the United States and incite a military conflict. In reality, these policies have constrained Iran's atomic weapons program, bolstered Israel's security, and brought the Middle East closer to peace than ever before."Study: Biden's Foreign Policy Circle Has History of Failed Predictions"It is unusual for North Korea to admit wrongdoing or express remorse toward South Korea, its archrival with which it remains technically at war."North Korea's Kim Jong-un Apologizes for Killing of South Korean Official"A great fete [sic] of statesmanship goes unappreciated by too many."Trump Move on Jerusalem Embassy Led to Peace"Chinese influence in multilateral organizations is reaching a critical mass, sources say, as Beijing mounts a bully pulpit-style campaign in the U.N. and elsewhere to defend its domestic interests."Trump Admin Seeks to Combat Chinese Influence at U.N.UAE Deputy Foreign Affairs: "The Palestinians right now are angry, but I think they will see the benefit in the medium term."Iran's Hostility Made Arab States Look at Israel "With Fresh Eyes," UAE Minister Says"The regime wanted to send a message of intimidation to the rest of the population in order to prevent further protests in a very tense environment. But the execution actually sent the complete opposite message. It revealed the regime's incredible fragility."The Message of Iran's Execution of a Wrestling Champion "Over the past three decades, the sewage infrastructure problem has been an ever-growing issue for Tijuana, Mexico, where raw sewage can travel to the United States via the Tijuana River Watershed, according to the California Water Board."Mexican Gov Accuses CA Mayor of "Political Aspirations" For Cross-Border Sewage Focus, Demands Apology "The most persecuted religious group in the world."Anti-Christian Persecution Around the WorldDEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS"While the data is incomplete and causes of suicide are complex, Army and Air Force officials say they believe the pandemic is adding stress to an already strained force."Military Suicides Spike Roughly 20% During Pandemic, Report Says "But the ruling does not address wider restrictions sought by the administration to shut down the app in the US in November."Federal Judge Halts Trump Admin Ban on TikTok Downloads WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAMRobert Spencer: "G-d has His little jokes."JK Rowling Hit for "Islamophobia" for Depicting Criminal Hiding Identity in BurqaDOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE BUREAUCRACY, WASTE, FRAUD, ABUSE "This is not Norman Rockwell's America. Indeed, it's not even the America one might remember growing up in the 1980s and '90s. It's changed for the worse."The Third Worlding of America THE ECONOMY, STUPID"Freeports, if implemented properly, could give the U.S. economy the shot in the arm it needs after damaging lockdowns this spring."The Promise of FreeportsCRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY"Progressive prosecutors around the country have failed to pursue justice for the public."A "Culture of Lawlessness" in D.A. OfficesHEALTH AND HEALTHCARE"Chief Justice Roberts pushed the Affordable Care Act beyond its plausible meaning to save the statute," Barrett said in 2017."SCOTUScare": Here's What Amy Coney Barrett Has Said About Obamacare in the Past "President Trump has delivered a confusing message on health-care reform."Muddled Accomplishments EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT"With increasing audacity, progressive faculty in social sciences and gender studies programs are preaching a groupthink that brings undergrads to a low opinion of themselves and their country."The University as Madrasah"With the distance learning we are all forced to do because of the new color chart, the school district has not addressed the students' rights in their own home to the teachers or to us as parents."Student Told To Leave Virtual High School Class Unless He Removed Trump Flag Behind Him "Who your parents were shouldn't matter. Where you're from shouldn't matter... Until now."The War on Merit Comes to Suburbia"The radicalization we see in the streets of American cities and the radicalization of American college students may look like two separate things. But they are not."The Molotov Diploma "While respecting federalism and local control, Republicans should begin to confront our education crisis by proposing the following."Six Strategies for Trump to Make Education Great Again and Woo Back Suburban VotersRED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM"California's electrical needs will grow at exactly the same time Newsom is reducing the amount of electricity the state can generate."Gavin Newsom's Brilliant Plan to Create More Energy Shortages"'Progress' and the pitfalls of obedience."Men in White CoatsACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGYOur intrepid science reporter with some tantalizing Martian imagery.An Ice-Covered Mountain on Mars?FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY"The book encourages women to believe in themselves, think for themselves, and strive to be the best they can to succeed."Marsha Blackburn Explores the Mind of a Conservative Woman "The local 'business alliance' voted last week to change the name, even though 58% of residents who responded to the "inclusivity survey" said the neighborhood should remain 'Boystown' despite the fact that the name represents only one gender."Chicago Renames Iconic LGBTQ "Boystown" Neighborhood Over Concerns Name Was Not Inclusive of Women, Non-Binary"This is exactly the kind of culture war battle Republicans long avoided, terrified of inciting controversy with the media and cultural left."Kelly Loeffler's Bill to Protect Female Athletes is a Sign the GOP Finally Figured Out the Culture War CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE"The rallies focused on a theme of repentance and prayer, rejecting sin and returning to G-d in turbulent times."Trump, Pence Pray With Thousands of Christians Gathered in D.C. for a Day of Repentance Christian Toto: "This isn't Resistance Fan Fiction. It's one of the most deeply dishonest productions in recent memory. It shouldn't be banned or canceled, just mocked into oblivion."Showtime's Comey Rule Brings Gaslighting to a New, Frightening Level"...would include the ability to directly edit or remove sections of upcoming interviews, or block the uploading of episodes deemed problematic"Cancel Culture: SJWs at Spotify Demand Censorship of Network's Newest Star Joe Rogan "Whatever happened to classical music?"Music On Hold"Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination is a perfect field on which to fight the battle against Critical Race Theory."ACB vs. CRTCharlie Kirk: "The modern American left is more Marxist than the Soviet Union."Far From Being "Dead," True Marxism Is Very Much Alive"The woke mobs are battling phantoms from America's past, while they are simultaneously, and aggressively, establishing a new racist status quo."The Upside-Down World of the WokeHITHER & YON "Would Ursula K. Le Guin, were she still alive, feel welcome on the Left? Hard to say."The Ones Who Walk Away "Nick Sandmann, Kyle Rittenhouse, and Brady Williams and Jarad Bentley have distinguished themselves."The Four Young Men Who May Help Carry Our Nation through These Tough Times"Will we learn from the awful effects of China's 'one-child' policy before the next foolhardy government population control policy causes further suffering?"China's Sadistic "One-Child Policy" Inflicted Billions With Unspeakable Suffering "Jonathan Mahler's Bronx classic offers warnings for today."The Summer Last Time"Morton Sobell went on trial for espionage with the Rosenbergs. His devotion to communism fascinated me."A Spy All Along"One determined man seizes control of a nation."Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Makes a RevolutionNOTE: The opinions expressed in some links may or may not reflect my own. I include them because of their relevance to the discussion of a particular issue.ALSO: The Morning Report is cross-posted at CutJibNewsletter.com if you want to continue the conversation all day.Follow us on Twitter: @CutJibNewsFollow us on Instagram: @Cutjibnewsletter Misanthropic Humanitarian ***The Quotes of The DayQuote IRevolutions never succeed without the support of wealthy, liberal, educated society. Yet revolutionaries seldom conceal that their success entails the seizure of all wealth, the suppression of dissenting opinion, and the murder of class enemies. Gary Saul MorsonQuote II Let s see how the implants look, I told her. Look, this one s down more, this one s down less, let s look at the scars, and she was beside me and I kissed her tits, and that was all, Juan Emilio Ameri Quote IIIAnd neither Kamala Harris nor her sidekick Joe Biden send any message aimed at quelling the violent hysteria. One must conclude that they re on-board with rioting, arson, looting, and bushwhacking. Like I said: chaos = their comfort zone.James Howard KunstlerQuote IV"There was very strong evidence in our favor. This was a cut and dry case of retaliatory firing for union organizing." Cortne Roche,fired No Evil Foods employee Quote VFlatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you. William Arthur Ward Quote VIFirst, you cannot fight bigotry with bigotry; religious intolerance is just as wrong as any other kind of othering. Indulging it won t get us a more tolerant America. Melinda Henneberger Continue reading***Shocking. The highly praised wind energy isn't so green after all.The U.S. Department of Energy s 2018 Wind Technologies Market Report glowingly stated: With the support of federal tax incentives, both wind and solar power purchase agreement (PPA) prices are now below the projected cost of burning natural gas in existing gas-fired combined cycle units. This is despite the fact that the DOE s own data show wind s capacity factor (percent of time actually generating electricity at full capability) is only 35%, compared to 57% for natural gas plants and 92% for nuclear. In many locations, huge industrial wind facilities actually generate power well below 30% of the year. On the hottest and coldest days, it s often close to zero. That s why nuclear power plants actually produced 20% of U.S. electricity in 2019, despite having only 9% of the nation s generation capacity.In addition to being weather-dependent, intermittent and unreliable, wind turbines cover vast areas of land; affect scenic views and local wind flow, temperature and moisture; kill bats and birds of prey, with no penalties under migratory bird or endangered species laws; have relatively short life spans and require massive amounts of raw materials, especially for ocean turbines, compared to coal, gas, hydroelectric or nuclear plants; involve enormous air and water pollution in faraway countries where a lot of the mining, processing and manufacturing are done, before turbine parts are shipped to America; and more.***Skipper Bill Kristol is awfully quiet right now. The US plans on full withdrawal from Iraqi embassy unless Iraq kicks some pro-Iranian ass. The Americans aren t just angry. They re really, really, really angry, said one Iraqi official after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo informed the Iraqi government that the U.S. was planning a full withdrawal from the U.S. Embassy unless attacks on American personnel and the embassy by pro-Iranian militias ceased.*** The fabulous Mrs. Mis Hum doesn't need no stinkin' highfalutin coffee maker. Do you?When coffee makers are demanding a ransom, you know IoT is screwedWatch along as hacked machine grinds, beeps, and spews water.With the name Smarter, you might expect a network-connected kitchen appliance maker to be, well, smarter than companies selling conventional appliances. But in the case of the Smarter s Internet-of-things coffee maker, you d be wrong.As a thought experiment, Martin Hron, a researcher at security company Avast, reverse engineered one of the $250 devices to see what kinds of hacks he could do. After just a week of effort, the unqualified answer was: quite a lot. Specifically, he could trigger the coffee maker to turn on the burner, dispense water, spin the bean grinder, and display a ransom message, all while beeping repeatedly. Oh, and by the way, the only way to stop the chaos was to unplug the power cord. Like this:***Nancy Pelosi prosecuted? Yeah when pigs fly.Thousands have signed the petition calling for Nancy Pelosi to be prosecuted for COVID violations A petition has gone viral across social media that is calling for Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to be prosecuted by San Francisco for her flaunting of COVID regulations. The viral campaign has gathered tens of thousands of signatures in response to Speaker Pelosi being caught on camera in a hair salon without a mask earlier this month. The salon owner gets death threats, while Pelosi has paid ZERO price for her hypocrisy, the petition states.***I believe they should be named after their president. The 11's The Swallows.arthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin announced earlier in September that it would search for a replacement name for its Red Men and the Lady Reds team names, citing issues based around race and gender.The decision comes from the president of the college, John Swallow, who had received the go-ahead from the board of trustees and said that "[We] want to be inclusive and not single-out Native Americans. And we also want to be inclusive for gender as well," according to Fox 6.According to the report, the administration cites reasons of racism, and sexism in its decision to change the name of the sports teams, in addition to retiring the mascot, Torchie." The team names and mascots have been used since the early 1900s to represent the colors of the school, and the mascot has represented the torch of education."***Yeah, yeah, yeah. We've all heard this shit from you asswipes for years. Hey Legend, why don't you leave now, beat the rush?In an interview with Cosmopolitan UK, John Legend says that Americans may have to consider leaving the country if President Trump is reelected."Every once in a while you think about it," Legend said. "I don't know what one's supposed to do when you have a leader who is trying to destroy democracy."Trump has feuded with Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, throughout his presidency.Legend, a strong supporter of 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, has been a prominent political activist for years, with a particular passion for criminal justice reform.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.In an interview with Cosmopolitan UK, John Legend says that Americans may have to think about leaving the country if President Trump is reelected to a second term."Every once in a while you think about it," he said. "We were born and raised here, all of our families are here. It would be hard to leave. But I don't know what one's supposed to do when you have a leader who is trying to destroy democracy."Legend continued, saying that "If that project [to destroy democracy] was to be in any way successful, you'd have to think about going somewhere that is a true democracy, that has respect for the rule of law and human rights."***Has the Kung Flu decimated the commercial real estate market for some time? What is an office for?I haven t worked in an office a proper office since 2008. Back then, I had a cubicle plastered with sticky notes and a desk chair of questionable ergonomic value. I had meetings in the conference room, lunch at my desk. I had colleagues in cubicles nearby for advice and gossip. I had mice who left the tiny evidence of their nightly visits in my desk drawers.Now my desk faces a wall covered in sticky notes and my chair is still of questionable ergonomic value but that desk is in my home. My meetings are over the phone or Skype, and most exchanges are by email or text. It s quiet. I don t waste time commuting, and I can even throw in a load of laundry when I get the chance.More people, not just freelancers like me, are choosing to work remotely. A 2018 survey by an alternative office space provider gleefully reported that 70 percent of workers worldwide work remotely at least once a week. Some people are suggesting that startups shouldn t bother to get office space at all. I recently interviewed the two founders of an app-making company, one of whom lived in New York and the other in Georgia. They rarely met face to face.This is an older article published approximately 11 months before the shit hit the fan. Yours truly hasn't worked at an office for nearly 16 years. I'm not sure if I could anymore. *** President Trump mocks them and now the Queen of England is pissed at the trash her grandson married.According to the London press cited, there's talk now of yanking titles. Or who knows, cutting them dead. Something. Some kind of sanction for this low descent to partisan politics. They've already signaled some kinds of displeasure by taking Harry's and Meghan's picture down as a backdrop during a state address from the queen, and then pointedly leaving Meghan out of birthday-greetings pictures sent to Harry on his birthday. Now they've really stepped in it and reports say the queen is mad. Because there's no doubt about it, the whole political act was colossally obnoxious. The queen has good relations with President Trump and spoke with him last time he visited for more than an hour. That's more time than she gave to the visiting and solicitous Obamas.It didn't take a genius to know whom that remark was directed to, and worse still, it was pure naked politics, under the rubric of not-politicking, just asking everyone to be nice, and everyone can see through it. Meghan's politics are no secret, she told us all about them earlier when she refused to stiff-upper-lip it and meet the leader of the free world on his first state visit to England, claiming the ailments of pregancy, but showing up at some event 24 hours later. No wonder President Trump has since said he's "not a fan" of Meghan's, and wished Prince Harry "lots of luck" now that he's stuck with her.***In the category of, "You can't make this shit up", CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill allowing gender freaks to select their prison setting.On Saturday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law mandating that convicted criminals can request placement in single-sex prisons based upon the prisoners self-defined gender identity. There s strong evidence that letting intact men go to women s prisons is an invitation for rape. That makes the new law one of the most misogynistic things California s hard-left government could have done.***The ONT Musical InterludeBorn on this day: 27 Sep 1947American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday). His record breaking 1978 album Bat Out Of Hell spent 457 weeks on the UK album chart. His Bat Out of Hell trilogy of albums (consisting of Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose) has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. Meat Loaf has also appeared in over 50 movies and television shows. via thisdayinmusic.comOn this day: 27 Sep 2011Tony Bennett became the oldest living person to top the US album chart when the 85-year-old's 'Duets II' album went to No.1. The record, which featured collaborations with Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga, was also his first US No.1 in his 60 year career. The previous oldest performer to top the chart was Bob Dylan in 2009 with 'Together Through Life'. At the time he was 67-years old. via thisdayinmusic.com***A hard to believe story, an intoxicated Genius Award Winner.SEPTEMBER 23--The Ohio woman who recently called 911 to claim that my pussy s on fire and, as a result, needed someone from the fire department to put it out with their hose, pleaded guilty today for her misuse of the emergency dispatch system.In a plea deal with prosecutors, Katrina Morgan, 50, copped to disorderly conduct with persistence, a misdemeanor, in connection with a late-night 911 call in May. Morgan was intoxicated when she placed the call while at a friend s home in Port Clinton, a city on Lake Erie.After entering her plea in Ottawa County Municipal Court, Morgan was sentenced to 10 days in jail, though the execution of the sentence was suspended as long as she avoids trouble for the next year. She was also fined $250, but $150 of that penalty was suspended.Seen above, Morgan was initially charged with disrupting public service, a felony, and several misdemeanors.***A Piece of Shit is busted on Federal charges. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day. 1st Runner-up.BLM activist with a history of pretending to be a cop gets busted by feds for fraud and money launderingHe reportedly spent $200K in BLM donations on his house and personal expenses***Surprise! Dad is home. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.WATCH Soldier Returns from Kuwait, Surprises Family at Football Game: We Needed This ***Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Crochet Faux Pas.Notice: Posted with permission by the Ace Media Empire and AceCorp, LLC. The ONT has been blacklisted by the Crochet Circle International. No rights reserved, no shits given. Close it up Open Blogger Welp, I have been promising you people a video on the M1 Carbine for what seems like forever, and the planets finally aligned this past week and I was able to get 'er done! I really had meant to take care of ths sooner, but something always seemed to come up; running out of time at el farm-o, forgetting the ammo, forgetting the rifle... you know, the usual lame BS.Anyhoo, let's take a peek below and see how it turned out, shall we? Continue readingThe M1 Carbine is a great little rifle and it is a lot of fun to shoot! As I said in the video, mine was made by the Inland Division of General Motors in 1944. I found it online in 2012 and paid around $800 for it, which at the time seemed about the going retail price. I haven't checked values recently, but suspect they're going for more than that in decent condition. Prices aren't likely to go down anytime soon, so if you see one, grab it!ManufacturersAlways of considerable interest to me is the list of companies who produced rifles and other war materiel under wartime contract. Manufacturers of the M1 Carbine included:- Inland Division, General Motors- Winchester Repeating Arms - Irwin-Pedersen - Saginaw Steering Gear Division, General Motors - Underwood Elliot Fisher - National Postal Meter - Quality Hardware Manufacturing Corp.- International Business Machines - Standard Products - Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation - Commercial Controls Corporation Does anyone else find the wartime production conversions from automobiles, typewriters, postal meters and juke boxes to rifles interesting? American Rifleman: M1 Carbine Book: M1 Carbine Wartime ProductionBook: M1 Carbine Owners GuideWar Department Field Manual - U.S. Carbine, Caliber .30, M1Book: M1 Carbine Assembly/Disassembly/Maintenance ManualSight RadiusIn the video, I mentioned sight radius and gave an over-simplified explanation of the concept. It's a topic which is little more involved than I described, and applies to all weapons with iron sights, both handguns and rifles, alike. It also happens to tie in nicely with the discussion we've been having lately on iron sights and making adjustments to them. To clarify a point I made in the video, a weapon with a longer sight radius is not inherently more accurate but it makes it easier to shoot them more accurately than a weapon with a shorter sight radius. Small inaccuracies in sight alignment have a greater effect on target when using a shorter sight radius. Make sense?The New Rifleman - Sight RadiusShooting Range Industries - Sight Radius and the Effect on AccuracyPew Pew Tactical - Sight Radius: Why Does it Matter?USA Carry - Sight RadiusThese are just a few articles on the subject and I'm certain anyone interested in exploring the concept can find others.******First up our pal Brian in New Orleans sends us a picture of his recent range trip to his sister's place. Brian assures us the beer bottle was for the photographer, not one of the shooters!Went shooting this past week at my sister's place. First day off in 18 months and this trip was still delayed three times since early-August. Hurricane Sally still came while I was out there.Here's my sister shooting a 60-year old Remington Scoremaster model 511 that's been by her back porch for a couple decades in case of a brave coyote. Leaning against the table is a Ruger 556 with discontinued Nikon 4-12x40 Coyote-special brush-camo scope that we got a great deal on from the clearance table.Isn't that a great set-up? Steel plate at 100yds, paper at 50 and 25yds. Pink spray-painted steel plates for the pistols.That sure is a great setup! Nothing quite like having a place to shoot of your own. I had to buy a damn farm to have that! Thanks for sending this to us Brian in New Orleans!******Next we have a pretty slick setup for securing your truck gun from our pal JT.Is that sweet, or what?******And here's a sad story from our pal WTM that serves as a reminder to us all.A friend of my wife's has a son, in his 40's, who had never been around guns thanks to Dad but married a woman who had. He then got a gun safe and a collection of handguns which he decided to clean one day.I'm told that there were 3 identical pistols, probably semi autos then, that he had out to clean. It seems that one was loaded and the other two were not. He violated the first rule of gun safety, and began cleaning the loaded pistol. It discharged and the bullet struck the gun safe, ricocheting back and putting out one eye.He is unemployed and has no medical insurance. There is one life ruined.Naturally, my wife was in a panic about our own situation and I should be ashamed to say that I laughed at her. I told her that ALL of my handguns are loaded, both in and out of the safe, and even if they weren't I would treat them as if they were. I said that what happened with her friend's son was never going to happen here since I follow the rules of gun safety. I do clean guns frequently and have done so for over 40 years without mishap. Note that my long guns do not have a round in the chamber even though the magazine may be loaded.I am fairly OCD when it comes to making certain a firearm is unloaded before I start to do anything with it, and even then always treat them as though they're loaded. Please, please, please make sure you follow the safety rules when handling any firearm. The eyeball you save may be your own. The rules aren't complicated. Follow them.- Treat all guns as if they are always loaded. - Never let the muzzle point at anything you are not willing to destroy. - Be sure of your target and what is behind it. - Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.Thanks for the reminder, WTM!******Next, our pal redc1c4 sends us a link for the Strikeman Laser Training System. This looks like another good indoor dry fire system, and it's available for pre-order now at $99 for an early October delivery. With ammo hard to find and expensive when you find it, a dry-fire trainer makes even more sense now than ever before.Looks like a good deal and a smart investment, thanks redc1c4!******I'm pretty sure I need one of these:******Texas MoMeThe Texas MoMe will be here before we know it, I personally, I can't wait! Details are on the main page, left sidebar. Those of you wondering what all the fuss is about will simply have to attend one to understand. Fun doesn't even begin to explain it, and each year it just keeps getting bigger and better! There will be plenty of shooting opportunities, with dedicated handgun and rifle ranges. Many of our fellow Morons are coming from around the country and for logistical reasons, may not be bringing their own gun or ammunition. Rest assured, there will be plenty of guns there for everyone to try, so if you are driving, please consider bringing a box (or two) of your favorite caliber ammunition to share. Thank you!!******Link-O-RamaI'm really very seriously not kidding around anymore. Buy AmmoAmmoSeek - online ammo search toolGunBot - online ammo search toolSG AmmoPalmetto State ArmoryGeorgia ArmsAmmoManTarget Sports USA***Mail Bag***I can think of several 'ette's here with these skillz! [h/t MisHum] ******Please note the new and improved gmail account morongunthread at gmail dot com. An informal Gun Thread archive can be found HERE. If you have a question you would like to ask Gun Thread Staff offline, just send us a note and we'll do our best to answer. If you care to share the story of your favorite firearm, send a picture with your nic and tell us what you sadly lost in the tragic canoe accident. If you would like to remain completely anonymous, just say so. Lurkers are always welcome! That's it for this week - have you been to the range?Close it up MissLumps Hope I'm not stepping on any toes. It's been a long time, and I don't occupy any of the normal time slots.For the funny little end-bit of the video: in Connecticut, Senator Richard "Dick" Blumenthal had a reputation as a relentless news-camera hound during the 20 years when he was the State AG. This is what the old gent is referring to. Food Thread: Bagel With Lox And A Schmear, And A Side Of Lily White Rice Tonight at sundown begins Yom Kippur, the most important holiday in Judaism, when even mostly-areligious Jews tend to do something to recognize the holiday. It is the Day of Atonement, when Jews fast and ask forgiveness for their sins against God. It gets a bit more complicated with sins against our fellow man...we have to seek forgiveness or reconciliation, and to try to right those wrongs. Yeah...it's complicated.But we get to break the fast with some fun foods, and I have been using the quintessential Jewish-American food for years! Luckily I live in an area which has pretty good bagels, and smoked salmon is no longer a specialty item! Hell, Costco has excellent stuff, so I don't have to go to Russ & Daughters in Manhattan and take out a second mortgage to buy a few pounds of salmon, especially since most of it will be sitting on a pile of cream cheese and onions.If I were serving it on its own I might consider buying the high end stuff, but for most uses I have absolutely no problem eating mass-market smoked salmon. By the way, it is a bit different than the more heavily smoked fish that I used to see in California and the Pacific Northwest. It is a more delicate cold-smoke with a bit less salt. Not better...just different.A mostly ignored ingredient that is a key component of the perfect bagel and lox sandwich is the cream cheese! Whipped is mandatory. Sorry, there is nothing better. And Temp-Tee brand is the best of the lot. Oh, Philadelphia brand will do in a pinch, but no self respecting Jew will choose it over the classic.The bagel needs to have a chewy crust and a tender but firm interior. Too soft and it won't stand up to the filling. And that crust is the difficult part of the bagel baking process. I've made them, and it's not as easy as it seems. The claim among NYC bagel makers is that the water is key, but the best bagels in NYC come from New Jersey, and I promise you that our water is crap compared to New York's last (only?) claim to fame.Onion? Yes. Preferably a red onion. But tomato? Absolutely not, but I am in the minority. I think tomato muddies the flavors and makes the entire sandwich mushy. Capers on the other hand? They add a nice briny pop. But that's it. no other silly accoutrements. And for fvck's sake...no butter! Continue reading******Uncle Ben was a dignified and well-dressed man who was the advertising face of the brand. In what way was his likeness insulting or disrespectful? Uncle Ben's Rebrands as Ben's Original.It wasn't.Are there HR and marketing managers in these companies frantically looking for imagined slights to some aggrieved group so they can polish their PC chops and improve their standing in the virtue signalling contest that seems to be running perpetually?Must they cleanse everything of any hint of Black America before it became woke and communist? The last time I checked, Black America had a vibrant food scene and it is certainly something of which to be justifiably proud. ******What Maniac Thought The World Needed Pumpkin Spice Mac & Cheese?There is a maniac on the loose and that maniac is responsible for bringing pumpkin spice Kraft macaroni and cheese into the world. Has humanity not suffered enough with this spice that's "been a thing" for 3,500 years, according to History.com, but now has gone too far.******David Attenborough: Eating Free-Range Meat is "Middle-Class Hypocrisy"The planet can't support billions of meat eaters. If we all ate only plants, we'd need only half the land we use at the moment.And I think that David Attenborough is a Champagne Socialist who needs a swift kick in the teeth and a nice medium-rare NY strip so that his brain begins to function properly after years of starving it of real food.What are we supposed to do with all of that unused land? Last time I checked we really weren't hurting for open space outside of the densely populated cities, and none of that land is taken up by farms that support the evil red meat industry.The obvious reality is that the planet can support billions of meat eaters just fine. Although the sooner Attenborough shuffles off this mortal coil and stops plaguing us with inane pronouncements about what we should do, the better off the rest of us will be.Now excuse me while I go have my lunch of a large beef short rib.Maybe two if I am feeling peckish.******I remember this from a few years ago, but somebody mentioned it in the comments recently and I had to post it. Jimmy Dean Sausage Complaint call may be the best two minutes on YouTube!******Yes. Oh YES YES YES!What's not to like about this? I haven't had a corn dog since the Sonoma County Fair in the 1990s...or maybe even earlier. But there is something wonderful about the idea, and this just makes it easier.******It's happening again! every year around this time it starts to get cooler and the days become shorter and my tastes shift to braises and stews and other warming foods. This one looks good, and standard, but there is nothing wrong with that. Guinness Beef Stew may be right out of a 1950s cook book, but sometimes the simplest foods from our past are still around for a reason; they taste good.******Food and cooking tips, Large-breasted Muscovy ducks, young wild pigs, bartenders who use vermouth in Martinis (but not too much), pork belly that doesn't have 5-spice, low-temperature-roast chicken, and good tomatoes that aren't square, pale pink and covered with Mestizo E.coli: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com. Any advocacy of French Toast with syrup will result in disciplinary action up to and including being nuked from orbit. And yes, shaking a Manhattan is blasphemy...it's in the Bible!Close it up Where is the Green New Deal? I want a battery that lasts forever!The camera in the photo has a small battery that lasts for barely 250 photos. And even fewer if I want to take 4k images. Yes, it is a difficult and painful life, but we must try to function in this brutal time.I was taking some time lapse images of...stuff*...and 250 images just didn't cut it. at 30 frames/second that's barely eight seconds, and I WANT MORE!So off to the internet, where I found an AC converter that fits perfectly in the battery compartment (it has a convenient hole in the cover for a cable) and will allow me to power the camera externally. But here is the awful part; I had to wait an entire day for it to be shipped to me. In fact, more than 24 hours from the time I ordered it until the time it arrived.I struggled, barely functioning, mostly curled up in a dark closet until the package arrived.Joking aside, it is a wonder what we have available to us. That camera takes amazingly high quality photos with an almost infinite number of adjustments available at the touch of a finger. I can transfer the photos to my PC or send them over the internet to be printed. Oh, it takes pretty good video too!Remember the clunky and crappy cameras of yesteryear? Sure, some of us invested a lot of money in equipment, and time learning how to use it, and were able to take glorious photos. But most of us muddled along taking mediocre photos and then had to wait to get them developed. I am sure that there are purists who pine for the good old days, but most of us are perfectly happy with modern photography equipment that does most of the work for us and produces better photographs.Although they still sit in the equivalent of photo albums, mostly unseen...*Coming soon to a Food ThreadTM near you. Yes, We Are Better Off In Many Ways Than We Were 50 years Ago, But That Entirely Misses The Point "Cafe Hayek" is a reliably consistent website that faithfully carries on the legacy of Friedrich Hayek, a vociferous defender of free markets and classical liberalism. He has always impressed me because he moved from socialism to free markets, just as Thomas Sowell did, as he learned more about the world. That says something about the leftists of today, but I digress.They have a regular feature called Quotation of the Day...and her is the most recent one:The common experience over the past several decades has been that jobs are readily available for those who want them, and for quality of life to improve. The populist argument that typical workers have been at a standstill for decades victims of an elite that has rigged the system against them to help itself, or of immigrants is incorrect.And from a strict economic interpretation, it is a powerful argument.Nostalgia for, and misty-eyed myths about, a long-gone past are understandable. We humans are prone to such lazy indulgences. But I guarantee that if any of you ordinary Americans were suddenly projected back to, say, 1975 and found yourself living as ordinary Americans then lived, you d feel desperately deprived. The reason is that, by the standards of today, you would be desperately deprived.But this is an incomplete analysis of the issues, which are not simply economic. Yes, cell phones and modern cars and great medicine and incredible TVs with 500 channels (of mostly nothing!) and all of the other marvels of 21st century life are axiomatically much better than what we had 50 years ago. But there has been a degradation in our standard of living that is not so easily quantified, compared to the quality of my parents' 13" Sony Trinitron versus my 60" Sony flat screen.This exposes the limitations of economics as a science to describe societies. Where is the measure of the feeling among many Americans that we are no longer judged equally by our justice system? Where is the graph showing the shift from manufacturing to service jobs, and the decrease in stability of the typical American family. And most of all, show me the pie chart that describes the withering away of patriotism and pride in country, replaced by a globalist perspective that we are all just one big (not so) happy world family. OregonMuse University of Copenhagen Library, Copenhagen, DenmarkGood morning to all you 'rons, 'ettes, lurkers, and lurkettes, wine moms, frat bros, cr tins sans pantalon (who are technically breaking the rules). Welcome once again to the stately, prestigious, internationally acclaimed and high-class Sunday Morning Book Thread, a weekly compendium of reviews, observations, snark, witty repartee, hilarious bon mots, and a continuing conversation on books, reading, spending way too much money on books, writing books, and publishing books by escaped oafs and oafettes who follow words with their fingers and whose lips move as they read. Unlike other AoSHQ comment threads, the Sunday Morning Book Thread is so hoity-toity, pants are required. Even if it's these pants, which I guess look OK, but why pay $1200 for grass stains when I know any number of kids who will provide them for free?Blog Note:Thanks to moron commenter naturalfake for arranging to have Zombie Judge Roy Bean fill in for me last Sunday. The judge provided a number of interesting book recommendations and, from what I saw, he didn't have to hang anybody.It Pays To Increase Your Word Power And you thought it was the Germans who had a word for everything:Also, if you could figure out a way to use this word in a Scrabble game, you'd make a yuuge score. Continue reading(click to enlarge)Whither American Civilization?Since the Wuhan flu crap started, I've been drawn to reading books like Boorstin's "The Discoverers" and Hackett Fischer's books about the Founders, because I want to read books that celebrate our history and civilization rather than denigrate it. And also because I fear that in the near future authors like Boorstin and Hackett-Fischer and Barzun might very well be banned for being "white supremacist."Posted by: Donna&&&&&&&&V at September 13, 2020 10:50 AM (HabA/)A little over a year ago, I mentioned a new history textbook that does just this, i.e. it celebrates American history and civilization rather than condemns it. Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story is written by historian Wilfred M. McClay of the University of Oklahoma, which sets our country on a foundation of respect rather than contempt: A great nation needs and deserves a great and coherent narrative, as an expression of its own self-understanding; and it needs to be able to convey that narrative to its young effectively. It perhaps goes without saying that such a narrative cannot be a fairy tale or a whitewash of the past; it will not be convincing if it is not truthful. But there is no necessary contradiction between an honest account of the American past and an inspiring one. This account seeks to provide both.A much longer and more complete review is here.Antifa/BLM scum lobbing fireworks and Molotov cocktails at police officers is what you get when you feed your kids a steady diet of Howard Zinn and other "f*ck America" academics. And I must say I'm a bit astounded that it took us this long for us to get a president who is willing to use the bully pulpit call out this poisonous miseducation for what it is.Donna also says she has been reading From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, which has a grand vision:Highly regarded here and abroad for some thirty works of cultural history and criticism, master historian Jacques Barzun has set down in one continuous narrative the sum of his discoveries and conclusions about the whole of Western culture since 1500.And:The triumphs and defeats of five hundred years form an inspiring saga that modifies the current impression of one long tale of oppression by white European males.Donna mentions, as an example, Barzun's defense of Columbus:Barzun notes that there were plenty of people in Spain - especially clergymen - who recognized the humanity of the Indians and denounced brutal treatment of them right from the start. It was NOT official policy of either Spain or Columbus to slaughter the Indian population. The problem was that official authorities in Spain had very little control over what individuals bent on becoming very wealthy did in the New World. The sort of personality types willing to sail off into the unknown and risk tremendous hardships were the same sort of men who ventured alone into the American West centuries later - very tough hombres and not infrequently that toughness crossed the line into ruthlessness. But, as Barzun also points out, the Indians themselves were hardly peaceful innocents - the Caribs encountered by Columbus had exterminated an earlier tribe. Barzun could say such things in 2001 and still get praised by critics at the NY Times and Atlantic. If he were still alive today (he died in 2012, close to his 105th birthday), he'd certainly have antifa brats picketing his house.These are good things to think about as we are engaged in a pitched battle to determine the course of America's future. And anyone who says that America needs to be "fundamentally transformed", as Obama did in one of his early speeches, is on the wrong side.Oh, and this just popped up in the Amazon margin, an American history book written for children: Your Life Belongs to You: A True Story About the Birth of the United States by Charlotte Cushman, who says:For many years I presented this story to my class of Montessori children ages 2 to 6. They loved it. I would only tell them a small part of the story each day as I laid out illustrations of the people and events in order of occurrence. I often gave them a cliffhanger so that they could contemplate and discuss what might happen next, as they eagerly awaited the next part of the story.No child should be denied knowledge of the history of his country. It is important for children to understand that what people have done in the past has an effect on how we live now. They need to be able to connect the dots to see which prevailing thoughts led to fights, what ideas led to prosperity, what actions led to other actions, and so on.Our country has a unique history of men and women with the right ideas who had the integrity and courage to put those ideas into practice. If Western Civilization is to survive, this is a story that needs to be told and cannot be lost.Emphasis mine. "Your life belongs to you" is a great one-sentence description of what America offers, particularly Europeans tired of being bossed around by various kings, lords, dukes, earls, etc.Who Dis:(Last week's 'who dis' was author Frederick Kohner and his daughter Kathy, the inspiration for his best-selling novel 'Gidget'.How We Got HereHere is a book that might raise some eyebrows: Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics by Mary Eberstadt and I almost don't have to quote the blurb because the title pretty much tells you everything:As Eberstadt illustrates, humans from time immemorial have forged their identities within the structure of kinship. The extended family, in a real sense, is the first tribe and first teacher. But with its unprecedented decline across a variety of measures, generations of people have been set adrift and can no longer answer the question Who am I? with reference to primordial ties. Desperate for solidarity and connection, they claim membership in politicized groups whose displays of frantic irrationalism amount to primal screams for familial and communal loss.This suggests that Ms. Eberstadt is perhaps building on her 2013 book, How the West Really Lost God: A New Theory of SecularizationThe conventional wisdom is that the West first experienced religious decline, followed by the decline of the family. Eberstadt turns this standard account on its head. Marshalling an impressive array of research, from fascinating historical data on family decline in pre-Revolutionary France to contemporary popular culture both in the United States and Europe, Eberstadt shows that the reverse has also been true: the undermining of the family has further undermined Christianity itself.Drawing on sociology, history, demography, theology, literature, and many other sources, Eberstadt shows that family decline and religious decline have gone hand in hand in the Western world in a way that has not been understood before that they are, as she puts it in a striking new image summarizing the book s thesis, the double helix of society, each dependent on the strength of the other for successful reproduction. You can see the same themes running in both works.Moron Recommendations38 I just began Edward Achorn's new book "Every Last Drop Of Blood: The Momentous Second Inaugural Of Abraham Lincoln" . Having listened to an interview of the author, in which he noted parallels between the struggles Lincoln faced and Trump faces every day, I was hooked. I even bought the hard cover edition, so I have high expectations!Posted by: Huck Follywood at September 13, 2020 09:14 AM (gtNWf)What's so great about Lincoln's second inaugural speech? In his book Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, Edward Achorn explains:By March 4, 1865, the Civil War had slaughtered more than 700,000 Americans and left intractable wounds on the nation. After a morning of rain-drenched fury, tens of thousands crowded Washington s Capitol grounds that day to see Abraham Lincoln take the oath for a second term. As the sun emerged, Lincoln rose to give perhaps the greatest inaugural address in American history, stunning the nation by arguing, in a brief 701 words, that both sides had been wrong, and that the war s unimaginable horrors every drop of blood spilled might well have been God s just verdict on the national sin of slavery....A host of characters, unknown and famous, had converged on Washington from grievously wounded Union colonel Selden Connor in a Washington hospital and the embarrassingly drunk new vice president, Andrew Johnson, to poet-journalist Walt Whitman; from soldiers advocate Clara Barton and African American leader and Lincoln critic-turned-admirer Frederick Douglass (who called the speech a sacred effort ) to conflicted actor John Wilkes Booth all swirling around the complex figure of Lincoln.You can read Lincoln's speech here.___________23 Last week I responded to a comment about all the grimdark stories by recommending a couple of authors that write lighter and humorous fare, but that was kind of late in thread so I'm repeating it here. If you're looking for fun and funny books you should try A. Lee Martinez and the John Moore who's written books like A Fate Worse Than Dragons and The Unhandsome Prince and Heroics for Beginners.Posted by: Cybersmythe at September 13, 2020 09:10 AM (qDSku) Let's take a look at John Moore, who likes to take fairy tales and twist them around in humorous ways. Take, for example, The Unhandsome Prince:Caroline s plan to live happily ever after has hit a snag. She s spent months mapping the swamp, building tadpole nets, and kissing every wriggling frog she could get her hands on, and one has finally turned into a prince. Unfortunately, Prince Hal is not, as promised in the fairy tales, particularly handsome. In fact, he s kind of dorky-looking.Hal himself isn t very eager to marry a girl so obsessed with appearances, but he finds that a lot of people have a stake in his impending nuptials including a sorceress in training, an irritating dwarf, and Hal s own royal family, who seem to have misplaced large portions of the treasury. But the biggest reason for him to marry Caroline, true love be darned, is that if he doesn t, it s back to the lily pads for him permanently You get the idea. His other novels include Bad Prince Charlie and A Fate Worse Than Dragons. And the prices are $4.99-$5.99 each, so you're getting a good deal.___________'Ette commenter Catherine e-mailed in a rec:A homeschooling mom I know personally has self-published an adorable little book for the tween set. She looked for an agent and was told that while the book was good, there wasn't enough about toxic masculinity or trans children to get a contract. :( So she went out on her own and got it done.The book is titled White Rock Avenue: The Case of the Missing Lawn Mower and Catherine tells me:The book is in the vein of Encyclopedia Brown with the heroine coming from a Catholic homeschooling family. I proofread it for her, and I laughed out loud a few times while reading it. I purchased it, and it has the ultimate seal of approval from my children in that the ones that read independently read it in one sitting. It's probably at the 10-12-year-old level for reading, but it would make a good read-aloud for the younger set as well.Available on Kindle and paperback.---And here's another book for young adults that Amazon suggested, looks like fun, The Adventures Of Young John Quincy Adams: Sea ChaseYoung John Quincy Adams befriends a boy whose father is illicitly buying weapons, finds a girl pretending to be something she's not, learns from a French doctor connected to a mysterious Committee, and discovers a British spy in search of something that might not be there.In Sea Chase, bestselling author John Braddock has written a story of the American Revolution for young adults...Inspired by the incredible true story of young Johnny Quincy Adams' first journey to Europe, Sea Chase is a novel of action, courage and resilience in the face of enemies, foreign and domestic.$2.99 on Kindle.___________Books By MoronsMoron author Jerry Carroll has published a sequel to his 2014 book The Great Liars, a novel about some wild WWII shenanigans and whether Roosevelt knew about the impending attack on Pearl Harbor. The Greater Liars picks up the action where the first novel left off:The madcap and harrowing adventures past and alarmingly present continue for roguish former Navy officer Lowell Brady and Smithsonian scholar Harriet Gallatin as government agents try to keep secret events just before Pearl Harbor that could bring down some very big names in the Capitol. It is early in the morning in 1953 when FBI and CIA agents rise from beach grass and fire at one another in an operation that has gone tragically awry. Pulling off a Bonnie-and-Clyde getaway, Brady continues his recollections of his wartime experiences as she tape records them with eyes on the rear view mirror as terror mounts on their endless cross-country flight from danger. Her dawning realization that Lowell is an adrenaline junkie who gets a charge from narrow escapes is making making her as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.Both novels can be purchased on Kindle for $2.99 each.___________So that's all for this week. As always, book thread tips, suggestions, bribes, insults, threats, ugly pants pics and moron library submissions may be sent to OregonMuse, Proprietor, AoSHQ Book Thread, at the book thread e-mail address: aoshqbookthread, followed by the 'at' sign, and then 'G' mail, and then dot cee oh emm. What have you all been reading this week? Hopefully something good, because, as you all know, life is too short to be reading lousy books. (I guess we're lucky that Calvin never discovered the Loompanics catalog.)Close it up Misanthropic Humanitarian (Mystery click H/T Isophorone Blog)(Photo courtesy of Nurse Ratched)***The First Saturday Night JokeTwo little boys, ages 5 and 7, are excessively mischievous. They are always getting into trouble and their parents know if any mischief occurs in their town, the two boys are probably involved. The boys mother heard that a preacher in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The preacher agreed, but he asked to see them individually. The mother sent the 5 year old in the morning, with the older boy to see the preacher in the afternoon. The preacher, a huge man with a deep booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly, Do you know where God is, son? The boy s mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there wide-eyed with his mouth hanging open. So the preacher repeated the question in an even sterner tone, Where is God?! Again, the boy made no attempt to answer. The preacher raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy s face and bellowed, WHERE IS GOD?! The boy screamed & bolted from the room, ran directly home & dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, What happened? The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, We are in BIG trouble this time! GOD is missing, and they think WE did it! Thank you Legally Sufficient for tonight's joke. Continue reading***The Second Saturday Night JokeIn Texas there is a town called New Braunfels, where there is a large German-speaking population.One day, a local rancher driving down a country road noticed a man using his hand to drink water from the rancher's stock pond.The rancher rolled down the window and shouted: "Sehr angenehm! Trink das Wasser nicht. Die kuehe haben darein geschissen."This means: Glad to meet you! Don't drink the water. The cows have sh*t in it."The man shouted back: "I'm from New York and just down here campaigning for Joe Biden. I can't understand you. Please speak in English."The rancher replied: "Use both hands."This joke submitted by Isophorone Blog. Thanks. ***Otters! Rival Otter Gangs Recreate West Side Story H/T redc1c4***The ONT Is Always Looking Out For You. TM Hell if I know if it works, I'm just looking out for you.***Not only does President Trump live in this numb nuts head rent free. He's also living rent free on his body. Bwahhhh. ***I don't know about you. But, I'm happy to curse and swear in one language. I don't need fourteen others. What about you?Learn How to Swear in 15 Languages From Samuel L. JacksonIt s not unusual for celebrities to lend their voice and their talents to help get out the vote especially in presidential election years. But this one is a little different, because it involves Samuel L. Jackson offering a masterclass in swearing in 15 different languages. If that s not enough of an incentive to check your voter registration status, we don t know what is. Here s how to learn international cursing from the best in the biz.***Beyond the Brandy Old-Fashioned: How Wisconsin Shaped the Way Americans DrinkThe beer-and-brandy soaked state consistently leads or places among the top contenders in America s Drunkest States round-ups, and this past January, the Badger State clocked in with 12 of the top 20 entries of the Nation s Drunkest Cities as compiled by 24/7 Wall Street. Overconsumption of alcohol is a serious matter and can be problematic on many fronts, and most states might try to quickly bury such headlines from the daily news cycle, but Wisconsinites wear this black eye like a badge of honor after a bar fight. Drinking is part of the state identity. In a weird way they re perversely proud of it. It s a part of life, says Milwaukee native Robert Simonson, an acclaimed drinks writer and author who now lives in Brooklyn but makes it back to his home state three to five times a year. (He also famously dons a glittery green-and-gold Green Bay Packers Santa hat at his annual Christmas party as he mixes up Tom & Jerry s for guests.) While we are on drinking............Our pal Winston, the dreg of society forwarded this onto The ONT. Everything you wanted to know about the top bum wines but were afraid to ask.Call them bum wines, street wines, fortified wines, wino wines, or twist-cap wines.Whatever you call these beverages for the economical drunkard, this page explores the top five.So curl up on a heating duct and enjoy...***Will we see a 4 day work week in our lifetime?It s an idea that s getting a lot of airplay as the world reimagines the post-pandemic working week. But will employers ever make such an expensive leap of faith? If only Marx were still by my side to see this with his own eyes! So quivered journalist and revolutionary theorist Friedrich Engels, in a state of euphoric anticipation on May 1, 1890. He was penning the preface to a new edition of The Communist Manifesto, some 42 years after he had put his name to that somewhat influential pamphlet s first printing, and seven years after the death of his famous collaborator, Karl Marx. Today as I write these lines, Engels proclaimed in his foreword, the European and American proletariat is reviewing its fighting forces, mobilized for the first time, mobilized as one army, under one flag, for one immediate aim. And what was this world-shaking upheaval that had him sermonizing about a new world order like a steampunk General Hux? It wasn t the overthrow of a czar, or the abolition of all property, or anything quite so dramatic (not yet anyway). It was a coordinated peaceful protest the international forerunner to Labor Day which was taking place in cities across two continents that day, in which workers were demanding the eight-hour day become the legal standard in their respective countries.***The ONT Musical InterludeOn this day: 26 Sep 2003English singer, songwriter Robert Palmer died of a heart attack aged 54 in Paris France. He was a member of Vinegar Joe and Power Station (with Duran Duran members Andy Taylor and John Taylor with drummer and former Chic member Tony Thompson). As a solo artist had the 1986 US No.1 & UK No.5 single 'Addicted To Love' and the 1988 hit 'Simply Irresistible'. via thisdayinmusic.com***[X] Smart Phone[X] Machismo [X] Genius Award Winner.***Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Bargains. Notice: The ONT may or may not be supervised by adults along with the Ace Media Empire, AceCorp, LLC and Fake ID Manufacturers Association. Close it up Open Blogger Science faces a crisis of confidence owing to its politicization and the replication crisis. The latter, which intersects with concerns about scientific fraud, is the subject of this post, a matter on which I've previously commented. (OK, ranted.) Continue readingPart of the impetus was from a study by Amgen, summarized in Wikipedia as follows:Out of 49 medical studies from 1990 2003 with more than 1000 citations, 45 claimed that the studied therapy was effective. Out of these studies, 16% were contradicted by subsequent studies, 16% had found stronger effects than did subsequent studies, 44% were replicated, and 24% remained largely unchallenged.[59] The US Food and Drug Administration in 1977 1990 found flaws in 10 20% of medical studies.[60] In a paper published in 2012, Glenn Begley, a biotech consultant working at Amgen, and Lee Ellis, at the University of Texas, argued that only 11% of the pre-clinical cancer studies could be replicated.[61][62]To try to put some numbers to my visceral impressions, and thereby to test my conjectures regarding dodgy results I went over to Retraction Watch, which features a database of papers that have been retracted by the authors/journals or otherwise had their validity called into question.One can rummage around in that database for hours, so I narrowed the search to "concerns/issues about results," which yielded 562 hits. The requisite data to normalize for the number of papers published in each field are not to hand, but with that caveat these data bear out the impression that the biomedical literature has some real problems. Where, geographically, do these problems come from? Querying the database for papers that raised concerns/issues with results (regardless of whether from physical, life, or medical sciences) yielded these results, again not normalized for the number of papers published in each country: Without information regarding the number of papers published, it's impossible to draw hard conclusions, but I would imagine that there are probably a lot more papers published in the U.S. than in China, and yet the two are in the same ball park regarding questionable results.Interestingly, the database includes data regarding some of the more dubious areas of "science." For this search I included outright scientific fraud, and found effectively none for any of these fields, although a similar search the physical, biological, and health sciences all returned a number of hits. Once again, the caveat regarding total number of papers published applies, this time probably a forteriori.For comparison:My conclusion, subject to the caveat above: the biomedical literature does in fact have grievous problems, and China is punching above its weight in generating lousy results. Last, the Wild West of "scientific research" (climate change, sociology, alternative medicine, and psychology) I suspect may not have fraudulent papers because results in those areas are so squishy that it is impossible to falsify pretty much any assertion made in those literatures.Close it up OregonMuse Zsuzsa Polg r (HUN)Thanks to NaCly Dog for filling in while I was away last week.We will have a fishing thread later. As always, the chess/dress pr0n thread is an open thread, so there is no such thing as an off-topic comment.Beginner Problem - Black To Play (1203)Goal: Black can force mate in 3 movesHint: Sac not just one, but two, pieces for the win5rk1/p2p2bp/1p2p3/6p1/2P2Bn1/1PNQ1PPK/P4q1P/3R4 b - - 0 1 Continue readingIntermediate Problem - Black To Play (1201)Goal: Black can force a mate in, at most, 7 movesHint: It's basically a sac followed by a king chaser6k/6pp/2pN2r1/b1P5/PnQ1p3/1B2Rp2/1BPq1PPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 1Advanced Problem - White To Play (1200)How does White obtain an overwhelming position?Hint: Use a bit of zugzwang to trap the enemy queen8/q1pB4/pk3K2/3p4/PN1P4/8/4P3/8 w - - 0 1Dress Pr0n For The 'Ettes: Sunday night lounging with an early #1940s robe that was purchased from the #NewYork store Jay Thorpe. Not silk but a printed #rayon, the more affordable and popular #midcentury fabric @museumatFIT #fashionhistory pic.twitter.com/vGoZSgBBbC Dr Kate Strasdin (@kateStrasdin) September 20, 2020 In celebration of #LauraAshley who was born #OnThisDay in 1925, we re sharing a selection of pieces of British fashion from the 1970s and 1980s in our brand new image gallery! Let us know your favourites in the comments https://t.co/S3Rp0QaGfk pic.twitter.com/SFw56v3rxT Fashion Museum Bath (@Fashion_Museum) September 7, 2020 Greetings From Albania___________Problem SolutionsBeginner Problem - Black To Play5rk1/p2p2bp/1p2p3/6p1/2P2Bn1/1PNQ1PPK/P4q1P/3R4 b - - 0 11...Qxh2+!2.Kxg4 Rxf4+ 3.gxf4 Qh4#Black had to remove not just one, but two obstructing pieces to force mate.Intermediate Problem - Black To Playr6k/6pp/2pN2r1/b1P5/PnQ1p3/1B2Rp2/1BPq1PPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 11...Rxg2+ 2.Kh1 Not 2.Kf1? Qxf2#2...Rxh2+ 3.Kxh2 (not good is 3.Kg1? Qxf2#) 3...Qxf2+ 4.Kh3 Qg2+ 5.Kh4 Bd8+ 6.Bf6 (6. Kh5 Qg5#)6...Bxf6+ 7.Kh5 Qg5# 0-1Advanced Problem - White To Play8/q1pB4/pk3K2/3p4/PN1P4/8/4P3/8 w - - 0 1The key to this problem is recognizing that Black is backed up into a corner and his pieces are kind of stepping on each other.1.a5+ Kb7My chess app decided that 1...Kxa5 allowing the fork was the better option. I played it out because I saw that if I wasn't careful, Black could free up one of his pawns. 2.Nc6+ Kb5 3.Nxa7+ Kc4 4.Ke5 c5 5.e3 Kb4 6.Kxd5 c4 7.Ba4! c3 8.Bc2 a5 9.Nc6+ Kb5 10.Nxa5 Kxa5 and wins.2.Nc6 Qa8 3.Kg7 The queen is toast.3...Qc8 4.Bxc8+ Kxc8 5.Kf6 Kd7 6.Nb8+ Ke8 7.Ke5 Kd8 8.Kxd5 c6+ 9.Kxc6 Ke7 10.e4 Kf6 11.Nxa6 for the win.Hope to see you all next week!___________Note: that cryptic line of letters and numbers you see underneath each board diagram is a representation of the position in what is known as "Forsyth-Edwards Notation", or F.E.N. It's actually readable by humans. Most computer applications nowadays can read FEN, so those of you who may want to study the position, you can copy the line of FEN and paste into your chess app and it should automatically recreate the position on its display board. Or, Windows users can just "triple click" on it and the entire line will be highlighted so you can copy and paste it into your chess app.___________So that about wraps it up for this week. Chess thread tips, suggestions, bribes, rumors, threats, and insults may be sent to my yahoo address: OregonMuse little-a-in-a-circle yahoo dott com. Close it up Update: Hecklers shout "CNN is Fake News!," disrupting CNN's Fake News report. Continue readingBy the way: Another early day for Sundown:@MonaSalama_The Biden campaign called a lid for Saturday 9/26 in-person events at 9:32 amJeffrey Toobin, Hyperpartisan "Legal Analyst," Cradle-Robber, Friend-Betrayer, and Noted Abortion-Financier, Weighs In:@eScarryJeff Toobin on CNN just said Merick Garland "also had a beautiful family." hahahaClose it up Misanthropic Humanitarian ***Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Join the festivities. Forget about everything else for a couple of hours. Continue reading***A Little of This. A Little of That.Am I doomed to hell? I laughed out loud.***A couple of submissions from our pal redc1c4..........Prepper pups.***Divine Labbies, Satanic Chihuahuas � A PSA H/T Scott ***I try to keep the PetThread politics free. But this is too funny. Thanks Hrothgar. ***Meet The PetMorons2 year old Bogie and Bacall. Hard to believe they are brother and sister. - DuaneWell there isn't much for resemblance. Still they are neat looking cats and that is a cool photo. Thanks for sharing today. ***Misanthropic Humanitarian �This is our 2yr old cat Dini (Houdini) showing how she�s �Hidin� from Biden�.Seriously, she has been a great addition to the family. Full of energy and loves to stalk and play hide -n- seek. Fenway, our Flat-Coat Retriever mix has a love/hate relationship with her. - Our Country is ScrewedAt the moment that photo was taken it appears they were in "Toleration Mode". Dini sounds like one joyful critter. We are glad you took the time to share with us. Thanks. ***This was my cousin's dog, Maverick. He passed about a month ago. One of the most intelligent dogs I ever met. I always dogsit when my cousins go away(they have three others).Mavy's first year was difficult because he was so stubborn. But, the rest of his sixteen years, he was a terrific dog who absolutely loved being around people.Love the Pet Thread! - UnkarenMaverick certainly looks like a big sweetie in that photo. Stubborn? Nah thats just a puppy. So sorry to hear of his demise. ***(Schotzie)(Daphne, Spock, Jethroe in back)I am just a lurker, but I cannot wait for the pet thread every Saturday. This is Schotzie. She is my number four shepherd(another rescue). I had to have my cat Schrodinger put to sleep, and this big girl came along to fill the void. I have previously posted Spock, Jethroe and Daphne, and thought I would share my pretty, black girl. She is a very focused tennis ball hound and is faster than Jethroe. Neurotic and clingy as only a GSD can be, I haven't been to the toilet by myself since I got her. Thank you for the pet thread, it makes my Saturday happy and sometimes brings tears to my eyes. - RobertWell Robert, it certainly appears you have your hands full with 4 beautiful GSDs. Sorry to hear about Schrodinger's passing. That is such a tough road to travel. I'm happy to hear you enjoy the pet thread. Thanks. ***Hello Mis Hum Welcome back. I offer this submission from my youngest daughter, Laura, who lives in Arkansas.Lupa is a Husky/American Eskimo mix who was acquired from a family that was downsizing. This is her story.�I had to put down our family dog at 13, and I was broken-hearted. After a month, and meeting a lot of different rescue dogs, I found a family on a re-homing group with a big shepherd. After determining that their dog would be too big for my duplex, I was about to leave and the couple said, �well, we really need to downsize to two dogs, so if you need something smaller, we have her�, and out came Lupa (then Tink). After a rough first couple days, she has become a truly loyal companion and best friend. I bring her to work every day and she loves going for walks by the lake." - Pete SeriaIf they changed your name and had that sparkle in your eye you would be a difficult creature as well. ;) Cute photo, so happy to hear that your daughter was able to find a companion. Thanks for sharing. *** Hello from smokey Oregon where prayers for firefighters and burned communities are gratefully received. Sending this in case it is postworthy. The reviews on Amazon are a hoot. Thanks for the PT, - C for C&COf course it's post worthy. We don't get cats reading books often sent in. Thanks for sharing and prayers up for the fires to cease.***Hey Mis-Hum, I'm the guy in 2018 that sent you stuff about Piper The Airport Dog-Traverse City Michigan, that had recently passed on.Well, that dirty bastard cancer also took out my Springer BuddyBoy last week at age 10. Found a hip tumor on him when we could finally get his hair cut. Did surgery, but it was a fast mover and was just too late. (thanks loads Gov. Grindle Whitless for shutting down groomers-might have caught it) He was a GREAT DOG, loved every human, but kept deer and other varmints out of His Yard. I might have sent a pic of him before along with the quip, "This is my yard, there are many like it, but this one IS MINE" We live in the woods of Northern Michigan, left him outside during the day when we went to work, with no fence, and he Never Left The Yard-Never. Mrs. Realanator misses him horribly, as he was her faithful companion, in any and I do mean any weather on their daily walks through our woods. He is and shall be sorely missed. My nic is Dandor the Realanator when I comment.Dandor, I'm a sucker for a photo with a pet and a child hanging together. Tough choices you provided to choose from. So sorry to hear about your pup. What a tough way to go. We appreciate your contribution today. ***Here's a photo of the dog we got Thursday. Her name is Lucy, and according to the shelter, she's 7 years old. They also said she's a chiweenie, but I don't believe it, having had dachshunds before. A Chihuahua/MinPin cross I'd believe easily, thought.Personality is great, very friendly though a bit shy at the moment (probably due to new surroundings). She'll have her first-ever vet appointment Wednesday. Probably even more expensive that the Sunday Book Thread, but the little sweetie has already wormed her way into my heart. She was raised in an apartment, and loves our fenced back yard! - Empire1Congrats on your new addition of Lucy. Aren't fenced in yards the greatest? Here's hoping many happy years with this lovely dog.***Meet Pepper. She came to us a few weeks ago. Since we live outside the city limits, sometimes people will abandon their pets out here. That's our source for kitties. We lost our beloved TomCat earlier this year when he was hit by a car, so we needed a replacement.Pepper is a sweet little girl, very affectionate.She also likes to be fed twice a day. She must have gone hungry for a while.We feel very fortunate to have her. - ALHSorry to hear about TomCat's passing. But happy to hear you have a new addition to the ALH household. Just remember all Black cats matter. Thanks for the good news today.***As always you folks have demonstrated your love for pets and the pet thread. Thanks so much for making it a success. Do you have something to share? You can reach out to us at petmorons at gmail dot com.Have a great week. Close it up Amy Coney Barrett and Family Get All Dressed Up and Go On a Trip to Somewhere Continue readingNEW: Judge Amy Coney Barrett and her large family left their Indiana home this afternoon dressed up for a special occasion. Our @GaryGrumbach on the scene for us. Announcement at 5pm at WH for Supreme Court nomination. pic.twitter.com/A4yVNo7jgE Kelly O Donnell (@KellyO) September 26, 2020 Note that this subservient woman is doing the driving.Like a slave.Amy Coney Barrett Holds Press Conference In Handmaid s Tale Costume Just To Mess With Liberals https://t.co/UcY99voSWk The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) September 25, 2020 Democrats: Without Abortion, Women Might Have To Settle For Having 7 Kids And Sitting On The Highest Court In The Land https://t.co/hANeO1FNi0 The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) September 26, 2020 For those of you who guessed the left would begin claiming it was racist of Barret to adopt black kids, or to allege there was some criminality involved in the adoption: Collect your winnings. pic.twitter.com/BUEqjq2QI7 James McDaniel (@JamesMcDaniel) September 26, 2020 Close it up Saturday Gardening and Puttering Thread, September 26, 2020 [KT] Open Blogger Don in Kansas posted the lovely photo above with the text below, in August. The botanical garden requires masks only when you are inside the buildings, not when you are in the gardens themselves, so I was able to grab a few pictures there without suffocating this week. While the naked ladies (Lycoris squamigera) are past their prime, the closely-related Lycoris radiata is just getting started. L. radiata has all kinds of significance in Japanese culture (if you see it in an anime, you're probably in a graveyard), which I'm too lazy to summarize.For one thing, they are known as the flower of the autumn equinox. See the article linked at Don's site. HAPPY FALL, EVERYONE! Continue readingEdible Gardening Here's a piece on some of the last commercial pole-ripened tomatoes being grown in California, near San Diego. With growing and storing tips for the rest of us. As these kinds of growers are disappearing. Maybe you should grow your own next year. This is Cherokee Purple. It is a determinate variety that could be grown on poles. There are some similar varieties that are better in certain climates. Maybe we could help you choose one. We had some interesting comments come in late in the thread last week. Here is part of the comment from The Famous Pat*, who was at a smallbore rifle event last weekend. Soybeans were a test crop. We recently stripped the plants, took the worst pods and ate their beans, took the best pods to cook and freeze. We'll taste-test those later to see if *we* can actually preserve this crop in its pods (we know Trader Joe's does), in which case we'll grow more next year.Husband has a 3-D printer, and found a pattern for a gizmo to set melons on, to keep them off the ground. We found one cantaloupe had been hit by both voles and millipedes (ick), so put these gizmos under all the other cantaloupes (not that they'll deter the voles, but it should work for millipedes).Under puttering, we've brewed a batch of chocolate milk-stout, for winter consumption. And we've cleaned out another section of the gutter and put up screens - this gets challenging in sections where we have barberry bushes (pointy!) with crushed stone underneath.Does filling the pantry count as puttering (through the grocery store)? I've been stuffing the larder, in preparation for Election Day - and especially for whatever may follow...Some of the melons with soft skins are grown mostly in the deserts because it is hard to grow them where they touch the ground.Interesting information about the soybeans! What variety did you plant in Idaho? Here's an inspiring post from Shanks for the memory, who is putting in a fall garden. I'm planting the usual leafy greens for juicing, chard, spinach, dragon kale, mustard greens. Asian greens for stir frying and kimchi; tatsoi, white & green bok choy, and Napa cabbage, Japanese daikon and Korean radishes and garlic. Kohlrabi, turnips. Atomic red, a carrot that worked well last year, and Park's Rainbow beet mix for greens and beets. I usually sow some Detroit reds too cuz they always produce well.Mixed Lettuces, Mizuna, and Park Seed's Italian salad mix, Gai-lan, Broccolini, a non heading cauliflower "Fioretto", and Brussel sprouts. Snap and snow peas, green onions, shallots and Italian parsley. I'm hoping to get a crop of dill and fennel in before a freeze.We have raised beds of Washington and Jersey Giant asparagus...and artichokes so we'll be good there.A couple of years ago we changed our garden over to all 4x2x10' raised beds with heavy duty hardware cloth in the bottom to thwart gophers so I added brackets to hold white PVC for hoops over the beds...works great for shade or frost cloth...a tip...buy the really big bulldog clips at the Dollar store...they are perfect to clamp cloth on any structure...especially PVC hoops...easy to remove/peel back to access the bed and keeps the cloth nice and tight without sandbags or weights.And you? anything new or unusual?You doing anything in the garden this fall? Comments on the wonderful garden above: Tatsoi is the cutest thing ever. A miniature Asian green with leaves that stand up or lie flat depending on the weather. This is the type of kale known as "dragon kale". Italian. Hearty. I like Red Russian better raw. It is tender and milder. Different species. Wilts after picking. Also called "Ragged Jack". If you can grow beets in the fall, you can probably grow "Just Right" turnips. No summer turnips, though. Martha Stewart has a piece on a Resurrected Colorado Apple. Will it make Colorado apples famous? CrittersF2000 sent in the missing photos from last week, plus an oppossum from August, to make up for sending no additional raccoon photos. Interesting tree the possum is in, too.Weasel sent in the following owl photo. Not as camouflaged as the one above. Here is a regular nighttime visitor to WeaselAcres.Wonder if it would get along with the possum? Below, the wild turkey "Kevin" in my cousin's neighborhood. She was named "Kevin" after a bird in the movie UP who turns out to be a girl. Kevin stays by the side of cars when people drive home because she thinks she is going to be fed. Sometimes chases people, hoping to be fed. There was a turkey just like Kevin in Columbia, Missouri. He got hit by a car. It made the front page of the news paper because everyone was so devastated. Other reports of gangs of turkeys rumbling with peacocks. Gardens of The HordeI had technical difficulties with the photo at first, then I lost track of it. Hope the beautiful garden was productive: I enjoy lurking the thread mostly, in fact I lurk the site regularly - posting only occasionally as JEM1.Especially this year the gardening thread has been a great place for a respite from all the craziness. And now in my part of the woods in north central Indiana the trees are about ready to explode, new life, and hope for the spring and summer.The weather has been warm and dry enough to actually get the soil worked and some things planted. I've enclosed a picture of my entire vegetable, fruit and herb gardening spread - I jokingly call it my farm. Getting radishes and lettuce in was great, especially after how wet the last two springs were. Combine that with all the tomatoes, herbs and peppers I have started in doors I am looking forward to everything it will give. And this year I promise not to complain about processing the harvest!The attached picture doesn't have much color to it right now - from left to right the raised beds for herbs, the major pepper and tomato garden for salsas in particular, the strawberry bed, the fenced garden for leafy plants - beans, radish, lettuce, etc, a raised bed for asparagus (they are outstanding pickled), and finally a raspberry and blackberry patch I am trying to establish. The blackberries made it and will be trellised this spring, the raspberries didn't make their first winter, so replacements are on the way.PutteringLarro went to fly a kite at Puppy Point. Well, he actually flew four of them. Said it was a pain. I think these are three of them. Details:And here's a challenge: How would you landscape this? The UFO House, Royse City, TX, USAStrange, Weird, Wonderful And Cool It's just a strange thing to see on side of highway heading NE out of Dallas.Larro notes that there are more of these. Maybe you could get a house like this. If you would like to send information and/or photos for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is:ktinthegarden at that g mail dot com placeInclude your nic unless you want to remain a lurker. Close it up Open Blogger Poland's got this right.Yesterday, we discussed the President's campaign against Critical Race Theory. He has also specifically attacked the New York Times' 1619 Project, but Nikole Hannah-Jones is still busy trying to bury her project, so we can discuss that phenomenon later. Right now, we need to recognize that the President has actually set the Woke Establishment back some. THIS IS REMARKABLE. But they will be looking for new areas in which to channel their activism. Especially schools. SPECIAL HEADS UP IF YOU ARE IN CALIFORNIA, below. After the President's first Executive Order and his Constitution Day speech but before his latest Executive Order prohibiting CRT training in a wide range of organizations, representatives of the NYT's "1619 Project" started backtracking on the extent to which they were trying to change American history. And BLM scrubbed its website of much of its Marxist, anti-American content. This was a new and amazing phenomenon: Continue readingThe correct way to understand the present moment is that the woke have been running a game of conquest, and their main front has been checked (not defeated, not pushed back) for the first time. Other fronts haven t been checked much at all. They hold a lot of occupied territory. https://t.co/oLT7D2cfgR James Lindsay, not some effing sage (@ConceptualJames) September 20, 2020 Of course, the national BLM organization is now swimming in money. Don't let them revert to the Gramscian Long March!Meanwhile, some local chapters seem as radical as ever. And there are some rumblings of increasing an emphasis on violence. When you consider white silence to be violence, this isn't hard, I guess. Interesting thread if you are into understanding how these people justify their actions. Makes it easier when Kamala Harris says that civic unrest is necessary for change, too. Swords up. On to the schools James Lindsay suggests that a lot of out-of-work diversity experts will be converging on schools. Be prepared. Could be coming to a school near you. Even Titania McGrath is contributing:I�ve taken the trouble to rectify the more problematic elements of Martin Luther King�s �I have a dream� speech. I�d be grateful if academics could now make the necessary revisions to the history books. pic.twitter.com/hla3HPp8M0 Titania McGrath (@TitaniaMcGrath) September 24, 2020 California Schools are implementing Titania's Vision - and more!Comment Period Ends September 30Kids may not be learning much about history, but:In California, where "wokeness" supersedes godliness as an admired attribute in some circles, it's coming down to crunch time for the embattled Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC). As I wrote last month, the 2020 adaptation of the guidelines is somewhat better than last year's version, but there are still many problems with it. The ESMC is still advising that students study "modern day movements and intersectional struggles for social Justice like the Immigrant Rights Movement, The Black Lives Matter Movement, the Environmental Justice Movements, Feminist Movements, LGBTQIA Queer Movements, and others." Also, kids will learn about "strategies and approaches of these movements and apply them to problem solving struggles, challenges, or problems that we identify in our communities. . . .So not only is there an obvious far left slant to the curriculum, students are directed to become social justice warriors.One group is especially concerned: The Alliance for Constructive Ethnic Studies, "a grassroots group of parents, teachers, students and immigrants representing all backgrounds, races, ethnicities and political affiliations," is on the case. Its press release quotes Vera Hartford, a lawyer and political refugee from communist Czechoslovakia. "For those of us that grew up in Soviet bloc countries, the ESMC is like deja vu. We are dumbfounded by a curriculum that consistently elevates Socialism, Marxism, and Communism as the way students are encouraged to become socially responsible. We are familiar with an educational system that proselytizes this specific political dogma that is proven to be unworkable and discriminatory in itself. It grooms and conditions impressionable minds to an ideology in service of a political agenda. Intolerance, bullying, and loss of freedom inevitably follow.Time to take action. Time to find out if something like this is happening in your state if you are not in California. Special CommentaryI don't know how many people saw this comment, which came late in a thread earlier this month. I think it is worth remembering: "Reason says the president has no power to endorse a 1776 project."Reagan says the president does:"Finally, there is a great tradition of warnings in Presidential farewells, and I've got one that's been on my mind for some time. But oddly enough, it starts with one of the things I'm proudest of in the past 8 years: the resurgence of national pride that I called the new patriotism. This national feeling is good, but it won't count for much, and it won't last unless it's grounded in thoughtfulness and knowledge.An informed patriotism is what we want. And are we doing a good enough job teaching our children what America is and what she represents in the long history of the world? Those of us who are over 35 or so years of age grew up in a different America. We were taught, very directly, what it means to be an American. And we absorbed, almost in the air, a love of country and an appreciation of its institutions. If you didn't get these things from your family, you got them from the neighborhood, from the father down the street who fought in Korea or the family who lost someone at Anzio. Or you could get a sense of patriotism from school. And if all else failed, you could get a sense of patriotism from the popular culture. The movies celebrated democratic values and implicitly reinforced the idea that America was special. TV was like that, too, through the mid-sixties.But now, we're about to enter the nineties, and some things have changed. Younger parents aren't sure that an unambivalent appreciation of America is the right thing to teach modern children. And as for those who create the popular culture, well-grounded patriotism is no longer the style. Our spirit is back, but we haven't reinstitutionalized it. We've got to do a better job of getting across that America is freedom--freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise. And freedom is special and rare. It's fragile; it needs protection.So, we've got to teach history based not on what's in fashion but what's important--why the Pilgrims came here, who Jimmy Doolittle was, and what those 30 seconds over Tokyo meant. You know, 4 years ago on the 40th anniversary of D-Day, I read a letter from a young woman writing to her late father, who'd fought on Omaha Beach. Her name was Lisa Zanatta Henn, and she said, "We will always remember, we will never forget what the boys of Normandy did." Well, let's help her keep her word. If we forget what we did, we won't know who we are. I'm warning of an eradication of the American memory that could result, ultimately, in an erosion of the American spirit. Let's start with some basics: more attention to American history and a greater emphasis on civic ritual.And let me offer lesson number one about America: All great change in America begins at the dinner table. So, tomorrow night in the kitchen, I hope the talking begins. And children, if your parents haven't been teaching you what it means to be an American, let 'em know and nail 'em on it. That would be a very American thing to do.--Farewell Address, 1989Posted by: The Gipper Lives at September 19, 2020 08:00 PMAmerican DanceAmerican MusicMeant for dancing, too. Hope you have a good weekend. This is the Thread before the Gardening ThreadServing your mid-day open thread needsClose it up Misanthropic Humanitarian Continue readingGood morning, enjoy the last Saturday of September by opining away or bloviating away this morning in the open thread. Just a couple of rules, 'ettes don't have cooties, no running with sharp objects and play nice with one another. Have a great weekend!Close it up WeirdDave Welcome to the Friday ONT. Over here at Casa Weird, I'm enjoying the wonderful world of living out of boxes, and wondering where stuff I need is. Continue readingTexas PoliticsSo now that I'm in Texas, I have to get used to how they do things down here. The political ads, for example:This ad OMG pic.twitter.com/1V18ErCb83 Kelb Hull (@CalebJHull) September 24, 2020 Sad NewsLongcat is mortRIP brave feline. From threatening Tokyo to scaring children, you had a long and productive meme life. (H/T hogmartin)A Smart Military BlogThe US Air Force has built and flown a mysterious full-scale prototype of its future fighter jetThis would be a fantastic idea for procurement if they can pull it off. I don't think they can, there are way too many piggies at the trough.Aussie GoldDid you ever hear the story of how Australia won it's very first gold medal in the Winter Olympics?All in all, a better story than the Jamaican bobsled team.Musical InterludeDire Straits - Sultans Of Swing - (Ukulele Solo Acoustic Cover)Trolling AcademiaSaddleback College held a discussion on potential new mascots, so a student sent me the zoom link. pic.twitter.com/5fsvdEKGyi cole hersch (@ColesTwitt3r) September 17, 2020 The redheaded gal is the only one who gets it, she's trying hard not to laugh.Vote By Mail!It's perfectly safe. Military Ballots Found in the Trash in Pennsylvania All Were Trump VotesBelieve it or not, I'm not saying that this particular incident is a big deal. This kind of thing happens all the time, in every election. Probably several hundred thousand votes go missing every 4 years through sheer human incompetence, and it's not usually a big deal because they wouldn't have made a difference anyway. But this year, when the left has already announced that they are going to try to steal the election through fraud, in a swing state that could be the difference between winning and losing (Hi Brandon of Decision Desk!)....yeah, not good.Fight ClubLanguage warning.pic.twitter.com/fiUbaze88E Louie [BTC] (@LouPalumbo) September 25, 2020 Fuck ChicagoThe man appointed by Mayor Lightfoot to be Chicago s Census Cowboy rode his horse until it bled to draw attention to a social justice cause. It didn t have proper shoes for pavement and suffered extensive damage, galloping for miles. It will be put down. pic.twitter.com/Yp5z85Lmi0 Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 25, 2020 I heard that the horse might be able to be healed, but either way this is just cruel. Nothing is too low for these people to attempt in their pursuit of power.Peace In Our TimeHey, anybody remember that historic peace deal in the mid-east from just a few days ago? No? It's been memory-holed nicely, hasn't it?The Peace Deal is a Big DealQuiet, ProlesAny Democrat worried about Senator Feinstein s ability to handle this Supreme Court hearing just needs to re-watch how she crushed the souls of these small liberal children. pic.twitter.com/3ipreQJ3AK Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) September 23, 2020 I'd Rather Have Covid 19 Than Biden '20Sweden shows lockdowns were unnecessary. No wonder public health officials hate itTonight's ONT brought to you by Donald, Prince of Eternia:pic.twitter.com/Ip30zjRY9x ONT WTF (@OntWtf) September 26, 2020 Close it up A video of a dog watching a horror movie. Not only is the dog engrossed in the movie, but it seems like it has gone into watchdog mode and is trying to warn the characters on the screen about the danger.Another video of the dog springing into action to defend the family against the spooky demon from The Conjuring 2.This dog is locked-in. Stick with it. He gets caught by a jump scare later in the clip, around 1:45.Man, does this dog love watching TV.Once again acting the watchdog against monsters in a horror movie, this time the trailer for Pet Sematary (the remake).Khaleesi (the bulldog) does not like Pennywise.One more: Khaleesi is just riveted by the dog-kennel scene from The Thing. The dog is very involved when it sees other dogs on the screen -- but when the Thing exposes itself as a weird alien whose shape the dog could not possibly makes sense of, he gets bored. At one point he looks away from the screen.I've seen dogs react to things on a tv before (usually animals), but I've never seen a dog so locked-in and attentive to a TV. I didn't know they could follow moving tv images, except for very fleetingly.One more cute dog video: This daddy-dog is way, way overprotective of his daughter-dog.That puppy is going to grow up to be a hellraiser. Sarah Palin Threatens Lisa Murkowsi: I'm Running Against You in 2022 Trump has already threatened Lisa Murkowski over her previous bullshit, stating that he would campaign against her in 2022, whether he's president or not.Now Sarah Palin is claiming she'll primary her.Sarah Palin notes at the end of the video that this is not the first time the Abortion Warrior Priestess Murkowski has refused to vote for a conservative judge. She did so in 2018 with Kavanaugh as well, and Palin first announced the 2022 primary threat then.Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is not worried about a 2022 challenge from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), who has suggested she could run for the Senate because of the incumbent's opposition to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh."I don't know the former governor's interest in being involved in elected politics again and she's really been out of the picture in the state for many years now," Murkowski told The Hill."I don't know whether this is just wishful thinking by some that would like to see me out so they're looking for names," she added.Well, Palin could primary you. And if she fails, she could do what you did in 2010: She can immediately run as an independent. I'm pretty sure people know how to spell "Sarah Palin" as a write-in.And she doesn't have to win that, either: She just has to keep you from winning.And yes, we're all willing to give the seat to a Democrat to teach the Abortion Twins a lesson in hardball politics. Continue readingClose it up MuhNorms: Noted Norms-Defender Charlie 3-Wives Sykes Wishes Death Upon Trump, Hoping for Him to Be Put in Front of a Firing Squad Like Romanian Strongman Nicholas Ceaucescu See the thread here, of Noted Norms-Defender Charlie 3-Wives Sykes openly wishing for the president to be murdered, and then all the Bulwark fanbois (and bots, frankly) amplifying the death wish and calling for other methods of execution.Wow, I can feel the Civil Discourse becoming more Civil by the moment!Another guy who wished for Michael Anton to be decapitated still has his tweet up -- Twitter only cares about death threats and "glorifying violence" on a highly selective basis.Also note that they always include a very Basic Bitch historical reference in their death wishes/death threats. They believe this transforms an possibly-criminal incitement to political violence into an erudite Cocktail Party witticism.Charlie, what if someone were to be similarly witty and erudite and say, Oh, I don't know, something like, "When I think about the Charlie Sykes, I start daydreaming about a Robspierrean comeuppance..." Or a Maratian ablution? Do my Basic Bitch allusions rescue these from the category of thuggish, vulgar death-wish and incitement?Are only your incitements to violence witty and playful?Does my clever repartee help restore our precious Norms, or just yours?Is this a game anyone can play, or is it only permitted to those protected by and serving as pawns for the Leftist Establishment?Remember, guys, they oppose Trump not because they're urban liberals (Charlie Sykes has a notoriously liberal attitude regarding marriage and divorce) and corporate libertarians and always have been -- and have always used their positions to subvert the agenda of actual conservatives, a case of the enemy infiltrating their own agents for almost all of an army's leadership -- it's just that they can't stand how Trump erodes and betrays Muh Precious Eternal Sacred NORRRRMMMS!Yeah that's it: It's not about liberals insisting on a very liberal form of the anti-liberal political party, it's just about MuhNorms.And also: Muh Clever Incitements to Political Violence.A little from Column A, and a little from Column B. Continue readingThey also think they�re brilliant and very very witty. David Reaboi (@davereaboi) September 24, 2020 Close it up Nasty Leftist Cockroaches Turn the Funeral of Their Supposed Hero RBG Into Another Hate-Filled Paul Wellstone Rally, and the Media Treats This As a BIG WIN And look at the replies of mentally-ill people talking about how much seeing other people's hatred fills them with joy.Never in the whole of human history have people with so little virtue spent so much time and energy signaling their lack of virtue. Continue readingCrowd boos and chants honor her wish as President Trump arrives to honor the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg https://t.co/02x5WEY3Et pic.twitter.com/PIB93xrANV CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 24, 2020 President Trump went to pay his respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Leftists threw a tantrum.How disrespectful... pic.twitter.com/J9JWlzhzjh Benny (@bennyjohnson) September 24, 2020 How about it s rare to see this lack of decorum, grace and maturity by those chanting at a memorial service Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) September 24, 2020 Bonus: A friend commented about this "pushups for Ruth" video: Ruth Bader Ginsburg put out the stupid lie that she was a Fitness Fanatic to appease leftwing idiots who were mad about her selfishness in staying on into Trump's term.Yet these morons still think this PR effort, promising that Ruth could live until 100, is a real thing.Spoiler alert: It was not a real thing. The moose outside the coffin should have told ya.Push ups for RBG pic.twitter.com/IC2pxlx97G Graham MacGillivray (@GWMacGillivray) September 25, 2020 Close it up AP Poll: Americans Are Done With the "Mostly Peaceful Protests" Support for the " " " " protests " " " " has fallen 15%, and approval is now below disapproval.The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 44% of Americans disapprove of protests in response to police violence against Black Americans, while 39% approve. In June, 54% approved. The new survey was conducted Sept. 11-14, before Wednesday's announcement that a lone Louisville police officer would be charged in the Taylor case, but not for her actual death.I'm sure the sight of Mobile Riot Command Centers being unloaded in the street, and of cops being shot by Mostly Peaceful Gunmen, has increased public support. Open Blogger London, 2019The President Extends his Actions against CRTAfter President Trump's Constitution Day speech last week which blasted Critical Race Theory as "ideological poison", Christopher F. Rufo, who has revealed many of the poisonous effects of CRT training, took another victory lap this week. President Trump has extended his actions against CRT to contractors with the Federal Government. Rufo was amazed by the President's new order. Some people have been very upset by the President's actions, others have been very pleased. Some have even had some fun: Continue readingTrump is delivering more conservative victories in two executive orders than Bush did in eight years https://t.co/Vxb3mkDQrr Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) September 23, 2020 If you follow Rufo's Tweet, it explains what the executive order does. I think this is key:The executive order also opens the legal floodgates: the President instructs the Attorney General to assess whether critical race theory trainings create a "hostile work environment" and constitute a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.Sue these people who make employees suffer because of their skin color, or who try to force employees into cadres of Critical Race Theory advocates! Here is the Full Text of the President's Order.Reaching Out to the LeftMany on the Left are characterizing the President's actions as "censorship" and as an appeal to culturally conservative white voters. After the President's first Executive Order and his Constitution Day speech but before his latest Executive Order, the Left got this reminder:For years we begged the academic left to clean up its own house. We pleaded for intellectual diversity, the promotion of civil discourse, honest dialogue about Critical Race Theory. The left wouldn�t, couldn�t, didn�t. So now, this is what you get. And likely, four more years https://t.co/k5nN08mQN5 Peter Boghossian (@peterboghossian) September 17, 2020 And from James Lindsay, this invitation: "Instead of wishing Trump wasn't the person leading the fight against CRT, I call on politicians on the left to speak out against the falsehoods and dangers of CRT to our constitutional republic."@JoeBiden@AndrewYang@KamalaHarris@TulsiGabbard@TheDemocrats@AOC@BernieSandersWhich of those in the list above do you think will be the first to speak out against Critical Race Theory? Is Critical Race Theory Naturally Totalitarian?James Lindsay (above) has just co-authored a book on Critical Race Theory and related "Woke" theories. It gets into the weeds of how these theories developed in academia, from Marxism through Postmodernism, etc. It is a thorough treatment. We've discussed it before. If you want a less complex way to explain CRT, you can probably find it here. This is a request from a professor and columnist at First Things shortly after the President's Constitution Day speech: Define 'critical race theory' in a single tweet.Got NEARLY A THOUSAND RESPONSES. Not many were really positive about CRT. Surprise! People have been thinking about this issue. I lost track of my favorite. Maybe it was deleted. Something like Marx and Hitler had a baby. Doesn't fit every CRT theorist, but fits the writings of some of them pretty well. Particularly in the sense that white people can never be redeemed from their racist natures, sort of like for Hitler, Jewish people could never be redeemed. Keep reading. Here's another: Something almost, but not quite, entirely unlike original sin.Do you have a favorite short definition of Critical Race Theory? The guy below started his definition with a single tweet, but then extended it, including some disturbing quotes from the CRT book written by the woman who also introduced Intersectionality. Critical race theory is a conscious attempt by Marxists to destabilise the West using race as a vector to create social unrest in order to establish conditions under which a revolution against capitalism can occur. https://t.co/c72pbDg3qV Robin Hood (@GreenwoodOutlaw) September 18, 2020 I thought this was an intriguing segment (with some emphasis added a little further down): The Race Crits were a more racially-focused aspect of the Law Crits, and decided the focus of the state on human rights was actually the barrier to the change they want to see. Human rights protect property and white people, they are the very thing that prevents revolution.Now, hold on just a dang minute! My woke friends are always chanting things like, "Women's rights are human rights". Now he's telling us that Critical Race Theory was deliberately devised to deprive people of human rights? Impossible!Not being racist is itself a form of racial consciousness (from white people), according to Critical Race Theory. Not being race conscious (and treating people as individuals) is therefore a form of racism.The problem is that politicised "race consciousness" is actually exactly what made the Nazis do evil, and what we vowed would never happen again. We have various other aspects that bind us together in multiracial societies, we should adopt them, such as the American identity.Our decision to not be racist is a political choice against Nazis and Critical Race Theorists, according to both of them.Wait: when CRT activists tell us that being non-racist is bad and that we must be actively anti-racist, they're telling us to think about race all the time like the Nazis did? Only maybe with better motives and goals, defined by them? Just trust them. Do what they tell you to do. Remember that they did some great things at CHAZ/CHOP. Chanted about a guillotine. Set up a white-free zone for People of Color, with borders enforced by white people. Two young black men killed and a few more shot. It was the fault of the police, because it was a police-free zone. So if the liberal state refuses to be racist, with force, what are your options? Well, the most obvious choice is subversion, as Crenshaw (the lady who coined the term "intersectionality") tells us on page 1 of her foreword.The CRTs literally want Nazism for non-white people, which I think will lead to a dramatic increase in the popularity of Nazism among white people. I think this would be a bad thing, so I advise against mainstreaming Nazism for any race.Well, that's a bold statement. But go ahead. Reject Nazism. Reject Marxism. Reject Critical Race Theory. Treat people like individuals. Don't think about race all the time. Sounds good to me. MusicSomething a little cross-cultural. They look pretty relaxed, but I think they have practiced. Close it up Suppressed House Intel Report: Analysts Believed That Russia Favored Hillary Clinton in 2016. But John Brennan, Ultra Clinton Partisan, Overruled This Conclusion and Inserted His Own Partisan Narrative. Back in May, Deb Heine reported that Fred Fleitz had revealed that Brennan had suppressed documents which tended to prove Putin favored Hillary."House Intelligence Committee staff told me that after an exhaustive investigation reviewing intelligence and interviewing intelligence officers, they found that Brennan suppressed high-quality intelligence suggesting that Putin actually wanted the more predictable and malleable Clinton to win the 2016 election," Fleitz wrote."I separately have an intelligence source tonight who confirmed that information," Henry said, adding that rather than issuing a balanced report that reflected all of the intelligence, Brennan "set the narrative that Russia wanted Trump to win."Henry told Carlson that the upcoming information "could be a bombshell."But now we know this with greater confidence -- and we know a lot more, too.We're gonna need a bigger rope.This is a House Intelligence report which was locked in a literal safe by Adam Schiff.Former CIA Director John Brennan personally edited a crucial section of the intelligence report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and assigned a political ally to take a lead role in writing it after career analysts disputed Brennan's take that Russian leader Vladimir Putin intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump clinch the White House, according to two senior U.S. intelligence officials who have seen classified materials detailing Brennan's role in drafting the document....RealClearInvestigations has learned that one of the CIA operatives who helped Brennan draft the ICA, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, financially supported Hillary Clinton during the campaign and is a close colleague of Eric Ciaramella, identified last year by RCI as the Democratic national security "whistleblower" whose complaint led to Trump's impeachment, ending in Senate acquittal in January.The two officials said Brennan, who openly supported Clinton during the campaign, excluded conflicting evidence about Putin's motives from the report, despite objections from some intelligence analysts who argued Putin counted on Clinton winning the election and viewed Trump as a "wild card."The dissenting analysts found that Moscow preferred Clinton because it judged she would work with its leaders, whereas it worried Trump would be too unpredictable...These same analysts argued the Kremlin was generally trying to sow discord and disrupt the American democratic process during the 2016 election cycle. They also noted that Russia tried to interfere in the 2008 and 2012 races, many years before Trump threw his hat in the ring.Paul Sperry reports more: 1, that Durham is using this report as a "roadmap" into his investigation into whether Obama politicized intelligence agencies for private political advantage, and that 2, Brennan included Christopher Steele's utterly-rubbished "intelligence" in the January 2017 presidential briefing to supply what he claimed was information "consistent" with his partisan claim that Putin favored Trump.Remember: That's the best evidence they had for this claim. We've seen no actual evidence besides Steele's made-up partisan document.If that's the only evidence for this claim: There is no evidence for this claim.One more thing: Usually these assessments have an annex included, which is written by dissenters. The dissenters are included so that the president can evaluate competing claims in making decisions.This "report" did not include any dissenters' report -- something Sperry calls unprecedented.And there was, of course, dissent. Dissent that Brennan and Comey and McCabe did not want in the report they planned to leak to CNN:The officials who have read the secret congressional report on the ICA dispute that. They say a number of analysts objected to including the dossier, arguing it was political innuendo and not sound intelligence."The staff report makes it fairly clear the assessment was politicized and skewed to discredit Trump's election," said the second U.S. intelligence source, who also requested anonymity.Obviously that would have looked really, really bad in the report when they leaked it to CNN -- so they just made sure no dissent was included.Read the whole thing. It's amazing. Seriously.One more thing:The second senior intelligence official, who has read a draft of the still-classified House Intelligence Committee review, confirmed that career intelligence analysts complained that the ICA was tightly controlled and manipulated by Brennan, who previously worked in the Obama White House."It wasn't 17 agencies and it wasn't even a dozen analysts from the three agencies who wrote the assessment," as has been widely reported in the media, he said. "It was just five officers of the CIA who wrote it, and Brennan hand-picked all five. And the lead writer was a good friend of Brennan's."Here's one more nugget from Paul Sperry -- some of the evidence that proves that Putin favored Hillary.BREAKING: FBI knew thru classified channels Kremlin had explosive kompromat on Hillary in 2016--dirt that wd have rocked her campaign--yet Russia chose not to release it. FBI possesses anti-Hillary material but keeps it classified. It knew Russia cd blackmail her but kept it quiet-- Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_)That's very strong evidence that Putin favored Hillary and not Trump. He kept his Hillary kompromat secret rather than releasing it.Here's a little more about the earlier story, about Christopher Steele's primary subsource, the suspected Russian spy, from Kim Strassel:1) BREAKING, per @CBS_Herridge and extraordinary. So Christopher Steele's main source for the dossier? He was the subject of a nearly two-year long FBI counter-intel investigation (2009-2011), under suspicion of being a Russian spy and a "threat to national security."2) Early in Obama admin, subsource "reportedly attempted to recruit two individuals connected to an influential foreign policy advisor" to Obama. Said if they got jobs in the administration and access to classified information, he could help them "make a little extra money."3) FBI says he had previously contact with the Russian Embassy and Russian intelligence officers. Thanks to @paulsperry_ we know the name of this subsource, and that he for a period at this time at Brookings, Democratic think tank.4) But here's the real kicker, per these documents out from @LindseyGrahamSC The FBI KNEW about this prior CI investigation into the source in DECEMBER OF 2016. It KNEW it was relying on information from a suspected Russian spy!Easter Island Flaming Head courtesy of "...." Thanks to Shains. and Michael in Texas for reminding me. I've put a lot of posts in draft the past two weeks that I never posted. Because no one's around to complain about it, I'm just crapping them out now, even though they're sometimes more than a week old.I put a zombie comment into a post about three weeks ago, maybe even a month ago. I wonder if I can get away with posting that. It is about a generally-applicable point (the religious cult of leftwing politics). Write "No" in the comments if you don't want me to publish a three week old post. I should take this opportunity, with comments being down, to complain about how disappointed I am in the site's readers, without any fear of back-lip.#BeBetter, people. #BeBetter. NeverTrump Nobody Jamie Weinstein -- boyfriend of arm-deprived Michelle Fields -- added to FoxNews as a commentator because there just aren't enough Democrats on the channelIf you're saying "Literally who?" right now, that's not quite fair. Jamie Weinstein stood by Michelle Fields as she went through a four year process of regrowing her missing limb, like The Lizard from Spider-Man. Also, he tried to "shop" his dinners with liberal "journalists" to TV networks, because, wow, we just don't hear enough from liberal "journalists," now do we? I know the comments are down. I contacted Pixy to give the hamsters a shot of Joe Biden-level meth. Democrat attacks on Trump are trivial, wrongheaded, and hypocritical, says... leftwing pop-metaphysics hobo Russell BrandHe points out that Trump's ginning up of anger at the media, and claiming they serve corporate masters, is a critique that never bothered the media before, and never was cause for the current moral panic and fainting-couch hyperventilations. Because it had come in previous years from the socialist left, who are, of course, the media's allies. And the media has always been willing to entertain the possibility that they're just not leftwing enough, and are being held back by anti-progressive forces. "Amy Coney Barrett's family has more diversity than the Huffington Post editorial board"A conversation:"Amy Coney Barrett's family has more diversity than the Huffington Post editorial board""She literally has more black children then RBG had black clerks"That is true. The Notorious RBG was also The Racist RBG. She had one (1) black clerk in her long, long judicial career. And despite being a hardcore partisan left-liberal who is supposedly a champion of racial equality.Ginsburg's failure to hire more than one black clerk is not just bad luck or a long string of coincidences. That's design and determination. Father of the Year candidate George Conway has successfully "stepped back" from politics and social media to save his daughter's mental health less frequently than Joe Biden has worked three or more hours in a dayHe's Tweeting or retweeting every five minutes, exclusively about politics/TrumpRemember, both he and his wife announced they were departing the public eye in order to spare their troubled daughter further emotional trauma. One parent is observing that pledge; the other, manifestly, is not. Trump haters hate Trump more than they love their children. I mean, we all knew that, implicitly. But here's your objective proof.This fat bastard needs to get together with 3-Wives and go on a tour, explaining to men how they can be terrible husbands and worse fathers. Robocop vs. the Terminator, from Mortal Combat 11Another matchThey also have Jason Vorhees, the Alien from Alien, and the Predator in Mortal Kombat X (the previous iteration) The faces of the original cast of Star Trek superimposed (via Deepfake) on to the actors in the rebooted Star TrekIt's eerie. And very convincing. In five more years, we will no longer have need of living actors. Thank Goodness. Via Thomas Bender @alexnazaryanCNN's @PamelaBrownCNN reporting that President Trump's will nominate Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court tomorrow.Babylon Bee: Democrats Post Job Listing for Supreme Court Nominee Accusers "I liked learning about the tomatos. tomatoes? ..." dartist: "Anyone interested in heirloom tomato seeds have a ..." Circa (Insert Year Here): "[i]What do you do?[/i]"We are not going to deb ..." 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