A white security officer told police he was shot by a black man. Turns out, he’d shot himself, police say. [More]Sounds like this boy's ready for the majors.
[Via Keith B]
Friday, September 15, 2017
We're the Wannabe Only Ones Draftworthy Enough
[Via Keith B]
The Elefante in the Room
Latinos in America are a done deal. Good idea, bad idea, disaster, or doesn’t much matter–it’s still done. [More]
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I mostly like Fred Reed. And as much as I don't want to admit it, he's probably right about illegal immigrants being here to stay, although he's kind of short on probabilities when two disparate cultures try to occupy the same turf. He appears to have the background to grok that.
But while ridiculing motives of amnesty opponents in this and other essays on the topic, reducing it to a cartoon combination of bigotry and South Park "'ey took our jobs!" resentment, I've never seen him address the main motivator, which has nothing to do with the simple prejudices he limits his arguments to lambasting.
There's an elefante in the room I've never seen him acknowledge, let alone address.
Maybe he can be the one to answer my longstanding challenge, because it's a cinch none of the cheap labor Republicans or the NRA want to touch it:
Audit all credible polls against real world experience in places like California and then produce credible data – not opinion, not anecdotes, not isolated examples, but something that can be independently validated – demonstrating that “amnesty” and a “pathway to citizenship” for MILLIONS of foreign nationals in this country illegally (and legally, with CURRENT culturally suicidal policies) WILL NOT overwhelmingly favor Democrats and anti-gunners.
Show your sources and methodologies for determining this WILL NOT result in supermajorities in state and federal legislatures that will then be able to pass all kinds of anti-gun edicts. Show how this WILL NOT result in nominations and confirmations of judges to the Supreme and federal courts who will uphold those edicts and reverse gains made to date.
What, we need to start to think about assimilation instead? It's a little late for that, but I could add "Show how assimilation will reverse this outcome-- be sure and provide verifiable numbers to show costs and percentages against a timeline, and the likelihood that enough factions can agree on a unified plan to make a bit of difference."
In the absence of any substantive response, the questions become" "Who will be assimilating whom and under what terms?" and what happens when a critical mass will "not go gentle into that good night"?
That terrible probability is why some of us, a handful, strive to warn, futilely, I fear.
But not going gentle means not giving up.
UPDATE: Comments gone.
I don't know if this is a hack attack or if I accidentally deleted everything with a wrong check mark in a box, which seems a system flaw to allow that much to be lost by a simple keystroke withno "delete" confirmation dialog --I'm going to try to get back in and see if any reconstruction is possible -- in the mean time I'm putting in what I can recover from undeleted email notices under this and a few other posts, but it looks like it may be extensive and going to manyother posts.
My People are Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge
Americans Are Poorly Informed About Basic Constitutional Provisions [More]And who benefits from that?
In addition to background checks, how about proof of competency?
Let's hear it for...what did GW always call it?... "our democracy"!
Coming Soon to an Estado Near You
California Poised to Become ‘Sanctuary State’ [More]We're gonna need a bigger wall.
Thank goodness this has nothing to do with that "single issue."
A Lapse in Judgment
Das Eiden and several collaborators won an award to study whether violence exposure and substance use raise the odds of gun violence in high-risk adolescents. [More]I'd like to do a study on whether tax-funded grants to "progressive" academic parasites raise the odds of agenda-"corroborating" bullsh!+...
Because Law-Abiding Citizens are Obviously the Cause of New Jersey 'Gun Crime'
Louis Cappelli Jr. is Camden County freeholder director. [More]Sounds more like freedom holder-upper...
Maybe you shouldn't "prohibit [y]our own citizens," genius.
Opposite Day 'Progressive' Grass Roots in Action
Everytown, gun control group, turns on spigot in Virginia elections with $1 million [More]And that's just seed money. More to come.
At least they didn't call them a "gun safety group." I wonder if anyone has caught any grief over that.
Gone But Not Forgotten
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And were they working with anyone?
I know what some are thinking: It says "Airsoft."
Stranger things have happened.
[Via Steven S]
SHARE and Share Alike
Under the successful leadership of Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) and Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA), the SHARE Act now moves to the full U.S. House of Representatives. [More]Somebody wake me when this changes:
I mean, it's not like the Republicans are in charge or anything.
A Long and Distinguished Career
Retiring Appeals Court Judge Admits That He Couldn’t Care Less About Constitution [More]I could'a told you that.
POSner...
[Via Michael G]
No Accountability?
Several members who had their faces covered told the publication that they were afraid of their identities being revealed for fear of harassment. [More]Besides, Mom might find out.
To paraphrase Rhett Butler, they should be harassed, and often, and by someone who knows how.
[Via William T]
Mutual Admiration Society
Democratic Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.) has both given money to and received money from Seattle mayor Ed Murray, a fellow Democrat (no relation) who announced his resignation on Tuesday after a fifth allegation of child sex abuse. [More]Mr. Youth Opportunity Initiative...
The important thing to note is the mutual support happened years after state officials deemed Murray unfit to be a foster parent, and victims had notified authorities.
Meet more of his enablers who had to know.
Not that some consider that important.
[Via Jess]
Let the Games Begin
Former St. Louis officer Jason Stockley found not guilty in murder case [More]And it looks like the weather is going to cooperate...
[Via bondmen]
At Least @Twitter is Consistent
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Genocide.
Right after the execution of Trump and his family Twitter provides a promotional platform for.
Because they know and do nothing, it's safe to assume approval.
Thanks goodness none of this is "hate speech."
You'll Not See Nothing Like the Mighty Quinn
In her new "spiritual memoir" titled Finding Magic, veteran journalist Sally Quinn, founder of the website On Faith, describes her lifelong belief in the occult and worries that hexes she once put on three people may have worked. The widow of legendary Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee, Quinn describes the current environment in Washington more toxic and poisonous than ever before, and the investigations surrounding President Trump as worse than Watergate. [More]What, you mean like that other story WaPo either wouldn't touch or spent the time it did providing cover?
Jeez, with power to kill like that, you'd think she oughtta have a background check or something.
That occult lunatics like this have a prominent establishment voice sure does lead to some curious corroboration. Now if you'll excuse her, she has a dinner to prepare for.
Stewards of the Public Trust
A former administrative assistant to an Arkansas county official has pleaded guilty to fraudulent use of a credit card after prosecutors accused her of using public money to buy personal items, including a tuxedo for her pet pug. [More]I've talked before about a previous incarnation, where one of my job functions was to obtain permits from city governments, and about the abusive nature of some petty bureuacrats who enjoy lording their "power" over others. The corruption in government starts small.
And ends up big.
[Via Steve T]
Coming Soon To a Caliphate Near You
LONDON TUBE TERRORParsons Green terror attack sparks manhunt after bucket bomb left 22 hospitalised when timer device exploded in rush hour [More]Meanwhile, across the Channel...
Rigorous!
Stand Down Orders
VCDL standing down - Richmond not banning guns on Saturday [More]Those in "authority" don't have quite enough power to change the law or to ignore it with impunity -- yet.
UPDATE: And they don't like it one bit.
Firearms Friday
I'll be joining Michael Dukes again this morning at 10:20 Eastern to talk about Mr. Ryan and other recent columns and 2A-related happenings we can squeeze in.
Plus I need to find out if he'll remember us, the little people, now that he's famous.
Assuming most of you live outside the broadcast range of Anchorage's KBYR 700 AM, you can click here to select "Listen Live."
UPDATE: Apparently the feed was down. I'll post a link once the archive is up.