Monday, April 15, 2019

And There was War in Heaven

NRA Sues Ackerman McQueen, Mercury Group [More]
I have not verified but have heard that many of NRA's spokespeople are actually Ack-Mac employees -- Anybody have insights on that? If so, I wonder what this will do to their presence at the upcoming Indy group grope.

This could get ugly, with accusations and counter-accusations, and pulled threads unraveling Wayne-knows-what.

And me out of microwave popcorn.

Could Be...

Officials in Paris said the fire could be linked to restoration works... [More]
Whos fault is it that the first thought for many is to wonder if the official story is the true story, and if a subsequent headline will feature the phrase "claims credit for"?

UPDATE: Lovely people. The West needs moren'est-ce pas?

A Method to Their Madness

The Supreme Court announced it was taking up the case in January. The city proposed the new policy change because it didn’t want the issue to come up in the Supreme Court case, officials said. [More]
Everybody sees what they're trying to do here, right?

[Via Alan Chwick]

UPDATE: The Ninth Circuit is reminded of the Young v Hawaii stay.

'Definitely Yes'


And remember, for "progressives," every day is Opposite Day. [Watch]

[Via  An Hour of Wolves]

Wrong Thinking is Punishable

High School Suspends Students for Posting Photos from Gun Range on Social Media [More]
The Keeper explains:



They're just lucky armed authorities weren't called in to intimidate them.

[Via Greg K]

Dog Whistling

He wants the tax credits for firearms purchases, but that part about requiring everyone to own a gun? It was a tactic to try to bait the left. [More]
If they have to publish this it must have worked.

[Via Jess]

The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

20 years after Columbine shooting, little has been accomplished on gun control [More]
Excuse-making "school resource officers" still stay out of the building where it's safe, too.

[Via cydl]

Et Tu, @charliekirk11 ?

Conservative Inc. Accepts Establishment Push for Gun Control [More]
Nothing like throwing natural friends under the bus...

Enforce existing Intolerable Acts, eh?

[Via Felix B]

For Crying Out Loud

Alamance County Commissioners have before them a revision to their current Nuisance Noise Ordinance that, on the surface, appears to be the first step on the path to a total firearms discharge ban in Alamance County.  [More]
I wonder how many of the complainers moved into the area knowing full well what nearby land was being used for.

Toward a More Equitable Distribution

Progracism, Part II: No Illegals in My Backyard (NIMBY)! [More]
Besides, they've got all the voters they need and want to share the"wealth" with the underimmigrated.

[Via Michael G]

Marxmanship


What imagery would these guys use if they were selling jugendversion Gewehr 43s? [More]

Still, there's gotta be a market...

[Via Jess]

A Cultural Influence



And no, you will not be able to get your four minutes back.
"I'm not a hateful person. I'm a Sagittarius," ... [More]
No kiddin'?

A happy ending...

Good grief.

[Via Steve T

We're the Only Ones Honest Enough

“Weintraub said the law excuses the shooting officer’s conduct from criminal prosecution because of his ‘honest but mistaken’ belief he was deploying his Taser at the time he discharged his service weapon,” the statement said. [More]
If that's not worth anonymity, paid leave and full retirement benefits I don't know what is.

Honest.

[Via bondmen]

Assault Spice

Oregon's SB-978 Gun Control Bill Is So Hysterically Restrictive That Pepper Spray Is A Felony [More]
Hey, you don't need it to hunt deer.

[Via bondmen]

Focused on the Wrong Thing

NRA has history of promoting gun rights outside US [More]
Wish they'd start doing it inside...

[Via Roger J]

The Impossible Nightmare

Bloodstained clothing and bullet casings littered the street outside the entrance to the second-storey Love Machine nightclub early on Sunday. [More]
But...but...but...

[Via Roger J]

To Dream the Impossible Dream

SHAMING THE ROTTERS OF REUTERS [More]
That assumes they have shame.

Besides, mission accomplished.

A Certain Kind of Intellect

Lots of false choices for the nutters. Conspiracy theories are big too. They appeal to a certain ,,,,ahem, intellect. [More]
"Monopoly of violence" advocates are smarter and more sophisticated than defenders of the right to keep and bear arms. Just ask them.

Doing it the Hard Way

Woman sets boyfriend’s home ablaze after threesome [More]
She couldn't just report him?

Meanwhile, Over at the Sanctuary

California has the largest population of Iranians outside of Iran. California is a sanctuary state. California is not cooperating with immigration authorities, so their sanctuary law is preventing ICE from removing these individuals. Of that number 10,000 … 6,000 of these individuals are Iranian. We’ve had hearings here recently in Congress where U.S. intelligence officials have stated there are Iranian sleeper cells inside the United States, ready and waiting for the order. [More]
So where would an attack likely take place?

Woke Forest

What, exactly, does Wake Forest hope to achieve by ‘investigating’ the author of a post that’s deleted with content that nobody thinks is real? [More]
Deeply-offended university president Nathan Hatch elaborates:


Now THAT's Entertainment

Detroit couple creates Netflix-like service with pro-socialist programming [More]
So what could be more natural than trying to raise capital?

Keeping Us Safe

The warrants, which draw on an enormous Google database employees call Sensorvault, turn the business of tracking cellphone users’ locations into a digital dragnet for law enforcement.  [More]
Hey, if you're not doing anything wrong, what's the problem?

We're All Doomed! Unless...

 ...if enough solar radiation starts reaching our planet none of us will survive. [More]
So what kind of wealth transfer equivalent to a carbon credit can we impose on the West?

Word.

Russia Says ‘New World Order’ Being Formed [More]
That's a hell of a place for Americans to have to get the truth from.

Some People!


[More]
Damn right-wing extremist white nationalists:


Some people.

Some more people.

Meanwhile, Over at the Cognitive Dissonance Sanctuary

“People are screaming that the American flag on a police car is somehow or another ... hurting people’s feelings who might be immigrants or visitors,” said Councilman Peter Blake... Artist Carrie Woodburn went to the podium at the March 19 council meeting and said it was “shocking to see the boldness of the design” when the newly painted Ford Explorers rolled out.“We have such an amazing community of artists here, and I thought the aesthetic didn’t really represent our community,” Woodburn said. “It feels very aggressive.” [More]
I wonder what PETA would say about community representation and aggressiveness if they knew "Founding Goddess" Carrie demanded animal sacrifices?

Why Worry about Technicalities Now?

Congress is making clear Trump does not have the authority for military action. [More]
No argument.

Which president since the last declaration of war has had it?

White Man of Privilege Says 'Make America Great Again'


Tell 'em, Bill, you old woman-abusing patriarch, you. [More]

That's Some Industrial-Strength Weasel-Wording Right There

We encourage all firearms license holders impacted to go on to our website and fill in the web form and wait contact from police in order for us to make arrangements for the safe transition of your firearms into our care. [Watch]
Or we'll kill you.

You Gave Them Eyes

What kind of sauce comes with that serving of red herring? Straw man with roquefort to accompany it? ... Conspiracy theory much? What is this even trying to suggest? The shooter used actual MGs and the FBI covered it up and blamed bump stocks? Just stop. [More]
All we are doing is making public the results of our FOIA production documents showing that ATF, by its own admission, did not internally examine the weapons and cannot confirm "whether or how" bump stocks were used. It's the government doing the saying, not us. It's not our fault if the facts as admitted in the response lend themselves to subjective speculation. 

The real question is, why do some disparage and make inferences of their own about the motives of those investigating, uncovering, reporting and asking about those facts?

Just stop, indeed.

Maybe They Need a 'Big Hole: Don't Fall In' Warning Sign or Something

2 more fatal falls at Grand Canyon follow dozens of others [More]
I'm reminded of the title of one of my favorite childhood books:


We're the Only Ones Hacked Enough

Authorities were investigating Saturday the online posting by a hacker group of the personal information of hundreds of federal agents and police officers apparently stolen from websites affiliated with alumni of the FBI’s National Academy. [More]
But you can trust them with your gun ownership and other personal information.