All Right, You Mutinous, Disloyal, Computerized Half-Breed. We'll See about You Deserting My Ship.

N.R.A. Suspends Second-in-Command, Implicating Him in Coup Attempt [More]

I had a feeling the other shoe was going to drop.

It appears First Officer Spox has miscalculated in his gambit to gain an advantage and is about to experience emotions and loss that make mere "irritation" seem tame.

The lesson of the Tantalus Field: Never f*** with a guy who got to where he is by eliminating his superior.

Sorry for all the Star Trek references, but this whole episode practically screams the "dog-faced boy" tirade in "This Side of Paradise." So bear with me through one more that includes the 3D chess theme...

Oh, and they're "not inclined to discuss it further."

UPDATE: As long as I'm on a television theme...

Lawsuit: NRA’s Unpaid Bills Could Shutter NRATV

I think I'll just hold off on all the seemingly increasing fundraising emails...

Teach the Teachers

2nd Annual NATIONAL TRAIN A TEACHER DAY July 20th, 2019 [More]

Good idea. There's still time, so see if any you know are receptive. I hope you won't entrust your children to the care of any who aren't.

I also wonder how many who went through this last year had the intellectual honesty to reexamine their political beliefs.

Ugly, Noise-Making Child

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) declared that she would never apologize for comparing detention facilities at the U.S. border with “concentration camps” in Nazi-occupied Europe. [More]

David Tuck says "Grow up."

They're Serious?

[More]

And there won't be raucous laughter and catcalls? Tell me my sarcasm meter needs adjusting and I'm being played.

If not, will someone from Justice at least monitor it with an eye toward "knew or should have known"?

I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing

MTN News was sent a photo from a resident who found the mural disturbing. [More]

Not as disturbing as I find that some leftist snitch can anonymously impose their preferences on an entire community with no personal exposure so that we might see what else about them is faithless to founding principles...

Community Standard-Bearers

Content warning: This story contains descriptions of violent acts against people and animals, accounts of sexual harassment and post-traumatic stress disorder, and other potentially disturbing content. [More]

As much as I would like to see Zuckerberg end up in a tumbrel of his own enabling, it sounds more like this story contains the whinings of entitled weaklings lost without a safe space. It's telling that "sweatshop" accusations are coming from the morbidly obese, who look like they could use a bit of sweat.

If you don't like working conditions, either don't stand for them or quit and do something else. If you can't do anything else, hey, you're the one who chose a cake major and your resultant marketability.

Don't expect sympathy from someone you live to suppress.

[Via Matthew L]

The Spice of Life

Pepper Spray Laws by State: A Simple Cheat Sheet With All the Details [More]

Complete with statute links so you can see for yourself...

Treating Symptoms

Should We Term Limit Members of Congress? Sen. Ted Cruz Wants to Pass A Constitutional Amendment. [More]

Once more I find myself in agreement with Mr. Pynchon.

[Via Michael G]

Door #3

So who’s behind Door #3? ... the man’s name is Waylin Ross... [More]

You know, the guy who helped the nutcase bring the guns into the Capitol...

[Via Mack H]

Serving a Greater Good

Sanctuary city Seattle: Illegal immigrant rapes wheelchair-bound woman, serves 1 day after sentencing, locates his disabled victim and brutally assaults her AGAIN [More]

If Women's Marchers don't care, why should I?

[Via Michael G]

A Jolly Time for All

But Jolly went even further, saying that Kasuv might be at risk for becoming a mass shooter and suggesting that he perhaps should not be allowed to purchase a firearm. [More]

Is this where I call in Gomer?

I won't be surprised to see the marked kid persona non grata with all political correctness-conscious colleges, that is, all of them, now avoiding him like the plague.

[Via Michael G]

'Priceless'

In Solidarity With Transgender People (& Credit Card Thieves?), Mastercard No Longer Requires A Legal Name Or Proof Of Identity [More]

Seeing as how names are now as selectable as genders, I wonder if there are any Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Randall Tucker would deem violative of "community standards"...

[Via Mack H]

It Takes Two to Tango

Generic Republicans can huff and puff about being pro-gun, but they too have been complicit in advancing gun control. [More]

Accepting betrayals and not trotting one or more out and making an example of them is what has led us into this desperate mess.

I'm reminded of past ruminations...

[Via Felix B]

We're the Only Ones Presuming Enough

Faced with the weakness of the tip and the presumptive legality of gun ownership, the police then argued Brown might have been illegally “displaying” his gun to “cause alarm.” [More]

And as we all know, "might" makes right...

Speaking of Wretched Refuse...

Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 21, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was arrested today based on a federal complaint charging him with one count of attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and two counts of distributing information relating to an explosive, destructive device, or weapon of mass destruction in relation to his plan to attack a church in Pittsburgh. [More]

"...a resident of Pittsburgh"...?

Why?

Government: Set up the danger, save the day.

Rigorous!

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Slamming Enough

A St. Louis County police officer was charged Wednesday with assault in the third degree after he allegedly slammed a man to the ground last week, causing the man to suffer a skull fracture and brain bleeding. [More]

What do they expect when they hand out "valor" awards for such conduct? Too bad there were witnesses-- otherwise he could have gone for assaulting a police officer and obstruction...

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Brooking No Competition Enough

Missouri sheriff fires deputy who is running against him [More]

That'll teach him to be insubordinate!

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Unhurried Enough

It was the fourth inmate death involving the jail this year. Each of the cases involved staffers who did not act with urgency when an inmate was in a medical crisis. [More]

Custodial care requires a duty to protect. Anything less and everything, from prison rapes to school shootings, becomes the norm.

And yo, escapees: Have we got a hiding place for you!

[Via bondmen]

Curses, Foiled Again!

FED. JUDGE ISSUES PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST CALIFORNIA GUN SHOW BAN—SAF [More]

That means Crossroads of the West can continue for now.

WarOnGuns approached principle bluenosed bellyacher Rose Ann Sharp for her reaction to the ruling.

Curious: Her and hubby Ira's ("Yes, dear,,,") obscenely-named NeverAgainCA doesn't appear on a CA Secretary of State business search, at least under that name...

Shmay Issue

In its current form, the S90 PCS would indeed make concealed handgun permits discretionary by adding essentially the same subjective “good moral character” clause which sheriffs have been using to arbitrarily deny pistol purchase permits for many decades.[More]

GRNC President Paul Valone wrote a great letter on this and sent it out via email.  If they post it, I'll update this with a link.