Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Bloomberg’s Moms Demand Action Email List Rental Appears to Violate Privacy Terms


Anybody see anything in there about information being turned over to a third party for political campaign purposes? [More]
It'd be a shame if somebody encouraged Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders supporters to complain to the Moms, or better yet, to the FEC...

J'Accuse...!

Suddenly, prosecutorial power and authority are now virtues? When they’re your prosecutors, absolutely. [More]
Hey, if you can't trust Torquemada, who can you trust?

[Via Michael G]

That Voodoo that You Do So Well


Silva] Koshwal faces an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 10 to 25 years for stabbing his former girlfriend Nadine Skow more than 100 times, then removing some of her organs. [More

But we know for sure it'll be safe to let him out?

I'm asking for the neighbors.

[Via Michael G]

Today in Giffords 'A'-Rated News...



Valley Plaza Mall Shooting in Bakersfield [More]

So how many "commonsense gun safety laws" were broken this time?

[Via Dave Licht]

A Bottomless Well


Rep. Tom Sullivan, a Democrat from Centennial, has a long list of gun reforms he hopes to see become law. [More

Disregard for a moment that murders in a "gun-free zone" by a maniac who ignored "gun laws" is what drew Tom into his obsession for taking it out on everybody else.

[Via cydl]

That's What It's All About

Here’s how they plan to tackle violent crime. First, they want new gun laws passed to keep weapons out of the hands of juveniles; second, more money for community mental health patients who don’t necessarily need an emergency room or jail; and third, money for witness protection. [More]
In other words, since they already have the first one, they want more money.

[Via bondmen]

Just Part of the Equation

Obama and his Department of Education ignored the real-life experiences of teachers and school administrators who knew that keeping a student who should be expelled or at least suspended from school for extremely outrageous behavior was not a novel concept, but a dangerous one. [More]
True, but you can't just kick the can down the road, either.

[Via bondmen]

So Much for Freedom of Association

St. Louis city leaders are considering a proposal that would remove criminal history questions from initial job applications in the private sector. [More]
Coming from someone with zero experience working in a for-profit business, but then again, that's not what this is about...

[Via bondmen]

Reparations First, Disarmament Later


She wrote that “guns are an expression of hate,” and encouraged people to put them down to prevent them from being used as an excuse to be killed ... "If extreme gun control comes into play before the Black community changes its relationship to guns, it will give law enforcement free rein to murder any Black person they even think has a gun regardless of behavior.” [More]

But the rest of you, go ahead and disarm.

[Via bondmen]
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A Chicago Democrat

Chicago Police have arrested Illinois State Rep. Curtis Tarver II after finding a gun in his car they say he was not licensed to carry. [More]

Clerical errors, you see.

Who does this guy think he is? Richard Mell?

Kind'a makes you wonder if a lawyer/legislator can get tripped up in them, what chance does his average constituent have?

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

[Via bondmen]

UPDATE: Bear calls BS on "clerical errors."

How to Divvy Up this Pie...


Corporate Executives Try to Assess Potential Impact of Tax Change Proposals [More]

I guess that depends on who wins and what that takes.

Oh, wait, I see -- this article assumes an enforceable, self-empowering global taxing authority for strategic property and resource redistribution as a permanent given, with just a few details to work out...

[Via Dave Licht]

Never Attribute to Stupidity that Which is Adequately Explained by Corruption


Does it sound like time to start getting rid of Democrats running the House, hellbent on impeachment even as the country gets engulfed? Republicans would be idiots not to use this evidence of an emerging crisis from our south, before it really gets out of control. [More]

Not idiots. Whores.

[Via Michael G]

Duress Code

I was too livid to express it at the moment, but when I did convey this misunderstanding to the HR rep later, her response was, “That’s not your decision to make.” [More]
So anything goes unless it melts snowflakes. Got it.

I'm recalling the instruction on "decluttering" from Robert Townsend's near-forgotten classic, where he talks about eliminating the personnel department. Having spent decades in my past life in heavily regulated corporate environments, I've pretty much seen the trends that led to where we are today before things wholly metastasized. I am so glad I'm out.

[Via Mack H]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Piers Morgan Paradise


A number of police officers have been assaulted after a large brawl broke out at a cinema in Birmingham.Officers were called to reports of people with machetes... [More] 

Obviously, rounded tips will be a big part of the longterm solution. No?

[Via Steve T

We're the Only Ones Straw Purchasing Enough


David A. Jones, who is now a captain and is still overseeing the police department’s Executive Protection Unit, used taxpayer dollars to purchase a Glock 43 9mm-caliber handgun in 2016, and declared under penalty of perjury that the gun would only be used by the department, the documents show. Instead, it was issued to former Chief Financial Officer Jim Beard on the same day it was purchased, a potential violation of federal law. [More]

Leave it to them to add a whole new dimension to "Don't lie for the other guy." I guess that's why they're trained professionals and we're not.

[Via Jess]

Not Ideologically Pure Enough

John Cusack calls for boycott of MSNBC over its coverage of Bernie Sanders as one commentator claims the 2020 hopeful is 'more dangerous' than Donald Trump [More]
I guess the cognitive dissonance of being an overprivileged collectivist with a net worth of $50M  must have him deluded into thinking the tumbrils won't come for him when he's no longer useful, the mask for being about "social justice" is no longer needed by the violence monopoly, and a connected functionary decides it's time to set up residence in his mansion.

As an admittedly subjective side note, what a forgettable "actor."

[Via Steve T

We are Controlling Transmission


The Contract for the Web is a global plan of action created over the past year by activists, academics, companies, governments and citizens from across the world to make sure our online world is safe, empowering and genuinely for everyone. [More]
Except for anyone ruling class mouthpiece groups define as "haters"...

[Via Steve T

The Time of Our Lives

Timing School Shootings for Higher Body Counts [More]
I don't suppose it occurs to anyone with decision-making "authority" that responsible adults being armed at all times would reduce body counts...?

[Via Wynn A

Unwelcome Truths

“Stating a verifiable empirical claim with no value judgement attached is determined to be ‘hateful conduct’ by Twitter,” Ngo said in a statement regarding the suspension [More]
In a time of universal deceit...

[Via Michael G]

Recognizing the Problem is the Easier Part

Propaganda: The long term psychological effects of our current protocol. [Watch]
He recognizes what's at work but seems a little weak on the deadly totalitarian implications of why. His admission of leftists sympathies and conclusion that "Don't worry, be happy/Close your eyes and think of England" are the preferred responses tell me solutions will be better found elsewhere.

[Via  An Hour of Wolves]

Reading-Impaired?

Armed and masked student arrested at Marquette University conservative event [More]
But...but...but...

[Via Michael G]

Designing Woman

There are far better ways to protect your family than a gun. Get a life insurance policy. [More]
I remember this...uh...towering intellect. I referred to her when she was prattling on about men being responsible for 100% of unwanted pregnancies, and that it's too late, we've already lost our guns.

[Via Michael G]

As Long as We're Dusting Off Our Crystal Balls...

Tucker Carlson's bold 2020 prediction: 'Don't bet against Michelle Obama' [More]
I won't.

Much Ado about...Posturing

Contrary to the rhetoric being spread in support of these efforts, virtually none of these jurisdictions have passed laws equivalent to even the most modest immigration "sanctuary city" policy. In fact, most of them aren’t passing laws at all. [More]
Wake me when my question has been answered.

[Via Jamie E]

We're the Only Ones Live and Uncut Enough

Machete-wielding robbery suspect shot and killed in Hollywood [More]
By police.

So Now Metaphors are Libelous?

Justice Samuel Alito penned an eight-page dissent, saying the case “presents questions that go to the very heart of the constitutional guarantee of freedom of speech and freedom of the press: the protection afforded to journalists and others who use harsh language in criticizing opposing advocacy on one of the most important public issues of the day.” [More]
He's right and it goes beyond that. Under such "standards," King George could sue the signers of the Declaration.

Hey, what about those who call NRA a "terrorist organization" and SPLC's "Hate Watch" listees...?