50 People Shot, 15 Fatally, In Baltimore In A Week [More]
vs.
Chicago violence: 53 shot, 10 fatally in weekend shootings [More]
Looks like they both get trophies...
If only they disarmed you and me...
Monday, September 14, 2020
There's Quantity and There's Quality
Maybe You Won't NEED to Fight City Hall...
[More]
Just in case anyone wonders why I care...
If you live in Florida, particularly if you live in Cape Canaveral, you should, too.
Lest Ye Be Judged
Everytown, Moms Demand Action Respond to President Trump’s Supreme Court List [More]
Guess who Biden agrees with.
This Time the Celebrities are Really Going to Move!
The Democrats May Not Be Able to Concede - If Trump wins, especially after losing the popular vote, the left may draw the wrong conclusions. [More]
So it won't be that we'll have to send the military in to oust Trump? I hope this direction in the chatter means the Democrats know something we don't.
Then again, you know who they'll blame the violence they incite on...
[Via Mack H]
Trouble in Paradise
Hawaii Crime Boss Busted for Racketeering, Murder; Infiltrated Teamster Local [More]
Further proof that no one needs a gun there...
Moving the Goalposts
Dr. Anthony Fauci just spilled the beans: contrary to the implicit promise numerous politicians made that COVID-19 restrictions would only last “until there’s an effective vaccine,” Fauci says the arrival of a vaccine won’t mean life will return to normal, perhaps for more than a year. [More]
And what happens when new developments start manifesting themselves after that?
[Via Mack H]
We're the Only Ones Facing Enough
Norfolk police — without telling city leaders or the public — started using a controversial facial recognition program late last year, one that could end people’s ability to anonymously walk around in public. [More]
Hey, if you're not doing anything wrong, you've got nothing to worry about. Right?
[Via Mack H]
About That Most Favored Nation
What newly released Pentagon maps reveal about China's growing military reach [More]
At least they're not the ones committing human rights violations!
Anybody up for a trip to Walmart?
[Via Jess]
Appear Set to TRY
The End of The Second Amendment? Democrats Appear Set to End Public Gun Ownership If They Gain Power in November [More]
That's certainly the longterm impossible dream, as misguided as the notion that the Second Amendment and the right to keep and bears arms are synonymous is.
And as someone once said, wishing and doing are two different things.
Drawing Fire Away
But, Facebook and the FBI have unleashed an infowar to make sure no left-leaning groups are blamed for the wildfires in the western US, this allows the liberal media to preserve the narrative that wildfires are a result of "climate damn emergencies"... [More]
If, on the other hand, someone were to blame "white nationalists"...
[Via Len Savage]
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About That Magic Bullet
Trump’s “secret weapon” revealed: Fourteenth Amendment allows the President to strip Electoral College votes from states supporting censorship against voters; enables mass arrests of mayors, governors and judges who support BLM [More]
Several of you have sent me links to this. I've seen it and hesitated on commenting so far because I've also seen challenges to some of the interpretations of what the Constitution actually says. Without getting into those details, I just don't see this happening for the more basic reason that it would be a tactically very vulnerable position from which to start a civil war, which this would instantly do and which no one can be truly prepared for.
That so many are enamored by it suggests wishful thinking that someone else will take the risks and make the sacrifices to save us. And the use of adverbs like "merely" reflects a belief that the answer is simple.
I don't find denial helpful. I find it an excuse for many to continue being lazy.
Caste Aspersions
Professor blames ‘white Christian privilege’ for slavery, genocide [More]
"Born in India," eh?
The things they could teach us about human rights...
[Via Michael G]
So Much for Meaning What He Says
No New Thing Under the Sun
“Free Palestine” Vandalism of Kenosha Synagogue During Riots is Par for the BLM Course [More]
As with all "progressive" ideas, it's been done:
[Via Michael G]
Embrace the Diversity!
Slate calls people being offended by pedophilia "creepy"! [More]
Give it a few years and they'll also be vilified and destroyed for being "haters."
Me, I'm waiting for the Democrats to proudly champion the first openly Minor Attracted President and his catamite companion gets designated COTUS.
[Via Michael G]
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Kneel
ESPN to Televise Protesting Players and Singing of Black National Anthem [More]
Since this is evidently all about the right of pampered millionaires to impose their personal sentiments on company time and in company facilities, it seems fair to ask a few questions:
If people are free to cheer afterward, are they also permitted to boo? Can they take a knee during?
Assuming you survived the mob, the alternative of having security remove you for disruption might be a basis for a lawsuit...
And naturally, those sucking up aren't sucking hard enough:
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick said NFL social justice initiatives were "propaganda" on Sunday as scattered protests marked the first full day of the 2020 season.What have we said time and again about throwing a scrap of flesh to circling jackals...?
With a Capital 'T' and that Rhymes with 'Pee'
It's funny, but I wouldn't recommend this for obvious criminal and civil legal and other reasons, not the least being having the house become a target for violent late-night retaliation. Come to think of it, I'm not sure I'm buying this whole thing wasn't staged.Don’t be stealin Trump signs and you won’t be gettin paintballed pic.twitter.com/SxxLbeMFQX
— Rogan O’Handley 🇺🇸 (@DC_Draino) September 7, 2020
Author! Author!
A draft report from the Department of Homeland Security, assessing the most dangerous terrorist threat facing the U.S. today, concludes that it isn’t Muslim radicals from foreign lands or the left-wing antifa crowd — it’s domestic right-wing radicalism driven by white supremacists. Anyone who is surprised by this should spend less time listening to Trumpist propaganda and more time reviewing America’s long history of racist terrorism. [More]
Almost four years in and the administration still hasn't outed and sidelined the embedded moles?
Meanwhile, Over in Giffords Gun-Grab Paradise
Two Los Angeles Sheriff Deputies Shot Multiple Times in a 'Straight Ambush' Attack [More]
You guys sure it's "right-wing extremists" you want to enforce gun laws against, instead of those "peaceful demonstrators"?
[Via Michael G]To the protesters blocking the entrance & exit of the HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM yelling "We hope they die" referring to 2 LA Sheriff's ambushed today in #Compton: DO NOT BLOCK EMERGENCY ENTRIES & EXITS TO THE HOSPITAL. People's lives are at stake when ambulances can't get through.
— LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) September 13, 2020
L.A. Protesters Try to Break Into Hospital Where Two Officers Are in Critical Condition After 'A Cowardly' Shooting
[Via Roger J]
A Matter of Conditioning
Codevilla was right—this is a coup. Constitutionalism, separation of powers, and the rule of law are all gone. So are the older cultural norms in favor of community, personal choice, and privacy. Authoritarian rule is not a threat, it is a reality. None of this should come as a surprise. [More]
Yeah, but we're used to it by now.
Everybody ready for the 29th season kickoff of Dancing with the Stars tonight...?
[Via Mack H]
The Shape of Things to Come?
But unbeknownst to Peterson, the couple's attendance at the rally was noticed. Now Skidmore students are demanding that both Peterson be fired for "engaging in hateful conduct that threatens Black Skidmore students"... [More]
If these North Korea imitators win, I hope you like to eat grass.
Hey, anybody up for some "commonsense gun safety laws"?
[Via Michael G]
But Wait! There's More!
Last week we discussed a little light reading. Well, I did, anyway.
I am reminded there is also an archive for Stephen P. Halbrook and one for "gun control."
In the Interests of Expedience
But Katyal’s involvement suggests the prosecution is doing everything it can to make sure it gets the convictions it must... [More]
Yeah, because they know what happened to L.A. when the Rodney King cops walked on excessive force charges, and they're not going to let a little thing like the right to a fair trial get in the way.
[Via Michael G]
The Fact of the Matter
The fact of the matter is that existing laws provide an opening to deal with prohibited persons who have even one round of ammunition in their possession. [More]
He says that like it's a good thing...
UPDATE: And Tester "votes right on guns"...?
[Via Andy M]
Worlds in Collision
Some worry that U.S. democracy will suffer if guns intimidate would-be protesters from voicing their opinion. [More]
Those would be the same ones who would eliminate your opinion altogether.
The only collision here is between a false assumption fabricated and promulgated for political advantage and the truth.
[Via DDS]
We're the Only Ones Trans Political Enough
‘Transsexual Satanist anarchist’ whose slogan is ‘f*** the police’ wins GOP nomination for New Hampshire county sheriff [More]
Actually, looking at what Sheriff Eli is about...
The Cognitive Dissonance -- It Burns!
A major American city may soon allow 16-year-olds to vote — and others could follow suit. If the proposition passes, San Francisco would become the first large city to give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in local elections. [More]
It's telling how they all want to raise the age to own a gun to 21...
Gosh, it's almost like this is a cynical plot to appeal to the vanity of youthful useful idiots for the purpose of amassing even more power...
Tales of the Bizarro World
“How exactly does a publicly traded company resist capitalism?” [More]
I need to consult with Mr. Benny on the desirability of a new French Revolution.
Speaking of Campaign Finance Reform...
Data shows that half of 2019 donations to ActBlue came from untraceable ‘unemployed’ [More]
And no one else is reporting on this, and no Congressional hearings and FEC/DOJ investigations are demanding answers and seeking indictments?
Kind'a makes you look forward to "mail-in voting," doesn't it?
Unclear on the Concept
Trump to Hannity: ‘If I Wasn’t Here, You Wouldn’t Have a Second Amendment’ [More]
See, it's saying stupid $h!+ like this that confirms he does not grok the fundamentals, that he is not really being advised at all, and that most of the ones on the pander list have been included to enable just that.
At a time when fire in bellies is needed, insincerity and ignorance act as suppressors.
Meanwhile, Over at the Woolworth's Lunch Counter...
The University of Michigan-Dearborn hosted racially segregated events on Tuesday, one for “Non-POC,” and the other for “BIPOC” (Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color) students. During the two racially segregated “cafes,” the groups were encouraged to “discuss their experience as students on campus.” [More]
Now that's Opposite Day "progress"!
And I guess people would have been fired had they labeled the events "Non-CP" and BICP"...
So UM is tax plunder-funded, eh? With the wealth redistribution done by the same people who would destroy any tax cow enterprise that engaged in similar racist practices?
New Nests to Foul
Monica Gupta Mehta and her husband, an entrepreneur, have been through tech busts and booms, earthquakes, wildfire seasons and power outages. But it was not until the skies darkened and cast an unsettling orange light on their Palo Alto home earlier this week that they ever considered moving their family of five somewhere else. "For the first time in 20-something years, the thought crossed our minds: Do we really want to live here?" said Mehta, who is starting an education tech company. [More]
Well, jeez, Monica, I look at your Facebook page and I sure as hell don't want you dragging your leftist crap here..