Friday, September 10, 2021

It Depends Upon What the Meaning of the Word 'Win' Is

 CAL. DOJ TO RE-OPEN ‘GUN REGISTRATION WINDOW’ BY COURT ORDER IN SAF CASE [More]

I made my position known on this over 20 years ago and I'm still standing.

Hit and Run

A convicted murderer’s second chance at life was cut short this week by a hitman in Hasidic garb who blasted him in the back of the head in a shocking Queens execution caught on surrveillance video. Victim Jermaine Dixon — a former member of the “Patio Crew” in Brooklyn — had been out of federal prison for less than a year when the disguised gunman struck on Monday, killing the reformed gangster.  [More]

God's posin' people...?

[Via Jess]

Be Careful What You Squish For

 Youngkin’s challenge is to present a Republican platform that’s palatable to moderates and independents...[More]

So palatable to mainstream Democrats from 10 years ago...?

Yep, forget about guns. Like the right to life, he can't talk about it but trust him.

How's that fire in the belly?

[Via Mack H]

By Hook or By Crook

White House Withdraws Chipman’s ATF Nomination But Eyes New Position As “Gun Czar” [More]

"Czar."

How come they never call these guys führers?

The Dotard-in-Chief keeps doubling down.

Fair Weather 'Friends'

 GRNC ALERT: TELL THE GOP DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT SIGNING ANY GUN CONTROL DISCHARGE PETITIONS [More]

That we even have to shows how phony so many of them are.

Hey, if they won't vote our way out of principle, make the bastards do it out of political survival instinct.

Anyone Who Can't Be Trusted with a... Ewww

 The 53-year-old fiend who jabbed a woman in the rear end with a semen-filled syringe has been sentenced to a decade in state prison following his guilty plea to assault charges. [More]

Dare we imagine a similar fate awaits him, and on a regular basis?

I confess this is one item I never imagined I'd have to add to the list.

A Ray of Light

 US Military Courts Rules Bump Stocks Are Not Machine Guns [More]

This appears significant and persuasive. I'm looking into how current civilian complaints can capitalize on this precedent.

As an aside, I am regularly impressed with John Crump's reporting.

Survey SAYS...

 More Americans than ever before disapprove of Joe Biden’s performance as president [More]

Poll question "71L. Issue Importance — Guns: How important are the following issues to you?" should have had a "You don't want to find out" response option.

[Via Mack H]

Hu Laughs Last

 Chinese researcher accused of spying under DOJ initiative acquitted of all charges [More]

They don't do so well when the fruit isn't low-hanging, do they?

[Via Michael G]

Graveheart

 Teenage boys are six times more likely to suffer from heart problems from the vaccine than be hospitalised from Covid-19, a major study has found [More]

No problem with the 18- and 19-year-olds we can order...

[Via Michael G]

Friends with Benefits

 Dr. Eric Horvitz this year reported to Congress that "China's domestic use of AI is a chilling precedent for anyone around the world who cherishes individual liberty." [More]

That article photo is just screaming for some cartoon word balloons.

"Population inoculations are going as planned, sir!"

"We will let you live. For now."

Feel free to make up your own.

[Via Michael G]

Rotate the Pod, Please, HAL

 Calif. Bar to attorneys: Disable Alexa when working from home [More]

I don't think he can hear us.

[Via Michael G]

Speaking of 'Insensitive'...

 Nursing student expelled after writing assignment about a shooting labeled ‘insensitive’ [More]

I say we hold UMPQUA to ALL "progressive" standards!

Is it me or do blacks seem "underrepresented"...?

[Via Michael G]

Nobody Knows the Trouble She's Seen

 Nikole Hannah-Jones launches Soros-funded K-12 '1619 Freedom School' [More]

The racist country's been pretty good to her...

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Solicitous Enough

Gregory Ortlip is accused in St. Louis County Circuit Court of soliciting nude photos from someone he thought was a 14-year-old but was, in fact, an officer with the Kentucky Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. [More]

Sorry, I just flashed back to the South Park sex sting (NSFW)...

[Via bondmen]

Non Sequitur

 Video obtained by Fox News shows Daunte Wright playing with a handgun and aiming it at his own head inside bathroom of woman he alleged robbed [More]

Yep, no doubt he was a waste of oxygen now being portrayed as an aspiring family man for effect.

What's that got to do with an "Only One" not being able to tell the difference between a gun and a taser?

[Via bondmen]

Suddenly They're Not Curious

 Rep. Nancy Mace: All House Democrats Voted Against Survey of Weapons Left in Afghanistan [More]

So they're not really serious about lost or stolen weapons and have something else in mind...?

[Via bondmen]

False Friends

 Lauren Arthur, a Democratic senator from the Kansas City area who opposed the bill, said that since the vote she had been approached by Republicans privately expressing hope that it would be struck down in court. [More]

Ay, there's the rub.

[Via bondmen]

The Final Arbiter?

 The parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, will make her decision after the Friday argument. [More]

I don't recall authorizing my senators to give her that power.

[Via bondmen]

Either With Him or Against Him

Who would I be if I didn’t? [More]

More to the point: Who -- or what -- is  Provost Susan Jeffords if she doesn't?

[Via bondmen]

To Their Lasting Credit?

Credit Suisse Closes Account Of Chinese Dissident Ai Weiwei As Western Banks Fear Angering Beijing [More]

Maybe they're just particular about who they do business with.

[Via bondmen]

What If?

 The story of 9/11 is filled with painful "what-ifs." Among the most prominent... [More]

What if the intelligence and enforcement agencies were chartered with protecting the rights of the American people instead of the interests of their rulers?

[Via bondmen]

Disenfranchising Voters, Democrat-Style

 In an astonishing and unprecedented power grab that will overturn 200 years of case law and prior precedents, Democrats on the state Supreme Court are preparing to disqualify and remove two duly-elected Republican Supreme Court justices from a case so they can nullify voters’ decision to amend the Constitution. [More]

More in-your-face tyranny from people who seem determined to test who the law really protects.

[Via Michael G]

BOHICA

 Biden likely to nominate new ATF head after first one pulled [More]

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.

The weakest link will be "Stay relevant" Lindsey.

Some Like It Hot

 Biden declares sweeping new vaccine mandate: 'This is not about freedom' [More]

Wanna bet?