Tuesday, January 25, 2022

A Matter of Protocol

Our inboxes are overflowing with emails from Republican Legislators asking for money and votes in the coming elections. [More]

Having never been to one I have a question: Are you supposed to pay whores in advance or after receiving services? I'd like to know if I'm going to have a happy ending or if I'm going to get screwed.

We're the Only Ones Recovering Enough

 The off-duty Oakdale police officer was inside a hospital room at Sutter General Hospital with his family member and was about to go for a walk when he began handling his weapon and it went off— the gunshot striking his own body, according to the Oakdale Police Chief Jerry Ramar ... A Sacramento Police Department investigation determined the shooting was an accident. A spokesperson would not say whether it was a weapons malfunction or the officer accidentally pulled the trigger. Neither the Oakdale Police chief nor Sacramento police would identify the off-duty officer. [More]

Well, the dumb@$$ was in the right place for it.

He could'a been a contender...

I take it there's an "Only Ones" exemption?

Any other questions?

Too bad.

The New York Predator Empowerment Act

SPONSOR Simon ... Prohibits firearms in certain locations, including but not limited to all forms of public transportation, large gatherings, and food and drink establishments.[More]

In other words, pretty much everywhere for pretty much everybody who obeys the law.

It's only "commonsense."

[Via Jess]

¡Bienvenidos Amigos!

 Large numbers of single adult illegal immigrants are being released and transported into the U.S. in Texas via a small, unmarked office in a parking lot, video caught by Fox News on Sunday shows. [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-footage-single-adult-migrants-released-us]*

What's are the reasons we have government?

How can you have an insurrection against traitors?

Good thing this has nothing to do with that "single issue."

*Fox News does not allow access to direct links from Blogger.

Sore Loser

 “On January 24, 2022, Richard Pierce was found not guilty of the offense of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The basis of this charge was the access of the firearm in the home that was used to kill Lucia Bremer.  The matter was heard in the Henrico Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and the Court found that there was insufficient evidence to convict...." [More]

Looked at another way, the "Not guilty" verdict either means she is an incompetent, agenda-driven prosecutor or else the guy really is not guilty.

Or both.

[Via Mack H]

Dear Abby

 However, the Abigail Disney co-directed The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales documentary doesn’t have much to add to the discussions of income inequity, ice cold hearted corporations and the legacy of the Reagan Revolution, except a high profile and well-heeled surname. [More]

The dilettante ingrate doesn't like capitalism from which her unearned fortune arose, or guns used to secure the freedom she is trying to destroy...

Maybe her first beef is because, based on results, she doesn't have the knowledge or talent to actually earn wealth, and her second is because she's an idiot...

Not that I'm taking Disney's side in anything...

Monkey Business

 UPDATE: Pennsylvania Woman Who Came in Contact with CDC Monkeys After Crash Is Experiencing Cold-Like Symptoms, Pink-Eye and a Cough [More]

The story from yesterday said they first claimed four monkeys escaped but then changed it to three. Good thing they have a reputation for scrupulously reporting the truth to the public...

[Via Michael G]

'I'm Not Going to Say Anything Until My Dad and Lawyer Get Here'

 Livonia school administrators will be more diligent about alerting parents before police begin interrogating their children about non-school matters on Livonia Public Schools property. [More]

Anyone who hasn't drilled this into their children as soon as developmentally practical has not fulfilled a basic responsibility of a parent. 

It's amazing how many adults don't get it.

[Via Michael G]

Collaborator Deniers

 Who are these charlatans that are embarking on a campaign to exonerate themselves from their complicity in a “catastrophic moral crime”? [More]

One I'd like to see get his comeuppance and then some is Howard Stern after he's done doubling down.

I never have understood this obnoxious clod's attractions. Figures his would be the show where George Takei got handsy (NSFW).

[Via Michael G]

Coup de GrĂ¢ce

 #WalkAway Founder Brandon Straka Sentenced to Three Months Home Confinement and Three Years Probation Over Jan 6 [More]

So... they couldn't make "insurrection" stick...?

What happened to "First Pearl Harbor and now this"?

[Via Michael G]

And There was War in Heaven

Professors sue, say their union is ‘anti-Semitic and anti-Israel’ [More]

Who doesn't enjoy a good Bolshevik/Menshevik mix-up?

[Via Michael G]

Making Matters Worse?

 “Omicron Transmission is Likely Facilitated by The Vaccines”: Dr. Malone Warns That If We Keep Vaccinating, We Risk Developing a More “Pathogenic Virus” [More]

So when they say "booster," what are they boosting?

And along these lines, for RFK Jr. knowing what he knows, he's going to need to put his lifelong personal animus against guns aside or else admit his dire warnings against tyranny are absurdly toothless.

[Via bondmen]

Thank You, Captain Obvious!

We can only surmise that this exposes his true goal, which is not going after the criminal misuse of firearms, but suppressing law-abiding citizens from purchasing firearms. [More]

I joined the Wine Club for this?

[Via bondmen]

Man of Mystery

 Why would an FBI-connected lawyer be representing Ray Epps, who is one of the pivotal provocateurs of the January 6 riots? [More]

Even Yul is stumped.

UPDATE: That's the way the Cheney Commission likes it.

[Via bondmen]

Something in Common

 Carjackings soar by up to 510% in major US cities: Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and New Orleans are all experiencing 'disturbing' spikes in crime [More]

Guess what group they belong to...


[Via bondmen]

Goin' to Kansas City Kansas City, Here I Come

 Kansas City metro suffers 6 homicides in the last week. Here’s what we know [More]

That none of them were NRA members...?

UPDATE: And when seconds count...

[Via bondmen]

For 'Progressives,' Every Day is Opposite Day for a Reason

 What an irony that a movement ostensibly dedicated to Black Lives Matter has unleashed forces that have resulted in thousands of lost black lives. [More]

Yeah, except that'll never get the media play that the "proliferation of guns" does.

Violence monopolist policies guarantee social conditions which they then exploit to further secure power.

[Via bondmen]

Let's Go, Brandon Westfield

 One man is in jail and another on the run after an undercover gun buy turned into a robbery, forcing the Brandon Westfield mall to go into lockdown mode Monday afternoon ... "The subject that was arrested right now is Jordan Gracia. He’s a 19-year-old individual. He has previously 26 felony charges already at the age of 19, 14 misdemeanors"... [More]

Should we start a pool on how soon he'll be out?

Y'know, if you didn't own guns there'd be fewer to steal.

I'm told, "The pistol in the video appears to be a Ruger EC9S or LC9S."

Shall we watch a "hood review"? If you don't have time to view the whole thing, I've highlighted the important parts:

[Via Remarks]

Spoiler Alert

Former Sen. Glen Sturtevant, who lost his seat in 2019 after one term, will run for election next year in a new Senate district in Chesterfield County and Colonial Heights, setting up a three-way battle for the Republican nomination with Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, and businesswoman Tina Ramirez. [More]

What, the guy who colluded with NRA to suppress its endorsement?

Hey, establishment Republicans are threatened by "Trump in heels" and "conservative values," so they figure a threesome will split in their favor.

As for Democrat Hashmi, I'm still waiting to have my question answered.

[Via Mack H]

Not Quite Ready for Primer Time Players

 The facility will specialize in the production of primers, a key component in ammunition manufacturing, for the small arms industry. "We have invested $100 million into the site so far," said Richard A. Smissen, owner, Expansion Industries. "This is all about supply and demand. There is serious demand in the industry for this product and right now, for various reasons, the supply chain is falling woefully short. So we are getting ready to do our part to help out with that issue." [More]

Good and needed. But if the much-counted on midterm "shellacking" doesn't happen to oust the Dems, expect ATF to target this vulnerability with a "rule change."

Hey, they've used convoluted "justification" to classify stranger things "NFA firearms":

And don't get me started on "bump stocks."

[Via Jess]