Macron’s Self-Defense Dismissal Says All We Need to Know about Violence Monopolists

In other words, police should be “Les Seules” armed and authorized to use force to stop criminal attacks, even in the home. [More]

You have to wonder at what point some of these people will get tired of surrendering and start rolling out the tumbrels again...

Firearms Friday

I'll be joining up with Michael Dukes this morning to talk about the Google leviathan "unpublishing" my work.  Hopefully, this notice won't be taken down as a "community standards" violation before then.

Go to the show website to find an Alaska station or to listen online. They'll be calling me at 10:24 Eastern.

And no, this post doesn't mean the blog is back for business as usual. It means I'll continue using it for announcements promoting my stuff until I can settle in a new home, something I should have some time to seriously look into over the weekend.

Amicus Brief Supports Gun Owners of America’s Bump Stock Case

“As such, they have an interest in the outcome of this case because a positive ruling in the instant matter will assist them in their efforts to have their lawful property returned to them in the future and will help guide other courts in reaching the correct conclusion which is that bumpstocks are not machineguns,” the brief elaborates. [More]

I'm not resuming this blog per normal practices-- as I said in the last post, I will still use it to promote my articles, assuming this one doesn't get "unpublished" as well.  In the meantime, I will be using this weekend to scout out a new home.

Community Standards Strike Again

It linked to "blue check" correspondent Paul Bedard's Washington Examiner report on a peer-reviewed study by John Lott published in the journal Public Choice. 

Incidentally, its link appears on a general Google search including on Google Cache, but is suppressed in a "News" search, with an article attacking Lott's work appearing at the top of the page by two "researchers" of undisclosed political affinity that my money says will turn out to be sympathetic to Democrats. 

My suspicion is an algorithm went searching to erase it from existence. If this is all it takes to get booted from a personal opinion and commentary blog, everything I post here is subject to being undone and Blogger is no longer a viable platform to publish on. Either that or some troll saboteur complained, and the same applies. Until I see if I can get this reversed, I'm going to need to limit activity here to promoting my articles as I search for a reliable repository for my work.

Remember when Facebook booted a post for wishing everyone a contemplative Bill of Rights Day?

UPDATE:

Fox News

Democratic Rep. Ami Bera of California says he was attacked by a rogue fox outside the US Capitol. [More]

Maybe if he wasn't an anti-gun fanatic he could have done something about that.

The thought strikes: That fox ended up being a bigger danger to a member of Congress than every one of the Jan. 6 "insurrectionists."

Then again, so did this Democrat.

 https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article260138775.html

Ohio Primary Election Early Voting Begins TODAY

As of today, we've released our grades and endorsements for U.S. Senate, statewide races, Ohio Supreme Court, and Court of Appeals. We will soon add U.S. House and other races. And we'll continue to update all races as stragglers complete our survey. [More]

I use advocacy group recommendations as a starting point but make my ultimate decision based on my own research.

Palm Springs Weekend

 Palm Springs is to spend $200,000 on a guaranteed income scheme that only applies to the city's transgender and nonbinary residents. [More]

Time for a remake...

So much for "equal protection." 

Is there anything "progressives" don't make insane?

Asking for a Friend

 If what Julie Kelly is reporting here in this damning thread is true, then it’s quite possible there was straight-up election interference from the FBI in 2020. [More]

If it were, wouldn't we have heard about it first from "real reporters"?

[Via WiscoDave]

And There Was War in Heaven

In today's SSN (Shan Shan News), we find Shannon Watts shaming advice columnist, Amy Dickinson, better known as, Asking Amy, over her response to a reader needing advice. [More]

Not ideologically pure enough?

Any chance of getting these two in a cage match on pay-per-view...?

Blood in the Water Feeding Frenzy

 Dozens Of Gun Control Measures Slated For California Legislative Session Following Sacramento Mass Shooting [More]

Since when does what's really at issue matter when you can count on the brainwashed useful idiot vote?

[Via Jess]

UPDATE:

Besides, it's the Republicans' fault.

[Via President Non_Fudd]

UPDATE:

And how could our coverage be complete without wheeling out this demented corpse? 

[Via Michael G]

Muddying the Waters

 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Monday launched an outlandish attack against three Republican senators who support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, accusing them of somehow being “pro-pedophile.” [More]

Well, if "even the conservative National Review" sides with Yahoo!News, who am I to argue?

Anybody else getting a Pynchon vibe out of the way they're directing the focus?

[Via Mack H]

Speaking of Ethical Diversity...

A professor who established a charitable non-profit in the name of Philando Castile has agreed to a settlement following accusations she mishandled some $120,000 in funds ... Fergus began her “Philando Feeds The Children” project as part of an “Introduction to Diversity and Ethics in Psychology” course. [More]

And who better to take charge of the dough than Mr. Diverse Ethics himself...

[Via Michael G]

The Maltese Balkin'

 Pope Francis Removes Cross from Event in Malta So Not to Upset Illegal Muslim Migrants [More]

Maybe it's the bear who's Catholic and the Pope who...

[Via Michael G]

Teach a Man to Phish

I was just thinking it's been a while since I heard from Mr. Kwaku...

Securing the Blessings of Liberty Just Like the Founders Intended

 Police Seized Almost $10,000 From Him. A Court Ruled He Had No Right to an Attorney. Terry Abbott couldn't afford representation, because the state took the cash he'd use to pay for it. [More]

Hey, stick with what works, right? (Unfortunately, most of the corroborating links will need to be run through the Wayback Machine.)

[Via Michael G]

Keeping It Real

 The Real ‘Epidemic of Violence’ in America? [More]

But...but...but that's not what Democrats tell us...

[Via 1Gat]

A Feature, Not a Bug

 Black Lives Matter Global Network, once the crown jewel of the Democrat Left, has become a major embarrassment that should cost the Democrats a lot of House and Senate seats this November—but only if the Republican Party does not squander the opportunity the way it squandered it in 2020. [More]

I'm starting to believe that's part of the plan.

[Via bondmen]

A Learning Experience

 What the American Right Can Learn from Orbán’s Big Win [More]

That assumes most of the American Right actually is.

It also ignores Orban's alliance with Putin and affinity for "gun control."

Looks like there's a bit of "conservative" cognitive dissonance going on here.

[Via bondmen]

Secret Hideout

 Secret Service paying over $30K per month for Malibu mansion to protect Hunter Biden - The luxury rental property has "gorgeous ocean views," according to its listing. [More]

That's a pretty nice reward assignment for the guys who worked off the books in Delaware...

Are they allowed to have girls over?

[Via bondmen]