Wednesday, August 30, 2017

That's Entertainment

“We’re stopping money,” said community activist Michael Hassell.  “If that means we got to walk around a Cardinals game so no one can get in, that’s what we’re going to do.” [More]
I'd rather watch that than a ball game any day.

The "progressives" whose policies make societal breakdown and police state abuses inevitable are intent on expanding and spreading the discontent everywhere.  Lyda "forgot" to mention "vote Democrat."

[Via bondmen]

'Negligence This May Be'

This is a case where the NY Times Editorial author James Bennet claimed to be so ignorant, so uninterested in doing any research, and so oblivious to his surroundings, that his ignorance turned into legal bliss. [More]
And of course he had an agenda. Still, that a judge ruled The New York Times' fake news is due to incompetence is something to continually remind people of whenever we see it recur.

[Via Michael G]

Without Exception.

All white people are socialized to be racist. [More]
Who am I to argue with a Media Studies, Women’s & Gender Studies, and African American & African Diaspora Studies malcontent?

Credit Where Due

N.J. moves to legalize stun guns after 2nd Amendment suit [More]
I suppose it would kill these guys to mention the names of the attorneys who won the concession.

As Expected

Aside from noting that no “legacy media” outfit is (yet) reporting on this... [More]
Based on my piece still being the only Google News feed entry, they apparently don't think the public has a need to know.

What else aren't we hearing about?

Fire and Rain

Cajun Navy and Oath Keepers – Rescues by Boat in Texas and Louisiana... They did come under fire during attempted robberies. There are currently over 300 boats in the water. They are also working Lafayette, LA. [More]
And more.  And more.

Funny-- I don't see any SPLC boats.

Tangentially related:
Hillary staffer TRIGGERED by rescue boat in Houston with Confederate flag
That they were there proving they believe black lives matter is evidently not as important as that ridiculous ingrate's programmed grievances.

We're the Only Ones Arrogant and Presumptuous Enough


John Comeau tries to determine the concealed carry position of a "progressive" candidate for sheriff in "May Issue" California, and among other things is told "Most people do not need" permits and that his politics as expressed on social media would be a disqualifier. [More]

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

T.L. Davis Interview with Michael Dukes



For those of you who missed the last "Firearms Friday," you can catch up here on Google Play. [Listen]

I've seen a disparaging comment from the "Always Say Something Negative" crowd about that being the platform to access.  He didn't say who his ISP is or who made his device and operating system, but I'll assume he purchased everything from a solid 2A concern while only dealing with patriots in all matters economic.

The Bloody Red Baron was Rollin' Out the Score

Kim Jong-un could launch nuclear bombing raids on South Korea using 70-year-old BIPLANES so slow they cannot be tracked by modern radars [More]
This reminds me of an Arthur C. Clarke story about a war lost because of the enemys inferior science.

[Via Jess]

Half-Witt

He claimed he was stabbed for looking like a “neo-Nazi.” Now police say he bought the knife himself. Joshua Witt faces a fine of up to $2,650 and up to one year in jail for filing a false report [More]
Good. Being a stupid liar ought to hurt.

[Via cydl]

Everytown Critique a Sign of ‘Trouble in Paradise’


Finding political common ground aside (NRA has a substantial Law Enforcement Division), the two groups have plenty of differences, and FOP has had a mixed record on citizen disarmament going back at least to the Handgun Control, Inc. days. They’ll also on occasion share interests, as when FOP joined ATF in opposing the release of trace data. Using Ranta’s “logic,” ATF must not be anti-gun enough, which kind of gives you an idea of infringements she’d like to see. [More]
Even confiscation isn't good enough for those who demand their delusions be reality. Nothing is. Nothing can be.

We're the Only Ones Penetrating Enough

Dayton-area police officer accused of forcing women into sex acts [More]
I'm sure

this is

just an

isolated instance.

Wouldn't

you

agree

with

that?

[Via Smitty]

Ultracompact

L.A. is poised to roll back its ban on 'ultracompact' guns [More]
I wonder how many are California-compliant. And "Der" is threatening a legal fight.

As for his asinine "weapon of choice" lie...

Besides, we're supposed to already have an ultra-Compact.

[Via Jess]

Always Think Forfeiture

In July, we reinstituted our equitable sharing program... [More]
That's one way to put it.

[Via Mack H]

Soul-Searching at the ACLU

Maybe some speech isn’t worth defending.  [More]
I hadn't realized the First and Second Amendments are either/or propositions.

And don't you first need a soul?

[Via Mack H]

I'll Believe It When I See It

Is the IRS Scandal About to Break Wide Open? [More]
I asked a similar question once.

Nothing ever really changes unless there's a credible "or else" attached to the demand.

[Via Jess]

More than Half-Empty

A coalition of 21 state attorneys general filed a brief on Friday urging the Supreme Court to hear a case against Maryland's assault weapons ban. [More]
So why the hell isn't it 30?

[Via Michael G]

Welcome to the Party, Pal

Muslim Reformer Joins Christians in Suing Far-Left Terror-Linked Organization for 'Hate' Defamation [More]
Nice to see more and more people having a Salish epiphany about those frauds.

[Via Dave Licht]

Vive La Différence?

"Senate Bill 219 ...  would make it unlawful, except as specified, for any long-term care facility to take specified actions wholly or partially on the basis of a person’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status, including, among others, willfully and repeatedly failing to use a resident’s preferred name or pronouns after being clearly informed of the preferred name or pronouns” [More]
Stating reality will be a crime. How very "progressive."

So what if someone's "preferred name" is "hateful" and they insist on being called that?

[Via Florida Guy]   

Going to the Dogs


Well look what stopped it.  I thought that never happens...? [More]

Per the video report, authorities couldn't take the dogs into custody without owner consent because they're property?  Funny, because if the owner had been the one attacking, they sure could have taken him in.

Under Pressure?

A bill that would allow Alabama residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit is headed again to the Alabama Legislature, and the bill’s sponsor says the pressure will be on lawmakers who oppose it. [More]
Will it be?

How many gun owners are in Alabama?

How many have contacted their representatives about this and actually applied some pressure? How many have ever contacted them, or know how to, or even know who their representatives are?

If the number of social media followers the state gun groups have is any indication of membership and advocacy involvement, there's more apathy than there is pressure.

Inherit the Wind

Breaking from a 34-year-old tradition, the historic Orpheum Theatre in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, announced Friday that it will not show Gone With the Wind in its future summer movie series because of the film’s “insensitive” racial content.  [More]
An ill wind is picking up force. And frankly, my dear, it'll be what you do give a damn about that it blows away next.

Define 'Winning'

You see, in their zeal to eradicate AR-15 features their state, law-abiding Californians who want the rifles are finding creative ways to get around the law. [More]
Outfoxing and leaving the tyrants sputtering, are they? That creativity doesn't "get around" the core infringements though, does it?

As longtime friend and colleague Brian Puckett once noted:
I sometimes wonder whether the socialists will issue an edict requiring all firearms to have a pink ribbon tied to the barrel, just to get a belly laugh as the panicked descendants of once-proud American patriots scurry to comply.
Don't look for the "gun rights leaders" to ever admit how such widespread and focused contempt for a supposedly fundamental right is legislatively and judicially imposed in California. It's not part of that "single issue."

"Winning" will not be possible as long as that deliberate indifference takes precedence -- at least by the methods such groups employ.

It's No Secret

WHY COPS ARE STANDING DOWN IN BERKELEY AND BEYOND [More]
Because it serves their masters' purposes.

The most unpredictable thing about the next Reichstag fire will be the form that it takes. The most predictable will be the assumption of more control.

'Terry Steinawitz'


[More]
You won't find the "author" on Google or Facebook or Twitter.  That's because the purpose of this and pieces like it is to wave a red flag and provoke anti-Semitic comments from useful idiots in order to smear us all as "Nazis."

Don't take the bait. Or if you do, regurgitate it somewhere else.

Joltin' Joe Hs Left and Gone Away

“If they’re stupid enough to take down Columbus, then they better put up DiMaggio,” Piscopo said. [More]
You think they won't find a reason to tear that down as well?

The object is subjugation and replacement.

We'll let you know what you're allowed to remember.

Monday, August 28, 2017

Eclipse Proves America is Racist

It has been dubbed the Great American Eclipse, and along most of its path, there live almost no black people. [More]
For some, that was probably a blessing in disguise.

The Atlantic still has the same M.O, I see...

About Damn Time

Christian Group Sues SPLC and Amazon Over 'Hate Group' Designation [More]
I'm glad someone has the resources to try. Maybe a favorable judgment will enable others to follow suit.

[Via Dave Licht]

Per InstaPundit.com, it won't be a slam dunk on defamation and trademark grounds, but Commerce Clause public accommodations might be what works.

[Via Anthony W]

We're the Only Ones Unwarranted Enough?

“In performing its duties, the Commission, through its Board or designated employees or agents, may: Enter ... any lands, waters, and premises adjacent to the WMATA Rail System ... for the purpose of making inspections, investigations, examinations, and testing as the Commission may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this MSC Compact, and such entry shall not be deemed a trespass.” [More]
So is this a grave new threat to liberty or much ado about nothing over standard easements?

[Via Jess]

A Study in Contrasts

Armed militia surrounding peaceful protests in Kansas City sets nerves on edge [More]
But they did not resort to violence, did they?

Look what happens when the situation is essentially reversed.

[Via bondmen]

About that 10-Day March to Confront 'White Supremacy'

Aside from this being a non-issue for anyone except opportunistic communists and their useful "progressive" idiots, the "news" is mostly using "representative" photos of previous marches.  [More]

I'm interested not only in numbers but also in the diversity.


[Via Florida Guy]   

Accident by Design

Gun accidentally fired ... A gun accidentally was fired... A gun accidentally was fired ... “There was minimal damage to the wall from the accidental discharge.” [More]
Except the idiot mother intentionally pulled the trigger to see if the gun was real.

Reminds me of an epitaph...

That's funny... Lennox Square is a Simon Mall...

[Via Jess]

Ye Shall Know the Truth


Just don't say anything about it if you know what's good for you... [More]

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Resupplied Enough

Trump prepares to lift limits on military gear for police [More]
I pretty much outlined my militarization concerns reflecting on how it would complicate a Battle of Athens rematch.

Anybody see any bills for all those "stauch defenders of the Second Amendment"  we keep getting suckered into voting for on carrying out their "organizing, arming, and disciplining" the Militia mandate, and by that I'm talking about including (b)(2)...?

[Via Michael G]

Underpants Gnomes Redux

1. Liberals are attacking the foundations of a society based on the liberties enshrined in the Constitution.
2. ?
3. A society based on the liberties enshrined in the Constitution. So, what’s Step Two? [More]
Not the first time that's been used for an analogy by someone named Kurt...*


I agree with not being overly picky about fighting back using any chair at hand. That's why I've recommended stuff like RICO actions and "knew or should have known" civil suits against those financing subversives, among numerous other suggestions I doubt I'll ever see happen. I've actually been an advocate of using "the left's" laws against them for a long time and I'm sure I could come up with a dozen examples if I didn't have other stuff to do right now.

In terms of a broader and more detailed plan, lacking a crystal ball and, importantly, unified leadership with resources, I'm pretty much stuck in the same place as everyone else and must make do with hoping my preparations, alliances and reactive adaptations get me and mine through as far as they can against whatever "wicked this way comes."

[Via SamAdams1776

* The Internet Archive Wayback Machine site is having connection difficulties at present -- nothing I can do about it. The link goes to an insightful old Examiner.com piece by Kurt Hofmann comparing the "botched gun sting" excuse for Fast and Furious to South Park's Undepants Gnome business model.

Termination Proceedings

All three Custer County commissioners could end up out of a job [More] Per George Gramlich via email:
Colorado Politics/Statesman is read by every state wide politician in Colorado. Hopefully a wake up call and rally cry to other patriots to stand up to lying, dishonest politicians.

Because Ignorance is the Answer!

A school in Woodstock, Georgia, is facing fierce criticism online after photos emerged of young students handling guns at a firing range during a school-sanctioned trip. [More]
PSH and the obligatory noises from the state notwithstanding, some of those photos merit a closer look, fingerwise and hammerwise:


If you're going to teach them, teach them right.

I can't tell if the "NRA... gun control" line is a mistake or an appropriate use of the term -- in more ways than one, if you think about it.

Don't Start No Sh... It Won't be No Sh...

“Promotions such as those mentioned above constitute civil rights violations under the California Unruh Civil Rights Act and entitle the individual subject to discrimination to statutory damages in the amount of $4,000.00 per violation, in addition to costs and attorneys’ fees should litigation be commenced,” the letter’s author, Gregory Rolando, wrote. [More]
Looks like Gregory's feelin' the earned love on Yelp and Ripoff Report. I'm wondering if anyone's gonna make a SoCal janitorial service/INS presumption...

He could have just told the range he identifies as a woman...

In the Spirit of 'Bipartisanship'

A quick head count of the Senate shows that bill essentially dead on arrival. In addition to most or all Democrats lining up against the legislation, several Republicans are also balking at it, including members of the 2013 “Gang of Eight,” such as John McCain, R-Ariz., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. [More]
And the "compromise" will be to put the age group most favorable to collectivism on that "pathway to citizenship"?

Good thing none of this has anything to do with that "single issue."

Looking for Grievances


If this is what people have to be upset about, they want to be upset.  [More]

We're the Only Ones Belittling Enough

A Florida sheriff has fired a decorated deputy who was recorded taunting an autistic student at the middle school where he provided security and guidance. [More]
Why? It sounds like they were on equal intellectual footing.

And the Full Feral Retard Award Goes To...

On Dec. 20, he wrote “I got my 9″ wit (sic) full clips. Mixed with poison hallows, regular hallows and strait meadle (sic) jackets.” When asked by text where he got the weapon, Trinh allegedly texted: “A yistol (sic) shop.” [More]
The fruits of "progressivism"...

And yeah, the "Authorized Journalists" missed a few "(sics)."

We're the Only Ones Deliberately Indifferent Enough

But a Los Angeles Times review of records from 20 of the state’s largest police and sheriff’s departments, plus the Alameda County district attorney’s office, found some agencies have been slow to follow or have ignored the law. [More]
Then do what they'd do to us if we were slow to obey a command or tried to ignore it.

Or is the fact that an example hasn't already been made an indication that things go higher up? How much of this surveillance abuse was "allowed" on Kamala's watch?

I Think This is the Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship


"Follows" me, huh?


She (right)  had me at "Accra, Ghana."

I've had great luck there in the past.

My Name is Legion: For We are Many


Genderqueer artist Dean Hutton has spent much of their life seeing the world through a lens. They were chief photographer at the Mail & Guardian and have worked as a photojournalist for over 18 years... [More]
"Their"?

"They"?

How many are in there, anyway? And are we sure they all drowned?

I don't know what's more defective -- this ... thing, or those that embrace and promote its freakshow madness.

They sure do seem to be upset with everything, starting with reality.

We're the Only Ones Trying Enough

An army of anarchists in black clothing and masks routed a small group of right-wing demonstrators who had gathered in a Berkeley park Sunday to rail against the city’s famed progressive politics, driving them out — sometimes violently — while overwhelming a huge contingent of police officers. Hundreds of officers tried ... [More]
No they didn't.

Besides...

Here's another view from the Opposite Day "progressive" Rally Against Hate:


And SURPRISE!  They're not just against "hate speech":
Journalists were not spared from violence, as Antifa members attempted to seize phones and cameras by force. Antifa members can be heard yelling “Take his camera! Take his phone!”
Yet the meme being shoved down everyone's throats, and enthusiastically exploited by establishment "Republicans," is Trump was wrong to say the commie side had its share of culpability.

It's pretty clear that conditions are being set up to provoke an armed response, and that "crisis" in turn will be used to justify more controls on guns and on everything.

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Referendum Seeks to Repeal Oregon’s Due Process-Gutting Gun Ban


If you’re not from Oregon, your help is still welcome and needed.  [More]
Why should you get involved? If the state can make this stick, it will be coming soon to your AO. Just as soon as the gun-grabbers find the right blood dance opportunity to exploit.

Saturday, August 26, 2017

Homicidal Rhetoric Increasing Likelihood of More Widespread Violence


Anyone connected with popular culture can’t help but make the connection between what such a weapon is capable of doing and its similarity to the barbed wire-wrapped “Lucille,” sickeningly used by the totalitarian-minded Negan character on “The Walking Dead.” [More]
The genocide enablers are getting bolder.

Friday, August 25, 2017

The Few,the Proud...

MEDIA EMPHASIZES FLORIDA COP KILLER IS A MARINE, NOT MUSLIM [More]
Well if you need a villain and you have a "progressive" agenda...

[Via Steve T

We're the Only Ones Explosive Enough

Engaged in instances of threatened retaliatory behavior, including telling one woman she better do damage control, and "if you don't side with me, grenades are going to go off, and you'll get hit." [More]
Jeez, if you or I said that to him we'd be lucky if the worst that happened was being prosecuted for a terrorist threat.

[Via Neil W]

More Recognition for "Lies of Omission"

Thus far:
And now:
[More]

Know Your Enemy

Young Chinese are 'too fat and masturbate too much to pass army fitness tests' [More]
Before we get too confident, didn't a fella by the name of Sun Tzu tell us "All warfare is based upon deception"?

[Via Florida Guy]   

Darkening Skies

Participation in EARTH EX is by invitation only.  [More]
Well, yeah.  Seeing as how what we're talking about affects everybody, we want to keep a low profile.

Think of it as insider trading on survival and profit opportunities.

Kind'a makes you wonder who's planning what and when.

[Via Matthew L]

A Convincing Argument

"We are convinced, looking at the recent attacks that where a large number of poorly integrated Muslims live, it is [also] a natural base for terrorism,” said Pawel Soloch, the head of Poland’s National Security Bureau (BBN). [More]
Jihadiphobes!

[Via Michael G]

Immigrant Song

Clemson prof: 'All Republicans are racist scum' [More]
He chose to come here.

I don't know what ever happened to "When in Rome," but were I in another country, the last thing I'd be doing is insulting and undermining their values and traditions.  If nothing else, it's just plain rude. Taken to his level, it's subversive.

Who benefits from taking in and enabling this kind of foreign garbage?

And You Can Take That to the En Banc

D.C. Asks Full Federal Appeals Court to Review Gun-Carry Law in Wake of July Ruling Declaring it Unconstitutional [More]
They have to be dragged kicking and screaming, don't they?

It ain't there money.

Wish there was a way to make them personally accountable for obstruction.

[Via Mack H]

Embedded Assets

The Muslim Brotherhood has penetrated every one of our national security agencies, including our intelligence agencies, according to retired Navy admiral James "Ace" Lyons, former commander of the U.S. Pacific fleet. [More]
Quick-- send some provocateurs over to rile up domestic Nazis!

[Via Mack H]


With Pie Charts 'n Everything

Produced at MetaChart.com
ATF releases 2017 Report on Firearm Commerce in the United States [More]
My chart above seems like an overly generous representation of attendees vs. protestors at NRA Annual Meetings, plus there never seem to be any anti-gun shows to attend throughout the Republic...

Back to the point of the post and report it links to, it can be useful data. I just wish it wasn't the Feds compiling it.

[Via William T]

Ignition Sequence Start ... We Have Liftoff!



Per the Sangre de Cristo Sentinel's George Gramlich, "Just got word the county clerk has certified all three petitions. The recall is on for November 7."

What's in a Name?


[More]
You mean "Andrea"?

And is Luther stranger?


That's some professional Authorized Jounalizin' you "real reporters" at CNN got going on there. Is a "news" organization taking Alinsky Rule 5 swipes at a populist outsider to benefit a Republican establishment favorite what's meant by "bipartisanship"?

Survey SAYS...



Because nothing shapes exploitable public policy decisions better than uninformed opinions. [More]

[Via Jess]

We're the Only Ones Privileged Enough

St. Louis sheriff's deputy claims he was passed over for promotion because he's white [More]
The sheriff says he's "committed to progressive reform."

I'd be inclined to take him at his word.

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Introspective Enough

Cops are investigating cops in Vandalia, Mo. [More]
So just get rid of the disloyal troublemakers. What's the problem?

[Via bondmen]

Let the Punishment Fit the Crime?

Florida man gets 30 months for stealing over 100 firearms from gun shops [More]
Just the two B&Es are separate felonies under Florida law. Each stolen gun is its own felony.

How nice to know Wayne Fincher got six-and-a-half years and wasn't granted supervised furlough for his wife's funeral for the grave crime of believing the Second Amendment means what it says.

I guess the rulers fear challenges to their authority more than cultured excuses to maintain and increase it.

[Via Dave Licht]

WOLF!

What a dope. [Watch]

WILSO-O-O-NNN!!!


Airhead.
The Trump speech in Phoenix was “an astounding chain of lies tied together by lunatic aside by a man who obviously is mentally unstable,” Republican strategist Rick Wilson told CNN. [More]
He also says:
So does that concession make him an Antifa moderate?
Like his namesake, he seems to have an inflated ego.  And is it any wonder he's the darling of "progressives" that can trot him out as a useful "Republican"?

He was doing everything he could to make sure Hillary won. So naturally he's pals with the Bush dynasty, Rubio, et al, none of whom have seen an advantage in distancing themselves from his promulgating the Antifa "Nazi" meme or his continued use of vulgar seventh grade slams as a distracting substitute for reason.

This is the enemy within and an enabler of Republican betrayal. Any candidate who uses his "services" in the future will have demonstrated who he gives aid and comfort to.

Meanwhile, Over at the Religion of Peace

ISIS Calls Jihadists to Philippines, Threatens Pope Francis [More]
Disputed stories or not, Blackjack knew how to deal with them.

As for the talking mule, he's too busy making sure there'll be black smoke everywhere before we see a wisp of white.

We're the Only Ones Fearful Enough

War on police? Many officers fear growing tensions [More]
All traceable back to increasingly coercive "progressivism" being unworkable, economically, sociologically and otherwise. And unenforceable.

When those tensions finally burst out, I wouldn't want to be anywhere near all those Democrat-"controlled" urban Ground Zeros.

That's One Way of Dealing with It

Mayor of Venice says ANYONE who shouts 'Allahu Akbar' in his city will be shot by snipers [More]
One problem with that is, what with Italian disarmament edicts 'n all, when seconds count, the polizia are minutes away.

The larger problem is, that gondola has long since poled away.

Truths of Inclusion


T.L. Davis will be joining Michael Dukes this morning at 10:20 a.m. Eastern to discuss "Lies of Omission."

Assuming most of you live outside the broadcast range of Anchorage's KBYR 700 AM, you can click here to select "Listen Live."

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Gatekeepers Controlling Narrative Ensure Truth Suppressed from General Population

Fake news, lies and smears are what the public hears about Oath Keepers from the media. And limited means of correcting the record are increasingly and intentionally being blocked. [More]
So what can we do about it?

You Keep Using That Word.

Simon was arrested for willful discharge of a firearm felony as well as carrying a concealed firearm. [More]
Willful? Then how could it be "accidentally"?

[Via TheFakePundit]

Spitzer Swallows

Armed private militias like Charlottesville's offend the Founding Fathers' intent [More]
Him again.

Don't tell the Green Mountain Boys.

[Via TheFakePundit]

The Obvious Solution

Mr. Butler that his transcribers had had difficulty rendering Mr. Schwarzenegger's remarks because of his accent and said the only way to resolve the discrepancy was to listen to the tapes, which are in Mr. Schwarznegger's possession. [More]
Instead of just disputing and denying, why wouldn't a committed anti-Nazi want to unequivocally clear that up by producing those tapes?

Can't We All Get Along?

Read the massive speech Elizabeth Warren gave ripping moderate Democrats at Netroots Nation [More]
She demands unconditonal surrender on all points, so what do you think?

No Comparison

We can’t compare antifa activists to neo-Nazis [More]
True.

Commies have killed a lot more.

And you can't compare either turf-warring gang to rights advocates.

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Unwarranted Enough

" ... the officer admitted he knew nothing about any allegations of wrongdoing or any emergency and didn’t know who asked for the ‘welfare check.’” [More]
"Just following orders," eh, Bucelli?

[Via Jess]

The View from Under the Bus

“We are not a fan of armed protests and highly discourage that,” said Alan Gottlieb, the founder and executive vice president of the SAF. “Firearms serve a purpose, and the purpose is not a mouthpiece. It’s to defend yourself. If you are carrying it to make a political point, we are not going to support that.” [More]
It's not the first time I've seen such distancing for anything outside his paradigm fed to the media. I'm not sure what he thinks giving them this concession will accomplish, and if that will outweigh the perceptions of some who are now feeling... uh, "alienated" is putting it politely.

[Via Jess]

Try, Try Again

Sept. 25 retrial set for 2 charged in Bunkerville standoff [More]
Looks like Javert is obsessed to hound to the grave. And it looks like it's personal:
“He’s a coward,” Myhre said. “There’s nothing more dangerous than a coward with a weapon.”
Considering who he works for, that's rich.

[Via Florida Guy]   

Emblematic of the Cognitive Dissonance

UVA students: Jefferson statue 'an emblem of white supremacy' [More]
As must be the entire university, considering who founded it.

[Via Mack H]


On the Plus Side...


... think of all the money they saved thanks to "cheap labor"! [More]

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones with Buyer's Remorse Enough

It cost the city $270,000 to put ShotSpotters on the city's crime-ridden east and west sides, but police Chief William McManus said the program's results don't match up with its hefty price tag. [More]
They're just figuring that out now?

So who's the idiot who pushed for it in the first place?

Good thing it wasn't his money.

Oh well, he got good headlines then and he's not being mentioned now. Plus he's still got a job.

[Via William T]

The Dead End of Communism


Same as it ever was. [More]

[Via Jess]

The Signal Just Got Amplified

Recall petitions turned in for all three Custer County commissioners [More]
Good. About time.

Funny, how #justablogger in Ohio was on it way before the local "real reporters." Not that we haven't seen that before.

The Sangre de Cristo Sentinel's George Gramlich explains why this is relevant to all liberty advocates:
All it takes is effort,dedication and love of country and our Constitution. Think local patriots. Local is doable. Get off the internet and get your neighbors and friends in gear. Engage. Take the offensive. 
This should serve as an example for patriots everywhere. Start your local efforts now. There is no shame in trying and losing, but there is shame in not trying. 
As an aside, how unsurprising that the subjects of the recall are choosing avoidance rather than engagement.

Which Raises Another Question

All of which raises a question: Does Trump really want to make Charles E. Schumer the Senate majority leader? Why would a Republican president attack one of his party’s most vulnerable incumbents at time when the GOP holds such a narrow majority that it cannot pass legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare — or much of anything else for that matter? [More]
Looks like the false alternative talking point is getting around.

As to "why7," it's because the enemy inside the gates is the one that can do the most harm.

But then, a WaPo-acceptable "conservative" knows all about that.

Talk about false alternatives.

Groping for Answers

The pat-down, done over her clothes, explored her breasts, crotch and buttocks. “I did not imagine that she would ask me a few times to spread my legs wider and in fact touch my vagina four times with the side of her hand,” MacFarlane later wrote in a complaint to the TSA. [More]
Mom'll be glad to hear that.

So will Mad Maxie.

Nature Lovers

WHAT IS ECOSEX? [More]
I can't figure out if they're talking about bestiality or digging a hole in the ground and doing pushups.  Regardless, it sounds like a good way to get chiggers.

On the plus side, figuring out which bathroom to use is not an issue.

Making a Dent

“It’s entirely counterproductive for the president to be picking fights with Republican senators who he will need for important agenda items that they both agree on,” said Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.). “Does he think that Democratic senators will be more cooperative than John McCain and Jeff Flake and Susan Collins? It doesn’t seem to make any sense.” [More]
Spoken like a true "moderate" swamp thing.  Plus it's a false alternative, a lie. Trump would prefer a Republican who's not a backstabbing establishment poltroon undermining what he was elected to do. They freaked out over Brat unseating Cantor and are now out there badmouthing Kelli Ward.

And back when it looked like Hillary would win, Dent thought it productive to go before the media and declare Trump "a never-ending shipwreck."

Might there be a reason Dent's OK with foot-dragging on the wall?


So naturally, he's called "a staunch defender of the Second Amendment" and is commensurately rewarded.

Because as we see time and again, this has nothing to do with that "single issue."

Not Rocket Science

Scott said big cities like Los Angeles, where he served as a deputy chief, have long responded to these types of protests by having officers keep opposing sides apart. The tactics, in the end, aren’t complicated. [More]
McAuliffe, Bloomberg Mayor Signer and their enforcers knew that.  So what other explanation could there be?