The purpose of this post, though, is to point out what impact one little town, one little paper can have on a local community. Not only during the first few years, but now, during the pandemic they were able to be a voice of reason and science against a backdrop of disinformation, fraud and spin. [More]
In his latest Texas TL in Exile podcast, T.L. Davis interviews George Gramlich of the Sangre de Cristo Sentinel, a paper regular readers here should be very familiar with.
They’re counting on most being too intimidated to fight back lest they be singled out for “cancellation.” I propose instead to point and laugh at their impotent rage, triggered more than anything by a solemn vow a critical mass of us have made to ourselves, to those we love and protect, and especially to the hive-minded who think it ultimately depends on how many traitors they can get elected: “WE WILL NOT DISARM.” [More]
They're trying to make claiming your right to arms something to be ashamed of. Who's feeling intimidated?
Oh, and excellent comment by JSNMGC. I noted three downvotes and was able to nullify one of them, but the bottom line is he is absolutely right.
The men deployed a large canister of bear spray on people inside the store, but a business owner thwarted the crime with a legally owned firearm, police said. The men ran to the car and drove away. [More]
Yeah, I know I just used the Giffords graphic in the last post. Hey, it's not my fault they're always wrong.
So violence was averted because a good guy had a gun?
And "smash and grabs" would stop if more responded this way because cowardly predators seek easy prey?
[Via Michael G]
A man who was targeted by would-be robbers turned the tables on the suspects by shooting at them in Fairfax. [Watch]
And naturally, both were out on parole.
No word on the righteous shooter, but I doubt he had one of those "May Not Issue" permits reserved for L.A.'s elites, which would mean he saved himself and his lady friend by disobeying "commonsense gun safety laws"...
[Via 1Gat]
Biden has nominated a left-wing activist who thinks photo ID and proof of citizenship are “voter suppression.” [More]
You don't really believe the communist daughter of immigrants from Ghana actually thinks that, do you?
I wonder how Lindsey will vote...
[Via Michael G]
The rain pattered on the pop-up tents lined along Centre Road as dozens of people crowded beneath them preparing for the half-mile trek to President Joe Biden’s Greenville home. [More]
I count two dozen environmentalcases, max. That's national news?
Be nice to see the professional credentialing each of them has, you know, to establish they actually know what they're screaming about instead of just being useful idiot tools?
I take it they're all vegans...?
[Via Sweet Babboo]
There goes the narrative... [Watch]
My bet is damn near everyone there last Jan. 6 were gun owners, so if it were really an "insurrection" they'd have taken the Capitol. That they weren't armed shows they overwhelmingly subscribed to "law-abiding" ideals. And notice how little we're hearing of provocateurs.
The blaming of "right-wing news" has everything to do with the demonstrable fact that the DSM has deservedly lost all trust, and I note his disparaging those questioning the legitimacy of Biden's presidency simply dismisses all the evidence being suppressed as "baseless." Likewise, dismissing "replacement" concerns completely ignores amnesty/pathway to citizenship subversion.
A significant and growing number of Americans no longer believe they have a voice and thus "consent of the governed" no longer applies to them. The "official" and media/big tech response is to step up the gaslighting.
We see how Ashlee Babbitt could be murdered with no repercussions. We see how those led into the building are now political prisoners tracked down by Big Brother spy tech. Is it really so unwarranted to fear a discrediting-motivated Reichstag Fire exploiting some low-hanging fruit, with all information afterward carefully controlled?
Law Prof: Law Schools Operate As “White Spaces”- “They are white spaces in what they teach, in how they teach, and even in their architecture.” [More]
Good points! I've always said we don't stick anywhere near enough hands in boiling oil.
And that last complaint should be easy enough to fix as well...
[Via Michael G]
“I just felt very violated, like they violated his Fifth Amendment right, (which protects people from self-incrimination),” he said. “He’s not a lawyer. He’s not an adult. He doesn’t know our complex legal system. “He should have been interviewed either in our home or we could have went down to the police station or we could have refused to do an interview. (If I had known they were going to interview him), I would have probably hired an attorney to be present.” [More]
I so instructed both my sons when they were ready to understand the concept and why. It's amazing to me how many adults still don't get it.
As an aside, the kid is 15 and Democrats tell us in one more year he'll be competent to vote.
[Via Michael G]
Don't Count on Manchin - As Soon as He Nuked Dems' Plan, He Offered to Nuke Conservatives, Too [More]
I've speculated his biggest objection to the Dem plan was how environmentalcase demands would impact him.
In any case, here's all I will ever need to know about the guy.
Take the advantage his self-interests provided and drive away.
TREASURER MAGAZINER PRESSES MASTERCARD TO RESTRICT SALES OF UNTRACEABLE FIREARMS KNOWN AS “GHOST GUNS” [More]
All backed by the usual gang of "faith community" useful idiots...
Guess who was handing out talking points a year ago...
[Via Jess]
That’s because it’s really not about guns and never has been. It’s about people who don’t follow the rules preying on those who do, and about government edicts aiding and abetting the predators by imposing ever more infringements on citizens inclined to obey. [More]
After deadly year, Kansas City leaders focused on slowing violent crime in 2022 [More]
So "Operation Legend" didn't work...?
Or the "No Violence Alliance" the year before that...?
There's gotta be a catchy name they can come up with to make a difference with what they throw tax dollars at this time...
[Via Steve T]
U.S. prosecutors decided to end their criminal case against two Manhattan jail guards who admitted to falsifying records on the night the financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself on their watch. [More]
I think the new guards got the message because they've already locked up a block of squares...
[Via Michael G]
“I am as angry as I possibly can be about this,” the doctor said. “I don’t know how many people throughout the country are dead, dying, in the hospital, or about to be hospitalized because of the mistakes that they just made... It’s just the height of bureaucratic arrogance, and it’s just, it’s horrible. I had to turn friends away, family, people call me, ‘Oh, my uncle has cancer. Can he get an infusion?’ I’m like, ‘I cannot give you an infusion because I will lose my medical license,'” Elfenbein said. [More]
Maybe we should treat CDC like cigarettes. You know, dirty, deadly and banned...?
To be a "progressive" means you demand more government and want to destroy anyone who wants less.
Tangentially-related UPDATE:
And if the victims could breathe, I'd say "Don't hold your breath."
[Via Michael G]
Few if any pundits believed the female-led group would eventually become the preeminent apologist for prominent Democrats accused of harassing and abusing women. [More]
That's because they're "progressives," and you know what that means.
[Via Michael G]
New changes are coming in the new year for gun owners, as Illinois State Police streamline the FOID card and concealed carry license (CCL) process. [More]
You know what would really be efficient? Getting rid of the damn prior restraint infringements altogether.
In regards to "When a CCL is suspended or revoked, but a person is still eligible to keep their FOID," I'm trying to envision a circumstance where a person who can be trusted with a gun HERE can't be trusted with one THERE. Then again, anyone who has ever complied with a "gun-free zone" sign ought to be familiar with that contradiction.
[Via Jess]
A Portland Antifa rioter charged last year with assaulting police officers has had a federal case dropped after completing 30 hours of community service, according to court documents. [More]
C'mon, it's not like zie was a Proud Boy or anything...
We get one shot at life. Who thinks young Joshua/Eva will ever be happy?
[Via Michael G]
According to the filing, FBI agents and federal prosecutors capitalized on discontent with Whitmer's handling of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, invented a conspiracy and entrapped five people who face up to life in prison if convicted of kidnapping conspiracy in a case that has shed light on violent extremism in Michigan. [More]
But it's easier said than done.
[Via Michael G]
Democratic lawmakers in Washington state are considering legislation that would lower the penalties for drive-by shootings—all in the name of racial equity. [More]
I honest-to-God look at where this is happening and how they vote, conclude the odds of this ever affecting me and mine are minimal, and wonder why I should get worked up over it.
[Via Michael G]
The two female students have since posted another video to the internet which was picked up on Twitter. In this bizarre rant, they accuse the school of discriminating against them, claim the investigation of the incident was racially biased, say that they are being persecuted for defending the multicultural center from racism and sexism, and that they are simply responding to Nazism and white supremacy on campus. [More]
All that from the very presence of whites?
Why am I getting a strong sense of déjà vu?
[Via Michael G]
Democratic committee’s new hire supports 'abolition' of police, says abolishing ICE is her 'life's mission' [More]
So on that last point, she agrees with The Boston Globe's resident "conservative"...
[Via Jess]
TSA Finds Knives Hidden In Stuffed Toy At Philly Airport [More]
Based on what kind of knives they were, I'm wondering if that was the day the Teddy Bears had their picnic...
[Via Steve T]
Man arrested in Wilton Manors hit-and-run that killed 2 children, injured 4 appears in court [More]
and
'Crazy, wild, out of control': Fleeing driver who caused quadruple-fatal in Polk County identified by sheriff [More]
and:
Polk sheriff: 8 dead in 44 hours due to car crashes [More]
Well, licensing, registration, and No Drive Lists haven't worked. If this isn't a call to sue the manufacturers, nothing is.
[Via Remarks]
Jacoby’s proposed amendment: “Neither the United States, nor any State, shall restrict immigration from nations with which the United States is not in a state of war, unless such restrictions are narrowly tailored to the advancement of a compelling government interest.” [More]
Think he'll ever take the challenge?
This is what the DSM presents to us as a "conservative."
As for the other subversive...
Good thing this has nothing to do with that "single issue."
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Latest MSM Lunacy: 'The Constitution Isn't Working'
My spider-sense is picking up narrative talking points.
Just beware of the "conservative" alternative.
And another tangentially-related UPDATE:
Liberal Judge Rules Ousting Illegal Aliens Who Reenter the Country 'Racist' and 'Unconstitutional'
And she herself was a foreign national refugee.
[Via Michael G]
MAGA Sycophant Calls for Staging an ‘Intervention' Over Trump’s Vax Support [More]
I fear Trump's ego and political investment in the jabs will preclude a change of heart, which would be attacked as a flip-flop anyway.
What made me pick this Daily Beast account as a representative story to link to is the choice of loaded words, starting with the headline. Note how the overt apparatchik has the gall to call himself a "Media Reporter."
The good news is, all but the useful idiots are catching on. The bad news is there are so damn many of them.
“The Anti-Vax Right Are the REAL Snowflakes.” – Says RINO Adam Kinzinger Who’s on Jan 6 Committee with Liz Cheney [More]
The important thing is, Grover likes him.
[Via Michael G]
A report from an unidentified source provided the sole basis for an allegation that Mother (J.B.) was homeless and had failed to feed one of her children during a single eight-hour period and led to the issuance of an order compelling her to allow the Philadelphia Department of Human Services ("DHS") to enter and inspect the family residence. [We conclude that DHS did not] establish[] sufficient probable cause for the trial court to issue the order permitting entry into the home without consent… [More]
So can this be applied to fighting "red flag laws"?
[Via Michael G]
To the extent that Potter ought to bear responsibility for unintentionally killing Wright, that responsibility is at worst based on negligence, the unknowing creation of an unjustified risk, and subject her to merely civil liability. Absent a conscious disregard of risk, for which no evidence exists in this case, her conduct cannot qualify as recklessness raising criminal liability. [More]
Sounds like there was plenty of incompetence to go around.
[Via Michael G]
In 1995, Bryan Range was convicted in a Pennsylvania state court for making a false statement to obtain food stamps assistance, a class one misdemeanor. And under that conviction for a non-violent crime, he not only served no time in jail, but he made restitution for the crime. Range has been a peaceable citizen since, has been gainfully employed, and a family man, but because of the conviction twenty-six years ago, he is unconstitutionally banned forever from possessing and protecting himself and his family with firearms, a fundamental right protected by the Second Amendment. [More]
Evidently not if he has to go to court to get it recognized.
Do you think the people who consciously work against the rights of their countrymen ever struggle with what they are doing, or does one have to be a psychopath to be a willing part of such tyranny?
[Via Jess]
Britain’s Crossbow Rules in the Cross Hairs After Windsor Castle Breach [More]
Well, after all, they are subjects...
[Via An Hour of Wolves]
A new poll finds that more than eight of 10 U.S. voters believe strict gun control laws in major cities either make no difference in the current retail crime surge or make it worse. [More]
So when the antis tell us an overwhelming majority, including NRA members, want more, they're ... uh ... lying...?
[Via Jess]
"He is a true champion of the Second Amendment," LaPierre said of Reid.
[Via several of you]
IRS says stolen property and bribes must be reported as income [More]
I'd argue Haynes v. U.S. Fifth Amendment considerations against self-incrimination moot that.
[Via The Gun Feed]
China Unveils Artificial Intelligence ‘Prosecutor’ That Can Identify Dissent Against Regime, And Suggest Sentences [More]
Oh "insurrectionists"...
TITO. Like GIGO, except substitute "Tyranny" for "Garbage"...
Fortunately, China doesn't allow "human rights violations"...
No human rights laws to violate...
[Via Michael G]
"The one message I got from the colonel above me was: ‘Tread very carefully, this is political, you will be crushed like an ant.’... The major who spoke with Fox News, however, is still under the impression that he and thousands of other senior service members like him across the military will face a court-martial and possible felony charges, but that they will be offered to take a lesser charge by admitting guilt. [More]
So, this is equally an invitation and an appeal to come with me on one more journey to Texas TL in Exile. I went back to the original blog title for reasons explained in the trailer, but for this audience I can say that if I was in exile in 2009, I’m more so, now ... The podcast won’t be all politics all the time like this blog is. There will be some humor, some history and some literature, but the underlying message will always be that we are not free and until we do some tough things, we will never be free again. [More]
“You hate to use tragedy like this to create an impetus to change,” he said. “But if everybody sits back and takes a breath…maybe there’s a way that people that have a violent past could have higher bail. I’m open to that.” [More]
Then there's what he's closed to...
[Via Michael G]
“Progressive” one-percenters may “feel” like their wealth will buy them safe passage when the cultural Marxism they are enabling blows up in everyone’s faces, but there’s really no historical precedent for making such assumptions. That’s just not the way such things play out in feeding frenzies. [More]
The day is coming when they won't be able to buy their way out of the mess they helped create.
Tampa terrorism case raises questions of surveillance, searches, mental illness [More]
Too true...
The main questions this raises for me are how much less expensive and risky everything would be if the government really was rigorous where it counts the most, and why the bosses directing resource expenditures have been shifting them away from this to those they now smear as "greatest threats".
[Via Remarks]
EXCLUSIVE: Gilboa Snake that can fire a 1,000 rounds a minute. doubling the chance of a 'combat kill' in places like Afghanistan and Syria - and it even fires if it jams [More]
I get the feeling the reporter thinks it will just keep firing.
All I know is those with a "shall not be infringed" mandate won't let me buy one.
Screams the violent, crazy broad without a mask... [Watch]
Looks like she doesn't want to deal with public reactions and has shut down her Instagram. Too bad, because I wanted to find out where she stands on guns, and something about how she irrationally and emotionally (not to mention probably drunkenly) demands to control others gives me some hints...2 shot when man’s gun accidentally discharges at Parma Armory [More]
Takes me back to the origin of the "Only Ones"...
That and to Ernie "Ghoulardi" Anderson. Here's a story I didn't know before and it cracked me up:
In the mid-1960s, Ghoulardi's irreverence overtook the rarefied Severance Hall, where an Italian Cleveland Orchestra guest conductor introduced himself and said that he was from Parma (in northern Italy). According to Tim Conway, misunderstanding members of the audience burst out singing Ghoulardi's polka theme.
Carjacked Congresswoman: ‘Don’t politicize moment’ as she quickly does [More]
If it weren't for hypocrisy, these people would have no standards at all.
Madison Cawthorn Criticized For Breaking Gun Safety Rules in Shooting Range Ad [More]
And what criticism! I'm talking about all the comments by our "progressive" intellectual and moral superiors making jokes about his disability.
Once in a while, John Lennon got it right.
Inside Mexico’s Historic Lawsuit Targeting U.S. Gun Companies [More]
Consider it a change in tactics.
Poll Echoes Industry Data: Hispanic-Americans Value Gun Rights [More]
Ah, the old correlation/causation logical fallacy. If owning and enjoying guns is the benchmark, we have no greater friends than David Chipman and Mark Kelly.
Go ahead, Larry Keane. Give us credible alternative numbers on voting percentages. 30% being for something still means 70% are against it, and that's a landslide.
Take the challenge. I dare you.
They're pulling the same crap about New York.
Figures Field & Stream is involved.
Indiana Republicans reintroducing legislation to end requirement for handgun carry permits [More]
So what's their plan to rein in Brown and Bray?
Meanwhile, next door in Ohio, Dewine has made his decision but is still trying to work up the nerve to announce what it is.
[Via Jess]
“I don’t think it’s fundamentally about incivility. I think it’s fundamentally about insurrection,” Brownstein said. [More]
There oughta be a law, right, Ron?
[Via Michael G]
Instagram Censors & Suspends MAJor Black Influencer [More]
No biggie. According to Biden, people like him "ain't black."
Special Report: Liberal PAC the secret source for media’s Trump 2024 civil war obsession, anti-gun disinformation [More]
Benedict Arnold was once a highly-acclaimed "war hero" himself...
HOLIDAY HORROR: Woman Smiles in Mugshot After Killing Boyfriend with Sword on Christmas Eve [More]
Anyone who can't be trusted with a [insert object here]...
[Via Michael G]
Gun control advocates express disappointment with Biden [More]
Welcome to the party, pals.
And by all means, keep getting more radical and strident and demanding. Focus on recruiting the immature and that's inevitable.
[Via Jess]
Nikole Hannah-Jones, 1619 Project creator and professor, said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that parents should not be in charge of deciding what is taught in schools. [More]
If we can't believe a racist fraudster, who can we believe? Next thing you know we'll be telling the servants they have no say in the number of horses and hounds we can have.
[Via Michael G]
More than 120 retired US Generals and Admirals wrote Joe Biden. In the letter, they questioned his mental fitness and cognitive abilities. They also mentioned the evidence that voter fraud may have played a large part in his winning of the election. The group confronted the FBI and the Supreme Court for ignoring, what they say, is irrefutable evidence of fraud. [More]
Who the blazes is Captain Dunsel?
They'd never make it in today's military.
[Via Agustin B]
UPDATE: This one was nagging at me and sure enough, the story is from May. There are a number of websites out there aimed at "conservatives" that basically recycle the reporting of others to get clicks, and it looks like anything I get hereafter from this website will call for extra scrutiny.... we must understand that the main aim of each Christian community is to rally Christian believers around the CCP and the government. [More]
Here we call 'em "faith communities"...
Funny, how they get a pass on rendering unto Caesar, but I suppose they give him a different kind of tribute.
Steven Kim, You’s attorney, said in a statement in November 2019 that prosecutors had branded “an emotionally fragile young woman a monster to the entire world, further traumatizing her.” [More]
That's one of the surest ways to get canceled these days -- telling monsters what they are...
Mansfield Timberview Shooting Suspect Arrested for Bond Violation [More]
Hey, it's not like he followed government provocateurs into the Capitol or anything...
Pfizer booster’s ability to prevent symptomatic COVID wanes within weeks [More]
So the jabs are neverending?
As an aside, I thought Nighthobs like Fauci rode their bats...
In any case, some of us can forget about any kind of flying:
"A vaccine requirement for a person getting on the plane is just another level of getting people to have a mechanism that would spur them to get vaccinated; namely, you can't get on a plane unless you're vaccinated, which is just another one of the ways of getting requirements, whatever that might be," Fauci said.
The nation’s recent lockdown policies and mask mandates will create a generation of children who exhibit lower IQs and signs of social brain damage...
I thank all of you who have given me the gift of your time and wisdom, whether it has been by sending me stories to help illustrate the preciousness of rights endowed by our Creator, to sending a word of encouragement, to educating and helping me grow (either by confirming or correcting my assumptions), or to sharing my links, encouraging me to continue the work.
My Christmas wish for you is that you have as much love in your life as I have been fortunate to find in mine. It surely beats all the riches in the world.
The fact is, “may issue” permits generally mean “may not,” and make “pay-to-play” and/or currying favor with the elites inevitable, as we’ve seen prove out many times over the years. [More]
Received by email from Cavalier Knight:
On December 07, 2021, the Appellate Division, 1st Judicial Department just agreed with Appellee’s argument that “as-applied” to my business and “Federal Firearms Licensees (01).” All “Federal Firearms Licensees (01)” must open a “brick & mortar” store before they can apply for a state “Firearms Dealer’s License.”
And Appellees can use “Title 38 - R.C.N.Y. and/or NYC Administrative Code” to “preempt” the Supremacy Clause, federal, and state laws. By prohibiting “Federal Firearms Licensees (01)” in the City of New York. From selling firearms to “law-abiding” citizens “intrastate” at “gun shows.” Or “intrastate” and/or “interstate” via “mail-order” and/or “e-commerce” anywhere outside of the City of New York. Which strikes at the core of the “2nd Amendment” right. Please feel free to review my case files.
How is this any different than using a “poll tax” as a legal way to keep “African Americans” from voting in southern states? My case files can be viewed at my DropBox link below. Thank you for your kind consideration in this urgent matter.
Index No. 151725/20
Case No. 2020-04746
He'll need someone bigger than me to get legal assistance with this. If any of you have any inside contacts with the big "gun rights" groups and think they should pursue this for their members' benefits, why not contact them about it?
The National Foundation for Gun Rights is demanding that California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta back down from their new legislative proposal which is designed to nullify the Second Amendment in California, and to create an unconstitutional bounty system to entrap gun owners. [More]
He knows what it's designed to do, and he generally gets away with it. That's why he's doing it.
[Via Jess]
In a bizarre email exchange with the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, James Kraus, who acted as part of the prosecution team in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, wrote that he and prosecutor Thomas Binger are not—I repeat, NOT—having a homosexual affair. [More]
I'm reminded of a filthy joke about how you can tell if your roommate is gay that I dare not link to here. If you know the punchline, don't bother to comment.
[Via Michael G]
Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes curriculum transparency bill, calling it a ‘dangerous and harmful imposition’ [More]
So much for elected representatives expressing the will of the people...
Remember when Ann Richards wouldn't let Texans vote on carrying guns?
And yes, please, no one new here lecture me on "democracy."
[Via Michael G]
After the recent spate of retail thefts and looting, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot chided businesses for not doing enough to protect themselves from theft. [More]
If you hadn't worn that short skirt you might not have been raped.
Besides, when they do more, they're accused of being racist.
[Via Michael G]
If you have not read Jeff Snyder's "A Nation of Cowards," carve out the time to do so, and properly, with consideration and reflection. If it's been a while since you read it, rediscover its truths. [More]
Then use them.
There's another essay Snyder wrote that also deserves to be reintroduced, but I read it 20 years ago, and damn if I can remember the title. I'll subject myself to some bright lights and slap myself around a bit to see if I want to quit stalling and talk.
In my preliminary search for it, I did come across a contention and discussion from a few years back saying he used a false Madison quote. Not so. The quote may be false, but here's what Snyder wrote:
"As the Founding Fathers knew well, a government that does not trust its honest, law-abiding, taxpaying citizens with the means of self-defense is not itself worthy of trust."
That's not a quote and doesn't represent itself to be one, but is nonetheless a fair paraphrasing. NOC doesn't even mention Madison. And no, it hasn't been subsequently edited.
I know Facebook, Twitter, and Politifact don't have to worry about their "fact-checkers" knowing what the hell they're talking about, but if someone ostensibly on "our side" represents his conclusions as being the correct ones, I expect no less than what I demand of myself.
From Duty to be Armed to Permission to Carry [More]
This 2017 post by Publius Huldah cautions why we ought to take a look at what happens at the end before we join the headlong, enthusiastic, and unquestioning rush down the "reciprocity" chute.
The current Canadian firearms legislation is some of the most restrictive in the world. Unlike our friends to the south, Canadians don’t lawfully carry handguns on their belts, in their nightstands, pockets, gloveboxes and purses. Police here don’t approach every person they encounter with the underlying assumption that the person is armed – either legally or illegally. Our legislation is quite effective. [More]
And with that attitude from the "pro-gun" side, you wonder why you people are screwed?
They're actually giving him kudos.
Los Angeles D.A. Gascón’s Top Aide Files Complaint Against Police After Arrest For Public Intoxication ... Gregory reported that Iniguez was released from jail a few hours after he was arrested and had “sobered up,” citing undisclosed sources. [More]
I was going to make something about him being the aide of a Soros DA but if they had him in the tank for a while they had to get a BAC % on him that should unequivocally prove things one way or the other.
So is this going to go to trial or not, and if not, why not?
[Via Michael G]
