Monday, January 17, 2022

And the Hamilton Burger Award for Greatest Number of Sequential Losses Goes To...

NRA & Their “Expert” Lawyer, Brewer, Lose Another One to New York State [More]

The speculation on why Chris Cox was purged seems plausible, but regardless, he knew what was going on.

And of course, there's this...

I'm not sorry he's gone

Survey SAYS...

Shock Poll — Half of Democrats want Covid skeptics in prison [More]

I'm not shocked, are you?

Besides, only a seditious extremist would refuse to obey. But don't worry, nobody's talking about taking your guns. Well, except Democrats.

[Via  An Hour of Wolves]

We're the Only Ones Lighting Up Enough

 Police in Ohio released body camera footage Thursday showing an officer firing multiple rounds through a wooden privacy fence without warning at someone shooting gunfire into the air on the other side. [More]

I guess Cooper's rules only apply to untrained amateurs.

[Via bondmen]

Curioser and Curioser

 So the only person with a gun that day was dropped from the FBI list?  How did that happen? [More]

Is he not talking because he might self-incriminate or is there another reason?

[Via bondmen]

Violent White Supremacists Keep Rightful Minority Owners from Reclaiming Stolen Land

 "We've Got A Gun At Every Door In The House": Border Rancher Sees 2,400% Increase In Illegal Aliens On Property [More]

That must explain why Liam was so eager to help!

[Via bondmen]

Reclassified

 We Are All Domestic Terrorists Now [More]

Well, it's a nice, soft night...

[Via bondmen]

Off to a Good Start

 Philadelphia carjackers shot by legally armed drivers 3 separate times so far in 2022 [More]

With all the negative stories in the news, it's nice to see something uplifting and hopeful for a change.

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Concerned Enough

 Why police are concerned about Missouri’s new gun law [More]

Just spitballing here, but because chiefs are for the most part politically-beholden oath-breaking "Only Ones"...?

[Via bondmen]

Survey SAYS...

Poll Finds Only 10% Of Americans Trust Media On COVID, 30% Trust Fauci [More]

That must include a lot of people for The Los Angeles Times to mock when they die...

[Via bondmen]

Scheller Game

 He plans to take action by getting involved in politics and considering running for a seat in 2024. [Watch]

After alienating both sides?

[Via bondmen]

Uncle Joe 2.0

 Some brilliant, soviet era inspired agitprop showed up in Washington DC overnight highlighting the agenda of the current Joe Biden administration. [More]

And art takes its cue from life inasmuch as the artist believes his anonymity is necessary...

[Via Agustin B]

New Kids on the Blockchain

 According to their analysis piece, “White supremacists embraced cryptocurrency early in its development, and in some cases produced million-dollar profits through the technology, reshaping the racist right in radical ways, a Hatewatch analysis found,” the writers' Dec. 9 article states. [More]

Come to think of it, I have seen some white racists rolling in the dough... oh, wait, that was Morris Dees and...

Me, I'm sinking it all in NFTs...

[Via Michael G]

'Do I Feel Lucky?'

 Another black academic has chimed in on the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Capitol “insurrection,” opining that the nation’s teachers should make it a “case study in white privilege.” [More]

In fairness, some of us do think what happened to Ashli and the prisoners was unearned.

[Via Michael G]

Texas TL in Exile Episode 6


 The guest this time on the podcast is David Codrea, one of the two who broke the Fast and Furious scandal that could have cost Obama his presidency. David sheds light on the scandal in the light of new information concerning the Mexican indictments of former top law enforcement officials who were tied to the scandal.  [More]

I did this on Saturday with T.L. Davis via Zoom. I have a related AmmoLand article I'll post to the publishing tool later today that will be released in a day or so.

Game Theory

 NYT Warns of ‘Right-Wing Threat’ to Democracy, Calls to ‘War-Game’ Insurgency, Secession, Civil War [More]

So their answer is "Yes"?

[Via 1Gat]

And One Last Thing Before I Go

 Northam pardons Sen. Joe Morrissey for his interaction with 17-year-old [More]

That's because having a predatory lunatic vote to disarm his countrymen is more important to him than having a basic sense of human decency, which if you think about it, should not surprise anyone.

[Via Mack H]

Spider & the Fly

  • Venezuela Starving Kids to Feed Cuba
  • Forced Organ Harvesting Updates
And plenty more from the Anticommunism Action Team... 

And He Seemed Like Such a Nice Young Man

 Man accused of killing teenage girlfriend was out on bond in another murder case [Watch]

He shot her to death?

Tell me this isn't why we need universal background checks and red flag laws!

And I guess now is not a good time to talk about choices and consequences.

[Via 1Gat]

We're the Only Ones Forging Ahead Enough

 Virginia Beach police used forged documents to secure cooperation, confessions in interrogations [More]

So now they're not allowed to lie?

[Via Michael G]

Shipments of State


2021 Export and Sanctions Review Part I [More]

Reeves & Dola, LLP navigates us through "the ever-shifting sands of U.S. country policy actions."

Supremacists Strike Again

 Donald Trump, who has referred to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus” and more recently the “kung flu,” has helped normalize anti-Asian xenophobia, stoking public hysteria and racist attacks. [More]

Damn right-wing Republican racists...

We're the Only Ones Blacklisted Enough

 President of Black Shield Police Association fired by Cleveland police [More]

It doesn't strike anyone as discriminatory that minorities are overrepresented in disciplinary actions against BSPA members?

What Happened in Vegas Stayed in Vegas -- Except for the Trumpstock Ban

 Uncovering The Coverup Of The Las Vegas Mass Shooting [More]

Herschel features a video from Mindy Robinson who is doing the work "real reporters won't do. It's a long video and I haven't had the time to watch all of it, but the parts I have seen appear credible and I do intend to get through the entire thing in my copious free time.

Regulars here will recall other prior reporting they have no interest in investigating.

Bucking the Trend

 Is Blood 'In' Right Now? [More]

Celebrities!

I wonder what their political opinions are so I know how to vote...?

Pillow Talk

DEVELOPING… Mike Lindell’s Multi-Million Dollar Businesses and Charities Just Got Completely De-Banked (VIDEO) [More]

Because Minnesota Bank & Trust is worried about its reputation...?

So much for commies being all about the workers.

If they can do this to him they can do this to 71% of Republicans and 33% of all Americans.

Daily Defense Redux

 Mark wraps this crazy week with fan-favorite David Codrea, Constitutional carry perspectives from David, gun control threat heading into midterms and much more! [More]

Friday's show for those who missed it and want to hear it...

Point/Counterpoint

FDA:

Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19 ... The most effective ways to limit the spread of COVID-19 include getting a COVID-19 vaccine when it is available to you and following current CDC guidance.

American Journal of Therapeutics:

Moderate-certainty evidence finds that large reductions in COVID-19 deaths are possible using ivermectin. Using ivermectin early in the clinical course may reduce numbers progressing to severe disease. The apparent safety and low cost suggest that ivermectin is likely to have a significant impact on the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic globally.

Which one is beholden to political agenda interests, again...?

Gabfest

When Big Tech bans, Gab expands. [More]

I've got a swell place you could start.

And the Evening and the Morning Were the First Day

Governor Glenn Youngkin Signs 11 Day One Executive Actions [More]

Nothing about guns...?

Apparently, You CAN Stop the Signal

 DirecTV loss could cripple rightwing One America News [More]

They had me at "Reuters."

I'm sure these insider elites think the "social justice" tumbrels will never come for them.

Fried Dumb of Speech

 Florida Gov. DeSantis Compared to Hitler by Democrat Nikki Fried [More]

ATF is going to investigate her right after they're done with Hunter Biden.

What does it mean about them and their constituencies when "mainstream" Democrats use identical terminology as Antifa?

Rope-Selling Capitalists

 The Occupy Dems timeline is full of oppressive views and advocacy ... Oh yeah, and now they love big corporations. [More]

The feeling is mutual.

Let George Do It

 Police and security agents have arrested more than 100 people in the last three months of 2021 for "trespassing and vandalizing" Union Pacific trains. "While criminals are being caught and arrested, charges are reduced to a misdemeanor or petty offense, and the person is back on the streets in less than 24 hours after paying a nominal fine," said a spokesman for the rail operator. "In fact, criminals boast to our officers that there is no consequence," he said. [More]

Tell me you're surprised.

We're the Only Ones Going for the Throat Enough

 Bodycam video shows a Florida police officer grabbing his female colleague by the throat when she tries to de-escalate the arrest of a Black man [More]

In case anyone was wondering why more don't speak up...

Life in 'Our Democracy'

Yale history professor Timothy Snyder told Insider he fears American democracy may not survive another Trump campaign [More]

The Founders intended a democracy? And his position is the only way we can ensure one is to vote for candidates he supports? And we're getting a glut of similar media sentiments just when it looks like popular support for Democrats could crater in the midterms?

 Curious that they use the phrase "big lie" seven times in this piece. Guess who coined it and why.

An Inconvenient Truth

Statement by President Biden on the Hostage Situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas [More]

I guess this means they couldn't do this

Beto and Shannon think that's "debatable." They were so looking forward to an "assault weapons" blood dance. Funny, how it took armed men to stop him.

It's also curious how long authoritah knew who the lunatic was and would only tell us he was a "British national." After much delay and no doubt "strategerizing," we learned it wasn't Nigel Incubator-Jones but Malik Faisal Akram.  

Rigorous!

There goes the narrative.

Friday, January 14, 2022

Washington Post Throwing Stones Brings to Mind Cautions about Glass Houses

Anti-gun males like Waldman know that their smears and lies and attempts at wit aren’t working, and in fact, are starting to backfire on them. Not being anywhere near as clever as they presume themselves to be, they don’t know how to do anything else but double down. Meanwhile, more and more Americans are comparing reality with what media hacks are telling them, meaning his influence and tired, old themes are waning even further. [More]
It must infuriate them that despite their attempts to warn them off, politicians are striving to prove which one of them is more "pro-gun."

As an aside, I see AmmoLand has started reader article scoring, and I have a lurker out there who, based on the last few columns I checked, can't wait to get the first vote in:

Here's What I'M Doing This Afternoon...

Go to the AAR website to listen or watch.

Saying and Doing

[Y]ou are quoted as saying you would sign a constitutional carry bill. Unfortunately, those words are meaningless unless an open carry bill lands on your desk. It’s time to take a cue from Governor Kemp and use your leadership position to pressure Republican leadership to follow the platform. [More]

Yep. He has the bully pulpit. Use the damn thing.

What the hell is wrong with Florida Republican "leadership"?

And nope: Our Braveheart up here in Ohio is still hiding under the desk.

[Via Jim S]

Maybe It's a Scoop

 

Dated today, huh? 

What do you think? Should I click the link?

Back to the Party's Roots

 Literally hours after the Democrats embarked on a major offensive to abolish the filibuster as a tool of racists everywhere, they then…used the filibuster. [More]

And they helped the Russians to boot!

[Via Michael G]

Tears of a Clown

 'Cryin and Lyin' Adam Kinzinger Gets the Takedown He Deserves [More]

Not quite.

[Via Michael G]

Desperate Measures

  The House is expected to take up an amendment in the coming days related to NASA leasing “underutilized” property to private groups. Democratic leaders are referring to this as the "shell bill." It will then strip that legislation of its existing language and replace it with the text for the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The House would then pass the updated bill and send it to the Senate as a "message." Then, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will file a motion to concur with the House amendment. [More]

Oh, so it's all completely above-board then...?

Kinda makes you wonder why Oath Keepers are in jail and oath-breakers continue "to harass our people and eat out their substance"...

[Via Michael G]

Disappearing Act

 NEA hid votes on 'white fragility,' Black Lives Matter, reparations amid new scrutiny - The nation's largest teachers union even scrubbed from its website its 2019 vote against 'renewed emphasis on quality education.' [More]

I can't help but remember who perfected that technique...

[Via Michael G]

Accusing the Accuser

 Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby federally indicted on perjury, false mortgage application charges [More]

Not "absolutely" anti-gun Marilyn!

I'm surprised she didn't just go to George for a loan...

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Federalized Enough

 Biden plans executive action on police reform to revive stalled issue [More]

Just like the Founders intended!

I wonder if he'll order them to go for leg shots?

[Via bondmen]

About That 'Settled Science'

 Professor Ehud Qimron: “Ministry of Health, it’s time to admit failure” [More]

WHO?

So it's not just tinfoil hat anti-vaxxers challenging Twitter's and Facebook's Mumbai boiler-room "fact-checkers"?

[Via bondmen]

UPDATE: Who are you gonna believe? The clean-up crew or your own lying ears?

The Redemption Tour

 Cruz: Biden Administration Needs to ‘Fess Up’ About Using Law Enforcement to Target Enemies [More]

I wonder why he's laying it on so thick?

[Via bondmen]

A Conservative Estimate

 But something fundamentally changed in the last five years. [More]

I'd say it's been a lot longer than that.

A lot longer.

[Via bondmen]

An Empathy Belly Too Far

Americans May Finally Be Losing Confidence In The Woke Military [More]

I'm more worried about what the Chicoms and Russkis think.

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Purging Enough

 U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger and House Sergeant at Arms William Walker are working to identify and root out police officers who might pose “insider threats,” they told lawmakers on Tuesday. [More]

We can't have people who put their oaths first and might question the lawfulness of orders.

[Via bondmen]

Holding Their Breath 'til They Turn Blue

Arizona college students threaten hunger strike if voting bill isn't passed by Jan. 17 [More]

The thought strikes somebody could make a killing if they set up a hotdog cart in front of them.

[Via Michael G]

The Night of the Hunter

 
I need to get me one of these.

[Via Len Savage

He Must Have Skipped Over That 'Polite Society' Part

 The other driver eventually went back inside his car to wait for law enforcement officers but Kuczwanski is believed to have then rammed his BMW into the driver’s door. He also allegedly pushed the car sideways in the parking lot. After hitting the white Prius with the driver inside, Kuczwanski shot at the car, the report said. The other driver also brought out a gun and fired back into the BMW’s windshield, hitting Kuczwanski. [More]

And it was his second "road rage" while armed incident?

If that's true, it sounds like FAAFO applies...

[Via Steve T

The Rise of the Machines

 Car shoots at other vehicle after hit-and-run [More]

"The gun went off" and then some...

[Via Steve T

Speaking of 'Securing the Blessings of Liberty'...

 'You should be ashamed of yourself, I'd give you jail time if I could': Judge BERATES 72-year-old man with lymph node cancer for not keeping his lawn tidy because his treatment left him too weak [More]

It's not like he beat a toddler to death and deserved to get off.

[Via Michael G]

Degenerate Fools

 “This forces America, or at least the United States of America, toward an undeniable path of implosion, because truth can be ignored, reality denied all the way to the point that both of those things result in the utter devastation of the fantasy. [More]

That's the plan.

Another 'Single Issue' Tie-In

 In the comments, GOA and GOF wrote, “The federal government possesses only the few and limited powers set out in the U.S. Constitution. None of those powers give the federal government a general police power to order mandatory vaccines. The federal government has no other source of authority, such as the commerce power, to command health decisions by Americans.” The comments continued to argue that, “if the OSHA vaccine mandate regulations were to be upheld, it could readily open the door to the federal government infringing the rights of Americans in many other areas of their lives, including their right to keep and bear arms, which is why GOA and GOF have a particular interest in these proposed regulations.”  [More]

Vaccines and guns? But...but...but "single issue"...

Now do one for "immigration." And score the votes. And let us know why. Like Larry promised (@45:00 into the conversation):

“Well the answer you're going to get from us at Gun Owners of America is ‘Absolutely should be part of the scoring,' and it's something that we plan on including in our rating of Congress this and next year, because, as we've already discussed,  if we don't block this amnesty move — now — before we get 5 … 8 million previously illegal aliens now voting, 85% of whom are, they tell pollsters, gonna vote for anti-gun Democrats, that's the ball game. That's it. We lose our Second Amendment, doesn't matter whether it's still in the Constitution in writing or not, the National Archives can't protect it from this kind of assault. Seems pretty unequivocal. Seems pretty correct.”


Your Tax Dollars at Work

 Left-wing group secured $158 million taxpayer-funded contract to help illegal immigrants avoid deportation [More]

Funny. I don't see who at HHS authorized this. It's almost like by diluting responsibility no one can be held accountable.

I think I'm on the wrong side:

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

Thursday, January 13, 2022

My Kind of Razzmatazz

 Chicago’s “Race-Neutral” Traffic Cameras Ticket Black and Latino Drivers the Most [More]

The thought occurs that Chicago murderers disproportionately target minorities as well.

What could the explanation for these disparities possibly be, aside from "Forget it, Jake, it's Chi-Town"?

[Via Michael G]

And They Say There Are No Stupid Questions

 CNN's Tapper: "How Come Democrats Only Complain About The Strict Voting Regulations In Red States?" [More]

He asked that to give the illusion of balance. You'll notice he didn't press when she dodged giving an unequivocal answer.

[Via Michael G]

There's a 'Walks into a Bar' Joke in Here Someplace...

 NY Times Says A Biden-Cheney 2024 Ticket Will Fix Everything [More]

What do you mean there's no punchline?

[Via Michael G]

Little Deuce Coup

Nonstop dramatics about the GOP threat to democracy is part of an attempt to cement Democratic Party hegemony, not ensure election integrity [More]

They drove the car into the ditch, there are open containers all over the floor and now they're squawking about giving up the keys.

[Via Michael G]

Breaking News: Stewart Rhodes Arrested

 EXCLUSIVE: Stewart Rhodes Arrested While On Phone With Lawyer Who Subpoenaed Him ... While the indictment will reportedly be unsealed later today, the Washington Post and New York Times have reported that he is charged with “seditious conspiracy.” [More]

It seems the story is real.

I'm trying to find a DOJ announcement on this.

[Via  An Hour of Wolves]

UPDATE -- here we go:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Leader of Oath Keepers and 10 Other Individuals Indicted in Federal Court for Seditious Conspiracy and Other Offenses Related to U.S. Capitol Breach
Eight Others Facing Charges in Two Related Cases

Time to Change the Rules Again

 Ghost Gunner Launches the 0% Gun Receiver, Metal to be Banned Next [More]

Stranger things have happened...

[Via DDS]

Like Rats Clawing Each Other to Escape

 “Hannah relied upon and trusted that defendants would only supply dummy prop ammunition or blanks, and no live rounds were ever to be on set.” [More]

Who put live rounds in the day before to go target shooting? She can't say she didn't know there were live rounds. Who brought that ammunition in? Are there invoices?

Hannah sounds like a desperate to escape her own portion of culpability idiot. Kind of like the star/producer who hired her on the cheap.

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Choosing Sides Enough

 The update follows multiple failed attempts by police, prosecutors, and federal law enforcement officials to get the Missouri Legislature to make changes to the law. [More]

Funny, they haven't taken action against following orders that undermine citizens' rights.

[Via bondmen]

Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing?

 Taliban vows to overrun D.C. with 2,000 suicide bombers, Biden admin silent as the grave [More]

That would certainly put a new wrinkle on who the biggest terror threat is* and how rigorous government controls are.

[Via bondmen]

* Take the test to find out if they're right.

A Feature, Not a Bug

 Former Border Commissioner: "We Have Lost Control Of The Southwest Border" [More]

That's due to overt treason by criminals in government who level that charge against citizens who object.

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

[Via bondmen]

They Can't Do It On Their Own

 Social movements such as the promotion of critical race theory, the “defund the police” movement, and wokeism, as well as stealth tactics such as intellectual property theft and drug trafficking, are used in unrestricted hybrid warfare by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to weaken the United States, BlackOps Partners CEO Casey Fleming says. [More]

The only way that works is through rope-selling capitalists and embedded assets in government, essentially the same traitors smearing patriots as domestic extremists.

[Via bondmen]

Last Chance to Surrender

 California assault weapon owners face deadline to register their firearms [More]

I can only tell you what I did when confronted with that choice.

[Via Sweet Babboo]

All in Your Head

 In other words, conservative users of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram marinate in a state of paranoia, groundlessly convinced that their posts face restrictions, if not outright suppression. [More]

What else would we expect from USA Today?

Hey, if we admitted we were gaslighting you it wouldn't be gaslighting.

[Via Michael G]

ZOMG WE"RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!

 Attorney: Bill would let unqualified 'sneak up on others with a concealed handgun' [More]

I'm going to turn this one over to Arnold.

Takes me back to the "Dodge City blood in the streets over fender benders" days to scare us out of permits...  That it didn't happen then and isn't happening in states that have passed permitless carry laws isn't something the grabbers want to talk about as they conflate the predations of those who by all rights should be in custodial care with the conduct of those who have not disqualified themselves from full enfranchisement of rights. 

And ask any "Back the Blue" kneejerkers you know when we can expect some reciprocation.

I notice we're still waiting on the Brady's "principled statesman" to work up the guts to make a decision.

[Via Steve T

Just Like Hooyo* Used to Make

 According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), more than 104 pounds of bushmeat were seized during the final week of 2021 at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (MSP). The term bushmeat refers to meat that is raw and minimally processed — such as smoked, dried, or salted — and comes from animals such as bats, nonhuman primates, antelope and cane rats, which are also known as grasscutters. [More]

Let me guess: Tip of the iceberg.

So unhealthy politics isn't the only "benefit" such populations bring? Whose idea was it that importing them here would help "secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity"?

Or wasn't that the reason?

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

*

[Via Steve T

Speaking of Suppressors

The committee voted to continue the ban on the use of suppressors. What is interesting and frustrating is the mindset behind the decision. Only 8 states ban ownership of suppressors (CA, DE, HI, IL, MA, NJ, NY, RI). Only 19.3% of NRA members live in these states. Rather than recognize the rights of over 80% of NRA members in the 42 states that recognize our rights, the committee was more concerned that a competitor bringing a suppressor into a restricted state would reflect negatively on the NRA and the sport. [More]
Instead of seizing on an opportunity to publicly demonstrate positive use to all, the LaPierrians continue to prove they are every bit as counterproductive to member interests as the most virulent Demanding Mom-- more so, actually, since they're inside the gates.

Speaking of Disenfranchising Minorities

 MSNBC hack Joy Reid took a break from race baiting Thursday night to once again call for any one who remains unvaccinated to be denied medical care and for them to be made into an underclass. [More]

What is it about national socialists and Untermenschen?

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UPDATE: And it looks like this will be today's tangentially-related Covid story aggregator. I'll start with a term from the new South Park "made for TV movie":

"The COVID Delta Plus Rewards Program variant..."

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UPDATE:

 Canada says vaccine mandates work as Quebec's 'unvaxxed tax' leads to spike in first-dose appointments [More]

Nothing quite says "success" like coercing your subjects into submission.

[Via Steve T

The New Normal

 USA Today Tries to Destigmatize Pedophilia, Fails Miserably [More]

The perverted minds behind this will be back. Give it some time and anyone against it will be a "hater." 

The idea that the attraction prompting that most strongest of innate biological urges, to spawn, can be successfully suppressed without manifesting itself in other destructive impulses is pure fantasy, so naturally, it is being couched in "scientific" terms. I do find it interesting they're trying for a default "pedophilia may originate in the womb, meaning pedophiles have no control over their attraction" hypothesis.  

Say it is. Guess who would scream the loudest if parents decided to use screening for that as the basis for terminating a pregnancy.

[Via Michael G]

We're the Only Ones Unexclusive Enough

 Texas sheriff under investigation for routinely seizing cash from undocumented immigrants [More]

Looks like they've learned to work the system and he was wrong thinking they wouldn't report it. And I guess you have to be a bit higher on the food chain to Always Think Forfeiture.

[Via Michael G]

The Nature of the Beast

 California's overflowing coffers hand Newsom 'every politician's dream' [More]

So naturally, he and his cronies demand more.

That's why they're called totalitarians.

Maybe That's Just the Way People Who Hate Themselves Act

People behave more sadistically when they’re bored [More]

My experience has been that not all sadists are bored and people who are are boring. We have access to more diversions than at any other time in history, so this suggests most of those pursuits are trivial or bad for you, and thus ultimately unfulfilling.

I'm guessing this is just a manifestation of shallow, lazy, dull, and self-loathing people without the imagination, drive, and motivation to be interested in something other than themselves taking their self-imposed misery out on others. 

Those I call friends are busy, interested, interesting, and kind.

He's On His Own

“I was just charged with 18 different counts, that was dropped to 10, that was dropped to one. When I shouldn’t be out right now. I disrupted somebody’s life. I traumatized somebody because of how I felt in a situation,” Trent said. “Personally, yes, I want to be out but, principally, no I shouldn’t be out because I could have done a lot more damage than I did. I was expecting to get time; people who were in that situation, they should expect to get time.” [More]

That innate sense of right and wrong makes him salvageable with the right kind of custodial care that includes reflection, penitence, and restitution. That they're not providing it pretty much means they're washing their hands of him and leaving his community to deal with him -- and vice versa.

One Question

 Hunter Biden's Ex-Wife Kathleen Buhle Breaks Silence About His 'Addiction' & 'Infidelity' During Their Marriage In Explosive Tell-All [More]

Did he buy any guns during that time?

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

A Good First Step

An Oklahoma State Senator filed three bills designed to increase the power wielded by Oklahoma sheriffs, including a bill that empowers sheriffs to arrest federal officers who attempt to confiscate guns. [More]

I like the basic idea, but why limit the power to "Only Ones"?

Learning Nothing

 Lula would get 45% of the votes against 23% for the country's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro if the election were held today, according to the Banco Genial/Quaest Pesquisas survey. [More]

Just what we need. More "refugees."

A Matter of No Consequence

 ATF Caught Red-Handed Fabricating a BS Reason for New Gun Rule [More]

So who s going to do what about it?

Breaking Hyderabad

 Sen. Ghazala Hashmi to run in new Senate District 15 [More]

So...um...what was it about America that made her family consider this a superior place to live...?

[Via Mack H]

Life Imitates Art

Justice Department creates domestic terrorism unit [More]

And guess who they consider the bad guys to be.

[Via Michael G]

Of Course You Realize This Means War

 Consequently, I argue, legitimacy may require a similarly authoritarian approach [More]

How many divisions does Ross have?

[Via Michael G]

For the Children

A federal agency now interprets the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018 as effectively penalizing states for racial differences in the crime rate, by making it harder for them to get federal grants for their juvenile justice systems if they have “racial” or “ethnic disparities” in rates of contact with their juvenile justice system.  [More]

Kinda makes you want to turn Francisco and Josue here loose on some bureaucrats...

[Via Michael G]

Nothing to See Here

Rep. Adam Kinzinger puts to rest all doubts about ‘Ray,’ says he apparently broke no laws so was let off [More]

I'm glad a voice we can trust has cleared things up for us.

[Via Michael G]

The Silenced Treatment

 Ivermectin 'Works Throughout All Phases' Of COVID According To Leaked Military Documents [More]

Just ridicule "horse paste" and most will be intimidated into shutting up. The rest we can "cancel" and ignore, or better yet, laugh if they die.

[Via bondmen]

Tangentially-related UPDATE: 
A former DARPA official claimed in a letter to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense last summer that “a synthetic spike protein chimera” was created at the Wuhan Institute of Virology to inoculate bats in caves, but it escaped from the lab before it was ready, causing the COVID-19 pandemic instead...In Senate testimony, Dr. Fauci has repeatedly denied under oath that the NIH and NAIAD were involved with EcoHealth Alliance’s gain-of-function research. [More]
So...laugh louder at people who don't trust the government...?

UPDATE:
Now that people are beginning to more deeply feel the foreseeable evil consequences of ruling class responses to a novel virus, that ruling class is pulling what propaganda experts call a “limited hangout.” [More]

[Via Michael G]

So Much for THAT Advice...

 The suspect told police he not only shot in self-defense but also shot King’s leg first, which he claimed only made King angrier. [More]

Doesn't Biden ever get tired of being wrong?

[Via bondmen]

Follow the Leaders

New Evidence of FBI Involvement in the 1/6 Protest [Watch]

Yeah, but I'm sure they acted more in an "advisory" capacity...

Best keep that under wraps, though...

[Via bondmen]

Capturing the Moment

 Will you take a moment right now to tell your senators to oppose Nancy Abudu’s nomination? [More]

What if one or both of our senators are Democrats?

[Via bondmen]

A Bridge Too Far

 A portion of the original stone structure of Assunpink Bridge, the Bridge That Saved America, remains to this day, standing proudly in the heart of Trenton ...[More]

"Proudly," you say...?

[Via bondmen]

Two Schools of Thought

 Gun raffle to help fund Umatilla High School students causes controversy [More]

I should think so! Why only 300 tickets?

Notice all their quotes are from frightened, ignorant women? And for all its disavowal, the school hasn't said it will refuse the money?

[Via Steve T

A Quick Fix

 I'm told Oregon's Rep. Smith has heard gun voter concerns loud and clear and has promised to fix this posthaste.

If Wishes Were Fishes

 Schools Must End Gun-Safety Censorship [More]

Agreed. What's the plan to wrest them from communist control?

The Thing That Wouldn't Leave

 A perfect storm in the Democratic Party is making a once-unfathomable scenario plausible: a political comeback for Hillary Clinton in 2024. [More]

There may be a faster way that seems more in character: Run for Congress, intimidate the way into the Speaker's chair and then give embedded Arkanciders the line of succession nod.