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" I Died Last Week"

Jerry Lee Lewis, rock ’n’ roll pioneer who sang ‘Great Balls of Fire,’ dies at 87

The World Series Has the Wrong Kind of Black Players. Nothing will ever satisfy the identity politics beast.

The author is Troy Senik and the subtitle is The Turbulent Life and Improbably Presidency of Grover Cleveland. ..

A Nuclear Meltdown At The New York Times

The Vast Collateral Damage of Zoning. Robert C. Ellickson exposes in convincing detail the deleterious impact of restrictions on new housing.

‘An extraordinary medical atrocity’: surgery professor condemns transgender treatments

US Tax Money Pushes LGBT Agenda in Sri Lanka

"On Monday, May 23, 2022, I went to bed around 11 p.m. and slept more soundly than I had in nearly two years. My easy rest may seem surprising. That day, Princeton University had fired me, a decision I learned in the late afternoon when a reporter for the New York Times called my wife to ask for comment. (In a move that was either inept or malicious, Princeton had sent the official letter of dismissal to someone else’s email address. I never received an apology.)...

Canada demographic fact of the day

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I can't believe that a group of people actually took the time to figure out the background identity of baseball players playing in the World Series. Would these same people care if there wasn't a white player on a championship basketball team? Garbage people think of garbage. The Left is full of racists who project their racist views on the rest of society.

#1 B. Hammer on 2022-10-29 09:34 (Reply)

I don't understand why we allow American companies to hire foreign workers.

#1.1 JustMe on 2022-10-29 11:06 (Reply)

JustMe: I don't understand why we allow American companies to hire foreign workers.

So, much for "small government conservatism."

Drawing from a pool of 7,800 million people will yield more talent than drawing from a pool of 330 million people, especially if the former encompasses that latter.

#1.2 Zachriel on 2022-10-29 11:11 (Reply)

Who pays the price? Let employers pay $1000 a day for a foreign worker to cover the costs. Require them to spend no more than 180 in the U.S. Require a visa that enforces their exit from the U.S. when their job ends.

#1.2.1 JustMe on 2022-10-29 11:23 (Reply)

JustMe: Who pays the price? Let employers pay $1000 a day for a foreign worker to cover the costs.

What cost? Foreign baseball players pay US federal and state taxes on their earnings.

JustMe: Require a visa that enforces their exit from the U.S. when their job ends.

Professional baseball players hold P-1 visas which are typically for five years.

#1.2.2 Zachriel on 2022-10-29 11:37 (Reply)

"What cost? "

The cost of 5 million illegals since Biden stole the office. All the H1B employees and their families. What! YOU didn't know about this?

"Professional baseball players hold P-1 visas which are typically for five years.

So YOU are telling us none of them stayed past 5 years or became citizens????

#1.2.2.1 JustMe on 2022-10-29 12:16 (Reply)

JustMe: The cost of 5 million illegals

The original question concerned foreign baseball players, to which you said, "I don't understand why we allow American companies to hire foreign workers."

JustMe: The cost of 5 million illegals

Businesses are not allowed to hire immigrants lacking documentation. The flip side is that everybody likes cheap lettuce.

JustMe: So YOU are telling us none of them stayed past 5 years or became citizens????

Ex-baseball players certainly have the right to apply for citizenship, but there is a process involved.

#1.2.2.2 Zachriel on 2022-10-29 12:23 (Reply)

What part of "I don't understand why we allow American companies to hire foreign workers." don't you understand?

"Businesses are not allowed to hire immigrants lacking documentation."

LOL! You're joking, right!

"Ex-baseball players certainly have the right to apply for citizenship, "

THAT is the problem. Our government; for the people, by the people, should be FOR THE PEOPLE and not for the rest of the planet. Our leaders are traitors selling us down the road and destroying our future.

#1.2.2.2.1 JustMe on 2022-10-29 15:27 (Reply)

JustMe: THAT is the problem.

So you don't think anyone should be able to apply for U.S. citizenship?

JustMe: Our government; for the people, by the people, should be FOR THE PEOPLE and not for the rest of the planet.

When Lincoln said that there were almost no legal restrictions on immigration.

#1.2.2.2.2 Zachriel on 2022-10-30 09:02 (Reply)

"So you don't think anyone should be able to apply for U.S. citizenship?"

I don't think that our elected and hired leaders should be able to sell or give away citizenships. I don't think NGOs should be able to control who gets citizenship. I think that all legal immigration should be halted until we find and deport all non-citizens and all immigrants have learned English. THEN I think it should be put to the voters if they want immigration to continue. I think not a single penny should be spent on legal or illegal immigrants EXCEPT to find them and send them home.

"When Lincoln said that there were almost no legal restrictions on immigration."

So what! Is there a point there?

#1.2.2.2.2.1 JustMe on 2022-10-30 10:39 (Reply)

JustMe: I don't think that our elected and hired leaders should be able to sell or give away citizenships. I don't think NGOs should be able to control who gets citizenship.

Only the U.S. government acting under laws passed by the Congress can naturalize citizens.

JustMe: So what!

You cited someone who oversaw unrestricted immigration.

#1.2.2.2.2.2 Zachriel on 2022-10-30 11:10 (Reply)

"So, much for "small government conservatism."

Whatever. You say this every time a conservative puts forth any government regulation. Conservatism does indeed want a smaller less powerful central government but it's totally legitimate to argue over what that might looks like. Your rhetoric is wearisome.

#1.2.3 eeyore on 2022-10-30 11:05 (Reply)

eeyore: Conservatism does indeed want a smaller less powerful central government but it's totally legitimate to argue over what that might looks like.

Except that's not accurate. Many conservatives advocate for a greater role for government, including over immigration, but also many other aspects of society, a movement called social conservatism.

#1.2.3.1 Zachriel on 2022-10-30 11:16 (Reply)

This is the left’s America, merit/capability doesn’t matter, the only thing that matters is how many boxes are checked on the intersectionality scores.

#1.2.4 Hoss on 2022-10-30 20:30 (Reply)

Hoss: This is the left’s America, merit/capability doesn’t matter, the only thing that matters is how many boxes are checked on the intersectionality scores.

This is no longer competitive. Diversity and a deep talent pool are essential to modern business and are necessary components of the drive towards excellence. Sorry, but the fact is that some kid in India wants your job. Try harder.

#1.2.4.1 Zachriel on 2022-10-31 08:48 (Reply)

We kneel before the Gods at the Altar of Diversity, but having foreign black baseball players but no American black baseball players on the World Series teams is specifically unacceptably non-diverse.

#2 Aggie on 2022-10-29 09:56 (Reply)

Let's just ignore the Astros manager, Dusty Baker.

#2.1 Zachinoff on 2022-10-29 11:57 (Reply)

If black baseball fans are so unappreciative of the sport that they refuse to support it, they must be punished. Make them watch hockey until they get their minds right.

#3 Jerryskids on 2022-10-29 10:49 (Reply)

Funny,,

#3.1 RL on 2022-10-29 12:26 (Reply)

We all saw the people being pushed off the Subway platforms or beaten almost to death by career felons and the grandmothers shot on the street and there was a collective "ho hum" from our political class. But now MY GOD Paul Pelosi was hit with a hammer in his home!! Oh the humanity!! Please stop the "political" violence!! This is almost as bad as sending illegal aliens to Martha's Vineyard!!

I am sick and tired of our tone deaf political class.

#4 OneGuy on 2022-10-29 11:26 (Reply)

OneGuy: But now MY GOD Paul Pelosi was hit with a hammer in his home!!

If it was a random attack, then, beyond the personal consequences, the event just has celebrity value. But, Nancy Pelosi is Speaker of the House. If the attack was targeted, then it was an attack against the US Constitution and the American people.

#4.1 Zachriel on 2022-10-29 11:43 (Reply)

And what if Pelosi knew knew his attacker …

#4.1.1 mudbug on 2022-10-29 12:07 (Reply)

So lets see what we know about this so far:
1. The "attacker" was in his underwear!
2. The attacker is a male prostitute!
3. When Paul Pelosi called 911 he said "David was a friend"!
4. The Hammer was Pauls and he had it in his hands when the police showed up and "friend David" took it from him and hit Paul with it.
5. The police are being intentionally quiet about what happened, just as they were about Paul's DUI.

#4.1.2 Anon on 2022-10-29 12:10 (Reply)

Kinda similiar to the beating Harry Reid took from his treadmill.

#4.1.2.1 B. Hammer on 2022-10-29 12:22 (Reply)

mudbug: And what if Pelosi knew knew his attacker …

Pelosi said he didn't know the attacker.

QUOTE:

911 operator to police: He states there is a male in the home and that he is going to wait for his wife. He stated that he doesn't know who the male is but that his name is David and that he is a friend. He sounded somewhat confused.

That would suggest Pelosi was trying to talk to the intruder to stop or delay any attack. The police say the intruder was targeting Nancy, so it is possible he may have been convinced to just leave.

Anon: The police are being intentionally quiet about what happened

QUOTE:

“This was intentional,” {San Francisco Police Chief Bill} Scott told reporters, adding politicians’ families “don’t sign up for this.”

“It is wrong, and everyone should be disgusted,” he added.

#4.1.3 Zachriel on 2022-10-29 12:19 (Reply)

“It is wrong, and everyone should be disgusted,” he added.

Christine -Rand Paul's neighbor was right- Pelosi, couldn't be reached for comment.

#4.1.3.1 B. Hammer on 2022-10-29 12:47 (Reply)

He sounded confused... likely no breathalyzer required but I think he needs better friends.

#4.1.3.1.1 indyjonesouthere on 2022-10-29 12:58 (Reply)

"He stated that he doesn't know who the male is but that his name is David and that he is a friend. He sounded somewhat confused."

Z: That would suggest Pelosi was trying to talk to the intruder to stop or delay any attack. The police say the intruder was targeting Nancy, so it is possible he may have been convinced to just leave.

He knew his name and told the police he was a friend. It could indicate that he knew him previously. The AP reported that Pelosi told the DePeppe that he had to use the bathroom as a pretext to call the police (with no apparent argument from DePeppe). It doesn't sound like he was in imminent harm from DePeppe at that time. The attacker was arrested in his underwear.

There isn't enough information to get a very clear picture of any motivations and certainly not of any prior relationship between Pelosi and DePeppe (should there be any) but what is very unlikely is that it was political violence perpetrated by Republicans or Trump loyalists as asserted by Democrats.

#4.1.3.2 mudbug on 2022-10-29 13:28 (Reply)

mudbug: He knew his name and told the police he was a friend.

He also stated, "he doesn't know who the male is". The conversation was recorded as a 911 call, and the police say the intruder was targeting Nancy Pelosi.

mudbug: but what is very unlikely is that it was political violence perpetrated by Republicans or Trump loyalists as asserted by Democrats.

He was looking for "Nancy", so the intrusion was apparently targeted at Nancy Pelosi. The police investigation will presumably reveal more of the circumstances.

#4.1.3.3 Zachriel on 2022-10-29 13:43 (Reply)

Z: He also stated, "he doesn't know who the male is".

The fact that he subsequently said he knew his name and called him a friend discredits his statement that he "doesn't know who the male is." So he did know who he was at least to call him by name (one would think that was obvious) and for some reason called him a friend - a strange thing to call someone who is attacking you when you are asking the police for help. Whether DePeppe was a "real" friend where there was any warmth in their relationship but he was obviously known at some level to Pelosi. Also, according to Politico, an unidentified person let the police into the house. Whoever that was was not mentioned and apparently not charged by the police. So two other people besides Pelosi were in the house, at least one in his underwear, at the time the police were on the scene. This is sounding a lot less like a targeted attack by the minute.

"Where's Nancy" could mean anything. It could mean that DePeppe knew her and expected her to be there or that he wanted to make sure she wasn't there.

Another curiosity is that the police did not say that DePeppe broke into the house. In fact at the press conference, they refused to answer that question.

#4.1.3.3.1 mudbug on 2022-10-29 14:31 (Reply)

As far as I can tell, the original source for the claim that DePage 'broke in' to the Pelosi residence was the initial statement made by Nancy's spokesflack (link to AofSHQ thread that includes a screen capture of the statement). As you noted, the police at their presser said they conducted a welfare check, not a response to a B and E.

#4.1.3.3.1.1 Christopher B on 2022-10-29 15:29 (Reply)

Christopher: As far as I can tell, the original source for the claim that DePage 'broke in' to the Pelosi residence

The man broke into the home, presumably using the same hammer with which he attacked the resident.

#4.1.3.3.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2022-10-31 08:37 (Reply)

mudbug: The fact that he subsequently said he knew his name and called him a friend discredits his statement that he "doesn't know who the male is."

No. Because if you are trying to engage in conversation, you'll ask for his name and try to act friendly.

mudbug: and for some reason called him a friend - a strange thing to call someone who is attacking you when you are asking the police for help.

That's exactly what someone might do. The attack didn't occur until the police arrived. The police have also said, “This was not a random act. This was intentional." Of interest is that "Where's Nancy?" echos the language on J6.

But, sure. The investigation is ongoing.

#4.1.3.3.2 Zachriel on 2022-10-29 15:17 (Reply)

Z: Of interest is that "Where's Nancy?" echos the language on J6.

Of interest only to you and other left wing conspiracy theorists. There is not even a hint of any connection between DePeppe and any J6 participants, Republicans, or Trump other than in the silly imaginations leftists and the press (but I repeat myself) to tar Republicans or conservatives with innuendo without any basis in fact.

It's much more likely that political violence comes from the left (eg. Shannon Brandt and James Hodgkinson).

#4.1.3.3.2.1 mudbug on 2022-10-29 15:29 (Reply)

(((Quibble-DickZ))) make it up as they go along because they always know the motivations of others.
Though the underwear thing is odd.

#4.1.3.3.2.1.1 Zachinoff on 2022-10-29 17:21 (Reply)

mudbug: There is not even a hint of any connection between DePeppe and any J6 participants, Republicans, or Trump

The police say it was a targeted attack. The suspect was apparently into QAnon, election denialism, and other such conspiracy theories. However, we'll have to wait for more information before reaching any definitive conclusion on motive.

#4.1.3.3.2.2 Zachriel on 2022-10-30 09:08 (Reply)

So let's just post unverified assumptions, shall we?

Thanks (((Quibble-DickZ))) for all y'all do.

#4.1.3.3.2.2.1 Zachinoff on 2022-10-30 10:10 (Reply)

Tell me, is it true that the gay bars in San Fran close at 2 am? Say, what time was that 911 call, again?

#4.1.3.3.2.2.2 Aggie on 2022-10-30 20:16 (Reply)

The man who attacked Pelosi with a hammer broke into the home. His social media is full of QAnon conspiracy theories. He had zip ties and repeatedly asked, "Where is Nancy?"

#4.1.3.3.2.2.3 Zachriel on 2022-10-31 08:35 (Reply)

Regarding zoning, local interstate billboards say zoning is the problem as the Capitol City blob just expands out in every direction and animals have to go farther out to escape roadkill-o-rama.
Now the cookie cutter cutout particle board apartment compartments are overtaking everything as hundreds of thousands pour into what used to be rural route boonies back in the 1970's-1980's.
Locals fought it and kept it at bay for ten years but most have moved away.
Some irony as warehouse distribution centers now block the view of the cutesy three word subdivision sector names that reveal what was destroyed.

#5 Max Rockatansky on 2022-10-29 12:03 (Reply)

We're noticing these pressures in our city as the cry is to increase density - supposedly more efficient or some such nonsense. What is NOT said is that increased density means less ground to grow trees and other greenery, and also turns neighbourhoods into worse than deserts, unable to absorb regular precipitation which then turns into overland flooding, usually into an innocent neighbour's basement because that house just happens to be on the downside of the road.

#5.1 Frances on 2022-10-30 23:59 (Reply)

Sri Lanka is needing many things but LGBT propaganda is the least of their needs. US political budgets are based on propaganda needs and not actual human needs.

Is Victoria Nuland available for closer consultation and remediation?

#6 indyjonesouthere on 2022-10-29 12:45 (Reply)

Watch For These 5 Red Flags In Pennsylvania’s Elections This Year

https://thefederalist.com/2022/10/28/watch-for-these-5-red-flags-in-pennsylvanias-elections-this-year/

#7 feeblemind on 2022-10-30 14:43 (Reply)

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