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We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.

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Tuesday, November 14. 2023

Tuesday morning links

Kmart pulls ‘Merry Ham-Mas’ bags in Australia over fears looks like a tribute to Hamas: ‘We got it wrong’


 ‘Church Shouldn’t Be Political,’ Says Pastor With BLM, Pride Flags On Building


 Why Don't Women Marry?


 The End of Feminism


 Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Why I Am Now a Christian


 Young Americans Are Having Less And Less Sex, But It’s Not Because They’ve Found Jesus


 Sex With Dogs & Other Critters Back In Vogue, Thanks To Academic Peter Singer


 The Leaky Bucket Gets Leakier - Increasing fraud and overpayments since Covid are leeching U.S. welfare programs.


 Pervasive Government Surveillance To Achieve Human Perfection: Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs


 The FBI Needs Downsizing, Not $3.5 Billion for a New Headquarters


WaPo: Scoop! Hamas Wanted Major War!



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Infant Son of J6 Defendant Placed on Quiet Skies Suspected Terrorist Watchlist

QUOTE:
An 8-week-old infant was placed on a secretive terrorist watchlist known as Quiet Skies last week, according to AJ Fischer. The only suspected, but not so reasonable, explanation for the designation is that Fischer is a J6 defendant and the infant's father.

One can hope it is a clerical error, OTOH one might conclude this is an example of how vindictive and malevolent our government actually is.

https://uncoverdc.com/2023/11/13/infant-son-of-j6-defendant-placed-on-quiet-skies-suspected-terrorist-watchlist
#1 feeblemind on 2023-11-14 14:06 (Reply)
.... vindictive and malevolent government ... YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET.

Over at westernrifleshooters is todays long read. Failure to understand the weaponized admin state will be failure to maintain the Republic.

Sundance sez "Term-3 Obama is now back in the White House with Joe Biden"

The political corruption of dishonorable politicians
#1.1 indyjonesouthere on 2023-11-14 14:44 (Reply)
Or to withhold such things as future healthcare, employment, education, etc from the young sprout
#1.2 Louis miller on 2023-11-19 10:46 (Reply)
The Federal ‘Kill Switch’ Signals Our Surrender To Tech Overlords

QUOTE:
The House of Representatives’ failure to spike a federal “kill switch” mandate means that outside of a political miracle, all new vehicles from 2026 onward will be required to incorporate “advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology.” It will “passively monitor the performance of a driver” and automatically disable the vehicle “if impairment is detected.” In other words: You will no longer have control of your car. Some outside entity — human or program — could, at any time, make it inoperable.

Of course, the elephant in the corner is: What assurance do we have that “impairment” just means drunkenness, drug use — the usual things? What assurance do we have that this narrow definition will never be widened?

https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/13/the-federal-kill-switch-mandate-is-an-ominous-sign-of-our-inevitable-surrender-to-tech-overlords/

and

WA Judge Rules That Car Manufacturers Can Legally Store Your Texts and Phone Calls Without Explicit Permission

https://reclaimthenet.org/wa-judge-rules-that-car-manufacturers-can-legally-store-your-texts-and-phone-calls-without-explicit-permission
#2 feeblemind on 2023-11-14 14:27 (Reply)
What the FBI needs and what every department in the federal government needs is independent powerful IGs. Most of the IGs are part of the swamp. Or at least ineffective for whatever reason. I have a suggestion: Every election the party that loses the White House gets to appoint all the IGs. The new IGs take their position on inauguration day and report to congress in a public forum. They serve at the pleasure of the party that lost the White House so can be replaced at will.

It reminds me of when I was a child and me and my brother got to share a piece of cake or pie and my mother would have one of us cut it in half and the other one got first choice. You have never in your life seen a piece of pie cut in half so evenly. So let the president run the administration but allow the other party to look over his should at everything. And air all the dirty laundry in public. This should include looking at everything the FBI and DOJ does; no excuse that it is an ongoing investigation, the IG sees everything whenever he wants to.
#3 OneGuy on 2023-11-14 14:45 (Reply)
Stuarts Substack and Feminism:

I agree with him that feminism is the primary reason women don't marry. I also think there are other things that are destroying our society. It is all interconnected -- Women have unrealistic expectations of marriage and spouses. sure, it makes sense that women won't marry the drug addict, but why are there so many drug addicts? Why is it "Okay" to have children as a solo venture? Not solely because of feminism, but because our society has been so horribly eroded.

People have stopped going to church: In general, going to church and being part of a congregation provided a moral framework for life. What was a sin and what was not. Guilt is under-appreciated. Feeling guilty about the sin of premarital sex and shacking up sure helped. Being a member of congregation also provided a societal framework for the family. Men joined the "Mens' Club," and their wives joined the "Women's Auxiliary." The kids went to Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. The decline of churchgoing has really wreaked havoc on our society.

The Welfare State: The increasingly larger welfare state has allowed the indolent to get away with mooching. I am old enough to remember the people who were in poverty during my childhood still worked. In my little rural town, we had out "Otis" -- he couldn't hold down a regular job, but did do odd jobs for which people generally paid him cash. FWIW, when people were going to church, they tended to give to the church, who in turn spent money on charitable ventures -- that our now taken over by the Welfare State.

Hating America: Hating America has become positively chic. Even if people don't out-and-out "hate" the US, they don't think it is worth helping. If there are still religious organizations involved in philanthropy, the mainline ones are doing it all overseas. They don't want to help the poor of Appalachia. There is no reason to help restore the greatness of America, they think, because we aren't "worth it." That is why they are fine with throwing open the doors and letting gazillions of illegal aliens in: It furthers the destruction of America.

And finally -- and he touched on this -- and it is a product of Feminism: Hating the White Male. Destroying industry destroys mostly white men. For the Gang Green and the Coasters, that is just icing on the cake. Close down mining, manufacturing, agriculture, etc., destroys both Amrieca -- and the white male! Bonus!
#4 Lee Also on 2023-11-14 14:58 (Reply)
Truncated:

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza

Then fix it dear Henry, dear Henry

With what should I fix it, dear Liza

With a straw, dear Henry

But the straw is too long, dear Liza

Then cut it dear Henry

With what shall I cut it, dear Liza

With an ax, dear Henry

But the ax is too dull, dear Liza

Then, sharpen it, dear Henry

With what should I sharpen it, dear Liza

With a stone, dear Henry

But the stone is too dry, dear Liza

Then wet it, dear Henry

With what should I wet it, dear Liza

With water, dear Henry

But how shall I get it?, dear Liza

In the bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,
In the bucket, dear Henry, dear Henry, in the bucket!

But there's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,
There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole.
There's a hole.
#5 B. Hammer on 2023-11-14 15:54 (Reply)
‘Merry Ham-Mas’

That's a double-edged product name right there! You could get slammed for supporting Hamas or blown up for associating ham with Hamas. Pretty funny, really.
#6 Thomas Doubting (Link) on 2023-11-14 17:28 (Reply)
Or, you could ship them some...ham. And then get blowed up.
#6.1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2023-11-14 23:08 (Reply)
If only the "Ham-as" was spelled "Ham-ass".
#6.2 Frances on 2023-11-15 22:45 (Reply)
For Want of a Nail
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the message was lost.
For want of a message the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
#7 OneGuy on 2023-11-14 23:30 (Reply)
I vote that if Iceland blows up that we take all the Icelandians as refugees and send all the Palestinians to Iceland.
#8 JustMe on 2023-11-15 08:59 (Reply)
Did you notice the difference between all the Hamas/Palestine "rallys" and the pro-Israel rally? My thought was that none of the violence and burning flags and all the other crap at the Hamas/Palestine rallys in the U.S. was necessary. It didn't accomplish anything for them it hurt their cause. They would have to know this. But the violence and anti-American acts were gratuitous and reflect their base nature. THAT is the difference between the two sides in this. The Hamas/Palestine supporters WANT violence, they demand violence, they will instigate violence, they live for violence. Why do we allow them to stay? Most of those Hamas/Palestine protestors are not citizens why don't we deport them???
#8.1 OneGuy on 2023-11-15 10:27 (Reply)
Most of them have baby photos where they are draped in a flag and holding an AK-47. They are taught to hate as soon as they can walk.
#8.1.1 Lord Heathen on 2023-11-15 13:14 (Reply)
You know, I honestly don't think they've quite realized that associating an apocalyptic death cult like Hamas with the Palestinian movement has likely set their cause back yet another generation or two.

And if that cause is now to be associated with the events of 7 October, that's probably a good thing. The world doesn't much need a "Palestinian state" founded on such murderous fanaticism.
#8.1.2 JJM on 2023-11-15 19:46 (Reply)
"Rooke added that marriage is the most important and valuable thing a person can do in their life[.]"

Yeah, no - for Western men, it's the riskiest and most dangerous thing he can do in his life, especially White men, who are taking the blame for everything wrong with the world. He stands to lose at least half of everything he's worked for when the woman decides to end the marriage for any reason whatsoever, or no reason whatsoever.

The tonedeafness of these people never ends.
#9 Maniac on 2023-11-15 10:30 (Reply)
The FBI Needs Downsizing to zero.
#10 Ray on 2023-11-17 06:20 (Reply)
I find it intentionally threatening violence to wear the Keffiyeh to violent anti-Israel riot/protests. Most of those people are not U.S. citizens and are here to attend school or as "refugees". Send them home. Arrest them at these protests and send them home. This (the Keffiyeh) is the symbol of a terrorist group and shouldn't be allowed here. As they ramp up their protests/riots they are creeping up on terrorism here in our country. Make no mistake there are terror cells here in our country and they will sooner or later conduct terrorist attacks on our people. Deport them all. Send them back to their shit hole countries.
#11 OneGuy on 2023-11-17 09:11 (Reply)
Eric Adams is going to slash the NYC budget hitting the critical departments the hardest. Why? He claims it is because the costs to support the illegals is too high. So why not cut THAT budget??? Why cut education, police and fire department why not simply stop giving the illegals bed and breakfast? Give them diddly squat!
#12 OneGuy on 2023-11-17 09:25 (Reply)
He can't. Quite literally, he doesn't dare. He's already gotten his hands slapped for suggesting that NYC is having problems taking unlimited numbers of illegals (through the investigation of his alleged bribes from Turkey) - so if he cuts funding THERE, his time as a free man is measured in days before something else is dragged up, only this time it'll be guaranteed jail time.

The people of NYC are very low on the priority totem pole. They voted for the administration that's put illegals ahead of their needs, so as far as the party leaders are concerned, they don't matter at all.
#12.1 JLawson on 2023-11-17 10:15 (Reply)
Is our host alright? Been quiet here for a few days.
#13 Maniac on 2023-11-17 09:47 (Reply)
I'm concerned about BD too. This is very much unlike him to be away without a backup.
#13.1 mudbug on 2023-11-17 11:50 (Reply)
Does anyone out there know him personally? Hopefully they can let us know if he is okay. My mornings are not complete without our new posts.
#14 Don on 2023-11-17 12:46 (Reply)
H-E-L-L-O out there !!!!

Where is Bird Dog?
Where is Bull Dog?

Where is Maggie?
#15 facultywife on 2023-11-17 19:04 (Reply)
You guys OK out there?
#16 TJ on 2023-11-18 07:44 (Reply)
My grandfather lost his life savings in the crash of 1929. My parents got married in the depths of the great depression. Three of my uncle's joined the military after the Pearl Harbor attack. Discussion of these things were normal table talk as I was growing up. Common discussion in school as well. My nagging question was always how didn't everyone see these disasters coming. Some did, many were in denial.

Today we are on the precipice of WW III AND the precipice of of Great depression 2.0. It's a toss up which disaster will hit us first. You see it don't you? You're not like those lost people walking around Wall Street back in 1929 wondering what just happened.

The FED is buying our 34 trillion in debt. Not with real money but fake money. Why? To prop up our economy and stave off Great Depression 2.0. Biden/Obama is forcing WW III. Why? Because Obama hates America and the Democrats believe if we go to war they will win the election (or steal it in the confusion) and they would rather rule over America's ashes than allow Trump to bring back a good economy and negotiate us out of war.
#17 OneGuy on 2023-11-18 09:02 (Reply)
I have been missing your comments, insights, & posts. Hope you are ok.
#18 emil turner on 2023-11-18 09:27 (Reply)
The most important issue for us here today is, where is BD and BullDog? What's happening at Maggie's Farm?

But, to answer One Guy's question: Yes, I see it here, but my DH is having a hard time with his eyesight! 9FMXZ ELVWZ
#19 facultywife on 2023-11-18 10:03 (Reply)
I also am concerned about our Maggie’s Farm workers. Hopefully the matters occupying their time get resolved soon. I don’t write frequently but I so miss the daily links and updates. ….
#20 Franknbean on 2023-11-18 10:28 (Reply)
I hope you're taking a well-deserved rest and everything's OK.
#21 Robert Moffett on 2023-11-18 12:46 (Reply)
Whatever is happening, know that you are missed, and in that peculiar intimacy of an online community, even loved. We're all hoping for a good resolution, and patiently awaiting your return.
#22 Nonna Mouse on 2023-11-18 14:14 (Reply)
I'll join the others in hoping all is OK.
#23 SK on 2023-11-18 18:09 (Reply)
No scripture on Sunday raises my concern level. Hope all is well!
#24 eeyore on 2023-11-19 08:33 (Reply)
Hmm... yes. That is worrying.
#24.1 JJM on 2023-11-19 08:51 (Reply)
Yup, I’m concerned. Hopefully they all just lost the password and are having too much fun to worry about it. I really do miss the posts though. Especially the Sunday morning preview. God bless you all for what you do here.
#25 Gbear on 2023-11-19 08:54 (Reply)
Lord, please come to the aid of bird dog and bull dog.

They spread your good word every week and helped many reflect on how great it is to be alive.
#26 maddog on 2023-11-19 10:18 (Reply)
First Ol Remus, now THE BD’s. Is Mrs BD listening?
#27 Louis Miller on 2023-11-19 10:55 (Reply)

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