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Saturday, November 2. 2019Saturday morning links
Image is Currier and Ives' Autumn Kimball: A genuinely transgressive act - On the dedication of Christ Chapel at Hillsdale College. Stunningly beautiful Left-Wing Racial Grievance Merchants Want to Ban Honors Classes in Schools, Claiming They Only Promote "White Supremacy" America's religion of anti-racism reaches peak absurdity Clinical insanity isn’t just a fashionable option anymore. It is becoming mandatory. The Electric Car Fantasy - Senator Chuck Schumer’s ambitious proposal bucks basic economics—and science. Huge October Payrolls Beat: 128K Jobs Added As Black Unemployment Rate Hits All Time Low New York Times: Airing National Anthem On TV Could Trigger Viewers Who Hear ‘Political Overtones’ Tomi Lahren responds to left-wing backlash over her AOC Halloween costume: 'Calm down' California's Prop 47 leads to rise in shoplifting, thefts, criminal activity across state WAKE UP, IDIOTS! 453,000 New Yorkers Fled the State Last Year — And Now Trump!… And Cuomo and De Blasio CRACK JOKES? Aaron Sorkin, Who Built His Career on Making Up Stuff About Politics, Claims Free Speech "Assaults Truth" Biden: IT’S DEFINITELY TIME TO END THE WAR IN VIETNAM Former CIA Director On Trump Impeachment: ‘Thank God For The Deep State’ A stunning confession from a Deep State member subverting the constitutional republic Suspected ‘Whistleblower’ Ciaramella May Be CIA Spy Planted in Trump White House Identified as “Charlie” in Strzok and Page Texts Military Official Who Worked with Top Schiff Witness Alex Vindman Reprimanded Him for Inappropriate and Partisan Behavior in Military Andrew McCarthy: Trump impeachment inquiry's sneaky next chapter – Get ready for THIS Finland Has a Sports Screw Loose - Swamp soccer. Wife carrying. Phone throwing. The country used to be formidable in traditional sports, but has pivoted hard to the bizarre side of competition. 2020 Dems Stand With J Street, Hamas and ISIS Against Israel - Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders declare war on the Jewish State. Trump Admin Considers Adding More Nations To So-Called Travel Ban AutumnFriday, November 1. 2019Friday morning linksVladimir Bukovsky, hero of freedom In-law issues are normal: Prince Harry, Meghan reportedly have confrontation with Queen The Weird Psychological Theory behind Gym Class CNN: Asthma Sufferers Need To Change Their Medicine To Stop ‘Climate Change’ It’s Not Climate Change To Blame For California’s Fires And Blackouts. It’s Democrats - Thanks to Democrats, California’s large and heavily regulated public utilities prioritize wind and solar power, leaving little for powerline maintenance and upgrades. The ‘Farm Workforce Modernization Act’ How 'mattress girl' changed her mind End the Failed Renewable Fuel Standard Experiment - Why Congress should abolish the ethanol mandate. UMich nixes 'Bias Response Teams' amid free speech lawsuit CITIZENS OF NOWHERE Results Are In: Common Core Is Making American Kids Dumber California is nearing the logical limits of progressive adventurism in policy and politics. The Chicago Teacher Union vs. Charter Schools Trump Judicial Pick Breaks Down in Tears Over Horrible Far Left Smears During Hearing Evil Former Time Editor Wants Hate-Speech Laws, Thinks Trump ‘Might’ Violate Them, and Misses the Irony Trump Tweets Meme About Hero Dog, Journos Lose Minds. Trump is a master troller. Funny, too UPDATES ON THE IMPEACHMENT FARCE The Adam Schiff Empowerment Act House Impeachment Resolution Authorizes Fishing Expedition Probes that Go Far Beyond Ukraine Impeachment Has Been Their Plan All Along Anti-Trump Media Is Waging Psychological Warfare Against the American People The Deep State Isn’t a Conspiracy, It’s a Revolution NSC Official Tim Morrison To Schiff: ‘I Was Not Concerned That Anything Illegal Was Discussed’ In Trump-Ukraine Phone Call Adam Schiff Coached Alexander Vindman Throughout Impeachment Testimony Who could be in Durham’s investigative crosshairs? Obama-era figures have reason to sweat Whistleblower Eric Ciaramella: Is this the best they've got? Marxism Never Dies in Chile - Ongoing demonstrations have good cause, but the South American country needs more “neoliberalism”—not less. Trump’s Withdrawal from Syria Is a Foreign Policy Masterstroke Ben Rhodes: Obama Admin Threw Israel Under Bus at U.N. to Pressure Jewish State God's American Israel - As two new books show, the influence of the Hebrew Bible (and of biblical models) on the founding generations of Americans was as vast as the new country they were trying to create. A TOUGH TRUMP POLICY ON RUSSIA THAT NO ONE TALKS ABOUT China: Professors, Beware. A ‘Student Information Officer’ Might Be Watching. Thursday, October 31. 2019HOW TO ROAST PUMPKIN SEEDSThursday morning links
About an influential book nobody reads anymore: The Columbian Orator Motorcyclist Who Identifies As Bicyclist Sets Cycling World Record Dave Chappelle Blows Raspberry at Political Correctness - "And I'm sorry if I hurt anybody. Etc., etc. Yada, yada, yada. Everything I'm supposed to say." Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle and more comedians weigh in, bluntly, on 'cancel culture' Obama: ‘Cancel Culture’ Is Canceled Pro-Palestinian college group is 'main driver of Jew-hatred on campus,' study suggests Title IX Has Spawned a Dangerous, Totalitarian Bureaucracy Can The Government Really Limit Marriage To Two People? California Burning I blame it on fire suppression But Jerry Brown blames Trump for the fires California Has the Nation's Worst Poverty Rate, New Census Data Shows Border apprehensions increase by 500,000 from 2018 to 2019 Elizabeth Warren Pledges To Crack Down On School Choice, Despite Sending Her Own Son To Elite Private School Hillary Clinton Paid to Have Her Personal Conspiracy Theory Made Into Official US National Security Policy, and The Entire Nation Has Been Forced to Live Inside the Sick Imaginings of a Paranoiac for Three Years Nikki Haley Goes After The Deep State During AEI Event In DC Speaking of which, Anti-Trump Whistleblower’s Identity Revealed – Worked for Susan Rice, Obama, Also Helped Initiate the Russia Collusion Hoax Investigation! Brokaw To Mitchell: House Dems Don’t Really Have “The Goods” On Trump, Do They? Trump’s praise for the dog that helped capture al Baghdadi was a psy-ops classic Would Baghdadi be alive if Biden was president? As VP, he opposed raid that killed bin Laden Prof: Trump ‘mentally impaired,’ experiencing ‘early onset dementia' as 'obese male’ Wednesday, October 30. 2019A book: The Fish that Changed the WorldFrom 1998, Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World. A delightful read. A baked or broiled chunk of Cod is a good test of a fine kitchen. Sad to say, Cod have been overfished to the extent that their historic populations may never be seen again - and I mean both the European and the western Atlantic populations. Same issue with Haddock. Not sure I can tell the difference on a plate but a good Cod has thick flakes. What about Fish 'n Chips? That means Cod or Haddock. For me, it has to be done right which means crispy but succulent, almost undercooked and fairly thick inside. It's easy to find terrible Fish 'n Chips and I have found lots of them. Worst ones in the UK, best one ever on the dock on Block Island. Malt vinegar, and beer are right with it. Wednesday morning linksPhoto from NYC: Behold, The Soul-Stirring Peregrine Falcon Who Watches Over Us All He's not dead, just resting Your Halloween Decorations Are Bad For ‘Climate Change’ Or Something 'Cultural appropriation is cultural genocide,’ says Mo. school’s costume workshop So my ravioli destroys Italian culture? Vladimir Bukovsky (1942 - 2019) 1776, not 1619 - America’s Founding was not defined by slavery and white supremacy—quite the contrary. 'Your Past Is Terrible, and Your Future Is Terrible': What the Left Tells Young Americans Bankers Fleeing New York "The most knowledgable conservationists I’ve known were all hunters, quite unlike know-it-all urban hipster “environmentalists.” The first guy I hunted ducks with was the founder of our local Audubon Society Elderly Vet Has Guns Seized After Criticizing School Resource Officer For Allegedly Leaving His Post The Export-Import Bank Shuffles Forward — Like a Zombie Get rid of it. Crony capitalism US detains record 76,000 minors traveling alone in 2019 It's incomprehensible. Parents send them? Kanye West Claims Democrats Have ‘Brainwashed’ Blacks Kanye West’s Conversion Could Be a Cultural Wrecking Ball EX-BILL CLINTON ADVISER PREDICTS HILLARY WILL RUN IN 2020 IF BIDEN DROPS OUT: SHE THINKS 'GOD PUT HER ON EARTH' TO BE PRESIDENT U.S. Recovered Valuable Intelligence In Baghdadi Raid The left stumbles all over itself to praise al-Baghdadi Sick and getting sicker. But I don't care about ISIS any more. Let the Syrians, Turks, and Russians grapple with them. Not my problem. Adam Schiff Accused of Witness Tampering in 'Soviet-Style' Impeachment Inquiry Dan Crenshaw challenges entire premise of Ukraine impeachment efforts He is right. Crenshaw is a good one, also, Matt Gaetz. Both potential presidential material. The Bell Is About to Toll - The real malefactors of election interference are soon to be exposed. Maybe “I’ll agree to let you outlaw hate speech if you agree to let me define hate speech.” NYT Writer Finally Admits It Feels Good To Hate Trump Hate is fun, especially when it's self-righteous Why the 'Woke' Corporations Back China Tuesday, October 29. 2019Tuesday morning linksThe Enduring Value of Herman Melville Academia and the Spirit of Fear - Suffering from want of courage. Oxford Nixes Clapping Lest It Trigger Snowflakes I don't even understand this Training for Title IX investigators lacks tested, effective techniques Accomplished Charter-School Leader Fired for Publicly Worrying about Academic Excellence Excellence is "problematic" VDH: Our Bankrupt Nomenklatura - Take all the signature brand names that the Baby Boomers inherited from prior generations—Harvard, Yale, the New York Times, NPR, CNN, the Oscars, the NFL, the NBA, the FBI, the CIA, the Rockefeller and Ford foundations, and a host of others. And then ask whether they enhanced or diminished such inheritances? Teachers union instructs members how to push identity politics on students You are either a victim or an oppressor. Did you know that? Hang the sign around your neck. The Real Climate Crisis Is Not Global Warming, It Is Cooling, And It May Have Already Started NYC secretly exports homeless to Hawaii and other states without telling receiving pols Brother of Sandy Hook victim blasts Joe Biden for 'lie', reveals family barred from Air Force One flight for opposing gun control The Bidens: "Stone Cold Crooked" (3) John Kelly to Democrats critical of ICE: ‘Go to hell!’ Kelly is needed back in the WH IMF chief applauds "bravery" of Trump tax cuts The Real Reasons Why Legacy Media Are Freaking Out Over Trump’s Successful Baghdadi Mission NY Times thinks it found the real enemy in al-Baghdadi raid: TRUMP Trump is Satan James Foley’s Mother Thanks Trump and Brave Troops for Death of ISIS Leader Mother of Kayla Mueller: My Daughter Might Still Be Alive “If Obama Had Been as Decisive as Trump” Impeachment pursuits began on the day Trump was inaugurated No kidding Italy: Mass Legalization Of Migrants Is Suicidal Media Frantically Reminding You That Trump Hasn’t “Defeated ISIS” Monday, October 28. 2019Monday morning linksWhy this physician never tells anyone she’s a doctor Fun hunting and fishing at Ace Transgendering Children is the New 'Munchhausen by Proxy' Child Abuse Russian eagle with GPS collar runs up ‘astronomical’ data charge for scientists after flying out of country Human Remains Found in S. California Burn Area; Power Outages to Impact 3 Million Northern Californians as Winds Ramp Up California wildfires: Millions face blackouts and 50,000 evacuated as dozens of buildings destroyed by blazes across state. Electricity firm to cut power amid reports broken infrastructure may have sparked at least one outbreak Living in fire zones is a lousy idea WE’VE DESCENDED INTO SOME SORT OF BIZARRE HELL-WORLD IN WHICH ANDREW SULLIVAN IS A VOICE OF SANITY Our Unhealthy Addiction to Health Insurance - The hardest part of treating addiction to any substance or belief is that denial is a major part of the disease. What We Call National Health Care or Single-Payer Is a Crime Against Humanity Trump Administration Is Right to Eye Free-Market Health Plan Finders Climate Stalinism - Today’s radical green movement demands submission to an elite governing class—and its views are entering the mainstream The Politics, Science, and Politicized Science of Climate Change Popular Freshman Democrat Katie Hill Resigns Following News of Failed Throuple Relationship and Naked Bong Parties Seems like it was fun while it lasted Busted: Joe Biden Intervened To Help Hunter's Lobbying Efforts On Multiple Occasions Warren Took Thousands From Teachers’ Unions Before Charter School Flip-Flop - Warren in 2004: Education vouchers would 'relieve parents' Financial crisis forecaster says Trump is a ‘genius’ and his opponents have learned nothing since 2016 GOP Has A Choice: Fight Anti-Trump Coup Effort Or Surrender Government To Democrats Update on the Star Chamber that is the “impeachment inquiry” Even Before Ukraine Uproar, 10 of 13 Democrats on Intel Panel Backed Trump Impeachment Probe They'd impeach Trump for picking his nose Multitasking the Intelligence Community Roundup - I am not the only one to notice that Schiff and Nadler are more and more playing to suburban dinner theaters with tiny audiences while the names William Barr, John Durham, and Michael Horowitz are front-page news wherever there is news (as distinct from propaganda) Trump Probably Should Have Informed Congress About Baghdadi’s Raid Didn't trust them not to sabotage a secret mission CNN Senior International Correspondent Compares Trump to ISIS Following President’s Statement on Baghdadi’s Death YOU CAN’T MOCK THE POST ENOUGH Ascetic religious leader: Hostage Kayla Mueller had her fingernails pulled out before being repeatedly raped by ISIS leader: Yazidi sex slave reveals torment of aid worker's harrowing final months as the secret wife of al-Baghdadi Rep. Schiff: Durham Probe Into Russian Interference Investigation ‘Illegitimate,’ Suggests He’ll Reject Findings Reps. Schiff, Nadler Condemn Turning Durham Russia Probe Into Criminal Investigation Who will be the first to flip in spygate criminal investigation? Why disaster relief still isn’t reaching regular Puerto Ricans Can't we force independence on them? Americans’ love of drugs may soon bring Mexico’s collapse Trump Outsmarts Putin With Syria Retreat Putin Derangement Syndrome: Craziester And More Craziester Sunday, October 27. 2019Bloom talks about Shakespeare
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From today's LectionaryJeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22 14:7 Although our iniquities testify against us, act, O LORD, for your name's sake; our apostasies indeed are many, and we have sinned against you. 14:8 O hope of Israel, its savior in time of trouble, why should you be like a stranger in the land, like a traveler turning aside for the night? 14:9 Why should you be like someone confused, like a mighty warrior who cannot give help? Yet you, O LORD, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; do not forsake us! 14:10 Thus says the LORD concerning this people: Truly they have loved to wander, they have not restrained their feet; therefore the LORD does not accept them, now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins. 14:19 Have you completely rejected Judah? Does your heart loathe Zion? Why have you struck us down so that there is no healing for us? We look for peace, but find no good; for a time of healing, but there is terror instead. 14:20 We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the iniquity of our ancestors, for we have sinned against you. 14:21 Do not spurn us, for your name's sake; do not dishonor your glorious throne; remember and do not break your covenant with us. 14:22 Can any idols of the nations bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Is it not you, O LORD our God? We set our hope on you, for it is you who do all this. SkiingFrom a pal and reader skiing in Loveland, Colorado yesterday on a bluebird day. His comment: "Life is worth living."
Saturday, October 26. 2019Weather ReportFrom 1978.
William Blake, Poet-Engraver (1757-1827)
Via American Digest and Dinocrat, ‘To Particularize is the Alone Distinction of Merit’: Blake’s Visionary Imagination Image is Blake's Ghost of a Flea
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Saturday morning linksThe Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Is 72 and Still Working Out Like a Beast. What do you get when you cross a Grateful Dead legend and epic, age-defying workouts? Extreme Vegan Has All Meat Removed From Body High cholesterol associated with longer life California's legal weed profits going up in smoke STUDY PUTS STANDARD NARRATIVE ON OPIOID CRISIS IN DOUBT The host of a podcast merging food and social justice is speaking at Yale University on Wednesday. Mathematics a tool of racial oppression, Seattle public schools committee says Jury Awards $100,000 To Student Boston College Punished For A Different Student’s Assault Illustrating the Corruption in Climate Science Fracking update Climate Science’s Myth-Buster - It’s time to be scientific about global warming, says climatologist Judith Curry. Why France is eyeing nuclear power again. The nation asked its major utility to make plans for six huge reactors. Poll: Majority of Americans Want Increased Restrictions on Free Speech They shouldn't be allowed to think that Where Does the Impulse to Vilify America and the West Come From? Trump Approval Up to 42% with Black Males What You Should Know about the Uninsured Trickle-Down Bureaucracy Is Destroying Vermont Jeff Zucker And Brian Stelter Beclown Themselves At CNN Event. At 'Citizen by CNN' I witnessed the most cringeworthy, self-delusional discussion I have ever seen in my life. Hillary Clinton Blames ‘Flashing Videos That Appear and Disappear on Dark Web’ For Her 2016 Election Loss FBI agents manipulated Flynn file, as Clapper allegedly urged ‘kill shot’: court filing The DOJ's Russiagate Probe Just Turned Into A Criminal Investigation Lindsey Graham: ‘You Would Be Beating the Sh*t Out of Us’ If We Tried to Impeach a Democrat This Way Dershowitz: Impeachers Searching for New Crimes Dalrymple: What Seventy Years Have Wrought - Three novels written in the year of the author’s birth provide insight into how England has changed. Oxford University Bans Clapping to Keep People from Being ‘Triggered’ 10 Questions To Ask About Trump’s Removal Of Troops From Syria. Trump’s critics appear to believe that backing a Marxist splinter group aligned with the anti-American, pro-Iranian axis in its war against a NATO ally is sound policy. NYC last weekendNice townhouses between Mad Ave and 5th in the 60s
Friday, October 25. 2019Friday morning linksPhoto: The Leonardo sculpture is going on auction Man Identifying As 6-Year-Old Crushes Game-Winning Homer In Tee-Ball Championship Who’s Afraid of Roundup? Why Do Women Fake Orgasms? Listen to World’s Loudest Bird Scream for Mate Is transgender a mass hysteria? Study: Most People Who Overdose On Opioids Aren’t Using Prescription Drugs Mike Pence criticises NBA as 'wholly owned subsidiary' of China When Education Becomes Therapy Capitalism on trial: Profit is a good thing — except to the political left THE WELFARE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX - Where does the money go? National Review Does The Unthinkable-- It Hires a Non-Never-Trumper, David Harsanyi, From the Federalist Ilhan Omar Condescends Voters: Democrats Know “Things Most People Can’t Understand”… Trump-Haters, Not Trump, Are The Ones Wrecking America's Institutions, WSJ's Strassel Says The Democrats’ impeachment inquiry is a doomed and desperate time-buying ploy. They hope that talk of impeachment will buzz about Trump’s head like a cloud of horse flies CIA 'rattled' by DOJ inquiry into Russia investigation origins NYT: Justice Dept. Opens Criminal Investigation Of The ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ Russia Investigation Brexit: Could Britain’s Bid for Freedom End in Tragedy? Avocado wars in Mexico Italian police bust 'Mafia plastic recycling ring' About David Ben Gurion's interesting life Trump Gave Ukraine What Obama Withheld Hong Kong Government Formally Withdraws Extradition Bill That Ignited Protests What Trump Actually Gets Right About Syria U.S. Withdrawal From Syria Was Inevitable Thursday, October 24. 2019John James Audubon
Audubon had a great time in the USA. A hero of mine. He was a fine diarist too. He also became a heck of a shot. What many do not know is that one reason his bird images are often in awkward positions is that he generally painted them from specimens he had shot. As an aside, Roger Tory Peterson's prints are excellent too. Audubon was, of course, an inspiration to him. No dead birds.
Thursday morning linksHorror Films and Sexual Arousal The Best-Kept Secret to Staying Married (h/t Insty) Anglo-Saxon? Higher Education’s Medievalist Moral Panic Tech and finance experts are shocked by SoftBank’s 'stone-cold crazy' $1.7 billion golden parachute for ousted WeWork CEO Adam Neumann The Religion of Climatism - A new faith emerges Somebody to vote for in Alabama Planned Parenthood trial judge allows 20/20 aborted baby parts trafficking video to be shown Tulsi Gabbard To Hillary: It’s Time To Step Down From Your Throne The Pathocracy of the Deep State: Tyranny at the Hands of a Psychopathic Government Speaking of which, Hillary Clinton Mulling 2020 Run, Citing Weak Dem Field, Claim Of Email Vindication: Reports Durham's probe into possible FBI misconduct expanded based on new evidence, sources say President Trump Cheers News of Peace Deal with Safe Zone Negotiated on Syrian Border with Turkey Wednesday, October 23. 2019Cool Tulsa blues, 1979
Cardio DaysI know that few of our fitness buff readers follow the Maggie's excellent fitness protocol, but that's fine. Whatever makes ya miserable and stressed while doing, but glad you did afterwards. (Readers know, ad nauseum, that we recommend 2 days of heavy weights, 2 days of pure cardio, 2 days of calisthenics, and a day of some recreational sports or hiking, etc. We feel road-running is hell on joints.) Gotta move, every day, with effort. Alternative is decay. Just our opinion, though. My "cardio"- dedicated days (about 2-2 1/2 hrs/wk) include random mixtures of HIIT and "long, slow" recovery. To avoid boredom, I mix it up a lot with elliptical, treadmill runs, jump rope, rower sprints, stair machine, etc. The episodic intensity is what makes it all time-effective. I do not swim because pools gross me out. ( For an unnecessary reminder, Cardio means stressing the heck out of heart muscle, enough to force it to strengthen, to grow new blood vessels, and thus to increase vigor and to help survive the first heart attack. Also for general endurance.) Anyway, I'm interested in knowing what readers do for the pure cardio component of their fitness efforts.
Wednesday morning links
Sorry—organic farming is actually worse for climate change Make Sure To Buy Your Sustainable Halloween Treats And Nag The Kids Texas Jury: Father Can’t Stop Chemical Castration, Gender Change Of Seven-Year-Old Son A Rock in the Storm: The Heritage Foundation's Principles of Conservatism Judicial Watch: Benghazi Emails Confirm Clinton Email Cover-Up How the Hillary Clinton campaign deliberately "elevated" Donald Trump with its "pied piper" strategy - An email released by WikiLeaks shows how the Democratic Party purposefully "elevated" Trump to "leader of the pack" Senator Pierre Delecto ends the career of Senator Mitt Romney The State Department’s been fighting presidents since long before Trump Obviously People In The Permanent Bureaucracy Are Working To Undermine And Remove President Trump Booker Admits Dems Don’t Know What The Articles of Impeachment Would Be… After Admitting Over One Million Migrants into Germany Merkel Admits the “Multicultural Society Has Failed” Is there a failing state south of the border? Tuesday, October 22. 2019Tuesday morning linksScientists 'may have crossed ethical line' in growing human brains Biological Male Dominates at Women’s Masters Track Cycling World Championships – Wins Gold Medal Why not let everybody compete together? Then you can get the best of every human flavor. Like marathons. The Kenyan ghost writers doing 'lazy' Western students' work Gov. Cuomo signs bill outlawing elephant performances How about banning politician performances? The “Supermarket Sweep” - Addiction and decriminalization fuel a West Coast shoplifting boom. Unexpected? The Clintons Coined The Phrase ‘Safe, Legal And Rare,’ But Abortion Activists Say This Is Stigmatizing The American Melting Pot Isn’t Quite So Melty Anymore Rand Paul: Rising Support for Socialism Among American Youth Is ‘Mind-Boggling’ Not really. Transitioning to independence is difficult for many. An Opponent of Due Process for the Supreme Court? The Supreme Court Is Poised to Strike Down a Major Obama-Era Agency Good Supreme Court will take on 'fourth branch' of bureaucracies All Nine House Intelligence Committee Republicans: Adam Schiff is Playing Games and Withholding Evidence Hillary Now Blaming The DNC For Her Loss To Trump… JUDICIAL WATCH: NEW BENGHAZI DOCUMENTS CONFIRM CLINTON EMAIL COVER-UP Beto O’Rourke: ‘This Country… Is Still Racist At Its Foundation, At Its Core’ - Still auditioning for that MSNBC gig. USA Today's Print Edition May Be Another Casualty of Dying Media - The buried lede is that the media is struggling to survive. And so it's going to war. The New York Times Gets Neoclassicals, Austrians, And Schumpter Wrong...All In One Article Like Him or Not, Trump is Uniquely Suited for Such a Time as This Trump's Labeling of 'Fake News' Was an Understatement CNN ANALYST JEFFREY TOOBIN SAYS HE REGRETS TALKING ABOUT CLINTON EMAILS He didn't get the memo Larry C. Johnson: FBI-DOJ Likely to Throw the CIA and Clapper Under the Bus Barr Approved Expanded Scope Of Durham Probe — To Include Clapper And Brennan It took too long to find Barr About the Turks and the Kurds Elizabeth Warren threatens Israel with aid cutoff but slammed Trump for cutting off aid to Palestinians An ignorant question: Why does Israel need US aid, and why does US aid the Palis? Monday, October 21. 2019Monday morning linksPhoto: Lobby floral displays this week at the Met Museum. Some rich lady endowed their flowers, years ago and they are always worth atthention. New York’s glorious Frick Collection does not deserve its planned mutilation. Most U.S. Dairy Cows Are Descended From Just 2 Bulls. That's Not Good The Rothschild's Downton Abbey This is where the FAA does its tests to determine minimum dimensions for plane seats Public university tells professors not to grade based on merit Investigated for Not Having Sex With a Tranny Who Needs Women’s Sports Anyway? Hundreds Of Fans Protest NBA/China At Nets-Raptors Game In Brooklyn Ex-NFL star Jack Brewer: Why Trump policies are secretly loved by most liberals (even if they won’t admit it) Trump's Labeling of 'Fake News' Was an Understatement CIA Analysts Lawyer Up As Brennan, Clapper Ensnared In Expanding Russiagate Probe Mifsud’s Phones Obtained by Durham Have UK Sim Cards Tying Them to the UK — AND BACK TO JOHN BRENNAN Hunter Biden got $83G per month for Ukraine 'ceremonial' gig: report Beto O'Rourke Announces Support for Menstrual Equity Act on National Period Day AOC: We Must Have The Government Control Things, So We Can Be More Free Warren’s Plan To Tax What She Can’t Ban "I Stand Against Everything She Represents" - Gabbard Hammers Tired, Sick, Fragile Hillary Catfights are sort of fun Crenshaw discusses border issues How the Sinaloa Cartel Bested the Mexican Army Socialist Tyranny, Genocidal Muslim Tyranny, Slave State and Libya Win UN Human Rights Council Seats Trump is Right: Ending the Endless Wars Starts in Syria - The neocon consensus has brought nothing but disaster. If the president wants to chart another course, we should support him. What Trump Actually Gets Right About Syria China’s Maritime Strategic Challenge Sunday, October 20. 2019Reposted from one year ago because I wanted to relive it, sort-of: Notes from an accidental tourist, with MAGA. What is Ostia, and what is Real Italy like?
Pic from of MAGA Caffeteria from my urban hike around Ostia outside Rome. "Ostia" is the mouth, the area of the old Roman port. About 25 minutes from the airport, 20 by ambulance. No foreigners visit Ostia. It's a Roman middle-class and working-class suburb south of Rome on one of the commuter trains. Its 3 miles of beach on the Med (The Lido) attract less-wealthy Romans in summer for beach getaways. It has a half-mile of spartan hotels, one of which I stayed in (Hotel Bellavista) for 5 days while Mrs. BD was in Ospidale Grassi about a 30-minute walk from my hotel. No fluffy towels. This was an accidental visit by this accidental tourist. (Mrs. BD fainted on the plane to Rome - face plant - and fractured some facial bones. Dangerous to her eye, and she looked by post-car crash.) While stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues, I did spend one day hiking Ostia and getting lost and hiking the beach with my trousers rolled up like T S Eliot, took the train to Rome to urban hike one day, took train to Ostia Antica (do not miss that visit when near Rome) and had a wonderful day there until it closed. So before I post some photos of Ostia Antica later (a truly magnificent ruin of a Roman port city, just 3 train stops from Ostia, an hour from Rome) I thought I'd post some fun observations about some aspects of the real, non-tourist Italy. Remember, Rome is sort-of on the edge of northern and southern Italy, and a blend of both cultures but more southern than northern. I've been to Rome several times. Once is enuf in my view. Fun stuff below the fold (BTW, Mrs. BD is just fine now) Continue reading "Reposted from one year ago because I wanted to relive it, sort-of: Notes from an accidental tourist, with MAGA. What is Ostia, and what is Real Italy like?"
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