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Wednesday, May 15. 2013Weds. morning linksThe Top Five Hiring Mistakes Every Startup Makes Stunning college degree gap: Women have earned almost 10 million more college degrees than men since 1982 Kevin Drum on why the robots will rise up and take all our jobs Warmists in retreat on sea level rise, climate sensitivity MSNBC Discovers Cure for Poverty Klavan: You Can’t Report in Here! This Is the News Room! Progressive Group: IRS Gave Us Conservative Groups' Confidential Docs Spring is in the air, which means that it’s time for another insane moral panic regarding the Great Egalitarian Unmentionable... Another Example of Editorial-Page Fiction at the New York Times Times defends IRS But if the shoe were on the other foot? Why does Megan assert that these scandals "are not as bad as Watergate"? Obama’s aloof mien and holier-than-thou rhetoric have left him with little reservoir of good will, even among Democrats IRS Told Pro-Life Group It Must Promote Abortion BOMBSHELL… ABC Analyst: West Wing Of White House Authorized IRS-Gate Targeting Tuesday, May 14. 2013The 3-D Printed Gun Story
Yep, it's looking more and more like Your Future Will Be Manufactured on a 3-D Printer. As you might expect, until things get sorted out, the State Department Orders Firm to Remove 3D-Printed Guns Web Blueprints. After all, this could be a pretty big deal if you understood How 3D-Printed Guns Violate International Arms Controls.
Because, as everyone knows, anyone who opposes any aspect of guns is a dirty, rotten, scumdog liberal.
Because, as everyone knows, what the Second Amendment is really saying is that every American has an equal right to kill any other American.
In other words, if I want to post plans on how to produce a dirty nuclear bomb in the comfort of your own kitchen, that's a First Amendment issue?? John in the comments enhanced the point:
Which is how the bloggers are viewing it, as just another gun control issue. But it's clearly not. As long-time readers of this site know, I'm 1. Would you trust your family's health to a printed plastic gun? — Common criminals, because the store owner they're trying to rob would just laugh in their face. So, it's kind of a sticky wicket, isn't it? It appears to boil down to that old confrontation, principle versus practicality. If we assume this is, by far, a bigger boon to airline hijackers than common homeowners, then the right-wing bloggers are standing by the principle that all guns, no matter what the situation, are good. My question is, is that really what conservatism is all about? All guns, no matter what the situation, are good. That's how it is? Something has changed
Big storms are on the horizon, headed towards Washington DC. The mainstream media, after over five years of protecting, insulating, glorifying, romanticizing Obama and his administration, is beginning to realize that, if they continue on that same path, they will be left behind. With the MSM running interference for the admin., perhaps they felt invulnerable in Washington. I recall Michelle Obama once bragging about that. No longer. Now the election is over. I suspect the MSM and talking heads feel torn between doing their job and protecting their political hero and Leftist ambitions in general. Probably many Dems in Washington are feeling the same way this week. This administration is dead in the water, will need to be towed to harbor, will not recover even with MSM help. Too many problems, with maybe more to come, and the MSM has already focused on constructing a Hillary narrative as the next savior. But how likely is it that Americans would elect two Chicago Alinskyites in a row?
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Tuesday morning linksUN urges people to eat insects to fight world hunger Ford previews the new F-150 The national pastime may be past its time. But those who think it’s boring need to think again. Author uncovers surprising secrets of female sexuality, including monogamy and fantasies He says women are hornier than men Govt killing striped owls to save spotted. Only gummint could be this stupid. Last I heard, Spotted Owl is just a subspecies of Barred Owl. So they are killing the Barred Owls? I like Barred Owls. Primary school forced to turn off wind turbine after bird deaths Ted Dalrymple says he's enjoying retirement. He's not really retired - he just switched careers. Gov't obtains wide AP phone records in probe Watergate Was For Amateurs: Justice Department Spied For Months On Associated Press Reporters The lies pile up and the president goes silent "Employee Wellness" programs do no good Detroit insolvent, EM Kevyn Orr says Mead on Detroit:
American Dream v. Israeli Dream: Jennifer Rubin and Mickey Kaus debate The Weekly Winston: IRS Scandal Edition After IRS, Benghazi, should I trust government? Not before, not after. Never. Attorney for Tea Party group: IRS told me a year ago about ‘secret working group’ Non-citizens voting? With little comment from conservative media, President Obama last week appointed James Dobbins as special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the high-profile job long occupied by the late Richard Holbrooke. From Benghazi to Boston: The government evades the truth about terror The Wit and Wisdom of Herbert Romerstein Stunning: The NYT refers to them as "babies" Monday, May 13. 2013Monday morning linksA superstorm from the sun: Astronomers watching for potential catastrophe I blame global warming Toward Rivals, It's Craigslitigious - The company's response: lawsuits to prevent anyone from doing to it what it did to newspapers. Stellar science schools in NYC What Your High School Teacher Won’t Tell You Top Urbanists Agree: Casinos Ruin Cities Has Christianity Been Outlawed in the US Army? link fixed Fish And Wildlife OK With Condor Deaths From Wind Farms Is there any state where a college men's football or basketball coach is not the highest paid state official? Who better to make the big bucks? The Jobs Crisis: Bigger Than You Think:
The Incestuous Love-Child of the Democrat-Media Complex Douthat: The Taxman vs. the Tea Party Steyn: The Benghazi Lie - A failure of character of this magnitude corrodes the integrity of the state. Talking Points on Benghazi Talking Points Changing - Out with the old, in with the new. Cover-ups and crimes, then and now Maine governor: So, can we back off on all of these wind initiatives yet? Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): Credentialed, Not Educated - Despite his law degree, an MSNBC appearance revealed him ignorant of two elements of the Constitution. Sunday, May 12. 2013IRS Scandal Expands
We now officially have a "scandal-ridden administration" in Washington. That is not a good thing for us citizens.
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Saturday, May 11. 2013A corrupted IRSVia Zero Hedge:
Educating on the Constitution seems very dangerous. Subversive. The populace can not be trusted to read it because they won't understand that it doesn't mean what it says. Something like that. The IRS never got to auditing Maggie's Farm's accounts as far as I know. Whew. Under the radar. We're just a bird-watching site, anyway. We hide our vast advertising income in the Caymans, like everybody else, and it is delivered to the contributors to Swiss accounts, in gold bullion carried on private sailboats to the port at Zurich and thence by courier to our private bank. Posting for Maggie's is a good, tax-free gig if you don't mind spending the income overseas. But who would mind doing that, as long as it's done quietly at the craps tables in Monte Carlo? Latest at Drudge: IRS also targeted Jewish groups Going after the Jews too? To get serious for a moment, political corruption of the IRS is about as bad as it gets in America. Criminal at the least. Not funny. Heads must roll for this. I will assume that smart lawyers are on top of this already because it is an outrageous abuse of power in a free country. Update: IRS officials knew of tea party targeting
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Benghazi ScandalIt is, indeed, looking much worse than Watergate. Oh Good Grief… Jay Carney Blames Romney for Benghazi Scandal David Gelernter: Who is on trial for Benghazi? MSNBC (!): Benghazi-Gate Is a Potential Impeachment Issue; Is Comparable to Watergate Unlike Watergate, an unremarkable political dirty trick with a dumb and unnecessary White House cover-up (if a handful of people had been fired it would have been a big nothing), in this case American public servants died seemingly because of State Dept and possibly White House incompetence or indifference, and both may have been complicit in an attempted cover-up a few weeks before a national election. Possibly the CIA too. People have been intimidated about speaking out, but maybe no longer. If this is the way it smells, this is a big problem for Washington. One more from Jim Hoft: Benghazi Whistle-Blower Attorney: I Have More People Who Want to Testify, Including CIA Officials In a week in which the IRS finally admits that they were harassing Conservative organizations prior to the elections, the administration is looking terribly corrupt. Whatever happens, I think this Chicago administration has blown itself up and lost whatever credibility it ever had. Plus, with the low-life Putin making John Kerry wait three hours to meet with him, it's looking sort of pitiful too. Buddy suggested that I add the tar and feathers image to this post. Seems right. Even though we disagree with the administration on most policies, we take no pleasure in seeing our US govt in this position. An embarassment for all of us. Respect must be earned, and these people thought they could easily fool us low-information citizens.
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Saturday morning linksFarm gal above is Theo's new girlfriend 7 Kinky Sex Tips For Curious Vanilla Girls Are you old enuf to remember the Police Gazette? What depression is like 5 Unbelievable benefits of masturbation for women (h/t Insty) Should Retirees Avoid Blue States? I've noticed it's mostly the Liberal grey-hairs who get their spots in Florida for half the year plus one day. Will Harvard Law School also be adopting a strict 50/50 quota for intellectual diversity? Is this sort of quota appropriate for gender? Samuelson: Overselling ObamaCare How could insurance make you healthy? How the IRS Wrecked Your Pension - Don't blame the fund managers, blame the tax code. Dems accuse me of being crazy. Call me anything you want as long as you call me for dinnertime. Dershowitz: Ted Cruz one of Harvard Law’s smartest students Democratic strategist: Dem Party 'in decline' IRS apologizes for targeting conservative groups 10 crazy things the IRS asked Tea Party groups State Department Removed Terror, al-Qaida References in Benghazi Talking Points:
I think Peggy Noonan has it right: The Inconvenient Truth About Benghazi - Did the Obama administration's politically expedient story cost American lives? How Stephen Hawking Abandoned Einstein and Turned on Israel Thanks to a bombshell report from ABC News, GOP accusations that the White House politicized a tragedy no longer seem so unsubstantiated Liberal lefty dude at her gym does not approve of the Jews Swedish Court Sentences Muslim Who Stabbed His Sister 107 Times to 4 Years in Prison Religion of peace, ya know Friday, May 10. 2013Equity Bubble
I hate bubbles. I am 100% out of equities right now. My self-directed IRA. Market is just floating on hot air. Just my humble opinion, of course. Time will tell whether I was lucky or unlucky.
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Friday morning fun link dumpVDH: How To Lose A War - Before the United States enters Syria, it should consider the lessons of history. Wine-tasting is bullshit I don't know much about wine, but I know I prefer the expensive red-colored stuff 105-Year-Old Woman Says Bacon Is Key To Longevity Duh. That's old news. Cicada emergence map The cicada crisis is coming. I blame global warming. They haven't emerged here, yet. The new VW Camper Van Vultures eat hiker in Pyrenees before help arrives (h/t Jungleman) Never hike. Stay home and read Maggie's Farm. Your son has a weapon! Students Told Not To Drink Tequila, Eat Tacos on Cinco de Mayo Is the FDA heading toward age limits on caffeine products? Tornado activity hits 60-year low I blame global warming The Price Of Copper And 11 Other Recession Indicators That Are Flashing Red Liberals Don’t Understand How Agricultural Subsidies Work Yes they do. It's vote-buying. How wealthy is Fidel Castro? Up to $900 million Almost a billion, but nothing to buy except Tequila, rum, cigars, tacos, and chicks. Harrison H. Schmitt and William Happer: In Defense of Carbon Dioxide - The demonized chemical compound is a boon to plant life and has little correlation with global temperature. What sorts of nervous nellys would worry about a little warmth anyway? Myself, I worry constantly about the coming Ice Age. Visions of an advancing glacier towering over ye olde cabin. It keeps me up at night. The science is definite on this. It's just a matter of time. DOE Spent Over $11 Million Per Permanent Green Job EU May Roll Back Costly Climate & Green Energy Policies Elizabeth Warren finds way to inflate Higher Ed bubble even more Beware the Dictators of Virtue Liberal media spin Benghazi scandal to protect Team Obama Of course. Their job is to protect the powerful, isn't it? Water, Energy, and Trade? Who Needs Those? Thursday, May 9. 2013Most interesting city in the world: NYC links23 Signs You've Lived In New York City Too Long People mostly wish to leave when they realize they will never be able to afford to live comfortably there. Too many other people want to live there. New York’s War on Food Trucks Rolls On Everybody loves the food trucks. Amazing variety, ethnic, cheap, and in NY nobody has time to sit for lunch. Amusing, from Derbyshire. Weiner's a dick and everybody knows it.
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Thursday morning linksHollywood "Script Evaluators" Now Being Consulted to Punch Up Scripts into Box Office Gold Eastern US about to be overrun by Cicadas Birds love to eat them. Free school breakfasts: Another Destructive Liberal Idea Europe's Bureaucracy Warns That Resistance Is Futile I can't believe...that every faculty member at Texas A&M is really happy about signing a climate loyalty oath. Warmists Invent Yet Another New Way To Say Warmth Is Being Hidden Related: CBS News Bosses Irked by Correspondent's Thorough Benghazi Reporting Benghazi stinks – but it won't be Obama's Watergate. As Dennis Miller put it:
Eighth grader hauled into court for calling classmate ‘horse’ and ‘fat ass’ Whatever happened to "sticks and stones..."? Lefty wants government bailout of homeowners Isn't the mortgage interest deduction enough of a bailout? Sultan on amnesty and the Food Stamp Nation New White House amnesty campaign: “Unless you’re a Native American, you came from someplace else” The Indians came here from somewhere else too, Mongolia or something, and totally screwed up the ecology, killed off all of the big animals and set fires to the prairies Wednesday, May 8. 2013Weds. morning linksThe Geography of Recent Genetic Ancestry across Europe Incredible: European Commission to criminalize nearly all seeds and plants not registered with government I can't control my impossible kids Needed to link this a few days ago: About Cinco de Mayo, the American holiday A thorough rebuke to the anti-gun emos Can Doctors Determine Who Should Be Allowed to Carry a Concealed Gun? States, in fact, can “pick and choose which federal laws” state officials will enforce Is it time to drop your health insurance? We're having twins and I'm not happy about it, thought about aborting one twin. NY Times John Harwood Channels Jayson Blair Liar Michael Barone: The Meaning Inside the Political Numbers - With black and Hispanic support clustered by district, Democrats in 2014 will have a hard time retaking the House. There are two obvious ways to start fixing income disparity, and neither seems to interest the president. Second Grader Suspended for Pointing Pencil Like a Gun VDH: The baffling logic of Barack Obama
The incredible shrinking Monsieur Hollande The Muslims the media doesn't see Dem says Constitution implies right to healthcare, education She needs to re-read the foundational document California could become the first state to guarantee that transgender students are allowed to play school sports on teams that match their gender identity. Weird. And what about androgynes? Where do they play? How Obama Betrayed America - Obama's support for the Muslim Brotherhood belongs at the forefront of our political debate. New York Times Ignores Benghazi Si Se Puede!… One in Ten LA County Residents In the US Illegally Tuesday, May 7. 2013I doubt it too
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The Benghazi cover-up5 Benghazi Mysteries that Must Be Solved As we have said ad nauseum, if this had happened under Bush, imagine the media uproar. However, they are attempting to run interference for Hillary ("at this point, what does it matter?") Clinton. Were she male, would they love her so much?
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Campus rape and assaultIf you have been raped, you dial 911. If in danger of being raped, you try to use 911 or else pull out your Derringer or your Glock if you have one. Rape and assault are felonies. Why one would phone a campus administrator is beyond me because law enforcement is not their job. They do not live in reality.
Income inequality and the minimum wage
Also, I am also entirely opposed to the idea of minimum wage, especially for people under 18 or 20 years old. All it does is to deprive the youth of valuable work experience. Labor is a market, same as cars or arugula. Child labor is a good thing, much better than teen tours. Work never hurt anybody. Not working seems pretty bad for people unless they are Moms raising a young litter.
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Tuesday morning linksWho was Robert Ripley? Bad Science is everywhere. It's about the money. Preposterous Waste, Pentagon Style Free Speech on the internet? New York Times execs on hot seat - Shareholders question wages, Globe sale Al Gore, richer than Romney Bill Ayers and the Culture of Rape Ayers Defends Weather Underground Bombings Andrew Cuomo Launches Ad Campaign to Lure Businesses to N.Y. - with Sandy Storm funds Canada: The Bureau of Diversity Compliance German Finance Minister Who Launched Euro, Calls For Euro's Breakup Senate Dems prepare to throw Obama under the Obamacare bus Rise of the Republican Governors - A new liberal era? Not according to these reformers.
From Jim Rogers' PARAMOUNT ADVICE TO ALL INVESTORS:
Syria's Civil War: The Empire Strikes Back Tech guru Jaron Lanier prophesies a chilling virtual reality:
Europe: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Monday, May 6. 2013The cost of amnesty for illegals
Related, Rubio and McCain are being played for fools by Shumer
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AGW Update: The "Little Lie, Big Truth" editionThere's a style of AGW propaganda that I call the 'Little Lie, Big Truth' format. This is when some tiny lie of the AGW campaign is soundly debunked, making the author look 'clinical, scientific and impartial', then, almost as a 'P.S.', it's noted that, by the way, man-made global warming is here, real, and must be dealt with now. One little lie debunked, but one grand truth revealed. Allahpundit (aka 'God's Critic') over on Hot Air has linked to a number of these articles over the years in their 'Headlines'. Whether he's just skimming over the article and failing to spot the Big Truth paragraph at the end, or actually believes in AGW and is posting these links to appear clinical, scientific and impartial, is anybody's guess. He's in good company, though. Matt Drudge does the same thing: Tornado spike in 2011 attributed to climate change. So what to make of this year’s tornado drought? Damn good question, right? Continue reading "AGW Update: The "Little Lie, Big Truth" edition" Monday morning links
Architecture: Underpants and an erect penis in China Bars Are the Secret to Thriving Downtowns As strong an argument for online education as has ever been made Michelle Obama: USDA working on 'delicious' school lunches
Claim: Washington Post Push-Polling to Benefit Terry McAuliffe The Benghazi Talking Points - And how they were changed to obscure the truth Sen. Graham: Benghazi Testimony 'Going to Make You Mad' Imagine if this story had happened with Bush What's with these "Ag-Gag" laws? Interesting comments here: Suicide Rates Rise Sharply in U.S. Cornell vs. Cornell: Turns out shale gas emissions really are lower than coal Report: 35% of German Muslims Have Multiple Wives, All Funded by Welfare That makes for a darn good income without working Top ten US newspapers and their circulation–a six month update Tornado spike in 2011 attributed to climate change. So what to make of this year’s tornado drought? Are Libyans culturally enriching Italy? Keynes Was Gay — Not That There’s Anything Wrong with That
The Climate’s Right for Whining - California’s wine scare isn’t the first and won’t be the last Douthat: What Health Insurance Doesn’t Do Sarah Palin insults Poodles Image below via Moonbattery Sunday, May 5. 2013The Immigration Transformation
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Saturday, May 4. 2013Sometimes I get fed up with idiocy
I'm sorry Jared, but it's a government failure, and more government will never fix it. Whenever government intrusions cause problems, Lefties love to shout "Market Failure!" They do not like free markets, or freedom for that matter except in abortion and gay marriage. We do not need to go the dispirited and failing way of Old Europe. All that needs to be done is to push government back and unleash America's red-blooded enterprising spirit. Most Americans dream of being enterprising, but it is getting far too difficult due to government intrusion, regulation, Obamacare, taxation, etc. It's time for a new Reagan. Sultan gets it: The Golden Apple: A Fairy Tale
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Saturday morning linksThis cute gal not seen on beach in Georgia last week. h/t Theo Your Guide to Oysters - From European Flats to Pacifics Unorganized Hancock plays Wes Montgomery Indeed. They'll support Mom and Dad in their old age. How to Traumatize Your Children Teen Pregnancy Rate Prompting More High Schools To Eliminate ‘Fuck Your Brains Out’ Government Program Antarctic Ice: Is It Going To Take Over The Planet? Never project lines from graphs. What can't go on forever, won't. The UK: The old order is dying. We are living in the age of Farage Global Cooling warning: START OF 2013 THE COLDEST IN 208 YEARS Grist: We Need A Wartime Mobilization To Fight Hotcoldwetdry We need a world run by...Dr. Merc Good news for Bipolars: CO2 sequestration research stumbles onto something useful: a big lithium strike in Wyoming Middle-Aged Suicide Rate Surges Free Speech Under Fire in Canada That's not news. The Canucks are askeered of the Muslims. Who is having kids? Census Report Shocker Jobs Breakdown By Age And Gender, Or No Country For Prime-Aged, Male Workers Apparently that 3 A.M. call came……and both Obama and Hillary failed to pick up the phone. 'Hate Crime' Hoaxes - Why are they so common, especially on campus?\ We truly hate those hate crime mavens. They invent if if they can't find it. Saul Alinsky and the Gang of Eight - Exactly who will benefit from the “immigration integration” in the Schumer-Rubio bill? Why Every State Should Be More Like Texas Are rich Jews an interesting topic? Disabled Gaza toddler lives at Israeli Noonan: Obama Already Close to Lame Duck Status People are sick and tired of his deceptions and platitudes
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