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Monday, June 3. 2013To the Class of 2013
A Message for the Class of 2013 - Dear Graduates: You're pampered, privileged and oversexed—but at least your employment prospects are dim.
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Monday morning links Image stolen from Moonbattery Rise of the man-bag: British boys rush to copy Ryan Gosling's metrosexual style When I travel, I always have a shoulder bag for camera, maps, paper, phone, book, medicines, etc. Religious Fundamentalism: A Mental Illness That Might Be Curable' Is time a real thing? Why are liberals so rude to the right? How Halsey Minor Blew Tech Fortune on Way to Bankruptcy Marc Faber: "People With Financial Assets Are All Doomed" The new F-word: Father Bring Back the Ottoman Empire The End of Snow, 13 Years On Noonan: Why This Scandal Is Different Statism is inherently paranoid. Dissenters are the enemies of progress. When the government is the repository of all virtue, those who resist its expansion become villains. When the government is the primary agency of compassion, it can easily portray its critics as heartless. To those who depend on the State for their livelihood, dissenters who speak of economic liberty and diminished government are the enemy. If you won’t give politicians the resources and authority they need to “help” someone, then you must “hate” whoever they were trying to help. Socialist redistribution is among the most divisive political systems ever created, because the recipients must be made to see themselves entitled to what is given, while their class enemies can be allowed no moral claim to what is taken.
US judge orders Google to turn over data to FBI Take a bow, capitalism – nearly 1 billion people have been taken out of extreme poverty in 20 years, thanks to markets Funeral rites for a perfidious presidency George Will: government regulations The Importance of the Limited Government Brand Mitt Romney Inc.: The White House That Never Was Socialist Venezuela Raids Toilet Paper and Diaper Hoarders The American Consumer is Not Okay Bill Clinton’s Half-Million Dollar Speech Is Drawing Outrage in Israel City on fire: The Detroit Fire Department versus what's left of their city 5 year-old makes terror threat "Comparing Obama to Nixon is an insult . . . to Nixon." Saturday, June 1. 2013Saturday morning linksThe Anti-Bullying Movement is Completely Fake A book: The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce It's more difficult to get a stewardess job at Delta than to get into Harvard Can you sue for wrongful death of your dog? No. IT'S COME TO THIS: Holder Justice Department Says It Will Help Enforce Islamic Sharia Law Burton Malkiel explains why indexed funds are a ‘no-brainer’ and why the high fees for active managers can’t be justified Kindergartner Who Brought Cap Gun to School Interrogated for Two Hours and Suspended More toy gun hysteria Unemployment Hits Record High in Euro Zone After Woolwich: Status Quo, or UK Reconsidering Islamist Threat? - Since the attack, talk of the "tiny minority" and "true" Islam is in vogue again. Georgetown Alumni Petition Cardinal to Remove School's Catholic Status The Justice Department has allowed us to say AG Holder supports press freedom OBAMA IRS SCANDAL WIDENS – Conservative Activists and Businesses Targeted, Too Students Taught Terrorists Suffer From Low Self-Esteem I think it's the opposite Connecticut to allow illegal immigrants to get driving license Obama's Data Team Totally Schooled Gallup Fracking is Pitting OPEC Members Against Each Other. UK Cops Explain Why they Handcuffed 85-Year-Old British Woman for Offending Muslims Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention Obama administration to blame for jailing of hero Bin Laden doctor, A tale of two Egyptian converts Friday, May 31. 2013Bush 43 updateRegardless of politics, you have to like this regular, red-blooded, common-sensical guy: George W. Bush Bikes With Injured Vets, Reflects On White House Decisions, Life After The Presidency. Where's the normal political narcissism? Seems absent in him.
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Friday morning linksAfter Careful Deliberation, Baby Goes With Homosexuality How's that sexual revolution working out for you? If you’re Man dies after being attacked by beaver Not from Monty Python "I thought to myself, “Oh, that sounds like a fun story.” So I just started writing. I started at noon and I was done by 1pm" Jonathan Rauch’s New Kindle Book, Denial: My 25 Years Without a Soul Sheesh. Heartbreaking. Sen. McCain Meets with Syrian Rebels, Ends Up Posing with Islamist Kidnappers Moron. Michelle Obama to Elite Donors: Republicans Are Going After Your Food Stamps Total White House Visits By Former IRS Head Shulman Now at 157 and Climbing More Deserts to Bloom, This Time in Israel Forget 'Islamophobia'. Let's Tackle Islamism Intuition and common sense tell us that college should be harder than high school, But a funny thing has happened on our way to the perfectly equal society in which everybody has a college degree. And it begins - cloning a Woolly Mammoth Just in time for Global Cooling. Can't wait to hunt one. Holder Personally Sued in Massive Tea Party Abuse Lawsuit Bureaucratic tyranny Idiot Dems in California trying to kill fracking despite massive potential for jobs and energy California Dems for a Feudal California Let's ban energy exports to California, for their own good N.H. ski areas join petition to fight climate change Greedy, selfish SOBS 7 Burning Questions on Marijuana Legalization Florida: Illegal Immigrant Mother of Seven Given Food Stamps, Meds, Housing, and Social Security – For 20 Years Everything free in America NBC News Chooses “Israel-bashing” President Thursday, May 30. 2013Thursday morning linksGet Ready, Suckers… You’re Going to Lose Your Health Insurance California Bullet Train on Track for Blue Disaster No IRS Special Prosecutor - Indictments are less important than political accountability. Increasing Antarctic Ice Blamed On “Climate Change” Harsanyi: This Is What Happens When You Fear Free Speech CONGRATULATIONS, ILLINOIS! 15.7 Percent of State Population Now on Food Stamps! Because Socialism is Never About Envy and Spite Tiny Lego Gun Wielded by Kindergartner Panics Grown-Ups Whistleblower Exclusive: The Benghazi cover-up is the proxy battle with the war Wednesday, May 29. 2013Office politics at Al Qaida HQ
It's almost funny: Rise of al-Qaida Sahara terrorist
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Weds. morning links "The Hillington Phallus is a very popular exhibit at Lynn Museum.” Friedman: How to Get a Job Dear Grads, Don't 'Do What You Love' How the Press Came To Love Obama More Than Itself 100,000 Christians die for faith every year: Vatican Krauthammer: Obama Was Plotting Benghazi Cover Story Before Last Two Americans Were Dead Obama Administration Calls for the ‘Human Rights’ of Jihadi Murderers Tuesday, May 28. 2013The annual White Privilege ConferenceSounds like a lot of fun.
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Mixed messages about random campus sexI thought the American campi were pushing hard for abundant and indiscriminate sexual experimentation and promiscuity. How can that animalistic utopia (aka "zoo", aka "monkey cage") come to pass if the Feds are trying to make every potentially-romantic encounter a crime? I am confused. More government overreach -- on campus sexual harassment Here are the new campus rules: Rape is illegal, a felony. That's a non-issue and a non-campus issue. But if she or he likes you, and wants to come to your dorm room for sexual fun, it's not harassment. It she or he doesn't like you, it's harassment. If he or she wants you at first, while half-drunk, but changes her mind, you're in big trouble. It's always safest to keep romance "50 miles from the flagpole," as they used to say. However, the primal urges of the young can not be suppressed, even by campus Thought Police and the Federal government.
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Doc health update My thought was to only link to Rolls Royce dealerships, realtors for large estates and high-quality diamond necklace merchants. If it only makes one sale a year, I'll be set! Anyways, just thought I'd toss out a quick update. Got some interesting posts coming up this week, starting with... Tuesday morning linksI'm with the birds on this one. We want beaches for people and dogs, and beaches for wildlife. Separate but equal. Now The Gibson Guitar Raids Make Sense From 2008: James Rosen’s eye-opening look at Watergate through the eyes of John Mitchell The Apple Tax Diversion - Senators beat up a U.S. success for following the tax laws The Obamacare Insurance Exchange Train Is Already Coming Off The Rails The Obama admin is a symptom, not the problem - The GOP is missing the boat on the IRS scandal Reynolds: A revolution in the works? Muslims in the UK: MESSAGE UNHEARD Have the climate sceptics really won? To the Horror of Global Warming Alarmists, Global Cooling Is Here Just in time to save the earth from human insanity Obamacare's true purpose
Monday, May 27. 2013This day in history I imagine you've seen some pretty splashy 'doodles' in place of the 'Google' name when there's an important event to honor, like the birthday of some Italian painter from the 17th century. Lesser events, like the Junior League's Summer Cotillion or the Annual Cornhuskers County Fair, don't get any doodle at all. Or Memorial Day. After all, to the sensitive leftists who run Google, that would be glorifying war. And we can't have any of that. Now, I could be wrong and maybe they did this last year and I just didn't notice, but I went to Google just now and my jaw nearly hit the floor. It practically leaps off the page! Sunday, May 26. 2013Sunday links
Quick movie review: Watched Margin Call last night. A heck of a cast, and an authentic Wall Street ethos. Did not doze once. How the Smartphone Killed the Three-Day Weekend Kareem: 20 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Was 30 Reading Hayek in Beijing - A chronicler of Mao's depredations finds much to worry about in modern China. Fired for word: 'Negro' in Spanish class Even Politicians Tire of Failure-Prone, Freedom-Threatening DHS Hate DHS? Hate the IRS? How about the idiocy of FEMA? FEMA Plans Clear-Cutting 85,000 Berkeley and Oakland Trees Then covering the canyon with Agent Orange or something. That will keep us safe. WHEN DID WE VOTE TO BECOME MEXICO? Enough With the Bipartisanship - Republicans plus Democrats doesn’t equal good policy. Whose Administration Is It, Anyway? The bureaucratic-administrative-regulatory State: The rise of the fourth branch of government Eleven people across UK arrested for making 'racist or anti-religious' comments on Facebook and Twitter about British soldier's Free speech is limited to Muslims, in the UK By 22-Point Margin, Voters Favor Obamacare’s Repeal Obama Says Don't Fear Gov't; Tell That To Fox News McKinsey report: 12 disruptive technologies that will transform life, business, and the global economy If a gay dude tries to hit on me in college, can he be thrown out? ‘Allahu Akbar. We Take the Money’ Saturday, May 25. 2013Saturday morning links We're still waiting for the 17-year cicadas. Too wet and cold for them. The Italian Invasion of American Culture Another Reason for Daily Wine Does high fructose corn syrup deserve such a bad rap? Deep sea mining 'gold rush' moves closer Mankiw: What Stock to Buy? Hey, Mom, Don’t Ask Me Irish potato famine pathogen identified Mimi Sheraton’s 10 Most Memorable Meals Judge slashes sentence for Virginia teacher who slept with student, citing diagnosis of hypersexuality They're calling her a nympho? Time to leave – California wants to ban campfires at the beach Mead: The Tyranny of College Superstorm Who? Sandy’s Hard-Hit Beach Towns Reopen for Business It’s easy to be smug when you think you’re smart and virtuous. Exhibit A: Lois Lerner Reforming Social Security Benefits Obama's long history of scandals--and escapes London Beheader’s Imam: “When You Meet [Westerners], Slice their Own Necks.” How the New York Times Shapes 'Correct' Perception of News
Reality Bites… Union Leaders Discover They Were Lied to and Millions of Members Will Lose Health Insurance Via Coyote:
How Prosecutors Fought to Keep Rosen’s Warrant Secret Imams beg to differ with PM Cameron:
Friday, May 24. 2013Friday morning links The London Terror Attack Was More Than 'Unforgivable' - Britain has been in denial about the Islamist threat. Time to face it down. Were there no men on the street to defend the lad? Woolwich attack: Watch shocking video of terrorists charging at police car in attempt to kill WPC These people are paid more from Welfare than the murdered soldier made Presbyterian youths riot in Sweden Portland, Ore., rejects adding fluoride to water supply Obama Administration Supports Fracking and Natural Gas, Despite Environmental Opposition The Secret Donors Behind the Center for American Progress and Other Think Tanks The least business-friendly states in the US It Begins… Communist Indoctrination Included in Common Core Literature for First Graders Steyn: The Autocrat Accountants - Once government is ensnared in every aspect of life, a bureaucracy grows increasingly capricious. A Growing Fear in France - As political and financial crises deepen in Western Europe, French Jewry is facing a familiar test France’s Outrageous Double Standard on Hezbollah and Terrorism Saudi Arabia/United States: Strange Bedfellows in the Middle East Thursday, May 23. 2013The white people at The New York Times have a deep understanding of what black people are likeThese lyrics, for example. According to them that's The New Shakespeare. The true voice of black Americans. If that is what brown-skinned Americans are all about, I guess I don't get out enough because I never see people talking or acting like that, regardless of skin tone.
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Do you want your medical records in the Cloud?Or, for that matter, in the hands of the IRS? I can report, first-hand, that electronic medical records double the doc's time doing "paperwork," and thus halve their time with patients. There is only so much time in a day. As a private Psychiatrist, I have thus far been able to avoid it. Who would speak freely to me if my notes went into the cloud? I was offered a $40,000 check by the government to go to electronic records linked to the hospital and thence elsewhere, and I refused the offer even though the money would come in handy. Obama’s Medical-Records Crony - Electronic medical records are being heavily subsidized — to one Democratic donor’s benefit. Also, The Obama crony in charge of your medical records. If you have a problem with this government-subsidized trend, ask your doc whether he, she, or it - or they - puts your records on the internet. Most hospitals require it, nowadays, as it is required of hospital-employed physicians. FYI, you may not know whether your doc is a hospital employee or not because many are selling their practices to hospitals in anticipation of Obamacare. Times are changing. Ask, just so you will know. By the way, I am not stupid but I cannot understand this: Yet Another Obamacare Design Flaw
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How far can you bend over?How far can you bend over to make it convenient to have your head cut off? English Flag Might Offend Muslims Related: The Great Liberal Death Wish, London Edition
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Thursday morning linksBaby Breastfed By Vegan Mother Dies The LA Times notices the lack of conservative commencement speakers The Irreversible Decline Of Sears Can Be Blamed On One Thing Blue Cities Declare War on Popular Services News flash: Al Gore still trying to get everybody to panic Some People Don’t Need to Go to School Gallup poll on moral issues: social conservatives are going away Oversight from Washington, All Along - IRS specialists in Washington were closely involved in the Cincinnati office's scandalous behavior. Obama Didn't Need to Order IRS Crackdown on the Tea Party Rush Limbaugh Does Live in Obama’s Head Who Thought What about the Arab Spring How Mothers from Hell Raise Their Boys to Do Evil - Zubeidat Tsarnaeva is all too typical of a Muslim world where children drink in conspiracy theories with mama's milk. Report: 'Rogue' IRS Agent Claim Unraveling IRS tea-party bloodbath continues in Congress Terror: British soldier reportedly beheaded by two men in attack on London street Stockholm is burning As Sultan says:
AND BACK IN GUN-FREE CHICAGO: Murder Capital of the United States Now Running Hotter Than 2011 IRS Scandal: Stage Managed To Leave President Obama In The Dark Yet Another Obamacare Design Flaw Wednesday, May 22. 2013Political Operative Says the Politicization of Politics Has Become Hopelessly Political
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NGC Update: The 'We've got 10 years left' edition Pic: This week's issue of Time also covers the subject in depth
So that's about as sobering as it gets, folks. Ten years really isn't a very long time. I originally spotted this alarming article on a very cool AGW site called Real Science. The original article is here. Newsweek. April 28. 1975. Even the NYT is upset
New York Times: Obama Leak Investigations 'Chilling,' 'Threatening'
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Weds. morning linksMy photo: student detritus in dorm hallway after the kids have decamped in their parents' vehicles. The Average Salary of a Military Helicopter Pilot I'd pay them to do it Sperry Topsiders: Made in Maine Nearly 19 feet! Longest Burmese python captured in Florida Remarkable footage of the big tornado Wallace Stegner is a wonderful wordsmith Homeownership, Unemployment and Economic Growth: Looking at the Trends Obama and Elizabeth Warren Feed the College Beast Cost of Coverage – The Real Measure of Health Reform Impact Rand Paul Stands Up Against Government Greed Blue State CT: State Revenue Surge A Bad Reason To Spend More Unions break ranks on ObamaCare Top IRS official will invoke the Fifth Amendment in congressional hearing about tea party targeting program Time for a team huddle: Lefty bloggers/journos head to the White House Why is the White House Having a Secret Meeting with a Bevy of Lefty Columnists? The Arab collapse - Middle East a vulture’s feast Driscoll's Quote of the Day:
Russia: Playing a Losing Hand like a Winner
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