Wednesday, September 18. 2019
Tuesday, September 17. 2019
 A US Social Security card is specifically not to be used for identification. All it means is that you are enrolled in a forced government retirement program. They are easily and frequently faked. So I am confused.
Does anyone have one anymore? Of course, I have a number. But a card? That little piece of paper? That little piece of paper that you are not allowed to laminate? Are you kidding me? I always thought that thing was just to inform me about my gummint number. Why didn't they tattoo it on my forearm, or implant me with an ID chip?
Guess what? You need the card to get your REAL ID driver's license. And in 2020, everybody who is legit will need a REAL ID license. Only illegals will have trouble getting that.
To get your card, go to the Social Security website, fill out the form, and print it out. Then you have to go in person to a local SS office with other ID info and they will eventually mail you a replacement card.
Then, with your brand new SS card, you can go to your DMV, wait in line, and get your REAL ID license. Fun.
I do not mind much that the US wants to determine who is legit and who is not, but who can take off work time for this gummint BS? Time is money. Really, at this point the gummint knows everything about me anyway.
I already spent an hour getting my TSA Pre-check number. That cost me money - $85 plus loss of billable hours. Global Entry? That's even more of a hassle. I'd like to have it, but take a day off from work to get it? Not gonna happen. Alas, I just do not spend that much time in airports.
The Complete Evergreen Story Ep. 12: ‘F**K The Police’
Evergreen is the most racist campus ever. Black and brown students at risk. That gal can barely read.
With video, at Althouse. Amusing too.
Like many New Yorkers, he has an old fondness for the paper, hates what she has become.
Monday, September 16. 2019
Morning: Impeach Kavanaugh
Afternoon: Why bother pursuing a career and marriage if climate change? It's hopeless.
 Four Cheers for Incandescent Light Bulbs
Autism: The children of Donor H898
BBC Tells Kids 'People Can Go to Prison' For Disrespecting 'More Than 100' Gender Identities
Your kids do not belong to you
Rage has free speech under siege on the American campus
It's not "rage." It's cry-bullying. Probably fun, but not dignified.
Powerline: WHAT IS SOCIALISM?
Yes, They Are Coming for Your Guns
Beto: Texans Told Me They Don’t Need Their AR-15s And Would Give Them Up
Chris Coons: Beto O’Rourke’s Call For Gun Confiscation Last Night Will Be Used Against Our Party For Years
OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Files For Bankruptcy As Dozens Of States Decline Proposed Settlement
Scapegoats
Bernie Sanders Doubles Down On Promise Of ‘Free’ Healthcare And College For The ‘Undocumented’
Is there any way to become de-documented?
Michelle Malkin: End to Refugee Resettlement ‘Long Overdue’ After Americans Have Gotten No Say
Dopey Former Bartender Says “Miami Will Not Exist” in Few Years if We Don’t Obliterate Economy with Her Green New Deal
New Book: Christine Blasey Ford’s Friend Leland Keyser Doesn’t Believe Her
Ford's lawyer thinks she was a faker
An Interview with The Trayvon Hoax Director Joel Gilbert
Fake stories
Another Smollett-style fake hate crime blaming MAGA busted
More fakery
DEMOCRATS HAVEN’T GIVEN UP ON SMEARING KAVANAUGH
More fakery
That’s Weird: Fake News Is Pushing Already Debunked Story by Drunk Kavanaugh Accuser – They Must be VERY WORRIED About Ginsburg’s Prognosis
Sorry, The Air Force Deal To Refuel Near Trump's Scottish Resort Was Made Under Obama
More MSNBC fakery
Back Off from the ‘Resist’ Nonsense
DOJ Files A Devastating Brief Exposing Jerry Nadler’s Impeachment Inquiry Scam
2020 Democrats hate Trump’s China trade war. Too bad they don’t have any better ideas.
Poll: Majority of Hispanics Support Ending Welfare-Dependent Immigration
Migrants Won’t Solve Europe’s Demographic Problem
To make my case, I next show how the EU evolved from a constructive European community to an overbearing, undemocratic force that acts as if people have ceased to identify with their national communities and are already loyal citizens of the EU.
Sunday, September 15. 2019
Scott Adams interpret's Trump's tweet, like this:
"I may be a bully, a dick, a jerk, obnoxious, and immature, but if I am, I am a bully for America, a jerk for America, immature for America; a dick for you, a bully for you, etc. You don't have to like me personally. If you like the results, I'm good with that."
Saturday, September 14. 2019
Friday, September 13. 2019
Photo: A handsome Osprey in Long Island Sound, preparing for his flight to Florida or the Caribbean. Ospreys go south in Sept.
Harold Lloyd’s Death-Defying Comedy - “With comedy, trouble is one of the greatest ingredients because there are so many variations to it,” the silent film actor told one scholar.
Hubble telescope spies water raining on distant world
It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Party Doll
Dispersing the clouds of the vape panic myth - Illicit THC products are the problem
Vaping: A Moral Panic - The hysteria must end.
Indoctrination: Greta Thunberg Wants You To “Feel The Fear” She Feels About Climate Change
Sheesh, no thanks
Ship of horrors: life and death on the lawless high seas
Average U.S. FICO Score Hits All-Time High Thanks To Trump Economy
Teaching That America Is Hopelessly Racist
Welfare Reform’s Payoff - New data from the Census Bureau shows that female-headed households are lifting themselves out of poverty through work.
ARE BLACKS MOVING TOWARDS THE CENTER AS THEIR PARTY LURCHES TO THE LEFT?
Blue State Blues: Trump Proves Growth, Not Redistribution, Helps Black Americans
Not blacks - everybody
How One Journalist Covered Robert Mugabe’s Rise to Power: Cue the Carrier Pigeon
Whatever happens in the world, the answer is always mass migration to the US
El Salvador sends hundreds of police to border to thwart migrants
Christine Blasey Ford’s Father Told Brett Kavanaugh’s Father He Was Glad He Was Confirmed
TIME Editor, MSNBC Host Agree: Don’t Give Voice To Climate Change Dissenters, ‘There’s No Debate’….
CNN vs. What the Science Says
CNN’s big ‘mistakes’ all run in one direction: anti-Trump
Trump's Trade War Is a Loser for America - The president’s economic agenda is harming U.S. businesses and consumers.
Not if some good comes of it
Trade War a Weapon Against China's Spy War
Trump “Becoming Presidential” Would Be His Doom
Bill Maher Laments The ‘Cancer On Progressivism’ As Democrats ‘Race To The Far Left’ - "I don’t think you’re gonna win this election."
Joe Biden’s Platform Illustrates The Breakneck Speed Democrats Are Lurching Left
US attorney recommends proceeding with charges against McCabe, as DOJ rejects last-ditch appeal
The Air Force Just Dropped 80,000 Pounds of Bombs on Island 'Infested' with ISIS Fighters
Is England Still Part of Europe?
Thursday, September 12. 2019
 Image via Ace
Cool ways to serve eggs
What does 'living fully' mean? Welcome to the age of pseudo-profound nonsense
From a 46er friend, Adirondack hiking
Taking the Ham Out of Hamburger
Those Plant-Based “Burgers” Aren’t Better For You, So Why Are You Eating Them?
How Conservatives Can Protect the Environment and Win Voters, Too. Making America beautiful is part of making America great.
Environmental Playacting - Today’s youth will fight climate change, we’re told—but they’re no more willing to give up luxuries than anyone else.
Oh To Be a Democrat in New Jersey
Dems Secretly Trained Thousands of Activists to Manipulate Media, Clinton Library Docs Show - DNC coordinated with activists to 'infiltrate' talk radio
A book: The 21: A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs
Target: New York. Eighteen years after the 9/11 attacks, Islamist extremism doesn’t make much news—but it’s not for lack of trying.
CNN Anchor John Avlon Uses 9/11 To Argue ‘Right-Wing Terrorists’ Represent Biggest Threat To U.S.
Commemorating a lie
MSNBC Anchor Asks Condoleezza Rice If Russia’s Interference Elected Trump; Rice Leaves Her Speechless
Buzz: IG Report Is ‘Being Circulated Inside And Outside’ Of The DOJ And Finds That FISA Warrants Were Illegally Obtained
Trump Caves to Lindsey Graham; U.S. Troops To Stay the Neverending Course in Afghanistan
EU Accused Of Fascism After "Protecting Our European Way Of Life" Commissioner Announced
Wednesday, September 11. 2019
 What I Saw: Notes Made on September 11, 2001 from Brooklyn Heights
9/11 Solidified The Destruction Of Our Freedom
DID WE LEARN ANYTHING FROM 9/11? Or are we still sleeping?
New York Times Says ‘Airplanes’ Killed Thousands On 9-11 — Forgets To Mention Islamic Terrorists
Amazon Has 30,000 Open Jobs. Yes, You Read That Right.
In its tireless struggle to innovate, fashion is turning to mass customisation. Luke Leitch examines a trend which is both very new and very old
In Hawaii, Protest Of Planned Giant Telescope Continues
The real story behind 'The Spy,' Sacha Baron Cohen's new Netflix series
Government policy and The Cobra Effect
FBI Arrests Top FEMA Administrator, Two Others For Hurricane Maria Relief Fraud
Betsy DeVos’s Extraordinary Crackdown on Michigan State
Left Wing Students Cry Foul as U. Texas Removes Campus Free Speech Zones
California Stops Disruptive Students From Being Suspended
DEM CONTENDERS RALLY AROUND A CARBON TAX, MAY SOON REGRET IT
Hey Democratic Candidates: Are You Going To Ban All Fossil Fuels?
The Myth That the Polar Bear Population Is Declining
UN Claims Human Rights Violations From ‘Climate Change’ Or Something
ILLINOIS INCOME TAX HIKES FAILED TO FIX STATE FINANCES
Duh.
Liberal Supreme Court justices vote in lockstep, not the conservative justices
Michelle Malkin’s 10-Step Action Plan From Open Borders, Inc: Who’s Funding America’s Destruction?
KLAVAN: When A Republican Speaks, It's A Scandal
No, Rachel, there is no Russia Russia Russia!
Don’t Waver, Deplorables! Washington Will Never Accept Trump
President Trump Is Making History For Black Colleges And Universities
The roots of Brexit go back to the Spanish Armada
Tuesday, September 10. 2019
Monday, September 9. 2019
Everybody knows we do not use that term anymore in public. It's been a kerfuffle this past week.
Interestingly, "Mental Retardation" was introduced as a euphemism for uglier terms, as it seemed to imply slower, but not unable. The currect correct term is "intellectual disability".
However, in casual conversation, people still say "I'm retarded" after foolish actions.
It may come as news to the #MeToo generation, but women have sexual power over men. It's so potent that in some societies (Muslims et al.), it is brutally reined in. This sexual power has to be acknowledged and respected, and it is precisely what civilization arose to hold in check. We're not talking about some playful, casual one-off, but rather the volcanic energies surging deep within the human psyche. As with all powerful natural forces, it can engender great beauty in addition to great savagery.
Saturday, September 7. 2019
Elite Failure Has Brought Americans to the Edge of an Existential Crisis - The nuclear family, God, and national pride are a holy trinity of the American identity. What would happen if a generation gave up on all three?
BREAKING: Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency after Hurricane Dorian ravages California cities
America’s aging population is leading to a doctor shortage crisis
Everything is a crisis nowadays
Porsche's 750 HP Tesla-Killer Has Landed... And Elon Is Getting Nervous
Unionizing Uber
Black Unemployment Hits Record Low, Black-White Unemployment Gap Shrinks to Smallest Ever
Great news
Betsy DeVos wants to make sure another Larry Nassar isn't possible
USC prioritizes belly dancing course over mandatory Constitution course
Academia today. But isn't belly dancing a cultural appropriation?
Which Is Worth More, an Eagle or a Human?
Mexico Boosts Deportation Of Migrants Heading To US By 63%
De Blasio Wants To Seize Semi-Automatic Rifles From Citizens, But His Bodyguards Can Keep Theirs
Thing is, I am my own bodyguard
A Feminist Capitalist Professor Under Fire- The students who demand her firing, Camille Paglia argues, take prosperity for granted, are socially undeveloped, and know little about Western history. Who’s Moses?
As a teacher of undergraduates, Ms. Paglia despairs at how “bad it is for young people, filled with fears, to be raised in this kind of a climate where personal responsibility isn’t spoken of.” Since her own youth, she says, college students have devolved from rebels into skittish supplicants, petitioning people in authority to protect them from real life. Young adults are encouraged to look for “substitute parent figures on campus, which is what my generation rebelled against in college. We threw that whole ‘in loco parentis’ thing out.”
The ‘Simple’ Homeless Solution - As California cities are overrun with homeless encampments, progressives tout an easy fix that isn’t easy, won’t work, and will cost a fortune.
DNC Resolution Takes Aim at Christians, Warning Against 'Religious Liberty'
Sufferers from Rufuspetasumphobia
Why 2020 Democrats’ plans on climate change are pure fantasy
All of the candidates’ plans would gut the US economy and lead to soaring energy prices, which would impoverish all of us. In return, their plans would have no measurable effect on the world’s climate. Zero. Nada. Zip.
Via City Journal:
Cortez’s Svengali-like former chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti, took an expansive position when discussing the Green New Deal. “Do you guys think of it as a climate thing?” he asked. “Because we really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing.”
Friday, September 6. 2019
 Photo from a friend in Denver
You’re Not Allowed to Laugh at That!
Five Things They Don’t Tell You about Slavery
Is Political Activism Responsible for the Decline of the Episcopal Church?
The Washington Post’s lost summer
Four years after allowing universal ‘concealed carry’ law, Maine rated the safest state in the nation for crime
Christine Blasey-Ford's Attorney: My Client Was Motivated to Make Claims Against Kavanaugh Partly to Protect Roe V. Wade
Storming Back to the Impeachment Charade
CNN’s Presidential Climate Change Town Hall Was Insane - And the hysteria is getting dangerous.
Democrats Blame Global Warming on Meat, Air Travel, and Business at CNN's "Climate Crisis" Town Hall, and Then CNN Airs Ads F the Decline of the Episcopal Church?
The Washington Post’s lost summer or All of Those Things
Media's embrace of 'climate crisis' raises alarm about journalistic objectivity
Democrat Climate Change Cult: Ban Everything!… Plastic Straws, Factory Farming, Hamburgers, Incandescent Light bulbs.. ‘There Will be Pain’
Buttigieg Compares Climate Change Issues To Winning World War II:“Perhaps Even More Challenging Than That”…
Brexit Has Its Risks. But Staying In The EU Is Now Unthinkable.
Thursday, September 5. 2019
 Photo: Mile 8 of Gwynnie's 11 mile driveway in the Sierras this week
VDH on the importance of physical labor
Opioid Ruling Bodes Trouble for All Businesses
Vermonters Strive to Preserve Their Culture against False Charges of Racism
CA Bill Would Bar Schools From Suspending Students For Defying Teachers
THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIASCO OF WIND ENERGY
Trump administration rolls back Obama-era lightbulb rules
Government should get out of the flood insurance business
Emory U. professor claims recent hurricanes are ‘man-made’
Big 2020 Problem For Democrats: Shrinking Labor Unions
New York Times Blames Sexism For Failure Of 2020 Dem Gillibrand
Kamala Harris Wants To Ban Plastic Straws…
Elizabeth Warren comes out against nuclear power
Elizabeth Warren Resurrects Her ‘You Didn’t Build That’ Speech in New Hampshire
“This Is Insane”: Leftists Begin Blacklist In Pittsburgh To Get Trump-Supporters’ Businesses “Closed Down”
CAN AMERICANS STILL CO-EXIST?
Max Boot displays TDS, a bad case of it
Trump punches up:
A Democrat president inherits a full blanket of media protection that acts like air superiority protecting that president from any effective attack. Entertainers and professors bring in supporting fire like artillery from the hills, ensuring that everyone understands both the Democrat president's greatness and how terrible are his foes.
A Republican president starts on day one with a disloyal bureaucracy, a hostile media seeking to destroy him, and relentless fire from the entire cultural heights. Every day of his presidency is like Groundhog Day when it comes to this dynamic. Instead of his morning starting with "I Got You, Babe" blaring on the radio, it starts with incendiary headlines and stories screaming his villainy.
Within this context, President Trump's counterpunches are a real act of courage.
Coming Soon to a Battlefield: Robots That Can Kill - Tomorrow’s wars will be faster, more high-tech, and less human than ever before. Welcome to a new era of machine-driven warfare.
DECEIVING THE SKY - Inside Communist China’s Drive for Global Supremacy
Wednesday, September 4. 2019
Tuesday, September 3. 2019
How Many Humps on a Camel? In Kazakhstan, It’s Complicated
Decades of sedentary lifestyle may double risk of early death, study says
Cause or effect?
CNN falsely pushes claims that ‘climate crisis is making hurricanes more dangerous’
Atlantic: People Should Stop Taking ‘Far-Flung Vacations’ To Save The Planet
Ethanol fight divides key groups in Trump's base
Ethanol is an Iowa scam. Is there no better use of cropland than to destroy our engines?
Mother Jones: Here’s Why I’m No Longer Thrilled by Carbon Tax Plans
What the Jewish Left Needs to Understand About Working People
How US Universities' "Assault On American Excellence" Threatens Democracy
Demonizing The Founders, Again
Powerline's Hayward loves George Will's new book
University researcher claims she can communicate with plants
A Feminist Capitalist Professor Under Fire - The students who demand her firing, Camille Paglia argues, take prosperity for granted, are socially undeveloped, and know little about Western history. Who’s Moses?
Air conditioning around the world
Milano Wants To Know Why Self-Defense Is God-Given Right. Cruz Educates Her.
China seeks to defeat Donald Trump in the 2020 national election with the help from who else? Americans
Italy In Decline
Grateful London Immigrant Says “English Is a Dirty Word” and British Flag represents Racism
Growing Number Of Governments Shutting Down The Internet To Squash Dissent…
Monday, September 2. 2019
Brief quote from her column this week:
Mr. Kronman comes down on the side of addition, not subtraction—for building new memorials, not toppling old ones. He’d like more context. But essentially he asks: Why erase history? Why not face it? Are we really “disfigured by emblems of unrighteousness”? Must everything be leveled and scrubbed clean?
He quotes Milan Kundera ’s “The Book of Laughter and Forgetting”:
“You begin to liquidate a people by taking away its memory. You destroy its books, its culture, its history. And then others write other books for it, give another culture to it, invent another history for it. Then the people slowly begins to forget what it is and what it was.”
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