*BUMPED.*
At Amazon, New Deals. Every Day. Shop Our Deal of the Day. Lightning Deals and More.
BONUS: Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil.
Commentary and analysis on American politics, culture, and national identity, U.S. foreign policy and international relations, and the state of education - from a neoconservative perspective! - Keeping an eye on the communist-left so you don't have to!
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Lebanon Bans 'Wonder Woman'
Well, I guess the Lebanese are taking a page from the radical left's playbook right here at home. Leftists want to ban everything.
Gal Gadot's banned in the "Switzerland of the Middle East."
At the Los Angeles Times:
Gal Gadot's banned in the "Switzerland of the Middle East."
At the Los Angeles Times:
Lebanon officially bans “Wonder Woman” from theaters because its star, Gal Gadot, is Israeli https://t.co/1ZGBUGZlfi pic.twitter.com/6pniXMPV1l
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 31, 2017
Corryn Mobley
She's really cool.
Congrats To A Fellow Patriot On Reaching 2OK! 😁🎉🎉🎉🎉
— Shannon 🇺🇸 (@GeorgiaDirtRoad) May 31, 2017
Everyone Please Follow My Good Friend 👉🏻@Corrynmb! 😎👍🏻🇺🇸#PatriotAlert 🇺🇸 #FollowHer ✅ pic.twitter.com/YduiBLl6as
At Least 80 Killed in Massive Bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan
That's a lot of fatalities.
But OMG the Paris Agreement!
But OMG the Paris Agreement!
A major explosion rocked a diplomatic area near the presidential palace in Kabul, killing at least 80 people. https://t.co/vSXHo4BrDb pic.twitter.com/dBjQ14bFFy
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) May 31, 2017
U.S. to Withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement
Some of the best news ever.
Trump appears poised to announce U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change. https://t.co/kNNtZIJZhs
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) May 31, 2017
The #ParisClimateAgreement is non-binding. Leftist elites are losing their lunch over this lame, useless pact.— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) May 31, 2017
President Trump's Best Week in Office
Spread the counter-narrative people. President Trump is killing it.
Does Trump want the next four years to be like his foreign trip, or like the week before he left for Riyadh? https://t.co/Bc8mGp2RBi
— Marc Thiessen (@marcthiessen) May 31, 2017
Mark Zuckerberg Calls for Universal Basic Income
Fine.
He should pay for it with his own money.
He should pay for it with his own money.
Man who makes billions thanks to capitalism tells the rest of us we should want socialism. The Left, in a nutshell. https://t.co/hVfL5KQHOj
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) May 27, 2017
Old Milwaukee's New Pin-Up Beer Cans
I can't remember the last time I had an Old Milwaukee, heh.
Here's the first look at Old Milwaukee's new pin-up girl beer cans. https://t.co/pD4kFSjPfm pic.twitter.com/fIBsxNft6T
— Maxim (@MaximMag) May 29, 2017
Is it Going to Be New Year's Eve with Andersoon Cooper and Kathy Griffin?
It shouldn't be. Frankly, I'm surprised CNN hasn't fired her yet.
Here's Diana West with more, "Playing Beheadings for Laughs":
Here's Diana West with more, "Playing Beheadings for Laughs":
Even in this day of overexposure to the worst, the lowest, the ugliest, the most degrading, a severed head is still something else -- and it's still there. Even if Griffin were able to remove the bloody thing from the internet altogether (which she is not, given the explosion of copies all around), the image is still there, no matter how "sorry" Griffin is -- and I'm sure she is extremely sorry to be poised to lose, possibly, some very big, very mainstream gigs. It's there inside our own heads along with images of the real victims Griffin is also idiotically and toxically exploiting. Their real death's heads were also designed by other barbarians to shock and psychologically maim the living.UPDATE: She's fired.
The question becomes, how alive are the rest of us -- starting at CNN?
Richard White, Railroaded
*BUMPED.*
At Amazon, Richard White, Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America.
At Amazon, Richard White, Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America.
Why Things Won't Go Back to Normal for Failed Elites
From John Kass, at the Chicago Tribune:
The media/Democratic flaying of #PresidentTrump. Will it bring America back to 'normal?' Or hide deeper problems? https://t.co/xPgLZdNcZN
— John Kass (@John_Kass) May 31, 2017
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: President Trump Creating 'Chaos' (VIDEO)
Progressive elites just don't get it.
At Truth Revolt, "Leaked Video: Starbucks' Howard Schultz Tells Workers Trump Creating 'Chaos' - Well this fosters a very inclusive corporate culture now doesn't it?"
At Truth Revolt, "Leaked Video: Starbucks' Howard Schultz Tells Workers Trump Creating 'Chaos' - Well this fosters a very inclusive corporate culture now doesn't it?"
Leftists Are Shocked
From Kurt Schlichter, at Town Hall, "Liberals Are Shocked to Find We’re Starting to Hate Them Right Back."
Will Trump's Presidency Survive
Of course it'll survive.
This is just a leftist parlor game. Keeps progs happy, I guess.
From Elizabeth Drew, at the New York Review:
This is just a leftist parlor game. Keeps progs happy, I guess.
From Elizabeth Drew, at the New York Review:
Elizabeth Drew on White House leaks: “It’s not an exaggeration to say that Trump has the most unhappy staff ever” https://t.co/qJAoVddFOh
— NY Review of Books (@nybooks) May 30, 2017
Carol S. Steiker and Jordan M. Steiker, Courting Death
At Amazon, Carol S. Steiker and Jordan M. Steiker, Courting Death: The Supreme Court and Capital Punishment.
Nina Agdal Shows Off One of the Tiniest Bikinis (VIDEO)
Well, if anyone can show off the tiniest bikinis, it's Ms. Nina.
Heh.
Flaunt it while you got it, I always says.
Via Sports Illustrated:
Heh.
Flaunt it while you got it, I always says.
Via Sports Illustrated:
Visiting a Robot Factory in Ohio
I for one welcome our new robot overlords, heh.
“YOU LOSE. ROBOTS WILL ALWAYS WIN ... ALWAYS!!” https://t.co/U6zyx7GR3m
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) May 30, 2017
Millennials Flunking at Work Because They're Entitled and Disloyal
Special snowflakes.
At Heat Street.
At Heat Street.
Simon Sinek says CEOs are pulling their hair out trying to figure out how to inspire millennials. https://t.co/OxAfCGcnTl
— Heat Street (@heatstreet) May 14, 2017
The Campus Mob at Evergreen
Following-up from last week, "Professor Bret Weinstein Attacked by Leftist Mob at Evergreen State College (VIDEO)."
What is happening at Evergreen is about college policy. It became focused on me because I objected. Rule by stigma. https://t.co/ZjuFjY130h
— Bret Weinstein (@BretWeinstein) May 31, 2017
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
'All Ryerson social work grad Rebecca Katzman wanted was to do her third-year placement at one of two respected Toronto Jewish organizations with a track record of addressing social justice issues...'
UPDATED: See Professor Miriam Elman's piece, at Legal Insurrection, "Another Ryerson Univ BDS Scandal: Jewish Student Prohibited from Placement with pro-Israel Toronto Jewish Agencies."
*****
Well, if you want to do work with a Jewish organization you'll be targeted with leftist hatred. Ms. Rebecca said she was unprepared for this.
At the Toronto Sun, "Jewish Ryerson student 'felt targeted' over placement request":
Leftism is an ideology of hate, straight up.
Still more.
*****
Well, if you want to do work with a Jewish organization you'll be targeted with leftist hatred. Ms. Rebecca said she was unprepared for this.
At the Toronto Sun, "Jewish Ryerson student 'felt targeted' over placement request":
In my 29 years in the biz, never had a story shared so much on social media. Shame on @RyersonU social work faculty: https://t.co/MPfMZHtTox— Sue-Ann Levy (@SueAnnLevy) May 30, 2017
TORONTO - All Ryerson social work grad Rebecca Katzman wanted was to do her third-year placement at one of two respected Toronto Jewish organizations with a track record of addressing social justice issues.One more reason why I'm not a leftist.
The 22-year-old, who will graduate with her Bachelor of Social Work degree on June 8, said her desire to be placed at either the Prosserman Jewish Community Centre (JCC) or the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) was “sparked” by a combination of actions at Ryerson — among them the anti-Semitism she experienced on campus.
However, she wasn’t prepared in the slightest for what happened with her third-year placement coordinator in the faculty of social work, Heather Bain.
After making it clear to Bain about her preferred placement, Katzman said the field coordinator advised her in an e-mail in late August of 2015 she did not follow up with the JCC or UJA because their values appeared to be “in opposition” to the values of the School of Social Work.
Bain listed those values as the advancement of anti-oppression; anti-racism; anti-colonialism and decolonization; feminism; anti-capitalism; Queer and trans liberation struggles; issues in disability and madness (cct); among others (many of which are not listed on the school’s own website.)
“My understanding is both agencies have a strong anti-Palestinian lean,” Bain continued, suggesting that if Katzman agreed to bring a “critical awareness” (of Palestinian solidarity movements) to either agency she might reconsider.
While the two agencies where Katzman wanted to be placed are known to be pro-Israel, she said their websites do not indicate any anti-Palestinian policies in the slightest.
Katzman, who waited until she was ready to graduate to tell her story for fear of retaliation from the faculty, said she was devastated by Bain’s e-mail.
“I felt targeted as a Jewish student,” she said, noting she’s coming forward because she wants the university to investigate as well as a public apology.
When she challenged Bain about her contentions, the field placement officer responded on Aug. 25, 2015 that she consulted with Jewish colleagues who are part of “Jews Against Israeli Apartheid movements” before making her decision not to pursue those placements.
When Katzman — with the support of a pro-Israeli campus organization called Stand With Us (she was awarded a fellowship from them) — indicated in a Sept. 4 follow-up e-mail she’d booked a meeting with then-Ryerson president Sheldon Levy to address the matter, both Bain’s boss. Kristie Wright and Bain herself wrote back indicating “misinformed information” had been provided to her.
They also indicated that the school of social work does not require their partner agencies to “align with Palestinian solidarity movements” to be considered for placement.
Katzman confirmed in a recent interview that at no time did they offer to place her at either agency and she ended up completing her third-year placement at an organization serving kids with autism...
Leftism is an ideology of hate, straight up.
Still more.
Gertrude Himmelfarb, Past and Present
*BUMPED.*
At Amazon, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Past and Present: The Challenges of Modernity, from the Pre-Victorians to the Postmodernists.
At Amazon, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Past and Present: The Challenges of Modernity, from the Pre-Victorians to the Postmodernists.
Amber Lee's Partly Cloudy Forecast
Partly cloudy tomorrow, but warming up a little.
It's been wonderfully mild this last few days. Perfect for lounging around watching baseball, reading, and blogging.
Here's the lovely Ms. Amber, at CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
It's been wonderfully mild this last few days. Perfect for lounging around watching baseball, reading, and blogging.
Here's the lovely Ms. Amber, at CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
President Trump Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery
At Fox News Insider, "Gold Star Family Speaks Out After Meeting Trump at Arlington."
Also, "6-year-old Christian Jacobs Meets President Trump on Memorial Day."
Also, "6-year-old Christian Jacobs Meets President Trump on Memorial Day."
People ask why I so enthusiastically support our POTUS, @realDonaldTrump.
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) May 29, 2017
This is why. The man genuinely loves and cares about America. pic.twitter.com/EZkYeHQJcV
Kathy Griffin Apologizes
Following-up, "'Comedien' Kathy Griffin Beheads 'President Trump'."
The pushback against this has been furious, from both the left and the right.
At USA Today, "'I went way too far': Kathy Griffin apologizes for Trump 'beheaded' photos."
More at Twitchy, "WATCH: Kathy Griffin begs for forgiveness in apology video. Do we believe her?," and "Squatty Potty, whose mascot is a pooping unicorn, cuts all ties with Kathy Griffin."
The pushback against this has been furious, from both the left and the right.
At USA Today, "'I went way too far': Kathy Griffin apologizes for Trump 'beheaded' photos."
More at Twitchy, "WATCH: Kathy Griffin begs for forgiveness in apology video. Do we believe her?," and "Squatty Potty, whose mascot is a pooping unicorn, cuts all ties with Kathy Griffin."
W. August Mayer, Islamic Jihad, Cultural Marxism, and the Transformation of the West
*BUMPED.*
I've got this book on order.
Get yours at Amazon, W. August Mayer, Islamic Jihad, Cultural Marxism, and the Transformation of the West.
I've got this book on order.
Get yours at Amazon, W. August Mayer, Islamic Jihad, Cultural Marxism, and the Transformation of the West.
'Comedian' Kathy Griffin Beheads 'President Trump'
If this were Obama being beheaded... Ahem.
See, Ed Driscoll, at Instapundit, "NEW CIVILITY WATCH: Annual CNN host* Kathy Griffin Beheads Donald Trump in Shocking Photo Shoot."
It's pretty graphic. Seriously, Ed posts a content warning at the entry.
And see the Washington Examiner, "Journalists condemn gruesome Kathy Griffin photoshoot with beheaded Trump," and "Donald Trump Jr. on 'disgusting' Kathy Griffin photo: 'This is the left today'."
See, Ed Driscoll, at Instapundit, "NEW CIVILITY WATCH: Annual CNN host* Kathy Griffin Beheads Donald Trump in Shocking Photo Shoot."
It's pretty graphic. Seriously, Ed posts a content warning at the entry.
And see the Washington Examiner, "Journalists condemn gruesome Kathy Griffin photoshoot with beheaded Trump," and "Donald Trump Jr. on 'disgusting' Kathy Griffin photo: 'This is the left today'."
American Defeat in Vietnam Was a Political Choice
An excellent video, from Victor Davis Hanson, at Prager University.
Hanson's new book, The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won, comes out in October.
Hanson's new book, The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won, comes out in October.
Laura Carno, Government Ruins Nearly Everything
*BUMPED.*
At Amazon, Laura Carno, Government Ruins Nearly Everything: Reclaiming Social Issues from Uncivil Servants.
At Amazon, Laura Carno, Government Ruins Nearly Everything: Reclaiming Social Issues from Uncivil Servants.
'Toxic Masculinity'? In the Marines? You Can't Be Freakin' Serious?
I want to use the full f-word in the headline. It's much more effective at getting the point across, but I'm restrained by the examples of good people, who communicate effectively, without resorting to profanity. Or, in other words, I'm trying to maintain my civility.
But I swear (pardon the pun, heh), Vox is killing me here.
Our postmodern society has lost its mind of its come to the point where we can't equate masculinity with violent martial sensibility. What not, if at all, is warfare but for masculinity? Women who become soldiers and warriors become more masculine, do they not? I'm dumbfounded at this, but then, SNFU (society's now f***ed up).
See Vox, and thankfully, James Woods below:
But I swear (pardon the pun, heh), Vox is killing me here.
Our postmodern society has lost its mind of its come to the point where we can't equate masculinity with violent martial sensibility. What not, if at all, is warfare but for masculinity? Women who become soldiers and warriors become more masculine, do they not? I'm dumbfounded at this, but then, SNFU (society's now f***ed up).
See Vox, and thankfully, James Woods below:
The Marine Corps has a "toxic masculinity" problem https://t.co/fEXzlzKcsZ pic.twitter.com/aoWfggWG2z
— Vox (@voxdotcom) May 29, 2017
#ToxicMasculinity pic.twitter.com/9hHezz0uvf
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) May 29, 2017
Monday, May 29, 2017
Rick Atkinson's 'Liberation Trilogy'
This is really cool.
Atkinson's the author of the World War II histories, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943; The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944; and The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945.
You can purchase all three together, at Amazon, "The Liberation Trilogy" Boxed Set.
Thanks for your support!
Atkinson's the author of the World War II histories, An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943; The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944; and The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945.
You can purchase all three together, at Amazon, "The Liberation Trilogy" Boxed Set.
Thanks for your support!
Danielle's Gersh's May Gray to June Gloom Forecast
Well, at least it's cool and pleasant.
It's been a wonderful holiday today. I watched "Band of Brothers" all day, and I've got the Braves at Angels on Fox Sports West right now.
Hope everyone's having a great Memorial Day.
Here's the fabulous Ms. Danielle:
It's been a wonderful holiday today. I watched "Band of Brothers" all day, and I've got the Braves at Angels on Fox Sports West right now.
Hope everyone's having a great Memorial Day.
Here's the fabulous Ms. Danielle:
Joan C. Williams, White Working Class
*BUMPED.*
This is great!
At Amazon, Joan C. Williams, White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America.
This is great!
At Amazon, Joan C. Williams, White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America.
ICYMI: Richard B. Frank, Guadalcanal
I posted this book back in December. My son gave it to me for Christmas. It's excellent.
At Amazon, Richard B. Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle.
At Amazon, Richard B. Frank, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle.
Time Rips Off Mad
Some stuff you just can't make up.
Once More, With Stealing Dept.— MAD Magazine (@MADmagazine) May 18, 2017
TIME MAGAZINE RIPS OFF MAD MAGAZINE?https://t.co/dWYykrr4tJ pic.twitter.com/bfYrj2DpUb
Halsey at the Billboard Music Awards (VIDEO)
I meant to post this the other day. Amazing.
At London's Daily Mail, "She's keeping cool! Halsey wears tan bralette amid soaring heat on carpet at Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas."
At London's Daily Mail, "She's keeping cool! Halsey wears tan bralette amid soaring heat on carpet at Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas."
You just gotta ❤️ @halsey! #BBMAs pic.twitter.com/apLKDJgCJV
— BillboardMusicAwards (@BBMAs) May 21, 2017
Finding Florida
The Angels just finished up a 10-day road trip, hitting Tampa Bay and Miami on the last two legs. (They finished 4-6 for the trip.)
While at the Marlins, Fox Sports West showed the most spectacular views of Miami during the little snippets after the commercial breaks. It's so beautiful. I'm blown away. I want to go there as soon as I can.
And so, imagine my interest reading this piece at yesterday's New York Times travel section. I've never been to Florida. It wasn't all that high on my list for vacation spots, but Miami sure did move up the rankings after the Angels' three-day series.
Check it out:
While at the Marlins, Fox Sports West showed the most spectacular views of Miami during the little snippets after the commercial breaks. It's so beautiful. I'm blown away. I want to go there as soon as I can.
And so, imagine my interest reading this piece at yesterday's New York Times travel section. I've never been to Florida. It wasn't all that high on my list for vacation spots, but Miami sure did move up the rankings after the Angels' three-day series.
Check it out:
Wherein @imjasondiamond takes a road trip to find the real Florida https://t.co/aMPvQDqzSk pic.twitter.com/JCUvQtAa5T
— NY Times Travel (@nytimestravel) May 24, 2017
Moment for the Fallen on #MemorialDay
Care of the U.S. Marines:
A moment for the fallen.#MemorialDay pic.twitter.com/jidPsVbTn8
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) May 29, 2017
Unofficial Start of Summer
Via Sports Illustrated.
It's the unofficial start of summer! https://t.co/ZYcrq6dzg4 pic.twitter.com/SCA9l7Q5lZ
— SI Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) May 29, 2017
Navy Parachutist Died After 'Chute Malfunctioned Over Hudson River for Fleet Week (VIDEO)
No good.
Say a prayer. This sailor's not coming back.
At CBS News 2 New York:
Say a prayer. This sailor's not coming back.
At CBS News 2 New York:
Sunday, May 28, 2017
Danielle Gersh's Memorial Day Forecast
Coastal fog giving way to sunshine by the afternoon.
Looks like to be a wonderful holiday of remembrance.
Here's the lovely Ms. Danielle, for CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
Looks like to be a wonderful holiday of remembrance.
Here's the lovely Ms. Danielle, for CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
Sunday Cartoons
At Flopping Aces, "Sunday Funnies."
Also, at Theo's, "Cartoon Roundup..."
Cartoon Credit: Ben Garrison.
Your #SundayMorning #BenGarrison #cartoon #Bodyslammed! #DNC #Macron #MSM #Fakenews #CNN #Gianforte #TRUMP #MAGA https://t.co/Chau3yYzmH pic.twitter.com/x3ksN42siu
— BenGarrison Cartoons (@GrrrGraphics) May 28, 2017
Also, at Theo's, "Cartoon Roundup..."
Cartoon Credit: Ben Garrison.
Lais Ribeiro Smokin' Hot in Barely-There Bikini in Miami Beach (PHOTOS)
Amazing, heh.
At London's Daily Mail, "Beach babe! Victoria's Secret model Lais Ribeiro sends temperatures soaring."
At London's Daily Mail, "Beach babe! Victoria's Secret model Lais Ribeiro sends temperatures soaring."
Best Sellers in Heating and Air Conditioning
At Amazon, Best Sellers in Heating, Cooling & Air Quality.
I love those Honeywell fans.
BONUS: Richard Rothstein, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.
I love those Honeywell fans.
BONUS: Richard Rothstein, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.
Whites Only? School Segregation Is Back
Actually, this article is highly misleading, in that its focus is on continued segregation in the South, in Alabama.
But urban areas around the country have been seeing intense "de facto" segregation for decades, in communities as often as not populated by progressive leftists. The article's a throw back to Jim Crow and white Southern conservatives, but that's not the driving force of national segregation trends today. Affluence is, and when push comes to shove, affluent leftists resist integration with poor minorities.
Either way, this is interesting.
At Newsweek, "Whites Only: School Segregation Is Back, From Birmingham to San Francisco."
But urban areas around the country have been seeing intense "de facto" segregation for decades, in communities as often as not populated by progressive leftists. The article's a throw back to Jim Crow and white Southern conservatives, but that's not the driving force of national segregation trends today. Affluence is, and when push comes to shove, affluent leftists resist integration with poor minorities.
Either way, this is interesting.
At Newsweek, "Whites Only: School Segregation Is Back, From Birmingham to San Francisco."
From Alabama to California, rich communities are bringing back school segregation https://t.co/XAaZeV2B5k pic.twitter.com/xtAVmTUVDX
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) May 11, 2017
Secretary of Defense James 'Mad Dog' Mattis: 'I Keep Other People Awake at Night...'
Heh.
He's badass:
He's badass:
Sec. Mattis on what keeps him awake at night pic.twitter.com/NxV2FCxjC7
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) May 28, 2017
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Says Europe Must Take its Fate Into its Own Hands (VIDEO)
Following-up, "Angela Merkel's Germany No Longer a Reliable Alliance Partner."
Paint a little Hitler mustache on her. Pretty soon she'll be calling for "lebensraum."
Watch, "Europe can no longer rely on allies: Merkel."
Paint a little Hitler mustache on her. Pretty soon she'll be calling for "lebensraum."
Watch, "Europe can no longer rely on allies: Merkel."
Angela Merkel's Germany No Longer a Reliable Alliance Partner
Germany's getting pretty freakin' cocky.
If Trump pulls the U.S. out of NATO, Merkel's going to be down on her knees as soon as Moscow threatens German interests. The German people are pacifist. They'll fold in a crisis in a second. Remember, "America is from Mars, Europe is from Venus," even more so with the Trump administration.
Screw Merkel.
At Agence France-Presse:
If Trump pulls the U.S. out of NATO, Merkel's going to be down on her knees as soon as Moscow threatens German interests. The German people are pacifist. They'll fold in a crisis in a second. Remember, "America is from Mars, Europe is from Venus," even more so with the Trump administration.
Screw Merkel.
At Agence France-Presse:
Merkel warns US, Britain no longer reliable partners https://t.co/f02eQ0r95D
— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 28, 2017
Daniel J. Sharfstein, Thunder in the Mountains
*BUMPED.*
At Amazon, Daniel J. Sharfstein, Thunder in the Mountains: Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War.
At Amazon, Daniel J. Sharfstein, Thunder in the Mountains: Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard, and the Nez Perce War.
A Day for Honor, Reverence, Remembrance
At the O.C. Register:
A day for honor, reverence, remembrance https://t.co/B8cr5s2aJu pic.twitter.com/ib6dv2rQS8
— Victor Branning (@sanclemente23) May 28, 2017
Pat Condell Hoists One for Ramadan
Heh.
He tweeted it again here.
Time for a Ramadan pint. Raising a glass in the hope that one day science will find a cure for Islam. Cheers. pic.twitter.com/nCzuiSUKgE
— Pat Condell (@patcondell) May 27, 2017
He tweeted it again here.
Review of White World Order, Black Power Politics
Here's the book, White World Order, Black Power Politics: The Birth of American International Relations.
And at Foreign Affairs:
And at Foreign Affairs:
@PatriarchTree Review of White World Order, Black Power Politics: https://t.co/ofx2vWoZIc
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) May 24, 2017
Laura Kipnis: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus (VIDEO)
I posted her book a couple of months ago.
And again, Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus.
And at Reason, "Female Student Who Initiated Title IX Witch Hunt Against Laura Kipnis Is Now Suing Her."
And again, Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus.
And at Reason, "Female Student Who Initiated Title IX Witch Hunt Against Laura Kipnis Is Now Suing Her."
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Robert Vitalis, White World Order, Black Power Politics
*BUMPED.*
At Amazon, Robert Vitalis, White World Order, Black Power Politics: The Birth of American International Relations.
At Amazon, Robert Vitalis, White World Order, Black Power Politics: The Birth of American International Relations.
The Rise of Stalkerware
I like this lady. She writes cool stuff.
It's Elle Armageddon:
It's Elle Armageddon:
The dangerous rise of "stalkerware" that enables domestic violence: https://t.co/V3hGYep6ip pic.twitter.com/ajXVotI6gS— Lainna Fader (@lainnafader) May 25, 2017
ICYMI: Lauren Southern, Barbarians
*BUMPED.*
At Amazon, Lauren Southern, Barbarians: How Baby Boomers, Immigrants, and Islam Screwed My Generation.
At Amazon, Lauren Southern, Barbarians: How Baby Boomers, Immigrants, and Islam Screwed My Generation.
In the Mail: Henry Olsen, The Working Class Republican
*BUMPED.*
The folks at HarperCollins sent me out a copy [a couple of weeks ago].
And at Amazon, Henry Olsen, The Working Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism.
The folks at HarperCollins sent me out a copy [a couple of weeks ago].
And at Amazon, Henry Olsen, The Working Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism.
Scouts Placed Flags at More Than 88,000 Graves at Los Angeles National Cemetery (VIDEO)
Well, not everything's gone to hell in this country, thank God.
At CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
At CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
Professor Bret Weinstein Attacked by Leftist Mob at Evergreen State College (VIDEO)
You may have seen this story this past couple of days.
Unreal.
At the College Fix, "Students harass white professor for refusing to leave campus on anti-white 'Day of Absence'," and "White professor forced to flee campus as police say he’s not safe."
And at Tucker Carlson's last night, on Fox News:
Unreal.
At the College Fix, "Students harass white professor for refusing to leave campus on anti-white 'Day of Absence'," and "White professor forced to flee campus as police say he’s not safe."
And at Tucker Carlson's last night, on Fox News:
Jessica Chastain Enjoys Final Days in Cannes
Lloyd Clark, Blitzkrieg
*BUMPED.*
At Amazon, Lloyd Clark, Blitzkrieg: Myth, Reality, and Hitler’s Lightning War: France 1940.
At Amazon, Lloyd Clark, Blitzkrieg: Myth, Reality, and Hitler’s Lightning War: France 1940.
Jeremy Joseph Christian, Portland Murder Suspect, Attended March for Free Speech Rally at Montavilla City Park in April (VIDEO)
Following-up, "Suspect on Portland MAX Train Was Screaming 'Muslims Should Die' (VIDEO)."
No doubt Rachel Maddow's going to have a field day (week) covering this guy.
At the Williamette Week, "The Man Accused of MAX Double Murder Is a Portland White Supremacist Who Delivered Nazi Salutes and Racial Slurs at a 'Free Speech' Rally Last Month."
Apparently, the dude was supporting "Sanders/Stein 2017" on Facebook, and called Donald Trump the "anti-Christ."
But Maddow and others will still smear conservatives over this attack. That's why I hate politics.
No doubt Rachel Maddow's going to have a field day (week) covering this guy.
At the Williamette Week, "The Man Accused of MAX Double Murder Is a Portland White Supremacist Who Delivered Nazi Salutes and Racial Slurs at a 'Free Speech' Rally Last Month."
Apparently, the dude was supporting "Sanders/Stein 2017" on Facebook, and called Donald Trump the "anti-Christ."
But Maddow and others will still smear conservatives over this attack. That's why I hate politics.
Suspect on Portland MAX Train Was Screaming 'Muslims Should Die' (VIDEO)
This story is now headlining at both Britain's Guardian and Telegraph (and I'm sure more), as obviously some kind of evidence of the "backlash" against Muslims. These attacks are always played to the hilt, while at the same time, the same leftists moan about how we'll never know what caused the Manchester bombing, and about how this one "deluded" individual isn't a true representation of Islam.
I denounce this suspect in Portland and I pray for those murdered.
I just cringe at the politics of it all.
At the Oregonian, "Man saw teenagers, one with hijab, and launched into racial tirade":
I denounce this suspect in Portland and I pray for those murdered.
I just cringe at the politics of it all.
At the Oregonian, "Man saw teenagers, one with hijab, and launched into racial tirade":
Two teenage girls boarded a MAX train in downtown heading to Northeast Portland early Friday evening when a man got on at a later stop and immediately launched into a racial tirade as soon as they caught his eye.More.
"He was saying that Muslims should die," said Dyjuana Hudson, a mother of one of the girls. "That they've been killing Christians for years."
Hudson recounted what her daughter, Destinee, told her hours after police tracked down the man as he ran from the rush-hour train into the Hollywood neighborhood. Other passengers chased him from a distance and called 911.
The suspect left a gruesome scene on the Green Line train. He lashed out at three men who had tried to calm him down, fatally stabbing two of them and sending the other to the hospital with stab wounds, police said. The third man is expected to survive.
The rampage at the start of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, brought an immediate outcry from religious and civic leaders in Portland and across the country.
Destinee Hudson, 16, is black, and her friend, 17, who was wearing a hijab, is Muslim, the mother said.
The girls distanced themselves from the man after he got on the train at Lloyd Center, Hudson said. But he pressed on, approaching them as he kept screaming, she said...
Douglas Murray on the Manchester Bombing (VIDEO)
Murray's one of the most thoughtful "neocons" out there.
Watch, "Douglas Murray on the Daily Politics with Andrew Neil discussing the Manchester Bombing."
Watch, "Douglas Murray on the Daily Politics with Andrew Neil discussing the Manchester Bombing."
Vans Pool Party 2017: Legends Highlights (VIDEO)
Some of my old skating buddies, still skating, heh.
This was just a couple of weeks ago, at the Vans Skatepark combi-pool, in Orange.
This was just a couple of weeks ago, at the Vans Skatepark combi-pool, in Orange.
Friday, May 26, 2017
David Grann, Killers of the Flower Moon
*BUMPED.*
At Amazon, David Grann, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI.
At Amazon, David Grann, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI.
Salman Abedi Used Taxpayer-Funded Student Loans and Benefits to Finance Manchester Arena Jihad Attack
British taxpayers literally financed the murder of their own children.
At the Telegraph U.K., "Exclusive: Manchester suicide bomber used student loan and benefits to fund terror plot."
At the Telegraph U.K., "Exclusive: Manchester suicide bomber used student loan and benefits to fund terror plot."
Susan Sleeper-Smith, ed., Rethinking the Fur Trade
At Amazon, Susan Sleeper-Smith, ed., Rethinking the Fur Trade: Cultures of Exchange in an Atlantic World.
Yale Awards Student 'Truthtellers' Who Bullied Faculty
The cultural revolution in America.
We're in bad shape, and it's not just on campus.
Here's Jamie Kirchick, at the Tablet, "YALE CEMENTS ITS LINE IN THE ACADEMIC SAND BY AWARDING THE STUDENT ‘TRUTHTELLERS’ WHO BULLIED FACULTY."
We're in bad shape, and it's not just on campus.
Here's Jamie Kirchick, at the Tablet, "YALE CEMENTS ITS LINE IN THE ACADEMIC SAND BY AWARDING THE STUDENT ‘TRUTHTELLERS’ WHO BULLIED FACULTY."
Yale awards racial reconciliation prizes to 2 students who harassed professor over Halloween costumes @tabletmag https://t.co/tjNlfs4wFf
— Jamie Kirchick (@jkirchick) May 26, 2017
Greg Gianforte Wins Montana Special Election
I'd never even heard of the guy until Wednesday night, on Twitter, when I saw the live-tweeting of the alleged "body-slam" assault. Seems like that would have hurt his chances, but a large number of voters (60 percent, apparently) voted by absentee ballot. And besides, it's Montana. I don't see how progressives are going to do well in a conservative rural state in this environment. It's political war at the moment, and frankly. Leftists are trying to nationalize the election, tying it to "the bully" President Trump. It's not working obviously. Everything's about hate nowadays, and no one's more hateful that a radical leftist.
In any case, here's Sean Trende, at RCP, "Four Takeaways From Gianforte's Win in Montana":
And see some of the outlandish left-wing headline at Mememeorandum, from Brian Beutler, "The Republicans Broke American Politics, and Media Elites Are Blind to It"; Karen Tumylty, "The GOP inherits what Trump has wrought"; and from Matt Yglesias, "Republicans' 7-point win in last night's Montana election is great news for Democrats."
That's all fake news.
It's a nightmare these days.
In any case, here's Sean Trende, at RCP, "Four Takeaways From Gianforte's Win in Montana":
Believe it or not, they are still counting votes in the special election held Thursday in Montana. Greg Gianforte, the Republican nominee to replace former congressman and current Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, has been declared the winner over Democrat Rob Quist. Speculation had abounded that the race could tighten -- or even flip to Democrats -- because of Gianforte’s alleged assault of Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs the day before the election. This didn’t pan out, as Gianforte seems headed for a win in the six-to-seven-point range.RTWT.
Here are four thoughts on the outcome...
And see some of the outlandish left-wing headline at Mememeorandum, from Brian Beutler, "The Republicans Broke American Politics, and Media Elites Are Blind to It"; Karen Tumylty, "The GOP inherits what Trump has wrought"; and from Matt Yglesias, "Republicans' 7-point win in last night's Montana election is great news for Democrats."
That's all fake news.
It's a nightmare these days.
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Jackie Johnson's May Gray Forecast
I missed last night's weather forecast post. I just petered out and hit the sack. Worked all day today, but now I have the long weekend off, including Tuesday, when I'm taking a personal day.
Looks like it's going to be overcast through most of the weekend. Meh. I guess it'll be cool and comfortable.
In any case, here's the lovely Ms. Jackie, for CBS News Los Angeles:
Looks like it's going to be overcast through most of the weekend. Meh. I guess it'll be cool and comfortable.
In any case, here's the lovely Ms. Jackie, for CBS News Los Angeles:
Found at the Scene in Manchester
I love the graphics at this piece, especially of the foyer at the Manchester Arena, where Salman Abedi detonated his IED.
Found at the Scene in #Manchester: Shrapnel, a Backpack and a Battery #Islam #Jihad #Muslims #Terror #Leftists https://t.co/tFE5nfoamn
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) May 25, 2017
ICYMI: Omar El Akkad, American War
*BUMPED.*
Following-up from myprevious earlier entry, I'm reminded if this, at Amazon, Omar El Akkad, American War: A Novel.
Following-up from my
From 9/11 to Manchester
From Daniel Henninger, at WSJ, "Donald Trump found out something about the presidency and the world on this trip":
From 9/11 to Manchester, by @DanHenninger https://t.co/KdnehMV8Ss via @WSJOpinion
— Daniel Henninger (@DanHenninger) May 25, 2017
Now we have Manchester and its 22 dead, many of them children. Somehow, we always end up back at 9/11, leaving flowers and candles again.Still more.
A political constant since 9/11 is that terrorism inevitably changes U.S. presidencies. I think the events this week—the president’s overseas trip and then Manchester—may have a similar effect on Donald Trump.
On Inauguration Day in January 2001, George W. Bush’s mind no doubt was filled with plans for his first term. Months later, his was a war presidency and would remain so.
Several things sit in my memory from the politics of that period. One is President Bush’s face as he addressed Congress on Sept. 20. He was a changed man. Also remembered is the solidarity of national purpose after the attack. The final memory is how quickly that unity dissipated into a standard partisan melee.
The Democratic point of attack became the Patriot Act’s surveillance provisions, a legal and legislative battle that ran the length of the Bush presidency. By the end of his second term, George Bush had become an object of partisan caricature and antipathy equal to anything President Trump endures now.
During Barack Obama’s presidency, four major terrorist attacks took place inside the U.S.: Fort Hood in 2009, the Boston Marathon in 2013, San Bernardino two years later and then Orlando in 2016. During these years, the locus of terror migrated from al Qaeda to Islamic State.
Volumes have been written about Barack Obama and terrorism, much of it about the president’s struggles with vocabulary terms such as war, Islam, extreme and radical. The killing of Osama bin Laden evinced a rare, passing moment of national unity.
With the opposition to the Trump presidency programmed for driverless resistance, there will be no national unity in the war on terrorism. The Democrats have become the Trump-Is-Russia Party, and that may be as good a way as any for them to spend their waking hours.
But even Hillary Clinton couldn’t duck the terrorism problem in the 2016 presidential campaign, and when Mr. Trump said he would “defeat ISIS,” his lack of nuance no doubt won him votes.
Which brings us to Manchester this week and memories of 9/11.
Note the political response to the Manchester murders. Again, total solidarity, such as this from European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker : “These cowardly attacks will only strengthen our commitment to work together to defeat the perpetrators of such vile acts.”
Post-9/11, naturally one expects such commitments to erode like sand castles. But this time, by coincidence, alleged Manchester bomber Salman Abedi murdered concertgoers in the same week Donald Trump was using his first overseas trip to build a coalition to defeat Islamic State.
This was not a routine presidential foreign trip for self-pomp and circumstance. Mr. Trump went to Saudi Arabia to initiate an anti-ISIS policy designed and midwifed by three Trump appointees and Middle East specialists—Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and national security adviser H.R. McMaster.
The policy entails the U.S. sale over 10 years to Saudi Arabia of $450 billion of military equipment—tanks, ships, precision-guided bombs—in return for Saudi leadership of an Arab-state coalition, which is their idea, to fight Islamic terrorists in the region and thwart Iran’s territorial ambitions.
A New York Times online summary of the speech Mr. Trump delivered Sunday in Riyadh called it “a speech about Islam.” I thought it was about something larger than that.
For instance, the Times and Washington Post ran stories about how the Trump foreign policy has demoted human-rights issues. It has not. Implicit in the Trump-Tillerson formulation is that defining the abuse of human rights as oppression by governments, such as Saudi Arabia’s, is too narrow. Now, any discourse over human rights must include the right not to have one’s life ended by acts of organized terrorism.
Grasping at Trumpian straws is a fact of life, but I am going to hazard not much more than a thought, which is that the president who left for Saudi Arabia last Friday will not be the same president who returns here this weekend...
James F. Brooks, Captives and Cousins
*BUMPED.*
At Amazon, James F. Brooks, Captives and Cousins: Slavery, Kinship, and Community in the Southwest Borderlands.
At Amazon, James F. Brooks, Captives and Cousins: Slavery, Kinship, and Community in the Southwest Borderlands.
Salman Abedi's Manchester Bomb Used TATP (Triacetone Triperoxide), Same Explosive Used in 7/7, Brussels, and Paris Attacks
From Rukmini Callimachi, on Twitter:
1. According to this article, a congressman confirmed to @AP that the explosive used in Manchester was TATP. https://t.co/daVo28bpQW
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) May 25, 2017
@AP 2. TATP, or triacetone triperoxide, has become ISIS' signature explosive for attacks in Europe. The 1st attempt was in Cannes in early 2014
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) May 25, 2017
@AP 3. That thwarted attack by French ISIS member Ibrahim Boudina involved packing TATP into three Red Bull soda cans: https://t.co/wDVq91xJp4
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) May 25, 2017
@AP 4. Among his belongings, police recovered a USB stick with a TATP manual in French decorated with the ISIS flag. He brought it from Syria
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) May 25, 2017
@AP 5. It dates to at least 2013, pre-declaration of caliphate. Because it was written in French it suggests they wanted to educate Fr speakers
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) May 25, 2017
@AP 6. A thwarted ISIS plot in the Belgian town of Verviers in the first weeks of 2015 found the precursor ingredients used to make TATP
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) May 25, 2017
@AP 7. That plot was orchestrated by Abdelhamid Abaaoud who fled to Syria and then re infiltrates Europe to carry out the Nov 2015 Paris attacks
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) May 25, 2017
@AP 8. TATP had been sewn into the suicide belts of the Stade de France and Bataclan attackers and into the 1 used to bomb Comptoir Voltaire
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) May 25, 2017
@AP 9. A few months later in Brussels, it was again TATP that was packed into the suitcase bombs that ripped through the airport and metro
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) May 25, 2017
@AP 10. Numerous foiled ISIS plots since then also relied on TATP
— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) May 25, 2017
Italian Model Bianca Balti 'Birth of Venus' Photoshoot
Katie Hopkins on Manchester Jihad Attack
Following-up from yesterday, "Katie Hopkins Under Fire After Calling for 'Final Solution' to the Muslim Problem (VIDEO)."
Here's Katie Hopkins, at London's Daily Mail, "KATIE HOPKINS: Despite all the politicians’ clichés of bravery, there is a sickness in our society - and I fear it’s terminal," and "KATIE HOPKINS: The politicians now have hundreds of troops protecting them while telling the rest of us to Keep Calm, Stay 'United' and Carry On. But who is going to protect OUR kids from the terror THEY let in?"
Here's Katie Hopkins, at London's Daily Mail, "KATIE HOPKINS: Despite all the politicians’ clichés of bravery, there is a sickness in our society - and I fear it’s terminal," and "KATIE HOPKINS: The politicians now have hundreds of troops protecting them while telling the rest of us to Keep Calm, Stay 'United' and Carry On. But who is going to protect OUR kids from the terror THEY let in?"
Nine-Year-Old Ruby and Her Family Were at the Ariana Grande Concert During the Manchester Attack (VIDEO)
This is an amazing first-hand account, riveting even.
Via Sky News:
Via Sky News:
Morrissey’s Response to the Manchester Attack
From Stephen Green, at Instapundit, "BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN: Singer Morrissey’s response to #ManchesterBombing has PC heads exploding."
And from Morrissey:
And from Morrissey:
In modern Britain everyone seems petrified to officially say what we all say in private. Politicians tell us they are unafraid, but they are never the victims. How easy to be unafraid when one is protected from the line of fire. The people have no such protections.I have a newfound respect for the Smiths, heh.
Amazon's First Bookstore in New York City
At Quartz, "Amazon’s first bookstore in New York City sucks the joy out of buying books":
And if you've got a used bookstore in your community, give it your business.
Amazon’s first bookstore in New York City sucks the joy out of buying books https://t.co/KmCqdYAGuR— Quartz (@qz) May 24, 2017
“We talk about ourselves as a physical extension of Amazon.com,” said Jennifer Cast, vice president of Amazon Books, on a tour for press. Indeed: Amazon Books heavily promotes its data-driven approach all around the store, just like the site does with its many recommendations—and makes Amazon’s Prime service feel irresistible, just like the site does. But by making the store an extension of Amazon.com, rather than a place in which people really want to spend time and forget their screens in lieu of something quieter, Amazon Books takes away one of the greatest pleasures of a bookstore: escapism. With the entire store blinking like a banner ad for Amazon Prime above your head, you lose the ability to fade away into the printed word...RTWT.
And if you've got a used bookstore in your community, give it your business.
Enlightened Progressivism Doesn't Protect You from Jihad
Seen at AoSHQ:
"You can ignore reality. But reality will not ignore you."
— The Swog Blog (@TheSwogBlog) May 24, 2017
Tolerance won't protect us. RIP Martyn. pic.twitter.com/qdYI2S9PHp
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Manchester Bombing Suspect Allegedly Part of International Network of Jihad
At the Washington Post, "Manchester bombing probe seeks ‘network’ of suspects as Britain tightens security":
Manchester bombing probe seeks ‘network’ of suspects as Britain tightens security https://t.co/5Atj16F0vh— Post World (@PostWorldNews) May 24, 2017
MANCHESTER, England — The police chief leading the investigation into a suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a Manchester concert said Wednesday that the attacker had not acted alone and authorities were trying to unravel a wider web of plotters.Still more.
“It’s very clear that this is a network we are investigating,” said Greater Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins.
The comments — which came as British troops fanned out across London at prominent sites such as 10 Downing Street and Buckingham Palace — confirmed what other senior British officials have hinted. It also offered further insights into Britain’s decision to raise the nation’s threat level to its highest point.
Hopkins said British police had taken at least five people into custody in connection with the attack since Monday night.
Raids continued Wednesday in Britain, including one in the heart of Manchester — not far from the concert venue where Salman Abedi carried out the blast that claimed victims as young as 8 years old.
Hours after Hopkins spoke, police said a person was arrested in Wigan, about 20 miles west of the city.
Among those detained in Britain was Abedi’s older brother, Ismail. Meanwhile, the Reuters news agency reported that Salman’s younger brother Hashem was also arrested by authorities in Libya.
The bomber Abedi was a British-born citizen whose parents emigrated from Libya.
Britain’s domestic security chief, Home Secretary Amber Rudd, said did not provide details on possible associates of the 22-year-old Abedi.
But she told the BBC that security services — which had been aware of Abedi “up to a point” before the bombing — were focusing on his visits to Libya, at least one of which was very recent.
Rudd’s French counterpart, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb, told broadcaster BFMTV that Abedi may have also gone to Syria and had “proven” links with the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the Manchester blast and called Abedi a “soldier.”
Abedi’s father, Ramadan Abedi, said his son sounded “normal” when they last spoke five days ago. The elder Abedi told the Associated Press by telephone from Tripoli, Libya, that his son planned to visit Saudi Arabia and then spend the Islamic holy month of Ramadan with family in Libya.
“We don’t believe in killing innocents,” he told the AP. “This is not us.”
The local mosque where Abedi’s family worshiped — and where Ramadan Abedi had once worked, issuing the call to prayer — denounced the attack. Mosque officials also denied reporters that the bomber had worked there.
“The horrific atrocity that occurred in Manchester on Monday night has shocked us all,” said Fawzi Haffar, a trustee with the Manchester Islamic Center, which is also known as the Didsbury Mosque. “This act of cowardice has no place in our religion, or any other religion.”
Abedi was reported Wednesday to have been a college dropout who had recently become radicalized. Security experts said it was unlikely that he coordinated the attack, and the BBC reported he may have been “a mule” tasked with carrying out the bombing, but who had little role in creating the explosive or choosing the target.
Of particular concern to British investigators was the possibility that the bomb-maker was still at-large, and may be planning to strike again.
On Tuesday night, British Prime Minister Theresa May took Britain’s alert level from “severe” to its highest rating, “critical.” The decision, she said, was “a proportionate and sensible response to the threat that our security experts judge we face.”
The impact was quick and visible.
In London, nearly 1,000 soldiers were deployed onto the streets to help free up police. Soldiers were seen at prominent locations including Downing Street and Buckingham Palace...
Hailey Baldwin Tops the 2017 Maxim Hot 100
On Twitter.
And at Drunken Stepfather, "HAILEY BALDWIN IS NUMBER 1 IN A NONSENSE OF THE DAY":
And at Drunken Stepfather, "HAILEY BALDWIN IS NUMBER 1 IN A NONSENSE OF THE DAY":
Hailey Baldwin is a scam, her family is in the industry, she’s a golden child who has managed to find the Kardashians / Jenners / Hadids to leverage…
It just took the family publicists to make that magic happen, the scam of the scams…keep the 1 percent 1 percenting – which is why content is such shit lately – the talent has left the building and the entitled kids of the talent are taking over.
Supermodel @haileybaldwin tops the #MaximHot100 list. https://t.co/sQjzogRQIF pic.twitter.com/JuXEkDY6vI
— Maxim (@MaximMag) May 23, 2017
Playboy Playmate Lada Kravchenko May 2017 (VIDEO)
At Editorials Fashion Trends, "LADA KRAVCHENKO BY KYLE DELEU FOR PLAYBOY US (MAY-JUNE 2017)."
And at Playboy, "That time May Playmate Lada Kravchenko took over a NYC hotel room."
And watch, at Playboy on YouTube, "What Turns May Playmate Lada Kravchenko On (and Off)?"
And at Playboy, "That time May Playmate Lada Kravchenko took over a NYC hotel room."
And watch, at Playboy on YouTube, "What Turns May Playmate Lada Kravchenko On (and Off)?"
Dr. Rachel McKinnon Attacks Feminists
I wrote about "Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminism" last year.
Here's an update, from Robert Stacy McCain:
Here's an update, from Robert Stacy McCain:
Trans Professor in South Carolina Attacks Feminists as ‘Cockroaches’ https://t.co/T5sVKYmW6d
— The Patriarch Tree (@PatriarchTree) May 24, 2017
cc @JenniferKabbany @fitsnews @JeffQuinton pic.twitter.com/ligk6egG5g
Kara Del Toro Says Bring Back Carl's Jr. Bikini Advertising
Hey, I'm down with that!
"I love being a sexy woman. I'm not ashamed" https://t.co/V838D5p6MV
— New York Post (@nypost) May 21, 2017
Stana Katic
She's so sweet. What a refreshing Rule 5 break from all the political correctness and murder.
Seen on Twitter:
Seen on Twitter:
💛💚💙💜Getting down to business in #SpringtimeBrights 💜💙💚💛 @paulsmithdesign #PaulSmith pic.twitter.com/32JiDdkYZ2
— Stana Katic (@Stana_Katic) May 21, 2017
U.C. Berkeley Professor Posts Hit List of Alleged 'Islamophobic' Conservatives
The sole purpose of publishing and disseminating such lists is to foment murderous violence against the targets. It's no surprise that conservatives need armed guards virtually 24/7.
From Pamela on Twitter:
From Pamela on Twitter:
UC Berkeley “Islamophobia” professor names the “individuals behind Islamophobia” https://t.co/jOp2eJZyjL pic.twitter.com/UILnudzkT5
— Pamela Geller (@PamelaGeller) May 24, 2017
Katie Hopkins Under Fire After Calling for 'Final Solution' to the Muslim Problem (VIDEO)
She's probably the most righteous outspoken critic of Islam in Britain, if not all of Europe.
And of course she's under fire. When you're batting 1.000 you'll have your enemies gearing up for a fight.
At WaPo, via Memeorandum, "‘We need a final solution,’ British columnist tweets — then deletes — after Manchester bombing."
Also, seen on Twitter and on Fox News, below:
And of course she's under fire. When you're batting 1.000 you'll have your enemies gearing up for a fight.
At WaPo, via Memeorandum, "‘We need a final solution,’ British columnist tweets — then deletes — after Manchester bombing."
Also, seen on Twitter and on Fox News, below:
Incredibly Insensitive ❄️— Deplorablegirl❤️bot (@eissolomon11) May 24, 2017
Yet NOT Criminal
Posting Islamophobic msgsOnline
Could Put U inJail ⚠️UK Priorities#PoliticalCorrectness1st🔚 pic.twitter.com/yUnsHXAZqQ
The Politically Correct Enablers of Murder and Mayhem
From Bruce Bawer, at City Journal, "Enabling Murder."
Western politicians worry more about being called “Islamophobic” than they do about stopping jihadist slaughter. https://t.co/vtLAoXXbAo pic.twitter.com/dG4tYPVKtv
— City Journal (@CityJournal) May 24, 2017
Theresa May's Downing Street Statement on Manchester Terror Attack (VIDEO)
Following-up from last night, "Manchester Suicide Bomber Identified as British-Libyan Jihadist Salman Abedi," and "Saffie-Rose Roussos, 8-Years-Old, Killed in Manchester Terror Attack."
Here's the Prime Minister's statement from yesterday. Quite dramatic:
Here's the Prime Minister's statement from yesterday. Quite dramatic:
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Evelyn Taft's Cooling Trend Forecast
Here's the lovely Ms. Evelyn.
It's been great weather. Cool but comfortable. Sunny but not hot. Very nice all around.
At CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
It's been great weather. Cool but comfortable. Sunny but not hot. Very nice all around.
At CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
Lawsuit Against San Diego Unified School District's Muslim Anti-Bullying Program (VIDEO)
That's what I'm talking about.
More of this, please.
At ABC News 10 San Diego:
More of this, please.
At ABC News 10 San Diego:
William Cronon, Changes in the Land
*BUMPED.*
At Amazon, William Cronon, Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England.
At Amazon, William Cronon, Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England.
Fox News Retracts Story on Murdered D.N.C Staffer Seth Rich (VIDEO)
Really interesting developments on this, starting with the Fox News statement on the retraction, at top. Sean Hannity said earlier today that he "retracted nothing," but then on his evening broadcast announced he was "backing off" the story for now.
As noted previously, I don't care for this story. I don't know what evidence there is linking the young man's murder to the Democrat Party. That said, clearly, as seen in Hannity's segment, there is absolutely no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign, Russia, the D.N.C. hacks, or whatever. It's all a scam.
As noted previously, I don't care for this story. I don't know what evidence there is linking the young man's murder to the Democrat Party. That said, clearly, as seen in Hannity's segment, there is absolutely no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign, Russia, the D.N.C. hacks, or whatever. It's all a scam.
Fox News finally retracts its story on the Seth Rich investigation https://t.co/WTF1ecrYMU— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) May 23, 2017
A remarkable rant by Hannity on his radio show re: Seth Rich. Read for yourself. "I retracted nothing!" https://t.co/t523hnckwd pic.twitter.com/rY0Wu0FOkS— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) May 23, 2017
Saffie-Rose Roussos, 8-Years-Old, Killed in Manchester Terror Attack
Following-up, "Manchester Suicide Bomber Identified as British-Libyan Jihadist Salman Abedi."
At the Telegraph U.K.:
At the Telegraph U.K.:
8-year-old confirmed dead after Manchester attack at Ariana Grande concerthttps://t.co/1x0W7HstMZ
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 23, 2017
Wednesday's @Telegraph front page #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/EVUScuAOGU
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 23, 2017
Manchester Suicide Bomber Identified as British-Libyan Jihadist Salman Abedi
At the Telegraph U.K., "Salman Abedi named as the Manchester suicide bomber":
The Manchester bomber's parents arrived in the UK as refugees from Libya https://t.co/WYVHH2IOG5
— Claire Lehmann (@clairlemon) May 23, 2017
The Manchester Arena suicide bomber had made trips to Libya, Downing Street said last night, as intelligence agencies combed his connections with al-Qaeda and Islamic State in his parents’ homeland.Keep reading.
Salman Abedi, 22, who was reportedly known to the security services, is thought to have returned from Libya as recently as this week.
A school friend told The Times: "He went to Libya three weeks ago and came back recently, like days ago."
Abedi born in Manchester and grew up in tight-knit Libyan community that was known for its strong opposition to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.
He had become radicalised recently - it is not entirely clear when - and had worshipped at a local mosque that has, in the past, been accused of fund-raising for jihadists.
Abedi’s older brother Ismail had been a tutor at Didsbury mosque’s Koran school. The imam last night said that Salman Abedi, who wore Islamic dress, had shown him “the face of hate” when he gave a talk warning on the dangers of so-called Islamic State.
Born in 1994, the second youngest of four children, Abedi’s parents were Libyan refugees who fled to the UK to escape Gaddafi.
His mother, Samia Tabbal, 50, and father, Ramadan Abedi, a security officer, were both born in Tripoli but appear to have emigrated to London before moving to the Whalley Range area of south Manchester where they had lived for at least a decade.
Abedi went to school locally and then on to Salford University in 2014 where he studied business management before dropping out. His trips to Libya, where it is thought his parents returned in 2011 following Gaddafi’s overthrow, are now subject to scrutiny including links to jihadists...
Leakers Have Done Far More Damage Than Trump
Following-up from my previous entry, here's Marc Thiessen, at WaPo (amazingly):
Leakers who revealed Israel as intelligence source did far more damage than Trump https://t.co/ivM6sx5bOy by @marcthiessen
— Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) May 22, 2017
What a Conservative Sees from Inside Trump's Washington
Heh.
Here's Instapundit, "HUH. I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT OF MEGAN MCARDLE AS A CONSERVATIVE..."
Click through for the Megan McArdle piece at Bloomberg, lol. She's libertarian, but on many issues she comes off as fairly doctrinaire conservative.
Here's Instapundit, "HUH. I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT OF MEGAN MCARDLE AS A CONSERVATIVE..."
Click through for the Megan McArdle piece at Bloomberg, lol. She's libertarian, but on many issues she comes off as fairly doctrinaire conservative.
Truck Driving, Once a Road to the Middle Class, is Now Low-Paying, Grinding, Unhealthy Work. Why Do They Do It?
I've always been fascinated with truck drivers. Still am.
I especially love the peaceful and easy feeling of the cross-country long haul. But alas, there's not much glamour to the job, at least not any more.
At NYT, "Alone on the Open Road: Truckers Feel Like ‘Throwaway People’":
I especially love the peaceful and easy feeling of the cross-country long haul. But alas, there's not much glamour to the job, at least not any more.
At NYT, "Alone on the Open Road: Truckers Feel Like ‘Throwaway People’":
My grandfather and some of my uncles were truckers. This piece by @tripgabriel is exceptional. https://t.co/w7o3fN8zz3
— Alan Blinder (@alanblinder) May 22, 2017
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — The vast Petro truck stop here is a neon-lit, blacktop oasis at the crossroads of America. It beckons big-rig drivers with showers, laundry machines, a barber shop, even a knife store. “Professional drivers only,” reads the sign above the tables of the Iron Skillet restaurant, where truckers sit mostly alone, carrying the solitude of their jobs into an otherwise social setting.Keep reading.
Driving a long-haul tractor-trailer is as commonplace as the items that drivers carry, from blue jeans to blueberries, from toilet paper for Walmart to farm machinery bound for export. There are 1.7 million men and women working as long-haul drivers in the country. Yet truckers — high up in their cabs — are literally out of view for most Americans.
At a moment when President Trump has ignited a national discussion of blue-collar labor and even climbed into a truck during a White House event, trucking, which was once among the best-paying such jobs, has become low-wage, grinding, unhealthy work. Turnover at large for-hire fleets hauling freight by the truckload — the backbone of the industry — runs an astonishing 80 percent a year, according to a trade group. Looming over the horizon is a future in which self-driving trucks threaten to eliminate many drivers’ livelihoods.
Still, trucking continues to draw plenty of newcomers, reflecting the lack of good alternatives for workers without a higher education (one survey found that 17 percent of truckers had less than a high school diploma). Some have lost better-paying manufacturing jobs in the continuing deindustrialization of America. Others have spent years knocking on the door of the middle class in minimum-wage jobs in fast food or retail. To them, trucking is a step up.
Over two days recently, The New York Times spoke to truckers at the Petro stop, which sits at the intersection of Interstate 57, between Chicago and Memphis, and Interstate 70, between Indianapolis and St. Louis. These interviews were edited and condensed. The maps show drivers’ routes in picking up and delivering their loads...
Carol Swain on the Inconvenient Truth About the Democratic Party
She's a good lady!
For Prager University:
For Prager University:
Brooklyn Decker in the Virgin Islands (VIDEO)
She looks better than ever, frankly.
For Sports Illustrated Swimsuit:
For Sports Illustrated Swimsuit:
Anthony Weiner's World About to Get Much Smaller and Sadder
The New York Post has had very good coverage.
“It took four embarrassments before it really hit home that he f—ed up" https://t.co/NBbPHliebg
— New York Post (@nypost) May 21, 2017
Tomorrow's cover: 'Sick' Anthony Weiner pleads guilty to sexting minor, Huma finally files for divorce https://t.co/DytqxrGrlH pic.twitter.com/PlNRhwqhAV
— New York Post (@nypost) May 20, 2017
Monday, May 22, 2017
Jackie Johnson's Gradual Cooling Forecast
It's cool and comfortable on the coasts, but sunny and hot inland.
Here's the lovely Ms. Jackie, back for CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
Here's the lovely Ms. Jackie, back for CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
At Least 19 Slaughtered at Ariana Grande Concert in Manchester, U.K. (VIDEO)
Well, I doubt this is going to help Jeremy Corbyn and Labour.
But it's still early.
At Telegraph U.K., "Live Manchester Arena explosion 19 dead in 'terror attack' at Ariana Grande concert."
Terrorism is suspected.
Expect updates.
ADDED: Here's Pamela Geller on Twitter, reporting it was a "suicide attack":
Now here's the front-page at tomorrow's Guardian U.K.:
I'll append tweets as I see them:
But it's still early.
At Telegraph U.K., "Live Manchester Arena explosion 19 dead in 'terror attack' at Ariana Grande concert."
Terrorism is suspected.
Expect updates.
ADDED: Here's Pamela Geller on Twitter, reporting it was a "suicide attack":
Terror in UK: 20 Dead after Suicide Bombing of Ariana Grande Concert in Manchester, Bomb Disposal On Scene https://t.co/Ghxsrv6AhE pic.twitter.com/5y91wgBnDy— Pamela Geller (@PamelaGeller) May 23, 2017
Now here's the front-page at tomorrow's Guardian U.K.:
The Guardian front page, Tuesday 23.05.17 – Murder in Manchester: at least 19 die in arena attack pic.twitter.com/SCqddBZdvb
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 23, 2017
I'll append tweets as I see them:
Screams heard in latest footage showing the aftermath of an 'explosion' in #Manchester pic.twitter.com/uB6MqOV2aL
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 23, 2017
Prime Minister @theresa_may's first statement following the 'possible terror incident' that's left 19 dead in #Manchester pic.twitter.com/MFmhDRf0wT
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 23, 2017
🇬🇧 US Embassy London issues Emergency Message after suicide attack at #Manchester Arena: https://t.co/1q4RqZW58m #manchesterexplosion pic.twitter.com/MMId7aIf0M
— OSAC (@OSACState) May 23, 2017
#Manchester explosion @gmpolice statement: 19 dead and around 50 injured in the incident that's currently being treated as terrorism pic.twitter.com/MsKOLMXyCu
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 23, 2017