Following-up from last month, "Demi Rose Rule 5."
At London's Daily Mail, "Dirty Baby! Tyga's rumoured former fling Demi Rose looks bootylicious as she steps out in a slogan crop top in Ibiza... and sports Kylie Jenner's brother-in-law's Yeezy trainers."
Friday, June 2, 2017
WATCH: Kathy Griffin Press Conference (VIDEO)
At ABC News, "Kathy Griffin on Donald Trump photo scandal - FULL PRESS CONFERENCE."
(There's an even longer clip at ABC News 23 Bakersfield, "Kathy Griffin talks about the picture she posted of herself with President Donald Trump: Kathy Griffin is fighting back against the abuse and "death threats" she has received in light of controversial images released earlier this week that showed the comedian holding up a bloody head resembling that of President Donald Trump."
And at London's Daily Mail:
(There's an even longer clip at ABC News 23 Bakersfield, "Kathy Griffin talks about the picture she posted of herself with President Donald Trump: Kathy Griffin is fighting back against the abuse and "death threats" she has received in light of controversial images released earlier this week that showed the comedian holding up a bloody head resembling that of President Donald Trump."
And at London's Daily Mail:
Griffin says that Trump 'broke' her and that she does not expect her career to recover from his family's attacks https://t.co/9SyD9xEZnc pic.twitter.com/4lLwgRSgiJ
— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) June 2, 2017
The Sad Long List of Hillary's Excuses
From Amanda Prestigiacomo, at the Daily Wire, "The Complete (And Ever Expanding) List Of Hillary's Excuses For Election Loss."
Hat Tip: Ed Driscoll, at Instapundit, "DNC EXEC PUBLICLY (IF MOMENTARILY) BLASTS HILLARY FOR BLAMESHIFTING HER FAILURE."
SAD! The Full, Long List Of Hillary Excuses For Election Loss https://t.co/fbcFoPFSty @realDailyWire pic.twitter.com/j2w4jJfYNT
— Amanda Prestigiacomo (@AmandaPresto) June 1, 2017
Hat Tip: Ed Driscoll, at Instapundit, "DNC EXEC PUBLICLY (IF MOMENTARILY) BLASTS HILLARY FOR BLAMESHIFTING HER FAILURE."
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Kathy Griffin Losing It
From Ben Garrison:
Cutting off your Head to spite your brain @kathygriffin? flushed and fired. What's next? An arrest?https://t.co/te94j1Btjc pic.twitter.com/fgyHL9WDDh
— BenGarrison Cartoons (@GrrrGraphics) May 31, 2017
On Leaving the SJW Cult
From Keri Smith, "On Leaving the SJW Cult and Finding Myself":
I don’t yet know what to call this part of the left. Maajid Nawaz calls them the “Regressive Left.” Others call them SJWs (Social Justice Warriors) or the Alt-Left. The ideology is post-modernist cultural marxism, and it operates as a secular religion. Most are indoctrinated in liberal elite colleges, though many are being indoctrinated online these days. It has its own dogma and jargon, meant to make you feel like a good person, and used to lecture others on their ‘sin.’ “Check your privilege”- much like “mansplaining” and “gaslighting”- all at one time useful terms- have over time lost a lot of their meaning. These days I see them most frequently being abused as weaponized ad hominem attacks on a person’s immutable identity markers….a way to avoid making an argument, while simultaneously claiming an unearned moral highground in a discussion.RTWT.
Let's Thank Kathy Griffin
This is an absolutely fantastic essay, from Melissa Mackenzie, at the American Spectator, "CNN’s Kathy Griffin and the Face of Tolerant Democrats":
Kathy Griffin and the natural end stop for Leftist ideology: https://t.co/IuOxY7i7rh
— Melissa Mackenzie 🌐 (@MelissaTweets) May 31, 2017
Kathy Griffin should be thanked, at least, for being open about her aims. Her boldness gives the violent game away.
The CNN host, Griffin, these students, and the terrified administrations who enable them, represent power through force, intimidation, aggression, and murder.
Calm exchanges of ideas no longer happen, because one side believes their side is the righteous side. The same zeal that animated towns people to burn the witch, animates the true believers on the Left. The only way to save the sanctity of the community is by eliminating the apostates. More and more people are becoming apostates. The illiberal professors are dismayed to learn this the hard way.
Burn them.
Brand them.
Behead them.
Kathy Griffin should be thanked for making the covert, overt. Her image beautifully reveals the truth of the ideology espoused on the Left: submit or die.
Sound familiar?
John Putnam Demos, Entertaining Satan
*BUMPED.*
At Amazon, John Putnam Demos, Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England.
At Amazon, John Putnam Demos, Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England.
Paranoid Paleoconservatives
This is pretty good.
From Jamie Palmer, at Quillette:
From Jamie Palmer, at Quillette:
A #longread by @jacobinism on the rise and political provenance of the alt-right: https://t.co/23iI1UnEyZ
— Quillette Magazine (@QuilletteM) June 1, 2017
Amber Turner Bikini on the Beach in Marbella
At London's Daily Mail, "TOWIE's Amber Turner shows off sensationally slender figure in glitzy peach bikini as she hits the beach in Marbella."
"Towie" is "The Only Way Is Essex," a British soap opera.
Don't care, though. I mostly like the bikini beach photos, heh.
Also at Saw First, "Amber Turner on the Beach in Marbella."
"Towie" is "The Only Way Is Essex," a British soap opera.
Don't care, though. I mostly like the bikini beach photos, heh.
Also at Saw First, "Amber Turner on the Beach in Marbella."
'My hatred of Kathy Griffin isn't a hatred of her — it's a hatred of the vicious caste-based system which says she has more rights than Sean Hannity, and more rights than you, and more rights than me...'
It's Ace, but Kathy Griffin doesn't come up until near the end of this long essay on fighting fire with fire against the social justice left.
See, "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum — Again: It is imperative we begin emulating the left in its tactics..."
See, "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum — Again: It is imperative we begin emulating the left in its tactics..."
'Intersectional Quantum Physics'
That's not really a thing.
But see the Other McCain, "Feminist Insanity at Taxpayer Expense: ‘Intersectional Quantum Physics’."
But see the Other McCain, "Feminist Insanity at Taxpayer Expense: ‘Intersectional Quantum Physics’."
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Today's Deals
*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.
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.
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
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