Here's a lovely Sports Illustrated Swimsuit flashback:
Monday, June 5, 2017
Evelyn Taft's Clouds and Fog Forecast
Pretty much expected June weather. Cool and cloudy, but quite pleasant, actually.
And here the pleasant and lovely Ms. Evelyn, for CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
And here the pleasant and lovely Ms. Evelyn, for CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
Thomas E. Ricks, Churchill and Orwell
*BUMPED.*
Well, this is certainly timely.
At Amazon, Thomas E. Ricks, Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom.
Well, this is certainly timely.
At Amazon, Thomas E. Ricks, Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom.
Ontario Canada's 'Bill 89' Authorizes Government Removal of 'Trans' Children from Christian Homes
This is bad. Extremely bad.
But then, this is exactly what leftists have been pushing for --- total power over the family unit, the demonization and destruction of God-fearing traditional parents.
Also, at Heat Street:
But then, this is exactly what leftists have been pushing for --- total power over the family unit, the demonization and destruction of God-fearing traditional parents.
At LifeSite, "Petition calls for repeal of ‘totalitarian’ bill allowing children to be taken from Christian homes":Petition calls for repeal of ‘totalitarian’ bill allowing children to be taken from Christian homes https://t.co/n2IGe3wz6x— LifeSiteNews.com (@LifeSite) June 5, 2017
TORONTO, June 5, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — LifeSiteNews has launched a petition for the repeal of the Kathleen Wynne Liberals’ Bill 89, which passed last week by a vote of 63 to 23.Keep reading.
Pro-family advocates warn the bill gives the state power to seize children from families that oppose the LGBTQI and gender ideology agenda, and allows government agencies to effectively ban couples who disagree with that agenda from fostering or adopting children.
“Make no mistake, Bill 89 is a grave threat to Christians and all people of faith who have children, or who hope to grow their family through adoption,” says Jack Fonseca, senior political strategist for Campaign Life Coalition.
“This is a direct hit against parental authority,” echoed Tanya Granic Allen, executive director of Parents As First Educators (PAFE), which along with the Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA) has been at the forefront of lobbying against the bill.
Bill 89, or the Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act, 2017, repeals and replaces the former Child and Family Services Act that governs child protection services, and adoption and foster care services.
It adds “gender identity” and “gender expression” as factors to be considered “in the best interests of the child.”
At the same time, it deletes the religious faith in which the parents are raising the child as a factor to be considered, and mandates child protection services consider only the child’s own “creed” or “religion” when assessing the best interests of the child.
Pro-family advocates point to public comments by Minister of Child and Family Services Michael Coteau as evidence the Liberals will use Bill 89 to enforce a pro-LGBTQI, gender ideology agenda in the home.
Coteau told QP Briefing shortly after he introduced the bill that he sees questioning teenagers’ self-identification as LGBTQI or telling them to change as abuse.
“I would consider that a form of abuse, when a child identifies one way and a caregiver is saying no, you need to do this differently,” Coteau said.
“If it’s abuse, and if it’s within the definition, a child can be removed from that environment and placed into protection where the abuse stops.”
Coteau reiterated this to QP Briefing after Bill 89 passed Thursday...
Also, at Heat Street:
This is how totalitarianism is born. https://t.co/ENXVIDhcHK
— Heat Street (@heatstreet) June 5, 2017
Get Furious and Fight Back
Keeping calm and carrying on doesn't seem to be doing much good, so it's time to get bloody pissed off.
Here's Katie Hopkins:
Here's Katie Hopkins:
No more Keep Calm and Carry On. pic.twitter.com/pcGChS6lQX
— Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) June 5, 2017
Battle of Midway's 75th Anniversary in San Diego (VIDEO)
These veterans' commemorative events make my heart happy. The WWII generation is quickly passing from the scene. Few from the generation who fought the war are here today to make these anniversary events. I'm glad we still have a chance to thank them. It reaffirms our values in a most fundamental way, and hopefully passes on knowledge of past sacrifice to future generations.
At ABC News 10 San Diego:
At ABC News 10 San Diego:
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After Britain Attack, Trump Feuds With London Mayor
I love Trump's tweets. I just love 'em.
I don't care what the MSM fags think.
That's the headline, cut-and-pasted above, from Memeorandum.
Plus, from idiot prog reporter Philip Rucker, at Wapo, via Memeorandum, "Trump reacts to London terror by stoking fear and renewing feud with mayor."
The leftist media is objectively pro-jihad.
I don't care what the MSM fags think.
That's the headline, cut-and-pasted above, from Memeorandum.
Plus, from idiot prog reporter Philip Rucker, at Wapo, via Memeorandum, "Trump reacts to London terror by stoking fear and renewing feud with mayor."
The leftist media is objectively pro-jihad.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan condemns Saturday's terrorist attack on London Bridge and Borough Market #LondonBridge #LondonAttack pic.twitter.com/iDQuCF1Z5e
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 5, 2017
London Bridge Terrorist Was Carrying Irish identity Card
Here's the latest, at the Telegraph U.K., "Live - London Bridge attack latest: Terrorist was carrying Irish identity card, security sources reveal."
Seal Beach Paddleboarder's Close Call with Great White Shark?
Dang, I could do without that, lol.
At CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
At CBS News 2 Los Angeles:
Sunday, June 4, 2017
'Instructing Londoners to run, hide, and tell is a dramatic departure from the can-do, stiff-upper-lip, globe-striding empire of a century ago...'
Following-up from yesterday, "Run. Hide. Tell."
From Jon Gabriel, at Ricochet, "In the Face of Terror, Londoners Told to 'Run, Hide, Tell'."
From Jon Gabriel, at Ricochet, "In the Face of Terror, Londoners Told to 'Run, Hide, Tell'."
Sunday Cartoons
At Flopping Aces, "Sunday Funnies."
Also, at Theo's, "Cartoon Roundup..."
Cartoon Credit: Ben Garrison.
New #BenGarrison #cartoon A Change in the Weather #trump #ParisAccord #ParisClimateDeal #Algore #obama #Merkel more https://t.co/73adImHCEe pic.twitter.com/dRZmITrZnQ
— BenGarrison Cartoons (@GrrrGraphics) June 3, 2017
Also, at Theo's, "Cartoon Roundup..."
Cartoon Credit: Ben Garrison.
Reza Aslan Apologizes
Actually, if the guy wants to call President Trump a POS he should be able to. Me? I just won't (and don't) watch his show. I wouldn't try to get him fired.
But I guess folks have turned up the heat, according to Heat Street, "Reza Aslan’s CNN Show Could Be in Jeopardy After Trump ‘Piece of Sh*t’ Tweet."
I saw some of the outrage on Twitter. And now the idiot's just posted this:
But I guess folks have turned up the heat, according to Heat Street, "Reza Aslan’s CNN Show Could Be in Jeopardy After Trump ‘Piece of Sh*t’ Tweet."
I saw some of the outrage on Twitter. And now the idiot's just posted this:
I should not have used a profanity to describe the President when responding to his shocking reaction to the #LondonAttacks. My statement: pic.twitter.com/pW69jjpoZy
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) June 4, 2017
Still Working on It: Richard Slotkin, Regeneration Through Violence
It's an awesome book, but a hefty slog. I've been breaking it up with some other books, but I'm almost through this one, and will be starting out on the next one in Slotkin's trilogy.
This is fine scholarship, to be savored and enjoyed.
See, Richard Slotkin's, Regeneration Through Violence: The Mythology of the American Frontier, 1600–1860.
Also, The Fatal Environment: The Myth of the Frontier in the Age of Industrialization, 1800–1890, and Gunfighter Nation: Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth-Century America.
This is fine scholarship, to be savored and enjoyed.
See, Richard Slotkin's, Regeneration Through Violence: The Mythology of the American Frontier, 1600–1860.
Also, The Fatal Environment: The Myth of the Frontier in the Age of Industrialization, 1800–1890, and Gunfighter Nation: Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth-Century America.
It's Time to Change Our Response to Islamic Extremism
Like I said at my earlier entry, nothing's gonna change.
If jihadists nuked London maybe?
Until then, it'll be more of the same. Political correctness drives policy, and leftists control the establishment, even with Theresa May in power.
In any case, here's the redoubtable Douglas Murray, at the Spectator U.K., "Blind, bovine hope will get us nowhere – it’s time to change our response to Islamic extremism":
Note: Murray's whole debate here is post-Manchester. Now we've had the London Bridge jihad, which goes only to prove his point. (And leftists will hate him all the more.)
If jihadists nuked London maybe?
Until then, it'll be more of the same. Political correctness drives policy, and leftists control the establishment, even with Theresa May in power.
In any case, here's the redoubtable Douglas Murray, at the Spectator U.K., "Blind, bovine hope will get us nowhere – it’s time to change our response to Islamic extremism":
Blind, bovine hope will get us nowhere – it’s time to change our response to Islamic extremism https://t.co/cVbpPQRPuz
— The Spectator (@spectator) June 4, 2017
Last Sunday, I appeared on the BBC’s Sunday Politics to discuss the aftermath of the Manchester attack. I said what I thought, and various Muslim groups promptly went bananas.Keep reading.
This was not caused by my suggestion that this country should finally crack-down on British officials who spend their retirements working as shills for the House of Saud. Nor by my ridiculing of that modern European tradition whereby someone blows us up and we respond by singing John Lennon songs (and now Oasis too). Rather they objected to my simple two-word suggestion that we could all do with ‘less Islam’.
In a short film preceding the studio discussion, I mentioned that countries like Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic have very little Islam and very little Islamic terror. By contrast, France has a great amount of Islam and a great amount of Islamic terror. To most people it would seem obvious – to co-opt the immortal words of Donatella Versace – that ‘more means more’. Because although many communities are capable of producing extremists, only Islamic communities produce Islamic extremists. Of course some people don’t want to accept this fact. Not least because informed choices might result. For instance, it might help us weigh up the ongoing cultural benefits of large-scale Islamic immigration versus the down-side of dozens of obliterated lives every now and then...
Note: Murray's whole debate here is post-Manchester. Now we've had the London Bridge jihad, which goes only to prove his point. (And leftists will hate him all the more.)
Theresa May Won't Crack Down on Jihad (VIDEO)
We'll see speeches like this again and again, every time the jihadists attack. Nothing will change.
The #LondonAttacks were painfully familiar — but Theresa May's response was not https://t.co/J8q64lFOJO
— POLITICO Europe (@POLITICOEurope) June 4, 2017
#TheresaMay won't crack down. It'll be more of the same wishy-washy "Islam is a religion of peace" claptrap. #LondonBridge #Islam #Jihad https://t.co/rL4UEq2Mav
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) June 4, 2017
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Jennifer Delacruz's Marine Layer Forecast
Traditional June weather. Quite comfortable, but not as fun if you're heading to the beach.
Here's the fabulous Ms. Jennifer, for ABC News 10 San Diego:
Here's the fabulous Ms. Jennifer, for ABC News 10 San Diego:
ICYMI: W. August Mayer, Islamic Jihad, Cultural Marxism, and the Transformation of the West
I'm looking forward to reading this book.
At Amazon, W. August Mayer, Islamic Jihad, Cultural Marxism, and the Transformation of the West.
At Amazon, W. August Mayer, Islamic Jihad, Cultural Marxism, and the Transformation of the West.
Run. Hide. Tell.
London's Metropolitan Police tweeted recommendations for besieged Londoners: "Run. Hide. Tell."
Well, video shows people running alright. The whole country's running. Britain's running away from reality, and it's killing them.
Well, video shows people running alright. The whole country's running. Britain's running away from reality, and it's killing them.
#Londonbridge #boroughmarket #vauxhall pic.twitter.com/a7OciBEBjH
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) June 3, 2017
This cell phone video shows people running for safety after a series of terror attacks took place in London. https://t.co/0gLBl40UIS pic.twitter.com/DX2gByEdLx
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 4, 2017
Claire Berlinski, Menace in Europe
Suspects in London are still on the loose, according to the Daily Mail a little while ago.
I'll have more on the attack later, of course.
Meanwhile, at Amazon, Claire Berlinski, Menace in Europe: Why the Continent's Crisis Is America's, Too.
I'll have more on the attack later, of course.
Meanwhile, at Amazon, Claire Berlinski, Menace in Europe: Why the Continent's Crisis Is America's, Too.
Polar Bears: The Poster Child for Climate Change
Leftists have convinced themselves that conservatives are in "denial" of climate change, hence stories about how President Trump believes it's a "hoax."
Of course, that's not it. The issue is whether human activity is causing climate change, because the climate's been changing for hundreds of millions of years, before humans used fossil fuels to power their survival.
The true science is on the side of the skeptics. Progressives are akin to a quasi-religious cult.
In any case, seen just now at the New York Times, and the related article at bottom:
Of course, that's not it. The issue is whether human activity is causing climate change, because the climate's been changing for hundreds of millions of years, before humans used fossil fuels to power their survival.
The true science is on the side of the skeptics. Progressives are akin to a quasi-religious cult.
In any case, seen just now at the New York Times, and the related article at bottom:
In a new ad for The New York Times, Josh Haner reflects on the effects of climate change on polar bears. pic.twitter.com/IVkEAwo1aj— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 2, 2017
Polar bears’ path to decline runs through Alaskan Village https://t.co/gNvJkGI5a4— NYT National News (@NYTNational) January 1, 2017
New York Times Defends Decision to Identify Undercover CIA Agent
Heh.
Of course they do.
At Instapundit, "I’M OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER WHEN MENTIONING VALERIE PLAME — WHO WAS NEITHER UNDERCOVER NOR AN AGENT — WAS TREASON OF THE FIRST ORDER: New York Times defends decision to identify undercover CIA agent."
And here it is, so casually reported:
Of course they do.
At Instapundit, "I’M OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER WHEN MENTIONING VALERIE PLAME — WHO WAS NEITHER UNDERCOVER NOR AN AGENT — WAS TREASON OF THE FIRST ORDER: New York Times defends decision to identify undercover CIA agent."
And here it is, so casually reported:
In the @CIA he decimated core Al Qaeda. Now he'll run Iranian operations. https://t.co/xe6mWnXhky
— Adam Goldman (@adamgoldmanNYT) June 2, 2017
Friday, June 2, 2017
Kathy Griffin Comedy Tour Cancelled
She has only herself to blame. Indeed, apparently the Uptown Theater cancellation came after she held her press conference today.
At TMZ, "Kathy Griffin Gets Ax from Last Theater in Comedy Tour."
Hat Tip: Conservative Treehouse.
At TMZ, "Kathy Griffin Gets Ax from Last Theater in Comedy Tour."
Hat Tip: Conservative Treehouse.
New York Times: Trump's Paris Withdrawal is 'Win for Isolationists; Condemnation is Widespread...'
That's how the Old Gray Lady played it this morning, with its front-page coverage.
The left's reaction has been for the ages, no doubt.
The left's reaction has been for the ages, no doubt.
President Trump announced that he will withdraw the United States from participation in the Paris climate accord https://t.co/SH3iThYXPR
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 1, 2017
Kathy Griffin's Trump Decapitation Wasn't a Joke (VIDEO)
Comedian Kathy Griffin Claims Her Career is Over: Donald Trump 'Ruined' Her Life
Following-up, "WATCH: Kathy Griffin Press Conference (VIDEO)."
At Twitchy, "ICYMI ==> ‘He broke me’! Kathy Griffin cries that she’s the victim of ‘older white guy’ Donald Trump."
At Twitchy, "ICYMI ==> ‘He broke me’! Kathy Griffin cries that she’s the victim of ‘older white guy’ Donald Trump."
This is by far the funniest routine she's ever done. https://t.co/AMcSD11gH6 pic.twitter.com/s6pLoZxMt1
— Byron York (@ByronYork) June 2, 2017
Demi Rose Steps Out in Crop Top in Ibiza
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."
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."
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."
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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.
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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
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