Cyber Monday

I'm a bit late posting my links, but it's a workday for me, and I've been trying to post some regular content as well.

More promotions later. Meanwhile, you can check out all the Cyber Monday sales at my Amazon associate's links.

See, Cyber Monday Deals.

And especially, LG Gram Thin and Light Laptop - 15.6" Full HD IPS Display, Intel Core i7 (8th Gen), 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 2.4lbs, (15Z975-U.AAS7U1).

Thanks for your support!

Jessie Kelly Banned

From Twitter, for no reason whatsoever, apparently.

At the Other McCain, "Twitter Bans Iraq Veteran Jesse Kelly; Glenn Reynolds Quits Platform in Protest."

#Twitter Bans Iraq Veteran #JesseKelly; Glenn Reynolds [#Instapundit] Quits Platform in Protest: #TwitterPurge https://t.co/vxbT8hxjWb cc. @PatriarchTree pic.twitter.com/RLi1gIwYbV

— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) November 26, 2018

I actually was not following Mr. Kelly, but I love the piece he posted at the Federalist, "Twitter Banned Me for Literally No Reason, But in the End They’ll Lose":

We have become a nation of sensitive losers who care about words. We care about how things “make us feel.” The exception these days is the man who just wants to put his talent and his thoughts in the marketplace of ideas and see if people will buy it.

That man is rare today, but it was not always so. The American man used to be one who threw his family in a covered wagon and headed West into the wilderness. The American man used to be one who found out the Japanese had attacked men he didn’t know in a state he’d never visited so he ran down to the recruiting office to enlist in the Marines. That American man still exists, but he’s an endangered species.

The American spirit of free speech has been replaced by people who want uncomfortable speech censored. Nowhere is this more apparent than the social media world.

As I have said before, social media is not a small thing. It is no longer three nerds with pocket protectors huddled in their dorm rooms dreaming about a day when a woman acknowledges their existence. Social media has surpassed the telephone. It is the means of networking and communicating with others: 2.5 billion people use Facebook and Twitter.

That is not a fringe thing that is going away. It has now become the way humans interact with each other. It is completely run by Silicon Valley leftists who know the power they hold. And they are using that power.

But power is a funny thing. Power, no matter how ominous it may seem at the time, is always finite. It doesn’t last forever. If there is one thing history has taught us, it’s that silencing voices will always be a temporary solution.

Kendall Jenner Trolls Siblings for Thanksgiving: 'All my siblings posting their babies and shit and i'm just like...'

She's definitely the hottest chick going right now, man.

At Instagram (click through).

And at London's Daily Mail:

Kendall Jenner did things a little differently than her sisters https://t.co/dPyCYbJ0jl

— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) November 23, 2018

Brooke Candy's Tattoos

At Drunken Stepfather, "BROOKE CANDY TATTOOED NIPPLES OF THE DAY."

Oren Cass, The Once and Future Worker

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Oren Cass, The Once and Future Worker: A Vision for the Renewal of Work in America.

Leading Canadian Feminist Meghan Murphy Banned by Twitter for Speaking Out on Trans Ideology

I've interacted with Ms. Meghan a few times. Been following all year, and have been especially fascinated by her deep and shockingly incisive feminist analysis of the transgender cult.

She's been locked out of Twitter umpteen times and now her personal feed has been permanently suspended.

I'm not on other social media platforms (except Facebook, which I literally rarely check, like once a month if that), so for Twitter to continue its extremely rapid decline is depressing. I imagine soon I'll be spending less time on it, but for now I still like it as an entry point and rapid news feed for politics. That it's become the main platform for political correctness and thought control is now beyond dispute.

Jonathan Kay has one of the most thoughtful threads on Twitter's Ms. Meghan ban:

I have now learned that @MeghanEMurphy has had her account suspended again in the last few hours. @Twitter, this is absolutely insane: she is one of Canada's best known feminists, & one of the few voices fighting back against the insanity that's gripped Vancouver gender politics

— Jonathan Kay (@jonkay) November 24, 2018

And check the ever-excellent Robert Stacy McCain, at the Other McCain, "Jonathan Yaniv Is Not a Woman and #IStandWithMeghanMurphy."

Someone coined a new term, "transcel," describing a man who can't get laid -- an incel -- who decides to become transgender in a desperate attempt to gain sexual access to women. https://t.co/PTOMONxyiN

— The Patriarch Tree (@PatriarchTree) November 25, 2018

And at the Daily Wire, "Progressive Feminist Suspended From Twitter After Criticizing the Transgender Movement":

Daily Wire: Has this experience with Twitter changed your perspective regarding online political life?

Meghan Murphy: It’s blowing my mind how much power trans activists have. I’m not able to make my arguments. What they’re doing is ensuring I can’t talk about this stuff at all on Twitter.

It’s not, “you can’t say offensive things,” or “hateful things,” or “you can’t be mean,” because what I’m saying isn’t hateful or mean or offensive in my opinion. I’m trying to show that this ideology is incoherent and irrational. I’m trying to get them to explain their own arguments and defend their own claims.

If I can’t articulate my position, or ask questions – like “how can a man become a woman?” — then I can’t engage in these conversations at all.

The fact that there’s no accountability is crazy. Twitter doesn’t respond to my appeals; they just send me these form responses that don’t actually explain their policies or explain why I can’t say what I’m saying.

DW: Is there anything you want people to know regarding this situation that hasn’t been touched on?

MURPHY: Like I said before, the amount of power that trans activists have over public debate is incredible and kind of scary. It’s just a few people. There are a few people who have connections to Twitter or work for Twitter who are either trans themselves or allied with this movement who are just dictating these rules.

With the stuff that I’m saying, I have more supporters than detractors — not only online, but in the world. Most people in the world don’t believe it’s possible for a male to become female. Most people think this ideology is ridiculous. A lot of people are afraid to say so, and others are just regular people who aren’t aware this debate is going on.

This minority of people, who have an incredible amount of power, are claiming to be the most marginalized people on the planet. You can’t really be that marginalized when you’re controlling the entire conversation, and changing legislation and policy faster than anyone else has been able to do.

Ms. Meghan's response is up at her website, Feminist Current:

Meghan Murphy, founder & editor of @FeministCurrent, has been suspended from @Twitter for stating something outrageously radical: women are people who exist on our own right.

So, @jack, just want to check here:
MISOGYNY, RAPE AND DEATH THREATS: 👍
FEMINIST ANALYSIS AND FACTS:👎 pic.twitter.com/WdWTh4KxzI

— RaquelRosarioSánchez (@8RosarioSanchez) November 24, 2018

Jennifer Delacruz's Cyber Sunday Weather

The lovely Ms. Jennifer is back, at ABC News 10 San Diego:

Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure.

Jean M. Twenge, iGen

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Jean M. Twenge, iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy – and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood – and What That Means for the Rest of Us.

A highly readable and entertaining first look at how today’s members of iGen—the children, teens, and young adults born in the mid-1990s and later—are vastly different from their Millennial predecessors, and from any other generation, from the renowned psychologist and author of Generation Me.

With generational divides wider than ever, parents, educators, and employers have an urgent need to understand today’s rising generation of teens and young adults. Born in the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s and later, iGen is the first generation to spend their entire adolescence in the age of the smartphone. With social media and texting replacing other activities, iGen spends less time with their friends in person—perhaps why they are experiencing unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression, and loneliness.

But technology is not the only thing that makes iGen distinct from every generation before them; they are also different in how they spend their time, how they behave, and in their attitudes toward religion, sexuality, and politics. They socialize in completely new ways, reject once sacred social taboos, and want different things from their lives and careers. More than previous generations, they are obsessed with safety, focused on tolerance, and have no patience for inequality. iGen is also growing up more slowly than previous generations: eighteen-year-olds look and act like fifteen-year-olds used to.

As this new group of young people grows into adulthood, we all need to understand them: Friends and family need to look out for them; businesses must figure out how to recruit them and sell to them; colleges and universities must know how to educate and guide them. And members of iGen also need to understand themselves as they communicate with their elders and explain their views to their older peers. Because where iGen goes, so goes our nation—and the world.

Bridget Phetasy Posts 'Tasteful Nudes' at Patreon for Money, and Responds to Her 'Haters' With Topless Photo on Twitter

Hey, that's one way to make money, I guess.

But what constitutes "tasteful nudes"?

See for yourself, here.

And here's the photo as well.

And she tweeting quite a bit in response to her "haters."

It’s insane to me how crazy boobs make people in America.

— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) November 25, 2018

Have you seen my mentions, bro? They aren’t feelings. The misogyny is a FACT right there for the world to read. https://t.co/LAVstl3IID

— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) November 25, 2018

“Anonymous man babies hiding behind their screens, angry at the scary girls who show their bewbs.” ~an extremely short story

— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) November 25, 2018

The self-owning happening in my mentions is some next level shit. One would think trolls would realize when they’re being trolled.

— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) November 25, 2018

Well this has been a fun exercise in kicking a hornet’s nest. I’ll leave you with this: the hatred being fueled between the sexes is dangerous and goes both ways. Not all men who can’t get laid hate women. And not all women who get attacked online (and off) hate men. I’m proof.

— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) November 25, 2018

Cyber Weekend Sales

At Amazon, Deals of the Day.

And especially, Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV Metal Detector.

Also, Pelican 1650 Case With Foam (Black).

More, Bose QuietComfort 35 (Series II) Wireless Headphones, Noise Cancelling, with Alexa voice control - Black.

Here, uKeg 128 oz Pressurized Growler for Craft Beer - Stainless Steel.

And, Sound and Sleep MINI High Fidelity Sleep Sound Machine with AC and Battery Power, Real Non-Looping Nature Sounds, Fan Sounds and White Noise.

Plus, LG Electronics 55SK8000PUA 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV (2018 Model).

Still more, Sherwood DANISH DELIGHTS Butter Cookies, In a Nice Gifting Tin, box (340g).

More here, Black Rifle Coffee Company Complete Mission Fuel Kit, Coffee Rounds for Single Serve Brewing Machines (96 Count) Coffee Pods Cups.

BONUS: Roberto Bolaño, 2666.

Beautiful Kaya

She's a hot patriot woman.

A dream woman patriot!

#NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/wFNojAYhoG

— Kaya Jones (@KayaJones) November 24, 2018

Peter Maas, Serpico

I watched this film last night on cable. It's excellent. And I especially love Al Pacino. I don't know (nor care) if he's a leftist: he's just so good on film.

At Amazon, Peter Maas, Serpico.

Heartwarming Video of When Dying Chimpanzee Recognizes Life-Long Friend

This is so wonderful.

A very special and beautiful moment!

This 59-year-old chimpanzee was refusing food and ready to die — until she received one last visit from an old friend.

📹ig: BurgersZoo/ Unilad pic.twitter.com/XjspzU55n5

— The Invisible Man (@invisibleman_17) November 24, 2018

Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day: A Novel.

You Gotta Love It: California Gun Owners Buy Ammunition on #BlackFriday (VIDEO)

Getting ahead of the new state legislation, which takes effect January 1st.

This guy Walt Fetgatter, interviewed at the piece, speaks for millions of Californians. Our rights are being violated. People are fleeing the state. In addition to gun control, taxes are way too high (and all kinds of "climate change" emissions regulations are killing businesses statewide).

At ABC News 10 San Diego:

Black Friday Deals

At Amazon, Today's Deals New deals. Every day. Shop our Deal of the Day, Lightning Deals and more daily deals and limited-time sales.

See especially, All-New Fire HD 8 Kids Edition Tablet, 8" HD Display, 32 GB, Blue Kid-Proof Case.

Also, Dyson V8 Absolute Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, Yellow.

More, Cuisinart SS-15 12-Cup Coffee Maker and Single-Serve Brewer, Stainless Steel.

Plus, Polaroid Originals 4725 Polaroid 600 Camera, Express, Blue.

And, Gotham Steel Titanium Ceramic 9.5” Non-Stick Copper Deep Square Frying & Cooking Pan With Lid, Frying Basket, Steamer Tray, 4 Piece Set - Graphite.

Still more, Bose QuietComfort 35 (Series II) Wireless Headphones, Noise Cancelling, with Alexa voice control – Triple Midnight.

Here, Toshiba 32LF221U19 32-inch 720p HD Smart LED TV - Fire TV Edition.

BONUS: Stephen B. Oates, Let the Trumpet Sound: A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Blame the 'Culture Wars' on 1968

From VDH, at Investors, "Did 1968 Win The Culture War?":

Most of the political and cultural agenda from that turbulent period — both the advances and the regressions — has long been institutionalized. The military draft, for good or bad, has remained defunct. There is greater transparency in politics, fewer smoke-filled rooms. Disabled children, once ostracized and/or dismissively labeled "retarded," are now far better integrated into society and treated more ethically as special-needs kids. The rights of women, minorities and the LGBT community are now widely accepted.

Yet lifestyles have been radically altered — and often not for the good. Before the late '60s, most Americans married before having children; afterward, not so much. One-parent households are now far more common.

Other legacies of the '60s include couples marrying later and having fewer children. A half-century later, these social inheritances often mean prolonged adolescence, older parents, delayed or nonexistent homeownership, and more emphasis on leisure time than on household chores.

Fashion remains '60s-influenced. There are few dress codes left. Even billionaires now dress in jeans, T-shirts and sneakers rather than slacks and wingtips. Wire-rim glasses of the 1950s were considered old people's spectacles. Then they became hip, and now they are standard.

The iconic drug of the '60s, marijuana, has been legalized in many states and soon may be decriminalized at the federal level.

Post-'60s movies routinely include the sort of profanity, nudity and graphic violence that was unknown in 1950s cinema. Big-screen romance is often no longer about courtship, romance and mystery, but lots of on-screen sex.

Promiscuity and hookups were redefined in the '60s as norms. They are now, too — but with lots of ensuing psychological, social and cultural damage.

Before the campus turmoil of the late '60s, there were almost no "studies" courses in the college curriculum. The ancient idea still persisted that the university was obligated to teach philosophy, literature, languages, science, math and the professions — along with the inductive method to use such knowledge to make sense of things.

Yet the impatient '60s threw out that disinterested notion as quaint, naive and a roadblock to utopia. The campus instead became a center of deductive progressive activism. Updated studies courses now train students to think politically correctly rather than empirically...

RTWT.

Ellen Pompeo's Call-Out Virtue

Seen on Twitter, and at USA Today below:

Go, Ellen, GO. @EllenPompeo pic.twitter.com/Oj1YS3cq5G

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) November 19, 2018

Pompeo married a black man to signal her virtue as a non-racist: 🤷‍♂️ Maybe it was about love, but an interracial marriage allows you to virtue-signal like there's no tomorrow: https://t.co/a5F6qY2SLG

— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) November 23, 2018

Danielle Gersh's Black Friday Weather

She's the prettiest little thing doing the weather.

At CBS News 2 Los Angeles: