THERE ARE SOME IDIOT IDEAS I’M TIRED OF:  Men And Chains.

OPEN THREAD: Ring in the weekend.

NOTE THE NASHVILLE NES BLACKOUT DEBACLE THIS WEEK:

EVERYTHING THEY SAY IS A LIE:

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IF YOU THINK MISSILE DEFENSE IS EXPENSIVE, TRY LOSING A CITY: U.S. Approves Quadrupled THAAD Interceptor Production to Counter Rising Missile Threats. “U.S. Company Lockheed Martin has signed a landmark framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War (DoW) to expand Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor production from 96 to 400 units per year. This decisive industrial ramp-up responds to advanced missile threats and signals a Pentagon shift toward sustained high-volume strategic defense manufacturing.”

ONLY 85 SECONDS TO DOOMSDAY: That’s according to the “Doomsday Clock” maintained by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. Funny thing, though, as explained by Issues & Insights, the clock seems to be opposite reality:

“First, look at the reasons behind why it ticked closer to midnight this year. One of those listed was the bombing of Iran’s nuclear weapons sites last year. So, according to these ‘experts,’ crippling a radical Islamic regime’s ability to build a nuclear bomb is making the world less safe?

“Then there’s the fact that the bulletin includes ‘climate change’ as an indicator of annihilation. What does a supposedly warming planet have to do with launching nuclear bombs? And why does it matter if the Trump administration ‘stripped back’ (to use the New York Times’ words) public health infrastructure?”

There more of this leftist gibberish. Go here.

 

IT’S FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY [VIP]: His Car Was So Hot… “It’s time for your much-needed break from the serious news, and this week, we’ll learn how not to get into the cocaine industry, what not to do with a vacuum cleaner, and too much about Louisiana’s not-so-littlest mermaid.”

HERE WE GO AGAIN: Democrats Charge Forward With Shutdown Threat Over ICE Funding. “Republican Sens. Ted Budd of North Carolina, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Mike Lee of Utah, Ashley Moody and Rick Scott of Florida, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama also opposed advancing the funding package. The conservative group of lawmakers contains several leading fiscal hawks and opponents of abortion. Budd told reporters he voted “no” over concerns about ‘abortion funding’ in the package.”