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Archive for 2018
April 25, 2018
YOUR DAILY TREACHER: Should MSNBC’s Joy Reid Be Fired for Expressing an Unstylish Opinion?
Maybe, maybe not. But she should certainly be made to squirm for as long and as uncomfortably as possible.
BRITISH COPS THREATEN HOSPITAL’S SOCIAL MEDIA CRITICS AS ALFIE EVANS LOSES NEW APPEAL.
Earlier: British man jailed after giving middle finger to speed camera.
As British ex-pat Charles C.W. Cooke tweets, “Michael Brendan Dougherty pointed out to me that police in the U.K. spend all their time on Twitter threatening people with jail time for frivolous things, and now I can’t stop seeing it.”
And so does their state-run media.
YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BLOG: Forgotten Skills Millennials (and Others) Need to Know.
TRUMP SHOULD PARDON JACK JOHNSON: And while we’re thinking about, we should think sympathetic thoughts about Frank Lloyd Wright and Charlie Chaplin too. All got ensnared in the vaguely-worded Mann Act.
21st CENTURY HEADLINES: Millennials blame boomers for ruining their lives.
To be fair, I’m sure the feeling is mutual.
“CRUMBS CHRONICLES” DOCUMENTS HOW TAX CUTS ARE BOOSTING REAL FAMILIES: LifeZette’s Michelle Blood is talking to individuals and families in Flyover Country and hearing lots of stories about the blessings of getting bigger paychecks. Are you listening, Nancy Pelosi?
ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSE: Baltimore Mayor Tries to Address City’s Violence by Telling Businesses When to Close.
THE 21ST CENTURY ISN’T TURNING OUT AS I HOPED: East Asian tick species arrives in New Jersey, could carry dangerous virus.
IT’S WHEN THE DRUMS STOP THAT YOU HAVE TO WORRY: Amazonian Bora people mimic the rhythm of their language for communication over large distances using drums. Because when the drums stop, it means . . . bass solo!
ELIMINATIONIST RHETORIC: Gore on Trump Presidency: ‘Some Experiments are Terminated Early for Ethical Reasons.’
BUT THE SCIENCE WAS SETTLED, DAMMIT! Climate change is ‘not as bad as we thought’ say scientists.
AS A WISE ILLINOIS COMMUNITY ORGANIZER ONCE SAID, GET IN THEIR FACES, AND PUNCH BACK TWICE AS HARD: An Illinois State University student is suing his school because even though they found him not responsible for sexual assault, a premature suspension effectively punished him.
HMM: Russia Widens EW War, ‘Disabling’ EC-130s In Syria.
The Compass Call is supposed to be one of America’s foremost electronic warfare weapons, but the EC-130s flying near Syria are being attacked and disabled “in the most aggressive EW environment on the planet,” the head of Special Operations Command said here today.
“Right now in Syria we are operating in the most aggressive EW environment on the planet from our adversaries. They are testing us everyday, knocking our communications down, disabling our EC-130s, etcetera,” Gen. Raymond Thomas told an audience of some 2,000 intelligence professionals.
While, for obvious reasons, we don’t know many details about the nature of the attacks on the EC-130s, we do know the Russians have done what one EW expert called a “good job” in several recent conflicts using EW. And the Russians are in force in Syria and provide most of the gear used by the Syrian military.
Historically, the Russians have been very good at this kind of thing. Hopefully, we’re learning more lessons about their gear than they’re learning about ours.
THAT’S NOT GOING TO KEEP ME AWAY FROM THE GYM: Vigorous Physical Activity Linked to Increased Risk of ALS, And Nobody Knows Why.
I BLAME THE ROTHSCHILDS: Trayon White gets a pass when nobody else would.
I assume by now you’ve heard about D.C. Councilman Trayon White’s rather “unusual” views on how the Jews are controlling the weather and his even more disastrous trip to the Holocaust Museum. One might imagine that this story is fairly well wrapped up at this point. I mean, it’s 2018, right? We’re not having any of this intolerance and blatant antisemitism, particularly when it comes to elected officials. If this guy isn’t out the door already it’s got to just be a matter of time.
With this much evidence stacked up (and really not even disputed by the person in question), the paragons of virtue at the Washington Post must be ready to throw him under the bus. Or so you might imagine. But it turns out that you’d be wrong. The WaPo editorial board did indeed weigh in on the subject this week, but instead of calling for Councilman White to step down in disgrace, they’re suggesting that he keep his head down and get back to work for the people of his city.
Read the whole thing. Does Jeff Bezos care about what’s going on inside of his newspaper?
Related: As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, I’m alarmed that our country is forgetting the genocide.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Prof Charged For Spraying Fake Blood On NRA Lobbyist’s House.
DRILL, BABY, DRILL: Trump’s revenge: U.S. oil floods Europe, hurting OPEC and Russia.
ROGER AILES’ EVIL-GENIUS PLAN TO SINK THE COMPETITION CONTINUES TO BEAR FRUIT: NBC bet $69 Million on Megyn Kelly — then viewers vanished.
(Classical reference in headline.)