RETIRE EARLIER, LIVE LONGER? “The thought is that the hard working late retirees (65) are more than likely putting too much stress on their ageing bodies and minds and due to the stress, they develop a variety of health problems. The associated stress induced health problems lead to them dying within two years of retirement.”
I’m not sure I buy this.
MEN’S RIGHTS CONSCIOUSNESS COMES TO CHINA: “If women reveal their belly it’s beautiful, but when we do it, it’s ugly?”
BECAUSE I HAVE NO SHAME I’M PLUGGING THIS AGAIN: We May Consent to be Governed, We Do Not Consent to be Ruled
In the comments, it was noted that Valerie Jarrett, at the start of the Obama Administration, said straight out that they came in “ready to rule.” I’ll have more to say about the distinction between governing and ruling soom.
OPINION: The Planet Fitness Nightmare. “Planet Fitness: The gym for people who don’t really want to get in shape, owned by people who really can’t afford for the members to be there. . . . So I decided to investigate Planet Fitness and pay them a visit. It was worse than I’d imagined. Far, far worse.”
Of course, if you’re already motivated, all those people who join but don’t go are just subsidizing you.
GOOD, HE’S AN IDIOT: Customer is kicked out of Washington DC barbecue restaurant for berating a fellow diner wearing a MAGA hat, calling him ‘racist’ and a ‘Nazi.’ “Reaction to Helmstetter’s story has been less than sympathetic, with many reaching out to say he should’ve left the couple alone and what he did was both ‘rude’ and ‘ignorant’.”
Well, he was, and I’m glad he’s hearing this. We need to discourage the leftist sense of impunity. And TJ Helmstetter, “progressive communicator,” looks exactly as you’d expect.
20 YEARS SEEMS EXCESSIVE: Woman Who Licked Ice Cream and Put It Back in Viral Video Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison.
YOUR FEELGOOD STORY OF THE DAY: Astronauts don’t seem to be dying from exposure to space radiation.
HATERS GOTTA MAKE FAKE HATE: Citing SPLC’s Inflated Numbers, Gillibrand and Other Dems Push Hate Crime Hoax Bill.
JUST THE MAN WE NEED TO DEAL WITH CHINA: Biden: I was not prepared for Harris to come at me the way she did on busing.
SLOW JOE: Biden vows to bring back Obamacare’s individual mandate penalty for not having insurance.
“Yes, I’d bring back the individual mandate,” Biden said in an interview on CNN. The individual mandate would be popular now, “compared to what’s being offered,” he added.
So popular people won’t buy it unless it’s under penalty of law.
MEANWHILE, OVER AT VODKAPUNDIT: It’s Florida Man Friday. “Florida Man Double-Dog Dares Florida Woman to Stab Him, Gets Stabbed.”
CATHY YOUNG: Antifa, Quillette, and Media Bias. It’s pretty obvious that the press is covering for Antifa, rather than covering it, as befits Democratic Party operatives with bylines.
NIKE FANS THE FLAMES OF THE CULTURE WAR:
Innocuous or even noble symbols can be appropriated for evil purposes. The swastika is an ancient symbol in various Asian cultures. It was adopted in Europe as a symbol of good luck until the Nazis made it their own. The KKK’s pointy hoods may have been inspired by the Catholic capirote of medieval Spain and Portugal, which looks dismayingly similar.
But here’s the thing: When evil people acquire symbols for their own ends, the only guarantee of success is when everyone else validates the acquisition.
If Nike had gone ahead with the special-edition sneakers, it would have been, in marketing terms, the equivalent of Godzilla versus Bambi. A few neo-Nazis and a few more social-justice warriors would have complained, and everyone else would have gone about their day totally unconcerned.
Instead, Nike followed the advice of a man whose business model is to stir grievance and controversy for its own sake. Suddenly, millions of people who once thought the Betsy Ross flag was just an admirable bit of Americana now associate it with hate groups. Worse, other entirely decent and patriotic Americans will now likely start brandishing the flag to offend people who, until recently, had no idea some hate groups adopted the flag in the first place.
The ranks of the perpetually offended will misread this trolling-to-own-the-libs effort as an endorsement of hate speech, and the culture war will have yet another idiotic fight on its hands, and a symbol of the country’s founding that should be a uniting image for all Americans will now be reduced to a weapon in that war.
Thanks a lot, Nike.
As Jim Treacher noted on Wednesday, Betsy Ross’s flag design “was good enough for Obama’s inauguration. Not anymore. If Betsy Ross is racist now, how about the 76ers? The Patriots? Should we start picketing showings of Hamilton?”
Given the Philadelphia Flyers’ recent memory holing of Kate Smith, I’d say the odds are 50-50 that the city’s basketball team updates their logo, which features the 13 star design. I wonder when the left starts considering their name as evil as the NFL’s Washington Redskins?
WAS IT THE LAUGHTER OR THE TEARS? Hillary Clinton Withdraws As Cybersecurity Conference Keynote, Citing ‘Unforeseen Circumstance.’
RACHEL ALEXANDER: Imprisoned For A Crime He Didn’t Commit.
CHRISTIAN TOTO: Showtime Mocks Conservatives Getting Censored, Attacked.
Remember why Mini AOC’s family shut down their humor operation? Or why the Covington Kids are suing The Washington Post?
The projection here is … stunning.
Today, conservatives are being ostracized, silenced, muted and shadow-banned across digital platforms and in real life for simply sharing right-of-center views. Some conservative stars, like James Woods, are asked to delete incendiary tweets while liberal stars routinely say far, far worse sans a wrist slap.
According to “Our Cartoon President,” conservatives are too “whiny” about the issue.
The message is clear.
“Shut up,” they explained.
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