GUYS, I’M SERIOUS. THIS IS MENTAL ILLNESS ON A SCALE NOT YET ENCOUNTERED. THE LEFT HAS LOST IT. PERHAPS IT’S THE SLOW-BREAKDOWN FROM THE FALL OF THE USSR. BUT ANYWAY, IT’S BAD:  Resolved: The Higher The Fewer.

AND GOING UP AGAINST A SICILIAN WHEN DEATH IS ON THE LINE!  In Addition To Impeachment, Democrats Announce Plans To Get Involved In A Land War In Asia.  But then they ARE rodents of unusual size.

IT BREAKS WITH MESSAGE!  WE MIGHT BREAK OUR RULES AND SEE IT IN THEATERS:  The Real Reason Critics Hate ‘Rambo: Last Blood’.

THE LEFTY MAVENS OF MY FIELD ARE PILLORYING THIS MAN FOR DARING TO BE SANE:

OF COURSE, Dan Simmons IS violating one of Heinlein’s dictums: that only a fool or a sadist tells the unvarnished truth in a social situation.
Only he’s not a fool. I don’t think he’s a sadist. And Heinlein didn’t say anything about socialist situations.

PAST SOCIALISM’S GRAVEYARD:  Whistle Blowin’ In The Wind.

OH, ҪA MOST DEFINITELY IRÁ:  RNC, Trump Campaign Raise $5 Million Since Pelosi Announced Impeachment Inquiry.

THE PROBLEMS OF THE ARISTOS.  ҪA IRÁ:   The Trump Impeachment Conundrum Democrats Don’t Want to Talk About.

IF OUR AGENCIES WANT TO EARN THE TRUST OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THEY’LL MEDITATE ON THEIR BEHAVIOR AND… OH, WHO AM I KIDDING? THEY WON’T STOP SHORT OF THE GUILLOTINE.  TRUMBRILS UP NEXT? MADAME LA GUILLOTINE IS ALWAYS HUNGRY:  The “Whistleblower Complaint” isn’t a whistleblower complaint, it’s a closing argument.

IF THEY HAD NO DOUBLE STANDARDS, THEY’D HAVE NO STANDARDS AT ALL:  Joe Biden and Ukraine is “Hillary’s Emails” all over again.

And it’s after the election he’ll have more “flexibility.”
And it’s Benghazi lies.
And it’s pallets of cash to Iran.
And it’s the Clinton Foundation funny business.

… after all, at this point, what difference does it make?

BASEBALL CAPS MAKE MY HEAD LOOK WEIRD, BUT RIGHT NOW, I NEED MORE RED ONES IN MY LIFE.  THEY’LL SAY THINGS LIKE “LIBERAL TEARS ARE DELICIOUS” AND “MADE YOU LOOK” AND “WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH AMERICA?”:  Ban All the Red Hats?

TO BE FAIR, NOT ALL IN POSITIONS OF POWER ARE CRAZY. SOME ARE FAILED COMEDIANS. AND MENTALLY ILL:  Committee Hearing Becomes A Parody Show.

LIKE GRETA THUNBERG, SHE ONLY KNOWS WHAT SHE WAS TOLD. SHE’S A SOCIALIST PUPPET:  AOC’s “A Just Society” Legislation Is Socialism Wrapped In A Glittery Bow.

And the bow only glitters because it’s radioactive.

THERE’S A GREAT MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN THIS COUNTRY. SOMETIMES IN LEADERSHIP. IOW, DO WHAT?  Paladin’s AMERICAN GOMORRAH ™ — “Fountain” Edition

IS THIS WHERE DEMOCRATS ARE HEADED?

BUT WHY ARE THEY TEACHING OUR KIDS ALL SORTS OF CRAZY THINGS?  OTHER THAN LUST FOR POWER? BECAUSE NONE OF THEM UNDERSTANDS ANYTHING. I HAD TO EXPLAIN THE WATER CYCLE TO MY KIDS’ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER. SHE DIDN’T KNOW. SHE THOUGHT WATER, ONCE USED WAS GONE FOREVER. NO ONE HAD EVER TOLD HER. SO SHE WAS TELLING THE KIDS WATER JUST… WENT AWAY:  And now it’s time for Children’s Hour.

TODAY I HAD SOMEONE ON FACEBOOK TELL ME I’D BE SORRY WHEN THE OCEANS BOILED. ALSO THAT THE EARTH IS ANGRY. THIS IS THE TYPE OF MIND THAT BELIEVES THE SWEDISH TEENAGE MUTANT WAKESCOLD:  A Line-By-Line Response to Greta Thunberg’s UN Speech.

Oh, and the woman who yelled at me is a college professor.  Ladies and gentlemen, there is a massive, unacknowledged mental health crisis in this country. And not all of the mad people are pooping it up in the streets of San Francisco. Some are sh*tting all over higher education.

FASTER, PLEASE: Just How Feasible is a Warp Drive?

OPEN THREAD: Make your time here matter.

NEW SOCIALIST “IT GIRL” STILL IN SUMMER RERUN SEASON: AOC’s Newest Plan To Make America Socialist — ‘A Just Society.’

In the midst of all the impeachment crap -and let us not mince words, it is all crap – New York Democratic Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced a package of six bills as part of what she calls “A Just Society.” This is her latest attempt to turn the United States into a socialist nation since the Green New Deal really has not gone anywhere, aside from the fantasies of eco-fundamentalist freaks rife with delusional climate anxiety. The key promises of this “Just Society” is your right to not to be fat and have perfect mental health, illegal immigrants receiving endless federal welfare and benefits, and national rent control, among other policies that would hurt American workers. In short, it basically wants to put the government in every aspect of your life and your money in efforts the United States should not be supporting.

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez introduced her ambitious plans on Wednesday. Here are just six plans, none saying how the American people will pay for them. Of course, we know it will be through higher taxes.

She started the year ripping off FDR’s New Deal, so I guess it makes sense for her to offer a rerun of LBJ’s Great Society as well. If it ever all rolls out and the economy tanks, I wonder if she’ll take to wearing one of Gerry Ford’s “Whip Inflation Now” pins?

LEXUS: A million miles.

NEWS FROM THE SOCIAL MEDIA UPHEAVAL: Phones broke us. Now you can pay someone to help fix you.

ANNALS OF LEFTIST AUTOPHAGY: Good Grief! NY Times reveals whistleblower is CIA and readers are furious.

There are hundreds of more responses like this from unhappy progressives. But it’s not just social media where people are reacting stongly to the decision to publish this information. The Times is being dragged on its own site by commenters. Here’s a sample:

• “I am stunned the paper would choose to do this. You just gave anyone who might choose to come forward to report a serious governmental wrongdoing ample reason to triple guess that choice.”
• “No, NYT – don’t go there. Do not identify or help identify the WB”
• “You, New York Times, have given enough detail for any amateur sleuth to find him. Would it hurt to wait a few weeks before releasing information that may imperil this American hero?”
• “It is irresponsible of you to so specifically identify the whistleblower. I am disappointed in your editorial decision.”
• “I understand the need to wanting to know more and complete information. But good grief, a person’s life could be on the line.”
• “Why are you trying to out this patriot, instead of investigating the crimes of the president? Unbelievable.”
• “Your actions are irresponsible.”
• “What in the world are you thinking?”
• “DO NOT OUT THIS HERO!”
• “Great article. All that’s missing is where his kids go to school.”
• “Reading this story makes me regret having cancelled my subscription. I’d like to be able to cancel it again.”

And on and on it goes. And I’m not cherry-picking those examples. I’d say the comments are 80 percent against the Times’ decision to publish in varying degrees, with most of the remainder of comments not taking a position either way. Only a handful of people appear to be standing up for the decision to publish.

NYT Maximum Editor Dean Baquet does everything he can to appease his leftist readers, all the way to altering headlines to rewriting America’s founding itself – and he still can’t keep the mob from attacking.

Or as Robert A. George of the crosstown rival Daily News tweets, “Over the last month, the NYT has done a remarkable job in uniting right and left to question its judgment in news, opinion and social media decisions.“

THESE WERE PRETTY MUCH MY IMPRESSIONS OF THE DOWNTON ABBEY MOVIE AS WELL, having previously only watched the first 15 minutes of the first episode: “My wife tricked me into seeing Downton Abbey. I’ve never seen a second of this show and have no idea who any of these people are.” (Thread.)

Seriously – lush cinematography, background score, sets and costume designs. There are far more unpleasant ways to kill two hours at the movies.

ROLLING STONE IS ON TOP OF THAT STORY OF THE BOWL CUT BEING A SYMBOL OF WHITE SUPREMACY:

I thought they could hold out for a few more years, but at long last, cancel culture comes for Moe Howard, the Beatles — and given their own role in spreading white supremacy across America, Rolling Stone magazine itself:

Earlier: ADL Declares OK Sign a ‘Hate Symbol.’

Related: Sticky Fingers: A New Biography Explores the Seedier Side of Jann Wenner.

EVERGREEN HEADLINE: Lies, Damned Lies, and Democrats: The MSM-DNC’s Worst Week Ever.