THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING: Target is careful to only cite economic reasons for abandoning their downtown Minneapolis headquarters.
Archive for 2021
March 15, 2021
SHOCKING NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE: Exhaustion linked with increased risk of heart attack in men.
HELEN’S PAGE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: So after discussing the project I have in mind with Instapundit readers, I am relaunching a new version of Helen’s Page. To refresh your memory, here is an updated description:
A lot of people after the election are feeling more isolated than ever. So I made a place for them to meet each other. Helen’s Page is a place where people can come to find and help other liberty-minded people across the country—from selling your undiscovered screenplay or advertising your local bakery right down to finding an accountant, electrician, or other professional who shares your love of liberty.
I believe it is imperative that the 74 million + of us who believe in equal opportunity and individual success help each other. Find products and services from people who see the world the way you do. Stop spending your money and time with businesses and people who believe in the cancel culture whenever your politics come into question.
Here’s an example of how it works. You are a libertarian/conservative with a book to sell. Come over and tell readers about it on Helen’s Page in the “Book” section. The more of us who sign up, the more exposure that book will have. Publishers of libertarian or conservative books are also welcome to post. Or maybe you just want a liberty-minded friend to have coffee with or just chat with virtually, come on Helen’s Page in the “Coffee Meetup” section and ask others who are interested to message you. Or maybe you have some electronics or even clothes that you want to sell, you can list that too.
The site has taken over a month to set up with a web developer and I would love to get some Instapundit readers to volunteer to add any listings of their choice. The site requires registration and a credit card to ensure that users are who they say they are and not trolls etc. Volunteers will get a free one month trial and will not be charged anything for participating and can cancel at the end of the month or stay on for a monthly fee if they like it.
If you would like to try it out, email me at and I will send you the link. I appreciate your support!
UPDATE: We have enough volunteers so please do not email until further notice. Thanks to all who have volunteered. Your help has been very valuable.
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VODKAPUNDIT PRESENTS YOUR DAILY INSANITY WRAP: Even the New York Times Can’t Hide the Truth About Florida and COVID.
Insanity Wrap needs to know: If the New York Times reports good news about Florida’s re-opening, is the news still good?
Answer: Yes!
Before we get to the sordid details, a quick preview of today’s Wrap.
- Oregon Democrats introduce insane reparations bill
- Andrew Cuomo translated for the deaf and sophomoric
- Dictionary.com didn’t change its name to Newspeak.com, but maybe it won’t be long
Bonus Sanity: It’s right there in the headline for once.
And so much more at the link, you’d have to be crazy to miss it.
THE GRAUNIAD, ONE YEAR AGO:
In reality, as the BBC reported last week, “The UK government aims to offer a first vaccine dose to about 32 million people in nine priority groups by 15 April.”
Also one year ago today: Stereophonics heavily criticized for not cancelling their gig in Cardiff.
NOPE, THOSE PRINCIPLED OPPONENTS OF NASTINESS AND BULLYING JOINED IN THE MOBBING BECAUSE PRINCIPLES: Mark Judge: NeverTrump Elites Didn’t Help Me During My Kafkaesque Media Show Trial. “I had to remind people that most of what’s called ‘Conservatism, Inc.’ is a gated community, without a taste for actual battle. The people manning think tanks or legacy magazines are like the flaccid senate in the movie 300. They’re busy diddling and pontificating and lecture-circuiting and never-Trumping, while a small group of soldiers goes out to meet a threat.”
This is why I touted his GoFundMe page. And donated to it. Somebody has to stand up for the people that Conservatism, Inc. won’t defend because that would require unpleasantness.
I’M BEGINNING TO THINK THAT “BIG TECH” IS NOT A FORCE FOR GOOD IN THE WORLD: How Big Tech Is Importing India’s Caste Legacy to Silicon Valley. Though to be fair, this is really mostly about problems in India.
PRIORITIES: NY’s ‘Vaccine Czar’ Conducted Loyalty Checks On County Officials After Scandals Erupted. “If this Washington Post report is accurate, Larry Schwartz took the ‘czar’ part of his job title seriously. After several women accused Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment and misconduct, Schwartz started calling the county officials that worked with him on the COVID-19 pandemic to check their loyalty to the Love Gov. Now the state’s vaccine czar faces a pending ethics complaint, and New Yorkers have to wonder just how far Cuomo’s bullying goes.”
YOU GET TO BE A RACIST, AND YOU GET TO BE A RACIST, AND YOU GET TO BE A RACIST! Whites Can’t Share Oprah ‘Reaction Memes’ or They’ll Be Guilty of Practicing ‘Digital Blackface.’
SPACE: Air Force considers SpaceX Starlink for military applications.
Communications capability is a big deal on aircraft of all sorts, but particularly for military aircraft. A new report suggests that the United States Air Force is considering SpaceX’s Starlink Internet connectivity for its potential military applications. One of the major contractors to the United States Air Force, Ball Aerospace, builds “conformal antennas” for tactical aircraft used by the USAF.
Ball Aerospace is working with SpaceX to investigate if Starlink satellite Internet connectivity might have military applications. Word of the Air Force considering Starlink came in a recent request SpaceX made with the FCC. The request said that SpaceX is seeking to make modifications to its experimental authorization for additional testing activities to be undertaken with the federal government.
Left unsaid: With up to 42,000 satellites (not a typo) in orbit once completed, Starlink comms ought to be fairly robust against enemy attack.
BIDEN’S RETURN TO NORMALCY: National Guard Association Echoes Pleas to End Capitol Occupation.
UPDATE (FROM GLENN): “Have we really reached the point where National Guard soldiers in their third month of protecting the Capitol are poisoned with rotten food, worms and metal shavings and no one cares?”
HOW LONG BEFORE CANCEL CULTURE NAILS THIS BRAVE TEACHER: She’s had it with Critical Race Theory. God bless her.
CHARLIE HEBDO PORTRAYS Meghan Markle as George Floyd. “Those outrageous things are not, however, purely gratuitous, so it’s not just a case of laughing at George Floyd and finding it worth pointing out that Markle, too, is black. What’s not gratuitous is the radical contrast between what happened to Floyd — suffering and death on the street, under the knee of a cop — and what happened to Markle — palace life insufficiently pleasant.”
Plus: “It’s important to be able to make fun of public figures. Markle is actively using accusations of racism to fend off criticism. This might work, for her and for many others, if the fear of these accusations is too intense. In that light, Charlie Hebdo is doing us a service, taking the heat, and — if you think about it the right way — contributing to racial progress.”
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: Military Brass Bravely Launch Operation Tucker Carlson. “Not even eight weeks of Biden and members of the military are turning on a private citizen because he offended their delicate sensibilities. Is there nothing about America this drooling idiot can’t ruin?”