BARELY SCRATCHING THE SURFACE AT THAT: The Poison Pill of $15 Minimum Wage- by Jonathan LaForce.
Archive for 2021
January 30, 2021
LIKE THE DOG THAT CATCHES A CAR: Acting DC Chief of Police Wants Permanent Fencing Around Capitol.
This is not going to end well for the left.
SHOCKED SHOCKED SHOCKED: Wow, Big Tech Colludes With Wall Street to Protect Elites and Hedgefunds Against Ordinary Investors.
And yet, I understand ahem “the retards continue to hold the line.”
You know this cold civil war just keeps getting weirder and weirder. The name they give themselves warms the cockles of my heart, though: Yankee Doodles, bitter clingers, morons, deplorables, retards: Americans one and all. Once you are an American, you can adopt any insulting name they call you with great pride and it will only shine, because NOTHING can tarnish “American.” There is nothing better.
TWITTER AND THE ADMINISTRATION IT SUPPORTS: Twitter Suspends China Critic and Trump Administration Official Peter Navarro.
Wholly owned by Xi, the murderous twin of Winnie the Pooh
January 29, 2021
THE DEMOCRATS: Unite and Heal With Show Trials and Fascist Purges. “Enjoy unity at gunpoint in the Bidenist banana republic.”
OUR FRAGILE ELITES: Hedge Fund Manager Claims Victim Status; Claims “We Have to Work Together and Pull Together.”
The least hint of opposition from the plebs throws them into shrieking hysteria. Which tells you how secure they actually are in their positions.
OPEN THREAD: Was there any news worth talking about today?
WHAT WERE THE DEEP SEVENS UP TO? Earth’s outer shell ballooned during massive growth spurt 3 billion years ago.
DID OPPOSABLE THUMBS GIVE US TOOLS, OR DID TOOLMAKING GIVE US OPPOSABLE THUMBS? Tantalizing Evidence Hints Ancient Humans Had Stone Tools Before Opposable Thumbs.
STALINIST PSYCHIATRY: Lawyer Lin Wood Asked to Undergo Mental Health Evaluation by State Bar.
By who? Bandy X. Lee?
TRAINING RED GUARDS: Spoiled Rotten. Students at a private school in New York City — tuition $44,000 a year — launch an anonymous social media campaign denouncing their teachers as “racists” and “oppressors.” And the school’s director surrenders, of course.
R.I.P. CLORIS LEACHMAN. A nice goodbye from Billy Mumy (he goes by “Bill” now):
I had the great privilege and pleasure of working closely with Cloris Leachman four times in my acting career. I played her son in all four of those projects which were starring roles for both of us. We worked on “The Loretta Young Show”, “Going My Way” (with Gene Kelly) and “The Twilight Zone” (in the classic episode, “It’s A Good Life” and the sequel 40 years later, “It’s Still A Good Life” which also starred my daughter, Liliana Mumy). I’ve been fortunate to work with many iconic talents over the course of my life, but NONE were better than Cloris. She was an amazing talent. Any actor who was lucky enough to work with her will immediately know what I mean when I say she truly bumped up your game. You rose to the occasion when acting alongside Cloris Leachman because she wouldn’t accept anything less than the very best you had inside to bring and she helped you find it. Cloris was a force to be reckoned with. I can’t say I ever knew anyone bolder than her. She was bawdy and brave and sassy and hysterically quick and funny and she took no prisoners. She taught me a lot about acting when I was only a very young child. We remained friends over the decades. Her son, George, and I were in a band together. My kids went to Easter Egg parties at her home when they were little. I will always appreciate her greatness and I will never forget how lucky I was to work with her multiple times. Thankfully, Cloris’ immense talents were very well acknowledged and she lived a long, uncompromising life. I’m sorry she’s gone but I am grateful she was here for so long and left us so much. Lastly, I’ll add that many people are not aware of the fact that Cloris was an incredibly talented pianist. I consider myself blessed to have heard her play. Thinking Real Good thoughts for you, “Mom”… You had a good life… A Real Good life.
Very nice.
Considering the national media presence of Waters and “the Squad,” it makes for quite a contrast with yesterday’s story involving GOP madness:
Related: If Republicans don’t remove Marjorie Taylor Greene, we must do it, says … Ilhan Omar. “I’m not sure that what America needs now is a round of trash-talking between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ilhan Omar, but here we are, here we are.”
UPDATE (FROM GLENN): Related: Bernie Bro James T. Hodgkinson, Attempted Assassin Of Steve Scalise, Already Being Erased From History. And additional examples of leftist violence and eliminationist rhetoric at the link.
BUT THINGS ARE REOPENING AND WE’RE HEARING LESS ABOUT IT: U.S. COVID-19 cases rise; More than 12,000 deaths in past 3 days. I wonder why?
THEY GET VERY UPSET WHEN THE PLEBS DON’T KNOW THEIR PLACE:
One of the most revealing 40-second video clips you'll ever watch: https://t.co/5v3q1HrPqu
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 29, 2021
WHY NOT TAKE A BREAK FROM THE SERIOUS NEWS FOR A FEW MINUTES? Florida Man Friday: The Inspiring Drag Queen Who Saved the Neighborhood.
MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: GameStop insurgency is just the latest rebellion against ‘the Big Guys.’ And it won’t be the last.
HMM: FAA grounds Starship. “The launch appears to have been delayed because the FAA did not grant final approval for the 10km launch attempt. SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted about the FAA, saying, ‘Their rules are meant for a handful of expendable launches per year from a few government facilities. Under those rules, humanity will never get to Mars.’ Temporary Flight Restrictions are also in place for Friday, which is now the earliest possible time the vehicle could take flight. Weather should be more benign for SN9 on Friday.”
A LOOK AT THE SHELF LIFE OF AMMUNITION. “The reason there is no expiration date on a box of currently manufactured ammunition is because, when stored properly, it is projected to have an unlimited life span.”
Note that your garden shed is not proper storage.
IT’S A DOG’S LIFE: PETA’s New Campaign to Combat ‘Speciesist’ Language Is Hilarious.