Archive for 2022
September 26, 2022
MARK JUDGE: The True Jackie Robinson: In the MLB’s and media’s coverage of the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s major league debut, there is much that is forgotten. “What the media seems deliberately to miss about Robinson, however, is that he was also very inspiring when he questioned the Democratic Party and blasted radical Malcolm X. Somehow that, along with the fact that Robinson also was a serious Christian—something foundational to his activism—are left out of the conversation surrounding him. As a fascinating and well-searched new book points out, Robinson (1919-1972) was outspoken about politics—and his thoughts did not neatly conform to the liberal narrative on race or anything else. In True: the Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson, sports writer Kostya Kennedy reminds readers that while Robinson was a devoted friend to Martin Luther King, Jr. and a supporter of the civil rights movement, he also voted for Richard Nixon in 1960—and rebuked militant black leader Malcolm X.”
(Bumped.)
OPEN THREAD: Come all ye wild young men.
THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA and ESA sign lunar cooperation statement.
“COPPER. I live near one of the largest copper mines on earth. I helped manage a smaller copper mine for 8 years. Observation: VRE-battery supporters are completely out of touch with the costs and fossil fuel / environmental impacts associated with copper mining & production.”
A Twitter thread (assembled on Thread Reader) follows. Read the whole thing.
(H/T: Kate of Small Dead Animals.)
BECAUSE OF WHO THEY WORK FOR: Why Haven’t Linda Sarsour, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib Even Mentioned Iran’s Hijab Protests?
AN ASTEROID-SHATTERING KABOOM: Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test. “A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth.”
Okay, maybe an asteroid-shaking kaboom, anyway.
LAND: WHO SAYS THEY’RE NOT MAKING ANY MORE OF IT? A New Island Has Arisen in The Pacific Following Underwater Eruption.
MORE ON FETTERMAN’S CAMPAIGN PARTNERS: Brand New Congress is not a conservative advocacy group campaigning convince voters to toss the Democrat bums out and replace them with GOPers. To the contrary, this Brand New Congress wants to defund the police and it wants Pennsylvania voters to send far-Leftie John Fetterman to the U.S. Senate.
But wait! There’s more!! As Liberty Unyielding’s Hans Bader lays it out, Fetterman is a committed, long-time supporter of Philadelphia’s equally looney District Attorney Larry Krasner. Gascon in LA gets a lot of headlines, but Krasner may be the worst example of a Soros-funded prosecutor whose tenure is marked by out-of-control violent crime.
FATHERS COUNT: The Lid’s Jeff Dunetz shares about the crucial importance of childhood walks with his father on the long road back to his faith as an Observant Jew. Whatever your religious perspective, or lack thereof, Jeff’s analysis reminds that a Dad’s most important influences are not infrequently subtle and may not be recognized or appreciated for a long time.
EVERYONE WHO ISN’T AN IDIOT SAW THIS COMING: Lithium resource squeeze could put the brakes on decarbonization. “As the EV revolution speeds up, and big battery projects ramp up to stabilize power grids running on intermittent renewables, global demand for lithium batteries will rise sixfold in the next 10 years. But can the world actually supply the materials?”
DEVELOPING: California man accused of planning ‘Las Vegas-style’ mass shooting.
Note that we’re still waiting for the motive of that mass shooting in Las Vegas. Or as America’s Newspaper of Record reported last year: FBI Assures Nation They Will Get Back To Figuring Out Why That Guy Shot 400 People In Vegas After They’re Done Investigating Parent-Teacher Meetings.
And Catholic Pro-Life Activists, to boot.
JAMIE RASKIN (D-MD): Ray Epps is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful MAGA-head I have ever known in my entire life.
J6 committee leader calls Ray Epps "poor schmuck" who is “just trying to survive.”
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) September 26, 2022
TODAY IN BRANDON’S ATTEMPT AT STRAY VOLTAGE:
Shot: Stocks fall on recession fears; Dow slips into bear market.
Chaser: White House says it wants Atlanta Braves name change… on same day Biden hosts team.
Betrayal of fiduciary duties is the hallmark of our major institutions, as I wrote here.
EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: S&P 500 notches new closing low for 2022, Dow falls into bear market.
Dollar’s up on higher interest rates, but that’s a mixed bag.
BIDEN AND THE MEDIA HAVE MADE IT OPEN SEASON ON REPUBLICANS, AND THAT’S NOT AN ACCIDENT: Cayler Ellingson’s alleged killer not under house arrest, no curfew after posting ‘very low’ bond: court docs.
IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING: Now the Commies Want to Abolish Your Kitchen. “If we begin by abolishing our kitchens, what else might we get a taste for destroying, and for creating?”
YOUR TERMS ARE ACCEPTABLE: Extreme E to Fans: Stay Home. “This surely marks one of the only racing bodies to discourage spectators. As some of my British relatives would muse: how odd. For those not in the know, Extreme E is a series in which all-electric vehicles in the vague shape of an SUV compete in extreme environments around the world.”
READER FAVORITE: Vont 2 Pack LED Camping Lantern. #CommissionEarned
AN EARTH-SHATTERING KABOOM: Hunga Tonga eruption put over 50B kilograms of water into the stratosphere.
BET THE DINOSAURS WISH THEY’D THOUGHT OF THIS: NASA gears up to deflect asteroid, in key test of planetary defense.
ED MORRISSEY: Biden’s economic victory lap keeps getting interrupted by reality, or something.
It’s tough to tell which party is more clueless in this construct. Is it the White House and Joe Biden, who threw a “Mission Accomplished” celebration of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act on the same day as the CPI report that showed inflation still clocking in above 8%?
Or is it Politico, the news organization that wonders why people won’t let Biden have his victory lap while they struggle with five quarters of erosion in real disposable personal income?
Answer: yes.
Heh.
SO, BASICALLY, BRING BACK RAVES: Ketamine paired with looking at smiling faces holds promise for people with treatment-resistant depression.