AS FAIR AS THE ONE IN SCOTTSBORO: Democrats Celebrate How Biased the Jury in D.C. Will Be.
Of course, democrats were happy with that too.
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March 6, 2024
IT’S COME TO THIS: “David French is now far to the left of Ketanji Brown Jackson.”
NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN SPACE.
XI’S GOTTA HAVE IT: Hong Kong is seeing growing internet censorship, and some American companies are using burner phones when visiting, says a top US diplomat.
In his first interview since taking up the post in 2022, US Consul General Gregory May cautioned that connectivity issues and data security concerns had prompted some American companies to use burner phones and laptops when visiting the once free-wheeling enclave.
“Hong Kong is starting to go down the slope of trying to take certain content off the internet and blocking certain websites,” he told Bloomberg News on Thursday. “It is kind of a slippery slope once you start that internet censorship. Where does that end?”
The government’s campaign to wipe Glory to Hong Kong, a song popularized during 2019 anti-government protests, from the city’s internet has highlighted operational risks for Western tech giants such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc. The city’s internet service providers have also blocked access to a small number of websites, including from the UK-based rights group Hong Kong Watch. Officials have defended such actions on national security grounds.
While Hong Kong’s internet remains largely free, initial curbs have sparked concern the tight controls of mainland China, where many Western platforms are blocked and censors routinely scrub content critical of the government, could spill over into Hong Kong.
The American diplomat’s criticism comes as Hong Kong tries to bolster its position as an international business center and attract tourists to boost its flagging economy. The city’s global reputation took a hit after years of pandemic isolation drove an exodus of talent and a sweeping crackdown on political freedoms turned it into a flashpoint in fraught relations between the world’s two superpowers.
Hong Kong isn’t really a Great Powers struggle. Or at least not nearly as much as it is another example of Xi’s eagerness to stamp out political threats — real or merely perceived — no matter the economic cost.
EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: Biden Report Card: 47% ‘strongly disapprove,’ which is the highest yet.
WELL, BYE: The Late Senator Orrin Hatch’s Utah Senate Seat has been vacated by Mitt Romney. “Mitt Romney always was, and always will be remembered as a big time loser. Now is the perfect time to consider the candidacy of Senator Hatch’s oldest and most conservative son, Brent Hatch.”
STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS: Mark Cuban Reveals Just How Badly He Has Drunk the Biden Kool-Aid.
LIGHTNING DEAL: KastKing Bait Boss Fishing Tackle Backpack. #CommissionEarned
SUPER TUESDAY: Trump wins big everywhere except Vermont, where Nikki Haley pulls off a win. “So you’re saying there’s still a chance?” (Looks at watch, shakes head.) At least she has more delegates than Kamala.
On the Democratic side, Biden sweeps too, though “uncommitted” is doing awfully well in Minnesota, and Marianne Williamson is doing better than I had expected.
TO BE FAIR, BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE’LL HAVE A $37T DEBT: Wharton Professor Sees $34T Debt Sparking Meltdown.
YES: Have Dems Lost Control of Their Lawfare Campaign Against Trump? “I don’t know if they’re losing control of the campaign, but they’re losing their audience. I put an earlier analysis from the NYT of polling on these cases into the Headlines, and the share of voters who think Trump committed crimes has been steadily eroding — even among Democrats.”
THEY CAN’T STOP ILLEGAL ALIENS BUT THEY’RE ALL ON TOP OF THIS: California Man Arrested for Smuggling Greenhouse Gases Into the United States.
OUR ELITES ARE MORONS: BBC tried to discipline journalist for claiming men cannot scientifically be women.
A former BBC journalist was subjected to a disciplinary process for tweeting that there was no scientific support for the idea that “males can be women”.
Cath Walton revealed that she was called before an internal BBC hearing after she also said that the issue of gender identity was “contested”.
Reflecting on her treatment by the BBC, she said that in discussing issues around people who change gender, “truth has become an emblem of defiance rather than clarity”.
She spoke out after Justin Webb, the Radio 4 Today programme presenter, was found to have breached the BBC’s impartiality rules by saying “trans women, in other words males”.
The corporation’s executive complaints unit (ECU) upheld a complaint from a listener who said that Mr Webb had been giving his personal view on a controversial matter.
His supporters say he was simply stating a fact and clarifying the definition of a trans woman as a biological male living as a woman.
Well, he was.
TOM KNIGHTON OF TILTING AT WINDMILLS HAS STARTED A FICTION SUBSTACK: Song of Talwin: Prelude.
NOW THEY TELL ME! EVEN STATES SUCH AS WEST VIRGINIA, INDIANA, KENTUCKY AND ALASKA ARE JOINING THE ACTION: Money moves: These US cities will pay you up to $15K to relocate there.
GREAT NEWS – NOW GET CRACKING ON TREATMENTS: Scientists discover sources of Parkinson’s disease, Tourette’s syndrome, and OCD in bombshell study.
THE STATES OF CONFUSION, BEWILDERMENT AND PANIC: Investor who predicted the 2008 housing crash reveals the top 3 US states to keep an eye on.
IF THE GOVERNMENT TRIED TO MAKE DIRT AFFORDABLE, THEY’D CAUSE A SHORTAGE OF DIRT: Canadian thinktank needs to rethink the “think” thing.
ISN’T THERE A SONG ABOUT COMMIES IN HELL? Happy Death Day, You Miserable Son of a Bitch.
Mind you, there should be more. Happy songs are always nice.
UNUSUALLY BRILLIANT FOR SAUDI-AURORA: ‘Non-Sanctuary City’: Aurora, CO, Rejects Illegal Immigrants From Denver.
THIS WAS ADDRESSED ON MARK LEVIN’S FNC SHOW LAST WEEKEND: Bombshell Report Alleges Jack Smith Was Unconstitutionally Appointed Special Counsel.
BYRON YORK LAYS OUT THE SCHEMES: Trump lawfare update.