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December 18, 2024
THIS IS MY PRIME CARRY GUN: Guns We Love: Sig Sauer P365 9mm Review.
K-12 IMPLOSION UPDATE: Teens are doing less homework, earning higher grades. “Test scores are down for ‘Covid kids,’ but grades are up.”
KILL THE BILL: Johnson’s Massive CR Extends Censorship Entity’s Life.
LIMITED TIME DEAL: Callaway Golf 300 Pro Laser Rangefinder. #CommissionEarned
KILL THE BILL:
There are two provisions buried in the CR that Congress is trying to slip by.
A pay increase for members of Congress from $174,000 to $243,000 per year.
Also, members of Congress are receiving an opt out from being required to use Obamacare pic.twitter.com/kWvwAgx0GD
— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) December 18, 2024
However much contempt you have for Congress, it isn’t enough.
THEY KEEP GOING BACK AND FORTH ON THIS: Drinking a moderate amount of wine may lower the risk of serious cardiovascular disease in high-risk people. “Previous studies on the effects of wine on cardiovascular health have produced inconsistent results. This may be in part because research often relies on people reporting how much wine they drink. Instead, in the new study, researchers measured the amount of a chemical, called tartaric acid, in participants’ urine. Researchers say this is an ‘objective and reliable measure’ of wine consumption.”
I’M SHOCKED THAT COLORADO DIDN’T EVEN MAKE THE TOP FIVE: And the Award for the State With the Worst Drivers in the Nation Goes To…
TRUMP’S AMERICA IS LOOKING AWESOME: Start-up putting ammo vending machines in grocery stores plans to grow.
Last week, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) notified America First Legal (AFL) that American Airlines has agreed to abandon the discriminatory employment practices AFL outlined in its federal civil rights complaint against the company. The airline acknowledged that recruiting and hiring based on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) violates federal laws and equal employment opportunities.
On January 17, 2024, AFL filed a complaint against American Airlines with the OFCCP, requesting an immediate investigation into the airline for non-compliance with federal contracting requirements. Despite receiving over $140 million in federal government contracts since 2008 and promising in accordance with Executive Order 11246 that it will not discriminate in hiring, promotion, or employee training because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, American Airlines has explicitly engaged in race and sex discrimination in hiring programs, Cadet Academy recruitment, and promotional processes.
On December 13, 2024, the OFCCP held an informal compliance conference with American Airlines in accordance with 41 CFR §60-1.24 (c) (2) to address the allegations detailed in AFL’s complaint. OFCCP’s investigation indicated a violation of the equal opportunity clause, requiring a compliance conference with American Airlines to resolve the matter. Following the compliance conference with OFCCP, American Airlines acknowledged and agreed to end its illegal race and sex-based discrimination in hiring and promotional practices.
The part where it’s illegal seems like kind of a big deal.
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS: Lee Edwards was my first boss in the nation’s capital way back in 1975, a mentor in the decades thereafter and an admired friend through it all. My tribute in PJMedia.
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WELL, THEY ASKED FOR THEM: You’re Not Going to Believe How Many Illegal Aliens Reside in Sanctuary Cities. “Although there is much imprecision in the data, the bottom line is that close to eight million illegal aliens, equaling 56 percent of the estimated nationwide total, live in sanctuary jurisdictions.”
Ought to make them easier to find.
THE 21ST CENTURY: Many experience ‘techno-strain’ from demands of working online.
I’m sure it’s real, but 14th Century peasants probably had more strain from the demands of working in the fields and so on.
THIS SEEMS LIKE A TOUGH SELL: Self-Replicating mRNA Vaccine for COVID Prevention.
THREAD:
I wanted to read the full 1,500+ page bill & speak with key leaders before forming an opinion. Having done that, here's my view: it's full of excessive spending, special interest giveaways & pork barrel politics. If Congress wants to get serious about government efficiency, they…
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) December 18, 2024
BILL WHITTLE: Crazy Joe’s Discount Pardon Warehouse.
HEH:
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The Worst Media Quote of 2024 goes to "Morning" Joe Scarborough for the second consecutive year for saying, "this version of Biden intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever" back in March. https://t.co/JSnPopCkK0
— MRC NewsBusters (@newsbusters) December 18, 2024
“Start your tape right now, because I’m about to tell you the truth. And f-you if you can’t handle the truth. This version of Biden intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever. Not a close second. And I’ve known him for years. The Brzezinskis have known him for 50 years. If it weren’t the truth, I wouldn’t say it.”
— Co-host Joe Scarborough on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, March 6 rejecting claims Biden was slipping mentally.
INTERESTING POINT: “Perhaps I’m overlooking someone, but I can’t think of another high-level politician in America who’s saying, stop the war, stop the killing, stop the destruction. Cease fire. Negotiate a settlement. Peace. Not one. WTF? How can that be? On this fact alone, if you hate Donald Trump, it’s time for an agonizin’ reappraisal.”
Plus: “Not a peep from Code Pink, not when they’re seeing orange.”
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DISPATCHES FROM WEIMAR AMERICA: 41 percent of young voters find killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO acceptable.
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