Archive for 2024
May 24, 2024
CHANGE? 13 Oregon counties have now joined the Greater Idaho movement.
Crook County residents voted Tuesday on a measure that would allow the county to join the Greater Idaho movement. The movement seeks to move the Oregon-Idaho border to incorporate parts of eastern Oregon into the Gem State, specifically 14 full Oregon counties and three partial ones. As of Wednesday afternoon, the measure in Crook County is set to pass, making it the 13th county to join the movement.
Although the measure is on track to pass, votes won’t be certified in Crook County until June. If the measure does pass, it doesn’t mean the move would automatically happen; rather, it would show both state legislatures and Congress that voters support it.
“The voters of eastern Oregon have spoken loudly and clearly about their desire to see border talks move forward. With this latest result in Crook County, there’s no excuse left for the Legislature and Governor to continue to ignore the people’s wishes,” said Matt McCaw, the executive director of the Greater Idaho movement.
“We call on the Governor, Speaker of the House, and Senate President to sit down with us and discuss next steps towards changing governance for eastern Oregonians, as well as for the legislature to begin holding hearings on what a potential border change will look like.”
Crook County joins 12 other eastern Oregon counties that have already passed a measure in support of moving the border: Baker, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Union, Wheeler and Wallowa.
Last year, the Idaho legislature approved a measure to allow negotiations to admit eastern Oregon counties but Congress would have to approve any changes.
CHRIS BRUNET: I was interviewed by the Harvard Crimson. “I spoke to them on the phone for half an hour, and I was hesitant because I thought they would twist my words or butcher them. I am pleasantly surprised that it is a relatively competent and unbiased article.”
It’s here: Copy-and-Paste: How Allegations of Plagiarism Became the Culture War’s New Frontier.
As for the spurious claim of racism leveled by Rufo’s critics, if you’re examining the work of DEI officials, and those officials are all black women, that doesn’t make you the racist, though it reflects poorly on the people doing the hiring of the DEI officials. Plus: “They’re not real scholars. It’s a fake profession to begin with. So, when it’s fake and plagiarized, it makes it double funny.”
Yes, they know they have to check to boxes with dissertations, etc., but nobody really expects much from them. The work thus tends to be pro forma, and often bogus. This is exposing that.
IN RECENT YEARS THEY MIGHT BE A BETTER INDICATOR OF WHO SHOULDN’T VOTE: Diplomas as Voter ID: Elites Believe Only College Grads Should Vote.
YES. Steven Hayward: The Growing Menace of the “Non-Profit” Sector. “Beyond the all-too-easy and predictable union of the left’s two main current obsessions is how massive the lavishly funded ‘non-profit sector’ has become to the overall project of the left. It is important to understand the playbook, because the left’s grand strategy goes beyond private philanthropy to radical causes, and now includes direct taxpayer support (in the form of federal grants and legal fee reimbursements) as well as buying off corporate support with tax breaks and subsidies. Universities are always the main hub for these efforts, but the spokes now radiate out deep into the corporate world and the halls of government.”
The non-profit sector — which might be better described as the “non-democratic government sector” — should be sharply reined in. I would limit non-profit status to groups directly providing services to the poor, and would cap their budgets at the level of what it takes to run a hospital or a school. Or perhaps simply abolish their tax exemptions entirely. If it’s worthwhile, people should donate without tax incentives. And if it’s spending its money on delivering services, it’s not earning any profits to tax.
Plus: “Hence what we have seen in recent weeks over the “Palestine” issue is an ominous case study. Observers stunned at the campus-based protest movement on behalf of Hamas have come to learn that this protest movement is far from spontaneous, but has in fact been lavishly financed and developed for years by leading left-wing philanthropies along with Arab states in the Middle East. Park MacDougald reports the architecture of the effort in detail at The Tablet. It includes all of the usual suspects, including George Soros, the Tides Foundation, but also many lesser-known donors and activists.”
DON’T GET COCKY…
18-29 year old voter registration by this point in the cycle in Pennsylvania:
2020 D+16
2022 D+4
2024 R+8 https://t.co/6SUVvEFNcS— Patrick Ruffini (@PatrickRuffini) May 24, 2024
…but there does seem to be something in the air.
GOOD LUCK, I WANT YOU TO KNOW WE’RE ALL COUNTING ON YOU: ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah operation in Gaza Strip.
The International Court of Justice in the Hague ordered Israel to halt its military operation against Hamas in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip on Friday, in a blow to Jerusalem’s diplomatic initiative and judicial system, on Friday.
But the court did not order the IDF to completely withdraw from Gaza or to restrict its military actions in other parts of the enclave.
Hamas, the Palestinian Authority and South Africa welcomed the ICJ order, while Israel objected to it.
In reading out the ruling ICJ President Nawaf Salam stated that Israel must immediately “halt its military offensive and any other action in the Rafah Governorate which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza, or conditions of life that would bring about its physical dysfunction, in whole or in part.”
Fortunately, cooler heads with equal legal authority over the issue prevailed:
The decision was later overturned by Judge Judy https://t.co/2qkisD3bqM
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 24, 2024
BIDEN WOULD HAVE TO REINSTATE 90-PLUS TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT HE COUNTERMANDED, SO NO: Is Biden Going to Try to ‘Out-Trump’ Trump on the Border?
IT’S COME TO THIS: I’m a Jewish alumna of Christian colleges —where I found a safe home.
Several generations of Jews thought there was safety in secularism, and shunned Christians. That hasn’t worked out as expected.
WOEING: Boeing facing ‘long road’ in addressing safety issues, FAA chief says. “It’s to bring the safety system where it needs to be and bring the culture where it needs to be so that employees can speak up when they see something is concerning… What we’re seeing next week is the plan going forward. It’s not the end of the process. It’s the beginning, and it’s going to be a long road to get going back where they need to be making safe airplanes.”
PUNCH BACK TWICE AS HARD: Knights of Columbus Sue Joe Biden, Claim First Amendment Violation.
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MORE ON UCLA MEDICAL SCHOOL’S DEI DEBACLE: DEI Can Get You Killed.
SALAMI TACTICS:
BREAKING:
Last night, Russia removed the light buoys delineating the border between Russia and Estonia in the Narva river.
This happened after previous reports stating that Russia intends to unilaterally change its maritime borders with Finland and Estonia.
🇷🇺🇪🇪🇫🇮 is pic.twitter.com/TxqLJSX1w4
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) May 23, 2024
Earlier this week, a Russian paper published a report that the Kremlin was unilaterally “updating” the border but I didn’t do anything with it because the story got pulled too quickly.
I’m not sure why it got pulled, since it sure looks like Moscow was ready to go.
WHEN HE’S RIGHT, HE’S RIGHT: This GOP Governor Revealed the Truth About Newsom, Cuomo, and I Can’t Stop Laughing.
WHO ARE YOU GOING TO BELIEVE? ME, OR YOUR LYING EYES? An enormous trove of documents — 3.3 million pages of emails, bank records, and corporate memos — has been obtained by Just the News that prove what you already knew: Joe Biden flat-out lied repeatedly about never having met with his son’s business partners:
“Biden has consistently denied any involvement with Hunter’s Chinese business associates, and an incurious U.S. media refused to delve into it. For his part, Hunter Biden called the issue part of the “Trump attack machine.” Pro-Biden media outlets like Politico parroted the White House’s line that the laptop was part of a “Russian Disinformation” scheme.”
But the real news here is that the FBI knew about the meetings between President Biden and his son’s business partners as long ago as 2016. That knowledge came to their attention when the feds were investigating Hunter’s partner and his role in a fraudulent bond-selling racket:
“FBI, IRS, and Securities and Exchange Commission agents collected [the documents] in 2015 and 2016 with subpoenas during a criminal investigation into a fraudulent bond scheme involving a Native-American tribe.”
We keep hearing brainwashed deniers like Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., bleat repeatedly that “there is no evidence” of the President knowing about Hunter’s deals, let alone meeting with Hunters partners.
We’ll see if the incurious mainstream media actually follow up on Just The News‘ reporting. Founder and Editor-in-Chief John Solomon has promised to assemble a data-diving team to find out what else is in the mountain of documents, which were not obtained from Hunter’s laptop. So, if you think this is an important issue, I’d suggest adding Just the News to your bookmark bar and make it part of your daily reading. They are doing some pretty darned fearless work.
Here’s the question I’m left with: Does Team Biden’s gaslighting actually work? His surrogates — in government and the media — constantly chant “no evidence, no evidence.” Do they really believe it? And more importantly, does the working class guy in a swing state who breaks his back in a warehouse or factory to put food on the table and being able to afford eyeglasses for his kids buy it?
It’s too easy to call Mophead Pierre and Jamie Raskin idiots. While that may be true, I guess the question that sticks with me is: “How can anybody adopt Biden’s lies” with a straight face? Are they truly brainwashed, or are they so hateful and disingenuous that they’ll say anything?
I know, I know: “Embrace the power of ‘and.'”
** DISCLOSURE: I act as an editorial and legal advisor to JTN.**
I REMEMBER WHEN HIGHER EDUCATION WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A BEACON OF REASON, TOLERANCE, AND GOOD JUDGMENT: Northwestern president says it would have been too ‘impractical’ to consult with Jewish students amid negotiations with pro-Hamas agitators.
Of course, he shouldn’t have been negotiating at all.
HE TREATS ANTI-SEMITES BETTER THAN HE WOULD TREAT REPUBLICANS: Northwestern President Won’t Commit To Excluding Anti-Semites From Anti-Semitism Task Force.
WYATT’S DIGITAL TORCH: The world’s top chipmakers can flip a ‘kill switch’ should China invade Taiwan.
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KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: So Much for the Lawfare—Trump Rocks the Bronx. “The Democrats can’t run from the trainwreck that is Joe Biden or the failures of their other politicians since 2021. The noise around the Trump trial was meant to distract from all of that. All of the false narratives intended to keep Biden propped up aren’t going over with a lot of the voters.”