Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
August 6, 2024
A SIGH OF RELIEF THAT IT ISN’T JOSH SHAPIRO: “While the activists lobbied to take out Shapiro because he is Jewish and criticized pro-Hamas protesters, in reality, his selection would have made it a lot easier for Harris to more aggressively pursue anti-Israel policies. As VP, Shapiro wouldn’t be setting policies toward Israel. But he would have provided useful cover for whatever Harris wanted to do. We’d be told that picking Shapiro was her “Sister Souljah moment” to the pro-Hamas leftists. No matter how much hostility she exhibited toward Israel, she would dispatch Shapiro to dutifully spin the policies to Jewish and pro-Israel audiences. She would let pro-Hamas mobs run amok in cities and on college campuses, and Democrats would trot out social-media posts — of the Shapiro family seder, of their Purim costumes, or of a sukkah on the grounds of the vice president’s residence. Pro-Israel Jews would have gotten symbolism while anti-Israel Democrats would have gotten policy victories.”
I CERTAINLY HOPE SO:
My own personal view is that the United States will be territorially expansionist again in the 21st century. Despite the Outer Space Treaty the most likely target for annexation will be parts of the Moon and the entirety of planetary Mars.
— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) August 6, 2024
MY BROTHER HAS A 1990S FRONTIER PICKUP AND IT’S STILL RUNNING PERFECTLY AND LOOKS GOOD: Can the 2025 Nissan Frontier’s More Appealing Equipment Help It Stay Relevant Against Newer Competition?
NEWS YOU CAN USE: Tools For The Beginning Gunsmith.
AT LEAST THEY ARRESTED HIM: New: Pakistani National Arrested for Plot to Assassinate Trump, Others.
THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR KAMALA:
What the hell
Minnesota First Lady says she left the windows open during the 2020 BLM riots to smell the burning tires and soak in the moment
Her daughter was also caught leaking National Guard plans to rioters so they could avoid arrest
This family is sick pic.twitter.com/yBzx9vmzF4
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) August 6, 2024
He let them riot, Kamala raised money to bail them out.
THIS NPR BIT ON THE “SEXISM” OF CALLING KAMALA BY HER FIRST NAME IS BEING ROASTED IN ITS OWN COMMENTS: First one: “This is a non issue. Her online moniker is literally Kamala HQ. People will tell you how they prefer to be called. Listen to them. Presidents and other male elected officials throughout history have been referred to in myriad ways. Ike, Dubya, JFK, LBJ, Bernie. Someone decided to put this idea into the collective consciousness and it’s not a thing.”
Plus: “She advertises herself as ‘Kamala’ in the same way that Bernie Sanders markets himself with ‘Bernie’. ‘Kamala’ is a far more unique name in America than ‘Harris’, so it makes sense that they would opt for it. I understand the sentiment of this reel, but we have bigger fish to fry than the ‘correct’ name to call Kamala Harris.”
And: “It seems she has leaned into Kamala so I don’t know that we should turn it into an issue when there are legit problems.”
Of course, there were a bunch of predictable NPR-listener comments. But still the amount of sensible commentary is surprising. Kinda like the New York Times commenters.
ADAM SMITH, CALL YOUR OFFICE: Ancient Chinese bone needle workshop reveals industrial practices of the 2nd millennium BCE.
RON COLEMAN WINS THE INTERNET TODAY:
Poor @JoshShapiroPA. Stitched his foreskin back on for nothing
— Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) August 6, 2024
UPDATE (From Ed): America’s Newspaper of Record reports:
I WOULD WORRY ABOUT VACUUM DECAY, BUT IF IT HAPPENS I WON’T KNOW: The Higgs particle could have ended the universe by now—here’s why we’re still here.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE A JOURNALIST OR A MEMBER OF CONGRESS: It really hurts to think, new study concludes.
YOU’LL DESERVE “RAMPAGING MOBS” IF YOU’RE DUMB ENOUGH TO DO THAT:
🚨Did Jaimie Raskin just reveal Democrats’ plan?
“It's gonna be up to us on January 6, 2025 to tell the rampaging Trump mobs that he's disqualified… We need bodyguards for everybody and Civil War conditions,”
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 6, 2024
And I hope your bodyguards are the finest the Secret Service has to offer. . . .
I suspect that this is just red meat for gullible Dems, and I also suspect that President Vance wouldn’t be any more congenial to Cong. Raskin. But is this an indicator that they expect Trump to win?
HAHA: Harrison Butker Gets a Big Contract Extension and the Left Reacts EXACTLY How You Would Expect.
They’re mad because he’s a harbinger of things to come.
THEY WOULDN’T DO A CHRISTIAN-THEMED ENVIRONMENT: Simmons University offers themed housing for Muslims, but not for Jewish students.
POOR JOSH SHAPIRO, PUBLICLY ABANDONED HIS PRINCIPLES AND HIS RELIGION FOR NOTHING: Kamala Picks Walz.
UPDATE: No Jews Allowed. “Josh Shapiro is a popular governor in a swing state with eighteen electoral college votes. But he is Jewish.”
1. THEY SUCK. Thoughts on the Secret Service. “I think it is now established beyond doubt that the Secret Service is stonewalling the investigation into the Trump assassination attempt. Information has been dribbling out, and every bit of it looks horrible. . . . If this had happened in any other state–say Mexico, Brazil, Chile, or Serbia, would you even wonder whether incompetence was the cause or default to the explanation that the incompetence was a cover for something more sinister?”
WELL, THEY WORK FOR HER NOW:
Kamala Harris still hasn’t taken a single media question since being preemptively coronated, and hardly anyone in the media seems bothered by it
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) August 5, 2024
WELL, THAT’S BECAUSE IT IS: Most see ‘Kamalanomics’ as worse than ‘Bidenomics.’
DON SURBER: Obama Finally Reveals His Agenda.
THE ENEMY WITHIN: Meet the Al-Qaeda Lawyers Advising Team Harris.
ONE DAY THESE WILL BE IN THE SMITHSONIAN: Judge Orders Justice Department To Return Helmet, Spear ‘QAnon Shaman’ Wore During January 6 Riot at Capitol.