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Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
October 5, 2024
WELL, GOOD:
OH WOW 👀
Trump has placed Cory Comperatore’s Fire Fighter uniform in the stands where Cory laid down his life protecting his family from the assassin bullets.
Truly a place of honor for all to see.
Cory’s family will be at the rally tonight. pic.twitter.com/rtr6eE2Y9Y
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 5, 2024
ON THE GROUND:
Chinook pilot asked if they had a forklift. This is pretty awesome. pic.twitter.com/uH2GspO2ek
— Nathan 🇺🇲 (@vastlyimpartial) October 3, 2024
INCOMPETENCE, OR MALICE?
Just received this note from a SpaceX engineer helping on the ground in North Carolina. @FEMA is not merely failing to adequately help people in trouble, but is actively blocking citizens who try to help!
“Hey Elon, update here on site of Asheville, NC. We have powered up two…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2024
Just got off the phone a Pastor in the midst of the flooding in TN/NC. He is in one of the most devastated locations. He verified a few things about the situation:
– Almost all help is being done by private citizens, mainly churches.
– Private helicopters are flying in the vast… pic.twitter.com/jCAfZT4Klx— Spencer Smith 🇺🇸🇰🇪🇩🇴 (@BroSpencer) October 4, 2024
Related: Hurricane Helene and the Lost Mandate of Heaven.
The default assumption many people hold now is that the regime is composed of criminals, of enemies. It is difficult not to feel this way. It is, indeed, almost foolish not to.
So when the regime fumble’s the response to a disaster, many will assume that it did so deliberately.
Maybe it did, and maybe it didn’t; that so many assume this to be so is the significant fact.
This is a government which has lost the mandate of heaven. It is no longer fit to rule.
There’s a third theme, though, which is in the long run the most significant.
While the state dithered, schemed, bumped into itself, and got in the way, the self-organizing networks of civil society responded immediately, seamlessly, and nimbly. Civilian helicopters were the first to take to the air; relief supplies were collected and distributed by spontaneously organized rescue missions that got to work right away, without waiting for permission, authorization, or orders. . . .
Given what we’ve seen in North Carolina, and elsewhere, how much government do we really need?
And I think many of us know without being told that the answer is: a whole lot less than what we have now.
Flashback: Amerian Dunkirk. “People at Ground Zero, the Manhattan Waterfront, nearby New Jersey, Staten Island and Brooklyn waterfronts, and crews on the numerous vessels repeatedly used the phrases “just amazing,” “everyone cooperated, and “just doing what it took” to describe maritime community responses. Individuals stepped up and took charge of specific functions, and captains and crews from other companies took their direction. . . . Private maritime operators kept their vessels onsite and available until Friday, Day Four, when federal authorities took over.”
“Day Four, when federal authorities took over.”
HOW’S THAT GOING FOR YOU? Flashback: Boeing CEO Vows to Beat Musk to Mars.
PULL A MILLEI AND FIRE ‘EM ALL: Biden’s agency bosses say Americans have ‘too much freedom.’
These people need to be out on the street looking for work in this economy, not sucking off the government teat while sneering at the taxpaying hoi polloi.
CAN’T THINK, CAN’T TALK:
JUST IN: Kamala Harris has no clue what to say after her teleprompter appears to stop working, keeps repeating herself.
The Vice President kept repeating “32 days.”
“Remember his number 32 today? We got 32 days until the election.”
“So 32 days… 32 days… Okay. We got some… pic.twitter.com/2fIl1nyEkq
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 4, 2024
HIGHER EDUCATION IS A CESSPIT OF ANTISEMITISM AND HATE: ‘Significant Act of Resistance’: Columbia Student Group Praises Tel Aviv Terror Attack That Killed 7 Innocents, Including New Mom. If somebody started knocking off these people, would it be a “significant act of resistance” to antisemitism and hate? And if not, based on what principle?
October 4, 2024
OPEN THREAD: Thank God it’s Friday.
THE NEW SPACE RACE: Vulcan competes second flight despite SRB anomaly. “United Launch Alliance’s second Vulcan Centaur lifted off Oct. 4 on a test flight needed to certify the vehicle for carrying national security payloads, but may have suffered a problem with one of its solid rocket boosters.”
DO THE DEEP SEVENS HAVE A COLONY THERE? Changes in The Moon’s Gravity Hint at Unexpected Movement Deep Beneath Its Surface.
HONESTLY, 35% DOESN’T SEEM ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE: Flu vaccine in Southern Hemisphere reduced risk of hospitalization by nearly 35%.
THE E.V. BUBBLE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE: Toyota Pushes Back EV Production Plans in America.
THIS IS YOUR GOVERNMENT:
In between laughing at the false claim that JD Vance was wearing eyeliner at the VP debate, Obama-Harris whisperer David Axelrod said on his podcast that Hurricane Helene’s victims are mainly Trump voters who will find it hard to vote. Affected Democrats from Asheville are… https://t.co/yIqJWvuomh
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) October 4, 2024
WELL, GOOD: Las Vegas Homeowner Shoots And Kills Intruder.
HOW’S THAT SPACE PROGRAM COMING ALONG? Five-mile asteroid impact crater below Atlantic captured in ‘exquisite’ detail by seismic data.
SHOCKING NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE: Good friendships crucial to happiness of young adults.
MORE FLOODING NEXT WEEK?
Very complex situation in the gulf. My call is a threat of category 1.5-2 hit on our scale Later Tuesday or Wednesday on the west coast of FLA south of where Debby and Helene hit Tremendous amounts of rain are on the way even if a lesser event, but this looks serious even if… pic.twitter.com/1HDEGNRQYu
— The American Storm (@BigJoeBastardi) October 4, 2024
WHY IS MIT SUCH A CESSPIT OF ANTISEMITISM? Jewish MIT alumni seek thieves who disrupted event, stole pizza.