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Today is not the first time that Crowdstrike has caused huge misery for the country, and even the world.
Eight years ago, Crowdstrike claimed that Russia hacked the DNC. The consequences of that claim were catastrophic, leading to the fraudulent Mueller witch hunt and to the… pic.twitter.com/Vh9Lo1ELHi
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) July 19, 2024
JOEL KOTKIN: Downtowns Don’t Matter Anymore.
JEFFREY CARTER: Corporate Greed Isn’t Greed, It’s Power. “The head of the Teamsters spoke at the Republican Convention. Amazing. It doesn’t surprise me that Trump gets along with unions. He’s a commercial real estate developer from NYC. Of course he has to understand and get along with unions.”
Plus: “Instead of greed and who pays what in taxes, we ought to be focused on competition. The more competitive we make our economy, the more we will have innovation.”
THOSE STUPID RED-STATERS DON’T HAVE THE ATTENTION SPAN TO SUSTAIN A BOYC — Bud Light loses more ground, slipping to No. 3 in America.
THE NEW SPACE RACE: China prepares to launch new Long March 12 rocket.
MY LATEST SUBSTACK ESSAY IS INSPIRED BY THE CROWDSTRIKE DEBACLE: When Things Go Wrong: The importance of resilience. And cash!
THE “JUSTICE” DEPARTMENT:
They’ve already released the transcript. How on earth could the recording interfere with anything…unless it’s different than the transcript they released and claimed was accurate? https://t.co/qbQLbZsn9t
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) July 19, 2024
THEY CAN’T HELP IT, THEY’RE GARBAGE PEOPLE:
It remains horrific to see this type of incendiary and hateful rhetoric from Democrats days after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Wise people should tell them to stop using eliminationist rhetoric against their political opponents. https://t.co/8LF4dpTiRq
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) July 19, 2024
TRUE:
Viewed in the light of "stochastic terrorism", the Second Amendment is a way of guaranteeing some probability of defense. In a world where only state agencies have weapons the chance of attack can be increased and the odds of defense lessened to insignificance.
— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) July 19, 2024
NEW ANTIBIOTICS, PLEASE: “Alarming Development” – First-Line Treatment for Deadly Superbug Is Weakening.
RULE OF LAW 1, ANTIGUN JIGGERY-POKERY 0: Louisiana AG Shoots Down New Orleans Illegal Gun-Free Zone.
THE EV BUBBLE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE: Fisker Selling Remaining Ocean SUVs for $2500 to $16,500 in Bulk Deal.
IF THAT’S EVEN POSSIBLE: David Hogg’s Take on the Trump Assassination Attempt Further Devalues a Harvard Education.
21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Preventive antibiotics may help curb the STI epidemic, experts say.
THE NEW SPACE RACE: NASA nixes VIPER lunar rover project.
#JOURNALISM:
It was truly astonishing to watch the whole claque go from "he's the best there is" to "he's a vegetable" in just a few weeks. They were going to lumber the country with this wreck like a used care salesman looking to offload a lemon that couldn't make it to the corner.
— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) July 19, 2024
THE SUCKINESS THAT IS CROWDSTRIKE: A Billion Blue Screens as Windows is Down Worldwide. “Around a billion computers are bricked worldwide, mostly corporate ones. This isn’t just an online service going down for a few hours. Every affected computer needs to be rebooted in fail mode and have a driver manually [deleted].”
WELL:
ZUCKERBERG: “Trump get up after getting shot in the face and pump his fist in the air with the American flag is one of the most badass things I've ever seen in my life.”
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 19, 2024
WE MOVED A LOT WHEN I WAS A KID, AND I’M NOT DEPRESSED. Guess I dodged a bullet. Frequent house moves put kids at risk of depression as adults.
I think it did make me more resilient, though. And probably less prone to care what the crowd thought, since it would just be a new crowd next year anyway.
WELL, GOOD: Climate Protestors Sentenced to Jail for Blocking Major Roadway in Britain: Organizers of the highway obstruction will spend years in jail for their anything-but-peaceful protest. “The activists and their allies also sought to disrupt the trial, but to no avail.”
It’s important to end the leftist culture of impunity.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MOCKING THE CYBERTRUCK, BUT . . . Tesla Cybertruck popularity soars as EV pickup beats Ford F-150 Lightning to lead registration numbers in May.
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