Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
July 23, 2024
HOWEVER MUCH YOU DESPISE THE MEDIA, IT’S NOT ENOUGH:
CNN had a meltdown and created its own Melania Trump tracker when the former First Lady wasn't in public for a few days.
We haven't seen proof of life from the alleged president of the United States in nearly a week, even as we're told he has chosen to drop out of the…
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) July 22, 2024
DON’T DO THE MATH, IT WILL ONLY MAKE YOU GRUMPY: CDR Salamander: So How’s The Red Sea Fight Going? “So, in essence, we’ve expended all of 2022, 2023, and part of 2021’s procurement in just nine months. Against. A. Sub-4th Rate. Non-state. Actor.”
You can’t solve a problem unless you’re actually trying to solve it. Trying to look busy wastes ammo and accomplishes nothing, and that — for some unaccountable reason — is what we’re doing.
THIS IS THE STUPIDEST TIMELINE:
America Just Kinda Curious If President Alive https://t.co/oLMxUJCKpj pic.twitter.com/q93n7IYNOO
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) July 22, 2024
Related: Matt Taibbi: Who’s Running This Country? A friend wrote yesterday: “There’s nothing normal about this, and we should not be coerced into pretending there is.”
TRUTH IS A COMPLETE DEFENSE: Federal Judge: Disinformation Czar’s Defamation Claim Against Fox Is … “This morning, a federal judge threw out a lawsuit by self-proclaimed disinformation expert and one-time censorship board chief Nina Jankowicz. Jankowicz had sued Fox News for defamation involving 37 separate statements that she claimed were false and defamatory. — ie, ‘disinformation.’ Federal judge Colm F. Connolly dismissed the case because Jankowoicz’ claims turned out to be false and, well … disinformation-y, at least.”
#JOURNALISM:
The cunnilingus of the media is in full swing. https://t.co/pkj3XR2Nox
— GayPatriot (@GayPatriot) July 22, 2024
Related:
"Kamala Devi Harris" ran as South Asian in her first race in 2003 but her 2020 bio listed her only as a Black woman. In SF she was tough on crime, pro-ICE, pro-biz then shifted to a crim justice lefty on the national stage. What is her 2024 identity? https://t.co/HRJgksmpYN
— Lee Fang (@lhfang) July 22, 2024
Plus:
The one good thing about Kamala winning would be that it would remove any shadow of a doubt that our elections are no longer legitimate https://t.co/DU2FNmnDP9
— Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) July 22, 2024
IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING:
Where are we with dollar value destruction, you might ask? pic.twitter.com/0LD8OggFqu
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 22, 2024
NATALISM: Give Parents the Vote! Let voting parents cast ballots for their children.
I’ve been predicting this sort of thing.
July 22, 2024
SO WHO’S A BIG WINNER OUT OF ALL THESE CRAZY EVENTS? ELON MUSK. His X (“formerly known as Twitter”) is ground zero for everything. Even the Biden Administration, which went to some lengths to destroy Musk and Twitter after Musk purchased it, wound up making its big announcement on Elon’s platform. And it’s been the most useful information channel, since the established press has been pretty useless, and is rapidly becoming moreso as it becomes clear what messages it’s supposed to be transmitting.
A KAMALA HARRIS ADMINISTRATION WOULD PROBABLY BE EVEN WORSE THAN BIDEN’S.
The Middle East policy difference between the Trump and Biden administrations is the difference between a depleted Iranian regime and the #AbrahamAccords vs. a revived Iranian regime and October 7.
To ignore this indisputable fact is to ignore reality.
Sadly, the West has…
— Dumisani Washington (@DumisaniTemsgen) July 22, 2024
SO WHY DIDN’T THE U.S. DO THIS ALREADY?
Huge, long lead time, capital equipment sourced from the other side of the planet will take months to a year for the Houthi to replace depending on how much oil money Iran has to throw around.
And there will be another opportunity to intercept the Houthi's replacement cranes by…
— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) July 22, 2024
OPEN THREAD: Monday, Monday.
THE NEW SPACE RACE: Polaris Dawn crew shows off new SpaceX spacesuits for 1st private spacewalk.
BOTTOM PROBLEM OF THE DAY: Eyelash Extensions Can Be Seriously Dangerous, Expert Warns.
I LIKE IT:
Biden can’t meet with Bibi for health reasons and Kamala won’t meet with Bibi for political reasons.
Bib should meet with Trump. https://t.co/cW5uHB66nU
— Jason Bedrick 🇺🇸🎗️🇮🇱 (@JasonBedrick) July 22, 2024
EVERYTHING IS FOR THE BEST, IN THIS BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS: Black Holes: Not Destroyers but Protectors.
THEY’RE DEMOCRATIC IN NAME ONLY: So Just Literally No Democratic Process From the Democrats. And this is a lefty complaint.
UPDATE:
Everything has been crazy for a few weeks but I hope people appreciate just how bizarre it is that we still haven’t seen or heard from Joe Biden.
The sitting President pulls out of his reelection race and doesn’t address the nation? I know he has trouble speaking but still.
— Dave Smith (@ComicDaveSmith) July 22, 2024
ANOTHER UPDATE: A friend comments: “I increasingly think these anti-democratic orchestrations are done so openly as a demoralization tactic. What more do you need to see to understand this is ours, now?”
TO BE HONEST, THIS COULD BE A GOP ATTACK AD AS IS:
Here are four straight minutes of Kamala Harris being "unburdened" pic.twitter.com/8AWh671Lcv
— Amit Shah (Parody) (@Motabhai012) July 22, 2024
IT’S COME TO THIS:
This is… not the worst idea in the world. @SpeakerJohnson https://t.co/GyEtfL8OpS
— Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) July 22, 2024
I mean, even the Dispatch crowd:
Kinda feel like Biden needs to, you know, say something to the American people pretty soon. Like on camera. This is getting weird.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) July 22, 2024
And a friend comments: “Oh my God, have Democrats so botched things that we’re about enter a cycle where people demand to see the DEATH certificate?!” Circle of life, man.
Related:
What the hell is going on?
This isn't normalhttps://t.co/i0j5JAuruq
— Timothy Imholt (@TimothyImholt) July 22, 2024
No one has seen the President.
The Vice President is refusing to preside over the Senate because a Jewish leader will be speaking.
This is where we are. https://t.co/2ZOJ3LyfMI
— Sunny (@sunnyright) July 22, 2024
Maybe she expects to be sworn in as President by then.
Let's take a survey. It's a two hour poll. RT to spread it to get more votes.
Is Joe Biden still alive?
— RBe (@RBPundit) July 22, 2024
— GayPatriot (@GayPatriot) July 22, 2024
THREAD:
If you know someone who could vote for Kamala Harris, send them this thread:
— John LeFevre (@JohnLeFevre) July 22, 2024