NOT IF THE GREENS HAVE THEIR WAY: Can World Hunger Be Eradicated by 2030?

THE PEOPLE, UNITED, WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED: In Ireland, a Very Happy Mammy’s Day.

Something remarkable happened in Ireland over the weekend. Just in time to celebrate International Women’s Day and Irish Mother’s Day (here often called “Mam’s Day” or colloquially, “Mammy’s Day”): the plain people of Ireland (in Flann O’Brien’s memorable phrase) resoundingly rejected a freshly sprung trap against their constitution and their common sense. By roughly 70-30 percent, voters turned two thumbs down on a pair of amendments that basically would have eliminated the word “women” and their important role in the Irish home, and redefined the terms “family” and “care” to reflect more “modern” — read: Leftist — values. As the New York Times story whined in its subhed: “Two proposed amendments, which voters considered on Friday, were intended to reflect the more secular, liberal values of the nation’s modern era.”

Thus did the progressive, radical, anti-Semitic, and Ukrainian-loving coalition government that currently controls the Republic of Ireland go down to an ignominious and fully deserved defeat.

Good. Such defeats are, or course, why transnational progressives work so hard to keep the people divided and ignorant.

I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS: Interstellar signal linked to aliens was actually just a truck.

CALIBER MATTERS: Watch what bullets the Tesla Cybertruck can (and can’t) stop: Speed and size of ammunition make a big difference. “If you want or need actual protection from guns, you should go to an armored-vehicle upfitter that can provide a vehicle with actual armored glass in addition to panels. Still, this does show that the Cybertruck can stop many common handgun bullets and your garden-variety .22LR — provided they aren’t pointed at the glass. Make sure you don’t end up on Hans Gruber’s bad side.”

BACK TO THE FUTURE: Return of the lever-action gun. “Like the shotgun, the lever gun has a long, successful history of protecting home and family. They are relatively easy to learn to operate and shoot. This is especially true for the casual shooters who already have experience in plinking and hunting with them. Since the armed citizen is rarely ever engaged in lengthy shootouts, the lever action holds plenty of ammunition to take care of business when properly applied to the threat. However, should the need arise, it is one of the few firearms that can be reloaded while it is still instantly ready to fire.”

WELL, GOOD: For children on the autism spectrum, having a service dog can lead to sleep improvements.

ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE: NASA’s Europa Jupiter Mission will be packed with humanity’s messages.

UH OH: NASA to accept astronaut applications through April 2: ‘Holistic’ process aimed at diversity in space.

HMM: Decision on new Lilly Alzheimer’s drug delayed by FDA.

BEST SELLER: Rain-X Latitude 2-In-1 Wiper Blades, 26 Inch Windshield Wipers. #CommissionEarned

WHY IS HIGHER EDUCATION SUCH A CESSPIT OF BIGOTRY? Tufts Jewish students report being ‘spat’ on during student gov meeting: ‘Go back to Israel.’

LOL: Newsom cheers ‘extraordinary’ Biden, says Trump wants ‘pre-1960s world.’

HE SHOULD KNOW THAT ONLY LEFTIES ARE PRIVILEGED TO DISRUPT EVENTS: Gold Star Father Arrested After Heckling Biden at State of the Union.

BECAUSE THE LEFT HATES THE IDEA OF ORDINARY PEOPLE DEFENDING THEMSELVES: Why Will Daniel Penny Still Stand Trial When Hochul Has to Send in Natl Guard?

FLASHBACK: Backyard Filmmakers Are Hollywood’s Greatest Fear. The distribution mostly turned out to be TikTok, etc., but it turned out true. AI video will make it much, much moreso.

OPEN THREAD: Just do it.

WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: Nukes in Space: The New Frontier of 21st Century Warfare? I think the utility of nuclear weapons in space is overstated.

FORBIDDEN ATTRACTION: Surprise Discovery Shows Forbidden Particles Can Attract Each Other.

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: EXCLUSIVE: Public Schoolers Are Paid $1,400 a Pop to Become Social Justice Warriors: A California activist group is using taxpayer money to reward teens for learning how to fight for ‘racial justice.’

So much “activism” is really just paid political campaigning.

CDR SALAMANDER: Thoughts on Seablindness.

UPDATE: Link was incorrect; now fixed.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Lifesaving Skills Every Gun Owner Should Know.

THE GLOBAL BABY BUST: See the Future of Global Depopulation – a Giant Empty School.

I’VE SEEN THE LOCKDOWNS AND THE DAMAGE DONE: Blood pressure control in veterans declined during the COVID-19 pandemic.

DID EXXON MAKE IT RAIN TODAY? Why headlines blaming extreme weather on climate change don’t hold up, the peril of catastrophism, and the case that we’re actually safer than ever before.

Just remember: If it’s bad, it’s climate change. If it’s good, it’s “just weather.”

I HAVEN’T TRIED NON-ALCOHOLIC WINES: The best non-alcoholic wines for 2024 that don’t taste like grape juice. In my experience, non-alcoholic whiskey and gin are execrable, and non-alcoholic beer can be quite good. This article supposedly identifies tasty wines, but as I say, I haven’t tried them.