Author Archive: Stephen Green

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: Another Middle East Trump Triumph for the Media to Ignore. “This is how utterly despicable the journalist class has become. What President Trump has accomplished diplomatically this year should be celebrated by all Americans. It takes a special kind of emotional stunting to not be able to admit that. The MSM is so riddled with Trump Derangement Syndrome that it can’t praise an accomplishment of his even when they think that they’re about to kick him out of the door.”

XI’S GOTTA HAVE IT: China Seems Ready for a Fight Over Taiwan. “For decades China-watchers have debated what form a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) offensive against Taiwan might take. An onslaught seems to be coming. Saying no to a cross-strait union is not an option Chinese Communist Party (CCP) supremo Xi Jinping means to grant the islanders. Beijing wrote its threat to use force into law back in 2005. Xi regularly reminds everyone that the party’s patience is finite. It seems the only question is timing.”

COLORADO: Springs barbershop owner files lawsuit over aid for minority-owned businesses.

A Colorado Springs barbershop owner has filed a federal lawsuit against state officials claiming COVID-19 relief for minority-owned small business that was recently approved by the Colorado legislature is unconstitutional.

The owner of Locals Barbershop, Etienne Hardre, claims that the $4 million in relief aid for minority business owners is discriminatory because access to the funds is solely based on race.

Governor Jared Polis, who is named in the lawsuit, signed the relief aid bill into law on Monday. Hardre is also suing Colorado’s Minority Business Office and its director.

Hardre claims the state fails to show how it would prevent discrimination or racism when choosing how the funds are distributed.

The lawsuit, which seeks to remove the minority requirement, says the barbershop owner has lost 33% of revenue and wants to apply for all available state aid. However, the barber says because he is white the state won’t provide him funds for minority-owned businesses.

Hurt everyone with bad policy, then play favorites with the relief in order to assure reelection — progressive politics in a nutshell.

VODKAPUNDIT PRESENTS YOUR DAILY INSANITY WRAP: Donald Trump Jr’s Sensational Slam of Chinese Spy-Lovin’ Eric Swalwell.

Insanity Wrap needs to know: Wouldn’t it be nice if just once the media reported on little things — like Democrat politicians sleeping with the enemy — before Election Day?

Answer: It’s been so long we can’t remember if that would be nice or not.

Before we get to the sordid details, a quick preview of today’s Wrap.

  • Justin Trudeau invited Communist Chinese troops to train in Canada.
  • No, really.
  • He did that.

And so much more at the link, you’d have to be crazy to miss it.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: Scrooge Newsom Cancels Christmas, Will CA Cancel Him? “Gavin ‘French Laundry Bloomers’ Newsom is now the worst of the bunch. I’ve long thought that Andrew ‘Fredo the Elder’ Cuomo was the worst, but I’m reassessing that and realizing that it’s been Newsom for a while. They’re probably in a dead heat when it comes to ignorant arrogance but Newsom’s smarm factor is nausea-inducing.”

BOEING TESTS A SQUADRON OF FIVE AUTONOMOUS MINI-JETS: “The aircraft operated as a team without any intervention required from humans. Testing was conducted at the Queensland Flight Test Range in Cloncurry, Australia. It demonstrated the aircraft’s ability to use onboard command and control along with data sharing capabilities, allowing collaboration amongst the squadron.”

Background on the “loyal wingman” program here.

Suffice it to say, a handful of semi-autonomous loyal wingmen fighting alongside each piloted jet would be a great force multiplier. UAV wingmen could act as scouts, missile trucks, “attritable” ground strike bombers, or even as kamikazes against antiaircraft missiles targeted at the piloted aircraft.

THAT’S NOT FUNNY: Big Tech Is Crushing Conservative Comedy. “It’s also constantly under assault by both Facebook and the mainstream media. The former routinely lashes out at the Bee’s Facebook page, threatening to throttle its reach, demonetize it or simply crush it.”

Given that leftwing comics seem more interested in generating clapter than actual laughter, it might be more accurate to say that it’s all comedy being crushed.