HOLDEN MCGROEN ACCEPTS YOUR APOLOGY: Lyft apologizes for flagging customers whose real names were deemed offensive.

HMM: A Dozen Mystery Objects Suddenly Popped Out Of Hangars At Tonopah Test Range Airport.

YOU’RE GONNA NEED A LONGER VIDEO: ’12 Most Mortifying Media Moments of 2019.’

MEANWHILE, OVER AT VODKAPUNDIT: Florida Man Friday: Worst Cleanup on Aisle Six Ever.

And for PJMedia’s VIP members: Wargaming the Electoral College: Can Any Democrat Scale Trump’s Red Wall?

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GETTING WHAT YOU VOTED FOR, GOOD AND HARD: ‘It’s putting us out of business’: Denver business owners say they’re being squeezed by property tax.

WELL WE WOULDN’T WANT THAT: Swedish judges refuse to deport two Eritrean refugees who gang-raped a woman for hours – because they ran away from the army there and would face punishment.

ASHE SCHOW: New York Governor Cuomo Proposes New Law That Allows Women To Claim They Were Raped After Consuming Alcohol. “Cuomo’s proposal would change the state’s definition of those who cannot legally consent to sexual activity to include someone who is conscious but allegedly too drunk to consent. Keen observers will notice how vague the idea of being ‘too drunk to consent’ may be.”

MATT MARGOLIS: Two Reasons Pelosi Will Probably Delay Impeachment Until After The Election.

CHANGE: Congress slaps robocallers with $10,000 penalty—per call. “The new legislation allows federal authorities to seize the profits of robocall operators and assess an additional penalty of up to $10,000 per call. It also pushes telephone companies to implement SHAKEN and STIR, a suite of authentication protocols that will help the fight against robocalls.”

Good luck collecting from a bunch of criminal organizations in Pakistan or wherever, but maybe SHAKEN and STIR (cute) will do a better job of keeping robocalls from getting through.

FLASHBACK: Chinese Fund Backed by Hunter Biden Invested in Technology Used to Surveil Muslims.

WHEN NANCY PELOSI LOSES POLITIFACT… Nancy Pelosi claims 200K “will be prohibited from voting” in Wisconsin. That’s wrong.

SHE HAD TO SHRED THE CONSTITUTION TO SAVE IT: Alan Dershowitz on Pelosi Withholding a Senate Trial: ‘It’s Difficult to Imagine Anything More Unconstitutional.’

HEINLEIN’S CRAZY YEARS (CONT’D): ACLU Calls for Tampons in Men’s Rooms Because ‘Menstrual Equity’ or Something.

BOOM: MPs back Boris Johnson’s plan to leave EU on 31 January. “They voted 358 to 234 – a majority of 124 – in favour of the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, which now goes on to further scrutiny in Parliament.”

The Tories hold “only” 365 seats.

IF IT CAN’T THEN IT SHOULDN’T: Can The EV Revolution Survive Without Tax Credits?

TO BE FAIR, IF OHIO WERE A COUNTRY, ITS ECONOMY WOUILD BE MUCH BIGGER THAN MOST OTHERS: Ohio gas well blowout leaked more than many countries do in a year.

Ohio’s economy is about the size of Poland’s, which is ranked 21st in the world by GDP.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: Democratic Wine Cave Whiteout Edition. “If Biden is the nominee they’re going to need someone who isn’t a living, breathing cry for help every time he or she opens his or her mouth.”

STUNNING ADMISSION, CONSIDERING THE SOURCE: Intel Community Blog Founder Admits Nunes Was Right About Spygate From The Beginning.

WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY…

The author of the Vox article, Aja Romano, complains that “Vox is getting totally ratioed by Nazis over my JKR article.” Because anyone who thinks that a woman has the right to speak her mind is obviously a Nazi.

UGH: Three unvaccinated children potentially exposed Denver and Los Angeles airport travelers to measles, health officials say.

PHOTO ESSAY: The Hungry Generation. “Malnutrition curses the children of Venezuela.”

Heartbreaking images.

JON CALDARA: How rich Dems made their money helps explain political values.

The four wealthy individuals who bankrolled much of Colorado’s progressive takeover by investing in political infrastructure over the last 15 years (their plan was well described in the book “The Blueprint”) have something in common, besides being rich leftists who know how other people should live.

They all made their money fast in tech, versus slow in brick-and-mortar.

There are deep pockets on the left and right. The right’s demonized Koch brothers manufactured and sold physical things from roads to carpet to glass. The left’s Tom Steyer and George Soros didn’t make any physical things, but made hedge funds.

With a whole lot of room for exceptions, you’ll find that the left’s rich guys haven’t had to deal with the same level of government intrusion and interference during their working years compared to those who fund the right.

That could help explain the difference in their political values.

Read the whole thing.

OH MY: ‘Trump Isn’t Actually Impeached Yet,’ Says Democrats’ Impeachment Expert and Witness.

IMPEACH THIS: Tonight’s Dem Debate Drunkblog is live and on the air, even in the tiny Republic of Togo.

Also for our VIP readers, I published this earlier today: Maximum Violence, Minimum Time: Today’s Blueprint for Tomorrow’s Wars.

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Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to get back to my scotch and the debate.

TO THOSE ASKING, YES I’LL DRUNKBLOG tonight’s Democratic debate.

Details soon.

Think they’ll talk about impeachment?