FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY: Whip It, Whip It Good. “This week’s Florida Man Friday features the world’s worst teddy bear salesman, Spider-Man’s life of crime, and a true story of war zone heroism.”
Author Archive: Stephen Green
July 22, 2022
MOVE ALONG, NOTHING TO SEE HERE: Hunter Biden probe: ABC, NBC and CBS skip damning ‘critical stage’ report that charges are on table.
Obligatory:
IF YOU DON’T VOTE FOR BIDEN THEN YOU AIN’T BLACK: Van Jones makes revealing admission about black Americans under Biden: ‘The pain is more intense.’
WATCH: GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin Attacked by Man With Knife.
UPDATE (FROM GLENN): Apparently, not a knife as originally reported: “The alleged weapon used in the attack was a “plastic key chain” that is designed for two fingers, resembling the image of a cat’s face, and is intended to be used for self-defense, Monroe County sheriff’s deputy Brendan Hurley said.” Thanks to Eugene Volokh for this update.
GONE WOKE, GOING BROKE? Disney Beclowns Itself by Giving ‘Fairy Godmothers’ the Gender Neutral Treatment. “Disney’s continuing obsession with progressive ideology on gender and sexuality raises a question: How far will they go before its customer base has had enough?”
CRISIS BY DESIGN: Biden Fires Trump-Appointed Immigration Judges. “Grassley and Jordan are pretty sure they know why the illegal immigrant-loving Biden admin sacked the judges, and they even have a receipt.”
EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: Recession ‘is here’ and will ‘last for awhile,’ former White House economist says.
During an interview on “Mornings with Maria” Thursday, former Reagan economist Art Laffer discussed the economic risks the country is facing, arguing recession is already here and will last for a while as the Fed tries to navigate rising prices.
ART LAFFER: Can I just say, how can they forecast a 50% chance of a recession when it’s already happened, Maria? The first quarter was negative. The second quarter probably is negative as well. If you believe the Atlanta Fed, the recession is already here. It’s already happened. 50% is just a silly number. We’re in a recession. The question is, how bad is it going to be?
The fun part will be reading all the “Unexpectedly” articles once the recession becomes official.
THE GASLIGHTING IS AS OBVIOUS AS IT IS LAME: What Recession? You Won’t Believe Biden’s Latest Goalpost Adjustment. “Glorious news, comrades! Your economic growth ration has been increased from 10 grams to negative five grams!”
DOUBLING DOWN ON STUPID: US Army Abandons Recruitment Goals, But Not Its Woke Policies.
There’s an evil genius at play here. Democrats have finally figured out how to gut the military without derailing the contractors’ gravy train.
UNEXPECTEDLY: California alleged drug traffickers in massive fentanyl bust no-shows in court after release on cashless bail.
Defendants Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19 — released on their own recognizance less than 24 hours after their arrests with the large stash of illicit drugs — were scheduled to appear for their arraignments at the Tulare County Courthouse in central California on Thursday morning, but both men failed to show.
The judge called for Zendejas and Madrigal — both from Washington state — who were not in court, and the warrant for their arrest continues.
The judge withdrew the prior $2 million bond and directed each be held without bond if they pop up.
That’s a mighty big if.
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: On Cue, Biden Gets the COVID Pre-Election Panic Ball Rolling. “If it can get to the President of the United States, it can get to anyone. THE SKY IS MOST DEFINITELY FALLING!!!”
THIS SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE A BIGGER STORY: Chinese Censors Can’t Keep a Lid on Growing Mortgage Protests.
KNEE DEEP: Crap Economics.
Why is there a fertilizer shortage, you ask? Because the United States imports 93 percent of our potash, a key nutrient used in making fertilizer, while Russia and Belarus are responsible for 40 percent of the global potash supply.
Naturally, the folks who decided to make us dependent on fertilizer imports are the same people who decided to blockade Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. That should tell you everything you need to know about our ruling class.
But it gets worse. The same Very Smart People who orchestrated the fertilizer shortage are also working hard to blacklist the cattle industry. Cow farts are tearing a hole in the ozone, they argue, which is why they have to cripple our ranchers with new methane taxes. It’s getting so bad in the Netherlands that cattle farmers are in open revolt against the Dutch government.
No cows, no cowshit.
These Very Smart People are poised to upend the global economy. And they don’t care.
Read the whole thing.
July 21, 2022
CHRISTIAN TOTO: Peele’s ‘Nope’ Might Be Year’s Worst Film.
Jordan Peele, meet M. Night Shyamalan.
The “Sixth Sense” director was once the toast of Hollywood before his films devolved into tortured “gotcha” exercises. Shyamalan has never been the same, creatively speaking, even if he occasionally teases a return to form a la 2016’s “Split.”
Can we expect a similar arc with Peele following his third film, “Nope?”
Ouch.
KNOWN WOLF: Uvalde shooter exhibited ‘almost every warning sign,’ expert says.
We don’t have a “gun violence” crisis. We have a mental health treatment crisis.
GOOGLE: Whatever happened to ‘Don’t be evil’?
The motto ‘Don’t be evil’ was removed in 2018 from Google’s corporate code of conduct. In the words of Ross LaJeunesse, a former head of international relations at Google, this reflected the transformation of Google into a company consumed by the need to ‘chase bigger profits and an even higher stock price’.
Google has morphed into a quasi-monopoly that now controls over 90 per cent of the US, European and UK search-engine market. Gmail, meanwhile, has 1.5 billion monthly users, or about 75 per cent of the market for web-based email. Like many of its oligarchic counterparts, Google now controls a huge revenue base. As writer and academic Michael Lind puts it, Google now functions as a ‘toll booth’ company, acting like a digital feudal lord that charges fees to cyber-travellers. Shielded from competition, it benefits increasingly not from innovation but from finding new ways to leverage its dominant market position.
Google’s search engine, once noted for its impartiality and open sourcing, has become increasingly politicised. It is using its market power to stifle competitors – as shown by investigations in Europe, the UK and in the US. Indeed, the EU fined Google billions of dollars in 2021 for giving preferential treatment on its search engine to its own shopping service. One of Google’s few competitors, the much smaller DuckDuckGo, accused it earlier this year of manipulating browser extensions to drive customers from rival products. And this month, the UK state regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, initiated its own probe into both Apple and Google.
LIVE AT 4PM EASTERN: ‘Five O’Clock Somewhere’ with Kruiser, VodkaPundit, Special Guest Kurt Schlichter.
THE SOFT BIGOTRY OF LOW EXPECTATIONS: Anti-plagiarism policies ‘harm Black and Latinx students,’ professor argues.
INDEED: Hey, Joe, Stay Well… Please!!!
NEVER BEND THE KNEE: Minneapolis Venue Bows to Woke Mob, Cancels Chappelle Performance Hours Before Show.