The operative question should always be: “Who Chooses?” You or someone whose decision you will have to follow? “Taxation is Theft” is but one answer to that question.
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“Progressive Folks in Blue States…are …Tenacious Supporters of Systemic Racism”?
Gosh, what an eye-opener, given that all the folks that are virtue-yelling at the rest of us are Fine Upstanding People of the Progressive Nature. They are the ones that are wailing about their White Guilt and yet here they are opposing a school integration program with poor kids of color.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Creates a “Twilight Phenomenon” After Launch
As Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit said, “This is cool”. Yes, and otherwordly beautiful as well. “SpaceX Falcon 9 Creates a ‘twilight phenomenon. This is breathtaking.”
“Job Creators Network Ad: Teachers’ Unions ‘Using Our Kids as Political Pawns’ for Their ‘Socialist Agenda’”
This ad is actually a fempto-documentary – the things that are in it can easily be found online from that the unions themselves have either said or written to School Boards around the nation.
Endorsement (Personal) for NH House – Glen Aldrich, Harry Bean, Norm Silber, Mike Sylvia
While not an official GraniteGrok endorsement, all GraniteGrok writers have the authority to personally endorse people for elected office they feel best to fill that particular position. I am taking advantage of that now for the NH House of Representatives. The first three are in my District: Belknap County 2 (Gilford/Meredith). Glenn, Harry, and Mike … Read more
Debating with “Woke Ideologues”? Ain’t happening according to John Lindsey
As Sun Tzu said, “Know your enemy.” We can no longer refer to “Liberals” as being, well, liberal. They are manifestly showing themselves to be extremely illiberal and totalitarian. Demanding that everyone thinks and lived according to their senses of some dystopia Utopia.
Notable Quote – Equity does not mean Equality
“[E]quity,” (is) a euphemism for racial, gender and other discrimination. It’s the opposite of equal opportunity, it’s demanding equal results even if it means discriminating against some people on the basis of race, ethnicity or other immutable factors.
Teachers have forgotten that they’re in the customer service business (and they are making the customers unhappy)
Teachers have forgotten that they’re in the customer service business. In fact, they’ve forgotten they have customers that just happened to have outsourced their responsibility to teach their kids to others. Now, they may well be taking that responsibility back because of bad customer service.
If you’re that scared, just stay home; your fears don’t trump others’ Freedom
Every year, around 250,000 bikers ride into the Laconia / Lakes Region here in NH to blow off steam and have a good time (noted: as the years go by and the grey has set in, the amount and heat of steam have dissipated) around their common interest of bikes.
A Story About School Reopenings
“My wife, who is apparently a glutton for punishment, listened to an entire Arlington County school board meeting last night. School is online only indefinitely. She reports there was great concern expressed about, and discussion of how to help:”
Concord Monitor staff member doesn’t understand why Property Taxes keep rising. DumbA$$
What a maroon – but hey, he works for Pravda on the Merrimack so you almost can swear right this instant on what his world view is on this issue. He’s got the normal Progressive “chip on his shoulder” about taxation and it’s always that somebody else has to pay for me.”
DISQUS Doodlings – Bruce Currie, Me, and the Lives of the Unborn
I’ll spoil it upfront – I believe the life of an unborn child is sacrosanct. Bruce Currie, our resident Bernie-Bro? You decide. Over at Beth’s “State Sen. Cindy Rosenwald Must Disavow Racist Ties.”
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio are Dumb and Dumber
SHOT: De Blasio announces $10K fines, checkpoints for travelers flouting NYC quarantine:: “Out-of-state travelers could face up to $10,000 in fines if they break New York City’s two-week quarantine rule and checkpoints will be set up at entry points into the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday.”
A Colorblind Poem for a Colorblind Post
This makes for a good UPDATE to my “Quick Thought – Being Colorblind, I See You JUST Fine.” That was in answer to the idea that “If you’re color blind, that means you don’t even see me.”
Clarity – Teachers are Telling us They are Non-Essential but Extortionist in Nature
For those of us around at that time, what teacher’s unions are hinting at sounds like “PATCO” more and more. If you weren’t, that refers to the Federal air traffic controllers that tried to call then-President Reagan’s bluff. By law, they couldn’t strike; they did anyways. They lost – he fired them all.
NH State Rep – Speeding Laws are for the Little People
NOTE: From 1983/84 – representative of what I saw only. I was on my way to Rte 93 (Exit 20) a bit ago and I noticed a car with a bunch of stickers on the back end:
This is AWESOME! Ticked off Normal in Portland decides he’s had enough with BLM / Antifa bullying.
This was SO great I went over to Treehugger and immediately posted it up on the most recent pickup truck bashing post by Lloyd Alter:
Data Point -“DC returns to work — and Online Porn, up 1,600%”
YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT, UH, WORK: DC returns to work — and online porn, up 1,600%. “Online porn viewing in Washington, dormant since most offices closed in March, has started to spike as more workers have returned to their cubicles in the federal city.