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The Character of a Man and an Iconic Campaign Image

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 Skip

I spent most of last night, after hearing that Trump was almost assassinated at his PA rally last night, going through all of the Right side of the Blogosphere to gather information. After all, crowdsourcing is what got the ball REALLY rolling (e.g., Remember Dan Rather’s lies over Bush II’s military career only to be … Read more

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Social Justice Failure: Workers AREN’T Equal

July 15, 2024July 14, 2024 Skip

This is one of the basic economic ideas of the Left: reparations and retribution. And they never, EVER care about the results of their policies.

when they raise the minimum wage

Social Justice Failure: Workers AREN’T Equal

July 15, 2024July 14, 2024 Skip

This is one of the basic economic ideas of the Left: reparations and retribution. And they never, EVER care about the results of their policies.

Slippery Slope of Transgenderism Hot Air FI

Silly Me Thinking that Government Was Supposed To Stay Out Of Our “Religious Healthcare”…

July 15, 2024July 14, 2024 Skip

The Left is always yammering about “Reproductive Healthcare,” which ALWAYS requires Government intervention, even as the baby killers keep saying that only women and doctors should be involved in such a decision to kill a baby.

The “Value Add” Rationale is Clobbering the Unions

July 15, 2024July 14, 2024 Skip

When a law is necessary to keep an organization’s membership from leaving (e.g., a closed union shop that demands membership before someone can work there), it is ripe for competition. In this case, it was the same SCOTUS decision that made it possible for me NOT to have to join a union Janus v. AFSCME … Read more

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On Vermont Bashing Christians and Ignoring Its State Constitution

July 15, 2024July 14, 2024 Skip

Vermont joins Oregon in hating Christians, going after not those wishing to adopt but those who want to give children a foster home while their parents get their acts together (a majority of the cases; I’ll put aside other types of reasons like parental deaths for now).

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Art Thou Better Off Now Than During That Not So Bygone Age of Trump?

July 13, 2024 Skip

Time to revisit another old political saw. It’s a classic. Are you better off now than (insert time period here)? In this case, now as opposed to before Biden. And if you won the Lottery, yes, you most likely are. For the rest of us mortals, not so much.

Timber Climate Breakdown Carbon Upfront FI

The Left Has A Newer Scarier Way to Describe the “Weather”

July 13, 2024 Skip

I’ve been listening to the dystopian tears and screams of the Green Left for over 50 years. Not ONE of their predictions has ever come true. In fact, most haven’t even come close. Yet, they continue braying about their ideology.

Woke is Maoism with American Characteristics”

July 9, 2024 Skip

What is Woke? What is Equity? I can tell you for certain that neither of those terms includes the traditional American ideals of meritocracy, equality before the Law, and equal opportunity—YOU get to decide how far in Life you can go and what you can achieve. Woke and Equity are Marxist foundational concepts that are antithetical to our norms.

Joe Identifies as Queer and 275 pounds

What Did You Expect, Lefties, as YOU Made It Clear That ANYONE Can Claim to Be Anything They Want!

July 9, 2024 Skip

The left made it clear that anyone could claim to be anything they wanted! You made these rules—we’re just following them.

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Palate Cleanser – This Is a Cut-Throat Business Man of Machiavellian Intents

July 10, 2024July 9, 2024 Skip

Over lemons. This has NOTHING to do with politics – except it does. Now, I have not seen the movie (and perhaps I should, now: “The House of Usher”). Now, I’ve liked this actor for a long time and have generally seen him playing serious, as opposed to humorous, roles. THIS was rather riveting: … Read more

EVs, ICEVs, Repairability, and Outrage – Part 2

October 10, 2024July 8, 2024 Skip

Lloyd Alter at Carbon Upfront (heh! The “new” Treehugger”) is NOT a fan of the “Gigacasting” method that is overtaking the auto industry led by Tesla. That manufacturing technique involves high-pressure form/mold pressing of larger and larger parts for Teslas instead of press stamping lots of little pieces and then having to weld, rivet, or screw them all together.

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The UN Is Not Above “Climate Catastrophe” Fearmongering; “We Have Two Years To Save The Planet!!!”

July 8, 2024 Skip

I’ve been listening to these dire predictions for LITERALLY 50 years from mid-wits who don’t have the science chops to make such predictions. These bureaucrats use this tactic to wind up and create severe doom-and-gloom anxiety among actual nitwits.

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Yep, The UN Is Not Above “Climate Catastrophe” Fearmongering; “We Have Two Years To Save The Planet!!!”

July 8, 2024 Skip

I’ve been listening to these dire predictions for LITERALLY 50 years from mid-wits who don’t have the science chops to make such predictions. These bureaucrats use this tactic to wind up and create severe doom-and-gloom anxiety among actual nitwits.

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Biden’s Sec. of Re-Education Is a Coward When It Comes to His Title IX Undressing Rule

July 7, 2024 Skip

This is for those of us who have daughters that the Biden Administration (and his LBG and Trans minions) are forcing to undress in front of males who believe they are females and then can rightly invade girl bathrooms and locker rooms.

Miquel Cardona Bidens Sec Ed-400 ed.gov

Biden’s Sec.of Re-Education Is a Coward When It Comes to His Title IX Undressing Rule

October 10, 2024July 7, 2024 Skip

This is for those of us who have daughters that the Biden Administration (and his LBG and Trans minions) are forcing to undress in front of males who believe they are females and then can rightly invade girl bathrooms and locker rooms.

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Night Cap: The Boston Globe Bails on Biden, But Before They Do …

October 10, 2024July 6, 2024 Skip

It is amusing to watch the Democrat and Media “Mea Culpas. Did they know Joe Biden had dementia before the Debacle of that Debate?” Does that make this a ‘Coverup is worse than the crime?”

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BlogQuestion of the Day – Yes, Biden Has WAY Bigger Calibers Than We Do?

August 3, 2024July 6, 2024 Skip

And the Democrats are ALL about taking “arms” away from those that shouldn’t have access to “weapons of war” – and that includes anyone with dementia, right? I know that with the SCOTUS Immunity Case, thanks to Trump, we now have to ask the question of “Official Power or Unofficial act?”. However, is a … Read more

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US Wealth by Generation

July 6, 2024 Skip

“In 2023, American Baby Boomers owned 52% of the country’s net wealth despite comprising only 20% of the population. Based on Federal Reserve data, this graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, illustrates the distribution of wealth in the United States from 1990 to 2023 by generation.”

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Another, Second Amendment Happy Ending – The Dope Got “Nope’d”

July 6, 2024 Skip

One would have thought that at his age he would have understood “No” means No!, and moved on. But criminals aren’t known for either their good manners or their IQs. “CBS Austin reported that the alleged intruder came to the front door seeking entry to the home, and the homeowner told him to leave.”