The far-left has declared today, May 20th, a national day of mourning. For what. #TrumpDeathToll. Yes, the [insert name] Lied, People Died narrative again. And the local Marxists are all in, except they are not.
Atwater California City Council Defies Lockdown – Declares Itself a Sanctuary City for Businesses
Atwater California, population 28,000 give or take has had enough of the BS coming out of Sacramento. They are done with Gavin Newsome’s shelter-in-place shutdown theater. They have declared themselves a sanctuary city for businesses.
CA Gov. Newsom pulls a Washington Monument Syndrome moment
The “Washington Monument strategy” is named after a tactic used by the National Park Service to threaten closure of the popular Washington Monument when lawmakers proposed serious cuts in spending on parks. Roll Call calls it “an old legislative ploy where an agency threatens to close popular services first.” (H/T: Political Dictionary). And Gov. Gavin Newsom … Read more
Tax, or commission?
How does a tax rate get set? For example, what makes the top federal income tax rate 37 percent, instead of 70 percent (as it was when I graduated high school), or 91 percent (as it was when I was born), or any other percentage? The basic idea is that the government wants to set a rate that maximizes revenues.
Wouldn’t this be construed as Discrimination if the roles were reversed?
SHOT: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at Smith College: Good afternoon, graduates. Thank you for the immense honor of addressing you – the Smith College Class of 2020 – on this very special occasion. I am pleased to convey the congratulations of the Congress of the United States – and to bring special greetings on … Read more
The time-and-effort loophole
If you’re a female, you’re not allowed to sell your eggs to someone else. However, you can donate them, while receiving ‘compensation for your time and effort’.
Data Point – COVID-19 Adult Testing and Rolling Positive Average
Notice the two weeks of increased testing: the curve has been broken. Past performance is no harbinger of the future but it looks like that the first goalpost has been met. Nice to see that the increased testing has not gone hand in hand with a large number of positive testing. It is increasingly clear … Read more
Terrorism
The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations defines terrorism as: The unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives. The more you look at our own government’s response to the COVID-19 virus, the better it … Read more
Dan Bongino – Obama Did It
If you follow Dan Bongino’s podcast, you already know this. If not, you should, and here’s why. He’s plugged in. He’s working on his third book relating to this whole scandal. And now he’s pushing Obama’s buttons on the Flynn smear.
Notable Quote – For Bruce Currie who hates the idea that the US doesn’t have an “Industrial Policy”
He’s made it clear – we individuals need the handy helping hand to direct our every move and decision. This from Prof. Don Boudreaux (emphasis mine):
Judge Declares Every Oregon Pandemic Restriction Null and Void – Effective Immediately
Wildly-liberal Oregon Governor Kate Brown is miffed. A County judge has just declared every one of her pandemic orders null and void. Oregon is open for business, on appeal, of course.
Democrats Go for the Gold
America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been unprecedented. The complete shutdown of our national economy is truly historic. Not since World War II have Americans experienced such widespread anxiety, unrest, and economic hardship.
Feds Say Pensacola Naval Base Shooter had Ties to al Qaida
In Early December of 2019, a Saudi trainee on a Florida Naval base killed three and injured eight before he was shot and killed. Several other Saudi’s were witnessed recording the attack. Lone wolf quickly evolved into a small conspiracy, and 21 Saudis were ejected from the country.
FreedomWorks Gives Gov Sununu a “C” for Reopening New Hampshire’s Economy
FreedomWorks has issued a governor’s Report Card. They analyzed the various response and reopening strategies in each state on a handful of points (mostly the economic damage) and gave each effort a grade. How did your state do?
Speaking of Potential Vote-by-Mail Fraud: It’s The CA District 25 Edition
OK, their election was last week, so I’m a tad late. But, given that I have this OTHER vote-by-mail post on the “abstract” of the issue, here’s an example “in concrete”. And no, no whining that just because it happened in CA doesn’t mean it can’t happen here (reformatted, emphasis mine):
Palate Cleanser: jumping out of a perfectly good airplane at 25K feet – parachute IS optional
Or actually, parachute just isn’t there. At all. Would YOU decide to jump out where’s there not enough oxygen to sustain you and attempt to fly yourself into a net with no backup chute in case you change your mind or seeing that “stuff” just went sideways?
New Poll Question – Who is Your Pick to Win the NH CD-2 Republican Primary?
We’ve done the Senate race and NHCD-1, so it is on to New Hampshire Congressional District two. Like CD-1, we have three Republican candidates to choose from in this primary poll, offered to you on the poll in alphabetical order.
Notable Quote – Ludwig von Mises
Those that accept this premise totally ignore that some of those “wretched underlings” rise to be able to manipulate the Government’s levers of Powers. Thus, this narrative von Mises has made sport of, is totally untrue and broken.