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A federal judge ordered that the suspect behind the firebombing of a Tesla dealership in Kansas City, Missouri, be released from federal custody ahead of his upcoming court date. . .
. . . McIntire’s lawyers also argued that he be released, noting his “medical and mental health needs.”McIntire has reportedly “been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder,” Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), depression, and gender dysphoria, according to court records.
Even if this cupcake doesn't firebomb other Tesla dealerships before he shows up to court, that is IF he ever shows up for a court date. The message this judge sent is quite clear.
Union workers are much like activists — they do the bidding of their slave masters. The “master” in this instance is Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.). Journalist and conservative commentator Jack Posobiec was assaulted by a bunch of union cowards on Tuesday after Posobiec asked Raskin two questions during a “Democrat union workers rally,” according to The Post Millennial.
“Jamie, why did you lose the popular vote?” Posobiec asked before following up. “Why did you lose every single swing state?”
Once Raskin pointed Posobiec out and began non-sensically chanting “USA! USA!” multiple union workers engulfed Posobiec, began swearing at him, and assaulted him, also knocking his camera phone out of his hand.
Well, cancer is as cancer does. And F*ck Cancer. Literally.
Police in Florida have been ordered to stop enforcing immigration law in that state, a federal judge ruled this week.
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled that an order blocking police from enforcing state immigration law applies to all local authorities. According to Fox News, Williams also told “attorneys for the state during a hearing in Miami on Tuesday that she planned to issue a preliminary injunction against a statute that makes it a misdemeanor for undocumented migrants to enter Florida by eluding immigration officials.”
Over to you Governor De Santis. Why have you not directed your state agencies to ignore this judge and why has US AG Pam Bondi not had this hack in black sacked, arrested, defrocked and appropriately charged with dereliction of duty or whatever the crime may be.
On a different note, for those of you in Ohio and Pennsylvania, where severe storms moved through on Wednesday, causing several deaths and major power outages, we're hoping you and your loved ones were minimally affected and that you're back to normal routines this morning.
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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
A swift-moving line of severe thunderstorms developed into a derecho on the evening of April 29, wreaking havoc across the Ohio Valley and the interior Northeast. This weather phenomenon resulted in at least three deaths and widespread power outages. Pennsylvania bore the brunt with the highest number of outages.Particularly hard-hit areas included southeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Areas saw speeds typically associated with low-end tornadoes, but affected a broader region in this instance. “Wind gusts in some areas were nearly 80 mph. For some communities, this derecho could be a once-in-10-year or even a once-in-20-year event,” stated AccuWeather Meteorologist Alan Reppert. Destructive Derecho Claims 3 Lives, Leaves 700,000 Powerless
Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s counterrevolution presses on—quietly, methodically, and morally—while a flailing opposition offers only chaos, debt, and deflection in response. The Trump Counterrevolution and the Moral Ledger
The country’s economy slipped from growth to contraction after the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell below 50 in April. New export orders sank to their lowest level since December 2022 when China was still under lockdown, according to figures reviewed by the Wall Street Journal. Major financial institutions including UBS and Goldman Sachs have slashed their growth forecasts for China. China’s Export Economy Under Trump’s Tariff Onslaught The Worst Since COVID
Since President Donald J. Trump took office 100 days ago, it has been a nonstop deluge of hoaxes and lies from Democrats and their allies in the Fake News suffering from terminal cases of Trump Derangement Syndrome. (Hat tip to Commenter Biden's Dog Sniffs Malarkey - jjs) 100 DAYS OF HOAXES: Cutting Through the Fake News
Europe’s billion-euro fines on Apple and Meta aren’t about fairness—they’re a digital power grab that hands American innovation to rivals like China under the guise of “openness.” President Trump’s Stake in Europe’s Mauling of Apple
The new fab — backed by some $6.6 billion in CHIPS Act grants and part of a broader $100 billion expansion pledge TSMC made in March — is slated to provide thousands of local jobs and anchor a domestic supply chain for everything from smartphones to fighter jet avionics, according to a TSMC press release. (RELATED: Another Chips Giant Commits To Manufacturing In US) ‘It’s The Key’: Chips Giant Breaks Ground On Third US Plant
CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jessica Hedges agreed that Owen McIntire, 19, a student at the University of Massachusetts Boston, should be released after McIntire’s lawyers “argued” he be released, noting that “he has no criminal record” and that he has “strong ties to his community in Missouri,” according to KMBC News. (Give him a seat on the NYC subway and let the illegal alien immolator sit next to it!!!! - jjs) Judge Orders Suspect Behind Firebombing of Missouri Tesla Released from Federal Custody
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled that an order blocking police from enforcing state immigration law applies to all local authorities. According to Fox News, Williams also told “attorneys for the state during a hearing in Miami on Tuesday that she planned to issue a preliminary injunction against a statute that makes it a misdemeanor for undocumented migrants to enter Florida by eluding immigration officials.” (Governor DeSanits, do your duty and sack this treasonous slag - jjs) Florida: Federal Judge Orders Police to Stop Enforcing State Immigration Law
“We have ended HHS’s role as the principal vector in this country for child trafficking,” Kennedy said during a White House Cabinet meeting with President Trump and other top administration officials to mark the first 100 days of the president’s second term. RFK Jr: HHS Became a ‘Collaborator in Child Trafficking’ Under Biden
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has reaffirmed the Trump administration’s unwavering focus on deporting dangerous migrants, stating that Kilmar Abrego Garcia—a Salvadoran illegal immigrant deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador—would face immediate deportation again if returned to the U.S. In a CBS News interview on April 30, 2025, Noem stated, “We’re focused on going after the worst of the worst and doing it the right way.” Kristi Noem Vows Immediate Deportation if Kilmar Abrego Garcia Returns to U.S.
Witnessing the self-torture and prolonged suicide of an entire nation, as yet unwilling to grasp the enormity of the “rape gang scandal”, the question lingers: What became of the faith, drive, and heroism that formed the backbone of British imperialism? From Imperialism to Defeatism
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
The first words of the First Amendment to the US Constitution are: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” That’s pretty clear. We know what Congress is. We know what a law is. We know what religion is. But too often people have interpreted this to mean that government and religion must be completely separate — which was not the intention. Dr. Phil reveals why this Supreme Court case could upend religious freedom
New legislation seeks to hold fentanyl dealers accountable for the dangerous drug they peddle by allowing them to be charged with felony murder if their distribution results in death. Introduced simultaneously in the House and Senate, the proposed law aims to increase the severity of punishment for those involved in fentanyl trafficking. Under existing U.S. law, such offenses currently carry a minimum 20-year prison sentence but are not prosecuted as murder cases. New Bill Targets Fentanyl Dealers with Felony Murder Charges.
“The Trump Administration’s first one hundred days have been historic. The American public made themselves heard last November, and we are delivering on this mandate. Promises made, promises kept. At EPA, we are doing our part to Power the Great American Comeback. To mark this momentous day, we are proudly highlighting 100 environmental actions we have taken since January 20th to protect human health and the environment,” Zeldin said in a video post. . . Exclusive: Lee Zeldin Details 100 Environmental Actions EPA Took to ‘Power the American Comeback’ Under Trump
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
Federal funding cuts to elite universities spotlight a deeper crisis: politicized science, failed peer review, and the urgent need for reform and accountability in U.S. research. Accountability for Big Science
He claimed there have been “486 mass shootings involving ‘assault weapons'” since 2006, but did not provide any sources to substantiate the figures. He did reference Feinstein’s introduction of the first “assault weapons” ban over three decades ago, then claimed her ban “had a dramatic impact on mass shootings” during the ten years in which it was in place. Schiff’s claim runs counter to the Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice report which indicated the ban could not be credited with any reduction in crime. Adam Schiff-for-brains Pays Homage to Dianne Feinstein, Introduces ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban of 2025
THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH
The Ukrainian women — 53-year-old Svitlana Demydenko and her 22-year-old daughter, Yelyzaveta Demydenko — are accused of voting in the 2024 presidential election in Palm Beach, Florida, on Oct. 31, according to the Justice Department. The pair made their initial appearance in West Palm Beach federal court Tuesday. (Find out who gave them the ballots and charge them! - jjs) Federal Prosecutors Charge Two Ukrainian Nationals With Illegally Voting In US Presidential Election
“Look, I knew I was on the ticket, I would argue, because we did a lot of amazing progressive things in Minnesota to improve people's lives," he said. "But I also was on the ticket, quite honestly, because I could code talk to white guys watching football, fixing their truck, doing that, that I could put them at ease. I was the permission structure to say, 'Look you can do this and vote for this,' and and you look across those swing states with the exception of Minnesota, we didn't get enough of those votes.” Tim Walz Explains Why Kamala Harris Picked Him, and I Can’t Stop Laughing
Hopefully, a backroom deal can be brokered between Reid and the GOP, post-haste. Politics isn’t a game of fairness but of perception, and Reid can’t win if his base is divided. But if he doesn’t drop out, it’s a bad look for Earle-Sears and Miyares to be seen as passive. This is a moment that calls for bold, decisive leadership. What Is Going on With the Virginia GOP?!
Earlier this year, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced his intention to retire. Now, Scott Jennings, the CNN commentator who's become a conservative sensation for his epic takedowns of liberal talking heads, isn't shutting down rumors about a potential Senate run in Kentucky. The Battle for Mitch McConnell’s Senate Seat Might Get More Interesting
Susie Wiles, the White House Chief of Staff, says President Donald J. Trump‘s first 100 days in office have been notably productive. Speaking to the New York Post on Tuesday, Wiles noted the America First leader has signed 142 executive orders since January 20 and mentioned the administration’s focus on trade agreements and curbing illegal immigration. Trump Chief of Staff Gives Rare Interview Signaling Frustration With Ukraine, Russia.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
International leftist leaders have touted BRICS as a potential alternative to Western economic groups such as the G-20 and security coalitions such as NATO, though the countries do not enjoy any mutual security agreements altogether. Following the election of President Donald Trump, BRICS was touted as one of the most robust institutions to fight for globalism against Trump’s policies. Trump replied by threatening to impose a 100 percent tariff on BRICS nations if they pursued their goal of creating a unified currency to overthrow the dominance of the U.S. dollar. BRICS Newcomers Egypt & Ethiopia Derail Summit Meant to Show Unity Against Trump
Tehran’s regional influence imploded with the collapse of key proxies: Hezbollah, shattered after Hassan Nasrallah’s death, lost its grip on Lebanon as the country appointed a new president and prime minister, while the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria obliterated Iran’s strategic depth. The regime’s warmongering facade, cynically propped up after October 7, proved futile. The End Of Iran’s Theocracy: Seizing The Moment For Freedom
The oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible in existence, the Sassoon Codex, will be on permanent display at ANU, the Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv for the first time. The holy book arrived in Israel on October 5, 2023; just two days before the war broke out. Sassoon Codex, world’s oldest Hebrew Bible to date, to join ANU permanent collection
One of the most radical and bloodiest revolutions of the 20th century. (and enabled by the Democrats for letting Saigon fall - jjs) Prager U Video: The Hall of Evil — Pol Pot
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These will be repurposed laptop chips just like previous G-series CPUs. The difference is that these will offer up to twelve Zen 5 cores (or more specifically four Zen 5 cores and eight of the slower Zen 5c cores) plus up to 16 GPU cores.
And up to 256GB of RAM, since they are after all desktop chips and that's how much you can put in a regular desktop system these days.
Judging by the prices of the laptops though I expect the top models to be expensive.
It has the familiar twelve core Ryzen 370 and supports five SATA drives and three NVMe drives.
And OCuLink, without which it would be able to support five NVMe drives, and which is kind of useless in a device like this.
Moved my Minecraft server from a VirtualBox VM on my laptop to an LXC container on my server. I expected to see some improvement: They're both Zen 3 cores, but the server is a full desktop system rather than a low-power laptop.
It's four times as fast, which I was not expecting.
I'm not sure why it is so fast, or more accurately, why my laptop is so slow. I'll play around and see if I can work out what is going on there but I am not unhappy with the outcome.
Musical Interlude
From Mirror, Mirror, a Snow White remake that just has fun with the story rather than trying to tie it into knots.
Disclaimer: Somewhere, beyond the sea, somewhere waiting for me, my lover stands on gold sands, and says "Heya, stinky."
Your friend TRex has an early morning for reasons so you will be on your own tonight. Ciampino has been volunteered to maintain order. Miklos is the designated bouncer. Legally Sufficient has the Ruler of Dread and can administer punishment if the power gets to their head or any of their alter egos break containment. In case of emergency, JQ has the key to the liquor cabinet. Cicero has bail money (but only for for modest offenses). Puddleglum: plywood at 84 Lumber is on sale. I repeat. On sale.
Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing, but ouch!
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Musical interlude:
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Spotted deep in the heart of Steeler country:
Doof - didn't realize Pickleball people were Steeler fans! Now I know your true colors. Don't worry. I won't tell anyone.
I also didn't realize there was such a thing as a Pickelball magazine. Can you imagine the headlines?!
"Dill or No Dill: Pickleball's Great Cucumber Controversy!"
"Paddle Smackdown: Granny's Backhand Leaves Opponents in a Pickle!"
"Court Clowns: Team's New 'Synchronized Scream' Strategy Backfires!"
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Wasn't expecting this to be a regular feature, but the Pittsburgh police scanner keeps giving:
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Another record in the Guinness Book of World records. Who knew this was a category?
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Annie and Dave for our big ONT finish:
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For those of us who have taken 50 or more spins around the sun, there are many sources of entertainment that once gave us great pleasure, but which have long since been consigned to our memories. We accept that they were from a different era and are permanently lost. In my case there were certain sports broadcasts, radio shows, and newspaper columnists with whom I felt a personal connection, even if it was only just listening to their show or reading their column.
Among these was Dave Barry and his weekly humor column. It went away in 2005, but after a 20-year absence, it’s back! Rather than being syndicated from the Miami Herald as it was in the old days. Mr. Barry’s revived humor column is now on Substack.
My hometown newspaper carried Dave Barry’s column in my younger days, and my father and I would read it every Sunday, laughing together at Mr. Barry’s humor. A few years after college, in the early 1990s, my employer relocated me to Los Angeles. It was a rough transition for me, as I went from living large in Texas to feeling very alone in California. My father tried to pick me up by connecting with me in one of the ways he knew how – he’d mail me Dave Barry’s humor column each week, then call me a few days later so we could laugh about it.
Some 20 years later my father was in a nursing home, with a cruel, paralyzing disease that left him unable to speak, even though he could still hear and comprehend. I was back in Texas and living in the same city as my father, so I’d visit him a couple times per week. In addition to updating him about what was going on in my life, I’d read him a story from Dave Barry’s Greatest Hits on each visit. Although though my father couldn’t speak, he could still laugh, and he laughed heartily as I read to him.
The great news, as a I mentioned, is that Dave Barry’s humor column is back. Here are a few snippets from some of his recent columns:
So in two crucial areas of our married life — plumbing and remote controls — my brain handles the thinking for both of us. I also am in charge of some other areas, including:
- Turning off every single light in the house at least six times a day.
- Opening any mail we receive from financial institutions and, after frowning thoughtfully at the contents for 8 to 10 seconds, putting them in a "file."
- Spiders.
But there are other areas that my brain does not concern itself with, because I have come to rely on Michelle to think about them. One example is pillows. I never have to think about pillows, because Michelle apparently thinks about them 24/7, the result being that we have acquired enough pillows to blockade the Canadian border. Michelle is also extremely good at detecting odors, so I don't have to. Here's a conversation we have often:
MICHELLE: Do you smell that?
ME: Smell what?
MICHELLE: You can't smell that?
But Michelle's biggest mental responsibility is thinking for both of us about other people. I used to be involved with other people, but over time I outsourced pretty much all social interactions to Michelle, to the point where my only regular human contact, aside from Michelle, is the plumber. As a result, the social part of my brain now has the same level of neural activity as a rutabaga. This means that whenever we encounter another person, I depend on Michelle to supply me with critical information such as:
- Who is this person?
- Do I know this person?
- Am I related to this person?
- Do I have to talk to this person?
- If so, what should I say?
There are times when it's not easy to be a male. I experienced one of these times a few days ago when, within a span of 20 minutes, three different people, two of whom I had not previously met and one of whom was a member of a completely different biological sex, asked me to lower my pants so they could handle parts of my body that I will refer to here, out of respect for their privacy, as my festicles (not their real name).
This happened at the office of my urologist. Like many older men, I see a urologist regularly, and I believe I speak for all of these men when I make the following urgent plea to the urology community: For the love of God, please find a way to get to the prostate gland other than the way you're getting to it now.
When you visit your urologist, he or she always examines your prostate, which is a tricky procedure because of where it's located. If we envision the male reproductive system as a map of Florida, the prostate would be Tallahassee. The problem is, there is no easy way to get to Tallahassee. So the current procedure is for the urologist to approach it via the back road from Alabama.
This means that the prostate examination is quite unpleasant for everyone involved.
Q. How unpleasant is it?
A. When it's about to happen, both you and the urologist are quietly hoping for a direct meteor strike.
With that thought in my mind, I’d like to thank Dave Barry again for reviving his humor column, and also thank him for his special role in how my father and I used Mr. Barry’s humor to lift each other up at difficult times in our lives.
Dave Barry can also be followed on Twitter at @rayadverb.
At the 1889 National Hobo Convention, held in St. Louis, they adopted a "Hobo Ethical Code" to provide guidelines for how hobos should behave. Here it is:
1. Decide your own life; don't let another person run or rule you.
2. When in town, always respect the local law and officials, and try to be a gentleman at all times.
3. Don't take advantage of someone who is in a vulnerable situation, locals or other hobos.
4. Always try to find work, even if temporary, and always seek out jobs nobody wants. By doing so, you not only help a business along but ensure employment should you return to that town again.
5. When no employment is available, make your own work by using your added talents at crafts.
6. Do not allow yourself to become a stupid drunk and set a bad example for locals' treatment of other hobos.
7. When jungling in town, respect handouts and do not wear them out; another hobo will be coming along who will need them as badly, if not worse than you.
8. Always respect nature; do not leave garbage where you are jungling.
9. If in a community jungle, always pitch in and help.
10. Try to stay clean, and boil up wherever possible.
11. When traveling, ride your train respectfully. Take no personal chances, cause no problems with the operating crew or host railroad; act like an extra crew member.
12. Do not cause problems in a train yard; another hobo will be coming along who will need passage through that yard.
13. Do not allow other hobos to molest children; expose all molesters to authorities - they are the worst garbage to infest any society.
14. Help all runaway children, and try to induce them to return home.
15. Help your fellow hobos whenever and wherever needed; you may need their help someday.
16. If present at a hobo court and you have testimony, give it. Whether for or against the accused, your voice counts!
What a country, huh? Even the vagabonds in 19th century America felt it important to have a code of ethics. Oh, I'm sure plenty of folks didn't abide by the code, but they very concept...Can you imagine a "Homeless Code of Ethics" today? The very idea is absurd, how many homeless would even think they needed one, and how many would follow it if it existed?
In a recent Morning Report, JJ had a link to an article about FOIA. In a surprise to nobody with a pulse, it turns out that the government is as recalcitrant as ever when it comes to FOIA requests. The linked article focuses on the delays in some agencies due to their gutting by DOGE, and the closure of some FOIA-focused offices in other agencies. The Trump administration is better in regard to transparency than others have been, but FOIA remains a poor process fraught with willful and coincidental delays.
FOIA is a bureaucratic process and one must expect delays with any bureaucratic process, but FOIA has long seemed particularly bad. Agencies despise FOIA and don't exactly bend over backwards to comply with it. FOIA violations are rarely punished and disclosures are always slow-waked whenever possible. This is part and parcel with FOIA and the Act has never worked the way its writers intended. This is at least part, I think, because FOIA was badly founded and hasn't kept pace with the times or technology.
The problem with FOIA's basis is an assumption of secrecy. Agencies - all agencies - are allowed to keep secrets and everything is secret by default. If you make a FOIA request, it's right there in the name, at least colloquially: it's a request. A request is subject to denial. This should never have been permitted. It should have been a FOIA demand or a FOIA order. Demands can be rejected or orders disobeyed, but the expectation that it is a mere "request" should never have been the norm. But by this point in the state of common technology, however, even FOIA demands should be superfluous.
FOIA should have been repealed and replaced at least twenty years ago, and its assumption of secrecy thrown out with it. This country is, after all, a rePUBLIC. Governance should be performed in public, by default. There should be no default secrecy and no assumption that an agency is allowed to not disclose something. All government activities should be public and available to the public from the start, with no demand for information needed. No government document, E-Mail, contract, memo, etc. should be private in the first place. There should be no need to demand access.
Access should be public. Access should be on the web, using the same organizational structure as the agency. If Agency X, Directorate Y, Group Z, Team 2 produced a document or a sent an E-Mail, it should just be immediately published unless it has to do with a contract currently in the bidding process (in which case it should be published - along with all other materials - the day the bid closes). The government has no trade secrets (it does not engage in trade). The government has no expectation of - or right to - privacy (they are public servants). Under normal circumstances, personally-identifiable information ("PII", which is both an industry and government standard) should be stripped and then the material published. Immediately.
If information is formally classified, it can remain private. In that case, a stub entry should be created and published. The system should tell you that a document, memo, E-Mail, etc. exists and which part of which agency produced it, even if the document itself is not disclosed. This - inappropriate classification - should be the only place for a FOIA-type demand. "I know you made it, I know it exists, and I think it's BS that it's classified. I want a review." Other than that, or if you can argue public interest in the exposure of PII, the information should just be available from the start and as the norm.
So "FOIA is under attack" per those paying attention, and I have no reason to assume that this is hyperbole. This is not, however, new in any way. FOIA has been "under attack" since the moment it was passed. FOIA has been the focus of obstruction and non-compliance as long as it has existed. No bureaucrat has ever wanted to comply with it in the first place, and no one sentenced to a FOIA office has ever gone out of his way to make the process smooth or effective.
FOIA doesn't work, has never worked and never will work. Where you can drag information out of a FOIA office, it will be incomplete and redacted unless you bull-dog them for months and even then your odds are poor. So just get rid of it. FOIA is unfit for purpose. Repeal it and replace it with default-transparency laws, with demotions and terminations for non-compliance and jail time penalties for chronic non-compliance or inappropriately classifying materials.
This is a public government, and we have the technology to enforce that. So do away with FOIA. Do away with default secrecy. Do away with "requests."
A single party needs 172 seats in Parliament for a majority. Labor has a lead in the counts of 168 seats. It looks like they'll have to create a coalition with one other third party to make a majority while the Conservative Party sits in second place with 144 seats.
It's a win. It's a pretty strong win. But I think that the results are being oversold a bit. This feels more like Pierre Poilievre was a deeply underwhelming candidate who ran on no platform other than continuing immigration levels while not being Trudeau and giving conservative voters little reason to turn out for him and his party.
Still, those high propensity Canadian Boomer-libs sure did find a reason to come out to the polls, something they were probably going to do anyway.
Look at that second set of bars in the X post below. 50% of Canadians over 60 said that "Dealing with Donald Trump" was one of their main reasons for voting in this election. Dear lord. Don't you people have, like, your own country?
Candian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who won the election Monday to officially replace former leader Justin Trudeau, warned that President Trump is “trying to break us.”
In remarks following the victory, securing Carney a full term, he argued that Trump has “fundamentally changed” the world in recent months — pointing to sweeping tariffs and his proposal for Canada to merge with the U.S.
I'm not too broken up about this. Why? It's not my damn country. If Canada wants to import the third world while selling 10% of its former exports to the world that's not the US (their economy is roughly 70% exports to us), then they can do that. Sorry good Morons north of the border. You watched us make some really dumb political choices at the top for a while, and we get to watch you continue to make some more because your olds are more concerned with Rachel Maddow's opinion of Donald Trump than your own housing problems...caused by the influx of immigration.
Gotta make that GDP line go up, even that means importing hundreds of thousands of people a year who...don't contribute to the GDP.
Also, here's a look at Mark Carney:
Ladies and gentlemen,
Meet the Prime Minister of Canada and his wife.
Canada has elected its own Tim and Gwen Walz. https://t.co/BrXkFO7nA1
Speech First has uncovered records from more than 50 public medical schools across 46 states, revealing that these institutions are training left-wing advocates who prioritize race in treatment, promote gender identities contrary to biology, and downplay obesity’s health risks. As its report shows, under the guise of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), medical schools enforce conformity to leftist ideologies, such as labeling all white men as racists or disconnecting gender from biological sex. It also shows that free speech is on life support, with dissenters of these ideas and practices facing far-reaching consequences.
Speech First reviewed hundreds of documented reports, including the case of Dr. Norman Wang, who lost his teaching duties for criticizing affirmative action — which the left uses to admit less qualified minorities to meet racial quotas. Speech First’s report also detailed the case of Dr. Allan Josephson, who was fired for questioning pediatric transgender procedures — which the left champions as necessary for affirming so-called “gender identities.”
We've seen this movie before my friends. Between 1933 and 1945 in Germany, it was the doctors and medical professionals that were on the cutting edge of first the T-4 Euthanasia program that did away with thousands of "useless mouths to feed," primarily the mentally and physically handicapped. Thousands were put to death and many en masse in the first gas chambers. Which later became the model for the genocide of Europe's Jews and other racial and political undesirables.
Considering that the American Left have dehumanized and vilified those of us who reject their worldview on every issue under the sun to the point where political violence aimed at us is justified as necessary and noble in order to preserve "our precious democracy." Trump and all of us who support him and his policies are equated with Nazis and an existential threat not only to them but even to the planet itself.
The New York State Senate is quietly considering a bill to allow euthanasia, which may be brought to a vote as early as this week. The bill would allow patients with a terminal illness or condition to request lethal medication if their doctors expect they have less than six months to live. (It is euphemistically called “medical aid in dying,” and the bill specifies that it is not to be considered euthanasia or suicide, but I will refer to it in those terms because that’s what it is.) . . When euthanasia is an available option, it becomes possible for hospitals to “eliminate” inconvenient and expensive patients—without going to such lengths. There are all sorts of ways to make your patients really unhappy, so many ways to make euthanasia look attractive. Do we really want to put euthanasia on the table for hospitals and insurance companies, for nursing homes and doctors? To give them even strong incentives to make their patients miserable?
And it's a very short walk indeed to euthanizing those who are politically dangerous to society as determined of course by another corrupted profession: the legal system and judges. And again, in Germany from '33-'45 the judges upheld laws that wiped out millions of "enemies of the state."
And here we have the left bastardizing the concept of due process to protect actual foreign violent criminals and terrorist sympathizers and actual terrorist/cohorts.
We also have states where parents who oppose their children having sex changes will lose their parental rights and have the children taken away from them.
The decline was driven by a large surge in imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP. Imports surged at an annualized rate of 41.3% in the first quarter as companies front-loaded orders ahead of anticipated tariffs from the Trump administration. The surge in imports was good for a -5% contribution to the GDP calculation in the first quarter.
Other than that, how were things?
Honestly...good.
Final sales of goods to domestic purchasers, another sign of demand in the economy, grew at a 3% annualized rate in the first quarter, above the 2.9% seen in the fourth quarter of 2024.
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The "core" Personal Consumption Expenditures index, which excludes the volatile food and energy categories, grew by 3.5% in the first quarter, above estimates for 3.2% and above the 2.6% seen in the prior quarter.
And, remember, this is all happening while inflation is crashing to the point of touching on deflation. From a couple of weeks ago:
U.S. consumer prices fall for first time in almost three years
U.S. consumer prices dipped in March, defying predictions that Trump's proposed tariffs would trigger higher inflation. The decline in the Consumer Price Index marks the first monthly drop in nearly three years--and only the second since inflation spiked under former President Biden.
Key Details:
March's 0.1% decline in overall prices came as a surprise to economists, who had expected a 0.1% increase. Core prices--excluding food and energy--rose by just 0.1%, well below the 0.3% that had been forecast.
Which means that consumer spending is increasing...while prices are decreasing. The increase isn't because of inflation. Weird, huh?
I can't find mention of government spending in that first Yahoo article, so I searched out and saw this on the actual BEA release:
The decrease in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected an increase in imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, and a decrease in government spending. These movements were partly offset by increases in investment, consumer spending, and exports. For more information, refer to the "Technical Notes" below.
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The decrease in government spending reflected a decrease in federal government spending (led by defense consumption expenditures) that was partly offset by an increase in state and local government spending (led by compensation of employees).
So, essentially...this is kind of exactly what I imagined early Trump, post-Biden would be. A small contraction in the GDP measures while the economy itself actually does okay while waiting for longer-term effects to settle in.
It's old news that nobody trusts the press. As of late last year, Gallup breathlessly reported that for the third year in a row, more people had "no trust" in the media than had "a great deal" or "a fair amount" of trust. The level of trust has been bouncing around the same levels for a long time, but distrust is skyrocketing. This is a surprise to nobody and the only problem with such findings is that around a third of people claim to trust the media.
But there is more wrong with the press than the fact that they're inveterate liars and propagandists. That's a tale as old as time. Another problem with the press that doesn't get much attention, though, is crashing quality. They don't even have ability to clearly communicate their lies anymore. All their prattle about "editorial oversight" and "newsroom controls" and the like doesn't amount to a hill of beans. These people write for a living, and do a bad job of it. The lies sting even more when they're delivered so poorly.
I went looking for coverage on the Spain/Portugal power outage early this week to see if there were any early findings about causes. At the time of writing, there weren't. It has come down to "not terrorism or cyber attack" and the quote about the weather has been denied by authorities. My nickel is still on "Spain's unreliable 'green' grid failed" but time will tell. When I searched the web for articles, a top-5 hit from various search engines was from CNN. CNN may be grossly incompetent overall, but their SEO people are doing a good job.
The blackout’s impact was dramatic: transport hubs were shuttered and governments in both countries, which share a population of around 60 million people, hastily arranged emergency meetings to coordinate a response.
I am sure the citizens of Spain and Portugal will be surprised to learn that they're a "shared population."
These people write for a living.
But travel was hit harder. Flights at major airports in the region were suddenly delayed or canceled, with travelers scrambling to adapt; online flight trackers reported that several airports saw their frequent departures suddenly halted after midday. Portugal’s flag carrier TAP Air Portugal told people not to travel to the airport until further notice.
It's curious that several airports saw only "their frequent departures" halted. I don't know what a "frequent departure" is or why "frequent departures" would bear the consequences of a power outage, but that's what's reported.
These people write for a living.
Trains were also suspended in Spain. And darkness suddenly descended in subway tunnels; video posted on social media showed blackened train cars stuck in standstill on platforms in Madrid, where the metro was suspended and entrances to stations were taped off.
I didn't know that Spanish trains are suspended from above instead of being on the ground, nor that a power outage can cause trains to levitate. Surely the writers didn't mean that service was suspended. If they meant that, they'd have written it. Added to the list of things I didn't know is that a power outage can make subway cars change color, but it's right there. They cars "blackened." Maybe they caught fire and it was char? I also didn't know that in Spain, trains stop on platforms, rather than at them. Foreign countries sure are odd. Next time I'm stuck in traffic, I will describe it as being "in standstill" so I'll sound all erudite like those wordsmiths at CNN.
These people write for a living.
Sporting events were impacted too. Tennis fans at the Madrid Open filed out of courts after the outage caused play to be suspended.
Some parts of southern France, near the Spanish border, felt a more sporadic impact.
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Spain’s transportation minister said medium and long-distance trains won’t resume service until at least Tuesday, and the impact of a huge backlog in flights could stretch throughout the week.
Ah, so play was suspended, not the tennis match itself. I guess Spanish trains really do hang from wires! Also, affect vs. effect: learn the difference. Quit misusing "impact" as a crutch, you professional writers, you.
These people write for a living,
By Rob Picheta, Vasco Cotovio and Michael Rios, CNN
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This story has been updated. CNN’s Jack Guy, Kara Fox and Saskya Vandoorne contributed reporting.
Six professional writers, and not even one of them can write.
It would be bad enough if they were just unscrupulous liars, but it's far worse when you realize that the self-impressed propagandists in the newsrooms are also sub-literate idiots - and so are the people who exercise all that "editorial control."
Good morning kids. First up today, I note with a great deal of sadness the passing of David Horowitz. His personal story, from radical red diaper baby to an indefatigable warrior in the cause of liberty and truth and a champion of Western and American values is one I've always marveled at as it does give hope for future generations. His writings as well as his websites, Frontpage Mag and DiscovertheNetworks are invaluable resources, and I hope his contributors and staff will keep them going.
David Horowitz was one of the towering intellects and most perceptive thinkers of the late twentieth century and early twenty-first; he was also a man of unusual courage and remarkable vision. Though few people today realize it, David Horowitz was also one of the most influential people of our time, as he was one of the first leftists of any prominence to leave the leftist ranks and become a stalwart warrior for freedom.
Multitudes followed in his wake, often without realizing who it was who had blazed the trail for them. We are all in his debt not only for blazing that trial, but for the fact that after he established himself as a voice for freedom, sound values, and patriotism, David Horowitz spearheaded efforts to seize the intellectual and moral initiative from the left, and to articulate a vision for an America that really is the land of the free and the home of the brave.
After decades of the left’s cultural hegemony, David Horowitz played a massive role in establishing a large-scale movement of American patriots who refused to accept the claims of self-anointed “progressives” that their victory was inevitable, that they were on the right side of history, and that surrender was wiser than resistance. Today, that movement is broad-based, and one of its foremost exponents is in the Oval Office. Trump himself called Horowitz his “great friend.”
Godspeed and Rest in Peace David Horowitz. May his memory be for a blessing and here's hoping his life and legacy can help others blinded by Leftism make the scales fall from their eyes and see the light.
In its two-page order, the court said it was acting to protect public confidence in Wisconsin courts during the criminal proceedings against Dugan. The order noted that the court was acting on its own initiative and was not responding to a request from anyone. Liberal justices control the court 4-3.
“It is ordered … that Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah C. Dugan is temporarily prohibited from exercising the powers of a circuit court judge in the state of Wisconsin, effective the date of this order and until further order of the court,” the justices wrote.
Dugan’s attorney, Craig Mastantuono, had no immediate comment. A state court spokesperson said that a reserve judge began filling in for Dugan on Monday for an indefinite period.
Kind of interesting phraseology considering hat that Leftist line is that Trump is trampling on the constitution and due process and that illegal aliens are being deported illegally or lawlessly or whatever crock of shit line they're spouting. After all, if Trump is literally Hitler, than it goes that any and every illegal alien is the moral equivalent of Anne Frank and so there is nothing that is beyond the pale in protecting these little darling rapists, murderers drug- and human-traffickers from being sent back to whence they came.
They may be insane whacko Leftists but even they must understand that the vast majority of sane American people are looking at what the Democrats are doing and are repulsed by it.
Immigration policy, the intentionally erased border and the bloodshed and destruction it wrought is the key issue that propelled Donald Trump to a massive landslide victory last November. And his first 100 days have been nothing short of spectacular, on this issue and on many others, regardless of the what the bullshit polls and propagandists claim.
Day One, the new Trump Department of Homeland Security—under the iron will of Secretary Kristi Noem—reinstated Remain in Mexico, revoked Biden’s reckless parole authority abuses, and began mass processing of illegal entrants for immediate deportation. Border apprehensions have dropped 41% since January. Trump didn’t need 100 days to act—he needed one. And construction has resumed on key wall segments. ICE raids are back. Sanctuary cities are sweating. And the asylum loopholes are slamming shut.
2. Energy Independence, Round Two . .
. . . 3. America First is Back on the World Stage . .
4. The Administrative State is in Free Fall . .
(And on and on and on). . . But let’s not be fooled: the regime that tried to bury him, that tried to bury us, is still fully operational. The sabotage, the leaks, the censorship, the media gaslighting—it’s all still active.
So we stay active too. Show up. Speak up. Push back. Share the truth. Flood the zone with facts. And above all—stand with the only man in Washington who’s kept every word he’s ever given us.
Trump is proving once again: America can be great when it’s led with strength, clarity, and conviction.
He’s keeping his word. Let’s help him finish the work.
On a separate note, for those old enough to remember, on this day 50 years ago, the Republic of South Vietnam fell after the North Vietnamese army, in complete contravention to the peace deal negotiated by Richard Nixon two years earlier was ripped to shreds and invaded the south and rolled into Saigon. Of course, and once again, the traitorous Democrat party tied Gerald Ford's hands and prevented or scared him into not carrying out our treaty obligations by defending South Vietnam. A political third rail but alas, by allowing the North to roll over the South, it engendered a genocidal communist wave that envelope much of southeast asia, including Cambodia which resulted in the mass murder in the killing fields of several million people.
Of course our involvement in Vietnam and the resulting insane foreign policy of waging wars not to win but to beef up the stock portfolios of the Nancy Pelosi and DIck Cheney set is a legacy of our involvement, to say nothing of 57,000 deadAmericans who perished for nothing. God bless each and every one of them and for all who came home and many who suffered and still suffer because of their service.
Fifty years have not eclipsed the tragedy of April 30, 1975, the day on which Saigon and all South Vietnam fell to invading communist forces. Most recently, it was invoked in comparison to the calamitous departure of American troops from Afghanistan, which also had the appearance of a rout. Were the two events points along the same continuum of folly? . . If there is a “lesson of Vietnam,” it is that there can be no half-waging of war, for it guarantees “prolonged indecision.” The brutal acts that victory requires are why war must be absolutely the last resort. Furthermore, the American people can only be asked to make the sacrifice of war in their own vital interest, not as an act of benefaction to someone else. Identifying that interest may not be simple, in the absence of actual attack on the United States, but it is the first prerequisite.
The legacy of the Vietnam War, for all its tragedy and folly, lies also in the example of heroism and devotion set by fighting men, under the most unfavorable circumstances and without the recompense of ultimate victory. “Was there a man dismayed?/ Not though the soldier knew/ Someone had blundered.” Let the devotion of those who fought in a noble cause as much as the awful result be remembered a half century later.
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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
California state Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas has introduced a bill that would eliminate criminal penalties for anyone convicted of welfare fraud, provided they stole less than $25,000 in taxpayer-funded benefits. California Bill Would Decriminalize Welfare Fraud Under $25,000
We are very saddened to announce the passing of our Center’s founder – a giant in the conservative liberty movement for over 40 years. David Horowitz R.I.P.
Emhoff’s firing is particularly significant because the Biden junta tasked him with leading its so-called “strategy” against antisemitism — a watered-down plan that backed away from previous commitments to consider extreme anti-Israel criticism antisemitic, and which failed to stop anti-Jewish hatred in the wake of the Hamas terror attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, which triggered a wave of antisemitic protests and attacks. You’re Fired: Trump Kicks Doug Emhoff off U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
The number of private-sector job openings increased in March, helping to more than offset a broader decline in total openings driven by reductions in government hiring. Employers posted 7.19 million vacancies on the last business day of the month, down slightly from a revised 7.48 million in February. Openings remain above pre-pandemic levels, highlighting sustained employer demand for workers even amid broader economic policy shifts. U.S. Private-Sector Job Openings Rise as Government Hiring Slows
The “Grow with US” program offers a four-step framework to provide U.S. small businesses with training, mentorship, and resources to grow alongside Walmart. John Furner, Walmart U.S. president and CEO, emphasized the benefits, stating, “We’ve seen firsthand how investing in small businesses results in better assortment, better meeting the needs of our customer base, and supporting jobs and growth in communities.” Furner also noted that over 60 percent of Walmart’s U.S. suppliers last year were small businesses, with the company anticipating thousands more will utilize its free resources in the coming years. Tariffs Win as Walmart Announces Major Investment in American Products and Small Businesses.
The administration also revealed plans to use tariff revenue to reduce income taxes. Specific proposals include eliminating income tax on tips, Social Security, and overtime pay, plus restoring auto loan interest deductibility for American-made vehicles. Here's What the Democrats Don’t Want You to Know About the Trump Economy
In addition to the workforce reduction, UPS will shutter 73 facilities by mid-2025. This structural change aligns with a previous agreement with Amazon to decrease delivery volumes by over half in late 2026. These developments underscore the significant impact of Amazon’s evolving logistics capabilities on UPS, reflecting broader trends affecting large shipping companies worldwide. UPS Cuts 20,000 Jobs as Amazon Reduces Shipments.
In its two-page order, the court said it was acting to protect public confidence in Wisconsin courts during the criminal proceedings against Dugan. The order noted that the court was acting on its own initiative and was not responding to a request from anyone. Liberal justices control the court 4-3. Wisconsin High Court Suspends Judge Accused of Helping Man Evade ICE
President Donald J. Trump has delivered on his promise to secure the U.S. border, with Border Czar Tom Homan revealing the relevant figures on April 29, 2025. In Trump’s first 100 days, only nine illegal migrants were released into the country, a stark contrast to the 184,000 released during the same period under then-President Joe Biden last year. Trump Has Slashed Illegal Alien Releases by 99.99% Compared to Biden Era: Homan.
Democrat Reps. Maxwell Frost of Florida, Robert Garcia of California, Maxine Dexter of Oregon and Yassamin Ansari of Arizona traveled to the capital city of San Salvador to advocate for the release of reputed MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia on April 21. They stayed at the Hilton San Salvador, a luxury property situated against a picturesque backdrop of the capital city’s volcano, a source familiar with the members’ accommodations told the DCNF. EXCLUSIVE: Democrats Enjoyed Luxury Resort’s Comforts While Protesting Deportation Of Alleged MS-13 Gangbanger
In a letter to California Energy Commission Vice Chairman Siva Gunda, sent days after Valero’s announcement, the governor asked the agency to “redouble the state’s efforts to work closely with refiners,” and to ensure that “refiners continue to see the value in serving the California market, even as demand for fossil fuels continues its gradual decline over the coming decades.” Newsom Hits The Gas
“The DEI Industrial Complex are like survivors clinging to a lifeboat. And their lifeboat right now is the federal judiciary. Their hope is not that they’ll defeat the Trump administration ultimately, but they can delay things long enough for a rescue and the rescue would come in the next midterms or in the next presidential cycle.” Trump’s First 100 Days: Higher Ed Trying To ‘Rope-a-Dope’ Crackdown On Civil Rights Violations And DEI
THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH
Akeel Abdul Jamiel — a 45-year-old Iraqi man who is not a citizen of the United States — knowingly voted on or around Nov. 3, 2020, in the presidential elections held that year in Saratoga County, New York, according to federal court documents. The accusation follows a renewed push by Republican lawmakers to pass legislation that would require individuals to provide proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. Iraqi National Charged With Illegally Voting As Dems Fight Election Integrity Bill
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY
“He’s not in free fall. He’s had a little bit of slippage because he’s doing a lot. He’s breaking a lot of eggs to make an omelet, but he is not dropping in any significant way. I can guarantee you, and I’m just not paying any attention to this nonsense. They were wrong in the elections in the past, and they’re going to be wrong about his approval rating as well.” ‘How Can That Be Possibly Correct?’: Pollster Describes Inconsistency In Report Showing Trump ‘In Free Fall’
The media won't admit it, but Trump's first 100 days laid the foundation for the record-breaking economic growth, energy dominance, and national pride that will define the next three years. A Gen Z review of Trump’s first 100 days
In other words, Democrats are stuck. They’re trying to oppose Trump without offering voters a real, positive vision—and it’s backfiring badly. According to Luntz, there has been little serious leadership emerging from Washington. He pointed out that with the rare exception of Cory Booker, who “delivered a twenty-five-hour explanation of how they can do better," there hasn’t been much of substance from Democrat senators. Things Keep Getting Worse for the Democrats
THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has warned that the U.S. government will not spend much more energy on mediating peace terms between Russia and Ukraine, reiterating an administration message previously relayed through Secretary of State Marco Rubio. EXC: Trump ‘Increasingly Frustrated’ at Lack of Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal.
Inside Iran, the resistance is thriving. Over 3,000 anti-repression strikes and 39,000 acts of revolutionary defiance by resistance units signal a society unwilling to bend. Globally, 1,291 protests and gatherings by NCRI supporters highlight the growing prominence of a democratic alternative. The End Of Iran’s Theocracy: Seizing The Moment For Freedom
Simion’s rise to prominence comes in the wake of the controversial decision to annul the results of the previous presidential election held in December. That election saw Călin Georgescu, another right-wing candidate, unexpectedly win the first round. However, Romanian authorities canceled the results, alleging election interference and Russian “aggressive” hybrid operations, Politico reported. Romania’s Donald Trump-Supporting Candidate Leads In Polls Ahead Of Presidential Election
Prescription drug prices have soared 46.2% since 2020—now President Trump has the chance to finish the fight he started and finally deliver lower costs for every American. Lower Drug Prices: A Great Deal for America
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
Alpha has now launched a total of six times, but only two of those launches were completely successful. Two of the other launches got their payloads into orbit, but not at the proper positions. In all the failures but one, the problems were with the upper stage. Today’s failure is another example of this. Firefly launch fails
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
On Monday, the Education Department’s (DOE) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced that UPenn "violated Title IX by denying women equal opportunities by permitting males to compete in women’s intercollegiate athletics and to occupy women-only intimate facilities.” This is directly tied to Thomas’ presence on the swimming team in 2022. DOE Rules UPenn 'Violated Title IX' for Allowing Lia Thomas on Women's Swimming Team
Scapegoating boomers may feel cathartic, but it ignores the deeper historical, cultural, and economic forces that shaped modern America. The Boomer Apocalypse
Developers aren't leaving Android. Much. Rather, Google is belatedly taking steps to weed out the tsunami of crap that has been infesting the plague store for years.
Not sure how you weed a tsunami. Which might be why it has taken them so long.
In addition to removing 1.6 million garbage apps, Google rejected 2.3 million new apps before they could ever reach the app store, and banned 158,000 developer accounts that were attempting various kinds of nefariousness.
The researchers at the University of Zurich used an AI chatbot to argue with Reddit users, and succeeded at winning the arguments more often than nominal humans.
Carbon sequestration is potentially a $250 billion market - says the article - but what do you do when the forest you are paying for you carbon credits... Burns down?
Airport people vs. airport robots. This oversized, mouthy robot Roomba and its cousins look a bit like the R2-D2. Pic below from the ATL airport. One of the vacu-bots got stuck between two rows of gate seats - going back and forth like the Austin Powers cart scene. The robot kept saying, "Please step aside, robot is cleaning." Surprisingly less annoying than some of the airport people.
These robot cleaners use the SLAM system - or they used to. Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (I read that somewhere). Simple algorithm that is decent at mapping but not very good at navigating all the ped traffic.
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While stuck at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, I came across the display pictured below.
Daredevil Evel Knievel soared into pop culture fame with his wild stunts and larger-than-life image. His 1970s lunchbox often captured him mid-jump, cape flying, motorcycle wheels spinning through the air.
Who had a lunchbox? And/or which one did you REALLY want? I always kind of wanted the Six Million Dollar Man version. Who else was a brown bag kid?
It's easy to assume that airfield identifiers correlate with letters in the field's name: "JFK" because it's the initials of the late President after whom the airport is named; "MIA" because those are the first three letters in "Miami"; and "LAS" because that's the first half of "Las Vegas." Yet, it's actually way more complicated than that, involving at least three governing bodies with their own separate naming standards.
Horde engineers, give us an Incidental Learning Session in the comments.
High heels on airplane shoe myth? Engineers. Pressure. High Heels. None of the links at the site work but there is a decent table of information to peruse.
"There is an old story that while the 747 floor was fine - women with high heels would destroy them...."
Boeing made their improved floor panels, BMS4-23, to better handle in service wear (impact and rolling load).
BMS4-20 is graphite epoxy face with nomex core.
BMS4-23 is fiberglass flame retardent epoxy face with aluminum honeycomb core.
One of my co-workers said that the 777 has composite graphite floor beams with BMS4-23 floor panels. Maybe the type floor panels are a customer option.
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Looking at that long airstrip of a hallway might make a certain person or Moron want to get a good run and see how far they could slide. Or put some Wesson oil or dish soap or Pam spray, and give it a go barefoot. Boys really are simple creatures.
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Big Airport Finish
There is an AoSHQ airport in Spain - Moron Airport (OZP). Also airports named: Fukui Airport (FKJ), Japan, Brest Airport (BES), France, which leads us directly to... Ogle Airport (OGL), Guyana.
This picture has been sitting in a file folder for a spell. Kept thinking I'd write a bit about noodle-armed, David Hogg, but I never seem to have an interest. Take it away, Horde.
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Defying the Sloppy “No Dress Code” Dress Code at the Start-up I Once Worked For
—Buck Throckmorton
Last night I had some fun at the expense of tech industry “start-up culture,” so I’ll stay on that theme tonight.
A decade ago I was recruited and hired in a finance capacity to try to help turn around a struggling start-up. (It ultimately went out of business. Shocker.) The President and the CEO were hopelessly distracted by idiotic management gimmicks, and the employees wasted most of their time on peer coaching, team building, accountability training, breakthrough communication, goal setting, etc. (Among the goals imposed on me were “Embrace the Uncomfortable” and “Kickassery.”)
The CEO and the President wore jeans and sneakers, and by stressing “no dress code” what they really meant was “Dress like me in jeans and sneakers.” I didn’t. I wore dress slacks, loafers, and a collared shirt every day. This annoyed them greatly, and the President had several conversations with me about how I was dressing. Below is a compendium of how our conversations went.
PRESIDENT: We have no dress code here. People can wear whatever they prefer.
ME: That’s great.
PRESIDENT: So, just about everyone chooses to wear jeans and sneakers.
ME: That’s great.
PRESIDENT: So you can wear jeans and sneakers if you’d prefer.
ME: Thanks, but I prefer not to.
PRESIDENT: OK. Fine. But you don’t have to wear slacks and loafers. You can wear whatever you find most comfortable.
ME: I find slacks and loafers most comfortable when I’m sitting at a desk.
PRESIDENT: Well, most employees find jeans and sneakers to be the most comfortable.
ME: I don’t. Do you want me to wear jeans and sneakers?
PRESIDENT: You can wear whatever you want.
ME: I want to wear a collared shirt, slacks and loafers.
PRESIDENT: OK, but many employees find that their wardrobe makes a personal statement.
ME: So does mine.
PRESIDENT: What is your statement?
ME: That I prefer to wear slacks, a collared shirt, and loafers when I work.
PRESIDENT: Don’t you want to make an original statement?
ME: Wearing jeans and sneakers to match my co-workers would state that I am actually unoriginal, and that I am simply complying with the company dress code.
PRESIDENT: But we don’t have a dress code! In fact, many employees wear shirts with an ironic message. Our culture stresses individuality.
ME: Would it be ironic if I wore a suit and tie?
PRESIDENT: It would look like you work at a place with a dress code and that’s what’s so great about us – we don’t have a dress code!
ME: It sure sounds like there’s a dress code. But if there is not one, then I prefer to wear a collared shirt, slacks, and loafers.
PRESIDENT: When we take a group picture for our next press release, will you at least wear jeans, sneakers, and our company t-shirt for that one photo shoot?
ME: Of course. I’ll wear whatever you tell me to wear, any time you request that I do so.
PRESIDENT: You know, we often break into spontaneous fun and game activities which spill outside. Wearing jeans and sneakers allows employees to switch gears without having to change.
ME: That’s OK. I don’t want to play games or roughhouse outside. I want to work.
PRESIDENT: One thing that employees appreciate about us not having a dress code is that they don’t have to shop for work clothes. They can wear whatever is in their closet.
ME: I have a closet full of slacks and shirts but only two pairs of jeans. If you want me to wear jeans every day then I need to go shopping for new work clothes.
PRESIDENT: Does it bother you that just about all the other employees choose to wear jeans?
ME: No. Does it bother the other employees that I don’t wear jeans?
PRESIDENT: Some people here feel that your wardrobe makes a judgmental statement about how others dress. Do you feel we should have a more professional dress code here?
ME: No. You just need to be honest about the dress code you are trying to enforce on me.
Nike appears to have, at some point, helped fund a study on the effect of "gender-affirming" care among young male athletes to see if it's possible to impair them enough so they can "fairly" and "safely" compete in girls' and women's sports.
While the company has since told OutKick that the study "was never initialized" and "is not moving forward," it's unclear when those decisions might have been made. The company has refused to provide additional context, despite the study's head researcher – Dr. Kathryn Ackerman – and a secondary researcher – Joanna Harper, a male who "identifies" as a woman – both publicly stating that Nike was funding the study.
Boycott...Boycott...Boycott.
There is no other way to get through to companies that are hellbent on supporting the destruction of our children and our culture.
Well, maybe just nuke Nike from orbit...it's the only way to be sure.
There have been rumors that some faction of insiders in the DNC were unhappy with the election of David Hogg as Vice-Chair since it happened. There have been accusations of him misusing Committee email lists to fundraise for his own PACs, for instance. Perhaps, things are moving to the public space:
🚨 LMAO! Because of the DNC's insane diversity policies, they're now considering OVERRULING Vice Chair David Hogg's victory in favor of a Native American woman!
They will NEVER let go of DEI.🤣
Per Semafor, Kalyn Free is challenging her defeat to Hogg, a white male, at the last… pic.twitter.com/6xfWJ4J7ol
Spain’s grid operator Red Eléctrica has confirmed that renewable energy sources fully met electricity demand across the country’s peninsular system for the first time on April 16.
Wind generated 256 GWh, accounting for 45.8% of total output. Solar followed with 151 GWh, or 27%. Hydroelectric sources added 129 GWh, making up 23.1% of the mix. Solar thermal contributed 11 GWh, or 2%, while other renewables added another 11 GWh, or 1.9%. Renewable waste generated 1 GWh, or 0.2%.
Bully for them! I'm sure nothing bad happened.
Now, off to find other news...
How about this:
Fat Illinois man LARPs so hard he thinks he'll be able to do anything in some kind of ground-level resistance against the man who controls the military:
Dem Gov. Pritzker: “Never in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption. But I am now. These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace.”
I warned before the election, the left is planning the BLM riots 2.0.
Chuck Todd sends a message that reporters need to stop acting like they did anything wrong about their coverage of Biden's mental status. I mean...I'm not entirely sure what his point is. He calls it a press failure, but, then he does the No True Scotsman thing about CNN and MSNBC not being real news, and then he says that it's all just a right wing manufactured narrative to pit news organizations against each other.
.@chucktodd went OFF on the "virtue signaling" of reporters who play into the Trump narrative of a cover-up of Biden's health by the media pic.twitter.com/VUCYsz4K1r
100 Days Into The Trump Presidency, And Things Seem To Be Calming Down!
—CBD
I guess in a perfect world the profound shift in our management of world trade would have been planned perfectly on Day One.
But it's not a perfect world, and observing initial effects and then adjusting the tariffs is a reasonable approach.
It scares the snot out of financial markets, and the degree of indecision forces companies to minimize spending and hold off on planning until the tariffs are set.
But...is there a better way to do it? Sure. Incremental tariffs over many months or years, but that introduces the same total uncertainty, just spread out over a much longer time frame.
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order later today to cushion the impact of his automobile tariffs, the White House said.
Earlier this month, the president’s 25 percent tariffs on imported vehicles to the United States went into effect. The tariffs are intended to bolster domestic car manufacturing.
Senior Commerce Department officials confirmed that car companies will continue to pay a 25 percent tariff on imported vehicles, but they will not be subjected to other tariffs, such as the 25 percent levy on steel and aluminum or 10 universal baseline duties.
Trump’s executive action is meant to prevent certain tariffs from stacking on top of each other.
One huge advantage of the Trump technique is that it is showing the markets that the bombastic speeches and red hot rhetoric is being tempered by a rational and flexible approach that adjusts to the appearance of unpredicted events and responses.
It's probably the best anyone can hope for, and the markets and manufacturers seem to be reacting positively.
Podcast: CBD and Sefton are joined by Vox Clamantis, a career federal prosecutor. We discuss what Due Process actually is, and how it applies to deportation, what the Trump administration can do to combat judicial overreach, and more!
Stephen Miller: The courts are attempting to unconstitutionally enshrine open borders into law by imposing an "infinite process" on deportations. They're too cowardly to admit what they're doing and just say, "We don't like the way they people voted and who they voted for, so we're deposing the president through a judicial coup." Instead, they're just making it so that we can have a nominal law that allows the deportations of foreign criminals and gang members, but we're also going to impose "due process" requirements that will guarantee all illegals a lifetime residency in the US.
George Clooney now looks like Bela Lugosi from Ed Wood In this "interview," Jake Tapper claims that Clooney writing an op-ed at the instigation of Barack Obama was "brave," and Clooney returns the favor by telling Jake Tapper that "journalists" are brave and irreplaceable. It's the world's least enticing gay porn.
However, D'Onofrio isn't some dispassionate observer. He's not just some random FSU student. It doesn't sound like he was anywhere in the neighborhood of the shooting, either. He was brought on primarily to talk about the politics, but was presented as an FSU student to try and leverage sympathy for his position.
But let's also remember, once again, that the alleged killer was prohibited from buying any kind of firearm in the state of Florida. He stole a firearm owned by his police officer mother. He carried a firearm into a gun-free zone. Florida's permitless carry only applies to people over 21, so he wasn't covered by that. No one used a red flag law to disarm him.
At every level, he broke the law. None of the laws sold to the people of Florida as necessary to prevent a tragedy worked to prevent this tragedy, and yet it's somehow the fault of people who recognize that?
The price of eggs has dropped from an average of $8/dozen to $3.13/dozen but Democrats are claiming Easter eggs prices are up. I guess all of the non- or anti-Christian "fact" checkers in the media are taking the day off, for some reason.
Trump offers Easter wishes Happy Easter! BTW, I read that this is the first time in years the White House website has offered an Easter prayer. Every other religion and fake religion got promoted by Biden, but not Christianity. Oh, and NPR's Easter story is that "Trump seeks corporate sponsors for Easter egg roll." Obviously every president does this, but this communist propaganda organization only points it out now, after having denied the Biden's family influence-farming operations for a decade.
An idiot congressman tries to get us into a shooting war with Russia!Brian Fitzpatrickrepresents Pennsylvania... very, very poorly. [CBD]
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BREAKING: Police say the suspect in the FSU shooting is 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, the son of a Leon County, FL Sheriff's deputy. Police say he "unfortunately" had access to her gun, and the gun was used in the shooting.
2 deceased -- not believed to be students.
Podcast: CBD and Sefton chat about Iran, and the unfortunate fact that only America can deal with them militarily, the nonsense that the media are spewing about the illegals being deported, Harvard's pomposity, and more!
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