Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's Nineteen ONT

Thursday night was always the big party night in college. I don't know why, we did have classes on Friday, but hey. Of course, we never partied like these guys:

Super Smash Bros

GAY COUPLE DISCOVERS THEY ARE IN FACT LONG LOST TWINS

Ugh. I can't even. Why wouldn't you tell your kids they're adopted? (I know, it's satire. I just fell in love with the title for this section. NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT!)

Jesse Needs Help

That's true.

I don't care how hot a woman is, the hot/crazy matrix only goes up to 10. If she's beyond that – on either axis – I'm staying far away. There was an article today in The Bulwark (I read these things so you don't have to) lambasting Jesse (and Kurt Schlichter too) for being a racist white nationalist.

CBD said it very well in this morning's rant:

"White Nationalism" is what Orwell warned us about. Do not let the Left take control of the language and the terms, because that is their first step in the totalitarian dance, and they know the moves and music very well.

If there is any one phrase to describe it, perhaps "American Nationalism" is appropriate, because the melting pot concept is one that is tried and true and helped to create the greatest economic engine in history, and one that worked quite well for a very long time.

There are plenty of 6th generation Americans who can trace their lineage to Mexico, and there are plenty of 2nd and 3rd generation Americans who can trace their lineage to pretty much anywhere in the world...and that's great! But the operative word is "American." Assimilate, embrace our political institutions and Exceptionalism, and presto...instant American.

And that is "American Nationalism." It is not color...it is love of country. But I guess that's too simple a definition for some.

It's not “too simple” a definition, it's too accurate, and they are deathly afraid of accuracy. They have to classify the opposition as “racist”, because it's the only charge that has enough caché to shut down debate before it happens. $tormfr*** is the largest white nationalist site online, and it has maybe 2-3000 members. The neo-Nazis had a tiki-torch racism rally in Charlottesville, and didn't even attract enough people to fill a high school gym. White nationalism, fascism, neo-nazism...whatever you call it, it's all a dead letter in modern America. The dragon has been slain, but to admit that would be to admit to the world that all they're doing is charging their nags at windmills. So they pull out their tired old paintbrushes and slap a new coat of “racism” on America to justify their existence. Interesting factoid: The author of the Bulwark screed spends a great deal of time selectively quoting Schlichter's books to portray his hero, Kelly Turnbull, as a white nationalist – yet nowhere in any of the books is Kelly's race or ethnicity revealed. Projection is not just a river in Egypt.

(Oh, and JFTR, the girl that Jesse was joking about being “hot”? She's a faith healer for horses.)

Related: Americans Are Divided by Their Views on Race, Not Race Itself Interesting POV.

Doctor, Doctor, Give Me The News

Doctor tells patient he doesn't have long to live through hospital robot's video screen

They send a robot into this man's room to tell him he's dying, and then, to add insult to injury, he's hard of hearing so his granddaughter has to relay the message. Just horrible all around. Assembly line medicine, coming soon to a deathbed near you.

Semper Why?

Venezuelan Army Attempts to Scare US Marines with Video

The big secret revealed here is that Bill Murray and Harold Ramis are apparently training the Venezuelan military. I have to admit that one part of the video is pretty scary. Watch at about 1:20. They are firing on full auto with weapons that don't have any mags in them. That's impressive!

Party Foul

737 MAX thread

Interesting thread on what's the real problem with the 737 MAX

Two things: #1) I'm not an aeronautical or software engineer, so I don't know how accurate this guy is, but he sounds plausible.

#2) It's at Zero Hedge, so don't read the comments.

That's Probably NOT What They Logged On For*

Still funny though.

*If you're not familiar with what most people use sites like this for well.....lets just say that a clue can be found in the name of a nearly identical site called “Chaturbate”. They've been know to offer a five finger discount to members, IYKWIMAIKYD.

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