Monday Overnight Open Thread (11/20/23)

Quote I

"This person who was stealing decided to go real big." Police corporal Collin Flynn

Quote II

“There’s far too much scaremongering across our industry about EVs. The problem is the lack of understanding.” Matt Cleevely, owner of Cleevely Motors

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“There is a joke here that all poor people are driving electric cars, and all the rich people are driving petrol cars. Tesla is a common-people, popular car because it’s very cheap in maintenance.” Ivan Malakhovsky

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“I was scared. Someone is going to get hurt at one of these things. They can get out of control.”Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich

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"We are stopping all use of X that we can control. For reasons that should be obvious to the richest man on Earth, we are taking this action against his company." Neil Young

Flat tax? We can't have a Flat Tax, have to keep the Mafia IRS in business.

‘New Years’ Nightmare’: IRS Targets Gig Workers, Sends 30 Million New Tax Forms
The agency is charging new taxes on Americans who make a side income of more than $600 from activities like online selling or freelance work.

NSFW-LANGUAGE Paul Joseph Watson takes us on a trip to Argentina.

I thought "educators" were all in on respecting and treating cultural minorities with dignity. I thought wrong.

An 8-year-old Wyandotte Nation boy was ordered to cut his hair short by R.V. Haderlein Elementary school in Kansas's Girard School District. His mother did so after being told by Joni Benso, assistant principal at the school, that no exemptions to male dress codes would be made for religious or tribal reasons and that "she needed to cut his hair over the weekend or he would be sent home." The ACLU now demands that the schools rescind this policy.

18 Reasons Why You Really Need An Electric Car

In the world of electric vehicles, where the allure of green technology meets the practicality of everyday life, there are those who embrace the electric revolution with a unique flair.

Enter the unapologetic connoisseur of contradictions, the embodiment of the unexpected, the aficionado of electric eccentricities, and a character worthy of exploration.

Here are 18 reasons why you really need an electric car:

1. You’re a Tolstoy enthusiast who’s never quite conquered the monumental War and Peace.

Fear not, for that long charging queue becomes your literary sanctuary where you can immerse yourself in 1,225 pages of Russian opulence while your electric steed gains its much-needed energy boost.

2. Fine dining at Chiswick, Margaret, and Quay is a given, but have you truly lived until you’ve sampled the delights of the local servo?

Post-War and Peace, dive into the exquisite world of slurpees, gristly meat pies, and try-hard coffee at the gas station. Breakfast and lunch might just be a charging queue away. YOLO.

Bill Maher is our friendly liberal clock. He's correct twice a day.

Bill Maher Throws in Towel on Biden Run, Explains Why 'Clean-Up' in San Fran Is Sign 'Trump Is Winning'

Bill Maher is still a Democrat, but he often has interesting things to say because he's willing to call out his side for their radical behavior.

He's also warning them now that he thinks that former President Donald Trump is "winning" and explaining why Joe Biden is going to lose.

To be honest with you, I'm a bit amazed someone who is normal won.

Miss Nicaragua wins Miss Universe 2023 at pageant full of firsts including two trans contestants, a plus-sized model and a burkini in the swimsuit round

The 23-year-old mental health activist and audio-visual producer is the first delegate from Nicaragua to win the title

OH GOODY!!! This will be the one and only cookbook you will ever need.

Will climate cookbooks change how we eat?
Sustainable diets have been around for ages, but an emerging cookbook genre signals a new appetite for change.

itchen Arts & Letters, a legendary cookbook store on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, is tiny — just 750 square feet — but not an inch of space is wasted. With roughly 12,000 different cookbooks and a staff of former chefs and food academics, it’s the land of plenty for those seeking guidance beyond the typical weekday recipe.

One table is piled high with new cookbooks about ramen, eggs, and the many uses of whey, the overflow stacked in leaning towers above the shelves along the walls. One bookcase is packed with nothing but titles about fish. And next to a robust vegetarian section at the back of the store, tucked in a corner, is a minuscule collection of cookbooks about sustainability and climate change.

Except for the Deplorable Gourmet Hey Christmas is right around the corner.

Don't want to go to Aunt Eileen's for Thanksgiving dinner? You could always cop out and say you have the Kung Flu.

Two Thanksgivings after the super-hyped omicron COVID-19 variant hardly killed anyone, the Mainstream Infotainment Complex is doing what little it can to drum up more concern over a virus that's mellowed more than, say, a certain PJ Media columnist following a large dinner and a larger brandy.

I don't even know what variant we're on any longer, nor do I care. And I'm not alone, despite the media's best bad intentions.

The Chicago Sun-Times warned on Sunday that COVID hospitalizations are up a big 17% over the last week, but the story neglects to mention one vital detail: A 17% increase over what? If the number were a great big scary one, I imagine they might have published it.

This Times of India story about how the U.S. faces a "COVID winter wave and hospitalization" is adorned with photos of sick (but attractive!) young women, even though the virus typically hits the oldest the hardest. But that Karen-panic isn't going to monger itself, comrades.

Born on this day: 20 Nov 1947 Joe Walsh, guitarist, singer, songwriter, who led The James Gang. He joined the Eagles in 1975 who scored the 1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Hotel California', plus 5 US No.1 albums. As a solo artist under the name Barnstorm he had the 1973 breakthrough album The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get featuring the single, 'Rocky Mountain Way' and had the 1978 UK No.14 single 'Life's Been Good'. via thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this day: 20 Nov 1946 Duane Allman, guitarist, and co-founder and leader of The Allman Brothers Band who released the classic album Eat a Peach in 1972 and had the 1973 US No.12 single 'Ramblin Man'. Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident on 29th October 1971 in Macon, Georgia, when he collided with the rear of a flatbed truck that had turned in front of him. via thisdayinmusic.com

What are you guys in jail for? Genius Award Winners.

‘Workhouse’ trespassers call 911 for help after locking themselves in cell
Police helped free the men from a cell and then arrested them.

ST. LOUIS — Three trespassers had to be rescued by police Thursday night after accidentally locking themselves in a jail cell inside a shuttered city jail.

St. Louis police spokesperson Sgt. Charles Wall said officers responded to the Medium Security Institution, colloquially known as the "Workhouse," after the three men called 911 for help.

Needles. Yarns. Grannies. Some assembly required for Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

For over twenty years, a colorful collective of ladies residing at a senior living community in Dallas have crafted thousands of hand-knit items, bringing warmth and support to children both in Texas and overseas.

And, with sass and swing, they call themselves the Knit Wits.

Every Friday, they gather around a long table with yarn and knitting needles to lend a hand from their home at Edgemere—and their latest project is a collaboration with Children’s Health in Dallas to create homemade caps for infants facing heart problems.

Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Food For Thought.

Notice: Posted with permission by the Ace Media Empire & AceCorp, LLC. No pants, no shirts, no lingerie, no problem.

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