Ask Not For Whom The Bell Tolls, It Tolls For ONT

Howdy horde! How's the weather where you are? It's crazy here. Today was 65 and sunny, just a lovely shorts and t-shirt day. 3 days ago the low was 11. Monday was that rare day I had to run the kerosene heater all day in my office, today I had the door open to enjoy the breeze. So what else is going on in the world today?

Let Freedom Ring

In case you missed it, This week Javier Milei went before the WEF and told them dead to their faces that they are what's wrong with the world, and it was glorious.

At the turn of the 20th century Argentina had an economy and freedoms that were on par with the US. Milei says he wants to bring that back, and damned if I'm not starting to believe him.

That's Why I Never Order The Disgusting Burger Surprise

McDonald’s leaves man ‘sweating and shaking’ after disgusting burger surprise has him ‘vomiting’: ‘Wrecked’

he aftereffects of a disgusting McDonald’s surprise are still haunting a man who indulged in a fast food feast over the weekend. Australian man Anton Vallely was scarfing down a Quarter Pounder at about 2 am Saturday after having a few drinks, but his enjoyment of the meal was short-lived. In the dark, he had about three bites into the burger before stopping to investigate the source of a suspicious taste with his phone’s flashlight. What he saw was two patties that appeared to be only partially cooked. “I’ve been sweating and shaking,” Mr Vallely told news.com.au, who said he had felt “wrecked” since eating the burger, which he bought from the Coolum store on the Sunshine Coast.

I generally go for the $3.50 double cheeseburger bundle. That and a Coke gets you lunch for about $5

Not All Heroes Wear Tight Yellow Shorts. But Some Do

WWE legend Hulk Hogan helps rescue teenage girl involved in car crash

WWE legend Hulk Hogan helped to rescue a teenage girl whose car overturned in a multi-car accident in Clearwater, Fla., according to a report by USA Today. Hogan had reportedly been driving with a friend when they stopped to respond to the accident, with Hogan helping the teen driver get out of her car by popping the car's airbags with tools he had on hand.

According to a post by Sky Daily, Hogan's wife, the driver was shaken up but otherwise uninjured.

"Last night, after we left dinner in Tampa, we saw a car flip in front of us! I truly admire my husband @hulkhogan and our good buddy @jakerask for springing into action, puncturing the girls airbag, and getting her quickly out of the car," read Daily's post, shared by TMZ. "By all appearances, she was unscathed, just really rattled, which is an absolute miracle!"

Imagine you've flipped your car. Dazed, you look around, trying to clear your head and orient yourself. Suddenly, you look to your left and see the Hulkster reaching out for you: “Take my hand, Brother!” Gotta be a surreal experience.

This Is Infuriating

Ohio SWAT Team Raids Wrong House, Seriously Injures Baby With Flashbang Grenade, Denies Responsibility

Courtney Price was at home on Wednesday taking care of her one-year-old son, Waylon, when they experienced a terrifying and traumatic altercation with local law enforcement. What should have been an ordinary day took a turn for the worse when SWAT officers broke into the home, searching for a suspect.

In the aftermath of the raid, it was revealed that law enforcement had targeted the wrong home, and tragically, their actions resulted in the baby sustaining injuries. The events that unfolded left the family shaken and seeking justice for Waylon’s suffering.

Read the entire story at the link. There are several trends I've noticed over the past 50 years that mirror the decline of our society, things like the decline of the nuclear family and the increase in homelessness, one of them is the degradation of the police from “Protect and Serve” to “Cower and Obey”. One of the things that has to be done as we recapture this country from the Marxists is a complete restructuring of police forces around this country. QI (qualified immunity) needs to be done away with, as does CAF (civil asset forfeiture). These two things turn local police departments into unaccountable revenue generators for local governments. I don't think most municipalities need SWAT teams, or if they do, their use should be strictly limited, and certainly they shouldn't be used for no-knock raids (which also need to be abolished). Opponents of these proposals will say that enacting them puts officer's lives at risk, and makes their jobs more dangerous. I agree. It will. But that's one of the main reasons that police are traditionally held in high regard in America. They have voluntarily accepted a role that puts them at risk to benefit the community as a whole. Too many police today want to be treated as paladins while acting like enforcers. You can't have it both ways.

Of Course, This Would Help Too

Well surprise, surprise, surprise. This is my shocked face.

In Politics

Iowa Was Bad, Bad News for Ron DeSantis

Well, Monday night kind of sucked. It super sucked. That’s the thing about politics – sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. While my candidate, Ron DeSantis, did come in second and beat 2004’s favorite daughter, Nikki Haley, which was nice, he came in a pretty distant second. I’d like to see a path for him to win the nomination. That would make me happy. He’s a very talented guy who doesn’t have a lot of the problems that Donald Trump has, such as the fact that about 53% of the voters irrationally hate former prezzy. But my party seems to be going in another direction. I don’t see a path for Ron DeSantis to win. New Hampshire’s primary voter roll is full of Democrats and suburban wine women. South Carolina loves Trump. What’s the state after that where he’s going to not just come back, but come back like a tsunami? I just don’t see it, and it doesn’t make me happy to say it. But I have to say what I think. And I think Iowa has made clear that the base is intent on riding Donald J. Trump all the way to the finish line.

This strikes me as being true. And I think DJT has a shot at beating Biden. It's not a guarantee, but Biden is awful. My problem is that I don't think Biden's going to be the nominee, I'm pretty damn sure the Dems are planning a convention switch-a-roo to someone like Newsome or (Michelle) Obama. Fair or not, Trump has high negatives with moderates. Biden does too, so it balances out. But someone like Obama (1st woman! Slay Qween!) doesn't. That could be a hard road to hoe.

Insurrection

The one ‘insurrectionist’ the federal government loves

Beyond a shadow of a doubt, one man called for protesters to storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. That same man will not spend a day behind bars. If the federal prosecutors had wanted to prove that Ray Epps was a federal asset that day, they couldn’t have done a better job.

Epps first appeared on the government’s most-wanted list days after January 6, 2021, but was promptly and mysteriously removed. That led to speculation that Epps might have been a government agent. Dozens of videos surfaced over the past three years showing Epps involved in behavior that, under the January 6 rules, should have resulted in an armed pre-dawn raid, pretrial detention, multiple felony charges, and ultimately, years in federal prison.

But strangely, Epps was never arrested. On September 5, nearly three years after the events of January 6, the Justice Department sent Epps’ attorney a letter offering a plea deal on a single misdemeanor.

Apparently, in conversations with the government that are not part of the public record, Epps accepted the deal, and with no fanfare, a case was initiated on September 18, 2023, and Epps accepted his plea deal four days later. Case closed.

There was an insurrection on January 6. It's just not the one that the government and media keep trying to make you believe.

Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by a bouncing baby boy:

posted by WeirdDave at 10:00 PM

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