And:
West Virginia all by itself can only exert nominal influence on BlackRock and the big banks. But if you get a coalition of states – including Texas, Arizona, and Missouri – to threaten to cut off the mega-banks because of their anti-energy political activism, then there is a critical mass of influence.
And see where he goes from there. I like his thinking.
A couple of things occurred to me while reading this excellent report of some Midnight Rambler who got his body temperature lowered, but first, the facts:
A woman who lived next door to 26-year-old Justin William Wright woke up to find him standing in her bedroom after he broke in through a window. Then he attacked her.
Then she shot him, and then he died.
Now, if we were to give the Usual Suspects their moment in the sun, we would ordinarily be hearing wails of “Why didn’t she just shoot him in the leg?” and all that twaddle. But of course we won’t hear that because DoublePlusEvil Man was involved, and she only a Pore Helpless Victim.
And yes, as the article points out, this was another example of someone being killed by someone they knew. Well, yes. And I’m willing to bet that even outside gang shootings (where everyone knows everybody), this kind of thing is more prevalent than the bald stats show.
Finally, score one for those people like me (and all my Readers) who want women to be armed, precisely in case of this kind of neighborly activity.
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And with that taste in our mouth, here’s the news:
…possibly because he’s not an actor?
…hence the constant need to augment our ammo supplies.
…I wanna hear the teacher’s side first, because some little shits deserve a good headbanging if the teacher has to resort to physically tossing them out the classroom.
…their gig, their dress code.
…clearly, not everyone wants to #BelieveAllWomen.
…and also their combine harvesters, planters and tractors. This can only end well.
…and right on cue, here’s the bad side of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
TRAFFIC WARDENS STRIKE THREAT
…clearly, a strike most people will support.
Dept. Of Irony:
…no doubt, his appeal will be granted because Britain.
…from the woman who gives stupid people a bad name. Dumb bitch.
…we kinda did.
And you are going to be SO grateful for the lack of linkages in the next couple examples of INSIGNIFICA:
…just add money. Guaranteed.
And finally, something to make you smile (with link):
And that, as they say, is that.
…on the abortion issue, that is.
I have to say, I think South Carolina’s is the most commonsense:
In 2021, Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill prohibiting most abortions from being performed after a fetal heartbeat is detected, with exceptions for medical emergencies, fetal anomalies, rape, and incest.
The Socialists are all about “let the people speak” until the people actually say something they disagree with, in which case it’s Jackboot Time and compulsion then becomes the order of the day.
Personally, I hate the idea of abortion — most especially when it’s used as contraception — but at the same time I don’t really have a problem with abortifacients like RU-486 (the “morning after” pill) provided that it is used the morning after and not five months into the pregnancy as some silly women have tried, with disastrous consequences.
Also, I’m uncomfortable with government charging people with murder for having an abortion, because that seems to be a swing of the pendulum too far.
Of course, as always, the wealthier women will always be able to procure an abortion simply by traveling to where they’re available, whereas the poorer women won’t. On the other hand, if the fear of pregnancy does evoke even a little bit of personal responsibility — as opposed to the hook-up culture and utter licentiousness of our oh-so modern society — then making abortion difficult to obtain may have even a little social benefit. In the meantime [Dr. Kim sez] :
If there was a single aspect of the human condition that I could solve, unplanned / unwanted pregnancy would be it.
On the lighter side:
After the Supremes finally decided that the Constitution (and its Second Amendment) is, after all, the supreme law of the land, the Scumbag States are scurrying around, trying to find loopholes.
New York and a half a dozen other states with similar laws now must decide their next steps. As with New York, California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island all have legislatures controlled by Democrats who could propose measures to ensure that guns will not be allowed in certain places.
Of course, “blood will run in the streets”, “violence will increase” (like it hasn’t already, even with those earlier laws in place), and my favorite: “The epidemic of gun violence sweeping our nation demonstrates daily the folly of introducing more guns into this boiling cauldron.” All the usual scare tactics, and all the usual disregard of actual facts — that carry laws haven’t caused any such thing.
Still glad to be living in a state which isn’t afraid of its citizens being armed.
Afterthought: by the way, the article states that the Supreme Court’s decision was “an expansion of gun rights”, which is a total lie. What the decision did was reaffirm gun rights, rights which should never have been infringed in the first place.