Category: Good Stuff

Worth Supporting

Essays, Good Stuff

Some time ago I expressed my irritation about PJMedia’s fundraising machinations — i.e. by sticking most of their articles behind a paywall — which would be fine, if the articles were worth more than just a passing interest.  To my mind, most of them aren’t.  And in consequence, I see little reason to support PJMedia with any kind of subscription, despite their continuous blandishments to do so.

Yesterday, I linked to this article because it resonated with me as few of PJMedia’s articles do:

Then I went back to American Thinker‘s home page and looked over the rest of the articles:

I went and read every single one of them, and found them all to be uniformly excellent, not just in their analysis, but in that they made me aware of things I hadn’t known before, or else provided a foundation to some of my own opinions that I hadn’t bothered examining too closely (Twisted Psychology  being a good example).  Also, note the datelines of the articles:  those are just some of the most recent articles posted.

I’ve known about American Thinker  pretty much ever since they came into existence, but they were never a mainstream reading choice because I’m an idiot, and also because reading their material often makes my brain hurt (which, by the way, is a Good Thing for political commentary but a Bad Thing in literature #Proust #Pynchon).

No more.

So I cancelled one of my (underperforming) streaming TV channels, and redirected that money towards a sub for American Thinker.  They deserve no less — and by the way, they are thus far the only online publication I’ve bothered to subscribe to.  The others are, shall we say, less worthy.

Texas Man?

Crime, Good Stuff, Psychos

This is priceless.  Some mope armed himself with a .22 pistol and a couple boxes of ammo, and headed off to a church in Houston with the avowed aim of whacking the pastor thereof.

You can read the details of how he failed here, but please note the description of our would-be assassin in the headline:

Texas man with loaded gun, 100 rounds tackled by security at Houston church

You might think, after reading the above headline, that this was a simple case of ol’ Joe Bob getting upset with the pastor because the man of God was giving Joe Bob’s wife some extra-special pastoral counseling, if you get my drift.

Well, you’d probably be wrong because the scrote’s actual name is Emmanuel Ahsono Mbwavi, which — and y’all will forgive me for thinking this — does not sound like yer average Texas name:  Billy Bob Johnson, yup;  Jorge Morales, okay (especially in Houston);  La’Marquis Washington, fer shurr (ditto).

Also, at time of writing we have no word on Mr. Mbwavi’s actual motive, but my immediate guess would be that it’s of an African nature.

Kudos, by the way, to the security guard for tackling the asshole and holding him for the cops.

No prizes for guessing, though, what my preferred outcome would have been (see the next post).

Never Mind The Waves, Stop The Wind

Eco-Crap, Good Stuff

…and use the money for gas.  There’s an elegant solution to end the eco-nonsense boondoggle known as “wind power”, and this seems to fit the bill:

The Trump administration is pulling nearly $1 billion out of offshore wind projects off the East Coast and forcing that money into U.S. oil, natural gas, and LNG production, replacing planned wind development with active oil and gas production.

TotalEnergies paid about $133 million for a lease in the Carolina Long Bay area and roughly $795 million for another in the New York Bight in 2022, locking nearly a billion dollars into projects that are now being shut down. The company is only reimbursed if it first invests that same money in domestic energy production, including LNG infrastructure, upstream oil, and natural gas development in the United States.

Sounds good.  Now read what IntSec Burgum said, and it gets even better:

“Offshore wind is one of the most expensive, unreliable, environmentally disruptive, and subsidy-dependent schemes ever forced on American ratepayers and taxpayers.”

Hell, that’s so searing a statement, I could have said it.  Only with a lot more Bad Words and death threats.

Pour yourself a cuppa joe, settle back and read the whole article.  If you’re not giggling like a little girl by the end of it, we can’t be friends.

As for the Greens, the reaction is typical:

More like the above, please.

Status Report

Good Stuff, Immigration

Via Friend & Reader John C. comes this heartening report:  How Are White South African Farmers Doing In The U.S.? (short video)

Just so everyone knows:  I have been feeling exactly like this ever since my own Great Wetback Episode (1986), and I feel it to this day, every day.

Of course, I’m not a farmer;  but I like to think that over the past forty-odd years I’ve done my bit to make this country just a teeny little greater than when I came here.

Protestor Molestor

Good Stuff, Tools

When it comes to addressing an unruly crowd of nasties, I’ve always thought that this would be the best method.

However, times change, and it’s tough to find an M4 Sherman in good running order these days.  So what to do, what to so?

Sent to me by Mr. Free Market, a handy tool indeed (video).  I especially like the lyrics.

My suggestion:

  • Let loose three or four of these against your average Pantifa / eco-terrorist / anti-ICE demonstration.
  • Follow up with fire trucks to hose away the residue.
  • Streets look neat and shiny again.
  • Repeat as necessary.

It’s the same principle as the first idea, but it has to be cheaper, more easily deployed, etc.  I’m trying to find a reason to argue against the above, but cannot.

Perhaps my Kind Readers can assist?