News Roundup

Starting off with Global Warming Climate Cooling Change©:


...or, “How To Fuck Up A State, just Like Gavin Newsom Does”.


...unexpectedly.  Lessee:  cars that nobody wants, “renewable” energy sources that don’t work, “green” infrastructure that is more harmful than what it’s replacing… can’t imagine why people would want to bail on it all.

And in more Economic News:


...FJB.

From The Swamp:


...yeah, but they’ll find some way of bringing the fucking thing back to life.  You heard it here first. (UPDATE:  told you so.)

From Police Files:


...cops planting evidence?  Say it ain’t so.


...also to be found in the Dept. Of The Blindingly Obvious.


...in Chicago, that is a routine traffic stop.

From the Dept. of Education:


...forget it, Jake Glenn;  it’s California.


...perhaps the WashGov should ban horny teachers instead of natural gas?  Just a thought.


...nature studies, so to speak.  Very educational.


...I remember back when the Nazis referred to Physics as the “Jewish” science.  Oh how we laughed at them, the idiots...


...from Glenn’s mouth to God’s ear.

In the Hearts Of Stone Dept:


...on the one hand, it could be said that OLAS was really looking after him (not);  but on the other hand, maybe he was one of those priests (if you know what I mean), and just got what he deserved...

And in today’s 

   

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...apparently, they signify something or other (see link).


I have to say that I find her kinda plain-looking (like Lady Gaga?).

And that’s the news.

Train Smash Time

Oh yeah, baby:  it’s that time of year when the Grand National is run at Aintree, and when we can look forward to some Train Smash Women and their antics.

Only, this year?  Not as much fun as usual… so far:


Too many regrettable decisions to count, in that last one.

A couple, it seemed, didn’t get the memo:

…but a lot of others did, and dressed accordingly:

That said, I think these pics were taken mostly in the early morning, before the booze had a chance to do its work.

On the other hand, maybe it’s just that nobody could afford to get wasted.  HFS, look at those prices:

Racegoers will be expected to pay £7.50 for draught beers (not including Guinness) and ciders, while a 330ml can could cost up to £7.

Meanwhile, a single serving of wine is set to cost £9.50 with a full bottle priced at £37.50.

A bottle of Prosecco will set punters back £46 while a bottle of Gobillard Brut Champagne totals a staggering £85.

Cocktails are priced at £13 each, with soft drinks costing £3.20 and a can of water £2.90 itself.

We’ll just have to wait and see.  More to follow.


Update 1:  Okay, despite the cost of booze, that’s a little more Train Smash-y…


And then came… Ladies Day.

Quote Of The Day

I quote Insty a lot, I know, but at the end of it all, Glenn Reynolds is a very smart and wise man.  Frankly (and I know he’s not interested, more’s the pity), our country needs him, and more like him, to be in a position of power rather than being a respected law professor at some university*.

Here’s what caught my eye recently:

“There was a time when I doubted the morality of Hiroshima, Tokyo, and Dresden. Watching the world today, I’m glad that our forebears had the courage and moral clarity that too many parts of our contemporary society lack.”

Asking for “moral clarity” in our current amoral power elite is far too big an expectation.


*I know, I know — to Glenn, UTenn isn’t just “some university”, but in relation to his stature, intellect and character, I’m afraid that to the rest of us, and to me in particular, it is.