My shocked face…

I have it around here somewhere…

Many leftists have made their allegiances clear in the war between Hamas and Israel. This includes members of the mainstream media who have sought to equivocate between Islamic terrorists and the Jewish state — and sometimes report outright lies.

One journalist has taken his bias toward Hamas to an extreme, and it won’t shock you when you find out what outlet he works for.

Full article, HERE.

Especially since this is NOT the first one that has been ‘outed’ so to speak.

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, since this has been going on for a while. Fifth and Sixth Columns go back to the Spanish Civil War in the mid-1930s.

And usually the ‘media’ was involved in one way or the other, but I don’t think it’s been as blatant as we’ve seen it in the last ten years or so.

What say you?

Bread and circuses???

Welp, the House tried again for Mayorkas.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has been impeached by the House of Representatives.

A Cabinet secretary has not been impeached by the U.S. Congress since 1876.

The office of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Mayorkas’ impeachment trial will begin later this month. 

Full article, HERE from Fox News.

So, this will play out over the next month or so, with…predictable results in the Senate, with the Dems refusing to kick him to the curb. Meanwhile, crap that NEEDS to be done will be pushed to the side…

Again…

And there is still no action on the border, the Senate has still refused to take up HR2 which was passed last year, the administration has now decided that the VA should be treating illegals, there is no budget passed, and we are effectively in a 2 front war with Russia/Ukraine and Israel/Gaza/Hezbollah and the Iranian proxies…

And in California’s senate debate, one of the candidates said Commie…er Californians ‘deserve’ $50/hr as a minimum wage to ‘survive’ in that state.

The loonies truly ARE running the asylum…

 

Learn something new…

Every time I turn around…

I truly wasn’t aware of this one, but I don’t play in the market, so I never thought about it.

A long-running battle over the Securities and Exchange Commission’s policy of muzzling defendants in enforcement cases is gaining new momentum in the courts, thanks to one of the biggest critics of federal regulatory power.

The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a conservative legal group that has been at the forefront in the clash over regulatory reach, is leading a pair of long-shot challenges looking to knock down the SEC’s half-century-old policy of barring most defendants who settle with the agency from speaking out against the charges.

Full article, HERE.

Kinda sounds like a violation of the 1st Amendment to me, but what do I know?

I always ‘thought’ that once the trials/etc. were over, people were free to speak.

I know there is an ongoing move afoot to silence anyone who doesn’t toe the line on the left’s agenda/utopian dreams as spewed by the MSM, but that is one of the benefits of the Intarwebz, there are plenty of choices out there to listen to.

The problem I see, is that few actually DO any real research, tending to go with whatever the sound bite from whatever side they believe is the only answer. And people are no longer willing or able to actually engage in dialog where both sides get their chance to speak.

That really bothers me, because I’ve always believed in/been willing to exchange ideas freely without being ‘forced’ to accept things I do not believe in.

Wow…

I don’t care which team you were rooting for last night, that was one helluva game!

And it became obvious that they didn’t ‘fill’ all the ad slots! They were replaying ads in the OT.

I”m sleeping in this morning, y’all go read the folks on the sidebar!

Interesting…

Before I get to the post, we got through the BBQ okay, with 33 teams competing! Good food was enjoyed by all, and congrats to the winners! And my butt is draggin…

Now the news- Denver v. illegals…

As Denver cuts funding for American citizens’ jobs and programs to keep supporting illegal aliens who shouldn’t be in the country at all, the city’s Democrat mayor is whining about Congressional Republicans.

PJ Media’s Rick Moran reported that Denver was among the cities cutting costs to deal with the flood of illegal immigrants who continue to invade this country with minimal to no vetting under Joe Biden. The Epoch Times also noted that Democrat Denver Mayor Mike Johnston blames Republicans in Congress for the cutbacks, since GOP congressmen (at least temporarily) killed the disastrous border deal. In other words, Johnston refuses to admit that his city is wrongly welcoming and prioritizing illegals with taxpayer money; instead, he demands more taxpayer money to cover for his Party’s financial foolishness.

Full article, HERE.

Sooooo, just like NYC, Chicago, and California, they are cutting services to actual CITIZENS to pay for the illegals in their ‘sanctuary city’. Meanwhile, it’s all the Pub’s fault…

Talk about not washing worth .02 cents…

And I wonder how many of them will vote in 24 for the dems so they can keep sucking at the US tit and sending most of the money they get back to their home countries?

And now it begins…

We’ve hosted this event for five years now, and it’s just kept getting bigger…

So we started yesterday afternoon putting out the ‘final touches’, even as the early birds started showing up…

Yes, the ‘little folks’ participate too! This lonely trailer belongs to a family of 5, who sleep in their van overnight. Last year, he won one of the major prizes!!!

And the toy haulers started rolling in…

Our little silent auction tables, which are really all we make off the competition!

But we do sell tickets for our gun raffles! Rifle, pistol, and shotgun, three drawings in late Oct!

When I left yesterday evening, we were up to 25 teams already, and a number of pros were pulling in, including a 2023 Jack Daniels National Champion!

I’ll be back in at 0530 to help cook breakfast for the cooks (and they don’t even complain about the quality of OUR cooking)!

TGIF…

It’s been ONE of those weeks…

However, there is some good stuff out there…

Ammo.com has two good infographic articles up thanks to Sam and Cassandra!

Gun Control Laws and Enforcement Trends 

Accidental Shooting Statistics 1979-2023

They’re pretty intensive, but have very good information in both reports. And they do list the resources so you can go look at them yourselves!

I’m busy with the BBQ competition this weekend at the Legion, so there will be light posting and commenting…

Blue clues…

Their ‘utopia’ isn’t real…

In the latest episode on Democrat Urban Utopia, squatters are reportedly taking over hundreds of Atlanta homes, terrorizing neighbors, and even opening an illegal strip club.

Police response to evict the squatters is so delayed that some desperate homeowners have actually bribed the intruders to leave, according to the New York Post. Whole neighborhoods have been ruined by the horde of squatters. Local home-cleaning company manager Matt Urbanski emphasized the severity of the crisis, saying, “I’d be terrified in Atlanta to lease out one of my properties.”

Full article, HERE.

This seems to be almost ‘epidemic’ in a lot of blue cities, including Austin, TX which is definitely a blue enclave in red Texas.

I would also say this is at least partially the fault of these corporate real estate companies that buy up homes then raise the prices to the point that they are vacant for longer periods of time, leaving them ‘ripe’ for squatters.

But they aren’t the only ones. Sadly, some of these squatters also check the papers and obituaries, looking for homes of those who’ve passed away with no family local.

Since this a more or less ‘family friendly’ blog, I won’t say what I think of the squatters, nor what I’d do to get rid of them. We had a few rental houses when I was growing up, and I remember what happened with the occasional bad tenants we had, and why those houses were sold as quickly as they were…

Today, I wouldn’t own a rental house on a bet…

Ouch…

This is NOT good…

The Navy removed the commanding officer of the Japan-based destroyer Howard on Tuesday – less than six months after relieving the previous skipper of the ship.

In a brief statement, the Navy said it ousted Cmdr. Cameron Dennis, who became the commanding officer of the warship in September, due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to perform his duties.”

Full article, HERE from Navy Times.

There has been a rash of CO firings in the last few months, and it’s enough to make one wonder what is going on…

Is this due to new guidance from the SecDef, SecNav, CJCS, or the new CNO?

Or are the current crop of COs that bad?

I don’t have a good answer, but our sailors deserve better than getting yanked hither and yon with all these changes. It takes time to get up to speed when a new CO takes over, regardless of the platform, and that impacts readiness, and operational capability.

Which is the LAST thing the Navy needs right now, especially in anything that is forward deployed!

Reflections…

If plastic water bottles are okay, but plastic bags are banned, – you might live in a country run by idiots.
If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for entering and remaining in the country illegally, – you might live in a country run by idiots.If you must get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or to take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion, or change your gender, – you might live in a country run by idiots.

If you must show your identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book and rent a video, but not to vote for who runs the government, – you might live in a country run by idiots.

If the government wants to prevent stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines that hold more than ten rounds, but gives twenty F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt, – you might live in a country run by idiots.

If, in the nation’s largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not one 24-ounce soda, because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat, – you might live in a country run by idiots.

If an 80-year-old woman who is confined to a wheelchair or a three-year-old girl can be strip-searched by the TSA at the airport, but a woman in a burka or a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched, – you might live in a country run by idiots.

If your government believes the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more, – you might live in a country run by idiots.

If a seven-year-old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher is “cute” but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable, – you might live in a country run by idiots.

If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government regulation and intrusion while not working is rewarded with Food Stamps, WIC checks, Medicaid benefits, subsidized housing, and free cell phones, – you might live in a country run by idiots.

If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big-screen TV, while your neighbor buys iPhones, time shares, a wall-sized do-it-all plasma screen TV and new cars, and the government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage, – you might live in a country run by idiots.

And lastly, keep this is mind…If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 years hard labor.
If you cross the Iranian border illegally, you are detained indefinitely.
If you cross the Afghan border illegally, you get shot.
If you cross the Saudi Arabian border illegally, you will be jailed.
If you cross the Chinese border illegally, you may never be heard from again.
If you cross the Venezuelan border illegally, you will be branded a spy and your fate will be sealed.
If you cross the Cuban border illegally, you will be thrown into political prison to rot.
If you cross the United States border illegally, you get a job, a driver’s license, a social security card, welfare, food stamps, credit cards, subsidized rent or a loan to buy a house, free education, free health care, a lobbyist in Washington, billions of dollars’ worth of public documents printed in your language, the right to carry your country’s flag while you protest that you don’t get enough respect and, in many instances, you can vote.

h/t Keith
A bit different when you actually write them down and look at them, isn’t it?