"We Are Hamas"

 

The times they are a’ changin’. Not too long ago, college students were chanting “Hell no, we won’t go!” In 1985, young people were singing “We are the world.”

Today, they are shouting “We are Hamas!” And “Long live Hamas!” Disgustingly, it’s the same refrain on campuses across the fruited plain, though the terrorist-identifiers and lovers are much more common, in fact virtually ubiquitous, at pricier schools in the Ivy League, northeast, Midwest, and West coast.

1985: “We are the world.”

2024: “We are Hamas.”

2064?: I’m not sure I want to know. If we are even here at all.

 

Squatters' Rights?

 

There has been much talk of “squatters” lately, those who take up residence in others’ homes, especially while those others are away. Incredibly, the mainstream media and some Democrats seem to be solidly on the side of the trespassers. (Unless, of course, those who trespass against us were to trespass against them. That would be scary, inconvenient, and simply unacceptable.)

Whether it is Fani Willis figuratively “squatting” in Trump Tower, me squatting at the Pelosi's place, or anyone else squatting anywhere, when private property rights are no longer recognized, we are all screwed, and it is another American founding principle dismissed on the way to chaos and societal breakdown.

And all illegal aliens, by definition, are squatters. And America was never supposed to be a large flop house.

Under the direction of the Biden administration, the formerly United States are becoming an ever-looser confederation of squatter sanctuaries. And that won’t work out well for anybody.

 

President Biden Says Uncle Was Eaten By Cannibals

 

President Biden recently implied that his uncle, Second Lt. Ambrose J. Finnegan Jr., was eaten by cannibals after being shot down over Papua New Guinea in World War II. Biden, who has repeatedly made outrageous claims about himself and his family, suggested that his uncle was devoured by the island nation’s residents during a recent speech to a steelworkers’ union in Pittsburgh. What a suave and astute statesman!

For some reason, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has since noted that he was offended by President Biden’s insinuation that one of his beloved clan was consumed by Marape’s people. Talk about being thin-skinned!

I picture a meeting in the very near future between the Biden administration and Prime Minister Marape’s minions:

Biden: “I am very happy to be in, uh, Pappy, New England-- and just let me say, my uncle was eaten by your predecessors. No, true story!”

Marape: “Well, Mr. President, I’m sure he didn’t die in vain. In fact, I’m told we ate all of him, including the scalp and bones. Wasted nothing!”

Biden: “Good to hear, Prime Meridian, uh—um-- Minister…Me Rape!”

Marape: “Yes. And, as a goodwill gesture, you can see I have an agreement in my hands for both of us to sign, committing our nations to not eating each other’s citizens from this moment forward. No matter how delicious they may be. Surely this is an agreement we both can live with.”

Biden: “Excellent! That reminds me of a time…when…uh…when…um…well, never mind. By the way, what’s for dinner? And where is Hunter? Hunter? HUNTER?”

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Democrats Taking From Taxpayers To Expand Their Own Power

 

RealClear Investigations recently issued a report stating, “Progressives are using legal loopholes and the power of the federal government to maximize Democrat votes in the 2024 election at the taxpayers’ expense. RCI cited “voter registration and mobilization campaigns by ostensibly non-partisan charities that target Democrats using demographic data as proxies, and the Biden administration’s unprecedented demand that every federal agency ‘consider ways to expand citizens’ opportunities to register to vote and to obtain information about, and participate in, the electoral process.’”

These “charities” receive hundreds of millions of dollars via “major Democrat-tied ‘dark money’ vehicles” and are “engaged in a sprawling campaign to register the voters, deliver them the ballots, and figuratively and sometimes literally harvest the votes necessary to defeat Donald Trump,” according to the report.

RCI also referenced Time Magazine’s now famous/infamous article that described a “well-funded cabal of powerful people ranging across industries and ideologies,” that worked behind the scenes in 2020 to defeat Trump and other Republicans by influencing perceptions, changing rules and laws, steering media coverage and controlling the flow of information. 

To state it plainly, Democrats who run the federal government are taking taxpayers’ hard-earned money—under penalty of law-- and using it to keep and enhance their own power. This is nascent totalitarianism. It is worse than taxation without representation. It is “taxation against representation.”

What could be more sinister?

 

 

A Fountainhead No Longer

 

Nearly a third of all downtown Minneapolis office space is currently vacant, according to a recent Cushman & Wakefield report. Hybrid work models and other post-COVID phenomena have resulted in many companies downsizing their offices, with some pulling out altogether.

The city hopes to turn a number of office towers into apartments, as the alternative is to demolish them.

This is all too illustrative of what’s happening to society at large in Biden’s World. Through much of the 20^th Century, the American Century, giant cranes stood as a testament to rising skyscrapers, skylines, and aspirations throughout America’s major cities. We used to build things and reach for the sky. “The sky’s the limit” was a common phrase. Now, in several of our biggest cities, we sidestep human feces and hope airplane parts don’t fall from the sky.

There is a documentary called “The Fall of Minneapolis” that can be found on several internet sites. It chronicles what happened to the once thriving city in the wake of the George Floyd debacle.

Minneapolis has “fallen.” Now its towers may, too. A decade ago, I wrote that the U.S., in a nod to terrorists and progressive accommodation, might start toppling its own towers. And now that tongue-in-cheek prediction may come true.

Skyscrapers throughout the land once stood erect and proud, teeming with industrious and hopeful citizens. It will be a travesty if wrecking balls start knocking those buildings down.

For now, many stand empty, awaiting their fate. Sadly symbolic of Joe Biden’s America. And many of its citizens.

Somewhere, Howard Roark weeps.

 

 

 

 

The Storm Before The Calm?

 

Things are sure calmer now that Joe Biden is in office, right? Back to normal! No more mean tweets! Okay, we may be on the precipice of a nuclear world war, but, hey, things happen, right? Granted, Ukraine is being expunged, the Middle East is literally blowing up, our southern border is the scene of an unprecedented, chaotic—and interminable-- invasion, but at least we’re not trying to Make America Great Again!

Sarcasm aside, none of this had to happen. In fact, none of this would have happened if Trump were still in office. That is not speculation. When Trump was in office, Ukraine—and our borders—were secure, and the Middle East, via the Abraham Accords, was mostly peaceful…and hopeful of staying that way for the foreseeable future.

But why? Trump wasn’t an experienced politician—or a smooth statesmanlike figure! He was a wild card! And Biden was a life-long Washington insider! (Insightful readers will realize the question “But why?” was just answered.)

None of this death and destruction need have happened. Biden, and his handlers, snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Some of this may be because there are those in the administration that actually hate America. (And Israel.) And some of it is because leftists are unaware of two crucial things: history and human nature.

Appeasement never works. For good or bad, the leaders of most nations only respect one thing: strength. All of history clearly illustrates this. Attacks come about because victims appear weak. (See also, Britain and the U.S. vis-à-vis Germany and Japan prior to World War II.) That holds true, virtually without exception, regardless of whether we are speaking of a nation or a person. Or an animal, for that matter. Like most predators, lions and wolves prey on the weak and infirm. So, when threatened, porcupines roll themselves into a ball with their quills sticking out everywhere. Some animals, like blowfish, puff up to appear bigger than they otherwise are. It’s Deterrence 101, proven effective for all of history. Yet many still haven’t learned.

Biden sticks his head in the sand…when not actually colluding with our enemies.

Natural selection/culling the herd/survival of the fittest-- call it what you will-- may be brutal, but it is the law of the land. And always has been.

Power is respected among nations, weakness is not. And neither is Joe Biden…or whoever is pulling his strings. Early on in World War II, The Great Appeaser, Neville Chamberlain, resigned…allowing Winston Churchill to become Prime Minister and stiffen the spines of the British people. The irony is that Churchill had warned the world for years leading up to the war that conflict was not inevitable if only Hitler was checked in time.

Instead of tacitly approving an Iranian strike on Israel, Biden should have long ago told the mullahs to pound sand. Or else. Had he done so, Israel—and the world—would likely not have been in such danger now.

Biden isn’t going to resign. But perhaps the American people will tell him to pound sand this November…and usher Trump back into the White House. To Make America Great Again. And the world calmer, too.

 

 

Progressives Push Gun Control, But That Ignores The Real Problem

 

Nearly every day we hear about another shooting. Or knife attack. But gun control (or knife control) is not the answer. It will never work, will only leave the innocent unable to defend themselves or their loved ones.

The only remedy is returning to traditional values, morality, common sense... sanity.

When kids are taught not to have pride in their country, to actually disdain their country, when faith and religion are mocked, when we are told all white people are racist and that society is bigoted, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, Islamophobic, etc., etc., etc., what do you think is going to happen? When we are told everything is a crisis, when we are waiting for the next pandemic, when we are told we are destroying the earth, and that the man-abused climate will soon turn the planet into a smoldering cinder, what do you think is going to happen? When we think so little of ourselves that we are unwilling to even secure our own border, what do you think is going to happen? When we devalue life, support abortion up to the time of birth (or maybe a bit after), provide euthanasia and medically assisted suicide (or MAID, Medical Assistance In Death), what other result could there be? When those who tell the truth are savaged and liars are rewarded, what other result could there be? When crime isn't punished, but patriotism is, what other result could there be?

No, guns aren't the problem, in fact have often proved the solution. (Think of the elderly, petite, and infirm defending themselves from violent criminals—or of the American Revolution, Civil War, or Word War II, for example.) And knives aren't the problem, either. Neither are ropes, candlesticks, baseball bats, and anything else that could be used as a weapon. No, the problem is our progressive society. The problem is it has been fundamentally transformed. There are countless communities where folks never used to lock their doors at night that now leave them locked during the day.

We don't need gun control. And we certainly don't need thought control. What we do need is self-control, a stronger spine, a return to God and traditional values… and far fewer leftists.

Biden Administration Laser-Focused On Low-Efficiency Light Bulbs

 

The Biden administration recently finalized lightbulb efficiency rules that were first proposed in late 2022. This will more than double the required efficiency level for the most common lightbulbs, from 45 lumens per watt to more than 120 lumens per watt. Yay!

Priorities! Forget rampant crime, fentanyl killing 100,000 Americans a year, human trafficking, the open southern border, destructive inflation, the mass genital mutilation of our young people, the disingenuous rot being taught in our schools… and focus on fighting that scourge of society, the lower-efficiency light bulb!  

The Biden administration has, much to the chagrin of most consumers and their pocketbooks, already snuffed out incandescent light bulbs, and so is likely feeling bulletproof.

 Yes, Joe, let there be light! If it meets with your approval, that is.

$20 "Happy" Meals?

 

Not too many years ago, liberals were complaining that the inexpensive prices for fast food were leading to poor people having bad diets. Recently, liberals demanded that fast food workers have a much higher minimum wage, and now they are blaming fast food outlets for rapidly rising prices. They can't have it both ways. This rapidly rising idiocy is making me nauseous.

California fast food outlets have already laid off numerous employees and cut back hours for others. That was as predictable as the sun setting in the west. They have no choice. Decisions/actions/policies have consequences. So do elections.

Typical liberal idiot: “Pay fast food workers higher wages! Hey, why are burgers so expensive?!”  

                                                    

The Language Of Liberty

“The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.”-- Thomas Jefferson

 

Indeed. Communication is our greatest distinguishing asset as a species. It is our essence. Thought leads to words, which naturally lead to speaking and writing. Yet words lead to thought. Try thinking without using words. Is it even possible? In any case, without these pillars of the human condition we are but large crustaceans with opposable thumbs.

Yet today, conservatives are routinely prevented from speaking, especially on college campuses, those erstwhile bastions of higher education and competing ideas. No one is allowed to freely and openly challenge the prevailing (leftist) dogma, whether it be pertaining to COVID-19 vaccines, global warming/climate change, the integrity of the 2020 presidential election, the alleged existence of dozens upon dozens of genders, or a host of other topics. Social media outlets will block, censor, shadow ban, demonetize, or outright permanently kick you off their platforms should you run afoul of the Thought Police. President Trump did just that, and he was kicked off. This is anything but healthy for a supposedly free republic. It is, in fact, a death knell for democracy.

Freedom of speech is Constitutionally protected via the First Amendment. It was placed first out of the original Ten Amendments (27 now) because it is so essential to a free society and an individual. (In my opinion, the Second Amendment was placed there as the best guarantor of the First Amendment—and all those to follow.)

              The First Amendment is under furious assault. The Second Amendment is, too. There are those on The Left who would like to throw out the entire Bill of Rights and the Constitution along with it. If government, “the elites,” and those in organizations like the World Economic Forum can water down, abridge, or repeal our First and Second Amendment rights, there is clearly no right they intend to leave intact. (A recent survey conducted by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity found that an incredible 47% of elites believe the U.S. government allows its citizens too much freedom! A large majority of them would like to impose “strict rationing of meat, gas, and electricity”…and would ban the use of gas-powered vehicles.)

Whether in spoken or written form, words can be powerful. They can move us, motivate us, inspire us. And they can inspire thought, which can lead us to change our minds—or question what we have been told.

This is why The New Totalitarians of The Left, also known as today’s Democratic Party, are so afraid of them. Those who hold positions of power—and low character—know that their arguments are weak and their policies detrimental to all but themselves. It is, therefore, essential to shut them up.

Though they may temporarily succeed in making it a Hell here on Earth, they will eventually have to deal with the Grantor of the unalienable rights they stole from us.