Are bodies supposed to go in the recycle bin?
Oct 162021
Oct 162021
Protestors violently invaded a government building in order to force the government to bend to their will (i.e subvering democracy through violence and intimidation). Will this insurgency receive the same level of media vitriol as the Mostly Peaceful Protest in January?
Violent protesters arrested after storming Interior Department, injuring officers
Doesn’t look like any of ’em got capped.
“Let’s go!” one protester yells while trying to climb in through the door. People cheer in support and crowd the steps as police continue to physically block the one entrance that is not locked. pic.twitter.com/aye5ydPKSa
— Ellie Silverman (@esilverman11) October 14, 2021
Climate protesters are pushing police, trying to force their way into the Department of the Interior where other activists have made it inside in an attempt to occupy the building. pic.twitter.com/IVhvPdTAYu
— Ellie Silverman (@esilverman11) October 14, 2021
Oct 152021
B.C. woman nearly hit by meteorite that crashed through bedroom ceiling: ‘I’ve never been so scared in my life’
A rock that looks to be about half the size of a brick punched through her roof and landed on her bed. On the one hand, it’s a bother and of course scary. On the other hand…
A meteorite that hits a human-made object is sometimes referred to as a “hammer stone,” and that little detail accrues extra collectability points. The thing that got hit is a “hammer artifact,” and *that* can sell for a bucket of cash. For example, a ratted-out Chevy Malibu got hammered by a rock in the 1992 Peekskill, NY, meteor event; a car that had been recently purchased for $300 is now a protected museum piece. Consequently… yes, the woman in British Columbia should indeed get her roof repaired. But she should do it by having the roofers chop out one square yard or so of the roof around the hole, and then auction that sucker off.
Oct 152021
Yow:
Amnesty International brief against right to bear arms
AI displays some shocking lack of reason. A group supposedly meant to help people attain and maintain their human rights, they are opposed to people being wiped out in genocides being granted the means to defend themselves:
“We at Amnesty International are not going to condone escalation of the flow of arms to the region.” Indeed, “You are empowering (the victims) to create an element of retaliation.” “Whenever you create a sword-fight by letting the poor people fight back and give them arms, it creates an added element of complexity. You do not know what the results will be.” In sum, “Fighting fire with fire is not the solution to genocide. It is a dangerous proposition to arm the minorities to fight back.”
And more recently, they are currently arguing that New York finally recognizing the right of its citizens to bear arms would be against international law, Constitution be damned. The whole thing is worth reading… and then passing on to anyone you know who may be a donor to AI. AI’s position is that international law makes it a requirement of the US Government to protect criminals from *victims,” that allowing victims the means to defend themselves violates the criminals rights.
ᛖᚪᛏ ᛗᛖ, Amnesty International.
Oct 152021
That earlier news story about a Tory MP getting stabbed? One series of details from the original reporting, that he was stabbed multiple times, that he received surgery on the spot, and that he *wasn’t* taken to the hospital, now makes a bit more sense.
Sir David Amess: Conservative MP stabbed to death
That answers that. Now, to the next question: who did it and why. Original reporting only said “a man.” Now there’s this little detail:
A government source told the BBC the man arrested was a British national who, according to initial inquiries, is of Somali heritage.
Huh. I’m sure we’re all shocked, SHOCKED.
Oct 152021
This feller makes an *uncanny* Robin Williams. Seems that this is just a short film, but it sure seems like a full length biopic could be made.
Oct 152021
Well, a couple of them, anyway. It’s interesting to listen to the reactions as well as to the dishonesty and outright lunacy from the gun grabbers. The notion was floated that the NRA was responsible for increased gun laws in the 1960’s due to black folks getting guns; the fact that it was largely Democrat politicians passing those gun laws was somehow overlooked. Similarly, the laughably false notion was raised that the crime wave that black folks today need to worry about is white supremacists… and that, somehow, gun-grabbing laws are *still* the right approach.
Note that some in the audience laugh when one of the hosts announced that she recently purchased a pistol.
MORE BLACK WOMEN PURCHASING GUNS? With the number of female gun owners on the rise — especially Black women — the co-hosts discuss why and @sherrieshepherd shares why she became a gun owner. https://t.co/Gqk9PLPCUt pic.twitter.com/pEEeNP5X3l
— The View (@TheView) October 12, 2021
Oct 152021
Not many details as yet, but I bet this will be interesting…
MP Sir David Amess stabbed at constituency meeting
A Minister of Parliament was repeatedly stabbed in public by, and get this, “a man.”
Curious lack of description of the man or, indeed, of much of anything.
Oct 142021
Here are some screenshots snagged from a not-quite-final version of the book, showing the sort of content you can expect from the final product.
As before it is available for pre-order from both the publisher and from Amazon:
Oct 142021
Because of course I did, I’ve googled my own book to see where it might be available in the US for reasonable prices. I’ve not purchased from these sources, so YMMV. The prices and availability are as I type this, so they might vary.
Casemate Publishers: $12.99, but currently out of stock.
Book Despository: $17.01, free delivery worldwide.
World of Books: $14.39, but currently out of stock.
Books A Million: $16.84 (one copy)
