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  2. pookie18

    Today's Toons 3/18/24

    Thanks, Pablo...will rerun on Wed.
  3. Valin

    The Luckiest Guy in the World

    Why I am Capt. Positive Dec 15, 2014
  4. Bill Whittle Mar 18, 2024 A chance return to an all-time favorite song (The Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits) got Bill thinking about the extraordinary life he has led… which got him thinking about the extraordinary life ALL of us have led, here in a Land of Wonder and an Age of Everyday Miracles.
  5. Pablo

    Today's Toons 3/18/24

    Thanks for the tools. Thoughts on Chuckles Schumer https://imgur.com/a/GzPcLBw Sorry for the link, wouldn't insert into post.
  6. Mar 18, 2024 #blazetv #glennbeck #jan6committee There appears to be so much cover-up within our own government, every day we're discovering something new. First, the January 6th Committee appears to have been directly hiding important testimony that went against the left's narrative. If any normal American did what they appear to have done, they would be arrested immediately. Second, the FBI's treatment of Blaze Media Correspondent Steve Baker, according to Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), might be signs that the FBI is attempting to cover up what Steve keeps exposing. Rep. Loudermilk joined me on radio last week to discuss all of that, plus the possible banning of TikTok within the United States.
  7. The Washington Free Beacon Hamakom synagogue leased space to Islamic group and covered up pictures of Israeli hostages Adam Kredo March 18, 2024 A California synagogue axed its leadership and is struggling to retain members after leasing its facility to a Muslim group that brought in an anti-Israel speaker who compared Israel to Nazi Germany. Hamakom synagogue, a conservative congregation of around 900 families located in an upscale Los Angeles suburb, says it was trying to ease tensions between the Jewish and Muslim communities when it decided to lease its space this month to the Islamic Society of West Valley, a neighboring Muslim faith group that needed space to hold services during the holy month of Ramadan. Hamakom entered into an agreement with the Islamic Society that allowed it to take over the synagogue’s main campus, pushing Jewish members onto a smaller satellite branch. In anticipation of the lease’s commencement, the synagogue’s leadership covered up pictures of Israeli hostages captured by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel, according to photographs reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon, sparking anger among Jewish congregants. Soon after the Islamic Society began using Hamakom’s facility, it hosted anti-Israel activist Hussam Ayloush, who said last year that Israel did not have a right to defend itself following the Oct. 7 attack and compared Israel to Nazi Germany. The invite led many Jewish members to threaten to resign from the shul, according to internal emails viewed by the Free Beacon, and prompted Hamakom to sever its rental contract with the Islamic Society within days of inking it. (Snip)
  8. Alpha News Thao said he has lost trust in the justice system. "It's obviously controlled by the elites. If you're not a part of the elites' narrative, they're going to try to destroy you," he said. Liz Collin March 18, 2024 Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao, who was convicted in the death of George Floyd, told Alpha News in his first public interview that an encounter with the police during his own traumatic childhood inspired him to become a cop. Thao said the officers on the scene that day were using the maximal restraint technique (MRT), which was an approved Minneapolis Police Department technique. But multiple MPD leaders later testified that the officers were not using an authorized technique. Like the other officers in the case, Thao said he has lost trust in the justice system. “It’s obviously controlled by the elites. If you’re not a part of the elites’ narrative, they’re going to try to destroy you,” he said. The following is a transcript of the conversation, lightly edited for clarity, between Alpha News journalist Liz Collin and Thao, who is serving a 4.75-year prison sentence on a conviction for aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. (Snip)
  9. pookie18

    Today's Toons 3/18/24

    You're welcome, as always & the same to you, mass55th!
  10. mass55th

    Today's Toons 3/18/24

    Thanks for the Toons Pookie!! Have a great week!!
  11. Brandon Johnson’s crackdown on Chicago immigrant shelter evictions results in three removals Annabella Rosciglione March 18, 2024 Despite dozens of immigrants scheduled to be removed from Chicago shelters this weekend, city officials only removed three. (Snip)
  12. Supreme Court split on White House contact with social media in censorship case Kaelan Deese March 18, 2024 The Supreme Court weighed a historic First Amendment dispute on Monday between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat social media posts on subjects including COVID-19 information, election security, or possible threats. Oral arguments before the high court on Monday centered on a high-profile lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Missouri, and other parties accusing officials in the Biden administration of relying on social media platforms to censor online viewpoints unconstitutionally, including conservative ideas. Justices appeared to be divided among a variety of ways to handle the final decision in the case, but all appeared slightly skeptical of the arguments brought by the plaintiffs. The case began its ascent to the high court docket after a lower court issued an injunction against the federal government in July 2023 that was later narrowed by an appeals court. The Democratic administration succeeded in convincing the Supreme Court to block those rulings while it considers the matter. The injunction blocked an array of executive branch officials from communicating with platforms regarding content moderation, such as urging the deletion of certain posts. The two matters for the justices to address are whether the plaintiffs have standing to sue the government and whether the Biden administration “impermissibly” coerced social media companies to moderate third-party speech on their platforms. (Snip)
  13. Gatestone Institute Michael Hochberg and Leonard Hochberg March 18, 2024 Hamas is perhaps the first regime in recorded history to fight a war designed to maximize casualties among their own population. Failing to swiftly destroy Hamas and directly punish Hamas's backers in Iran and Qatar will teach sympathizers in other parts of the Muslim world that strategies of atrocity should be added to the playbook of regimes challenging U.S. allies around the world. Even worse would be for Hamas to actually achieve a strategic victory and gain a Palestinian statehood; such an outcome would ensure that atrocity becomes a standard and widely used strategy for at least a generation to come. The laws of war -- primarily a Western innovation -- are being weaponized by the enemies of the West, who do not subscribe to Western culture..... Today, the United States and our allies find ourselves at war with states and non-state entities who do not subscribe to the laws of war. "[T]he Hamas terrorists killed by Israel in the ensuing war, and civilian non-combatants killed in the Gaza Strip while being used as human shields by Hamas. They are all considered "Martyrs" whose families are eligible to receive stipends of 1,400-12,000 shekels [$375-$3200] per month for life." — Itamar Marcus; Founder, Palestinian Media Watch, palwatch.org, January 10, 2024. The popular accusation of disproportionality is, in point of fact, aimed to prevent Western-aligned nations from achieving decisive victories. Even when the allies of the United States have the military capacity to break the will of the enemy, thereby imposing peace on the defeated, they will be forced to resort to fighting forever wars. Why should the Israelis be compelled to allow aid into Gaza, when Hamas continues to hold hostage not just Israelis but also Americans? Under the guise of benevolence and generosity, international organizations promote forever wars. If the type of warfare that we have seen from Hamas is allowed to succeed, and is not met with overwhelming violence and utter defeat, it will become the standard approach for those challenging Western dominance. If, however, we want to live in a world where the laws of war mean something, then the penalties for deliberately flouting them need to be terrible. Otherwise more regimes will be tempted to gain advantage through strategies of atrocity. The US should stop imposing on our allies a doctrine of defeat. Finally, the day after hostilities end, the Israelis must protect the new Gazan government from being undermined by renewed efforts to support terrorism and remilitarization. The only path to peace, other than the destruction of Israel, is through a comprehensive Israeli victory and an unconditional surrender by Hamas in Gaza, and a post-war arrangement ensuring that the Gazans will not be able to commit such atrocities in Israel again. (Snip)
  14. Biden's 'Trojan Pier' For Gaza Daniel Greenfield March 18, 2024 The temporary pier setup is about bypassing Israel to provide long term access to Gaza... [the pier] is not actually meant to be temporary, but a permanent port for the terrorists. The Pentagon spokesman emphasized, however, that American forces would not be on the ground, would not be in a position to secure the aid deliveries or stop Hamas from taking them. ome of those partner nations could include Hamas allies like Qatar or Turkey. Any armed foreign nation entering Gaza would amount to an invasion of Israeli territory with the ultimate aim of aiding the terrorists living on it. The Trojan pier is not only about bypassing Israel, but also Egypt. The administration's vision is that the new arrangement will allow it to directly move materials into Gaza without having to get permission from either Israel or Egypt. And that's a major victory for the terrorists. Biden's actions are a violation of Israel's sovereignty. (Snip)
  15. A bloodbath in the Supreme Court Scott Johnson March 18, 2024 This morning the Supreme Court held oral argument in the case that is now styled Murthy v. Missouri. C-SPAN has posted audio of the oral argument here. The case arises from the government’s “encouragement” of censorship by the social media platforms, as documented in the Twitter Files. We have followed the case as it has wended its way through the district court to the Fifth Circuit and then to the Supreme Court. We (I) have been pulling for the plaintiffs. The Supreme Court has already entered an order staying the narrowed preliminary injunction that had been fashioned by the Fifth Circuit while the case is pending before the Court. Justices Alito dissented from the stay. In his dissent he was joined by Justices Thomas and Gorsuch. I thought the Supreme Court stay was a bad sign of the likely outcome of the case. (Snip) I listened to the oral argument in order to assess the likely outcome of this interlocutory appeal. I think it is likely that the preliminary injunction stayed by the Supreme Court will be vacated and that the Fifth Circuit decision will be reversed. I am rashly reading the omens of the give-and-take in the argument like a Roman soothsayer examining entrails. Although the appeal before the Court is interlocutory, meaning the case has not yet been fully litigated, it is not clear if anything will be left of the case when it is returned to the lower courts by the Court’s decision (by June 30). Interested observers are “encouraged” to make their own assessment by reviewing the parties’ briefs filed and listening to the oral argument.
  16. pookie18

    Today's Toons 3/18/24

    My pleasure, MISBAILEY!
  17. Revenge of Poontronage Lloyd Billingsley March 17, 2024 The Kamala conundrum comes down to this: She was picked because she was Black and female, a combo tantamount to job security. Now that she has become a burden to the Democratic ticket, Biden can’t fire her. He can’t risk alienating his base. Full stop. That was Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker, in a March 15 piece headlined “For the Country’s Sake, Vice President Harris Should Step Aside,” a move proposed “with all due respect.” If readers wonder how much respect is due, a ballpark figure would be zero, and that was true from the start. Kamala Harris owes everything to poontronage from Willie Brown, a Democrat queenmaker 30 years her senior. Brown set up his new girlfriend in lucrative sinecures and backed her run for district attorney in San Francisco. DA Harris went easy on gang member David Hill, who deployed an AK-47 to gun down San Francisco police officer Isaac Espinoza. That drew fire even from Dianne Feinstein, but in 2010 Brown still backed his main squeeze for state attorney general. Harris was so lightly regarded that the Sacramento Bee, a reliable Democrat bullhorn, endorsed her Republican opponent Steve Cooley, district attorney of Los Angeles County. Cooley prevailed on election night but three weeks of ballot harvesting put Harris over the line by less than one percent. That was blatant election fraud for all but the willfully blind, which includes the composite character president. (Snip)
  18. Mar 12, 2024 #DailyWirePlus #JordanPeterson #DrJordanPeterson A fascist, totalitarian future awaits us - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024... On March 7th, 2024, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson was invited to be an expert witness before the U.S. House Judiciary committee. This hearing was held to discuss "The Weaponization of the Federal Government," in which Dr. Peterson was given five minutes to make an official statement, followed by an open period for the present U.S. representatives to ask questions. Chapters (0:00) The hearing comes to order, overview (1:21) FBI overreach, and their intended goal (2:58) Swearing in Dr. Peterson (3:53) Dr. Peterson testifies: “George Orwell could scarcely imagine this” (12:48) Question one: will it stop with Conservatives? (14:47) Question two: why not embrace AI and the surveillance state for improved safety? (16:34) Question three: why did Canada decide that you need more “education?” (17:32) Question four: why are the U.S. safeguards on free speech so important? (19:31) Question five: should the banks be required to inform their customers when the GOV requests their records? (20:32) Question six: can you tell us about the de-banking incidents during the Canadian Freedom Convoy? (22:27) Question seven: who are the biggest victims of de-banking? (25:36) Question eight: can you explain to what extent citizen's “virtualized selves” will be used by big tech, big gov, and the banks? (31:04) The hearing is adjourned
  19. Racket News In advance of oral arguments tomorrow in the Supreme Court for Murthy v. Missouri, formerly Missouri v. Biden, the New York Times and authors Jim Rutenberg and Steven Lee Myers wrote a craven and dishonest piece called, “How Trump’s Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation.” The Times implies both the Twitter Files reports and my congressional testimony with Michael Shellenberger were strongly influenced by former Trump administration official Mike Benz, whose profile occupies much of the text. Benz is described as a purveyor of “conspiracy theories, like the one about the Pentagon’s use of Taylor Swift,” that are “talking points for many Republicans.” They quote Shellenberger as saying meeting Benz was the “Aha moment,” in our coverage, and the entire premise of the piece is that Benz and other “Trump allies” pushed Michael, me, and the rest of the Twitter Files reporters into aiding a “counteroffensive” in the war against disinformation, helping keep social media a home for “antidemocratic tactics.” This all has a strong whiff of setup. I have nothing to say against Mike Benz, but let’s set some things straight. As Rutenberg and Lee Myers themselves note, I first talked to Benz in March, 2023. The Twitter Files reports were virtually all done by then. I would publish just two more, one on the day of my testimony, March 9, 2023 (“The Censorship-Industrial Complex”) and one on March 17 (“Stanford, the Virality Project, and the Censorship of ‘True Stories’”). Mike was the source for exactly one piece of information in those two stories: a video his Foundation for Freedom Online posted of Stanford Internet Observatory director Alex Stamos, in which Stamos said Stanford’s Election Integrity Partnership was created to “fill the gap of things the government couldn’t do” legally:
  20. Migrant caught at border admitted terrorist plans to 'make a bomb' in US: report
  21. Because they had to make up an excuse
  22. Nov 24, 2021 UNITED STATES Peabody-award winning actor/director Nick Searcy, in an exclusive interview with Bill Whittle, explains the narrative lies — and his eyewitness account — of the January 6 incident which sparked his new film, "Capitol Punishment." See the movie at https://capitolpunishmentthemovie.com This Video is age-restricted, because.....
  23. MISBAILEY

    Today's Toons 3/18/24

    Thanks for the toons Pookie! 😁
  24. pookie18

    Today's Toons 3/18/24

    You're welcome, Rcat!
  25. Reiuxcat

    Today's Toons 3/18/24

    Thanks for the Monday toons Pookie. 🙂
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