Not Election Related

 https://winteryknight.com/2024/11/08/study-belief-in-free-will-linked-to-ability-to-behave-morally-and-to-help-others-5/

 

This is good stuff as usual.  

Fear

 I'm seeing something that fascinates me, it's the claim that if the Department of Education is disbanded that "support" for autistic students will automatically disappear.  

The reality is that those who want to get rid of the Department of Education (which has presided over worse outcomes in virtually every metric), realize that there are legitimate programs that legitimately should be funded at the federal level.    What they really want to get rid of the the bureaucracy of the dept and then allow local entities to use federal grant money to fund the programs that their students benefit from the most.  The problem is the rigid, top down, one size fits all approach when unelected bureaucrats impose mandates on every school district despite their differences.  

The FY 2024 budget request for the DOE is $79.1 billion dollars.  Shockingly there doesn't seem to be an easily accessible number to determine the overhead.     But, since most businesses shoot for 35% overhead let's use that.    So we have almost $28 billion that doesn't go to students anyway, which doesn't include salaries/cost of employment.  22.5% of revenue for salaries etc is the middle of the normal range (15-30%), so let's use that to add an additional $18 billion.     I'd bet that virtually every position at the federal DOE duplicates a position at a state DOE, which leads to the conclusion that much of what the federal DOE does is redundant anyway.   

So, theoretically we could save $46 billion and still leave the same amount going out the the states.  We could even increase the amount going out to the states to $50 billion and save almost $30 billion.

In short, no one is suggesting that funding for autism programs be eliminated.   This is just one more scare tactic by the DFL because their other scare tactics failed to get Harris elected.  

FYI, I'm not definitively suggesting that the DOE be completely eliminated.   What I am suggesting is that every governmental function should be examined for effectiveness and those that are not effective be significantly restructured or eliminated.   It's more about using OPM effectively and efficiently than about an increasing number of redundant highly paid federal bureaucrats getting raises every year 

4B

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/4b-movement-south-korea-united-states-election-trump/

 Beyond the unhinged screaming and ranting that plagued social media over the past couple of days, this was also a trend.  Woman after woman pledging solidarity to the 4B movement as a way to "punish" men for Trump winning.  

The first and most obvious thing to be taken from this is that these women do have the ability to control themselves,  and to not rack up huge body counts, is they choose to do so.   In other words, they could exhibit self control and not engage in risky sexual behavior and court pregnancy, but until now they simply have chosen not to.

Second, many of these women are simply unattractive.  Whether it is physically, stylistically, or behaviorally, they are not going to be sexually attractive to the sorts of men they seek to "punish".   As if not having sex with a 350 lb, tattooed, purple haired, pierced, screeching, harridan is some sort of punishment.  

Third, if they are actually able to fulfill their commitment, it could actually reduce the need for abortion. 

Fourth, this "extreme" fringe of liberals seems determined to eliminate themselves simply by not reproducing.  Between LGBTQXYZPDQ+-+, abortion on demand, "transing", and now this, it seems like there will be fewer of these types of people with every passing generation.

Fifth, it's ironic to see these women so fiercely embracing abstinence after ridiculing the notion that abstinence was even possible.

Sixth, the kind of guys that voted for Trump aren't going to be attracted to or want to have sex with these women anyway.    The kind of guys that are attracted to or want to have sex with these women are now going to be pushed towards voting for conservatives because they're being "punished" and blamed for one more thing that isn't their fault.  

I encourage more women to take this pledge and to take themselves out of the pool of sexually available women. 

Why?

 https://x.com/lhfang/status/1854683884421812714?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

This is a really good explanation of how the DFL lost young men.  It's really not surprising that when you demonize a group of people, especially the young, that they don't look favorably on you.  

 https://x.com/turtledumplin/status/1854565000394031318?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

Another interesting perspective.  I've said some very similar things do Dan in the past.  

https://x.com/curtishouck/status/1854568993689833774?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

Well said. 

https://x.com/realmacreport/status/1854175424202571881?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

The amount of effort people put into trying to make Harris something she is not is impressive

https://x.com/sueannasmith3/status/1853990697784721855?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

This sort of blaming of the untermensch is never going to go well.   That the DFL has morphed from the party of the "working class", and the downtrodden, to this bunch of rich, elite, snobs in their ivory towers has to be one of the more stunning turnarounds in political history.   Dan, with his constant harping on "experts and education" is a great example of someone who's not one of there elites trying to act like he is.  Obviously the other troll, is a perfect example of this.  

https://x.com/sueannasmith3/status/1853990697784721855?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

The very fact that they thought that Walz would magically appeal to the vast swaths of the country that the left ignores demonstrates their ignorance of what goes on away from the coasts. 

https://x.com/ritchietorres/status/1854193086756171879?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

I've written about this before.  This constant adding of new victim/affinity groups as constituencies of the DFL despite those groups being diametrically opposed to historic constituencies of the DFL seems like a recipe for disaster.  

https://x.com/jstein_wapo/status/1854168624119877887?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

Again, the shift seems real.  

https://x.com/fulovitboss/status/1854089861399269526?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

I'll just leave this here. 

Introspection

   

 

Among a lot of screaming, crying, whining, threats to leave the US, and blaming various minority groups yesterday this actually showed some signs of self awareness.   

Some have described is essentially conservative and I can see why.   The question is whether or not the far lest extremists that currently control the DFL can put their ideology aside and actually reflect on what was communicated in this election.   I firmly believe that in many demographics it was an emphatic repudiation of the extreme leftist agenda and (as Bernie put it, abandoning the working class), more than an enthusiastic endorsement of Trump as a person.    While I'm happy with the outcome in my opinion, it was influenced as much by the complete failure of the DFL to run an attractive candidate with a compelling vision that included a majority of Americans, as by people wholly endorsing Trump.  

As we go through the next 4 years and people realize that the horrible things predicted are not happening, that fascism isn't taking over, that swastikas don't hang from the White House, and the abortion hasn't been completely banned, maybe they'll start to question the narrative they were fed and start to question things going forward. 

Strangeness

 In one of the most bizarre bits of information that came from the vote yesterday, the DFL candidate for president has been pretty consistent in getting roughly 65 million votes going back for 10-15 years.  Except Biden who they say got 81 million.   One has to wonder where those millions of votes came from and what happened to them. 

It’s Over

 I’m in training all day, so this’ll be quick.

Trump won a convincing victory, he has a mandate by any previous definition. Now the onus is on him, and the GOP to deliver and do so promptly.    

The left is going to have to face the reality that their plan of smearing Trump with discredited bullshit failed, that they lost significant portions of their traditional base, and that the hellscape they predicted will not actually come to pass.

The MSM has to decide if being the tool of one political party is a good strategy going forward.

It’s hard to whine about the Electoral College, when you lose the popular vote.

My old employer will likely be at a standstill today as the cry rooms and safe spaces will be packed.  

It would probably be a good idea if Trump supporters chose not to act the way Biden supporters have for the last 4 years, or how Harris supporters likely would be acting had she won.   The election is over, it’s time to get to work for the entire country, not demonize those who supported Harris.  

Election Day Part Deux

If Harris loses, I don't know how I'll find content without the stupidity of Harris and her supporters.  

We keep seeing footage of various cities preparing for violence after the election.   I'd suggest that there's a better chance of Harris supporters getting violent celebrating her winning, than of Trump supporters if he loses.   

It'll be interesting to hear the response if Harris loses.   There are too many people who praised Biden, right up until they threw him under the bus, then praised Harris as if she was the very best an brightest available.    If she loses,  I wonder what their excuses will be and how they'll excuse any violence and destruction that might happen from her supporters.  

Happy Election Day

https://x.com/defiyantlyfree/status/1853690781745201467?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

It's a good thing we can see the DFL doing what they excoriate Trump for.

https://x.com/mtgrepp/status/1853548990119448599?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

BVMLTT

I've seen a fair amount of older people saying they'll vote for Harris because, abortion.    I'm not sure that voting for a politician who claims she'll enshrine the "right" for your daughter to end the life(lives) of your grandchildren is quite the own that you think it is. 

 

 https://x.com/a andgshow/status/1853525280784322957?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

Talk About Burying the Lede

 https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/04/health/sugar-reduce-disease-diabetes-wellness/index.htm

 https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/sugar-in-the-first-1-000-days-after-conception-linked-to-health-issues-later-in-life-study-says-1.7097474

 https://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/news/20241101/sugar-in-kids-first-1000-days-tied-health-risks-adulthood

 https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/new-study-emphasizes-importance-cutting-sugar-pregnancy-babys/story?id=115392142

 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/31/less-sugar-in-first-1000-days-of-life-protects-against-chronic-disease-study-finds

 

According to CNN life begins at conception.  

Pull the Plug

 https://x.com/defiyantlyfree/status/1853089183729950959?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

Both NBC and Harris engaged in a knowing and intentional violation of FCC rules.    

 While this instance needs to be dealt with, it does bring up a larger issue.   

 

Is (essentially)  giving the "broadcast" networks a license to use the public airwaves still a reasonable public policy in 2024?    Back when broadcast TV was the only option, the FCC rules made sense.    The airwaves were held in a public trust and the networks had to follow rules that were intended to benefit the public.   It seems safe to say that we're in a different world now, and maybe it's time to revisit the FCC and broadcast TV.  

For example, why should we allow access to the over the air bandwidth to benefit a few huge corporations when it could be used to benefit the US.    For example, it seems reasonable to conclude that (in this world where wireless bandwidth is coveted) that allowing multiple companies to bid for access to those frequencies might be a way to shrink the national debt.    

In all seriousness, the over the air broadcast network model is an outdated relic of the past, and the networks clearly aren't that interested in providing "equal time" or balanced reporting when it comes to elections. 

Harris is Stupid

 https://x.com/_johnnymaga/status/1852519589696905423?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://cbsaustin.com/news/beyond-the-podium/cnn-kamalas-confusing-message-on-gaza-and-israel

 https://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-calls-out-harris-airing-two-entirely-different-messages-on-israel-and-gaza-depending-on-whether-you-live-in-mi-or-pa/

 

I don't even have words to describe this.  It's almost the ultimate example of pandering.   It's literally sending different (opposed), messages to two states based on the demographic makeup of those states,  and it took CNN to blow the whistle.  Y'all are voting for someone who'll blatantly lie in ads and through surrogates, and complain about Trump's lack of honesty.    A bunch of hypocrites who are stuck with an idiot candidate, who hasn't gotten a single vote in the election cycle, because y'all lied about Biden's mental capacity for months.  Are those in charge of the Harris campaign unaware of how easy this is to detect?  Or do they not give their votes enough credit?  

But at least she'll "put her head down and go to work".   That's what got her started in politics. 

Monday Tidbits

 It wasn't a righteous man who ended Jezebel and Ahab; it was King Jehu, a deeply flawed man that God used as an instrument for His justice. You're voting for a president, not a pastor.

Mark Driscoll

I know, I know, Driscoll has huge problems and should probably not be a pastor at all. But every once and a while, a blind pig finds an acorn. 

 

 https://x.com/realmaalouf/status/1853190740693979316?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

The plight of the Yazidi is one of the most under reported stories of the past year or so. As the MSM expends all sorts of energy on the Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists and trying to humanize them, this sort of thing slides under the radar. 

 

 https://x.com/realjameswoods/status/1853150501832962231?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://x.com/capeandcowell/status/1853057153784823991?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

FYI, it's not about the squirrel and the racoon. It's about the weaponziation  of law enforcement and the overreach of government. 

 https://x.com/napoleonbonabot/status/1852822010738667782?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

As virtually every DFL candidate is running on legalizing unrestricted abortion, justified by a few "horror stories" (most of which have been debunked), let's revisit why women have abortions. 95.3% of abortions have no relationship to the health of either the mother or the child.  

https://x.com/its_the_dr/status/1852876154526486590?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

The Clinton Foundation is one of the most under reported, unknown instances of sleaze in the past 20 years.

 https://x.com/shellenberger/status/1852737182072779075

Shellenberger is hardly some right wing extremist. 

 https://x.com/hartgoat/status/1852880304446333251?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

This is incredibly scary on multiple levels, not the least of which is her idiotic "Hey Joe..."

 https://x.com/jessebwatters/status/1852519382640898345?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

More. 

 https://x.com/gragedustin/status/1852708913348485356?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

Let's not forget that this wasn't the only city that looked like this. 

 https://x.com/tarabull808/status/1852665801943470447?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://x.com/stillgray/status/1852635467902079413?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

This is who is endorsing Harris.  

 https://x.com/joma_gc/status/1852453029188096414?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

This is who Cardi B is endorsing. 

https://x.com/iamyesyouareno/status/1852409038551580830?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

One more "mass shooting" that doesn't fit the narrative, and doesn't get reported very much. 

 

 

 

 

 

Whattttttttttt????????????

 Two more months of crappy job numbers courtesy of the Biden/Harris administration will get buried by the MSM and the Harris/Walz campaign, becasue they only need to divert attention from more bad news for another week.