Bits of Tid That Didn't get Posted Earlier

 https://x.com/realmaalouf/status/1870947178534830175?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 

Here we have video if a Muslim woman at a pro-palestinian rally in Canada.  She's whining about  “Canada is a white supremacist, racist, colonial project, just like Israel. I will never consider myself Canadian, because this is occupied land.”.

 Here's the problem, virtually every Muslim majority country is Muslim supremacist, and many Muslim countries are literally "occupied land".  The reality is that many Muslims, if given the opportunity, would gladly turn Canada into a Muslim majority country, impose Sharia, and absolutely not give a thought to the fact that they'd become occupiers of the land.  They certainly aren't giving it back to the Natives.  

 https://x.com/jackposobiec/status/1871204945422155907?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1871233623699165567?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://x.com/billackman/status/1871180325239591097?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

Biden is on a pardoning/commuting spree over the last few weeks.   Now he's going after some of the most vile murders in US custody, people who genuinely deserve the death penalty, people who's states support the death penalty, and he's commuting their sentences.   Which raises the question, if Biden is mentally incapable of performing the duties of POTUS, why wouldn't the 25th amendment provide justification for the reversal of these pardons and commutations.   Much like my earlier question regarding Biden selling pardons/commutations, it seems strange that there would not be a mechanism to overturn these actions if he's incompetent or selling pardons.  

 https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1871214057216250361?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://www.newsweek.com/new-york-city-subway-fire-attack-immigrant-arrested-nypd-2005261

So, per Newsweek (a revered bastion of real journalism), the fine gentleman who set a woman on fire in the NYC subway had been deported during the Trump term and came back and was "on the loose" during all 4 years of the Biden administration.  It seems likely that he lived in NYC and partook of the generous benefits NYC provided as a sanctuary city.    Given that, it seems that both the Biden/Harris administration as well as the NYC government bear some degree of responsibility for the woman's death. 

Merry Christmas to All

 I'm heading out for an indefinite period of time to spend Christmas with family and friends.   I wish all of you (with one possible exception) a wonderful time of celebrating the birth of The Christ and the ultimate finished work of Him on the cross.   

I may or may not have the ability or motivation to check comments while I'm gone, so please no complaints about my lack of response. 

Bug Dump of Bits From the Weekend

 

 https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1870964712978161929?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1871002223884513559?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMY

 https://nypost.com/2024/12/22/us-news/horror-video-shows-suspect-watching-woman-burn-to-death-in-f-train-car-after-he-allegedly-set-her-on-fire/

 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/who-is-sebastian-zapeta-suspect-behind-nyc-subway-fire-attack-arrested/articleshow/116582755.cms?from=mdr

In a stunning move, NY governor Hochul takes to Twitter to tout the safety of the NY subway system right after an innocent woman was set on fire by a guy who stayed and watched the woman burn.  Too bad she didn't have a Daniel Penny on her train.   Does the prosecution of Penny actually increase the chances that innocent people will be harmed because bystanders will be afraid to intervene?  

 

 

 

 https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/provincial/sudbury-man-refused-kidney-transplant-due-to-vaccination-status-dies-report

Folx like Dan desperately want Canadian style health care, unfortunately this is what you get.   Mr Harper had two options for kidneys lined up so he wouldn't deprive someone else from getting a kidney but was refused a transplant because he wouldn't reveal his "vaccination" status.   In an ironic twist, the hospital asked if he'd like to donate his organs to those who were "vaccinated".  

Follow the "data", trust the "data", trust the "experts" who collect and interpret the "data", ignore the fact that they made up the "data".

 

 https://x.com/sappholives83/status/1870753913999155434?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

Dude ("trans") goes to a support group for women, and gets hurt and offended when they talk about subjects that are unique to biological women.   Dude wants them to stop or limit those discussions so his feelings won't get hurt.  

https://x.com/RandoLand_us/status/1870830537440415780

 

 

 https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_84096001_6800/

The creation of a nonprofit to get government grants/loans for nonprofits who are already doing the work the grant/loan is for and who already have the ability to apply for grants/loans on their own, seems a bit strange.   It'd be interesting to see how much of this money actually makes it to the non profits that are actually doing things.  

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/02/politics/adam-schiff-primary-residence-maryland-california/index.html

This seems to be both impossible and illegal.  

 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/sweden-seized-record-number-of-explosives-in-2023-but-reports-149-bombing-incidents/3105485

This seems like a really bad situation.  I wonder which demographic group has a history of using explosives for attacks?

 

 https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-federal-charges-evergreen-recovery-fraud-probe/89-d27a7773-5301-48e4-a9b5-81ea1fb45425

https://www.startribune.com/theyre-stealing-from-us-minn-lawmakers-want-to-crack-down-on-fraud-in-state-programs-next-year/601197375

 https://x.com/billglahn/status/1870249527145373715?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

Well, I guess MN under Walz really is the fraud capitol of the US.   But at least MN lawmakers "want" to investigate the multiple cases of MN programs being defrauded.   It's good to know the MN legislature is right on top of things.  

"Astronomer Robert Jastrow, though not a Christian, explains how the Big Bang supports the idea of a Creator: “Astronomers now find they have painted themselves into a corner because they have proven, by their own methods, that the world began abruptly in an act of creation to which you can trace the seeds of every star, every planet, every living thing in this cosmos and on the earth. And they have found that all this happened as a product of forces they cannot hope to discover. That there are what I or anyone would call supernatural forces at work is now, I think, a scientifically proven fact.” “Far from disproving the existence of God, astronomers may be finding more circumstantial evidence that God exists.” “Now we see how the astronomical evidence supports the Biblical view of the origin of the world. The details differ, but the essential elements in the astronomical and Biblical accounts of Genesis are the same: the chain of events leading to man commenced suddenly and sharply at a definite moment in time, in a flash of light and energy.” “For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance, he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.”"

 Quoted by Nancy Pearcey from God and the Astronomers by Robert Jastrow

https://archive.org/details/robertjastrowgodandtheastronomerszlib.org

 

https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/senate-oks-childhood-cancer-bill-after-leaving-off-stopgap-deal

 https://www.yahoo.com/news/bargaining-chip-trump-allies-dismantle-173142604.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAjqvh8CLjGJF1JECk_SivWe3-P_GPxHB4x3eGFxOppwEnvSUO0cHjCKldDuvO7_bFMdb0k5x9MWBywz3N2cBoeefVcw2avUdCiuSZNvqsYD8iStEVS4tXf3Uhq4qQf59wxxN7w6iNnEyhfDrObJO-ZlFQkhX3jOpc7zbHkN_0Ov

After Pocahontas and others claimed that the GOP CR proposed in the house "cut funding" for childhood cancer research, it was noted that a clean bill for this funding had been sent to the senate 9 months ago and the DFL controlled senate had done nothing about it.   Strangely enough, the DFL controlled senate quickly passed the bill they'd been ignoring for 9 months.  

https://www.foxnews.com/media/dnc-powerhouse-fundraiser-announces-exit-from-democratic-party-following-attacks-its-like-leaving-cult

 https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2024/12/22/republican-rep-kay-granger-texas-missed-votes-dementia/

This seems like more bad news for the DFL, and more indications that the DFL is one screwed up organization.   I could be wrong, but the hiding a DFL legislator for MONTHS because she has dementia also seems like a bad look for the DFL.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigrant-sexually-abused-child-u-s-after-being-removed-from-country-5-times?intcmp=tw_fnc

FIVE BLEEPING TIMES.    This is exactly the kind of border security folx like Dan are satisfied with. 

  https://x.com/thatskaizen/status/1870267844975566969?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

Why do folx in the DFL seem to lie about things that are so easily verified?  

https://nypost.com/2024/06/29/world-news/german-woman-given-harsher-sentence-than-rapist-for-defamation/

I could be wrong, but it seems like gang rape is way worse than the victim calling one of the rapists a name.  Maybe the unrestricted immigration of people who do not intend to assimilate is a bad thing. 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christmas-market-germany-car-dead-injured-magdeburg/

 https://x.com/amuse/status/1870238658571157702?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

Great job CBS (that revered practitioner of real journalism) for noting that a car just decided to go on a killing spree.   Let's review, inanimate objects do not kill people.  It also appears from the embedded video that migrants to Germany want to prevent Germans from publicly celebrating Christmas.  Good call on the unrestricted immigration.  

https://x.com/archbishopokc/status/1869793884907188415?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

A bleeping Archbishop of the RCC is upset that a criminal who lured a woman into his apartment, beat, suffocated, and raped her before beheading her and planning to eat her.  Can we just agree that some people are simply so depraved and vile that death is the only real option for them?

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4013726/dod-announces-2000-troops-in-syria-department-prepared-for-government-shutdown/

DOD either has been lying for months, or had no clue what is going on, but Pete Hegseth definitely is less qualified than the people in charge now.  It's not like the DOD hasn't had billions of dollars for which they cannot account either.  

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/decision-2024/woman-accused-of-trying-to-fraudulently-register-4-people-to-vote-in-election/4059830/

Who do you wanna bet they voted for?

 

CR

 Regarding the CR.   

The people of the US made their voices heard and the GOP came up with a better version of the CR, and it failed to pass.   The fact that something like 3 DFL congressmen voted for it, belies their claims about the importance of keeping the government open and getting relief to victims of disaster.   They clearly wanted to use those two things to slip shitloads of pork and other wasteful crap though before they went on their Christmas break.    What's disturbing is that there were almost 40 GOP congressmen who also voted against this CR.    Every single one of those GOP reps should be target in their next primary and the campaign against them should start today.  

Oh, and the DFL folx are bitching about Musk and Vivek actually reading and publicizing the contents of the bill and giving citizens the information.   It's strange that they don't object to billionaires like Soros, Gates, and others getting involved in government.   

As far as a temporary government shut down, who cares.   Absolutely nothing of value will be affected, and no "vital" services will be stopped.   Let it shut down until the new congress takes office or until Trump is inaugurated.  

I've seen reports that Massie is advocating for individual bills for each thing contained in the CR, which seems like a reasonable proposal.   I'm seeing DFL congressmen bitching about funding for children's cancer research, when a clean bill for that passed the house and died in the DFL controlled senate.  

Ultimately we're in this situation because congress abdicated their constitutionally mandated role of writing and passing an actual budget yearly.   That budget should be a result of zero based budgeting.   Instead they limp along on bullshit CR's which they wait until the last minute to propose and can load up with pork.  

Much like Trump, the incoming congress needs to do it's job well and quickly.   They need to show that they are not looking for business as usual, but are actually looking out for the good of the country. 

Scandal

 https://www.wsj.com/politics/biden-white-house-age-function-diminished-3906a839

 https://x.com/jasonjournodc/status/1869843347629641841?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 https://x.com/ggreenwald/status/1869784022446149743?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

So the WSJ finally acknowledges what has been obvious for years, and revered journalist Chris Cillizza apologizes for his failure to cover what's been obvious for years.  So we now know that the MSM has been complicit in covering up Biden's decline, that Harris and virtually every DFL surrogate lied about Biden's condition, and partisan idiots like Dan bought and parroted those lies.   

How is this not one of the biggest scandals in US political history?   An entire political party and voter base elected someone unqualified to fill the position of president, and the MSM went along with this and covered it up.  That they engaged in false attacks on anyone who questioned the narrative, only makes this worse. 

Irrelevant

 This is kind of irrelevant, but I have found one feature of the new Blogger UI that I actually like.  The ability to collapse comments makes it much easier to scroll through a long thread, or to avoid reading comments by idiots.   Very helpful, although not being able to pull up the original post when writing a comment is kind of annoying.  

Oh, and since the plight of the Bears has been a topic recently, let me say that they are not doing well at all and the Caleb Williams body language isn't a good look either.    Best of luck next year. 

Bits

 So the Uniparty put together a CR that is allegedly intended to keep the government open and provide disaster relief to hurricane victims.   For some reason this needs to be a 1500 page bill made available right before the vote.  Elon uses AI to summarize the bill, makes that summary public, and people freak.  Somehow, a new football stadium for DC (3 billion) a @40% raise for congress, pandemic restrictions, and preventing future administrations from accessing house proceedings are all necessary to achieve the two stated goals.  

Needless to say, those on the DFL side are annoyed that Elon made this information public and are insisting that the only possible way to keep government open and provide relief is to pass this specific bill.  What a huge crock of shit.    I'd be willing to bet that a sub 20 page bill that keeps the government funded at current levels for 3 months, and provides disaster relief could be written within a few hours and voted on.   They don't want that, they want to hide a bunch of pork in a bill then while when it's pointed out.  Of course, we've managed to survive government shutdowns in the past and will no doubt weather this one just fine, if it comes to that.   Further, listening to the folks in WNC, it sounds like many of them would prefer that the government stay the hell out of things and stop forcing them to live in tents for the winter, and trying to condemn land that people have owned for years without adequate compensation.  If they were that worried, why not pass a clean bill for aid weeks ago?

In short, this is all about trying to set as much ridiculous spending in stone before Trump assumes office, and making it difficult for him to undo what they've done.   The republicans who are aiding and abetting this should be ashamed, the people voted for something different, and y'all are going with one more shot at the same old, same old.   

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-says-supports-congressional-stock-trading-ban-rcna184619

In what I suspect is an effort to get revenge on Pelosi, Biden swerves into being right about something.   We've seen congressmen benefit from insider information to make stock trades ahead of the market in order to make huge profits.  For anyone else, this behavior would be illegal,  but not congress.  Pelosi is one of the worst examples of this, but she's not alone.  Nor is this limited to one side of the aisle.  I don't think that anyone has a problem with congressmen placing their investment accounts in some sort of blind trust, and that they should not be allowed to actively trade while in office.   It would be absurd to expect them to liquidate their existing portfolios upon being sworn in.   The likelihood of this passing seems slim, but it is absolutely the right move.  

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/parents-fight-for-change-after-13-year-old-girl-dies-in-b-c-homeless-camp-1.7033221

1.  This is exatly what the APL/DFL is doing in the US.  Providing addicts with what they need to feed their addiction.

2.  This is the kind of healthcare system that the APL/DFL wants for the US.  A system that simply allowed this girl to die of an OD with virtually no attempt to help her get clean.  

https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/01/59167/

After a meta analysis of over 30 studies, we learn what should be self evident.  Faith and family play a huge role in achievement for minority students.  

"My meta-analysis revealed that if an African American or Latino student was a person of faith and came from a two biological parent family, the achievement gap totally disappeared, even when adjusting for socioeconomic status."

 

 https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/19/politics/fani-willis-donald-trump-georgia/index.html

For months/years people have been saying that the Trump charges were BS and that the Biden/Harris administration was using the courts to attack their challenger.   Well, this is one more example of those charges going down the drain because the APL/DFL establishment was unable to find a prosecutor (I'm guessing that skin color played a role in her selection, as did the fact that she was a her) that was able to actually bring the charges, try the case, and get a verdict without disregarding the rules for those things.   The explanation that is the lest bad is incompetence, which raises the question of the competence of the prosecutors in GA.   The explanation that looks the worst is corruption,  that the Biden/Harris administration and Fulton County simply colluded to bring false charges against Trump and to rig the trial to convict.    Clearly, finding ethical democrat prosecutors seems like a challenge.