Twitter Changes

First of all, I need to make sure that you all understand that I have never been a twitter user. I have seen many threads over the years at various web sites I frequent, but I don’t (as of now) have an account. That could change though since Elon Musk has bought the company.

Two reasons for my lack of participation.

1. The censorship. If you have followed me over the years I am not someone who parses what I say. I’m opinionated and not afraid of stating what I think. I’ve been aware for quite some time that there has been some sort of connection between government agencies and social media. I didn’t need an in-depth study from any agency to tell me that social media companies and government agencies aren’t working hand-in-hand. It is so obvious to anyone who even remotely pays attention and is honest with themselves. Of course, we are all aware this censorship worked only one way. If you didn’t toe the official party/government/media narrative line, then you were canceled. 

2. While it may seem like a bit of a stretch the second reason does line up with the first. Never actually witnessed it myself but apparently there was much going on twitter that related to child exploitation. I will not kid myself and say perverts don’t run the political spectrum. The difference comes in how each side views child exploitation overall. Based on what has been going on over the last several years, it is notable there seems to be a movement slowly gaining traction to normalize child exploitation. This movement is NOT coming from the right, it is purely a progressive movement. Fortunately, it is still mostly condemned by a very large percentage. However, despite this nearly universal condemnation, twitter choose to focus their efforts on silencing conservatives rather than shutting down these other accounts. Twitter and other social media sites are owned, run, and staffed by progressives. Coincidence? 

Well, it seems that Musk is going to make an effort to clean up twitter. He is going to make it a priority to get rid of child exploitation on twitter. I view this as something that should be his top priority and apparently that is just what he is going to do. So, with his efforts to cut ties with the federal government censors who are telling what and who twitter to censor, he is now going to get rid of the perverts. Good on him. And I might just have to open an account.

2022 Election Post-Mortem

A post-mortem

What an absolute shame. We had the ability to really make life difficult for former VP Biden. But as usual, the one thing that republicans are good at, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, came to pass.

The first step that we need to take is to stop fearing early voting. I don’t like this process anymore than most you do. Since I served overseas for a number of years and I maintained my residency in my state of birth, voting by absentee ballot doesn’t cause me much heartburn. The fact remains the left has honed this process to a razor-sharp edge. Lets look at several facts. In several counties across the USA our insistence that we vote on election day may have cost us votes, and quite possibly an election. In Maricopa County, AZ, several precincts experienced issues with voting machines. Hours-long delays were the norm. How many voters who insist the only way to vote is on election day were discouraged and went home without casting their ballots? It is human nature. We don’t like to waste time. We don’t want to stand around twiddling our thumbs. On top of that, it certainly looked like we were going to experience a so-called “Red Wave”. I can imagine some had the thought “I’m not gonna waste my time standing in line. After all, what’s one vote? It won’t make a difference since we are going to crush the progressives. My one vote won’t matter.” As it turns out, if that that thought process happened often enough, it did make a difference. The left knows this this, they study human nature, they make their plans based on how people respond to various issues. The long game. Since progressives have little issue with early voting, these broken machines don’t have as much impact on progressive vote totals as is possible for those who vote right. In counties surrounding Austin, TX, a lack of paper for casting votes was an issue. Again, hours-long delays were an issue. Was any of this planned? If you had asked me this question several years ago, I would have said nope. But with all that has gone on over the last decade, I no longer trust a progressive as far as I can throw him/her/whatever.

We Told You So

I've had this one sitting in my tabs for quite a while. Posting it now. Needs some work, but I don't have time as I'm work on an essay about the most recent elections. 

Does anyone remember a few years back when the fight to allow gays to marry was all the rage? Does anyone also recall there were many folks who warned of the slippery slope that would soon present itself? Weren't those people and their concerns dismissed? They were called bigots, homophobes, stupid. 

The concerns were many. 

Polls Continue to Sink

Found this on the weaselzippers website. Click the link to see the video from Meet the Press discussing how former VP Biden's poll numbers among Independents is at an all time low of 28%.

My definition of an independent voter is someone who tends to not vote party line. They often aren't single issue voters. They might not support abortion, but they are supportive of green energy. Maybe they think social issues are something worth considering, but fiscally they are very conservative. Point is, they look at all the issues and make decisions that best suits their desires. Over the course of my life I have meet very few truly independent voters. Almost everyone I have ever meet that says they are independent aren't truly independent. It is more a badge they wear proudly, almost arrogantly. Kind of like a vegan.

There is absolutely no way that with all that has gone on over the last two plus years a true independent voter could continue to support the policies of the progressive party. Those 28% are not Independents, they are progressives who want to wear that badge and be as annoying as a vegan at your dinner party.

Questions

Below are several rhetorical questions that we know the answer to. However, we should demand the left answer these questions. 

Why would former VP Biden go out of his way to demonize at least half of the US population? What is his ultimate goal by calling us enemies of democracy as well as treasonous and seditious felons? 

Why would Biden refuse to protect our southern border?  Why would Biden knowingly allow in fentanyl, human trafficking, cartels, and terrorists to cross our borders unhindered?  Why would Biden allow child predators and unaccompanied minors to cross our borders? 

All We Know...

All we are saying is that no one has even begun to explain how we are going to convert from a fossil fuels-based economy to a renewable energy economy. Sure windmills, solar farms at the like are discussed in glowing terms as the answer to all that ails us. No one has explained how a grid that is troubling now is going to handle the increased demand as we switch over to renewables. No one has explained how people who are low to middle income are going to be able to afford to purchase all that is necessary for a renewable economy. Has anyone actually studied and researched what it will take to shift completely to a renewable based lifestyle? I would be willing to wager there are studies out there, but they can’t be released because the answer to just to dire.

All we are asking is how much money will it take to convert from fossil fuels to all renewables? Multi billions? Trillions? We know enough about this transition to know it will be expensive. We also know enough that if the government is involved, the cost will be even higher. Nothing the government ever touches is cheap. I truly believe that it will make the 100’s of billions spent on the interstate system and the trillions spent on the so-called “Great Society” programs look like monopoly money.

All we are pointing out is when Mt. Etna erupts it spews out more CO2 into the atmosphere in a day than mankind has released since the dawn of time. We want you to know that we are aware of this fact. We also want you to know cow farts and driving around in our SUVs, we haven’t even begun to have an impact when compared to hat mother nature can release in a moment.

All we what is for you to agree the climate changes. It has changed. And it will change. It has always done so and will continue to do so. Without humans. We know for a fact that before the advent of any form of human released CO2, there have been periods of warmer climate in recorded history. We know that when Christ walked the earth, it was considerably warmer than it is now. It is also a fact the during Medieval times, the earth was also quite warm.

All we want you to know is that we are very much aware that the climate tyrants have yet to provide a target. What is the target temperature we are trying to achieve via all of the draconian measure that left would like us to surrender to? Will eating less meat, or none at all, get us there? Will giving up our gas-powered vehicles, our property rights, and our freedoms to choose get us to climate nirvana? What is climate nirvana? What is the right amount of rainfall for Seattle? What is the perfect temperature for Chicago? How much snow should fall in the Rockies? If these numbers are provided and Seattle gets more rainfall one year, do we have to give more? If Chicago is a bit cooler on a giving year than what it is “supposed to be”, were the measures not enough? If instead of 10 feet of snow in Aspen 11 feet should happen to fall, what happens then? 

All we know is that every single climate prediction for the past 50 years has proven to be false. Every. Single. One. In the 70’s we were all gonna die because the next ice age was just round the corner. In the 1980’s through the 1990’s global warming was going to do us in. When the temperatures stopped rising and the Mann hockey stick was shown to have been to be possibly manipulated, it was climate disruption. When climate disruption was not catching on because hurricane intensity didn’t increase and tornados weren’t as deadly as predicted, the next marketing scheme became climate change. I will give the globalist credit; they have hung on to this definition like a dog on a bone. The thought was who can argue against climate change? Easy to manipulate the masses into believing the changes in climate are a direct result of humans. Those who are hyping climate change and the draconian measures they espouse know a significantly large portion of the population won’t bother to do any sort of fact checking. They will drink up the climate change narrative without a second thought. Everyone who is not a globalist, or a leftist, knows that the climate changes. It has always changed and will continue to do so.

Lastly, we are all very much aware what the globalists want to accomplish has absolutely nothing to do with “saving the planet”. Oh sure, the useful idiots who parrot the climate change rhetoric are true believers. That is readily apparent. But those at the levers of power don’t care one iota about the planet. Their behavior says it all. Private jets. Laws that exclude the rich and powerful. It is all about power and control. It is all about fundamentally changing the way the 99% live their lives. If you think that while the powerful are espousing that we all live in cramped high-rise apartments and eat bugs while they will do the same, you really need to pull your head out of your backside. Do you really think Obama will give up his estates in Hawaii or Martha’s Vineyard? Do you think Newsome will give up his ribeye and fancy bottles of wine in the name of climate change? If you think the elites will curb their globetrotting ways, you just aren’t terrible smart. If you think it is OK for the elites to tell us how to live our lives, where we can live, what we can eat, how much (if any) property we can own, and use the term for the “common good” while the powerful don’t practice what the preach, you truly are not very bright. The term “useful idiots” has been attributed to various Marxist and communist leaders: Lenin, Stalin, and a host of others, have used this to describe the people, both in and out of the various countries, whom they used, and later discarded, to rise to tyranny. If you who support the tyrannical dictates from the global elite think you are going to be taken on the ride they are attempting to build, the term fits you like a well-fitting pair of boots. Those same boots will be used to step on your neck.

15,000+

...And just like that, 15,000 pharmacies disappear from the Tricare network. 

For those of you who may not know, Tricare is the health care system used by military, both active and retired. It's not a horrible system, but it isn't great either. Over the years, the retiree benefits have been whittled away, a little at a time. One of the best benefits was the pharmacy network. Nearly all pharmacies accepted Tricare. This was a big deal because a lot of people who served came from small towns in fly-over country. When they retired, they went back. They were comfortable in knowing that the Tricare network would serve them, even in the smallest of towns. Based on this latest action, can losing your local doctor be next? 

Some Belated Thoughts on Dobbs

This post might not be timely any longer as the Dodds decision was rendered months ago. I've had this sitting in my tabs since then. I wanted to sit on it for a bit. Let the initial reactions sort of ebb. 

Anyone who has a heartbeat knew that the Dobbs decision, either direction, was going to be an emotional event. When the draft opinion was leaked, it was very obvious that the left was going to go nuts. If fact, they did go nuts. How often do you hear about a possible assassination attempt on a Justice? And this was before the actual decision was rendered. In some corners of interwebs there were several who predicted of high levels of violence once the actual decision was official was released. This was the case initially, bit the violence and rhetoric has tapered off a bit.

The Media at Its Finest

The liberal Media just can't help themselves. They are who they are. Twenty years ago it wasn't easy to track the hypocrisy but with the advent of the internet it has become quite easy to call them out on their shenanigans. These covid-19 headlines says it all

When Do We Make A Stand?

At what point do we decide to take a stand? When do we call out a fascist for what they are? So we decide not in this case, but when the next group gets oppressed is that when we put our foot down? What if it's a group you aren't terribly fond of. History is replete with examples of once favored groups falling out of favor. The most glaring example is 1920s and 30s Soviet Union as Stalin completed his purges of what he considered undesirables. Deplorables?

If you are Jewish or support Isreal's right to exist then good luck getting a word in edge wise at the University of California, Berkeley. 

Nine law student groups at the University of California at Berkeley's School of Law amended bylaws to ensure that they will never invite any speakers supporting Isreal or Zionism. There is no free speech for Jews at Berkeley.

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Berkeley Law's Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, a progressive Zionist, has observed that he would be banned under this standard, as would 90% of his Jewish students.

This was done to supposedly give safe space to Palestinian students. The entire campus? Couldnt they give them a crying room some place and put up notices that an upcoming speaker might hurt their feelings? I didn't notice a mention of safe spaces for Jews at UC-Berkeley. And considering the stated goal of the Palestinian government is not just the elimination of the Jewish states but the genocide of the Jewish population, you'd think that maybe a safe space or two might be in order. Mind you, I have not heard of any Jewish students being attacked by a Palestinian student. And I have not heard of any Palestinian student getting attack by a Jewish student. Considering the anti-jewish atmosphere at UC-Berkeley the latter would be front page news.

"In the interest of protecting the safety and welfare of Palestinian students on campus, " allies of the anti-Isreal accepting its antisemitic rationale, "will not invite speakers that have expressed and continue to hold views or host/sponsor/promote events in support of Zionism, the apartheid state of Isreal,  and the occupation of Palestine."

And no, UC-Berkeley and their student groups cannot hinder free speech. As long as UC-Berkeley receives federal funding, they are bound to adhere to federal law and the Constitution. 

Please read the entire article. What is going on a UC-Berkeley and other locations is quite scary. Are we repeating 1933 Germany?