It’s your lazy Sunday video, featuring Greg Gutfeld and company weigh in on Joe Biden threatening to beat up President Donald Trump
Plus Jordan Petersen on the panel afterwords.
Greg Gutfeld on the Trump/Biden Rumble
March 25th, 2018Travis AFB Attacker Identified
March 24th, 2018Just in case you missed the news with all the porn star and sullen teenage instastars news, there was an attack on Travis Air Force Base in California last week, and authorities have now identified the attacker:
The man who drove into Travis Air Force Base in California on Wednesday night has been identified as Hafiz Kazi, 51, according to the FBI special agent in charge, Sean Ragan.
Kazi was from India, a legal permanent resident since 1993 with no connection to the base, Ragan said.
Ragan described him as having generally lived in the San Francisco area for much of that time.
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess Hafiz Kazi wasn’t a Baptist.
His vehicle slowly approached the checkpoint at the main gate of Travis on Wednesday evening, two U.S. officials said. At the point where a guard would have checked Kazi’s identification, the vehicle kept moving, and a flash was observed inside the vehicle.
As the vehicle moved slowly through the checkpoint, it fully ignited into flames before coming to a stop on a median, the officials said.
Ragan said five propane tanks were found inside the vehicle, along with three phones, three plastic one-gallon gas cans, several lighters, and a gym bag with personal items.
No word as to how many propane accessories were in the van.
Authorities are stumped as to motivations. “We don’t have any evidence of any religious affiliation or anything at this point.”
I guess that means there’s only a 99% chance he was an Islamic extremist, then…
LinkSwarm for March 23, 2018
March 23rd, 2018After making noises about vetoing the liberal-provision-packed omnibus spending bill, President Donald Trump signed the bill anyway. This is certainly a bad and base-depressing move, but shouts that this has “doomed” Republicans in this year’s midterms are premature.
Some links:
I am pleased to announce that, effective 4/9/18, @AmbJohnBolton will be my new National Security Advisor. I am very thankful for the service of General H.R. McMaster who has done an outstanding job & will always remain my friend. There will be an official contact handover on 4/9.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2018
Moral Relativism https://t.co/9r9z45Nlg4 pic.twitter.com/BK4GKO7SI5
— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) March 22, 2018
Starting next year they may become subject to new import regulations that will significantly complicate the process of buying old books, prints and manuscripts from sources outside the EU. The purpose of the changes is to combat the looting and smuggling of antiquities and prevent the financing of terrorism through the illicit trade in cultural goods. While the need for the new regulations is presented almost entirely in relation to the war on terror, the sweeping new rules themselves will be applied comprehensively and include no provisions for exempting goods from areas which are free from armed conflict or terrorist activities.
The new regulations apply to a broad range of cultural goods, but none will be impacted more adversely than books. The new procedures are as follows:
If a book, engraving, print, document or publication of “special interest” that is more than 250 years old is presented for import in any EU member state the owner or “holder of the goods” will be required to submit a signed importer statement to customs authorities in the country of entry. The statement must include a declaration that the books have been originally exported legally from their source country. However, in cases where the export country (distinct from the source country) is a “Contracting Party to the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Property” then the holder of the books must provide a declaration that they have been exported from that export country in accordance with its laws and regulations. Needless to say, while the proposal specifies books and documents of “special interest” it does not give any more explicit criteria for defining what this means and the notion of “special interest,” on its own, is sufficiently vague and subjective to include, in practice, virtually any book that someone might want to import.
To end on an up note: Happy National Puppy Day!
Ted Cruz On Why He Voted Against the Omnibus Spending Bill
March 23rd, 2018While your were sleeping, our gutless wonders in congress voted for a budget-busting, liberal wish list omnibus spending bill. Here’s Ted Cruz on why it sucks:
In 2016, the American people voted overwhelmingly for Republicans to change Washington.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 22, 2018
The disastrous elements of this bill are almost too numerous to list.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 22, 2018
It continues to fund sanctuary cities, which are defying law & making Americans less safe. Instead of rewarding sanctuary cities, we should be passing legislation like Kate’s Law, a bill I introduced to put criminal illegal aliens in jail so they can't prey on innocent Americans.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 22, 2018
It fails to provide sufficient funds to properly secure our border, let alone build the wall that is necessary.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 22, 2018
It funds the Ex-Im Bank, a classic example of corporate welfare that has doled out over $100 billion in taxpayer-guaranteed loans, primarily to a handful of giant and well-connected corporations.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 22, 2018
All of these measures amount to piling even greater debt onto the backs of our kids and grandkids, all because we are incapable of living within our means.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 22, 2018
A few tweets describing how the bill could have sucked even more if Cruz and other conservatives hadn’t successfully stripped out even worse provision (like an Internet sales tax) omitted.
Washington is failing the American people, but I will continue to fight for a better path, one that respects the will of the American people, who sent us here to fight for fiscal sanity.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 22, 2018
President Donald Trump should veto this monstrosity and demand Republican congressional leadership restore the priorities America voted for in 2016.
Congress Caves on Sanctuary Cities
March 22nd, 2018The draft 2018 omnibus bill denies President Donald Trump explicit authority to withhold federal grants from the Democratic-dominated “sanctuary cities” which are trying to secede from the nation’s immigration laws, say Hill sources.
There is “nothing in the omnibus bill to stop funding for the sanctuary cities,” said a source. “It will just be a continuation of the status quo” because Democrats threatened to torpedo the funding bill if it included new rules allowing administration officials to block federal funding to the cities which shield illegals from deportation, the source said.
Federal funding cuts would be “a huge financial hit for Democratic strongholds … [and] I just think that [GOP leaders] don’t want to have the fight,” said Rosemary Jenks, policy director at NumbersUSA.
The pending rejection comes even though Trump took time on Tuesday to denounce sanctuary cities, presaging a likely midterm election theme. “We’re going to win it, it should be easy, but it’s not,” Trump said to his deputies in a media event. “It’s so basic, it’s called law and order and safety and we’re going to have it in our country.”
More:
House and Senate leadership has rolled over and played dead on border security. When it comes to a border wall, they say it is not our problem. When it comes to funding sanctuary cities, they say it is not our problem. What they are essentially saying is we are going to pass bills with more Democrats than Republicans,” the aide told TheDCNF. “This is a sign to administration that leadership doesn’t care what the White House wants. Even though GOP members ran on these issues. Conservatives mean it. The administration means it.”
It’s almost as if Republican congressional leadership want to encourage illegal aliens and their Democratic Party enablers and vote-harvesters.
NEWSFLASH: Austin Bomber Dead
March 21st, 2018So ends his reign of terror: The Austin bomber blew himself up real good:
The 24-year-old suspect accused of setting off a string of violent devices in the Austin-area is dead after detonating a device and killing himself, Austin police has confirmed. Austin police are warning the public that there may be other devices out there and to remain vigilant.
The Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said the suspect, identified as a 24-year-old white man, was identified by police in the past 24 hours as a person of interest. The man then became a suspect.
Authorities said they used surveillance video from the FedEx store on Brodie Lane in South Austin to lead them to the suspect, according to KVUE’s Tony Plohetski. Authorities also got information from Google and from the suspect’s computer history that confirmed the suspect was looking at information on where to go to ship devices, according to Plohetski’s sources.
WFAA’s Jason Whitely said law enforcement had identified the suspect at approximately 9 p.m. Tuesday and were closing in on him based on packages he sent from FedEx. Whitely added that police wanted to surprise the man.
Authorities located the vehicle the suspect was known to be driving, and found it at a hotel in Round Rock, Manley said.
Multiple officers from the Austin Police Department and federal agencies took positions around the hotel as they awaited the arrival of tactical teams, Manley said.
The vehicle started to drive away, and authorities followed the suspect. Manley said the suspect’s vehicle stopped in a ditch on the side of the road. As a SWAT team approached the vehicle, the suspect detonated a device, Manley said. The explosion knocked an officer back, causing the officer to suffer minor injuries. Another officer who Manley said has been with the department for 11 years then fired at the vehicle. That officer has been placed on administrative duty, per standard procedure.
The suspect was then confirmed dead. Manley said they are not naming the suspect until next of kin has been notified. KVUE’s Plohetski reports that the suspect is from Central Texas.
Police do not have a motive yet and do not know if the suspect was planning on delivering another bomb at the time of his death.
Manley said at a press conference shortly after the suspect’s death that “it’s been a long almost three weeks,” and this is the culmination of the hard work of multiple agencies.
Chief Manley said they “don’t know where the suspect has been the past 24 hours,” and that there may be other devices out there. The public must remain vigilant and call 911 if they see anything suspicious.
(Hat tip: Ted Cruz’s Facebook feed.)
More details as they occur and when I have time, including some details from the events of yesterday.)
Update: Police have identified the no-deceased Austin bomber as Mark Conditt, 23, of Pflugerville. Not seeing any mention of any radical political or religious affiliation.
Developing…
Update 2: Was he posting to Reddit?
Mark Anthony Conditt was posting on Reddit under #AustinBombing
Screenshots believe. When I read these on Reddit, my antennas were raised big time. pic.twitter.com/qykZlJnvwH
— 💙 Koko 💙 (@Kokomothegreat) March 21, 2018
Sounds like an asshole who just wanted to blow things up…
Sixth Bomb at Austin FedEx Facility Near Airport?
March 20th, 2018Maybe. But keep in mind this is the part of the cycle where people get spooked at shadows. Could be nothing.
Developing…
Update: Maybe not a bomb, but authorities appear to have closed off the Sunset Valley store on the suspicion that the Schertz bomb was mailed from there.
Schertz FedEx Bombing Linked to Austin Bombings
March 20th, 2018Another bomb exploded in central Texas, this one at a FedEx facility in Schertz near San Antonio:
At least one person has been injured when a package bomb exploded at a FedEx facility near San Antonio in Texas early Tuesday. Federal agents said the incident is likely linked to attacks by a serial bomber that have killed two people in Austin, the Associated Press reported.
The incident happened at about 12:30 a.m. at the FedEx Ground distribution center in Schertz.
The San Antonio Texas Fire Department said a FedEx employee apparently suffered a non-life-threatening “percussion-type” injury from the blast.
Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI were sent to the scene as well as SWAT and bomb squads from the San Antonio Police Department.
NPR says the package was intended for Austin.
[T]he package was moving from an elevated conveyor belt to a lower section when it exploded,” the television station reports.
It “contained shrapnel consisting of nails and pieces of metal, sources said,” according to the CBS affiliate, which said the Schertz facility has 75 employees.
Developing…
Fourth Austin Bombing
March 19th, 2018I should have posted about the Austin Mad Bomber story earlier, but I have no more of a clue who’s behind it than anyone else.
A fourth bomb has exploded, injuring two men. As opposed to previous bombings, this one was in southwest Austin, rather than east Austin, and the two victims were white and Hispanic rather than black (the profile of the previous victims).
Wikipedia has an article and a map of the bombings:
If you have any tips on catching the bomber, the reward is now up to $115,000:
Call the Austin Police Department TIPS line at 512-472-TIPS (8477) Call the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477) Text the letters “DPS”- followed by your tip – to 274637 (CRIMES)