Posts Tagged ‘Jill Abramson’
Friday, February 8th, 2019
I’m saving Fauxcahontas and the Virginia Chapter of the Al Jolsen Reenactment Society for the weekend. And for some reason, there’s a lot of jet fighter news in this roundup. [Shrugs]
“State Of The Union: Even Democrats Liked Trump’s Speech.”
President Donald Trump: Here is everything I’ve accomplished for the black community. MSM: Yes, but are you sensitive?
Leftwing it girl Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (or, as one Twitter user put it, Alexandria Occasional Cortex) offered up a proposal for a “Green New Deal” that’s equal messaures complete government takeover (and tanking) of the economy and absolute fantasyland. Oh, and it gets rid of every gasoline powered car by 2030, has jobs and free health care for all, and eliminates cow farts. I just hope the line isn’t too long to get my free pony…
“The 10 Most Insane Requirements Of The Green New Deal.” Including free money for people “unwilling to work.” (Hat tip: Ed Driscoll at Instapundit.)
Related.
France conducts a nuclear strike exercise in the wake of the U.S’s INF treaty withdrawal. Message: “Manger de la merde, les Russes.” (Hat tip: Director Blue.)
Speaking of France and Germany, they announced a joint program to develop a next generation fighter jet. Since it’s all of £57 million, which is nothing in fighter development terms, right now it’s more posturing than real. (And see the weekend post on Europe’s defense dilemma if you haven’t already.)
Related: No one can shoot down an F-22 or F-35 because no one can see them.
Despite that, the Air Force is considering buying more F-15X fighters rather additional than F-35A fighters. The writer considers this a mistake:
The F-15X is an updated version of the F-15E, and six active duty pilots I have interviewed who have flown both that jet and the F-35 state the former could never survive in a modern day, high-threat environment, and that it would be soundly defeated by an F-35 in almost any type of air-to-air engagement. That strongly suggests buying the F-15X in lieu of the F-35 would be a very poor choice.
(Hat tip: Stephen Green at Instapundit.)
Kurt Schlichter notes that we can’t let the Social Justice Warriors win:
This bizarre, unspoken assumption that someone can’t change and grow up in a third of a century – especially when the evidence is that he or she changed and grew up in a third of a century – is profoundly destructive. It’s designed to allow the SJWs unlimited power to ex post facto decree someone unfit for society at their whim. They will scour a target’s past, decide something regrettable is unforgivable, and demand his or her head. And you just know that the GOP establishment Fredocons are willing to give it up without a fight.
Surprise! Extensive links between BDS movement and known terrorist organizations.
Bill Weld changes his party registration to primary Donald Trump in 2020. (Glances at needle.) Nope, not even a twitch.
“A famous opera singer and his husband have been arrested on suspicion of raping a young singer who claims he was left bleeding from the rectum after blacking out at an after-show party with the pair in Texas, in 2010.” They’re being extradited from Michigan to Texas.
They’re adding two toll lanes and one non-toll lane each way on 183 between Mopac and State Highway 45. Because politicians just hate adding non-toll lanes these days…
Jill Abramson, former editor of The New York Times, evidently committed numerous incidents of plagiarism in her new book.
Shocker: Mayor of Texas city whose residents have seen 30-40% tax increases in the last decade doesn’t want property tax reform.
Brit newspaper writer attempts to take on the Super Bowl. Lileks not impressed. (Hat tip: Ed Driscoll at Instapundit.)
First Buck-ee’s outside Texas is being sued for having prices that are too low.
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Friday, January 4th, 2019
Welcome to the first LinkSwarm of 2019! If things seem a little thin, I worked most of the week and threw a New Year’s Eve gathering, so things are a little discombobulated right now. Hopefully next week I’ll be back in the groove faster than you can say “Antidisestablishmentarianism.”
“Jobs Blowout: December Payrolls Soar By 312K As Wages Jump Most Since 2009.”
More on that jobs report:
Democratic Party “charity” in action:
The caucus of black New York state lawmakers runs a charity whose stated mission is to empower “African American and Latino youth through education and leadership initiatives” by “providing opportunity to higher education” — but it hasn’t given a single scholarship to needy youth in two years, according to a New York Post investigation.
The group collects money from companies like AT&T, the Real Estate Board of New York, Time Warner Cable and CableVision, telling them in promotional materials that they are “changing lives, one scholarship at a time.”
The group — called the Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, Inc. — instead spent $500,000 in the 2015 – 2016 fiscal year on items like food, limousines and rap music, the Post found.
The politicians refused to divulge the charity’s 2017 tax filing to the Post despite federal requirements that charities do so upon request.
Its main activity is holding and selling tickets to an elaborate party each year intended to raise money for its stated mission of providing scholarships for youth. But year after year, essentially all the money simply seems to go to festivities.
(Hat tip: Ace of Spades HQ.)
President Trump’s Iran sanctions are destroying their economy. “In the fallout, the Iranian rial has lost more than a quarter of its value against the dollar, sending the prices of food and other basic commodities soaring.” (Hat tip: Stephen Green at Instapundit.)
Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson says that the newspaper is indeed obviously biased against President Trump.
She also says publisher Arthur Sulzberger “drafted a letter ‘all but apologizing’ to the Chinese government for a tough investigative story about corruption in the country.”
“Over a decade, police investigated more than 520 cases of juvenile sexual assault and abuse in Chicago’s public schools.” (Hat tip: Ed Driscoll at Instapundit.)
“Stoneman Douglas commission calls for arming teachers.
Related: I think I missed this is 2018:
AKA “the resource officer who infamously failed to confront the Parkland shooter.”
“A California congressman is introducing articles of impeachment against President Trump on Thursday — the first day of the new Democratic majority in the House.” Because evidently they learned nothing from the Clinton impeachment…
A Democrat also filed a bill to eliminate the Electoral College. Priorities.
Apple iPhone phishing scams are getting cleverer at fooling people.
Speaking of Apple, their stock just lost the value equivalent to Facebook’s market cap after announcing they would miss iPhone targets.
Southwest Airlines founder Herb Kelleher dead at 87.
Cracked takes on health care sacred cows. Worth a read. (Hat tip: Ashe Schow on Twitter.)
UT makes Campus Reform’s top five crazy stories list.
Outgoing Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill disses incoming House Democrat and “shiny thing” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (Hat tip: Director Blue.)
“State Rep.-elect Mayes Middleton has filed priority legislation, House Bill 281, to end tax-funded lobbying.” Good.
Convicted felon and Democratic state representative Ron Reynolds released from prison just in time for the legislative session.
Facebook temporarily bans Billy Graham’s son for having the unmitigated gall to say that men and women are biologically different…back in 2016.
The Babylon Bee takes on Mitt Romney’s criticisms of President Trump. You know, I’m getting the impression here that the Bee is not a big fan of Mormon doctrine…
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