Of course, the real question surrounding the case of the magic, uncatchable 'pipe bomber' is: Why were fake bombs planted in the first place? (See relevant posting history here. Or as later cross-posted over a Ricochet here.) But the fact that the authorities, who under any conceivable good faith exercise of the massive powers granted …
Month: May 2023
SCOTUS Gets One Right…Yada, Yada, Yada…Justice or Something
Somewhere in Twelve Sleep County Joe Pickett is relieved this one didn't get real western like it could have. I am pleasantly surprised that it was a 9-0 decision but the celebration beyond that point shall be rather muted here at this keyboard. The current headlines: Major SCOTUS Decision Neuters EPA, Leaves Democrats Spinning in …
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The Powerline Challenge – Hinderaker by TKO
Back in August 2021 a now lost to the ether comment section over at Ricochet was soiled with some of the typical talking point twaddle from an MSNBC-programmed member-bot: “I have not found Powerline to be a reliable source of information…” In response, I issued The Powerline Challenge: Provide just one example of a Powerline …
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Top Brass – The Honorable and Deserving…and the Not So Much
Annoyed at having the thorn of Grant pricking his side, [President] Johnson came up with the idea of sending him off on a diplomatic mission to Mexico and bringing Sherman in to take his place. He thought he had devised a clever way to get rid of Grant. Grant refused to go. When Johnson presented …
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The Durham Window
Since the release of the Durham Report earlier this week I have kept much that I want, or need, to say on the matter bottled up. (No, I have not read it. I have no need to read it. I was paying attention at the time and was not hampered by the blinders of progressive …
A Compromised Government Drives a ‘Vast Ocean of Manipulated Life’
Somewhere deep in my memory banks, I recall the essence of a quote from what I believe was essentially a friend of the Clintons back in the day about how they "lie even when they don't have to" and "even when they know it will easily be exposed as a lie" at some future point. …
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The Narrative Machine Slowly Solidifies the Foundation for the Exit from the Path of Liberty
There has been so much "breaking news" on "mass shootings" in recent days that even the junior varsity rationalizers inside our perimeter are working overtime. No doubt the demagogic varsity team from the hard left are warming up their vocal cords for the coming full-court press. Watch for the usual tells like this: It seems …
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