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Scintillating Sunday repartee, yawn man. ~~~~~~~ Thrilling Sunday report, see man: We were rudely awakened in the morning, snapped-from-zzz we man. Chinese dude 2 casas down began mow-lawning, man. He uses not a mower, but his weed-whacker, lawn gets very short cut but takes forever man. He began at half-past Many (2+2+2+1) a.m. -- si man, half-past Many (2+2+2+1) a.m. -- on a Sunday, man. Miu lobbied us hard for miu-breakfast, then promptly barfed it up, hot miu-barf man. Miu was eyeing the barf as something good to re-eat when we up-sopped it, fast-moving we man. We did not leave the casa all day, ensconced we man. Lunch was 2 sliced-turkey sandwiches, ingest we man. A siesta was attempted thereafter, interrupted halfway through by unanswered phone call man. Din-din was onebag of nuked mixed vegetables, ingest we man. Laundry was conquered, victorious we man. The warsher was dished & de-dished, dish/de-dish we man. Mini-B. arrived, start of Two Guys week man. Miu is delighted, un-bored miu man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. stayed to watch AFV, watch ex-she man man. Of course, she had forgotten to warsh Mini-B.'s P.E. uniform, dropped it off later ex-she man man. Mini-B. has a before-skool Band sectional, man. This means that we must arise at o'dark-Many -- si man, o'dark-Many -- man. Furthermore, he's coughing & sneezing, began last week but ignored by ex-she man man. We hope that he will survive this busy week, finger-cross we man. Party with the rubias imminent, cavort we man. Must grocery for Uncle T-B. & Mama T-B. on Monday, grocery we man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

Secret Service Told Not to Request Additional Security For Trump's Butler Rally: Whistleblower Secret Service agents detailed to Donald Trump's rally in Butler, PA last month were specifically told by headquarters in Washington not to request any additional security for the outdoor rally where a sniper wounded the former president, and that if they made any request, it would be denied. A whistleblower reported the new information to Missouri Senator Josh Hawley who wrote to acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, asking him to explain the "apparent contradiction" from Rowe's Senate testimony. Rowe told the Senate Judiciary Committee last month that no resources were ever denied. "You must explain this apparent contradiction immediately," the senator wrote. [...] https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/08/25/secret-service-told-not-to-request-additional-security-for-trumps-butler-rally-whistleblower-n4931962

Interesting. Which method would you pick for yourself? I'd go firing squad. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ South Carolina Offering Three Options for Death Penalty Next Month "Would you prefer chicken, fish, or perhaps the vegetarian platter?" Freddie Eugene Owens may be facing some choices similar to what you could be offered at one of those all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants in South Carolina next month. But instead of dinner items, Owens will need to choose between lethal injection, a firing squad, or the electric chair. You see, on September 20th, Owens is scheduled to be the first person in South Carolina to be executed in more than a dozen years. Due to process complications that have held up other executions in the past, the state is attempting to offer a variety of terminal services so that the job gets done this time without the courts or other entities intervening. If Owens fails to make a choice, South Carolina will default to the electric chair. Looking at his criminal history, it's hard to muster a lot of sympathy for him. [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/08/25/south-carolina-offering-three-options-for-death-penalty-next-month-n3793640

I don't see that we ever had a thread on this. Any strong feelings about the topic? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most Charges in Breonna Taylor Shooting Dismissed We've devoted plenty of coverage here to the ongoing saga of the police shooting of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky in 2020. Her death immediately became one of those flashpoints of "racial injustice" that led to riots in the streets and several police officers being shot. Taylor was portrayed as another innocent victim of a brutally oppressive criminal justice system where a young Black woman could be gunned down by the cops with no repercussions. Despite increasing evidence that the police probably acted appropriately, local prosecutors wound up bringing charges against four of the officers involved in the incident, including felony counts that could potentially lead to lengthy prison terms. But this week, [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/08/25/most-charges-in-breonna-taylor-shooting-dismissed-n3793628

Really interesting story and update. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hezbollah Flops; Netanyahu Warns [...] Just how "pre-emptive" this strike was is a matter of semantics. Hezbollah has been firing missiles at Israel since October 8 in an attempt to divert forces and resources from Gaza and Hamas. That alone made the strike on Fuad Shukr a legitimate act against an aggressor; the humiliation of Israel's success is what prompted this retaliation, not the idea that Shukr's death was an escalation. Still, Israel did a good job of essentially neutering Hezbollah in this instance, and this time all on its own, rather than as part of an alliance as during the attack from Iran. That may be one reason why Hezbollah will call it a success regardless of the lack of any significant damage from their large-scale attack plans. And perhaps also because they may realize that the Israelis have better intelligence on their operations than they realized. Even if Hezbollah's finished, Israel may not be. [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/08/25/hezbollah-flops-netanyahu-warns-n3793643

This clown is a bigger commie than Kommie.

They have to! Sometimes attacking the bully first is the only way to escape comparatively unscathed.

That's the ticket! [pun intended]

They'd be both blocked and shunned.

That would do it! Thanks for elaborating.

Some immigrant groups can do no wrong.

Too bad you couldn't have been there to walk the results over there. ----- Old thread is now closed to further comment.

Well, that's in between tuxedo and yardwork.

Thank you for returning with your happy report! Your experience reinforces the wisdom of carrying everything possible with you, to help CBP determine who you are and what your status is.

Good thinking. Be sure to note the day and time when you cancel, plus as much information about the airline agent as he/she will give you. If you get a printable acknowledgment, print it. File everything with your most important and permanent immigration papers. This way, if you're challenged like Crazy Cat indicates, you have proof.

Word is that Israel struck preemptively just 15 minutes after learning of the planned attacks. Wow. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One hundred Israeli air force jets hit thousands of Hezbollah targets preemptively The IDF and Hezbollah entered a new, much more dangerous phase of the conflict in the North early Sunday morning, with around a hundred air force jets striking thousands of Hezbollah rocket attack platforms. Hezbollah said it launched an attack on Israel in retaliation for the killing of Fuad Shukr in Beirut. With Israeli intelligence observing that Hezbollah was about to launch its largest attack of the current war, including to the Tel Aviv and central Israel areas, the IDF, around 5:00 a.m., preemptively and independently struck targets where Hezbollah was on the verge of launching more deadly attacks on Israel. Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant approved the preventative action against Hezbollah at IDF headquarters Saturday night and were bringing together the security cabinet around 7:00 a.m. [...] https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-816158

Magnificent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's the Most Brutally Honest Response to RFK Jr's Siblings After They Betrayed Him for Kamala [...] It's too bad RFK Jr's siblings are so blinded by their own political dogma to have that kind of grace. As Sister Toldjah shared, his sister Kerry shared a statement from a number of the siblings calling his endorsement of Trump a "betrayal of the values" their father held dear, and called this action "a sad ending to a sad story. Conservative commentator and radio host Tammy Bruce penned an open letter to Kerry Kennedy and the rest of the family that's the most brutally honest and comprehensive response I've seen to their betrayal. Bruce posted it on X/Twitter and it's long, so I'll provide the full text below. [...] https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2024/08/24/heres-the-most-brutally-honest-response-to-rfk-jrs-siblings-after-they-betray-him-for-kamala-n2178497

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your Government, Ladies and Gentlemen: TSA Declares Peanut Butter a 'Liquid' The TSA is a pain in the butt. It really is. Taking off your shoes, losing your bottled water and for what? Not much. Forbes reported in 2017 that TSA missed 70% of fake weapons. This writer had a run in with TSA over a bottle of bitters (hope the agent that took it home enjoyed them). So be aware -- the TSA also considers peanut butter a liquid: [...] https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/08/24/tsa-peanut-butter-is-a-liquid-n2400058

Another misuse of "waive" and "wave" in this (beyond the misuse) disturbing story. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What Is Happening to England? Man Arrested for Waving English Flag [...] Two Years? For waiving your country's flag IN THAT COUNTRY!?!? Good grief, how can England keep getting worse every day? If people want to see where leftist policies and groupthink lead, they should start looking across the pond. It has become a bastion of progressivism and it is a nightmare. There is NO freedom of speech, and when enough citizens decide to rebel, they squash it by arresting them and putting them in jail for months on end for nothing ... does that sound familiar? Think about January 6 people, some who did nothing but walk into a building where police waived them in. [...] https://twitchy.com/artistangie/2024/08/24/england-arrest-for-waiving-english-flag-n2400072

Look what happened to Rashida Taliban (D-Ramallah). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rashida Tlaib Says It Was Racist of the DNC Not to Have a Palestinian Speaker Back during the primaries, Kamala Harris didn't win a single vote, but a lot of people upset with "Genocide Joe Biden" wrote in "Uncommitted," hoping to send a message that he'd better change policy on the war in Gaza or risk voters staying home. There's something called the Uncommitted National Movement, and they held a sit-in outside the Democratic National Convention demanding that they have a Palestinian American speaker. After all, they hosted the parents of a Hamas hostage. It'd be only fair for the hostage-takers to have their say: [...] https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/08/24/rashida-tlaib-says-it-was-racist-of-the-dnc-not-to-have-a-palestinian-speaker-n2400093

Read the survey results in here. Enraging! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D.C. Swamp-Dwellers Say It Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the Presidency, They’ll Do What They Want [...] Unlike numerous other presidents who had spoken in the past about taking the government from the oligarchs who controlled it and giving it back to the people, Trump's words didn't herald a push to expand government power under the guise of working for the people. On the contrary, he was determined to expand the freedom Americans enjoyed and roll back government power. The swamp, however, struck back hard, and Trump's promise that power would be transferred back to the people remains unfulfilled. Trump has been criticized for failing to follow through on his promise, but at that time, no one knew just how entrenched and determined the swamp dwellers were. [...] https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2024/08/24/dc-swamp-dwellers-say-it-doesnt-matter-who-wins-the-presidency-theyll-do-what-they-want-n4931956

And here we go again with lockdowns! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New England Lockdowns Rolled Out for an Obscure Virus After a SINGLE Case If you reside in one of four Massachusetts municipalities, the governing authorities are treating you to a fresh set of lockdowns on the flimsiest of pretenses. [...] https://pjmedia.com/benbartee/2024/08/24/new-england-lockdowns-rolled-out-for-an-obscure-virus-after-a-single-case-n4931952

We need more approvals! To achieve this (that is, if correlation = causation), here's our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KNOCK-KNOCK JOKES Knock knock. Who's there? Luke. Luke who? Luke through the keyhole and see! Knock knock. Who's there? Isabelle. Isabelle who? Isabelle working, or should I keep knocking? Knock knock. Who's there? Annie. Annie who? Annie one you like! Knock knock. Who's there? Robin. Robin who? Robin you! Hand over the cash! Knock knock. Who's there? Dewey. Dewey who? Dewey have to go through this every time? Knock knock. Who's there? Will. Will who? Will you let me in? It's freezing out here! Knock knock. Who's there? Abbie. Abbie who? Abbie birthday to you! Knock knock. Who's there? Ken. Ken who? Ken you just open the door?! Knock knock. Who's there? Anita. Anita who? Anita borrow ten dollars! Knock knock. Who's there? Wayne. Wayne who? Wayne drops are falling on my head!

Posted in Kommie's Tanking thread, because she's now the Installed one. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Biden-Harris Have a Sixth Sense the Economy Is in Trouble -- They're Probably Right Democrats and the media are in a quandary to explain why Americans so underappreciate all that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have done for the economy. Or, should I say, TO the economy. They act as if these are the salad days for American families, with inflation falling and jobs aplenty. For now. So why are Americans so dour? A recent Pew poll found that only 22% of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction. Another poll revealed that more than half of Americans think the U.S. is in recession. [...] https://hotair.com/stephen-moore/2024/08/24/biden-harris-have-a-sixth-sense-the-economy-is-in-trouble-theyre-probably-right-n3793606