World Affairs - 2/20/2024

What follows has nothing to do with any politician or political party. And, with one small exception, it has has nothing to do with Trump, either.

I refuse to lose sight of how this shit started.

 

First, to the conflict in Gaza and Israel. I am sick and tired of all the antisemitism in our country and around the world over this conflict. I realize that some closet antisemites out there are making all manner and sort of excuse for or rationalization for what the terrorist scumbags did on October 7th. Sorry, it don't wash with me. What's the right thing to do now, some 4 months plus down the line? Shouldn't the Israelis back off now? Things are terrible in Gaza. Yeah, they are. I hope it ends soon. If Hamas surrenders unconditionally and releases their hostages it will end. Or, if Israel completely eradicates Hamas, it will end. Everything and or anything else is bullshit that will enable the next subhuman scum from. Hamas to repeat these heinous acts. Fuggedaboudit. Surrender or Israel kills them all works for me.

Bad guy, good guy? No. Bad guy, bad guy.

 

Then you've got Ukraine. There's no legitimate connection between addressing the invasion of the US by migrants and Ukraine. None. And to you dopes who paint anyone who questions the way we're aiding Ukraine as "Putin stooges", GFY. Just because Putin is a bad guy DOESN'T make Zelensky a good guy. Got it? That's the bottom line. Zelensky is corrupt, too. Being the enemy of our enemy isn't enough to give all this money, all these arms, and look the other way as it disappears. We should NOT, nope, none, not at all, never, no, hell no, be paying bureaucrat salaries and pensions of Ukrainian officials. It's as if they have some kind of dirt on our leaders or something. We're throwing money away in Ukraine and fat cats are getting rich, some of them here in the USA from their kickbacks and payoffs.

And while I'm on the subject of throwing money away, President Trump said something that resonated with me. He said ALL future foreign aid ought to be in the form of loans, not gifts. He's 100% right, again. Even if we never collect, these countries should and would owe us. I like it.

Here they come... and come... and come.

 

Our border is a disaster and it is a separate and distinct issue from anything overseas. We have human traffickers, fentanyl smugglers, and terrorists entering our country EVERY DAY. Them people in our government who PURPOSELY allowed this need to be held accountable. The answer ISN'T beefing up our infrastructure so that this level of migration can be accommodated. That's not securing our border, it's securing the door in the wide open position.

Open Letter to Trump and Trump Supporters - 1/22/2024

 

A recipe for a 2024 loss is written by kooky kooks, I mean cooks like Laura Loomer.

This blog today is intended for the obnoxiously vocal Trump supporters on social media. Some not so random feedback you need to hear:

First of all, I didn't somehow become less patriotic, less of an American, less of a conservative because I preferred Governor DeSantis to Donald Trump in 2024. I've been called a RINO, a Democrat, ungrateful, and disloyal. Stop it. My votes don't belong to anyone but me. I happened to have thought, and still do think, that Ron DeSantis would have made a more effective President than Donald Trump was or will be, if elected. Read this carefully: I am entitled to my opinion, even if it's different from yours.

Moving on: would you stop attacking in celebratory victory dance, waving discarded DeSantis campaign signs and flipping the bird at all us "losers" who preferred DeSantis. What should you be doing instead? How about trying to get Trump elected? Because, you know, my biggest reason to support DeSantis was my fear of how the left will come together and unify to defeat him. Well, the shit you're doing, calling everyone that wasn't with you out as an enemy, it's not going to win in November.

He better fucking win, that's all I can say. I am not sure how we fare as a Republic after four more years of this leftist shit running the show. If Trump loses, AGAIN, it is on you. I don't see Trump doing anything different to win the swing voters who hate him. I don't see anything different to stop the election fraud and gamesmanship for last time.

I'm just saying, it's time for you folks to figure out who the enemy is and rally to fight them. Fighting me and everyone like me who dared to be disloyal isn't going to help Trump in November. It will do the exact opposite.

I should close by saying that I donated more to Trump in the last 8-1/2 years than the average five Trump supporters this combined. I rallied for him here in Florida. I voted for him in 2016 and in 2020. I have been a conservative since before many of the social media influences who are making these moronic pronouncements about DeSantis supporters were out of grade school. I have voted Republican since Reagan, even when my preferred candidate wasn't the nominee, many times to vote against the other side more so than for ours.

One last thing, and this is for Trump himself: Mr. President, you may think Laura Loomer is entertaining. Well, she's an asshole and she and "influencers" and "disrupters" like her will lose you the election with swing voters and undecideds. I realize she plays well to your core voters. Well, you already have their votes. Time to campaign for the one's you don't, and Laura and her kind will not get them for you. Nope. Not even a little. I know you won't listen, because you don't. I get that. I'm just tellin' ya.

Trump for President 2024 - 1/17/2024

The 2024 Republican Primary is over. It is at least over as a competitive, contested event.

My preferred candidate, Governor DeSantis, can't win. He won't win. The Trump base of support is large and it is NOT going to waver.

I support Trump for President. I would have preferred someone else, but it is not going to happen.

I oppose any Democrat, from Biden on down, who might oppose him. They're wrong on the border. They're wrong on energy. They're wrong on the economy. They're wrong on labor, falling straight in line with labor unions. They're wrong on Education. They're wrong on all the woke bullshit. They're wrong on race relations. They corrupted the 2020 election. They've corrupted the government agencies, using them as arms of the Democratic Party. They're wrong on judicial activism.

 I will donate to, support, and vote for Trump moving forward. He is highly imperfect. But I believe he loves this country and its people in ways that establishment elites and Democrats don't. I believe Democrats despise me and people like me. To hell with them. I support Trump.

To Trump's social media influencers and to all of you who parroted their contemptible bullshit at DeSantis and his supporters like me: f*** you f***ing f***ers.

 

Trump 2024

 

Back to the Blog 1/4/2024

Hello friends. I've been away from here for a bit. The fall was a mixture of life's "stuff", not all of it good. But it's 2024. We're going to be electing a President at the end of this "2024 thing" that's just getting started. I decided to start the thing out with a few thoughts on a current topic or two. Maybe just some quick hitters will be a good start. You are more than welcome to comment. If there's something I touch on that you think is worth more in depth ranting, let me know. Maybe I'll rant about it.

On October 7th, Israel was viciously attacked by savage, inhuman and inhumane terrorists. The terrorists are pig scum evil vile savages who do not deserve to walk the earth alive. I fully support Israel pursuing Hamas (Hezbollah, etc.) and eliminating them totally from the face of the earth. All of them. Dead and gone. I support it. "Wah wah wah... but the Palestinians... wah wah wah." The fucking Palestinians elected these scumbags as their government. They fucked up. You don't want to get killed in the crossfire while the Israelis kill all of Hamas? Ask bordering Islamic countries why they won't take in the Palestinians.

The Biden Administration is suing the State of Texas for trying to close the border. The Adams Administration in New York, a goddamned sanctuary city, is suing bus companies that have the audacity to give illegal immigrants a ride to the sanctuary. The Mayor of Chicago says the immigration problem is being exacerbated by Texas Governor Abbott, who has the audacity to share Texas' pain and misfortune by shipping immigrants north to states who supported Biden, who is largely to blame for the magnitude of the problem we face today. Yes, yeah, yeah. We need immigrants. We don't need this bullshit. You think it's just dandy? Well, you sir, you're a fucking moron. You're an absolute un-American moron.

On DEI, DEI is one of, if not the most un-American, anti-excellence initiative ever. I will limit my objection here to the "E", which stands for equity. If the "E" stood for equality or equal opportunity, I would support it. Everyone deserves a fair shot. Some people (of multiple races) may be economically or socially disadvantaged, and society should absolutely and without a doubt give then a hand up. But the equity concept isn't about giving anyone a hand up to enable them to seize opportunity. It is about ensuring everyone achieves equal outcomes. It is fucking socialist, communist nonsense. It is anti-American... it eliminates what was once (and still ought to be looked on with reverence), Horatio Alger's American Dream. No. Now, if you dream. You sacrifice. You strive. You compromise. You labor. You strive. You achieve. You are the problem. Someone else who has but one lousy excuse who didn't do all those things you did, if they don't have the same outcome you do? It was unfair. Equity eliminates all the American Dreamer's reasons for success because it's not fair to people who don't believe in making their own success. Fuck that. Fuck equity. I will never support it. Fuck you Communist fucks.

The worst President in my lifetime, Joe Biden. Biden was elected NOT on merit, but simply for NOT being Donald Trump. Newsflash: he ain't Donald Trump, no worries. He is a sock puppet of the left who only stays in public till his cognitive impairment meds show signs of wearing off. Then they put him away until he can tolerate another dose. He is running on "not being Donald Trump" again in 2024, and it may work.

 

Joe Biden is the worst President of my lifetime. He is a puppet. You Democrats don't care because you know behind the curtain some near commie, racist, social justice warrior is pulling the strings and you're hoping America as we know it is destroyed so the socialist nirvana butterfly formerly called the USA can emerge from it's evil patriarchal, racist, cocoon and take flight so we can be more like Venezuela, Cuba, and China.

I'll now go back to my regular Italian language practice or reading a Joe Pickett book.

Illegal Immigration, Our National Disgrace - 9/8/2023

First off, let me go on the record. I don't hate immigrants. But we have an immigration crisis. I lay the foundation of the problem on Congress. All of them. It is their job to write our laws. It is their job to allocate funds. Our immigration laws need a major overhaul, and our immigration infrastructure needs a complete and total upgrade: everything from border security to immigration courts, and all points in between. Republicans and Democrats alike share in the shame and embarrassment, except they're too shameless to let that make them take action. Kinda makes you think they all like it this way.

It's NOT all their fault, but I'm not letting Democrats and the current hapless and incompetent  Administration off the hook, though.

A sanctuary sidewalk in New York.

New York State and City have long called themselves a sanctuary for illegal immigrants. You know, the tired, poor, and hungry. Except now they don't know where these people are going to sleep, as shelters are full, hotels confiscated for use as shelters are full, too. Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams are urging the Federal Government to fast track work authorizations for illegal immigrants. According to the NY Post, the price tag could reach 12 billion in 2025. A Post article today says that the city currently has 60,000 migrants "in it's care". Where does the food to feed that many hungry people come from.

The DOJ is suing SpaceX for being unfair by not hiring illegal immigrants and asylum seekers. YGBSM!

But no worries. The Biden Administration is helping out. Yep. The Biden DOJ is suing Elon Musk' SpaceX because their hiring policies are unfair toward asylum seekers and immigrants. Never mind the juicy little fact that many DOJ positions require citizenship as a pre-condition of employment. And never mind the whole, pesky security clearance thing SpaceX has to comply with for much of its US Government contract work. What the Biden Administration is doing is harassing Musk because he has had the gall and audacity to make public the DOJ, FBI, and CIA's manipulation of social media. They're going to help out migrants by getting them jobs as rocket scientists. You gotta be shitting me!

River barrier on the Rio Grande intended to slow the tide of illegal immigration.

But hey, that's not all the US Government is doing. Oh, no. They ordered Texans to take down floating barriers that had been put into the Rio Grande to stop people from illegally crossing the border via the river. How dare Texans take matters in their own hands to stop the flow of people illegally entering the USA! Too fucking bad if New York City's immigrant problems are small in comparison to Texas' problems. Too fucking bad. Governor Abbott embarrassed the Biden Administration and the duplicity and dishonesty of the self-declared sanctuary cities by shipping immigrants to their doorways straight away. Let's not forget, the Biden Administration was shipping immigrants to all over our country in the dark of night BEFORE Governor Abbott and Governor DeSantis had the nerve to do it publicly.

If ankle bracelets get some of the 70% who no-show at hearings to show up, great. If it's to make sure they stay in Texas? Not as much.

Yesterday I heard a topper of all toppers. I don't know if it is verified, but in my opinion, knowing this Administration, and knowing the absolute hatred Blue Staters have for us unwashed Red Staters, I have to believe it's more than a distinct possibility. What I read, is that the Biden Administration is looking at using criminal style ankle bracelets to track movement of illegal immigrants (which in and of itself, I don't have near as big a problem with), and in conjunction with the ankle bracelets, restricting illegals to stay in Texas (or whichever of the four border states we have with Mexico). So hell no to Texas for trying to stop the inflow of illegals, but hey, New York has a lot of Blue voters, and they're not happy, so fuck you Texas and fuck you Governor Abbott, you'll take all who want to come across, and you'll keep them.

 

We all need water, right? You say you're thirsty? Here ya go. Plenty of water for you. Drink up.

Immigration is, above all the other nonsense, our biggest national disgrace. We DO need immigrants. Our country WAS founded by immigrants who had dreams of a better life. But if immigrants were water, we need water from our hose for the garden, in our sinks for cooking and washing, and from our faucets for drinking. We need water. We need immigrants. Floods are water too. Tsunamis are water. A hurricane is wind and water. Do you want 6 feet of water in your home? Of course not. Do you want your home destroyed by a Tsunami? Do you know what I've learned regarding hurricanes in Florida? It's a cliche, but it's true. Hide from wind, but run from water. It's the water from a hurricane that's most dangerous.

Yes, we need water. We need immigrants, too. Floods, tsunamis, and hurricanes, whether they're the water kind or the illegal immigrant kind? Not nearly as much. By the way, isn't Vice President Harris in charge of this stuff? WTF?

Heavy Hands and Kid Gloves - 8/31/2023

I have never participated in a protest in my life. When there was talk of going to D.C. on January 6, 2021 to protest what I thought to have been highly irregular activities in the just past November Presidential Election, I immediately thought, not a good idea. Nothing good will come from it.

 

All that being absolutely true in my case, I continue to be disturbed at the federal criminal justice system's actions in the matter.

 

First off, Washington D.C. is one of, if not the single most overwhelmingly blue cities in the country. You couple a large population of minorities whose political affiliation is overwhelmingly Democratic, with a massive number of Federal Government employees, also overwhelmingly affiliated with the Democratic party, and there is no way to find an impartial jury. None. Nope. Can't be done. Why would that matter?

Because politics in 2021, 2022, 2023, and surely 2024 has become a pure Rorschach Test. We live in echo chambers. We have become indoctrinated to think the absolute worst of people who think differently from ourselves politically. Hillary Clinton called us deplorables: racist, homophobic, islamaphobic, xenophobes. Biden called MAGA semi-fascists. Many on the left don't want to say it out loud, but there is no doubt that the rhetoric in recent years has people seeing and believing the absolute worst in people. Every one of the protestors (even some people who weren't in D.C. on Jan 6th at all!) is going to have the book thrown at them. The Judge in the Donald Trump case is going to throw the book at him. Why? I'll tell you why.

 

Because they believe the absolute worst about Trump. About Trump supporters. There is no benefit of the doubt. There is no presumption of innocence. There is no consideration for anything at all. What there is is hatred and vengeance. Yes. Hatred and vengeance. Proud Boys Joe Biggs got 17 years today. He helped take down the fence that separated the police from the protesters. Maybe that's the right sentence based on his situation. It seems like a lot to me, more than warranted. But you go on social media, where Democrats feel comfortable to speak openly, and it is nearly unanimous: the sentence was too light.

I think we are being taught a lesson. These protesters are being made an example: if and when you come to that think we fucked you over by stealing the next election, you'd better not dare come here and protest. We will gulag and stockade your smelly Walmart shopping gun toting asses until your grand and great grandchildren are on Medicare.

 

I saw the BLM riots that preceded the election. I saw the Antifa violence. President Trump whisked to his secure location by Secret Service. Fires in D.C. Federal courthouses on the west coast under seige by angry, violent mobs of protesters. I saw protesters illegally camp out outside the homes of Supreme Court Justices. In my eyes that stuff was all just as wrong and just as punishable as what many, many minor non conspirators, caught up in the moment are having done to them.

 

I am not condoning anyone interfering with official government business. But I am able to see clearly an extremely heavy hand being wielded on the one hand, and the extreme kid gloves on the other.

 

None of what happened, and none of what is happening, gives me greater confidence in our government, trust in the fairness and justice in Federal law enforcement, belief in our elections, or hope for our country. But honestly, I am afraid to go to Washington to express my concerns in protest as protected by the First Amendment of our beloved (at least by some of us) US Constitution. Nope, because I know, Constitution be damned, my innocence of crimes damned as well, that I'll wind up in gulagged and stockaded, made an example of in the finest tradition of Stalin, Mao, and the rest of the inhuman totalitarian bullies of the last 100 or so years.

Pronouns - 7/17/2023

Just a quick hitter on pronouns this morning. I was scrolling on Twitter, and a mother was complaining that she took her child to a doctor's office, and the receptionist had the audacity to refer the the child as "she" and "her" rather than "they" or "them". She said she corrected the receptionist, but the receptionist kept using she and her. What audacity that receptionist has!

All at once "they" and "them" as preferred pronouns bugged me. Why? Well, as I thought about it I realized I thought they and them are plurals. Was the mother saying the child has multiple personalities? Does the child have multiple identities? Does the child identify as a group rather than a singular person. Scratching my increasingly bald head, I decided I need to look it up.

Lo and behold, the definitions have been updated. No longer are these words defined as plural to refer to either unspecified persons or a group of persons. The definitions have been modified to include use as pronouns for non-binary persons who don't feel "he" or him", nor "she" or "her" are an accurate reflection of who they perceive themselves to be. Non-binary meaning there have been traditionally only two choices, and neither of them fits a person's self awareness.

The most fun part of it is the mother making the receptionist out to be some kind of a bad person. When the kid gets into the room with the doctor is the doctor not supposed to know which anatomical features he or she will be examining. "I see 'they' have no penis, would 'they' like me to check 'their' PSA and give 'them' a prostate exam anyway?" "Would 'they' like a mammogram, or shall I pretend those aren't breasts?" These are the same fucking people who tell us to 'trust the science'.

While I'm on this rant... I went into the Whole Foods across the street Saturday to do an Amazon return. On the way in I saw a nearly androgynous looking person, presumably a woman, with green and blue hair, multiple face piercings, ear gauges, and an unusual and striking combination of colors and patterns in her clothing. I didn't have an issue with any of that. But it did strike me that this person, dare I say 'she', worked really hard to not look like her natural self, and also dressed so that people like me would notice and say, "What?"

Why in the fuck are so many people trying so hard to be something other than what they are? Instead of "being their best 'me'," what I see is people trying to be something they're not and then get mad at us if we think of them as what our eyes see.

I'm glad I'm retired and don't have to deal with this bullshit in an employment situation. I really am. If I was starting a company now, I would be open to hiring all races. All religions. Gay and lesbian people. Transgenders, too. Seriously. But you know who I wouldn't hire? People with pronouns in their bio. People with pronouns in their bio aren't looking for fair and equal treatment. They're looking for a fight, a slight, an argument, or a transgression to call out for the evil they see it as. I'm going to be facing an EEOC complaint from an employee because some other employee with big tits and a beard came in for a job and I didn't know how to address them? Nah. If you've got pronouns in your bio, I will treat everyone with dignity and respect, fairness and honesty, and when I slip up, suddenly you will turn someone's poor performance in the workplace around to me as the problem. Nope. Pronouns are a red flag, a signal that there's trouble ahead, trouble that I would avoid.

And 'they' and 'them' are plural. Always were. Still are.