Month: March 2024

Well, Yes Of Course It Does

Legal Stuff

…you stupid bitch.  From some case where the Government is getting its pee-pee whacked for doing censorship by proxy:

Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson: “My biggest concern is that your view has the First Amendment hamstringing the government in significant ways.”

Hands up all those who believe that “hamstringing the government” is not a Bad Thing:

Okay, and again, all those who think that stopping the government from censoring free speech is the entire point of the First Amendment:

And one more time, who thinks that Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson is proof positive that the DEI (“Didn’t Earn It”) policy is a pile of shit:

Sorry, one last one:  who thinks that Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson is totally unqualified for her job, and that a traffic cone could do better:

Seems like we have a consensus, here.

You Don’t Say

Immigration, Muzzies

Looks like the Great Assimilation Project© has just discovered an unforeseen* consequence:

Back in 2020, Mattias Tesfaye, Denmark’s minister for Immigration and Integration, did the unthinkable and decided to create a category for criminals from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), mostly Arab and/or Muslim nations. Guess what Denmark learned? MENA immigrants have a higher tendency for unemployment and violent crime than any other ethnic group in Denmark.

Wait… you mean:  “Muslims commit violent crimes way more than people of Danish descent”?

And in other news, Nazis didn’t like Jews, apparently.

*“unforeseen”  to anyone who believes in the Brotherhood Of Man and unicorns;  for the rest of us, it was as predictable as January snow in Minnesota.

RFI: Crimson Trace

The Gun Thing

With my eyesight deteriorating almost as fast as FJB’s mental facilities,I need to do something that helps my accuracy.

I thought of getting one of the red-dot sights:

…but that would mean getting a new set of holsters, and I don’t want to do that.  (Maybe on my .22 pistols, because I don’t holster them.)

So that leads me to this option.

I’ve been thinking of putting a Crimson Trace laser sight on my carry guns:  the 1911, S&W 638 and S&W Model 65, if I can ever afford to do so.  (The CT lasers are much cheaper than the red dot systems, of course.)

 

Obviously, I can’t do all of them at the same time (#PovertySucks), but it’s getting to the point where I have to do something or else I might just as well shoot my gun gangsta-style:

…and we all know how well that works.  (Don’t even talk about hip-shooting.)

Can anyone give me a good reason why I shouldn’t do the Crimson Trace thing?  Are they reliable, do they need constant adjusting, etc.?

All comments gratefully received.

Black Humor

Bad News, Funny Stuff

I’m not talking about Dave Chappelle, Eddy Murphy or Wanda Sykes;  that’s Black humor.

I’m talking about black humor, which has always made me giggle.  Here’s one example:

Another:

…and still another:

Of course, when FJB / whoever-the-Socialists-maneuver-into-the-nomination “wins” the 2024 election with 200 million mail-in votes cast, that won’t be funny as much as prophecy.

Still laughing?

RFI: Eastern Wyoming

Travels

“Well I’ve been all over this crowded planet… etc. etc.” (with apologies to Paul Williams).

One part of the world that isn’t crowded is eastern Wyoming — you know, the part that isn’t full of Hollywood trendies of the Jackson Hole variety.  Or at least, as far as I know.

My knowledge of that corner of the U.S. is limited to a brief sojourn — and I suspect I’m not alone in this — to Rapid City SD en route to Mt. Rushmore (where I got into a fight with the Parks Dept. asshole who was manager of the gift store, another story).

I have to say that I thought the area was very pretty, if on the rugged side, but I have always wondered what it’s like to live there, be it the climate, people, whatever.

I know that South Dakota is famous for its windiness, but surely the Black Hills act as some kind of a windbreak?  Is Sundance WY as windy or unpleasant as Spearfish SD, for instance?

As I said, I know little to nothing about the area, and when I was at Mt. Rushmore in early April it was wonderful:  cool breezes, morning mist and so on.  As I recall, I stayed in a motel in Keystone and while the town is something of a dump — or was when I was there — the surrounding country looked magical.

Here’s the general area:

…and the scenery which I found so appealing:

The reason that I ask all this is because I want to take New Wife on a little trip to parts of the U.S. she hasn’t seen before, but I’d also like to go where I haven’t been, either — or at least, only driven through, like this part of the world.

All personal anecdotes, experiences and recommendations are welcome.

Strong Measures

Illegal immigrants

Oh yes, this was predictable:

Hundreds of migrants overcame Gov. Greg Abbott’s barrier along the Rio Grande in El Paso after Texas National Guard soldiers were unable to hold them back.

Next step:  fix bayonets.

Penultimate step:  land mines on the other side of the razor wire.

Last step:  start shooting.  (As a Texas resident, I’ll even donate some personal ammo from Ye Olde Ammoe Locquere — I can start off with 200 rounds of 7.62mm NATO.)

Fuck this shit.