Monday, December 30, 2024
FLASHBACK: Jonathan S. Tobin: Don’t believe the Jimmy Carter revisionists.
Instapundit - Despite the natural sympathy for a dying man, the revisionist attempt to erase his failures and their consequences should not prevail: 
FLASHBACK: Jonathan S. Tobin: Don’t believe the Jimmy Carter revisionists.
Despite the natural sympathy for a dying man, the revisionist attempt to erase his failures and their consequences should not prevail:
Despite the natural sympathy for a dying man, the revisionist attempt to erase his failures and their consequences should not prevail:
...the campaign to revive his reputation is already in full swing. In the last month since the news about his terminal illness was released, articles and opinion pieces boosting the 98-year-old and attempting to depict his single term in office as both underappreciated and unfairly attacked have proliferated.
And with the help of one of the men who gave us Rathergate in 2004, the spin has already begun! Malaise Memory Loss...
Ezra Klein, formerly of The American Prospect and now with the New York Times, began the Carter rehabilitation tour way back in 2009 by trying to explain how, ackchyually, his “Malaise Speech” really wasn’t such a bad moment after all.- Ed Driscoll
There were 21 campus hate crime hoaxes uncovered in 2024 | The College Fix
The demand for racism continues to exceed the supply - College Fix Staff 
A hate crime hoax occurs when a person admits to fabricating the attack or something that appears criminal turns out to not be, such as a noose that is really just a garage pulley at a NASCAR race...
1. Police charge ‘black feminist theory’ PhD with theft for fundraising on false brick attack
Police accused Roda Osman, a University of Texas-Austin graduate student, of theft after she raised $40,000 on the pretense she was the victim of assault. Rather, video shows her taking the first swing during an argument. She disputes the criminal charges.
2. Illinois State University can’t ‘verify the use of a racial slur’ by a fan...
Police accused Roda Osman, a University of Texas-Austin graduate student, of theft after she raised $40,000 on the pretense she was the victim of assault. Rather, video shows her taking the first swing during an argument. She disputes the criminal charges.
2. Illinois State University can’t ‘verify the use of a racial slur’ by a fan...
Illegal aliens in Michigan likely won't get driver's licenses as Democratic 'trifecta' nears end | Blaze Media
Illegal aliens in Michigan likely won't get driver's licenses as Democratic 'trifecta' nears end | Blaze Media:
The chances that illegal aliens residing in Michigan will secure a driver's license have tanked now that the legislative session is nearing a close, bringing with it an end to Democratic "trifecta" control over the state House, Senate, and governor's office.
In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Michigan Democrats scrambled to pass a flurry of bills to address many of their pet projects. Among them was the Drive SAFE bill, which would have allowed individuals to obtain a state driver's license without furnishing proof of citizenship or legal residency.
Instapundit - Jimmy Carter Was a Better President than You Think.
Former President Jimmy Carter Has Passed Away. - Ed Driscoll 
As P.J. O’Rourke wrote in his classic 1993 American Spectator article, “100 Reasons Why Jimmy Carter Was a Better President than Bill Clinton:”
98. Carter let the Soviets have Angola, Ethiopia, and South Yemen. And, in retrospect, the Soviets deserved no better.
99. Carter wasn’t a throwback to the Carter era.
100. And let us not forget that Jimmy Carter gave us one thing Bill Clinton can never possibly give us—Ronald Reagan...
History for December 30
History for December 30 - On-This-Day.com 
Rudyard Kipling 1865 - Short-story writer
- 1853 - The United States bought about 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase.
- 1887 - A petition to Queen Victoria with over one million names of women appealing for public houses to be closed on Sundays was handed to the home secretary.
- 1922 - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formed.
- 1924 - Edwin Hubble announced the existence of other galactic systems.
- 1953 - The first color TV sets went on sale for about $1,175.
- 1978 - Ohio State University fired Woody Hayes as its football coach, one day after Hayes punched Clemson University player Charlie Bauman during the Gator Bowl. Bauman had intercepted an Ohio pass.
Sunday, December 29, 2024
The growing list of lawmakers ditching the Democratic Party | Blaze Media
The growing list of lawmakers ditching the Democratic Party | Blaze Media:
'I'm constantly troubled by the inability of the current Democratic Party to relate to everyday Floridians.'
The Democratic Party is hemorrhaging not just voters, but lawmakers too.
Most recently, Florida state Rep. Hillary Cassel announced Friday that she would be switching her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican because she believes in "their vision for a better, more prosperous Florida."
Getting Off The X - by Michael Smith - Unlicensed Punditry
America has been stuck in a Carter era malaise as other countries gained on us.
Time for the return of American Dynamism. 
I'm glad we're engaging in a robust debate about H1-B visas, whether to increase or decrease them.
While some of the more nationalist "America is for Americans" sentiments on social media seem to be pushed by "Trump supporters" who are actually Democrats or Never Trumpers, all feedback, even the negative, must be considered to reach the best possible decision.
We cannot ignore challenging or unpopular opinions simply because they are difficult or go against the grain.
Thomas Sowell, a brilliant and often overlooked public intellectual, once noted:
Thomas Sowell, a brilliant and often overlooked public intellectual, once noted:
- "Today, despite free speech and the mass media, the prevailing social vision is dangerously close to sealing itself off from any discordant feedback from reality."
They allow systems to adjust and improve by using the output as new input...
- The 109-day, $1.5 billion presidential campaign of Kamala Harris was a stark example of evasion and denial, built on propaganda that she held power but was responsible for nothing...
- The real harm to our sociopolitical system occurs when negative outcomes are dismissed, and propaganda is employed to mask the ineffectiveness of policies...
EDITORIAL: Biden signs last-minute ban on gasoline-powered vehicles - Washington Times
EDITORIAL: Biden signs last-minute ban on gasoline-powered vehicles - Washington Times:
Gavin Newsom will now decide what kind of car you’re allowed to drive. The Environmental Protection Agency last week granted California’s Democratic governor the power to forbid consumers from buying gasoline-powered vehicles across 18 states and territories — including Maryland, Virginia and the District.
Beginning next year, 40% of new cars sold in the U.S. will fall under Soviet-style production quotas set by government bureaus in Sacramento. The Biden administration is letting California make it a crime to sell too many of the conventional automobiles that Americans prefer. For model year 2026, the quota is 35% of car sales in affected states must be electric. The target increases by roughly 8% each year until it reaches 100% in 2035.
Police destroyed a Texas woman's home. SCOTUS won't hear her case.
A SWAT Team Destroyed an Innocent Woman's House. The Supreme Court Won't Hear Her Case. - Billy Binion 
In July 2020, while chasing a fugitive, police arrived at Vicki Baker's home in McKinney, Texas. They threw dozens of tear gas grenades inside, used explosives to break the front and garage doors, and drove a tank through her backyard fence...
- ...She took issue, however, with the subsequent response from the government, which refused to compensate her for the more than $50,000 in damages.
- Her homeowners insurance likewise declined to pay, as many policies explicitly do not cover damage caused by the government.
"I've lost everything," she told me in 2021.
"I've lost my chance to sell my house. I've lost my chance to retire without fear of how I'm going to make my regular bills."
Baker, who was undergoing treatment for stage 3 breast cancer when we spoke, had been preparing to retire with her husband in Montana. After the house was ruined, a buyer predictably withdrew.
- The government said she did not qualify as a "victim."...
Climate Scam Unraveling: World Bank Really Doesn't Know Where $41 Billion in Funding Goes
Climate Scam Unraveling: World Bank Really Doesn't Know Where $41 Billion in Funding Goes:
Ah, fact-checking. Where would we be without it?
Take, for instance, a recent story that made the rounds on social media. According to these reports, Oxfam — the British NGO — found that a huge chunk of the World Bank’s spending on climate change-related issues was “missing.”
Thank heavens for fact-checkers like the Australian Associated Press — a Poynter Institute-accredited fact-checker from down under — which set us all straight: “An Oxfam report did not find that $US41 billion has gone ‘missing’ from the World Bank’s climate change fund, contrary to claims online.”
Same as every other democrat dominated state. Cities too!
Matt Maddock @matthewmaddock
- Do you know where any waste, fraud or abuse is in our 83 billion state budget?
They'll say any lie to keep their "grants" flowing!-----EXCLUSIVE-Scientists warn of impending 'Ultra-Intense Category 6' storm
The prediction comes from an international team of over 60 experts who found the burning of fossil fuels has poured the equivalent energy into the Earth's systems, heralding a dark new era of 'mega-hurricanes.' - DAILYMAIL.COM 
- An 'Ultra-Intense Category 6' storm would unleash winds of 192 miles per hour or higher and a rise in seawater exceeding 25 feet.
- The forecast is part of the new book Category Five...featured scientific calculations and testimonies from sailors who have dealt with extreme weather first-hand...
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