The way we were-----The Assassination of Huey P. Long

Electric AVIATION is the DUMBEST idea yet | MGUY Australia

From Rabble-Rousing to Rabble Snoozing

But while rabble-rousing is the most obvious exercise of press power, rabble-snoozing — the power to keep a news story dormant and out of the general public’s notice — is undoubtedly a bigger one. - Glenn Harlan Reynolds
One of the things we’ve learned over the years is that the press can rile people up about pretty much anything. 

• Not long ago, a pro-life high-schooler, Nicholas Sandmann, who had the temerity to smile uncomfortably at a leftist agitator who got in his face was tarred nationally as a racist, at least until he started suing (and recovering).
• George Floyd, a not very savory fellow who died questionably while struggling with police became a martyr..
• The “trans” fad, now winding down, also remade many institutions, which are now trying to recover...

But while rabble-rousing is the most obvious exercise of press power, rabble-snoozing — the power to keep a news story dormant and out of the general public’s notice — is undoubtedly a bigger one. 

And we see that exercised again...

Check OUT Axios' Headline After Ignoring Innocent White Girl's Death at the Hands of Black Guy for 2 Days

If this had been a white man killing a black woman like this, it would be nonstop news on all channels, and people would be in the streets blaming Trump for making our country violent or some other nonsense.

• But, since the monster in question, who murdered this innocent white woman, has a certain skin color, the way Republicans are reacting to the story is the story...

Radical college lecturer charged after allegedly throwing projectile at Border Patrol in California pot farm clash | Blaze Media

Radical college lecturer charged after allegedly throwing projectile at Border Patrol in California pot farm clash | Blaze Media: 

Caravello has been charged with one count of assault on a federal officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. He is currently free on $15,000 bond.

‘That’s how dumb he is’: UK’s new Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy exposed

Sen. Cruz Gives History Lesson to Sen. Kaine

Think twice before visiting Communist China??!!-----Censorship Concerns Raised After Chinese State Media Pulls Video of Xi–Putin Organ Transplant Discussion

China’s state-owned broadcaster has rescinded international wire agency access to hot mic video footage of Chinese and Russian leaders discussing longevity and organ transplants, an effort that shows the Chinese regime’s fear of attention on the topic, critics say. - Eva Fu, Frank Fang

• Xi, at the parade, told Putin that “these days at 70 you are still a child,” prompting Putin to remark that continued organ transplants could allow one to live younger and even reach immortality. 
• Xi, in response, said it is predicted that there’s a chance of humans living to 150 years old.

The conversation became global news and sparked discussions about the Chinese regime’s state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting, a taboo topic in China...

Lunch video-----Lefties Losing It: CNN anchor embarrassed in debate with Ben Shapiro

Noon-toon

 

California Dems Kill Bill Backed by Jay Leno That Would Have Exempted Classic Cars from Emissions Regulations

California Dems Kill Bill Backed by Jay Leno That Would Have Exempted Classic Cars from Emissions Regulations: 

Not even classic car collector Jay Leno could convince California’s legislative Democrats to give an inch on what a critic called the state’s “regulatory hellscape.”

The Assembly Appropriations Committee blocked Republican Sen. Shannon Grove’s Senate Bill 712, informally known as Leno’s Law, from advancing, according to KABC-TV.

“SB 712, also known as “Leno’s Law,” offers a practical solution for owners of collector vehicles that have difficulty complying with the state’s smog check law,” according to a fact sheet issued by Grove.

These monsters aren't shoplifters!

 

...And The Legacy Media Wonders Why Nobody Trusts Them | ZeroHedge

Life for the legacy media is just so much easier when a multiple shooter is a white, heterosexual male, preferably with conservative leanings.

Then the details can be reported pronto. 

And the label ‘white nationalist’ will just be begging to be used. 

Alas, it was not to be. 

So on the transgender front the legacy media tied itself in knots. 

• NBC News described the shooter as “a person in her early 20s”. 
• The New York Times also used ‘she’ to describe the murderer. 
• CNN talking heads worried about ‘misgendering’ the person who had killed two primary school kids and wounded 17 others, some severely...
• The Washington Post got itself in a bit of a conundrum because, as it reported, “it is unclear how the shooter identified at the time of the incident”...

#1 Movie this week 1979-----Apocalypse Now (1979) Official Trailer

Never trust the climate-grifters or the morons in media!-----Reef Madness: A Baseless Coral Panic - WSJ

The Great Barrier shrank over the past year but was bigger than ever in 2024. - Bjorn Lomborg

You might have gotten the impression that the Great Barrier Reef—the aquatic wonder off Australia’s coast—is in grave peril. 

• Last month, headlines shouted in unison: Great Barrier Reef suffers worst coral decline on record. Environmental journalists paint a picture of immense devastation driven by climate change.

The truth is much less alarming. 

Australian scientists have meticulously tracked the reef’s coral cover since 1986...

The data show that the reef was mostly stable until 2000, then began declining, and by 2012 it had shrunk to less than half its original cover.

• But then the reef started growing. 
• It rebounded spectacularly...
• By 2021 coral cover was higher than it had been since measurements began. 
• It increased further, staying at unprecedentedly high levels in 2022 and 2023. 
• The coral grew more still in 2024...

#1 This day 1974-----Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff

Big city bosses are aiding and abetting murder!-----No mention of the killer’s 14 arrests and multiple felonies.

After the Ukrainian woman was murdered, the mayor issued a statement exclusively defending the homeless and mentally ill. - Kaizen D. Asiedu@thatsKAIZEN
After the Ukrainian woman was murdered, the mayor issued a statement exclusively defending the homeless and mentally ill. 
No mention of the killer’s 14 arrests and multiple felonies. 

• Our empathy keeps getting used to excuse evil. 
• And it’s literally killing us.

Yes! Common sense!

 

'Disgusting': Border Czar Tom Homan says many ICE protesters are being PAID * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs

'Disgusting': Border Czar Tom Homan says many ICE protesters are being PAID * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs: 

As violent protests against ICE agents deporting illegal aliens continue across America, White House Border Czar Tom Homan says many of the protesters are actually being paid for their opposition, and federal officials will be prosecuting them to the "highest standards of the law."

The death of public schools-----Fewer Kids and a Lot Fewer Public School Students

Private schools, charter schools, and homeschooling add students despite dwindling numbers of kids. -J.D. Tuccille

The ranks of public school students are thinning, partly because of the declining birth rate, but also because a growing share of the population prefers alternatives like private schools and homeschooling... 

• "The public school system is expected to see a drop of millions of students over the next five years, a hit that will affect schools financially and potentially lead to the closure of more districts."...
  

(Parents)...were often equally disturbed by what they saw over their kids' shoulders in terms of lesson content. 

Recent polling finds that "nearly two-thirds (64%) of school parents say K-12 education is headed in the wrong direction, up eight points from last year."...

• School days will come and go, as always. But they'll be better, since the schools will be chosen by families, not just assigned by default.

AM Fruitcake

 

History for September 8

History for September 8 - On-This-Day.com 

Peter Sellers 1925

• 1565 - A Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, FL.
• 1664 - The Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who then renamed it New York.
• 1892 - An early version of "The Pledge of Allegiance" appeared in "The Youth's Companion."
• 1935 - U.S. Senator Huey P. Long, "The Kingfish" of Louisiana politics, was shot and mortally wounded. He died two days later.
• 1960 - NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL, was dedicated by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The facility had been activated in July earlier that year.
• 1966 - NBC-TV aired the first episode of "Star Trek" entitled "The Man Trap". The show was canceled on September 2, 1969.

Turley: Injunction blocking unaccompanied minors from being deported is on 'darn thin ice' * WorldNetDaily * by Hailey Gomez, Daily Caller News Foundation

Turley: Injunction blocking unaccompanied minors from being deported is on 'darn thin ice' * WorldNetDaily * by Hailey Gomez, Daily Caller News Foundation: 

"Many of these children were sent over the border unaccompanied, and they are being sent back, and the parents have been contacted. So it's on pretty darn thin ice for the district court," Turley added. "Now, there could be a delay, and there can be a requirement of some due process. But this is not what you would consider an ordinary deportation case. You have minors who ideally belong with their parents." Early Sunday, Sooknanan issued her first temporary restraining order, barring Trump officials from sending 10 unaccompanied migrant children between 10 and 17 years old to Guatemala after an attorney requested that she intervene, according to CBS News.

The way we were-----Today in History: Jimmy Carter signs the Panama Canal Treaties