Monthly Archives: July 2017

Texas vs. California Update for July 11, 2017

Long time no Texas vs. California update. I’ve been busy. California’s descent into socialism: In the end, we are witnessing the continuation of an evolving class war, pitting the oligarchs and their political allies against the state’s diminished middle and … Continue reading →

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U.S. Judge to UT Professors Filing Campus Carry Lawsuit: REJECTED

Strangely enough, just as he did when asked for an initial injunction, U.S. Western District Judge Lee Yeakel did not find “but my feelings!” to be a persuasive legal argument against campus carry: A U.S. Western District judge has tossed … Continue reading →

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Mosul (Mostly) Liberated

Iraqi forces have declared victory over the Islamic State in Mosul, although evidently a small pocket of resistance right up against the Tigris remains. Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi has visited Mosul to congratulate Iraqi forces for their victory over IS … Continue reading →

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Go Home, TABC, You’re Drunk (on Power)

Here’s something from the regulators behaving badly file: Leaders at the Texas Capitol love to bash what they call out-of-control bureaucrats at city halls and in Washington, D.C., but a recent case pitting the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission against Spec’s … Continue reading →

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O’Keefe: You’re Going to Retract. Farhi: Never! Washington Post: Here, Have a Retraction

Such a tiny little skirmish victory in the war against fake news, but since it fits into CNN Self-Immolation week, here’s James O’Keefe rubbing Paul Farhi’s nose in the fact that, yes, Farhi screwed up in his coverage of one … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 7, 2017

It’s Friday on CNN Self-Immolation Week! And yes, there are a few CNN items at the top of this week’s LinkSwarm: 4Chan declares the Great Meme War of 2017. (Hat tip: Stephen Green at Instapundit.) Trump just schlonged the media … Continue reading →

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CNN’s Bad Week Gets Even Worse

Another CNN Post? Already? Yep. Another Project Veritas video dropped, this one featuring a different video with CNN producer Jimmy Carr. The headline is about how CNN employees think Chris Cuomo is a dick who owes his position to the … Continue reading →

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CNN Declares War On The Internet

I wasn’t planning on doing Yet Another CNN Post. But CNN decided that repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot with a .38 wasn’t sufficient, got out a shotgun and took aim at their own torso. After embarrassing themselves by freaking … Continue reading →

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CNN’s Ratings: “Death Spiral”

CNN’s ongoing war against President Trump and Republicans is taking its toll on their ratings: CNN was unable to hit 900,000 viewers in any of its primetime timeslots on Tuesday. The closest it got was 886,000 during the 7 p.m. … Continue reading →

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Our Dumb Media and Trump’s Twitter Traps

We’re approaching half a year into the Trump presidency, and the media still won’t stop freaking out about Donald Trump’s tweets. It’s like a guy going to the same magic show every night, and getting up and yelling “It’s fake! … Continue reading →

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