Monthly Archives: November 2022

Hiroshi Miyamura, RIP

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Via Dwight comes word that Medal of Honor winner Hiroshi Miyamura has died at age 97. Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, the son of Japanese immigrants who was awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor for holding off an attack to allow an … Continue reading →

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Blogger Censors Borepatch

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Blogger, owned by Google, has evidently decided that it, and not the individual bloggers that use it, are the ultimate arbiter of what those bloggers should be allowed to say, and they’ve started censoring Borepatch. From Friday, November 25, 2022: … Continue reading →

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China Fights Revolution With Porn

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Ordinary Chinese have gotten so fed up with the endless Flu Manchu lockdowns that they’ve started mass protests in multiple cities, even going so far as to demand the CCP and Xi Jinping step down. Some commenters have even suggested … Continue reading →

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On the Way Out Of New York, Louis Rossmann Gets Slapped With A Spite Audit

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Lawrence Person

In my previous post on crime statistics, several commenters (here and over on Instapundit) noted that Louis Rossmann had also put up a video covering the final straw that caused him to decide to leave New York: an audit he … Continue reading →

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Texas Vs. California Budgets: 2022 Edition

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Lawrence Person

State budgets for Texas and California are in the news, and once again the two largest states in the union are headed in opposite directions: In Texas, lawmakers are wrangling about what to do with a $27 billion surplus. The … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 25, 2022

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Greetings, and welcome to a Black Friday LinkSwarm! If you want to avoid any local shopping riots, there’s still my cold weather gift/prepper guide. “Republican Kevin Kiley Wins CA House Race, Increasing GOP Majority to 220.” Soros-backed Philadelphia District Attorney … Continue reading →

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William Shatner’s Annual Warning Not To Burn Yourself Frying A Turkey

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! As is my annual tradition, here’s William Shatner telling you how not to burn yourself frying a Turkey: And here’s a message on that same theme from Uncle Sam: Happy Thanksgiving Eve! pic.twitter.com/6at4sSVCCR — US Consumer Product … Continue reading →

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Pre-Black Friday Cold Weather/Christmas Gift Guide

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Lawrence Person

This post serves a dual purpose: Channeling your money into Amazon kickbacks A.) Listing some basic cold weather prepping gear, and B.) Providing possible gifts for just about anybody. Who doesn’t need batteries or an extra flashlight? I’ve included Amazon … Continue reading →

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The Ukraine War Is Crushing Germany’s Green Energy Delusions

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Lawrence Person

The combination of pretending to transition to a green energy future combined with dependence on Russian gas and the fallout of the Russo-Ukrainian War has Germany looking at some very tough choices: “Europeans have chosen to largely remove natural gas … Continue reading →

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China’s Rich Potemkin Socialist Village

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Much of China’s last two decades of apparent prosperity seems to be an illusion designed to fool both its own people and outside investors. But the Potemkin village of Huaxi takes China’s illusory prosperity to the next level. “Huaxi in … Continue reading →

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