There will be more of this in the Clown Car Update (sometime Monday, though possibly late, because my Sunday is packed), but here’s The Five reviewing Michael Bloomberg’s debate performance.
Summary: Not good!
“He burned half a billion dollars on that debate stage last night!”
And when Geraldo Rivera says your performance is “horrifying,” you know you’ve screwed up pretty badly…
A rifle firing .50 BMG is the highest caliber weapon you can own without a special permit. The MK211 Raufoss is a heavy-core/explosive/incendiary .50 BMG round usually employed for anti-matériel and long-range sniping purposes. I was unabale to find any for sale online, but in one of the videos, he said they typically go for $65 a round.
What happens when this round reaches out and touches something?
Bad things for the recipient. Let’s take a look.
.50 BMG MK211 Raufoss Round vs. Hummer window glass and a ballistic gel dummy head (which is a cool thing and and of itself):
.50 BMG MK211 Raufoss Round vs. a quarter-inch steel plate mounted to a van:
.50 BMG MK211 Raufoss Round vs. a tactical dummy:
.50 BMG MK211 Raufoss Round (plus various armor piercing rounds and a SLAP round) vs. 3 inches of steel plates:
The Raufoss round starts about 4 minutes into the video, whereas the SLAP round starts around 5 minutes in.
And finally, a .50 BMG MK211 Raufoss Round vs. a running V8 engine:
That’s really going to ruin your gas mileage….
Here’s Rush Limbaugh describing what it was like to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald trump:
The first seven minutes or so of the show are about his cancer diagnoses, the rest about receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The clip displays how, after all these years, Rush remains an eminently listenable performer.
Don’t know how I missed this in November, but let’s correct that oversight:
(Hat tip: Ace of Spades HQ.)
The new venereal disease rankings are here! The new venereal disease rankings are here!
Who came in number 1?
Guess!
Baltimore has the highest rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the US, according to government statistics.
Data has revealed the Maryland city has 2,004 STI cases per 100,000 people, with chlamydia the most common infection.
That means two out of every 100 Baltimore residents have some form of the clap.
Honestly, this is just an excuse to post this hilarious Craig Freguson interview (actually two interviews) with Robin Williams:
The Chlamydia bit starts about 21 minutes in, but do yourself a favor and watch the whole thing.
I would embed the Saturday Night Live “Josh Ramsey: V.D. Caseworker” skit with Bill Murray (“God, it hurts when I pee!”), but it doesn’t appear to be anywhere online…
(Remind me again which political party has controlled Baltimore since 1967…)
Protests across Iran continue after the Islamic Republic government admitted their forces shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet. Protestors demand the resignation of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The Iranian government has once again called out the riot police, and even arrested British ambassador Rob Macaire in “flagrant violation of international law.” (He’s since been released.)
President Donald Trump has tweeted out his support for the protestors, in both English and Farsi:
To the brave, long-suffering people of Iran: I've stood with you since the beginning of my Presidency, and my Administration will continue to stand with you. We are following your protests closely, and are inspired by your courage.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2020
به مردم شجاع و رنج کشیده ایران: من از ابتدای دوره ریاست جمهوریم با شما ایستادهام و دولت من همچنان با شما خواهد ایستاد. ما اعتراضات شما را از نزدیک دنبال می کنیم. شجاعت شما الهام بخش است.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2020
President Trump's tweet in Farsi expressing his support for Iranian protesters has already earned over 200,000 likes, making it the "most liked Persian tweet" in the social media giant's history, according to a leading think tank adviser.https://t.co/ioyTZ4Vpzc
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 12, 2020
Iranians themselves chant “Soleimani was a murderer, his Leader is also a murderer!”
So why the far left in America keeps defending Soleimani against President Trump? #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/DS3yjQweYO
— Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) January 12, 2020
To the leaders of Iran – DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTERS. Thousands have already been killed or imprisoned by you, and the World is watching. More importantly, the USA is watching. Turn your internet back on and let reporters roam free! Stop the killing of your great Iranian people!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2020
Protests continue. This is a tweet showing the crowds that came up on a Twitter search literally seconds ago as I finish up this post:
قیام علیه #خامنهای شامگاه یکشنبه ۲۲ دی ۹۸ در #تهران با پیشتازی زنان قهرمان و با شعار:
استعفا رهبر کل قوا / ۱۵۰۰ نفر کشته آبانماه#HearTheVoiceOfIranians
#IranProtests #تظاهرات_سراسری pic.twitter.com/otoqSLF2dT— ایران آزادی (@iranazadi1395) January 12, 2020
Bonus: Greg Gutfeld on our gutless media siding with Iran over the Suleimani strike:
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Democrats seem determined to be on the wrong side of history.
Developing…
I believe this is YouTube/Twitter personality Sargon of Akkad (though this is a different YouTube channel from his main one) on the big nothingness of Iran’s retaliation:
“It looks like the Iranian regime is actually so impotent they couldn’t kill a single American.”
“This was just the yappy dog, yapping.”
(Hat tip: Poster TheWanderingJewels on this Instapundit thread for Stephen green linking yesterdays’s Iran piece.)
Another year in the history books! And with a presidential election looming, expect the Trump Derangement Syndrome that was already turned up to 11 to go to 13, or break off the volume knob entirely.
To celebrate the occasion, here’s Colin Furze setting off a giant firework pendulum:
Here’s to a great 2020!
Is this lazy blogging?
Yes. Yes it is.
But between cleaning up for a New Year’s Eve gathering, a possible dog adoption, and cuing up Monday’s Clown Car Update, the weekend is just packed! Plus Cats is going to disappear from theaters so quickly that I need to get that jab in while it’s at least semi-relevant…