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Bookworm Beat 12/20/18 — the border wall edition
I went overboard in this Bookworm Beat, covering the border wall, Syria, Antisemitism, Europe’s fall, science, Michelle and Melania, media bias, and much more. Good walls make good neighbors. Trump did it — he got the House to include $5 billion in the budget bill to build the border wall. [Read More]
Politics
Bookworm Beat 12/18/18 — the new car edition and open thread
This Bookworm Beat isn’t actually about new cars. It’s about the Steele Dossier, Islamic terrorism, crazy California, Europe’s coming collapse, & much more. No, I don’t have a new car, but I need one soon. I want a small SUV with all-wheel drive. My current top contenders are the Subaru [Read More]
National Security
9/11 Where Were You?
Veterans’ Tales by Allen Ness I was an Observer/Controller at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Ft Polk, LA. The Command took care of us, when we weren’t in the “box” we worked half days and three or four day weekends. Ft Polk is the middle of nowhere but is within five [Read More]
Donald Trump
Fixing Gaza…Permanently
Since March 30th, much of the world’s press and a chunk of the so-called ‘international community’ has been focusing on a series of what can only be called violent riots emanating from Gaza against Israel’s border. Of course the media refers to them as protests, and the rioters as protestors [Read More]
Politics
Islam
Europe and Islam — it’s not just terrorism there; it’s all-out war
While we’re paying attention to Russia’s corrupt dance with the Obama administration and the Clintons, don’t forget that Islam is still at war in Europe. My wanderings across the internet today put two closely related things before my eyes, one of which is a news report and the other an [Read More]
Israel
The EU, Jews And Hypocrisy
There’s been a lot of talk by the EU’s press and certain politicians about ‘Nazis’ during the recent EU elections, the rise of what’s referred to as the anti-semitic right and how dangerous it is for EU Jews. And of course. the politicians now in power pledge to fight anti-semitism. [Read More]
National Security
Remembrances from September 11, the day America changed
It’s been 16 years, but for those of us who remember September 11, 2001, the memories are still raw. Here’s a round-up of interesting and moving articles. These are articles and videos about September 11, both remembrances and analyses, that caught my eye during my morning reading. Some are old, [Read More]
Culture
Into the Penalty Box for Subverting the Narrative?
Careful observers of politics and culture usually learn how to spot the dominant narrative, which is a set of presumptions influencing how most of the top-tier actors in the “infotainment” complex see the world (not coincidentally, professional influencers expect the rest of us to share their presumptions, because they sleep [Read More]
Islam
Another London Terrorist Attack
There has apparently been another serious London terrorist attack A van plowed into Muslims leaving the Finsbury Park Mosque to walk home after taraweh, the prayers said before breaking the Ramadan fast. There are a number of casualties reported. London Ambulance Service Deputy Director of Operations, Kevin Bate said: “We were [Read More]
Faith
Islamist Terror: The Best Defense
By: Mike McDaniel 22 May, 2017, Manchester, England: an Islamist suicide bomber killed 22 and injured 116. Many were young girls and their mothers, attending a concert. 3 June, 2017, London Bridge, London England: three jihadists wearing fake bomb vests killed seven and injured at least 48 by running them down with [Read More]
World
I refuse to be “one” with London
Pardon my bluntness, but I am not “one” with London today. I prayed for London before. To what avail? They learned nothing from 7/7, Westminster, and other attacks. On Saturday night, three Muslims plowed into people on a bridge in London, and stabbed a few more people. I feel sorry [Read More]
Islam
Under Islamic siege, politically-correct England fails the Fawlty Towers test
In 1975’s Fawlty Towers, it was funny to say “don’t mention the war” to Germans. In England today, it’s no joke that you can’t pair Islam with violence. After John Cleese left Monty Python, he and his then-wife, Connie Booth, went on to create and star in Fawlty Towers. In [Read More]
Islam
Mass immigration without assimilation is national suicide
The UK got another lesson in this rule last night. A nation simply cannot allow a massive flood of immigrants that do not share the values and ideals of that nation. And if that nation makes no effort at demanding assimilation, the situation will get worse very quickly because that [Read More]
Politics
The Bookworm Beat 5/23/17 — the illustrated edition and open thread
It’s another superb illustrated edition, with thought-provoking posters about politics, social issues, and foreign policy. You won’t want to miss it. This is first and foremost an illustrated edition post except . . . before you even look at these posters, please read Victor Davis Hanson’s “Regime Change by Any Other [Read More]
World
20 Dead in Manchester Terrorist Attack
At least 20 people are dead and many wounded after a terrorist attack in Manchester, UK. The attack occurred at a concert in Manchester Arena by pop singer Ariana Grande. It was diabolically planed to exert maximum carnage. The killer or killers waited until the show was over and people [Read More]
Politics
World
The French election provides another entry in the “Do Progressives even listen to themselves?” category
Macron’s victory in the French election has provided Progressives with another opportunity to reveal their hypocrisy, stupidity, and all-around nastiness. I had a marvelous trip this past weekend, and came back yearning to blog, only to find waiting for me a legal project with a tight deadline. While I work [Read More]