Occasional Reader 11/19/2021 5:54:32 AM

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Happy Friday.

So, who got up at 2 a.m. to see the partial lunar eclipse?  (Not I.)

Kosh's Shadow 11/19/2021 6:01:50 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 1:

Raining here so I didn't try.

Alice in Dairyland 11/19/2021 7:39:35 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 1:

I came, I saw, I conquered!  Yippee! Then I went back to bed. 

Occasional Reader 11/19/2021 8:12:13 AM

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In #3 Alice in Dairyland said: I came, I saw, I conquered!  Yippee! Then I went back to bed. 

As it happened, I woke up randomly around 3 am anyway, but forgot about the eclipse.  I was more about going back to sleep. 

Alice in Dairyland 11/19/2021 8:17:44 AM

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In #4 Occasional Reader said:  I was more about going back to sleep.

I can appreciate that.  Like I said "then I went back to bed".

Occasional Reader 11/19/2021 8:23:37 AM

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My thought for the morning:  

Some conservative commentators say that Biden/the Progs generally are awful for the working class, but great for the "credentialed ruling class".

Yet it's not even that. 

The credentialed ruling class watch as the blue cities they inhabit turn into crime-ridden sh*tholes under the wise guidance of Biden and his state/local ilk. They may think they're immune from it, but they're not. But the Progs, like Milton's Satan, prefer to reign in Hell than serve (or even just "be decent citizens") in Heaven.

buzzsawmonkey 11/19/2021 8:24:25 AM

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In #1 Occasional Reader said: So, who got up at 2 a.m. to see the partial lunar eclipse?  (Not I.)

In one of his essays/short pieces on his travels, SJ Perelman goes to one of those lodges in Africa where tourists can watch the elephants and other wildlife feeding.  He watches this stuff for a while, gets bored, and writes, "Fully aware that I was missing one of the unique experiences of my life, I went to bed."

Alice in Dairyland 11/19/2021 8:27:08 AM

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Alice in Dairyland 11/19/2021 8:38:36 AM

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Terror in the Capitol Tunnel › American Greatness

No wonder they don't want the Capitol video released.

JCM 11/19/2021 10:01:21 AM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 9:

Point of order...

“The weapon this officer appears to be using is a collapsible stick, designed to break windows in emergency situations. This stick is neither designed nor to be used against another human being.”

Description fits an ASP, and yes it is design to be used on people. Training is to use it on soft tissue, specifically thigh or upper arm, the intention is stun a nerve in that part of the limb and temporarily numb the limb. In training and use of force guidelines, head strikes and joint strikes are to avoided if at all possible.

JCM 11/19/2021 10:01:22 AM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 9:

Point of order...

“The weapon this officer appears to be using is a collapsible stick, designed to break windows in emergency situations. This stick is neither designed nor to be used against another human being.”

Description fits an ASP, and yes it is design to be used on people. Training is to use it on soft tissue, specifically thigh or upper arm, the intention is stun a nerve in that part of the limb and temporarily numb the limb. In training and use of force guidelines, head strikes and joint strikes are to avoided if at all possible.

Kosh's Shadow 11/19/2021 10:15:13 AM

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Alice in Dairyland 11/19/2021 10:15:37 AM

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Reply to JCM in 11:

I wonder if all the "police" in this event were really police.  The FBI had instigators in the crowd, stirring up emotions and leading people to enter the building.  Could they also have had fake police committing acts they didn't or couldn't get the real police to do.  They could always fall back on plausible deniability then.  "We didn't know they were there and never would have authorized this behavior" type thing.  God, I hate being so paranoid.

Kosh's Shadow 11/19/2021 10:16:39 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 12:
NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS

Kosh's Shadow 11/19/2021 10:18:17 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 14:

So when do the riots peaceful protests begin?

JCM 11/19/2021 10:21:02 AM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 13:

It sounds like from the article the ASP was being misused.

An unintentional prohibited strike in the middle of a scuffle is one thing.

Repeated prohibited strikes as described is a problem.

Alice in Dairyland 11/19/2021 10:22:23 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 15:

I think they started already last Monday night.

doppelganglander 11/19/2021 10:42:33 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 14:
Yippee! 

Great live panel discussion of mostly attorneys who have been pro-Kyle throughout. 

https://youtu.be/k6sWpPdt7aU

Occasional Reader 11/19/2021 10:44:10 AM

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Occasional Reader 11/19/2021 10:56:01 AM

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JCM 11/19/2021 11:24:32 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 20:

The corporations and the individuals.

Especially the individuals.