JCM 3/24/2022 9:52:56 AM

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If sex and gender are a matter of choice, can race be a choice?

So much entertainment to be had.

vxbush 3/24/2022 9:54:32 AM

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In #25 Kosh's Shadow said: The way Disney is going, it will be their channel.

Their behavior over the proposed law to protect those before 4th grade from sexual topics and then the subsequent arrests of individuals from that company for child pornography just comes across as a giant "Eff You!" to their customers. 

buzzsawmonkey 3/24/2022 9:54:54 AM

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Kosh's Shadow 3/24/2022 10:07:07 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 28:

Reminds me that the Campfire Girls' new name is to me suggestive of something else - Girls, Incorporated.

Sounds like a network of brothels.

buzzsawmonkey 3/24/2022 10:23:11 AM

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In #29 Kosh's Shadow said: Reminds me that the Campfire Girls' new name is to me suggestive of something else - Girls, Incorporated. Sounds like a network of brothels.

Jukebox:  I'm a Campfire Girl

doppelganglander 3/24/2022 10:31:48 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 27:

I truly don't understand why Disney doesn't just fire the employees who walk out. Give them one warning, and after that they get the boot. 

Occasional Reader 3/24/2022 11:04:27 AM

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Reply to JCM in 26:

allow me to introduce you to Senator Elizabeth Warren.

buzzsawmonkey 3/24/2022 11:24:34 AM

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Back when the British ruled India, they were always alert on the Northwest Frontier, guarding the Khyber Pass---in fear, especially, of a Russian incursion attempt.   The hostile foreign agents in Kipling's novel Kim are Russian, and the Russian officer in Kipling's short story "The Man Who Was" speaks to his British hosts, while in his cups, about Russian ambitions for invading India.

Forward to our modern day; the newspapers and other media are all a-Twitter about the dangers of Russia engaging in "cyber-attacks" to retaliate for the Western-imposed sanctions.

We've gone from Khyber to Cyber, but the adversary remains the same.

JCM 3/24/2022 11:31:20 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 33:

One of Peter the Great's ambitions was a warm water port. And not on the Black Sea. A true Russian Port in the Med, or the Persian Gulf, or the Indian Ocean.

Russia has never given that up. The Mid-East has long been partially a proxy conflict between Russian and The West.

Kosh's Shadow 3/24/2022 11:32:54 AM

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Reply to JCM in 34:

Thus, the Russian support of Syria, which has given them a port in the Mideast

JCM 3/24/2022 12:00:01 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 35:

Ayup.

And Why Mosaddegh in Iran who leaned toward the Soviets was such a concern to the West. And why the Soviets had a big hand in destabilizing the Shah. They had another puppet lined up, but Rabbit Bait surprised them by folding on the Shah so quickly.

The Pacific Ports are just too far to influence matters in Europe.

Kosh's Shadow 3/24/2022 12:38:52 PM

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If you can tolerate the dislike of "conservative" news sites in this article, the particular Black Hebrew Israelite group Jackson was referring to was the one with branches in Israel, not one of the Jew-hating groups.

But her support of the Black student group at Harvard that invited a Jew-hating speaker is still a problem.

Occasional Reader 3/24/2022 12:43:10 PM

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Reply to JCM in 34:

"A true Russian Port"

if you ask me, they should stick to making vodka.

buzzsawmonkey 3/24/2022 1:06:10 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 37:

Had the reporter/writer been an honest man, he would have explained that the name of the group the other writers (understandably) thought she was referring to is the "Black Hebrew Israelites," which is close enough to create confusion, and that the group is not merely "antisemitic," but was responsible for two shooting sprees in recent years, both aimed at Jews---one at a gathering at a rabbi's house in Monsey, NY, and one in Jersey City, IIRC.  

The writer's failure to explain the source of the confusion---understandable similarity of names, the fact (which he quickly slides over) that the two groups have a common source, and that the (recently-) violent group is far better known in the US---was clearly in service to his own anti-conservative agenda.

Kosh's Shadow 3/24/2022 1:10:11 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 39:

Exactly why I put a warning on the article.

Occasional Reader 3/24/2022 5:50:31 AM

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Good morning.  A comment at Ace of Spades:

”  Biden only had two requirements for his SC pick:  "Woman" and "of color."

And his nominee is claiming she doesn't know what the first requirement means.”

vxbush 3/24/2022 5:57:31 AM

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In #1 Occasional Reader said: And his nominee is claiming she doesn't know what the first requirement means.”

Oh, zinger. Well played. 

Morning, campers. 

Occasional Reader 3/24/2022 6:06:10 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 2:

I wish Blackburn had pressed her on that.  "How do you know whether you meet President Biden's stated criteria for this position?"

buzzsawmonkey 3/24/2022 2:37:49 PM

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Movin' on Up
---apologies to the "Jeffersons" theme song

Well, she's movin' on up (Movin' on up!)
To the Big Bench (Movin' on up!)
An Associate Justice at the top
She's movin' on up (Movin' on up!)
To the Big Bench (Movin' on up!)
Even though she’s not the cream of the crop

She can’t tell what is a woman
She though she was chosen for sex and race
And some of her sentencing record
Is an out-and-out disgrace
Now she’s before the Senate
Refusin’ to answer this and that
She’ll stonewall and prevaricate
Unless it’s softball from a Democrat

Well, she’s movin' on up (Movin' on up!)
To the Big Bench (Movin’ on up!)
She wants to start wearin’ High Court robes
Yeah, movin’ on up (Movin’ on up!)
To the Big Bench (Movin' on up!)
If she only can keep on dodging probes…

buzzsawmonkey 3/24/2022 2:43:15 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 41:

CORRECTION as follows:

She can’t tell what is a woman
She Though she was chosen for sex and race

lucius septimius 3/24/2022 6:14:33 AM

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So far, of all the things I've learned about Benji Brown Jackson, the things that bug me the most are:

1) her praise of the vile Black Hebrew Israelites

2) her attitude towards regulators.  Her guiding principle is that regulators can do anything that Congress does not explicitly forbid them to do.  In other words, all power to the Executive Branch!

The first reveals either an amazing naivete or that she's a flat out racist.  This is beyond "good people on both sides."  

The second is a policy issue.  Democrats decided years ago that they could rule by fiat and that Congress would let them.  The only thing standing in the way of bureaucratic dictatorship is the courts, and she has clearly sided with the dictators. What's even more disturbing is that on at least one occasion Kavanaugh sided with her on a regulatory case out of populist "get the evil corporations" zeal.  

The pedo thing is definitely red meat at this moment.  Her answer was stupid and (from an IT perspective) amazingly ignorant.  But she did have a point.  There is a difference between the public perception of the crime and the reality - the scenario she outlined ineptly does have a basis in reality. An attorney I know from California described a case he was involved in where an underage girl took a nude photo of herself and to her boyfriend.  On the basis of that, she was charged with producing and distributing child pornography. He said these cases come up regularly.  In similar way, a large proportion of "sex offenders" are teenage boys caught parking with their slightly underage girlfriends and then prosecuted by the girl's parents.  This is not the Aqualung scenario most people imagine. So, while I think her sentencing patterns are lax, there needs to be latitude in such cases.  Perhaps she took too much but the "maximum penalty" standard is dumb too.

The CRT thing is a distraction. As to the "I'm not a biologist," that was a very dumb thing to say, but hardly unexpected given what the Wokestapo would have done had she answered the question.

Notice how many times the word "dumb" shows up here.  The woman does not strike me as very bright.

vxbush 3/24/2022 6:16:55 AM

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Well, here's something you don't see every day......

Occasional Reader 3/24/2022 6:18:45 AM

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In #4 lucius septimius said: 1) her praise of the vile Black Hebrew Israelites

I saw it claimed (at some prog website) that she was not referring to the thuggish BHIs, rather to an entirely different group with a somewhat-similar name, but who are actually black Jews.   FWIW.

Occasional Reader 3/24/2022 6:42:17 AM

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I set foot in a movie theater last night, for the first time in over two years; which was kind of nice.  I saw Dune.  Overall, I'd recommend it, as a good piece of sci fi filmmaking.  It also doesn't get too "woke", except in 1) turning Liet-Kynes into a woman; and 2) avoiding any reference to Baron Harkonnen being a predatory pedarast (as he is portrayed in the novel, and it's at least hinted at in the 1984 film version).  Gosh, I wonder which lobby put the kibosh on that latter point, eh?  

While it's a good film adaptation of the novel (or part of the novel, this is 'Part 1"), one is reminded that Dune is a rather.... ponderous story. Everything, all the time, is oh so terribly important; with Big Pronouncements about life and the universe and fate being constantly made.

And as is the case with so much sci fi, there are some unavoidably silly aspects to the story.  For instance: On the one hand, mankind has become so technologically advanced as to have spread throughout, not just the galaxy, but the universe.  (Reminder: The universe is really, really big.)  On the other hand, wars are decided by sending in ground troops to engage in knife fights.  

JCM 3/24/2022 7:07:40 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 4:

How in the hell does a Harvard Law School graduate not know the Dred Scott case?

JCM 3/24/2022 7:08:53 AM

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Kosh's Shadow 3/24/2022 7:10:10 AM

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In #6 Occasional Reader said: I saw it claimed (at some prog website) that she was not referring to the thuggish BHIs, rather to an entirely different group with a somewhat-similar name, but who are actually black Jews.   FWIW.

There are various groups that call themselves Black Hebrew Israelites, especially some in Israel who are not at all Jew-haters. I have not seen her remarks to be able to tell who she is referring to, but given her connection to a Black student group at Harvard which had at least one Jew-hating speaker, I have a hard time giving her the benefit of the doubt.

JCM 3/24/2022 7:12:03 AM

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First aligned image from James Webb, all 18 mirrors are aligned. The bright star is 100 times dimmer than the dim star a human eye can precieve.

JCM 3/24/2022 7:15:58 AM

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We are told the problem is lack of housing, high housing costs. etc....

Shockingly......

Many homeless people decline shelter offers by city of Seattle, new report finds

SEATTLE (KOMO) — New data shows that more than half of all homeless people who were offered shelter by the city of Seattle last year did not accept the offers, according to a report by PubliCola.

According to the report and data presented during a meeting of the Seattle City Council's Committee on Public Assets & Homelessness last week, the city's Homelessness Outreach and Provider Ecosystem, or HOPE, team referred 1,072 people to a shelter in 2021.

But less than half -- 512 people -- accepted the offer and stayed at a shelter for at least one night.

Occasional Reader 3/24/2022 7:26:40 AM

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Occasional Reader 3/24/2022 8:15:18 AM

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Reply to JCM in 12:

You know the solution here, right?

MOAR MONEY

Occasional Reader 3/24/2022 8:15:52 AM

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In #14 Occasional Reader said: MOAR MONEY

Oops, I mean... "resources".  Yeah, that's the ticket.  

vxbush 3/24/2022 8:20:32 AM

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In #11 JCM said: First aligned image from James Webb, all 18 mirrors are aligned. The bright star is 100 times dimmer than the dim star a human eye can precieve.

Schweet, baby. 

JCM 3/24/2022 8:23:17 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 16:

You can see clearly galaxies in that image.... and that is just test image to align the mirrors. Not even trying to "look" at things yet.

buzzsawmonkey 3/24/2022 9:04:47 AM

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What is Woman?

—apologies to Helen Reddy, and “I Am Woman”

“What is ‘woman’?” Blackburn asked

And Brown Jackson failed the task—

Although “woman” is why she’s the nominee,

She couldn’t toe the party line

When she was asked to define

And still stay consistent with biology

Oh, yes! How she tried 

Transparently to evade

Having to declare her side

And the ideas in which it trades

If she has to, she will say anything

Right or wrong

Without principle

What a “Woman!”

Occasional Reader 3/24/2022 9:23:56 AM

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Reply to JCM in 17:

“MY GOD! IT’S FULL OF STARS!”

Occasional Reader 3/24/2022 9:24:22 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 18:

+++++

doppelganglander 3/24/2022 9:32:42 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 18:

Nicely done!

JCM 3/24/2022 9:35:58 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 18:

Question should have been followed by:

Can you define black?

Can you define African-American?

Could an Africa-American be white?

The racial rabbit hole would be a fun line of questioning.

buzzsawmonkey 3/24/2022 9:38:38 AM

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Reply to JCM in 22:

Oh, absolutely.

buzzsawmonkey 3/24/2022 9:47:29 AM

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Kosh's Shadow 3/24/2022 9:48:49 AM

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In #24 buzzsawmonkey said: So...when does some TV station or streaming service (porn channel, maybe?) come out with a show called "The Pedo-Files?"  They can adapt the slogan from the old "X-Files":  "The truth youth is out there!"

The way Disney is going, it will be their channel.