…begins with ending the lawfare against Trump and his supporters.
Thoughts On Ballistics
…and our decrepit institutions:
We don’t know much this Monday AM. Some of what we think we know will in time prove incorrect. We will find out more details in the days and weeks to come – but what is clear is this; we have too many people in this nation who are OK with political violence – including that which digs a bloody trench from Eugene Simpson Stadium Park to the Butler Farms Show Grounds.
We also know that we have – again – evidence that we have the wrong people with the wrong ideas running institutions they are unqualified to lead and that our nation cannot afford such a lack of effective stewardship of our inheritance.
The number of unserious people in critical jobs, and no one being accountable for failures of epic proportions, is – to repeat myself for emphasis – a national disgrace and crisis.
It’s been deteriorating for a long time, under both Democrats and Republicans, but it’s reached new lows in recent years.
[Update a while later]
No matter how much training or experience she has (and these people didn’t seem particularly competent), it’s stupid to think that a 5’3″ woman can shield a 6’3″ man.
[Late-morning update]
Secret Service Beefs Up Trump’s Security With Squad Of Blind Midgets https://t.co/cytTtyGysZ pic.twitter.com/mianE1cW0X
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) July 15, 2024
The Trump Assassination Attempt
This will have the same effect that the attempt on Reagan’s life did in 1981: Unite much of the country in his favor.
Party That Called Trump ‘Hitler’ For 8 Years Shocked As Someone Tries To Assassinate Him https://t.co/9zTv1SsnMc pic.twitter.com/Wr5BNapizb
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) July 13, 2024
Hope it was worth it, guys. https://t.co/hwXrMOAIFt
— Ellen Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) July 13, 2024
An instantly iconic image pic.twitter.com/1YV5GOwC5E
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 13, 2024
Trump Indicted For Inciting Assassination Attempt https://t.co/sBlGGV8QvE pic.twitter.com/bRttmRnQhN
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) July 14, 2024
[Late-night update]
A white-hot anger on this July 13th. And Bill Ackman finally metaphorically plights his troth to Trump.
[Sunday-morning update]
I’ve said nothing about the attempt to murder @realDonaldTrump because this picture says everything better than I can say it. Our government has imprisoned its political opponents and attempted to silence dissent. They’ve closed our houses of worship and preached fear and… pic.twitter.com/dbLvGgGTBA
— Andrew Klavan (@andrewklavan) July 14, 2024
Assassination Porn and the Sickness on the Left
— Victor Davis Hanson (@VDHanson) July 14, 2024
If we were leftists and we were to use leftist tropes to editorialize the recent attempt on Trump’s life, then we would frame the assassination attempt in the following way:
We have witnessed for years blatant exceptions to the…
I agree with the last point, but as Trump pointed out in the debate, Biden never fires anybody. Maybe because he’s never really been in charge. If Mayorkas refused the request to provide addition resources to the Secret Service to protect Trump, and he keeps his job, he should be impeached. Again.
[Afternoon update]
Jeffrey Carter wades into the fray.
[Bumped]
[Monday-morning update]
Mark Steyn: What they wanted.
[Bumped]
Trump, Biden, and the shame of the corporate media.
Honestly, they seem to have no shame.
[Update a few minutes later]
Who’s the real threat to democracy?
Hint: It’s not Donald Trump.
The Silky
The two Deep State coups of Barack Obama.
He’s been sitting there in his Kalorama mansion, pulling the strings, for eight years.
Literally Dodging A Bullet
It’s amazing how lucky we are that he had his head turned that way, and was scratched instead of killed like Kennedy. What chaos that would have been. Imagine the Republican convention tomorrow, when he hasn’t even named his heir in announcing his pick for VP, and no one claims to know who it is other than him. Who would be the leader of the party? Who would rise? I’d guess it would have to be Speaker Johnson. He is, after all, currently third in line for the presidency. But would he pick up the chalice, or simply supervise the process of choosing?
Will The Left Respect Democracy If Trump Wins?
When they say “democracy,” they mean Democrats rule. Anything else (like restoring the Republic) is the destruction of “our democracy.”
How The Media Will Cover Kamala
By calling us racist and sexist for criticizing her, natch, including the Wall Street Journal.
National Rent Control?
Top be fair, this isn’t any more economically idiotic than a federal minimum wage. So naturally, puddin’ brain is all in.
The Coverup
It’s not possible to hate these awful people enough.
[Update while later]
“Well, anyway.”
As noted, the Democrats have given Republicans many great campaign quotes on Biden’s unfitness. They can’t unwrite and unsay them. And I love the look on poor Meloni’s face when Biden calls Zelensky “Putin.”
BTW, if you want to get completely snockered in a Biden speech, take a swig at every “Look,” and “Anyway.” They’re verbal ticks that he can’t avoid when he doesn’t know what to say next, or when his train of thought derails.
[Update a while later]
“Our Brezhnev, our Pravda, our Soviet Union.”
[Afternoon update]
I sure wish this didn’t sound completely plausible.
I just hung up with my friend who works in D.C. The guy who has nailed everything and given me inside scoops for months that have led to viral tweets, correct predictions and he has not been wrong yet. Not sure if I should post this, but:
— Black Insurrectionist–I FOLLOW BACK TRUE PATRIOTS (@DocNetyoutube) July 12, 2024
Jill Biden is running the country right…
[Saturday-morning update]
Joe Biden and a tear in the fabric.
The Falcon Failure
SpaceX issued the following statement regarding the mishap on the Falcon 9 upper stage that occurred during last night's Starlink 9-3 mission: pic.twitter.com/PRiLPBTXLi
— Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) July 12, 2024
I can obviously understand the need for an investigation, and if SpaceX wants to do it with the FAA, that’s fine, but the FAA should have no say in when it flies again; that would be them doing mission assurance, which is not part of their charter. NASA, Jared Isaacman, or any of SpaceX’s other customers can decide when and whether they trust the vehicle, but FAA advisement should be just that. There was no public danger from this event (other than potential Starlink debris falling to earth), or reason to think there would be from any future similar failure.