The other night AL brought the musings of fake hillbilly JD Vance on education for the officer corps of America’s All Volunteer military (AVF for All Volunteer Force) to the blog’s attention. I’d already seen his “jenius” on display earlier in the day. We should eliminate the university degree requirement from the officer corps. It’s …
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Late Night GOP Clown Car Open Thread: There Are People You Can Count On
… when it comes to being the Worst of the Worst. Like anyone in the Trump Crime Cartel: The White House just named Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy, to the Holocaust Memorial Council "in part because Trump has known him since infancy and also the president is said to enjoy golfing with the former New …
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Late Night Anti-Social Media Open Thread: Who Funds Parler?
WSJ: Hedge fund investor Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah Mercer are financially backing the social media company Parler. The Mercers previously financed a number of conservative causes, and have not disclosed their involvement with Parlerhttps://t.co/uRW6Ili87F — Hamza Shaban (@hshaban) November 14, 2020 “Interesting“, as far as it goes, which probably isn’t far enough. I …
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Late Night Open Thread: Not An Election Season for the Childish
alternate take; even children know not to take the Libertarian Party seriously https://t.co/FtesEGhsQ2 — James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) October 26, 2020 … or the perpetually adolescent. To quote John Rogers: “There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that …
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Excellent Read: Bears vs. Libertarians
In New Hampshire, the forces of libertarianism clashed head-on with the primal forces of nature, and the latter kicked everybody's ass with the well-trained shock troops of the primal forces of nature: bears. https://t.co/biOR2hy4e0 — Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) October 16, 2020 Courtesy of Mr. Pierce, the New Republic reviews Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling’ book on “The …
Late Night ‘Glibertarian’ GOP Open Thread — Little Prince Rand: The Peasants Are REVOLTING!
Peak gaslighting. Posting a video clearly showing that there was no “attack” while insisting Rand Paul was attacked. https://t.co/Tf2rqJAIsb — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) September 1, 2020 BREAKING REPORT: Rand Paul has called to SUBPOENA ANTIFA plane records, hotel records, all travel records & all funding…. — Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) September 1, 2020
So About That Third Party Spoilers Thing… The Libertarian Presidential Candidate And A Possibly Rabid Bat Edition
The 2020 Libertarian Party presidential nominee has been bitten by a possibly rabid bat. — Jim Antle (@jimantle) August 8, 2020 I will not be able to attend the campaign rally tomorrow morning. I will be getting a rabies vaccine as a precaution after having been bitten by a bat near the start of this …