[“Normativity is about to make a comeback”, so writes Georffrey Ingersoll in his blog (here). He provides us with some relevant data on the socialist uprising in New York and other places, and gives compelling arguments that these socialists are really double dummies – ignorant, incompetent, and on the government tit. But what concerns me is his conclusion that these people seeking to destroy what is normal in our country are about to be smothered by the ‘normies’ making a comeback. I don’t see such a comeback happening; in fact, it seems to me that exactly the opposite is going on – the Bolsheviks are increasing in number. Does anyone else agree with my view? gjr]
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37 responses to “Sandbox – 25jun26”
Good to see Windy City youth getting out and getting a little healthy exercise…..,.
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Hundreds of cars were vandalized in Chicago after police broke up a “teen takeover” and kids began fleeing by JUMPING ON CARS AND SMASHING WINDSHIELDS!!!
WHERE ARE THE PARENTS OF THESE KIDS???!!!!!!! (….and this…well I can only assume that the author is trying for humor)
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https://x.com/mattvanswol/status/2058914762075852807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2058914762075852807%7Ctwgr%5E0ef425ccb9b13f689fa996e3447356ba5a0a76e8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fmayor-blames-slavery-chicago-wrestles-deadly-crime-spree
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I can see where no electricity would be terrifying…..
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Ideas & Opinions — Terry Lamphier: Our local power grid: robust or near failure? Don’t ask AI or PG&E
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….to a guy with his “hobbies”.
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“Half the world wants to move here, going by Puerto Rico. 4 billion people. Meaning we could cherry-pick the top 0.1%. Instead, we take the dregs so Democrats can flip states blue.“
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https://x.com/profstonge/status/2070510474483913121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2070510474483913121%7Ctwgr%5E45d30ae289968af1fb802c75144b2d9f449bf1e2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Finstapundit.com%2F806372%2F
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Brave, Brave, Brave….Brave Sir Gavin
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Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He’s proposing a national billionaire tax instead
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.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZwuTo7zKM8
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They thought they were immune in lala land but what the hell did they think was going to happen after denying the Air Force vandenberg launch permissions and publicly said it was because of Musk, or denying a 4th of July fireworks permit that had an EPA ok on file or denying emergency oil production in a war?
They clearly forgot they are under they are overseen and supervised by the feds! ROFLOL
Trump launches crackdown on California coastal regulators
Should be a fun ride!
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I see Red Scare tactics being a major theme as the MAGA propaganda machine revs up before the latest elections.
But the reality is that the oligarchy in power is continuing their nepo baby/family self- enrichment schemes…
But the evil Biden Crime Family 😭
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… link to above post…https://tinyurl.com/yu2tyee2
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Wow Trump is down to minus 21 job approval on fox news none the less.
https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/approval-rating
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PaulE – Not sure you know what poll results you regularly quote here. The “minus 21” is not the job approval rating, but it is the spread between approval and disapproval. The two should not be confused.
RH – You imply that the deal was somehow dirty. We need the tungsten and there was no other group of American investors clamoring to take on the risky investment.
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George
How about this: Fox Poll shows 39% approve of the job Trump has done as President and 60% disapprove. That’s a 21% difference. Why do you keep trying to defend this guy?
https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/approval-rating
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Thats worse than Biden when he left office. Here’s some comparisons with recent Presidents in the same Poll. Bush was by far the worst.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-poll-biden-leaving-office-approval-ratings-still-buried-deep-negative-territory
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PaulE – You continue to confuse and misunderstand. There was no defense of Trump in my comment, only an attempt to clarify your TDS communications.
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Whats there to “clarify” George? Those are the numbers posted by Fox.
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PaulE – You still don’t understand that you confused the spread in ratings with the ratings. So perhaps my attempt to clarify is an exercise in futility.
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In which Trump makes progressive denigrate Haiti…..
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“Trump, 2018: “Haiti is a sh!thole country.”
Hollywood Libs: “Haiti is a great, truly beautiful country. Trump is a r*cist!”
Trump (& SCOTUS), 2026: “Temporary means temporary, Haitians have to return home to their great, truly beautiful country.”
Hollywood Libs: “Haiti is a sh!thole country. They must be allowed to stay forever.”
CHECKMATE, LIBTARDS. WHY ARE HOLLYWOOD LIBS LIKE THIS?
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….because they’re stupid and disingenuous?
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https://x.com/OcrazioCornPop/status/2070696715154268196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2070696715154268196%7Ctwgr%5E7296a8d9e14a7b69f5eb7492391092db80b12791%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Finstapundit.com%2F806899%2F
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PS: Did you guys know that Shanti means peace? Well it does.
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So George hows this..The Fox polls shows Trump has a minus 21 spread in job approval in their latest polling report .
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PaulE – you nailed it!
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Now for the more entertaining part of the “Revolution”…
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“You’re Next!”: Democrats Discover The Mob Has A Mind Of Its Own
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…looking forward to seeing the existing progressive intelligentsia up against the wall (politically of course….yeah….politically)!
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https://www.zerohedge.com/political/youre-next-democrats-discover-mob-has-mind-its-own
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I’m sure this will be displayed prominently on Shotgun Joe’s tombstone….
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And then he got lost trying to exit the stage.
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Hey…how’s that “Biden Legacy” shaping up?!
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https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bidens-own-party-heckled-him-during-speech-and-then-he-embarrassed-himself
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https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/trump_approval_index_history_second_term
Not much change at all.
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sfr – Thanks Gregory, that is an important dataset for our TDS sufferers to understand.
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WHOA what a concept, does that degree actually make more than a high school graduate? So much for basket weaving sheepskins! LOL
Education Department will cut federal loans from low-earning college programs
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Big heat wave in France killings hundreds! Global Warming! America’s fault!
Well – not everyone in France is suffering. The important people and important things are doing just fine in Paris:
“Why Louvre’s Mona Lisa keeps a smile: Paris’ cooling system”
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2022-07-31/paris-cooling-system-heatwave-6827766.html
Who cares if the old farts are dying in their homes? The government offices are just fine. In socialism, some animals are more equal than others.
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re: lack of European HVAC infrastructure.
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…..the following comment graced one of the comment threads
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“Europeans are now rioting just to get cooled off by the water canons”
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Why does this keep happening?
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‘Ro’ Me the Money! How Progressive Class Warrior Ro Khanna Lives Like the Oligarchs He ‘Fights,’ With In-Home Elevator, $190K Range Rover, and Family-Owned Golf Courses.
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and
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Her wealth is primarily tied to substantial retirement and investment accounts accumulated during her decades as a Harvard Law professor, her real estate holdings—including a Victorian home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a condominium in Washington, D.C.—and lucrative book royalties. [1, 2]
(substantial retirement and investment accounts resulting from her protected status as an American Pretendian)
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and who could forget….
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He owns properties in Burlington, Vermont; Washington, D.C.; and a summer home in Vermont.
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Really….multiple homes?! He owns them? He isn’t of merely serving as custodian for the state of these assets.
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In the coming reality that’ll get you shot!
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re Bernie’s abodes – he now claims he sold the one in DC (but rents?) and calls the lake front summer home in Vermont a “camp”.
The funniest thing is that Bernie claims that:
“I don’t really give a damn about money.”
Odd – I hear him talk about money constantly. You know – your money.
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re: Bernie Sanders.
To be fair, his government income doesn’t appear particularly high. A quick peek shows me that there are 40+ people at the Nevada County government who make more than a US Senator, no doubt it’s required to get the high quality talent. and, he did write some books and the wife was good at cash extraction herself.
My view on someone like that is that the real money in those gigs is non-monetary. By that I mean that your typical Senator is treated as a form of modern royalty, gets scads of freebies, their hands held, massages by aides, really not so different than the Soviet system. There’s a reason these people want those jobs so badly. It’s one part ego and one part a shortcut to being a member of the ruling class.
Didn’t use to be true, but the metastasizing of government and the ever-shrinking self reliance of the American public gets you to that place. With the wholesale change in culture, both organic and via unlimited immigration, I’m afraid it’ll just get worse until there’s some sort of (inevitable) do-over.
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The real money is in, I expect, legal insider trading on Wall Street.
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re: insider trading.
You can certainly argue that all financial instruments owned by Congress were invested in index funds of some sort, but they”d simply work around it by having a friend or family member do the deed.
Sadly, there appears to be a huge disconnect between being useful and being paid well.
on another note, a grossly oversimplified idea. If we avoid public funding of ‘intellectuals’, could there be a huge decrease in this kind of tosh? Insane constructs formed from symbols would still exist, witness Marx, but at least I wouldn’t be paying for it. We could spend the money on sewer systems and CNC machines.
https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/philosophy-ideas/derrida-and-the-destruction-of-the-humanities
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I was just digging into the AB 2047 kerfuffel. Once again it shows how insane California Democrats are (it fell along strict party lines of course).
That’s the one where all 3d printers have to phone home and make sure that you are making stuff you are allowed to make. Naturally, copyrights/patents will soon follow firearms parts. It also kills off a world of open source software and plans.
I can’t say that ‘insane’ is the right word, as California Democrats, who run the whole show, are told what to do by a combination of corporate interests and ‘non-profits’ run by Karens.
Speaking of Karens, I really did like the first few seconds of this video. It isn’t like the old ladies make any difference since the fix was already in, as usual.
(note, Rebane’s Ruminations dot com is doing something crazy with a YouTube link. Search for ‘CA senators vote to kill 3D printing industry “to make a statement” – this is garbage’ in YouTube if you like. You’d think that text would be easy, but that is not allowed anymore.).
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Bernie is so generous!
“Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act to give the public a 50% ownership in the largest artificial intelligence (AI) companies in our country.”
For free! It’ll be great.
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“Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act to give the public a 50% ownership in the largest artificial intelligence (AI) companies in our country.”
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Not terribly surprising!
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Ol’ Bernie was legendary….and this was on a Hippy Commune IIRC, not typically known for their devotion to the Protestant Work Ethic ….as the laziest guy they had ever had around! Labor to Mr. Sanders seems to be beating one’s gums rather than picking up a shovel (then) and voting himself tribute (now) by expropriating the work of better (well probably not Sam Altman), smarter men.
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Orange bully tries to move the goalposts again, but only inspires the Belgians –
The dufus never learns…
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News from E-stone-ia
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Interesting… WordPress doesn’t seem to like some links… trying url shortener –
https://shorturl.at/APMPU
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RH – did you have a point to make about Estonia?
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Jeff has been pointless since moving here.
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