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The American humanitarian aid to Gaza temporary pier removed and headed for repairs

It was just two days ago when my good friend and occasional blog pinch hitter, William Teach, noted with some amusement that the $320 million temporary pier to allow humanitarian aid to Gaza. I snarkily commented:

Perhaps God is siding with Israel, against the ‘Palestinians’ and Hamas.

Matthew 8:23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27 And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”

Perhaps the ‘Palestinians’ can call upon Allah to rebuke the wind and calm the seas, to get those humanitarian supplies to them.

There were a few reports which stated that only part of the pier had been damaged, and that it was still in operation, but now we have this, from the Associated Press: Continue reading →

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The pro #Hamas protests seem as though they are withering away

I do so love being proved right, I have said, both on this site and Twitter, it’s a bit pointless to use force to break up the protest encampments, because, with the semester ending, these encampments will just wither away.

Swarthmore College’s pro-Palestinian encampment disbands after 4 weeks and stalled negotiations

Student activists began voluntarily clearing the encampment on Parrish Lawn Thursday morning.

by Beatrice Forman | Friday, May 24, 2024 | 5:48 MP EDT

Swarthmore College’s pro-Palestinian encampment officially came down Friday morning, marking the end of the longest campus protest over the war in Gaza in the Philadelphia area.

About three dozen student activists began packing up their belongings from Parrish Lawn voluntarily Thursday, said organizer Ragad A., a sophomore, who declined to share their full name out of privacy concerns. Continue reading →

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Tuesday morning rant

Sometimes I get on a roll when commenting on The Pirate’s Cove. In response to the commenter styling himself Elwood P Dowd, I ranted:

The very good and noble Mr Dowd wrote:

Yes, everyone makes mistakes. Mr Teach was celebrating the deaths of two evil men while ignoring burning alive as many as 50 children, women and men.

Those “two evil men” weren’t brave soldiers on the battlefield, nobly resisting the advancing Israeli soldiers, but cowards who started a fight they couldn’t finish, hiding amongst the (purportedly) innocent children. How many ‘innocent’ Germans were killed as the Allies closed the noose on Germany, seeking to capture or kill Adolf Hitler and his henchmen? How many ‘innocent’ Japanese were burned to death in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagasaki, and Hiroshima, as the US softened up the country in preparation for invasion? Continue reading →

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Did the Libertarian Party just help the GOP?

Yahoo News reported:

Former President Trump was met with mixed reactions at the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday as the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee suggested that he should also receive the Libertarian presidential nomination. “Only do that if you want to win,” Trump told attendees. “If you want to lose, don’t do that. Keep getting your 3% every four years,” he added.

Mr Trump was widely booed at the Libertarian Party Convention, and of course they didn’t nominate him, or Robert F Kennedy, Jr, who also sought the Party’s nod. Instead they picked Chase Oliver, the openly homosexual Georgian perennial candidate. And, just as President Trump said, the Libertarians will get a small percentage of the vote. Continue reading →

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Bidenomics and Bidenflation.

Lisa Nicholson, photo from her TikTok

I noted, just yesterday, that my family have done pretty well when it came to real estate. According to Zillow, our house, which we purchased in September of 2014, is worth more than twice what we paid for it, 109% more. The small rental property we bought in December of 2021 is now supposedly worth 52% more, and the house our older daughter bought in September of 2020, in a more expensive city than ours — we live in a low-cost, poor county — is worth 31% more.

As it turns out, my family are not the only ones who’ve noticed.

Woman Breaks Down Why She Couldn’t Now Afford the House Bought 3 Years Ago

by Alyce Collins | Friday, May 24, 2024 | 10:16 AM EDT | Updated: 11:05 AM EDT

Becoming a homeowner is something that millions of Americans aspire to, but with house prices on the rise and mortgage rates hovering around 7 percent, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for people to turn that dream into a reality. Continue reading →

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Lies, damned lies, and statistics Who are you going to believe, Joe Biden, or your lying eyes?

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” — George Orwell, 1984

The official inflation rate has come down from its highs earlier in the Biden Administration, and the Democrats are arguing that inflation has been whipped, that wages are rising just as fast as prices, and even a little bit faster. But Erin McCarthy of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote something that just doesn’t go along with the Democrats’ meme. Continue reading →

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The Golden Rule

Have you heard of the Golden Rule? “He who has the gold makes the rules!”

We have noted, many times, how deep-pockets donors have reacted very badly to the tolerance of anti-Semitism on campus. Several major corporate CEOs have said that they would not hire Harvard students who signed a stupid document blaming Israel for Hamas’ October 7th attack, and at least one CEO has said he will never again hire anyone from Harvard, MIT, or Penn following the three presidents’ debacle. Continue reading →

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If someone was out to destroy transgender acceptance, what would he be doing differently?

‘Aayden’ Gallagher, photo from New York Post on Twitter.

I have asked this question previously: if someone was actively trying to sabotage the concept that #TransgenderWomenAreWomen, what would he be doing differently from what the ‘transgender women’ are doing right now when it comes to sports?

The usual conservative outlets carried the story of how ‘Aayden’ Gallagher, a male, won the Oregon Girls’ 6A 200-meter state championship race, and was roundly jeered by the spectators. But now even the liberal credentialed media are reporting on the story. From NBC News:

Transgender teen booed after winning girls’ track race at state championship

High school sophomore Aayden Gallagher won the 200-meter race at the state championship event in Eugene, Oregon.

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