Friday Links - 12 May

Da Tech Guy is up first with an update on the continuing saga: Bud Light Limbo, How Low Can Sales Continue to Go?

In the end AB will have to choose between the gay bars in Chicago and the vast swath of beer drinkers, If their primary fear as individuals is dealing with angry leftists a permanent drop of 25% in sales might be acceptable. To a company actually interested in the bottom line it would be an easy choice.

19th Ward Chicago - Check out some of the rap sheets, common element.......dismissed

5 suspects in custody in fatal shooting of Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston as it is clear that this murder is the direct result of the "let them go" policies of Kim Foxx

Mike Rowe - It’s Annoying, Obviously, and Clearly Fake. Yet another F*c*book account hacked.

This particular scammer has hacked into my business partner’s account and sent out thousands of invitations to contact me directly, at a gmail account that is not mine.

Meep at Stump - Some U.S. Mortality Nuggets - Meep on the Beeb (Radio 4 podcast)

Finally, nobody wants to hear from the actuary bitching about period life expectancy, which media loves reporting on.

The Other McCain - Biden Family Got $10 Million From Foreigners Through ‘Web’ of LLCs

Of course, there’s nothing about this on CNN, which is too busy going on about George Santos to bother noticing this $10 million Biden scandal.

Juliette Ochieng - Racial Entanglements. This is definitely your feel-good story of the day.

A Bangladeshi Muslim man considered me a member of his family. I can get that money back but what I learned on May Day was priceless.

Victory Girls - Childism Is Another Tenet of Progressivism

Progressives, in their never-ending crusade to force everyone to adhere to their religion, have added another commandment to their list of evils: Childism. They describe it as “anti-child attitudes” which lead to oppression of children.

Again from The Other McCain - Violence Against Women Update

Don’t expect to see this case on CNN, nor should you expect that feminists — who love to denounce “violence against women” — will mention this case as an example, for some reason.

Professor David Yamane at Gun Curious - Put “Shoot First” in the Garbage Where It Belongs (Light Over Heat #50)

This week on my “Light Over Heat” YouTube channel, I address the idea that people can or should “shoot first and ask questions later.” It’s sad that I have to point out that this is garbage, but it seems I do.

Tam at View from the Porch has some thoughts on Professor Yamane's video - This Is A No Dumbing Zone

The basic standard of "A reasonable* fear of immediate, otherwise unavoidable, death or grievous bodily harm to yourself or another innocent person" applies everywhere. In your car or in your yard, in your home, while you roam, or on a boat while afloat. Otherwise you may not shoot them, Sam I Am.