19 May 2023

Friday Links - 19 May

Tam at View from the Porch is up first with Grabbers vs. Groomers, with an important topic - response to sex crimes.

Worried about sexual assault on yourself or a loved one? "I'll just [get/give them] a [gun/pepper spray] and when that bad man jumps out of the [bushes/windowless white van]...POW!"

But that's not how the majority of those crimes occur. ...

The Gateway Pundit - House Republicans to Hit Blinken with Contempt Charge For Refusing to Turn Over Afghanistan Withdrawal Memo

Antony Blinken is refusing to hand over an Afghanistan withdrawal memo that warned Americans of the deteriorating situation in the country. The Biden regime did not heed the warning and thousands of Americans and green card holders were eventually abandoned in the country.

Clayton Cramer - Lysenkoism

When politics takes precdence over science in a totalitarian state, science loses and eventually so does the state.

Tam at View from the Porch - There's no word in Russian for "OSHA"...

A little-known tale from the wind-down of the Cold War is the fascinating story of what the Germans had to do to some of the Bundeswehr's newly-acquired fleet of Soviet-built BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles acquired from the ex-East German army in order to bring them into line with western standards of usability.

SiGraybeard - It's an Old Story about a Still New Program

Artemis is too expensive. Part of that is because the SLS rocket system is too expensive. Yeah, old news.

What Artemis has going for it, besides its successful uncrewed test flight last November to December, is that it has wide support in congress. Both sides of the Uniparty back the program.

Manhattan Contrarian - What Are The Three Worst Things You Could Possibly Imagine The Federal Government Or President Ever Doing?. (You have to click thru to see the answers.)

With the stated limitations, here are the three worst possible things that I can think of that the government or President might try:

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