Tuesday Links - 19 November

Second City Cop starts us off with insanity from Illinois. Time for Anonymous Tips

So Fata$$ [Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker] has declared that no Illinois law enforcement officers will cooperate with Federal authorities regarding the planned expulsion of illegal aliens. There are articles all over the place and Fata$$ actually saying that INS will have to "go through him" to get to illegals.

Officer Tatum - Laken Riley Trial BEGINS And It's WORSE Than WE KNEW. Click thru for a 12 minute video.

The highly anticipated Laken Riley trial is finally underway, and the revelations are more shocking than anyone expected. What dark truths are being uncovered? How did it come to this? Join us as we break down the opening arguments, examine the explosive evidence, and discuss the broader implications of this trial.

Wombat-socho - FMJRA 2.0: Franchises In Motion

Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. [SNIP]

Thanks to everyone for all the links!

Not the Bee - Variety writer calls Matt Walsh a "hypocrite" because he submitted his "Am I Racist" documentary for Academy Award consideration 🤣

Matt Walsh submitted his wonderful Am I Racist movie for Oscar consideration recently, for Best Picture and Best Documentary, both of which it is qualified for by Hollywood standards.

And, somehow, this hilarious fact is only the tip of the iceberg.

Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony - Daily News Stuff 18 November 2024: So That Happened Edition

Norwegian startup Factiverse plans to fight disinformation with AI. (Tech Crunch)

Few observations here:

First, anyone who uses the term "disinformation" in this way is a fascist. No exceptions.

Second, they say they are not using LLMs, which is good because LLMs are utterly useless for this. But they do not say what they are using.

Third, good luck to fascists in a country run by communists. (Financial News)

19th Ward Chicago - The WSJ does not hold this mayor in high regard: America’s Worst Mayor Keeps Losing

In 2023 the Chicago budget was about $17 billion, up from some $11 billion in 2019. From 2019 to 2024, the Chicago Public Schools added almost 7,000 employees while CPS enrollment declined by more than 30,000 students. The Covid boom in federal money was meant as temporary relief but has become entrenched in higher spending benchmarks.

Juvat at Chant du Départ - Locks, wine, beer and schnitzel

At the time of writing this post, I am sitting on the upper deck in the lounge, watching barges go through a lock on the Main River. (No Beans it’s not the main river in Germany rather it is the Main River, pronounced “Mine” River.) According to our cruise director, we’ll go through 63 locks on this trip. But, it’s kinda fun to watch and figure out how the whole system works.

Jews Can Shoot - Gun Control Orgs Attack Nonprofits Raising Money for Children’s Charities

A recent article posted by an antigun group launched an attack on a nonprofit organization dedicated to the health and well-being of children. Why? Because the charity hosted a fundraising event in which firearms were raffle prizes. They fail in their attempt to draw a nexus between charitable sportsmen’s fundraising and the criminal misuse of firearms, but they succeed in exposing the bias against lawful gun ownership.