It seems so long ago and far away [Steve, it was maybe last month —Editor] that New York City's Democratic Socialist Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, promised residents everything from free bus rides to universal child care to free groceries — because you just know that nobody was going to prosecute shoplifters at Mamdani's crony-run grocery stores.
Now, as the New York Post put it late Tuesday, comes the bill that will "nickel-and-dime New Yorkers with hidden fee hikes" to pay for all the free stuff that Mamdani won't actually, you know, deliver at all.
There is no money for free bus rides, extra health care for kids, or anything else Mamdani promised to get elected.
I'm old enough to remember the old Democratic Party. "Ask not what your country can do for you..." has morphed into "Free Stuff!" (OK, so I don't remember Kennedy. I did learn about him in school.)
The biggest belly laugh was when Mamdani promised $368 million in savings from “improving the efficiency of public services” and another $947 million by merely "improving our financial management, claiming revenue that the city is owed, and accurately estimating expenses."
Oh yeah. That'll work!
How can one city spend so much money, and still not work?
Much like all traditional automakers, the Volkswagen Group is caught between a rock and a hard place. The European Union’s push toward electrification is forcing the German juggernaut to sell more EVs to offset the CO₂ emissions from its combustion-engine vehicles. Otherwise, it risks paying hefty fines for exceeding fleet targets.
The fines are calculated based on the number of vehicles sold (that is called consumer demand) that exceed the arbitrary emissions levels set by politicians pretending to be engineers.
European politicians have not understood that Command Economies NEVER work. Probably some American politicians as well. They also don't like to admit they are NOT engineers.
Automakers are struggling to meet the 2025–2027 fleet emissions targets, and the challenge will only intensify. Even stricter regulations will take effect in 2030, when car companies must cut CO₂ emissions by 55 percent compared to 2021 levels. From 2035, emissions will have to drop by 90 percent versus 2021 levels.
Good luck with that.
The hat tip goes to MGUY Australia and his video EV madness is STRANGLING the European car industry. And you should be watching his videos, they are relatively short. (This one is less than 7 minutes.) He has about 2 new videos per week, depending on what is in the news.
There are a raft of bad jokes in this story about Hollywood, but I will leave them to you to figure out.
Disney-owned ABC News still has not uttered a word on-air about the recent apprehension of as many as ten Disney cruise ship staff for their alleged participation in a child pornography ring. The arrests were first covered by a regional news station in Los Angeles on May 5, and by the following day, they had become a national news story — making this the sixth straight day that Disney’s flagship news network has concealed this scandal from their audience.
I'm typing this on the 11th, so not quite a week. National media covered it on the 6th.
On Friday the 8th Good Morning America found time to promote American Idol.
And on Saturday, May 9, Good Morning America also found time to for a nearly three-minute segment (175 seconds) on a New York City coffee shop that was attempting to introduce Americans to Cambodian culture.
I guess that was more newsworthy than the intentional harming of kids by folks working for Disney Cruises.
Fake DDR5 memory is "flooding" the PC market. (WCCFTech)
I put "flooding" in quotes because the example provided explicitly lists the memory as "completely junk".
ITEM 17: Yellow Hammer reported, “Alabama state troopers escorted disruptive protesters out of State House gallery during redistricting debate.”
It’s only an insurrection if MAGA does it.
Fifth Circuit Court Decision Blocks Telehealth Abortions
On Friday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a unanimous ruling that reverses existing FDA policy and prevents the mailing of chemical abortion drugs.
USDA will relocate most of its D.C.-based workforce
Sadly, the swamp is still quite resistant to draining. Am I the only one who would love to see some vacated government buildings transformed into a massive Buccees?
Oil Climbs as Iran War Drags on; Stocks Set Records
Oil prices rose Monday as the war with Iran threatens to drag on for longer, but the U.S. stock market nevertheless inched toward more records.
@DataRepublican, "I am going to keep repeating this until people understand this. Karen Bass was not only a Castro operative and Communist, but she got elevated to Vice Chair of National Endowment for Democracy.
The Democratic Party’s America: Jim Crow rhetoric. The elitist media. VDH – Strategies.
Stories You Won’t Find At Carney’s CBC: The ISIS Green Party. Our net-zero king.
If they lower the retirement age to 54 all the justices will have to retire, and the CIA-Democrat governor will be able to fill the entire court with Democrat flunkies who will let Democrats do anything.
A man is at home with his heavily, pregnant partner. Three men, armed with axes break in. They assault the pregnant woman. At least one of the three has a firearm. The homeowner wrestles the firearm away from the bad guy, and in the course of the fight said bad guy is shot in the chest, and dies of his wounds.
The cops arrest the homeowner, because you are not allowed to defend yourself in Australia. The law actually says that you are allowed, but you must use proportional response, and somehow, shooting a bad guy, with his own gun, after he and his buddies have attacked your pregnant girlfriend, is not proportional enough for the powers that be, Down Under.
And the pregnant woman was struck in the leg with an ax.
The homeowner was initially charged with murder in relation to the incident “however the prosecution did not progress due to the opinion of prosecutors that there were no reasonable prospects of a conviction,” according to Spanos’ findings.
Justice? Why would they worry about Justice?
Since law and order seem to be deteriorating in Australia, some of the states are trying to return some measure of self-defense. I don't expect it to come to much. (They're too "civilized" for that kind of thing.)
There is a push, however, to introduce laws to increase the rights of homeowners. The push is, in part, due to an increase in the number of home invasions in Victoria, driven in large part by young, recidivist offenders.
The demand for an overhaul of self-defence laws in Victoria is being led by Libertarian MP David Limbrick.
The law abiding are more than disarmed. They are forbidden, in any practical sense, from defending themselves.
If you've been living under a rock, you might not have known about the recent, high-profile murder in NYC.
A maniac repeat-offender pushed an elderly man to his death on Manhattan subway stairs Thursday, cops said — the fourth homicide in or around the subway this year, up from just one a year ago at this time.
Because the attack started "above ground" (or at the top of the stairs) NYPD did not count this as a transit crime. Of course not, because why would you want to include a murder on the stairs of the transit system as being committed in the transit system?.
Robbery in the transit system has also shot up by 18% so far in 2026 over the same span last year, to 156 from 132, according to NYPD data.
Felony assault is down 6% so far this year, to 209 from 221, but has increased 16% over the same period in 2024 and 60% from seven years ago.
So is crime up, or down? You decide. And you can click thru for more statistics.
NYPD says that arrests are up. No mention of what the DA is doing with all those arrests, or how long people arrested for violent crimes actually spend in jail.
By 1983 Genesis had moved on from its Progressive Rock roots, and had become much more Pop for the day. As a result I had moved on from Genesis. They still had some good songs, but I only heard them if they were on the radio.
Today's song comes to us by way of WXRT's Saturday Morning Flashback. WXRT (Chicago's Finest Rock) was revisiting 1983 in early march.
It seems that Valve is building the infrastructure it needs to sell the Steam Machine.
It's not going to be cheap thanks to the RAMpocalypse, but shipping manifests show that Valve has collected 50 tons of something in a warehouse, and the latest update to Steam includes four new product codes and a reservation queue that again appear to correspond to the new device.
I'm not sure I'll get one - it's a low-end console replacement and I have multiple systems more powerful - but it's good to see signs of life.
I'm only interested in seeing the last of the Windows-only, anti-cheat software ported to Linux, even if it is only ported to Arch. Anything the pulls another block out of the Jenga Tower of Microsoft's monopoly is a good thing.
Microslop decided that they were going to inflict AI on everyone, whether they wanted it or not, whether it opened up security problems (or should I say, "more security problems") or not, and whether it made sense or not. After all, that is what Wall Street wanted to hear, so that is what upper management wanted to hear, so that is what middle management ...
Worry about what the customers want? Why would they worry about the customers? People are locked into Windows, right? Microsoft can do whatever they want, and you have to accept it. Well, maybe not so much any more.
A folding camp chair had the word “elite” stitched into the backrest like it was preparing for CQB instead of holding a middle-aged man scarfing down Little Debbie Christmas tree cakes in some pre-dawn box blind.
Originally designed at Signetics corporation, it's the 555 timer circuit, AKA "the triple nickel" timer. Ironically, the triple nickel has outlived Signetics itself, which was bought by Philips Semiconductor in 1975 and Philips is now part of NXP semiconductors.
Few things were more inevitable than an Obama musical. What better way to commemorate the Hamilton presidency than with a vibes-drenched, profanity-laced sing-along for liberals who stopped being proud of their country on Nov. 8, 2016?
So apparently we’re having a little trouble in Pete’s league getting people to play their playoff games, which is kind of annoying since those of us who didn’t make the playoffs would like to get on with the draft for the 1975 season.
She then returned to the Mercury, informed Washington that he needed to “exit the vehicle,” at which point he put it in drive and floored it, starting a pursuit that reached 100 mph and lasted six minutes before Washington ran off the road, crashed the car and was arrested.
Leftists in the media cannot stand the idea that Team Trump is coming to the defense of white males at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. They believe white males should never file a complaint, given their centuries of massive white male privilege.
Maybe we should pass a law making it illegal to shoot guns in the air for no reason. Oh, wait a minute...
Also I want to note, that if you cannot name the problem you have, or even admit that you have a problem, then you have no chance of fixing that problem.
Fairlawn police said a 17-year old was arrested Friday, accused of firing a gun twice in the air after an argument with a group of teens in the parking lot of Summit Mall.
Investigators said no one was injured, but the mall was locked down while police searched for the shooter and potential victims.
Fairlawn, Ohio is about 5 miles northwest of downtown Akron, or about 25 miles south of Cleveland.
It is hard to characterize this incident. "A group of teens" had an argument in a mall parking lot. At least one of them was armed. What does that bring to mind? If we can't address the elephant in the room, we can't fix problems. But the Left doesn't want to fix problems.
No one was hurt, though the shooting was certainly a crime. Is this news? Probably.
Oh, and people were shocked that bad things could happen at a mall.
"Terrifying, I'm ready to leave," said [a mall worker] as she got into her car to go home.
Professor David Yamane, at Light Over Heat, posted a collection of links a while back, that got stuck in my drafts folder. They are still worth looking at. (More timeless than timely.) Illuminations #7. Curiosity: An Idea Worth Spreading
There is also another link to his recent TEDx talk. It is a 15 minute (or so) video, once you get past the YouTube ads. I thought it was interesting. The video is “Escaping the Gun Debate Trap,” TEDxWakeForestU (26 March 2026). Click thru
In the last couple of years, a growing number of women and people of color have begun training with Mr. Mills. His clients are conservatives, moderates, liberals, and those who defy simple labels altogether.
This video is about an American guy who moved to Japan and then did the obvious thing: figure out how to buy a gun.
The requirements are bonkers, including $2100 in fees. The crazy thing is that the US government wrote the Japanese constitution, and didn't give them the 2nd amendment.
Professor Yamane includes a partial translation of the Danish article »Automatgeværer er fede«: Millioner følger ham på YouTube. Nu vil han have deres stemmer in What a Danish Newspaper Got Right About American Gun Culture. It is about guntubers generally, and Branden Herrera (The AK Guy) in particular.
Professor Yamane includes more, but click thru and see for yourself.
Is Karen Bass, Mayor of Los Angeles, a Communist? I'm shocked!
Too many of our Republican friends dismiss Bass as a dimwitted clown, dangerous only because of her incompetence. However, Bass has held positions of major influence, and was among the finalists in Biden’s search for a VP pick in 2020. It was when she was under consideration for that choice that her early involvement in the Venceremos Brigade attracted critical scrutiny.
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The answer to the question in the headline is obviously no — it is impossible that any of us could hate Communism as much as we should. Unless you were a Chilean helicopter pilot back in the day, perhaps, you could almost certainly use a booster shot for your anti-Communism.
Today's song sounds more straight up Rock than Rock/Jazz Fusion. Maybe even a bit like Metal. The guitar is certainly screaming, a bit. Satriani was not known for Metal, but since I make the rules...
The Harris County Sheriff's Office said no one else inside the home was hurt. When asked whether the homeowner could face charges, investigators said that decision will be up to the district attorney's office.
I'm no lawyer, but it is my understanding that every homicide in Texas is referred to a grand jury.
Self-defense is a human right, and this took place in Texas.
Are you tired of all this winning yet? If you were on X (née Twitter) Friday, you could see Democrats raging vehemently (and ignorantly) against the Virginia Supreme Court decision, which held that last month’s referendum to redraw the Commonwealth’s congressional districts violated the Virginia constitution.
This is, of course, about the recent Virginia State Supreme Court's ruling nulifying the gerrymandering of the state's Congressional districts.
As has been explained, the Virginia state constitution spells out a very specific process by which the constitution can be amended. Just five years ago, the Commonwealth ratified an amendment that set up a non-partisan commission to draw the state’s districts. Last month’s referendum sought to amend that, providing a “temporary” exemption so that the legislature could redraw the map.
So they tried to cheat, and got told no, and like a two-year-old who did not get his way, they are throwing a tantrum.
During a deposition last month, Foxx admitted she believed Gabriel Solache and Arturo DeLeon-Reyes were guilty of the brutal 1998 Bucktown stabbing murders of Mariano and Jacinta Soto and the kidnapping of the couple’s two young children. This was a head-scratching admission, given that in 2022 her administration agreed to award COIs to both men, after years of opposing them.
After that, they went on to sue several police officers.
So why did Foxx do that? I mean aside from the fact that she hates cops, anything to do with law and order, etc?
The Solache-Reyes case is not an aberration. It is one of many wrongful conviction lawsuits that have been brought by individuals who, despite substantial evidence that they committed murders, received dismissals of their charges, COIs, and lucrative civil settlements.
Click thru for the details.
At least the new State's Attorney seems to be sane. I have my doubts about the sanity of Kim Foxx.
Is anyone surprised that people are not spending money raised for the Palisades fire victims, on everything BUT the Palisades fire victims?
California Rep Kevin Kiley says they have learned the $100 million dollar pacific palisades Fire Aid concert money was laundered to nonprofits
“What we have learned is absolutely beyond belief — Tens of thousands of people donated raising a hundred million dollars for what they… pic.twitter.com/7vBGCaVeui
If you don't follow pop culture as much as I do, you might not know that Anthony Mackie (Black Captain America/Falcon from the MCU) starred in an "Epic," historical movie set in the Middle East, titled Desert Warrior. It was a disaster from a financial point of view. I haven't seen it, but the reviews are insane.
It seems that Saudi Arabia is trying to create its own version of Hollywood. Unfortunately they have hired a bunch of people from Hollywood, and those folks are making all the same mistakes.
This is a girlboss movie set in the Historical Middle East. Who exactly would want to see that? Americans, and the folks in the West generally, are sick-to-death of girlboss movies. And why would conservative Middle Easterners want to see such a thing?
Times are good and possibly getting even better for those who value guns, gun rights and the Second Amendment.
And so the anti-gun crowd is becoming hysterical.
So, it’s understandable that those who want to restrict and subvert the Second Amendment are getting desperate. In fact, they’re willing to try almost anything to restrict access to firearms while President Trump is in office. It’s as if they never even heard of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.
Enter the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
These egg-headed goons want to roll back the clock to the late 1980s. Their just-released “Public Carry Permitting: Model Policy Guide” is pretty much what some states offered decades ago. It’s laughable—a trip back in time. Nowadays, it’s likely too restrictive for even the bluest of blue states.
For six years, those of us who questioned the official COVID story were told to wait, defer, trust, and stop noticing what the data was already suggesting.
We watched it with the lab leak. We watched it with masks. We watched it with school closures. We watched it with natural immunity. We watched it with myocarditis. We watched it with vaccine injury reporting. We watched it with DNA contamination.
The frustrating part was never just that institutions got things wrong. Everyone gets things wrong in a crisis. The deeper wound was that the people asking reasonable questions — parents, physicians, data analysts, small-business owners, vaccine-injured patients, and dissenting scientists — were treated as if their questions were a threat.
And wouldn't you know it, some of those questions had merrit. (That is where the censorship machine came into play.)
Click thru for info on several studies that point to the same conclusions. Not everything was a "safe and effective" as advertised, and some of the policies were clearly stupid. (6 feet?)
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma came from the company's AI division, leading to unease among gamers. She just cancelled Copilot on Xbox and mobile. (The Verge)
The only way to win is not to play...
Shot In The Dark: Change In The Weather – For Now
The Political Hat: Quick Takes – Euthanasia In Canada: Catholic Hospitals Forced To Kill; More Accessible Than Healthcare; Less Than Dogs
Canada’s healthcare system is so bad, it takes years to get healthcare, but only days to be killed.
In Canada, healthcare is for dogs and euthanasia for humans.
1. Remember, the Detective Helen Grus story is a microcosm, or a rather an excellent data point for what has happened to our civilization. The replacement of Rule of Law and all that means, to a narrative based, dialectical system where the state determines what is true
The Democratic Party’s America: Victor Davis Hanson – The epilogue. I wish it wasn’t so.
Conman Carney’s Canada: Whiny Indian month. A partisan pick. Anti-Israel talk. ISIS recruiter.
Stories You Won’t Find At Carney’s CBC: Roger Watson – Linguistic gymnastics.
• Canadian Prime Minister is Playing a Very Dangerous Game - CTH
• Honda Cancels EV Plant in Canada – Despite Prior Deal for Billions in Subsidies - CTH
A father in Garland shot and killed a carjacker who attempted to steal a vehicle while his family of eight was still inside.
There is cellphone video, and security camera video. I prefer The video below, because it contains commentary that makes sense, though there is a brief statement from the police, but nothing that you don't get from Colion Noir.
This is another song that comes to us by way of WXRT's Saturday Morning Flashback. Some stats from 1979, which was the year in question, at the end of January.
A gallon of gas was 86¢
Inflation was 11%
This song is "Lady Writer" by Dire Straits from their 1979 album Communiqué. It was their second album, and was generally panned at the time. Compared to the stuff we get today, it is a masterpiece.
Gun control in the USVI is the worst in the country, and as a result only the bad guys have guns. Civilians have no legal way to protect themselves, their family or their home.
Progressives are wrong about many things but their opinions on criminals are particularly flawed. Fear of getting caught for committing crimes and the consequences after being arrested drive their actions. Talley, despite being a seven-time felon, has served only one day in prison for his crimes. That day in prison was a mere hiccup in his life.
I guess that i should be pleased that the teachers realized that indigenous rights claims mattered less than sexual depravity. Admittedly, it is Saskatchewan a fairly conservative part of Canada
Since the usual space news stories are on the small side, I'm going to divert to a different sort of science - atmospheric physics and weather. That was driven by it being the time of year to ensure we're ready for the coming Atlantic hurricane season which starts on June 1.
It was the middle of the afternoon. She was trying to break into the house through a back window.
[Philadelphia Police Department Inspector] Pace said one of the people inside, who police believe is licensed to carry, warned the woman to stop, but she refused. That's when the homeowner shot the woman, Pace said.
She was declared dead at a local hospital at 2 PM.
Even in deep-blue Philadelphia, the police are treating this like it is justified, though the police are quick to point out that the DA makes the determination on charges.
Get this: if Portland and the other cities would hand over the illegal aliens arrested for breaking the law to ICE with no fuss, heck, get proactive and call them and hand them over, then there would be less chance of operations that will scoop up those who simply broke the law in coming to the US illegally. But, you know, good luck, this could be them
But as William Teach points out, they just love protecting criminals.
The Walgreens at 8628 S. Cottage Grove Ave. will shut its doors June 4, according to Walgreens. The closure comes a little more than a year after Walgreens shuttered five other stores on the South and West sides of Chicago, amid a larger plan at the time to close 1,200 stores nationwide. Walgreens is also closing a specialty pharmacy in South Shore later this month.
Ald. William Hall, 6th, said he first heard about the planned Cottage Grove Avenue store closure earlier this week. He said the community has been “blindsided.”
Because it couldn't be what Walgreens actually said, which is that crime - shoplifting and violence - drove them out of the neighborhood. That would mean recognizing that crime is destroying the city, and Democrats won't do that.
Fun Fact: Big Bill Thompson, the last Republican mayor of Chicago, left office in 1931.
The details are complicated, and I would say not explained very well, but then the reporter is relying on some bystanders/witnesses for parts of the story, and they are not as clear as the police statement.
He was apparently stalking the girl, and he showed up at her stepdad's home. He fired through the door, and then kicked in the door. He was shot twice for his trouble, and did not survive. The girl was also shot, and was taken to a local hospital.
That is my interpretation, but I may be completely wrong. The police said much less about the incident.
The police chief, RaShall Brackney, went on at some length about "finding the triggers of domestic violence." I would say human nature, but what do I know? And in all the ways this could have turned out, I think I can say that the bad guy got justice in this case, though he managed to inflict some harm, so we can't say "Bad Guys 0."
The homeowner was released after questioning, without being charged, because self-defense is a human right. It appears to be a legal right in Mississippi.
A hateful mob of keffiyeh-clad anti-Israel protesters flooded the streets near a historic Manhattan synagogue Tuesday night — clashing with cops as they repeatedly shouted “Israel should not exist.”
It was an organized "protest."
The 7 p.m. protest was led by the anti-Israel activist group Pal-Awda NY/NJ, which promoted the rally with slogans such as “No settlers on stolen land” and “Stop the sale of stolen Palestinian land.”
Authorities confirmed that two German citizens were killed — a 63-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man. At least two people were seriously injured, while around 20 others suffered minor injuries, according to emergency services.
You can click thru for the details.
Leipzig, Germany is in the state of Saxony. It is about 140 kilometers, or 87 miles, southwest of Berlin.
Authorities have not commented directly on his mental health but both the Bild daily [a German newspaper] and local broadcaster MDR reported that he had recently been receiving treatment in a psychiatric facility.
Bild said he had admitted himself to the centre, but was asked to leave on Sunday due to aggressive behaviour towards other patients.
On December 20, 2024, six people were killed here — five women and a 9-year-old boy — and more than 300 were injured, some severely, when a man drove a vehicle into the crowds. His precise motives remain unclear.
A French court on Tuesday convicted eight people charged in connection with a truck attack more than six years ago by an Islamic State sympathizer that killed 86 people celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice.
The judge's verdict followed 3 1/2 months of sometimes heart-wrenching testimony from survivors of the 2016 attack, who during the trial described the horrors and carnage they witnessed that Thursday summer night and the impact on their lives since.
Nice, France is about 133 kilometers, or 83 miles east of Marseille, or about 140 kilometers south of Turin, Italy.
A judge sentenced a man who killed six people and injured many others when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee to life in prison with no chance of release Wednesday, rejecting arguments from him and his family that mental illness drove him to do it.
Waukesha, Wisconsin is about 14 miles west of downtown Milwaukee.
If your goal was actually saving lives, actually preventing innocent people from getting killed, you'd be having the exact same conversation about cars that you have about firearms.
The American Left Is In Thrall To Political Violence
Jack Posobiec on X: "Posobiec says WCHD shooter Cole Allen suffers from “main character syndrome”: “They all think they’re the hero of a movie”
Appalachia Lithium Cache Could Power U.S. for Centuries
The newly published lithium resource numbers are estimates, and much more work needs to be done to take advantage of our current mineral capacity.
The Democratic Party’s America: Kamala buys a house. Matt Walsh – Abandon the truth. The critics are wrong. A moderate Muslim speaker.
China Carney’s Canada: Motive unknown. China is our new strategic partner.
ITEM 4: The U.S. Geological Survey found enough lithium in the USA to replace 328 years of imports from Red China and other backward places.
The bad news is it is located in New England and New York.
1. A decent example of Canada moving from a nation of rule of law to a dialectically driven, narrative based state
2. Multiculturalism in Spain is going as expected
A United Airlines aircraft on Sunday struck a light pole on its final descent into Newark International Airport causing damage to the post and a tractor trailer traveling on a nearby highway
We Can't Talk Anymore Because Our Moral Visions Are So Far Apart
Democrats’ leftist takeover is complete with Graham Platner’s rise in Maine US Senate race
Secret Service agent in town to do security analysis at Trump Doral is arrested for following women around and then dropping his pants outside their room and masturbating right in the hall.
During their investigation, it was determined that the male subject arrived at the residence and knocked and banged on the front door and windows prior to entering the residence through the unlocked sliding glass door. After entering the residence, the male subject then kicked in the male resident’s bedroom door, at which point he was shot two times, according to authorities.
The guy who got shot was taken to a local hospital. The investigation is just getting started.
The police did say this was in relation to a domestic dispute, but offered no other information.
Mt. Dora, Florida is about a 30 mile drive northwest of downtown Orlando.
Self-defense is a human right, and this didn't take place in NYC.
I used to ask, "How is the criminal justice reform working out?" I don't ask anymore, because it is clear that it has failed the people the system is supposed to protect.
This murder took place in 2024, but someone has now been charged.
Court records show prosecutors have now charged Shontrell Moon, 20, with Campbell’s murder.
The shooting occurred three months after Moon skipped court on a pending felony gun charge, records show.
So he's arrested on a felony gun case, and set free. (No cash bail is the thing in Illinois. Social Justice.) He ignores his court date, and (allegedly) shot 20-year-old Keyante Campbell in the head. So who is the no cash bail protecting, and from what? It didn't protect Campbell.
This report continues our coverage of individuals accused of killing, shooting, or trying to kill or shoot others on pretrial release for a felony allegation. CWBChicago began our series of reports in November 2019 after then-Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans publicly stated, “We haven’t had any horrible incidents occur” under the court’s bond reform initiative.
I think Keyante Campbell's mother would disagree with that "no horrible outcome" statement. Click thru for the stats on the horrible outcomes.
There will always be a market for factual and accurate journalism, but by publishing only one side of an important issue with layoffs looming, the Associated Press may get what it certainly deserves.
It is an insult to defend such a map by shouting “RAAAAACISM” at anyone who criticizes it, which is the essence of the Democrats’ reaction. One wonders whether they are (a) so ignorant they don’t understand the law and the Constitution, or (b) so dishonest they think they can frighten people with their feigned outrage and false claims.
I’ve been seized by inspiration (or maybe madness, they’re hard to tell apart sometimes) and begun scribbling a baseball fantasy that I hope has more interesting story and not so much number crunching.
But I’d forgotten that Social Justice has neither time nor use for happy, successful minorities. I should’ve been ashamed: by internalizing a positive view of the world, I’d become divorced from my Blackness. I was no longer a militant upstart at Williamstown, but a rising New York talent that had graduated to sharing stages with Broadway stars.
I’d fallen out of step with the aggressive identitarianism of the progressive creative class.
There is very little information provided about this incident.
Once at the home, the fire crew and police officers found a man who had been shot once and who died despite efforts to keep him alive, according to police officials.
The initial 911 call indicated that the shooting was in self-defense during a domestic violence attack and involved multiple family members, including a juvenile
This sounds like a violent husband/father attacked the mother and/or the child. The child put an end to the attack. We don't know that is what happened. Because it is a domestic violence incident, and it involves a child, it is unlikely that any more information will be released.
The Left loves to say that children should not have any access to firearms. So are the saying that it would be better for this guy to continue beating his wife, and perhaps beat her to death? Also, how old do you need to be to defend yourself?
The Left also loves to go on about the statistic that if you own a gun, you are more likely to shoot someone you know than a perfect stranger. They want you to believe that every one of those shootings is a tragic accident. This shooting was not a tragic accident. People you know, can be a threat.
Benicia, California is about 18 miles north of Oakland in the San Francisco Bay Area, though the drive from Oakland will be more like 30 miles.
In any event, self-defense is a human right. I don't think even a deep-blue city prosecutor, is going to go after a juvenile for defending his mother from a domestic assault, but it is California. (Hat tip to Keep and Bear Arms.)
