You can never be sure in a Blue city. Man Who Killed Police Impersonator Won't Face Charges.
A Philadelphia man who shot and killed a home invader who was pretending to be a police officer had a valid permit to carry and will not face any charges, officials announced Tuesday.
Since the shooting took place on Sunday, it is quite amazing that this determination was made so quickly.
Self-defense is a human-right.
This will have absolutely NO impact on Putin and the War in Ukraine. Global Risk: Russlands Wirtschaft geht dramatischen Zeiten entgegen - OR - Worse than after the collapse of the Soviet Union: Russia's economy is facing dramatic times
The article is in German, but Google translate does an exceptionally good job with German.
The first paragraph is eye opening.
The international manufacturers have stopped producing paper in their Russian factories. As a result, there is a serious shortage, which in turn has pushed up the price for a pack of toilet paper brand "Svetocopy" from 280 to 2290 rubles - the equivalent of 25.80 euros.
That is almost $28 for a pack of toilet paper - which I'm assuming is either 4 or 6 rolls. That is expensive.
Unfortunately, like so much today, most of the article is behind a paywall. Such is life in 2022.
Empty shelves and hardship will not get Putin to stop being an empire builder.
No humor at the NYT. This dude just made the most glaringly satirical post in history and The New York Times contacted him because they thought it was totally real | Not the Bee
The jokes in here are hilarious. Flight attendants sneezing immediately in disregard of public health, the Jussie Smollett "MAGA country" reference, and the crying child who is super concerned about politics.
Everything necessary to make it an absolutely hilarious joke.
Unless you work for The New York Times, that is.
You can find the NYT's query at this link, from Victoria Kim, together with the answer basically telling her she needs to grow a sense of humor.
Is it trolling if you don't expect anyone to take you seriously?
This is the kind of plan that only makes sense to someone completely out of touch with reality. CNN+ will shut down at the end of April - CNN.
CNN+, the streaming service that was hyped as one of the most significant developments in the history of CNN, will shut down on April 30, just one month after it launched.
Hat tip to Iowahawk.
If you break into my home, and I shoot you in self-defense, you are not a victim. Spokane police investigating shooting near Ash and Mission.
According to police, the homeowner who shot the victim says the victim was an intruder. Police have reason to believe the homeowner and victim know each other.
And this is also the distraction that the Left loves. "You are more likely to shoot someone you know." Well, there's a damn good reason for that.
You are more likely to be victimized by someone you know. An ex-boyfriend, or ex-husband, the creepy guy from the coffee shop, or the coworker-turned-stalker. Whatever. Sure, strong-arm robbery, carjacking and a few things like that are the "stranger-danger" type of crime. For most things, it will be people you know.
There is very little info at this point, and the investigation continues. The guy who got shot was taken to a local hospital.
Self-defense is a human-right.
Holding kids back if they don't learn is unfair, so let's push them out the door. Queens principal booted for fraud will get paid for 7 years
That he will be paid $1.8 million over 7 years is bad enough. What he did should be a crime. But it isn't, because Leftists love education. Or something.
Under Abdul-Mutakabbir, Maspeth HS created fake classes, awarded credits to failing students, and fixed grades to push kids out the door, the Special Commissioner of Investigation for city schools found, confirming exposès by The Post.
Instead of trying to terminate Abdul-Mutakabbir, as city investigators recommended, the DOE settled the charges on Jan. 25 by fining him $12,000 – and barring him from working as a principal.
Why would he be fired for something like this? They agree with everything he did, except the part where he got caught.
Vegans to everyone else: Do things OUR WAY dammit! Eric Adams backs off proposed chocolate milk ban -- for now
If you give kids "plant based options" how many do you they will consume? Of course if you don't give them a choice... Which is what the Left is all about. Free speech? They want censorship. Chocalate milk? They want soy or some other BS.
Mayor Eric Adams is backing off his proposed ban on chocolate milk at least for now — and instead urging Congress to pass a law allowing vegetarian alternatives in select New York City schools, according to a letter obtained by The Post.
Freedom? Just shut up and do what we tell you to do!
Cancel Wokeness! If You are Left you ain't Right
The Daley Gator has apparently been canceled by WordPress.com. So, in the interim, until he lands at a final destination, the link above is where you can find him. It is still listed in the sidebar as "The Daley Gator" because in the long run that is what I think he will keep, and also, I need to keep my sanity.
I've also resorted the sidebar to no longer put all of the blogs starting with "The" under the letter T. Something I've been meaning to do. (If you let WordPress do your sorting, "The" goes under T, and when I moved I just copied stuff wholesale. But I never liked it.)
So update your links, and give him some traffic at the new site. And stay tuned. Because I have the feeling that WordPress is about to embark on a "Let's cancel those damn conservatives" wave of wokeness.
Bacon Time!!!! starts things rolling with Sunday Linkage
The Feral Irishman: On the Invasion of the U.S. southern border….
Bustednuckles: Poor Irish
Pirate's Cove - Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup
- The Gateway Pundit covers how many many books Florida rejected over CRT
- Powerline discusses the geriatric political class needing to go
Political Hat - News of the Week (April 17th, 2022)
Biden’s New ATF Nominee Is a Spreader of Misinformation
The Reload reports that Steve Dettelbach, President Joe Biden’s new nominee to run the ATF, has claimed — 19 times — that the 2018 election attorney-general race... was “rigged.”
EBL - Hero of the Day: Honorable Kathryn Kimball Mizelle 😷✈️👩⚖️🤗
Kathryn Kimball Mizelle just overturned the mask mandate
The left hates her, which is a great sign! She also clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas.
Vlad Tepes - Vaxx injury, doctors waking up, and who REALLY runs the USA: Links 2, April 19, 2022
3. “Iron Beam” laser weapon counters multiple targets in live fire tests
(Personally I was against Iron Dome although OK with Iron fist. Iron Dome has no deterrent. The only cost of launching missiles at Israel was the cost of the missile. The iron Dome response missiles are about 1000X more expensive than the home made rockets ...
Cafe Hayek - Some Covid Links
Wow – yet another Covidian is caught hypocritically violating her own Covid mandate.
Philippe Lemoine is not impressed with a new ‘study’ that is purported to show the great life-saving benefits of Covid lockdowns
Pixy Misa at Ace of Spades HQ - Daily Tech News 17 April 2022. And why the AoS website burns up Apple phones' batteries.
GitHub is suspending the accounts of developers working for sanctioned companies. (Bleeping Computer)
Reason #8675309 not to trust critical data to Big Tech.
Don Surber - Highlights of the News
ITEM 18: No excitement without an indictment finally has evolved to no celebration without incarceration, but word is, Christopher Steele received immunity from prosecution. We shall see.
Doug Ross - Larwyn’s Linx: Biden and Putin Are in Business Together, Thanks to the Iran Deal
• Spike in Black Americans murdered was result of defund police movement: experts Fox
• Murderer praises Soros DA Gascon: gonna 'get that n-----’s name on my face' John Sexton
• Biden’s DHS Prioritizes Gender Ideology As The Border Implodes Laurel Duggan
Anonymous Conservative - News Briefs – 04/19/2022
Swedish police shoot 3 during fresh riots.
UAE used Israeli-made spyware to hack UK PM Johnson’s official residence.
I leave you with Beat 4/15/22 — The taking your mind off taxes illustrated edition from Bookworm Room, Sunday Funnies from Flopping Aces, The shit I post on Facebook from Wirecutter (who earned another 30-day suspension), and Quick Hits Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Snark #363 from 90 Miles From Tyranny.
Self-defense in Philadelphia? The media has trouble writing headlines to accurately describe what happened. Man Shoots, Kills Armed Robber Inside Victim's Home in Northeast Philly
It should read something like, "Victim Defends Himself from Armed Intruders."
A 25-year-old man was approached by two men, police said. The armed men forced the victim into his home, demanded money, then attempted to zip tie him and threatened to kill him, police said.
When the resident realized the two men were not police officers, he pulled out his own gun and shot one of the suspects, police said. The victim has a license to carry the firearm
Cops took the victim and his girlfriend in for questioning, but released them a short time later.
Even in Philadelphia, self-defense is a human-right. Though it remains to be seen whether or not it is a legal right.
Justice? The Cook County (Chicago) State's Attorney is not interested in Justice. Kim Foxx Poisons the Well for Two Chicago Police Officers | Chicago Contrarian
Kim Foxx never does anything on accident. If the Cook County state’s attorney isn’t making life unbearable for law-abiding residents, finagling special deals for B-list celebrities or arbitrarily changing the law to suit her whim, Foxx is otherwise placing her thumb on the scales of justice.
In the latest incident which reveals how her legal compass is deeply misguided, the ever-scheming Foxx attempted to irreparably harm any legitimate defense of the actions of two Chicago police officers who became embroiled in fatal shootings in 2021.
The two shootings were of Anthony Alvarez and Adam Toledo. Both were armed, though Toledo threw his gun away less than one second before he was shot. I'm not sure if these cases received national attention, though I would not be surprised if they did.
Not content to just say, "We are not going to bring charges against either officer," she goes out of her way to make their lives miserable.
Kim Foxx’s commentary following her office declining to prosecute either Officer Stillman or Officer Solano was, at the very least, superfluous. At most, it was an attempt to externally influence disciplinary proceedings both Stillman and Solano have yet to endure.
Disgusting behavior from the Criminal Justice System.
There is a recap of the two shootings at the article linked above, together with the actions of the media, and politicians, following the shootings. Click thru for the details.
Glen Campbell's birthday is this Friday. Since most people underestimate the quality of his guitar playing, I thought we could look at it a bit. And I selected something that is NOT country, so you won't be put off. If you hate county.
While most people, if you're old enough, remember the songs Campbell recorded that crossed over from the Country charts to the Billboard 100, such as "Wichita Lineman" and "Gentle on My Mind." He did a lot of studio work. He played on a lot (most?) of the early Beach Boys albums, and toured some with them. He played on at least one Frank Sinatra album, and a whole lot more.
I think today's song is a good representation of what Campbell could do with a guitar. This song was originally by Bill Withers, and it is probably my favorite song from Bill Withers. Campbell's version seems like soft-jazz to me.
This is "Ain't No Sunshine" by Glen Campbell, an instrumental recorded live in 1975 in London. It shows why a lot of people considered him to be one of the greatest guitar players of his generation, or the late 20th Century generally.
Glen Campbell died in 2017 after a long decline due to Alzheimer's disease.
This is an interview with Alice Cooper by a local news station upon the news of Glen Campbell's passing. The audio is not great, but the interview is great. Alice Cooper and Glen Campbell were apparently close friends and played golf about once or twice a week in Arizona. That interview is 11 minutes and change.
If you're in the mood for interviews, this is an interview that Glen Campbell did with Craig Kilborn in 2000, when Mr. Kilborn was hosting The Late Late Show. The first 8 and a half minutes consists of the two talking about the guitar and Campbell's versitility, and some of the albums he worked on and the groups he played with. The last 4 or 5 minutes is "Wichita Lineman," though it is not the best version of that song.
Gates of Vienna - Mostly Peaceful Muslims Riot in Norrköping
As I reported yesterday, Rasmus Paludan’s planned burning of a Koran in the Swedish city of Linköping inspired an anticipatory riot by the culture-enrichers of that city. The ferocity of the rioters induced the police to withdraw from the location of the event, and the notorious Koran-burner was unable to make an appearance.
Granite Grok - Elon Has Become Enemy Number 1
He was a hero when he rerouted his private communication satellites to afford Ukraine’s uninterrupted ability to avoid Russia cutting them off from the world. He was adored when his tunnel theory to take road travel underground showed it could work. They said thank you when he paid more taxes than any other American. But he forgot to stay in his lane. He crossed the line.
Musk is from South Africa, where their Constitution models ours. His sin was making noise about his love of the first amendment. He is not only for free speech but absolute free speech.
Mike Rowe - Those Billboards Work! Work Ethic Scholarhips are open.
For those of you seeing this for the first time, our work ethic scholarships are awarded to individuals in search of skilled training, not a four-year degree. Like the billboard says, we’re giving away a million dollars to those who qualify. The application process isn’t complicated, but there are some hoops to jump through, so if you interested, I’d suggest you start the process NOW, at mikeroweWORKS.org/scholarship.
Blazing Cat Fur - The Russian Army can’t afford to lose more soldiers
The losses that the Russian Army has suffered have been extreme, not just by the standards of post-Cold War warfare, but by all 19th and 20th century standards. Indeed the Russian war experience so far is perhaps more reminiscent of the mud and gore of the Battle of the Somme
Paveł of Ewok Report with a post at Chant du Départ - Guest Post - Ukraine: The Fighting Slows, then Accelerates
Hello from the forests of Eastern Endor - well, Europe ...
This is Paweł from Ewok Report, and another instalment of Chronicles of the Russo-Ukrainian War of 2022.
I was just about to short write the episode: nothing new, both forces still preparing for the major Donbas battle ...
Then suddenly 2 big news occurred almost at once:
The Other McCain - R.I.P., Another Russian General
The official count so far is seven Russian generals killed during the war, while 33 colonels or lieutenant-colonels have been killed.
Flopping Aces - Oberlin and its woke Onazis. On the bakery kerfuffle, and other things.
Oberlin was described as an “insane asylum” in 2016 even before all this transpired. Oberlin graduate Michelle Malkin said, “they had it coming.”
Gateway Pundit - Democrat NYC Mayor Admits Progressive Politics Play a Role in Increased Crime (VIDEO)
“Major mistakes made throughout the years that destroyed the trust that the police commissioner is talking about — we have to rebuild that trust,” [NYC Mayor] Adams said. “But we can’t rebuild that trust by allowing those who are dangerous and that have — they have a repeated history of violence to continue to be on our streets.”
NewsBusters - Networks SKIP Sentencing of Gay Democrat Mega-Donor in Meth Overdose Deaths
On Thursday night, Fox News anchor Bret Baier filed a short item on wealthy gay California Democrat mega-donor Ed Buck being sentenced to 30 years in prison for the methamphetamine overdose deaths of two black men. ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS broadcasts haven't touched it. Buck had donated $500,000 to mostly Democratic causes since 2000.
Without consequences, behavior will not change. Prosecutors declined felony charges for pair found with $2.3K worth of shoplifted fragrances, CPD report says - CWB Chicago
These attorneys have jurisdiction over Chicago, Illinois.
When Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx feels pressure about her decision not to pursue felony charges for retail thefts of under $1,000 — even though the legal threshold for the charge is $300 — she pushes back. [SNIP]
So, why are two people whom police allegedly caught with over $2,300 worth of stolen perfume following a shoplifting raid at a South Loop store only charged with misdemeanors? Police reports say Chicago cops tried to get the duo charged with felonies, but Foxx’s office refused.
The were charged with misdemeanor theft of less than $500, and were released.
Bets on whether they go on to be honest citizens?
Justice? The State's Attorney office in Chicago seems bent on destroying the rule of law.
Because actually holding criminals to account for their actions would be bad. Mass shooting in Pittsburgh leaves 11 injured, 2 dead.
An "underage drinking party." There should be a law! Oh, wait... There were 200 people at that party.
Will AirBnB ever be held accountable for the insanity they cause? Probably not.
The gunfire unfolded at an AirBnB property being rented on Madison Avenue shortly after 1 a.m. on Sunday. Authorities estimate as many as 200 people were at the house.
About 50 rounds were fired inside the home forcing partygoers to jump out of windows and suffer broken bones and lacerations.
Hat tip to William Teach (via Twitter).
The Pittsburgh area shooting will be minimized, because it doesn't fit the Narrative
One story said that Shot Spotter counted "more than 90" shots fired. At an underage party.
I'm guessing something like high-school seniors, that kind of underage.
My take is that growing up, the rules didn't apply to star athletes, so they don't know how to follow the rules today. Dallas Cowboys Cornerback Kelvin Joseph a 'Person of Interest' in Murder Investigation - 20-Year-Old Gunned Down Outside Club (VIDEO)
Another day, another NFL player in trouble with the law.
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph is a person of interest in a murder investigation related to a drive-by shooting that took place outside of a bar in Dallas last month.
Joseph’s attorney Barry Sorrels said his client was a passenger inside the vehicle that fired into the group of men, however the NFL player did not shoot the gun.
There are a couple of places keeping track of NFL arrests. One is USA Today: NFL player arrests database: Records since 2000, and another is NFLArrest.com. They each hold their appeal. The top page of NFLArrest.com has the overall breakdown by team, by type-of-crime, from DUI to Murder/Manslaughter.
But back to the story at hand.
After the surveillance video was released by the Dallas Police Department, people recognized Kelvin Joseph’s gaudy necklace (screenshot below) with the letters “YKDV.”
Distinctive jewelry and tattoos: doing the cops job for them. Will he will have to "rat out his friends" or face obstruction charges? Or other charges? Or will he just get to walk away?
As for the rules... Sports stars almost always get a pass in high school. And in college too. (My college didn't go in much for organized sports.)
Battle Beast is a Power Metal band that I really like, and since Power Metal includes none of the harsh vocals (none of that Death Metal, Death Growl that offends people so much) I think you might like it too.
For the most part, European Metal, and in particular Power Metal, would have been at home on a 1970s Rock & Roll radio station. Musicians that can perform live, playing real instruments without an abundance of AutoTune or drum machines, etc. And a few American bands like Kamelot or Tremonti fit that bill as well.
Here's a link to the lyrics. I'm not sure you will need them, but it is good to be complete.
This is "Master of Illusion" by Battle Beast from their 2022 album Circus of Doom.
As for the Death Metal, Death Growl, my take is that most people only want to listen to the 200 or so songs that were popular when they were in high school. And they certainly won't listen to any genre of music that wasn't popular at that time. It is the 21st Century version of, "These damn kids and their Rock & Roll music! Get off my lawn!"
While I was searching around for info on the album, I tripped over the fact that "Circus of Doom" was a story arc from Doctor Who. Not having watched the Doctor Who show in decades, I can't offer any insight into the story.
Good thing there weren't any guns in the home, the intruder might be dead, and that would be a tragedy. For someone. Brave 14-year-old girl arms herself with steak knives and scares away intruder | Daily Mail Online
Avery Cormie was home with her 12-year-old sister when Joseph Ridge broke in. She grabbed a couple of steak knives and told him to "get out of my house!"
As he was leaving she recorded his truck, so she was able to provide the license plate number to police. He was arrested.
Ridge, described by police as a 'career criminal', was out on bail at the time of the alleged break-in and was apprehended shortly after and charged with aggravated breaking and entering during the day, trespassing and disorderly conduct, police said.
They don't say what he was out on bail for, and I'm not interested enough to go search. It is enough to know that a "career criminal" was granted bail.
Self-defense is a human-right.
Professor Yamane always has interesting things to say. Chatting with a Gun Curious Podcaster.
The animating idea of this blog is to speak (primarily) to those who are neither totally bought into the idea of guns nor totally opposed to it. That is, to the gun curious.
I recently had the opportunity to chat with just such a person. Mark McNease is a politically liberal gay man living in rural NJ. Mark found me because he is a member of the Liberal Gun Club (LGC), which syndicates this blog. He is a member of the LGC even though he is not a gun owner. Mark is part of roughly 1/3 of the population who don’t currently own guns but don’t rule them out. He is gun curious.
The link to the actual podcast is at Gun Curious. I found the conversation quite interesting. Though it mostly covered David Yamane's journey into gun culture, he host, Mark McNease, did get some of his own story in the conversation.
I enjoyed it, and I think you might as well. The podcast episode clocks in at just over 34 minutes.
You can find the Liberal Gun Club at this link.
The mission of The Liberal Gun Club is to provide a pro-Second Amendment voice for left-of-center gun owners in the national conversations on firearms.
In order to achieve our mission, we encourage new participants in the shooting sports and provide firearms safety and shooting instruction programs; as well as providing a forum for civil discourse on these issues.
