that they aren’t as tough as they thought they were:

ICE confronted by crowd and panics, sets off teargas.

That’s what happens when you recruit the dregs of the domestic police and give them Federal powers. There’s a reason that these folks were one step ahead of the review board in their departments before they joined ICE. Not the kind of people we need as Federal Agents.

Chicago or New York police would have handled the crowd with a stern look and a baton. Maybe a riot shield. Not much else.

But when you are a big bully (and likely a coward when you don’t have overwhelming force behind you), you get skeered and react poorly. We are probably lucky they didn’t blindly shoot into the crowd…..

I am all for the immigration enforcement and arrests of illegals, but these folks are about as worthy of respect as the ATF jugheads back in the 90’s and ’00’s….you know, the ones they compared to F-Troop. The ones who shot dogs and stepped on Kittens just to show they were in charge… who broke down doors rather than knock, just to be intimidating…….And who caused Waco and other debacles back then.

The NRA actually joined a Gun Rights Case.

Yes, That one:

the National Rifle Association.

Seriously, they did.

Unfuckingbelievable. I am shocked. Perhaps they can be redeemed after all.

Today is National Dessert Day.

Plan your limited time accordingly.

Where did you go? I am still waiting to learn how I am so unsafe as a pilot.

Feel free to educate me.

You were adamant in comments that I was unsafe and had put my passengers in danger. Yet when pressed, you failed to give details

If you have criticism, I am always willing to learn.

Or was all that hot air?

I am irritated by both Keyboard Commandoes and Google Experts.

You brought it up, back it up.

Why, then, did I hear it 5 times yesterday in otherwise civilized company?

Of course, it was from one black person to another. Had I used that word, there might have been….friction.

But they used it:

“yo nigga”

and

“Hey,, niggah, where you been”

and

“what’s up my niggah?”

plus

“Nigga you been gon a while”

along with

“Yo nigga, where my money?”

5 instances that I heard in about 3 hours…I would expect that there were more that I missed, despite being fairly observant…

Yet no one batted an eye.

This was a place where a lot of cultures mixed: white, black, hispanic, indian, egyptian korean, chinese, etc. No one misbehaved towards anyone else, people were polite and decent.

But still, if it is such a bad word, one that causes hurt and is an incitement to violence…. why can they use it without harming one another but for the rest of us it is a social sin of the highest order?

(I also saw a black couple selling cotton goods, but that is another question for another day)

That the Jewish population in the US was a powerful influence:

Consider the fact that all 4 major networks chose to preempt all other morning programming to carry Trump’s speech to the Knesset.

Yes, it was an accomplishment, but at the end of things, It is really just another day in the Middle East. Either Hamas will violate the cease fire after rearming during the Cease fire, or the Israelis will crack down on the folks in Gaza and start the fighting over again. Neither side really wants peace as peace means that they can’t use each other for political gain.

The citizens of Gaza (there is no such country as Palestine) hate the Israelis  as much or more than the Jews hate the Gazans….And it ain’t never gonna change.

And Comcast and my backup are both back, ETA: part time, they are intermittent at best

Blogging will resume tomorrow if I get constant internet.

I am still waiting for David 7134 to back up his claims with details and data…..

Both my regular (Comcast) internet AND my backup plan are out.

No blog for you.

Posted via a cell phone.

I must be something big as lots of local stuff is down.

That one living Israeli hostage is worth about 20 Palestinian prisoners.

Interesting.

How long until Hamas violates THIS ceasefire?

I will go with 7 weeks. after the prisoner release happens.

Pick your square and put it in comments.

….as they might be connected to the foot up your ass tomorrow”

Letitia James just learned that lesson.

Letitia James slammed President Donald Trump’s ‘desperate weaponization’ of the Department of Justice following a bombshell indictment accusing her of mortgage fraud.

And, apparently, the truth is that she DID commit fraud,:

“Based on media reports, Ms. Letitia James has, in multiple instances falsified bank documents and property records to acquire government backed assistance and loans and more favorable loan terms,”

“When powerful people cheat to get better loans, it comes at the expense of hardworking people….Everyday Americans cannot lie to a bank to get a mortgage, and if they did, our government would throw the book at them.

There simply cannot be different rules for different people.“

— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) February 16, 2024

It’s a bitch to be held to the same standard that you hold others to, innit?

“The indictment, obtained by the Daily Mail, claims she signed a ‘Second Home Rider, which required James, as the sole borrower, to occupy and use the property as her secondary residence, and prohibits its use as a timesharing or other shared ownership agreement or agreement that requires her to rent the property or give any other person control over the occupancy or use of the property.

‘Despite these representations, the Peronne Property was not occupied by James as a secondary residence and was instead used as a rental investment property, renting the property to a family of [three],’ it continues.”

She saved approximately $17.000 on the mortgage….. It is unknown how much she collected in rent.

It was, I am sure, just an oversight…..

‘Tis funny, she actually committed fraud, and got favorable loan terms….almost exactly what she claimed Donald Trump did…except no one was unhappy with Trump’s deal, which was a private bit of financing….Hers was apparently federally funded in part.

Of course, the Left is outraged, they don’t think that rules should apply to prominent Democrats…..Funny, innit, how they are claiming that the “Law has been weaponized” against her….The irony is amusing.

But this time she is getting what she dished out and being held to the same standard she tried to hold Trump….

“if one is going to strike at a God, then one had best strike true….”