17th October 2018
Steve Sailer examines the latest Crustian panic.
Apparently, people are actual genetic evidence and thinking that it means what it says rather than supporting the Narrative.
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17th October 2018
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You know, as they do.
When things get scarce, the price goes up. When the price goes up, I’ll believe that they are getting scarce.
Scientists waving their arms about things that might get scarce don’t impress me, seeing as how they’ve done that for the last fifty years. Every time you see one of these Cries Of Alarm, a careful reading reveals, like smallpox sores, the weasel-words ‘might’, ‘could’, and ‘projected’.
Don’t fall for the ‘our models predict’ scam unless their models have actually predicted something that actually happened.
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16th October 2018
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16th October 2018
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Except, of course, that sea levels haven’t risen, nor will they in my lifetime or yours.
But now the Roman ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum could be lost through flooding and erosion caused by climate change, a major study has found.
The ancient towns are among dozens of World Heritage sites at risk from sea-level rise in the Mediterranean as the climate warms, researchers at the University of Kiel, in Germany, have warned.
Emphasis added to point out the dishonesty.
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15th October 2018
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15th October 2018
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Guess they took their shoes off this time.
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14th October 2018
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14th October 2018
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Not really news, but a useful reminder.
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13th October 2018
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12th October 2018
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12th October 2018
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Of course. It’s what they do.
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12th October 2018
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12th October 2018
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I’m trying to remember exactly who Chelsea Handler is….
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11th October 2018
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11th October 2018
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One of the seminal shakeups in American politics was when a lot of liberal Democrats decided that they couldn’t take it any more and became right-wing Republicans. These were the so-called ‘neo-cons’: Irving Kristol, Normal Podhoretx, Midge Decter, etc. They are the intellectual heavyweights behind the ‘Invade the world, invite the world’ program that the Republican establishment has followed during the Cold War and beyond.
Another movement now seems to be taking place, where the Never-Trumper Republicans are taking a hard look at the existing Republican party and deciding that they really don’t have anything in common with Those People. So we see people like Max Boot sounding more and more like proglodyte Democrats. They’re cashing in on their former status as ‘conservatives’ by writing Republican-bashing pieces for the DemLegHump Media, but eventually that Clever Plastic Disguise will wear thin, and they’ll subside into the Swamp with the rest of their new friends.
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10th October 2018
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I’ll bet you didn’t realize that ‘indirect discrimination’ was a thing, eh? But it is! And it’s coming for YOU!
Women and minorities hardest hit, of course. Just slip your wallet into an envelope and send it in.
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10th October 2018
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In other words, they need to have Guilt & Grievance drill into them so deeply that they will reflexively vote Labour all of their lives.
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10th October 2018
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Be the first on your block to collect them all.
(I wonder whether kids these days recognize that phrase?)
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10th October 2018
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10th October 2018
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Over the past week, we watched this myth unfold in real time as Hurricane Florence devastated the Carolinas. A headline on a Florida TV station’s website that read “Looting already starts as Florence arrives” captured the attitude many in the media take on as a disaster begins. They find a single, isolated incident, and frame it as “just the beginning” of an impending crime wave—with no evidence that this is the case. Reports like this can instill fear and convince people that they shouldn’t evacuate.
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10th October 2018
Ace of Spades keeps track of this stuff so you don’t have to.
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10th October 2018
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Although I suspect that he might be. Many black Congressmen are.
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10th October 2018
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10th October 2018
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I am SO glad he never got to be President.
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9th October 2018
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9th October 2018
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Only a shiksa could write a lifestyle article about Williamsburg without one mention of the fact that it has one of the largest concentrations of Orthodox Jews in the world. I guess Brits don’t know from Joos..
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9th October 2018
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ThoughtCrime has no place with the Narrative.
Hear both sides? What were they thinking?
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8th October 2018
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Well, the new report is out from the IPCC, the Indefatigable Predictors of Climate Catastrophe. It’s our last-chance must act now warning of upcoming Thermageddon … I think we’re up to Last Chance Warning Number Thirty-Seven or something like that.
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8th October 2018
Liberals, This is War Apparently conservatives are conspiring to deny liberals the power to which they are entitled. Who knew?
Stephen Colbert ‘Late Show’ writer: ‘I’m just glad we ruined Brett Kavanaugh’s life’ After all, that’s what’s really important.
On Africa Trip, First Lady Reveals a Trump-like Side And the New York Times is there to make sure you don’t miss it.
Bitter partisan battle wounded Kavanaugh and the Supreme Court he’s joined And, of course, it’s all Republicans’ fault.
Taylor Swift’s stunning statement: Famously apolitical star slams Tennessee Republican, endorses Democrats My, what a surprise.
Washington Post: “The pervasive, distorting power of white-male privilege” Steve Sailer: “Note that this author’s claim to fame is that he was an aide to that prominent Woman of Color: Joe Biden.”
Joe Scarborough Rants About Used Car Salesmen And Leprechauns In An Attempt To Slam Mitch McConnell
CNN Commentator: Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Is A ‘Crushing Defeat’ For Women Well, certain women, yes.
Dem Strategist Blasts His Own Party’s Handling Of Kavanaugh: ‘They Absolutely Blew It’ I’m inclined to agree.
Democrats Have Used Social Media And Paid Protesters To Create The Illusion Of A Majority, Says Dan Bongino
‘Morning Joe’ Criticizes Republicans For Celebrating Kavanaugh Confirmation Scraaaaaaape that barrel.
How can we seriously tackle climate change when one of the biggest barriers to reducing emissions is sitting in the White House? I feel your pain. Right in my ass.
Conservative MSNBC Contributor Accused Of ‘Mansplaining’ Kavanaugh’s Judicial Record What a great way to ensure that no conservative ever becomes an MSNBC contributor.
MSNBC’s Katy Tur Chides College Republican For Using ‘Talking Points’ As if she doesn’t all the time.
CNN: “President Donald Trump’s winning streak”
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8th October 2018
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I’m a Denier. I deny that Jerry Brown knows his ass from a hole in the ground.
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8th October 2018
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Because stone-age barbarians who existed in a constant state of low-intensity warfare were better off than under civilization. And if you don’t believe that, you’re a raaaaaaacist.
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8th October 2018
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Message: West bad, East good.
This is why we look to the Middle East for our civilization, because they are Ever So Much Better Than We Could Ever Hope To Be.
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8th October 2018
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It is of course of vital importance that somebody you never heard of and don’t care about is leaving the Republican party — because TRUMP!
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8th October 2018
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Let’s pretend that this prediction will not fail the way every similar prediction has failed for the last fifty years.
Paul Erlich has to win sometime. He just has to.
Women and minorities hardest hit, etc. etc.
UPDATE: UN’s New Report Shows There’s ‘Little Basis’ For A Favorite Claim Of Climate Activists
UPDATE: Al Gore: ‘We’re Running Out Of Time’ On Global Warming Oh, noes!
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7th October 2018
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7th October 2018
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You see this sort of thing all the time when the Usual Suspects lose. They always interpret it as systematic injustice of some sort that HAS TO BE FIXED.
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5th October 2018
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Yeah, that’ll really impress the Saudis.
What’s next? Michelle Obama holding up a sign that says ‘#BringBackOurColumnist’?
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5th October 2018
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Next up: Whoever employs David Frum or Max Boot.
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5th October 2018
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Wark asked the Under Siege star: “You’ve been very much caught up in all the allegations of sexual harassment, you had a rape allegation against you and I wonder how you deal with all that?”
Without saying a word, Seagal promptly removed his earpiece and walked off the set.
Would that more people would respond to ‘ambush journalism’ by doing that.
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4th October 2018
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4th October 2018
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My, what a surprise. Aren’t you surprised? I’m sure surprised.
Government school = communist indoctrination camp
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3rd October 2018
Trump tax avoidance: President dodged hundreds of millions in inheritance taxes, documents purportedly reveal Good for him! ‘Inheritance tax’ is one of the most vile inventions of the tyrannous state — ‘Your money all belongs to us, but we may let you keep some of it if we’re feeling generous’ — and I love it when someone can escape the bandits.
Trump tax avoidance claims: New York authorities launch ‘vigorous investigation’ into story on president’s finances Of course they will … because TRUMP!
American Bar Association dropped Brett Kavanaugh’s ratings in 2006 after concerns about his temperament and honesty Considering that the ABA is run by Communists, I’m surprised they were that positive.
Kanye West held Saturday Night Live cast members ‘hostage’, says Kenan Thompson ‘It’s hard to stand there and not be able to debate somebody who is going so far against your personal opinion’ Welcome to our world, snowflake.
Trump Fires Back At NYT Report On His Family’s Finances
Suspect Vandal Tells TV Station He’s ‘Happy’ About Damage To Republican Office
Harvard Students File Title IX Complaints To Keep Kavanaugh Off Campus Seems to me that Kavanaugh has a good case to file Title IX complaints against these Harvard students — he’s being discriminated against because he’s male.
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3rd October 2018
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Can I get an Ay-men?
‘Jazz hands’? Sounds like cultural appropriation to me.
Alternative: Just sit there with a bored expression. Totally appropriate.
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3rd October 2018
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By getting rid of politicians who steal (which is why, in the modern world, we have famines) and the vehicles that encourage them to steal (like the World Bank)? I’ll believe it when I see it.
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2nd October 2018
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There are 40 September ice extent minima “on record”… How is the 6th lowest out of 40 the continuation of a “spiral” or anything else?
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2nd October 2018
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1st October 2018
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My, what a surprise.
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1st October 2018
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1st October 2018
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I guess he did it while sleepwalking.
Scraaaaaaape that barrel.
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1st October 2018
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When you’re engaged in shooting the cows, you don’t want any of the foam to get on you.
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