ZMan does history.

The terms Left and Right have been ubiquitous in Western public discourse for so long people just assume they are universal constants. The fact is though, they are neither universal nor constant. There is no African Right or Burmese Left. These cultures have not been shaped by the French Revolution. Similarly, what it means to be on the Right or Left has changed over time. Today’s left-wing American genuinely detests yesterday’s left wing American, who is probably on the Right today.

There is not much in the way of ideology on either side. There has not been an important thinker on either side in a long time. The last important radical thinker was probably Herbert Marcuse or perhaps John Rawls. On the Right, Paul Gottfried and Sam Francis are recent, but their influence is only on the fringe. The main driver of politics is the Left and they are wildly ignorant of the intellectual history that shapes left-wing politics today.

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The abstract is this: the Blue Church is a kind of narrative / ideology control structure that is a natural result of mass media. It is an evolved (rather than designed) function that has come over the past half-century to be deeply connected with the Democratic political “Establishment” and lightly connected with the “Deep State” to form an effective political and dominant cultural force in the United States.

We can trace its roots at least as far back as the beginning of the 20th Century where it emerged in response to the new capabilities of mass media for social control. By mid-century it began to play an increasingly meaningful role in forming and shaping American culture-producing institutions; became pervasive through the last half of the 20th and seems to have peaked in its influence somewhere in the first decade of the 21st Century.

It is now beginning to unravel.

Steven Hayward at Power Line.

It is very likely the case that the next major war has started. No—I don’t mean the Russia-Ukraine War, which could yet spread to the rest of Europe if we’re unlucky. I mean the Israel-Iran War.

It has been said that Israel and Iran have been at open war for some time now. (Actually, Iran and the U.S. have likewise been at war since 1979, though don’t tell John Kerry.) As is well known, Israel has carried out audacious raids on Iran over the last few years. It has assassinated key figures in Iran’s nuclear weapons program in the streets of Tehran, successfully extracted an intelligence cache on the nuclear program, and in recent months assassinated senior Iranian military figures beyond the nuclear arms circle. For their part, we know Iran is supplying Hezbollah in Lebanon, Syria, and elsewhere with enormous amounts of munitions to use against Israel.

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In the small Hessian town of Rosbach, a “new citizen” — a local euphemism for what I euphemistically call a culture-enricher — complained about the ringing of a church bell to mark the ten o’clock hour in the morning. One culture-enriching complaint was all it took to prompt the church council to silence the 10am bell.

John Hinderaker at Power Line.

The fundamental problem with wind and solar power is that they don’t work. Both generate electricity less than half the time, and this isn’t a question of improving technology, it is inherent in obsolete systems that depend on the weather. As a result, the ballyhooed “green revolution” has fizzled. The Germans, formerly committed to a “green” makeover, are starting to face reality, even if their politicians aren’t quite there yet.

Big Oil exec: Biden’s ‘failure to plan’ now constitutes ‘significant emergency’

AG Merrick Garland must resign or enforce the law: Former federal prosecutor Tolman

WashPost Groans at Hunter Biden Ex-Wife Book: Does Public Really Want to Read This?  Nothing to see here, move along, move along….

The Atlantic Gives Up On Biden

Shellenberger: Why Biden’s Attacks On Energy Are “Absolutely Insane”

Transportation Secretary Warns US May Act Against Airlines Over Cancellations

Approximately 1 in 4 American Expats Consider Giving Up Citizenship Mainly Due to Taxation: Survey

Biden’s brainless energy hypocrisy

Supreme Court Finds HHS Violated Drug Reimbursement Rules for Low-Income Patients

Pete Hegseth vows to send back Harvard University degree, writes ‘return to sender’ on diploma

Henry Winkler reacts to Walker’s comments about famous people (CNN) In response to a criticism of the influence of celebrity opinions, CNN responds with – an opinion from a celebrity.

Why New Jersey and Oregon still don’t let you pump your own gas (CNN)

America’s belief in God hits new low (Axios)

Same-sex cartoon kiss shock?! Rightwing outrage is light years from real world (The Guardian) If, of course, you believe that The Guardian is the real world.

Former federal judge warns of danger to American democracy (NPR) Cue book deal.

We asked teachers how their year went. They warned of an exodus to come (NPR) Parents are discovering that government schools are a bug, not a feature.

Clinton: US at the ‘precipice’ of losing democracy (The Hill)

WashPost in Woke Trouble, Says Woke New York Times

Hovering at the polls: Do helicopter parents prefer paternalistic political policies?

“Democracy Dies in Dumbness”

Why are dads left out of the abortion debate?

HHS Gives Further $115 Million to Reduce HIV Infections in US

Why Are Twitter Employees So Afraid Of Free Speech? It’s About Market Saturation

‘A Drag Queen in Every School’ Is Modern Left’s ‘Chicken in Every Pot’

The Effects of ‘Pride’ and ‘Allyship’ on Journalism

MSNBC’s Glaude Compares Voter ID Laws to Strangling a Baby  Since Glaude is pro-abortion, I don’t see what the problem is.

Walmart’s Juneteenth ice cream leaves a bad aftertaste (N.Y. Daily News)

Catch a sneak peak of MSNBC’s ‘The Culture Is: Black Women’ (MSNBC) Specifically black women who straighten and tint their hair to look less like actual black women.

DOJ: Groveport Madison Board of Education owes former teacher $200,000 for Civil Rights Act violation (NBC)

Oakland has declared racism a public health crisis. Here’s what happens next (CNN)

Reacting to Virginia Shooting, CNN Condemns America and Racist Cops  My, what a surprise.

Australian Aboriginal Flag to Fly on Sydney Harbour  I’ll bet you didn’t know that there was an Aboriginal Flag. (OF COURSE there’s an Aboriginal Flag….)

‘Peace Circles’ Instead of Prisons Lead to Shootouts in Chicago

US Marshals Hunting 4 Fugitives Who Escaped Federal Prison

Mary Trump Says Pence Death Could’ve Been ‘Excuse’ Her Uncle Needed (Newsweek)

Marjorie Taylor Greene Tells Proud Boys To Dress Appropriately for Protests (Newsweek)

Post-Watergate reforms may frame DOJ decision over prosecuting Trump (The Hill)

The book that tore publishing apart: ‘Harm has been done, and now everyone’s afraid’ (The Guardian)

Seth Meyers: Ginni Thomas’ texts ‘make Mike Lindell sound like a levelheaded businessman’ (The Guardian) Which he is.

There were no heroes in the Trump administration on Jan. 6 (Washington Post)

Mike Pence couldn’t wait to get to heaven to meet ‘genius’ Founding Fathers (N.Y. Daily News)

“Without Any Doubt, Beyond A Reasonable Doubt, Beyond Any Doubt”: Tribe Declares Trump Committed Attempted Murder

NPR Skipped Attempted Murder of Kavanaugh, But Obsesses Over Tiny Boston Neo-Nazi Group

Harming the ‘outgroup’ linked to elevated activity in the brain reward circuitry

Friendly fungi help forests fight climate change (BBC)

California Considers ‘Carbon Farming’ As a Potential Climate Solution. Ardent Proponents, and Skeptics, Abound (Inside Climate News)

The farmers restoring Hawaii’s ancient food forests that once fed an island (The Guardian)

The climate crisis is hitting the planet’s working classes the hardest and they know it (The Guardian) And just in case they missed it the proglodyte voices at The Guardian will tell them all about it.

‘Historic’ weather: why a cocktail of natural disasters is battering the US (The Guardian)

Did climate change kill 2,000 Kansas cows? Farmers can’t afford to ignore science

Did climate change kill 2,000 Kansas cows? Farmers can’t afford to ignore science (Kansas City Star)

Why large numbers of reptile species face extinction and what that means for our ecosystem (PBS)

Hurricane hell and climate punishment (The Hill)

Wind power is (finally) having a moment (Salon)

Claim: Climate Change Causes Heart Failure

The Democrats’ Energy Disaster

Energy Transition Goals At Risk As EU May Label Lithium As Toxic

Germany to Increase Burning of Coal Amid Cut in Gas Supplies From Russia

Leaders pledge arms and EU path for Ukraine in Kyiv visit (Associated Press)

Chipmakers brace for more trouble as Russia limits exports of rare gases (CNN)

Ukraine shows when democracies unite, it’s a game-changer (The Hill)

When The Lies Come Home

Russian Missiles Destroy Fuel Depot in East Ukraine Town, Injure 11: Official

Russia Continues Attacks After EU Boost for Ukraine

Luongo: Russia’s New Rules

Taiwanese Military Expert Sheds Light on Why Japan Treats Taiwan Emergency as Its Own

Western Populations Must Do More For Ukraine Even If “Costs Of Food & Fuel Are High”: NATO Chief

Ukraine Says “Prepare For The Worst” In Donbas; Kharkiv Will Likely Be Next “Frontline City”

Israel’s IAI unveils newest Othello gunfire detection system to geo-locate threats

Russia Attacks US-Backed Fighters In Syria At American Outpost

Early Omicron infection unlikely to protect against current variants (Reuters) So just in case you’d better PANIC!

US opens COVID vaccine to little kids, shots begin next week (Associated Press) The pharma companies need for their vaccines to be officially recommended for children in order to qualify for immunity from legal liability for side effects.

Study finds possible link between long COVID and mystery hepatitis in kids

‘Severely Flawed’: Cardiologist Criticizes FDA-Funded Study Suggesting Myocarditis, Pericarditis Risks from COVID-19 Vaccines

Already Jabbed? Here’s a Treatment Protocol for Vaccine Injured

Young Girl Contracted Myocarditis after Receiving Chinese-German Vaccine; 3 Elderly Also Got Vaccinated Before Death

Florida Surgeon General Says State ‘Puts Data Over Ideology’ in Opposing COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children  And, more to the point, over corporate cronyism.

Pfizer’s primary mRNA injections “temporarily” impair semen concentration

Kevin Roche: Schadenfauci

Some Unvaccinated Workers in Canada Face Uncertainty as Employers Keep COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Efficacy Estimates For Pfizer’s Vaccine For Young Children Come Under Scrutiny

Radically Blind: Why Can’t People See Through the COVID Con?

China’s Zero-COVID Policy Driving Foreign Investors to Other Countries: Attorney

Mask Up, Germany!

Flu Vax Rates Dropping in States With Low COVID-19 Vax Rates

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Over two years ago, researchers in the UK accidentally discovered a type of immune cell that appears to have the power to detect and kill many kinds of cancer cells—at least all the cancers the team had tested. This discovery makes the outlook of finding a universal treatment for cancer ever more promising.

The Other McCain is on the case.

Ah, high school graduation — a time to celebrate with random gunfire! While I have not fully investigated each of these shootings, and police have not yet made arrests in some of them, I will wager that none of the gunmen who opened fire at these graduation parties was a Trump voter.

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Just a little reminder that there are still Muslim terrorists in the world and they having fun killing innocent people.

Tell the truth: Most people are eminently forgettable.

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If Congress won’t ban AR-15s, Democratic Rep. Don Beyer (VA) wants to slap a 1,000% tax on them – which would of course mean only people with lots of money, such as drug dealers and rich people, could afford them, while punishing lower-income Americans.

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Tucker Carlson spent much of his episode Friday discussing Ashley Biden’s diary. About six months ago, he mentioned it in passing but I think he said no one was sure if it was authentic. And he never mentioned what it said other than to say that it was horrible if true.

Tonight he never even addressed that question, speaking matter of factly as if it was authentic and detailing the most disturbing allegations as true. His guest did too. This is the first time it’s been mentioned in this way in the MSM.

So now, either…

Ashley Biden comes to her dad’s defense and claims the diary is a fake, or…

Joe Biden throws his daughter under the bus, or…

Joe and the MSM attempt to ignore the story.

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New Fossil Fuel Fan: Obama Orders 2,500-Gallon Propane Storage For Vacation Home

For hydrogen power to be a climate solution, leaks must be curbed (The Guardian)

Perspective: Republicans are taking action on climate change. Why are Democrats ignoring them? (Deseret News)

How putting floating solar panels over reservoirs could help us fight climate change

There’s a nationwide Sriracha shortage, and climate change may be to blame (NPR) The horror!

Fossil fuel firms ‘have humanity by the throat’, says UN head in blistering attack (The Guardian)

Climate change: Green energy ‘stagnates’ as fossil fuels dominate (BBC)

The UK Is Prioritizing Energy Security Over Climate Pledges  Not being total morons.

Biden beefs with oil companies over record profits (MSNBC) Democrats hate when anybody other than themselves actually makes some money.

Biden gets testy, falsely claims inflation in ‘every other major industrialized country’ higher than US

Biden called out over warning to Big Oil as energy secretary exercises electric car stock options

The Engineered Stagflationary Collapse Has Arrived – Here’s What Happens Next

Joe Biden’s tampon shortage

Janet Yellen: The Lingering ‘Legacy’ Of A Decades-Old Monetary Policy Freak Show

Fentanyl Entering US Through Southern Border at ‘Unprecedented Levels’: Rep. Higgins

The Biden Administration’s Ignorant Energy Policies: Higher Gas Prices Are Only The Beginning

Newly-discovered SE Greenland Polar Bear Subpopulation: Another Assumption Proven False

Department of Justice Stymies Congressional Attempt to Get Information on Hunter Biden Probe

‘When I Was Your Age, Gas Was $2.00 A Gallon’ Says Guy To His Buddy Who’s 1 Year Younger Than Him  (Babylon Bee)

168 Cases of Monkeypox Confirmed in Canada, Including 141 in Quebec  “…all infections have been in men aged 20 to 69…”

Fauci Refuses to ‘Stop Funding Chinese’ Research With US Tax Dollars.

BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 escape antibodies elicited by Omicron infection (Nature)

LA County Moves Closer To Mask Mandate As Hospitalizations Increase (L.A. Times)

Bernie Sanders bristles when FDA commissioner says he was not aware of Moderna CEO ‘golden parachute’  Bristles!

Prior infection plus 3 vaccine doses proves best vs Omicron; neurological COVID symptoms can last months (Reuters)

‘I Was About to Black Out’: Aussie Woman Loses Job for Refusing 2nd Jab After COVID Shot’s ‘Stroke-Like’ Symptoms

Trumpists stitched a legal theory from whole cloth. The hearings tore it apart (The Guardian)

‘The View’ mocks ‘recovering’ Trump ‘addicts’ trying to reform themselves on liberal show

CNN stars continue using ‘Big Lie’ term about Trump, flouting new boss who prefers different phrase

First Thing: Trump a ‘clear and present danger to US democracy’ (The Guardian) Hey, he wasn’t the guy who stole the election.

House Democrat calls for Clarence Thomas to resign following report of wife’s email with Eastman (The Hill)

New Mexico secretary of state asks state attorney general to investigate county commission refusing to certify election results (CNN)

Bob Woodward recounts the Watergate story in an art museum (NPR)

Cancel Culture Comes for One of Australia’s Founding Fathers

YouTube Removes Jan. 6 Panel Video of Trump Claiming Election Fraud

Cowboys for Trump Founder Sentenced to Jail for Entering Capitol Grounds on Jan. 6

Shocking Video Shows Car Crashing Into Trump-Themed Store in Massachusetts

Katy Tur Suggests Trump Needs a Therapist, Like Her Transgender Dad

Carl Bernstein Claims Trump’s Actions On January 6 ‘Outdid Jefferson Davis’

Transgender Activists Manipulate Parents With Suicide Threats

Do we need a better understanding of ‘progress’? (BBC)

Youngkin’s 3-month gas tax holiday fails in Virginia Senate  Democrats want high gas prices.

The troubled paradox of U.S. democracy (Washington Post)

7 arrested in House office building linked to Colbert show (Associated Press)

Stephen Colbert Crew Let Into US Capitol by Adam Schiff Staffer: Rep. Davis

How Transgenderism Moved From Sideshow to the Main Stage

New Reuters Survey Finds That Trust In Mainstream News Is Rapidly Declining  Gee, I wonder why.

Maher Mocks Washington Post as an ‘Unlicensed Daycare Center’

For Father’s Day Weekend, MSNBC Urges Men to Support Abortion

How to Get Shot by the Cops

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Natural Selection works, whether you want it to or not.

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A “Swedish” imam named Basem Mahmoud has gotten himself into a spot of bother by making less than charitable remarks about Jews and Christians. His defense is that he was only quoting from the Koran, and who could argue with that?

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Congratulations on finding your way to this dusty corner of the internet. The International Institute of Not Doing Much has a deep commitment to very little. Members are expected to take it easy and slowly ponder this and that, preferably on a sofa or in the bathtub. Our sophisticated organization is only open to a select few. You, of course, are welcome to join, and so are your friends, and their friends, and friends of their friends. But for anyone else, the Institute is restricted.

My kind of place.

Any resemblance to a character from Seinfeld is probably inevitable.

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Screams of “RINO” and boos drowned out most of what Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) had to say at the Texas state GOP convention Friday.

Ignoring his critics, Cornyn continued speaking over the din about gun legislation, right-to-life issues, and opposing the Green New Deal, which calls for phasing out fossil fuels.

Many delegates expressed frustration over Cornyn’s negotiation with Democrats on gun legislation that would incentivize state red flag laws.

Federal Aviation Administration Touts New ‘Fuel Efficiency’ Rule, Contradicts Own Documents

These polar bears have found a way to survive without sea ice (Washington Post0 As they do.

Explainer: Can climate change and biodiversity loss be tackled together? (Carbon Brief)

We will soon find out if FERC is serious about climate and environmental justice (The Hill)

Greenhouse gases must be legally phased out, US scientists argue (The Guardian) Well, some of them.

In An Unusual Step, a Top Medical Journal Weighs in on Climate Change (Inside Climate News) ‘Unusual’? Compared to what?

The West just experienced an aspect of the climate crisis that scientists have warned of for years  (CNN)

Things NASA climate scientists say:

MSNBC Warns ‘Less Than a Decade’ To Save the Planet  Didn’t AlGore say that back in the 90s?

USA Today Published Articles Containing Fabricated Quotes, Plagiarized Passages: Audit

Gretchen Whitmer and Her Board of Education Look To Crush School Choice in Michigan

WHO Continuing Efforts to Gain Control of National Health Policies: Journalist

Saudi Arabia Confiscates Rainbow Pride Products

House Lawmakers Propose 1,000 Percent Tax on AR-15s

USA Today Reporter Resigns After Getting Caught Fabricating 23 Stories

How Rent Control Hurts Renters

San Diego Supervisors Attack Gun Rights

Double Standards: Princeton Turns Blind Eye To Plagiarism From Woke Professor

Bill Clinton Tells James Corden He Has “Never Before Been As Worried” That U.S. Will Lose Its Constitutional Democracy (Deadline)

Bill Clinton: ‘Fair chance’ US could ‘completely lose’ its democratic system (The Hill) By which is meant ‘its Democrat system’.

CNN’s Don Lemon defends questioning Karine Jean-Pierre about Biden’s mental fitness: ‘It’s our job’  A Halfrican under the gun.

Is the US heading for a recession? Here’s what you need to know (The Guardian) Robert Reich lays out the Narrative.

Caught in the culture wars, teachers are being forced from their jobs (Washington Post)

Lemon: Pelosi Not Letting ‘Crazy’ GOP on J6 Panel Was Right Decision  Statists of a feather Narrative together.

Liberal Virginia Prosecutor Removed From Criminal Case for ‘Deliberately Misleading Court’

Mom, Daughter Sue School District in Alleged Transgender ‘Coaching’ Case

Vox: Tell Your Kids Abortion Is Okay

NY Judge Rules Jewish University Isn’t Religious, Must Recognize LGBT Student Club  Time to leave.

Bye Bye, Fourth of July? CNN Says Juneteenth Is ‘America’s True Birthday’  Uh, no.

Buenos Aires Bans Woke Spanish in Schools

CLIMATE CONTROL: Jim Jordan Says Biden Climate Czar Trying to Control Speech

White House Responds to More US Oil Drilling: ‘We Don’t Need to Do That’

US Investors Continue to Fund the Chinese Military

All the Democrats Who Think Biden Is ‘Too Old’ To Run for Reelection

Chart of the Week, Re: Biden’s Energy Demagoguery

‘Funded by a Foreign Nation Who Is Not Our Friend’: Cruz Blasts Biden USAID Nominee for Taking Money From Qatar

Cotton: Garland must resign over DOJ inaction on Jane’s Revenge, more than 50 attacks on pro-life groups  Don’t hold your breath.

Anti-abortion groups press DOJ to investigate threats against pregnancy centers (The Hill) Don’t hold your breath.

US economy headed for imminent recession, Fed GDP tracker shows

Big Sister II: Kamala Harris leads latest Biden ‘disinformation’ team

Biden Administration Sues a City Over “Rampant Overspending on Teacher Salaries”  I’ll bet you didn’t know that was something you could get sued for.

Just When You Thought Biden Couldn’t Get Any Dumber… Demands Oil Companies Increase Production

Watch: NY Post Correspondent Accuses White House Of ‘Blacklisting’ Reporters They Don’t Like  As indeed they do.

Biden Seeks $500 Million Earmark for Political Allies’ Pandemic Preparedness Group  What’s the use of having power if you can’t abuse it?

Biden Abuses Executive Authority to Pursue His Environmental Agenda

Chances of US Recession at 85 Percent, S&P Has Fallen 20 Percent From High in 2022: JP Morgan

FEMA flood program could violate civil rights law (Politico)

South Philly’s Black ‘main street’ is a step closer to becoming a historic district — and making history (Philadelphia  Inquirer) No mention of the crime rate, though.

Oberlin College pays the price for wokeness

The Worst Black to White Homicide Ratio Is in the Most Liberal Place in the Country: D.C.

NBC News: “Grocery Stores Are a Hotbed of Racism and Hate Crimes, Data Shows”  Hotbed!

Apple highlights artist chronicling historical Black figures for Juneteenth  Perhaps they might take advantage of the conjunction of Juneteenth and Fathers’ Day to encourage black babby-daddies to spend some time with their kids. Not holding my breath, you understand.

New Jersey Parent Sues School for Curriculum That Allegedly Discriminates Against White Students

Convicted Former Florida Congresswoman Seeks Return to House

Florida Only State Not to Preorder COVID-19 Vaccines for Toddlers, Babies: White House  The pharma companies need to get their vaccines officially recommended for children so that they can qualify for immunity from prosecution and liability for side effects.

Pfizer says its COVID pill doesn’t work for healthier patients (L.A. Times)

Study Reveals How COVID-19 Changed Australia’s Seasonal Virus Genetic Landscape

Judge Overturns Disciplinary Action Against Student Who Questioned Vaccines, Public Health Orders

Pfizer Stops Enrollment In COVID-Pill Trial After Latest Lousy Results

‘Heartbreaking Stories’: Expert Panel to Hold Hearing of Canadians Adversely Impacted by COVID-19 Policies

Watchdog President Uncovers $350 Million in Secret Payments to Fauci, Collins, Others at NIH

Contagious Vaccines: A Warning

More Bad News for the Mask Cult

The COVID Healer

Ginni Thomas corresponded with John Eastman, sources in Jan. 6 House investigation say (Washington Post) Corresponded!

Jan. 6 panel sends request to Ginni Thomas after she says she looks ‘forward to talking’ (CNN) Talking!

Ron DeSantis’ joke about ‘African-American support’ from Elon Musk slammed by liberal media: ‘This is sick’ Indeed, proglodytes have no sense of humor.

Why some Americans want to destroy democracy in order to save it (Washington Post)

How This Trump-Endorsed Sheriff Went From ‘Vegas Strong’ to Just Wrong (Daily Beast)

Marjorie Taylor Greene Makes Transgender Jokes With Her Intern in Video (Newsweek) The horror!

Gavin Newsom joins Truth Social to call out ‘Republican lies,’ perceived ‘red state murder problem’

Reid Disparages ‘QAnon-Curious’ Flores Win; GOP Destroying Democracy

Parents Rally Over ‘Malicious Misgendering’ School Policy in Northern Virginia

NYC Councilwoman Says Her Office Was Threatened by ‘Leftist Hate Mob’

CNN ‘Republican’ Ana Navarro Accuses GOP of ‘Targeting’ and Inciting Hate Against Gays

‘Recovering Addicts’: Behar Lashes Out at her Former Trump Admin Co-Hosts

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Though California does have sections that are politically conservative, the left has an iron grip on the state’s politics because of its large coastal urban areas. The state has also instituted something called the jungle primary, which means that the two top vote-getters in the primary run against each other in the general, no matter what party they belong to. In California, that almost automatically means two Democrats will be running.

It’s ironic that the jungle primary, instituted in 2010, was supposed to help the state become more competitive for independents and moderates. But that didn’t pan out; no Republican has even been on the ballot in a US Senate race in the general election since 2010.

I’ll bet.

Steve Sailer turns over a rock.

It would be interesting to know if the Biden Administration has actually calculated whether creating a Middle Eastern & North African race would be good for the Democrats. Or are they doing this just because Middle Eastern & North Africans are less white than other official whites, so therefore they are Good and the Biden Administration likes doing good things for Good groups.

I’ve tried to think through the consequences. The most obvious one is that MENAs would be eligible for certain kinds of affirmative action, such as government contracting preferences and low interest SBA loans.

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Food worth fighting over.

Steve Sailer peeks behind the curtain.

Vincent Chin is the Asian Emmett Till.

Of course, being the Asian Emmett Till is a little like being the Asian LeBron James. In case you are wondering, going back through the last ten years, the Times has mentioned “Vincent Chin” 24 times but “Emmett Till” 433 times.

What about black-on-white racist hate crimes, such as the Zebra Murders in Northern California in the 1970s in which Nation of Islam offshoot Death Angels murdered at least 15 (and perhaps as many as 60 or more) random whites? Looking for Zebra Murder/s or Zebra Killing/s, I find two mentions in the New York Times over the last decade. Why would the Newspaper of Record want to mention a local police blotter triviality like that when there are always late-breaking Emmett Till newsflashes?

How months-long COVID infections could seed dangerous new variants (Nature)

What to do if you keep testing positive for Covid—even after your symptoms are gone (CNBC) Feel free to disbelieve the Narrative?

‘Natural Immunity Wins Again’: Study Demonstrates Infection-Derived Immunity Likely Superior to COVID Vaccines

D.C. Politicians On Edge As CDC Announces Arrival Of Lizardpox  (Babylon Bee)Rare Brain Disease Developed After COVID Vaccination Has a Surprisingly High Mortality Rate

Vaccine Response to COVID-19 Was Pre-Planned: Authors of New Book, ‘The Courage to Face COVID-19’

Biden Administration Plans to Extend COVID-19 Emergency, Official Suggests

Decoding Liz Cheney’s big hint about John Eastman — and Donald Trump (Washington Post)

The Guilfoyle email that illustrates Cheney’s pre-Jan. 6 assistance to Trump World (Politico) We will use her, but we will never trust her.

Mother of Patriot Front group member speaks out after son’s arrest at pride event (KOMO News)

Feds need to do more monitoring of white supremacist groups in light of Idaho arrests, experts say (NBC)

Nevada Republicans choose election denier as nominee to run state elections (L.A. Times) ‘Election denier’?

How aggressively should liberals attack the Supreme Court? (Washington Post) Bias? What bias?

Biden ally pushes Big Oil surtax to eliminate ‘perverse’ incentives to price gouge (CNN)

Schiff: House Select Committee Has Evidence That Trump “Engaged In Likely Multiple Criminal Acts”

Liz Cheney and Jan. 6 Committee Demonstrate How Hate Makes You Stupid

CBS Erroneously Links GOP Rep. to 1/6 Scouting Despite Clearing Probe

After an Assassination Attempt, Protesters Come to Kavanaugh’s Home

Wyden: ‘Conservative Extremists’ Threaten Roe AND Free Speech

NYT Editorial Board Member Freaks Over Donations to ‘Seditious’ GOPers Who Objected to 2020 Election

‘The Leash Is Off’: Abortion Activists Behind Attacks on Pro-Lifers Issue New Threats, Urge Others to ‘Burn’

Kavanaugh’s Neighbor Claims Pro-Abortion Protesters Are Threatening Homeowners; “F*ck You, F*ck Your Children”

Graduating students at Seattle Pacific University gave pride flags to their interim president during a commencement ceremony to protest anti-LGBTQ hiring policy (CNN)

Now is the time to sow fairness back into our farm fields (The Hill)

RAND Corp. Report: Facebook, Twitter Are Reliable, while Gab, Parler Are ‘Extreme’

Thin Evidence of Cannabis Pain Relief Benefits Despite Popular Medical and Recreational Use: Study

Big Tech CAVES, Gives Data to EU in Fight Against ‘Disinformation’

Skirt Requirement for Schoolgirls Violates Constitution, Appeals Court Rules

Nancy Pelosi: Drag is ‘what America is all about’  Certainly, it’s what Nancy Pelosi is all about.

The Dubious Science of Microaggressions

Logic Pretzel: Lemon Promotes Journalistic Integrity While Defending Bias Against Republicans

Deranged MSNBC LIB: We’ve Got to Scare the Hell Out of Voters to Save Democracy

Japan makes online insults a crime that can earn a year in jail

Democrats ‘Would Rather Tesla Was Dead Than Be Alive And Non-Unionized’: Elon Musk  That’s obvious.

HuffPost Helps Women Find ‘Safe Havens’ To Kill Their Babies

Mail-In Ballots Found Discarded Along California Freeway

Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is hemorrhaging ice faster than in the past 5,500 years (Live Science)

Climate change: Rich nations accused of ‘betrayal’ at Bonn talks (BBC)

Why investors suddenly care about saving the environment (Vox)

Climate change: Rising sea levels threaten 200,000 England properties (BBC)

EPA warns toxic ‘forever chemicals’ more dangerous than once thought (Washington Post)

EPA warns that even tiny amounts of chemicals found in drinking water pose risks (NPR)

Africa being ‘punished’ by fossil fuel investment ban – Niger (Al Jezeera)

Emissions From New U.S. Natural Gas Projects Will Equal 18 Million Cars (Gizmodo)

Bank group accused of exploiting loopholes and ‘greenwashing’ in climate pledge (The Guardian)

Climate Propaganda Award Winners

Not Enough Renewables: Minister Blames Australian Electricity Shortage on Lack of Green Energy

Munich Professor: Role of Methane from Cows on Climate Exaggerated by A Factor Of 3 To 4!

Tension over role of racism in public health strains Va. agency under Youngkin (Washington Post)

Herschel Walker, who criticizes absentee fathers, acknowledges second son (Washington Post)

Rapper Nipsey Hussle’s Last Moments Detailed as Murder Trial Opens

Wired: In Physics, Black Hair Matters

British Police Officer Jailed for Sharing ‘Offensive’ George Floyd Memes on WhatsApp

For Ukrainian troops, a need arises: Javelin customer service (Washington Post)

Russia aims to boot former Soviet nations from NATO by relinquishing sovereign recognition: lawmaker

The Military Situation –Part I: Destined to Fail

Facts Matter (June 15): U.S. Spy Chief Admits ‘No Idea’ What Ukraine Is Doing With $40B Weapons; Europol Warns: Might Be Used By ‘Criminal Groups’

These Are The Ports Still Receiving The Most Russian Fossil-Fuel Shipments

Mariupol Deja Vu: Ukraine Fighters & Civilians Trapped In Besieged Severodonetsk Chemical Plant

INFORMATION WARFARE: Coping With The VPN Threat

Leaders Of France, Germany, Italy Make Highest Profile Visit To Kiev Since War Began

Turkey & Russia Say 3 Ukrainian Ports Can Now Be Accessed By Grain Ships

EU Leaders Visit Ukraine in Show of Support After Criticism

Germany is not really with the Western alliance

Russian Gas Flows to Europe Fall, Hindering Bid to Refill Stores

Hunter Biden: The struggles and scandals of the US president’s son (BBC)

DHS set to punish Border Patrol agents accused in Haitian migrant ‘whipping’ incident  The ones where the video makes it plain that they didn’t do anything wrong?

Environmental groups sue Biden administration to block 3,500 oil and gas drilling permits (CNN)

Biden Admin LGBT Mandates for School Lunch Program Unlawful, Republican Attorneys General Say

Jean-Pierre Struggles to Defend Biden with Pressure from Don Lemon

Biden Administration Sued Over Records On Withholding COVID-19 Treatment From Florida

With Recession Now Guaranteed, The “One-Term” White House Begins To Panic

‘Most Anti-First Amendment Administration in American History’: Hawley Unloads on Biden Administration’s Calls for Censorship

Biden Energy Secretary: Buy an EV Peasant!

Illegal Immigrant Arrests at US–Mexico Border in May Most in US History

Biden’s About To Lose One of His Economic Talking Points

We are governed by Twitter

White House Keeps Suggesting Electric Vehicles as Fix for Record Gas Prices

CNN Brings on Obama Economist to Blame Putin For High Gas Prices

“That’s Now In The Hands Of The FBI”: New Hunter Biden Texts Shed Light On Gun Controversy

Exxon Mobil Fires Back at Biden After Letter Warning Use of Emergency Powers

Top Labor Group Gifts Biden With Friendly Union Boss

McDonald’s Introduces New 1 Bitcoin Value Menu (Babylon Bee)

Freeberg nails it.

I can’t think of a worse political opinion to have, than one that has recently prevailed right before everything got worse, with demonstrable and definable lines of cause-and-effect between what you wanted done & what got worse. One should expect even the faintest desire to have a good opinion, would inspire serious introspection. If not “I can see my idea wasn’t good,” then at the very least, “I can see my idea was open to misinterpretation in ways I did not foresee.” There should be some kind of learning…

But in American politics, we often don’t get that. Instead, the constant shelter of the bad-idea-people, the architects of pain, is some running narrative about nuance and complexity. Oh no, just because I wanted to get rid of Trump, doesn’t mean I’m pro-Biden, Oh no, just because I’m pro-Biden doesn’t mean I hold him blameless for the high gas prices. Oh no, just because I hold Biden blameless for high gas prices, doesn’t mean I want them to be high. Oh no, just because I want gas prices to be high, doesn’t mean I want the economy to sputter. Oh no, just because I want the economy to be wrecked, doesn’t mean I hate people. Oh no…you misunderstand…

Read it.

The Boston Globe’s Jeff Jacoby has written a valuable and scrupulously detailed column exploring the handiwork of BDS Boston in “A roadmap for Jew-haters.” You may not have heard much about the roadmap. The news would have been blasted around the world and repeated for days on end if some American minority group other than Jews were the subject of the map. The derangement it manifests is familiar to Power Line readers and yet the baldness here is shocking.