Trump's Taxes

Here's a closer look at Donald Trump's taxes. It turns out he paid quite a lot.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg's blind spot. Diversity is for other folk.

On leaving the West Coast.

The Whole Foods CEO said ignorance and poor choices cause obesity.  Outrage ensues.

Trump's taxes have been in the news lately.  Here's what an accountant has to say about the reports.

A round up of opinions from legal experts about Amy Coney Barrett. My favorite: ‘She will likely move the Supreme Court in a principled direction’.

More here. See what a liberal lawyer has to say about Amy Coney Barrett.

John Legend, who bought a $17.5M Beverly Hills mansion this week, says he might leave America if Trump gets reelected.

NYT: 2 of the 10 most engaged articles on social media this week came from The Babylon Bee, America's paper of record.

There is a web site called notthebee.com which publishes articles stupid enough to be in The Babylon Bee but which are actually true. Here's one about USA Today fact checking a story in The Bee.

More from Not The Bee: This Maryland guy got sentenced to a YEAR in prison for throwing 2 outdoor parties at his home against COVID orders.

The riots are causing a surge in gun sales; people want a means for protection. Lots of first timers.

The media keeps saying that despite what Trump says, "there is no proof of ballot fraud". There is plenty of proof if you look for it, though it only seems to come from Democrat operatives. More here: Project Veritas investigators revealed a ballot harvesting scheme here involving clan and political allies and associates of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D.-Minn.). Tulsi Gabbard is trying to put a stop to ballot harvesting contrary to the desires of her party.

I'm linking this article because it matches my perception: Democrats Are Truly Sick People.

The ‘Trump Doctrine’ earns President third Nobel Peace Prize nomination.

Gifted economist Thomas Sowell on taxes.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg didn't understand her job. If RBG wanted to be a lawmaker, she should have run for Congress.

Lots of people are leaving California, lots more are talking about it. Here's a fun video by Ben Shapiro on "why he's leaving California".

The late, great Andy Kaufman's Elvis Presley Impression on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, 1977.

Who killed George Floyd? More on the coming trial and the difficulty of getting a conviction.

UW-Madison student newspaper fires its only conservative columnist after refusing to run his op-ed.

Why is the media downplaying the Hunter Biden story? Because they have an election to win.

Bay Area applicants flood program that pays them $10,000 to leave California.

Here's a terrific political ad targeting several seats in Texas. Don't miss this. The greatest joint political ad in history.

Stephen Kruiser has a serious critique of the Biden campaign.  And scroll down for some other great links.

If you've watched the news this week, you've seen the media firestorm over something Trump never said.

Another thing you keep hearing on the news is there there is no proof of any problem with mail-in ballots. Once again, the media isn't covering the facts in their efforts to see Trump lose.

AG Barr on the separation of church and state.

China is rewriting the scriptural lesson on the woman caught in adultery.

MTA board to formally ban pooping in subways and buses. You would think that would go without saying. How about adding the streets of San Francisco?

Trump was right about Crossfire Hurricane, as revealed in new FBI documents.

A new computer science course at Duke will focus on diversity. I'm sure the nerds will jump on that opportunity.

This article on the Democrats concerns about mail-in voting has lots of interesting links to problems.

The Babylon Bee's take on Newsom's edict about electric cars: "State With No Electricity Orders Everyone To Drive Cars That Run On Electricity".

More here: five things to know about Amy Coney Barrett, likely choice for Supreme Court.

I'm not voting for Trump

I'm not voting for Trump. This author is unknown and there is no link to this quote:

To answer all of those who would say “I can’t believe you would vote for Trump.” Well folks, listen up! I’m not voting for him.  I’m voting for the 2nd Amendment.  I’m voting for another Conservative Supreme Court justice.  I’m voting for the Electoral College, and the Republic the Founders bequeathed us. I’m voting for law enforcement, and the rule of law.  I’m voting for the rights of the unborn.  I’m voting for the flag that is always missing from the Democratic background.  I’m voting for the 1st Amendment, which means the right to speak my opinion and not be censored or fired from my job.  I’m voting for secure borders.  I’m voting for the right to worship my God without fear.  I’m voting for freedom and the American Dream.  I’m voting for good and against evil.  I’m not just voting for a person, I’m voting for the future of my Country! What are you voting for? 

Former Senator Jim Demint on the riots. "They are lies promulgated by Democrats".

An earthquake may have destroyed a Canaanite palace 3,700 years ago

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump's achievements would be 'Canonized' if the Obama Administration had done them.

 The city of Sacramento is setting up tiny apartments for homeless people at a price of $445,000 per unit, more than the price of a single-family home in the area.

Here's an interesting study in the Harvard Business Review that says people are judgmental about how poor people spend their money. The basic premise seems faulty. I did rather enjoy this link to a satire in The Onion about a woman who is an expert on what poor people should buy.

If you want to be a PhD student in English at the University of Chicago, you better be in "black studies".

An interesting article on Amy Barrett, Trumps likely first choice for the Supreme Court. More here on her judicial background.

Pakistani Christian, jailed for seven years, sentenced to death for refusing to convert to Islam

What Ruth Bader Ginsberg had to say about Colin Kaepernick.

California school district’s new ‘equity’ curriculum teaches kindergarteners to be racist.

Joe Biden is coming out of hibernation. Victor Davis Hanson says the media has propped him up while he was in the basement.

The Nobel Peace Prize

Now Bahrain? Trump really does deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.

Donald Trump (with significant help from Jared Kushner and Mike Pompeo) seems to be doing what few thought possible after decades of Oslo Accords failure—bringing peace to the Middle East.

Only the other day, to the consternation of the usual suspects, the president was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for helping engineer the new peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel.

Now we have Bahrain added to the mix, apparently also making a deal with the Jewish state.

Cementing those ties, Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa will be arriving in Washington Monday to attend the Tuesday ceremony where Israel and the UAE will formalize their ties, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Saudi Arabia—that is known to have been sharing intelligence with Israel for some time and is now allowing overflights of its territory by El Al—seems poised for a similar recognition.

How could this have happened? It could not be more obvious it all began to reach fruition when Trump withdrew from the Iran Deal—the awkwardly-named Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JPCOA). Some action!

Why Barack Obama wanted to enter into such a bizarre and ineffectual semi-agreement (it was never really formalized) with the biggest state sponsor of terrorism remains one of the mysteries of our era.

Theories exist, but suffice it to say the net result was billions in the mullahs’ coffers with which they were able to finance their murderous proxies (Hezbollah, Houthis, Hamas, et. al.), build missiles and other advanced weaponry and extend the Syrian civil war with another quarter of a million corpses not to mention millions more refugees.

That Joe Biden wishes to return to this insanity is reason enough to ban him from all public offices in perpetuity. . . .

Meanwhile, one thing is clear. Trump, unlike so many before him, really does deserve that Nobel Peace Prize. He is earning it for actual achievements on the ground.

His predecessor, Barack Obama, won one before he did anything at all, just for “being cool.”

More here on Israel and the Middle East.

People trust the media less than Trump on COVID. Here’s why.

A collection of funny animal photos. Finalists in the contest.

Bob Woodward has been in the news because of his scoop of Trump downplaying the seriousness of the virus. There's less here than it appears.

Outside Magazine has put together 27 trips for you to start planning, with great photographs. 

As is virtually always the case, the riots in Kenosha have hit minority communities the hardest.

On Wednesday, Obama rushed to blame climate change for the wildfires ravaging the West Coast, insisting that Californians’ “lives” depend on Joe Biden beating Donald Trump in November. As usual, Obama has the entire situation backward: Climate change isn’t the culprit behind the infernos, poor forest management is.

Sarah Palin is suing the NY Times for libel for blaming her map on the shooting of Gabby Giffords. The Times screwed up in their urge to criticize Palin.

The riots have been great for Smith and Wesson. They reported record sales for the first quarter.

Trump's Israel-UAE Peace breakthrough transformed the Middle East.

On this anniversary of 9/11, remembering a man who saved thousands on that day.

Lululemon is encouraging its social medial followers to "resist capitalism". They are a multi-billion dollar company that sells leggings for $168.

Had they bet on nuclear, not renewables, Germany & California would already have 100% clean power.

Fracking

Joe Biden has made it clear that he was for fracking before he was against it. Many business people are quite concerned about the potential for Biden to ruin the economy if he is elected. His earlier plans to ban fracking is just one example of ideas dangerous to the nation. Now Kamala Harris is not opposed to fracking now that polls are tightening in Pennsylvania.

John Bolton, no fan of President Trump, is debunking claims that Trump disparaged soldiers.

A rather nice collection of beautiful photos of planet Earth.

33 photos that capture America's summer of riots and looking.

Property rights are the foundation of any market-based economy. That's why the Minneapolis and St. Paul economies are in for hard times.

A USC professor was placed on leave because black students objected to his pronunciation of a Chinese word.

This doesn't inspire confidence. The University of Arizona tested 19 athletes for COVID-10. Thirteen came back positive. They redid the tests and only two came back as positive.

Were the lockdowns a mistake? To that nagging question, the answer increasingly seems to be yes.

Almost a half a year ago, Americans were asked to suspend their personal freedoms, business pursuits, and schooling for 15 days to “flatten the curve”. Americans acquiesced. That was 172 days ago. Global lockdowns, particularly in the United States, were one of the costliest man-made disasters of all time.

Scientists can’t explain puzzling lack of coronavirus outbreaks in Africa. Maybe it's because they take chloroquine like we take aspirin.

Watch Black Lives Matter protesters harass Pittsburgh diners. All part of the Trump reelection campaign.

The Democrats’ plan for the military in the coming coup.

Nerfed Out: school suspends boy for obvious toy gun teacher spotted on Zoom class.

Pretty insightful commentary on the reliability of the media.

So, if you want to win best picture, you now need diversity in the cast.

Slavery reprations

California entered the nation as a free state, but the legislature is starting the process of paying reparations for slavery.

J K Rowling, Harry Potter author, is in trouble with the liberals for saying there are only two sexes.

A lot of people are unhappy with New York City since the liberals eliminated enforcing the law. Moving companies are so busy they are turning people away. But since the article was published in the New York Times, they are blaming it on COVID.

You have seen Alice Johnson in the news and at the Republican convention. Here's the rest of the story.

A murder suspect committed suicide in Minneapolis and the riots and looting started up again. Once again, black owned businesses suffered.

Here's something for you teachers: claims about a longest research program in teaching methods to see what works.

How to be a better writer in a brief lesson. I rewrote this a bit after the lesson.

This article on Teddy Roosevelt is interesting in its own right, but take the photo tour the the US National Parks.

U-Haul truck rentals are priced like airplane seats, depending on which way you want to do. It costs $773 to move from NY to Vermont vs $236 in the other direction. This article has a graph of which states have the most outward migration (taxes) vs inward migration.

Joe Biden was opposed to fracking before he was in favor. Maybe somebody told him that banning fracking would be really, really bad for the economy.

The Democrats plan to win the election by ballot harvesting.

A lot of businesses are choosing not to rebuild in Minneapolis. For one thing, insurance isn't even covering the costs of hauling away the debris.

Nearly 30% of health care workers had the Corona virus and didn't know they had it.

In Portland, rioters arrested are released and not charged with a crime by the DA, so they can go back and riot again the next day. Some folks are refusing to assist the city in this useless endeavor.

Joe Biden's risky choices. Should he go out in public?

The Russians are planning to raise some of their radioactive nuclear submarines left in the bottom of the ocean.

A panel in Washington DC is recommending removing some monuments including the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial.

Apparently, when John Brennan was running the CIA, he wasted money and messed up in the Middle East. And it's still broken.

A ship with 6000 cows sunk in a typhoon off Japan.  Want to see what a 6000-cow cattle ship looks like?

NPR ran an interview with an author who defended looting. It was badly criticized, so they came out with a softer version "to add context". This version is also disgusting; your tax dollars at work.

As of 2 September 2020, the global COVID-19 vaccine R&D landscape includes 321 vaccine candidates. Of these, 32 vaccine candidates are in clinical trials.

The conflict between the left and right is stark in Portland where a chasm grows between the city and the rest of Oregon.