Today’s Poser

Why is it that most political violence is almost always the left directed against the right (MAGA hats, Don’t Tread on Me flags, the Pledge of Allegiance, Trump yard signs, etc.) ... and not the other way around? (Do these people really believe that this changes minds?)

STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Think Hard!

Think hard pilgrim! Is this guy right? Will such words beget more bloodshed? Or usher in social justice? Think hard!

STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Quotable Quote

“The left says that your free speech is violence ... but their violence is just free speech.” — Glenn Reynolds

Headlines

Famed Democrat pollster: Warren as VP would lead to Biden victory

Trump to sign executive order aimed at craking down on Facebook and Twitter, vows ‘FAIRNESS’

U.S. deaths from coronavirus surpass 100,000 milestone ...

Report: Fort Leavenworth soldier intervenes, takes out active shooter

2.1 million unemployment claims filed last week, as workers still struggle to get benefits

Coronavirus live updates: Continuing U.S. unemployment claims fall, CVS expanding to 1,000 testing sites

Asymptomatic cases may be more common than suspected ...

President Trump will sign executive order on social media censorship

Violence again rocks Minneapolis after man’s death, 1 killed

Mark Zuckerberg says social networks should not be fact-cheking political speech

TX students set to return to school — next week!

Minneapolis rioters smash charter school storefronts

Headlines

Democrats want to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal. It’s not that simple

‘It never stops’: US farmers face extreme heat after floods and trade war

Military eyes 16year olds as ranks and candidates dwindle ...

Powerline blog: Ilhan Omar’s family faked asylum, married brother

RNC more than doubles DNC’s fundraising in June

Silver had its best week since 2016 but gold or Bitcoin are better bets, traders say

President tells aids to look for big spending cuts in ‘second term’ ...

Twitter suspends Angel Mom for posting about illegal immigration

Citing discrimination, HUD denies L.A. $80M

Iran denies that the second British ship was seized

Pew: 91% Dems see violence coming ...

Drug overdose deaths fall in U.S. for first time in over 30 years

Obama in Mexico

“We understand that the root cause of much of the violence here — and so much suffering for many Mexicans — is the demand for illegal drugs, including in the United States,” Obama said.

For more on our hypocrite-in-chief's current visit south of the border see: Washington Post Story.

"Most of the guns used to commit violence here in Mexico come from the United States," President Obama said.

Greasing the Skids

Greece erupted in disturbing violence yesterday in response to the austerity measures that are being required of it to get the next round of bailout money.  I won't go into the details of this rioting ... you can read about it here.  The point of this blog entry is to reprise two data points I heard this AM on television.  First, in 2010 Greece passed a set of austerity measures to get the first round of bailout money - $61 billion.  It implemented not one of them.  Secondly, this time around the European Union (read Angela Merkel) is not taking the Greek Parliament at their collective word.  It is requiring the Greek party leaders to sign personal pledges to implement the measures that were passed into law yesterday before the $160+ billion of bailout money will be released to them (see: Wall Street Journal Article).

This sounds to me a little like the Treaty of Versailles that was foisted upon and humiliated Germany after World War I ... which many feel set the stage for World War II.  One wonders what this forced-fed dirt dish will eventually elicit from Greece?  Enter the drachma [stage right] ... ?