A Revolting Documentary

The Incoherence of Ken Burns’s ‘The American Revolution’ [More]

Yes, it’s flawed, and yes, Burns is a lefty, but I watched it and found it time well spent, and some of the hard truths inconvenient but necessary.

The author came to a conclusion that makes a point I’ve long argued:

The title of Burns’s series is misleading. A more apt title would have been something like, “The American Wars for Independence.”

The Revolution was that people don’t need a king and can self govern. The War of the Rebellion was just that.

[Via bondmen]

A Key Figure

Matthew Hoover has been released from a federal prison in Wisconsin after serving nearly three years of a five-year sentence for trafficking machine guns. He is now headed to a halfway house to serve out the remainder of his conviction. [More]

Google AI says this about the snitch:

Where the hell is Harmeet Dhillon? Task Force exclusivity strikes again in another bout of bipolarity.

Or is it? Everybody realizes what the “law-abiding citizens” qualifier allows, right? Hey, if you don’t like it, vote out Blue State Democrats! Until then, obey.

Meanwhile, if Trump can pardon Henry Cuellar:

Why does Hoover have to remain hostage another two years?

Occupied Territory

Who thinks this is really about “commonsense gun safety”?

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says city police will not cooperate with ICE. Then he turns to the Somali community and begins speaking… Somalian. [More]

And:

“Back the Blue”, amirite conservatives? It’ll be easy to send the police to take your guns when the police are imported from a foreign country and speak English as a second language. [More]

With “Only Ones” like these, who needs blue helmets?

I gate to keep bringing this up… and again… but not too many “gun rights groups” in their self-defense lawsuits seem overly concerned about the broader “security of a free State” being undermined…

[Via CP]

Rump Derangement Syndrome?

Richard Gere says Dalai Lama’s words couldn’t change Trump: ‘What he’s done is astonishing’ – The ‘Pretty Woman’ actor has previously claimed that President Trump almost ‘destroyed’ the country [More]

So… Trump wouldn’t suck his tongue?

Doesn’t Gere have a gerbil to pull out?

Yeah, I know, Snopes says that’s false.

And who doesn’t believe Snopes?

Debunking Bunkum

Who says I want to escape? [More]

Seems society’s a lot safer than we think, and self-defense is statistically insignificant. You believe that when told by people who’ve been lying and trying to grab your guns for decades, right?

If true, not only should the police disarm (sorry, forgot about those superior “Only Ones” abilities), but their Train Smart program is admittedly putting attendees at risk they knew or should have known they were endangering, and maybe someone who took it and then blows a DGU can sue them.

Speaking of DGUs, even if you accept their calculated low-balling of numbers, 69,000 still exceeds “gun deaths.” Oops.

Funny thing: This “research” isn’t signed. I was hoping the authors could demonstrate some of their claims. I’d volunteer to help.

CONCLUSION: They’d rather see us dead than armed.

Dai-Quan Doh!

He isn’t half as retarded as the system that makes such stories predictably inevitable.

Juvenile” would say “Hold my beer” on arrests if he were old enough to have beer and his name wasn’t withheld to protect him from consequences of being a congential parasite.

And sorry, lady. “We” haven’t done this and they’re not “our children.”

Collectivist thinking is what got “us” into this mess.

[Via Michael G]

Picking the Right Pest Exterminator

“The average squatter,” says James Jacobs, “has no melee experience.” No familiarity with katana swords or other bladed weaponry. No training in kendo, iaido, or other martial arts. If anyone knows the typical combat background of a squatter, a person living in a home illegally, it’s Jacobs. He runs a company called ASAP Squatter Removal, offering do-it-himself eviction services to property owners throughout the Bay Area. [More]

I hope whoever hires him has good insurance. Because I can see this turning into a much more expensive disaster, with the phrase “knew or should have known” featured prominently in the complaint. Especially in California.

[Via Michael G]

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