Category: General Blog

Too Many Chiefs and Not Enough Indians?

I note some in comments are not only defending but applauding the H-1Bs. [More]

The last thing I have time for is to engage in debates under my own articles, especially since no shortage of posters shielded by anonymity seem to devolve into distractions and confirmation bias-based insults. That said, I don’t like to see some contentions go unchallenged, and I find a lot to be concerned about with some of the observations articulated by Matt Bracken. I had another link by a former HR recruiter explaining scams that H-1B companies engage in, but I guess that was too much free speech for Mr. Musk’s foreign labor-championing X.

Speaking of which, my wife retired after decades as a mainframe programmer, versatile in all the old languages that are still in demand but with an aging pool of qualified IT personnel. She still gets calls for contract openings, and nine times out of ten the recruiter’s English is practically unintelligible. My more tolerant and enlightened betters would say that shows what a dignity-violating racist I am.

I can’t help but recall how The New York Times crowed about Democrat expansion in Virginia a few years back:

“Guns, that is the most pressing issue for me,” said Vijay Katkuri, 38, a software engineer from southern India, explaining why he voted for a Democratic challenger in Tuesday’s elections. He was shopping for chicken at the Indian Spice Food Market. “There are lots of other issues, but you can only fix them if you are alive.”

As with people of all backgrounds, I’ve known a handful of exceptions, people of Indian heritage who are patriots as fine as any I’ve met, but the rule of numbers overwhelmingly results in Grewal and unusual punishment.

Today’s Five-Minute Activism

On the way back from my routine doctor visit my wife and I stopped in at the supermarket to pick up dinner fixings for tonight ( I make a very good Italian sausage and peppers if I say so myself), and one of the things I usually check is the magazine stand to see if the new issue of Firearms News is on display yet.

Someone moved magazines from other sections and placed them to cover most of the gun mags. It’s not the first time I’ve noticed and set things right.

I can just imagine the bitter, self-righteous, indignant type that has no clue what this says about her as a human being, and instead perversely justifies this to herself and other frustrated cud chewers. And yeah, I just made assumptions drawing on stereotypes. Change my mind.

The thought strikes: In addition to the other resolutions, why not make a point of checking when you’re in the store and setting things right?

Time for Commonsense Car Safety Laws

BREAKING: Suspect in New Orleans crash and shooting is dead after firefight with police, law enforcement officials tell AP [More]

Yeah, leave it to AP to make it about guns.

But as long as they have, so much for licensing and registration…

And remember:

Anybody figure out why the barriers were conveniently down with no temporary replacement alternative?

No thoughts and prayers from CAIR…?

In with the New

I decided against better judgment to watch the ball drop on one of the networks, and at random picked CBS. My guess is the song right before the countdown was on all the feeds, and it was some rich, faux-furred celebrityette singing Lennon’s paen to Lenin, “Imagine,” with the “no possessions” line juxtaposing bizarrely (so probably unnoticed by most) against a thick jeweled necklace that looked like something worn by a queen. I turned it off soon after while the music was interspersed with crowd shots, replete with a long pause on two guys making out…

Lest Ye Be Judged

Georgia judge Stephen Yekel shoots himself dead inside courtroom on last day in office [More]

They’ve already wiped his Facebook, so once more we’re dependent on what LE wants to share. I see he “received training from Georgia Police Academy and Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.”

Without admittedly knowing any more about this than the story I link to, I’ll only say I don’t see how anyone could do that to their family, grown children or not, and have them live the rest of their lives with this nightmare.

We’re the Only Ones Tactical Enough

U.S. Forest Service (USFS) special agent Travis Lunders arrived at their ranch without warning, armed and in full tactical gear, to serve the couple separate grand jury indictments. [More]

Let’s make it about Travis.

And let’s keep an eye on who Trump appoints to take over USFS, and which prosecutions are in order.

[Via Michael G]

Clueless Morons Make Noise About Guns

Gun violence prevention group speaks on deadly Ferguson gun battle [More]

Did they say anything worth listening to?

And they don’t think the admission of “generational poverty” in a land of “free” K-12 education, available jobs, and a universal understanding of how babies are made reflects on their ability to make competent decisions…?

[Via bondmen]

We’re the Only Ones Murderous Enough

London, Kentucky Police Killed Man in His Home in Late Night Search Warrant Raid Apparently at Wrong Address–Reportedly Over a Stolen Weed Eater [More]

So naturally, after making excuses they cut off feedback:

London Police Department, KY limited who can comment on this post.

But you can still access photos of these murder0us b@$+@rd$ giving each other awards.

I guess it’s not fair to judge them until you’ve goose-stepped a mile in their jackboots.

[Via bondmen]

With Republicans Like These

Trump hails Florida Dem’s decision to ditch party, join GOP [More]

I’m trying to figure out how including this cow who has pledged to “stand up to the NRA and fight for a ban on military style assault rifles and the high capacity ammunition that make them so lethal” will help…

Anybody else getting a Professor Harold Hill of politics vibe…?

[Via Andy M]

Shall Not Be Infringed Unless…

We learned that the denials were due to font sizes that were too small, the lack of compliant visual indicators, and so forth. We have just received additional responsive documents from the DOJ which explain their position that, pursuant to the California Code of Regulations, the explanatory text for the CLIs must be permanently displayed by engraving, stamping, etching, molding, casting, or other means of permanent marking. If the explanatory text can be removed, such as with acetone, that will NOT be sufficient for roster approval. [More]

Now they’re just being d!cks.

This is one of the things we ought to be pressing Trump on:

Imagine now the Department of Justice under an actual Second Amendment advocate, and what it could do fighting infringements and prohibitionist lawfare waged by states with unlimited tax war chests in tandem with Astroturf prohibitionist groups funded by antigun elites. Right now, the costs to defend against these innumerable assaults on all levels are borne by gun rights groups and members of mostly modest means who can only support a fraction of what is needed. That equation could be turned on its head.

That presupposes Pam Bondi’s inclination to demand infringements can be reined in and reversed.

[Via Jess]

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