Category: rope-selling capitalists

Rope-Selling Capitalists

They’ll just flee to another state when Democrat taxes get too high and continue on. Until the day they find they can’t.

Ozymandias

Ted Turner dies aged 87: Billionaire founded CNN and was married to Jane Fonda [More]

That ain’t the craziest thing he did:

[S]ome, like CNN founder Ted Turner, see an increase in military suicides as “good” because, as he told Piers Morgan (naturally), that will somehow pave the way for a more enlightened United Nations world policeman…

Mark 8:36 comes to mind… as does a favorite poem.

[Via Michael G]

Tales of the Bizarro World

Far Left Anti-Billionaire Group Linked to Bernie Sanders Endorses Billionaire Tom Steyer for Governor of California [More]

The issue never really matters– those are just hooks to bring in disgruntled pawns. The cause célèbre always takes a back seat to the greater goal of conquest through subversion.

When that’s won, the useful idiots will get what’s coming to them.

One Percenter Steyer, of course, wants you disarmed.

He sure is keeping his security measures close to the vest.

[Via Michael G]

Lies of Commission and Omission

A recent news headline declared, “11,500 shootings occurred within 500 yards of US schools last year.” The obvious implication is that American school children are under daily fire on school campuses nationwide. But, as with most gun control narratives in national media written by reporters who mostly don’t understand the basics of firearms or criminal gun use, that narrative collapses under the slightest scrutiny. The first glaring red flag in this story is that Hearst Television Data Visualization Journalist Susie Webb and the WCVB Get the Facts Data Team built their agenda-driven narrative by relying on gun control advocacy site The Trace’s “School-Adjacent Shootings” dataset, which tracks Gun Violence Archive (GVA) incidents that fell within 500 yards of a K-12 school. Even that dataset warns that each row is a shooting-to-school match and must be deduplicated before anyone totals up the incidents, deaths or injuries. However, that was not done before Webb and WVTM’s story went live on several news outlets, on social media, on Hearst Television’s YouTube channel and was even—unsurprisingly—picked up by MSN. [More]

You don’t hate the DSM enough.

Lyft Off

‘I felt a gun in my ribs’: Milwaukee Lyft driver carjacked by passengers [More]

But…but…but RULES…

Having had to work my share of low-end jobs in my life when things took a downturn, I confess to a special hatred for parasites who vicitmize working people trying to make ends meet, and a special contempt for employers who put them in harms way knowing full well the risks.

[Via Michael G]

The Safety Dance

Missiles hit Dubai. Influencer still claims it’s safer than US cities
Influencer Mike Babayan says he still feels safe in Dubai as missiles strike the region. [More]

Google AI…? What say you?

Many freedoms protected in the U.S. are illegal in Dubai, UAE, due to strict conservative laws and autocratic governance. Key restrictions include prohibitions on criticizing the government, public displays of affection, LGBTQ+ rights, independent media, public protests, and certain expressions of religion. Violating these can lead to fines, imprisonment, or deportation. U.S. Department of State (.gov)

Not that I’m saying AI is GIGO curated leftist opinion or anything, but it avoided something. I said “avoided” instead of “forgot,” because it knows:

Dubai has extremely strict gun laws under UAE Federal Law No. 17 of 2019, making private firearm ownership difficult and heavily regulated. Licenses are required for purchasing or possessing weapons, with illegal possession resulting in severe penalties like imprisonment and deportation. Ownership is limited to specific purposes like sport or hunting, requiring strict licensing.

Mr. Franklin…? (And yes, I’m aware of original context.)

Maybe the wrong people are “influencers.”

Still, he has a point about cities and the dangerous oppressiveness of Democrat rule.

I Found My Thrill on Blueberry Hill

Life-threatening Listeria risk prompts massive frozen blueberry recall across multiple states [More]

What could be the cause?

Listeria monocytogenes is a dangerous bacteria, causing roughly 172 deaths annually in the US, frequently linked to contamination from environmental sources, animal feces, and potentially, human fecal contamination due to poor hygiene in agricultural or food-processing environments. It is notoriously difficult to eliminate once established, thriving in moist, nutrient-rich environments like soil and improperly handled farm produce.

Oregon, eh…?

Oregon’s agriculture industry heavily relies on thousands of immigrant workers, including many who are undocumented, to function… The USDA estimates that half of all hired crop farm workers in the U.S. are undocumented. Immigrants in Oregon hold about $14 billion in spending power and contribute more than $5 billion in taxes, highlighting their economic significance to the state.

Good thing none of this has anything to do with that “single issue“…

Cheap labor Republicans are every bit the enemy pathway to citizenship Democrats are. And they’re more insidious.

Rope-Selling Capitalists

“I’m very uncomfortable with that. I think regressive tax is immoral,” he added… “So, the tariff which falls on us becomes a regressive tax falling on the folks on the lower end of the economic spectrum.” [More]

It’s not like he deals in necessities– that just means people need to live within their means. And funny– you don’t hear most gun owners say the same thing about Pittman-Robertson.

As far as price-raising tariffs (and sales taxes) go, I’d argue that everyone paying for what they buy is more equitable than income taxes. The “rich,” who buy more, pay more. Allowing those who take without paying for government “entitlements” and services to vote is a sure way to guarantee “majority rule democracy” will demand free rides until the mule drops. Just as taxation without representation is intolerable, so is representation without it.

There’s a reason the Founders provided for tariffs and disallowed income taxes.

But this isn’t about politics. Honest.

“We’re not for Mr. Trump or against Mr. Trump, we’re against the misapplication of law,” he told FOX Business.

Don’t tell us, tell Open Secrets and the company’s Democrat exclusivity.

My favorite is this guy:

“This Bratz is right now a number one selling toy…” Larian said. “They are made in China right now, and they sell for $25. There is no way to make that in America and if it was, it would be $50 instead of $25.”

What, the price might go up for pouty-lipped protoslut dolls designed to sexualize little girls? The ones that exalt lesbianism and that aren’t sold in China? Could that be because its slave labor-providing government knows better than to allow imperialist running dogs to groom their children?

If the communists these trait… uh … traders enable ever take over, who thinks the dictatorship of the proletariat they establish will favorably recall the bourgeoisie who paved the way for them when it’s lime pit time?

Tangentially-Related UPDATE

In striking down President Trump’s tariffs under the IEEPA, the Supreme Court’s explanation of the distinction between congressional power to tax versus the power to regulate provides a great precedent to help win our 2A and NFA fights moving forward. [Watch]

So, that’s what we call a “silver lining”…?

[Via Jess]

Driven to Despair

But when asked for their thoughts on safety measures, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer readers suggested that arming drivers wouldn’t matter. “It seems some people who own guns must get trigger happy,” another wrote. “If drivers are shot indiscriminately being armed won’t help.” [More]

Kinda explains why they get their “news” from the Plain Dealer…

But I will cede one point: You put your back to an assailant to impede turning around and returning fire and you’re definitely going to be at a disadvantage. So the title premise is right: It’s just not worth it.

Not that Johnny Cabs will be an improvement…

[Via JG]

Breaking the Bank

JPMorgan Chase recently announced the banking giant’s policy of denying services to manufacturers of Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) is over. That’s a welcome reversal of policy after NSSF met with JPMorgan Chase officials to work to end the discriminatory policy. It is also the most recent of the big banks, including Bank of America and Citigroup that have shifted banking service policies that previously froze out members of the firearm industry. [More]

About damn time for all of them, and Morgan has been particularly offensive.

Now, what about “Merchant Category Codes“?

Hey, when the house of cards collapses, who’s in for more “too big to fail” bailouts?

And not to put too fine a point to it, but MSR seems counterproductive to me.