— Figen.. (@TheFigensezgin) July 31, 2019
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
White House Eyeing Chinese Forces Gathered on Hong Kong Border
Chinese government calls protests ‘creation of the U.S.’
Pompeo urged China to ‘do the right thing’ in handling unrest
The White House is monitoring what a senior administration official
called a congregation of Chinese forces on Hong Kong’s border.
Weeks of unrest in the Chinese territory have begun to overwhelm Hong Kong’s police, who have found themselves in violent clashes with protesters. China warned Monday that the civil disorder had gone “far beyond” peaceful protest after police deployed tear gas over the weekend.
The nature of the Chinese buildup wasn’t clear; the official said that units of the Chinese military or armed police had gathered at the border with Hong Kong. The official briefed reporters on a range of issues on condition he not be identified.
Weeks of unrest in the Chinese territory have begun to overwhelm Hong Kong’s police, who have found themselves in violent clashes with protesters. China warned Monday that the civil disorder had gone “far beyond” peaceful protest after police deployed tear gas over the weekend.
The nature of the Chinese buildup wasn’t clear; the official said that units of the Chinese military or armed police had gathered at the border with Hong Kong. The official briefed reporters on a range of issues on condition he not be identified.
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Comment on, 91% of Democrats Expect Civil War if Trump is Reelected
As much as it pains me to agree with the Party of Evil and their
supporters, I take it as a foregone conclusion there WILL BE a Civil War
in the near future. We are already in a cold cultural Civil War, it is
only a question of when it goes hot. It will be ugly and gruesome. Think
Rwanda times Bosnia on steroids. We are no longer a united nation with a
common identity. We are now a gaggle of special interest groups each at
opposition with every one else in what seen as a zero sum game.
Identity politics and the cult of victimhood coupled with a sense of
entitlement have destroyed any sense of a national identity.
What the Party of Evil and their supporters refuse to understand is that once the dogs of war are off the leash, it will spin out of control. Antifa and the Muslims live in their fantasy world of un-restrained violence against "fascists" and non-Muslims without consequences. Those who do not share their world view are making the stupid and fatal mistake in underestimating the Lefts and Muslims heart felt desire to commit genocide if given the opportunity to do so. Any sane person with an understanding of history will see why gun confiscation is a core plank for all the wannabes campaigning for POTUS. Yes they really do want us "Deplorables" dead. They will NEVER forgive us thwarting their efforts to rig the election of 2016 in the anointing of Hillary the Evil as the first woman (if I can call her that, but she sure as s--t is no lady). Democrats want and lust after a civil war. This will NOT end well. Winter is coming
--Anonymous
91% of Democrats Expect Civil War if Trump is Reelected
Via John "This is precisely why The Founders gave us the 2nd Amendment; to be used at a time just like this; a time of great danger from enemies of our Republic, both foreign and domestic."
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
North Carolina gun shop puts up '4 Horsemen' billboard to slam progressive congresswomen
Via Billy
A gun shop in western North Carolina is facing backlash
for using a billboard to insult "the Squad," four progressive minority
congresswomen, as "idiots," calling them the "four horsemen" of the
apocalypse.
The sign, an advertisement for Cherokee Guns in Murphy, about 240 miles from Charlotte, pictures freshman Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley (Mass.).
“Signed, the Deplorables," it says.
More @ The Hill
The Fifth American Republic
Via Borepatch "I think that the problem is much deeper, and goes back much further."
Barack Obama is a communist. That's a low schoolyard insult, even though it's true, but it doesn't matter. You see, Mitt Romney is also a commie. No, this isn't yet another Mitt Romney rant. All of our political establishment are commies, and have been for a long time. Buckle up, because this is an uberpost.
I often hear the expression "we're not going to vote ourselves out of this." The older I get it seems, the longer the pelt of my Wookie Suit becomes, and so I can sympathize with people who think we've lost something, something that we won't be getting back easily.
Some ideas which had been stewing in my subconscious since August (!) coalesced when I read a post by Kevin Baker, quoting a John Ringo novel:
Dated
Barack Obama is a communist. That's a low schoolyard insult, even though it's true, but it doesn't matter. You see, Mitt Romney is also a commie. No, this isn't yet another Mitt Romney rant. All of our political establishment are commies, and have been for a long time. Buckle up, because this is an uberpost.
I often hear the expression "we're not going to vote ourselves out of this." The older I get it seems, the longer the pelt of my Wookie Suit becomes, and so I can sympathize with people who think we've lost something, something that we won't be getting back easily.
Some ideas which had been stewing in my subconscious since August (!) coalesced when I read a post by Kevin Baker, quoting a John Ringo novel:
More @ Borepatch
USMCA is so important it’s almost unthinkable a Democrat majority in Congress could kill it for no reason other than it was negotiated by the Trump administration
When Donald Trump took office and took aim at the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as promised on the campaign trail, critics – with good reason – sounded alarm at his in-your-face approach. It’s not, they said, how you deal with neighbors.
More @ Albuquerque Journal
Milton Friedman: The Forgotten History of the Godfather of Conservative Libertarianism
“I would like to say to Milton and Anna [co-author of A Monetary History of the United States, 1867–1960]: Regarding the Great Depression. You’re right, we did it. We’re very sorry. But thanks to you, we won’t do it again." --Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, acknowledging the central bank’s role in causing the Great Depression
Milton Friedman is the Godfather of American conservative libertarianism. He was, at a time when it was deeply unfashionable in official circles, a fierce critic of Keynesian economics. He was a leader of the second generation of libertarian economists to come out of the University of Chicago. Among the people recruited or mentored by him at the university include Thomas Sowell, Gary Becker, Robert Fogel and Robert Lucas, Jr. Friedman often used the jargon and methodology of Keynesians while rejecting their basic premises, coming to very different conclusions than his Keynesian counterparts.
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I'm sure you've heard of the great Milton Frieman before! Well, tomorrow is his birthday and we wrote an article to celebrate him and all that he gave to us: https://ammo.com/articles/
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Monday, July 29, 2019
CA judge rules semi-auto rifles not protected under 2nd Amendment
Via Stephanie
A federal judge in California ruled last week that banning semi-automatic rifles is not a violation of the right to bear arms as afforded by the Second Amendment.
U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton of Santa Ana, Calif. ruled on July 22 to uphold the current state law banning the ownership, manufacture, or sale of “semiautomatic rifles and the bullet buttons that alter a conventional rifle into a rapid-fire weapon,” the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
A federal judge in California ruled last week that banning semi-automatic rifles is not a violation of the right to bear arms as afforded by the Second Amendment.
U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton of Santa Ana, Calif. ruled on July 22 to uphold the current state law banning the ownership, manufacture, or sale of “semiautomatic rifles and the bullet buttons that alter a conventional rifle into a rapid-fire weapon,” the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
More @ American Military News
Red Republicans Revisited
Back in 2007, my friend, Donnie Kennedy and I had our book Red Republicans and Lincoln’s Marxists published. It got quite a bit of attention and we were pooh-poohed for daring to suggest that the Republicans ever had anything to do with the communists. The fact that those who attacked us had probably never read any of the history was immaterial. In our insane day you don’t have to know the history or facts about anything. All you have to do is accuse someone of something and that is supposed to be enough. You don’t need no stinkin’ evidence, all you gotta do is say it and everyone is supposed to fall in line and believe it.
More @ Revised History
Some UK Jews embrace hard-right pundit Katie Hopkins amid her attacks on Muslims
Via David
To her critics, British journalist Katie Hopkins is less an anti-immigrant activist than a flat-out Islamophobe, demonizing Islam in defense of what she calls “White Brits.”
Such views have earned her scathing criticism and rejection by leaders of British Jewry.
But on the ground in the United Kingdom, Hopkins’s engagement with parts of the Jewish community and other minorities, as well as her growing focus and action on Israel, have earned her numerous Jewish supporters. parts of the Jewish community and other minorities, as well as her growing focus and action on Israel, have earned her numerous Jewish supporters.
To her critics, British journalist Katie Hopkins is less an anti-immigrant activist than a flat-out Islamophobe, demonizing Islam in defense of what she calls “White Brits.”
Such views have earned her scathing criticism and rejection by leaders of British Jewry.
But on the ground in the United Kingdom, Hopkins’s engagement with parts of the Jewish community and other minorities, as well as her growing focus and action on Israel, have earned her numerous Jewish supporters. parts of the Jewish community and other minorities, as well as her growing focus and action on Israel, have earned her numerous Jewish supporters.
More @ The Times of Israel
Mueller collapse raises more questions: John Durham may tie up loose ends
It is becoming clear that the Mueller report is a partisan document, carefully crafted to cut around nefarious activity perpetuated by Clinton et al., and focus on the most salacious moments of the Trump presidency.
The fallout from Wednesday’s disastrous performance by Robert Mueller in the Capitol includes a nearly 450-page report now in question. We don’t know who wrote it. We don’t know who really ran the investigation. We do know that several investigators on Mueller’s team were rabidly anti-Trump and pro-Hillary Clinton.
In fact, the Justice Department’s voluminous Inspector General report featured the political musings of the investigators. The Office of Inspector General, “Discovered text messages and instant messages between some FBI employees on the investigative team, conducted using FBI mobile devices and computers, that expressed statements of hostility toward then candidate Donald Trump and statements of support for then candidate Clinton.”
Members of the team attended Clinton events, donated to her campaign and even legally represented some of her associates.
More @ Boston Herald
16 Marines arrested on human smuggling and drug charges
Sixteen U.S. Marines were arrested Thursday on
human smuggling and drug allegations at a base in Southern California,
military officials said.
The Marines were
arrested at Camp Pendleton based on information gained from a previous
human smuggling investigation, the Marine Corps said in a statement
Thursday. At least eight other Marines have also been questioned about
their involvement in alleged drug offenses.
None
of the arrested or detained Marines were a part of the Southwest Border
Support mission, according to the military's statement.
More @ NBC
Glock 48 VS 19
For many years, the Glock 19 has been the go-to recommendation for those looking for a compact-sized concealed carry pistol. Its size, functional design and capacity make it an obvious choice. It’s a great gun for beginners or expert marksmen and has compatibility with a wide range of marketplace accessories. Improvements have been made over the years, but the G19 today remains a testament to Glock’s pursuit of perfection.
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Sunday, July 28, 2019
‘Thoughts and Prayers’ Aren’t Enough, America’s First Gun Violence Minister Says.
Via Jacob
CPUSA
More @ The New York Times
The Doctrine of State’s Rights
This piece originally appeared in the North American Review, February 1890.
To DO justice to the motives which actuated the soldiers of the Confederacy, it is needful that the cause for which they fought should be fairly understood; for no degree of skill, valor, and devotion can sanctify service in an unrighteous cause.
We revere the memory of Washington, not so much for his achievements in arms as for his self-abnegation and the unfaltering devotion with which he defended the inalienable rights of the people of all the United States. This made him first in peace, first in war, and first in the hearts of his countrymen, and for this the great English poet wrote: “But one were worthy of the name of Washington.” Yet he was what no Southern soldier in the War Between the States could, with truth, be called–a rebel–and, without much extravagance in the figure, was said to have fought the battles of the Revolution with a halter round his neck. Had there been no inalienable rights, or had they not been violated, he could not rightfully have been absolved from his allegiance to the crown, or conscientiously have felt that he had not broken his faith as subject to the lawful powers of the British Government, in taking up arms against it.
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Confederate Monuments and Racism?
As noted in earlier posts, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and many academic historians are promoting a false narrative that the Confederate statues erected between 1900 and 1920 were celebrations of white supremacy. In reality, the statues were built because the old veterans were dying-off, which is why there was also a simultaneous surge in Civil War memorial-building in the North.
Nonetheless, academics are on a mission to “prove” their point by finding examples of statue inscriptions or dedication speeches that celebrate the Anglo-Saxon race or affirm white supremacy. Yet Anglo-Saxon pride and white privilege was common throughout all of America during that era. Consider, for example, the widespread obsession with defeating black heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson.
More @ The Abbeville Institute
Song of the South and the Assault on Culture
Most of us, even the youngest, have heard of the magnificent Disney film, “Song of the South,” originally released in 1946. And certainly we are familiar with its hit song, “Zip-a Dee Doo Dah.”
Some of us have seen this partially animated classic, or recall seeing it years ago, even though it is officially unavailable at present. Disney refuses to release it to the American market.
Well, superbly reproduced video copies can now be purchased in the United States.
Here’s the rest of the story.
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It was cool when Bernie Sanders called Baltimore ‘a disgrace,’ worse than N. Korea, but Trump’s a racist
Via John
2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), during his prior presidential run in 2016, compared Baltimore to a “Third World country” while touring one of the city’s neighborhoods and subsequently tweeted, “Residents of Baltimore’s poorest boroughs have lifespans shorter than people living under dictatorship in North Korea. That is a disgrace.”
“Anyone who took the walk that we took around this neighborhood would not think you’re in a wealthy nation,” the Socialist-Democrat Sanders told reporters after his December 2015 tour. “You would think that you were in a Third World country.”
2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), during his prior presidential run in 2016, compared Baltimore to a “Third World country” while touring one of the city’s neighborhoods and subsequently tweeted, “Residents of Baltimore’s poorest boroughs have lifespans shorter than people living under dictatorship in North Korea. That is a disgrace.”
“Anyone who took the walk that we took around this neighborhood would not think you’re in a wealthy nation,” the Socialist-Democrat Sanders told reporters after his December 2015 tour. “You would think that you were in a Third World country.”
More @ Biz Pac Review
Jeffrey Epstein partied with top journos, had Ted Kennedy's home number
Via Billy
New York magazine has published an extensive feature on accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's elite circle of friends and associates, which at one point included both President Donald Trump, who previously identified as a Democrat, and former President Bill Clinton.
The list of names, compiled from Epstein's address book and the flight logs of his private jet, includes a number of less recognizable individuals who are nevertheless deeply connected to the Democratic Party establishment, and to the Clintons in particular.
New York magazine has published an extensive feature on accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's elite circle of friends and associates, which at one point included both President Donald Trump, who previously identified as a Democrat, and former President Bill Clinton.
The list of names, compiled from Epstein's address book and the flight logs of his private jet, includes a number of less recognizable individuals who are nevertheless deeply connected to the Democratic Party establishment, and to the Clintons in particular.
More @ The Washington Free Beacon
Saturday, July 27, 2019
The Art of the Deal: Donald Trump and Boris Johnson Hammering Out ‘Very Substantial Trade Agreement’
Via Billy
President Donald Trump said Friday he is already working with new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on a major trade agreement.
Johnson took office this week and replaces Theresa May, who failed to develop an acceptable plan to wean Britain away from the European Union as required by the Brexit vote. Trump said he called Johnson to congratulate him on his new job.
“We’re working already on a trade agreement,” Trump said, according to Britain’s Sky News.
President Donald Trump said Friday he is already working with new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on a major trade agreement.
Johnson took office this week and replaces Theresa May, who failed to develop an acceptable plan to wean Britain away from the European Union as required by the Brexit vote. Trump said he called Johnson to congratulate him on his new job.
“We’re working already on a trade agreement,” Trump said, according to Britain’s Sky News.
Johnson took office this week and replaces Theresa May, who failed to develop an acceptable plan to wean Britain away from the European Union as required by the Brexit vote. Trump said he called Johnson to congratulate him on his new job.
“We’re working already on a trade agreement,” Trump said, according to Britain’s Sky News.
President Donald Trump said Friday he is already working with new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on a major trade agreement.
Johnson took office this week and replaces Theresa May, who failed to develop an acceptable plan to wean Britain away from the European Union as required by the Brexit vote. Trump said he called Johnson to congratulate him on his new job.
“We’re working already on a trade agreement,” Trump said, according to Britain’s Sky News.
More @ WJ
130 times FBI / DOJ broke standard practice to free Hillary & frame Trump
Via Billy
On March 8th, 2019, we prepared a list of the more than 100 times that Obama’s Deep State FBI took actions that deviated from standard practice and/or were corrupt and/or were criminal in their efforts to exonerate Hillary from her crimes and then spy on and frame candidate and then President Trump.
After the Mueller train wreck this past week we thought we’d provide an updated list of these unbelievable actions.
As we noted in March, current and former FBI associates were embarrassed to even turn on their TV’s before the Mueller testimony. Now they must be enraged.
More @ The Gateway Pundit
"Drop the knife. I will shoot you"
Via John
Muslim in America tries to take on state Trooper with the tools of Mohammed, it was only ever going to end one way pic.twitter.com/M2Em5Sopgm— Mark Jones (@MarkLFC20) July 26, 2019
Friday, July 26, 2019
Best States for Gun Owners (2018)
Via Brian @ Ammo.Com
Guns & Ammo editors have been evaluating the gun laws of each state for the past six years and, in each of those articles, most states moved steadily in a pro-gun direction. This year, thanks in large part due to the media swirling around the mass shootings in Las Vegas and Parkland, we saw things begin to shift in the opposite direction. Many elected officials who ran on a “pro-gun” platform grew weak-kneed when it came to going on the record in support of those very same rights. Traditionally firearm-friendly states such as Vermont and Florida saw the passage of significant anti-gun legislation, almost overnight. How much have things really changed in the wake of this newest wave of anti-gun sentiment? We will do our best to quantify that.
Guns & Ammo editors have been evaluating the gun laws of each state for the past six years and, in each of those articles, most states moved steadily in a pro-gun direction. This year, thanks in large part due to the media swirling around the mass shootings in Las Vegas and Parkland, we saw things begin to shift in the opposite direction. Many elected officials who ran on a “pro-gun” platform grew weak-kneed when it came to going on the record in support of those very same rights. Traditionally firearm-friendly states such as Vermont and Florida saw the passage of significant anti-gun legislation, almost overnight. How much have things really changed in the wake of this newest wave of anti-gun sentiment? We will do our best to quantify that.
More @ Guns & Ammo
Owing much to President Donald Trump’s stewardship, th U.S. economy is about the strongest it has ever been.
The American worker has been the primary beneficiary of economic growth. Since his election, the president has created 5.3 million jobs. The unemployment rate is getting as low as it can go at 3.7 percent, according to June’s job numbers, and job growth continues in an upward trend. Today, there are more job openings than Americans looking for work.
What more could a president do with such strong economic performance?
The answer by the Trump administration has been to revitalize the private sector’s commitment to the American worker.
More@ Morning Consult
Say It, GOP!—or Just Give It Up: Open Borders Is TREASON! the Left Is ANTI-WHITE!
Via Tedmund
Republicans still don’t know how to talk about race, identity and nation. Which is a problem, because, as an article in Axios recently bragged, “The single biggest threat to Republicans’ long-term viability is demographics”. [The GOP’s demographic decay, by Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen, July 18, 2019]
The repeating pattern: a Republican 1) says something 2) is accused of racial insensitivity 3) immediately grovels
and offers concessions. The mostly white Republican base gets
demoralized, the Cultural Marxist Left is emboldened, and the Overton
Window shifts in the wrong direction.
More @ UNZ
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Mueller Claims He Doesn't Know Who Fusion GPS Is. Donald Trump Jr. Fires Brutal One-Word Response.
After Special Counsel Robert Mueller protested on Wednesday that he wasn't familiar with Fusion GPS, which is largely credited with producing the dossier that prompted the entire Russia investigation for which Mueller was hired, Donald Trump Jr. fired off a blistering series of tweets ripping Mueller for his claim, including “2 years and almost $50,000,000 & and he doesn't have a clue to how it started? GTFO.”
More @ The Daily Wire
Former Fed Prosecutor: Trump Was Right; Mueller Didn’t Run His Own Investigation
For former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy, the biggest loser from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s appearances on Capitol Hill on Wednesday might have been Mueller’s probe itself.
Mueller’s demeanor, and evident unfamiliarity with the contents of the report on the Russia “collusion” investigation, had McCarthy pointing out the probe was clearly “staff-driven” and not run by Mueller at all.
More @ WJ
Here Are The First 5 People In Line for the First Federal Executions Since 2003
Daniel Lewis Lee, a member of a white supremacist group, murdered a family of three, including an eight-year-old girl. After robbing and shooting the victims with a stun gun, Lee covered their heads with plastic bags, sealed the bags with duct tape, weighed down each victim with rocks, and threw the family of three into the Illinois bayou. On May 4, 1999, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas found Lee guilty of numerous offenses, including three counts of murder in aid of racketeering, and he was sentenced to death. Lee's execution is scheduled to occur on Dec. 9, 2019.
Lezmond Mitchell stabbed to death a 63-year-old grandmother and forced her nine-year-old granddaughter to sit beside her lifeless body for a 30 to 40-mile drive. Mitchell then slit the girl's throat twice, crushed her head with 20-pound rocks, and severed and buried both victims' heads and hands. On May 8, 2003, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona found Mitchell guilty of numerous offenses, including first degree murder, felony murder, and carjacking resulting in murder, and he was sentenced to death. Mitchell's execution is scheduled to occur on Dec. 11, 2019.
Wesley Ira Purkey violently raped and murdered a 16-year-old girl, and then dismembered, burned, and dumped the young girl's body in a septic pond. He also was convicted in state court for using a claw hammer to bludgeon to death an 80-year-old woman who suffered from polio and walked with a cane. On Nov. 5, 2003, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri found Purkey guilty of kidnapping a child resulting in the child's death, and he was sentenced to death. Purkey's execution is scheduled to occur on Dec. 13, 2019.
Alfred Bourgeois physically and emotionally tortured, sexually molested, and then beat to death his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter. On March 16, 2004, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas found Bourgeois guilty of multiple offenses, including murder, and he was sentenced to death. Bourgeois' execution is scheduled to occur on Jan. 13, 2020.
Dustin Lee Honken shot and killed five people — two men who planned to testify against him and a single, working mother and her ten-year-old and six-year-old daughters. On Oct. 14, 2004, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa found Honken guilty of numerous offenses, including five counts of murder during the course of a continuing criminal enterprise, and he was sentenced to death. Honken's execution is scheduled to occur on Jan. 15, 2020.
SÀI GÒN 6/4/75
Via Dung
An American woman escort Vietnamese orphans to sign that there is still room to drive more children on the bus to take orphans to the airport on Sunday to land flight to the United States.
An American woman escort Vietnamese orphans to sign that there is still room to drive more children on the bus to take orphans to the airport on Sunday to land flight to the United States.
| Vietnam Babylift, My Story |
US justice department resumes use of death penalty and schedules five executions
Via Iver
William Barr announces he has reinstated a policy dormant for 16 years, following authorization from Congress and signing by Trump
The US government is set to carry out the death penalty for the first time in 16 years, William Barr, the attorney general, announced on Thursday, despite criticism of capital punishment as “immoral and deeply flawed”.
The justice department scheduled the execution of five death row federal inmates for December and January.
William Barr announces he has reinstated a policy dormant for 16 years, following authorization from Congress and signing by Trump
The US government is set to carry out the death penalty for the first time in 16 years, William Barr, the attorney general, announced on Thursday, despite criticism of capital punishment as “immoral and deeply flawed”.
The justice department scheduled the execution of five death row federal inmates for December and January.
More @ The Guardian
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
The Streets of Cho Lon, as Seen Through Old Postcards
From downtown Saigon, take Tran Hung Dao Boulevard, drive past rows of towering dipterocarp trees, and one will arrive in the colorful quarters of Cho Lon.
While some buildings might be gone and packed residential neighborhoods have sprouted from empty fields, the route from Saigon to Cho Lon remains mostly unchanged from the early 20th century, when these postcards were taken. Saigon and Cho Lon were even separate towns back in the day, and to commute between the two, residents perched on bouncy horse-drawn carriages or took the Saigon-Cho Lon Tramway, now a relic that exists purely in photographs like the ones below.
Commerce-filled thoroughfares like Trieu Quang Phuc, Chau Van Liem and Tran Hung Dao made up the main arteries of Cho Lon, and still do today. Chinese merchants set up stores selling homemade food, spices, silk and other craft products, making the community the best place to shop until you dropped.
More @ Saigoneer
Allen Tate’s Confederate Ode: Who are the Living and the Dead?
Then Lytle asked: Who are the dead?Over the decades since its first publication in 1927 Allen Tate’s “Ode to the Confederate Dead” has probably received more critical and popular attention than any of his other poems.[i] Tate himself alludes to some of it in his own commentary on the work in “Narcissus as Narcissus.”[ii] One critical approach, which Tate calls the “genetic,” asks where the poem comes from. Similarly, a curious type of psychological approach sees the poet as compensating somehow in his poetry for his less-than-adequate life. One such interpretation argues that Tate saw himself as a Confederate general but, lacking the means to be one, sought to “invent fictions about the personal ambitions that my society has no use for” (“Narcissus,” EFD, 594). On a more sober plain, there are critiques that treat various aspects of his poetry, such as its classical allusions—which are vital to this “Ode”—Tate’s sense of irony, his imagery, historicism, and so on.
Who are the living and the dead?
Allen Tate, “The Oath”
More @ The Abbeville Institute
The Barber of Natchez
Review of The Barber of Natchez (LSU, 1954, 1973) edited by Edwin Adams Davis and William Ransom Hogan.
Author’s Note: In 1938 a trove of documents dating from 1793 -1937, “over 60 volumes of account books, “nearly 1400” financial and legal documents, bound and unbound volumes of “rare antebellum newspapers” including 2 editions unknown before, “over 400” sheets of 19th century music, “, innumerable personal and business letters … in a word, the entire known recollections of the family of William Johnson, were found unharmed, at rest in the attic of 210 State St, Natchez, Mississippi. Today it is a National Historic site. William Johnson built the home in 1840-41. He was a man of comfortable wealth and social status in Natchez. Among the organized clutter was Mr. Johnson’s daily diary, a singular monument to his intelligence and accomplishments. It detailed his bon vivre as a free Negro in our antebellum South.
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Chris Wallace: 'This has been a disaster for the Democrats' and 'for the reputation of Robert Mueller'
"Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace called former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony "a disaster for the Democrats" and "for the reputation of Robert Mueller" during a discussion on the network Wednesday morning, comments that were later retweeted by President Trump.
More @ The Hill
Justice Dept. Watchdog Has Evidence Comey Probed Trump, on the Sly
It is one of the most enduring and consequential mysteries of the Trump-Russia investigation: Why did former FBI Director James Comey refuse to say publicly what he was telling President Trump in private -- that Trump was not the target of an ongoing probe?
That refusal ignited a chain of events that has consumed Washington for more than two years – including Comey’s firing by Trump, the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and ongoing claims that Trump obstructed justice.
The report of Inspector General Michael
Horowitz is expected in September. Top photo: Then FBI Director James
Comey shakes hands with the new President on Jan. 22, 2017.
More @ Real Clear Investigations
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking removal of Norfolk's Confederate monument Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking removal of Norfolk's Confederate monument
Via Susan
A Circuit Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit by activists that
attempted to force the city to move its 112-year-old Confederate
monument.
In an 11-page order entered Tuesday, Chief Judge Mary Jane Hall said the plaintiffs failed to prove that their constitutional rights were being violated by the continued placement of the Confederate monument.
In an 11-page order entered Tuesday, Chief Judge Mary Jane Hall said the plaintiffs failed to prove that their constitutional rights were being violated by the continued placement of the Confederate monument.
More @ The Virginian-Pilot
Monday, July 22, 2019
Hong Kong, Caracas and Portland
Via The Daily Timewaster
As you no doubt are aware, there have been mass protests in Hong Kong over China’s increasing assertion of sovereignty over the formerly independent city. Some demonstrations reportedly have turned out hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents. A couple of days ago, demonstrators battled police in the central city:
What I want to comment on is the Hong Kong government’s use of violent gangs to suppress demonstrations. The London Times reports:
As you no doubt are aware, there have been mass protests in Hong Kong over China’s increasing assertion of sovereignty over the formerly independent city. Some demonstrations reportedly have turned out hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents. A couple of days ago, demonstrators battled police in the central city:
What I want to comment on is the Hong Kong government’s use of violent gangs to suppress demonstrations. The London Times reports:
More @ Powerline
Libraries Respond: Drag Queen Story Hour
Via Cousin John
Many libraries across the country have been hosting or participating
in Drag Queen Story Hours. A few have experienced pushback from some
members of their community. To support libraries facing challenges we
have established this collection of resources. We will continue to add
to it and welcome your contributions. ALA, through its actions and those
of its members, is instrumental in creating a more equitable, diverse,
and inclusive society. This includes a commitment to combating
marginalization and underrepresentation within the communities served by
libraries through increased understanding of the effects of historical
exclusion.
Note: Decisions about programming are made at the local level and are based on individual library policy.
Sick isn't the word for this.
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Bubonic Plague In Los Angeles? Is California On The Verge Of Becoming A Third-World State?
Via Martin
A lot has happened. We’re still dealing with the border crisis, the Democratic debates are about to begin, and Iran is rattling the war sabers. The city of Los Angeles should be thankful there are so many distractions. The Democrat-run urban center has become a total disgrace. And that’s very common among the Left coast.
Tucker Carlson had historian Victor Davis Hanson on last week, where the latter said that California is on the verge of becoming the nation’s first Third World state. From trash being illegally dumped to city hall becoming a rat-infested den in the city of LA, it all points to the decay suffered when Democrats run things. Even police stations in the city are loaded with rats; one was fined $5,000 over its conditions that left one officer stricken with typhoid fever. It’s to the point where there is a possibility that bubonic plague—yes, the black death—may be present in the city. This isn’t new.
Typhus outbreaks were being reported in February (via NBC Los Angeles):
A lot has happened. We’re still dealing with the border crisis, the Democratic debates are about to begin, and Iran is rattling the war sabers. The city of Los Angeles should be thankful there are so many distractions. The Democrat-run urban center has become a total disgrace. And that’s very common among the Left coast.
Tucker Carlson had historian Victor Davis Hanson on last week, where the latter said that California is on the verge of becoming the nation’s first Third World state. From trash being illegally dumped to city hall becoming a rat-infested den in the city of LA, it all points to the decay suffered when Democrats run things. Even police stations in the city are loaded with rats; one was fined $5,000 over its conditions that left one officer stricken with typhoid fever. It’s to the point where there is a possibility that bubonic plague—yes, the black death—may be present in the city. This isn’t new.
Typhus outbreaks were being reported in February (via NBC Los Angeles):
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