'Scandal of immense proportions': White House cover-up over Biden's health

Among the worst White House scandals were coverups.

They include Woodrow Wilson's stroke in 1919, Richard Nixon and Watergate, and the Joe Biden Dementia coverup.

 

Mark Dice on Biden's speech: What happened here?

Mark Dice offers his commentary on Joe Biden's speech from last night and he discusses the media, including the dumbest person on the internet, Harry Sisson, gushing over the now "exciting" campaign of Kamala Harris.

Sky News Australia: ‘All eyes’ are on Kamala Harris versus Donald Trump

The same lying media that ignored or minimized Joe Biden's cognitive decline is now touting the qualities of Kamala Harris.

The lies continue.

Sky News Australia has more.

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns

Easily the Biden-Harris administration's worst DEI hire--because one man is dead and three others, including Donald Trump, were wounded in the assassination attempt--Kim Cheatle, the head of the US Secret Service, is resigning.

Mark Dice: Is this a joke? Kamala may NOT be the Democrat nominee! - Another shoe to drop?

Mark Dice may be reaching here. But then again, the enthusiasm for Kamala Harris isn't overwhelming.

 

From Da Tech Guy: A fresh look at the movie Hillbilly Elegy

As I write at Da Tech Guy, the movie based on Sen. J.D Vance's memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, is a film to watch. 

Click here for my review.

Radios In Motion - XTC

The Republican National Convention concluded 85 miles north of me in Milwaukee on Thursday.

It was a big success for the GOP--even some liberals admit it as the Republicans renominated Donald J. Trump.

Back to Milwaukee. Other than country songs about beer, I couldn't think of any songs that mention Milwaukee.

Except for one, "Radios in Motion" from XTC's debut album, White Music. Wisconsin's largest city got a shout out because XTC's frontman and principal songwriter, Andy Partridge, had an aunt who lived there.

This is a different XTC that you might be used to. Lead guitarist Dave Gregory didn't join his fellow Swindononians until the band's third effort, Drums and Wires. Greatness followed.

Prior to Gregory joining, Barry Andrews played, in a rather bizarre fashion, keyboards. 

The pre-Gregory XTC had a punk sound, although it's more post-punk. That is, if such a thing existed in 1978.

Four great Trump shirts are available on Amazon

A very good family friend has designed three fantastic and patriotic Donald J. Trump shirts, all available at Amazon.

Pick your favorite shirt. 

Trump Vance in black.

Trump after the assassination attempt in black.

USA with Trump after assassination attempt in gray. 

Trump in white I Will Be Back.

Mark Dice: RNC goes off the chain! Trump returns, Hulk Hogan brings down the house, and more

An historic Republican National Convention officially nominated Donald J. Trump, just days after surviving an assassination attempt. 

 However, it was still a raucous gathering, unlike any prior major political convention.

Van Jones: A bullet couldn't stop Trump but COVID stopped Biden

The stars are on the side of Donald J. Trump. 

CNN's far-let commentator, Van Jones, offers his take.

Sky News Australia looks at the Secret Service debacle

One man is dead, and two others seriously wounded. Donald Trump was shot in the ear.

The US Secret Service is to blame.

Sky News Australia looks at this deadly debacle.

36 shot, six fatally in Chicago over weekend; one mass shooting

A week after the quite bloody July 4 weekend in Chicago, 36 people were shot in the city this weekend, six of them died. There was one mass shooting where four people wounded.

The Democratic National Convention convenes in Chicago in five weeks. Can the Chicago handle that and the regular carnage?

From Da Tech Guy: The last three weeks have shown us that taxpayer-funded media is a terrible idea

Yeah, some people, particularly woke journalists, believe that taxpayers should subsidize their failures. 

From my post at Da Tech Guy:

The last three weeks have shown us that taxpayer-funded media is a terrible idea.

God bless Donald J. Trump

A bullet fired by a psychopath, Thomas Crooks, came just a half an inch from killing Donald Trump yesterday, while the former president was speaking at a rally in western Pennsylvania. 

Sadly, one of the attendees, Corey Comperatore, a former volunteer fire chief, was shot to death by the maniac, as he was shielding his family. He's a hero.

Two other people were critically wounded. 

God bless Trump, And pray for him, Comperatore, and the other victims.

Richard Thompson: We Roll

For the first time in six years, the great Richard Thompson is back with a new album, Ship to Shore.

The collection concludes with a typical song from a touring musician, about life on the road. But Thompson adds new twists to an old story.

Let's roll!

‘Bad hair day’: Sky News host reacts to Maxine Waters having ‘difficulties with her wig’

Sky News Australia explores Maxine Waters' wig problems and woke hairdressers.\

Biden supporter and possible replacement JB Pritzker caught on hot mic sounding skeptical about Biden's election chances

In a conversation that his office admitted was about the presidential race, Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker, a possible replacement at the top of the Democratic ticket, was caught on a hot mic sounding pessimistic about the November election.

“We’re just going to keep fighting. I don’t know what to say,” the billionaire Chicago Dem said. “We’re going to do what we have to do. I don’t like where we are.” Pritzker has been, publicly at least, an ardent supporter of the failing Biden reelection effort. NBC Chicago captured the audio.

The event he was attending--along with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson--deserves a mention. It was another one of those corporate events where guilty white Chicago area CEOs pledged money to fight violence. 

That will make them feel better, although my guess is that Chicago crime will continue get worse.

From my post at Da Tech Guy:

 

An updated list of reasons to oppose J.B. Pritzker for president.

Mark Dice: They're breaking!

The cracks are getting wider and there are more of them. Democrats' support--and that from their media allies--for Joe Biden is slipping. 

Mark Dice has more.

 

Cringeworthy’: Sky News host reacts to Kamala Harris being an ‘absolute clown show’

“Kamala has been deemed the future of the party, and the Democrats and Kamala deserve each other,” Sky News Australia's Rita Panahi says here.

At least 103 shot and 19 killed in Chicago over long July 4 weekend; four mass shootings

Mayor Brandon Johnson's so-called crime-fighting strategy, which includes the use of "violence interrupters," isn't working. 

Over the long Independence Day holiday, at least 103 people were shot--19 of them fatally.

There were four mass shootings. An eight-year-old boy, Bryson Orr, was slain in one of them. 

CWB Chicago reports that Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood, who appeared at a weekend press conference about the carnage, ducked a question regarding whether the city's anti-crime policies are working. After Johnson, who once supported the Defund the Police movement, appointed Gatewood to that position, a statement issued by the city said he would "lead cross-government efforts to eradicate the root causes of crime and violence, and advance a comprehensive, healing-centered approach to public safety."

So far--no good. 

Two months ago, Larry Snelling, Johnson's pick to lead the Chicago Police Department, said that the city was short 2,000 police officers. 

He didn't comment on "violence interrupters."

From my post at Da Tech Guy:

Chicagoan speaking about July 4th weekend: “It’s assassination day…”

From Da Tech Guy: Chicagoan speaking about July 4 weekend, “It’s assassination day…”

Still ongoing, the July 4th weekend is particularly violent. My take on it is below:

Chicagoan speaking about July 4 weekend, “It’s assassination day…”

XTC - Standing in for Joe

As of this writing, cognitively challenged Joe Biden is still running for reelection. 

 As I've noted at least two years ago, Biden is senile and should resign. 

In the meantime, this song, "Standing in for Joe," a Colin Moulding-penned tune from XTC's final album, Wasp Star, has been going through my head. 

It's time to you to go, Joe.

Mark Dice on Biden: There's no stopping what's coming now!

Mark Dice looks at the ongoing implosion of the Joe Biden presidency.

  

Yankee Doodle Dandy - Jimmy Cagney

There isn't a better 4th of July movie than Yankee Doodle Dandy.

Here is James Cagney, portraying fellow Irish American George M. Cohan, performing "Yankee Doodle Boy."

GoFundMe for improv group What's Yours Like

Do you like improv? Live comedy? There's a fundraiser for the Chicago improv group, What's Yours Like. 

Disclosure: My daughter is a member of this fantastic group.

Click here to learn more.

Chicago police conduct 'mass arrest' in Lakeview following Pride parade

Chicago's decline and fall continues. 

"They said pride," WGN-TV's Brónagh Tumulty says here, "before the fall." She said it, not me. 

Over 50 people were arrested, some with felonies, after what appears to have been a nighttime riot after Sunday's Pride Parade in Lakeview. 

But Cook County's catch-and-release alleged prosecutor, Kim Foxx, very well may drop all of the charges. It is her nature.

The Democrat National Convention comes to the West Side next month.

Look out.

At least 35 shot and 4 killed over weekend in Chicago; Pride Parade riot?

June is over and people are still shooting each other in Chicago. Over the past weekend, four people were shot to death and at least 31 others wounded.

Of the fatalities, three were the result of an early Sunday morning argument in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.

The night before, a man was shot to death in Humboldt Park on the Northwest Side.

Also of note was the Pride Parade. Sunday afternoon, in the Lakeview neighborhood on the North Side, the annual Pride Parade took place. But the party continued into early morning where the police said a "mass arrest" occurred. Details are still trickling in, but it appears what happened was a riot.

Next month, the Democrat National Convention comes to Chicago.

Just saying.

From Da Tech Guy: An updated list of reasons to oppose J.B. Pritzker for president

Some bad ideas continue to hang around, as I explain at Da Tech Guy:

An updated list of reasons to oppose J.B. Pritzker for president.

John Entwistle - Boris the Spider (Yokohama Arena, Japan, 26 September 1990)

For The Who's second album, A Quick One, bassist John Entwistle contributed two songs, one of them is perhaps his best-known composition, "Boris the Spider."

Here is "the Ox" on a solo tour performing--with backup vocalists doubling as interpretive dancers--that tune in Yokohama, Japan.

Mark Dice: Debate Disaster! Media Meltdown! - Biden to Drop Out? - Total Panic in Democrat Party! Whoa!

Mark Dice is right. Joe Biden united America last night because "he completely humiliated himself" in his debate with the once and future president, Donald J. Trump.

Greg Kelly: It's a Biden family affair and Joe's many home refinancings

Joe Biden owns two homes.

One has been refinanced 20 times, the other 35.

"Who does that?" 

That's what Greg Kelly of Newsmax is asking. 

So should everyone else.

'The Five': The 'Squad' suffers an 'alarming defeat'

US Rep. Jamaal "Fire Alarm" Bowman (D-NY), a male member of the far-left Squad, suffered a humiliating defeat in yesterday's Democratic Primary. 

The Jew-hater will probably migrate to MSNBC, where he can continue his work in destroying America.

36 shot over weekend in Chicago, five of them killed, of those shot five were under 18 and two of them died

In the land of the no-cash bail SAFE-T Act, Illinois, particularly its largest city, Chicago, violence is the norm.

Over this past weekend--and I suspect I'll be updating these totals--36 people were shot and eight of the victims died. Behind its paywall, the Chicago Tribune is reporting that of those struck by gunfire, five were under 18, including two of the fatalities.

From Da Tech Guy, Say his name: Jai’mani Amir Rivera. The 7-year-old was allegedly murdered in Chicago by a teen who officials say cut off his ankle monitor

Another tragedy struck Chicago last week.

From my post at Da Tech Guy: 

Say his name: Jai’mani Amir Rivera. The 7-year-old was allegedly murdered in Chicago by a teen who officials say cut off his ankle monitor.

Van Morrison: Evening in June

Van Morrison is a lover of nature and the outdoors. 

He reminds us here in "Evening in June," a stellar cut from his jazz and blues influenced album, "What's Wrong with this Picture."

This one is a jazzy track.

Frying Pan Frenzy: Chicago man thwarts burglary at Logan Square home

A Chicago man chased a burglar out of his home with a frying pan. The perpetrator was subdued and under arrest.

The homeowner lives in Logan Square, where a socialist, Daniel La Spata, is the alderperson. I don't know if this incident occurred in La Spata's 1st Ward, but the irony--or iron-ee--will be rich, as the leftist City Council member favors the do-nothing "root causes" approach to law enforcement. 

The homeowner favors a more immediate approach.

Jesse Watters: Dems are descending into a ‘left-wing meltdown’

While I am not as confident that the end is near for the Biden Democrats as Jesse Watters is, perhaps he is right and I'm wrong.

 

Mark Dice on Biden: They're getting very worried

The mainstream media in panicking over Joe Biden's senility.

On a very hot day many Chicago cooling centers are closed because of Juneteenth

A few days ago, as a heat wave was about to hit Chicago, municipal officials touted the many cooling centers available to the vulnerable population. 

Today is Juneteenth, a federal, state, and municipal holiday.

I'm working today, but they's another story. Also not taking today off is the aforementioned heat wave. 

Temperatures are expected to reach the mid-90s. And many of these cooling centers are close because of Juneteenth. 

From the Chicago Sun-Times:

“It’s extremely alarming that we are shrinking our cooling centers in the middle of a heat wave,” said state Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, who represents Chicago’s Northwest Side and advocates for the homeless and other vulnerable populations.

This week, the city established six cooling centers for those who need to escape the dangerous temperatures because they don’t have air conditioning and are susceptible to heat-induced illness.

On Wednesday, only one of those centers, the Garfield Community Service Center at 10 S. Kedzie Ave., will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. despite another forecast for an extremely hot day.

City officials have also advised people to seek shelter at Chicago’s more than 80 public libraries this week, but all those locations will be closed for the day as well.

Happy Juneteenth! Fortunately, Chicago Park District buildings will be open.

Oh, why are Chicago's public libraries closed on holidays? On--sorry if you are woke--minor holidays like Juneteenth, Chicago's libraries should be open.

 

White House Press Secretary assures everyone viral Biden freeze video is "fake"

If the geezer Biden videos are manipulated and fake, as Joe Biden's hapless and dishonest press secretary says, then how are they not real? 

She doesn't say.

At least 62 shot over weekend in Chicago, including 10 dead, 13-year-old boy among slain

Another very violent weekend in Chicago has passed. As of Monday morning, 46 people were recorded as shot in Chicago, seven of the victims are dead. 

Among the slain is a 13-year-old boy who was killed Friday night in North Lawndale on the West Side.

These figures come from the quite reliable Hey Jackass.

Early count has the weekend posting 10 killed with 62 wounded; 23 shot, 2 fatally since midnight... subject to update/change.

— HeyJackass.com (@w_h_thompson) June 17, 2024

The Democratic National Convention will convene in Chicago in two months. The city isn't ready. 

From Da Tech Guy: Chicago’s Summer of Misery: Criminals emboldened over cop shortages, no-cash bail, and a Soros prosecutor

Welcome to Hell, as I explain over at Da Tech Guy:

Chicago’s Summer of Misery: Criminals emboldened over cop shortages, no-cash bail, and a Soros prosecutor.

John Hiatt: The Rest of the Dream

Sunday is Father's Day--look for the link below the video--and over at Da Tech Guy, I compiled a dozen great dad tunes for Father's Day. 

John Hiatt's "The Rest of the Dream" made my list.

From Da Tech Guy: 

12 great songs about dads for Father’s Day

Jesse Watters: CNN fell for another hoax

No, Donald Trump didn't praise Hannibal Lecter. CNN is lost.

Mark Dice: Mad Maxine Waters let the cat out of the bag!

US Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) spews about DEI.

Joe Biden hits rock bottom with worst gaffe yet

Time to quit, Joe.

The Biden family has been taking advantage of Joe's position for decades

Rep. Byron Donalds talks about the Biden crime family. 

Hey, at least the Corleone Family in The Godfather, with olive oil, attempted to look legitimate.

The Bidens don't even try.

Their business is influence peddling.

 

At least 45 shot and 8 killed over weekend in Chicago

Chicago's first summer under the no-cash bail SAFE-T Act continues to be a bloody one. 

Over the past weekend eight people were shot to death and Chicago and at least 37 others were wounded. 

It's a big jump over last weekend, when two people were killed and 17 others wounded. 

From Da Tech Guy: 12 great songs about dads for Father’s Day

Father's Day is next Sunday, but it's not too early to think about dad. 

From my post at Da Tech Guy: 12 great songs about dads for Father’s Day.

The Cure - The Caterpillar

The cicada-clypse is still cursing  blessing the Chicago area. 

So of course, I'm continuing my recent theme of insect-related musical postings.

Here's the Cure with "The Caterpillar."

 

Mark Dice: Old Joe caused quite a stir

The short explanation is that Joe Biden probably didn't take a dump in his pants during the D-Day commemoration yesterday in France. 

But the mainstream media, Mark Dice tells us, still managed to look foolish.

 

‘Change in him is dramatic’: Joe Biden’s decline ‘obvious’

Joe Biden needs to resign or be removed from office by way of the 25th Amendment.

Dershowitz: Merchan is a 'get Trump' judge

Alan Dershowitz lays down the partisan line on anti-Trump Juan Merchan.

Mark Dice: Democrats in panic over Trump's rising support!

The lawfare against Donald Trump isn't working. So Dems, like Maxine Waters, are freaking out.

From Da Tech Guy: Meta AI on Facebook gives biased answers on Biden and Trump’s health

Artificial intelligence is actually an evil genius.

From my entry at Da Tech Guy: 

Meta AI on Facebook gives biased answers on Biden and Trump’s healthMeta AI on Facebook gives biased answers on Biden and Trump’s health.

Bob Dylan - Day of the Locusts (Official Audio)

As northern Illinois continues to revel in cicada mania and the emergence of Brood XIII. So, I continue my spell of insect related tunes with Bob Dylan's "Day of the Locusts."

Wrongly, cicadas are sometimes called locusts, but cicadas are a different species. 

The backstory of this song, which is the second cut on Dylan's album from 1970, New Morning, is that Dylan was at Princeton University, where he was to receive an honorary degree. But Bob didn't enjoy that experience but was he much more enthusiastic about the singing for Brood X of the 17-year cicadas. 

And the locusts sang off in the distance
Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody
Oh, the locusts sang off in the distance
Yeah, the locusts sang, and they were singing for me.

The Brood XIII locusts are singing here. It's beautiful.

Jonathan Turley: I believe Trump verdict will be 'reversed' in state or federal courts

Justice will come, Jonathan Turley says. But will it be quick?

   

Turley: Bad news for the Trump prosecution

And we may know soon if Jonathan Turley is right regarding the lawfare case against Donald J. Trump.

Ten killed, including 5-year old girl, and at least 29 others wounded in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend

The first weekend of summer just ended, and it was a particularly bloody one in Chicago. Ten people were murdered--nine of them after being shot. One person was stabbed to death.

Among the murdered was a 5-year-old girl who was shot to death while sitting in a parked car at 3:30am Sunday on the West Side.

While of course this murder is a tragedy, I have to ask: Why wasn't this girl home in bed at that time?

At least 29 others were wounded in shootings across the city.

An 11th person was killed in a police shooting. Cops shot the now-deceased male as he was stabbing another man.

'Confused' Joe Biden ripped apart by critics in latest gaffe speech

Of course, Joe Biden's protecters in the media, from AP White House correspondent Zeke Miller on down, didn't report on Joe Biden's numerous gaffes in his West Point graduation speech.

 

From Da Tech Guy: To fight back against the left, I say we should refer to all Illinois criminals as “justice-impacted individuals”

Illinois is tripling down on crazy, as I write in Da Tech Guy.

To fight back against the left, I say we should refer to all Illinois criminals as “justice-impacted individuals.”

Don Dixon - Praying Mantis

While cicadas continue to emerge here in the Chicago area after a 17-year absence, insects are on my mind. 

So today I present to you Don Dixon's "Praying Mantis."

Dixon, better known as a producer, also puts out first-rate tunes.

‘Rambling incoherently’: Joe Biden roasted after meeting with Kenyan president

America is long past the time where Joe Biden, in accordance to the 25th Amendment, should be removed from office. 

Yes, that does mean Kamala Harris will finish the next eight months of Biden's term.

Almost every adult knows someone whose mind has vacated them because of age. Just like Biden's has.

In this clip, first Biden rambles incoherently, then he sits--standing is too much for him--and stares into nothingness, as if he was a toad in a field.

 

'REALLY CHANGING': Pollster says this blue state is seeing a huge shift

Can New York turn red--for the first time since 1984, Donald Trump, the man from Queens, just might do it.

Bombshell court docs reveal Biden's DOJ authorized 'deadly force' in Mar-a-Lago raid

Lawfare could become bloody.

‘Trainwreck of a presidency’: Democrats in a ‘panic’ as voters abandon Joe Biden

We have a senile buffoon as our president.

Sky News Australia has more.

One dead, at least 44 others wounded over weekend in Chicago, one mass shooting

 At least 45 people were shot over45 people were shot over the past weekend in Chicago, one fatally. 

That's an astounding number of shootings, but sadly, it is not surprising. Violence becomes more common as the temperatures rise, but there's a difference in 2024. Brandon Johnson--Chicago's anti-cop mayor--has been in office for a year now. Worse, this might have been the warmest weekend since the pro-criminal no-cash bail SAFE-T Act went into effect.

Johnson lives in Austin on the West Side, where there was a triple shooting. One of those victims is dead.

Also on the West Side, in North Lawndale, there a mass shootinga mass shooting where six people were wounded.

Last weekend only 29 people were shot, but there were more fatalities with four dead.

From Da Tech Guy: What about the current laws? The next time someone says we need more gun control laws, tell them about Cook County, Illinois

Cook County's pro-criminal prosecutor, Kim Foxx, isn't leaving office quietly.

From my post at Da Tech Guy: What about the current laws? The next time someone says we need more gun control laws, tell them about Cook County, Illinois.

Dire Straits - The Bug (Official Music Video)

The 17-year cicadas have arrived in the Chicago area. It's a bug-opolypse.

In their honor, here is "The Bug" from Dire Straits.

 

BIDENOMICS: Grocery prices are up 25% from pre-pandemic levels while housing prices are up 5.5%

Joe Biden sucks. Build back Better sucks. 

Chicago cops shut down DePaul's pro-Hamas encampment

There goes down another one.

And this anti-violence protest was violent, according to DePaul University's president.

From NBC Chicago:

A Pro-Palestinian encampment at DePaul University in Chicago's' Lincoln Park neighborhood was dismantled by Chicago Police early Thursday morning as school officials released a statement saying the nearly 20-day encampment had led to "the disruption of university operations, interference with student learning, and safety threats to individuals and the public." 

"Since the encampment began on April 30, the situation has steadily escalated with physical altercations, credible threats of violence from people not associated with our community, an inability for the other members of our community to take part in the core academic experiences on our campus, and an ever-growing series of threats to the people involved in the encampment and our community members," a statement from DePaul President Rob Manual said in part. "From the beginning of the encampment, I have said that we would protect free speech and the ability to dissent until it either prevented us from carrying out the operations of our university or threatened the safety of the members of our community. I am deeply saddened to say the encampment has crossed that line." 

Manuel's statement also linked to a page that contains examples of "numerous examples of complaints of discrimination, harassment, and violence" the university received since the encampment was erected in April.

"These examples are representative of the more than 1,000 registered complaints the university received since the encampment began," the statement continued, adding that some of the examples contained material that "may be explicit or violent material that may be harmful or traumatizing."

Lefties losing it: CNN can’t ‘hide the truth’ about Joe Biden’s poor polling numbers

CNN is freaking out because Joe Biden is flailing. 

Good.

Three dead and at least 18 wounded over weekend in Chicago; 15-year-old stabbed downtown

As Chicago prepares, sort-of, for the Democratic National Convention in August, the shootings of course continue in the city. 

Over this past weekend, three people were shot to death and at least 18 others were wounded. 

Regarding the homicides, a man driving was shot dead in Woodlawn on the South Side. 

On early Saturday, a man having an argument was fatally shot in Park Manor at a Maxwell Street Polish. Around that same time, a man was shot to death in Chicago Lawn.

There was at least one stabbing, Sunday was a clear and beautiful day, which makes the afternoon stabbing of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed, fortunately not fatally, in Chicago's Loop.

Until about five years ago, violence downtown was rare.

From Da Tech Guy: Trump-ified A Man in Full on Netflix comes up empty

I watched so you don't have to. 

From my post at Da Tech Guy: Trump-ified A Man in Full on Netflix comes up empty.

Squeeze - Up The Junction

Here's the great Squeeze with "Up the Junction." Lyricist Chris Difford wrote a novella which Glenn Tilbrook brought to life with a catchy melody and gorgeous vocals.

   

Jonathan Turley: This could end up as a reversible error

Calling Stormy Daniels may turn out to be a big mistake by the hack prosecution in New York.

'TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE': Biden plan to extend Obamacare to migrants takes heat

Do you remember when US Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) yelled "You lie" during the State of the Union address when President Obama said ObamaCare wouldn't cover illegals. Well, it turns out Wilson was right.

 

Mark Dice: the Boy Scouts have gone woke - And it's worse than you think

Wokeness kills.

How Columbia Created a Monster

The teaching--and indoctrination--of students not only at Columbia University, but at grammar and high schools, as well at other colleges, created this mess. 

 Caroline Downey of National Review has more.

Six dead and at least 25 wounded over weekend in Chicago, Cinco de Mayo parade cancelled after reports of gunfire

While Chicago Police officers are babysitting, before finally arresting, pro-Hamas protesters downtown, the carnage continues in the city.

Over the past weekend, six people were shot to death in Chicago--and at least 25 others were wounded. 

Sunday's Cinco de Mayo parade in Little Village on the Southwest Side was cancelled after reports of gunfire and gang violence.

Brandon Johnson's Chicago is coming apart at the seams.

From Da Tech Guy: Merrick Garland is a coward

Joe Biden's attorney general has been silent as anti-Semitism has raged at college campuses across America. 

From my post at Da Tech Guy: Merrick Garland is a coward.

The Kinks - He's Evil (2023 Remaster) [Official Audio]

The Kinks' concept albums of the 1970s are often maligned, unfairly for the most part, at least in my opinion. But I've always been a fan of the Preservation albums. 

Here's one of my favorites from those offerings, "He's Evil" from Preservation Act Part 2. It's a song about the villain of Preservation, Mr. Flash, a Bill Clinton-like cad.

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My related Da Tech Guy posts: 

Review: The Kinks the Journey Part 1 and 2

The Kinks at 60, here are their 10 best albums

Ingraham: Biden’s team is hitting the panic button

The walls are crumbling around Joe Biden. 

Good.

HAPPENING NOW: Police move in on UCLA encampment

Go get 'em, coppers!

  

Mark Dice: The truth about the college campus protests and where they're popping up next

Mark Dice criticizes both sides of the Israel-Hamas dispute.

Megyn Kelly and Andy McCarthy: Why biased NYC trial judge is setting Donald Trump up for a conviction

Once again, Megyn Kelly hosts former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy, who discusses the Soviet-style show trial in New York of Donald Trump.

‘Dead man walking’: Joe Biden blasted as ‘pathetic’ amid poll decline

Not only is Joe Biden a "dead man walking," but the lights are out upstairs for him.

 And they were dim lights at Biden's peak.

From Da Tech Guy: Soros-funded Chicago prosecutor will finally get tough on lawbreaking protesters–but only for the Democratic National Convention

My latest take on Democrat hypocrisy is at Da Tech Guy.

Soros-funded Chicago prosecutor will finally get tough on lawbreaking protesters–but only for the Democratic National Convention.

The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

English keyboardist Mike Pinder, the last surviving original member of the Moody Blues, died this week in California.

Here's the band with their classic lineup pounding out one of their best-known songs,  I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band).

 

Mark Dice on AI: I called it five years ago!

Artificial intelligence can be falsified and weaponized. 

Mark Dice lays it out.

 

Judge Jeanine: This could 'deliver the final punch' to Biden

It's the economy, says the judge.

Dana Perino roasts Biden: 'Not exactly the Gettysburg Address'

"Don't?" Yeah, that's Joe Biden.

‘The Five’ reacts to Hillary Clinton’s ‘unhinged’ attack against Trump

Hillary Clinton can't get over her Trump Derangement Syndrome.

 

From Da Tech Guy: History awaits as Chicago White Sox might finish with worst MLB season ever

It will be a memorable year on the South Side. 

From my post at Da Tech Guy: History awaits as Chicago White Sox might finish with worst MLB season ever.

Five for Fighting: "OK" Official music video

John Ondrasik, who is the band Five for Fighting, is not only a great American patriot but he's a strong supporter of Israel. 

Here is Five for Fighting and the "OK" video. Terrorism is brutal, so this is a painful video, but one all freedom lovers need to see.

Chicago cop shot dead in uniform after shift, his car stolen

Illinois is the land of the SAFE-T Act, which abolished cash bail, the legislation is a signature achievement of Gov. JB Pritzker, who hopes to run for president one day.

Cook County has, until December, a George Soros-funded catch and release prosecutor in Kim Foxx.

Chicago's City Council has several progressive anti-cop members. Its newly elected mayor, Brandon Johnson, said in 2020 that defund the police was "a political goal."

Overnight, a 31-year-old Chicago Police officer, Luis M. Huesca, a six-year veteran of the force, was shot to death at his home in the Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. 

ShotSpotter, the gunfire detection system that Johnson and his leftist allies want to get rid of, alerted authorities of the homicide.

As Barack Obama famously said, "Elections have consequences." Chicagoans made a poor choice with Johnson. And those voters in wards with socialist alderpersons made a bad choice too.

The same goes for Pritzker and Foxx.

Six hours or so after Huesca's murder, Johnson, or more likely a staffer, issued a statement on X. In true leftist fashion, the statement blames the murder on "gun violence." Guns don't fire themselves; a thug pulled the trigger. In lefty-world, on one is ever at fault.

We are deeply mourning the death of Officer Luis M. Huesca of the 5th District/Priority Response Team following an act of unconscionable gun violence in our city. No family or community should ever have to suffer such pain.

— Mayor Brandon Johnson (@ChicagosMayor) April 21, 2024

‘Pathetic pathological liar’: Joe Biden blasted for claiming uncle was eaten by cannibals

Please voters, save America from this man this November.

Chicago is not MAGA Country: Brandon Johnson blames recall push on the "extreme right wing"

Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago, the leftist ideologue who is rumored to be plagued by regular panic attacks, suffered a melt down yesterday when news broke that a nascent recall effort--against him--is underway. 

I say nascent because the first step, to make it possible to recall a Chicago mayor, must first be approved by a referendum. After that recall, which, if the referendum collects over 56,000 signatures, another referendum, the real recall, will be held.

Johnson, who is notoriously thin-skinned, is blaming the push of the "extreme right wing" and "a dude in the suburbs." 

That "dude" is a North Side man, Daniel Boland, who says he "votes straight down the middle."

Johnson's approval ratings hover around 20-percent. He campaigned on transparency--but he isn't. And while the murder rate is slightly down from the year before, other violent crimes are up. And Johnson seems to care more about the illegal alien migrants than the needs of Chicago residents.

Chicago, despite Jussie Smollet's claims, is not MAGA Country. In 2020, Joe Biden won over 80 percent of the vote. 

Johnson is delusional.

7 dead and at least 36 others wounded over weekend in Chicago, including ninth mass shooting of the year

It was yet another violent weekend in Chicago, seeing seven people killed and at least 36 others wounded. 

There was a mass shooting, likely gang-related, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the Southwest Side. One girl, a nine-year-old, was killed. Ten others were wounded. It was the ninth mass shooting in Chicago this year, if the city was a state, it would trail only California in the number of mass shootings. 

Illinois is the land of the no-cash bail SAFE-T Act and Cook County, until December, has a George Soros-funded catch-and release so-called prosecutor. 

Weekends like this past one are the end result of that.

From Da Tech Guy: Media malpractice on the Dexter Reed police shooting

The media is trying to turn Dexter Reed, was killed in a police shooting in Chicago last month, into the next George Floyd.

My analysis is at Da Tech Guy: Media malpractice on the Dexter Reed police shooting.

8-year-old girl dead and 10 others wounded in Chicago mass shooting

There was another mass shooting in Chicago. 

Last night, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the Southwest Side, an 8-year-old girl was killed, and ten other people were wounded. Of the wounded, three were children, including two boys--a one-year-old and an eight-year-old--and a nine-year-old, whose gender has not as of yet been reported.

Police arrived on to the scene after a ShotSpotter alert. ShotSpotter is a controversial gunfire detection system hated by the left. 

Chicago's new progressive mayor, Brandon Johson, campaigned on cancelling the ShotSpotter contract. He extended the contract into September, which means it will be in place for the Democratic National Convention in August.

What a city...

Beyond Chicago's city limits, Cook County is plagued by a woke George Soros-funded so-called prosecutor, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. Fortunately, for law-abding citizens, she chose not to run for a third term. The Democratic nominee for that post, Eileen O'Neill Burke, is expected to be an improvement over Foxx, but she doesn't take office until December.

As for Illinois, last autumn, the pro-criminal SAFE-T Act, which eliminates cash bail, went into effect. Violent crime rates typically go down as the temperatures fall--now they are headed up.

Chicagoans should prepare for a rough summer.

Correction April 15: Initial media reports said the victim, whose identity, Ariana Molina, is now known, was eight years old. She was nine. There mass shooting is being called "targeted" and it's believed to be gang related.

The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon (Official Audio)

Big news about one of my favorite bands, the Kinks. Next year, the juke box musical, Sunny Afternoon, will make its North American debut at The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier.

Of course, the Kinks' 1966 hit, "Sunny Afternoon," will be part of the show.

My related Da Tech Guy posts: 

Review: The Kinks the Journey Part 1 and 2

The Kinks at 60, here are their 10 best albums

‘Embarrassing’: Joe Biden sits dazed and confused while ignoring questions

Star Trek's John Gill, also known as President Joe Biden, continues to embarrass America.

Jesse Watters: Biden's real legacy is a lie

Joe Biden makes the Music Man's Henry Hill look like the most honest man ever.

NPR has eliminated ‘diversity of thought’: Vivek Ramaswamy

In an op-ed, NPR editor Uri Berliner excoriates his employer for blatant leftist bias. Vivek Ramaswamy analyzes.

Man accused of DUI and reckless homicide in accident that killed cop is free under no-bail Illinois SAFE-T Act

Illinois' Democrat governor, JB Pritzker, regularly brags about how he signed into law the first legislation that bans cash bail. 

In the 2022 gubernatorial campaign, Pritzker repeatedly told an apocryphal story that the SAFE-T Act will prevent a mother from being held in jail for stealing diapers because she can't afford bill.

Then there is Nathan Sweeney of DeKalb, who has been charged with DUI and reckless homicide.

From NBC Chicago:

Nathan P. Sweeney, 44, was apprehended following the death of Deputy Christina Musil on March 28. Sheriff's officials said Musil was sitting inside her vehicle, parked on the right shoulder of southbound Illinois Route 23, when a single-unit Kenworth truck ran off the roadway for unknown reasons and struck her vehicle from behind. 

Musil was rushed to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries and later pronounced dead. During the investigation following the collision, officers determined that Sweeney had been under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash, authorities said. 

 At a court hearing packed with Musil's family and friends on Monday, 23rd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Marcy Buick cited Illinois' SAFE-T Act and what it requires to be considered when deciding whether to detain someone prior to a trial, the newspaper reported.

More...

The Daily Chronicle reported that Buick listed a multitude of conditions that Sweeney must abide by while on release, including not operating a motor vehicle throughout the proceedings and submitting to at least three random drug tests per week.

As for Pritzker, he ordered flags in Illinois to be flown at half-staff.

Gov. JB Pritzker ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Thursday, the same day the public is set to lay to rest the late DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil, who was killed in a car crash while on duty March 28. | Click the ... https://t.co/G6s5I8sm2Q

— Daily Chronicle - Shaw Local (@Daily_Chronicle) April 3, 2024

A far better action would be for the General Assembly to vote to repeal the SAFE-T Act--with Pritzker signing the legislation into law.

Two killed and at least 13 others wounded over weekend in Chicago

 It's said that eclipses bring out the worst in folks.

But in Chicago the shooters didn't wait for today's long-anticipated eclipse to cause mayhem.

Over the weekend two people were shot to death and at least others were wounded.

Of the fatalities, both were males, one on the South Side and the other on the West Side.

From Da Tech Guy: Chicago’s mayor Brandon Johnson asks, “Who expected me to defeat white supremacy in one year?”

There he goes again. My latest at Da Tech Guy on Chicago's leftist mayor:

Chicago’s mayor Brandon Johnson asks, "Who expected me to defeat white supremacy in one year?"

Smash Mouth - Walkin' On The Sun (Official Music Video)

An total eclipse of the sun is coming to the USA. 

Here's an appropriate tune for this momentous day, Smash Mouth's "Walkin' on the Sun."

"Am I Happy with the State of America Today... No" Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

Add Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to those who are happy with the state of the USA.

Greg Kelly exposes the truth between Jill and Joe Biden's love

Joe Biden's origin stories are filled with lies. 

Possibly the worse one is about how Biden met the first lady decades ago. 

He leaves out that Jill Biden was married at the time they met.

White House erases Joe Biden's 'oyster bunnies' gaffe from records

At Monday's Easter egg roll, Joe Biden spoke of "oyster bunnies." 

And White House censors are sending the latest Biden misstatement into the memory hole.

RFK Jr. reveals why he thinks Biden is a bigger threat than Trump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is wrong on some things, but right some others. 

 And RFK Jr. is spot on about Joe Biden.

Four killed and at 28 least others wounded over Easter weekend in Chicago, two mass shootings

The first Easter after the passing of Illinois' pro-criminal SAFE-T Act was sadly a quite violent one. Four people were shot to death in Chicago and there were two mass shootings as well. At least 28 people were wounded.

As for the mass shootings, early on Easter Sunday, five women were shot, one fatally, in Austin on the West Side. Later on Easter, there was another Austin mass shooting, where four people were wounded. Mayor Brandon lives in Austin, by the way.

Of the other deadly shootings, a 29-year-old man was shot to death Friday night in Gresham, and there was another Gresham killing on Saturday afternoon.

I haven't found any details on the fourth shooting. 

There's a bit of good news, although the victim is in critical condition. A man was shot nine times on the West Side. Amazingly, he drove himself to the hospital. Let's hope he recovers, as with other wounded victims.

From Da Tech Guy: Republicans who voted Eileen O’Neill Burke to victory in Cook County, Illinois offer a lesson to blue state conservatives

It's time to take a look back at Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" strategy from 2008.

From my post at Da Tech Guy: Republicans who voted Eileen O’Neill Burke to victory in Cook County, Illinois offer a lesson to blue state conservatives.

The Rainmakers - Lakeview Man

That great Kansas City band, the Rainmakers, perform an acoustic version of "Lakeview Man."

 

‘It’s embarrassing’: Joe Biden ‘making stuff up’ about Baltimore bridge

Joe Biden made up another lie about himself. He never rode on a train over the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore. 

Because that bridge has never had rails.

Sean Hannity: RFK, Jr. has Biden worried

Joe Biden is freaked over Robert F. Kennedy's poll numbers.

 

DNC calls reveals panic over RFK Jr.

The DNC and MSNBC--is there a difference--are panicking over the presidential candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 

 As for MSNBC, while CNN and Fox News carried the announcement of RFK Jr's running mate live--MSNBC ignored it. MSNBC is a propaganda arm for the Democrats.

  

Ald. Nicole Lee admits the obvious on Chicago's Gaza ceasefire resolution: "We were never going to solve Middle East peace at the City Council of Chicago"

Ald. Nicole Lee (11th)

Putting her "Captain Obvious" hat on--a bit late-- Chicago Alderperson Nicole Lee (11th), discussed her "Yes" vote on Chicago's resolution--non-binding of course--that called for a ceasefire between Isarel and Hamas terrorists in Gaza on the Ben Joravsky Show podcast.

"We were never going to solve Middle East peace," Lee said, "at the City Council of Chicago." The relevant passage is at the 44-minute mark of the March 25 edition of the podcast.

America's third-largest city faces numerous major challenges, including rampant violent crime, widespread shoplifting and car jackings, schools that don't teach, crumbling infrastructure, significantly underfunded public worker pensions, and not surprisingly, a declining population. 

But the Chicago City Council, that corrupt legislative body where an alderperson is sent to prison every 18 months or so, found the time to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. And Mayor Brandon Johnson had to cast a rare City Council tie-breaking vote to put it over the top, after reportedly convincing a couple of "no" alderpersons to miss the vote, which was held on January 31.

SNL, which rarely criticizes leftists, responded a few days later. Weekend Update anchor, Michael Che, responded to the vote with this quip: "And in return, Gaza called for a ceasefire in Chicago."

Earlier in the Joravsky podcast--at the 39-minute mark--Lee said, "I received probably 12,000 emails, probably 400 calls, to my office, all in support, asking me to support the ceasefire."

Interesting. The implied meaning here is that every call and every email Lee received was in support of the Gaza ceasefire resolution. I find that hard to believe. 

Lee tries to play both sides of the longstanding conflict in the Holy Land, mentioning in the podcast that she voted for the October City Council resolution that denounced the Hamas attack, which was drafted by that body's only Jewish member, Debra Silverstein (50th). The alderperson also said that before her vote on the ceasefire resolution, she watched the 43-minute long Israel Defense Force video that showed graphic details of the terror attack on Israeli civilians. 

If you oppose Lee's vote on the Gaza ceasefire resolution, you may want to reach out to her. The alderperson's contact information is here. 

Israel and Hamas are still at war in Gaza. But you knew that already.

Mark Dice: Trump Just Made 3 BILLION Dollars, and the Democrats are FURIOUS!

What? A capitalist earning money? The horrors!

 

From Da Tech Guy: Voting irregularities and worse in Cook County as the winner of the Dem Primary for state’s attorney remains unknown

The more things change...

From my post at Da Tech Guy: Voting irregularities and worse in Cook County as the winner of the Dem Primary for state’s attorney remains unknown.

Drop box or mail-in ballots just "found" in Chicago that may effect razor-thin Cook County state's attorney race

Oh no, another "found ballots" story. 

Primary election Day was Tuesday in Illinois

Eileen O'Neill Burke and Clayton Harris III are the Democratic candidates for Cook County state's attorney. Cook County is Chicago and the inner suburbs. I live in Cook and I voted for Burke, as Harris promises to continue the pro-criminal "prosecution" policies of Jussie Smollett's protector, Kim Foxx.

Mail-in ballots are still being counted, currently O'Neill Burke, a retired state appellate judge is leading by about 4,000 votes. Mail-in ballots are still arriving.

But suddenly thousands of drop box ballots have just been discovered. Or are they mail-in ballots? 

Details are still coming in. But right now, this story is combining the debacles of the 2000 Florida presidential election recounts and the 2020 Trump-Biden race.

Really?

Chicago is not Alaska, even if you are walking, you can make it to downtown from the farthest place within city limits in a few hours on asphalt or concrete--while carrying drop box ballots. 

And barbells.

From the Twitter feed of Ald. Brian Hopkins of the 2nd Ward. 

After counting what was ostensibly the remaining mail-in ballots, Eileen O’Neill Burke maintains a lead of more than 4,000. BUT…election staff now say they have "found" thousands of ballots with no postmarks, that were placed in drop boxes. They intend to count them tomorrow.

after counting what was ostensibly the remaining mail-in ballots, Eileen O’Neill Burke maintains a lead of more than 4,000. BUT…election staff now say they have “found” thousands of ballots with no postmarks, that were placed in drop boxes. They intend to count them tomorrow.

— Alderman Hopkins (@AldermanHopkins) March 23, 2024

 More from Twitter, from the Chicago Board of Elections Twitter feed:

Statement from Max Bever, Director of Public Information, Chicago Board of Elections: 

“In adding up the total number of Vote By Mail ballots the Board had received back so far, I mistakenly left out additional ballots that had been received back via USPS the evening of Mon, 3/18. 

I traded speed for accuracy in reporting out numbers this week as quickly as I could. I truly regret this error on my part and for the confusion that it has caused the voters of Chicago. I will share updated numbers only when they are accurate and verified."

I traded speed for accuracy in reporting out numbers this week as quickly as I could. I truly regret this error on my part and for the confusion that it has caused the voters of Chicago. I will share updated numbers only when they are accurate and verified.

— Chicago Board of Elections (@ChicagoElection) March 23, 2024

Has Max Bever resigned in disgrace yet?

Wake me up from this bad dream when it's over. Then again, maybe not.

UPDATE March 24 9:30am CDT:

Hopkins deleted his X post from last night, replacing it with this one.

Correction: after counting what was stated as most of the remaining mail-in & dropbox ballots, EOB holds a 4,000+ lead. BUT…election staff told me they misstated the total number of remaining ballots, and 14,710 more (most are dropbox, so not postmarked) still must be counted.

Correction: after counting what was stated as most of the remaining mail-in & dropbox ballots, EOB holds a 4,000+ lead. BUT…election staff told me they misstated the total number of remaining ballots, and 14,710 more (most are dropbox, so not postmarked) still must be counted.

— Alderman Hopkins (@AldermanHopkins) March 24, 2024

UPDATE March 24: 

I've fleshed-out this post over at Da Tech Guy.

Robert Earl Keen, 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (Bluegrass Underground)

Robert Earl Keen, a bluegrass legend, gives us an inspiring performance of a Richard Thompson classic, "1952 Vincent Black Lightning."

This rendition comes from a PBS special, Bluegrass Underground.

Letitia James will get Trump re-elected: Charlie Hurt

New York attorney general Letitia James, a Third World-style autocrat, is using her office to punish a political enemy. 

Welcome to Venezuela USA.

This shows an ‘influence-peddling scheme’: GOP lawmaker

The Biden family is an influence-peddling operation. 

US Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) and former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy discuss.

Jill Biden rushes over to rescue 'confused' Joe talking to another woman

The confusion continues.

 

Mark Dice on the "bloodshed" hoax: They're doubling down

The lying mainstream media over the weekend tried to claim that Donald Trump at an Ohio rally said there would be a "bloodbath" if he wasn't elected in November.

While the former president did say that it was in context with the domestic auto industry.

Mark Dice calls out the liars, who won't let go of the falsehood.

 

Chicago Ald. Matt Martin on Bring Chicago Home ordinance: "If we have a little bit less revenue coming from the downtown area over the next year or two after Bring Chicago Home passes, that's okay"

Vacant apartment building, Chicago's West Side

Chicago Ald. Matt Martin of the 47th Ward was a guest last week on the Ben Joravsky podcast. 

The Bring Chicago Home ordinance was one of the issues they discussed. Widely caused by supporters as a "mansion tax," if passed by Chicago voters in Tuesday's primary election, the municipal real estate transaction tax will be increased on property sales over $1 million. Proceeds from the higher tax will go to fight homelessness, but its chief backer, Mayor Brandon Johnson, isn't providing specifics on how that will happen.

Unfortunately for ordinary Chicagoans, apartment building and retail storefronts often sell for more than that amount. High-rises always do. Which will mean, higher rents and likely, fewer jobs. 

Downtown retail vacancy rates are at 30 percent.  

But don't worry, Martin tells Joravasky in his March 14 edition of his podcast. It's "okay" if Chicago collects a little less money from downtown, even in the short term.

"But just like, during the great recession we had certain revenue streams that were lower, you have to take a longer view of this," Martin tells Joravsky, "and so I think if we have a little bit less revenue coming from the downtown area over the next year or two after Bring Chicago Home passes, that's okay. 

That's okay, Martin adds, because he cares, adding, "But the city will continue to be very mindful of how we support all of our communities including downtown." Yep, leftists always care.

The relevant portion of the podcast begins at the 23-minute mark. 

Chicago faces a deficit of at least $500 million.

Well, at least the alderperson didn't tell the host that any downtown Chicago revenue declines, will be "transitory," the infamous comment by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that inflation, which still plagues our economy, would be "transitory."

According to leaked Chicago Teachers Union documents, revenue from Bring Chicago Home could be used to provide housing funds for its members.

I'm urging Chicago voters to vote "No" on Bring Chicago Home.

Van Morrison – Up County Down (Live on Later)

Van Morrison has released two albums of original material in the 2020s. Both of them, Latest Record Project, Volume 1 and What's It Gonna Take?, are terrific attacks on authority. 

From the former, for St. Patrick's Day, I present "Up County Down," a play of words on County Down, which is one of the six counties in Van the Man's native Northern Ireland. 

Van, with saxophone in hand, belts the tune out here, from Later...with Jools Holland.

Related post of mine from Da Tech Guy: 

As Van Morrison turns 77, here are his ten best albums

From Da Tech Guy: Chicago Teachers Union molding Soviet-style Young Pioneers

Call Chicago Moscow west?

From my post at Da Tech Guy: Chicago Teachers Union molding Soviet-style Young Pioneers.

The Pogues: Thousands Are Sailing

There will be some sadness this St. Patrick's Day, because Shane MacGowan, the principal songwriter and lead singer of the Pogues, passed away late last year.

The voice of the Irish diaspora, "Thousands Are Sailing" is a song about emigration from Ireland.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Judge's 'disjointed' ruling in Willis case raises more questions

Professor Jonathan Turley looks at the "disjointed" ruling that allows Fulton County George DA Fani Willis to remain on the Donald Trump witch hunt case-- but only if her former boyfriend, Nathan Wade, is removed from the prosecution team.

‘JIG IS UP’: Bartiromo exposes Biden’s motive for wide open border

Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-PA explains why Joe Biden and the Democrats support an open border to Maria Bartiromo.

Overnight Chicago carnage: 5 killed and another 5 wounded

 The disastrous effects of Illinois' SAFE-T Act, which abolishes cash bail, are evident in Chicago. 

A court challenge delayed implementation of the SAFE-T Act until mid-September, just as temperatures are cooling and the murder rate goes down. 

Tuesday saw unseasonably warm weather to Chicago--and violence.

Overnight--from 6pm Tuesday through this morning, five people were fatally shot and another five were wounded. 

Things will only get worse as summer approaches. 

In August, the Democrat National Convention comes to Chicago.

I'm just saying.

Fourth migrant measles case in Chicago shelter, disease was declared "eliminated" in USA by CDC in 2000

Sadly, not only are illegal migrants arriving in the United States, but they are bringing the measles virus with them. At a Chicago migrant shelter in Pilsen on the Southwest Side, there have been four cases of measles identified. 

There has been an additional fifth Chicago measles victim.

In 2000, the CDC declared that measles was eliminated from the United States. There have been cases of measles in America since then, apparently all of them originated from foreign visitors. 

Nationwide, according to a CDC announcement last week, there have been 45 cases of measles identified in 17 states.

Measles kills 200,000 people yearly, according to the Mayo Clinic.

 

Trump meets with Laken Riley's family before Georgia rally

Before his Rome, Georgia rally over the weekend, Donald Trump met with the family of Laken Riley, the nursing student who was murdered by an illegal alien from Arizona. 

Her father was wearing a MAGA hat.

From Da Tech Guy: On Illinois Primary day I’m choosing a Democratic ballot so I can vote for Eileen O’Neill Burke for Cook County state’s attorney

For a few minutes next week, as I explain at Da Tech Guy, I'll be a Democrat!

From my post at Da Tech Guy:

On Illinois Primary day I’m choosing a Democratic ballot so I can vote for Eileen O’Neill Burke for Cook County state’s attorney.

Matisyahu - King without a Crown (live)

Last night, under the threat of protests from Hamas supporters, Jewish reggae and rap artist Matisyahu was forced to cancel his concert at the House of Blues in Chicago. 

That's quite ironic. As the blues--and Chicago is the home of the Blues--is the music of the oppressed. Not the mob.

Here is Matisyahu performing "King without a Crown.

Mark Dice: State of the union trainwreck!

Joe Biden gave a mean-spirited State of the Union address, Mark Dice tells us. However, the Republican response, but from Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama, was an embarrassment.

Trump could be ‘one of the biggest political comebacks in US history’

Sky News Australia analyzes the rise, again, of Donald J. Trump.

 

Mark Dice: TRUMP VICTORY! Super Tuesday media meltdown - bye bye Nikki Haley, and more

Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee for president--and MSNBC is freaking out.

'BLOCKBUSTER ADMISSION': Biden admin reportedly comes clean about secret migrant flights

Maria Bartiromo tells us about Joe Biden secretly flying over 300,000 illegal aliens to big cities.

 

Three shot and at least 17 wounded over weekend in Chicago

 The first weekend of meteorological spring in Chicago saw three killed and at least 17 others wounded. 

Oh, if you click on the above link you'll see lower totals. The ABC Chicago story I linked to doesn't include the man fatally shot in the head while in a car on the inbound ramp to the Stevenson Expressway from Lake Shore Drive.

As for the other deadly shootings, a flash mob gathering in the South Loop resulted in the death of a 17-year-old boy. And on the Southwest Side a man who shot to death in a car in the Little Village neighborhood.

From Da Tech Guy: 13 great songs about getting old

Yes, I'm getting older. But over at Da Tech Guy I've compiled a soundtrack: 

13 great songs about getting old.

The Kinks - Where Have All the Good Times Gone (from One for the Road)

Barring a major news development, over at Da Tech Guy on Sunday I'm writing a post where this great Kinks song, "Where Have all the Good Times Gone," will figure in.

The live performance comes from their 1980 live album, One for the Road.

I was fortunate to see the blokes from Muswell Hill, London, that year in their tour to support that LP.

My related Da Tech Guy posts: 

13 great songs about getting old

Review: The Kinks the Journey Part 1 and 2

The Kinks at 60, here are their 10 best albums

Lawfare against Trump: This is ‘fueling the rage’ in America, Jonathan Turley

Illinois, the state I am ashamed to live in, joins the lawfare against Trump. Jonathan Turley explains.

 

This is a 'huge win' for the Trump team: Criminal defense attorney

While Donald Trump was dealt some bad news yesterday from a leftist Illinois judge, Tracie Porter, earlier in the day he received some better news as he battles witch hunts.

Leftist Cook County judge removes Trump from Illinois Primary ballot

I am so ashamed to live in Illinois. 

From Fox News:

Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter barred Trump from the Illinois ballot one month after the anti-Trump challenge was dismissed by the Illinois State Board of Elections. Illinois goes to the polls March 19.

Not only has President Trump not been convicted of insurrection--which is why the leftist jurist booted him from the ballot--he hasn't been charged with it.

Mark Dice: Biden attempts to alleviate concerns about his age on late night talk show

Mark Dice touches a lot of bases in his latest video. He goes after Joe Biden and his gaffes, and he tells us that Google's woke images go beyond the Genesis fiasco.

Italian TV brutally mocks Joe Biden's 'cognitive decline' in comedy skit

America's woke comedians won't poke fun at Joe Biden's clear physical and cognitive decline.

Italians are not afraid to do so.

 

Four killed, including 14-year-old boy, and at least 18 shot over weekend in Chicago; there were two mass shootings

February's last weekend of the year saw four people shot to death and at least 18 others wounded.

Of the homicide victims, three of them were killed in a mass shooting on Sunday night in a Chatham home on the South Side. One of the slain was a 14-year-old boy. A fourth person was wounded.

The fourth deadly shooting occurred earlier on Sunday when four people were shot in Pottawattomie Park in Rogers Park on the Far North Side. One woman, a 19-year-old, was killed, one other woman and two men were killed.

It was a mild weekend and while spring hasn't graced Chicago for good yet, soon will see the disastrous effects of Illinois' SAFE-T Act, which abolished cash bail statewide. 

The SAFE-T Act went into effect last fall.

  

From Da Tech Guy: Chicago’s southern suburbs are the sewer of corrupt Illinois

At Da Tech Guy I swim into a cesspool: Chicago’s southern suburbs are the sewer of corrupt Illinois.

Fleetwood Mac ~ What Makes You Think You're the One ~ 1979 rehearsal

The underrated Tusk is my favorite Fleetwood Mac album. The driver of the break from the hugely successful Rumours was Lindsey Buckingham. 

Other than the title track, "What Makes You Think You're the One" is my favorite song from the double album.

Buckingham wrote this track--and sings lead on it too.

This performance is from a rehearsal from the world tour to promote Tusk.

Mark Dice on Vice News: They shut it down! 😂

Leftist propaganda site Vice News has laid off hundreds of employees. 

It looks like their website will go dark soon. 

Mark Dice has more.

Undecided voters support Trump after town hall: He had 'strength'

Laura Ingraham interviewed some previously undecided South Carolina voters who now back Donald J. Trump.

The Palmetto State's Republican primary is Saturday.

 

Review, two novels by Adam Jonathan Kaat: Life on the Grocery Line and The Patron Saints of Grocery

Most novels center around characters with glamorous or exciting lives--people like soldiers, athletes, business tycoons. Often, these characters are handsome or pretty--and enjoy love affairs that are described in detail in these books. 

Other novels, Mark Twain's fiction comes to mind, centers on the common man, such as Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Or I should of course now say, the common person.

Adam Jonathan Kaat's first two novels, Life on the Grocery Lane and The Patron Saints of Grocery, are also such works. 

Kaat's lead character, an anti-hero of course, is Daniel, a corporate refugee and aspiring novelist from San Francisco who lands in Denver as a front-line employee at the fictional Dream Grocers, which to me appears to be a cross between Whole Foods and Costco.

Daniel, like all of the characters in this book--well, like all people who work in retail--finds himself at Dream Grocers because he needs the money and not because it's a career choice. Daniel starts his new job the same week the COVID-19 lockdowns begin. Suddenly he's an essential worker.

In spite of the pandemic, or maybe more so because of it, a few days into the lockdown the temperament of the upper middle class--and beyond--clientele of Dream Grocers becomes even more sour. 

You've heard of "Karens," the catchall term for snooty and pesty white females, which ironically became cemented into American slang in the pandemic year of 2020. Daniel is told by his co-workers that Dream Grocers have three groups of clientele: Lindas, Daves--who are usually married to each other--and Normans. The former parade their superiority over the rabble who make up the supermarket's workforce as their perceived right.

As Kaat tells us thru Daniel:

When I think of a Linda, I imagine her wearing a fur coat as she walks around a Walmart with her tiny dog. That mutt has a serious viral infection that's contagious, but Linda doesn't care. In her mind, she exemplifies excellence, but in actuality she doesn't possess a single nice or meaningful thing, because everything she claims as her own is painted ugly by her abuse of others. She knows people, and she is known. Respect is expected but not earned, because she tried for a while and stepped on whomever to get where she is now. Continued effort to improve is not in her wheelhouse.

Linda is an idea. She is a caricature of unearned exceptionalism with the demand of a grizzled veteran. She is very American. Wild tastes with a narrow mind. Elite. Unsettling in the truth she reveals about the way we treat others in service positions. Linda is an unexamined life.

I worked many years in retail, and I encountered many Lindas. 

As for the Normans, they're a senior version of the Lindas and Daves. Daniel's first manager, Alejandro, comforts Dave after run-in with one. "He hates his life even as he swims in luxury you could never understand," Alejandro explains, "and at our store, he's the norm."

Daniel's social life is meager---it's centered on his neighbors and other Dream Grocers workers. The lockdowns limit his choices as do the extra hours assigned because of the COVID restrictions. Yet he enjoys a bit of romance, or rather, sex, and a lot of abuse of alcohol and recreational drugs. 

In the second novel, Daniel continues his journey in the aisles as he moves up a wrung on the retail later. During lockdowns, just as in war, promotion comes quickly.

Kaat touches on this sentiment in the introduction of the second edition of Life on the Grocery Line: his two Dream Grocers novels decades from now will probably be viewed by historians as an accurate look of how people endured during the COVID year of 2020. We are approaching the fourth anniversary of the first shelter-in-place orders--and that unhappy time seems so long ago. 

Two thumbs up for two books by Adam Jonathan Kaat from me. And if you've suffered or are still suffering as a retail employee, then you'll give Life on the Grocery Line and The Patron Saints of Grocery four thumbs up.

Life on the Grocery Line and The Patron Saints of Grocery are available at Amazon.