Joe Rogan hilariously trolls The View after host called him a ‘dragon believer'

There is so much good news that the Donald Trump victory has blessed us with during these trying times.

The humiliation of the media, from The View and MSNBC on down, is one of those joys.

    

Jussie Smollett's conviction overturned by Democrat-controlled Illinois Supreme Court

Another embarrassing episode from the disastrous Kim Foxx misrule as Cook County's prosecutor leaves a disappointing result.

The stench from Jussie Smollett's racist attack hoax---and Chicago is still not "MAGA country"--should plague him for the rest of his life.

There is a 4-3 Democrat majority on the state Supreme Court.

From the Chicago Sun-Times:

In a blockbuster ruling Thursday, the state Supreme Court overturned the conviction of actor Jussie Smollett for an alleged 2019 hoax hate crime, a move that will spare the former “Empire” star a five-month jail sentence, if not clear his name. 

Smollett had challenged nearly every aspect of his case, arguing that he should have been done with the case after Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office struck a deal to drop the charges, that the special prosecutor who re-investigated the case and re-indicted him a year later was wrongfully appointed.

 Smollett spent six days in jail in 2022, before being released to wait out his appeals. An appeals court last year upheld Smollett’s sentence on five low-level felony counts related to lying to police about an attack he and two accomplices staged near his Streeterville apartment.

Foxx leaves office in two weeks. The prosecutor who is reluctant to prosecute is one of the worst public servants in Illinois history, and the competition is steep among the crooks and incompetents who get elected here. Her boneheaded decision to drop charges related to Smollett's hoax will haunt Foxx for the rest of her life. So, there's a little bit of upside here for those of us who believe people should be accountable for their misdeeds.

'Full House' actress leaves L.A. due to safety concerns | National Report

Los Angeles, which just declared itself a sanctuary city, has one less resident.

Candace Cameron Bure, who played D.J. Tanner on Full House, moved out--citing safety concerns.

Brian Stelter has a new idea about why no one trusts mainstream media anymore!

What a pathetic round little man he is.

Brian Stelter is blaming everyone but the mainstream media for people no longer trusting them.

From Da Tech Guy: Things to know about JB Pritzker, the governor of Chicago

Over at Da Tech Guy I take a look at Pritzker--again.

Things to know about JB Pritzker, the governor of Chicago.

The Kinks - All Day And All Of The Night (Official Audio)

Shel Talmy, the Chicago-born producer for the Kinks in their early years--who also produced the debut album for The Who, which included their epochal "My Generation," died this week. He was 87.

The grinding guitar sound from the early years of the Kinks and The Who inspired the punk and grunge sounds. 

Rest in peace. 

Here's a Kinks classic from the Talmy era, "All Day and All of the Night."

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

The WORST Election Day Meltdowns

Sadly, when these people vote, their vote counts as much as yours.

Caroline Downey of National Review shows us some leftist meltdowns.

Lefties losing it: Donald Trump’s top five cabinet selections

As Barack Obama famously said, "Elections have consequences." 

We won--and the Dems lost.

Joy Reid to be FIRED? MSNBC host may have finally crossed the line, even for them

Joyless Reid has always been nutty, not she is totally unhinged.

Will MSNBC finally hand Reid her well-deserved pink slip?

Mark Dice: Democrats blame game continues, with many focusing in on one thing now

The Democrats are still in denial. 

They lost because of their unpopular policies and two lousy candidates at the top of their ticket.

 

From Da Tech Guy: America’s big cities, the GOP’s next frontier

It's time for an urban adventure.

From my post at Da Tech Guy: 

America’s big cities, the GOP’s next frontier.

Van Morrison: I Need Your Kind of Loving

Fall must be Van Morrisons favorite season. In the closing track of his 1991 double album, Hymns to the Silence, "I Need Your Kind of Loving," the Belfast Lion sings, "Well I love you in the autumn most of all."

Morrison often mentions autumn in his songs.

   

Related post of mine at Da Tech Guy: 

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

‘Knucklehead’: Tim Walz returns to Minnesota ‘defeated’

I love the part here in this Sky News Australia clip where John Fund says the television viewers in Australia received more accurate coverage of the American presidential election than people watching establishment media in America.

 

Mark Dice: Their new excuse for Kamala losing!

Even when they lose, leftists are never wrong. Yet they persist in calling the MAGA movement a cult.

America wins: Trump is the president-elect

Donald J. Trump made the biggest political comeback in American history--he will be the 47th president of the United States. Not only that, but the Republicans have recaptured the Senate. The House of Representatives is too close to call.

Trump has a decent shot of winning the popular vote.

I am so proud to be an American. 

It's morning again in America.

Chicago cop murdered during traffic stop

There's bad news on this Election Day morning. A Chicago cop was murdered.

From Fox Chicago:

The shooting happened during a traffic stop around 8 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Ingleside Avenue, according to Chicago police. 

Someone inside the vehicle started shooting as police approached, striking one officer and another occupant of the vehicle. Police said at least one officer returned fire. The suspect tried to drive away and struck another officer at the scene. The driver then tried to run away from the car but was arrested in the 8000 block of South Maryland Avenue, police said. 

The officer who was shot was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The Fraternal Order of Police identified him Tuesday morning as 26-year-old Officer Enrique Martinez.

Kamala still can't answer a basic question, with Election Day just hours away

There's a California ballot initiative, Proposition 36, that will increase the penalties for theft.

A reporter asked Kamala Harris, who lives in San Francisco, how she voted on that measure, and she of course responded with a word salad.

How is Harris going to handle Putin, Xi, or Kim?

   

From Da Tech Guy, Brandon Johnson’s Chicago follies: The board of education disaster

There is never a shortage of items to blog about with Branjo in charge.

From my post at Da Tech Guy: 

Brandon Johnson’s Chicago follies: The board of education disaster.

Van Morrison, Shana Morrison - Rough God Goes Riding (Official Audio)

Here's an overlooked Van Morrison song, "Rough God Goes Riding," which is performed on the Belfast Cowboy's latest album, Live at Orangefield.

In this version, Van's daughter, Shana Morrison, joins in.

 

Related post of mine from Da Tech Guy 

Review, Van Morrison’s Live at Orangefield

Newt Gingrich: Kamala Harris is beginning to realize ‘she’s going to lose’

Republicans, if you haven't vote yet, do so today.

Kamala on doom spiral? Democrats regretting their smear tactics against Trump supporters?

While it appears that the wheels are coming off the Kamala Harris short bus, here's advice from a runner 

As a race nears its end, and you believe victory is at hand, run like your archrival is running three feet behind you.

Always. 

I used the same strategy with elections.

Get out and vote for Trump--now!

Meanwhile, Joe Biden's insult of Trump voters, Joe Biden called them "garbage," is backfiring.

Kamala Harris getting ‘desperate’ as she ‘sinks fast’ in the polls

The Trump is a Nazi rant from Kamala Harris is getting tiresome. 

By the way, there was an Israeli flag flying inside last night's Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Rally.

From Da Tech Guy: Social media influencers add no votes for Kamala Harris

The idiocrasy well among the Democrats is bottomless.

From my post at Da Tech Guy: 

Social media influencers add no votes for Kamala Harris.

The Rainmakers - Lakeview Man (Rockefeller, Oslo 2012)

It's Halloween weekend.

Well, not really, because Halloween is on Thursday, but there will be many Halloween parties this weekend, all over the world.

There will likely be some Halloween celebrations in Norway, where one of my favorite bands, the Rainmakers, are quite popular.

Watch and howl as they perform "Lakeview Man," which is about a werewolf type beast, in Oslo in 2012.

  

Swing state voters: When Illinois leftists show up at your door telling you to vote for Harris, ask them why 300,000 people moved out last year

Another weekend is here and that means thousands of Illinois leftists are headed to swing states, particularly Michigan and Wisconsin, with the goal of showing up at front doors and telling the unfortunate people who answer, "Vote for Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate."

Illinois is a one-party state that has been run into the ground by the Democrats. 

Just last year, WGN-TV tells us, 300,000 people moved out of Hell-inois. 

So, if an Illinois leftist shows up at your home, or calls you on the telephone, and tells you to vote for Harris, ask them why so many people are moving out of the state.

Is it the high taxes? The high crime? The unfunded public pensions? The corruption? 

Then politely tell the Illinois Democrat to pack up and drive home. But tell them to fill up their gas tanks first. Gasoline, because of the high taxes, is expensive in the Prairie State.

Kamala Harris fumbles through answer on 'many mistakes' during townhall

If Kamala Harris can't cope with a presidential campaign, how is a President Harris going to be able to manage Putin or Xi?

From Da Tech Guy: Chicago Public Schools took COVID money and splurged, now that source of funds has dried up

You can always count on government money being wasted in Chicago.

From my post at Da Tech Guy:

Chicago Public Schools took COVID money and splurged, now that source of funds has dried up.

Meme Magic Forecasts Kamala Will Lose?

Donald Trump serves fries at McDonald's and the Drudge Report is trash. 

More from Mark Dice.

The Kinks - Stormy Sky, 1977

Halloween is less than two weeks away. So it's time to turn to scary songs.

After years of concept albums, the Kinks returned to straight forward collections with Sleepwalker in 1977.

But hints of a concept were there on that album, spooky stuff, including this little-heard track, "Stormy Sky."

'Flustered' Kamala Harris resorted to 'fear' in trainwreck Fox News interview

The wheels are coming off of the Kamala Harris short bus.

Kamala Harris spent more time defending herself than the border: Watters

Last night's Kamala Harris interview with Bret Baier on Fox News was the worst thing to happen to the Democrats since Joe Biden's debacle of a debate in June. 

Jesse Watters has more.

Mark Dice on Kamala Harris' media protectors: They're scared!

It's not working.

The media guardians haven't been able to convince enough voters that Kamala Harris is qualified to serve as president.

Harris campaign in ‘deep strife’ following plagiarism accusations

Kamala Harris once stole a line from Martin Luther King. 

Why stop there?

Saturday Night Live ROASTS Kamala with DANA CARVEY returning as Joe Biden

If you want more proof that Kamala Harris' campaign is imploding, here is Saturday Night Live poking fun not only at the vice president, but also Senile Joe Biden.

SNL suspects that Harris will lose.

However...Donald Trump supporters: Get out there and vote for Trump, preferably now if early voting is open where you live. Don't be complacent.

  

From Da Tech Guy: The Great Chicago Train Robbery offers more proof of the city’s decline and fall

Jesse James had more class than these Chicago thugs:

From my post at Da Tech Guy: 

The Great Chicago Train Robbery offers more proof of the city’s decline and fall.

Graham Parker: I Discovered America

Columbus Day is Monday, and it's an American federal holiday that the leftists want to dump, or turn it in to Indigenous People's Day.

British musician Graham Parker, a big lib who probably favors the change, recorded "I Discovered America" for his "Don't Tell Columbus" album.

Parker, who I believe lives in upstate New York, uses Christopher Columbus' discovery as a metaphor for his career struggles in the United States.

Happy Columbus Day!

Obama Admits the Truth About Kamala! 😂

Mark Dice informs us that even Barack Obama has given up on Kamala Harris.

60 Minutes blasted after replacing Kamala Harris’s ‘word salad’ with polished answer

There needs to be a purge of the media. 

No, not Soviet-style, but by ordinary Americans not purchasing their print publications, not visiting their web sites, and not watching their television programs.

Starve them.

As for Kamala Harris and 60 Minutes partisan edit, actually the "better" answer isn't very good either.

Lefties losing it: Kamala's top six worst moments on The View

And do you know what? Kamala Harris was awful on Stephen Colbert's show too. 

She's just, well, awful.

Harris and Biden humiliated by new word salads as Trump gets a rockstar reception in Pennsylvania

Besides what you see in the headline, there's also Tim Walz, who is also making a fool of himself.

From Da Tech Guy: Nixon had his Saturday Night Massacre, Chicago’s mayor has his Friday Afternoon Massacre

Chicago is getting worse and worse.

From my post at Da Tech Guy: Nixon had his Saturday Night Massacre, Chicago’s mayor has his Friday Afternoon Massacre.

King Harvest │ The Band │ Live At The Academy Of Music, NYC, 1971

It's harvest time in the northern hemisphere, so let's take a look and a listen at King Harvest by The Band.

Related post of mine at Da Tech Guy: 

The studio albums by The Band, ranked

‘Why lie?’: TV host reacts to ‘weird’ Walz’s debate performance

Tim Walz not only is weird, but he's a liar. 

A bad liar.

JD Vance mops the floor with Tim Walz at VP debate last night! Media in panic

JD Vance showed why Donald Trump picked him as his running mate.

As for serial fabulist Tim Walz, viewers who watched last night's debate between the duo are likely wondering why Kamala Harris picked the liar.

Longshoremen's strike: This is a premeditated attack on the American economy, NAW CEO says

Manufacturers are requesting Joe Biden to enact the Taft-Hartley Act to stop the longshoremen strike. National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors CEO Eric Hoplin has more.

‘Weird’ Walz’s humiliated by heckling while Trump is cheered by roaring crowds

Tim Walz was heckled while making an appearance at the Minnesota-Michigan game in Ann Arbor.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump was cheered at the Alabama-Georgia game.

And did Tampon Tim flip the bird to hecklers?

From Da Tech Guy: A memorable, for all the wrong reasons, 2024 Chicago White Sox season

Well, it's over, the season from hell. 

From my post at Da Tech Guy:

A memorable, for all the wrong reasons, 2024 Chicago White Sox season.

Van Morrison with Willie Nelson: What's Wrong with this Picture?

Van Morrison is back with another album, New Arrangements and Duets, which was released Friday. 

The Belfast Cowboy has made a lot of enemies in the media because of his strident--and correct--stand against COVID-19 lockdowns.

These versions were recorded over decades. Morrison has been busy releasing material--some new and some old--and predictably, the media is attacking him for that.

Would the prefer all his archived work be issued, wily-nily, after his death? The ghouls tainted the legacy of Jimi Hendrix and so many more artists.

What a bunch of losers, the media is. That is why when a newspaper or a magazine folds, I shed no tears. The media doesn't tell the story, it tells their story.  That is why readers are turning out.

Back to Van the Man. 

The album is jazzy with a big band sound. And among the duets are two songs with Willie Nelson.

"What's Wrong with this Picture?" is one of them. It is graced with countrified slide guitar. Nelson and Morrison have different vocal styles, which is why this track works.

And this song, which was originally released in 2003, contains subtle attacks on the media. 

This edition of "What's Wrong with this Picture?" was recorded in the late 2010s.

 

Newt Gingrich: It's beginning to sink in that Kamala Harris isn't telling the truth

Kamala Harris is lying about her political positions, and she is lying about herself. Newt Gingrich has more.

The moment Kamala Harris ‘glitched’ during MSNBC interview

Besides corporate taxes--what other taxes does she want to raise? 

Probably yours.

There's a reason that Kamala Harris rarely does interviews--and when she does, it's always with a sympathetic so-called journalist.

Mark Dice: Kamala in a panic! Campaign has MAJOR problem Democrats can't fix now

Kamala Harris' campaign has an issue regarding black voters.

She's not as popular among them as the Democrats have hoped.

Another project

 Sorry, no post today, another project off site.

Kamala Harris splits from 40-year tradition

Missing the Al Smith Dinner in New York may hurt Kamala Harris among Catholics. She is already suffering from a decline in support among Jews.

 

From Da Tech Guy: Chicago’s leftist mayor cancelling gunshot detection contract because he’s emboldened to his ideology

Chicago's radical mayor keeps destroying the city. 

From my post at Da Tech Guy:

Chicago’s leftist mayor cancelling gunshot detection contract because he’s emboldened to his ideology.

Van Morrison: Autumn Song

Sunday is the first day of Autumn. 

In honor of the change of season, here is Van Morrison's "Autumn Song." It's a preview--although a long one--of the Belfast Cowboy's later jazz-influenced work.

Related post of mine from Da Tech Guy 

Review, Van Morrison’s Live at Orangefield

‘Sickening’: Kamala Harris’ interview with Oprah Winfrey slammed

I half-expected Oprah to ask Harris, "Why are you so wonderful?"

Trump makes first in-studio ‘Gutfeld!’ appearance

The once and future president was a guest on Gutfeld last night.

Rob Schmitt: It's embarrassing that this woman is running for president

The Democrats have chosen an empty pantsuit as its nominee.

Laura Ingraham: Don't think the left didn't know the power of their words

Leftists are purposely using inflammatory rhetoric to gin up their base.

 

Mark Dice: IT'S ANOTHER MIRACLE TRUMP IS ALIVE! - IT HAPPENED AGAIN!

There has been another assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Mark Dice discusses this latest outrage, including the media reaction.

Alex Witt, aka Alex Witless of MSNBC, blames Trump of course.

From Da Tech Guy, Presidential election warning from Chicago: Media malpractice gave the city its failed leftist mayor, Brandon Johnson

Media bias is harmful. 

From my post at Da Tech Guy: 

Presidential election warning from Chicago: Media malpractice gave the city its failed leftist mayor, Brandon Johnson.

Big Star - September Gurls (Official Lyric Video)

Hey, it's September! Which means it's time for "September Gurls" by Big Star.

Kamala’s lies: The worst lies that went unchecked by ABC moderators during the debate

The leftist media won't challenge their preferred candidates.

Greg Kelly: Kamala Harris is a 'lying hustler'

At Newsmax, Greg Kelly talks about Kamala Harris' debate lies.

 

Megyn Kelly says she's "disgusted" by terrible performance of biased ABC debate moderators

Megyn Kelly is right, the moderators from ABC were biased. If I watched ABC at all, I'd boycott it.

Still at it

No blog posts for a couple of days?

I'm working on another project. 

Hang in there.

From Da Tech Guy: Swing state voters, what to say when an Illinois leftist is at your door telling you to vote for Kamala Harris

If you live in a swing state, then a plague is coming. 

From my post at Da Tech Guy:

Swing state voters, what to say when an Illinois leftist is at your door telling you to vote for Kamala Harris.

Nick Lowe - "The Beast In Me" (Official Audio)

Next week, Nick Lowe will release a new album. 

While, at least in America, he's best known as a producer, Elvis Costello and Graham Parker were among the artists he's worked with, he's also a recording artist in his own right.

Here's a great one Lowe composition, "The Beast in Me," which his father-in-law, Johnny Cash, also recorded. You may have heard Lowe's version on The Sopranos.

We'll all have a dark side.

Kamala Harris campaign STILL complaining about this one ABC debate rule

Yes, Megyn Kelly tells us, the microphones will be turned off when Donald Trump is speaking during next week's presidential debate.

Kamala Harris is like the 'nerdy' kid in high school who wants to be popular: Greg Kelly

Greg Kelly of Newsmax adds insight into the weird Democratic nominee for president.

Old Joe was actually let out of his room, and then this happened! 😂

The nursing home known as the White House needs better locks. 

Mark Dice has more.

Chicago Sun-Times editorial board member Rummana Hussain on Tulsi Gabbard: "She's a white woman"

Donald Trump received some blowback, probably somewhat deserved, when he said that Kamala Harris "happened to turn black" recently. 

Although she isn't a candidate for president, Rummana Hussain. She's a columnist at the Sun-Times, and she has been a member of the Chicago Sun-Times editorial board since 2021. So, she's got some influence. But not with me.

Race apparently is a big deal with Hussain. While a guest on the Ben Joravsky Show podcast in July, she revealed to the host that a job at the Sun-Times a while back was only for a minority. I believe that race-based hiring is illegal.

On last Saturday's Joravsky show, Hussain, who is Indian, weighed in on former Democratic member of the House of Representatives, Tulsi Gabbard, who is now an independent. Last month she endorsed Trump for president. 

Hussain, who represented Hawaii in Congress, was born in American Samoa to a white woman and a Samoan father. To her credit Gabbard doesn't talk much about her ethnicity--I would consider her mixed race. 

But Hussain says the former congresswoman is white. "Her parents are white," Hussain remarked to Joravasky,"like she's white, she's a white woman." Look for this inflammatory comment around the seven-minute park.

I can only imagine the uproar if a conservative podcaster or radio host said something similar.

31 shot, five fatally, over Labor Day weekend in Chicago; fatalities may go up by four after 4 homeless people found shot dead on CTA train in suburbs

The first holiday weekend after Chicago, with surprisingly few problems, hosted the Democratic National Convention, saw relatively few shootings. 

That might change, but more on that soon.

During the four-day July 4 weekend, an astounding 109 people were shot--nine of those victims died.

For Labor Day, as of early afternoon on Tuesday, just 31 people were shot over the three-day weekend, five of them were killed.

However, early Labor Day morning, four people, three men and one woman, who were apparently homeless and asleep, were found dead from gunshot wounds at the end of the CTA Blue Line in west-suburban Forest Park. It's unclear though, where these train passengers were shot. Nearly all of the Blue Line runs through Chicago. It's possible that the Chicago shooting and fatality numbers for the Labor Day may increase by four if it's found they were shot within Chicago's city limits.

A suspect in the Blue Line murders is in police custody.

When the DNC was in town, I rode CTA trains several times and I was presently surprised how peaceful it was. There was a heavy police presence on the CTA and on the train platforms. The prior times I took CTA trains I encountered crazy people every time.

Chicago can do better if it wants to do so.

Tim Walz's brother ‘100 per cent opposed’ to ‘everything’ about him

Your family knows you the best.

From Da Tech Guy: Tips for conservatives covering leftist protests

See but don't be seen. I explain at Da Tech Guy:

Tips for conservatives covering leftist protests.

Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Passenger

I spent a lot of time riding on trains last week working on a project away from Marathon Pundit. Understandably, the Iggy Pop song, "The Passenger," kept running through my head.

Then I remembered that Siouxsie and the Banshees recorded a fabulous cover of it.

Enjoy.

Mark Dice: God help us! The Kamala trainwreck interview

As Mark Dice points out, CNN is do dishonest that it had a "Live" screen bug on the bottom of the screen during Dana Bash's interview with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

The interview--edited of course--was recorded earlier in they day.

And Bash, a hack, bent over backwards to protect her candidates.

Democrats Begin to Panic as Kamala's Post-Convention Bump Never Happens? With Michael Knowles

George McGovern didn't get a post-convention bounce in 1972 either.

From Da Tech Guy: Elvis Costello at 70, here are his ten best albums

One of the greats, Elvis Costello, turned 70 this week. Over at Da Tech Guy I look back at his career.

Elvis Costello at 70, here are his ten best albums.

Busy, busy

I'm still around, but I have been working on a couple of projects. In cognito. 

Look for a post very soon!

Another Kamala word salad

Two days ago, Kamala Harris vomited another word salad.

She says "return on investment" three times.

 

People are realizing Kamala can’t answer a question: Mike Huckabee

If you are part of the 99-percent of the population who has to interview a job, then you should find it odd that Kamala Harris won't agree to sit-down interviews.

Why should America hire her?

From Da Tech Guy: To beat the Democrats, we must destroy the media first

We've been doing it wrong all of this time, my friends.

From my post at Da Tech Guy:

To beat the Democrats, we must destroy the media first.

Peace Frog, live in New York (1970) - The Doors

The Democrat National Convention returns to Chicago next week. 

Back in 1968, of course, a riot broke out when the DNC was in town, which inspired a memorable lyric in the Doors' song "Peace Frog." 

And the lyric is, "Blood in the town of Chicago." 

Will history repeat?

I wish I could say Trump won't see jail time: Judge Napolitano | Wake Up America

There's a chance, sadly, that Donald Trump could be sentenced to jail by a partisan hack leftist judge. Judge Andrew Napolitano explains.

‘He’s clearly not well’: Joe Biden interview raises further concern

Sky News Australia looks at the declining Joe Biden, who of course, even though he was president, has not been well for years. 

Stephen Colbert accidentally HUMILIATES CNN anchor and entire network

Of course Kaitlan Collins and CNN can't avoid looking silly.

‘It’s not funny anymore’: Sky News host slams Joe Biden after latest interview

Joe Biden's protectors let him out of the home for an interview with leftwing propagandist and CBS reporter Robert Costa. Biden's cognitive decline was of course on display. 

As for Costa's propaganda work. Gabriella Power remarked, “It’s not funny anymore, and the mainstream media is choosing to ignore this so they can focus on propping up Kamala Harris." 

Why didn't Costa interview Harris instead? Oh, that's right, she's not doing interviews.

From Da Tech Guy: Journalists should be forced to wear clown suits

It's time to get serious, really, about media bias.

From my post at Da Tech Guy:

Journalists should be forced to wear clown suits.

Van Morrison: Real Real Gone / You Send Me [Live]

As regular readers know, earlier this week I reviewed--yes, over at Da Tech Guy, Van Morrison's stupendous live album, Live at Orangefield.

Here's another track from that collection, "Real Real Gone," which morphs into the Sam Cooke classic, 
"You Send Me."

Related post of mine from Da Tech Guy 

Review, Van Morrison’s Live at Orangefield

Mark Dice: The Tim Walz meme has taken on a life of its own

Here's video to share with those neighbors who have "science is real" signs on their front lawn. 

Tim Walz signed into a law that mandated that all Minnesota school bathrooms--including those for boys--have machines that dispense free tampons. 

Males don't have menstrual periods.

Amazingly, I have to mention that fact.

Megyn Kelly: Significant questions emerge about Harris VP Tim Walz's military service

"Tim Walz," Megyn Kelly says on her podcast, "has a swift boat problem of his own." 

It appears that the Democratic vice-presidential nominee suddenly retired just as his National Guard unit was about to be deployed to Iraq.

Kayleigh McEnany: There's a lot of cheering at Mar-a-Lago today

Kayleigh McEnany discusses the naming of leftist governor Tim Walz as Kamala Harris' running mate.

At least 43 wounded and 4 killed over weekend in Chicago, two mass shootings

While Lollapalooza received most of the media attention in Chicago this past weekend, people still kept shooting each other.

During Lolla weekend, at least 43 people were shot--four of them fatally. 

There were two mass shootings. Four people were shot Sunday morning in Chinatown on the South Side, one of the victims is dead. 

A couple of hours after the Chinatown carnage, five men were wounded in Washington Park.

Of the deadly shootings, two of them were teens, both of them were killed in Back of the Yards on Saturday evening.

From Da Tech Guy: Review, Van Morrison’s Live at Orangefield

Van the Man is back with another live album. 

Over at Da Tech Guy I take a close look at it.

Review, Van Morrison’s Live at Orangefield.

Van Morrison: Orangefield [Live]

In 2014, Orangefield High School in Belfast, Northern Ireland closed. It's most famous alumnus is Van Morrison. 

And it was at this school, in 1959, where the Belfast Cowboy gave his first public performance.

Shortly after the school shut down, Van the Man performed three concerts. 

Last month, Morrison released an album, Live at Orangefield, from those gigs.

Appropriately enough, here is "Orangefield."

On Sunday, at Da Tech Guy, you'll see my review of Live at Orangefield.

Related posts of mine from Da Tech Guy 

Review, Van Morrison’s Live at Orangefield

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

‘How embarrassing’: Sky News host blasts CNN for Kamala Harris ‘hotties’ coverages

Not only is Kamala Harris getting softball coverage from the mainstream media, but since Joe Biden ended his campaign, she hasn't done a single interview.

 

Chicago White Sox all-time record since 1901 will go below .500 this month--possibly for first time ever

The Chicago White Sox are more than halfway through an historic season in 2024--but for all of the wrong reasons. As of this writing they are in the midst of a team record 17 game losing streak. Their prior record losing streak was 14 games--and that was set this season.

The White Sox began play in 1901--it began well. Not only did they get off to a fast start, never having a below .500 record that season, they won the first American Legue pennant.

As for '24, the worst may be yet to come. The modern MLB record--since 1900--for worst MLB season ever was set in 1962 by an expansion team, the New York Mets. They were 40-120--a .250 winning percentage that season. Or if you prefer. a .750 losing percentage.

Today, the first day of August, the Sox record is 27-84, a .243 winning percentage. Don't expect a turnaround, because the White Sox traded away most of their best players before last month's trade deadline. Don't giggle, they had some good ones. Those relative ex-Sox stars include starting pitcher Erick Fedde, third baseman Paul DeJong, outfielder Eloy Jiménez, and relief pitcher Michael Kopech, were swapped for prospects. 

The last two players are important, as they were prospects acquired for star Sox players several years ago in other "white flag" trades. And as bad as the South Siders have been so far in 2024, getting even worse seems all but certain.

Now it's time for geeky baseball stats. On this day, August 1, 2024, the all-time White Sox regular season win-loss record is 9580-9575. To blast out the obvious, since 1901, overall, the South Siders are a mere five games over .500.

In the spring of '01, William McKinley was president. There were only 45 states.

Sometime this month, perhaps as soon as next week, the Sox will be below .500--possibly for the first time ever--in their cumulative 124 years.

I don't have the time or the math skills to prove my point, but the South Siders--until the Black Sox scandal broke in 1920--were among baseball's elite. There were mediocre until the 1950s--and then quite good until that end of the '60s. More mediocrity followed, along with some successful seasons. Most recently, the Sox were the American League Central Division champions in 2021.

Also, keep in mind that the White Sox, until perhaps now, haven't had a prolonged stretch of awfulness, along the lines of legendary losers such as the St. Louis Browns or the Washington Senators. 

So my guess is probably correct.

This is an historic season for the Chicago White Sox in so many ways.

A note to media folks: When reporting on this story, be polite and mention Marathon Pundit discovered this news first. Practice good sportsmanship--no cheating!

From my post at Da Tech Guy:

History awaits as Chicago White Sox might finish with worst MLB season ever

Mark Dice: Kamala debuts her newest personality

Kamala Harris is pulling a tattered page from the playbook of Hillary Clinton--talking in an up-until-then black accent.

Lefties losing it: Rita Panahi mocks ‘never Trump’ woman dancing

The left has lost its mind. 

From Da Tech Guy: Another bitter harvest of demonization? The My Lai massacre and the Sonya Massey killing

As the saying goes, "History doesn't repeat but it rhymes."

From my post at Da Tech Guy: 

Another bitter harvest of demonization? The My Lai massacre and the Sonya Massey killing.

Van Morrison - Double Bind (Official Audio)

During the oppressive early years of this decade, Van Morrison was one of the few musicians to fight back against the COVID lockdowns. Eric Clapton--who recorded a couple of Morrison songs--was another. 

On is fabulous triple vinyl album from 2021, Van the Man relates on the totalitarianism of the time in "Double Bind."

It’s always the opposite of what they say
'Cause they know people are easy prey 

Have to police everyone’s mind 

Nowadays you have to be careful of everything you say

But it’s all by design 

That’s why we have to break the double bind. 

'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