Summer of Joy ends: 11 killed and at least 44 others wounded over Labor Day weekend

Lori Lightfoot's Summer of Joy in Chicago has ended. Over the traditional final weekend of summer, 11 people were shot to death and at least 44 others were wounded. 

According to Hey Jackass Chicago, 1,107 people were shot and killed in Chicago during the Summer of Joy, with 224 homicides.

Of this past weekend's violence, there was a mass shooting on Sunday in South Chicago were two people were killed and another two wounded.

In Greektown on Labor Day an axe-wielding man was shot to death inside a marijuana dispensary.

USA Today can't help itself when fact-checking story rated as "True" on a very expensive hybrid car battery replacement

Chevy Volt in Skokie, IL in 2015

Recently the owner of a Chevrolet Volt needed a new battery for his 2012 model. The cost to replace it? Nearly $30,000 according to a Chevy dealership.

You might have seen a photo of the repair estimate on your social media feed, as it has been widely shared. 

The dealership verified the veracity of the photo of that estimate. Which of course means the story is true. I am sorry that I have to phrase it that way, but there are a lot of dopey people out there.

Now the fact-checkers are involved. USA Today's fact-checking propagandist, Chris Mueller, while rating the report as "True," but his analysis is accompanied by this headline, "Fact check: Dealership quoted $30,000 for new hybrid car battery, but that's unusually high."

That's true too, but Mueller apparently has a narrative to protect: Hybrid cars are good, fully electric cars are better, conventional gasoline-powered vehicles are bad. 

The Volt was discontinued by General Motors in 2018, replaced by the fully-electric Chevy Bolt. Only an aftermarket battery is available for that unlucky Volt owner, according to Mueller. Shame on GM--the average age of a vehicle currently on the road in 11 years. 

Again, that's the average age. 

Electric and hybrid cars very well might be the future of personal transportation. But the future isn't here yet.

Comedians have turned into political hacks: Gutfeld

Leftists destroy everything. Including comedy.

From Da Tech Guy: Democrats are the vote-buying party

 Let the bidding begin! From my post at Da Tech Guy: Democrats are the vote-buying party.

From Doug Ross: INFOGRAPHIC: "American Unity", a speech by Joe Biden

Emperor Palpatine, also known as Joe "The Guy From Scranton" Biden, gave a fascistic speech at Independence Hall on Thursday night. Doug Ross' long-suffering summer intern, Biff Spackle, offers his take on what Ben Shapiro said in his Friday podcast, "This stuff sounded better in the original German."

From Doug's blog: INFOGRAPHIC: "American Unity", a speech by Joe Biden.

Van Morrison: Meet Me In The Indian Summer

Last Saturday I posted a Van Morrison song and in that entry I hinted at Sunday's post about the Belfast Cowboy of mine coming the next day at Da Tech Guy. That post was very well-received--and it collected a massive amount of views. 

Oh, Morrison has a gig tonight in Boston. Here's a song that he just might play, "Meet Me In The Indian Summer" from his 2002 album, the solid Down The Road.

Summer's last hurrah in the United States is the Labor Day weekend. Autumn is next--and Indian summer, when it comes, teases us with warm weather. It's a good time to meet up with someone.

Related post of mine at Da Tech Guy: 

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

Biden refuses to take questions as he leaves on yet another weekend vacation

To be fair, Joe Biden's doppelganger, Emperor Palpatine, wasn't much for answering questions from the media either. Nor was Darth Vader known for his chattiness with reporters.

Mark Dice: Joe Biden jumps the shark with most bizarre prime time address ever

Mark Dice looks at Emperor Palpatine's Philadelphia speech.

'Dangerous': Biden delivers most 'divisive, hate-filled and fallacious' speech

Joe Biden, who promised unity as a candidate for president, delivered what Sky News Australia's Peta Credlin calls a "divisive, hate-filled and fallacious" last night in Philadelphia, at one of America's most sacred spots, Independence Hall.

We live in troubled times.

Pennsylvania Democrat Senate candidate John Fetterman still won't debate, says it's "sad"

Trust fund mooch John Fetterman, the Democrats' nominee for the US Senate in Pennsylvania, refuses Dr. Oz's offer to debate him. Fetterman must be afraid.