Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Australian salutes America

Dr. Peter Ridd - physicist, author and former professor at James Cook University - celebrates America's many achievements.


H/T: friend and commenter, Mick.

Update A Brit celebrates America, too! Thank you, Amelia.

Hey, don't worry Graham

After all, Hitler came back from the unsuccessful Beer Hall Putsch: "Maine Democrat Party, Other High-Profile Dems Withdraw Endorsements, Say Platner Needs to Drop Out of Senate Race After Bombshell Rape Allegations".

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Monday, July 6, 2026

Livin' in America

 

I really admire athletic achievement

"Joey Chestnut Wins 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest For 18th Time – Scarfs Down 66 Hot Dogs! "

Joey Chestnut is a legend.
In 2022, Joey Chestnut made headlines for choking out an animal rights protestor before winning the hot dog eating contest. During the middle of the competition, an animal rights protester ran up on stage next to Joey Chestnut carrying a sign reading, “Expose Smithfield Deathstar.” When the protester jumped on stage next to him Chestnut wrapped his arm around the protester’s neck and took him down to the ground.
This took place while Joey was chewing on a hot dog.

Resistance is futile!

"Business Leader Calls on New York City to Resist Mamdani".

Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Citadel, urged business leaders to resist the socialism of New York City Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani, warning that the Big Apple’s business environment will otherwise be destroyed.
Griffin said at a June 18 event in Manhattan that business leaders “need to find their voice and fight for their city,” per a report from Fox Business.

I agree with Mr. Griffin that Mamdani needs to be smote hip and thigh (figuratively speaking...naturally). But here's the thing: anti-socialist billionaires in NYC are bound to be outnumbered by the combination of people who (a) want free stuff, and (b) can't be bothered to vote (more on the latter here). 

An uphill battle, to be sure, but my guess is that these parlor Marxists are going to flop big, eventually. Probably to be replaced by the phony moderates of the Democratic Party (more pink than red, but, if anything, much more dangerous over the long haul because of the inscrutably deficient powers of discernment existing among large swaths of the electorate, who may shrink from an avowed communist, but are easily taken in by the melodious piffle of progressive crooners).

Classical corner

An interesting selection of dissonant passages from music composed before 1800.