Here We Go: How To Talk Politics At Thanksgiving

I’m sure many more will follow, along with all the “how to talk climate doom with your Republican uncle” ones

How to avoid talking politics at Thanksgiving? Consider a ‘NO MAGA ALLOWED’ sign.

It’s almost Thanksgiving, that special day of the year when most Americans are forced to spend time with relatives they don’t like in return for large amounts of food they do like.

While the whole social/gastronomic experiment unfolds, one topic invariably pops up and transforms the day from “Well, this is annoying, but at least there’s pie” to “Oh God, I have to get out of here before I stab cousin Melvin with the wishbone.” That topic, of course, is politics.

It has never been a good subject to float during family gatherings. But in the age of former president and over-achieving criminal defendant Donald Trump, it has become more explosive than your drunk uncle adding “just a bit more oil” to the turkey fryer.

Tragically, politics are front-and-center in our national conversation, with a presidential election approaching and the U.S. Congress mirroring that Thanksgiving someone served Red Bull at the kids table.

So how do we avoid the topic that should be voted “Most Likely To Bring A Violent End To Your Holiday”?

Well, probably not hanging with unhinged leftists who love to kill the unborn, hate Jews, want Other People to pay high taxes, and love Big Government, among others, is a good idea. Or, just not bringing up politics. And, while some Republicans can get out of control, Modern Socialists will utterly lose their shit any time someone challenges them.

Anyhow, since this is the leftist USA Today, what are their ideas? Well, you saw the headline, right?

NO MAGA ALLOWED, or something along those lines
If you don’t like Donald Trump and hope he is sentenced to live under a bridge with a particularly ill-tempered troll named Gnarlfart the Gaseous, simply post a “prohibited” sign on your front door that shows the word “MAGA” with a large red slash through it.

Funny how liberals, who claim they are so tolerant, are simply unable to deal with anything beyond their little bubble.

Keep your ears peeled for red-flag words and be prepared to create a diversion. For example, if you hear a grandparent say the words “rigged election” or “COVID hoax” or “Biden crime family,” you should immediately set the tablecloth on fire. By the time it’s put out and everyone has settled down, the toxic subject will hopefully be forgotten and everyone can eat their sweet potatoes in peace.

The article even suggests that the little moonbats plan an escape route, or just call in sick.

Seriously, who’s most likely to bring up how evil Thanksgiving is? But, hey, you know what, let’s not discuss Trump or that other stuff. We can discuss Bidenomics and why your liberal friends showed up in a fossil fueled vehicle instead of an EV.

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If All You See…

…is carbon polluting beer, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is IOTW Report, with a post on trends in congressional retirement

It’s friendship week!

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Patriotic Pinup

Happy Sunday! A wonderful day in the Once And Future Nation Of America. The Sun is shining, the birds are singing, and Thanksgiving is almost here. This pinup is by Gil Elvgren, with a wee bit of help.

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. Victory Girls Blog notes Nikki Haley is having a moment
  2. The Right Scoop covers a hate hoax against Palestinians
  3. The Lid discusses WalMart’s earnings showing serious issues with Bidenconomy
  4. The Gateway Pundit shows who made the Ms. Universe finals
  5. The First Street Journal features people who are dumb as rocks
  6. Sultan Knish notes the IRS refuses to act against a Hamas nonprofit
  7. neo-neocon covers Hamas taking the kids on a field trip
  8. Moonbattery discusses CAIR amplifying a hate hoax
  9. Legal Insurrection highlights Israel pumping exploding gel into Hamas tunnels
  10. Irons In The Fire notes something the Stupid Party actually came through on
  11. IOTW Report shows Biden’s senior moment of the week
  12. Geller Report digs deep on the J6 video that was released
  13. Don Surber features a Jewish group spending $100 million on beat Squad members
  14. Common Cents Blog has video from a Hamas bodycam showing how it began
  15. And last, but, not least, Cold Fury notes the FBI halted investigations into pedophiles to go after J6ers

As always, the full set of pinups can be seen in the Patriotic Pinup category, or over at my Gallery page (nope, that’s gone, the newest Apache killed access, and the program hasn’t been upgraded since 2014). While we are on pinups, since it is that time of year, have you gotten your Pinups for Vets calendar yet? And don’t forget to check out what I declare to be our War on Women Rule 5 and linky luv posts and things that interest me. I’ve also mostly alphabetized them, makes it easier scrolling the feedreader

Don’t forget to check out all the other great material all the linked blogs have!

Anyone else have a link or hotty-fest going on? Let me know so I can add you to the list. And do you have a favorite blog you can recommend be added to the feedreader?

Two great sites for getting news links are Liberty Daily and Whatafinger.

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Canadian Sexual Assault Center Denies Jews Were Sexually Assaulted By Hamas

Can we officially call this Jew Derangement Syndrome at this point? Or, is that minimizing the hatred these people have for Israel and Jews?

Sexual assault center at Canadian university signs onto open letter that DISPUTES women were raped and sexually assaulted during Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel

The director of a sexual assault center at a Canadian university is coming under criticism for signing an open letter denying women were raped during Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel.

Samantha Pearson, director of the University of Alberta’s Sexual Assault Center, was among those to sign in support of the letter written by two local politicians.

Sarah Jama, a member of Ontario’s provincial parliament, and Susan Kim, a city councillor in Victoria, British Columbia, authored the letter to all members of Canada‘s parliament.

‘We, the undersigned, residing in so-called Canada, urge Canadian political leaders to end their complicity in the ongoing massacres and genocide in Gaza, Occupied Palestine,’ they wrote.

The letter – entitled ‘Stand with Palestine: Call on Political Leaders to End Their Complicity in Genocide!’ – called on the MPs to resign after the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, refused to demand a ceasefire.

And the signatories criticized opposition leader Jagmeet Singh for having ‘repeated the unverified accusation that Palestinians were guilty of sexual violence.’

Whatever happened to believe all women? If women in Gaza started accusing Israeli soldiers of rape and sexual assault you can bet these unhinged tools would howl and immediately believe them, because they hate Israel which has led to loathing Jews.

Leftists want the killing in Gaza to stop? Tell Hamas to release all the hostages and surrender, including the chickenshit ones hiding in other countries.

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Climastologers Say Climate Doom Might Take Longer

Apparently, we’ve already hit the point where Once Upon A Time, er, scientists say, that their previous prognostications have to be adjusted. I figured this would take at least till 2030 till they started pushing them out. And you’ll never get why

Global warming might not happen quite as fast as we thought – here’s why

Plants will absorb 20 per cent more carbon dioxide than predicted by the end of the century, a new study has found, suggesting climate models are overestimating how fast the planet will warm.

Trinity College Dublin said its research painted an “uncharacteristically upbeat picture for the planet” after finding models had failed to take into account all the elements of photosynthesis.

During photosynthesis, green plants use light energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide, water and minerals into the sugars they need for growth.

Scientists thought climate change could weaken the process, but the new research suggests plants can adjust to the temperatures, efficiently absorbing carbon dioxide, producing extra nutrients, and continuing to thrive.

They found that on a global scale, the amount of carbon converted during photosynthesis could be up to 68 per cent greater by the end of the century compared to the start of the century, and 20 per cent more than some current models suggest.

They were discounting what plants actual do with CO2, which is what is called “beneficial plant food”. Oh, and their computer models were garbage. As usual. But, of course

Silvia Caldararu, assistant professor at Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, said: “What our study shows is that ecosystems could take up more CO2 out of the atmosphere than previously thought, which would mean lower CO2 concentrations, so a less steep rise in temperature.

“So yes, that would give us a bit more time to reach net zero. But it is important to note that we predict a lot of this drawdown will happen towards the end of the century, while we need to cut emissions now, or possibly yesterday.”

What’s this “we” shat? I love when people who do virtually nothing to reduce their own carbon footprint say that government must for Everyone Else to do so.

Meanwhile

Which leads to this Yahoo News article

Should you stop flying to fight climate change?

… (the whole story seems to be bullet points)

  • As concern about climate change increases, air travel has been identified by some activists as a luxury one should avoid. (snip)
  • Sweden is ground zero for promoting flight shame, or “flygskam,” as it is known there. In 2018, a Swedish activist founded the group We Stay on the Ground, which seeks pledges from individuals to go a year without flying to lessen emissions.
  • A newer American group called Flight Free USA is trying to do the same thing here. Other organizations, such as Stay Grounded, promote alternatives to flying and argue that buying carbon offsets to compensate for air travel emissions is not a solution.
  • In the past few years, trend pieces in outlets such as the New York TimesHuffPost and Wired have profiled the American “no-jet set.”

Or, you could mind your own f’ing business. You want to stop flying, stop flying. Stop telling Other People how to live their lives.

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If All You See…

…is an Evil fossil fueled vehicle, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Real Climate Science, with a post on 25 years of climate science.

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Hamas Supporter Rashida Tlaib Has Her Arizona State Event Cancelled

There can’t be that many Israel and Jew haters who are also supporters of Islamic terrorist groups in Arizona, can there?

Arizona State Cancels Tlaib’s Pro-Palestine Campus Event

Arizona State University canceled a pro-Palestine, on-campus event scheduled for Friday that was to feature remarks from Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., whose antisemitic rhetoric earned her a bipartisan censure from the House of Representatives last week.

A university spokesperson told The Arizona Republic that the event, “Palestine is an American Issue,” was canceled due to procedural issues.

It comes a day after a bipartisan group of Arizona lawmakers said Tlaib’s extremist views were “not welcome” in the state.

It’s the second event in Arizona featuring Tlaib that has been canceled this month.

Friday’s event was going to be hosted by the Arizona Palestine Network, a pro-Palestinian advocacy group.

The Arizona Palestine Network is totally committed to non-violence, yet, it was their Palestinian buddies who violated the cease-fire on October 7th, attacking, raping, torturing, beheading, and killing lots of Jews. Their Facebook feed is full of people wearing Intifada Keffiyehs, a symbol of killing Jews. Lots of calls to “free Palestine”: they’re never asked what that means. And this (they block embedding the video)

If they’re using that tagline, they want Israel destroyed.

I’m rather torn on the event being cancelled. Tlaib is a Jew hater and supporter of Islamic extremists. She’s one herself. She should be on the terror watchlist. But, should we be stopping people we disagree with, that we despise, from speaking? No, we shouldn’t.

“Organizers of events using ASU facilities must be properly registered with ASU and must meet all university requirements for crowd management, parking, security, and insurance. In addition, the events must be produced in a way which minimizes disruption to academic and other activities on campus,” an ASU spokesperson told the Republic.

“The event featuring Congresswoman Tlaib was planned and produced by groups not affiliated with ASU and was organized outside of ASU policies and procedures.  Accordingly, that event will not take place today on the ASU Tempe campus.”

But, should we allow people and their supporters who are going to be calling for the destruction of a nation and the killing of Jews to speak? People who could get violent and damage property? Who won’t be protesting peaceably?

Police escort Jewish students from ASU meeting after rocks thrown

‘Long live the Intifada,’ protesters yelled. ‘When people are occupied, resistance is justified.’

Jewish students at Arizona State University left a student government event under university police supervision after pro-Palestinian protesters shouted and threw rocks at their meeting from outside.

The students had gathered to debate proposed Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions student government legislation against Israel, according to The State Press, ASU’s independent student-run publication.

These are not peaceful people, and calling for the end of Israel, which is what BDS is about, is violent.

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LGB Invokes Wartime Powers To Fund Heat Pumps

Will any member of the media ask him if he has a heat pump at either of his Delaware homes? Or at the White House? Heck, even the right leaning media fails to ask Biden these types of questions

Biden invokes wartime powers to fund electric heaters as he cracks down on gas appliances

President Biden invoked a Cold War-era law in a surprising move Friday to pour taxpayer funds into domestic manufacturing of electric heat pumps, an alternative to gas-powered residential furnaces.

In a joint announcement with the White House, the Department of Energy (DOE) said the federal government would award a “historic” $169 million for nine projects across 15 sites nationwide in an effort to accelerate electric heat pump manufacturing. The significant level of funding was made possible after Biden utilized the 1950 Defense Production Act (DPA) to increase domestic production of green energy technologies.

“Getting more American-made electric heat pumps on the market will help families and businesses save money with efficient heating and cooling technology,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. “These investments will create thousands of high-quality, good-paying manufacturing jobs and strengthen America’s energy supply chain, while creating healthier indoor spaces through home-grown clean energy technologies.”

Does Jen have one at her homes?

“Today’s Defense Production Act funds for heat pump manufacturing show that President Biden is treating climate change as the crisis it is,” added John Podesta, the White House clean energy czar. “These awards will grow domestic manufacturing, create good-paying jobs, and boost American competitiveness in industries of the future.”

And John? Does he have one?

And Ali Zaidi, who serves as Biden’s national climate advisor, said the president was “using his wartime emergency powers under the Defense Production Act to turbocharge U.S. manufacturing of clean technologies and strengthen our energy security.”

Without government mandates and money most would not get them. They really aren’t that good. You really need two of them, one for heat and one for AC, if you are in a place where they run a lot. Seriously, these Warmists really reached back to a 1950 law.

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IDF Draws Star Of David On Hamas Training Grounds

This is awesome

From the link

The IDF used tanks to mark the Star of David onto the floor of a training ground for the Hamas terror group’s fighters in Gaza City.

The tanks can be seen in footage shared today roaming across the soil with Israel flags on a battle-worn strip of land.

They are then shown in a line pumping out blue and white smoke as the symbol is displayed.

The formation, performed by fighters from the Golani Brigade in the Kativa outpost, was part of a ceremony in memory of comrades who have fallen since the start of the war, according to IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari, who posted the video on X.

Hagari wrote: ‘In the parade ground of the ‘Kativa’ outpost in the heart of Gaza City, where terrorists of the terrorist organization Hamas were trained, fighters of the 13th and 51st Battalions of the Golani Brigade performed a combat ceremony in memory of their comrades who fell in the battles since the beginning of the fighting.’

Simply awesome. Too bad Jews do not do pork, either, they could have left some pig heads.

Meanwhile

U.S. Investigates Colleges for Antisemitism and Islamophobia Complaints

The federal government opened discrimination investigations this week into half a dozen universities, including Columbia, Cooper Union and Cornell in New York, following complaints about antisemitic and anti-Muslim harassment after the Israel-Hamas war broke out.

Since the start of the war on Oct. 7, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has also opened inquiries into Wellesley College in Massachusetts, the University of Pennsylvania and Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, along with a K-12 school district, Maize Unified in Kansas.

The Biden administration opened the investigations as part of “efforts to take aggressive action to address the alarming nationwide rise in reports of antisemitism, anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and other forms of discrimination,” according to a news release published by the Office for Civil Rights.

Here’s the question: is the DOE serious? Usually I would say “this is window washing”, but, give Biden his due, he has mostly taken the side of Israel and Jews, so, they might be going hard at the schools.

Read: IDF Draws Star Of David On Hamas Training Grounds »

Quick Thank You To Doc Ford

Back on October 29th I had a post asking if you could survive a zombie apocalypse, and Doc Ford mentioned the book Cascade: The Fallen Republic. I just want to say thanks, because it is damned good. I’m about 54% through it, a very long book. Definitely one of the better zombie books I’ve read. A great slow burn, takes a long time. You learn quite a bit about the characters, how they are going about their lives as a zombie like virus (think 28 Days Later) rolls through the US, with mentions of the EU and other nations melting down. You never feel that the author, James Tarr, is padding the book out. It’s listed at 742 pages. You probably won’t like it all that much if you are a liberal. But, the shots at liberals are well done, not overboard, they are subtle, rather than preachy. I usually do not like when fiction gets overly political.

Will definitely read the other two books in the series.

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