The ballots have gone out. Most voters have received theirs, but some have not. Already this week, ballots have been found in a ditch, lost by the Postal Service (whom few trust anymore, due to multiple cases of lost or discarded ballots). Some people complain that they did not receive a Voters Pamphlet, which is …
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First, though, a look at the view from our flights from Seattle to Toronto, to Quebec City. Clear flying! Sunset over Canada When we arrived at the cruise terminal. Queen Mary 2, too big for one photo! On the hill behind us. Chateau Frontenac Hotel There were only a couple of hiccups. First, I had …
The lesson is: The State of Israel and all Israelis, at home or abroad, are on a solid WAR FOOTING 24/7/365. NEVER denigrate a Jew or an Israeli for trying to "run the world" when they are simply trying to stay alive, work, raise families, and be net contributors to society. The United Arab Emirates …
This is also called "Dynamic Pricing," and it couldn't exist without the new electronic shelf tags that most grocery chains are now adopting. Those electronic tags enable up-to-the-second price changes, almost invisible to shoppers. Walmart has strenuously denied doing this "surveillance" pricing which takes into account how THEY calculate the "willingness to pay" a higher …
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Over at the Daily Signal, author Jarrett Stepman thinks so. His article opines that Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim Socialist, has been chipping away at public order in New York City, the better to prepare it and its inhabitants for a new Socialist future (his phrase during his campaign being "The Warmth of Collectivism"). We …
This post was originally on the Member Feed at Ricochet.com. I still urge my readers to check out Ricochet and join, to interact with some of the most congenial people you will ever know. My thanks to the author. [The following is adapted from the speech I will be making the first day of Rosh …
It often seems that the citizens of Washington State can't seem to catch a break. The fight against the looming Income Tax continues, and the ordinary people can seem like they are sleeping through the whole thing. Let's Go Washington, the citizen group fighting the income tax, and struggling to pass all three of their …
My X friend who posts as Hillbilly, writes this absolutely hilarious post, on how to respect your new Muslim mosque neighbor. I support a mosque being built anywhere in the US. I think it should be the goal of every American to be tolerant regardless of their religious beliefs.To promote tolerance, I would also propose …
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Who is your favorite cartoon character? My favorite cartoon character is Simon’s Cat. He lives in England, and he is totally diabolical. He always takes advantage of his hapless owner, stealing food off his plate when he’s not looking, breaking things all over the house, and fighting with the canister vacuum cleaner when he’s accidentally …
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Aside from the fact that Seattle teachers are very well-paid, with generous benefits that no one in the private sector can match, the state of Education is parlous all over Washington. In spite of their great pay packages, Seattle teachers still wait until the last moment before school starts to vote on their union packages, …
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