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A Requiem for Hersh Goldberg-Polin [...] When Goldberg-Polin was taken hostage, one of his hands was blown off by a Hamas grenade during the attack on the Nova music festival. In April of 2024, the terrorists holding the 23-year-old released a proof-of-life video of their wretched captive. And over the weekend, the young man was murdered on the cusp of being rescued. I repeat: Hersh Goldberg-Polin was a U.S. citizen. I don't recognize an America that does not come down like a ton of bricks on the crappy terrorist group that did this to one of our own. Instead, the body count under this administration just keeps piling up. [...] https://pjmedia.com/athena-thorne/2024/09/01/a-requiem-for-hersh-goldberg-polin-n4932159

Thanks to Bidementia & Kommie... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NYC Migrant Shelter Turns Into Teen Fight Club Back in January, the former Wyndham Garden Hotel in Queens, New York was sold to Long Island-based Bayrock Capital for $24 million. But the new owners were not planning to offer lush accommodations to tourists visiting the Big Apple. They immediately took out a contract with the Department of Homeless Services and began converting the resort into housing for illegal migrants. The results have not painted a picture of success in a city already overrun by illegals. Neighbors have filed countless complaints with the police and the Department of Homeland Security. Every night, the sidewalk in front of the shelter is overrun with minors ranging in age from only six or seven up through their later teens. Neighbors say that the children have turned the area into their own "teen fight club," with screaming and shrieking piercing the night and making it impossible for many legal residents to sleep. Multiple injuries have been reported and the security guards who are supposed to oversee the site frequently do nothing about it. Many of the neighbors are fed up and they want the shelter to be closed, but the city is thus far ignoring their calls for help. [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/09/01/nyc-migrant-shelter-turns-into-teen-fight-club-n3793931

Among many other good points, the author observes that Kommie is yet another whom Those Really Running Things can control. Good reading. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Committee's Candidate: Harris's Inconsistent Campaign So on Thursday, Kamala Harris was finally allowed out to meet the press. Well, she was allowed to sit for about 18 minutes for a carefully scripted interview on a Dem-friendly network—CNN—with a partisan media head—Dana Bash—who came with a satchel of softballs. Apparently, Harris has yet to be certified for solo flight, however, since she was chaperoned by her pick for VP, Minnesota governor and serial fantasist Tim Walz. How did it go? [...] https://amgreatness.com/2024/09/01/the-committees-candidate-harriss-inconsistent-campaign/

Look what Kommie et al. are seeking to do. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will Speaker, GOP Move To Save Social Security & Medicare? [...] Democrats' plans for mass amnesty mean that every illegal alien who has entered the country under the Biden-Harris administration could become eligible for Social Security and Medicare. [...] [...] the prospect of illegal aliens bankrupting Social Security and Medicare could become a serious political dilemma for Democrats. Americans will undoubtedly not take kindly to liberal politicians flooding the country with illegal aliens they can give amnesty to in order to boost Democrat Party voter rolls and increase dependency on the federal government by adding huge new numbers to entitlement programs. [...] https://amac.us/newsline/economy/border-invasion-bankrupting-social-security-and-medicare-an-issue-about-to-explode/

Anti-democracy Democrats are playing ballot games to boost Harris' chances Hmm: Democrats are fighting to get third-party candidates Jill Stein and Cornel West off the ballot in multiple states — while simultaneously battling to keep RFK Jr. on some states' ballot even after he's withdrawn. "Defending democracy" sure is a tricky business. Of course, the "principle" at stake here is nothing but "what's best for Kamala Harris." [...] https://nypost.com/2024/08/31/opinion/anti-democracy-democrats-are-playing-ballot-games-to-boost-kamala-harris-chances/

Scintillating Sunday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Sunday report, see man: Visited Mama T-B., Two Guys visit senior she man man. Mini-B. helped with ongoing phone issues, capable wee man man. Senior she man provided lunch as follows, see man: -- Mini-B. consumed fried shrimp, chicken tenders, hamburger soup, & pecan pie, ingest wee man. -- We consumed salad, baked potato, parrots & keys, roll, blackberry cobbler, & German chocolate cake*, ingest we man. *not that great, no man Laundry was conquered, victorious we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. showed up an hour early, confused ex-she man. Ex-she man helped herself to some of the FST apple pie, ingest ex-she man. Din-din for Mini-B. was onecan of S+Ms and ~half of the remaining FST apple half-pie, ingest wee man. Din-din for us was ~half of the remaining FST apple pie, ingest we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. helped herself to ~ of the FST apple pie, ingest ex-she man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. left with Mini-B., going for ice cream with the Rojo + latter's #1 daughter man. We already miss Mini-B., non-Two Guys week man. The warsher has been dished, domestic we man. Miu has had Big Bruddah's absence exhaustively explained, no comprendo miu man. Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man. No Monday plans except perhaps Mama T-B.'s small grocery list, Aldi for most man. Ah -- Mexican lawn guy supposed to arrive at o'dark-Many a.m., clean up shrubs et al. man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

(1) It is Sunday, (2) we need good news and approvals, and (3) toward that end, here's our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke*: *guaranteed to bring good news and approvals, if correlation = causation ============================================== THE TEST AT THE PEARLY GATES A woman found herself standing at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter greeted her and said, "These are the Gates to Heaven, my dear. But you must do one more thing before you can enter." The woman was very excited, and asked St. Peter what she must do. "Spell a word," St. Peter replied. "What word?" she asked. "Any word," answered St. Peter. "It's your choice." The woman promptly replied, "Then the word I will spell is love. L-O-V-E." St. Peter welcomed her in, and asked her if she would mind taking his place at the Pearly Gates for a few minutes while he took a break. The woman was left sitting in St. Peter's chair when a man approached, and she realized that it was her husband. "What happened?" she cried. "Why are you here?" Her husband stared at her for a moment, then said, "I was so upset when I left your funeral that I got in an accident. Did I really make it to Heaven?" "Not yet," she replied. "You must spell a word first." "What word?" he asked. "Czechoslovakia."

Good introduction to MaineCoons: https://www.thesprucepets.com/maine-#######-cat-breed-profile-characteristics-and-care-5221962 (Knew that would happen -- replace the ####s with c o o n [remove spaces]. Actually, the link still appears to work when clicked.) I disagree with the recommendation to brush them "once weekly." They're longhairs, so you might have to brush yours at least once daily. And remember that cats are obligate carnivores and do distinctly better on wet diets than on dry kibble. I use chewy.com (best website ever) for ordering what mine likes to eat.

Thrilling Saturday-on-Sunday report, see man: We did not leave the casa all day, unbelievable for a Saturday man. We and Mini-B. lazed in bed, laze Two Guys man. Breakfast/lunch was at half-past noon, see line above man. Mini-B. had cereal, ingest wee man. We had a beef-&-bean burrito, ingest we man. Soon after this, we retired for a siesta, zzz we man. In late afternoon, Mini-B.'s amigo came over for a couple of hours, socialize wee men man. Din-din was Costco angusburgers and root beer, ingest Two Guys man. Movie night was first watching YouTube about making atomic glass, watch Two Guys man. Then it was 2 episodes of Everybody Hates Chris, watch Two Guys man. Two bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This vaulted us to Many (2x2x2 +2+1), double digits for the week man. Yesterday's wasp-sting is itching like an illegitimate male child, resist scratching we man. Party with the rubias ongoing, cavort we man. Visit to Mama T-B. on Sunday, visit we man and wee man senior she man man. Mini-B. will probably have to help with phone and computer, proficient wee man man. And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

In 1894, the first Dalmatian was spotted. (Couldn't resist... carry on.)

7 Things Kamala Harris Has Never Done That Will Hamstring Her As President Who would you rather have a beer with: Donald Trump or Kamala Harris? Trick question. Trump doesn't drink and Harris' handlers aren't going to let her off the leash for a drink with you, loser. But if you did somehow end up at a table with Harris and a bottle of wine, don't play "Never Have I Ever." She would kill at that game. Here are seven things Kamala Harris has never done: [...] https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/29/7-things-kamala-harris-has-never-done-that-will-hamstring-her-as-president/

What To Know About Triple E Mosquito Virus The mosquito-borne virus eastern equine encephalitis, also known as triple E, has led to voluntary lockdowns in multiple Massachusetts towns. The Onion answers all the important questions you have regarding the potentially deadly virus threatening the Northeast. [...] https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-triple-e-mosquito-virus/

Francis Scott Key Estate Sends Cease-And-Desist To Trump For Playing 'Star-Spangled Banner' At Rally BALTIMORE—Threatening significant legal consequences if the campaign failed to heed its warnings, the Francis Scott Key estate sent a cease-and-desist letter to Donald Trump on Friday that demanded he discontinue use of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at his rallies. "This unauthorized political usage is in clear violation of [...] https://theonion.com/francis-scott-key-estate-sends-cease-and-desist-to-trump-for-playing-star-spangled-banner-at-rally/

Family Unsure If Watching Beautiful Meteor Shower Or Just Boeing Plane TEMPE, AZ — The Jennings family enjoyed an incredible light show in the night sky, though it was unclear if it was from a meteor shower or from pieces of airplane falling off a Boeing. "Wow, look at the meteor... or maybe an airplane wing," said Steve Jennings, observing the show. "It's breathtaking. Or maybe really tragic, I'm not sure yet." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/family-unsure-if-watching-beautiful-meteor-shower-or-just-boeing-plane

That CNN Interview Did No Favors for Harris [...] Following Harris' first sit-down interview since becoming the Democratic nominee, Newsweek found that the political betting odds have turned away from being in favor of the vice president after it was apparent a pre-recorded, scripted, and chaperoned interview couldn't even save her. According to two leading bookmakers, Harris' odds of defeating Trump became slimmer as voters were more skeptical of her chances to win over Americans. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/08/31/that-cnn-interview-did-no-favors-for-harris-n2644177

If I were president? On October 8, I'd have given those savages 24 hours to release every hostage unharmed, and, upon their refusal, turned their sand into glass. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Israelis Forces Recover the Bodies of Six Hostages, Including One American Citizen As Israel's justified war against Hamas raged, the terror group still held over 100 hostages. Once again, a ceasefire agreement was rejected by Hamas last week. Tragically, Israeli forces made a gruesome discovery this weekend in Gaza: the bodies of six hostages were recovered, including one American [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/08/31/israelis-forces-recover-the-bodies-of-six-hostages-including-one-american-citizen-n2644179

Outlets Dismissing Kamala's McDonald's Fabrication Shows the Press Truly Acting As Her PR Corps It has been quite evident that our national media circuit is working hard to see that Kamala Harris is elected the first President to reach the highest office with zero voter support. What makes this potentially historic is she is one step away from the Oval Office despite two primary elections taking place without her earning a single delegate vote. But the Democrats and the press are deeply concerned with our democratic process becoming threatened. Sure. To see just how corrupt the journalists in the country have become, let’s take a look at the reaction to this week's revelation that Kamala Harris, despite the boasting for weeks that she once worked at a McDonalds, evidently never actually worked at a McDonalds. [...] https://redstate.com/bradslager/2024/08/31/outlets-dismissing-kamalas-mcdonalds-fabrication-shows-the-press-truly-acting-as-her-pr-corps-n2178765

Kommie REALLY stepped into it with THIS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW: Gold Star Families Release Devastating Responses to Kamala Harris Politicizing Trump Cemetery Visit Multiple Gold Star families have released devastating rebukes of Kamala Harris after the vice president released a statement politicizing Donald Trump's recent visit to Arlington Cemetery. As RedState reported, Trump was personally invited to attend a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of the 13 American service members who were murdered as a result of the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. During the visit, the former president was asked to take pictures with some of the family members. Democrats then used that as a means to attack Trump, with some claiming he broke federal law simply by being present. In one astonishing example, The New York Times released a piece chastizing not just Trump, but all those who appeared in a picture taken in Section 60 of the cemetery. That included several Gold Star family members. Reporter Maggie Haberman saw a name on one of the gravestones in the photograph and called up the grieving mother to mine an anti-Trump quote that also ended up going after the Gold Star families themselves. It was truly a grotesque moment for the press. Harris joined the fray on Saturday morning, releasing the following statement. [...] https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/08/31/new-gold-star-families-release-devestating-responses-to-kamala-harris-politicizing-trump-cemetery-visit-n2178787

NEVER FORGET: If You Don't Think Kamala Can't Try to Seize Our Guns, Remember What Dems Did After Katrina https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/08/31/never-forget-if-you-dont-think-kamala-cant-try-to-seize-our-guns-remember-what-dems-did-after-katrina-n2400366

Finally! 'Knife Control' in Germany Following Attack on Diversity Festival After a Syrian illegal immigrant attacked and killed three people and wounded eight attending a diversity festival in the town of Solingen, Germany on August 23, Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to do something about it. There were 13,844 "knife crime" incidents in Germany in 2023. So, naturally, Olaf decided the culprit was the knife. Since you can't put a knife on trial or put a blade in jail, Scholz decided on the next best thing; knife control. As silly as that sounds, it's going to happen in Germany. [...] https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/08/31/finally-knife-control-in-germany-following-attack-on-diversity-festival-n4932139

University of Michigan Club Fair Explodes in Chaos as Pro-Hamas Protesters Broken Up by Police It's back to school at the University of Michigan and that means the "Festifall" celebration for returning students is on. Festifall is a two-day fair that allows students to reconnect and examine various clubs and organizations the school has to offer. Also present at Festifall were about 50 pro-Hamas protesters. They didn't have a permit but they held their little "die-in" anyway. "Die-ins" were silly when they first became popular 50 years ago during the Vietnam protests and they're even sillier now. The cops gave them their three warnings and then moved in. [...] https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/08/31/university-of-michigan-club-fair-explodes-in-chaos-as-pro-hamas-protesters-broken-up-by-police-n4932150

It Looks Like Kamala Is About To Chicken Out of Debating Trump I'm definitely seeing signs that the upcoming debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday, September 10, at 9 pm ET won't happen. Why? Washington Post reporter Josh Dawsey reported on Friday that the Harris campaign has not yet accepted the rules for the debate. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/08/31/its-looks-like-kamala-is-about-to-chicken-out-of-debating-trump-n4932148

Unsurprising, but important. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Body Language Experts Analyzed Kamala's CNN Interview. Here's What They Found. It doesn't take an expert to know that Kamala Harris was out of her element during the softball interview with CNN. She's been avoiding interviews and press conferences for weeks, and despite finally agreeing to an interview with a friendly network conducted by a friendly host, she still needed her male running mate to accompany her. But it should come as no surprise that a body language expert who analyzed Kamala's performance during the interview told Fox News Digital that Harris lacked both confidence and a presidential demeanor. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/08/31/body-language-experts-analyzed-kamalas-cnn-interview-heres-what-they-found-n4932154

These findings are disturbing and heavy. Many examples are quoted. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Columbia Anti-Semitism Task Force: Problems Are 'Serious and Pervasive' Yesterday Columbia University's Anti-Semitism Task Force released its second report on conditions at the school. The task force was formed last November in the wake of the 10/7 attack on Israel. In June it released its preliminary findings minus any specific recommendation for dealing with the problem. The report released yesterday is about 90 pages and now includes recommendations. The publication of this report comes just a few weeks after President Minouche Shafik resigned, making me wonder if reading an advance version of this report is what motivated her to leave. The report leaves little doubt that not enough was done to address the situation on campus last year. In fact, the authors say they explicitly want to counter those who have tried to minimize the seriousness of the wave of anti-Semitism which swept the campus. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/08/31/columbia-anti-semitism-task-force-problems-are-serious-and-pervasive-n3793908

I think that the tweet's conclusion is overstated. The Mayor seemed to be speculating more than "bombshelling." Regardless, he may be on to something, considering all the clandestine, government-funded night flights of illegals into various population areas.