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I wanted to see the late TV news but was subjected to Kommie's blathering for an extra half-hour. My question is, if she has all these solutions (with few details) now, what the dickens was she doing for the last almost-four years?

IDF to Determine If Dead Israeli Hostages They Retrieved Were Executed Almost two weeks ago, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) was investigating a horrifying claim by Hamas - mind you, it was Hamas' claim - that it had executed and wounded hostages. [...] THE ISRAELIS MADE US DO IT Naturally. Butchering terrorists who were still holding hostages they'd carried off after a murderous incursion would never think to do anything so vile on their own. The group did say they'd done all this in Gaza. [...] https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/08/22/idf-determines-dead-israeli-hostages-they-retrieved-had-been-executed-n3793525

This article is frustratingly short on specifics. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Secret Service Agents Placed on Leave After Trump Assassination Attempt Three weeks ago, Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe angrily pushed back on senators' calls to immediately fire or discipline key agents directly responsible for the security failures that led to the assassination attempt against former President Trump at last month's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Since that time, Secret Service leaders have placed several members of the Pittsburgh Field Office on administrative leave, according to three sources in the Secret Service community. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/08/22/secret_service_agents_placed_leave_after_trump_assassination_attempt__151502.html

Matt Taibbi gives some hope. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Worm Turns: House, Senate Investigate TSA Surveillance of Tulsi Gabbard Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan along with Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky and Chuck Grassley of Iowa are demanding answers about the TSA's "Quiet Skies" program [...] https://www.racket.news/p/the-worm-turns-house-senate-investigate

Comments? ~~~~~~~~~ The US tipping system is teetering In the US these days, everyone has their hand out. Defenders say gratuities inspire good service from waiters, parking valets and manicurists. Others call it a form of extortion. Either way, they cloak an employment system that is nearly unique. In the US, customers, rather than bosses, determine whether service workers make a decent living. Nowhere is this more true than in full-service restaurants, which pay their wait staff as little as $2.13 per hour and rely on tips to make up the difference to the legal minimum for other jobs. Restaurant industry groups say [...] https://www.ft.com/content/3ed3da35-8d02-4d20-968a-7f0a78c64a92?segmentId=b385c2ad-87ed-d8ff-aaec-0f8435cd42d9

This is a longish but readable and very positive report. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vo-Tech Education Is Taking Off, and It's Not Your Dad's Shop Class Anymore Jon Graft is on a mission to reignite the passion for learning by pushing a long-denigrated classroom practice: vocational education. The superintendent of the Butler Tech District of high schools in Ohio is a leader in the growing movement to revive public education, marred by low test scores and high absenteeism, through a hands-on approach to learning that prepares students for careers in today's tech-driven economy. Traditionally a means of funneling disadvantaged kids into outdated shop classes and dead-end jobs, vocational education is being reimagined by Graft and others in sophisticated career and technical education (CTE) programs nationwide, offering high school students of all academic abilities training in healthcare, computer science, engineering, skilled trades, and even the arts. Butler Tech and other state-of-the-art CTE programs strive to keep students engaged with career-relevant coursework, apprenticeships, and internships, giving them direction and excitement about their futures. "We are changing the mindset of our communities," Graft said. "They see that CTE is the way public education should be delivered to all high school students, not just a narrow demographic. It leads to a much higher trajectory in life, whether they go off to university or directly into the workforce." [...] https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2024/08/22/vo-tech_education_is_taking_off_and_its_not_your_dads_shop_class_anymore_1052992.html

Apparently not super-new, but posted by the source today, so posted here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's Official: Scientists Confirmed What's Inside The Moon Well, the verdict is in. The Moon is not made of green cheese after all. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/official-scientists-confirmed-whats-inside-232852908.html

Scintillating Thursday repartee, yawn man*. *Bad absent Asia! Bad, BAD absent ABSENT Asia! ----- Thrilling Thursday report, see man: Surprised to be at lowest weight in some time, svelte we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. reported another in-person phone caucus with Mama T-B., ex-she man coach senior she man man. The exchange that cleared everything up, see man: We man: "Is Mama T-B. happy or still aysheep, huh man?" Ex-she man: "Si, man." Lazed in torpor for most of the day, indolent we man. Lunch was 2 sliced-turkey sandwiches, ingest we man. A siesta was then taken, zzz we man. The following all in the space of one hour, see man: At Many p.m., went to Post Office, mail autographed POTS** to enthusiastic fan man. **buy yours today, si man! Retrieved Rx for Uncle T-B., retrieve we man. Delivered Rx to Uncle T-B., appreciative senior he man. Retrieved Mini-B. from skool, Two Guys eve man. Had Wendy's coupons, rare occasion man. Drove with Mini-B. to one Wendy's, none proximal but 2 equidistant man. Drive-through chica clueless, duh and we man. Ended up going inside, Two Guys man. No other customers, just Two Guys man. Simple order*** took so long that we got monsooned on when leaving, Two Guys man. *** bought WUOCs, financially savvy we man Even with coupons, order cost $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+2+2) -- si man, $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+2+2) -- man. At the casa, both burgers in 2 pieces each, sloppy construction man. Mini-B.'s Frosty drink leaking all around lid, sloppy construction man. Receipts have $2 off next order at same location if on-line review left, don't know if it's worth it man. Other equidistant Wendy's so much more competent than this one, for not going there we man. Miu quite excited at Big Brudduh's presence, excited miu man. Watched Kentucky Ballistics on YouTube with Mini-B., quite entertaining man. Mini-B. then played V.R. on his Oculus, involved wee man. We watched a Many (2+1) Stooges episode, saw it before but still pretty good man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. texted to ask when Mini-B. would be returned, helicopterish ex-she man man. We texted, "As soon as you pay the overdue ransom to the malos, si man," hee hee man. Returned Mini-B., end of Two Guys eve man. Found tater tots at supermarket, finally man. Party with the rubias later, cavort we man. We have itineraried 2 ESs and trips to FST and favorite medium-sized town for Friday, itinerary we man. (Many more ESs locally are on Saturday, reason we man.) And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

Oh No! Man At DNC Thinking He Was In Line For Food Truck Accidentally Gets Vasectomy CHICAGO — A 34-year-old male identified as Damien Trevor, an out-of-state attendee at the Democratic National Convention, had his hopes dashed Wednesday when he thought he was waiting in line for a delicious burrito from a food truck but accidentally got a vasectomy instead. "I thought it was weird when they asked me to get on the truck and take off my pants, but I thought, 'eh, this must be a great burrito,'" he recounted. According to sources, it was not worth it. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/oh-no-man-at-dnc-thinking-he-was-in-line-for-food-truck-accidentally-gets-vasectomy

Joe Biden Found In Dumpster Behind DNC Convention Center CHICAGO, IL — With the top personalities of the Democratic Party gathering in the Windy City this week to officially nominate Kamala Harris for president, news broke late last night that President Joe Biden had been found in a dumpster behind the DNC convention center. Following his keynote speech on Monday night, Biden was ushered off of the stage and quickly discarded with other used-up and unwanted items, where he was later discovered by a group of homeless men looking for food. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/joe-biden-found-in-dumpster-behind-dnc-convention-center

Let Us Help You Out: Trump Campaign OWNS Kamala, Launches a New Website With ALL Her Policies [...] Hey, the Democrats want to talk all about 'joy' and 'unity' this week. What's more joyful and unifying than stepping up to the plate and helping out your opponent with a website when they've been unable to create one themselves for more than a month? [...] https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2024/08/21/let-us-help-you-out-trump-campaign-owns-kamala-launches-a-new-website-with-all-her-policies-n2399940

This is a really thoughtful article about a very real situation. I suspect that it'll be a close race between this guy and Ted Cruz, however. (The headline should say "Wavers" rather than "Waivers.") ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Texas Democrats in Disarray As Colin Allred Waivers on Support for Harris Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) is set to address a Texas delegation breakfast at the DNC later this week, but his tepid support for Vice President Kamala Harris looks to put him and potentially Democrats as a whole in disarray. This comes as Allred faces Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for the November election, with his campaign strategies being criticized as the DNC takes place. The Quorum Report regarded Allred's appearance at the DNC as a "low-key" one and mentioned complaints about the congressman being "weak and timid." Such a piece also highlighted how he wanted to distance himself from Harris. Then there's an article from the Houston Chronicle, not exactly a bastion of conservatism, "Colin Allred is a Democrat, but he hopes you can forgive that." The subheadline also notes that "The Texas congressman and Democratic Senate hopeful is raising eyebrows after keeping his fellow Democrats at arms-length in a tight race against Ted Cruz." The piece begins in a way that's not exactly favorable to either candidate, though it really seems to hit Allred on his campaign: [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/08/21/colin-allred-sure-looks-to-be-in-disarray-over-support-for-harris-n2643743

Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: We did not leave the casa all day, party-animal we man. Spent most time on admin stuff for Uncle T-B. and ourself, administrative we man. Miu much more sedate today, non-aysheep miu man. Lunch was 2 sliced-turkey sandwiches, ingest we man. A siesta was taken thereafter, zzz we man. Din-din was Many tablespoons of Costco chicken salad, ingest we man. We hope that we have not snacked ourself above the Mendoza weight-line, fingers crossed man. Party with the rubias imminent, cavort we man. Nothing in particular scheduled for Thursday except to itinerary the weekend's ESs, free we man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

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Newsweek: New Poll Shows Harris Leading Zero Battleground States [...] There's so much joy in the air with the DNC going on this week, but Newsweek reports that perhaps that joy isn't being reflected in the polls. According to a new poll, Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris is every battleground state. [...] https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/08/21/newsweek-new-poll-shows-harris-leading-zero-battleground-states-n2399942

Enrollment Figures Change Dramatically at MIT After Affirmative Action Ban (And That's Good) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology just admitted its first class since the Supreme Court decision which put an end to affirmative action. As expected, the number of minority students dropped. This should definitely put an end to any claims that affirmative action wasn't putting a thumb on the scales for minority students. What we're seeing at MIT this year is what happens when you take that thumb off the scale and allow students to be judged on their own merit. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/08/21/minority-enrollment-drops-at-mit-after-affirmative-action-ban-and-thats-good-n3793494

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WILD: Trump Pauses NC Rally Speech, Leaves Stage to Check on Supporter Who Had Medical Emergency [...] there was a moment during the rally that caught everyone by surprise. A woman in the audience appeared to be having a medical emergency — possibly heat-related. Trump paused his speech and summoned a doctor over to assist her. Then, after waiting a few moments, he strode down off the stage and out from behind the plexiglass over to the stands where she was to check on her directly. [...] https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/08/21/wild-trump-pauses-nc-rally-speech-leaves-stage-to-check-on-supporter-who-had-medical-emergency-n2178374

Even the Media Is Flipping Out About the Total Dysfunction at the DNC The Democratic National Convention is so typical of Democrats. They want to tell you it's about "joy." But meanwhile, behind the scenes and frankly spilling out in front of the scenes are protests, backstabbing, drama, division, and complete dysfunction. These are the folks who want your vote, but they can't even put on a simple event without it being a complete mess. [...] https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2024/08/21/dnc-total-dysfunction-n2178360

It Looks Like the DNC Is Backfiring on Kamala Harris [...] Harris had as much as a seven-point lead in Polymarket in the days leading up to the Democratic National Convention. Between the wall-to-wall glowing coverage from the media and the convention coverage, Harris would maintain that lead, if not expand on it. However, the lead she had before the convention is gone. It's not only been wiped up, but as of the morning of the third day of the convention, Donald Trump has also regained the lead. By the second day of the convention, Trump had a one-point lead. As of this writing, he has taken a five-point Polymarket lead over Harris. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/08/21/it-looks-like-the-dnc-is-backfiring-on-kamala-harris-n4931833

California: Free Houses for All of Our Illegals! In Denver, the local government gave illegal migrants two months of free stays in residential shelters. In Chicago, they gave the migrants beds in school facilities and fire stations. In New York City they converted entire new hotels into migrant housing. California took one look at those situations and said, "Hold our beer." [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/08/21/california-free-houses-for-all-of-our-illegals-n3793473

Green Rude Squeal: Ford Sounds Retreat on EVs, Writes Off $1.9 Billion [...] Ford plans to shelve all of its plans for all-electric SUVs, opting for hybrids that allow consumers to use gasoline for reliability and range: [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/08/21/ford-hits-retreat-on-evs-writes-off-19-billion-n3793449

Here We Go: RFK to Give Live Address on Friday On 'Path Forward.' Guess Where? Robert Kennedy wants to address the nation on Friday. From Phoenix. Guess who else will be in the Phoenix area on Friday night? We'll get back to that in a moment. What could RFK have to say that requires a live statement to the nation on the morning after the Democrat's national convention? What could that be? [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/08/21/here-we-go-rfk-to-give-live-address-on-friday-on-path-forward-n3793476

Three deceptions from Tim Walz Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is scheduled to address the Democratic National Convention in Chicago tonight. He will enjoy a wildly enthusiastic, rapturous reception. In the 15 days since Vice President Kamala Harris chose Walz to be her running mate, Democrats have celebrated Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as "America's dad" and "America's coach." They have swooned over his Midwestern manner, his clothes, and even his taste in food. They have made him a hero for calling Republicans "weird" and extolling the "joy" that the Democratic Party is apparently feeling these days. Walz has also developed a reputation as someone who cannot be trusted to tell the truth about his own biography. Here are three examples of Walz deceptions that have raised concerns in the last 15 days. [...] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/3129224/three-deceptions-from-tim-walz/