Weekend Tab Clearing

Trying to keep up with all the cool stuff out there....

Knuckledragg'in tells us all we need to know about the Eric Holder replacement:

[Loretta Lynch] was picked up as a gate-keeper by Obama to continue all of the cover up actions by Holder and, MOST IMPORTANTLY, to shield Holder and Obama from criminal prosecution.

Comrade and author Matt Bracken shared this cool site with us on FB.  NukeMap: Plot the effects of a nuclear warhead on or near your home town to see the fireball radius, air blast and radiation effects.  You can select from a list of current and past warhead yields as well as air burst vs surface burst.  Here is the map for a Ft. Knox 1.2 megaton surface detonation:

The US Marine Corp Facebook page posted this Reagan photo today.  I'm shocked that they don't have young men lining up outside recruiters' offices.  All we had back in the 80's was "Be All You Can Be."  No FB, no cool commercials.  Nothing.  If you wanted to learn more about the military, you'd either talk to a vet or a recruiter.  Vets were just coming out of their post-Vietnam funk back then.  It was rare to hear anything positive about the military.  Recruiters weren't much better.  I joined (Army Reserves) because I had made the decision to join at 13-14 years old.  Why?  It was a rite of passage thing.  And because the only people who had cool stories were vets.  I've posted before on my advice re: a military career.

Bonus pic!

English Russia has posted some photos of dolls found near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster site.  The accident happened in 1986.  I recall hearing the news and thinking of all the Soviet citizens who were being lied to.  Whose movement was restricted.  Whose lives were secondary to the state's need to avoid embarrassment.

Our comrade over at CRASHR posted this 1934 cartoon.

While the cartoon above is appropriate today as it was then, not all governments are committing suicide.  Straightline Logic has a great post on the proposed changes in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong government officials should know better. The government is running a surplus, interferes very little with the freest economy on the planet, and is proposing to lower taxes and return money to its citizens. Haven’t they learned the lesson of history, the lesson from the US’s own Industrial Revolution, when the US government pretty much followed the same policies? (There wasn’t even an income tax or central bank, for chrissakes!) Don’t they know about this black period in US economic history, when real incomes doubled and economic growth in the US hit its all-time highs as prices actually went down and innovation exploded?

ISIS

Another post in our Religion of Peace and Losing a War series.  Just click the label(s) at the bottom to see related posts.

First, a bunch of peaceful worshipers burned a Jordanian pilot to death, then immediately called for the end to the cycle of violence.

Next, one of the conservative celebrity opines.

Greg Gutfeld summarizes.  (NiceDeb)



A world "leader" plays through. (ATRS)

Another world leader suits up.

Goat F--kers hang.

More get blown-up.

In the end, they all feel the burn, and meet allah.

To be continued....

Swiftboating: Brian Williams

Proving the Ushanka axiom once again: Liberals lie, cheat, steal (redistribute), agitate, and encourage others to do the same.

The latest to get caught is old-media man, Brian Williams.  He works for old-media company, NBC.

He's bragged on his bio, and to fellow lib Letterman, that he encountered enemy fire while on a US military helicopter in Iraq.  The air crews from that day remember otherwise and have called him out.

Mr. Williams has removed the lie from his bio and has made a lame attempt at an apology.  In other words, he's sorry he got caught.

Via WZ.  2:50 mark:



Memory Lane - our most recent Secretary of State:



Memory Lane - Our current Secretary of State:



Frauds.  Every last one of them.

But they mean well.

UPDATED 3:30pm:

Check these out!  Diann, at ATRS:

Disloyal Subject, at ATRS:

HopeNChange:

More updates:
Liar, Dan Rather, comes to Brian's defense.
Brian told Team America star, Alec Baldwin, that he thought he was going to die.

UPDATED 2.6.15 11am:

Doug reminds us that Mr. Williams criticized bloggers because we lack... wait for it.... credibility.

UPDATED 2.7.15 3:30pm:

I've collected 30 Brian Williams images from FB and other blogs!  More than I can reasonably share!
Something a little different.  Some creative writing from World News Bureau - a news source with far more credibility than Williams' NBC.  Finally, somebody is cutting Brian some slack!

Having also experienced the nerve-wracking, frantic confusion of being in combat, I can understand how easy it would be to forget minor details like which helicopter got shot down and whether I was in it. When bombs are flying and bullets are exploding, there's no time to take notes - every second is spent figuring out how you're going to get out of that disintegrating warbird, if you were to be in it.

UPDATED 2.7.154:30pm:

Apparently the mockery has become too much for NBC....

Wednesday Tab Clearing

NiceDeb* has a post, with video, about a model parent in Iraq.  ISIS, the terror group that has grown over the past several years only to be acknowledged by our government since last summer, murdered Basil Ramadan's son last month.  Basil shot up an ISIS checkpoint in Takrit, killing seven before being killed himself.  A few more Basils will teach the inbred goat f**kers some simple math: trading 7 for 2 is not sustainable.

Captain Capitalism*, author of Worthless, posts a graph that maps the general and specific "ability" of people based on their college degree type and level.  All kids considering college should do two things: 1) read his book, and 2) look at this chart.  I wish I had these resources back then.

Comrade Aurini*, of Stares at the World fame, posted a 32-minute YouTube chat about The Core of Leftism.  He discusses their appreciation for reality and logic, among other things.  Good stuff, as always.

Comrade Joe Dan* has a new Intellectual Froglegs video out.  Don't let the frame of Jeb bother you.  The Jeb segment is quite short.  Always energetic.  Always entertaining.  Watch now so you can tell your friends you were an early Intellectual Froglegs viewer.  Joe Dan will be big some day soon.




Did you know anonymous blogging is now illegal in China, and crosses on the top of buildings are illegal in Syria?  How will you react to these moves if/when they happen here?

Reason posts a 3-minute video about the lost history of Communism in Germany.  Apparently the horrors of National Socialism are remembered, but not the International flavor that led to a wall cage.



Last, an update on the state of public education.  EAG News:

FRANCISVILLE, La. – A Louisiana teacher is out of a job after police allege she kicked and slapped one of her first grade students last month.

Chanel Lemelle, 31, resigned from her position at Bains Lower Elementary School in St. Francisville last week as investigators looked into allegations she struck a student in the cafeteria during lunch Jan. 23, The Advocate reports.
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“A sheriff’s deputy who reviewed camera footage of the incident wrote in an arrest report that as the student walked by Lemelle in the school’s cafeteria, she could be seen kicking him in the rear,” according to The Advocate.

“The video also showed her slapping the boy on the back of the head, the deputy wrote.”

* Commie Obama Hat Owners

More LIberal Propaganda

I must have friended a liberal progressive communist on FB.  This is the second lib meme in the same week.  Where are they coming from?

Could it be that these "scientists" are dependent on [Democrat] government for funding?

Could it be these "scientists" couldn't hold a job anywhere else, and thus are beholden to produce the desired forecasts?

Could it be the Earth's temperature fluctuates with or without human activity?

Could it be "climate change" was just one big destructive hoax, motivated by envy and resentment, and designed to redistribute wealth from the productive?

No further questions, your honor.

How We Won the Cold War

How We Won the Cold War:  The poncho liner.  1 each.  OD green.

MBest11x is the YouTube channel for AR 15 Clothing.  They are a bunch of veterans with great t-shirt designs and an even better calling.  They are as goofy in their videos as they are serious about the challenges facing our returning veterans.  They also remind me of the great people I knew from my time in uniform.

The reason I laughed at this video - every time I watched it today - was because it is so true.



Go look at their t-shirts!

Imgur Agrees!

The only good commie is a dead commie.  Source: Imgur.

Some military history geeks suggest this guy is a Soviet WWII soldier and the maraca is an anti-tank grenade.  One commenter suggested the helmet didn't do it's job, while others - probably from Berkeley - were appalled and agast the commie corpse was used for humor.

We're all about history here at Ushanka, hence the reason for this post.

I Stand Corrected

 You'll have to click on the image to make it bigger...

My first reaction: "It is so small." 

I had incorrectly imagined his hammer and sickle tattoo covered his whole back. 

My apologies. 

I stand corrected.

And in related news, we get a glimpse out of Venezuela on what a pharmacy would look like if Michael Moore was in charge - UK Telegraph:

In a branch of the Farmatodo pharmacy, one entire wall is stocked just with toothpaste and mouthwash and another with bottles of Pepsi, following a government directive ordering stores to fill the shelves with anything to give the appearance of plenty. Curiously, for all the toothpaste on display, there are no toothbrushes.

Quote of the Day

Yours truly, commenting on this liberal propaganda image which was shared by a comrade on FB:

$175, plus what? Section 8. Free healthcare. Free education. Obama phones. There are over 25 govt. services for her, including services to help her find those services. Zero sympathy here. Can't afford the kid? There is a service for that too: adoption. But only do the adoption thing if you. actually. care. for. the. kid.

You say "harsh?" 

Libs would be mistaken if they think I can't say that to the faces of these deadbeat mothers.  They are the face of the Democrat Party.

While the govt has its fingers in my pie for life via excessive and progressive taxation, I'm done feeling sorry for these people because of their poor decisions and I will not volunteer a single penny extra to their plight.

My biological mother put me before her claim to other people's money.  In the 60's, adoption was called "Pro-Choice."

[one commenter suggested this is an old image, and that the actual benefit per child is closer to $350/mo.]

UPDATED 2.3.15 11am:

A hat owner and FB comrade shared this related pic:

Screenshot Clearing

Just some things that caught my eye in the past week:

Pay every American $556?  Is it me, or is Drudge trying to inspire envy among its viewers?  What right-winger looks at a company's cash on hand and thinks of distributing it stealing it to distribute to others?  I'm offended.

It has started.  The 2016 presidential race.  Please, count me out.  Too early.  Even my FB comrades are jumping in with their picks, and they are normally a reserved crowd.  The only positive with this early start will be any zingers directed at the Democrats commies.  When the primary season starts, I'll chime in.  This is today's Drudge survey:

The newspeak engineers at MarketWatch are doing their part to lead the national dialogue.  Once an MSM commie, always a MSM commie.  And notice the MSM's subliminal admission that their guy is leaving a big stinking mess....

Pulled from a financial website.  0.90% interest on savings?!  What a disgrace Keynesism, its followers and our culpable financial institutions have become.  And as-if Americans have $$ to put into savings.

Do you notice how the liberal progressive communist old media still report the president's policy desires, even when there is no chance in hell he can get anything passed through congress?  This is just noise to you and me, but it is designed to sway little publicly-educated minds to the coming campaign: Austerity (don't spend more than you bring in) Sucks.

UPDATED 5pm:

The Drudge GOP Poll results are in.  253k votes. 

America may have some tough times ahead, but not all is lost.  For example, it is refreshing to see an online GOP presidential poll without Ron Paul's name on it.

I will do as I always do: vote for the most conservative in the primaries, then vote for the nominee.  (AKA: The Buckley Rule)  And unlike previous GOP lineups, I could vote for anyone in this list. 

But stay tuned for some harsh criticisms of whoever takes the lead and wins the nomination.  Unless the nominee shows up to the convention wearing a Don't Tread on Me t-shirt with an AR-15 chambered and slung on his/her back, I'm not going to be kind with my words.  There is no such thing as "too conservative," or "too aggressive," or "too angry."

America is due for a leader.  I'm hoping the weeding-out process starts for the five in this list who do not have executive experience.  Followed by a good old-fashioned RINO cleansing.

What do you think?