They did it again!

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Glenn Reynolds: "A key weakness of America’s ruling class is that one of its major bonding tools is open contempt for those it rules."

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Seen on InstaPundit:

KEVIN WILLIAMSON HAS BEEN A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT: It is striking that these defenders of democracy spend so much time attacking not Trump but Trump’s supporters. They throw outrageous insults at them, portraying them as ignorant poltroons who should learn to code, take up voodoo or santeria if they want to fit into their communities, and, for God’s sake, learn Creole. Trump has forced many of these people to reveal something that was either true always about themselves or has become true as Trump derangement syndrome has rotted their minds: they hate Americans.”

Reynolds link directs the reader to David Strom’s latest article in HotAir, and Strom is referring to the traitors in our midst, not the traditional enemies on the Left.

'Conservative' Writer Calls J.D. Vance 'Gap-Toothed Cletus'

And more from National Review’s alumni stable of Uni-party scribes:

Taking a breather from helping Jeff and Lauren find a suitable home in which to enjoy their coming marital bliss, a benevolent Realtor steps in to help one of the Little People

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66 Laddins Rock Road, $879,000 and no one penny less, damn it, has a contract is now pending after 60 days lingering on the market. No price cut during that long stay on the market because, “well, because it’s worth it, by gosh!”

french laundry/kitchen

master's bath

Greenwich Time is adjusting to and welcoming Kamalla's "New Comers"

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The new reality — now up on the rag’s webpage.

“Vuelven dos jugadores importantes, aunque hemos tenido la mala suerte de haber perdido otro jugador importante como Brahim”, dijo Ancelotti.

El técnico italiano decidió darle un día más de descanso a Militao para “hacer trabajo individual”.

Bellingham sufrió una lesión en el pie y había estado sin jugar desde el primer partido de la Liga en Mallorca en agosto. Su otro partido de la campaña fue la final de la Supercopa de la UEFA contra Atalanta, en el que el Madrid inició su temporada con una victoria.

What’s next on our leftist friends’ calendar? Probably this: a celebration of Creole cooking

Chat Barbeque Dimanch, Chrit Legliz episkopal


"Candy Gram for Mongo!" Mel Brooks joins with Mossad, and the results are knee-slapping hilarious

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“You’ll laugh! they’ll cry! box office magic!”

Exploding Pagers Injure Hundreds of Hezbollah Members

BEIRUT—Pagers carried by thousands of Hezbollah operatives exploded at about the same time Tuesday afternoon, leaving more than 2,700 injured and eight dead in an unprecedented event that struck across Lebanon.

The affected pagers were from a new shipment that the group received in recent days, people familiar with the matter said. A Hezbollah official said hundreds of fighters had such devices, speculating that malware may have caused the devices to explode. The official said some people felt the pagers heat up and disposed of them before they burst.

UPDATE: FWIW’s foreign affairs correspondent in New Mexico has an upbeat view of how all this will work out, eventually. That’s an optimism I don’t share, because I believe the there is no possible solution to the conflict short of mutual annihilation — Israel will not agree to commit suicide, the Palestinians, Iranians, et al won’t stop short of Israel’s complete destruction and erasure from the fce of the earth, so … boom.

But we’ll hope that the view from the mountain tops is better than here.

Well, duh — everyone knows that the Israels would kill them; EVERYONE knows THAT!

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"Where's Muhammad?" 

Jerusalem Post: The only safe space for LGBT Palestinians is Israel - opinion

In Gaza, where the leaders of Hamas-ISIS use innocent civilians as human shields, homosexuality is illegal and grounds for execution.

Blumenthal (D. Conn) said the American public would be as shocked as he and his fellow Senators were when the details of the DHS's incompetence were revealed. The report is now public.

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• Majority of DHS personnel unfamiliar with security protocols

• Only training received by many HSI agents was a single two-hour webinar

• Law enforcement was supposed to be on roof where Crooks shot Trump, post was abandoned

• Night before the rally, Secret Service denied offers to utilize Butler County's drones

• USS Counter Surveillance Division (CSD) did not perform routine pre-event surveillance

• Gunman would have been handcuffed after being spotted with range finder if USS CSD present

• Secret Service lead agent lacked competence and experience

• Secret Service preemptively informed Pittsburgh field office the Butler rally was not going to receive additional security resources

Hawley's whistleblower report concludes:

"Two months have now elapsed since former President Donald J. Trump was nearly assassinated. And the American people still know far too little about why this happened."

"The Secret Service, FBI, and Department of Homeland Security have not been forthcoming with the American people. Far from it: they have closed ranks, refused to confirm or deny whistleblower allegations, and resisted meaningful oversight. In fact, sources with direct knowledge of Secret Service’s own internal investigation have alleged to Senator Hawley that the Department of Homeland Security is leaning on Secret Service not to comply with document requests from Congress." [...]

"Left alone, these agencies will not reform themselves. They will continue to stonewall and obfuscate. Plainly, it is now up to Congress and the President to clean house at these failing agencies at the earliest possible opportunity."

Just sayin'