A podcast very much worth watching

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I rarely read or watch podcasts because I read quickly, and I grow irritated listening to a 10 minute, let alone 60 minute discussion of an issue when I could read a transcript of the thing in 5 or less. But I do listen to Victor Davis Hanson’s own show from time to time because he always has something interesting and thought-provoking to say. So when I saw this one recommended by Scott Johnson @ PowerLine, I paid attention. Excellent take, in my opinion, on Trump’s possible mistake in Iran, confusing a theocracy ‘s openness to making a deal — none — vs ordinary dictatorships like Russia and North Korea. Begins about 12 minutes in.

Around the world with VDH

Our friend Victor Davis Hanson sat for an interview with the Washinton Post’s Kate Andrews. Andrews is one of the rotating hosts for the Post’s Make It Make Sense podcast. I hadn’t heard of the podcasat and haven’t seen anything about this episode. It is available at the Washington Post here, but also on podcast platforms including YouTube (below).

In its 35 minutes they cover the California dystopia (12 minutes), Homer’s Odyssey (three minutes), deals with Iran (six minutes), and The Counter Revolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement. The last is his forthcoming book, to be published by Basic on September 8. There the podcast ends abruptly and leaves you wanting more. I thought some readers might enjoy it as weekend viewing.

Who knew? Meskers takes his fashon tips from For What It's Worth. (Updated) And updated again! He's now gone full FWIW

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I published this post about Greenwich’s answer to Peewee Herman on July 2nd, using a picture from my private, UbetchaGenuine photo archives:

Not sure this is the image Steve Meskers wants to project, but it does capture the essence of the man

And you’ll never believe what happened next!

Greenwich Birthday Candle Vigil Honors Lives Lost to ICE

Yesterday a crowd — if 9 makes a crowd — of white people and three Democrat politicians showed up at Town Hall to protest the deportation of their scullery maids and landscapers (and child rapists, murderers and assorted other felons) and lo, look how Goofy’s dressed.

Love those Crocks, fella, but I think you look prettier in pink.

Update:

'Cite a Case of Sanctuary Cities Not Turning in Criminal Illegals,' Said Rep Goldman. DHS Gave 6,947 (just in NYC, just since January)

UPDATE II: All he needs to do now is exchange his dull khaki shorts for FWIW-approved Nantuckets with cute little whales. Tune in next week)

CONTEXT: Just last week Meskers was boasting of his role in forcing utilities to buy surplus, unnecessary energy they don’t need from homeowners’ rooftop solar installations, the cost of which will be passed on to and paid by all residents. California tried this and it failed: the utilities were paying 25¢ per Kwh for energy available wholesale for 5¢. Worse, if homeowners din’t need it, neither did the utilities: the need is for energy at night, when the sun isn’t shining, not at 2:00 PM on a sunny California day. Meskers is either too stupid to understand this or he’s a duplicitous hack whose only interest is in preserving his legislator license plate and free health care. Of course, there’s no reason those two explanations have to be exclusive.

Now is the time for all good Greenwich Democrats to unhook from the grid, give away their gas stoves, and use their windmills and solar panels to power with zero-carbon energy

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Hartford’s housing mandates, infrastructure bans overwhelm utilities

First Selectman Camillo announced an urgent press conference scheduled Friday, July 24, at 1pm at Town Hall, calling for an immediate moratorium on zoning mandates from Hartford.  CNG, Aquarion and Eversource have informed him that they are running out of capacity to serve new high density affordable housing as well as local homeowner renovations and new school buildings.  Info here.

A press conference will be held outside Greenwich Town Hall on Friday, July 24, at 1 p.m.

This comes after First Selectman Camillo recently discovered that Connecticut Natural Gas does not have the infrastructure to meet the demands of new and expanded housing in Greenwich. Similar issues have also come to light in subsequent conversations he had with Aquarion Water Company.

This lack of capacity for Connecticut’s utilities makes clear the strain that Greenwich and other communities are facing due to the mandates from Hartford that circumvent the approval and input from local zoning authorities.

First Selectman Camillo is also working on finalizing details of a public forum with CNG, Aquarion and Eversource in September at Greenwich Town Hall.

This is an issue that affects all Connecticut municipalities and Greenwich was just the first to discover the problem.

“The burdensome housing mandates that have been placed throughout the State of Connecticut have now taxed our infrastructure to the point that we can no longer keep up,” First Selectman Camillo said. “We understand the need for housing in Connecticut but when it is done through mandates and demands from Hartford and not with the careful consideration of local zoning authorities, utility companies and local municipal public works and sewer departments, you create problems like this. A moratorium on zoning mandates throughout the State of Connecticut is immediately needed so work can be done to improve infrastructure and better meet the demand in the State.”

Greenwich Greens are just part of the massive coalition of Democrats and even some RINOs that has blocked construction of new natural gas pipelines and electricity transmission corridors and denied utilities the money necessary to build out their infrastructure, all while mandating the construction of massive apartment buildings, presumably to be powered by windmill and solar farms (if the builders of same can get around the state’s ever-increasing regulations restricting the use of farmland).

The only fair solution that I can see is for the Global Warmists to immediately cease their consumption of fossil fuels, disconnect from the grid, and generate their own electricity, thereby freeing up the existing utilities capacity for use by the deserving poor.

Who will go first?

72 days on the market suggests that the "winner" of this 2024 bidding contest may have won the battle, but not the war

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under contract

The owners of 469 Taconic Road, on the Banksville/Greenwich border, paid $3.1 million for it in May, 2024, a significant premium over the $2.5 million asking price. Apparently grown tired of driving 90 minutes to Whole Foods, they put it back on the market this year at $3.425, dropped it to $3.250, and have finally found a buyer.

Thank's Zohran

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(Well, this award cermony could have happened, and probably will — check back next year)

Mamdani mocks rich New Yorkers over letter they will soon get in the mail, quickly sparks viral fury

Warning to wealthy New Yorkers about 'fair share' sparks online firestorm: 'Full blown communist'

And if you don’t think this tax will dip down into the one million range once the revenue falls short of expectations, the mayor has a bridge over the East River to sell you

Sale on Mallard Speedway

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22 Mallard Drive, listed at $2.350 million, sold to buyers from West Orange, NJ for $2.850 million. It’s perfectly understandable that someone living next door to Newark and under the rule of Democrats who make our own crooks look almost benevolent would pay a premium to escape.

Not sure whether I’d choose escape to exactly here, but I suppose if the children are nimble and old enough to be trusted to play in traffic, they’ll have a better chance of survival on Mallard than on West Orange’s Interstate 280 (barely).