Pyrrhic victories part II

Remember when I said the Roe reversal would come back to haunt us? Turns out I was right. Pessimism does pay off. Not only was the red wave disrupted, but red states like Montana (referendum 131) and traditional states like Kentucky (amendment 2) refused to adopt pro-life measures. Kansas rejected one this summer. California (prop …

Big Beef is to Blame

TLDR: meat processing industry in the US is an oligopsony. That plus many other factors = high prices, high profits for big corps, and an income loss for actual growers. Republicans and those on the right need to work with willing democrats to bust trusts. I have a bullet point list of some beef industry …

Quick note: another fraud pastor exposed

JD Hall, a Calvinist pastor and speaker who spent years attacking every other ministry for every infraction is now trying to cover up his own transgressions. Hall, who ran pulpit & pen (now protestia), and used dozens of internet aliases over the years, resigned from ministry earlier this summer. He initially claimed he had a …

Pyrrhic Victories

Conservatives are celebrating perceived wins handed down by the Supreme Court over the past week. There was a decision that struck down a gun licensing restriction, a reversal of Roe v. Wade by finding no constitutional right to abortion, and finding the first amendment applied to a coach praying on the field. Most of the …

Summary of the Supreme Court’s “gun decision”

NY Rifle & Pistol Assoc. Inc. v. NY, 20-843 Holding: The Second Amendment guarantees to “all Americans” the right to bear commonly used arms in public subject to certain reasonable, well-defined restrictions.” *62 (citing Heller). The requirement that an applicant demonstrate a special need for self-defense violates the 14th Am. *2. Law abiding citizens with …

Why I hate Twitter

An unfortunate reality for bloggers is that our medium is dying out. While new forums like substack are popular, it is really a consolidation of people leaving other blog platforms. Twitter is the best place to receive news, build an audience, and communicate with them if you are only doing written content. The problem with …

Roe and Casey overruled. No right to abortion. State issue

The Supreme Court just overruled 2 abortion cases, finding no constitutional right to abortion. Let the chaos begin. Even though it’s still legal for the states to have abortion, democrats will come out in droves and retaliate.

Quick Note: 2A win. NY s. Pistol & Rifle assn v Bruen

6-3 decision, Thomas authored majority opinion. While there are some nuances that will leave distinguishing factors for future cases (sigh), the opinion has strongly worded quotes. (Sorry no link right now). Ultimate Q in this case is over state“ proper cause” requirement for concealed handgun permit. Holding: violates 14A by preventing citizens with self defense …

Quick note: what’s the point?

What is the point of voting R when 14 senators support red flag laws and inevitable gun control without any process? There is none. Vote accordingly.

Mayra Flores isn’t a trend. Texas isn’t swinging.

Republicans are obsessing over Mayra Flores being elected as a congressman for Texas’ 34th house district. Here’s the problem: she won a special election after the incumbent resigned. Only 26,000 people voted in that special election. There are 700,000+ people in her district. In the last general election, 89,000+ voted democrat while only 52,000 voted …