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Arrest Made in George Floyd Death
Riots in Minneapolis Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin has been arrested, moments after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he expected swift justice in the death of George Floyd, whose death sparked protests nationwide. Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington announced Chauvin’s arrest following the governor’s news conference Friday. Chauvin is the white officer who […]
Weekend Open Thread
This Sunday, May 31, 2020, is Pentecost. This is the day that Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to the apostles, disciples, and those present with them. It is considered the birthday of the Christian church. It is also the 50th day of Easter. Tempus per Annum, the largest season of the church, resumes the day […]
Chinese Media-US Should Stand With Protestors
The Global Times, a propaganda outlet of the Chinese Communist Party, insists that the US should stand with the violent rioters in Minneapolis. Their line of reasoning? That we sided with the Honk Kong demonstrators. The Hong Kong demonstrators marched for a legitimate cause. They protested suggested policies that violated their human rights. They protested […]
An Update for Friday
It seems that someone is in complete denial about the PRC, so here’s some up to date information about the Communist government of China and Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. https://www.forbes.com/profile/xi-jinping/#3a328bca1601 The government of China is, and has been, a Communist government since 1949, when Mao took over the government […]
For What It’s Worth . . . .
The Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation updated their Wuhan coronavirus projections for the US three days ago. I’d guess the update was connected with CDC’s recent release of information indicating the true infection fatality rate for the Wuhan coronavirus to be around 0.26%. IHME’s core funding is provided by the Gates Foundation and the […]
Friday’s Recipe
Baked Beans While still looking for that spare time I have to throw a weekly Friday Recipe together, I decided to follow Ex’s lead from yesterday and provide a side, namely Baked Beans. Can’t have a respectable East coast cook-out without them, and there are several ways to attack the critter. I’m going for easy […]
President Trump’s Executive Order regarding Social Media
President Trump continues to fight back against social media bias against conservative viewpoints. Twitter’s “fact” checking the president’s tweet was not the only time social media attempted to “invalidate” Trump’s statement. They’ve been active, prior to this, with muzzling conservative voices on their platforms. The left is going to try to paint this as if […]
Valor Friday
S/Sgt Marvin “Rex” Young For today’s Valor Friday, Mason brings us the incredible heroism of Staff Sergeant Marvin “Rex” Young, and his actions in Viet Nam. Sadly he did not survive the conflict. Rex comes via a bit different path than most of our Valor Friday honorees; he was requested by Poetrooper, as Mrs. Poe […]
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