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Friday, March 15, 2024

Jim French

Jim French was a cowboy in the New Mexico Territory. Called either "Big Jim" or "Frenchy", he was a key participant in the 1878 Lincoln County War. 

Out of all Lincoln County Regulators and associates of Billy the Kid, French remains the most mysterious. Not much is known about him, such as where he came from or how he came to work for John Tunstall. He was reported to be a large, powerful man, variously said to be either half-Indian or half-black.

I'm sure she's taken, men

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

How an 18th Century Sailing Warship Works

 A very cool video and well worth the time to watch.

VIDEO HERE  (25:26 minutes)

The ATF Director and His Mysterious 75-Round Clip

It turns out Joe Biden’s second choice to lead the ATF, Steve Dettelbach, wasn’t lying when he told his Senate confirmation committee that he wasn’t a firearms expert.

Dettelbach appeared Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation, accompanied by Agent Chris, whom the ATF Director described as one of his “leading experts.” From a public relations perspective, neither man did their agency any good. From a civil rights perspective, the interview was extremely worrisome.

As someone who commands armed agents and a take-no-prisoners SWAT team, Dettelbach demonstrated zero command presence. He came across as a typical up-tight bureaucrat who likely irons his PJs before he goes to bed. Rather than a top cop, he looks like the type of guy you’d expect Golden Corral to send to your table after you complained about a roach in the coleslaw.

Lift a glass for my father tonight

 Today would've been his 84th birthday.

Your daily meme dump

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Two More Texas Counties Declare Invasion, Bringing Total to 55

Two more Texas counties declared an invasion at the southern border, bringing the total to 55.

Denton and Williamson counties declared an invasion on March 5, passing short, one-page resolutions.

Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell Jr., who supported passing the resolution, said he did so because the county was experiencing a fentanyl poisoning crisis. The commissioner’s court “has made huge leaps to fund our fentanyl task force, led by one of our local detectives,” he said. “They’re doing an amazing job, but the reality is in Williamson County we have fentanyl poisoning on a weekly basis. I just want to say this: I’m tired of it.”

Biden's Plan To Subsidize Homebuyers Won't Work

America's high housing costs got a brief shout-out in President Joe Biden's State of the Union address tonight, with the president mostly proposing policies that would subsidize demand of this heavily supply-constrained good. 

"I know the cost of housing is so important to you. If inflation keeps coming down mortgage rates will come down as well. But I'm not waiting," said Biden, proposing temporary tax credits of $400 a month to compensate for high mortgage rates and the end of title insurance fees for federally backed mortgages.

Biden's budget proposal for a second term offers tax breaks for families and lower health care costs

MANCHESTER, N.H. — (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday released a budget proposal aimed at getting voters' attention: It would offer tax breaks for families, lower health care costs, smaller deficits and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations. 

Unlikely to pass the House and Senate to become law, the proposal for fiscal 2025 is an election year blueprint about what the future could hold if Biden and enough of his fellow Democrats win in November. The president and his aides previewed parts of his budget going into last week's State of the Union address, and they provided the fine print on Monday.

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Yeah, somehow I don't see a tax break for anybody happening - we've got wars that are none of our business to fund and millions of illegals to support. It's not going to come from the wealthy, they'll all be departing for more ta-friendly locales.

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Today marks the 141st anniversary of the death of Karl Marx — one of the most evil men in history.

Marx was an alcoholic who never washed. Boils covered his body, preventing him from sitting down. 

He refused to work, and drove his family to destitution — causing the deaths of his two sons from exposure and illness.
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Thursday's gifs

 

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Commentary: A Robust Education Marketplace Means Some Schools Will Fail

A couple of years ago, I was presenting at a small education conference in New York when someone asked what a success indicator might be for a dynamic, decentralized education marketplace.

“When we see some schools shutting down,” I responded.

In an education free market, parents are the customers. If they are not satisfied with a particular school’s offerings, they can and will leave—just as they would stop using any other product or service that doesn’t meet their expectations. If enough parents aren’t satisfied and leave, the school will shut down. This is a signal of a vibrant, competitive educational marketplace. It is the ultimate accountability metric.

Louisiana declares disaster as crawfish shortage hits hard

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration for the impacted industry Wednesday. 

Last year’s drought, extreme heat, saltwater intrusion on the Mississippi River and a hard winter freeze in the Bayou State have devastated this year’s crawfish harvest and led to significant price hikes for those purchasing "mudbugs." Landry says the shortage is not only affecting Louisiana’s economy but also "our way of life."

Damn, these boys don't do anything half-assed

BRYAN COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC/Gray News) - Two Georgia men are accused of setting off a bomb at a woman’s home and plotting to release a python to eat her daughter. 

Authorities say 34-year-old Caleb Kinsey and 37-year-old Stephen Glosser conspired to harass, intimidate, injure, or kill the woman who owned the house, according to WTOC.
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Panty Dropper kills grandmother, gets life

A 29-year-old man in Wisconsin may spend the remainder of his days behind bars for killing his grandmother, teaming up with his father to poison the elderly woman to prevent her from selling a farm he stood to inherit.

Top notch men, they are

At least sixteen people were injured after an explosion at an FBI training facility on Wednesday. 

The incident happened at the Jerry Crowe Regional Tactical Training Facility in Irvine shortly before 1 p.m., according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

This is why we can't have nice things

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For more than a quarter-century, Phillies fans considered dollar hot dog night among the best ballpark promotions — but the team has now decided it was the wurst. 

Those dog days of April — when Philly weather is cold and the wieners are a steal — are going, going, gone.

Your Thursday Morning Florida Report

A semitruck driver traveling through Marion County on Sunday was shot at on Interstate 75 by another trucker who has since been arrested, according to the sheriff’s office. 

Dylan Belleastin, 43, (pictured below) faces charges of throwing a missile into a vehicle, criminal mischief of $1,000 or more, aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony and the use or display of a firearm during the commission of a felony, booking records show.

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It appears the judge let him play through

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The attacker who was accused of striking a man in the head with a golf club in 2022 will get no prison time despite pleading guilty to the crime this week.