Source: PJ Media.

The writer compiles a short list that rightfully shames:

• U.S.-Mexico border
• Inflation
• Energy
• Crime
• Race relations
• Covid-19
• Afghanistan and abroad

Good manners prevent me from mentioning that #PoopyPantsJoe is trending on Twitter.

Source: Bacon’s Rebellion.

Because I would happily vote against Terry McAuliffe for purely irrational reasons, it is comforting to learn of practical scandals that discredit him. I can then hide my magical thinking beneath a veneer of justifiable moral outrage. This story about the campaign finance complaint filed against McAuliffe last Friday is something of a boon in this regard.

Continue reading “FEC Asked to Investigate McAuliffe’s Foreign Donations” →

Source: Frontpage Mag.

Do you want to know about the witch hunts in Europe? The author debunks a number of common misconceptions by citing contemporary sources and recounting recent scholarship. The beneficial result is somewhat surprising: The medieval Catholic Church was not to blame; Christianity did not cause a “Dark Age,” and science didn’t save humanity from paganism. The author’s conclusions ring true this Halloween, as witch hunting, lately, is a familiar pastime.

Always the procrastinator, I just finished reviewing the list of candidates I’ll be voting for on Tuesday. You can too, here:

https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/candidate-list/

This year I am happy to see that my selections will be politically correct by ethnicity and by gender. Two-thirds of my statewide choices will be minorities (Black and Hispanic), and of the eight offices I’ll be voting to fill, almost half of my choices will be women.

This accounting is mildly surprising to me, since I often hear that my political party (Republican) is a patriarchal, white supremacist group.

https://tinyurl.com/jfwxxnym

Inevitably the details of the attack on Congress and attempted coup are going to come to light. There is much more to come but what is already known is utterly damning. Until the GOP purges itself of anyone and everyone who continues to ignore and/or whitewash this treachery no patriotic citizen should vote for any of them at any level.

White Supremacists at Youngkin rally exposed

When a band of White Supremacists, complete with Tiki torches, showed up at a Youngkin rally to show their support, the pictures went viral and gullible news media spread the word.

But it turns out they were paid Democrat staffers in a false flag operation. Democrats just can’t win without lies and deception.

https://tinyurl.com/7759shw

In order to win the Republican nomination Mr. Youngkin chose to attack our core belief in the primacy and legitimacy of our elections. By supporting the Big Lie he has disqualified himself regardless of any other facts about him or his opponent.

The question this video addresses came up in another thread.

Continue reading “Fairfax High School FCPS Board Meeting – Stacy Langton – Citizen Participation 9-23-2021” →

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/fox-poll-youngkin-takes-the-lead-in-virginia/

An 8-point lead, according to the report. What is going on here?

My guess is that many Virginians are planning to vote against Stumble Joe Biden and against Democrats this cycle. Because Terry McAuliffe has campaigned as an empty suit, he will become the scapegoat for the generalized distaste his superiors in the party have earned.

Economist Steve Keen previews his upcoming book with a discussion of accounting for the role of energy in models of production (or GDP).

Keen notes that the standard model treats energy as a “factor of production,” meaning that energy consumption levels of a process have a direct effect on output levels. This makes intuitive sense, but Keen argues that the intuition is flawed. Instead of a simple factor of production, energy must be viewed as a discrete input.

(You can see the math in the video here, at 18:20-24:00 minutes.)

Continue reading “Accounting for Energy in Economics” →