lucius septimius 7/25/2020 6:48:58 AM

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Kosh's Shadow 7/25/2020 7:47:22 AM

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In #1 lucius septimius said: No free breakfast at the hotel!!  I thought this was America!!!!

That was the old raaaacist America where black slaves were expected to serve you.

In the new America, you have to loot your breakfast.

/Aunt Tifa

Kosh's Shadow 7/25/2020 7:51:21 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 2:

Yes, the syrup that goes well with St. Pancakes - Aunt Tifa!

Occasional Reader 7/25/2020 8:22:16 AM

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In #1 lucius septimius said: No free breakfast at the hotel!!  I thought this was America!!!!

Actually, I’d say more the opposite is true. “Free” breakfast is a lot more common at European and Latin American hotels then at American ones, in my experience.

Occasional Reader 7/25/2020 8:23:41 AM

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doppelganglander 7/25/2020 8:38:54 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 4:

European free breakfast has a lot more cheese and cold cuts than I expected. I thought it would be all tiny pastries and coffee.

doppelganglander 7/25/2020 8:41:11 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 5:

A little Old Testament justice would be appropriate IMO. These people are sociopaths. 

Kosh's Shadow 7/25/2020 8:49:26 AM

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In #6 doppelganglander said: European free breakfast has a lot more cheese and cold cuts than I expected. I thought it would be all tiny pastries and coffee.

The breakfast in Israel (Dan Intercontinental) had a lot of smoked fish and fish salad. (Around 2000, on a business trip; worked for a joint Israeli/American company, but it was a 10 day trip, so I took my wife and we had time to go to Jerusalem and other significant places)

BTW, the hotel was across the street from the Dolphinarum nightclub, bombed maybe a year later,

Occasional Reader 7/25/2020 9:25:25 AM

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In #8 Kosh's Shadow said: the Dolphinarum nightclub, PEACEFULLY bombed maybe a year later,

FIFY

JCM 7/25/2020 9:43:41 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 5:

The justification for use of lethal force is reasonable fear of death or serious injury.

I would say blinding is serious injury.

JCM 7/25/2020 9:59:51 AM

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Reply to JCM in 10:

If I'm on the a police line and see a laser spot on me or a fellow officer.

My immediate assumption should be that it is a laser sight.

Occasional Reader 7/25/2020 10:02:06 AM

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Reply to JCM in 10:

absolutely. This needs to be met with lethal force or the use of the lasersby these scumbags will expand.

Occasional Reader 7/25/2020 10:15:06 AM

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And now there’s this:

https://heavy.com/news/2020/07/bernell-trammell/

SAY HIS NAME, leftists.

Kosh's Shadow 7/25/2020 10:44:38 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 13:

He was black. So when will BLM say his life matters?

Not that I'm waiting

JCM 7/25/2020 10:58:51 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 13:

His life and death have no utility to the Marxist agenda of Black Lives Matter.

His life.

His death

His BLACK LIFE.

Does not matter to them.

*grinding my teeth*

Kosh's Shadow 7/25/2020 11:04:10 AM

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Reply to JCM in 15:

And actually, the only value BLM places on any black lives is their propaganda value. Like all true Marxists, there is no value to individual lives; only what they can do for the movement. 

Kosh's Shadow 7/25/2020 11:28:59 AM

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Only picture I've been able to get so far.  Too far way for a good shot; the phone camera messed up, too

Kosh's Shadow 7/25/2020 11:48:57 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 17:

The flag reads

TRUMP

2020

Occasional Reader 7/25/2020 12:34:54 PM

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JCM:

https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/07/seattle-police-chief-to-residents-the-police-cannot-enforce-the-law-you-are-on-your-own/

Occasional Reader 7/25/2020 1:06:06 PM

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Interesting link, which I just got from a page at Instapundit. I know nothing about this organization but I thought I would pass it along. Given the times, this at least seems like a good idea.

https://www.americancontingency.com/

Occasional Reader 7/25/2020 1:12:20 PM

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doppelganglander 7/25/2020 1:25:33 PM

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OR, did you see this via Insty? I think the author speaks for a lot of people in big cities all over the country. 

Goodbye, Washington D.C.

Occasional Reader 7/25/2020 2:09:24 PM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 22:

that certainly resonates. Clearly the author was living downtown, which I always thought was a bad idea. things have not gotten anywhere near that bad where I live. But the city as a whole is clearly on a downward trend, and I am certainly thinking about next moves. It really depends on what work does in terms of continuing to allow generous teleworking.

vxbush 7/25/2020 2:15:07 PM

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In #22 doppelganglander said: OR, did you see this via Insty? I think the author speaks for a lot of people in big cities all over the country. 

But folks like him who leave the cities will go to where they feel safe, and then so will the protesters because even they won't feel safe in the cities and will go to where people like him are. 

doppelganglander 7/25/2020 2:29:53 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 23:

I'm glad your neighborhood has not been much affected. Everything in that article reminds me why I don't live in a big city. My area is sort of semi-urban, I live in the part that's closer to Atlanta and has dense housing and a lot of office space, but the rest of it is traditionally suburban.

Kosh's Shadow 7/25/2020 2:30:39 PM

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In #24 vxbush said: But folks like him who leave the cities will go to where they feel safe, and then so will the protesters because even they won't feel safe in the cities and will go to where people like him are. 

But they will find people outside the cities aren't quite as welcoming to thugs, and the government is more willing to defend them.

doppelganglander 7/25/2020 2:41:01 PM

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Reply to vxbush in 24:

The author is obviously pretty wealthy (and kind of a snob, TBH). The protesters can't afford to move out to some idyllic suburb where they would need a car. He makes the point that when he and his fellow consumers leave town, they take their tax dollars and discretionary spending elsewhere. The knock-on effect on small businesses would be devastating.

Kosh's Shadow 7/25/2020 2:42:35 PM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 25:

Boston hasn't been that much affected, but I live outside the 495 belt, where someone can drive a truck with a big Trump flag and not get it burned.

(see the picture above)

In fact, I see almost no Biden signs. Trump, or "Any sane adult", but few Biden signs.

Occasional Reader 7/25/2020 2:49:30 PM

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In #27 doppelganglander said: The author is obviously pretty wealthy (and kind of a snob

Yep.  But his points are definitely valid. I feel quite sorry for my friends who bought high dollar homes downtown over the last few years. I think they are well and truly f**cked.  

Kosh's Shadow 7/25/2020 3:01:19 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 29:
Homeowners and business owners in Minneapolis, Seattle, and Portland probably feel screwed, too.

doppelganglander 7/25/2020 3:03:50 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 29:

They're going to have a hard time selling if the lawlessness continues. My daughter has considered buying the condo she rents, but maybe she's better off as a tenant.

Occasional Reader 7/25/2020 3:03:53 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 30:

A quarter century of hard fart progress in blue city America has been thrown into the trash in the space of a couple of months. And the left, who make up the vast majority of the inhabitants of those cities, have done so with absolute glee. They are literally insane.

Occasional Reader 7/25/2020 3:11:38 PM

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In #32 Occasional Reader said: hard fart progress

Oh FFS, iPhone voice transcription... seriously?! Hard FOUGHT progress.

Kosh's Shadow 7/25/2020 4:38:07 PM

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In #33 Occasional Reader said: Hard FOUGHT progress.

Which the "progressives" are tearing down - over 200 years of it.