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Monthly Archives: September 2016
The Skittles Analogy For Muslim Immigrants
Skittles meme was a riff off of one of the crazy feminist memes. They used to get triggered when ppl said, "not all men." pic.twitter.com/slhdZE7d0L — Ricky Vaughn (@Ricky_Vaughn99) September 20, 2016 Here, have some skittles pic.twitter.com/LRdOGUlZ64 — Ricky Vaughn … Continue reading
WP: The newest excuse for shutting down campus speech: ‘Security’
I wish colleges would tell the truth and say that they do not permit the public airing of certain opinions. Catherine Rampell writes: Around the country, colleges have found a new excuse for shutting down free speech: safety. Just as … Continue reading
WP: You’re at the final exam and never attended class. It’s that dream again.
I have this recurring nightmare. I’ve had it since high school. I’m somebody who rarely is late or misses an appointment. I once forgot a lunch with a friend back in 2001. I don’t think I’ve done that since. I … Continue reading
What Forms Of Protest Are Allowed ToThe Palestinians?
Obviously violence is not permitted. And BDS is not permitted. Encouraging boycotts of Israel is not permitted. It is a hate crime (even though it is a normal process in democracies, such as the boycott of apartheid South Africa, but … Continue reading
Who’s The Real Donald Trump?
Steve Sailer writes: Unlike Barack Obama in 2008, for whom we had a vast public record comprised of his hundreds of scholarly and popular articles on all topics imaginable, Donald Trump is a blank screen. Where did Trump come from? … Continue reading
Ben Shapiro Shifting Towards Trump?
Vox Day writes: Ah, so “never” for varying values of the term. Well, rats only swarm a winning ship. This is just an early sign of the coming Trumpslide. Let’s all welcome (((Ben))) aboard the #TrumpTrain! COMMENTS: * “Typical Jew … Continue reading
Excluding The High IQ
Polymath writes: “The probability of entering and remaining in an intellectually elite profession such as Physician, Judge, Professor, Scientist, Corporate Executive, etc. increases with IQ to about 133. It then falls about 1/3 by 140. By 150 IQ the probability … Continue reading
The New Paradigm
Old: "Nuclear War Destroys New York. Poor, Minorities Hardest Hit." New: "ISIS Bomb destroys New York. Muslim groups fear backlash." — Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) September 19, 2016 '16 in a nutshell. Nat'l Q poll: % of Clinton supporters who worry … Continue reading
KM: S&M, transgenderism and Jewish holidays: Transparent is “the most Jewish show on television.”
Amy Klein writes for Hadassah Magazine: There’s a scene in the upcoming third season of Transparent—Jill Soloway’s hit show on Amazon about a father’s transgender transition and its effect on his family—where daughter Sarah Pfefferman is bound and getting flogged … Continue reading
Decoding an Anti-Semitic Meme Donald Trump Supporters Took From Anime
Jay Michaelson writes: It turns out, the image is of Asuka, a character in the controversial, critically heralded anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, created by Hideaki Anno in 1995. Evangelion created a mythology that makes Lost look like Candy-Land, blending … Continue reading