Da Techguy's (no longer backup) Blog

District Attorney: What did you tell him?

Ness: I told him his name is in the ledger too.

District Attorney: His name wasn’t in the ledger…

the Untouchabes 1987

Omg 💀💀 pic.twitter.com/zSxZrTEOvl

— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) July 2, 2020

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

I suspect there are a lot more photos like this and the reason why it took so long for her to be arrested is that there are a lot of establishment types who are terrified of what she can say.

I would not be surprised if that was the reason why getting rid of that prosecutor in NYC caused so much fuss. I wonder how many asses were being covered?

Let’s see if she lives long enough for us to find out.

A statue of Abe Lincoln with the emancipation proclamation and a freed slave is a racist symbol of white supremacy and must be removed, however naming an anti trump the “Lincoln Project” is not only fine but deserves to be supported and celebrated by all right thinking people.

A new spike in corona/wuhan/ccp virus cases that took place two week after mass gatherings encouraged by the press and by medical professionals have nothing to do with these mass gatherings…but gatherings at bars and restaurants at even 25 or 50% capacity are hazardous to the public health and must be reversed to contain the spread of the virus.

If you suggest that leaving 30,000 residents of the city of Seattle to be ruled by mob is bad, you are afraid of Democracy, particularly if you’re Donald Trump. If, however said mob protests in front of the house of the Mayor who chided the President for fear of Democracy, then said mob is to be dispersed using all the force that the Seattle police can muster.

The killing of George Floyd during an arrest in Minneapolis is a national story worth of national yea international protest and outrage. The killings of Byron Crawford and nine other blacks in Baltimore, Michael Osby and 8 other blacks in LA, Joseph Gist and 64 other blacks in Chicago during the month of June are all local stories and not worthy of protest or outrage of any type.

If you are a person who breaks windows, topples statues and sets fires you are expressing your 1st amendment right to protests against violence and injustice, but if you are a homeowner who when threatened by a mob that breaks through your game, arms himself to defend your family and property you are a dangerous proponent of white supremacy.

I’m old enough to remember when “conservatives” made it a point to tell people like me that fighting the culture wars didn’t matter.

How’s that working out for ya?

The lack of courage to make the fight is proving very costly in the end.

---

My lack of surprise that Justice Roberts Old Yellowstain ruled with liberals as the swing vote (reversing his own vote on a similar case when he was in the minority when Justice Kennedy was still on the court) on an abortion case was matched by my lack of surprise at his ruling with conservatives on supporting the right of the executive branch to fire appointees and a Blane Amendment case.

Roberts pattern is pretty simple. If a case is high profile for the left or his vote is the decisive one he will not risk being excluded from the left’s society. But if his vote does not matter or the case is not one that the media gives prominence old yellowstain is free to vote as he thinks.

There is nothing sadder than a judge without courage.

---

A UPI story (via Instapundit) notes that the latest spike in Corona/Wuhan/CCP virus among the young in Miami coincides with protesters that took place two weeks ago.

This corresponds to spikes in other cities where (coincidentally) large protests were not only encouraged but endorsed by medical professionals.

Now in my opinion even if the Doctors and other medical processionals had the courage to warn against the dangers of such moves the media/left wold likely have still pushed young heads full of mush to act.

But at least they would not have any guilt.

---

Things seem to be going slowly in Seattle with some people leaving, some staying and others arriving to try to keep the police from taking aback. John Sexton notes that there are competing goals and narratives in play while Ed Morrissey notes that it’s the opinion of some that it will take more force than the Seattle Police have to clear things out.

If course if there was more courage when facing violence in Seattle we would not have reached this point.

---

Finally there are traces of courage that are still public

When there is pressure to conform—to declare that we are worms—there is one person in 10 who is brave enough to say, “I am not a worm. I will not kneel. I will not fly the swastika flag.” In all times and places, that person is the hope of the future pic.twitter.com/46KnRRxWyg

— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) June 28, 2020

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

This girl is likely going to face hell for standing for the flag, at least for a while but I also suspect that when all of this is done, she will be remembered while the rest of that team is forgotten