Archive of entries posted on October 2023

To Be Fair, The Way Things Are Going Illegals Will Be the Only Ones With Money To Repay Loans

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Biden Admin Threatens Banks That Refuse To Lend Money To Illegal Immigrants
MSN | 10/12/2023 | Will Kessler

The Biden administration released a statement Thursday warning financial institutions against using a person’s immigration status in credit applications.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a joint statement telling financial institutions that while it is not illegal to consider a person’s immigration status in the decision on whether to lend money, an overreliance on it could run afoul of the law, according to the statement. The statement implicates the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), which makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex and more in considering a person’s credit application as the mechanism, even though the law does list citizenship status as a protected attribute.

What is most shocking about this story is that MSN reported it.

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Straight Line of the Day: The Next Rake the Biden Administration Will Step On: …

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BREAKING: US, Qatar refreeze $6 billion in Iran hostage payment
Hotair | 10/12/2023 | Ed Morrissey

Well, well, well. Looks like this wasn’t a done deal after all, eh?

What took them so long?

The United States and Qatar have agreed to block Iran’s access to $6 billion in funds recently transferred to the nation as part of a deal between Washington and Tehran that led to the release of five imprisoned Americans from Iran last month.

Wally Adeyemo, the deputy Treasury secretary, told House Democrats on Thursday that Iran would no longer have access to the funds, according to a person familiar with the matter. The money was under close supervision and strict conditions that it be used only for humanitarian purposes.

The move comes amid harsh criticism, mainly from Republicans, that the Biden administration gave Iran access to a vast sum that freed up other funds for Tehran to provide support to Hamas before its attack on Israel over the weekend.

Initially, it mainly came from Republicans. Over the last couple of days, it started coming from Democrats, led initially by Jon Tester and Joe Manchin. It started gaining steam yesterday in the Senate Democrat caucus with others. The Biden administration tried to play defense by opening up a phony “investigation” into Iran’s Hamas ties, likely hoping to generate a pretext for reneging on the asset transfer.

As I predicted yesterday, the White House appears to have found enough of a pretext to refreeze access to the funds. The question will be how long that freeze will continue:

It is unclear whether the Biden administration intends to cut off the funds permanently or may be taking an interim step as it gathers more information about Iran’s potential ties to Hamas. It is also unclear whether the action reflects any new analysis by the administration about Iran’s role in the attack. Regardless, it is certain to infuriate Iran’s leadership after a painstaking prisoner swap that took many months to construct and weeks more to complete.

The next day:

Qatar Intends to Fulfill US-Iran Deal on $6 Billion
newsmax | 10/13/2023

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Friday that his country is committed to fulfilling an agreement with Iran and the U.S. an $6 billion in Iranian funds parked in a Qatar bank.

The $6 billion will be used in accordance with the agreement struck with United States and Iran, he added at a press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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Stumblebum

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You don’t need to be poor to be a bum.

Biden Trips in Philadelphia Before Saying Hamas Makes ‘Al Qaeda Look Pure’
New York Post | Oct. 13, 2023 | Steven Nelson

President Biden stumbled twice Friday while walking up the steps of a stage in Philadelphia — before telling his audience that Al Qaeda terrorists seem “pure” next to those from “evil” Hamas.

The 80-year-old president initially staggered as he began to climb a small set of stairs to the stage, then lurched forward as he threatened to lose his balance completely — recalling a bad spill he took earlier this year during the Air Force Academy commencement exercises.

When Biden regained his footing, he theatrically gripped the railing with both hands and mugged for his audience before making his way to the lectern and giving an unexpected appraisal of the global terror network that carried out the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, killing 2,977 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pa.

“Gimme three steps, give me three steps, mister . . .”

Interesting how the media can make the crowd look much closer than they really are:

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Another World-Changing Attack

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On October 14, 1066, William’s Norman forces and Harold’s English army clashed. William’s troops, having moved swiftly to reach Harold’s camp early that morning, caught the English somewhat off guard. The latter’s army had strategically positioned itself on a raised terrain known as the “hammer-head ridge,” which enjoyed natural defences from the surrounding woods. Meanwhile, William’s forces aligned themselves to the south of the ridge, organized into three infantry divisions: Bretons, Normans, and French, each boasting archers and crossbowmen in the front lines, while cavalry reserves stood ready at the rear.

The battle began with a barrage of arrows from the Normans countered by a hail of stone axes thrown by the Anglo-Saxons as the Normans ascended the ridge. The Norman cavalry struggled due to the terrain but was eventually repelled by the Saxon shield wall. A moment of panic swept the Norman ranks when rumours spread that William had fallen. However, William, unscathed, revealed himself to rally his troops. Subsequently, some Anglo-Saxons pursued the retreating Norman cavalry downhill but were ambushed and defeated, once on level ground. Witnessing this success, William ordered two more feigned charges and retreats, luring the Anglo-Saxons into pursuit and then executing counterattacks on favourable terrain.

Whoopsie!

The Norman cavalry’s superiority over the Anglo-Saxon infantry was a crucial factor in tipping the scales, as the housecarls, the best-trained troops, were depleted in number. In the final cavalry charge, Harold and other Saxon leaders, including his brothers Gurth and Leofwine, were killed. According to tradition, Harold suffered an arrow to the eye, fell under a cavalry charge, and was hacked to pieces by Norman swords. Following his death, the remaining Anglo-Saxons conducted a rearguard action as they retreated to a nearby hill, the Malfosse, but they were ultimately overwhelmed, securing total victory for William.

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Genocide! Illegal occupation! Give England back to the Saxons!

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Suites for the Sweet

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(Because I know Walrus likes nothing better than worrying about Oppo whilst he, Walrus, is on vacation.)

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I always say, “It’s helpful to get them out the side door before the regular staff comes in for the day.”

“Oh, Oppo, I kind of dozed off. I thought that was you I was gripping. Oh. Whew! It’s only a tiny snake!! Still, . . . so similar . . . Oppo, do you have any further need for me or my straps this morning?”

“Perhaps.”

“You mean . . . ? Not again!!! Let’s at least change it up. But can you at get that snake out of here…”

“OK. Begone, Snake.”

“What the – – – ? Mmmmph! This . . . this is worse than the snake! Ahh! . . . How do you even . . ?”

“Look out!”

“In this tiny snug little green chair, I can’t really . . . Oh! Well, let’s . . . let’s talk about snug! I looks like I CAN!! [Sounds of pounding] {repeatedly} Effing wall! I’ll turn around because my head hurts, but, where are your hands going? . . . .Ah! Oh? Oh? Oh! I can’t speak! / &@% Exclamation Point! ! Caret! @ At Sign! # Pound Sign! Tilde!”

She starts signing Braille with her legs.

“What the hell? . . . Ahh!?” {Restaurant-like sound effects. Cutlery falling. Dishes in next room hit the floor. In the distance, a dog barks.}

Oppo: “By the way, what exactly did “Kiss Me With Bullets” mean?”

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Now, in all fairness, the photo may have been taken on that day DamnCat was just wearing a sock on his tail.

“Oppo, are you sure that wasn’t you???”

“Why would you think that?

“Looks just like a freaking microphone! I know them! I use them all day long.”

“Oh, so you’re a news babe? What’s your name?”

“M . . .. mpph . . . . Shut up! . . . . . . .a . . . p. . . . ph! Ph . . . . ph! Just wait until I tell my girlfriends about this! You’ll never spend another single n . . . Oh, not again!!! Again? Gaah!! Fu — I’ve got to work in the morning, which is only five hours away!!!! I won’t be able to WALK by then! ! Ph! M! Tell Walrus I said hi. Got any muffins or coffee?”

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Friday Night Oppoin’ Thread

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Open thread, that is. You must relate your week’s most worthless stray thoughts.

Why do so much peanut butter and jelly have to be abandoned in every jar of each?

Why is it so difficult to remove a belt from a pair of slacks you aren’t wearing? They both fight you every step of the way.

And I kinda hope Walrus didn’t book his flight to Vegas on the Day of Rage.

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Fan Fiction Friday

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I think I may have strayed from Bob B’s original concept, but I’m OK with that.

Dear Fan Fiction Friday:

There I was, jammed tightly in a space teacher’s locker room at Space Vegas, with Deanna Troi, who was getting out of her uniform for some reason, when some Klingon shoved Yeoman Rand roughly in with us as an evil pon farr test — little did he know, I’m not a Vulcan. But I’m only human.

And no, I don’t know why they make space teachers’ locker rooms so small.

The end.

What’s Walrus Building?

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Just thought I come out with a new series. Since I’ve been retired I’ve had to occupy my time so I have been building Lego models. Almost all WWII related. So I have decided to share with you all what I am currently building and what I’ve already completed. Hope you like it.

Current build

Just got it. Probably open it up and start Friday or Saturday. I’ll take ongoing photos of my progress.

Just finished

Kubelwagen (PKW Typ 82)

It’s one of the larger ones. A 1:12 scale like the upcoming Tiger. Most of the others I’ve done are 1:28-1:35. The ships are much bigg so have scaling from 1:144 to 1:300. I’ve got to get more shelf space.

Aw, Hell — Now These Executives Are Probably Going To Apply To Work Here

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Ad Firm Tied To Bud Light’s Dylan Mulvaney Fiasco Fires Top Execs in Shakeup
NYPost | 10/11/23 | Lisa Fickenscher

A California marketing firm linked to Bud Light’s disastrous tie-up with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney has fired several top executives as part of a major restructuring, The Post has learned.

San Mateo-based Captiv8 — which canned 13 staffers in July after top brass returned from a lavish junket to the French Riviera, as The Post reported — axed 30 employees, roughly 20% of its workforce, in the latest round of layoffs, multiple sources told The Post.

If this author says it, you can be Fickenscher.

Aaaugh! Walrus, help me! They’re in the HR office now! aaauuuuggghhhhhhh! Augh!

Wait . . . there’s no liquor showing. This is not our HR office.

From the article this came from:

“Using terms like ‘bye, Felicia’, ‘woke’, ‘yass’, and ‘bae’ also holds a myriad of issues. While I could write an essay on these issues, the summary is this: these words are part of AAVE (African-American Vernacular English). Black people created these words, yet get no recognition for that.”

Hah! Hoist with their own retard! Now minorities don’t like them, and white guys won’t associate with them.

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Well, this was a regrettable deep freaking dive into Hell. I want True Detective back. Hold onto your man-bun for this one, boys and girls: Cultural Appropriation time.

Yet he’s using a cellphone, drives a car, watches TV, and goes to Starbuck’s. Weird.

Hoist with the ol’ petard again!

First tell us how great it is to enjoy it, but then tell us not to use it.

. . . . Well, actually — that sounds a little like True Detective. That little root looks like a cover from that magazine, too.

GTFO!

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Juxtaposition:

U.N. Issues ‘Urgent’ Call for $294 Million to Fund Gaza Strip Aid
breitbart | 10/23/23 | Simon Kent

The United Nations on Thursday rushed to issue an emergency appeal for $294 million to address “the most urgent needs” in the Gaza Strip as Israel fights for its very life against Hamas terrorists who call the region home.

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Israel Tells UN To Evacuate the Northern Gaza Strip Within 24 hours
AXIOS | 10/12/2023 | Barak Ravid

The Israeli Ministry of Defense and the IDF notified the UN just before midnight local time to evacuate its staff and notify Palestinians living north of Wadi Gaza that they should evacuate to the southern part of the Gaza Strip in the next 24 hours, [per] two sources with direct knowledge.

… But Human Shield fans say…

Hamas Tells Gaza Residents To Stay Put as Israel Ground Offensive Looms
REUTERS  | October 13, 2023

Mosques broadcast messages telling Gaza Strip residents to stay put on Friday, in defiance of an Israeli military call for more than a million civilians to move south within 24 hours in the build-up to its expected ground offensive.

And that moral equivalence stuff? You can’t spell “nuisance” without “nuance.”

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Similar stuff has been going on throughout all of human history:

“Evil men evil treated is no evil.”

— Euripides