Chet Collins

All gave some, some gave all.

To the defenders of freedom: thank you!

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Greyhound was a very boring movie. Very little plot and a meaningless three minute love story sequence. Not sure why Apple picked it up and there’s no way it would’ve performed well at the box office.

Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 79% while only awarding a 61% to Happy Gilmore. As I’ve said many times on this blog, tells you all that you need to know about Rotten Tomatoes.

Vatican report that absolves Francis, validates but shoots arrows at Vigano, and throws major shade on John Paul II.

Still struggling to understand what is so hard about all of this.

10 Ways To Put Christ Back In Christmas This Year - The Babylon Bee

When the mall Santa asks you what you want for Christmas, reply “to glorify God and enjoy Him forever, AMEN.”

I’m doing this.

I’m really happy that Apple changed the Memoji icon in iOS 14.2. Still probably won’t use it, tho.

Greyhound

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I’m with Jeff Foxworthy: I hate stupid people.

Shoutout to all of the websites in 2020 still running RSS feeds.

PPP Was a Fraudster Free-for-All, Investigators Say - WSJ

Given the limited criteria Congress set for the program, he said, “The scandal is what’s legal, not what’s illegal.”

This was the risk and it was discussed at the time. Programs can ramp up quickly to get money out fast or they can ramp up slowly and prevent fraud.

The decision was the economy needed liquidity and so they chose the former.

Not saying it was the right call, but this fake surprise many months later is a bit disingenuous.

Really hard to believe we’re moving in three weeks.

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Tighter Municipal Budgets Shrink Retiree Health Benefits - WSJ

Cities and states can’t afford to keep the same medical benefits they promised government retirees.

Pensions aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.

The Battle to Keep America’s Black Banks Alive - WSJ

Small banks make money on the spread between what they pay depositors and what they charge borrowers. For banks to make a profit, the good loans must far outnumber the bad. Black-owned banks that cater to riskier borrowers often find themselves on the wrong side of the equation.

A lengthy article without a single mention of credit unions. The difference? Banks need to make money for shareholders whereas credit unions return profit to members. Credit unions the absolute right solution to the financial deserts in underserved communities. They’re not there to make money, they’re there to serve the community.

Sunset clouds.

‘That’s F***ed Up’: Bill Maher Slams Big Tech For Censoring Border Patrol Chief - The Daily Wire

“The business model, so long as we’re the product which is the point we make in the film, we are worth more when we’re addicted, distracted, outraged, narcissistic, polarized, and disinformed than if we are a thriving citizen, an informed citizen of a democracy,” Harris said, according to Fox.

Ain’t that the truth.

Rioters Demand A Recount - The Babylon Bee

“I was all ready to do my Christmas shopping, and then Biden won,” said a dejected rioter as he stood there with an unlit Molotov cocktail. “How am I supposed to pick up a new Xbox now that Trump lost?”

The Presidential Endgame - WSJ

The FBI’s abuses in 2016 were a genuine scandal that the media would have called out had it been aimed at a Democrat. Instead they treated Rep. Adam Schiff’s lies as gospel. And then New York Times sages puzzle in public about why 70 million Americans again voted for Donald Trump? Look in the mirror, folks.

69 Million Trump Supporters Take To Streets To Drive To Work And Go About Their Lives As Normal - The Babylon Bee

Some got out of their cars and marched, but they were just marching into their offices and onto construction sites, the ones where they work, because they have jobs and their whole lives don’t hinge on who is or isn’t in the White House.

Actual life for the average American. Just trying to go to work and raise their kids.

Wife’s Side Of The Bed Obviously Gerrymandered - The Babylon Bee

We see in the Harrison household that the woman has a clear advantage on the map. Look at this ridiculous map! She’s almost got the whole bed!

Experts Call For 15 Days Of Counting To Flatten The Curve Of Votes For Trump - The Babylon Bee

While some scientists recommended just letting the votes for Trump be counted fairly until we all achieve herd immunity to Trump, others said we need to lock down the vote-counting places, and make sure no one can get inside, in order to kill off the virus of Trump.