Vindication Over Hunter’s Emails - WSJ Opinion

This is barely a scoop, since neither Hunter Biden nor Joe Biden’s campaign denied last year that the laptop provided to the Post by Rudy Giuliani was Hunter’s. Both men counted instead on the rest of the media to serve as a cordon sanitaire, and did they ever. Twitter barred the Post’s feed for a time lest Americans be able to read about the emails and their content.

A dark chapter in new media censorship, confirmed. They got the outcome they wanted by manipulating their control over the information flow.

But alas, among their users, who cares?

All Haitian Migrants Cleared From Del Rio, Texas, Border Camp - WSJ

Biden, talking about the images of Border Patrol using horses for crowd control,

“It sends the wrong message around the world. It sends the wrong message at home. It’s simply not who we are,” Mr. Biden said.

Yeah, it sends the message that they should listen to Kamala Harris and not come here!

The Biden administration has sent roughly 2,000 Haitian migrants back to Haiti on 17 deportation flights, Mr. Mayorkas said. He also said that most Haitian migrants were released into the U.S. with dates to check in at immigration offices (emphasis mine)

Oops. Looks like the migrants continue to receive the correct message from this Administration: if you rush the border, you have a better than 50% of making it in.

House Passes Bill to Protect Abortion Rights, Countering Texas Restrictions - WSJ

The Women’s Health Protection Act would stop states from enacting restrictions on abortion before fetal viability.

Women can only achieve health if they’re guaranteed the unlimited ability to kill their child?

There is no logical framework that supports that argument.

Retirement Savers Love the Backdoor Roth IRA Strategy. It Might Not Last. - WSJ

The legislation also proposes eliminating Roth conversions of after-tax contributions to traditional individual retirement accounts starting Jan. 1, 2022.

Classic Washington: aim at billionaires, miss and hit every American household making more than $208,000.

So much for not increasing taxes on anyone making more than $400,000.

Kamala Harris Deeply Troubled By Images Of Haitian Migrants At Border Whom She Distinctly Remembers Telling Not To Come Here

“It is absolutely heartbreaking to give a speech in which I explicitly directed migrants not to approach the U.S.–Mexico border and then have them show up anyway, expecting to be let in. To see these desperate families with no better option available to them fail to take my message to heart—it shakes me to my core. It’s like they didn’t even hear me.”

Hang in there, Kamala!

Speaking on the passage of an amendment that added $30B to next year’s defense budget:

“We ask Americans and people in this country, year after year, to engage in magical thinking that defense spending comes at no real cost. It does,” said Ms. Ocasio-Cortez

We really are talking past each other using the exact same words.

House Set to Pass Defense-Policy Bill With Military-Justice Provision - WSJ

a requirement for young women to join men in registering for the military draft.

No discussion, no public debate, just silently sneaking it into a massive bill that no one’s read.

Voters Want to Curb the Influence of Big Tech Companies, New Poll Shows - WSJ

83% of Democrats and 78% of Republicans—agreed the federal government “needs to do everything it can to curb the influence of big tech companies that have grown too powerful and now use our data to reach too far into our lives.”

These are the same voters who have Amazon, Facebook, and Google apps installed on their phones.

Powell’s Reappointment Credential - WSJ Opinion

The median personal-consumption expenditure inflation estimate for 2021 by the Fed board and presidents rose to 4.2% on Wednesday—up from 3.4% in June, 2.4% in March, and 1.8% in December. Think of how many economists the Fed employs to be so wrong about its core mandate.

A big whiff, and yet, inaction?

The New Government Basic Income - WSJ Opinion

Millions of Americans have received checks from the IRS this year, and no doubt they like the money. But this is like free starter chips at the casino. The point is to condition American families to government benefits before the middle-class bill arrives in the future in the form of higher payroll, value-added, or energy taxes. There is no free entitlement state.

Idiot Immigrants Enter Country Legally - The Babylon Bee

They spent their entire life savings, worked for years, took the citizenship test, and now they will have to work hard and start businesses and follow the rules. Like a bunch of suckers. According to sources, they will now work the rest of their lives to pay for the free government benefits for people streaming across the southern border. The joke’s on them!

Pretty funny all the way through.

Went for a ride after dinner, first time in almost a year. Absolutely gorgeous evening, and fun!

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It’s the most wonderful season of the year!

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Biden Calls Democrats to White House as Party Splinters on Spending Plans - WSJ

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the president would be “meeting with, engaging with, speaking with a range of members over the coming days in this pivotal period of time.”

Press Secretary is a hard job, and few are ever well liked. Jen isn’t off to a great start.

This quote is typical of her briefings: lots of words, almost zero substance.

How Renters Made Out in the Pandemic - WSJ

Now, in a belated disclosure, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reports that renters’ finances improved during the pandemic. In other words, the eviction ban was never needed.

Some targeted, locally driven help: yes.

Blanket, en masse, zero accountability or recourse: no.

Just another robot invention.

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Justice Department Preparing to Challenge American-JetBlue Alliance - WSJ

Across administrations, the Justice Department for years has been concerned that airline competition is dwindling

Me, too. But the facts tell a different story. Travelers can stay on a single airline for cross-regional flights and fares have dropped considerably.

Last day of Summer!

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App Library on iPad is very nice.

Texas doctor performs abortion, despite state law banning abortions - USA Today

In an op-ed in The Washington Post, Dr. Alan Braid of San Antonio said he performed the abortion on Sep. 6

This story shows how completely messed up this entire debate is.

A licensed physician uses his life-saving medical training to commit homicide. Not only that, but he deliberately crafted a plan to wait until a set developmental milestone in the victim’s life so that he can prove a point.

To put the finishing touch on his reprehensible act, he brags about it in a national publication?

Pfizer, BioNTech Say Covid-19 Vaccine Is Safe for Children Aged 5 to 11 - WSJ

Pfizer and BioNTech said they hadn’t yet determined vaccine efficacy—how well it protects against Covid-19—for children in the age group.

So don’t waste your time reading any of these articles.

The paradox of the keto diet is that while it can feel restrictive in the universe of all available foods, there’s plenty of really delicious low-carb foods.

Breakfast: fried egg sandwich with avocado and havarti cheese.

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