Imagine if Kamala Harris had won.

Townhall  

"On education, ask yourself this: Would we even be allowed to know what’s being taught under Harris? Her DOJ called parents “domestic terrorists.” Her appointees would’ve mandated gender ideology in kindergarten and punished schools that didn’t toe the DEI line." . . .

 "Imagine if Kamala Harris had won.

"Imagine what we wouldn’t know. Imagine what wouldn’t have happened. Imagine the jobs never created, the energy never unleashed, the borders never secured, the enemies never deterred, and the schools never reformed.

"Now imagine what has happened under President Trump’s return to the White House—and ask yourself just how much better off we really are.

"In just the first 100 days of Trump’s second term, the U.S. economy added over 345,000 jobs. That’s not bureaucratic inflation either—more than half were created in heavy-lift sectors like mining, construction, and manufacturing. Remember those? The industries Harris promised to “transition away from” with a smile and a bullet-pointed climate plan.

"Had Harris been sworn in, U.S. Steel would not be in the middle of a $14.9 billion partnership with Japan’s Nippon Steel, a deal expected to create as many as 70,000 jobs and revive America’s industrial backbone. She would’ve strangled it in red tape and environmental virtue-signaling before it left the boardroom. Instead, Trump stood in Pennsylvania and declared that America would build again.

"And he meant it. Tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum? Doubled to 50%. Not to punish, but to protect. Because he’s not ashamed to admit that America should make its own steel.

"Imagine the border. Actually, don’t. Just remember it—under Harris, it would have remained wide open, with cartel-controlled chaos from Brownsville to San Diego. The half-million “paroled” migrants waved in by Biden’s DHS wouldn’t have made headlines, because no one would’ve dared to audit the abuse. Under Trump? DHS blew the lid off, revoked the fraud, and sent ICE into the heart of Boston to arrest—brace yourself—a migrant murderer and two child rapists Biden had let go.

"Kamala would’ve handed them legal aid and a voter registration form." . . .

‘60 Minutes’ anchor Scott Pelley ripped for ‘angry, unhinged’ commencement speech criticizing Trump

 

Nolte: Scott Pelley Mocked for ‘Unhinged,’ ‘Self-important’ Commencement Speech  

"Young people can smell a phony a mile away, and Scott Pelley is not only insufferable, he’s one of the phoniest."

Will You Read The Books About Biden's Dementia By Journalists Who Hid It?  ..."The “journalists” who were in the same room with him during the 2020 campaign knew. The “journalists” who covered the White House knew. The “journalists” who covered the Biden/Harris campaign and the Harris/Walz campaign in 2024 knew. Indeed, thousands, if not tens of thousands, in the “news” business knew. Now, with the story that his staff was planning to put him in a wheelchair immediately after Biden/Harris won the 2024 election, they are pretending Biden only had a physical problem, not a mental problem?" . . .

[Pelley's] self-important and ridiculously pompous rant of a commencement speech fell flat.  

"Whichever member of the Wake Forest faculty responsible for the “Hey, let’s get Scott Pelley!” idea probably has a very interesting e-mail inbox over the past week"

 . . ."And as Nolte reminded us, Pelley has the nerve to gripe that “journalism is under attack” on behalf of 60 Minutes, at a time when the atrocious fraudulent journalism of that show has put the entire operation of CBS News at risk of extinction.

"Why? Because of a Soviet propaganda edit of a catastrophic Kamala Harris interview last year which was so naked in its boosterism for her doomed campaign that President Trump is suing CBS and Paramount, its parent company, for $20 billion.

"The word is that Trump has signaled he’d take $100 million. He settled a suit with ABC News, whose Sunday morning host George Stephanopoulos made one comment falsely accusing Trump of being a rapist, for a reported $20 million. Given that 60 Minutes put an entire segment on the air editing Harris’ interview almost into fan fiction territory, $100 million seems pretty reasonable.

"And yet Paramount doesn’t appear to have the money.

"Exactly who is attacking “journalism,” Mr. Pelley? If there’s a villain here, it might well be your team at CBS News, and the “attack” begins to look like mere retribution, if not justice." . . .

POLL: What Was the Worst Media Take of the Week?

1. Jeffrey Goldberg: It’s Not that We Covered-Up for Biden, It’s That the Audience Is Stupid 

2. Scott Pelley Scares Students At Commencement Address: “Our Country Is In Peril” from Trump

3. Rosie O’Donnell: “Millions” Are Going to “Die Early” from Big Beautiful Bill

Parody: Dems Unveil Plan To Win Back Men By Having Gay Guy Grow A Beard

 Parody from Babylon Bee 

" At publishing time, the Democratic Party had decided the ploy would work better if the small gay man always left a few buttons on his collared shirt unbuttoned."

U.S. — After spending hundreds of millions of dollars on political consultants to learn how to win men back, the Democratic Party unveiled its new strategy of having a gay guy grow a beard.

"As men have left the Democratic Party in droves over the past several elections, Democrats believe they can reverse the tide by having a very small homosexual man sprout a light beard.

""This will do the trick," said political consultant Dan Jennings as he rubbed more Rogaine onto Pete Buttigieg's jawline. "If you want to win back men, there is nothing better than a homo who takes maternity leave growing out a beard. They will look at this beard and think, 'hey, he's just like me, other than being miniature-sized and a fruitcake. I think I'll vote Democrat.' It's going to happen, just watch."

"While many Democrats hailed the gay beard plan, some members of the party were less sure of the strategy. "I'm not convinced that a little fairy boy in a maternity bra is going to connect with men just because he grew a beard," said Representative Jared Huffman. "Still, I was sure the bald guy up in Minnesota doing jazz hands was going to work, so maybe they know something I don't. I'll wait and see." . . .

Black (woman) and blue (Origin)

 M. Walter

 "So here we have this incredibly smart, accomplished, decent human being, who achieved a life dream, to fly in space, and she gets a torrent of hate...from the “tolerance” people. What a shame." 

"On Saturday, May 31, The Washington Post published an interview conducted by Elizabeth Dwoskin, entitled “A rocket scientist wrestles with backlash over her Blue Origin flight,” and subtitled “Former NASA aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe always dreamed of going to space. She never imagined realizing that dream would let loose a barrage of online hate.”

"It begins:

In early April, I was looking at a beautiful Elle magazine spread featuring the six women who were set to crew the all-female Blue Origin flight into space. There was Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King — and then my jaw dropped. There was my friend Aisha Bowe, surrounded by celebrities.

Bowe and I have known each other for nearly a decade. She’s a former NASA aerospace engineer and an entrepreneur. I always knew it was her dream to go to space.

"Ms. Doskin figured her friend was slammed with all the publicity, so she waited a bit to text her. When she finally did, she asked her “if she was still basking in the glow,” then writes she “was stunned by her response.” Ms. Bowe, a deeply impressive woman who happens to be black, had been the recipient of a gusher of left-wing hatred. Why? Because Blue Origin is a Jeff Bezos project, and Jeff Bezos had recently been in Trump’s orbit (pardon the pun)." . . .

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I Hate QR Codes

 Love and Science  

"I hated it. I hated being told to use it, I hated having an old man explain something I otherwise had no idea how to do, and I hated the process of using my phone’s camera to connect with my browser."

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. . ."You’re passing a billboard at 70 miles per hour and see a QR code.

"Once you’re forced to use a QR code against your will, you start noticing them everywhere. I truly can’t understand how they’ve become so widely used when the user experience is so poor. And what about those chumps that put QR codes on billboards? How on earth does that work? 

"You’re passing a billboard at 70 miles per hour and see a QR code. Even if you’re determined to use that code instead of just Googling the brand you see on the billboard, is it even possible?

"Can you whip out your phone, open your app, steady the viewfinder over the code and allow your browser to open the page without committing vehicular manslaughter?

"Are you supposed to pull over on the highway and scan from the shoulder? Is anyone tracking the usage of these high-stakes QR codes? This is nonsense at best, and downright deadly at worst.

"The Right Tool for the Job

"Here’s my solution: don’t default. Choose the right tool for the job and the audience. 

"In a situation like a highway billboard, scrap the QR codes altogether and just get better at establishing clear URL naming conventions and using redirecting vanity domains. Sure, it might require a little more creativity, but what’s ultimately easier for the user: scanning a QR code from the passing lane, or committing a straight-forward URL (like site.com/billboard) to memory?" . . .  Full Article...

Why don’t Democrats offer something good for Americans instead of bashing Trump?

 M.B. Mathews   

"Why do Democrats bristle at every proposed legislation that makes American citizens’ lives better?"

"What is the Democrat agenda that all Americans can rally behind? It’s not the trans agenda, because most Americans hate it. It’s not the gay thing, because most Americans are tired of hearing about it and find it irrelevant. It’s not DEI because, again, most Americans abhor the notion of racial preferences. It’s not the “Green” agenda, because most Americans are not on board with that, either. It’s not antisemitism, because most Americans either know about the Holocaust or at least hate the notion of religious persecution. 

"So, what are Democrats offering the American public in order to raise their approval rating, which right now is south of dirt? Nothing, it seems.

"Have Democrats created legislation to lower taxes? To make small businesses more able to survive? To clean up crime in blue cities? To deport criminal illegal immigrants instead of trying to get them back? To create wholesome entertainment for families? To prosecute career criminals and gang members? To create programs to make children healthier? To discourage obesity and sloth?

"Have Democrats done anything to elevate public discourse without having to resort to profanity? Have they done anything to promote decorum, decency, and modesty among young people? To discourage narcissism? To hold to K–12 standards that will lift American children into at least competitive levels with other countries? Have Democrats done anything to stop campus chaos regarding Israel and Hamas or do they encourage it?

"Have Democrats come up with any new ideas to make Americans’ lives better? Or are they persisting with DEI, CRT, LGBT, and ESG? Have Democrats been working on programs to deter ghettos (remember that word?) where police have been defunded and DAs won’t prosecute criminals? Or are Democrats content to have those neighborhoods just as they are, degraded and violent, so that they can pull the trigger in case of another George Floyd sainthood event?" . . .

I Used To Hate QR Codes Until I Learned How Genius They Are!

I used to hate QR codes. But they're actually genius

"This comprehensive overview provides viewers with a deeper understanding of the technology behind QR codes, their historical context, and their impact on modern communication and data sharing practices."

Discover the evolution of QR codes from their origins in Morse code to their widespread modern-day applications in this informative video that delves into the history, mechanics, and technological advancements of these versatile matrix barcodes.

The Evolution of QR Codes: From Morse to Matrix  "In this informative video, the history and technology behind QR codes are explored, tracing their origins from early communication methods to modern-day applications. The journey begins with Morse code, which revolutionized long-distance communication in the 19th century, and progresses through the development of barcodes in the mid-20th century.

Barcodes: Precursors to QR Codes   "The video delves into the mechanics of barcodes, explaining how these linear patterns of black and white lines encode information. Invented in the 1940s and refined in the 1970s, barcodes became ubiquitous in retail and inventory management, paving the way for more advanced two-dimensional codes.

QR Codes: Storing Information in 2D  "The core of the video focuses on QR (Quick Response) codes, invented in 1994 by Masahiro Hara at Denso Wave. These matrix barcodes can store significantly more information than traditional barcodes. The video explains the intricate structure of QR codes, including the positioning squares, timing patterns, and data cells that allow for rapid scanning and interpretation.

Error Correction: Why Damaged QR Codes Work   "An intriguing aspect of QR codes is their ability to function even when partially damaged or obscured. This resilience is due to built-in error correction capabilities, which the video elaborates on, discussing different levels of error correction and their applications.

QR Codes in Modern Society   "The widespread adoption of QR codes is examined, from their initial use in the automotive industry to their current prevalence in marketing, payments, and information sharing. The video also addresses safety concerns related to QR code usage and potential future developments in this technology.

"There is no two-state solution" Douglas Murray

 The Israel Institute of New Zealand

‘A fantasy’: Douglas Murray claims two-state solution in the Middle East is ‘impossible’   "This comes as there’s been a push for a two-state solution in the Middle East amid Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.

"Mr Murray said Western politicians keep talking about a two-state solution being the “magical solution to everything that goes wrong” in the Middle East.

"It was always a fantasy,” Mr Murray told Sky News host Rita Panahi.

“I think it’s worth people realising this and not taking part in this delusion.”

Blood on Their Pens: How the Media’s Incitement Led to Murder

  Israel Institute of NZ   

"Until mainstream media confront their role in this ecosystem of incitement, the bloodshed will continue — and so too will their culpability."

"The brutal murders of Israeli embassy staff Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim — slain overnight by a pro-Palestinian extremist — are not isolated incidents. They are the tragic consequence of a culture of incitement, where anti-Israel hatred is normalised, excused, and even celebrated. And it’s time for the media to acknowledge their role in fuelling this hatred.

"For nineteen months, the chant “Globalise the Intifada” has echoed across Western campuses and protest rallies. It is not a slogan of peace. It is a call to replicate a violent uprising beyond Israel’s borders. It is an incitement to bloodshed, and the media’s uncritical repetition of it — without scrutiny or context — has helped mainstream what should be morally unthinkable.

"When you repeat slogans like “Globalise the Intifada,” you are inciting violence against Israelis and Jews around the world.

"The danger of incitement is no abstraction. It became tragically real overnight, when a virulent antisemite — shouting “Free Palestine” — gunned down a young Israeli couple in cold blood outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.

"This was not a “random” or “isolated” act. It was the logical endpoint of months of unchallenged propaganda, where the line between criticism of the State of Israel and antisemitism has been deliberately blurred, and where mainstream media have become unwitting — or at times willing — participants in the process.

"Consider the now-discredited claim that 14,000 babies were killed in Gaza — an inflammatory and baseless figure initially circulated by a UN official and repeated uncritically by major media outlets around the world. The claim has since been walked back, but the damage is done. The retraction, when it came, was barely a whisper compared to the roar of the original headline." . . .

Michelle Obama’s Strange Vision of the Female Reproductive System

 The American Spectator  

. . ."Yet Democrats such as Obama have jumped onto Amber Thurman’s story and spun up the narrative that unborn babies are pitted against women’s health and safety." . . .

"This week, during a new episode of her podcast, Michelle Obama put forward a perspective on the female reproductive system that can only be described as odd. “The least” of what the female reproductive system does, Obama said, “is produce life.”

"It’s quite a funny thing to say when the elements of the female reproductive system are quite clearly intended for, well, reproduction. The uterus, for instance, isn’t sitting around just for kicks. Turns out it’s there to nurture and safeguard unborn children.

"But in Michelle Obama’s version of reality, the female reproductive system’s role in the generation of new life is nearly shameful. She wants women to be only about themselves, and definitely not tied to their child-bearing capacity. In fact, any part of a woman that is geared toward the bearing of children must be repurposed to being primarily about the woman.

" 'Women’s reproductive health is about our life,” insisted Obama in her podcast. “It’s about this whole complicated reproductive system, the least of what it does is produce life.”

"Obama claimed that pro-lifers, which she stereotyped as clueless men, only care about unborn babies, and pay no regard to women. She contrasted this to her vision, in which reproductive health is only about “our life,” that is, about women.

"  'We haven’t been researched, we haven’t been considered,” she said, “and it still affects the way a lot of men lawmakers, a lot of male politicians, a lot of male religious leaders think about the issue of choice, as if it’s just about the fetus, the baby, but women’s reproductive health is about our life.”

"Obama connected these claims to speeches she gave on the campaign trail last year, the most prominent of which was an address she gave in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in October. The speech, which the New York Times described as “striking,” was in reality a scare-tactics-laced screed based on the false premise that women are dying because of laws against abortion.

"“[Trump] could take actions that effectively ban abortion nationwide,” said Obama, “which will put all of us in danger no matter what state we live in. We will see more doctors hesitating or shying away from providing lifesaving treatment because they are worried about being arrested." . 

”Ellie Gardey Holmes is Reporter and Associate Editor at The American Spectator. She is the author of Newsom Unleashed: The Progressive Lust for Unbridled Power. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she studied political science, philosophy, and journalism. Ellie has previously written for the Daily Caller, College Fix, and Irish Rover.

Democrats’ Brilliant New Strategy: Learn To Speak Like An American

 Issues & Insights

 "What’s more, almost all the counties where Republicans made gains are working class, while Democratic gains were isolated in wealthier, better-educated counties. Is that because Democrats use words such as “intersectionality” or “cisgendered.' ” . . . 

Babylon Bee: 10 Ways Democrats Plan To Win Back Men To help the Democrats out, The Babylon Bee has obtained the following  list  of things the party is planning to do to win back male voters:

 "This week, we saw a spate of news stories blaming Democrats’ troubles on their vocabulary. They’re just using too many darn multisyllabic, academic-sounding words and turning off numbskull voters, is the basic message.

"Seriously?

"The Democrats’ problem isn’t linguistic, it’s ideological. But no one in the party wants to admit that.

"A Washington Post story this week – “Democratic troubles revive debate over left-wing buzzwords” – begins by saying:

Maybe it’s using the word ‘oligarchs’ instead of rich people. Or referring to ‘people experiencing food insecurity’ rather than Americans going hungry. Or ‘equity’ in place of ‘equality,’ or ‘justice-involved populations’ instead of prisoners.

As Democrats wrestle with who to be in the era of President Donald Trump, a growing group of party members — especially centrists — is reviving the argument that Democrats need to rethink the words they use to talk with the voters whose trust they need to regain.

"The Post goes on to say that “liberal candidates too often use language from elite, highly educated circles,” and quotes Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear saying that: “It makes Democrats or candidates using this speech sounding like they’re not normal.”

"Earlier this year, a group of centrist Democrats gathered at a ritzy resort in Loudoun County, Virginia, the richest county in the country, to talk among themselves about how to regain working-class trust.

"Among the recommendations: “get out of elite circles and into real communities” and embrace “traditional American imagery.”

"This week, we also learned that Democrats are spending $20 million to “study the syntax, language, and content that gains attention and virality” of “American men.” The project is called – and we are not making this up – “Speaking with American Men: A Strategic Plan.”

"So, if we understand all this correctly, the answer to the Democrats’ problems is to wave more flags, pretend to like beer, drop more f-bombs, and stick to one-syllable words?

Crying Over George Floyd

 Crying Over George Floyd

"We have politicians who have been in power for decades who cry over the Saint Georges of the world yet remain silent over the multi-generational carnage these public schools impose on unfortunate kids whose only crime is that they were born poor." . . .

"Well, it’s been five years since the Saint George Floyd incident, and what have we learned? What has been done?

"I won’t bother to rehash who and what Saint George was -- that is readily available to anyone who cares to look. Suffice to say, the narrative isn’t remotely accurate. But with the Left the narrative is seldom accurate, as that isn’t its goal. It’s the emotional -- and manipulative -- storyline that’s important, not reality.

"I’ve been a management consultant for decades and in the course of my work I’ve been to some of the toughest neighborhoods in the country. Very few white folks have seen and been where I have.

"We would of course visit these neighborhoods early in the morning, before the animals who stalk these areas get up.

"And if that last sentence offends you, you have no idea what you are talking about. Everyone who services these areas -- or lives there -- knows this is true.

"If you want to be offended, be offended by the 95+% of the decent people who are forced to live in these conditions because they are poor. Be offended by the poor moms who fear for their child’s safety and future on an hourly basis. Be offended by poor women who live under the very real threat of rape and murder every time they leave their homes. Be offended by the overflowing cemeteries of innocent people who were killed by the animals.

"Yet they are forced to live under criminality that in many cases exceeds that of war-torn countries. All for the crime of being poor." . . .  

John Conlin is an expert in organizational design and change. He also holds a BS in Earth Sciences and an MBA and is the founder and President of E.I.C. Enterprises. He has been published in American Greatness, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, American Thinker, Houston Chronicle, Denver Post, and Public Square Magazine among others.

Young Brit Slams U.S. Leftists Mocking Mourning Of Queen: You Mourned George Floyd

 “Dear Americans who mock us for mourning our beloved queen,” Corcoran tweeted. “She dedicated her entire life to her duty and our country even just two days before her death. You mourned a man who pointed a gun at a pregnant woman by burning cities to the ground. We are not the same.” . . .

 Sophie Corcoran's  backing of Israel has subjected her to threats and  abuse because “the Instagram culture of woke, poorly informed infographics” prompts ill-informed people to deny the Jewish State’s right to exist, she wrote. But she called on people of all faiths to stand with Israel and not give in to the anti-Semitic mob."

Political commentator Sophie Corcoran says bullying has forced her away from politics  Sophie, you will live on for me in the above quote. TD in Texas