Ironically over the last few weeks, I've been looking at migrating from Blogger to another platform or starting new blogs on the latter. I maintain copies of my own content.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 27, 2023
Wow, some leftist is really pissed off at me. I've been on Blogger for 14 years and no issues, and now a fourth post from a few years back is now being censored. It must be a tweet because I started republishing compiled tweets in a weekly digest. No telling which tweet(s).
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 27, 2023
To give an example, I have a mock annual post I tongue-in-cheek call the "Jackass of the Year", basically a play on words regarding Dems behaving badly. (I have a different annual post for Republicans behaving badly.) So, my 2009 essay got dropped after 13 years online.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 27, 2023
The funniest joke I've heard about the East Palestine train wreck came from SNL Weekend Update and I paraphrase: It's only right for Trump to show up at the scene of the accident. Who knows more about train wrecks than Trump, whose 2020 reelection campaign was one?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 27, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. The Queen is trending again, and you know what that means: it's time to hear Queen's signature hit: https://t.co/qvumG0l6wj
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 27, 2023
I do know that DOE provides high tech and other assistance to cancer research. But I think Biden wanted an "all hands" approach to the nation's scientists into probing the question of the disease's origins, more of a post-audit on lessons learned.https://t.co/qU1aDbssE0
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 27, 2023
I had what I thought was an obvious question after the Dept. of Energy reportedly concluded measured support for the hypothesis that the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic involved an accidental Wuhan lab leak: what does COVID-19 research have to do with the Dept. of Energy?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 27, 2023
FNC's response to DoE's tepid support for the Wuhan lab leak hypothesis seemed to be celebratory high-fives and competition for who first publicly supported it. They have zero awareness of the nuances in discussing a study's limitations.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 27, 2023
No. Both political parties have bashed China for some time. The Dems have argued outsourcing and currency manipulation; Speaker Pelosi famously visited Taiwan recently. Cruz is not a real conservative; he hasn't argued for free trade and against foreign entanglements. https://t.co/sdGnWOqcG1
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 27, 2023
I think I've gotten Blogger stats since 2010. Most posts get the bulk of readership over the first day after publication. So, I'm not sure of the lifetime pageviews but over the last 13 years I've gotten 47 pageviews (not counting me). This post hasn't trended in years.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 27, 2023
It turns out that, at least for the 2009 Jackass of the Year Blogger post they did not delete the post (I chose Alan Grayson by the way) but reverted it to draft status, and I can't republish it without review, and even to access the draft I'm jumping through hoops.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 27, 2023
Blogger has reinstated my 2009 Jackass of the Year post (https://t.co/UGSkSAmz4W). So, apparently in this case at least it had more to do with problem links and/or embedded objects and not with content. I'll check the other post depublished for a similar reason.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 28, 2023
I got scholarships, a few minor grants, and a fellowship for my dissertation year. I also worked up to half-time (20 hours) for most years as a full-time student. I had lost my work/study job second semester freshman year and had to take out a minor loan. I repaid it in full.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 28, 2023
hole.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 28, 2023
But CNN is assuming SCOTUS justices are super-legislators, not a judge of constitutional merits. Biden doesn't have the power of the purse. He is trying to spend money Congress never authorized. Whether a justice personally approves of debt forgiveness is irrelevant.
Yes. Biden's student debt forgiveness program should be struck as manifestly unconstitutional by SCOTUS; it's not even close. Even Pelosi admitted Biden couldn't do it.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) February 28, 2023
Leftist-leaning media like CNN don't understand the function of SCOTUS. https://t.co/owAJTdmZaF https://t.co/kI6ZPxdhzE
Here's a compelling discussion of the natural causation case: https://t.co/dJhMeJ9roG
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 1, 2023
Brian Kilmeade of FNC is a special kind of stupid. He and other China Derangement Syndrome scientific illiterates are doing high-fives and arguing over who was the first crackpot conspiracy theorist. Not that anyone at FNC notes the DoE finding was made with "low confidence".
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 1, 2023
I knew how partisan Chicago is when I went to a job interview and the lobby receptionist spent 75% of her time on the phone talking to operatives.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 1, 2023
Good riddance. I was done with her when I heard her propose class credit for student volunteers in her campaign.
"Lori Lightfoot" https://t.co/zrMbkIp65b
My favorite AGT finalist, 13-year-old Romanian ventriloquist/vocalist Ana-Maria Mărgean, didn't win, but it was awesome seeing her perform with her idol and my own all-time favorite Terry Fator.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 1, 2023
Your dreams on pro-abort and pro-voter fraud legislation would never pass SCOTUS review on 10th Amendment and other constitutional grounds, and you partisan hacks will rue 2024 when you lose the Senate and no longer have the filibuster.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 1, 2023
Grass-fed/finished beef and lamb are typically somewhat more expensive than conventionally finished meats with lower Omega-3: Omega-6 ratios. There are some American suppliers, but I've found price-competitive grass-fed meats from Australia & New Zealand, butter Ireland.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 1, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. I couldn't think of a Gordon Lightfoot song appropriate for Lori Lightfoot's failed reelection bid, but I suspect this summarizes her reaction; https://t.co/KH1St2YYHw
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 1, 2023
Most of the "science" I've seen on behalf of the lab leak rubbish focuses on the relevant "missing link" between natural migration of viruses from animals to humans (which is known to happen). Little attention has been given to the progenitor of the allegedly manipulated virus.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 1, 2023
Cherokee Lizzie: you didn't fund that.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 1, 2023
Come on. tell people who have paid their loans and taxes, including people who have not gone to college, why taxpayers have to pay off the corrupt bribes for Dem support.
"Elizabeth Warren" https://t.co/8s6SYTGnk8
Thank you for reminding us, unlike Dems, Mike Lee has principles. Never mind this leftist troll is a hypocrite, ignoring the fact Sen. Obama in 2006 voted against raising the debt ceiling, while nearly doubling the national debt as POTUS. His wish list: state, not fed issues. https://t.co/qgWhgfRiCo
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 1, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. Now we know why Corey Hart wears sunglasses at night.https://t.co/EwlrCVBcIP
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 1, 2023
Mike Lee AG Garland https://t.co/RhsfDtcCKo
Republicans may be "Ultra MAGA" but Dems are Ultra Maggots.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 1, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. Mike Lee has had his personal Twitter account suspended for some unspecified Twitter rule or regulation. Time for a John Lennon classic hit: https://t.co/3emO7kY1Xz
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 1, 2023
"HOW DARE YOU!" expose the truth of the Greta Thunberg hoax!
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 1, 2023
P.S. If you Google the phrase, Grets pops out in self-righteous indignation. It's like she owns it, after billions of women have used it. https://t.co/zum6WnKoHY
Funny... I don't see a picture of my own back pocket...
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 2, 2023
"Alaska and Hawaii" pic.twitter.com/JjWJLljAOD
Apparently Boebert is still pissed over earmarks and the Bridge to Nowhere. And maybe pineapple on pizza...
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 2, 2023
"Alaska and Hawaii"
In California? It's official: hell has finally frozen over.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 2, 2023
"ITS SNOWING"
without the prohibition of which human society could not be maintained: thus, human law prohibits murder, theft and such like.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 2, 2023
The War on Drugs is a disaster. Fentanyl is a tragic drug, but a prohibition doesn't deal with the underlying demandhttps://t.co/O40Ro9uLwS
Well, former Congresswoman Liz Cheney has a new gig, but it's NOT FNC. She's a "Professor of Practice" which is a fancy way of saying, like Ms. Biden, she doesn't have a real PhD. https://t.co/YJ3B2w7dxZ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 2, 2023
I generally stay out of trans people debates--I generally have a "live and let live" libertarian take on different types of people.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 2, 2023
But most schools I know have policies against distractive appearance. But a Canadian transwoman teacher putting on prosthetic Z-cup breasts? https://t.co/HDwiFHUvBc
Nope. I'm pro-life. I'll buy Hershey's as my diet allows. Hershey's with Almonds was my pre-exam ritual back in grad school; I just wish they sold a dark chocolate version.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 2, 2023
I think the issue isn't so much individual rights but woke marketing being shoved down their throats. https://t.co/NnsqVJPsiG
Eli Lilly's decision to market a $35/month insulin plan beyond Medicare seniors will bring competitive pressure on other supplier prices in the marketplace. The private market brings real change vs. government "solutions" that don't work like price caps.https://t.co/UX6RlZBqzq
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 2, 2023
Chinese defensiveness is perhaps motivated by global scrutiny over any responsibility of unleashing a pandemic which has caused trillions in damage to economies and millions of lives lost and a desire to save face.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 2, 2023
However, this behavior leads to "where there's smoke, fire".
So, instead of believing credentialed scientists, expert peer reviewers of scientific studies, people would jump the shark and believe "low confidence" findings from uncredentialed bureaucrats in the FBI and the Department of Energy?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 2, 2023
“Our paper [in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)] recognizes that there are different possible origins, but the evidence towards zoonosis [SARS-CoV-2 likely spread naturally in a jump from an animal to humans] is overwhelming"https://t.co/wyzxyXEplT https://t.co/iAXZcTopBm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 2, 2023
Karen Carpenter is trending today. I've always been a huge fan of the Carpenters. I remember while I stayed in college in Texas, my USAF dad got transferred to West Germany & the rest of our family accompanied him. They sang this song on cassette for me: https://t.co/IDXV6uMUme
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 2, 2023
I cited the PNAS article in an earlier tweet, and the subsequent Science post talks about the history behind it. Sachs, an economist, was chair of the relevant Lancet commission and disbanded it, claiming the scientists had conflicts of interest against the lab leak rubbish.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 2, 2023
My issue had nothing to do with CPS. I was assigned to the project because I was living in the suburbs so they didn't have to cover expenses. They already had staffed the project with 5 other Apps DBAs and only one database server. I was assigned dubious documentation tasks.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 2, 2023
The family double murder alone is tragic. That evidence put the family patriarch at the estate within minutes of the murders is horrific; casings consistent with family weapons in the area of the residence. I was surprised Alex took the stand. Guilty in 3 hours.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 3, 2023
#AlexMurdaugh
In case anyone is wondering why I am distinguishing between federal and state constitutions, I am deeply skeptical of the incorporation doctrine, i.e., simply put: SCOTUS can micromanage state laws through the 14th amendment by imposing applications of some federal Bill of Rights
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 3, 2023
Does this include Trump microblogging about Ron "DeSanctimonious"?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 3, 2023
Yes, anonymous speech is protected under the federal First Amendment, more importantly, Article 1 Section 4 of the Florida Constitution. https://t.co/uV2K35aETN
I grew up in a large military family. We could only afford to go to McDonald's on special occasions like First Communion. Most combos today are in the $6.69-8.99 range. As an IT professional, I make more than my dad did, but even I wince at these prices.https://t.co/DI4zrJU0sA https://t.co/uOMvBwTw9W
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 3, 2023
ABBA trending is always a blessing. This song made me a huge fan. In my fantasy, I'm on a sinking ship, and I'm signaling SOS to a passing ship. By the end of the song, I'm in the loving arms of Agnetha Fältskog, If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mindhttps://t.co/68LqbclS1i
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 3, 2023
I also expect, although I haven't seen other leftist trolls say it yet, they will accuse Eli Lilly of predatory pricing against Civica Rx and others.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 3, 2023
But there are other workarounds to high prices as well: value card programs; foreign pharmacies; Walmart analog insulin, etc.
I KNEW some economically illiterate political whore would try to claim credit for Lilly, one of the Big 3 of insulin production, capping insulin prices
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 3, 2023
"What really sealed the deal ahead of Eli Lilly’s announcement is he rising pressure from competitors in the insulin market." https://t.co/ULjJddKIlK
I noticed an increased tendency of Twitter leftists, especially in terms of national divorce debates, to argue red states are the new "welfare queens", dependent on blue state taxpayers. Actually, many red states are economically diverse.https://t.co/O0ebWtTDlZ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 3, 2023
Oh, come on, Steve Kelley! Given Joe's record on plagiarism, I'm sure Joe copied Jill's idea for dinner. pic.twitter.com/gDiIlRML7N
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 3, 2023
The problem with USPS is not the postmaster but lack of competition and corrupt union privileges, not to mention Congress meddling in its business decisions in everything from operating hours and pricing to shuttering money-losing facilities.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 4, 2023
Helen Reddy is trending. Trust me, you don't want to be the guy in a car full of coeds when "I Am Woman" comes on the radio.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 4, 2023
My favorite Reddy performance is the remake of a Cilla Black hit from 1964. I love the arrangement. https://t.co/sTmWrwKMre
I have to smile when WWE's Bobby Lashley comes out with his 'Almighty' gimmick. It reminds me of my favorite childhood cartoon, the Mighty Hercules. My mom's cousin Connie thought it was cute. I sang along with the opening theme song.https://t.co/axOrZNHpP5
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 4, 2023
(The postal worker gleefully left notice why apartment management couldn't sign for it. It took months for mom to collect insurance on it.)
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 4, 2023
The most recent thing was last year's tax return, returned AFTER Tax Day, opened along the envelope edge with "Delivery Refused" stamped.
Jeb Bush and Paul Ryan are 50 times more conservative than the twice-impeached RINO-in-Chief. Just a reminder Trump was the incompetent Sore Loser-in-Chief who hired neo-cons like John Bolton in the first place. And Trumpkins are freaks and fools.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 5, 2023
"Karl Rove" https://t.co/WzNfkXIUmK
On the troll's incompetent diagnosis of dementia:
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 5, 2023
"I am happy that our president got a perfect score of 30 out of 30 on his cognitive screen, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, or MoCA, a tool commonly used to identify mild cognitive impairment." https://t.co/J8VmcesTb9
Larry Hogan has done something Trump has never done: won a state-wide vote in a blue state. Not only that:
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 5, 2023
"However, at 44.95%, Trump had the lowest percentage of the popular primary vote for a major party nominee since the 1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries." https://t.co/CuZgiYekzc
"Treason". You use that word, but it doesn't mean what you think it means.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 5, 2023
"Mr. Trump"
"...its diplomats, or its secret services for a hostile and foreign power, or attempting to kill its head of state."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 5, 2023
The leftist troll would likely argue Trump attempted to overthrow the government. The fact is the National Guard secured the Capitol and Congress did its duty.
It's been a long time since I've agreed with Newt Gingrich. The proposed bill violates the Florida state and US Constitutions. https://t.co/O44ZkOUdRM
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 5, 2023
The recent Justice Dept opinion that Capitol Police can sue Trump over Jan. 6th injuries is rubbish. "I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard."https://t.co/hKYzYq4w8z
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) March 5, 2023
