Post #6562 Social Media Digest

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Right-wingers like to post high prices on X. I stole a pic of a prime rib roast bought at HEB (TX) for over $300. My retired SIL wrote back saying HEB is inexpensive; they used to pay twice that back in Kansas. I can't imagine paying over $500 for a cut of meat. Over my budget!

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 24, 2023

I've been told by a SIL she used to pay twice the HEB price back in KS. She thought recently buying a smaller roast for $120 at HEB was inexpensive.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 24, 2023

I agree the federal government,which is piling up unsustainable trillion dollar eficits under both Trump and Biden, should not be subsidizing food or other goods or services, intrinsically corrpt and strictly speaking unconstitutional. https://t.co/y92GnWIBO2

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 24, 2023

Curious. Marx was a contemporary of Lincoln and they knew each other. https://t.co/v58Z9QBvVd https://t.co/zP5qJrP0P4

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 24, 2023

This is technically true but misleading. NFC North is the 2002 successor to the Central Division, whih the Lions won in 1993. https://t.co/0Ea7e6uN6L

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 24, 2023

Because 91-felony-count, 2-impeachment RINO Trump did not comply with a subpoena over federal government property he stole. To the best of my knowledge, Pelosi, unlike criminal Trump, didn't break the law.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 25, 2023

Some people, unlike you, are smart enough to know shutdowns were a result of state/local, not federal policy.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 25, 2023

Right. She would have married Sam Wainwright and lived a luxurious lifestyle.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 25, 2023

I've been waiting for the sequel when Uncle Billy suddenly realizes Potter stole his $8000 bank deposit.

#ItsAWonderfulLife

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 25, 2023

Trump and his cultists are still in a state of denial he lost the 2020 election and it wasn't close. Note that I didn't vote for sore loser Trump or Biden. https://t.co/OFJxlPGFWB

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 25, 2023

Trump and his cultists are still in a state of denial he lost the 2020 election and it wasn't close. Note that I didn't vote for sore loser Trump or Biden. https://t.co/OFJxlPGFWB

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 25, 2023

The pathological liar and criminal ex-President is continuing to recycle long-debunked BS and still hasn't learned that typing in upper-case is rude and ignorant. Anyone voting for this loser is as stupid and gullible as he is. https://t.co/Ae7TWarJsB

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 25, 2023

Show me where in the Constitution a POTUS has any "right" to meddle in state elections, particularly in which he has a vested interest. It is an incontrovertible abuse of authority, an impeachable offense, never mind criminal violations of state law. pic.twitter.com/JmQiodoYYO

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 25, 2023

Brainwashed stupid Trumpkin trolls are in a state of denial. We already have evidence Trumpkins violated election laws, that some fraudulent votes (which probably occur in any election) were cast doesn't imply they were material. The ELECTORAL COLLEGE had publicly voted mid-Dec.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 25, 2023

Trump IS a RINO,

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 25, 2023

No. Section 3 of the fourteenth amendment predated. You don't need a 100-page Colorado decision t present a "biased partisan" decision. All of you Trumpkin losers never even read the decision. I can name at least a half dozen conservative legal experts who agree with it.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 25, 2023

Funny. I tweeted about needing a "Wonderful Life" sequel where Uncle Billy realizes Potter stole the $8K deposit. At least 2 people responded referencing a famous SNL skit where Potter gets mugged on a similar note. The point is, Potter got away with it in the original story.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 25, 2023

It's pathetic that miserable Trumpkin trolls are trying to rationalize abandoning Ukraine from defending itself from war criminal Russian invaders, never mind the US guaranteed Ukraine's security when they gave up nukes in the 1990's https://t.co/ghmeMeT0xe

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 25, 2023

St. Onge here does a good job debunking Bidenomics employment stats.https://t.co/A6R1uCmzYj

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 25, 2023

This is Soft Rock America. Anita Ward has something to say to Taylor Swift:https://t.co/9TkQWMaCCm https://t.co/gdzdmp9JAZ

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 26, 2023

Swatting changed its meaning before Marjorie Taylor Greene got pranked. Back when I was back in high school PR class, the gym teacher/football coach used to drill holes in his paddle so his swats would hurt more. As a geek. I got my fair share. God knows how many MTG deserves.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 26, 2023

No one who is intelligent seriously believes centralized remote government bureaucracies improve healthcare, never mind artificial marketplaces with limited competition. Where Trump goes wrong is the idea his centralized version ("replace") improves over the failed status quo. https://t.co/jQ2mwUFe4i

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 26, 2023

Hell was the Trump Presidency.

"ROT IN HELL"

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 26, 2023

A Japanese baseball player will make hundreds of millions of dollars. Interest on his income will be more than I'll ever earn as a former IT professor and career IT professional. Good for him; he draws millions of paying fans https://t.co/PrO71GxGyu

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 27, 2023

My most embarrassing moment at work as a computer programmer in my youth had to be when "Daydream Believer" came over my headphones and I started singing along without realizing it until my boss came over and told me to shut up.

"The Monkees"

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 27, 2023

When Trump got coal in his stocking, he used it to cut an ad for West Virginia.

"Trump's Christmas"

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 27, 2023

If Ann Coulter really wanted to get on Trump's nerves, she should wear some heels and call him shorty.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 27, 2023

No, Clinton did not het impeached ove extramarital sex. Ms Lewinsky was part of a pattern of Clinton's sexual misconduct with subordinate employees, and he lied and obstructed justice in court. https://t.co/qqVhAzF0Kb

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 28, 2023

It's not nice to make fun of the poor hygiene of elderly people.

#TrumpSmellsLikeAss

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 28, 2023

The corrupt failed POTUS Trump already unsuccessfully tried to primary Massie in 2020. The Trumpkin challenger got beat 2-1. https://t.co/HQh7vShbZI

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 28, 2023

I didn't think Trumpkins like immigrants,

"Melania Trump"

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 28, 2023

The ypocrite Erdogan has engaged in ethnic cleansing of Kurds. https://t.co/rISiD5jNdN

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 28, 2023

Third, a regime SCOTUS declaring secession unconstitutional is like a fox declaring no hens may exit the henhouse.

If and when the general government violates its agreement in the view of the people of the statem they may withdraw their consent, not subject to regime whims.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 28, 2023

First of all, nothing is stupider than a regime social studies teacher, For one thing, as real historian Brion McClanahan points out, the very name the "Civil War" presumes there was a war among states in the union. That is false; the South declared independence from the North.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 28, 2023

This is not to say slavery didn't have vested interests in the Southern economy. But as everyone, even proto-libertarian Lysander Spooner, an abolitionist, opposed Lincoln's unconstitutional, unprovoked invasion to conquer the South. The norhen union could outlaw slavery.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 28, 2023

It's difficult to argue the specifics of emancipation in the South but it seemed inevitable without a war claiming over a million lives and huge costs to the economy. Even a compensated emancipation would have been far cheaper

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 28, 2023

The abolition of slavery already had momentum peacefully eliminated in most of North wihin 80 years. The Confederacy put slavery on the table trying to win European recognition. The cost of holding slaves would have increased sharing a long slave-free US.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 28, 2023

I don't understand X trolls at all. I was responding to some presentist tweet about slavery and its supposed link to justify Lincoln's invasion of the South when 3 masked reply tweets started discussing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.What the hell did that have to do with my tweet?

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 28, 2023

Good. I don't want twice-impeached, 91-felony-count Geezer Trump to continue playing his victim card. Ignore his hypocrisy in his own pursuit of disqualifying Obama on birther rubbish https://t.co/KgJQvIExv7

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 28, 2023

There were 2 slave states in the Union during and after the war.

The secession of SC had more to do the balance of power among the states at the expense of the Southern economy (protectionist tariffs were a crisis duing the earlier Jackson administration).

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 28, 2023

I wouldn't be surprised if SCOTUS dodges the core constitutional question and calls it a moot issue with the Colorado state reversal.

"Trump is BACK"

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

Whopper. I love big burgers with all the fixings. Even when I go to McDonald's I would choose other burgers like the Big N' Tasty. Too much bread in a Big Mac.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

"Nikki Haley thinks, "Why did we have a Civil War?""

Lincoln was an unconstitutional war criminal. Everybody else, including almost eveyy northern state, abolished the evil institution without bloodshed. Lincoln killed over a million Americams amd caused billions in damages.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

The indisputable facts are Biden won the MI and WI electoral votes which were officially counted and announced on Dec. 14, 2020. Th J6 vote was a formality. Fraudulent votes weren't state-certified.

"Ron Johnson"https://t.co/SECZE2Poxchttps://t.co/8F6Tz9jxOq https://t.co/GA6d4GkC7U

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

Well, there are Republicans like Cotton, Vance, and Hawley trying to spin their own flavor of Trumpist populism w/o the political suicide of contesting Trump.

As a libertarian. I think/hope that the American version of Javier Milei will emerge but maybe when leftist hell is here https://t.co/qa2RmQ9n1D

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

Moreover, I do not see where a state court has standing to rule on eligibility on federal candidacy beyond the usual criteria like signature collections or certain objective criteria like age or residency requirements.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

The Trump campaign is attacking Nikki Haley over equivocating on the role slavery played in the "Civil War". Don't forget Trump vetoed a Defense spending bill over renaming military bases with Confederate veteran names.https://t.co/FVtJNc8fjjhttps://t.co/YqwbIqp9pg

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

It's not surprising that Ms. Haley quickly caved into politically correct pressure to affirm slavery as "the cause" of the "Civil War". As anyone could have predicted, Haley tried to claim brownie points over removing the Confederate flag from State House grounds.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

It was really pathetic that a desperate DeSantis is trying to exploit the PC "Civil War" kerfuffle over Haley's ambiguous response to a townhall question to argue Haley is historically illiterate. Of course, the GOP has a vested interest in promoting the Lincoln myth.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

I'm more surprised by the fact Nikki Haley was caught flat-footed by the Civil War question, just weeks after the melting of the Robert E. Lee statue made national headlines. As former SC governor, she should have expected it. The indisputable fact is slavery ended Dec. 1865.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

Just a reminder that Arizona represents the PAC-10/12 and OU represents the Big 12. The troll thinks he's clever by talking about NEXT season's affiliations.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

I'm sure Costco crony capitalists would love to tax membership fees. #sarcasm https://t.co/i0kheEFG6T

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

I personally believe Trump violated his oath of office on J6; he was impeached over his misconduct. I don't believe A 14 S 3 applies to Trump--but a number of legal experts disagree, some conservative and nonpartisan. The ME and CO primary ballot decisions are not illegal.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

No, asylum seekers are NOT "invaders"; many of them qualify for entry under US law. I do not think Biden has shown leadership or management skills in dealing with the disorderly massive influx of migrants, but the hostile reaction to foreign visitors is contemptible & un-American https://t.co/QMpsiO7YS8

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

So the idiot troll's delusion that "the Confederacy won" because of the dubious unprecedented application of A 14 S because some supporters did not honor his call for a peaceful protest and rioted is ludicrous. The Condederacy wanted no part of USG; Trump does.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

Stupid leftists shouldn't tweet. First of all, Lincoln's war against the South was unprovoked. The Confederacy had no intention of conauering the USG; thy seceded, just like the colonies did from England. There was no "insurrection" except in the eyes of the aggressors. https://t.co/2bT3X27b2w

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

The incompetent, corrupt Biden Administration is considering repurposing Russian currency reserves to fund Ukraine. This is a death wish for a currency war against the US dollar, ultimately hurting the US economy. STOP THE MADNESShttps://t.co/gLZNxJ8HYahttps://t.co/l07QP0ZgWP

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

That looks like Patrick Duffy of Dallas to me.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 29, 2023

You wish the Biden Administration spent half as much effort on managing the migrant influx as it does fighting turf battles with the State of Texas. https://t.co/rwyXPPS9IH

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 30, 2023

Amazing! The President of Argentia flies commercial while climate alarmist John Kerry hypocritically flies in a private family jet. https://t.co/ihn7B6TEUr

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 30, 2023

There' s a difference between DeWine' position and leftists on the issue of gender-related surgery for minors. DeWine didn't like the bill's prohibition overwriting parental rights on the issue. Leftists have no problem excluding parents from the process, period. https://t.co/u8VxLhVJrj

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 30, 2023

Wow. The Auburn punter, standing on his own goal line, decided to run for a first down. Gutsy when you're trailing by 3 touchdowns.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 30, 2023

Post #6561 M: Texas Flooded Rancher's Land, Supreme Court To Hear Case in 2024; Universal Basic Income coming to Canada; McClanahan on We Don't Need You

 Quote of the Day

Diplomacy is the art of knowing what not to say.

Matthew Trump  

Texas Flooded Rancher's Land, Supreme Court To Hear Case in 2024

Universal Basic Income coming to Canada

McClanahan on We Don't Need You

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Al Goodwyn via Townhall

Musical Interlude: Christmas

Dan Fogelberg, "Same Old Lang Syne"

Post #6560 J

Pandemic Report

The latest stats from CDC:

The latest daily stats from Worldometer:

Obviously the double-digit percentage increases heading into the Christmas-New Year travel break are worrisome as are scattered reports of hospitalizations at months-old highs and some hospitals/counties resuming masking guidance. Sen. Bernie Sanders is one of the latest celebrities infected. Although JN.1 remains the predominant variant responsible for about half the newly infected, I think CDC will update the figures next week.

Some of the more interesting news notes include:

•  "It's not just proximity (e.g.,the 6-foot distance heuristic) of infection but duration." This Oxford study reinforced a point I blogged about months back: it's more like when the body's defenses get overwhelmed by cumulative viral load. This tipping point may differ individually by past infections, vaccines, other health complications, age, etc.
• Although many remain skeptical of infection among the very young, say 6 months through toddlers, the vast majority of hundreds or more children hospitalized were unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated.
• The lack of proactive vaccines/update policies at nursing homes and assisted living facilities constitutes a growing health risk in that many residents share dining and other facilities. Many times relatives have to persistently lobby facilities, if not personally arrange for pharmacy or doctor visits.
• Various COVID-19 funding crimes continue to be prosecuted, including but not restricted to:
• an Indianpolis man was convicted of stealing over $800K in related unemployment benefits, using identity theft in the process
• a COVID testing company illegally billed Medicare for unrequested tests for Maryland residents; some $1M of $43M was recovered
• a former NH GOP state senator fraudulently applied for an $800K+ SBA COVID relief loan used to purchase luxury cars
• Chicago is tapping into millions of federal COVID reluef funds to support migrant shelters

Other Notes

The blog continues to draw a puzzling pattern of pageviews, including a smaller Friday burst. Most posts are drawing double-digits or at least high single-digits. A strange end of a week on Twitter/X where I've had an unusual long string of less than a handful of impression tweets,leading me to wonder if I'm being shadow-banned for some unknown reason. I lost a couple of newer(?) followers, but that's not unusual. I write a number of non-political tweets, and my unusual pattern of tweets (e.g., I am critical of both Trump and Biden) may turn off some followers. It's not like they notify me. I currently don't follow anyone. I myself used to follow one of my favorite free market economists  but found my feed flooded with arcane tweets. Massie, one of the few renaining libertarians in Congress, has a way of annoying me with differences of opinions e.g., vaccine effectiveness. I have a similar issue with Rand Paul. Both guys took a lot of science in college. 

It's the blogger's birthday. I share the day with celebrities like Tiger Woods, LeBron James, and the late Albert Einstein. Ironically, my high school world history teacher nicknamed me "Einstein", in part because I was a straight-A student but also because I've had naturally curly light brown hair that didn't remain combed under the hot south Texas sun. The nickname stuck among my fellow students; I didn't mind--I thought it was rather cool, in part because I was a science geek, (The title of the video may change daily. I swear it read Dec. 30 when I first watched it.)

Well, Hallmark is winding down its annual Coutdown to Christmas, and I've checked off my remaining ones on my Prime watchlist. I had hoped Hallmark would issue new titles in their Mrs. Miracle, Godwink and Five More Minutes series. There are at least a half dozen favorites that I don't think made even a cameo appearance and are hard to find for licensed copies. I didn't watch most of the 4 new titles every weekend, at least on first run. The ones I remember most from this season were the blind professor who falls in love with his guide dog trainer, the brothers adopted into different homes, and the busload of stranded travelers seeking to reach Denver by Christmas.   

Post #6559 M: Ron's Year In Review; 217,000 New Yorkers Flee; McClanahan on Ted Cruz

Quote of the Day

The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - 

the little, soon-forgotten charities of a kiss or smile, 

a kind look, 

a heart-felt compliment, 

and the countless infinitesimals of pleasurable and genial feeling.

Samuel Taylor  

Ron's Year In Review

217,000 New Yorkers Flee

McClanahan on Ted Cruz

Interesting post-2016 primary; note that Trump adopted Cruz' idea to recognize Jerusalem's Isral's capital. 

Choose Life

PoliticalCartoon

Couresy of Margolis & Cox via Townhall

Musical Interlude: Christmas 

NewSong, "The Christmas Shoes"

Post #6558 M: Job Numbers “Implode”; McClanahan on Kaepernick, the Anthem, and Nationalism; Stossel on Little Pink House

 Quote of the Day

I stand in awe of my body.

Henry David Thoreau 

Job Numbers “Implode”

McClanahan on Kaepernick, the Anthem, and Nationalism

Stossel on Little Pink House

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Tom Stiglich via Townhall

Musical Interlude: Christmas

"Adeste Fideles" Benedictines 

Post #6557 M: Milei comes in like a lion; 'Twas the Month Before Christmas; McClanahan on Read, Read, Read

 Quote of the Day

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters 

cannot be trusted in large ones either.

Albert Einstein  

Milei comes in like a lion

'Twas the Month Before Christmas

McClanahan on Read, Read, Read

Avery Craven, The Coming of the Civil War

Ludwell Johnson, North Against South

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Michael Ramirez via Townhall

Musical Interlude: Christmas

Richard Marx, "Christmas Spirit" 

Post #6556 M: Dumb Bleep of the YEAR (Round 1) JULY; Bankruptcies soar; Stossel on The Pursuit of Happiness

 Quote of the Day

The price of greatness is responsibility.

Sir Winston Churchill  

Dumb Bleep of the YEAR (Round 1) JULY

Bankruptcies soar

Stossel on The Pursuit of Happiness

Choose Life

Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Michael Ramirez via Townhall

Musical Interlude: Christmas

Lindsey Stirling, "O Holy Night"

Post #6555 M: Santa Overthrows the Government! ; Dumb Bleep of the Week; Remy: My Favorite Things (TSA Version)

 Quote of the Day

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.

Albert Einstein

Santa Overthrows The Government! 

Dumb Bleep of the Week

Remy: My Favorite Things (TSA Version)

Choose Life

Musical Interlude: Christmas

"Merry Christmas, Darling" , The Carpenters

Post 6554 M: Blessed Christmas! ; A Different Claus(e); McClanahan on Is America Too Big? ; Joe Biden comes for AI

Courtesy of Vectorstock

Quote of the Day

It is easier to exclude harmful passions than to rule them, 

and to deny them admittance 

than to control them 

after they have been admitted.

Seneca  

A Different Claus(e)

McClanahan on Is America Too Big?

Joe Biden comes for AI

Choose Life

Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Chip Bok via Townhall

Musical Interlude: Christmas

Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli, "O Holy Night"

Post #6553 Social Media Digest

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The war wasn't over slavery. Lincoln specifically addressed that in his inaugural address. He opposed secession and the loss of Southern tariff revenue. Other nations (England and Brazil) abolished slavery without killing over a million citizens.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 17, 2023

The culture war against Confederate monuments is an abomination. As a libertarian, I don't need a lecture over the evil of chattel slavery and its resilience in the Southern economy, But I also object to Lincoln's war which violated the non-aggression principle.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 17, 2023

Ramaswamy's rejection of jus soli is arbitrary and shamefully scapegoats children, denying the only home they've ever known.https://t.co/Xfwyj0ea7b https://t.co/hW48aVVIkC

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 17, 2023

This Trumpkin troll wants military personnel, who are routinely vaccinated for overseas tours, to get backpay for not taking a COVID-19 shot and contributing to fitness for duty. Not a chance in hell that these selfish bastards should get a single penny for not serving the US. https://t.co/QuAxoKClN5

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 17, 2023

Leftist trolls never understood the Dobbs decision which returned abortion regulation to the states, not to the US Senate for pro-aborts or pro-lifers. https://t.co/Hj5VUgf1Bf

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 17, 2023

Biden is not like the corrupt, justly twice-impeached Trump. The Trumpkins have desperately tried and failed to link Biden to Burisma. All the other "evidence" I've heard to date is, at best, circumstantial. The GOP is endangering their House majority. https://t.co/OL0ZA0PV34

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 18, 2023

DeSantis is incompetent on the Constitution. First of all, the Dobbs decision restores abortion regulation to the states from the USG, not vice-versa. Second, state policies are constrained by state. not the US, Constitution. https://t.co/oqzoMMACVR

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 18, 2023

Fetterman is WRONG.

"The timeline for United States Steel Corp.’s strategic review to sell all or part of itself has stretched on for more than two months."

Other bidders put forward noncompetitive offers. Company shareholders deserve a fair return,https://t.co/kPReSetBln https://t.co/tyeblFM9Bn

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 18, 2023

Trump himself is the ultimate hoax. Anyone thinking the corrupt plutocrat cares about anything beyond himself is a fool in denial. https://t.co/2pmGCO46mo

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 19, 2023

Simply unconstitutional.

"Since the late 19th century, the U.S. Supreme court has consistently backed the federal immigration regulations against constitutional challenges."https://t.co/IgOzvXTWwW

"Greg Abbott"

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 19, 2023

Pope Francis is once again engaging in moral ambiguity, pandering for secular leftist approval, not leadership, inconsistent with consistent unambiguous moral teachings in favor of traditional marriage and Jesus' explicit teachings https://t.co/1IxL1sG31N

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 19, 2023

Say what? The hypocritical Bidens aren't paying their fair share in taxes? Say it ain't so, Joe!

"Ashley Biden"

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 19, 2023

FTEs have dropped since July, recent employment gains are not in the productive private economy, and an increasing number of people are working multiple jobs to make ends meet. Job listings are down. Inflation is at best slowing down, as consumer spending has all but tapped out

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 19, 2023

It's processed cheese, meaning at least 51% real cheese.

Velveeta

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 19, 2023

It's ironic because the Wisconsinites I knew during my 3 years on the UWM faculty wouldn't be caught dead with a processed cheese product like Kraft Velveeta. only 100% real cheese!

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 19, 2023

Interesting to see Trumpkins upset by the price of Velveeta. Never mind corrupt Trump included dairy products (including infant formula!) in his mercantilist remake of NAFTA, not good for dairy product consumers. I rump's low-IQ politics, WI is all about dairy producers.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 19, 2023

I have to say Jacquie Roar won my appreciation fo choosing 'It's More Than a Feeling' and 'Nights in White Satin' on The Voice finale. Plus, my closest, late Franco-American cousin spelled her given name the same way.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 19, 2023

Rubbish. RINO Trump conspired with Chuck and Nancy to add $7.8T to the national debt; 91-felony-count Trump primaried Massie over demand for in-person voting on Trump's corrupt COVID relief boondoggle. Massie has a reputation for near/sole dissent votes https://t.co/Gfk9ru9Ous

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 19, 2023

Well, of course, Trump married 2 immigrants. After Trump accused Romney of losing to Obama over immigration policy, he used the issue to sucker right-wing restrictionists into supporting him. https://t.co/wVnDBhozCJ

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

First of all, Trump is clearly not subject to A14 S3: He wasn't an officer of the US, and moreover there is little evidence beyond encouraging a protest. Second, constitutionally states do not rule over USG office elections. This will be reversed by SCOTUS.

PS I'm Never Trump.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

The funniest tweet I've seen on X today. RFK is a rounding error in any state. https://t.co/fZkDj358TT

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

If Trump plagiarizes Hitler, it doesn't make him any better than Biden or Harvard President Gay.

"Trump is Hitler"

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

No, there are no constitutional grounds for partisan meddling in USG office elections. SCOTUS will reverse the Colorado ballot ruling https://t.co/WVAiK3NfvC

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

Congratulations to Michael Huntley on winning The Voice this season. To be honest, I thought he was the favorite to beat since his opening audition, probably the best rock vocal I've heard in a competition

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

The Colorado Supreme Court has made a decision based on their unlawful interpretation of the US Constitution's 14th Amendment. Federal office elections are constrained by the US. not state constitutions. There has been no finding of Trump's ineligibility in federal court,

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

It's not clear why Trumpkins are targeting Crenshaw who hasn't endorsed any Republican for POTUS. Maybe that's Trumpkin resentment. Trump famously feuded with McCain. In Trumpkin speak, if you aren't for RINO Trump, you yourself are a RINO.https://t.co/ch6xvyLPns

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

Some leftist troll was having a meltdown over my observation there is no federal finding of fact regarding A 14 S 3 on Trump. I happen to be Never Trump, but Trump was not an officer of the US, and all Trump did at his J6 rally was encourage a lawful protest.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

It turns out the Trump disqualification case in Colorado
decided by a liberal Colorado Supreme Court split decision was filed by unofficial Republicans, much to the glee of leftists and the horror of Trumpkins.https://t.co/VITOlOFRyq

"6 Republicans"

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

Well, Tucker Carlson lost his "conservative" bona fides some time back, when he praised Cherokee Lizzie's economic plan, espousing his retread economic populist rubbish.https://t.co/nl1Cy7fLav

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

Maybe a young billionaire trying to buy a GOP nomination like one of his rivals should shut his mouth with this faux-populist "Politics of Envy" rubbish. I'm sure this unqualified candidate with no public executive experience won't tell you said transactions are reported. https://t.co/LCmmRx4Tkg

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

I thought X users might be making up this story of NY trying to force Chick-Fil-A to open on Sundays.

Nope. Personally, I wouldn't leave money on the table, but the State's regulatory authority is just a variation on slavery. https://t.co/JGACVIwedZ

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

Trump has zero appreciation for immigrants (unless they agree to marry him). Even a historically-illiterate idiot like Trump had to know he was referencing Hitler's language. He doesn't care. He likes yanking the chains of leftists. No such thing as bad publicity.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

Leftist CA Lt, Gov. Kounalakis argues to the Secretary of State: "The constitution is clear: you must be 40 years old and not be an insurrectionist."
Nope. The Constitution is very specific, e.g., person vs citizen. POTUS is not stated or implied in A 14https://t.co/qcgcocQbjs

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 20, 2023

Wow, weaponizing the courts, including Texas and Florida, is a dangerous escalation of the hyperpolitical divide, which brings to mind the Founders' fears of factionalism. Trumpism is a poisoning of the American spirit; Trump is not a constructive problem-solving leader. https://t.co/HSUYuKJPNT

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

Even Murphy Brown couldn't keep Barry Manilow down! His material stands the test of time. I still get swept up in his classics like "Mandy" and "Could It Be Magic?"

"Barry Manilow"

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

Trump, unlike an optimistic, inspiring Reagan, demonizes his opposition. He's not content with winning a bill vote; he will seek to destroy anyone he thinks wronged him, even party members who on occasion disagree with him, even a small number of libertarians who pose no threat.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

Unconstitutional. Patrick is a divisive political whore. Patrick almost makes me ashamed of being a native Texan. https://t.co/fKAlr6HygC

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

The historically illiterate Trump "don't know much about history". Ignoring the incompetent one's comparison to Lincoln, there's a difference between an unpopular new party/candidate qualifying for a ballot and taking someone off a ballot. https://t.co/TOeGqNf03S

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

Nope. Republicans can still vote for DeSantis, Haley, Christie or Ramaswamy--the only ones who didn't chicken out of a debate. https://t.co/7vUn1E7Xa0

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

Newt Gingrich hasn't even studied the court opinions over the unsettled law on the fourteenth amendment. It's not simply a partisan argument. There are a number of credentialed conservative and libertarian legal experts who argue section 3 applies to Trump's eligibility. https://t.co/OFGyAWM7uA

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

It was worth watching the Opry Christmas special just to see Brenda Lee reprise her recent #1 hit "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree".

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

The leftist troll is wrong about Alito. Bush won reelection by 50.7% and later nominated Alito.

We have a federal not national government. The electoral college is a composite of popular and state components- votes equal to a state's Congressmen (popular) and senator count. GOOD https://t.co/9cfW5S76xo

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

If I need to talk to the POTUS, is that Joe Biden or Dr. Jill Biden? Please advise. #sarcasm

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

Leftists think that justices are little more than political surrogates. Justice Thomas has been a distinctive vote on the court, and whatever political opinions his wife holds doesn't undermine his judicial integrity. https://t.co/9g6Gy6O3PL

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

His first statement is true, but not the second. The fourteenth amendment is part of the Constitution. I can cite a half dozen conservative and libertarian experts who agree with the Colorado decision. https://t.co/uGnYsgHa0T

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

WRONG. This doesn't mean I support Trump, but the biggest threat both Trump and Biden pose is a large unconstitutional general government and an imperial Presidency. Between them, the national debt has grown almost $14T and senior entitlement reserves are rapidly drying up. pic.twitter.com/Z26iNayTyX

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

pro-interventionist Presidents and legislators put the health and lives of active military at risk, over and beyond legitimate self-defense. I might add that education incentives may be less of an incentive in a world of forgivable loas. Plus, many don't qualify for health, etc.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

No. In our federal government, immigration enforcement is a federal. not state responsibility. https://t.co/0vgaikd9wI

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

Rubbish.

"In fact, seven in 10 students living in rural areas live within 10 miles of a private elementary school."https://t.co/Jb0xMojjTU https://t.co/bmd69MgjCY

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

Leftist rubbish. Trump and Ramaswamy have made sexist attacks on Haley, including their media supporters.https://t.co/eU5sCh4i3Z https://t.co/H75HMXn4mb

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

Elections fall under the scope of state regulations with some federal regulation on federal office criteria and timing of the general election. https://t.co/RJZvk6dW73

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

I have not personally seen another professor plagiarize, but when I was at an academic conference, someone told me I should confront my UTEP colleague why he left XXX University, no specifics. My colleague was furious and personally threatened me if I said anything. Smoke ...

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

No. For one thing, Harvard is a private institution. Second, education is not a federal responsibility.

All colleges have academic honesty policies for students. I usually published more specific ones in my syllabi. Faculty are typically evaluated on original scholarship. https://t.co/Rvg5KG4Yhd

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

This is Soft Rock America. OK, it's a Rolls, not a Cadillac, but Natalie's cover of a Springsteen classic comes to mind:https://t.co/v11rnwYnkx https://t.co/cMO0RNnjYK

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

Most people skip to the end of a book. Trump skips to "Chapter 11". #sarcasm

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

Most people skip to the end of a book. Trump skips to "Chapter 11". #sarcasm

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 21, 2023

No. I'm Catholic which Joe Biden professes to be, but he sold out and deliberately distorts the Church's consistent teaching against the moral abomination of abortion--for a petty political career. Biden is unworthy of respect. https://t.co/sw1YsAUqqH

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 22, 2023

Ingraham is pandering to crackpot Trumpkin cultists. Personally, I don't think SCOTUS will sustain the Colorado ruling, but Ingraham is a poor legal analyst. There are conservative legal experts who support the ruling on substance, not politics https://t.co/ZyqGPA8lv5

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 22, 2023

I once almost got fired for trying to ask out a co-worker to a Houston performance of the Nutcracker ballet. Personally, that White House clip makes me throw up in my mouth a little; it's like I ate too much fruitcake.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 22, 2023

I was trying to figure out what Megyn Kelly's boycott of Taylor Swift was all about. It seems Swift participated in some humanitarian benefit for Gaza residents. Megyn sees it as support for Hamas and unjust after October 7.

I'm not a Swift fan but I support her here.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 22, 2023

Who the hell is Ben Verlander? Apparently he is Justin Verlander's version of Billy Carter.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 22, 2023

You can't fight a guerilla movement with conventional military tactics. America learned that lesson in Vietnam.

Dresden

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 22, 2023

Rubbish.

"Under PRWORA, unauthorized noncitizens are not qualified aliens (see the Appendix) and thus are not eligible for most federal benefits."

"PRWORA bars unauthorized noncitizens from receiving most state and locally funded benefits."https://t.co/bIZybwM1Pi https://t.co/PgiQUep1eJ

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 22, 2023

There was a time Mike Lee pretended to be pro-liberty.

There is no legal immigration process available for most migrants. When you prohibit in-demand goods and services, it enables a black market with inflated prices and less transparency. So government policy causes the problem https://t.co/S9TAZtQu4h

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 22, 2023

I'm seeing a lot of tweets mocking Dr. Gay by attributing MLK famous quotes to her. Whether o not they realize it. ironically Dr. King faced his own plaguarism charges, also including his dissertation.https://t.co/f5QoVmUETm

"Claudine Gay"

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 23, 2023

This is Soft Rock America. Just ask Lynyrd Skynyrd about Trump's smell:https://t.co/eTc9cHVpeZ

#TrumpSmells

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 23, 2023

My latest essay reflects on Trump using Hitler-like rhetoric to characterize immigrants.https://t.co/kkkmvKtP8q

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 23, 2023

Just a reminder: what 'America First' POTUS chose Gov. Haley to serve at the UN and hired other neo-con John Bolton as National Security Advisor?

Dick Cheney https://t.co/anaV4l2rV9

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 24, 2023

Pope Francis is trying to navigate the subtle distinction between hate the sin but love the sinner. When Jesus stopped the stoning of the woman, He did not validate her sin but told her to sin no more. Franklin needs to be mindful of Jesus' lesson not to judge

"Franklin Graham"

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 24, 2023

Something is rotten in the estate of MAL. #sarcasm

"Adam Kinzinger"

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) December 24, 2023