Retired engineer. Grateful for the American experiment in self-government and rule of law. Long may it last.
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Walter Appling retweeted
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”. The officers behind him 💙
Importing the Third World
Why the government is paying for Trump campaign ads.
—Nick Catoggio
thedispatch.com/newsletter/b…
Those who say it is impossible to build a third party should appreciate that the Republican Party began precisely that way and that the party it displaced—the Whigs—declined and disappeared for reasons that very much call to mind the current GOP.
—Kevin D. Williamson
A party that makes excuses for an attempt to overthrow the government and remains invested in defending the legacies of those who attempted the overthrow cannot be a normal and legitimate political party. Unless the GOP reckons with that, it must remain degraded and debased.
KDW
Walter Appling retweeted
Best thing for the country and the Democrats they could do: convince people they really love America.
Best thing for the GOP and the country Republicans could do: convince people that they understand that you don’t have to be a Republican to love America.
Here’s the hitch: they can only convince people if they actually believe it. That’ll take work for a lot of shitty politicians and people.
Walter Appling retweeted
In 1955, Venezuela’s per capita income was 60% of the US level. By 2022, it had fallen to just 9%.
That dramatic decline shows the devastating economic consequences of decades of socialism.
Learn more from @hiperfalcon and Daniel Raisbeck:
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In the wake of losing the 2020 presidential election, Trump, abetted by prominent figures in the Republican Party and conservative movement—and cheered on by the right-wing propaganda apparatus—attempted to nullify the election so that he could illegally remain in power.
—KDW
For conservatives estranged from the Republican Party in its current debased form, there is not going to be a homecoming—not now and not in the foreseeable future. It seems likely that the GOP will never again be a legitimate vehicle for the advancement of conservative policy
KDW
Walter Appling retweeted
“Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province. Behind the cross-border effort to sway Alberta’s secession vote” theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Walter Appling retweeted
Can you imagine being gullible enough to hear, “the principal put my kid on drugs and scheduled surgery,” and think, yes, this sounds plausible?
At some point this stops being propaganda and becomes an intelligence test.
Walter Appling retweeted
If you put morality aside, as Tucker does professionally, the best possible defense of him is actually that he’s being paid to say this nonsense. To do it for free means he’s lost his mind or is a full fledged idiot.
Walter Appling retweeted
lmfao.
“i quit, not because i’m untalented, but because people on the internet were mean when they found out i’m secretly running psyops for pete hegseth.”
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What ‘Never’ Means
It is time to put the Republican Party out of our misery.
—Kevin D. Williamson
thedispatch.com/newsletter/w…
Trump Turned His Beloved Golf Hub Into a Ghost Town
In Doral, there are empty tables, shuttered businesses, and families struggling to survive after their loved ones have been thrown in detention.
—Adrian Carrasquillo
thebulwark.com/p/doral-flori…
America, per Pecknold, is not an idea, it is a PEOPLE.” With the influx of strangers, that “PEOPLE” is facing disintegration.
In its rejection of America as a creedal nation in favor of one defined by heritage and inheritance, postliberalism slides inexorably into nativism.
—GS
Walter Appling retweeted
Americans tend to be very cynical, and just assume all politicians are corrupt -- or tune out the accusations entirely.
But there are signs that Trump's unprecedented, Third World level corruption is starting to break through the noise and apathy.
In terms of helping the country or his party, Trump's second presidency is a spectacular failure so far.
But what if all he ever wanted was to enrich himself? If that was the only goal, his presidency is a resounding success!
noahpinion.blog/p/the-second…
A Catholic Theologian Signs Up for Mass Cruelty
Yet another thinker puts his faith in the service of monstrous deportation policies.
—Gabriel Schoenfeld
open.substack.com/pub/theunp…
