InstaPunk Returns

  What are we to make of all these stories? That last pic is from a story that contains the following report on Stewart’s jocular approach to the shooting: FTA: <<Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ audience erupted into boos on Tuesday night when the suspect UnitedHealthcare shooter’s capture was mentioned during the host’s monologue. The Wrap  notes  most of Stewart’s opening monologue revolved around the fall of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria and the tyrant’s subsequent flight to Russia… He then asked his cameraperson to zoom in on a photo of Syrian rebels celebrating their victory. Photoshopped in the background was the UnitedHealthcare shooter with Stewart quickly saying, “Are you f–king kidding me? No! There’s no way!” Stewart joked. “Is that where he rode that Citi Bike?” The late night host made clear“obviously” the shooter wasn’t in Syria given the main suspect in the shooting was discovered at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Penn. The news of the suspect’s apprehensio...

  It was a personal grievance that provoked me to research and write this, but the point I want to make goes far beyond anything personal. Here’s the story as excerpted from the AP copy quoted at Breitbart. FTA: <<Soto’s deal, the largest and longest in baseball history, was pending a physical. The agreement reverberated across the winter meetings and stung the Yankees, who on Sunday morning had raised their offer to $760 million over 16 years from $712.5 million for 15 years. “My first thought is that my oldest kid is going to be 28 when he’s done playing. That really puts it in perspective for me,” San Francisco president of baseball operations Buster Posey said… Soto’s deal, which includes a $75 million signing bonus, would rise to $805 million if the Mets exercise their right to void Soto’s ability to opt out after the 2029 season. “I was shocked when I saw the bonus. My goodness,” said Cincinnati manager Terry Francona, thinking about the implications for prices other te...

  DEI kills people. It is designed to make economic outcomes equal by rigging the system that was designed to reward merit. It does this by cutting corners in terms of competence, credentials, and career advancement. Which puts people into positions of responsibility for which they are not qualified. It doesn’t matter what the excuses for doing this are. When the airliner fails at 30,000 ft because a DEI pilot or mechanic doesn’t do his job right, when a child dies on the operating table because the DEI surgeon isn’t good enough, when an innocent man goes to prison or death row because a DEI prosecutor cuts corners to get a conviction, it doesn’t matter what the intentions were behind the decision to hire a lesser candidate than the standard required. It’s a casualty inflicted on the people whose trust in authority has been betrayed and turned into a weapon against themselves. There’s no real need for a fancy essay here. Not all the incompetencies result in death. They do all resul...

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