Dec192022

Episode 650 – Don’t Be Scared, Be Brave!

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller

 

The World Cup

I am a huge soccer fan. I know that’s weird coming from an American, but I do love it. Because of that, you know I love the World Cup.

Yesterday was the World Cup final. Argentina played France. There was a lot of drama. Lionil Messi is considered the best player in the world but has never won a World Cup and this was going to probably be his last one. France won the World up four years ago and would have been the first team in 60 years to win back to back cup. They also had the leading scorer in a guy name Kylian Mbappe. The guy would probably win the Golden Boot or their version of the MVP.

Argentina started quickly with a 2-0 lead in the first half. It was looking like it was over. Messi scored a goal on a penalty shot. With 10 minutes left Mbappe scored and, two minutes later, scored again. With the game tied at the end regulation, 2-2, the game went into overtime. Overtime is made up of two 15-minute periods. If no winner can be found after 30 minutes, a shootout occurs. Mind you, it is not a sudden death.

Messi scored again with 9 minutes to go to take the lead, 3-2. With about two minutes left, Argentina committed a penalty within the goal box giving France a penalty kick. Mbeppe knocked it in. Game tied, 3-3. Mbappe ended up with a hat trick.

During the shootout, Argentina hit on the first four shots and France missed two. Argentina wins. So congrats to them.

Of course, one group will not be congratulating the Argentine team and that is the Washington Post. Last week, the released a story titled Why Doesn’t Argentina Have More Black Players in the World Cup by Erika Denise Edwards. In the article, she said:

But roughly 200,000 African captives disembarked on the shores of the Río de la Plata during Argentina’s colonial period, and, by the end of the 18th century, one-third of the population was Black. Indeed, not only is the idea of Argentina as a White nation inaccurate, it clearly speaks to a longer history of Black erasure at the heart of the country’s self-definition.

She goes through the history of Argentina in the slave trade. She does, begrudgingly admit, in paragraph 18, that Argentina does have a huge Hispanic population, but her history is about the whitewashing of the Hispanic population.

Well, here’s a problem she had and never points out. The entire population is either Hispanic or white. The entire population is 45 million people. The are about 145,000 black people. And, no, they are not slaves. They’re just not good enough to play soccer for the national team. And, looking that Argentina won the World Cup, the coaches made some good decisions on their personnel. They wanted to win. They wanted the best players. None of those players happen to be black.

What she also failed to mention is not that Argentina never had a black player on the team. They have. His name was Alejandro De Santos. He was really good and they put him on the team.

This story got huge pushback. People, from Argentina, were pointing out the facts of the case. Eventually, the Washington Post had to make a correction to the story that stated:

Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this piece noted that roughly one percent of the Argentinian population was Black according to a 2010 government released census. While the number of Black people cited was accurate, the percentage was actually far less than one percent and the piece has been amended to state that.

Of course, the question is, who the hell allowed this story to go forward?

The greatest response to this came from La Libertad Avanza, an official Argentine account (whatever that means). They tweeted in answering the Washington Post’s question of why there are no black players on the team:

Because we are a country, not a Disney movie.

People at the Washington Post just don’t get it. People in other countries don’t care what they think and even think it’s dumb.

Heck, people in the United States don’t care what they think. The news outlet has lost 500,000 subscribers over the last year. You know what that means! Layoffs! Merry Christmas.

Here is the CEO telling the people about the layoffs. Listen to their reaction to the news:

And they wonder why the paper is going under? Of course, a bunch are wearing masks. I would fire everyone of those whiney bitches.

Anyway, congrats to Argentina!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2022/12/08/why-doesnt-argentina-have-more-black-players-world-cup/
https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-post-admits-editing-error-piece-questioning-argentina-soccer-teams-lack-black-players
https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/world-cup-final-score-lionel-messi-argentina-outlast-kylian-mbappe-france-in-penalties-in-battle-for-ages/live/

 

Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold!

Elon Musk is rocking and rolling with the suspensions at Twitter. Mostly for doxxing. Contrary to what the media is saying, he is not suspending people for no reason. His main reason is doxxing.

You have probably heard this name before and I know I have mentioned her in the past, Taylor Lorrenz. She is truly a terrible person that will find herself in hell if she does not get herself together. I am not damning her, I don’t have to. Her actions damn her.

In the past:

  • She has written hit pieces filled with lies.
  • She has contacted companies to get people fired or discontinue business with people she doesn’t like.
  • She has tried to cancel people she doesn’t like from using social media companies.

But one of her worst sins is doxxing. She has given out the names and addresses of people who want to remain anonymous. One of the most notorious cases is with an account named Libs of TikTok. To this day, the owner of the account stays in her home because she’s afraid to leave.

Anyhow, Tay Tay was suspended by Twitter for violating their terms of service, specifically for doxxing. At least, that’s what Elon Musk said.

So, as what attention whores do when they want attention, Tay Tay decided to go on other platforms and proclaim that she has been suspended. Of course, the BS flowed. Here’s the first post I found:

Some things:

  • I noticed her crowd. Not only was it at 250, but it keeps getting lower as she keeps talking.
  • Libs of TikTok is doing the Shin Tzu thing. Know your enemy.
  • As far as not wishing suspension on anyway, bullshit. Her main goal in life is to cancel people and companies that do not do what she says.
  • Notice, she uses the first name of the gal that runs Libs of TikTok. The doxxing continues.
  • All seven strikes that Lorenz is talking about have been shown not to violate Twitter policy. Elon Musk showed this in his Twitter Files. The old employees just didn’t like her.
  • She can join a segmented Twitter. It’s called the echo chamber of Instagram, Facebook, SnapChat, TikTok and YouTube.
  • She’s on Twitter to create an echo chamber on Twitter.
  • Misgendering, whatever that is, was never a policy. The old Twitter made it a policy. It’s also not a thing.

She’s not done. She loves this crap because she gets ton of attention. Well, Tay Tay, we’ll give it to you. But your fifteen minutes has started to count down.

Here she is responding to the ban:

Some things:

  • She did not have three tweets on her account. This sick bitch deleted all of her tweets that could get her suspended.
  • She was suspending for past doxxing. People, not Libs of TikTok, complained about her on Twitter to Elon Musk and he suspended her for past doxxing. Elon Musk said that.
  • The stuff she was pushing on her other social media accounts also involved things that were against Twitter’s policies (e.g.. doxxing).
  • No one kicked her out because she said things no agreed with. She kicked off because she put people’s lives in jeopardy.

Finally, Tay Tay has delusions of grandeur. She thinks that she is so important that Elon Musk is personally monitoring and suspending her. Little hint, he knows but doesn’t care much. He’s in Qatar for the soccer championship. Here she goes:

The only thing I have to say about her that using Twitter and other social media sites as journalism tools means she ain’t much of a journalist. She’s a really bad narcissistic person. She is out to destroy people’s lives. I hope they suspend her permanently.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/taylor-lorenz-suspended-from-twitter-claims-elon-musk-personally-removed-her-from-platform
https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-suspends-leftist-taylor-lorenz-from-twitter-such-shameful-behavior-will-not-be-tolerated
https://www.dailywire.com/news/streisand-effect-elon-musk-bans-account-that-he-said-he-wouldnt-unbans-it-then-bans-it-again

 

Could This Be the End of the Church?

This is a very interesting story that is sure to stir a lot of controversy in the future concerning the Catholic Church’s commitment to what it professes to believe.

According to Fox News:

Father Frank Pavone, a firebrand pro-life activist who has stirred controversy over the issue within the Church, was removed from the Roman Catholic priesthood this fall.

Pavone was officially removed from the clergy on November 9 following receipt of a letter from Pope Francis’ representative in the U.S., according to the New York Times. The letter ordered that Pavone was to be removed with no possibility of appeal.

“This action was taken after Father Pavone was found guilty in canonical proceedings of blasphemous communications on social media, and of persistent disobedience of the lawful instructions of his diocesan bishop,” the letter reportedly reads, without specifying the communications.

Pavone claimed he had received no communication from the Vatican in an interview with the Catholic News Agency Saturday. Nevertheless, he said his removal comes as little surprise.

“I’ve been persecuted in the church for decades, decades. This is nothing new for me,” he told CNA. “They just don’t like the work I’m doing for these babies.”

What was his blasphemous communication? He said G-D once on Twitter in 2020. I looked through his feed and did not see anything that would be considered blasphemous. I didn’t even see the G-D remark. What I did say was a heavy social media presence, very anti-abortion and his belief that Democrats pro-abortion views are evil.

This can be difficult for the very Left-wing Pope Francis, who is anti-abortion but seems to tippy-toe around it because he’s a globalist and a climate activist. The United States is the enemy of the globalists because of the Constitution, the personal freedoms and individuality and guns. Pope Francis is not a fan of the United States and supports Democrats and the Left because he wants the transformation of the United States. He does not need to have a priest attacking his preferred political sect.

You can see this crack between the Conservative and Liberal philosophies within the Catholic Church just on the announcement of the defrocking.

Bishop Joseph Strickland tweeted:

Then a priest names Fr. Tom Bombadil, who is named after a Tolkien character and a bit of a nut, tweeted in response:

This crack in Catholicism bothers me because anti-abortion is church doctrine. It has not changed but it seems this pope has gotten really soft with it because of…wait for it…politics. If the Catholic Church cannot take a hardline stance on something as evil as abortion, I don’t see how the religion survive. We are already seeing bending on gay relationships, individual freedoms and children out of wedlock. All this stuff is doctrine. It hasn’t changed.

I also feel that when the church bends to something as evil as abortion, I smell nothing but cowardice and I can’t support something like that.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/vatican-kicks-pro-life-activist-priest-clergy-alleges-blasphemous-communications
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_Kolbe