AMERICA'S NEWS OF RECORD IS PRESCIENT AGAIN: Biden grants citizenship to everyone who voted for him.

And coming sooner rather than later -- another denying citizenship to all those Deplorables who did not vote for him....

TAX MY FRIENDS? HEAVEN FORFEND! Rural America, prepare for Biden's newly-proposed tax.

Yes, tax those racist, deplorable, homophobic, knuckle-dragging Jesus-freaks instead. (Never mind that they supply you with food, water, power, shelter, ....)

ONE FALCON, 143 satellites. No problem.

TURNABOUT IS FAIR PLAY: Sen. Josh Hawley [R-MO] calls for ethics investigation into Democrats who filed complaint against him.

Bravo, Sen. Hawley. Press on.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: It's not about Americans, it's about them. And (of course) the potential votes they bring with them.

JEFF BEZOS: Mail-in voting is fine except when it's my tuchus in the grinder:

Jeff Bezos — a strong Democratic supporter — and Amazon are aiming to postpone a unionization vote at one of its warehouses in Alabama, the Wall Street Journal reports. Interestingly, Amazon is requesting that the National Labor Relations Board reconsider allowing mail-in voting, claiming the voting process has “serious and systemic flaws.”

Everyone is conservative when it comes to their own money. Not so much when it's your money.

'TERMS OF SERVICE' I APPROVE OF: What if deplorables start 'de-platforming' leftists from receiving skilled trade services?

Broken down on the side of the road with a Bernie or Biden bumper sticker? Sorry – you’re going to have to find a wrecker that employs all 57 genders and declares all their pronouns. But Earl’s 24-Hour Wrecker won’t be towing your car today. Terms of service, you know.

Broken down furnace during a deep freeze? Too bad you advocated for a fracking ban on Facebook. That’s a violation of Smith HVAC’s terms of service. It looks like you’ll need to find yourself an HVAC company that can fix you up with 100% renewable energy if you want your heat back on.

It’s a shame about that plumbing leak, but your hate-filled “Hate Has No Home Here” sign is a violation of Jones Plumbing’s terms of service. If you’ll just open your backdoor, the leaking water will find its way out.

Low on gas in the middle of the desert? That’s a shame, but Last Chance Gas can’t put fuel in your car if it’s going to be spreading the message of hate encompassed by your COEXIST sticker.

Already doing it. It's harder out here in the boonies, but I do try to minimize business with any store/service that I perceive to be 'woke'.

BIDEN’S MILITARIZED INAUGURATION showcased Democrats’ insecurity.

I think that's correct. And the Administration's 40-plus executive orders in the last 11 days are patently designed to keep the Orwellian boot firmly planted on the proletarian neck.

IF YOU WANT TO TRACK 'PSEUDODENT' BIDEN'S APPROVAL, here's the link.

I think in the next week or so I'm going to start a day-by-day Obama/Trump/Biden comparison. Just for grins....

BUY STOCK IN WHOEVER MAKES KOOL-AID. The Left and their allies are drinking a lot of it these days.

HAVE I BEEN SHADOW BANNED? (Pun unintended, but funny.)

I can't imagine anyone -- even the most censorious of Leftists -- thinking this blog of any significance in the 'cancel culture' war ... but the thought is amusing.

DEREK HUNTER ON 'RACISM': I can't bring myself to care anymore.

The only real racists left in America are Progressives and their Democrat allies.

MORE, PLEASE: A huge piece of California’s Highway 1 near Big Sur collapsed into the ocean.

REMINDER: The Progressives' world is all black.

(Note: 'black' refers to the progressive mind, which - to me - is dark and dank.)

IT'S NOT OUR MONEY: Biden adviser shrugs off concerns about jamming through massive stimulus package.

FAIR WARNING.

ANOTHER REAON TO skip the Super Bowl this year: Lefty National Youth Poet Laureate to recite at Super Bowl.

EMPTY. IF IT WERE A CAR, IT'D BE RUNNING ON EMPTY: Who is running the Biden administration?

BERNIE SANDERS gets no respect gets all the respect he deserves.

IMPEACHMENT 2.0: When you put clowns in charge, you’re gonna have a clown show.

REMIND ME TO SKIP BOTH BUDWEISER AND THE STUPID SUPER BOWL: Budweiser skips Super Bowl ad to focus on pandemic.

I don't support pandering or virtue-signaling.

FIRE THEM ALL; NEVER LET THEM 'TEACH' AGAIN: Thousands of teachers in 3rd largest U.S. school district refuse return to class.

Their students will be better off.

BIDEN'S PRESIDENT; WE DON'T NEED TO SCARE PEOPLE ANY MORE: World Health Organization revises PCR tests after current method yielded too many “false positives”.

Now we can go back to killing people quietly....

SEEN ON THE INTERNET: a description of the President and Vice President as 'Pee Pad' and 'Knee Pad'. Harsh -- but 'heh'.

IT'S OKAY NOW THAT BIDEN HAS BEEN INAUGURATED: Shutdowns kill.

ONLY THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD TO VIRTUE SIGNAL: Who likes shutdowns?

And obviously the totalitarian kakistocrats and their associated mandarins....

MALLARD FILLMORE got two out of three right.

MY APOLOGIES TO ALL: For several weeks now I've been wondering why the DiploMad 2.0 has gone silent, especially given the plethora of insanity at the moment. Well, I found out -- the bookmark I use on my laptop was locked into 2020. Here is what you've missed the past 24 days:

On January 1st, the DiploMad writes on Brexit.

On January 5th, will the fraud succeed? It did.

On January 6th, the DiploMad reacts to the Capitol 'riot'. I tend to agree with his assessment that there is something happening 'out there'.

On January 10th, "It is now Orwell's 1984."

On January 11th, an oopsie. A good one.

On January 13th, the Diplomad proposed boycotting the inauguration. He succeeded -- and by the way, read the comments.

On January 16th, waiting for a Ceausescu moment?

And that brings us up-to-date. Again, apologies.

BUT, BUT ... THEY'RE DEPLORABLE JOBS: How many more thousands of jobs will Joe kill?

DILBERT: Our governing class in a nutshell.

'Nut' as in what's inside an insane asylum....

7,000 NATIONAL GUARD WILL STAY IN WASHINGTON DC UNTIL MARCH due to 'threat of right-wing extremism'.

I don't think so. The governors of New Hampshire, Florida, Texas and Montana issued announcements Thursday and Friday calling for the return of National Guard troops to their homes.

Now Utah as well.

It's interesting that it's sometimes easier to find accurate U.S. news in the Daily Mail or the Guardian, both reliably liberal UK news sources.

DEMOCRATS MAKE FEDERAL ELECTION STANDARDS a top priority.

Democrats, asserting constitutional authority to set the time, place, and manner of federal elections, want national rules they say would make voting more uniform, accessible, and fair across the nation. The bill would mandate early voting, same-day registration, and other long-sought reforms some critics reject as federal overreach.

The legislation first introduced two years ago, known as the For the People Act, also would give independent commissions the job of drawing congressional districts, require political groups to disclose high-dollar donors, create reporting requirements for online political ads and, in a rearview rebuke of Trump, obligate presidents to disclose their tax returns.

It will be known as the Cementing Our Majority Forever Act.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU VOTE AGAINST THE EMPEROR:

Nebraska governor: Keystone XL Pipeline cancellation is a horrible decision.

Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]: Keystone XL Pipeline cancellation will ‘dramatically’ impact South Dakota and neighboring states.

Payback.

GOP REPRESENTATIVE WHO OFFERED TO WORK WITH BIDEN says call for unity 'not off to a great start'.

Get it through your thick (numb)skull: they hate us. And they intend to act on it.

GOODBYE TACOMA: Aero Precision moves out in response to gun and ammo tax. It's increasingly obvious that the only way to get the Left's attention is a swift -- and very public -- kick in the wallet.

WELL, YOU VOTED FOR HIM: Biden's pause on oil cause for big concern in New Mexico.

Cause, meet effect.

SO IS BIDEN GOING TO DEMAND FEWER VACCINATIONS TO ENSURE HIS RECORD STANDS? Daily average of '100 million vaccines in 100 days' topped repeatedly under Trump.

A POINT WELL MADE: "Only when all Trump-hate opportunities have been exhausted will they [Democrats] turn to the more difficult business of governing."

The 'Pseudodent' has no clothes either....

FROM REAL TO COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGERY (CGI): From Trump to Biden.

I one-upped (or is it one-downed?) the DiploMad.

I went from flying the Gadsden flag to flying the Jolly Roger (with the appropriate tagline -- see profile above).

WELL, YOU VOTED FOR HIM: Biden's pause on oil cause for big concern in New Mexico.

Cause, meet effect.

AN IDIOT'S gotta idiot.

WE'RE BEGINNING TO SEE THE EMPEROR HEALTHSCARE^TM PROFESSIONALS have no clothes.

THE LEFT CREATED IT'S OWN FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER. Now the Biden administration will have to live with it.

The Kraken has been released. It's just that it's their Kraken.

TEXAS GOVERNOR orders new arrivals from California to quarantine for 30 years.

Not long enough.

IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE SHORT OF VIOLENCE: Resist Joe Biden.

Make him -- and his administration -- a failure.

HOW'D THAT FIRST DAY GO, JOE? Not well.

A VICTOR DAVIS HANSON TWOFER:

Sage advice, but only our side listens.

Loosing the electronic octopus.

Read them both.

HOW ABOUT a Tenth Amendment sanctuary state? To go alongside Second Amendment sanctuary states?

I guess that's one positive for the Biden administration -- it's reintroducing the concept of federalism.

FROM AMERICA'S NEWS OF RECORD: A terrifying list of Biden's first Executive Orders as Pseudodent President.

Too close to the mark for my taste....

DON'T LET THEM: Get ready for the Californication (pun intended) of America.

THE NEW CONSERVATIVES ARE TAKING TO THE STREET: Welcome them.

THE TEXAS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION'S CHIEF HISTORIAN thinks the Alamo was an insignificant battle and represents 'whiteness'. Brian Preston begs to differ.

As a born-and-raised Texican, so do I. Read it all.

POWER, POWER, POWER: Pseudodent Joe Biden's priorities.

It's about control. It's always about control.

TRANSLATION: IT'S OKAY IF I DO IT. "When asked why Biden broke his own mask rules yesterday, his Press Secretary said 'He was celebrating a historic day in our country... We have bigger things to worry about'."

THE LEFT claims another victim.

Really nothing much of note except to point out that Perkins Coie, the Democrats' bagmen law firm also stiffed me of a small consulting fee. Not that I really care, except to proudly note that I am now officially a 'Deplorable'.

WITH PROGRESSIVES, OBVIOUSLY: Is truth irrelevant?

And with their media, education, and political (I mean you, Democrats) sycophants as well.

(N.B. - sycophant is pronounced with an initial 'sick'.)

RANDOM THOUGHT: What we've learned since January 20, 2021 -- the 'rules' only apply to Republicans and other Deplorables.

DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO: Biden spotted maskless on federal property hours after signing mandate.

Did anyone seriously expect any different?

Oh, and the Pseudodent's living quarters are in the White House (federal property). The Vice-Pseudodent's living quarters are on the grounds of the Naval Observatory (also federal property). So shouldn't the Pseudodent, his Vice-Pseudodent, and their families be masked 24/7?

Most military bases have at least some soldier/family housing on base. How about them?

The Dumbocrats who made up these rules are imbeciles who failed the moron test....

GOOD: Liz Cheney has 2022 primary challenge after backing Trump's impeachment.

And hopefully, good riddance.

I'M ONLY SURPRISED masks aren't required.

CHEER UP, EVERYONE. We’ve got ’em right where we want ’em.

Still, I'd rather have Trump.

SMART PILLS THAT ARE SWEEPING SILICON VALLEY: The powerful brain enhancers that powers big tech.

Yeah, it's one of those 'sponsored story' advertorials that clutter all the news web sites. I just posted it to note that if it were even marginally factual, they should be renamed 'Moron Pills' to be accurate....

WITH THE CARAVANS OF FUTURE DEMOCRATS approaching our southern border, it's time for a Spanish lesson.

From my email.

FROM MY EMAIL, the best explanation of 'gaslighting' I've ever seen:

When I was a kid, we called it lying! I guess that isn’t politically correct anymore. The term originates in the systematic manipulation of a victim by her husband in Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 stage play Gas Light, and the film adaptations released in 1940 and 1944.

In the story, the husband attempts to convince his wife and others that she is insane by manipulating small elements of their environment and insisting that she is mistaken, remembering things incorrectly, or delusional when she points out these changes. The play's title alludes to how the abusive husband slowly dims the gas lights in their home while pretending nothing has changed, in an effort to make his wife doubt her own perceptions. The wife repeatedly asks her husband to confirm her perceptions about the dimming lights, but in defiance of reality, he keeps insisting that the lights are the same and instead it is she who is going insane!

Today we are living in a perpetual state of gaslighting. The reality that we are being told by the media is at complete odds with what we are seeing with our own two eyes. And when we question the false reality that we are being presented, or we claim that what we see is that actual reality, we are vilified as racist or bigots or just plain crazy. You’re not racist. You’re not crazy. You’re being gaslighted .

New York State has twice as many deaths from Covid-19 than any other state, and New York has accounted for one fifth of all Covid-19 deaths, but we are told that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has handled the pandemic better than any other governor. But if we support policies of Governors whose states had only a fraction of the infections and deaths as New York, we’re called anti-science and want people to die. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted .

We see mobs of people looting stores, smashing windows, setting cars on fire and burning down buildings, but we are told that these demonstrations are peaceful protests And when we call this destruction of our cities, riots, we are called racists. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted .

We see the major problem destroying many inner-cities is crime; murder, gang violence, drug dealing, drive-by shootings, armed robbery, but we are told that it is not crime, but the police that are the problem in the inner-cities. We are told we must defund the police and remove law enforcement from crime-riddled cities to make them safer But if we advocate for more policing in cities overrun by crime, we are accused of being white supremacists and racists. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted .

The United States of America accepts more immigrants than any other country in the world. The vast majority of the immigrants are “people of color”, and these immigrants are enjoying freedom and economic opportunity not available to them in their country of origin, but we are told that the United States is the most racist and oppressive country on the planet, and if we disagree, we are called racist and xenophobic. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted .

Capitalist countries are the most prosperous countries in the world. The standard of living is the highest in capitalist countries. We see more poor people move up the economic ladder to the middle and even the wealthy class through their effort and ability in capitalist countries than any other economic system in the world, but we are told capitalism is an oppressive system designed to keep people down. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted .

Communist countries killed over 100 million people in the 20th century. Communist countries strip their citizens of basic human rights, dictate every aspect of their lives, treat their citizens as slaves, and drive their economies into the ground, but we are told that Communism is the fairest, most equitable, freest, and most prosperous economic system in the world. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted .

The most egregious example of gaslighting is the concept of “white fragility”. You spend your life trying to be a good person, trying to treat people fairly and with respect. You disavow racism and bigotry in all its forms. You judge people solely on the content of their character and not by the color of their skin. You don’t discriminate based on race or ethnicity. But you are told you are a racist, not because of something you did or said, but solely because of the color of your skin. You know instinctively that charging someone with racism because of their skin color is itself racist. You know that you are not racist, so you defend yourself and your character, but you are told that your defense of yourself is proof of your racism. So, we ask ourselves, am I crazy? No, you’re being gaslighted .

Gaslighting has become one of the most pervasive and destructive tactics in American politics. It is the exact opposite of what our political system was meant to be. It deals in lies and psychological coercion, and not the truth and intellectual discourse. If you ever ask yourself if you’re crazy, you are not. Crazy people aren’t sane enough to ask themselves if they’re crazy. So, trust yourself, believe what’s in your heart. Trust your eyes over what you are told. Never listen to the people who tell you that you are crazy, because you are not, you’re being gaslighted .

Sophocles said: "What people believe prevails over the truth."

And that's what the media are trying to exploit.

If you have read this far let me say one thing. I did not write the above and I am not sure who the author is.

I sent this to you because you are hopefully smart enough to understand what is being done to you on a daily basis from many directions. Just think through what you are being told. Don't listen with a deaf ear, or see with a blind eye. Question everything -- even things from people who you think you can trust. Question why you are being told whatever, by whoever. Question their motives. Question who benefits. Question if there is a hidden agenda behind the propaganda. Question, Question, Question. Then do your own research, and use some of your own critical thinking skills to get to the truth. Listen with your heart and with your mind.

Sadly, 95% of the masses don't even know that they are being gaslighted.

And now that the Democrats are back in power, expect the 'gaslight' to be turned up to high.

WHAT? YOU THOUGHT THEY WOULDN'T LIE TO YOU TOO? Georgia voters enraged after Democrats promise of '$2,000 checks' becomes $1,400.

RANDOM THOUGHT: Umm, all you Uber Woke Leftists, what happened to all those right-wing riots that you were so certain would break out in all 50 state capitols?

AMERICA'S NEWS OF RECORD REPORTS ACCURATELY: Study Finds Most Americans Support Making Wall Around Capitol Permanent To Keep Politicians In.

And -- I suspect -- the political Left supports a 'big, beautiful wall' to keep Americans out.

WUHAN FLU [CORONAVIRUS] UPDATE: January 19,2021. I've been away from blogging the last two weeks, mostly in disgust with the increasing -- and virulent -- insanity of the political Left and the total spinelessness of the political Right.

However ... flu season is upon us, and here are some thoughts on flu -- both seasonal and the Wuhan variety. Let's start the discussion with this chart taken from the CDC's very own web site (it's a bit dated, since I copied it a couple of weeks ago for another post, and am unwilling to further pollute myself by going back for an update:

This is what a flu season looks like -- a spike, starting a few weeks ago (black triangles) and lasting about 16 weeks (4 months -- December, January, February, and March).

This is what we can reasonably expect for the next several months. The seasonal flu (although the CDC refuses to track the flu -- especially now) and COVID-19 infections will rise dramatically because we're both indoors and in more crowded spaces, the number of deaths will increase, and the death rate will remain stable.

I've been tracking the coronavirus data daily since mid-March of 2000. Here's the most recent update on deaths since I started tracking:

The data is consistent with both prior posts and my expectations above: infections are increasing rapidly; deaths are increasing commiserate; and the death rate (not shown in this chart) remains stable and low.

Now for some thoughts on the entire pandemic. First note three things:

(1) The first peak in April dates to when the coronavirus was first identified in the U.S. and spreading rapidly, so much so that according to news reports at the time the virus would expose (not infect, but expose) everyone in the U.S. by mid-year. That's my estimate, based on data published back in April.

(2) The initial lockdown (in Georgia, it was for the month of April) had no long-term effect as indicated above by the continuing growth curve. In fact, it was supposed to only keep hospitals from being overwhelmed. Remember that? It never happened; hospitals in Georgia and elsewhere were never overwhelmed. At most the lockdowns may have delayed the growth of coronavirus infections; they clearly did not stop it.

(3) The number of deaths began to rise again with the onset of flu season -- as expected -- in November. It isn't clear -- yet -- but the number of deaths seems to be stabilizing

Here's the death rate (calculated as a percentage of confirmed and total cases) since testing became more routine in May. It has exponentially dropped (trend line) from about 5% to 1.6% of confirmed cases today. The data for total cases has been steadily about 1/10th of confirmed cases. And as predicted above, the rates have continued to decline exponentially (i.e., remain stable).

So, to me at least, here's the bottom line.

COVID arrived in the U.S. in early 2020, maybe as far back as late 2019. It spread rapidly, probably exposing the entire U.S. population by mid-year if it was as infectious as claimed by our esteemed HealthScare^TM professionals.

The initial death rate was high, as might be expected, until the population adapted (meaning developed an immune response) to the new threat. Most (~90%) of the population simply ignored it (were preemptively immune); some (~10%) defeated it (i.e., got ill and recovered), and a very few (~ 0.1%) got ill and died.

Finally, an almost impossible -- and quite probably irrelevant -- short comparison of COVID-19 with seasonal flu. I say that based on the fact that data sets are quite honestly not directly comparable.

From the CDC website today, the 10-year average number of deaths from seasonal flu cases is about 35,900. Symptomatic illnesses, medical visits, and hospitalizations are categorized and estimated, not tracked, and it is unknown if the categories mutually exclusive. Moreover CDC estimates that something like 85% to 90% of seasonal flu cases are never reported. Based on their data, the CDC estimates a death rate of ~0.134% over the last 10 years.

Since January, there has been a total of 392,498 confirmed (and now probable) COVID-19 deaths. The rates I post (1.640% confirmed and 0.162% total) are probable underestimates since they're based on tests, not individuals, and there is no way to determine if an individual has been tested once or many times.

What can be said with some confidence is that COVID-19 is much more infectious (with caveats below) but no more deadly that the normal seasonal flu.

The caveats, of course, are masking and lockdowns, which do not show up in the CDC's seasonal flu data. Looking back at the data, though, it doesn't appear (to me, at least) that either has much effect on the course of the disease.

Lockdowns initially may have had some effect on preventing overcrowding of hospital ICUs, though looking back through my data I can't find any evidence that there was ever anything more than isolated and minor ICU capacity limitations at a few hospitals.

As far as limiting the spread of the disease, I think the evidence is mixed: states with the tightest lockdowns appear to have a fewer number than average confirmed coronavirus cases on a per-million population basis but a much higher number than average number of deaths on that same per-million basis. A case could be made, I think, that lockdowns may confined the spread somewhat but increased the severity of the disease.

The data I track doesn't directly address the efficacy of mask mandates, but given that the HealthScare^TM professionals like Anthony Fauci have been all over the map on this one, I'd suggest that outside certain venues (medical facilities, etc.) face masks are mostly useful for virtue signaling.

Widespread vaccinations may have some effect, but it is way too early to tell in the daily data I consume. If done properly (and it clearly won't be), i.e., vaccinate those most at risk first, we may see a decline in the death rate, but it's already so low that any additional decline will be hard to detect. Once vaccination is widespread, we may see the number of new cases decline, but my suspicion is that will be more a result of warmer weather (and the fact that if the coronavirus is as infectious as postulated above the body populace has already begun to defend itself). We shall see as the data continues to come in.

Finally as a continuing reminder, I still believe the data I'm seeing is mostly smoke and mirrors, political pandering. I note that all my data sources are now tracking confirmed cases and 'possible confirmed cases' and deaths and 'possible deaths' ever since Election Day in November -- probably because the actual numbers I track aren't high enough to ensure control of the non-woke.

So take the data with a large grain of salt....

And I take solace that I predicted today as early as March 2020 ("All to prevent President Trump's reelection and keep the Deep State alive) and again in April 2020 (It sure seems to me that the Deep State is doing it's damnedest to retain control).

I'll continue to monitor the 'pandemic' for a while longer, but frankly I expect nothing but distortion of the data combined with outright lies.

IT'S 11:59 AM. Welcome to 1984.

THE DIPLOMAD writes on Martin Luther King, the progressive rewrite of history, and some insight into the next four years.

God save us all.

POWERLINE'S Week in Pictures proudly brings you my favorite:

INAUGURATION DAY. Now go see the rest.

BIDEN 'ADMINISTRATION': We will protect our own.

Just not yours....

OBVIOUSLY THE ANSWER IS TO GIVE DEMOCRATS MONEY: The casino exception ... and how to get it.

RANDOM THOUGHT: If you believe the coming Biden administration will be a three-ring circus, you're wrong. Three rings aren't enough to hold this clown show.

RANDOM THOUGHT: My January edition of the IEEE Spectrum arrived today; the lede (and magazine cover) contained this: "The Beginning of the End of COVID-19".

That statement is utter hogwash. With the advent of the new progressive Democrat administration, the correct statement is "The End of the Beginning of COVID-19". Any sentient American with an IQ greater than 'idiot' knows that the Democrats will never ... NEVER! ... miss an opportunity to assert even tighter control over the populace.

Mask mandates? Lockdowns? Increasing deficits for HealthScare^TM welfare? My prediction is that you ain't seen nothing yet.

MICHAEL RAMIREZ shows us the real Biden inauguration.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

And tomorrow it will be stupider.

EVEN IF THE PACKERS LOSE, quarterback Aaron Rodgers will always be my Super Bowl MVP.

WHEN INSTAPUNDIT ANNOUNCES HIS 'WELCOME WAGON' PROJECT, please join in. I will for certain.

In the meantime, don't let the U-Hauls go back for a second load....

A NOTE TO THE WISE: the rats and roaches are coming out of the woodwork in droves.

Cats can take care of the rats, but roaches require an exterminator. Start making calls.

RANDOM THOUGHT: If there was any justice left in America, the 2021 Pseudodential Inauguration would be held in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. Or Guantánamo Bay Prison.

On second thought, Guantánamo Bay is probably the better choice.

On third thought, after seeing all the razor wire and fencing, perhaps Washington D.C. is Guantánamo Bay....

THANK YOU, Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Linked from this update from Instapundit.

MY WIFE AGREES: ‘Hell, No, We Won’t Go!’— to the Inauguration. So does Kurt Schlichter.

Take their advice; they're very smart people. Being a simpleton myself, I may watch a little, but only on NewsmaxTV or One America News.

I MISSED THIS ONE FROM AMMO GRRLL: A short history of pathetic injuries.

They were nothing, though, compared to the one we're about to endure. Stock up on pain meds....

THINK IT THROUGH, BOZOS: You're about to get shat upon.

Luckily for you there's no toilet paper shortage....

OH, NO: Dilbert insults chipmunks.

IS IT TIME for the Seventy Four Million Project?

I think so. Go to the link and answer in the comments.

I PREDICT TWO YEARS, MAX: Ammo Grrrll writes about our long, long learning curve. And black comedy.

LAUGH AT THEM: Introducing 'WokeyLeaks'.

Point fingers. Giggle. They deserve no more.

"THE LEFT ALWAYS TRIES TO SILENCE — AND CRIMINALIZE — ITS OPPOSITION. They have to do this because their ideas are too stupid and self-serving to withstand honest criticism."

Follow the links and read it all.

AN HONEST EVALUATION: "Nothing says “normal, legitimate election” like a swearing-in behind 12 feet of razor wire and 25,000 troops that you’re not sure you can trust."

HEH: NEWSMAX doesn't push to close down CNN.

THAT'S WHY THE DEMOCRATS ARE SO MAD: Ignorant Republicans riot and don’t even get any big-screen TVs.

HE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT: Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX] blasts fellow Republicans for 'lying' to Trump supporters.

I disagree with Crenshaw on only one point -- having taken a stand, our representatives in Congress should have stood and fought, win or lose. We Americans have a problem: our GOP establishment is overloaded with spineless wimps who talk big but cave at the first opportunity.

We must take our Republican party back.

SHOE EXPLAINS the sudden increase in Trump administration resignations.

IT’S GOOD THAT IT’S A HYBRID, so it can get to the next gas station: 2021 Bentley Bentayga hybrid gets 449 hp and 31 miles of pure electric range.

Fixed it for you, Glenn.

DAY BY DAY suggests America's response to the Democrat takeover. My thought is a bit different:

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H. L. Mencken.

QUESTION ASKED: "Who are the true racists in this country?"

Let's play 'three-guesses-first-two-don't-count' again....

POWERLINE: Voting for gridlock.

I hope Hayward is right, but at the moment (9:12 pm with 63% counted) it's still looking dicey.

BOOKS BY THE FOOT: renting authenticity to accent the 'credibility' experts are trying to project.

While many people may believe this is just a silly story, others will look at it as just another display of a lack of authenticity from people in Washington who often claim to know more than we do.

But, but ... look at the books!

THE BOOKWORM actually reads her books. They aren’t just for show.

Neither are mine.

These are just the paperbacks, about 40 linear feet of them. With the possible exception of one or two, I've read them all, many more than once. The hardcover books are still mostly in boxes since I don't have room in the house for more bookshelves (yet).

EMBRACE THE HEALING POWER OF 'BOTH': NY Governor and Mayor now infighting over vaccination incompetence.

THE BABYLON BEE shows how a single driver can use the carpool lane.

IF REPUBLICANS LOSE THE SENATE TONIGHT, welcome your new Democrat overseers.

WHO KNEW? Ridiculing politicians is legal, even if they are Democrats.

Expecially if they're Democrats....

THE VIRUS IS NOT INVINCIBLE, but it's exposing those who are irreplaceable.

It's Victor Davis Hanson, so read the whole thing.

HAPPY, HAPPY: 2021 is here, and PowerLine's Week in Pictures is on it. Many, many good ones this week; I've chosen three to highlight. This first one is a policy statement from Texas:

And these two are 2021 predictions:

and

Now go see the rest.

MY HOPE FOR GEORGIA:

But I am concerned. When we voted this morning, early but not that early, there was no line outside. Coming back from breakfast, there was still no line. But early voting apparently did have long lines at the county courthouse.

A THOUGHT ON THE GEORGIA SENATE ELECTION: Hope for the best, prepare for the worst and, again, maybe start working on your Mandarin.

HMMM.

JOE BIDEN is a post turtle.

Don't vote for the dumbasses who put him there.

LISTEN TO TUCKER CARLSON: Forget Trump phone call, here's what really matters about Georgia Senate runoffs.

AND LAURA INGRAHAM: Democrat wins in Georgia Senate runoffs will lead to 'all-out assault on our freedoms'.

IT'S LIKE ASKING WHO IS THE TALLER DWARF: Who is smarter, Joe Biden or Kamala Harris?

BRAVO: 'I am my best security.’

I’M NOT UNIFYING: Unity is defeat. Unity is surrender. And unity is off the table.

Revenge is much more satisfying.

NO, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY: Crimes against language.

ENTHUSIASTICALLY ENDORSED: "There’s something to be said in favor of reprogramming Facebook, Google, and Twitter’s algorithms with an ax."

IT PAYS to be an apparatchik.

WELL SAID: Neofeudalism suits California’s neofeudal lords just fine.

Tough on the kulaks, though. Read the whole thing.

BUT ONLY IF YOU'RE AN APPARATCHIK: A win for Warnock and Ossoff is a win for American priorities.

SARAH HOYT: When the King comes home.

Think about it before you vote tomorrow.

LITTLE PEOPLE, TAKE NOTE: Obama sez ... I want you to vote for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

UMM ... NO.

OH, YES:

Linked from Michael Ramirez cartoons.

ANALYSIS, TRUE: Democrats are always focusing on the fringe edges of insane issues because that's how identity politics works.

Read it all.

WUHAN FLU [CORONAVIRUS] UPDATE for January 1, 2021:

Flu season is here; the total number of cases continue to climb. Positive cases are climbing also, now up a little at about 16% of the total. Daily deaths remain high but seem to be stabilizing some. Hospitalizations are still climbing (in Georgia), but new admissions seem to be declining.

Nationwide, death rates continue to decline even as the total number of cases continues to grow..

As a (continuing) reminder, I continue to believe the data I'm seeing is mostly smoke and mirrors, political pandering. The numbers I track are inconsistent, both from day to day and with a 99+% survival rate.

Take the data with a large grain of salt....

RANDOM THOUGHT: We have the worst political class in my lifetime.

DEMOCRATS LIE. DON'T VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS. Georgia Democrat Senate candidates level wildly misleading claim against Republican in closing days.

THAT'S BECAUSE SHE'S A DEMOCRAT: Barbara Boxer claims 'no comparison' between her 2004 electoral college objection and Josh Hawley's planned electoral college objections.

And his is real....

IT'S 2021! And the nightmare continues....