Category Archives: Nanny State
Eat More Bacon!
Americans could stand to start replacing carbs with fat. More bacon, fewer Bacos. Thirty years ago, America declared war against fat. The inaugural edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans, published in 1980 and subsequently updated every five years, advised people … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Nanny State
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Like a well oiled machine
The US Post office wants to stop Saturday delivery. I’m actually ok with that. The only thing I use the US mail for any more is Netflix. But it’s a great indicator of how Obamacare will operate. Always a higher … Continue reading
Posted in Nanny State, Obamacare, Socialist Hellhole
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An end to withholding?
Could the states’ failure to pay tax refunds end income tax withholding? States from New York to Hawaii that have been hard-hit by the economic downturn say they have either delayed refunds or are considering doing so because of budget … Continue reading
Posted in Fail, Nanny State, Obamanation, politics
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Is it a wake up call if no one answers?
Karl Denninger has a wake up call but I’m not sure the people who need to hear it are listening. So let’s cut the crap – we are in a Depression right now. We are pretending we are not, just … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Nanny State, Obamanation, Only Ones, Outrage, Police State, politics
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FBI: NO!
The FBI wants to force ISPs to keep records of websites you visit for two years. The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that … Continue reading
Posted in Nanny State, Only Ones, Police State, Teh Interwebz
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Yet another reason to not use Google
“Secret” backdoors into Gmail In order to comply with government search warrants on user data, Google created a backdoor access system into Gmail accounts. This feature is what the Chinese hackers exploited to gain access. Google’s system isn’t unique. Democratic … Continue reading
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Object Lesson
I don’t know much about the Behenna case but this tells me all I need to know: Lieutenant Behenna, who is currently serving his sentence at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., was convicted of unpremeditated murder in the shooting death of Ali … Continue reading
Posted in Nanny State, Obamanation, Outrage, WTF?
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Glenn County Board of Education Reverses Student Expulsion
Common sense breaks out in VA: NRA News Release Fairfax, Va. – Today, the Glenn County Board of Education reversed the decision of the Willows Unified School District and Principal Mort Geivett to expel Gary Tudesko, a 17-year-old high school … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, Nanny State, NRA
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Head Start: Yet another government failure
So Head Start was just a big waste of money after all. “Head Start,” the flagship pre-kindergarten program introduced in 1965, has been a $166 billion failure. That’s the upshot of a sophisticated multi-year study just released by the Department … Continue reading
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Austin Police behaving badly – Updated and Bumped
The Austin Police acting with the BATF are reportedly pressuring a gun show promoter to only allow sales to and from licensed FFL dealers at local gun shows. The Texas Gun Shows website has this notice: Also this flyer was … Continue reading
Posted in 2nd Amendment, BATF, Bill Of Rights, Guns, Nanny State, Only Ones
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