SALENA ZITO: “If you engage in politics on Twitter it is sometimes hard to reconcile the vicious vitriol you see, feel, and experience with what you see in your world outside of the social media platform.”

VARNVILLE, S.C. — It is not nearly seven o’clock in the morning yet, but already the Main Street of this Hampton County town, from West Carolina Street through Elm Street one town over, has families of all shapes, sizes, and colors planting their chairs or blankets along the parade route for the annual Watermelon Day Parade. … Read more

ANDREW KLAVAN ON THE TOXIC RACE-MONGERING OF THE LEFT:

via pjmedia: Imagine a world in which leftists, by some magic, were unable to accuse their political opponents of racism. Racism, sexism, all of the various make-believe phobias — these charges were suddenly somehow off-limits during political discussion. Instead, at all the leftist venues — The New York Times, the TV network news departments, CNN and the … Read more

Crazy Maxine Waters, said by some to be one of the most corrupt people in politics, is rapidly becoming, together with Nancy Pelosi, the FACE of the Democrat Party. Her ranting and raving, even referring to herself as a wounded animal, will make people flee the Democrats!

Crazy Maxine Waters, said by some to be one of the most corrupt people in politics, is rapidly becoming, together with Nancy Pelosi, the FACE of the Democrat Party. Her ranting and raving, even referring to herself as a wounded animal, will make people flee the Democrats! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 3, 2018 … Read more

The Harvard Boys Do Russia

by SP Borrowing from the phrasing of the porn classic “Debbie Does Dallas,”  American anthropologist Janine R. Wedel tells the story of the “privitazation” (plundering) of Russia’s state owned assets under Borris Yeltsin.  This article is from The Nation. Her bio notes: Wedel received a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley. She writes about governing, corruption, foreign aid, and influence elites through the … Read more

What leftists said after women killed giraffe will astound you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElhC64txttw https://dailykenn.blogspot.com/2018/07/hero-hunter-takes-down-killer-giraffe.html DAILYKENN.com — Too old to breed, an 18-year-old giraffe was known to have killed at least three younger breeder bulls; thus depleting the herd. Not to worry. An American hunter took down the 4,000-pound animal and, in so doing, contributed to the herd’s conservation and acquired 2,000 pounds of meat to boot. Enter … Read more

UK GOVERNMENT TO LEGALISE MEDICAL CANNABIS!

Epileptic boy Billy Caldwell can go home with cannabis medicine, says family The Home Office has rubber-stamped a special exemption licence meaning severely epileptic Billy Caldwell can go home with his medicinal cannabis, a family spokesman has said. His mother Charlotte, of Castlederg in Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland, had seven bottles confiscated at Heathrow Airport … Read more