Homeschooling, free families, and government child prisons

Midweek links

Published January 2, 2019 10:35 am by Claire

The shutdown reminds us how redundant and pointless much of the fedgov is.

You’ve probably already heard that Brazil’s new president Jair Bolsonaro plans to enable all non-criminal citizens to bear arms. Good. But how does that mesh with the newly elected governor of Rio’s plan to have cops shoot all non-cops seen carrying rifles? (H/T M)

Eric Peters says “Happy De-Platforming!” and generally notes the weirdly Soviet state of social media today.

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Thursday-Friday links

Published December 20, 2018 12:11 pm by Claire

You’ve prolly heard about that Der Spiegel reporter who turned out to be the Jayson Blair of Germany. Well, here’s the real All-American story that finally tripped him up when he made it up. You messed with the wrong small town, pal.

The NRA expresses disappointment (not really) with their historic role in making the bump-stock ban possible (Satire by Bear.)

Anti-gunners are always saying that 90% of Americans want this or that that’s on their agenda. Yet another survey hints perhaps they’d better think again.

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Midweek links

Published December 19, 2018 11:07 am by Claire

Dear once-and-future felons: The long-rumored bump-stock ban has become a reality. Turns out Trump is more successful at “gun control” than Obama was. Here’s the skinny and what some folks are doing about it.

Now this may be the best anti-theft monkeywrench ever — if you happen to be a NASA engineer with six months to spend on the project. Fabulous video, though. (H/T PT)

Here’s some cheery news: 86% of all federal spending is now on autopilot, requiring no authorization from Congress. (Not that those miscreants ever try to cut spending even when annual budgeting requires it of them.)

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Monday links

Published December 17, 2018 10:03 am by Claire

T.L. Davis gives a pretty good description of a real patriot. A few details are quibbleable (aren’t they always?), but it’s succinctly damnfine.

Lesson from Zendo Deb and California’s Camp Fire: If you see danger coming don’t wait for an official order to evacuate. (Didn’t we already learn this lesson on 9/11? Sadly not.)

Commander Zero describes a creepy criminal act from which he learned a lesson but his neighbor (the target of the creep) might not.

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Weekend links

Published December 8, 2018 1:32 pm by Claire

Could Gamble v U.S. help end the war on weed?

Australia goes and does it. They pass a back-door encryption law that could have horrible repercussions worldwide. But it’s okay because, you know, “national security.” (H/T MJR)

Could the Clintons finally — finally! — be getting into the trouble they’ve deserved all these years?

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Friday links

Published December 7, 2018 1:58 am by Claire

Kurt Schlichter asks how much blood congressthing Eric Swalwall and company would be willing to shed to (try and) capture all our firearms. OUR blood, of course. Or the blood of their paid agents. Sure’s heck the left-elite aren’t okay with putting their own precious bodily fluids at risk.

I think — and hope — we’re beginning to see a groundswell of resistance to the kind of busybodies who alert cops when a child is happily walking alone.

An antidote for political outrage.

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Friday links

Published November 30, 2018 12:37 pm by Claire

Gab should not have to be explaining itself this way to the WaPo or anybody else.

Dick’s Sporting Goods — already hit in the pocketbook by its anti-gunnery — is now experimenting with getting entirely out of the gun business. Sebastian calls this folly.

Are you among the 500 million customers of Marriott’s Starwood Hotels? Then you’re pretty much screwed. That was some serious data they failed to protect.

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Monday links

Published November 5, 2018 8:51 am by Claire

The way modern empires die: They become too heavy-handed, and tech makes it practical to slip away from them. (H/T TSO)

Nine years after implementation of Common Core, schooling standards continue to fall. (True, no doubt, but let’s note that they’ve been falling under virtually every government-driven initiative, ever, and in fact falling since universal government schooling was imposed.)

Oh yeah, here’s another of those typical white supremacists who vandalize synagogues. This one was helped along by the New York Times and NYC city hall.

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John Taylor Gatto, RIP

Published October 30, 2018 7:15 am by Claire

If he wasn’t the single most important voice for freedom, good sense, and respect for children in education, he was certainly among the top three or four. Dead at 82. From the article: Gatto spent nearly 30 years as a teacher in the infamously rough New York City public school system. He was awarded New York City Teacher of the Year three consecutive years while also being recognized as New York State Teacher of the Year in 1991. Over the course of his career, Gatto was recognized by other educators for the rapport he had built with his students. While…

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Thursday links

Published October 25, 2018 1:00 am by Claire

I’m really beginning to believe Apple is serious about its customers’ privacy. Nobody knows quite how, but they’ve blocked a shady tool used by police and hackers alike. (Yes, MJR, your link gave me a smile.)

Did “magic” mushrooms create psilocybin to screw with bugs that wanted to eat them?

No surprise to you, but a surprising source. A study by a group of ultimate public school insiders says government schools are failing kids by not challenging them enough and instead feeding them assignments well below their capabilities.

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