As my avatar will show, I am no TDS victim.  But I have a dissenting view on the September 15 assassination attempt.  This is based on my synthesis of reporting on Drudge and NRO, and the fact that, although a physician, I am not a golfer.

I think the USSS functioned admirably.

I am reading (for the first time) Whittaker Chambers’ Witness. It is a fascinating and extremely engaging book.

That said, the Communists in his world are very concerned about advancing humanity. Communism seems to be awfully focused on people. And I genuinely do not understand why this is so.

“Star Wars: The Acolyte” has been canceled.  Turns out the audience for a show with an openly sociopathic plot energetically defended by a deranged production staff is close to zero.

The plot of the Acolyte is simple.  Female twins are separated at birth.  One (May) is raised by a dark lord of the Sith, the other (Osha) by the Jedi.  The Sith kills Osha’s Jedi friends from childhood and her female love interest.  But she takes one look at his naked body and all is forgiven.  She joins him, but not before killing the Jedi who raised her.  The two mind-wipe May and leave her to be found by the Jedi before running off into the sunset.  Along the way, about 30 lesbian space witches are accidentally killed by a female Jedi Master, played by Carrie-Anne Moss.

Shots were fired between Secret Service agents and an apparent would-be assassin at Trump International Golf Course, where the former president and nominee was golfing Sunday afternoon.

The suspect is now in custody and has been identified; he left behind a rifle at the scene after exchanging fire with agents before fleeing. According to a Secret Service official, the gunman was within 300 to 500 yards of the former president before being spotted.

This post is dedicated to the memory of Randy Webster–

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It is 2005. We are standing in shul (synagogue). It is the first day of Rosh Hashanah. The entire day is a buildup to hearing the blowing of the shofar. There are a great many explanations for why the shofar is so important to Rosh Hashanah and for Jews in general. But on top of all of them, we find that the shofar blasts cut to our core, bypassing reason and the senses, reaching directly to our souls. When we actually hear the shofar, of course.

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was born in 1971, to Beverly Tate and Vernell Varnado.  They were not married, and Mr. Varnado left three months after Calvin was born.  His mother then married Calvin Broadus Sr., and they remained married until Calvin Jr. was three years old.  Calvin’s mother nicknamed him “Snoopy” due to his fascination with the cartoon character, which led to Calvin Jr.’s various names over the years, such as Snoop Doggy Dogg, Snoop Dogg, Snoop Lion, Bigg Snoop Dogg, Dogg Father, Snoop Rock, DJ Snoopadelic, Snoopzilla, FaZe Snoop, and Niggarachi.  I suppose we should be thankful that young Calvin Jr. was not fascinated by Tweety Bird or Minnie Mouse.  On the other hand, if he had been a fan of Calvin and Hobbes, that would have saved some time.

In elementary school, Snoop was known as a dedicated student and enthusiastic churchgoer, singing in a choir at his Baptist Church.  In sixth grade, he began rapping.  By high school, he was active in the drug trade, gangs (he was a member of the Crips), and other criminal activities.  He was arrested multiple times for drug-related offenses, and spent time in jail on and off.  He was later accused of the murder of a rival gang member but was acquitted.  He has often said that his religion has remained important to him.  His Baptist upbringing led him to release a gospel album.  He has also claimed to be a member of the Rastafari religion, as well as The Nation of Islam.

He has often spoken of the importance of living the lifestyle that he raps about.  He worked as a pimp in the early 2000s, saying, “That s*** was my natural calling and once I got involved with it, it became fun.  It was like shootin’ layups for me.  I was makin’ ‘em every time.”   He founded a record label called “Death Row Records,” and his artistic projects include “Murder was the Case,” “Gangsta Walk,” “F*** the Police,” and so on.  To get a feel for Snoop’s music, consider the lyrics to his most famous hit, “Gin and Juice”:

We are used to bias in debate moderators, even some grossly inappropriate interventions (here’s looking at you, Candy Crowley).  But ABC’s David Muir and Linsey Davis did not even try to fake professionalism.  When the late Tim Russert hosted Meet the Press, he invariably asked Democratic guests the tough questions on issues of the day.  The difference was that he rarely pressed or followed up as he did with Republicans.  He was the former campaign manager for George McGovern, and even he was vastly more professional and even-handed than the pair of miscreants provided by the Disney Corp.

Their boss, the Disney exec who oversees the news division of its ABC subsidiary, is not only a longtime friend of Ms. Harris, she introduced her to her husband.  Hugh Hewitt and others have pointed out that there was not one question about China (a big Disney movie market), so no danger that the loyal ABC hitpersons might raise an issue that would upset The Mouse.  No questions about the American recently murdered by Hamas that might upset the Democratic balancing act of catering to the anti-Israel vote while appearing not to.  Not a single hard question or correction aimed at Willie Brown’s old girlfriend.

“I am not a charter school fan” Joe Biden declared in his 2020 presidential campaign. That’s disappointing, but not surprising, coming from the self proclaimed “most pro-union president” in history.

His would-be successor, Kamala Harris seems to still be equivocating, as is her wont, over her position on charter schools. But she has the enthusiastic support of the teachers’ unions, so that’s a bad sign too.