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Iron Angels by Eric Flint and Alister Kimble

It was OK. An FBI Agent investigates strange murders that lead to the discovery of two opposing cults and a portal to another universe. It is as well written any any thing Flint involves himself in but it never really grabbed me. I'm not saying don't read it. It just didn't work that well for me.

Current Events

A Universal Human Ethic

The Fundamental Right is Self Ownership, Not Gun Ownership

So, I want to admit upfront that gun ownership can not be a universal human ethic. A universal human ethic is true for all time in all cultures in all situations for all humans. And guns have been around only for 650 years or so. So, by definition, there can be no universal human ethic to “own guns”. Stating it as though there is (which unfortunately is done by both sides of the debate) is a straw-man, making the American position even harder for other cultures to understand.

Gun ownership is not a fundamental human ethic, but a derived right from a universal human ethic — the right of self-ownership.

RTWT

H/T to Firehand

Comic Book Writers Plot to Harass Conservatives at ComicCon

I like comic books. I've been reading them since I learned to read. Adaptations of novels led me to real books. I'm sure many of the writers and artists I liked when I grew up were liberal and liberal themes made their way into the stories but not in the heavy handed way they seem to be popping up lately. AND I never heard of shit like this until recently.

Comic Book Writers Plot to Harass Conservatives at ComicCon

So, to you artists and writers out there. YOUR job is to entertain me NOT preach to me. Shit like this only means I won't buy your product and I'm pretty sure when others take the same stance your employers won't be happy with the drop in sales. By the way, I'm fifty-seven years old. I'm one of those guys who have some disposable income to spend on things like comics. Can you say the same about SJW you seem to be aiming your product at now? I just went in to my local comic shop and dropped my pre-orders from about 25 comics a month to three. Think about it.

It's what they do...

Lie.

Media Continues Perpetuating VPC Machine Gun Deception

'Cuz that's all they have.

Current Events and Stuff

In the land of the perpetually offended...

Lipscomb University president apologizes for cotton stalk centerpieces

RALLY IN RALEIGH FOR YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

October 11

Be There.

Yep

The question is what your definition of amnesty is. It's a vague word at best that can mean many things.

I suggest we keep it simple. In the case of the "Dreamers" amnesty should allow for just about anything citizenship entails, for them to work and study here as long as they wish, except for that most precious of all things in a democratic republic -- the vote. Under no circumstances can or should someone who has arrived in our country illegally, no matter at what age, be allowed ever to vote in our elections at any level -- federal, state or local.

To borrow a phrase from Barack Obama, it "wouldn't be fair." Those millions of legal immigrants from all over the world who stood in line and played by the rules deserve the right to determine this country's future in elections. Those that didn't, don't. If the extent of the "Dreamers'" American dream is so great that they feel an overwhelming desire to vote, they are free to go home and wait in line like everybody else.

Bad Idea

Protester in ‘F*** THE POLICE’ shirt open carries handgun in the dumbest way possible #JasonStockley

Maybe he has a little bit to spare?

I thought we'd learned the lesson of paying tribute...

...back in 1805.

'Cuz That's Funny

Meanwhile , #WhatsHisName remains seated during our national anthem... pic.twitter.com/g2tEK6IhJ4

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) September 10, 2017

[H/T to Borepatch]

I Guess We Know Where Ryan and McConnel Stand on the Second

Ryan Blocking Concealed Carry Reciprocity, Congressman Tells Armed American Radio

The GOP talks big until they are in a position where they have to put up or shut up. Then it's crickets. The only difference between them and the Democrats is one of degree.

R. I. P. Len Wein

I can't say he was what I would call a favorite but the man paid his dues and in doing so co-created Wolverine, Swamp Thing, and The Human Target. He wrote Giant Size X-Men #1 that re-introduced the new team that included Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus. Those are his creations that I can remember off the cuff. I grew up reading the comics he wrote. He did good work.

Len Wein, Legendary Comics Writer Who Co-Created Wolverine, Dies at 69

R. I. P. Jerry Pournelle

Next to Robert Heinlein, Jerry Pournelle was my favorite writer. His books were as good the second and third time through as the first. His solo novels and collaborations were damn near perfect, and he will be missed.

In Memoriam: Jerry Pournelle