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July 24, 2021
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Sharing a few good pieces with you all, independent thinkers.
Since most of these pieces are longer reads, my summaries are also lengthier. To get the full value of these think pieces, please go to the original sources. Enjoy!
These Aren’t the Democrats of Old . . . In the old days, Democrats had predictable agendas, supposedly focused on individual rights, the “little guy” and distrust of the military-industrial complex. The left blasted the wealthy, whether the “lucre” was self-made or inherited. Democrats talked nonstop about the “working man.” They damned high gas and electricity prices that hurt consumers. Almost every liberal cause was
couched in terms of the First Amendment, whether it was the right to shout obscenities, view pornography or bring controversial speakers to campus. The Supreme Court was sacred. Democratic congressmen investigated the CIA and FBI nonstop. Progressive political cartoonists caricatured the Pentagon’s top brass. Dems blasted the generals who retired from the military, then went straight to defense contractor boards and got rich, for taking advantage of the "revolving door"
phenomenon.
That was then; this is now. The institutions became allies, not enemies, and so their powers were augmented and unchecked. The left would not just damn American institutions but infect them — alter their DNA and reengineer them into revolutionary agencies. Patriot Post
Biden Gallup poll approval rating hits record low . . . Six point drop in a month. According to Gallup: President Joe Biden’s latest job approval rating of 50% is down from 56% in June. Before this month, his ratings had not shown meaningful variation during his time in office, and the current figure marks the lowest measured for him to date. White House Dossier
NSA Reportedly Admits To Unmasking Tucker Carlson’s Identity . . . The National Security Agency (NSA) under the Biden administration allegedly unmasked Fox News host and Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson’s identity. According to a Friday report by The Record, the NSA admitted that Carlson’s name was unmasked after it was mentioned by a third party during intelligence gathering. Fox News host Brit Hume said,“The NSA now admits that it
unmasked Tucker’s identity after an intelligence intercept. By law, the identities of American citizens are concealed when they’re caught up during foreign intelligence gathering. They can only be unmasked in extraordinary circumstances.” Fox News called the unmasking of Carlson “entirely unacceptable.” Daily
Caller
The Success of the Counterculture in Becoming the Dominant Culture . . . By the late 1970s, after fantasies of overt political revolution faded, many student radicals urged their followers to undertake the “long march through the institutions.”
The phrase, popularized by the German New Leftist Rudi Dutschke, is often attributed to the Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci—an unimpeachable authority for countercultural standard-bearers. But of course the phrase also carries the aura of an even higher authority: that of Mao Tse-tung and his long march and cultural revolution.
In the context of Western societies, “the long march through the institutions” signified—in the words of Herbert Marcuse—“working against the established institutions while working in them.” It was primarily by this means—by insinuation and infiltration rather than confrontation—that the countercultural dreams of radicals like Marcuse have triumphed. Bellbottoms, long hair, and incense were dispensable props; crucial was the hedonistic yet hectoring antinomianism they
symbolized. In this sense, countercultural radicalism has come more and more to define the dominant culture even as the memory of student strikes and demonstrations fades under the distorting glaze of nostalgia. Epoch Times
We Are Doctors. Here’s the Truth About Transgender Females’ Bodies and Athleticism . . . “Why is it still a question whether two decades, from puberty to the age of 35, with the hormonal system of a man also would give an advantage [in competing against women]?” Athletic differences are also due to genetics. Studies have identified more than 3,000 genes that are differentially expressed in male and female skeletal muscle. Obvious bone
differences due to a combination of genetics and hormones even exist at birth; the average male is heavier and taller than the average female and this advantage continues, when controlled for stage of puberty, throughout life.
Genetics is why a male who self-identifies as female remains male, and giving estrogen to a male does not transform him into a female. While it is true that a male using estrogen will lose muscle strength and impair other aspects of his physiology, he does not alter his genetics; he remains male at the cellular level in all body systems. Similarly, a female who self-identifies as male remains female, and giving her testosterone does not transform her into a male. In terms of
genetics, she remains female at the cellular level. These inherent sex-based differences also mean that females are at higher risk of athletic injuries. Science and common sense agree. When males are allowed to compete in athletic leagues designed for females, they deprive girls and women of the opportunity to safe and fair \ participation in sports. Daily Signal
Why Not Award Ashli Babbitt’s Killer the Medal of Honor? . . . If the killing of the Air Force veteran in the Capitol on January 6 was a salvific act, why hide the killer? Why not celebrate him?
What follows describes our oligarchy’s terrible trilemma concerning their narrative of January 6. Multiple sources—chiefly the U.S government by its efforts to hide him—identify Capitol Police Lieutenant Michael L. Byrd as the officer who killed Ashli Babbitt. The D.C. oligarchy has advanced the ruling narrative that it narrowly thwarted the supposed “greatest menace to our democracy since the Civil War”—armed, white insurrectionists in the act of overthrowing the U.S.
government, by courageous police work and prosecutions. From Joe Biden to the lowest ranks of the Justice Department and the media, the oligarchy had bet, in the name of national security, it could stonewall for the long run about who exactly did what on January 6.
A forlorn bet, especially since the narrative on which the oligarchy rests its right to intimidate its opponents depends so much on affirming the virtuosity of its acts of oppression—foremost of which was shooting and killing Babbitt. But if the killing was a salvific act, why hide the killer? Why not celebrate him? But if honoring Lt. Byrd (or whomever) is impossible, throwing him under the proverbial bus may be the only path to preserving some integrity for the “January 6
insurrection” narrative so important to the oligarchy’s plans to retain power. Yet throwing the scapegoat under the bus is itself problematic if only because, coming so late, after massive stonewalling, it is itself a red flag of a bigger cover up. American Greatness
The Mind of a Writer . . . The late Kurt Vonnegut had a simple yet profound approach to writing. “When I write,” he said, “I simply become what I seemingly must become.” Stephen Hunter, another great American writer, has a similar approach to his craft today. What really matters, he says, is that the book becomes your life, always either on your mind or in your subconscious. As Hunter explained on Newt Gingrich's podcast,
“Newt’s World,” writing has become a part of his normal life, like brushing his teeth. “You wouldn’t think of going out in the morning without brushing your teeth,” he said. “Well, I wouldn’t think of going to bed without writing. It’s habit, not will.”
The result of this lifestyle and deep concentration has been 20 extraordinary novels. Hunter’s success did not come overnight. He had initially written two novels that he was unable to publish; it took years of working before he realized success. And then, in 1980, while working at the Baltimore Sun, Hunter was able to take all of the knowledge and determination he had accumulated from failure to publish his first novel, Master Sniper.
From there, Hunter became the finest writer in the world on the process, practice, and psychology of sniping, writing authoritatively on the subject. Much of this apparent expertise comes from a long-held passion for and familiarity with firearms, dating back to his childhood. Far beyond just sniping, though, Hunter has an ability to surprise readers, taking them down one road before suddenly pivoting to another. Hunter's latest book, Basil’s War: A WWII Spy Thriller, is
available now. And he has another book, Targeted, coming out in January 2022. Hunter made one point about in Targeted that Americans should note —especially those pushing to curb gun rights and defund the police. “You need a guy with a gun,” Hunter said. “You may not like him. You may not like guns. But if you get rid of the good guy with the gun, you are a fool.”Another simple yet profound message from the fascinating mind of a great writer. Gingrich360
Please join me for my virtual book launch of Putin’s Playbook, one day before the official release date. President of Regnery Publishing Thomas Spence will keynote and award-winning, veteran White House Correspondent, and current senior editor at Fox News Digital, Keith Koffler will moderate
this highly-anticipated event. You will learn the backstory of this important book and some of the things that the U.S. government didn’t want you to know about the Russian threat. You will also receive an exclusive DISCOUNT CODE to purchase your copy of Putin’s Playbook and the details on how to get it signed by the author.
When: Jul 26, 2021 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
See you at the launch!
Rebekah
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