Random Shots for Sunday, 12 November 2017

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

1. Posted to Facebook —

   “Muh Patriarchy!”

2. Posted to Facebook —

   Meanwhile, the Johnsonist-Weldists keep implying that watering down the message to almost nothing will bring in that 100,000 people as voters, activists and donors.

   I’ve been waiting 20-plus years for this to actually happen, and haven’t seen it yet. How much longer should I wait?

   In the mean time, I’m wondering if it’s worthwhile to jump to an American affiliate of Freedom Party International:

   http://freedomparty.org

3. Posted to Facebook —

   Why then is the “Fair Tax” being pushed instead of opposition to all taxation as a matter of principle?

4. Posted to Facebook —

   To label Weld as anything other than a Democrat wannabe is a waste of keystrokes, mouse clicks and bandwidth.

5. Posted to Facebook —

   Wasn’t Bill the original Weldist (the 2016 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee) working to get Chris Sununu elected when he donated 400 bucks to Sununu’s gubernatorial campaign in September 2016?

   How much did Weld donate to the Libertarian candidate in that race?

6. Posted to Facebook —

   The problem here is that you’re expecting rationality, consistency and attention to detail from the same production shop that offered garbage episodes such as “Kill the Moon” and “Trees” for public consumption.

7. Posted to Facebook —

   For what it’s worth, I spent a good bit of my teenage years with Three, Four, Five, Six and Seven.

   So how do we *know* for sure that the “First Doctor” is indeed THE First Doctor?

   All we have to go on here is what’s been broadcast, webcast, whatever, by the BBC (and PBS, “Syfy,” etc. here in the Colonies).

   Still, wasn’t the Doc supposed to be limited to twelve regenerations?

   “First Doctor” (William Hartnell) — count is 1.
   “Second Doctor” (Patrick Troughton) — count is 2.
   “Third Doctor” (Jon Pertwee) — count is 3.
   “Fourth Doctor” (Tom Baker) — count is 4.
   “Fifth Doctor” (Peter Davison) — count is 5.
   “Sixth Doctor” (Colin Baker) — count is 6.
   “Seventh Doctor” (Sylvester McCoy) — count is 7.
   “Eighth Doctor” (Paul McGann) — count is 8.
   “Ninth Doctor” (Christopher Eccleston) — count is 9.
   “Tenth Doctor” (David Tennant) — count is 10.
   “Eleventh Doctor” (Matt Smith) — count is 11.
   “War Doctor” (John Hurt) — count is 12.
   “Twelfth Doctor” (Peter Capaldi) — count is 13.
   “Thirteenth Doctor” (Jodie Whittaker) — count is 14.

8. Posted to Diaspora*, Ello, Facebook [ here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here ], Gab, Minds, and Twitter —

   https://fee.org/articles/five-digital-services-that-are-freeing-the-world-and-why/

9. Posted to Facebook —

   What ever happened to evidence being rendered irrelevant because of the seriousness of the charges — the line used by Anita Hill’s supporters against Clarence Thomas?

   Or does that only apply to conservatives and libertarians?

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

1. Sammy Hagar — Marching to Mars
2. Del Rey Books [Ballantine] — Saga of Cuckoo: Farthest Star by Frederick Pohl and Jack Williamson
3. The Foundation for Economic Education [FEE] — Five Digital Services that are Freeing the World, and Why by Jeffrey A. Tucker
4. TruthFeed — BREAKING: George Takei Responds to Sexual Assault Accusations by Eren Moreno
5. The Libertarian Enterprise — Number 948, 12 November 2017