(The first and perhaps the last time I will echo Warren G. Harding…)
I know, I know…for another week, I have failed to get more than two posts (on average) up per day, and even those posts have been shorter and less substantive than usual. A confluence of the many obstacles this persistent infected hematoma in my leg has imposed on my activities and an usually heavy workload in other areas have created the problem, but the leg is getting better….for example, the tips of my toes are no longer purple, and, sitting at my desk just aches rather than causing stabbing pain. Here’s an example of how loused up I am: I haven’t watched an entire Red Sox game in August, something hadn’t happened since I was 10.
Meanwhile, speaking of Boston, when did the city of my birth morph into the Confederacy? Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has been making defiant statements and Bluesky posts (signature significance, by the way) about the city in her charge being “safer” because it refuses to cooperate in enforcing Federal law. Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, vowed to “flood the zone” with federal immigration enforcement in response.
Good. I don’t understand how the sanctuary states and cities can be allowed to get away with this return to the “nullification” movement in the South that was a catalyst to the Civil War. I don’t understand the logic of Wu and other Democratic mayors and governors arguing that impeding the enforcement of laws enhances safety. I don’t understand why the Democrats have lashed themselves to the pro-illegal immigration anchor: how can this possibly help the party regain trust and respectability?
As a footnote, Wu amuses me when she boasts about Boston being the “safest major American city.” All of America’s major cities are unacceptably crime-ridden; all of them are governed by radically progressive and woke Democratic mayors. Saying that one of them is the “safest” is like raving about the best episode of “Three’s Company.”
Well, enough from me. This is your space: use it wisely and well.
Oh! One more thing: today I was offered a contribution from a new commenter that read, “Daha enerjik ve canlı bir masaj deneyimi isteyenler için İzmir masöz kızlar iyi bir tercihtir.” Sadly, I did not deem this worthy of admission to the ranks of privileged commenters.
Ethics Alarms 
“Saying that one of them is the “safest” is like raving about the best episode of “Three’s Company.”
I like the one in which there was some kind of misunderstanding. 😉
Cracked me up. But I can honestly say I never watched a single episode of the show. Although John Ritter was evidently a nice guy and the son of the admirable Tex Ritter.
It was a staple for me as a kid, even if some of the jokes went over my head. It was an essentially harmless show most of the time with plots I could easily understand.
Some 20 years after it left the air, I ran into it while channel surfing. I remembered the episode and even some of the dialogue. Then John Ritter said some double entendre that got my attention. I turned to the future Mr. Golden and asked, “What did he say? I don’t remember that line!” Of course, it had always been there, but my 11-year old self hadn’t gotten it. Weird how the mind works.
“Three’s Company” made “Married With Children” look like “Twelfth Night”….
Daha enerjik ve canlı bir masaj deneyimi isteyenler için İzmir masöz kızlar iyi bir tercihtir.
To which I respond: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet .
-Jut
It’s Turkish, but still a spam for how nice the masseuses are in Izmir. Particularly the lady ones.
Here is something worth discussing.
https://abc7.com/post/man-fleeing-ice-raid-home-depot-monrovia-hit-killed-210-freeway/17538229/
MONROVIA, Calif. (KABC) — A man was hit and killed on the 210 Freeway Thursday in Monrovia as he was fleeing from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation at a Home Depot in Monrovia.
It happened shortly before 10 a.m.
Monrovia City Manager Dylan Feik confirmed that during the ICE activity at the store on Mountain Avenue, the man fled on foot and entered the freeway, crossing Evergreen Avenue and running onto the eastbound lanes of the freeway.
The man was sent to a local hospital where he later died.
“While we understand community members want to know more about the incident, the information provided in this update is all the city has to provide at this time,” said Feik in a statement released Thursday afternoon.
Feik also said the city of Monrovia does not have any information on the operation itself.
“There is no ongoing ICE activity reported in Monrovia at this time, and the City has not received any communication or information from ICE,” he said in the statement.
According to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, the man was not being pursued by any DHS law enforcement.
“We do not know their legal status. We were not aware of this incident or notified by California Highway Patrol until hours after operations in the area had concluded,” read the statement.
Protesters later held a rally in front of the Home Depot.
“It was basically indirect manslaughter,” one protester said. “They chased him out of the Home Depot, and as a result he ran onto the freeway. That wouldn’t have happened if ICE wasn’t raiding the area.”
Students from Monrovia High School organized a rally at the scene after hearing about the tragedy as the California Highway Patrol investigated the accident.
Those who gathered called for an immediate end to the immigration raids.
Community activists say 10 to 12 men were taken into custody, including one man they say was hit in the leg by a vehicle belonging to ICE.
I’m sorry he died. When you run from law enforcement, there’s the potential for accidents to happen. The protesters don’t want the law to be enforced at all so they’re coming up with rationalizations.
If there hadn’t been cars driving on the 210, the guy wouldn’t have been hit. Maybe some people should protest the evil driver who ran the man over.
I know you’re using sarcasm, but the problem is that the left is behaving in a way that it becomes impossible to differentiate.
Time to to repurpose the Interstate 5 ‘immigrant crossing’ caution sign.
I wonder how safe the people in NYC felt back in September 2001 when we had other government agencies not cooperating with each other
I put “Daha enerjik ve canlı bir masaj deneyimi isteyenler için İzmir masöz kızlar iyi bir tercihtir” into Google Translate.
Apparently it’s Turkish for “For those who want a more energetic and lively massage experience, Izmir masseuse girls are a good choice.”
I’m unclear why you didn’t judge this a worthy comment. What could possibly be more germain? 🤔
And I thought you were joking!
Indeed. I could use a Turkish massage right about now. My back is killing me!
jvb
I am simultaneously amused and fascinated that you, I and others on this site googled that comment and got the same thing. Who says AI is a bad thing?
jvb
It’s definitely amusing.
Out of curiosity, what aspect of it fascinates you?
Any indication about the types of massage they offer?
Well, here’s a link to the rather tame Trip Advisor page for Spas and Wellness Centers in Izmir:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g298006-Activities-c40-Izmir_Izmir_Province_Turkish_Aegean_Coast.html
I won’t post a link, but if you’re looking for something more, um, energetic and lively, if you google “Izmir Massage Girls” the second entry is borderline pornographic, at least the first page. I didn’t venture in farther than that. I did notice that lip augmentation surgery appears to be rather popular in Izmir, at least among massage girls there.
Since Zohran Mamdani wants to legalize sex work in NYC maybe we (soon) have a topic of ethical relevance here, that we can discuss at this board. E.g. are there any circumstances were making use of the services of such massage parlors is not unethical? Does the same apply to porn, or OF? Might be an interesting discussion.