I mentioned this very nice small goto equatorial mount. It stopped working shortly after it arrived. Customer Support had me send it in for repair in late March. No communication; no mount back to me. I will never buy from them again.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Where Madness Leads
Multiple news reports indicate that the mass murderers at Islamic Center of San Diego hated Jews so they attacked a mosque. 5/19/26 Times of San Diego:
The two teenage suspects of Monday’s shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego San Diego met and were radicalized online and left a manifesto revealing “hatred for a broad range of folks,” law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
Over at X, Amy Reichert, who seems more left than right, reproduced pages from the manifesto showing that they hated Jews, LGBTWTF, Boomers, and Trump:
It gets worse: white supremacist calling themselves leftists who seek a violent overthrow of the current system:
The hatred of Boomers is troubling. This myth that Boomers are causing Gen Zers problems is crap.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Democratic Party off the Deep End
One of the San Antonio papers is reporting on one of the Democrats running for Congress on a platform that just overwhelms my sense of, "How stupid do you have to be?" Even if she believes this crap, does she really think this will get her elected? Maybe by Democrats. 5/18/26 SACurent:
“She’ll turn Karnes ICE Detention Center into a prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers for human trafficking,” Galindo wrote in an Instagram post over the weekend, referring to herself in the third person. “It will also be a castration processing center for pedophiles, which will probably be most of the Zionists.”...
Over the past week, Galindo has accused her runoff opponent — former Bexar County Public Information Officer Johnny Garcia — of participating in a human trafficking conspiracy orchestrated by billionaire zionist Jews. She also pledged during a Texas Public Radio interview to put Garcia on trial for treason.
Beyond her attacks on Garcia, Galindo has continued to promote the narrative that a cabal of Jewish zionists controls Hollywood, the media and even local politicians.
ICYMI: We Drove a Stake Through the Vampire Rule's Heart
Christian v. James (2d Cir. 2026).
If "vampire rule" leaves you mystified, it is time to re-read one of the masterpieces of late Victorian literature: Bram Stoker's Dracula. In Stoker's novel, vampires could never enter a house uninvited. He used his hypnotic powers on Lucy Harkness (if my memory serves me correctly) to get her to invite him in. As Stoker's novel hints, Dracula's hypnotic powers were akin to spiking a young lady's drink.
Anyway, what is the connection? The fiercely anti-self defense states had to go shall issue on concealed carry licenses, but they were going to make licenses nearly useless by requiring licensees to get explicit invitation to carry in businesses open to the public, either by a sign in the window, or an expression permission from the owner. Imagine if you needed a sign "Black people are allowed" in a business window
This decision struck down New York's rule on this while leaving intact its prohibition on licensees carrying in parks.
Are Three Strikes Laws a Bad Idea?
Progressive objections to three strikes laws included that sending criminals away for life wastes resources because "justice-involved persons" stop being a hazard as they age.
So imagine why surprise at reading this 5/18/26 CBS Boise article:
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — District Judge James Cawthon sentenced 65-year-old Robert Johns on Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury found him guilty of Lewd and Lascivious Conduct and Sexual Abuse of a Minor Under 16....
Johns has a criminal history spanning over four decades, including prior felony convictions for grand theft, burglary, robbery and Murder in the First Degree, for which he received an indeterminate life sentence.
Maybe he is exceptional. I can remember some others, however. The old guy who raped a 14-year-old ib California and cut off her arms with a hatchet was released after just a few years. (Not a very serious crime by progressive California standards. ) He moved to Florida and was then convicted of murdering a woman. Florida not being progressive sentenced him to life.
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