Bits & Bytes

2A: Excerpts from an awesome gun rights Twitter thread – “Can we take a minute to appreciate how many women have protected themselves and others with firearms in the last two or so weeks?”

Aug. 12, Houston – Police say that an argument between a husband and wife turned into physical violence and the husband threatened the wife with a gun. She drew her own gun and shot him in self-defense, wounding him.

Aug. 11, Jackson (MS) – When three teens tried to carjack a woman’s husband and son at gunpoint right outside of their home, the woman armed herself and came to her loved ones’ defense, opening fire on the carjackers and killing one of them.

Aug. 11, Tucson (AZ) – A woman living by herself fatally shot a would-be intruder who kept trying to break into her home despite knowing she was armed.

Aug. 11, Pottstown (PA) – A woman shot and wounded the father of her child after he assaulted her, leaving various injuries. He not only had an active restraining order against him, but also had active warrants for violating that restraining order.

Aug. 10, Farmington (MO) – A man who’d served 8 years in prison for domestic violence threatened to kill his wife during an “alcohol-fueled rage” and went to get a gun. She apparently got to her gun first. He’s dead. She isn’t.

Aug. 8, Texarkana (TX) – A woman’s ex-boyfriend stalked her outside of her apartment and assaulted her with electric hair clippers in an attempt to forcibly shave her head. She was able to grab her gun from her car and shoot him, injuring him.

Aug. 7, Salem (IN) – A woman fatally shot her daughter’s ex-boyfriend after he drove his car into the family’s front lawn, assaulted the woman’s husband, forced him to the ground and held a gun to his head. The ex-boyfriend was “well-known” to police.

Aug. 4, Pottsville (PA) – When a woman tried to leave her home during an argument with her husband, the husband tried to forcibly restrain her, including by tackling her to floor and injuring her. He only relented after she drew a gun on him.

Aug. 4, Clovis (NM) – A woman fatally shot her ex-boyfriend after he broke into her home. She had already begun the process of obtaining a restraining order against him, and he had previously been arrested for criminal trespass at the home.

Aug. 2, Chicago – An off-duty Cook County Sheriff’s deputy fired a shot at would-be intruder who was trying to break into her home, causing him to flee.

Aug. 2, Raleigh (NC) – A woman fatally shot a man in self-defense during a road rage incident in which he tried to force his way into her car.

July 30, Houston (TX) – A woman shot and wounded her romantic partner after he cornered her in her closet and threatened her with a gun. She was packing her clothes to leave after an argument.

July 29, Chattanooga (TN) – After three armed intruders broke into the home she shared with her boyfriend, a woman grabbed her own gun and opened fire on their assailants, hitting one of the three suspects and sending the others fleeing.

• https://notthebee.com/article/heres-a-list-of-over-a-dozen-us-women-who-used-guns-to-defend-themselves-in-the-last-few-weeks-alone

AUSTRALIA: Binary truth advocate, Kirralie Smith, has four court appearances coming up, all for “misgendering” men who compete in female sports.

Former Australian Christian Lobby managing director, Lyle Shelton, has recently come out of a 3-year long court battle, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. His crime was being concerned about Drag Queen story time for children.

Moira Deeming has been expelled from the Liberal Party for attending an ‘anti-trans’ rally.

• https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/08/lgbtq-activist-tribe-declares-war-on-conservatives/
• https://notthebee.com/article/an-anti-trans-activist-is-being-dragged-into-court-in-australia-4-times-for-misgendering-trans-soccer-players

BORDER: The FAUX administration is quietly auctioning off millions of dollars’ worth of unused parts from former President Trump’s border wall for a fraction of what taxpayers spent on them. Cuz, heaven forbid, we should use them to build the wall.

Meanwhile, if you try to sneak into Saudi Arabia, their border guards will kill you dead. CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYbzxvmghZI [2:14].

• https://nypost.com/2023/08/19/biden-sells-border-wall-parts-to-thwart-gop-push-to-use-them/
• https://notthebee.com/article/saudi-border-guards-kill-ethiopians

CATHOLIC: Parents living in the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts, will have a woke-free school option this coming fall. The diocese has instituted a no trans, no gay policy that requires student behaviors and school records to align with their biological sex. I’m curious to see how this affects enrollment. My guess is that it will go up.

• https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/us/catholic-school-system-asks-students-to-use-biological-pronouns-and-names-5478485

CLIMATE HOAX: From the comments on this idiotic news story – “We do this every year. It’s called summer.”

“I’m in the purple zone. Just walked the dogs. Its 85 and cloudy IN AUGUST in SUMMERTIME. I think we are going to make it through the day but I cant really be sure, Heat Dome and all that. Gonna lower my ac from 68 to 66 just to be sure.”

“I have been working outdoors for 45 years and this past summer has been mild. The hottest day recorded in history in my state, TN, was 113 F in 1936. It has averaged in the high 80’s this year. Seems like global cooling to me. Maybe the 70’s predictions were correct 🙂”

• https://notthebee.com/article/climate-crazies-are-terrified-of-this-heat-dome-also-known-as-summer

HAWAII: CLICK https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1693955799197073658 [:32] to see President Empathy doze off during a ceremony in Hawaii honoring the Maui fire victims.

YO YO WORLD CHAMPION: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej8HwAJltCw [3:48] to see a mesmerizing and kinda scary good performance. But wait … that’s just the 1A division champ.

CLICK https://notthebee.com/article/im-pretty-sure-this-years-yo-yo-world-champions-arent-even-human- link below if you want to watch the winners of the more advanced categories.

CLICK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-yo for what the different divisions entail.

And finally, because I can’t seem to resist diving down random rabbit holes just cuz so many things are interesting, CLICK https://www.expensive-world.com/most-expensive-yoyo/ to see the most expensive competition yoyo in the world at $550. That may sound like a ridiculous amount, but considering what Dearest and I have spent on our various hobbies over the years … I gotta say, competitive yoyo seems to be remarkably economical!

GRAMMY NOTES: I just went to Mass online and had the usual critical thoughts about the celebrant (this one cuz he says the prayers SO FAST). I don’t have any Eucharist today, so while Father was distributing, I closed my eyes and imagined myself in God’s lap, apologized for my sinful thoughts. He was so sweet, clearly forgiving me. Then I asked if He’d fix my stupid hypercritical brain and … ::crickets:: For a moment, I was so sad … but then, the music lady began singing “On Eagle’s Wings” and the line, “Make you to shine like the sun” hit me as His answer. Glory and Blessings!!!!!!! ::sigh:: So happy!!!!

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NUYPUL05O-4 for a funny pronoun clip.