President Biden is handing out Pardons and Commutations like candy to babies. And Chinese nationals. And people who hurt babies. And all the other usual suspects you would expect the head of a crime family to want to pardon or release out of jail. He sent out 1,500 in one day, which is something like 4 times the old record, which was set by Obama on his LAST day in office. And we still have another month to go before Biden is out. I expect him to continue setting records on this account. Keep an eye out because he and his people are busy little beavers when it comes to protecting people who break the law.
I’m reading Toll of Honor by David Weber right now and I think it is one of the most interesting books I have ever read. It is a side novel of a much larger series that is a fully self contained book. It has been years since my last run through the series, but Toll of Honor tells a fresh story and includes everything needed to understand what is going on. It is a fresh look at an old story with its own new story that stands on its own feet. I am amazed at how well it was written to do all of that. If you have ever liked anything David Weber has put out, check this out. It is worth your time.
Runalongs are a mystical creature that runs a long next to high speed vehicles like planes, trains, and automobiles with bored children inside. They take many forms. Running hounds. Leaping deer. Strange and otherworldly creatures of the imagination. Put your hand out, let the wind catch it just right, and you might feel them arching their backs up into the palm of your hand so you can pet them. Mine were X-Wing starfighters. Their mission, to buzz low and mow all that tall grass growing in the ditches while avoiding the power polls and other obstacles. They don’t come just for children though. On a long trip if someone else is driving, I see my old friends zipping along next to us again, like they were never more than a memory away.
So we’ve got drones flying around our bases, ships, and cities for the last month or three. Drones the size of cars according to some reports. Buses according to others. They’ve been hovering around military bases. Coast Guard ships. Flying in the skies over New Jersey. Our government says it isn’t us. DOD says they don’t know who it is. FBI says they don’t know who it is. All our government agencies say they don’t know who it is. So who is it? Did Russia get pissed enough with us launching missiles at them that they decided to give us a what for? Is it Iran? China? And does the government really not know who it is? Or do they know and just don’t want to tell us because they think we won’t like the answer? What do you think?
So while I was on vacation, a New York City jury was pondering over whether or not they should convict a Marine who protected women and children on a subway who were being threatened by a criminal high on drugs saying that someone was going to die. The fact that a self-defense case this blatant was even taken to trial should be excellent evidence at the prosecutor’s impeachment hearing. The jury found the Marine not guilty, which is a good start. I hope to see more of these malicious prosecutions thrown out by the juries in the future. Better yet, let’s get rid of the prosecutors that bring them while leaving the real criminals out on the streets and subways so they can threaten women and children.