Guest Post by Simon Black
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice.
Governors proclaim chicken wings are not a meal
The pandemic has made Governors so power hungry that they are now telling restaurants what counts as a meal.
States like California and New York are forcing restaurants and bars to only serve alcohol with meals.
That prompted some establishments to add special menu items so that patrons who just wanted a drink didn’t have to order an entire meal.
But now that tactic has caught the eye of Comrade-Governors Newsom and Cuomo.
They have decided that not only is it within their power to tell restaurants if they are allowed to serve drinks and food, but these Governors also claim the power to dictate what counts as a meal.
The dictator of California officially decreed that buffalo chicken wings are not a meal.
Nor are reheated frozen entrees, “pizza bites (as opposed to a pizza)”, or “any small portion of a dish that may constitute a main course when it is not served in a full portion or when it is intended for sharing in small portions.”
And the dictator of New York said the food available has to be “More than just hors d’oeuvres, chicken wings, you had to have some substantive food. The lowest level of substantive food were sandwiches.”
There you have it, sandwiches are a meal, chicken wings are not. So says the politburo.
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A&E loses half its viewers after canceling “Live PD”
Amid calls for police accountability, A&E canceled its reality TV show “Live PD” to try to appease the Twitter mob.
Does this seem counterintuitive to you? It does to me. Following cops around with a camera seems like it would INCREASE police accountability.
But A&E seems to think that if they stop filming the police, then transparency and accountability will improve. In other news, 2+2 = 5.
But it turns out bowing to the Twitter mob isn’t necessarily good for business.
A&E’s total prime time viewership dropped by over 50% in the week after the show was cancelled.
And the channel has hardly recovered since then. Compared to this time last year, A&E has suffered a 36% total decline in viewers.
“Live PD” and its spin-offs were by far the most successful shows on A&E and sometimes made up 85% of its programming.
The shows brought in almost $300 million last year in advertising revenue.
Oops.
Click here to read the full story.
California State Universities now require Social Justice course
The California State University system is adding its first new general education requirement in 40 years.
Students at all 23 college campuses will now be required to take a class on either social justice, or ethnic studies.
But this new requirement was met with ANGER by the California Faculty Association.
They said it was “deplorable and disrespectful” that this requirement was passed without the consultation of CSU Council of Ethnic Studies.
And they were disappointed that the new rule didn’t go far enough, because some of the classes that fulfill the requirement are not closely enough related to ethnic studies.
This is a great reason to absolutely NEVER try to appease the Twitter mob– they won’t be satisfied, they will always want more. And YOU might even become a target for being the wrong kind of woke.
But this is a great way to truly mark the point where a college degree becomes worthless (especially when you are paying full tuition for online classes).
Click here to read the full story.
Woman pepper-sprays couple for not wearing masks during picnic
A couple went to a San Diego park to have lunch.
They set up their picnic, properly socially distanced from other park-goers, and removed their masks to eat.
That’s when they began being harassed by an older woman. She flipped them off, and yelled obscenities about them not wearing masks in public.
Then this woman walked up to the picnicking couple and pepper sprayed them.
It was all caught on camera by another person at the park. As the culprit walked off, she claimed she was defending herself… against people in an outdoor park, minding their own business, eating lunch.
So now, because of the Covid hysteria, people think it’s “defense” to physically attack strangers for not wearing a mask. That’s where we are as a society.
Click here to read the full story.
Indiana Executive Order carries 6 months in jail for no mask
First it was individual towns threatening jail time over not wearing masks.
Now the entire state of Indiana will force residents to wear masks anytime they are in public, with the threat of jail hanging over anyone who does not comply.
The Governor of Indiana thinks six months in jail is appropriate for people who don’t wear a mask in public.
But he said, “We are going to continue to try to appeal to Hoosiers to do the right thing… mask police will not be patrolling Hoosier streets.”
So then what’s that six months in jail for?
Click here to read the full story.
… but Mask Police WILL be patrolling Miami streets
The mask police have formed a 39-officer-strong unit in Miami to look for violators showing their dirty faces in public.
Anyone caught without a mask will be charged $50 for a first offense, then $100.
A third offense comes with a $500 fine, and arrest.
Click here to read the full story.
… yet somehow Federal employees are exempt from wearing masks
You can now be fined $1,000 in Washington DC for not wearing a mask in public.
But the Mayor exempted lawmakers, judges, and federal employees from the order. So apparently federal employees are unable to spread the virus?
That must be why the laws only apply to peasants like us, not to the important people making and enforcing the laws.
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What, A&E didn’t know they were going to lose that many viewers? Pah-leeze. They’re getting something in return.
I find it quite amusing. The little wannabe tyrant governor of PA does everything the big kids do but never gets mentioned in the national press.
Him & Rachel killed lots of old people, 2/3 of PA corona deaths by some statistics, just like Cuomo. PA is now locked down again (WTF does green mean if not normal?) just like NY and other Dem Paradises. Now Tom says “That’s a snack, not a meal” just after bars spent thousands to comply with his last Rechtsverordnung.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and, accordingly, all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
Declaration of Independence
I guess businesses and business owners haven’t suffered enough. I guess we all haven’t suffered enough, yet.
That’s the whole kit and caboodle. The crux of the problem.
Not about safety, all about control.
It should disturb people more that so many actually watch these horrible live cop shows. To me, all they are is a giant endorsement of the police state. I agree with the need for safety and security, but the government monopoly army of occupation is no way to achieve that with any degree of freedom or liberty intact.
I’m in North Carolina. Our rocket scientist of a governor just issued his 29th Executive Order of this hoax to decree that restaurants cannot serve alcohol after 11 p.m, even if the alcohol is being consumed with a meal. He’s ffffrightened that people are congregating and relaxing their paranoia when eating and drinking after 11. Because, you know, this virus wakes up at 11 at night and goes after alcohol like a Democrat after my income. Drink a fifth of Jack at 10:45 and you’re safe from the virus, but since we’re all apparently Gremlins or something, don’t feed or give us alcohol after 11.
Amazing there’s outbreaks anywhere really ?
Taiwan – pop. 24M – 7 deaths
Vietnam – pop 100M – 3 deaths.
Now someone, anyone, explain that…
Now we know congress and the media are safe. Whew.
This is great news. As a bar/restaurant owner in the People’s Republic of Jersey i’m Now waiting on Comrade Murphy to issue the same dictate regarding Wings. We’re famous for ours and it’s our biggest seller by a county mile. As they are no longer deemed food by government fiat, I guess there is longer a need to collect and remit sales tax on said item. Find the sunshine in everything kids!
It’s despicable how Murphy and his police thugs have treated you and other small business owners during this over-hyped flu crisis. It’s as if they want you to fail. We followed as they harassed you from the very beginning. The Shamrock is our favorite bar. I’ve written dozens of articles about the crazy stuff we’ve witnessed and the fun we’ve had at your bar. We were there on opening night when they finally let you serve outdoors. We’ll be back in a few weeks when we are down again. Murphy is an asshole, but your dedicated Shamrock patrons will outlast him. Keep up the fight.
Jim, don’t own that glorious place called the shamrock(wish I did). Just love rocking out there. Maybe I can buy you a cold one out at the pirate ship soon as thanks for all the great reads you supplied me with over the years. Keep up the great work, thanks.
Yes, they would do that in good ol Hoosierland. Which is why I left for good back 40 years ago.