California Californicates Itself

The Baseball Writers Association of America voted on the Hall of Fame class of 2023 and once again proved itself unfit for purpose. Scott Rolen got in (it's the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of Pretty Good), but Jimmy Rollins didn't. Jimmy Rollins was the premier National League shortstop of his generation. If you don't think he's a Hall of Famer, you should stop watching baseball, and watch something more appropriate to your personality, like The Batchelor or something. 

Fox News tells us: 'Last week, Democrat Assemblyman Alex Lee introduced a bill in California that would impose an annual 1.5% tax on those with a "worldwide net worth" above $1 billion, starting as early as January 2024.' We understand that California plans on taxing refugees after they move out of state. How California plans to do that we have no idea. Strikes us as unconstitutional, but who knows the mind of the court.

All one can do is watch the pain California is inflicting upon itself and enjoy it. California you asked for this. California you voted for this. California you deserve this. There is no reason, none whatsoever, for Conservatives or MAGA hats to oppose socking it to the rich. The rich man is the Woke man, the globalist man, the grooming man. Know your class enemies. 

This blog is seeing some Dutch traffic of late. You guys reading World War 1990: Nederland? Why not say hallo?

What Will's Watching, Night Court, Episode 3. Meh. We switched to 1923, Episode 4 after the second commercial break. The OG Night Court took place in the pre-Giuliani New York. The courtroom had a none-stop parade of petty criminals, idiots, freaks and weirdos and was run by cynical, hard-bitten people for whom drag queens and bag ladies were just part of the natural habitat. The reboot ain't that. We'll try again next week. 

Thing's I'd like to say in earnest: 'March to the sound of the guns.' -Pat Buchanan. More on him in a future post. 

Israel Radar reports: 'The Israeli Air Force acquired “very expensive” advanced munitions for strikes in Iran, Maariv daily reports. The high-powered armaments can be used to bomb a variety of strategic assets in Iranian territory.' This blog is continually amazed at the Israeli's openness with weapons purchases, military drills, plans and intentions. Sometimes we wonder if this openness is a feint to distract from other plans and weapons, as if the Israelis really do have space lasers or a weather machine. You know what the imams say. 

Will writes: Whenever we get stuck, we'll spend a paragraph describing something. Which is why our novels always have a lot of paragraphs showing the activity around an airstrip or armoured battalion. 'Eight Italian Starfighters were parked in a line down the tarmac illuminated by runway lights. Lined up behind the Starfighters were Diavoli Rossi Squadron’s nine Tornados, each with a half dozen 800 pound gravity bombs under their wings. Pilots lolled about their aircraft, going over checklists. A The last of the bomb tractors pulled away from the flight line. On the opposite side of the tarmac nine Israeli F-16s stood ready to taxi.'

We were having a problem with these briefing to tarmac scenes in The Final Storm. Today we had a revelation. Why not move the tarmac scenes to the head of the air strike chapter? Yes, that will work. Yes, it will. We are among the best there is at what we do.