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"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Bad Ideas and Bad Decisions

Posted on | April 2, 2017 | Comments Off on Bad Ideas and Bad Decisions

Amy Graves admitted having sex with a dog.

Amy Graves, 43, was arrested in February after Mississippi police say video of her having sex with a dog was posted on social media. Last month, Graves admitted her crime and was sentenced to counseling.

In Minnesota, U.S. Postal Service employee Brian Chapman, 21, was arrested after a homeowner — suspicious as to why the mailman kept entering his garage to deliver packages — checked his home surveillance video and saw Chapman committing a sexual act with his dog, police say.

Amanda Leigh McClammy, 32, and her husband were arrested in Tempe, Arizona, after a domestic violence incident. Ms. McClammy’s husband told police that his wife had a video on her cellphone that showed her having sex with a dog. Police charged her with bestiality.

That’s three different dog-sex cases already this year, and you may recall more than a dozen such stories I recapped for 2016. Why do people do these things? What is the thought process that leads someone to say, “Hey, that dog’s looking kinda sexy”? Bad decisions begin with bad ideas, and my curiosity about the psychology of dog-sex perpetrators is related to my research into radical feminism. Scouring around the Internet the other day, I encountered this headline:

AM I GAY ENOUGH NOT TO BE STRAIGHT?

Speaking as a professional journalist with more than 30 years experience, permit me to say, that headline works. What is the purpose of a headline? To make you read the story, and with a headline like that, how could I possibly not read the story? But the question I kept asking was, why?

Why would a young woman write a story like that and put it on the Internet for everybody in the world to read? It’s like dog sex. Whatever thought process leads someone to having sex with a dog, I can’t explain, but why do so many of the dog-sex criminals record videos of their crimes? Rachael Alexis Harris and her husband, Corey Dean Harris, for example, were arrested in December for recording sex videos with their dog. Likewise, Miranda Johns, 21, was arrested last year after police found videos on her boyfriend’s cellphone of her having sex with dogs.

While I do not mean to say that sex with dogs is analogous to a young feminist deciding to explore her “bisexuality,” it is her decision to share this exploration with the entire world that gives me pause. Thank God there was no Internet or digital video during my youth. What would I have been posting online back in the day? The thought terrifies me, and what’s going on with young people now should concern everyone. The explosion of social media in recent years seems to have short-circuited some people’s instinct for self-preservation. The author of that article about bisexuality, Misha Scott, is a recent graduate of Loyola Marymount University, where the annual tuition is $44,238. You might think that someone who paid so much to be educated at a prestigious university would have enough common-sense concern for her reputation that she wouldn’t be recounting her sexual adventures at a site called Slutever.com. However, feminism has nothing to do with common sense:

Unless a publisher is going to pay me enough money to flee the country, change my identity and live a life of luxury on the tropical island paradise of Vanuatu, I’m invoking the Fifth Amendment. In fact, I’m prepared to deny any allegation that I’ve ever had sex with anyone. Oh, sure, my wife and I have six children, but do you have a subpoena requiring me to provide a DNA sample for testing purposes? No, you don’t, and so on the advice of my attorney, Bert the Samoan Lawyer, I am going to refuse either to confirm or deny anything about my sex life, period. . . .
The Let-Me-Tell-You-About-My-Sex-Life variety of feminism strikes me as both self-indulgent and potentially self-destructive. However, because “the personal is political,” as pioneering feminist Carol Hanisch declared, the Internet is crammed full of startling confessions by young women telling us more than we want to know about their sexual preferences and activities. . . .

You can read the whole thing at The Patriarch Tree.

It’s 7,000 words long, and I regret writing at such length, but I’ve grown so sick and tired of this ridiculous Third Wave feminist lunacy that once I get started, these Gonzo rants just seem to write themselves.



 

Category: Sex Trouble

Police Say Crackhead Started Fire That Destroyed I-85 Overpass in Atlanta

Posted on | April 2, 2017 | 1 Comment

Basil Eleby was inspired by crack cocaine, not Islamic jihad.

When I turned on the news and saw the raging inferno that destroyed an interstate highway overpass north of downtown Atlanta last week, my first thought was that this must be Islamic terrorism. Somehow, I was certain, radical Muslims inspired by ISIS had figured out a way to cripple a major transportation hub, probably by detonating a fuel tanker under the bridge. And if this succeeded, then we would see a wave of similar attacks on vital infrastructure in other cities.

That was my hunch, anyway. It seemed like a logical conclusion, but I guess I owe ISIS an apology, because the truth was far more mundane:

The man accused of starting the raging fire that destroyed part of Interstate 85 north of downtown Atlanta was talking about smoking crack just before the blaze began, according to his arrest affidavit.
Basil Eleby told city and federal investigators that he had discussed smoking crack cocaine with two companions under the highway overpass before deciding to do the drug alone, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Saturday.
Jail records show Eleby has been arrested 19 times since 1995, mostly on drug charges. Accused of starting the fire below the elevated highway, Eleby now faces charges of first-degree arson and first-degree property damage.
Sophia Brauer and Barry Thomas were arrested along with Eleby on Friday, both charged with criminal trespass in the area used to store state-owned construction materials and equipment.
“We believe they were together when the fire was set and Eleby is the one who set the fire,” Deputy Insurance Commissioner Jay Florence said.

Abandon all hope. America is doomed — helplessly and irretrievably doomed. Even before the radical Muslims can kill us all, our civilization will be destroyed from within by vagabond drug addicts. The only interesting question here is, did Basil Eleby vote in any recent elections?

Because I’m thinking he’s not a Republican. That’s just a hunch. Sometimes my hunches are wrong, but this one? About a 99% certainty.



 

Category: Crime

FMJRA 2.0: Damn Yankees

Posted on | April 1, 2017 | 2 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

For clarity’s sake, the reference is to the musical based on Douglas Wallop’s The Year The Yankees Lost The Pennant, not the rock group featuring Tommy Shaw and Ted Nugent.

Late Night With Rule 5 Monday
Animal Magnetism
Ninety Miles From Tyranny
A View From The Beach
Proof Positive
EBL

Dear White People: Lara Witt (@Femmefeministe) Hates You
Rotten Chestnuts
The Political Hat
EBL

FMJRA 2.0: A Rare Saturday Off
The Pirate’s Cove
A View From The Beach
EBL

‘Fundamentally Unfair’: Legal Group Slams Campus Sexual Assault Policies
EBL

L.A. Mayor Vows Nullification to Defend City’s Sanctuary Policy for Illegal Aliens
Rotten Chestnuts
A View From The Beach
EBL

NY Times Admits Fake News
A View From The Beach
EBL

In The Mailbox: 03.27.17
A View From The Beach
Proof Positive
EBL

In The Mailbox: 03.28.17
Proof Positive
EBL

Feminist @HannahSmothers_ Confirms the Worst Stereotypes of Feminism
EBL

In The Mailbox: 03.29.17
A View From The Beach
Proof Positive
EBL

‘Equality,’ Florida-Style: Lesbian Arrested for Attacking Her Husband With Bleach
EBL

‘Diversity’ Requirement for College Faculty Enables Political Discrimination
A View From The Beach
EBL

California Prosecutes Pro-Lifers
The Pirate’s Cove
EBL

In The Mailbox: 03.30.17
A View From The Beach
Proof Positive
EBL

Lesbian Fitness Guru Faces Felony Charges After Driving Incident
EBL

Australian School Abolishes ‘Heteronormative’ Dress Code
EBL

In The Mailbox: 03.31.17
A View From The Beach
Proof Positive
EBL

Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge
EBL

College Girls: Prostitutes and Democrats
EBL

This week’s top linkers:

  1.  EBL (20)
  2.  A View From The Beach (9)
  3.  Proof Positive (6)

Thanks to everyone for their linkagery!


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Category: FMJRA Award

Oh, Wow — Psychologist I’ve Frequently Cited Files Discrimination Suit

Posted on | April 1, 2017 | Comments Off on Oh, Wow — Psychologist I’ve Frequently Cited Files Discrimination Suit

Jennifer Freyd is the psychologist responsible for identifying a syndrome known as DARVO — Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender — based on her work dealing with perpetrators of sexual abuse. Her insight came to my attention while I was coping with the fallout of the Kaitlyn Hunt case, where supporters of the convicted sex offender, who had claimed to be the victim of homophobia after she molested a 14-year-old girl, engaged in heinous abuse against those who supported Florida law enforcement’s prosecution of the case. Given my familiarity with Professor Freyd’s work, this story caught my attention:

University of Oregon Psychology Professor Jennifer Freyd [March 18] filed a sex bias lawsuit against the U of O for pay discrimination.
Freyd is a full professor who’s been at the University for 25 years. She has a national reputation for her work in the psychology of trauma and on behalf of sexual assault survivors. Freyd’s lawsuit alleges that over the years she’s received considerably lower pay than her male colleagues. Attorney Jennifer Middleton represents professor Freyd in the lawsuit.
Middleton: “According to her own department studies, she’s paid $50-thousand a year less than her comparable male colleagues. So, this seems like a clear instance of sex discrimination in pay and we’re seeking pay equity for her.”
The lawsuit seeks back-pay and damages of a yet undetermined amount. Middleton says the Psychology Department has found that on average female professors are paid $25-30 thousand less than their male peers. She says Freyd tried for years to get the department to rectify the situation.

Why is a liberal-controlled university in a Democrat-controlled state like Oregon engaged in discrimination against women? Another story:

The UO said Freyd, of Eugene, collects $155,237 a year in salary and another $70,544 in benefits.
“While we’ve not yet received the formal filing, the university is aware of Professor Freyd’s allegation,” Tobin Klinger, a school spokesman said in an email. “Although Professor Freyd’s pay places her in the top 13% of all tenure track faculty at the UO, we are committed to paying our faculty commensurate with their achievements. We will look closely at the case in the coming days.”

Professor Freyd makes more money than 87% of her peers, and her salary is more than three times the median household income in Oregon. If indeed she is paid less than male professors in her department, then the university is paying those guys way too much money. Whatever the result of her lawsuit may be, at least it might help taxpayers in Oregon learn more about the way their tax dollars are being spent. Why should state university professors — government employees — be making so much more than the taxpayers who are footing the bill? Is there a shortage of people with advanced psychology degrees in Oregon, so that the university must offer lucrative salaries to attract qualified instructors?

Probably not. In 2014, American universities awarded 8,657 Ph.D.s in the social sciences, which include psychology, and more than 30% of those newly minted Ph.D.s had no commitment of post-doctoral employment. The academic job market is looking pretty grim these days:

Across disciplines, academic jobs are in short supply. “In the social sciences, about 40 percent of doctorate recipients end up in nonacademic positions,” says Robert Sowell, PhD, vice president for programs and operations at the Council of Graduate Schools. . . .
Traditional tenure-track jobs in academia are increasingly rare, and several experts point to funding as a big factor in that trend. “The real issue right now is the economy,” Sowell says. “Institutions are cutting back.” . . .
Part-time positions, in particular, save colleges money because they often don’t include health benefits. In 1975, 57 percent of faculty at all U.S. degree-granting institutions held tenured or tenure-track positions, according to U.S. Department of Education statistics. By 2009, just 30 percent of faculty could say the same. Meanwhile, the proportion of part-time faculty swelled from 30 percent in 1975 to 51 percent in 2009.

Tenured professors are extremely fortunate to have their full-time jobs, considering that every year many thousands of students get Ph.D.s and enter the already overcrowded pool of would-be professors. Women get the vast majority (77%) of bachelor’s degrees in psychology, and women also get more than two-thirds of new Ph.D.s in psychology. So here we have Professor Freyd, a woman in a female-dominated field, a tenured professor earning more than 87% of her peers at the University of Oregon, who claims to be a victim of sexist discrimination.

There is a word for such a claim, and I don’t have a Ph.D. in psychology, but I know crazy when I see it. Everybody remembers psychology professor Deborah Frisch, right?

The former University of ­Oregon professor released from jail [in March 2015] after pleading guilty to making a false report against a Eugene police officer is again behind bars on similar charges.
Deborah Ellen Frisch, 53, is facing a charge of initiating a false report and a probation ­violation in the previous case. . . .
Frisch, who has a doctorate in psychology, was arrested in February for three counts of stalking after police accused her of repeatedly harassing a city police officer, another city of Eugene employee, and the director of a local nonprofit agency. . . .
For several years between 1988 and 2001, Frisch taught at the UO psychology department. She then taught at the University of Arizona but resigned in 2006 after writing inflammatory online comments to a conservative blogger.

Just a few recent news items:

  • September 2015: Simmons College psychology professor Alyssa Azotea was arrested on child pornography charges. Police said Azotea engaged in online conversations with a man in which “images of children” were shared.
  • April 2016: Ohio State University psychology professor Keith Markman was charged with burglary and assault after police said he forced his way into an ex-girlfriend’s home and attacked her.
  • July 2016: Former Webster University psychology professor Norma Patricia Esparza is sentenced to six years in prison for her role in the 1995 murder of a man she accused of raping her when she was in college.
  • September 2016: Former University of Nebraska psychology professor Joseph Benz was sentenced to five years probation on federal child pornography charges. Investigators say Professor Benz had more than 20,000 images and videos of child pornography.
  • December 2016: Former University of California Riverside psychology professor Michael Lamar Vanderwood was sentenced to nine years to life in state prison for torturing his wife.

Look, I’m not trying to say all psychology professors are dangerous criminals, but after you see enough dots, you start noticing a pattern.

 

Category: Education

College Girls: Prostitutes and Democrats

Posted on | March 31, 2017 | Comments Off on College Girls: Prostitutes and Democrats

Acacia Friedman (left) and Samara Charlotin (right) were busted for prostitution.

Hey, buddy, how’d you like to get it on with a couple of college girls? Well, the going rate is $5,000, according to police in Coral Gables, Florida, where University of Miami student Acacia Friedman, 23, and Florida International University student Samara Charlotin, 19, were arrested Wednesday in a sting operation. The deal with an undercover cop was reportedly negotiated by Friedman’s fellow Miami student Maury Noun, 21. Charlotin was also charged for possession of oxycontin and marijuana. According to Heavy.com, it appears that the enterprising student/pimp Noun is a Trump supporter, while Friedman’s online profile shows she supported Bernie Sanders for president in last year’s Democrat primaries. And then there’s this:

 

That was Friedman’s Twitter profile picture, showing her posing with former President Bill Clinton at a campaign event last year.

(Hat-tip: Evil Blogger Lady.)

 

Category: Bill Clinton, Crime, Florida

Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge

Posted on | March 31, 2017 | Comments Off on Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge

by Smitty

“Synechdoche.”

“YES!!!?!” her rant not even slightly paused by the rhetorical term. “I TELL YOU MY CHILDHOOD DREAM OF OWNING A THRESHOLD OPENING ONTO A BREATHTAKING VIEW, AND YOU BLOW MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON THIS?”
“It seemed like a pretty good gag at the time.”
“YOU STUPID FOOL! I should force you to live here until you just die of exposure. For years I’ve tolerated your feeble attempts at making me happy. Now you’ve wasted so much money that I’m going to be forced to move into one of those high-rise Trump slums in New York City.”
“You said ‘die’?”
—
Thanks, Darleen

Category: Friday Fiction

In The Mailbox: 03.31.17

Posted on | March 31, 2017 | Comments Off on In The Mailbox: 03.31.17

— compiled by Wombat-socho


OVER THE TRANSOM
EBL: Fridays Are For Firing – Fire Koskinen Now
Twitchy: Set Phasers For BURN – Dana Loesch TORCHES George Takei For Pence-Mocking Tweet
Louder With Crowder: VICTORY! Senate Allows States To Defund Planned Parenthood
According To Hoyt: When Reality Kicks Back
Monster Hunter Nation: FOR GREAT SCIENCE!
Vox Popoli: Crumbling Infrastructure, Crumbling Society


RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
Adam Piggott: Podcast #42 – The Hairdressing Episode, also, Friday Hawt Links – The One For The Nerds
American Power: Pseudo-Conservative Max Boot Makes Outrageous Claim That GOP’s Been Taken Over By Racist Fringe
American Thinker: The Fall Of Donald Trump – And Why It Ain’t Happening
Animal Magnetism: Rule Five Death And Taxes Friday
Bring The HEAT: World Of Warships – The Magnificent Seven
Da Tech Guy: Jerry Wilson – C’mon Bob Seger, We Want To Buy Your Old Time Rock n’Roll Records
Don Surber: The Art Of The Health Deal
Dustbury: Back To The Basics
The Geller Report: Navajo Nation Casts Friendly Eyes On Trump, Hoping For Big Time Coal Jobs
Hogewash: Hubble’s Greatest Hits, Part II, also, A Statement In Re An Extortionate Threat
Joe For America: Austrian Government Cracks Down On Radical Islam With New Integration Legislation
JustOneMinute: Freedom Of The Press, Intermittently
Power Line: Evelyn Farkas Goes Sergeant Schultz, also, Trump Administration Is Quietly Doing Good Things
Shark Tank: Bids Pouring In For Mexican Border Wall
Shot In The Dark: Lie First, Lie Always – Rev. Nancy Nord Bence, False Witness
STUMP: Friday Trumpery – No Exemptions For State-Run “Private” Pensions
The Jawa Report: Video – Two Islamic State Holdouts Have Very Bad Day, also, Sandcrawler PSA – No Compulsion In Islam, Except For The Beating & Strangling
The Lonely Conservative:
The Political Hat: NM Avoids Legalizing Death Dealing Doctors – For Now, also, Science Working On Making Bioroids And Cyborg Catgirls More Pattable
This Ain’t Hell: George Ciccariello – Snowflake King, also, Air Force Considering A New fighter Jet Platform
War Is Boring: The F-35 Is A $1.4 Trillion National Disaster
Weasel Zippers: Dem Rep Keith Ellison Calls For Uprising To “Take Back Our Government” From President Trump, also, CAIR Chief Compares Muslims In The U.S. To Jews During Holocaust
Mark Steyn: Mad And Magyar, also, Happy Brexit Day!


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Category: Linkagery

Australian School Abolishes ‘Heteronormative’ Dress Code

Posted on | March 31, 2017 | 1 Comment

International Grammar School principal Shauna Colnan.

Heterosexuality is not yet illegal in Australia, but the feminist regime in elite education certainly does not approve of it:

The International Grammar School in Sydney, Australia has announced it will begin implementing gender-neutral uniform codes.
“It’s almost like for those students who do identify as far more gender fluid, the uniform has been a refreshing way for them to identify that,” IGS principal Shauna Colnan told Gay Star News. “It was really a no brainer for us, we can’t continue to have this heteronormative standard in our uniform.”
The decision came after male-born students began wearing girls’ uniforms to class, and vice versa. Students identifying as gender-fluid began coming to their teachers asking about dress codes, which prompted them to request the administration consider a new policy. Now, with the updated uniform codes, IGS students can wear their choice of pants, skirt and tie to class.

Principal Colnan is being celebrated as an “LGBTQ educator icon.” IGS is an expensive private school where “students acquire a global perspective through diversity and intercultural understanding,” where boys learn to be girls and girls are taught to be lesbians, where “gender fluid” students are considered normal and, if somehow any of their students turn out to be heterosexual, everyone regrets this as an unfortunate accident.

Wait — am I perhaps exaggerating the situation? If so, can someone offer evidence to the contrary? Are there any heterosexual students at IGS? Or has Principal Colnan ever said a word in favor of heterosexuality? Please, I’m eagerly awaiting proof that I am wrong about the curriculum and policies at IGS, and good luck to anyone trying to find that proof.



 

Category: Australia, Education, Gays, Sex Trouble
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