Top O' the Briefing
Happy Thursday, y'all! Kruiser is traveling today, so you're stuck with me. That's right: he's finally making his way back to Arizona after spending far longer in Michigan than he planned.
We're almost to the end of February, and spring inches ever closer. I'm so ready for warmer weather, green leaves, and even pollen. I'll take allergies over cold weather any day. The best thing about this time of year for me is the start of college baseball season, and I got to attend my first Georgia Bulldogs game of the year on Saturday.
A couple of friends and I headed over to Foley Field to watch the Diamond Dawgs play. Non-conference games are general admission, although several sections had reserved signs on them. We sat in the second row of a section along the first base side, and it didn't take us long to realize that we were in a reserved section.
All of the people around us were the parents of players. The parents sitting next to me and in front of us were the parents of the three pitchers who were on the mound in Friday's game. We had some fun conversations, and nobody treated us like we didn't belong among them other than the laughs I got when one mom asked me, "Which player do you belong to?" and I replied, "None of them."
As of this writing, the Bulldogs are 4-0 and have beaten their opponents by a combined score of 53-7. Sure, they've only faced easy non-conference opponents so far and the meat of the schedule is yet to come, but I have a good feeling about hew head coach Wes Johnson and his squad. Go Dawgs!
In the increasingly dystopian world we live in, the things that scientists and other "experts" call for shouldn't shock us anymore. But then New Scientist figured out how.
My friend and colleague Stephen Green has the deets:
It's a tricky decision, whether or not to eat other people, and one that should be considered carefully, even though, "ethically, cannibalism poses fewer issues than you might imagine," according to an unsigned, subscriber-only piece in New Scientist.
Nobody wanted to put their name on that or leave it outside the paywall?
Never fear, I provided New Scientist with my credit card number — and, to my mild distress, with my home address — so I could read the excuse for cannibalism so powerful that its author must remain a mystery.
"If a body can be bequeathed with consent to medical science, why can’t it be left to feed the hungry?" asks an ostensibly serious piece in a serious magazine with all the faux-depth of a pot-fueled bull session. Maybe because stringy old carcasses are terrible?
The erstwhile Vodkapundit knows where the next step in this discussion will lead:
The funny(ish) reason is that once you open up the door to people eating people who are OK with being eaten, then rich weirdos are going to want to eat babies. Think I'm kidding? Think again. Is it such a stretch to go from trafficking children's bodies to satisfy one desire that much different from using them to satisfy another desire?
Next thing you know, rich weirdos will be raising babies like the pampered Japanese Black cattle that produce Wagyu beef. They'll boast about the elegant marbling of the high fat content on the loin from this fine specimen just nine months old. Now I am kidding, but ask me again in 2025 and the dark joke might be on me.
I remember reading Jonathan Swift's classic "A Modest Proposal" in college, high school, and probably middle school — no, seriously, it popped up quite often in my schooling. But we read Swift as an example of satire, not prophecy.
Then again, the price of the food we eat is going up, so the idea of having someone over for dinner could take on new meaning. Once again, I turn to Vodkapundit, who had this to say in a piece for our VIPs:
There's something noble — really! — about a Big Mac or a Whopper. There are giant corporations devoted to providing reliable, inexpensive food using the same basic ingredients peasant food has always relied on. But between the economy's continuing lockdown hangover and Bidenflation, even peasant food is getting priced out of reach for, well, us peasants.
This is why we have to undo the damage that Joe Biden and his coterie of leftists have done to this nation.
One more thing before we move on to more Briefing excitement: today is the Georgia March for Life in Atlanta. Please be in prayer for these brave advocates for life as they march.
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Everything Isn't Awful
Look! Not everyone in Hollywood is a psychopath.
Actor Christian Bale broke ground Wednesday on a passion project of about for 16 years -- the building of a village comprised dozen homes and a community center intended to keep siblings in foster care together. He said being a parent opened his eyes to children less fortunate.… pic.twitter.com/233pN4fvvm
— GoodNewsMovement (@GoodNewsMVT) February 8, 2024
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Vodkapundit! North Las Vegas Mayor Celebrates Black Businesses. There's Just One (Huge) Problem.
Here's my recap of the wildest two days in Atlanta courtroom history: Here's What We've Learned From the Fani Willis Hearings
Trump Has a Theory for Why Nikki Haley Is Staying in a Race She Can’t Win
You're Not Going to Believe the Reason the Alleged Super Bowl Shooter Gave for Opening Fire
From the file marked Not Surprising: The Theory That Mail-in Voting Is Secure Just Died a Horrible Death
Biden to Announce 'Major Sanctions Package' Against Russia for Navalny Death
More Vodkapundit! Guess Who's Closing Stores in Chicago Now
Former CNN Anchor John Avlon Is Running for Congress. Yes, Really.
Trump Allies Accused of Planning to Leverage 'Christian Nationalism' During Second Term
Even More Vodkapundit! Who Had 'Scientists Suggest We Rethink Cannibalism' on Their 2024 Bingo Card?
Transgender Criminal Treats the Law Like a Joke, but No One’s Laughing
She really needs some new material. WATCH: Nancy Pelosi Resurrects Russiagate Corpse, Claims Putin Has Financial Blackmail on Trump
Congressmen Bash Google AI for Refusing Image of Tiananmen Square
House Democrat Floats a 'Mike Johnson Protection Plan' to Keep Him in the Speaker's Chair
A Florida Republican Congresswoman Just Made a Shocking Statement About UFOs
Experts, Politicians Cite Dangers of Feds’ Planned Digital Currency
Letitia James Threatens to Take Trump's NY Buildings If He Doesn't Pay Absurd $350M Fine
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Shapiro (your favorite rapper): Putin Is Pushing Where There's Mush
Townhall Mothership
The Evil of Hamas Is Also a Threat to America
California GOP Chair Roasts Biden for Fundraising Trip to the State
Please, tell me more, Professor Biden: Biden Tries to Explain How 'Canceling' Student Loans Helps People Who Didn't Go to College
Cam! SCOTUS Watch: New Cert Petition Filed in New York Carry Case
The Biden White House Is Not Happy With The New York Times Right Now
President Biden's Brother Vouches for Joe's Personal Integrity and 'My Own Strong Ethics'
More than Meets the Eye in DeSantis' Visit to South Carolina?
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Biden Campaign Is Getting a Loud and Clear Message From Voters on His Campaign's TikTok Account
Accusation Treason: American Ballerina Arrested in Russia
This Is the Way: Thomas Massie Introduces Bill to Demolish the Department of Education
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case That Could Upend Hundreds of January 6 Cases
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Joe Biden Is Going Nowhere Fast
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This is me. I'm one of those deranged sociopaths.
Deranged Sociopaths Show Up On Time Instead Of 10 Minutes Late Like Normal Human Beings https://t.co/f571flB0sR pic.twitter.com/CLpYdzcv0Y
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) February 20, 2024
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In February 1897 Pissarro, then in his late sixties, took a room in the Grand Hôtel de Russie, overlooking the Boulevard Montmartre.
'The Boulevard Montmartre at Night' is the only example of a night painting by the artist: https://t.co/8JVafhxjE5 pic.twitter.com/eBO01UCd6O
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This is my current favorite song in any genre. It's way better than anything else in modern country music. (Special thanks to my nieces Kayla and Hadley for turning me on to this amazing song.)
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