Posted On: Thursday - February 20th 2025 11:44AM MST
In Topics: Immigration Stupidity Music Media Stupidity
Peak Stupidity's order of posting is often nothing but random "what do I feel like today?" items. Some are from on-the-spot thoughts, but there's usually a back-log of both recently thought-of posts and long-pondered ones. Speaking of the latter we'll get to those thoughts on deflation (along with another example of hidden inflation), and some long-due Climate Calamityโข debunkment, yeah, with graphs and everything.
Our bread & butter, were we making any money here to buy it with, would be the Immigration Invasion Existential Issue for America. We've discussed the Deportation program with excitement, mostly here, but with a little bit more on perfect sob-story target here. Is President Trump just making a show of it right now, albeit at least trying to clean up the violent riff-raff imported most recently?
From the numbers, things don't look promising. They may be on the order of 1,000 a day*, meaning only those most violent and recent arrivals could be kicked out with a year to two. That's not good enough. Even 10x the current numbers, though 10,000 deportations daily would be extremely encouraging, would mean a decade and a half timeline to really take care of the illegal side of the problem. That is IF, and a big IF, the program stays in place.
There'll be sob stories. The Border Tsar** Tom Homan does a nice job making use of the sob stories, from what I've seen. To paraphrase "Yeah, that's sad for them. They shouldn't have illegal entered. You know what's sadder? Emergency Rooms closing, higher housing prices, oh, and murders, rapes, drunk driving accidents ..." Here's hoping Mr. Homan will not be reined or reigned in by Administration cowards or Trump himself, the latter for whatever stupid reason.
Yeah, these guys are focused right now on the DOGE findings which are both financial AND, more importantly, political matters. That stuff has been great. President Trump is also fighting the D.I.E. evil very well. I praise him for all this. However, he CANNOT drop the ball on the Immigration Invasion, or the rest is really for naught.
I wrote the intro. paragraph to explain that the yahoo story captured above is almost a month old. Writers Douglas Magno with Facundo Fernandez Barrio in Sao Paolo of AFP (I dunno.) are sad, as Brazil slams US after dozens of deportees arrive handcuffed. OMG, handcuffs!
Per people I know, some of the worst of the Salvadorans, those with the MS-13 tattoos all over, are shot upon arrival in San Salvador, so, wearing handcuffs for 4 hours kind of pales in comparison. Brazil's government has expressed outrage though.
When the plane landed in the northern city of Manaus, Brazilian authorities ordered US officials to "immediately remove the handcuffs," the justice ministry said in a statement.Well, yeah, that was the problem to begin with - they're Brazilian citizens, not Americans. By all means, take off the handcuffs, IN BRAZIL. Now, some of the problems the 88
Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski told President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of "the flagrant disregard for the fundamental rights of Brazilian citizens," the statement said.
"Things have already changed (with Trump), immigrants are treated as criminals," he said.By Jorge! I think he's got it!
I want to see more and more of these sob stories. There seems to be a lull, which is not a good sign. More sob stories = more serious deportations going on. Not only that, but were the deportation numbers to go up to levels like 10,000/day, the sob stories would greatly encourage self-deportations, easily bringing the timetable down by a factor of 5 to 10!
So please, Lyin' Press, don't listen to Chrissy Hynde!
Yes, we've featured this song before. I realize it was written by the great British band The Kinks, I listened to their version and it didn't compare to The Pretenders', this song being their very 1st single. YMMV.
* As Mr. Hail has noted, no larger than that during Bai Dien's reign. OTOH, I hasten to add that the numbers coming in are way down. That's a start, is all - the incoming numbers could be set to 0 anytime with the military presence Trump has sent.
** Gonna go with the old Russian spelling today - see some background. (Ha! That post of ours has 28 uses of the term, and all of them are spelled with a "c".)
Comments:
Moderator
Friday - February 21st 2025 8:10AM MST
PS: I'll listen to the Box Tops' song, SafeNow. Yes, that California anecdote is what I'd have expected. You don't want to be a meanie and ask the to speak English, much less LEAVE. That was fine when California was tops and the numbers were lower. Paradise lost.
Moderator
Friday - February 21st 2025 8:06AM MST
PS: If it's per tax-filing family, that's about 80 million, per a Ron Paul column, so $400 Billion sent out. I did think the idea was to bring down the deficit, hence, and somehow (meaning bring it down by a coupla Trllion) the debt too. If it's actually every American, then we're talking 4 times that, even if we somehow weed out the illegal aliens who, yes, are 99.9% STILL HERE.
Moderator
Friday - February 21st 2025 8:02AM MST
PS; Yeah, that's basically what happened, Adam, but I don't know why the flying pilot didn't flare at all. If that page has the correct "release" there, the girl would have been flying because it's a guy's voice on the radio, getting cleared to land. Almost always, the pilot who's not flying takes the radios.
Perhaps visibility was obscured right then, but there are radar altimeter call-outs too. The Captain is still in charge and also could take the controls, but there's a time lag before someone might realize "oh shit!"
You're write about that wokeness bit. Endeavor Air is wholly owned by Delta and Delta's CEO Ed Bastion has been as woke as they come. Will that change?
Perhaps visibility was obscured right then, but there are radar altimeter call-outs too. The Captain is still in charge and also could take the controls, but there's a time lag before someone might realize "oh shit!"
You're write about that wokeness bit. Endeavor Air is wholly owned by Delta and Delta's CEO Ed Bastion has been as woke as they come. Will that change?
Adam Smith
Thursday - February 20th 2025 6:28PM MST
PS: Good evening, gentlemen,
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I'm under the impression that Kruggerrands, despite being government-issued and considered legal tender in South Africa, are treated as bullion by U.S. Customs because they lack a nominal face value.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5112
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I'm under the impression that Kruggerrands, despite being government-issued and considered legal tender in South Africa, are treated as bullion by U.S. Customs because they lack a nominal face value.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5112
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The Alarmist
Thursday - February 20th 2025 2:09PM MST
PS
Last time I landed that hard was in on a hop to the USS Carl Vinson in an aircraft that had the undercarriage to handle it and a hook to bring her to a quick stop. I guess girls just want to have fun. Time to start an airline that is unwomened.
Carping about handcuffs? If i was running the show, the pax would be palletized and delivered by LAPE so that the receiving country had no choice in accepting them or not.
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Last time I landed that hard was in on a hop to the USS Carl Vinson in an aircraft that had the undercarriage to handle it and a hook to bring her to a quick stop. I guess girls just want to have fun. Time to start an airline that is unwomened.
Carping about handcuffs? If i was running the show, the pax would be palletized and delivered by LAPE so that the receiving country had no choice in accepting them or not.
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SafeNow
Thursday - February 20th 2025 1:50PM MST
PS
โWell, I know now that you're not a plaything
Not a toy or a puppet on a stringโ
Cry Like a Baby. The Box Tops. 1968. A great modern version would be a leafblower invader singing at The Supermax, in solutary. Cue a few million self-deportations.
A few weeks ago I spent 20 hours with a friend at a teaching hospital ER. Privately insured, but that didnโt help. Meanwhile, Mexicans are being asked, through an interpreter, what their real name and prior names are so that the staff can research the patientsโ full medical history. Sorry if you are now tearing your hair out, Mr. Moderator. But this California anecdote is a preview for the nation.
โWell, I know now that you're not a plaything
Not a toy or a puppet on a stringโ
Cry Like a Baby. The Box Tops. 1968. A great modern version would be a leafblower invader singing at The Supermax, in solutary. Cue a few million self-deportations.
A few weeks ago I spent 20 hours with a friend at a teaching hospital ER. Privately insured, but that didnโt help. Meanwhile, Mexicans are being asked, through an interpreter, what their real name and prior names are so that the staff can research the patientsโ full medical history. Sorry if you are now tearing your hair out, Mr. Moderator. But this California anecdote is a preview for the nation.
Adam Smith
Thursday - February 20th 2025 1:47PM MST
PS: Greetings, Achmed,
Lewandowski, eh? The old EST-meter lightly pinged, but I think it may have been a false positive. Who knew Brazil's Supreme Federal Court would have a Polish justice?
I too hope that Trump steps up the pace. More sob stories = more people self deporting and fewer people coming. I'm glad to see the new entries are (apparently) down.
I don't know what happened with flight 4819 but endeavor air's social media is full of diversity posts often bragging about "unmanned" flights and such.
https://notthebee.com/article/plane-that-crashed-at-toronto-airport-was-operated-by-endeavor-air-an-airline-obsessed-with-all-female-flight-crews
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2529824/kendal-swanson-identified-as-alleged-pilot-of-delta-flight-that-crashed-upside-down-in-toronto
Obviously, I'm not really qualified to comment on such an incident, and I defer to yours and The Alarmist's experience and expertise in matters of this nature but it looks like the plane came in a little hard, possibly collapsing the right landing gear. Then (perhaps because of a cross wind?) the right wing hit the ground and was ripped off causing the fire and flames, most of which, fortunately, burned up behind the aircraft as it kept skidding down the runway. It seems to me that once the right wing was detached from the aircraft the lift under the left wing caused the roll over. I'm glad everyone is alright and that there were only minimal injuries.
I do find it amusing that even before people were off the plane many of them had already grabbed their phones to get those video selfies. Pretty wild to think that these people, who were probably in shock with adrenaline rushing, thought to grab their phones before getting off of the smoldering aircraft. Must be a hardcore habit for some people.
One moar quick piece of stupidity that you may have heard of...
https://notthebee.com/article/musk-considers-sending-a-refund-check-of-5000-to-every-american-from-savings-created-by-doge
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/trump-doge-check-5000-dividend-backs-savings-americans
https://archive.ph/NQvhq
https://archive.ph/vhDMl
I won't be surprised if the corporation known as the united states is $55 trillion in debt when the Drumpf regime leaves office.
Oh well. Interesting times and such.
Cold here today. And windy too. This morning was the first time I ever saw ice on top of Baby Girl's heated bucket. It wasn't thick or anything, but it's never happened before. I guess I'll plug the thing into a meter to see how much power it's drawing. I hope the thing is working properly. I've only had it a few seasons.
So yeah. Happy Thursday! โฎ๏ธ
Lewandowski, eh? The old EST-meter lightly pinged, but I think it may have been a false positive. Who knew Brazil's Supreme Federal Court would have a Polish justice?
I too hope that Trump steps up the pace. More sob stories = more people self deporting and fewer people coming. I'm glad to see the new entries are (apparently) down.
I don't know what happened with flight 4819 but endeavor air's social media is full of diversity posts often bragging about "unmanned" flights and such.
https://notthebee.com/article/plane-that-crashed-at-toronto-airport-was-operated-by-endeavor-air-an-airline-obsessed-with-all-female-flight-crews
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2529824/kendal-swanson-identified-as-alleged-pilot-of-delta-flight-that-crashed-upside-down-in-toronto
Obviously, I'm not really qualified to comment on such an incident, and I defer to yours and The Alarmist's experience and expertise in matters of this nature but it looks like the plane came in a little hard, possibly collapsing the right landing gear. Then (perhaps because of a cross wind?) the right wing hit the ground and was ripped off causing the fire and flames, most of which, fortunately, burned up behind the aircraft as it kept skidding down the runway. It seems to me that once the right wing was detached from the aircraft the lift under the left wing caused the roll over. I'm glad everyone is alright and that there were only minimal injuries.
I do find it amusing that even before people were off the plane many of them had already grabbed their phones to get those video selfies. Pretty wild to think that these people, who were probably in shock with adrenaline rushing, thought to grab their phones before getting off of the smoldering aircraft. Must be a hardcore habit for some people.
One moar quick piece of stupidity that you may have heard of...
https://notthebee.com/article/musk-considers-sending-a-refund-check-of-5000-to-every-american-from-savings-created-by-doge
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/trump-doge-check-5000-dividend-backs-savings-americans
https://archive.ph/NQvhq
https://archive.ph/vhDMl
I won't be surprised if the corporation known as the united states is $55 trillion in debt when the Drumpf regime leaves office.
Oh well. Interesting times and such.
Cold here today. And windy too. This morning was the first time I ever saw ice on top of Baby Girl's heated bucket. It wasn't thick or anything, but it's never happened before. I guess I'll plug the thing into a meter to see how much power it's drawing. I hope the thing is working properly. I've only had it a few seasons.
So yeah. Happy Thursday! โฎ๏ธ
Moderator
Thursday - February 20th 2025 12:37PM MST
PS: Yes, I have, Adam. I don't have much to say about it at this point. It seems like there's more to it than there was with the obvious caused mid-air at Reagan.
Adam Smith
Thursday - February 20th 2025 12:21PM MST
PS: Good afternoon, Achmed,
I haven't read this post yet, but I'm curious if you saw this...
https://files.catbox.moe/5kdbpg.webm
Flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air, at Toronto Pearson International Airport on February 17.
Ok. I'm going to go read 3193 now. Later. โฎ๏ธ
I haven't read this post yet, but I'm curious if you saw this...
https://files.catbox.moe/5kdbpg.webm
Flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air, at Toronto Pearson International Airport on February 17.
Ok. I'm going to go read 3193 now. Later. โฎ๏ธ
Ha! Palletization! Great idea - it just makes loading and unloading so much easier. Without looking, I assume LAPE is Low Altitude Parachute Extraction? Yes, that's safer for all involved, I mean, unless you're an illegal alien, but then again, don't be one next time.