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The real crime is noticing by Bill Glahn I’m sure you’ve heard about that young Ukrainian refugee murdered by a thug on a Charlotte light rail train. And the only reason you heard of it is because a local Charlotte TV channel got ahold of the video. The incident happened two weeks ago. WBTV-3 reports,Light rail stabbing: Graphic video shows moments before, after woman killed in Charlotte. They report, WBTV on Friday, Sept. 5 obtained surveillance video of a deadly stabbing that happened two weeks earlier on the Lynx Blue Line light rail system in Charlotte, North Carolina. At around 9:50 p.m. on Aug. 22, a light rail passenger stabbed Iryna Zarutska, 23, several times. Officials said she was stabbed in the throat at least one time. Zarutska was pronounced dead on the light rail. Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Zarutska’s killing A deranged career criminal murders innocent woman for no reason. What does the Mayor (Vi Lyles) think? From her post on Twitter (X), The video of the heartbreaking attack that took Iryna Zarutska’s life is now public. I want to thank our media partners and community members who have chosen not to repost or share the footage out of respect for Iryna’s family. The murder isn’t the real crime. The real crime is noticing the murder. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/09/the-real-crime-is-noticing.php

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Looking for black people in this video. Not finding them. See, in DC the worst crime is in predominantly black neighborhoods. 41% of the DC population is black. So where are all the black people in this "protest"? I'll tell you why there are so few: DC's black population is the primary beneficiary of Trump's incredibly effective crackdown on DC crime. These "protesters" are all white Democrat self-appointed "elites" who live in crime-free Northwest DC (or the DC suburbs) in their $2mm+ homes. White Democrats feel a congenital need to virtue signal, even if it means killing black people. Then they go home in their lululemon yoga pants, Allbirds loafers and Subaru Forester, where they open a $200 bottle of wine and celebrate themselves over all the "good" they did today. Sickening. Good Question.

Back to the thread Please read. Re: The Department of War This is not some simple publicity stunt. Starting back in the 80s with Goldwater-Nichols and then carrying over into the "interagency" fetish post-9/11, our military became more interested in how it could look and act like the State Department then in how it could eradicate our enemies in the most violent and expeditious manner possible. Nowhere was this more evident than the first impeachment of President Trump thanks to Lieutenant Colonel Alexander “Chow Thief” Vindman. If you recall, Vindman initiated an impeachment of his Commander-in-Chief because he disagreed with the President’s lawful authority over foreign policy. More specifically, there was an “interagency” consensus that Trump allegedly ignored, so this dumpy, midwit lieutenant colonel decided he knew best and in the process tore our nation apart. However, Vindman was and is a mere symptom of far more metastasized cancer. A cancer where the leaders of our uniformed services forgot who and what they are. They are not diplomats. They are not civil service employees of some federal department. They are not politicians. They are WARRIORS—or at least they are supposed to be. Their singular purpose is to close with and destroy our nation’s enemies. The “Department of War” is a necessary and vital symbolic move that recaptures the heart of the warrior. It tells our own nation and our adversaries this: No more Vindmans. No more Milleys. No more McChrystals. No more idiotic rules of engagement that serve only to kill young American troops. No more disgraceful retreats from the Taliban. No more nation-building. No more bringing “democracy” to 8th Century tribal goons. Nope. Now when we fight, we kill and we destroy and we win and we come home. THAT IS WAR. That’s why the “Department of War” is so very, very important. .

The thread isn't about Conor McGregor RoundandRound It is about the 'troubles' in Ireland. So the thread continues.

Hmmmm. "Trump’s opponents complain about the aggressive connotations of the new name." "But the United States is protected by the most lethal and vigilant fighting force ever assembled, no matter what it’s called. The new name could prompt more focused debate about how to use it." Writes the Editorial Board of The Washington Post, in "In defense of the War Department/Euphemisms such as 'defense' and 'security' have a tendency for bureaucratic mission-creep." Posted by Ann Althouse https://althouse.blogspot.com/2025/09/trumps-opponents-complain-about.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/09/05/war-department-defense-trump-rebrand/

The Rise of Luigism. A political movement is testing its power. Call it Luigism. Invoking Luigi Mangione—the Ivy League–educated radical who allegedly assassinated UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last December—Luigism is the idea that violence is a legitimate response to the perceived injustices of capitalism. If the victim represents wealth, whiteness, pro-Israel Judaism, or institutional power, the killing can be framed as justified, or even glamorous. Mangione has yet to stand trial, but he’s already been canonized. Social media is awash in fan art. Influencers praise his good looks. Merch with the slogan “Mama, I’m in Love with a Criminal” is available for purchase. A “Free Luigi” community has tens of thousands of members. More than $1 million has been crowdsourced for his legal defense, and according to polling, more than 40 percent of voters under 30 say Thompson’s killing was “acceptable.” What makes Luigism dangerous is its memeified brutality. Innocence doesn’t matter. Context doesn’t matter. What matters is what the victim represents, and whether their death can be hash-tagged as justice. It is a worldview built on scapegoats and sacrifices. https://www.city-journal.org/article/manhattan-shooting-wesley-lepatner-blackstone-luigi-mangione

Democrat NJ Mayor Switches Parties, Endorses Republican Jack Ciattarelli for Governor by Jasmyn Jordan Garfield, New Jersey Mayor Everett E. Garnto, Jr. announced Thursday that he is leaving the Democratic Party and endorsing Republican Jack Ciattarelli for governor, marking a significant political shift in one of Bergen County’s largest municipalities. The announcement came during Ciattarelli’s Garfield Rally. Michael Casey, New Jersey State Director for Early Vote Action, reported on X that the rally was “standing room only as hundreds of Garfield residents were in attendance,” calling it a “MAJOR endorsement for @Jack4NJ in a city that has been a longtime Democrat stronghold.” Garnto, a retired Garfield police officer who served 29 years on the force and 12 years as president of the local Police Benevolent https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/05/democrat-nj-mayor-switches-parties-endorses-republican-jack-ciattarelli-for-governor/

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Only 5 exclamation points in your title thread Rounders ? You must not understand the true seriousness of this situation.