Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg reportedly received a death threat and a white powder in the mail. It was apparently sent from Orlando. The powder was determined to be “non-hazardous,” and there was no evacuation.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/03/24/death-threat-white-powder-mailed-to-manhattan-d-a-s-office-amid-trump-probe/

Just to make it clear: If you support President Trump, this is not only illegal and immoral, it’s the stupidest thing you could do. Making violent threats ranks right up there with protesting at the DA’s office (“Look! Insurrectionists!”) in terms of handing the Dems the weapon they’re craving to use against you on a silver platter. This case is falling apart nicely all on its own, and we don’t need any unforced errors from our side (that advice is also offered to President Trump, who needs to reel the rhetoric in his social media posts and realize that when your opponent is defeating himself, you should stand back and let him.)

Of course, that’s assuming this letter came from a Trump supporter, which is also highly questionable, and not some leftist trying to make us think it came from a Trump supporter. I don’t know what that powder really was, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it smelled like a set-up job.

AOC the Liar

Behold the bravery of “progressive” tellers of “truth to power!” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told some defamatory lies in Congress about Chaya Raichik, the woman who runs the Libs of TikTok Twitter account, which does nothing but repost (and bring more attention to) ridiculous social media posts put up voluntarily by leftists like AOC. (FYI: the only reason we know her name is that leftists exposed it to try to dox and intimidate her.)

https://www.foxnews.com/media/libs-tik-tok-creator-tears-aoc-after-thwarted-attempt-confront-cowered-away

So Ms. Raichik videoed herself going to AOC’s Congressional office, knocking on the door, and asking to speak to her to set the record straight. A staffer claimed AOC wasn’t in, then said, “Give me one second,” closed and locked the door and never returned. Apparently, getting in to see her is like trying to talk to the Wizard of Oz.

Ms. Raichik said, "I absolutely had no expectations for her to own up to it.“ She said she just wanted to sit down and talk with her, but “she cowered away.” So she just left a sticky note on AOC’s door requesting that she “not lie about American citizens.”

I assume AOC’s version of this will be that once again, she barely escaped being murdered by a rightwing insurrectionist.

When you believe in the rule of law: due process rights apply equally

The #MeToo movement did a lot to bring down predators like Harvey Weinstein. But it also went too far in some cases, with some people arguing that any accusation against a man had to be accepted as true because women are incapable of lying, or something.

My stance on this has remained unchanged since the earliest days of the movement: women who make accusations of sexual harassment or assault should be given a respectful hearing, but anyone accused deserves the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. It's basic due process rights, which all seemed to go out the window for a while. But maybe now, they're finally starting to make a comeback.

First, Johnny Depp refused to be canceled, took his ex to trial, and won, both legally and in the court of public opinion. And now, another cancel culture victim has been vindicated.

Justin Roiland is the co-creator of the Cartoon Network’s biggest hit series, “Rick and Morty,” and he voiced both characters. But when he was accused of felony domestic abuse, the network that had made millions off of him immediately fired him from his own show and replaced him. Not “temporarily suspended pending trial,” but “you’re through.”

But now, guess what’s happened? The Orange County DA dropped the charges due to insufficient evidence.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/rick-and-morty-co-creator-justin-roiland-s-domestic-violence-charges-dropped/ar-AA18XsYQ

A shell-shocked Roiland sounds as if he’s gotten a harsh lesson in the intolerance of allegedly liberal Hollywood. He tweeted, “I’m thankful that this case has been dismissed but, at the same time, I’m still deeply shaken by the horrible lies that were reported about me during this process…Most of all, I’m disappointed that so many people were so quick to judge without knowing the facts, based solely on the word of an embittered ex trying to bypass due process and have me ‘canceled.'”

I hope he’s not the only one who’s learned a lesson from this about the injustice of cancel culture, but that so will all those Hollywood liberals who were so quick to wave torches and act like an angry mob in a Frankenstein movie.

Personally, I have no incentive to defend the creator of the aggressively offensive “Rick and Morty.” But I defended the due process rights of both Brett Kavanaugh and Andrew Cuomo. That’s what it means when you believe in the rule of law: due process rights apply equally to everyone, whether you agree with their politics or not.

Let’s hope Hollywood finally learns that, and that so does the Biden DOJ.

And yet another reason why Democrats don’t want parents to have any say over schools

A new Grinnell College National Poll found that 58% of parents think it’s unacceptable for teachers to talk about their personal political views in the classroom. That includes 68% of Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/03/23/poll-majority-of-americans-say-public-school-teachers-should-not-discuss-politics/

I can just hear the leftist teachers now: “You don’t want us to tell students about our politics, you don’t want us to talk about our sex lives in the classroom…What DO you want us to talk about?!”

Stop helping us

Remember how the Democrats were going to ban gas stoves; then when it became news, they denied it and claimed it was crazy MAGA Republican propaganda; and then once the outrage blew over, they went right back to banning gas stoves? Well, now they’re coming for your air conditioning. This could be the final straw that makes Texas declare itself an independent republic again.

https://www.westernjournal.com/not-just-gas-stoves-biden-administration-announces-crackdown-another-appliance/

They claim they’re not banning AC units, they are just going to “help us” by requiring that they be more energy efficient. In reality, that means meddling bureaucrats who know zip about manufacturing A/C units will tell people who do make them that they must achieve impossible energy goals (shades of government auto mileage standards.) That will drive up costs and force many less expensive units out of production, making it harder for anyone other than rich people to afford air conditioning. Oh, but don’t worry: if you can still afford an air conditioner, it might save you as much as 15 dollars a year on your energy bills.

If this sounds familiar, maybe it’s because just last month, they proposed similar rules to save the Earth from climate change by making washing machines worse.

https://news.yahoo.com/biden-washing-machine-rule-americans-214054133.html

We’ll probably end up paying more for “energy efficient” washing machines that defeat the whole purpose because we’ll have to wash our clothes twice to get them clean. Much like they’re “saving water” by forcing people to buy low-flow toilets that have to be flushed two or three times.

And this is why Ronald Reagan said that the most terrifying words in the English language are “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help you.”

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