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A rare glimpse of the teddy-like Christmas Island flying fox, which can only be found on the island that gives it its name, south of Java. There are less than 2,600 left, and scientists fear the flying fox could be one cyclone away from extinction - Photograph: Chris Bray
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Eager to leave the ocean and begin their life on land, a tide-line of baby crabs gather at the transition, getting their bodies ready for the journey ahead.
Australian crawl: Christmas Island’s baby red crab migration
Photographs by Chris Bray
The closer you look, the more you see. The living red carpet is many, many crabs deep.
Each female red crab can carry up to 100,000 eggs.
The vibrant, fire-red of the crabs and lush emerald green of the vegetation makes for striking photographs.
A living red carpet blankets the coastline.
In March of 1766, as Massachusetts Governor Thomas Hutchinson surveyed resistance to the Stamp Act in the colony he governed, ignorance prevailed. Throughout the colonies, he wrote, “the people are absolutely without the use of reason.” They gibbered and babbled their mindless opposition, incoherent and senseless, wholly incapable of understanding the thoughtful actions of their betters in government. The Stamp Act was obvious, a perfectly sensible solution to a set of clear problems – but try telling that to the idiots in the street.
In March of 1766, as Massachusetts Governor Thomas Hutchinson surveyed resistance to the Stamp Act in the colony he governed, ignorance prevailed. Throughout the colonies, he wrote, “the people are absolutely without the use of reason.” They gibbered and babbled their mindless opposition, incoherent and senseless, wholly incapable of understanding the thoughtful actions of their betters in government. The Stamp Act was obvious, a perfectly sensible solution to a set of clear problems – but try telling that to the idiots in the street.
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In 2021, all dissent has again become insane and depraved, wholly without logic or legitimacy. A supposed whistleblower warns that Facebook isn’t doing enough to control hateful and divisive speech, and Congress laps up the message that social media companies are failing to silence disorderly Americans; the National School Boards Association warns the White House that domestic terrorists are attacking local school board meetings by saying things that school board members don’t want to hear, and the Attorney General of the United States responds by directing federal law enforcement authorities to prepare for action against local political speech.
If you haven’t read that letter from the National School Boards Association, for crying out loud read it. It’s an alarm bell ringing in the late stages of an imperiled free society. The letter warns that “threats and acts of violence have become more prevalent,” and concludes that “these heinous actions could be the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes.” Then the letter gives specific examples of the terrorist attacks. Here are some:
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That’s the violence: people are showing up to school board meetings and saying, often loudly and angrily, that they disagree with local school policy choices. A crowd mocked someone; “another individual prompted the board to call a recess because of opposition to critical race theory.” It’s terrorism. Here’s the last of a long list of specific federal actions that the NSBA explicitly requests: “We also request the assistance of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to intervene against threatening letters and cyberbullying attacks that have been transmitted to students, school board members, district administrators, and other educators.”
They want a police state because of “cyberbullying” – people saying on the Internet that school boards are making bad policy.
But really, read the whole damn thing, and pay close attention to every word: “Additionally, NSBA requests that such review examine appropriate enforceable actions against these crimes and acts of violence under the Gun-Free School Zones Act, the PATRIOT Act in regards to domestic terrorism, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the Violent Interference with Federally Protected Rights statute, the Conspiracy Against Rights statute, an Executive Order to enforce all applicable federal laws for the protection of students and public school district personnel, and any related measure.”
Criticism of school boards should be addressed using the Patriot Act in regards to domestic terrorism. May posterity forget that you were once our countrymen.
The organizing force behind this kind of assault on mere disagreement – these people are criticizing us, why aren’t they being arrested? – is the view of an isolated and out-of-touch governing class, a dead-end technocratic elite that regards all of its presumptions as self-evident and incontestable. And it’s extremely familiar.
Santa Carota Ranch finishes cattle on carrots for a sweet and nutrient-dense beef. A processor has allegedly been mixing it with other beef.
Anthony Fauci's pandemic diaries show that he didn't believe a word he was saying in public, but this is true for most officials and experts
"They all put on a show, and they all knew they were putting on a show. Anthony Fauci was normal. That’s the problem. He deserves every bit of loathing he gets, but don’t stop there. If we let Fauci be the villain, we’re setting ourselves up for more. Start with the evil dwarfish narcissist, but then keep going."
Lawyers for the SPLC asked a judge to dismiss fraud and money laundering charges. The highly political motion doesn't mention the charges.
In a 390-page Tuesday filing, lawyers for the Southern Poverty Law Center have asked a federal judge to throw out felony charges of wire fraud, making false statements to a bank, and money laundering. You can read the indictment here, and the defense memorandum arguing for dismissal here (without the hundreds of pages of exhibits that accompanied the motion). Now represented by nine lawyers at three law firms, including Hunter Biden lawyer and D.C. fixer Abbe Lowell, the SPLC argues that it’s the victim of vindictive prosecution. They charge that “this Administration’s animus over the past year culminated in the criminal charges against the SPLC — an indictment premised on conclusory accusations but devoid of provable facts or a proper statement of the law.” In fact, as The Federalist has reported, experts in money laundering investigations have described the allegations as straightforward descriptions of wire fraud and an organization making false statements to banks, concluding that the indictment alleges obvious crimes if the fact claims in the document can be proved in court. Among other allegations, federal prosecutors allege that the SPLC opened bank accounts in the names of companies that have never existed or conducted legitimate business. The indictment also alleged that SPLC officials responded to a bank investigation by acknowledging to the bank, in writing and over the signature of SPLC leaders, that the accounts for fake businesses had been opened by the SPLC. The SPLC has due process rights and is entitled to a presumption of innocence, but if the indictment correctly describes that letter, a legal expert has previously described the letter to The Federalist as “an admission of fraud against the bank.” The memorandum filed on Tuesday by the SPLC doesn’t mention any of that, ignoring the substance of the charges to focus on Donald Trump’s personal tendency toward meanness. Sample argument, from pg. 9 of the PDF file linked above (which is pg. 4 of the memorandum): “After the indictment, the Administration’s assault on the SPLC’s free speech rights continued. President Trump, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Deputy Associate Attorney General Aakash Singh, and FBI Director Kash Patel spoke at press conferences and televised interviews.” That’s the heart of the argument: The SPLC can’t be prosecuted because federal officials held press conferences, which supposedly proves unlawful and vindictive targeting.
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Cumbria’s Children’s Hospice celebrates Aviva funding Jigsaw, Cumbria’s Children’s Hospice has won almost £25,000 following an announcement last week by the Aviva Community Fund. Full story: http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2017/01/19/cumbrias-childrens-hospice-celebrates-aviva-funding/
