It Could Be Anything But It’s Probably Nothing

With everything else on the planet to worry about I don’t know if this is worth keeping you up at night or not. But I pass it on so you can decide for yourself: Inexplicable Phenomena Spur Pentagon to Launch New UFO Investigation Force.

It could be anything…

The order came five months after a classified US intelligence report on possible alien UFOs came up inconclusive: it could explain some reported incidents but was unable to account for other phenomena, some filmed by pilots near military testing areas.

Honestly, they are far more likely to be from, oh I don’t know, China perhaps, than outer space. Still…

The US military is worried some of the unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) spotted by military pilots in the past may represent technologies of strategic rivals unknown to US scientists.

"Incursions by any airborne object into our SUA pose safety of flight and operations security concerns, and may pose national security challenges," the Pentagon said in a statement.

Well no *hit Sherlock. But don’t worry, the DoD is on it.

The Defense Department "takes reports of incursions – by any airborne object, identified or unidentified – very seriously, and investigates each one," it added…

Well that certainly makes me feel better - them taking these “incursions” seriously that is. I would hate to think they were ignoring it because they were too busy ensuring that our 21st century military is a dues-paying member of WOKE INC™.

Last year, the Pentagon released a still inexplicable video taken by navy pilots of objects moving at incredible speeds, spinning and mysteriously disappearing.

While speculation over alien life has long been a cottage industry for conspiracy theorists, the sheer number of what the Pentagon terms unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) has made it a serious issue, amid worries that US adversaries like China and Russia may be using unknown, highly advanced military and surveillance technologies.

Hmmm, I wonder if they could possibly be something like - this?

China launches Shenzhou hypersonic missile, October, 2021

China's July test of a globe-circling hypersonic vehicle that was able to launch a separate missile while traveling at more than five times the speed of sound alerted Washington that Beijing might have technologies the United States has yet to develop.

Perhaps if the Pentagon stopped spending so much time spreading the gospel of CRT, getting rid of traditional gender roles, making sure everyone’s preferred pronouns were being used and otherwise trying to defeat the patriarchy that has managed to keep America safe for nearly 250 years they could focus on identifying and defeating our enemies incoming UFOs. Minimally I expect they would be able to at least identify our enemies as such instead of collaborating with them as if they were old friends and  business partners.

Of course it might have nothing to do with China. I could just be felines from the Cat’s Paw Nebula

messing with our stuff again (and you thought I forgot it was Caturday).

But it’s probably nothing

 

Previously: Tell Me Again: What Part of MAGA Did You Object Too?

Black Friday: If It’s Good Enough For Brandon It’s Good Enough For Me

Black Friday “in case you missed it due to the holiday” news:

Pocahontas – the woman who takes credit for having single-handedly created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau but claims that business owners “didn’t build that themselves” – has now released the Kracken on…poultry farmers:

Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls for probe into turkey costs as prices soar. On Monday Warren asked the Department of Justice to open an investigation into anti-competitive practices by the poultry industry as turkey prices soar ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Warren, a former Democratic presidential candidate, suggested that consumers are paying higher prices for turkey because of excessive consolidation, price-fixing and "plain old corporate greed." 

And they’re probably white supremacists too

I admire the Indian Princess’s intentions, as I’m sure they are the very best and not just designed to get herself back in the limelight for supporting the little guy, you know in case Slo-Joe finds himself unfit to run for President again. But I’m just not sure I want to fund another new Federal Agency to protect us from turkeys. Theoretically, the election system was designed to do that. So okay I see her point, but still, we hardly need an inquiry into rising turkey costs. Let’s see if we can figure out this complex problem on our own, without a DOJ probe.

The progressive agenda that Biden has put into play - which includes the shutdown of fossil fuel production as well as pipelines to transport said fuel, combined with profligate deficit spending on a great many programs including paying people not to work – has created some ‘issues’ in the market place including but not limited to:

• A labor shortage - which means
• Increased labor cost
• Increased energy costs - which means
• Increased transportation costs
• Increased refrigeration costs
• Increased production costs
• Increased poultry feed costs

In addition to all of the above, the media arm of the Democrat Party induced a “turkey shortage this year” scare, thus creating a buying frenzy which - surprise! - created a shortage. Put it all together and we’re in the midst of creating a welfare state where people don’t have to work so they don’t.

Poultry growers can’t get help, even at a higher rate so they grow fewer birds and blamo, just like that, Trump created a turkey shortage and escalating prices!

I did mention deficit spending didn’t I?

I know what you’re thinking: “Oh MOTUS, do Christmas Trees next!”

But you can do it yourself with this handy little starter kit:

• Labor shortage
• Supply chain issues
• Energy costs

Now get out there and do some Black Friday shopping for deals on stuff you don’t need, with money you don’t have. If it’s good enough for Brandon it’s good enough for you.

Thanksgiving 2021

For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have so much to be thankful for it’s hard to know where to start. So I will start with you - the MOTI who gather here. We are like family whose members don’t always agree and some might even squabble but are nevertheless connected by a deep common bond. Unlike real families our bond isn’t blood but rather the shared values and principles that our country was founded on and we learned to cherish. We are bound together by our Constitution, the guide to building an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and civil society flourish.

I am thankful for the many other things I have to be grateful for:

I’m grateful I was born on the cusp of the 50s, when America was great and nobody was ashamed of that.

A Sears-Roebuck Dutch colonial; ‘colonial’ - you could never list it that way today.

For having been born to a world where individual freedom, self-reliance and personal responsibility were core values of everyone who aspired to be a good citizen, and that was nearly everyone.

Where the freedom call of the open road was a siren’s song

beckoning us to explore the land and our place in it.

I’m grateful that I was born when America was seen as a melting pot - and that was a good thing, not bad. A time before ‘cultural appropriation’ was a thing and, if used at all, applied only to the Brits raiding Egyptian tombs.

Taco Tuesday wasn’t a thing and tacos weren’t racist

I’m grateful for having received an actual education focused on knowledge and critical thinking rather than indoctrination consisting of what to think about such things as ‘critical race theory’ and other ‘social justice’ issues.

I’m grateful that I was raised in a time when many people, black and white, worked to correct true civil rights injustices. And  when “peaceful protests”

meant marches and sit-ins rather than riots and and the creation of fake victims to be exploited for political gain.

I’m grateful for having been young at a time when it wasn’t necessary to feel guilty about everything - what I ate, drank, drove, bought or dreamed about - for fear of being selfish and killing the planet.

Just because it was cool

For these, and much, much more, I’m truly grateful. I will wrap up this Thanksgiving post with my annual MOTI Thanksgiving prayer:

 

In addition to all the other blessings

you have conferred on my reflective frame

I wish to thank you, Lord,

for the companionship of steadfast comrades

whose wit and wisdom and strength

help steer me through these tempestuous seas

of flattery and lies churned to fury by the ill will of demagogues.

Amen.

A special thanks to all who visit here. I wish you a peaceful, happy Thanksgiving unmarred by strife. Because there is always something to be thankful for.

 

Happy Pre-Thanksgiving

And a good pre-Thanksgiving to one and all. Last chance to post your favorite,

famous,

and/or fabulous Thanksgiving recipes!

I thought today I’d simply post Rush’s annual Thanksgiving story. You know, the one Rush used to read from his book See, I Told You So every Thanksgiving Eve. He told the tale in an attempt to stem the tide of anti-capitalism, anti-western civilization, anti-American propaganda inculcating every aspect of culture, beginning with education before spilling over into the rest of society.

I did note an increasing proliferation of “Rush’s Thanksgiving tale is a big fat lie!” stories as I was looking for a link. I take this as a good thing; as Rush himself would have said “they always tell you they are most afraid of.”

So play it as you go about your chores today. Share it with your children and grands. Even if Rush’s version isn’t 100% accurate either it is much, much closer to the “we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” principals this country was founded on than any of the drivel being passed around as historical “truth” these days.

If you would prefer to read it, it’s here but why not just listen to the Dr. of Democracy himself articulate the case for personal and economic freedom.

Then, if you still need to make something for the Thanksgiving table, might I suggest a platter of these cute little Caprese Ladybugs?

If It Was Good Enough For Lenin It’s Good Enough For Me

Were we not just talking about this last week?

 Yes we were

About how the left likes to discredit all slippery slope arguments made by anyone on the right as fallacious, not just the emotionally loaded ones that ignore reason and plausibility?

And do you remember when President Trump in 2017 claimed the left wouldn’t be happy just taking down Confederate statues and would be coming for Washington and Jefferson eventually? Do you recall how the media hyperventilated over how idiotic it was to make such a ludicrous claim? Molly Hemmingway does:

…Removing Confederate memorials doesn’t mean Washington and Jefferson are next, assured Jamelle Bouie of Slate at the time. “Trump’s comparison there is dumb. It doesn’t really even make any sense. And the notion that there’s some slippery slope [Fallacy!] is dumb,” he said.

…The New York Times ran an article headlined “Historians Question Trump’s Comments on Confederate Monuments,” quoting a historian calling Trump’s query a “red herring.” [Fallacy!]

….NPR’s Steve Inskeep purported to do a “fact” “check” on President Trump’s statement, opining that Trump “used one of his standard rhetorical techniques, ‘whataboutism.'” [Fallacy!]

…Douglas Blackmon, a senior fellow at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, said President Trump either does not understand history or was racist for worrying about the removal of Founding Father statues. [White Supremacist!]

Yeah, that didn’t age well.

Well doggone! Trump was right! Again.

I actually can’t tell anymore if the media are honest propagandists or simply useful idiots. I’m inclined towards the latter, as most state-run media are filled with that lot.

If it was good enough for Lenin, it’s good enough for me.

This Isn’t It

This is all I wish to repeat about Waukesha:

There are and always have been monsters in our midst and sometimes they demand we look at them straight away. Feel free to comment further on them if you wish but I cannot.

I need to prevent myself from being overwhelmed.

As I’m quite certain that this is not the end yet.

The end isn’t clear, but I’m quite certain this isn’t it.

It’s Thanksgiving Week And The Natives Are Restless

I like to check Drudge once a week or so, just to see what’s going on in the now enemy camp of progressive reportáge. Today is classic, here’s a screenshot:

along with the linked stories:

EUROPE'S LOCKDOWN FURY...
DUTCH POLICE OPEN FIRE...
Thousands rally in Australia...
Crisis pits vaccinated against unvaccinated...
FIGHT INTENSIFIES: HOW MANY SHOTS WILL BE REQUIRED?
Business Owners Face Wary Workers...
DISNEY puts policy on hold for employees...
UPDATE: Death Toll Higher Than Last Year...

Well dang, whoever thought the elitists’ plan to stomp on our face forever could backfire? But imagine that - the Euros don’t want a return to fascism after all, no matter what or whom. Those old, white, native Euros that many of us have descended from are restless. We should pay attention, that may be one Euro trend worth perpetrating

But now ladies and gentleman of the MOTI, I officially begin the Thanksgiving week of recipes. And yes, the one I’m posting is a repeat; and that’s just fine because isn’t that what holiday traditions are made? By repetition? How else do you explain things like green bean casserole and this…

…whatever this is?

So here is my Thanksgiving breakfast entry, my little sisters pear gruyere strata. It’s a relatively new tradition but has earned its way into that distinction. It can be made the day before and baked the next morning.

 Pear Gruyere Strata

Ingredients

4  cups sliced peeled Anjou/Comice/Bartlett pears

1-2 Tbs. butter, melted

6 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided

12 slices cinnamon swirl bread (such as Pepperidge Farm), cut in half diagonally

Cooking spray

1-2 c. (4-8 ounces) shredded Gruyere cheese (depends on how gooey you want it, I like the 2 c.)

1 1/2 cups milk

1 c. eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon turbinado (or regular) sugar  

maple syrup

Preparation

Combine pear, butter, and 1 tablespoon sugar in a large bowl; toss gently.

 Arrange half of bread in an 11 x 7-inch glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spoon pear mixture evenly over bread; top evenly with cheese. Arrange remaining bread over cheese.

 Combine the remaining 5 tablespoons granulated sugar, milk, egg, and cinnamon, stirring with a whisk. Pour milk mixture over bread, pressing down to submerge. Cover and chill 8 hours or overnight.

 Preheat oven to 350°.

 Uncover dish. Sprinkle turbinado sugar evenly over bread. Bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes. Cut into 8 equal pieces; drizzle with syrup.

Very good with bacon and/or sausage.       

So let the feasting season begin.

Not Guilty: A Good Way To Begin Thanksgiving Week

You might think that we’ve said all there is to say about the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, but you’d be wrong. Not while Twitter is still out there.

First there’s the batsh*t crazy leftists like Stephen King:

No Stephen, the medium is the message; that’s how we got here.

The ACLU, ever on the lookout for white supremacists in our midst:

Gosh, remember when the ACLU used to at least pretend to support Constitutional rights?

And even normies who still think we have a right to bear arms and protect ourselves were permitted to Tweet (for now):

Hint: not the left, they’ve wiped that part from the history deck

   For a good overview of the entire landscape, Instapundit provides a very good compendium. A small example: 

Spit Out That Black Pill. “As Bill Whittle (bless his name) puts it, most casualties happen after we know the war is won or lost. So be careful out there, and keep your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. . . . Don’t get sloppy, but fight with all you’ve got, from where you are, with everything you can. Because in the end individual freedom wins.”

Matt Taibbi: The Rittenhouse Verdict is Only Shocking if You Followed the Last Year of Terrible Reporting. “Unrest wouldn’t be surprising. How could it be otherwise? Colleagues in national media spent over a year telling the country the 18-year-old was not just guilty, but a moral monster whose acquittal would be an in-your-face affirmation of systemic white supremacy.”

And speaking of the media, disappointment over the relatively quiet overnight (exception: Portland – way to go!) is palpable: we’ve come to expect “mostly peaceful” riots following decisions the left disagrees with.

“The left in this country has used terror tactics, starting violent riots and engaging in property destruction as a matter of right when they feel they have been wronged. We all now expect them to burn down cities when they get bad news. None of that is legal in our system of government. The people who should face a jury are the ones who burned businesses, committed arson, vandalism, and lawlessness, not the people who defended their town against them when law enforcement wouldn’t.”

Workers board up Red Line Cycles store in anticipation of riots protests

NOBODY’S MORE DISAPPOINTED THAN CNN AND MSNBC: Kenosha Crowd Reacts to Rittenhouse Verdict…and It’s Not What the Lying Media Told You Would Happen. “Not only is the crowd overwhelmingly cheering for Rittenhouse and his right to self-defense, but the majority of the cars driving by were honking their horns in support of the verdict. This reaction gives me hope for America. Perhaps Americans do understand why our Constitutional rights are still important and why the mob cannot be allowed to have power over the law.”

Don’t worry though, their disappointment will be short-lived: BLM has planned riots protests in Chicago tonight. And strangely, no one on the left sees the relation between police being told to stand down and/or being defunded and armed civilians protecting private property in the streets.

Facts over feelings. “Of course, the real responsibility is that of politicians and law enforcement who let armed lefty thugs rampage at will in the streets, necessitating self-defense by people who had every right to expect the government to stand between them and the thugs. This is malfeasance, and in a just world those officials would be on trial.

If you don’t want people taking guns into scenes of civil unrest, then don’t pull police out and leave citizens to fend for themselves in scenes of civil unrest.”

And of course no summary of the Rittenhouse verdict would be complete without hearing what our elite black professional sports celebrities think about it:

Sports world reacts to Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty verdict in Kenosha protest shooting

Why is that important? Oh right, because Rittenhouse is “white” and the “sports world” is pretty “black” – or as Joe Biden would say, “negro.”

So, finally, that’s all I have to say about the Rittenhouse verdict. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and that means “Holiday Recipe” week around here, so don’t say you weren’t warned.

Oh, and happy Caturday.