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“Trust no one. Especially today.”
— Unknown
This week, Congressman Darrell Issa breaks down his No Rogue Rulings Act, designed to rein in activist federal judges and prevent single district courts from issuing sweeping nationwide injunctions. He also dives into the Sanctuary City Accountability Act, which would empower victims to sue cities that shield criminal illegal immigrants from federal enforcement.
D’Backs Owners Godsend For AZ
By Sam Stone
Sports team owners are granted an oversize role in shaping the cities those teams play in. Great owners like the Kendricks build up and support their communities. Bad team owners tear them apart. Ask the people of Oakland. How fortunate, then, have Arizonans been since the Kendrick family became the Managing Partners of the D’Backs?
White Liberals with Trump Derangement Syndrome have Become Human Hallucinogens
By Chuck Warren
This week, we were treated to another white liberal meltdown. The headline from the New York Post:
"Woman whose MAGA hat meltdown, subway wipeout went viral is an 'extremely liberal' luxury brand consultant."
What stood out to me while reading the news article, was the following comment from a co-worker:
"Testanero has gone off the deep end when it comes to politics,” a former colleague claimed.
“She and I stopped being friends a while ago, as she became extremely liberal and very agitated,” the one-time coworker told The Post.
“I see nothing has changed, but now she’s gotten into the extreme, doing things like this,” the coworker said of the subway incident, adding that Testanero was known to argue with Republicans and frequently call out people she deemed “racist.”
A freelance creative director and branding specialist who has worked with posh outfits like Tiffany & Co., Coach, Bergdorf Goodman and Kate Spade, Testanero prides herself on “maintaining the highest standards,” according to her online profiles.
These people have become human hallucinogens among us.
Sadly, there have been a few studies over the past several years which found many liberal white women have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. In addition, a recent study found “that liberal women ages 18 to 40 are much more likely to report frequent feelings of loneliness. Nearly one-in-three (29%) reported feeling lonely a few times a week or more."
Restraining order petition provides new details in case of doctor charged with trying to kill wife
An anesthesiologist accused of trying to kill his wife on a popular Hawaii hiking trail previously accused her of having an affair, which led to “extreme jealousy,” according to a temporary restraining order petition filed by his wife.
Gerhardt Konig, 46, is charged with attempted second-degree murder after the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s office said he bashed his wife’s head repeatedly with a rock and tried to inject her with syringes filled with unknown substances.
His wife detailed in the petition last week that Konig tried to push her toward the cliff’s edge in Oahu where they were hiking.
Major discovery made in 42-year-old Elgin cold case
The Elgin Police Department (EPD) made a major discovery in the investigation of Karen Schepers' 42-year-old cold case Monday night. In partnership with an independent dive team, Elgin police were able to locate a vehicle northwest of the Slade Avenue boat launch with a license plate number that matched Schepers’ 1980 Toyota Celica.
Residents of Sitka, Alaska were alarmed when the long-dormant volcano neighboring them, Mount Edgecumbe, suddenly began to belch out billows of black smoke. People spilled out of their homes onto the streets to gaze up at the volcano, terrified that it was active again and might soon erupt…
Porky's April Fools' Day Adventure
On Kruzof Island, about 13 miles west of Sitka, Alaska, sits Mt Edgecumbe. The extinct volcano is 3,200 feet in height and covered with snow about eight months of the year.
On April 1, 1974, a clear, beautiful morning, Porky Oliver Bickar of Sitka woke up early to see Mt. Edgecumbe through the window in all its glory. Porky whispered to his wife, Patty: "This is it. We've gotta do it today." Patty smiled sweetly, kissed Porky on the forehead, and said, "Don’t make an ass of yourself."
Porky rushed to his shop (you can see the name of his shop on Old Blue) and started calling helicopter charters. He called three charters, but when they heard his plan they respectfully declined. One said he was afraid of a white-out (snow), but since the weather was absolutely clear that didn't wash. Finally, with the help of Harry Sulser, the owner of Sitka's Pioneer Bar, Porky struck pay dirt with Temsco's Earl Walker in Petersburg. Although his chopper was fog-bound, Earl loved the idea and said he would be on the way to Sitka as soon as he could see one more telephone pole.
In the meantime, Porky made up two manila rope slings about 150 feet long...each holding about 50 old car tires. He also gathered up a batch of oily rags, a gallon of sterno, a lot of diesel oil, and a dozen smoke bombs. (He didn't want us to mention where he got those. OK, Pork.)
When Earl and his chopper arrived at the old PBY and Goose turnaround (Sitka didn't have an airport then), Porky, Earl, Larry Nelson, and Ken Stedman first loaded up the incendiaries. When Earl and Porky got off the ground and hovered the chopper, Larry and Ken hooked one sling of tires to the chopper and off they went toward Mt. Edgecumbe (with FAA "legal" clearance, of course).
Within just a few minutes, Porky and Earl were flying over Mt. Edgecumbe. They could see for miles--just water and islands--with Baranof Island to the east and the open North Pacific to the west.
Porky and Earl dropped the tires into the up-til-now extinct volcano, then swung around and set the chopper down. Porky got out and unloaded all the fuel...just the right stuff to make a lot of black, smoky fire.
When Earl lifted off headed back to Sitka for the next load of tires, Porky stacked the first load in a big circle, poured on the fuel, and started to spray-paint a huge message in the snow with 50-foot letters: APRIL FOOL. When Earl returned and dumped 50 more tires into Mt. Edgecumbe, the two boys finished the arrangement...set the whole mess ablaze...and happily headed back to Sitka.
On the way back, Earl asked the FAA tower for clearance, and Homer Sutter (the controller) said "I'll bring you in as low and inconspicuously as possible...and, by the way, the son of a gun looks fantastic!" Earl set the chopper down. Mission accomplished...
Although Porky had remembered to notify both the FAA and the Sitka Police (he was a member of the police commission), he somehow forgot to notify the Coast Guard. While Mt. Edgecumbe was busy spewing out its black smoke, the Coast Guard Commander called for a chopper to investigate and sent a whale boat over to check things out. The chopper pilot radioed back to the commander that all he saw was a bunch of smoldering tires and a big April Fool sign in the snow. This was after the commander had called the Admiral in Juneau about the apparent crisis.
Jimmy Johnson, Vice President of Alaska Airlines, had also heard about Mt. Edgecumbe's activity, and called Sitka to instruct their departing plane to fly over the mountain to give all the passengers a bird’s eye view of it all. And, in the meantime, the Sitka radio station and police station phones were ringing off the hook.
We later found out that Porky's April Fools' Day caper had made AP news...worldwide.
Porky is gone now, but his legend lives on forever!
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