Tried to buy some MSG at Whole Foods yesterday.

Couldn't

Fakebook, the gift that keeps on giving:

Starnes' interest in Facebook censorship may stem from the time he was placed in the Facebook penitentiary. You may want to make sure there are no kids in the room before you go on because the Fox News host's "horrible" violation was a post mentioning four offensive subjects in the same paragraph. The proper nouns were: Paula Deen, Chick-fil-A, the NRA and Jesus Christ.

http://www.mrctv.org/blog/mainstream-media-ignoring-major-part-facebook-scandal

You'll have to go to the site to see what it was that Starnes wrote, but if you find it offensive, you likely think that "safe spaces" are a good idea.

Florida Man strikes again:

A Howey-in-the-Hills man stole $44 worth of steaks from Publix on U.S. Highway 27, but was caught out of breath after being chased across the parking lot Friday, police said.

http://www.dailycommercial.com/news/article_5d9baa35-7103-5fd6-aaad-beb94512e388.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link

*facepalm*

The time gap -- in hours worked by men vs. women.

https://twitter.com/NinjaEconomics/status/732744777834201088

The MSG myth:

http://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/msg-myth-versus-science/

A window into my workplace. We work hard -- but we laugh and have a blast. And nobody gets their panties in a wad:

https://twitter.com/amyalkon/status/732611235192000516

Hillary Clinton Lurleen Wallaces herself.

Hillary is going to put Bill in charge of revitalizing the economy, "because you know he knows how to do it."

That tells you she knows absolutely nothing about economics. Bill's presidency came on the heels of the '80s investment boom. The economy was flush with money and Bill was smart enough, despite his immediate tax increase, to stir the pot very little. Bill also rode a .com bubble that burst just as he was leaving office. As such, the blowback didn't adhere to him. He wasn't the economic genius she'd have you believe.

Hillary is a pot-stirrer and the next president is inheriting a stagnant economy. Unless Hillary can magically produce a history of ten years of heavy stock market activity and frantic venture capitalism coupled with an emerging technology, all putting Bill in charge of the economy is going to do is give her someone to blame when he Obama malaise continues.

A longish video regarding male privilege:

https://pjmedia.com/drhelen/2016/05/15/10-male-privileges/

I have the perfect replacement for outgoing doorstop and amateur spice weasel Senator Barbara Boxer:

Massie Munroe

"What freedom is there, I ask, if there is not the freedom to think one's own thoughts free from interferance such as that from Voice to Skull (V2K) mind control technology, to be able to hold one's own beliefs, to decide when to sleep, or not to sleep, to dream one's own dream-state dreams, to experience one's own emotional state, to own one's own mental state, etc.? "

Gog, what could possibly go wrong with such a Senator?

Tho, I wonder if she knows how much pain she caused me when I read parts of her platform? as in the my brain hurts, make it stop!

Something for everyone:

https://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/government-corruption-undeserved-wealth-insider-favoritism/

Louisiana politician (gee, what a surprise) wants to use government coercion to hinder competition in the market for contact lenses.

A Department of Veterans Affairs manager who steered a $4 million contract to a relative was promoted to the second-highest position in the hospital weeks after she was caught and exposed in the national media.

U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein’s husband Richard Blum won the first-phase construction contract for California’s high-speed rail. Do the division, and you find that the low bid came in at a mere $35 million per mile.

and the beat goes on ....

Wow, I was expecting foul language from the comments section in the MSG Myth link. Just not the rudeness from the author.

Venezuela is in the death throes of a failing socialist system:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3595946/No-electricity-no-antibiotics-no-beds-no-soap-devastating-look-inside-Venezuela-s-crisis-struck-hospitals-7-babies-die-day-bleeding-patients-lie-strewn-floor-doctors-try-operate-without-tools.html

Mission creep:

http://reason.com/blog/2016/05/16/homeland-security-helps-take-down-unlice

But not the federal version.

Nebraska abolishes civil forfeiture. Good for them.

State of Kansas reports 17 voting infraction attempts in 18 years, 14 of which were caught up front.

Governor harrumphs: We need a law! Harrumph! Harrumph!

Judge replies: "Bullshit."

I don't know about other people but I try to avoid MSG. It seems to be a family issue. Tends to cause swollen tongue and general puffiness in the face as well as headaches in my father. I end up with muscle cramps. So it acts kind of like a food allergy for us. (My mother has no issues and my sister as well I think). But I have issues with high salt in general. When I eat too much table salt I have the same issue which can escalate to bells palsy type symptoms. So it may just be a dosing issue of too much salt period and not specific to MSG.

Iowa, a hot-bed of hate crimes:

http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/public-safety/ui-students-family-recants-claims-of-hate-crime-20160516

But, what can you expect from the Children of the Corn?

State of Kansas reports 17 voting infraction attempts in 18 years, 14 of which were caught up front. ~ Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at May 18, 2016 11:12 AM

Those are the infractions that were caught. What about the ones that weren't?

I accept (and agree) that any attempt to impose voter IDs should be minimally burdensome and efforts should be made to alleviate any undue burden placed on the poor, disabled, recently immigrated, or old by such laws. But what bugs me is the casual dismissal by so-called progressives of the idea that the integrity of the voting process is important and should be defended.

"what can you expect from the Children of the Corn?"

Corn bread, corn muffins, corn on the cob, corn flakes, creamed corn, corn chowder, corn liquor, corn fritters, corn relish, corn bake, corn salsa, corn salad, corn casserole, corn pudding, corn risotto, corn oil, and ethanol.

Oh, and fields full of murdered adults, of course. No getting past THOSE kids!

Hmmm...potatoes are bad for you? who knew?

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/17/potatoes-tied-to-high-blood-pressure-risk/?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fhealth&action=click&contentCollection=health®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0

Corn pudding? no...just...no.

Not only are air travelers sitting ducks in airport security lines, evidently we're also pawns.

http://cnsnews.com/commentary/michelle-malkin/tsas-union-power-grab-thousands-slowing-down-airports

You forgot the marry jane Gog. Lots of weed fields hidden behind a few stalks of corn. (Which might explain why those adults got killed. Don't steal their crops and you won't have any problems.)