Fight against "racial injustice" continues in NYC

America cannot achieve “restoration” unless the nation acknowledges “racial injustice” and a “betrayal” of black Americans, said billionaire media mogul Oprah Winfrey in the most recent episode of her eponymous Apple TV series, The Oprah Winfrey Conversation, Breitbart reports. 

The episode featured Winfrey’s interview Bryan Stevenson, a graduate of Harvard Law School and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, an organization with a focus on “racial justice.” Stevenson repeatedly described America as a nation plagued by an “ideology of white supremacy.”

That's from an article which appeared in the Deplorable Tribune* in September of 2020. The good folk at Blazing Cat Fur republished it just today, perhaps because Sarcasticat thought it juxtaposed nicely with a piece which quotes New York City's Democratic Mayor Eric Adams as calling for a “national response” to rising violence, following yesterday's fusillade which wounded over a dozen people who dared to ride the city's subway.

I had already composed a comment on the "incident", which I'd headed "'Allahu Akbar!' in the Big Apple". Ed. advised me to hold everything on the off chance that the perp might not be an Islamic terrorist. Ed. was right! [Ahem! Ed.]

Nor was the gunman (and would-be suicide bomber) a deranged postal service employee or an "incel" bent on exterminating the Karens women who are responsible for the mess that is today's Paranoid States of America. [Bill Burr said that once. You can look it up. Ed.]

No siree. The NYPD located the rented ban used by the attacker to get to the scene of the crime. [You mean he didn't take the subway? Ed.] The rental papers have led them to issue an APB for one Frank R. James, aged 62, who has addresses in Wisconsin and Philthydelphia. As a public service, and for no other reason, we publish theses photos of Mr James.

The New York Times ("All the news that fits the narrative") reports that Mr James "appears to have posted dozens of videos on social media in recent years — lengthy rants in which he expressed a range of harshly bigoted views and, more recently, criticized the policies of New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams."

The Times, always in the forefront of the struggle for racial justice and equality, points out that Mr James was not named as a suspect, only a "person of interest" -- someone the police believe may have information related to a crime. 

Likewise, the Times doesn't give details of Mr James' "harshly bigoted views". Nothing about "Justice for George Floyd" or "Kill Whitey!", then? Too bad that if Mr James is apprehended and charged, he won't be able to appear before Judge KBJ, who is no longer in the bidness of slapping the wrists of Offender of Colour, to make up for centuries of "racial injustice".

French presidential election: hold your applause

Ed. here. I was a little late getting in this morning, and failed to prevent Walt from committing the grave sin of combining two topics into one post. The Michael Matt video about Viktor Orbán and the "Current Thing" should have been separated from the preceding thoughts on yesterday's French election. For readers who went right to the video without reading what came before, here's what Walt had to say about the results... and what he thinks will happen on April 24th.

Frenchmen and women voted yesterday in the first round of the election for the preisdency of the French Republic. Walt rejoiced (see previous post) when Marine Le Pen fnished a strong second to "Effete Emmanuel" Macron, whom she will now face in the runoff election on April 24th. 

However, I must warn you, dear readers, to be careful how you bet. A superficial analysis of yesterday's result suggests that Mme Le Pen would have finished first, but for the candidacy of the extremist Eric Zemmour, who got a little over 7% of the vote. 

You would think his supporters would go to Mme Le Pen in the runoff. That would be fine, except that it would give Mme Le Pen about 31% of the vote, which would be far from enough to win a straight two-way fight. 

The likelihood of large numbers of centrists, leftists and Communists moving into the National Rally camp is slim. More likely is an ABLP coalition which would push M Macron into the Élysée Palace for a second term -- just as it did in 2015. Walt will be hoping (and praying!) otherwise, but betting? Nooooo....

VIDEO: Michael Matt rails against "the Current Thing"

Before we get into the latest episode of The Remnant Underground, a word about yesterday's French election. Frenchmen and women [and "others"? Ed.] voted in the first round of the election for the presidency of the French Republic. Walt rejoiced (see previous post) when Marine Le Pen fnished a strong second to "Effete Emmanuel" Macron, whom she will now face in the runoff election on April 24th.

However, I must warn you, dear readers, to be careful how you bet. The likelihood of large numbers of centrists, leftists and Communists moving into the National Rally camp is slim. More likely is an ABLP coalition which would push M Macron into the Élysée Palace for a second term -- just as it did in 2015. Walt will be hoping (and praying!) otherwise, but betting? Nooooo....

 

Now then, about the video. Michael Matt, editor of the Remnant newspaper, doesn't talk about the French election, because it was unfolding as he was recording this episode. He does, however,  discuss the victory of Viktor Orbán, who last week, against all odds (and opposition from the entire Soros machine), won a fourth term as Prime Minister of Hungary.

"Did you hear about that (Mr Matt asks)? No? Maybe that’s because they don’t want us to know about that. If we think of Orbán at all, the media will help us to think of him not as a family man and father of five beautiful children, but rather as a goose-stepping Nazi who’s coming to take us away, oh my! So, what’s Orbán all about, and what does his stunning victory portend?"

Mr Matt analyses "the Current Thing" as defined by G.K. Chesterton a hundred years ago. "What is the Current Thing (Mr Matt asks) and how is it being used – from Covid to Ukraine – to create 'right thinking' throughout the world and to punish anyone who questions the current narrative." He uses the media misinformation about Viktor Orbán to make his case that we're being lied to about a lot of things going on in the world today, including and especially the war in Ukraine. He says it's time to wake up!

Walt joins Mr Matt in wishing all our readers a miserable Holy Week.

Aux Français! Votez aujoud'hui pour la France!

Polls have been open for over six  hours now for the first round of the French presidential election. President Emmanuel Macron, a member of the champagne liberal elite if ever there was one, is facing a strong challenge from National Rally leader Marine Le Pen, running a close second in the latest polls. Jean-Luc Melenchon, tribune of the loony left, is a distant third.

Difficult as this may be for Americans to understand, France operates a manual system for elections. Voters are required to present themselves in person, with photo ID. They place their ballots in envelopes which are then sealed and deposited in plexiglass ballot boxes. Once the polls close, votes will be counted by hand. What a concept!

With populist Viktor Orban winning a fourth consecutive term as Hungary's prime minister days ago, the eyes of the world -- or of Europe, at least -- have now turned to France's resurgent right, especially Mme Le Pen, who wants to ban Muslim headscarves in streets and halal and kosher butchers, and drastically reduce immigration from outside Europe. 

The French election has the potential to reshape the country's tarnished identity and indicate whether European populism is ascendant or in decline. Stay tuned. And if you're a French citizen, get out and vote for France!

UPDATE ADDED at 1320. Summary of BBC reports shows...

* Firm projections suggest Emmanuel Macron will face a run-off against Marine Le Pen in the second round of France's presidential election, to be held on April 24th. 

* M Macron comes first with 28.4% of the vote while Mme Le Pen receives 23.4%, according to national broadcaster France Télévision.

* Left-wing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon comes in third place with about 20% of the votes.

* M Macron is addressing supporters in Paris. Mme Le Pen earlier vowed to put France "in order".

Freedom Rallies against leftist misrule break out in... wait for it...

Seems it's not only in Canuckistan that people are fed up with leftist governments that promise the sun, moon and stars but deliver only inflation, shortages, homelessness and ever-increasing government control of every aspect of the lives of struggling citizens. 

Walt's focus today shifts to the island state of Sri Lanka. Thanks to a decades-old religious connection, I have several friends (and two agents) there, from whom I'm getting disturbing reports of protests over the nation's severe economic crisis.

Just like Canada's "leader" Just In Trudeau did, when confronted by the truckers' Freedom Convoy, Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa recently declared a state of emergency as angry citizens demand that something be done about rising prices, shortages of essentials and rolling power cuts. 

When mostly peaceful protests turned violent, the government implemented a countrywide curfew, and placed a block on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp. (Does any of this sound familiar to readers in Canada? It should!)  The chairthingy of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission said the measure was carried out on instruction from the Defence Ministry and aimed to "maintain calm" (read: silence dissent).

In the central city of Kandy (home to the Temple of the Tooth), police used tear gas to disperse university students and other young protesters, including our Agent 35. Inspector Buruva of the local constabulary said about 750 people were gassed, but none were arrested. So that's all right, then.

In Colombo, the capital city, around two dozen opposition leaders protested at police barricades near Independence Square, some shouting "Gota(baya) go home!" They say the roots of the crisis, the worst in several decades, lie in economic mismanagement by successive governments that amassed huge budget shortfalls and a current account deficit. Notice the sign that reads "How much debt are we really in?" That would be a good (if rather polite) question for President Brandon!

The crisis was accelerated by deep tax cuts President Rajapaksa promised during the 2019 election campaign, which were enacted months before the Covid pandemic, which wiped out parts of Sri Lanka’s economy. 

Opposition leader Eran Wickramaratne called the curfew and other restrictions "unacceptable" Others stood in small groups outside their homes or gathered in the street, some holding handwritten anti-government banners or waving the national flag.

A student at the University of Colombo told Reuters, "This government, we do not want them anymore. They have had years and years to show us that they could do change but there is nothing. The situation has just gotten worse by the day. We really need a change, we are stripped of our basic rights...people are fed up!"

How much longer can the anger of fed-up citizens of the AABC countries (America, Australia, Britain and Canada) be contained? How high does the price of gas have to go... how much do taxes have to be increased to pay for the "reparations" and the redistribution of wealth... how bad do things have to get before the sheeple of the Anglosphere do likewise? 

KBJ makes history! First non-biologist named to SCOTUS!

OK, I admit to "adapting" the headline from the one created by the very talented writers at the Babylon Bee. Their excellent post continues: The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the highest court in the land, making her the first Supreme Court Justice to be confirmed without a degree in biology. 

"No, Ketanji Brown Jackson has no idea what a woman is, but that's understandable as she's not a biologist," said Romney. "I think she'll be fine, as the 8 biologists currently on the court will be able to get her up to speed. The important thing here is that she's black. And a woman." 

Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) was one of three RINOs (Republicans In Name Only) who voted to confirm the most important diversity hire since Kamela Harris. 

To Mitt's left is Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and to his farther left (geddit?) is Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). File this picture in your memory for reference when you next get to vote. They supported a judicial activist who think the United States Constitution is either mutable or does not apply in all cases.

The silver lining in the dark cloud (geddit?) is that the other cisgender "woman" of colour (albeit a lighter shade) whose name was mooted for the position on the highest court in the land*, Kamela Harris, remains in her position, which (they say) is Vice-President to Dementia Joe Brandon.

That's OK though. America has been advanced by feckless Democratic men towards the goal of being fully feminized, diversified, inclusified... and totally emasculated.

* Footnote: The Supreme Court of the United States is not, in fact, the highest court in America. Its elevation above sea level is only 95 feet. You can look it up.

Canucks wait in fear for this woman to speak

From somewhere north of the World's Longest Undefended Border (TM), Poor Len Canayen reminds us that, for our beloved Montréal Canadiens, the NHL hockey season is nearing an end. Next game is tonight when the Habs visit the Devils of (ugh) New Jersey. Game time is 7:00 EDT, on RDS. 

Three hours earlier, it's federal budget day in Canada. The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Deputy to Prime Minister Blackie McBlackface, Minister of Finance and Printing More Money, and Diplomat of the Year 2018 (you could look it up), will tell the Canadian sheeple how much more they will have to pay for the socialist utopia in which they live.

No-one is looking forward to Ms Freeland's budget speech. But, Walt reminds our many Canadian readers, things could be worse.

The fragrant and lovely Ms Freeland could become prime minister, if Mr Socks decides not to risk leading his Gliberals into a fourth election, and hands her the poisoned chalice, as Lyin' Brian Mulroney did to Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell in 1993. It could happen! Lifetime pct .982.