Francis W. Porretto
Mount Sinai, NY USA
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Sep 30 2023
Savages 2023
I actually hate feeling that I must do this, but there are far too many people turning a blind eye to what’s being done to us in the name of “diversity.” (To say nothing of “equity” or “inclusion.”) A teacher in Flint, Michigan is knocked to the floor when a student hurls at a …
Sep 30 2023
If You Think American Politics Is Insane…
…enjoy this short, satirical but thematically dead-on-target view of Italian politics: pic.twitter.com/3Ev3ddULYh — ONT WTF (@OntWtf) September 29, 2023 I couldn’t improve on that if I had five years to do it.
Sep 29 2023
How Would YOU Do It?
Shamelessly stolen from Western Rifle Shooters: All of those weapons are currently being wielded against the white race. Is any other conclusion possible?
Sep 29 2023
Beware “The Procedure”
It looks like a harmless word. At one time it was. It merely denoted a way of doing something, like the equally dreaded word process. And to be fair, there are times when it doesn’t stiffen my neck hair or move my hand to my sidearm. But that’s not what I have in mind …
Sep 28 2023
Hard On The Brakes Won’t Do It
Before I begin this screed, I’d like to express a thought that has often risen to mind but has seldom made its way through my fingers and into the sacred pixels of Liberty’s Torch: Thank You, Gentle Readers. Whoever and wherever you are, including those of you who read my crap to laugh …
Sep 28 2023
For Those Who Still Use The Phrase “Sound As A Dollar”
This is a very astute observation. It’s a major milestone in the death of a fiat currency when its issuers need to get bribed in a harder money. https://t.co/0l6DRFrTtR — Saifedean Ammous (@saifedean) September 27, 2023 Ponder that! Remember that when the corruptocrats of other countries solicit bribes, they usually demand that they be …
Sep 28 2023
For Those Who Think There’s Been No Progress
Today, September 28, Catholics commemorate the life of Saint Wenceslaus: St. Wenceslaus (907–935 A.D.) was the son of the Duke of Bohemia. His grandfather was converted to Christianity by the missionaries Sts. Cyril and Methodius. His mother, Dragomir, was the daughter of a pagan tribal chief who was baptized at her marriage. After …
Sep 28 2023
Time Flies Like An Arrow…
(…fruit flies prefer bananas.) Shamelessly stolen from Mike Hendrix: And to think it’s only been…45 years? 45 years?! Oy!
Sep 27 2023
A Good And Worthy Metamorphosis
Tucker Carlson, since leaving Fox News, has become one of American conservatism’s brightest lights. Consider his recent statement on abortion: Carlson noted that human sacrifice, ritual child sacrifice in particular, “rears its head about every four chapters. … Of all the sins the ancients committed, that sin, every single time it’s described, is …
Sep 27 2023
Virtue Signaling At Others’ Expense
I’m sure it feels great…until the chickens come home to roost: CHICAGO – Chicago’s newest migrant shelter has opened up in the West Loop, and it’s creating tension between a landlord and tenants. The bottom floor tenant at a warehouse-style building at 344 N. Ogden is a retail business. The owner tells …
Sep 27 2023
The Left Cannot Afford To Be Wrong In Public
Everything faded into mist. The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth. — 1984 Which way would you bet? “On what?” you ask. On whether this brief interview will be quietly suppressed: Phillip: I should note that you did vote against the defense appropriations bill this week, the …
Sep 26 2023
A Diversionary Musing
I know, I know: most of what I write, here or elsewhere, would be considered rather “off-axis” by readers and writers with mainstream sensibilities. But I write first of all for myself. Consider it a purgative that doesn’t produce messes on the bathroom floor. And let us quickly leave that unfortunate metaphor, and proceed …
Sep 25 2023
If You Squint With The Sun Behind You…
…it does rather look like evidence of a decades-long, world-girdling conspiracy in motion, doesn’t it? But I wouldn’t want to sound like one of those “QAnon types,” so perhaps I should just present the evidence for my Gentle Readers’ assessment. *** 1. Thou Shalt Not Mention The Evidence! I admire anyone who’s willing …
Sep 24 2023
Were You Called? How Did You Answer?
The Parable of the Vineyard can be interpreted in several ways: Jesus told his disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. …
Sep 24 2023
Trustworthy Motives
It’s all too often the case that one is tempted to do something he knows is wrong by a prospect for personal gain. Temptations of that sort are the most reliable for the evocation of evil. And of course, the larger the gain at stake, the stronger the temptation. In a column of …
Sep 24 2023
The Giveaway Headline
Sometimes, you really don’t need to read any further: Late-Term Abortion: A Complex Moral Debate in America Among the most regular of motifs one can find in the contest over abortion is the contention that it’s “complex.” “A complex subject.” “A complex debate.” “Legally complex.” And each of those formulations has at least …
Sep 23 2023
A Musical Reminiscence
The older I get, the more my thoughts are occupied by my past. That’s hardly unusual. Neither is it difficult to explain. After all, more of a septuagenarian’s life lies behind him than ahead of him, exceedingly unlikely advances in human longevity excepted. Besides, a man in his seventies hardly has the range of …
Sep 23 2023
He Who Says “A” And Gets Away With It
…will inspire others to say “B,” in search of the same privileges. Senator Robert Menendez (D, NJ) has been in ethical hot water for most of his time in public life. Perhaps, after so many close shaves, he thought himself invulnerable, but that might not prove to be the case this time around. …
Sep 22 2023
“As A Matter Of Principle”
Fear not, Gentle Readers. I shan’t torture you with another long exposition on the real meaning of the word principle. Rather, I’d like to underscore an important aspect of the campaign to silence anyone who dissents from the Left-approved narrative. I don’t know much about Russell Brand. He’s described at Infogalactic as “an …
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