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November 2018

"Do not eat any romaine lettuce, including whole heads and hearts, chopped, organic and salad mixes with romaine until we learn more."...

Sunday was the 40th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre, an event that caused the deaths of about 900 people (about a third of them children) who were killed at the group's compound in Guyana. Note that I write "were killed" rather than "killed themselves." One of the many misconceptions about the Jonestown tragedy was that for most of its victims it represented an act of suicide. For some it did, but for many it did not. The children, of course, were not acting for themselves and were incapable of giving consent (some were infants and toddlers). And although the adults had all signed onto the Jim Jones enterprise of their own free will, many (perhaps even most?) had essentially been kept prisoner there against their will, long after the nature of the movement had changed. What's more, as I wrote previously in a lengthy post on the subject:

EVERYTHING IS OFFENSIVE! That's how it is nowadays. Eastern Michigan University's Women's Resource Center (WRC) has decided to stop hosting The Vagina Monologues because it excludes some women...like females that don't have vaginas. Since copyright laws won't allow them to change the dialogue, the school has chosen to get rid of it. How do I science?

A group of conservative young women decided to stage a #HimToo rally in Portland, OR, as an effort to bring awareness of false accusations of assault against men. About 40 people attended. The far-left group Antifa decided to hijack the peaceful rally after they deemed it unacceptable. Independent journalist Andy Ngo decided to attend, but Antifa thugs assaulted him by spitting on him and hitting him.

Estonian actress Mareli Miniutti reportedly has filed a restraining order against anti-Trump lawyer Michael Avenatti. Miniutti, who is based in New York City, "filed her petition Monday at the Santa Monica branch of Los Angeles County Superior Court." Reports confirmed today that Miniutti is the woman Avenatti allegedly abused last week. Authorities arrested him on suspicion of domestic violence. He left after four hours and posted $50,000 bail.

Airbnb has been under a sustained pressure campaign by anti-Israeli activist groups to cease listing homes and apartments for rent in Israeli Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria (the "West Bank"). The area was ethnically cleansed of Jews by the Jordanians after Jordan captured the area in Israel's War of Independence. The 1949 Armistice Line was where the fighting stopped, and left many historically Jewish areas, including the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, in Jordanian hands. Israel recaptured the area in 1967.

A recent Rasmussen survey of a hypothetical match-up between former First Lady Michelle Obama and President Trump has Obama victorious. From Rasmussen:
Michelle Obama has been making the rounds promoting her new book, prompting buzz about a potential presidential run, which she has vehemently denied. But with the midterms over and the focus on 2020, voters think she’d stand a chance.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) remains confident that she'll become Speaker of the House again, but sixteen Democrats just threw a major wrench into her plans. The Democrats released a letter today, launched by Rep. Katheleen Rice (D-NY), promising to oppose Pelosi's appointment since they promised to "change the status quo" upon their arrival in DC.