It is August and things have slowed to crawl. Perhaps you have not been able to get away. Lack of planning. Agreeing in February to set that murder case for August? Whatever the reason you, unlike us, are stuck in Miami. Maybe this will help.
Summer Reading:
1) The Admirals, by Walter Borneman. There were four admirals awarded an unprecedented fifth star during WWII. Who were they? The sad part of this is that even we gave your run-of-the-mill DeSantis drone robe wearer, a few clues, we doubt 98% of them could identify the men and their roles. For the record, the admirals receiving a fifth star Admiral of the Fleet, were Nimitz. Halsey, King, and Leahy. Name the one that commanded a battle group in WWII. "Umm...this is not what I thought this would be, I thought we would talking about original intent of the framers."
You're right, it was a trick question. While Halsey was most known for holding the line in 1941 when all that stood between Japan and California was the Enterprise, Lexington, and Saratoga, who were all at sea during the attack, and later commanding the fleet at the controversial Battle of Leyte Gulf, Nimitz had a sea command in the North Atlantic before the Pearl Harbor attack required Roosevelt to replace Admiral....? Anyon? Bueller? Anyone? Admiral Husband Kimmel who was in charge when Pearl was attacked.
The least well known, and most influential of the group was William Leahy, who had recently retired before the war started. Roosevelt recalled him to active duty and put Leahy in charge of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Leahy became a close confident of FDR and was rarely not at his side during all of WWII. He wielded tremendous influence over the conduct of the war.
2) The Black Swan Mystery, by Tetsuya Ayukawa. Written and published in Japan in 1960, this is a post-war "film-noir" type of simple yet expertly written murder mystery that satisfies on a beach day. It's been re-released and available on Amazon.
So what else is going on?
There's some controversy over Sydney Sweeney and also the firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor statistics after she posted revised employment numbers last week showing the economy had actually lost nearly 260,000 jobs in May and June. We are not sure if the two controversies are related. What exactly is Ms. Sweeney doing wrong? (And for that matter, who is she?) Of more note is the remarkable move of firing an expert for reporting the truth.
"Mr. President, a category five hurricane is bearing down on Florida and we expect catastrophic damage."
"Who said that?"
"Well, uhh, the chief meteorologist of the National Weather Service."
"They're fired. That's Biden-Obama propaganda."
There are all sorts of applications for the novel idea of ignoring reality.
"Hey honey how was your checkup?"
"Bad. The doctor said I gained twenty pounds and needed to start on mounjaro."
"Oh, well, you have looked a little heavy. And you haven't been working out as much."
"Nah. I'm just going to switch doctors. It is so much easier. Want Five-Guys for dinner?"
And on and on it could go, until the economy collapses, the environment collapses, the guy eating another burger and fries collapses while walking up a broken escalator at the REGJB.
Enjoy Your Summer.
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In American history Kimmel is the only person I’m aware of whose first name is Husband. Here is my view. 1 a week before he was briefed by intelligence that Japanese aggression was expected shortly although the location was not known. As commander of Pearl he was negligent in not doing more to prevent the attack. BUT so was Halsey who had the three carriers out on training. Haley inexplicably did not order air patrols that would most likely 1 have located the Japanese attack fleet and / or 2 had combat planes in the air to Protect Pearl. Halsey was near Pearl but did nothing to cover the base with his planes. He bears responsibility as well. But here’s the thing. After the attack Halsey was all that stood between Japan and the West Coast and Roosevelt And Admiral King couldn’t afford to replace him. They needed him to find the Japan fleet and confront it which he did with modest success at the Battle of Coral Sea and who his replacement (he was ashore with a bad case of the shingles ) rear admiral Ray Spruance did masterfully at the battle of Midway. If anyone else deserved a fifth star it was Spruance Rump. Do you agree ?
Fully agree with your analysis. And Admiral Raymond Spruance is a man whose name is some what lost to history who we can confidently say saved the United States of America. Midway was a turning point in the war in the Pacific. Going up against four Japanese carriers and a larger fleet with three carriers, he found and sunk four ! While losing one. After Midway Japan would never go on the offensive again. And if he had lost our carriers without destroying the Japanese fleet, you can make a good argument that the West Coast was completely undefended and open to invasion. Halsey recommended Spruance who had no carrier experience. And yet Spruance made all the right calls. And not just in Midway but in every naval engagement of the war. While Halsey was nick named Bull and the fighting admiral, Spruance had more success in more battles than Halsey did. And if you want to dig deeper we can analyze Halsey at the battle of Leyte Gulf where admiral Jesse Oldendorf saved MacArhur’s landing and Halsey’s butt because Halsey fell for a Japanese trick and dashed off to the north without protecting the beach head and transits to it. Love this stuff btw. More than law.
In what can only be described as a statistical anomaly all the women upset about Sweeney have a BMI over 30; a nose ring, ROYGBIV colored hair; helped to burn down cities during BLM; and ran around like maniacs during metoo pretending to be oppressed.
It thought Trump getting elected in 2024 was a low point for the Dems, i was proven wrong as they are the gift that keeps on giving.
Rump. Admiral Olendorf crossed the T at the battle of Leyte Gulf. He freaking crossed the T and should be remembered as a brilliant battleship tactician. Come on man
At the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Rear Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf commanded the U.S. Navy’s bombardment and fire support group during the Battle of Surigao Strait, one of the key engagements. On the night of October 24–25, 1944, Oldendorf deployed his force of older battleships, cruisers, and destroyers across the northern end of the strait to block the advancing Japanese Southern Force. Utilizing classic naval tactics, he executed the last major “crossing the T” maneuver in naval history—positioning his battleships perpendicular to the Japanese line of advance, allowing for devastating broadsides. His well-coordinated attack, bolstered by destroyer torpedo strikes, resulted in the destruction of most of the Japanese force, including the battleships Yamashiro and Fusō. Oldendorf’s disciplined and textbook use of firepower was a decisive factor in crippling Japan’s southern pincer and helped secure the Allied landing at Leyte.
Ok. But what does she do? She’s an actress correct ? And now is famous for wearing blue jeans? I wear blue jeans all weekend in the fall in the northeast. I’m not sure I get the controversy. Elaborate.
Oh yeah. Admiral Oldendorf crossed the T, destroyed a big part of the enemy fleet and displayed superb battle ship tactics in a naval battle that kept ebbing and flowing as commanders with imperfect information made snap decisions ged the course of the war. And then of course there the infamous message to Halsey asking where he is ending with “the world wonders”. He’s said to have thrown his cap on the deck when he first read it.
You watch too much Fox News nobody in real life gives a shit about this Sydney Sweeney “controversy” except Rs trying to change the subject from Trump/Epstein.
Excellent discussion of WW2 Trivia.
Admiral Chester Nimitz, from Pearl Harbor, sent a message to Admiral William Halsey, commander of the Third Fleet, asking, "WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS TASK FORCE THIRTY FOUR?" This was to inquire about the location of Task Force 34, which Halsey had taken north to pursue a Japanese decoy carrier force, leaving Taffy 3 vulnerable. To hinder Japanese cryptanalysis, the message was padded with nonsense phrases: "TURKEY TROTS TO WATER" at the start and "THE WORLD WONDERS" at the end, separated by double consonants "GG" and "RR" to indicate padding.
The Mistake: On Halsey’s flagship, USS New Jersey, the decoding officer removed the opening padding but mistakenly left "THE WORLD WONDERS" in the message, which read: "WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS TASK FORCE THIRTY FOUR RR THE WORLD WONDERS." Halsey interpreted the phrase as a sarcastic rebuke from Nimitz, implying criticism of his decision to chase the decoy fleet. This caused a furious reaction, with Halsey reportedly throwing his cap on the deck. As a result, he redirected some of his forces south to aid Taffy 3, though they arrived too late to assist directly.
There’s an excellent discussion of the message in The Admirals. The enlisted man who sent the message was not told to add gibberish to the end of the message. Only the beginning. And he had no explanation of using the phrase “the world wonders.” Halsey’s generation was familiar with the ode the charge of the light brigade in which the phrase, criticizing a military commander was used several times. As the book notes the reference could not be overlooked to men of Halsey’s generation. The fact is Oldendorf is the real hero of the battle sending two big Japanese battleships to the bottom and much of the enemy fleet when he crossed the T. He needs more recognition. King was asked about Halsey after the war. He said he could forgive Leyte Gulf but he could not forgive Halsey for leading the fleet into TWO typhoons. Halsey got very very lucky many times. But he was a pugnacious admiral looking to engage the Japanese at any opportunity at a time when America needed such leaders. So there’s that.
10:40:01, you need help with your rage against women.
Gee Rumpole, I think the problem with the head of the Bureau of Labor statistics is her consistent "mistakes" that favor the left, like pumping up the numbers right before the 2024 elections for your incompetent president, and then publishing downward ones for Trump. Probably just well-intentioned errors. You guys are just repulsive.
If you had an ounce of knowledge about this then you would know the BLS as well as several other departments that issue economic data revise their numbers pretty much every month. So here’s the question- IS THE REVISION OF THE LOSS OF 268,,000 JOBS WRONG? I’ve yet to see one person - just one - contradict the revised numbers. Can you do it ? And if the revisions are correct (they are ) then someone was fired for telling the truth. Stop drinking the cool aide. It doesn’t look good in a person who should try and think for themselves.
Oh yeah, who doesn't want to read an book over the summer?! Can you spell N-E-R-D??? I'll pumping iron and working on my tan while you losers read. Shumie Time baby!!!
Talk about fake news. Get out of your right wing bubble.
https://fxtwitter.com/TheLeadCNN/status/1952872889746686164
Swifty Fan here. Did you see the ad? It was literally a play on words. She did an ad for American Eagle wearing all denim aka "jeans". She says and I quote "“Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair colour, personality and even eye colour. My jeans are blue,” The tagline plays on the words “jeans” and “genes,” has been targeted by critics and other idiots who suggest the brand is celebrating traits typically associated with whiteness. Critics also argue that the ad, with its focus on "great genes," promotes eugenics, a discredited theory of racial improvement through selective breeding to some even saying "While remarking that someone has good genes is sometimes used as a compliment, the phrase also has sinister connotations. Eugenics gained popularity in early 20th century America, and Nazi Germany embraced it to carry out Adolf Hitler’s plan for an Aryan master race." American Eagle quickly fired back-- The campaign “is and always was about the jeans. Her jeans. Her story. We’ll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way. Great jeans look good on everyone,” the retailer wrote on Instagram. Fans defended her as do I. Since when is saying "I have great genes" associated with whiteness? I had good looking parents and they created good looking kids (me!) all thanks to great genes! So if my doctor says "you have good genes...." does that make my doctor a white supremacist? This is how out of hand things are getting with people actually stating that "great genes are associated with whiteness" This is how incredibly stupid the world is getting. Even on social media the younger generation is pushing to boycott American Eagle over the ad. I suspect most of these are probably jealous females who have nothing else better to do that whine and complain about every little thing. Anyone remember Brooke Shields and her Calvin Klein ad? Or Cindy Crawford's Pepsi commercial in tiny denim shorts? Kudos to American Eagle for not backing down.
11:42-- Someone lives under a rock. Bottom line-- Simply more WOKE. When will they crawl back under their rocks and just disappear? I don't remember any complains about Calvin Klein ads, but then that was before WOKE existed. The woke people just can’t live and let live. Everything is dreadful for them. No style, no humor and no fun. The same miserable, outraged and offended people are miserable, outraged and offended again? No one cares. This is a nod back to normalcy, let them whine. At the end of the day they do not matter. Bottom line This is ridiculous. She clearly has “good genes”. So does Hallie Berry and Naomi Campbell, and a slew of other actresses and models who all have good genes. My wife has good genes- thank god her genes passed down to our kids! I would hate for my sons to inherit my male pattern baldness. Bottom line- Sidney Sweeney is wearing good “jeans” which is the point of the ad. Grow up people. A bunch of jealous 🐱ladies.
Here’s another interesting summer read: https://nbcmiami.app.link/vu3kt3lnBVb
It’s about the ongoing criminal trial — at REGJB — of former PD accused of sexually assaulting a young female law student. I wonder why this tantalizing legal gem hasn’t gotten any coverage on this blog? After all, it has all the earmark prerequisites to make a debut: legal, true crime, Miami, REGJB, and scandalous. What could be wrong with the story that it got no coverage? 🧐 No SAO misconduct? (At least that we know of). Defense lawyer is alleged perp? Will this post even see the light of day?
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake, they called Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
With a load of iron ore, twenty-six thousand tons more
Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty
That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed
When the gales of November came early
The ship was the pride of the American side
Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most
With a crew and good captain well seasoned
Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
When they left fully loaded for Cleveland
And later that night when the ship's bell rang
Could it be the north wind they'd been feeling?
The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound
And a wave broke over the railing
And every man knew, as the captain did too
'Twas the witch of November come stealing
The dawn came late, and the breakfast had to wait
When the gales of November came slashin'
When afternoon came, it was freezin' rain
In the face of a hurricane west wind
Remember when Trump said the Ga. vote was rigged, demanding that Brad Raffensberger just find him 11,780 more votes? https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-55524676
This is that.
Rump my gf uses “mid” all the time. How was dinner ? Mid. Did you meet your sister’s new bf? Yeah. He was mid. Wtf is going on with her generation ? Yeah I’m 50 and she’s 31. But still. Any clues?
As long as she doesn’t use that term describing you dude you’re fine. Enjoy life.
Why is it called a concession stand ? You go there and buy snacks and hot dogs beer and soda. They don’t agree to anything. It’s not like you can order four dogs and four beers and get them to concede the food is overpriced and have them lower it. What concessions are they making I want to know.
What is it you would like the blog commentariat to say? It's a he-said she-said sex case where none of us have any idea what happened. Guess the jury will decide.
Your obviously too young to know of the controversy about Brooke Shields having nothing between her and her Calvin’s
Your conclusions were wrong, Rumpole. Halsey acted stupidly.
Does it still work for her?
It’s a good line from the movie Hunt For Red October, but it’s not a fair analysis of Admiral Halsey at Leyte Gulf.
Halsey is a great singer
Pearl Harbor, Dec-07-1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dem) president. FDR was Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913–1919). How much blame should FDR get?
What Japan Thought Would Happen After Pearl Harbor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEZ_Zndv09c
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