To his credit, Trump has drastically slashed refugee admissions to 18,000. Additionally, he has allowed state and local governments to refuse refugees entirely, which rules.

https://cis.org/Rush/Trump-Administrations-Long-Overdue-Revision-Refugee-Resettlement-Program

Update: Yesterday, I was told that the bank account issue was cleared up. Today, they told me that I couldn’t open an account after all.

The banker with whom I spoke was perplexed—she’s never encountered something like this before.

To find out why, I have to mail a request to their PO Box.

So while I’m not on the OFAC list, which, again, is public and reserved for foreign terrorists, there’s a possibility that some government agency has instructed banks to deny me service.

I’m headed to another bank now to try to open an account.

Alright, I was able to open up an account at another bank. Still, the first bank’s response is incredibly suspect, particularly given that they wouldn’t tell the banker why they chose to deny me a personal account. I’m sending out the request today, so we’ll see what they say.

Read this.

https://theintercept.com/2014/07/23/blacklisted/

I watched Joker for the second time last night. To be perfectly honest, it was far less impressive the second time around. The film has many redeeming qualities, but Phoenix’s Joker is a stupid, pathetic creature, motivated by mental illness and spite, whereas Ledger’s Joker is far more philosophical and interesting. Phoenix’s Joker isn’t to be emulated or glorified; at best, he serves as a cautionary tale, warning us of what can happen to misfits in an increasingly meaningless, atomized society.

Still, I don’t think the film is explicitly Leftist. Atomization is an issue approached by both Right and Left. To identitarians, Fleck’s atomization is perhaps ascribed to his surrounding being little more than a diverse, materialistic shopping mall, bereft of community and purpose. To a Leftist, Fleck’s troubles are rooted in economics: his life sucks because he’s poor and denied access to social services.

Ultimately, though, Joker the character, if not the film, is apolitical. When asked about the protests, he says that he doesn’t believe in all that. “I don’t believe in anything.” A mentally ill misfit, he just wants validation and fulfillment, which he tragically can only obtain by killing. That Arthur Fleck is explicitly apolitical, but winds up leading a Leftist movement, is interesting: it shows how deranged people often wind up in fringe politics for apolitical reasons.

Wow. I was just notified that I’ve been kicked out of the movement for countersignaling Joker. I repent, I repent!

Thanks, my friend! We can use all the help we can get.

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Sorry to hear. Gonna send you a check

Social conservatism and economic nationalism is the winning populist strategy. Could we see something like this in 2024?

https://vdare.com/posts/breaking-polish-law-and-justice-party-wins-by-combining-economic-populism-with-nationalism

Antifash Gordon hasn’t tweeted since 9/29, the day before someone outed him. COS Antifa, likely run by the same person, hasn’t tweeted since 10/4.

Check out this account:
https://twitter.com/TheNightFox4

Well well well!

Were I Sean, I would be extremely frightened of the inevitable legal issues that he will soon face. By using these accounts, Sean engaged in a concerted, malicious cyberstalking campaign. Invasion of privacy as well.

Sean’s meltdown and account deletion is a clear admission of guilt.

Thread:

https://twitter.com/optics___check/status/1183981228078317568?s=21

Just so we’re clear, I do not support online harassment campaigns.

There’s a difference between revealing who’s behind a Twitter account, and harassing said person by contacting their place of work, posting their address, photographing their home, etc.—I only support the former.

But it should be noted that Sean Beetle is on record supporting and participating in both, which is why he’s currently terrified of being sued or charged with crimes.

The Dark Knight Rises makes sense once you realize that Bane’s a beta orbiter, who’s been friendzoned for decades.

Bane is a gymcel—he trains all the time but still can’t get a gf. Sad!

In all seriousness, TDKR is great, though I agree with Greg Johnson that it isn’t quite as good as TDK. Perhaps most interesting is how Bane, though a Traditionalist, cynically utilizes Leftism in his attempt to destroy Gotham. It’s almost as if riling up the mob is a time-tested way to destabilize society—something our ruling class understands well, unfortunately for us!