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I am passionately interested in college sports, ancient Greek comedies, bad/weird movies, mythology, the American Revolution, Puck Magazine, World War I, U.S. Presidential history, silent movies, the English Civil War, epic, lyric and comic poetry, U.S. Supreme Court history, the Revolutions of 1848, the Philippine War and old pulp heroes like The Moon Man, Pilot G8, Silver John and The Rio Kid.

MS NEVADA FIGHTING POLITICAL BLACKLISTING

Katie Jo WilliamsMs Nevada – Katie Jo Williams – has been blacklisted and prevented from competing in the Ms America pageant for 2019. Naturally if she had implied that police routinely murder or had endorsed protecting illegal immigrants who rape and murder from being turned over to ICE it would have been no problem.

However, Williams instead expressed support for de facto Third Party President Trump and criticism for the bacteria of Antifa (KLAN-tifa) so intolerant anti-Trumpers blacklisted her.

As I’ve pointed out before the American left thrives on censoring dissenting ideas and blacklisting people who hold those ideas even though they pretended to disapprove of censorship and blacklisting when they were used against them.  Continue reading

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM AUGUST 24th

Reinhardt U Eagles helmetNUMBER TEN TRIUMPHANT – In the sole NAIA game yesterday the 10th ranked REINHARDT UNIVERSITY EAGLES (should be the Rottweilers) hosted the WEBBER INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY WARRIORS. The Warriors, coming off last year’s 7-win season, gave the Eagles almost more than they could handle in the 1st Half, holding Reinhardt to a mere 3-0 lead by the break. The 3rd Quarter ended with the Eagles up 9-0 before RU went on to win the game 16-6. 

Snow College Badgers helmetDOWN GOES NUMBER THREE – In the NJCAA the 6th ranked SNOW COLLEGE BADGERS visited the number 3 team in the nation – the GARDEN CITY COLLEGE BRONCBUSTERS. The Broncbusters led 3-0 in the 1st Quarter and 13-3 at Halftime, but the Badgers had a 24 point 3rd Quarter enroute to a 30-27 comeback victory.

Fort Scott Greyhounds helmetNUMBER SIXTEEN FALLS – The FORT SCOTT COLLEGE GREYHOUNDS welcomed the 16th ranked HIGHLAND COLLEGE SCOTTIES yesterday. These two Jayhawk Conference rivals served up one of the best games of the day in a tightly fought smash-mouth affair. In the end the Greyhounds knocked off the Scotties by a final tally of 20-16. Continue reading

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FOOL KILLER PART TWENTY-SEVEN: APRIL OF 1920

Balladeer’s Blog continues its examination of the many facets of Fool Killer lore. FOR PART ONE, INCLUDING THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT, CLICK HERE

Fool Killer 1920sPART TWENTY-SEVEN: Here is a look at some of the Fool Killer’s targets from James L Pearson’s April of 1920 issue. As always we find an intriguing mix of attitudes, some of which would please us today or anger us today.

** Democrat Woodrow Wilson’s Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer (as in the Palmer Raids) and his fellow self-appointed censors of supposedly “dangerous” political ideas. Ironically, in 1920 the ideas under assault were Socialist ideas, today it is people espousing Socialism who want OTHER philosophies censored.

           The Fool Killer complained “a little handful of self-appointed bosses around Washington think they must be the sole judges of what a hundred and ten million Americans may read or hear.”

** The New York State Assembly – as usual called “the ASS-embly” – for refusing to seat the five elected members of the Socialist Party. Pearson and his Fool Killer saw this as invalidating the votes of the 60,000-odd New Yorkers who had voted for the candidates. The Assembly refused to seat the elected representatives solely because of the political party they belonged to.

           The Fool Killer pointed out that there were still parts of the South in 1920 where it was considered as disgusting to be a Republican as it was to be a Socialist. The point being “how would the country feel if the state legislatures in the South took it upon themselves to unseat elected Republicans like New York had unseated the Socialists?” Continue reading

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FACULTY LOUNGE FASCIST ROUNDUP: AUGUST 24th

Orwell on historyTime for another round of Faculty Lounge Fascist Roundup!

This round starts off with a detailed breakdown of Noel Ignatiev, whose biased rantings paved the way for today’s Nazi-esque Critical Race Theory cultists and White Supremacy witch-hunters. CLICK HERE  Continue reading

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM AUGUST 22nd

Georgia Military College BulldogsWHEN RANKED TEAMS CLASH – The 19th ranked GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE BULLDOGS welcomed the number 18 NAVARRO COLLEGE BULLDOGS in a dogfight that has become an opening weekend tradition in recent years. Navarro College led 7-3 in the 1st Quarter and 16-11 come Halftime. Georgia Military College made their move in the 3rd Quarter, grabbing a 26-23 edge before winning it 33-30.

Iowa Western CollegeNUMBER TWO PREVAILS – The number 2 team in the nation – the IOWA WESTERN COLLEGE REIVERS – played host to the COFFEYVILLE COLLEGE RED RAVENS last night. The Reivers were chasing the Red Ravens 7-0 in the 1st Quarter before tying things up at 7-7 by the break. Iowa Western ruled the 2nd Half, outscoring Coffeyville 29-7 for a comfortable 36-14 triumph. Continue reading

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THE STRANGE MANUSCRIPT (1881): ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION

Strange ManuscriptTHE STRANGE MANUSCRIPT BY _________ M.D. (1881) -Written by Alexander Pitts Bettersworth. The mock author, an M.D. who remains anonymous, upon learning that a comet will strike the Earth in 1883, stores supplies in Mammoth Cave with the help of his black servant Josh. With most of humanity dismissing the threat as a hoax or a mistake, the only other people who join them in the cave are a young woman named Ida and her black servant Chloe.  

The foursome survive the collision with the comet as well as the intense heat which causes some of the rock interior of the cave to melt. When the entrance to the cave indicates that the air temperature has cooled sufficiently the two couples – now romantically involved – venture forth to see what is left of our planet. Continue reading

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THE 2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON KICKS OFF TONIGHT

The 2019 college football season kicks off tonight in the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog. Naturally there is even more action set for Saturday but here is tonight’s lineup:

Hutchinson Blue DragonsThe 5th ranked HUTCHINSON COLLEGE BLUE DRAGONS Ellsworth College Panthers helmet NEWtake it on the road for their season opener against the ELLSWORTH COLLEGE PANTHERS. Kickoff is set for 8:00pm ET.

Iowa Western CollegeThe number 2 IOWA WESTERN COLLEGE REIVERS, meanwhile, will be playing host Coffeyville Red Ravens helmetto their newfound rivals the COFFEYVILLE COLLEGE RED RAVENS. Kickoff in this game will be 7:00pm ET. Continue reading

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MODEL ELIZABETH PIPKO RECEIVING DEATH AND RAPE THREATS OVER HER SUPPORT OF TRUMP

Elizabeth PipkoJewish model Elizabeth Pipko has been receiving death threats and rape threats over her support of de facto Third Party President Donald Trump.  

Pipko is a leader of the Jexodus Movement, Jewish voters who have been driven away by the increasing fanaticism and violence of the Democrats. This is similar to #WALKAWAY, the premier movement of former Democrats leaving the party due to its abandonment of the working class and the poor and its ever-growing intolerance of dissenting opinions.

It is also similar to #BLEXIT, the movement of black voters whom the Democrats have driven away. The constant ugly harassment of Trump supporters by unstable Democrats did not start but has helped fuel all three movements. Even many people who dislike Trump have loved ones or friends who DO support him and have been put off by the irrational hostility that Democrats have shown to those friends and loved ones. 

For the link to Pipko’s story plus additional Democrat Atrocities see below. Continue reading

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: EVEN MORE PRESEASON RANKINGS FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG

Per the Glitternight Index:

Iowa Western CollegeNJCAA 1. IOWA WESTERN COLLEGE REIVERS    ###     2. EAST MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE LIONS    ###     3. GARDEN CITY COLLEGE BRONCBUSTERS    ###     4. HUTCHINSON COLLEGE BLUE DRAGONS    ###     5. JONES COUNTY COLLEGE BOBCATS    ###    

Kilgore College6. KILGORE COLLEGE RANGERS    ###     7. LACKAWANNA COLLEGE FALCONS    ###     8. BUTLER (KS) GRIZZLIES     ###     9. SNOW COLLEGE BADGERS    ###     10. NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA A&M GOLDEN NORSEMEN    ###     Continue reading

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THE FUTURE OF BIG DATA: THE TOP BIG DATA TRENDS OF 2019

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Written by Bobbi Sanchez 

Do you waste time every week searching for data? The Data Warehousing Institute estimates that U.S. businesses lose a cumulative 600 billion dollars a year due to problems with data quality.  

Organizations that find solutions to data challenges gain significant advantages over competitors. With that in mind, forward-looking organizations are interested in big data trends for the future. Big data 2019 trends include an increased move to cloud computing, more use of streaming analytics and increased data governance.  

Without good data management, organizations miss out on the insights that could help them to make better business decisions and increase profits.   Continue reading

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