Saturday Miscellany

First, a few words from Jonah Platt, son of the producer of the mega-flop called Snow White, regarding the film’s star, Rachel Zegler:

Yeah, my Dad, the producer of an enormous piece of Disney IP with hundreds of millions on the line, had to leave his family to fly across the country to reprimand his twenty-year old employee for dragging her personal politics into the middle of promoting a movie for which she signed a multi-million contract to get paid and do publicity for…. And her actions clearly hurt the film’s box office…. Tens of thousands of people worked on that film and she hijacked the conversation for her own immature desires at the risk of all the colleagues and crew who depend on that movie to be successful. Narcissism is not something to be coddled or encouraged.

Second, the Daily Caller gives us the extent of the calamity of Snow White:

The modern-day remake of the 1937 animated classic opened to dismal box office sales, missed all financial forecasts and has failed to withstand widespread criticism. Ticket sales were reported at roughly $87 million globally in its opening weekend. That leaves a significant financial gap, considering Disney sunk something between $250 and $270 million into the production. 

The movie is bombing at the box office and has fallen behind “Dumbo” and “Cinderella” on Disney’s long list of live-films in recent years, raking in $43 million in U.S. theaters, according to Forbes. This is far from the fairytale ending that was predicted for this classic tale.

Third, with friends and co-religionists like Bernie Sanders, you do not need enemies.

Newsmax reports Bernie’s efforts to undermine Israel:

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced Thursday he will force up to eight Senate votes next week on joint resolutions of disapproval aimed at blocking $8.8 billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel, citing concerns over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Fourth, Elon Musk has been arguing for regulatory overhaul.

The burden of mountains of regulations is why the high speed rail can’t get down in California and the bridge that the ship hit still hasn’t been fixed.

A footnote offers a glimpse at a Jon Stewart interview with Ezra Klein. Stewart was shocked to discover the truth:

Jon Stewart finding out how the Biden Administration spent $42 Billion to expand broadband to more Americans, and connected ZERO (0) homes in 4 years.

Fifth, a few words from Scott Jennings, regarding military accountability:

I think Republicans aren’t interested in any lectures on accountability in the military after the Biden administration. I mean, the bar for getting rid of a Secretary of Defense is apparently pretty high. You can get 13 people killed and go AWOL and not tell the commander in chief, and that’s not a fireable offense.

But these lectures about accountability and national security after letting 10 million people into the country who raped and murdered and committed violent acts and no remorse or accountability.

Sixth, I have no way to cross-check this. It feels too good to be true, but that does not make it true.

According to Austen Allred the testosterone level of the men who work at NPR is dangerously low. Doctors like the level to range between 300 and 1000. At NPR, the highest level is 270.

Seventh, during her Congressional testimony NPR head honcho Katherine Maher was obliged to eat her words, a steaming pile of her words.

 

“Do you believe that America is addicted to white supremacy?” Rep. Brandon Gill asked her.

Maher grimaced as if she found that belief ridiculous, but at last admitted, “I tweeted that.”

“But as I’ve said,” she added, “much of my thinking has evolved over the last half decade.” 

That’s just five years — and Maher is no teenager, whose opinions change on a whim. She’s in her 40s and runs a media company with thousands of employees. 

Gill continued: “Do you believe that America believes in black plunder and white democracy?”

Maher, feigning confusion that anyone could hold such a bizarre position, responded “I . . . don’t . . . believe that, sir?”

Eighth, where have we heard this before? It’s not about the crime; it’s about the cover-up. Considering the brouhaha over Signalgate, it is worth recalling that Joe Biden, during the time of his presidency, was mentally deficient and cognitively impaired. His staff spent considerable time and effort covering up for him, and lying to the public.

Matt Margolis reports:

The Biden White House's desperate attempts to control Biden's public appearances were significant. They arranged carefully controlled interviews with friendly leftist radio hosts, demanding that only "approved" quotes be used.  

This isn't just about an aging president's decline; it's about a massive deception perpetrated on the American people. While Harris's team was drawing up contingency plans for scenarios ranging from pre-primary departure to death in office, the administration was gaslighting the public about Biden's capabilities. The same people who lecture us about "democracy" and "transparency" have orchestrated one of the most scandalous cover-ups in presidential history.

Ninth, what’s wrong with Europe? Certain people are offended that our vice president has been calling out Europe for its failure to uphold civilized values.

If you need evidence, yesterday serves up this from Ireland:

Irish teacher Enoch Burke was fired after refusing to use a student’s preferred pronouns. In response, the court seized his €40,000 checking account and authorized the Attorney General to confiscate additional assets, including his home and car.

Not to be outdone, once-Great Britain has instituted a two-tiered justice system:

UK: Britain is now openly codifying a two-tier justice system—where white men face the full weight of legal retribution, while Muslim offenders are increasingly spared under the guise of cultural sensitivity. Judicial impartiality is being sacrificed on the altar of progressive orthodoxy, and white Britons are being made the scapegoats of a nation unraveling its own rule of law.

Tenth, the bottom story is that the president of Columbia University, one Katrina Armstrong has resigned her position. Someone might think that she was a diversity hire, but we will not go quite that far. She was evidently incompetent, in way over her head.

Finally, I now have some free consulting hours in my life coaching practice. If you are interested email me at StuartSchneiderman@gmail.com.