SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT:

UNDOUBTEDLY A RESULT OF OPPRESSION – FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE:    San Francisco police define burglaries as an unlawful entry into a home or business to commit a felony or a theft. The department defines “attempted forcible entry,” “forcible entry” and “unlawful entry,” where no force is used, as different types of crimes.  As of Feb. 7, there were 56 forcible entries reported in the Richmond. Last year that number was at 12, according to San Francisco Police Department data. Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding burglary data in other neighborhoods.  The number of attempted forcible entries reported as of Feb. 7 was 26. Compared to last year’s single reported attempted forcible entry — a 250% jump.  In all of San Francisco, burglaries have increased by 57% from 2020, according to the Police Department’s crime statistics dashboard.  San Francisco police and residents have seen an uptick in home burglaries since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The Richmond District and the Marina have been among the hardest hit by reported burglaries since late 2020. Police have acknowledged the difficulties in arresting burglary suspects, given that, without physical evidence or eyewitnesses, such cases can be particularly difficult to solve.  The real problem is that the militant leftists who run that once-beautiful city have no interest in cracking down on property crimes.  As socialists, they think any property owner is an oppressor.  The result of their thinking is obvious.

PARLER IS BACK – FROM THE NEW YORK POST:   Parler came back online Monday, more than a month after Amazon forced the controversial social network into a lengthy hiatus.  The Twitter-like platform also named conservative activist Mark Meckler as its interim CEO after its board of directors fired co-founder John Matze, who led the company through most of its unplanned pause.  Parler went dark in early January after Amazon Web Services booted the site from its servers over its failure to police its users’ violent posts in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.  The Nevada-based startup said in a press release that it is running on “sustainable, independent technology and not reliant on so-called ‘Big Tech’ for its operations.”  The company did not say who replaced Amazon as its web host.  “Parler is being run by an experienced team and is here to stay,” Meckler said in a statement. “We will thrive as the premier social media platform dedicated to free speech, privacy and civil dialogue.”  Good.  Now we need more conservative platforms operating independently of high tech.  No censorship.

February 17, 2021