Statistical Outlier

IT Pro, Weightlifter, Kettlebell fan, Snowboarder, Pilot, Florida State Alum (1998) who loves his Heavenly Father and his family - Romans 8:28

[Alpharetta Gooners @ALPHAGooners]

Opening day last weekend 💪 @Arsenal

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Jury Still Trying To Decide If Strangling Your Kids Is Okay https://t.co/VrtLZJaMga

[JoyAnn @JoyceS763]

I have to admit, I’m enjoying watching some of my friends suddenly discover their deep, almost sacred reverence for historic names now that Donald Trump has renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America.”

Where was this passionate defense of tradition when we spent the last decade playing cultural Mad Libs with names?

The Cleveland Indians became the Guardians.

The Washington Redskins became the Commanders.

Aunt Jemima was evicted from the breakfast table and replaced by Pearl Milling Company.

Uncle Ben got demoted to Ben’s Original.

The Native American woman disappeared from Land O’Lakes butter.

Eskimo Pie became Edy’s Pie.

The Dixie Chicks became The Chicks.

Lady Antebellum became Lady A.

Universities and real-estate professionals started replacing “master bedroom” with “primary bedroom.”

Computer programmers began retiring “master/slave” terminology.

Schools, streets, statues and buildings bearing the names of historical figures were renamed by the hundreds.

Then there were the military bases.

Fort Bragg became Fort Liberty.

Fort Hood became Fort Cavazos.

Fort Benning became Fort Moore.

Fort Polk became Fort Johnson.

Fort Lee became Fort Gregg-Adams.

Fort Gordon became Fort Eisenhower.

Fort Rucker became Fort Novosel.

Fort Pickett became Fort Barfoot.

Fort A.P. Hill became Fort Walker.

We even watched Mount McKinley become Denali.

Meanwhile, our vocabulary got its own remodeling job. “Mothers” sometimes became birthing people, “pregnant women” became pregnant people, and “breastfeeding” acquired the alternative chestfeeding in some institutional language.

And Columbus Day? Plenty of cities, states and institutions decided Indigenous Peoples’ Day was preferable.

For years the message was: Names matter. Words matter. Language evolves. Old names can be changed when society decides another name better reflects its values. If you're offended by the change, get over it.

Okay.

Apparently there was an asterisk:

This principle remains valid until Donald Trump names something.

Suddenly the people who spent a decade redecorating the dictionary have chained themselves to the furniture.

Personally, I think Lake America is mostly political theater, and pretty funny political theater at that. Canada is perfectly free to keep calling it Lake Ontario. Nobody is confiscating their maps.

But after watching everything from pancake syrup to Army installations get renamed in the name of cultural sensitivity, I simply cannot work up the appropriate level of outrage over a lake.

So to my friends who are losing sleep over Lake America, I offer the same compassionate advice conservatives received during the Great Renaming:

Language changes. Names evolve. Try to keep up. 😎

[Coleton Furlow @coletonfurlow]

Democrats: “You can’t just rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. That’s not how reality works!”

Also Democrats: “Anyway, this is Jessica. She used to be Steve.”

[Chris Martz @ChrisMartzWX]

I think that Trump renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America is pointless and stupid.

Wanna know what else I think is dumb?

The fact left-wingers are triggered about this after they spent the last decade plus renaming sports teams, public schools and universities, streets and highways, food and condiment brands, and redefining half the dictionary altogether.

Here’s a list of some in case you forgot:

• Washington Redskins ➡️ Commanders

• Cleveland Indians ➡️ Guardians

• Stanford Indians ➡️ Cardinals

• Loudoun County Raiders ➡️ Captains

• Edmonton Eskimos ➡️ Elks

• Columbus Day ➡️ Indigenous Peoples’ Day

• Lee–Jackson Day ➡️ eliminated

• Robert E. Lee High School ➡️ John Lewis High

• Jefferson Davis Highway ➡️ Richmond Highway

• Mount McKinley ➡️ Denali

• Fort Bragg ➡️ Fort Liberty

• Fort Hood ➡️ Fort Cavazos

• Boy Scouts of America ➡️ Scouting America

• Aunt Jemima ➡️ Pearl Milling Company

• Uncle Ben’s Rice ➡️ Ben’s Original

• Eskimo Pie ice cream bars ➡️ Edy’s Pie

• Land O’Lakes ➡️ removed the Indian, but kept the land

• Illegal alien ➡️ undocumented worker

• Hispanic ➡️ Latinx (a term Hispanics did not want and do not use)

• Mother ➡️ birthing person

• Anchor baby ➡️ child of noncitizens

• black ➡️ Black

• Breastfeeding ➡️ chest feeding

• Inmate / prisoner / convict / felon ➡️ justice-involved person

• Ex-con / ex-felon ➡️ returning citizen

• “Gender” as a biological fact interchangeable with “sex” to being a social construct

• Fat ➡️ plus-sized

• Master bedroom ➡️ primary bedroom

• Manhole ➡️ utility hole

And so on and so on. . .

[Steven Crowder @scrowder]

Let’s call it what it is: abortion up to birth is murder.

These women clapping and smiling ear-to-ear are pure evil.

[Jeremy Carl @realJeremyCarl]

I'm going to keep posting this Alstair Begg clip "The Man on the Middle Cross" (less than four minutes in length) every Holy Week, because its message is true in 2026, it will be true in 2036 and it will be true in 3036.

"If i take my eyes off the cross, I can then give only lip service to its efficacy while at the same time living as if my salvation depends upon me.

And as soon as you go there it will lead you either to abject despair or a horrible kind of arrogance.

And it is only the cross of Christ that deals both with the dreadful depths of despair and the pretentious arrogance of the pride of man that says you know, I can figure this out."

[Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog]

The left’s argument for birthright citizenship is obviously insane but it’s even more insane when you consider that they actually don’t believe in your or my “birthright.” We are on stolen land and don’t belong here, according to them. But the anchor baby whose parents got here from Guatemala 10 seconds ago has a “birthright” and is tied to this nation by blood for all time. That’s actually their position. It’s so psychotic that you can’t even argue against it. Like trying to have a political debate with a dog. These people are not rational.

[Brandon Tatum @TheOfficerTatum]

🚨: When a young white activist decides he knows more about 'Black struggles' than an actual Black woman:

'The SAVE America Act will suppress the minority vote.'

She instantly shuts him down.

The soft bigotry of low expectations, mansplained live on stage and immediately torched by the very people Democrats pretend to 'protect.'

[April Color @ColorApril]

Saying the quiet part out loud.

[Damani Felder @TheDamaniFelder]

Charlie Kirk was NOT a racist. I have proof and I am proof.

[Arsenal Women @ArsenalWFC]

CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE. THE ONLY IN THE LAND ❤️

[Defiant L’s @DefiantLs]

Well, isn't that something

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Who is watching Democrats tonight with their dry erase boards and pathetic signs and thinking, “I want to be on their team.” Anyone? They look like total and complete losers.

[Defiant L’s @DefiantLs]

This must've been when speaking against illegal immigration was cool I guess.

[ZUBY: @ZubyMusic]

Strength training regularly is one of the best things you can do for your mind and body.

Stupidly high ROI.

[Steve Kay @stevek9KS1TV]

Arsenal FC Official Apology

We would like to sincerely apologise for our recent habit of scoring from set pieces. We understand this might be causing undue distress to opposition fans and teams.

To rectify this, we’ve asked Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka to deliver the ball into the box with significantly less accuracy going forward. Additionally, our set-piece coach, Nicolas Jover, will be sent on an extended Christmas holiday to ensure no further tactical brilliance disrupts the game.

We hope this will restore balance and fairness to the beautiful game.

Kind regards,
Arsenal Football Club 🔴⚪️

[Statistical Outlier @IAmNot828]

This is my favorite city in Europe!

[Zsuzsanna @2x2sometimes5]

Budapest Hungary. The Hungarian capital celebrates its 151st birthday today! On the 17th of November 1873 today’s Budapest was created by the merger of 3 cities: Pest on the left bank of the Danube and Buda and Óbuda on the right bank.
Happy Sunday!

[Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke]

If you didn't want Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense, you shouldn't have created a DEI military.

If you didn't want Matt Gaetz to be Attorney General, you shouldn't have lied about Russia collusion.

If you don't want Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence, you shouldn't have written a fraudulent letter about Hunter's laptop.

If you didn't want Robert Kennedy to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, you shouldn't have covered up the origin of Covid.