Branson Hits Space as Kamala Crashes and Burns Arguing Against Voter ID

July 12, 2021

Branson Hits Space as Kamala Crashes and Burns Arguing Against Voter ID Al Perrotta Happy Monday! Today’s Morning Brew is out of this world! One Small Step for Rich Guy, One Giant Leap for Commercial Space Travel Billionaire Richard Branson took his Virgin Galactic craft out for a spin Sunday, Branson, along with three others, rode SpaceShipTwo some 50,000 feet toward the stars before returning safely to earth. This makes Branson the first person to ride into space on a craft he helped fund. Branson beats fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos, who is planning to fly his own craft into suborbital space eight days from now. Virgin Galactic already has 600 customers who’ve already signed up for flights into space. The tickets cost between $200,000 and $250,000. Or about half a Hunter Biden painting. First Amendment Victory: Case Against Carpe Dunktum Thrown Out Meme-meister Carpe Donktum (aka Logan Cook) was tossed off Twitter and sued last year after posting a powerful (but cute) jab at CNN and the dangers of Fake News. Cook added a bogus chyron to a viral video of a black baby running away from a white baby, reading “Terrified Todler (sic) Runs from Racist Baby.” Then he showed what really happened; how the two adorable tikes first ran to each other for huge hugs. Donald Trump retweeted the video. Not only was Carpe Donktum permanently banned from Twitter for the video, he and Trump got sued by the parents of the toddlers for a “misappropriation” of the original video. Well, the case just got tossed by the New York Supreme Court. BONUS BREW: Surreal in Oakland: Blacks Rallying to Support Police Jeered by White Antifa Protesters Kamala Harris’ Makes Outrageous Claim About Rural America On Friday, Harris was attacking new voter ID laws. And she introduced an utterly idiotic new reason to be against voter ID. She said that rural Americans don’t have the ability to photocopy their IDs to send in with mail-in ballots.  Harris told BET News “I don't think that we should underestimate what that [compromise on voter ID laws] could mean. Because in some people's mind, that means you're going to have to Xerox or photocopy your ID to send it in to prove who you are. Well, there are a whole lot of people, especially people who live in rural communities, who don't — there's no Kinkos, there's no OfficeMax near them.”  In Harris' mind, blacks are too stupid to get an ID and whites in fly-over country are too primitive to find a way to copy their ID. Oh, it gets worse for Harris. Kinko’s hasn’t even been around for 17 years! Kinko’s got bought out by FedEx in 2004 and is now FedEx Office. Spelling Bee Raises Big Question Congratulations to the amazing Zaila Avant-Garde of Louisiana for winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Her winning word? “Murraya.” While most contestants would ask the judges for the definition and origin of the word, Zaila would be given the word and tell the judges the definition and origin. Zaila is the first African-American to win the annual spelling bee. She also happens to be a budding basketball star. One moment of note from the Spelling Bee. At one point toward the end, the competition was paused as officials reviewed an answer given by one of the contestants. Roy Seligman was told his spelling of “ambystoma” was correct, when in fact, he had clearly said “I” instead of “Y”. After a careful review of the tape, it was determined young Roy actually gotten the word wrong, and the boy was eliminated from the competition. My question is this:  Why does the national spelling bee take more care to get it right than the national election? Along The Stream Even a hospital stay couldn’t keep our Tom Gilson down. Just up Tom suggests turning any visits from Feds asking if you’ve taken the jab into opportunities to evangelize. “Why You Shouldn't View House-to-House Vaccination Checks as a Civil Rights Intrusion.” Last night he offered a review: “Stephen C. Meyer's 'Return of the God Hypothesis' Brings Science and Faith Back Full Circle and Together Again” And going up early this afternoon, Tom explains “Why the Enneagram Still Doesn't Belong in Church.” TRENDING TODAY   Will the Remaining Decent Americans Drown in Denial? JOHN ZMIRAK     A Guide for the Misled — On Islam TIMOTHY FURNISH     Woke Reviews of Pixar’s Luca Attack Male Friendship DOUGLAS BLAIR     6 Interesting Things About the 'Historic' New Christian Film Ballads of the Exodus ALIYA KUYKENDALL     The End of Avenatti: the Rise and Fall (and Fall and Fall and Fall) of the Creepy Porn Lawyer MARK JUDGE CONNECT WITH US With social media sites cracking down on political content, your inbox is one of the most reliable ways we can stay in touch! Thank you for being part of our Stream community. If you like what you read, please share this email with your friend.