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/If you have to explain to members of your political party why they shouldn’t vandalize your property then you are in the wrong political party. pic.twitter.com/ctLRTYD11C
— Chase Geiser (@realchasegeiser) March 25, 2025
Greenwich, Connecticut real estate, politics, and more.
Greenwich, Connecticut real estate, politics, and more
If you have to explain to members of your political party why they shouldn’t vandalize your property then you are in the wrong political party. pic.twitter.com/ctLRTYD11C
— Chase Geiser (@realchasegeiser) March 25, 2025
188 Stanwich Road, $4.4 million. One of a number of old, classic homes on this stretch of Stamwich, this one was built in 1936 and, of course, updated and renovated during the ensuing years. As recently as 2021, when these owners bought it ($3.495), it had “a really cool bomb shelter in the basement”. I hope it’s still there, because, it would indeed be pretty cool, and (b) it might come in handy in the future.
Just as an aside, I continue to wonder at the short ownership periods of so many homes in Greenwich. It’s been a phenomenon at least since the 60s when I was growing up (in years, at least), and it’s still with us. What a peripatetic crowd we are.
Jazzman Crockett’s been grabbing the majority of headlines recently, and she’s certainly a winner in my book, but I’d happily settle for any of these people heading the Democrat ticket in 2028. Of course, it’s far too early to predict who’s actually going to take the post three years from now, and these polls are essentially just measurements of name recognition, not genuine support, but it’s fun to dream of the Democrats’ self-destruction. For now, here’s more about Crockett:
David Strom, HotAir:
According to a recent poll of Democrats, AOC is seen as the leader of the Democratic Party by the largest percentage of Democrats.
Admittedly, that lead is small--the field is fragmented so badly that nobody has over 10%, according to a CNN poll. Barack Obama represents the current Democratic Party values, getting less than half the support that AOC has.
But the person rocketing to the top of the list in recent weeks has been Jasmine Crockett, who apparently believes that she has an advantage over AOC in the race to the top of the heap: darker skin and the ability to adopt a more ridiculously ethnic accent than AOC's.
CNN poll: Who do you think the leader of the Democratic Party is?
AOC: 10%
Kamala Harris: 9%
Bernie Sanders: 8%
Hakeem Jeffries 6%
Barack Obama 4%
Jasmine Crockett 4%
Gavin Newsom 2%
Nancy Pelosi 2%
Elissa Slotkin 2%
Chuck Schumer 2%
Tim Walz 1%
Crockett, who has been around two years, is already seen as much a leader of the Democrats as Barack Obama, who has been a political icon for more than two decades. That is impressive--as well as indicative of just how far gone the Democrats are.
AOC has to step up her game. While she mouths all the economic and social Marxist nostrums that are common on the left, Crockett explicitly adopts a facade of being from the streets, as if that adds to her street cred.
Crockett actually comes from a very privileged background, speaks unaccented standard English flawlessly, went to prestigious private schools, and became a lawyer. None of which qualifies her for leadership in the modern Democratic Party, even with its elite's focus on credentials.
Stupidity, anger and passion are the tickets to the top, so Crockett mimics these qualities well, and adds in a strong dose of personal nastiness to give a bit of spice to her appeal.
Crockett is everywhere on TV, and Republicans are wrong to believe she is stupid. Instead, she is cunning, knowing where the ideological center of the Democrat Party is, and she is determined to outflank her opponents vying for leadership of the activist wing of the Party.
Bob Hoge, of RedState, comments on her latest display of character:
[Abbott has been paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair since 1984 after being hit by a falling oak tree while out jogging. He was 26 years old at the time of the accident — ed]
…. [O]n Monday, though, she crossed any bounds of decency and openly mocked Lone Star State Governor Greg Abbott’s disability. Speaking at the Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Dinner, she lowered herself to a new level of deplorable when she called him “Governor Hot Wheels,” presumably because he is confined to a wheelchair.
The HRC bills itself as an outfit promoting the idea that an “LGBTQ+ family has the freedom to live their truth without fear.” Ironic then that their speaker is an intolerant zealot:
Th Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has used a wheelchair since 1984 when he was tragically paralyzed in an accident. Today, the unquestioned leader of the Democratic Party, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, mocks him with the insult “Governor Hot Wheels.” https://t.co/2etrTie8LP
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) March 25, 2025
…. Crockett’s increasingly inflammatory rhetoric seems like an act to me. Although she uses plenty of slang in her speech, she went to good schools, came from a solid family, and earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center. There are videos of her talking quite a bit differently and without such a pronounced accent and the slang.
Did y'all ever wonder when @JasmineForUS started talking like ghetto trash?
— Kyle Seraphin (@KyleSeraphin) March 6, 2025
Apparently it was AFTER she showed up in Congress and was told that was marketable. It is pretty gross how fake these people are. pic.twitter.com/wPUuymmvW8
Bill Maher is no more impressed by her shtick than Strom or Hoge:
Bill Maher wrecks Rep. Jasmine Crockett: She talks like a "podcaster." Can you imagine Obama saying, "Man, dude this s*** is whack ... f*** it, just slap me." pic.twitter.com/cNHpIUsqAC
— Rusty (@Rusty_Weiss) March 8, 2025
Of course, there is precedent for Crockett’s act:
500 days imprisonment was not enough; in fact, it was just the beginning.
About a century ago, the Irish suffered under the oppressive, dictatorial, and arbitrary rule of Britain. Today, they are suffering under the oppressive, dictatorial, and arbitrary rule of their own globalist oligarchs.
Teacher Enoch Burke respectfully refused to use invented pronouns for a student who claimed to be transgender. Since he was teaching at a Christian school, the young Irishman believed that his Christian belief that there are only two sexes would be respected. He was wrong.
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Burke’s X account shared details. In one video, Burke explained that on payday, he received no salary and his bank account was raided. As he makes €750 weekly, and has to put aside a little at a time, the loss of his life savings — €40,000 — is indeed a significant blow. “I want to say this is all unprecedented,” Burke stated, citing legal authority backing up his statement.
BREAKING: ENOCH BURKE SPEAKS AS HIS BANK ACCOUNT IS FROZEN AND SALARY TAKEN BY IRISH GOVERNMENT
— Enoch Burke (@EnochBurke) March 20, 2025
The bank account of teacher Enoch Burke has been frozen by the Irish Government after he refused to affirm transgender ideology in his school and address a child with they/them… pic.twitter.com/vePMcODQiL
There are “murderers and thieves walking so freely on our streets, but all of the stops can be pulled out for me,” Burke said, explaining that a receiver has been appointed to take his salary. “I’m not a criminal,” Burke stated; he simply refused in 2022 to refer to a student as “they” when his principal demanded it. The Church of Ireland has apparently gone as woke as its counterpart, the Church of England. Simply for refusing to violate his conscience and submit to transgender ideology, Burke said he subsequently spent 500 days in jail. “I refused to be compelled into promoting an anti-Christian belief in the [Christian] school where I was employed,” the young teacher said.
And now there's the seizure of his money. It is worth noting that the European Union, of which Ireland is a member, is currently planning to expedite its digital euro, which would make it even easier for the government to seize an individual’s money, even potentially without any trial. In Communist China, the government can immediately shut off digital funds for dissidents.
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In a separate post announcing the seizure of his €40,000 bank account and his teaching salary, along with authorization to seize any other of Burke’s assets, Burke emphasized the rigged court system:
Senior Counsel Brian Kennedy SC for the Attorney General was granted as much time as he wished to make his submissions in Court on this unprecedented matter and was not questioned in any way by the bench. By contrast, when Enoch Burke rose to speak, he was cut off after only 5 minutes by Mr Justice David Nolan, who repeatedly interrupted him. The Judge then delivered his pre-prepared ruling immediately.
Enoch Burke sought to draw attention to the fact that the root cause of this case, the principal's direction to all staff to address a male student by a new name and the "they" pronoun, has never been assessed for its constitutionality or lawfulness by any Court, despite these proceedings being now ongoing for more than 2.5 years. When Enoch Burke read out Article 44 of the Irish Constitution, which binds the State to "respect and honour religion", he was immediately shut down by Judge David Nolan.
The sale, that is — it’s been under contract since February. 50 Dingletown Road has sold for its final asking price of $16.9 million, but not its original price, which was $21.9 million 523 days ago in September 2023.
New listing, 82 Rockwood Lane, 1955 ranch, $4 million. Unchanged since it was purchased for $2.625 million in 2022, both prices surprise me.
11 Wynnwood Road, 12,612 sq.ft (but, surprisingly, only five bedrooms), has hit the MLS today at $9.750 million. Purchased in 2015 for $6,923,500 from sellers who’d begun at $8.499 in 2012.
(comes with its own land acknowledgement statement)
85 Richmond Hill Road, 10,000 sq.ft., 9 bedrooms, $6.795 million. Constructed in 2004, this property’s had a checkered sales history:
2006 $7.1 million
2007 tried for $8.9 million, no go
2013 sold $4.825
2020 sold $3.550
The market’s improved since 2007-2020, so things will probably go better this time.
(photo taken before the new, expanded sound beach avenue sidewalk is extended to the front door)
1 Saint Claire Avenue, Old Greenwich, priced at $2.995 million and destined for more, is pending 4 days after hitting the active list. 1920 construction, 0.28-acre lot, no garage, but what do you expect for < $4 million?
Another federal court has ruled against a parent’s right to be notified when their child “socially transitions” to the opposite sex in school. Taking its cues from Foote v. Ludlow, a similar First Circuit case we covered here, the Northern District Court of New York held the school’s non-disclosure policy was necessary to promote a “safe” learning environment for all of its students.
New York mother Jennifer Vitsaxaki sued the Skaneateles Central School District last year, alleging school staff had treated her 12-year-old daughter “Jane” as a boy, referring to her with a new masculine name and new third-person pronouns—all without her parents’ knowledge or consent. We covered the mother’s lawsuit in detail here.
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Shortly after meeting with her, according to the court filings, the all-too-willing school counselor told Jane’s teachers and staff they should call Jane by her new masculine name and use the ambiguous “they” and “them” third-person pronouns instead of “she” and “her.”
Jane’s parents, however, were not told about these actions. The school’s gender identity policy directed staff to deceive them by using Jane’s given name and pronouns when talking to her mother, while using her new masculine set at school. Even the school yearbook, the court noted, was to use Jane’s legal name rather than her preferred masculine one.
That’s because, under the school’s gender identity policy, the student calls the shots: The “district permits students to determine when, how, and if to notify their parents of their decision to elect a chosen name and/or pronouns at school.”
In her lawsuit, Vitsaxaki claimed that policy violated her constitutional rights, including both her religious and parental rights to direct her daughters’ upbringing, education, and healthcare—all of which were rejected by Judge David Hurd last week.
…. [T]he school wasn’t required to tell the mother it was applying its “civility code” to sex-transition her daugher, because the mother had no right to that information, the court concluded. “Simply put,” if she didn’t like it, “she remained free to exercise her parent rights at home” —“whether through direct conversations, private educational institutions, religious programming, homeschooling, or other influential tools,” the court held.
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As a matter of fact—and on the bright side—that’s exactly what Mrs. Vitsaxaki she did. According to the court filings, she took Jane out of public school and put her in private school, where she has observed noticeable improvement in her daughter’s overall mental health—and where Jane no longer asks to called by a different name and pronouns.