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Levi Strauss was the kind of man who could recognize a business opportunity when it landed in his lap. During the California Gold Rush, he moved from New York City to open a new San Francisco branch of his family’s dry goods business. Ostensibly, he planned on making his fortune panning gold. But why spend hours standing in a river when gold diggers would bring cash to you regardless of their success? (READ MORE from Aubrey Gulick: The Time Prison Was an Effective Campaign Strategy) So Strauss didn’t. Instead, he opened stores selling dry goods and clothing across the American West. By 1872, Strauss was already a successful businessman—successful enough to be known as a philanthropist and city leader in San Francisco. That was also the year he received a letter from a customer in Reno, Nevada. John Davis was a tailor who thought he might have discovered an ingenious solution to a problem that plagued the mining community he served. It turns out mining is rather tough on clothes—especially on pockets and flaps. Davis’ solution was to fasten metal rivets at the stress points in the garments. It was a fix that worked wonders; Davis just needed a way to patent it, which is why he sent a letter to Strauss. (READ MORE: Book Chapter: Noem vs. The Cartel) It didn’t take much convincing. Strauss agreed to fund the application, and on May 20, 1873, the two men were granted Patent No. 139,121 for “Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings.” Less than a year later, they were in the courts defending their invention (they succeeded but were only granted $2,000 of the $20,000 they had claimed in damages). He may have been a successful businessman, but he wasn’t great at naming things. Strauss called the first blue jeans “waist overalls” and brought Davis to San Francisco to oversee a small army of seamstresses all working from home. That didn’t last long. The pants were incredibly popular, so Strauss opened a factory. Strauss died in 1902, but the invention he had sponsored continued to grow in popularity. By the 1920s, Levi’s were the most popular work pants for men. (READ MORE: Jackie Robinson: An American Hero … And a Conservative) Strauss’s story and the product he and Davis created together feel quintessentially American. After all, jeans were an invention born out of the needs of the American frontiersmen who needed them to be durable enough to withstand the wear and tear of building up a nation. This article originally appeared on Aubrey’s Substack, Pilgrim’s Way on May 20, 2024. The post The Mother of Invention appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

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Former president makes light of technical issues while also managing to zing Biden during on-stage remarks. Former President Donald Trump essentially performed stand-up comedy while on stage at an annual GOP dinner in Minnesota, hilariously blasting stage crews for bungling the setup of his podium, teleprompter and stage on Friday night. Footage from the Lincoln Reagan dinner event in St. Paul shows Trump making light of technical issues he was experiencing on stage, while also managing to get in zingers at Joe Biden’s expense. “But Americans are not struggling…” Trump said, before focusing his attention on his podium, remarking, “You know, this is the worst platform. Who put this stage up? This is the worst.” We don’t deserve him pic.twitter.com/1O1xrpri5e— joshua steinman (??,??) (@JoshuaSteinman) May 18, 2024 “The frickin’ place is falling down,” Trump declared to an eruption of laughter.Power up with Nitric Boost that’s now 40% OFF! This potent formula gives you the massive edge in strength and superior circulation for that unparalleled performance you've been looking for! “It keeps tilting further left,” he said, adding, “Like too many other things.” Let’s be honest we watch hockey for the fights, NASCAR for the wrecks, and Trump for when he’s not on the teleprompter ? pic.twitter.com/OumCEgyPWB— Critically Thinking & Drinking ?????? (@TheCriticalDri1) May 18, 2024 “What a crappy contractor this was,” he added. “Before I got up the teleprompter fell down,” Trump told the crowd, jokingly adding, “Well done, fellas. Then they wanna know why I don’t pay the bill.” Trump starts off spicy and makes fun of Biden… if the teleprompter fell down with him, he gone. ?? pic.twitter.com/4CvSs9WVEj— Kathy Green (@GreenKM117) May 18, 2024 “Suppose that happened to Biden. He’d go like this – ‘bye’. He’d leave,” Trump jested. “l’ll stay with you for an hour, we’ll have some fun.” Elsewhere during the event, Trump mocked Democrat puppet President Joe Biden with a quip on shrinkflation, and remarked he wants Biden to take a drug test before the upcoming presidential debate. “I’m gonna demand a drug test,” Trump said, adding, “I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union. He was high as a kite.”

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by Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit: An illegal immigrant from Mexico has been ensnared by the long arm of justice after being caught red-handed in what authorities have described as a mobile ‘rape dungeon.’ Eduardo Sarabia, an illegal migrant from Mexico, has been arrested and accused of operating a mobile ‘rape dungeon’ within a modified […]

by Jose Nino, Big League Politics: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is committed to spreading degenerate values abroad. With Russia seemingly making major gains against NATO-backed Ukrainian forces in Eastern Ukraine, NATO leaders have been engaging in bizarre virtue signaling to divert attention away from the abject failure of this proxy war against Russia. […]

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