Will pathetically woke Disney attack the new Indiana Jones “‘Dial of Destiny” release in the name of combatting the patriarchy and toxic masculinity?
Will audiences see a powerful Indy morph into his feminist partner’s sidekick?
Bottom line…
The adventure continues … or does it?
Is this Disney’s way to extend the life of its intellectual property, or will this be more of Disney’s woke messaging that panders to pussified demi-males?
We will wait and see – but I do not plan to add to its opening day or week gross!
We are so screwed.
-- Steve
“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it! "Acta non verba" -- actions not words
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw
“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”
“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS
"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius
“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell
“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar
“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS
Here is a Tweet from President Biden that uses a well-worn rhetorical trick to condemn individuals' behavior and coerce them into taking action to affirm beliefs they may have no interest in proclaiming in public.
The trick is to state a few obvious truths or well-accepted facts or opinions, then condemn or shame anyone who disagrees by claiming silence is affirmation.
This practice is so diabolical because it forces individuals and organizations to make statements on subjects they would rather not disclose or discuss in public.
No! Silence is not complicity -- silence is often the better part of discretion. By speaking in favor of something promoted by one group or another, you may be tacitly providing affirmation or acceptance to other views you disagree with.
Bottom line…
We are so screwed when forces outside our immediate control manipulate us.
-- Steve
“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it! "Acta non verba" -- actions not words
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw
“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”
“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS
"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius
“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell
“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar
“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS
(1) The same regime officials who have manipulated intelligence, law enforcement, and healthcare agencies to advance their progressive communist democrat agenda control the agencies that produce the nation's economic outlook.
(2) If you read the footnotes, the media is reporting "preliminary" results, which will be corrected over succeeding months.
GDP Is Revised Higher. There’s No Recession Just Yet.
Gross domestic product rose at a 2.9% annual rate in the third quarter after falling in the first two quarters of 2022, a stronger-than-expected performance that eases fears about an imminent recession.
The 2.9% growth in the third quarter was revised up from the first estimate of an increase of 2.6% issued last month by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Economists had expected the revised number to remain at 2.6%, according to FactSet. Experts forecast the economy will grow again the fourth quarter, with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta expecting an expansion of 4.3%.<Source>
(3) It is relatively easy to manipulate the numbers once you know how the GDP is computed.
The most common method of estimating the GDP is called the expenditure approach and is based on the money spent by various groups that participate in the economy.
GDP = C + G + I + NX
C = consumption or all private consumer spending within a country’s economy, including, durable goods (items with a lifespan greater than three years), non-durable goods (food & clothing), and services.
[OCS: Consumers still have a lot of money on hand as the global pandemic and the reduced availability of goods and services forced savings and curtailed buying. Now, with inflation looming large, some are spending now to avoid future price increases.]
G = total government expenditures, including salaries of government employees, road construction/repair, public schools, and military expenditure.
[OCS: The profligate government spending and the Federal Reserve inflation of the U.S. currency can easily influence the total value of the GDP. More and more billions continue to be spent on paying Ukraine's government workers' pensions.]
I = sum of a country’s investments spent on capital equipment, inventories, and housing.
[OCS: Corporations are over-ordering inventory to compensate for anticipated supply chain problems and rising prices due to inflation.]
NX = net exports or a country’s total exports less total imports.
[OCS: This is the biggest driver of the purported increase. While our currency has been inflated, the dollar, relative to other major currencies, has been doing better as more foreign asset managers have greater faith in the economic outlook in the United States than their own countries. Because of various problems in the European and Asian Markets, foreign entities are purchasing larger amounts of our exports while American imports have been deeply affected by supply chain problems.]
(4) On a cautionary note, the Biden Administration is pushing for increased government spending. It is widely anticipated that the GOP will greenlight the effort while claiming they reduced the Democrat spending number. They won't admit that the number was inflated to give the GOP a propaganda win when they agreed to the Democrat's original target number.
Will the Federal Reserve pussy-out at their next meeting?
There is no doubt in my mind that the Federal Reserve should raise the rates by 75 basis points to help bring inflation under control quickly. However, it appears that various former Fed officials are advocating a 25- to 50-basis point increase to satisfy Wall Street and the corrupt Biden Administration looking for a propaganda win. Look for the pain continuing.
Are your retirement investments about to be pissed away on "woke" causes run by virtue-signaling social justice warriors?
Final Rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights
The U.S. Department of Labor released a final rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to empower plan fiduciaries to safeguard the savings of America's workers by clarifying that fiduciaries may consider climate change and other environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when they make investment decisions and when they exercise shareholder rights, including voting on shareholder resolutions and board nominations. <Source>
The Biden Administration's Department of Labor has quietly announced a final rule before Thanksgiving that allows employers to pour workers' 401(k) funds into investments that support woke causes that promote climate change and diversity.
The rule reverses a Trump-era mandate that a fiduciary must choose investments based solely on participants' best financial interests, including a restriction blocking employers from using an ESG fund as a default option for workers automatically enrolled in 401(k) plans.
Now, asset managers and retirement plan administrators can consider environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors when selecting investments – even if such selections might eventually damage the participant's return on investment.
Bottom line…
Ironically, the big financial institutions always point to their cherry-picked historical results. At the same time, SEC Rule 156 requires financial firms to tell investors not to base their expectations of future results on past performance before they invest.
Most green energy investments are scams dependent on government subsidies and mandated use to overcome their inability to generate a return on investment without government support. Remember former President Barack Obama's praise of Solyndra before it filed for bankruptcy and used government guarantees to cover significant investor losses.
Green is not good; it's great -- the novel that blueprints getting rich in bad times. A rare mix of fiction, financial reality, and environmental nonsense.
Wind and solar may seem free, sustainable, and healthy, but that's not the truth. It can be dangerous, impractical, and guaranteed to fail with disastrous results under peak load.
Peter Ralph returns to the genre he knows best, financial crimes. This time taking on those that exploit the environment for profit.
Ralph has produced a devastating eye-opening expose of the green energy scam where subsidies trump actual costs. A sure-fire money scheme for those connected to "the grid."
Ralph's extensive experience in the financial industry adds authenticity to the story, which translates into a thrilling reading experience. This is a must-read novel for the well-meaning but misguided greenie. Buy it today and learn the truth about green energy with this great novel
About the author, Peter Ralph...
As a consultant with a "big four" firm, Peter specialized in corporate reconstructions, recoveries, and liquidations. Depending on the circumstances, he was a surgeon chopping away excess fat, a lifeguard giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, or a funeral director conducting burials.
“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it! "Acta non verba" -- actions not words
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw
“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”
“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS
"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius
“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell
“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar
“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS
I have said, on numerous occasions, it’s a bitch when you cannot trust the government to tell you the truth, and the media provides narrative over news…
There is absolutely no doubt that the progressive communist democrats have infiltrated and corrupted our foremost intelligence and law enforcement agencies, as well as most bureaus purporting to serve the American public.
Therefore it is with some skepticism that I read the latest "ass-covering" National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin issued on November 30, 2022, by the Department of Homeland Security.
An agency headed by a corrupt partisan hack, Alejandro Mayorkas, who deserves to be impeached for his failure to uphold 5 U.S. Code § 3331 - Oath of office. Namely the section that states, “I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.”
There is no doubt in my mind that Mayorkas has failed to uphold existing federal laws on immigration that violate American sovereignty and make America more vulnerable to crime, drugs, and terrorist attacks.
How I dissect and read the latest bulletin…
Summary of Terrorism Threat to the United States
The United States remains in a heightened threat environment.
[OCS: The prime source of domestic threats are the progressive communist democrats and their corrupt policies.]
Lone offenders and small groups motivated by a range of ideological beliefs and/or personal grievances continue to pose a persistent and lethal threat to the Homeland.
[OCS: Most of these threats arise from the left and are encouraged by the lack of law enforcement attention and the lax criminal justice system.]
Domestic actors and foreign terrorist organizations continue to maintain a visible presence online in attempts to motivate supporters to conduct attacks in the Homeland.
[OCS: This is the predicate for the government’s domestic surveillance efforts and violation of dissenting free speech.]
Threat actors have recently mobilized to violence, citing factors such as reactions to current events and adherence to violent extremist ideologies.
[OCS: The primary threat actors were associated with the progressive communist democrats, and there is no mistaking the violence, murder, mayhem, and property destruction associated with progressive communist democrat-supported groups like Antifa and Black Lives Matter.]
In the coming months, threat actors could exploit several upcoming events to justify or commit acts of violence, including certifications related to the midterm elections, the holiday season and associated large gatherings, the marking of two years since the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and potential sociopolitical developments connected to ideological beliefs or personal hostility.
[OCS: The main threat to election integrity comes from the progressive communist democrats. The Jan 6 breach of the Capitol remains suspicious as it appears to partly be a false flag operation deployed by the progressive communist democrats, with quite a few “mostly peaceful” people being welcomed inside the capitol complex by the authorities. The corrupt Jan 6 House Committee remains a corrupt cover-up.]
Targets of potential violence include public gatherings, faith-based institutions, the LGBTQI+ community, schools, racial and religious minorities, government facilities and personnel, U.S. critical infrastructure, the media, and perceived ideological opponents.
[OCS: In short, any target of opportunity is rendered vulnerable by the lack of adequate hardening or law enforcement presence. This is justification to domestically surveil the entire population for any threat.]
Duration
Issued: November 30, 2022 02:00 pm Expires: May 24, 2023 02:00 pm
How We Are Responding
DHS works with partners across every level of government, in the private sector, and in local communities to keep Americans safe, including through the following examples of our resources and support:
DHS and the FBI continue to share timely and actionable information and intelligence with the broadest audience possible. This includes sharing information and intelligence with our partners across every level of government and in the private sector. We conduct recurring threat briefings with private sector and state, local, tribal, territorial, and campus partners, including to inform security planning efforts. DHS remains committed to working with our partners to identify and prevent all forms of terrorism and targeted violence, and to support law enforcement efforts to keep our communities safe.
In July 2022, DHS reconstituted the Faith-based Security Advisory Council (FBSAC). The FBSAC serves as an advisory body with the purpose of providing guidance and recommendations to the Secretary on the development and implementation of strategies, policies, programs, and information sharing practices that will further the Department’s ability to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of targeted violence or terrorism, major disasters, cyberattacks, or other threats or emergencies against places of worship, faith communities, and faith-based organizations.
DHS’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), the FBI, and the National Counterterrorism Center in 2021 jointly updated behavioral indicators of U.S. extremist mobilization to violence. Further, I&A’s National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Program continues to provide tools and resources for federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial partners on preventing terrorism and targeted violence, including online suspicious activity reporting training.
DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) works with government and private sector partners – including owners and operators of critical infrastructure and public gathering places – to enhance security and mitigate risks posed by acts of terrorism and targeted violence through its network of Protective Security Advisors and resources addressing Active Shooters, School Safety, Bombing Prevention, and Soft Targets-Crowded Places.
DHS’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) educates and trains stakeholders on how to identify indicators of radicalization to violence, where to seek help, and the resources that are available to prevent targeted violence and terrorism. In 2022, CP3 awarded about $20 million in grants through its Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program.
In 2021 and 2022, DHS designated domestic violent extremism as a “National Priority Area” within its Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), enabling our partners to access critical funds that help prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to related threats.
In 2022, DHS’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) provided over $250 million in funding to support target hardening and other physical security enhancements to non-profit organizations at high risk of terrorist attack.
DHS remains focused on recognizing disinformation that threatens the security of the American people, including disinformation by foreign states such as Russia, China, and Iran, or other adversaries, including as transnational criminal organizations and human smuggling organizations.
SchoolSafety.gov consolidates school safety-related resources from across the government. Through this website, the K-12 academic community can also connect with school safety officials and develop school safety plans.
The DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships continues to engage a coalition of faith-based and community organizations, including members of the Faith-based Security Advisory Council, to help build the capacity of faith-based and community organizations seeking to protect their places of worship and community spaces.
[OCS: The government is incentivizing or coercing private individuals or organizations to act as de facto agents of the government as a “workaround” to the protections afforded by the U.S. Constitution. Including domestic surveillance and the maintenance of dossier databases prohibited by federal law – but whose results may be purchased by federal agencies from private sources.]
[OCS: Funding for school and church safety organizations should be handled by block grants to state agencies rather than the direct involvement with the federal government that seems to overlook offenses committed by Muslims.]
[OCS: The most significant source of disinformation remains the U.S. government and corrupt political regimes.]
What you see is a raison d'être, a rationale for prohibited spying on the American public by bad actors in our government that never seem to be punished for their illegal acts.
We are so screwed when government officials, even when caught red-handed, are given a pass in our two-tier justice system overseen by Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray.
-- Steve
“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it! "Acta non verba" -- actions not words
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw
“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”
“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS
"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius
“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell
“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar
“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS
I have no expectation of a GOP win in Georgia as the establishment-wing and the conservative continue their internal battles.
What I know…
Uncounted Votes on Overlooked Memory Card Flips Election in Georgia
An overlooked memory card with uncounted ballots changed the final results of a special election in Cobb County, Georgia, officials said last week.
The Cobb’s Board of Elections and Registration voted to recertify the results of the Nov. 8 Kennesaw City Council special election during a Nov. 18 meeting, according to a news release.
“The recertification was necessary after workers discovered a memory card had not been included in the previous results. The additional ballots resulted in a change in the Kennesaw City Council Post 1 Special Election,” the news release said.
Madelyn Orochena was originally declared the winner of the special election. However, when additional ballots were located on the memory card, Lynette Burnette was shown as the winner of the race by 31 votes, officials told local media.
“Unfortunately, once found we did upload it, and it changed the outcome of the Kennesaw City Council race,” Janine Eveler, Cobb County director of elections, told local media outlets.
Cobb Election officials said that the memory card was located in Kennesaw when workers were preparing for an audit of the election, according to 11Alive. Further details were not provided about why the card was overlooked or where it was located. <Source>
Georgia court lets counties offer post-Thanksgiving early voting
A Georgia appeals court says it is leaving in place a ruling that allows counties to offer early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the U.S. Senate runoff election.
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock sued after state officials said early voting could not take place on Nov. 26 because state law barred voting on the Saturday after a holiday on the preceding Thursday or Friday. Mr. Warnock, the state Democratic Party and the campaign arm of the Senate Democrats, said the law did not apply to runoff elections.
The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld a ruling by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox that allowed Saturday voting to commence. “The Court finds that the absence of the Saturday vote will irreparably harm the plaintiffs, their members, and constituents, and their preferred runoff candidate,” Judge Cox wrote.
Early voting will be offered statewide in Georgia from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, but counties can offer additional days. <Source>
Bottom line...
We are so screwed.
-- Steve
“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it! "Acta non verba" -- actions not words
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw
“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”
“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS
"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius
“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell
“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar
“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS
When I was young, my parents were Democrats. I knew and supported many of the more prominent Democrats of the time. It was a time when the word Democrat wasn’t a pejorative, and even if they were left of center, they supported the working man and middle class. I had no experience with racial matters and knew little or nothing about the racist origins of the Democrat Party or how they fought against the civil rights movement.
Today it is quite different.
Both parties are corrupt and promote candidates who are professional politicians whose focus is on their narrow self-interests and political power – caring little about their constituency or the nation they purport to serve.
But, all things considered, the Democrats are the party of death, decay, and destruction. They fight to kill babies in the womb, even up to or after the point of viability. They say nothing about the billions of dollars pumped into decaying inner cities with few tangible results for the residents. They continue to destroy the nation from within by implementing insane domestic policies that reverse growth and promote economic death.
And they continue to disparage the law enforcement that keeps you safe and fight against your right of self-protection, namely the right to bear arms.
Perhaps the most egregious example of a corrupt, racist Democrat can be found in James Clyburn (D-SC), a powerful (Democrat Majority Whip) member of the House of Representatives.
In his own words,...
Speaking with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation, we hear Clyburn say ...
“Just because it’s legal does not make it the right thing. I tell people all the time, the institution of slavery was legal, but it was not right. Just because they purchased these weapons legally does not mean that’s what the law ought to be. We need to change these laws.”
“Unfortunately, I’m going to be here in my district on Wednesday, speaking at the funeral service of one of those young football players from the University of Virginia who died at the hands of the weapon that was, from all indications, legally purchased. That’s not the problem. Chesapeake, Virginia, that gun was purchased legally the morning of the event. We have to visit these laws and do what’s necessary to keep these guns out of the hands of people who should not have them.”
“We need to sit down in a bipartisan way and say, look, what can we do to protect the public. Nobody wants to take anybody’s guns away. Your second amendment is there to protect everybody. But so is the First Amendment, but there’s not unfettered...” <Full Transcript>
A few observations...
(1) Your right to self-defense is inalienable, meaning the government does not confer it, nor can it be denied, surrendered, or taken away.
(2) Existing laws involving firearms are not fully enforced, especially in Democrat-controlled jurisdictions where serious criminal acts involving weapons are often plea-bargained away to secure a guaranteed conviction rather than engage in a court battle or to protect the privileged elites. In this instance, the gun appears to have been legally purchased -- but by an individual previously convicted of possessing a concealed firearm without a license in 2021 and received a suspended sentence.
University of Virginia shooting suspect bought two guns after failing background check last year
A former student athlete accused of fatally shooting three University of Virginia football players was able to legally buy two guns after failing a background check last year and trying to get a handgun while underage four years ago, according to the gun shop that sold him the firearms.
Christopher Darnell Jones bought a Ruger AR-556 rifle in February and a Glock 45 9 mm with an additional magazine in July from Dance’s Sporting Goods in Colonial Heights, Va., store owner Marlon Dance told CNN, noting that there was “nothing noteworthy” about the sales.
Jones tried to buy weapons in the store twice before, the shop detailed in a statement. On July 8, 2021, he wanted to get Smith & Wesson M&P15-22 — a .22-caliber rifle — but failed a background check due to a pending criminal charge, the store said. The felony charge was later “reduced to a misdemeanor by the court in October 2021, thereby removing the prohibition against future purchases,” police said.
The former football player was also turned away in 2018, when he tried to buy a handgun despite being under the age of 21.
“Jones DID NOT receive either of the firearms he attempted to purchase, and both attempted purchases were forwarded to the Virginia State Police for further action,” Dance’s Sporting Goods said. <Source>
In 2020, Jones was charged for felony fleeing the scene of an accident for a crash that occurred in Petersburg. The charge was later reduced to a misdemeanor, and Jones pleaded no contest and received a 12-month suspended sentence.
A Chesterfield County police officer stopped Jones while he was driving in February 2021 because the tags on his vehicle were not on file and discovered during a search that Jones had a stolen firearm in his waistband, according to a police report.
Jones told police he “paid $500” for the gun, according to the report. Jones told the officer he wanted the gun for protection for his family because he had lost two of his brothers. Family members did not respond to requests for comment about that statement.
Jones was convicted of possessing a concealed firearm without a license later in 2021 and again received a suspended sentence. <Source>
(3) You cannot rely on the police to protect you as police have no legally binding affirmative duty to protect a citizen unless they are public officials or in police custody. Logistically speaking, they cannot be everywhere they are needed when they are required. Police generally exist to protect the general peace and order in a community, protect public officials, investigate crimes after the fact, and apprehend apparent lawbreakers. A police officer minutes away is useless to someone when seconds count.
(4) The minority community commits a disproportionate number of crimes within their community and against their class of people. This is reality, not the phony baloney of racist disparate impact. Of course, politicians want to protect and pander to this large voting bloc -- they care about votes, not the community.
Bottom line...
Politicians like the race-hustling Clyburn, who has supported spending $3,270,421,390,000 in taxpayer funds, need to be held accountable for his corrupt actions.
Instead of attacking your right to self-defense and the Second Amendment, perhaps Democrats should concentrate on using the gun-related firearms laws on the books and demand that District Attorneys prosecute rather than plea bargain away serious charges.
We are so screwed as murder rates increase and Democrats refuse to prosecute, weaken the prosecution, release hardened career criminals into our communities, and favor criminals over victims.
IF YOU DO NOT FEEL SAFE, LITTLE ELSE MATTERS.
-- Steve
“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it! "Acta non verba" -- actions not words
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw
“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”
“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS
"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius
“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell
“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar
“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS
After giving thanks for all I have received, especially being a citizen of America, I now turn back to our present corrupt and troublesome reality.
I can think of no greater insult to American citizens than the progressive communist democrats pretending that President Biden is capable of competently executing his presidential duties unless it is the suggestion that Biden is competent, capable, and qualified to be a viable Presidential candidate in 2024. Likewise, pretending that Vice President Kamala Harris is capable of assuming the Presidency should President Biden resign or face a 25th Amendment Challenge.
There is little doubt in my mind that the functions of the Presidency are being stage-managed by a cadre of Obama’s progressive communist democrats who have demonstrated not only disdain for America but are incompetent as they do significant damage to our domestic and foreign affairs.
Moreover, I believe that several Cabinet-level officials are guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors by failing to faithfully adhere to the United States Constitution as they fail to execute existing federal laws.
These charges go far beyond “Whataboutism” and a preoccupation with Donald Trump as they materially damage the United States’ foreign and domestic interests.
To watch America being degraded into a third-world country ruled by fiat, without deliberative debate, through the use of unconstitutional Executive Orders is painful.
Almost as painful is watching the corporatized legacy media serve as propaganda outlets for the corrupt Biden regime as they censor the news, either by omission or the substitution of a preferential regime narrative.
However, the increasing fragility of our communications backbone, originally designed to minimize the effects of a nuclear attack, is weakening the nation as more individuals and organizations rely on the Internet. Ignoring that the system has a single point of failure in the Domain Naming System, which is tantamount to a regime-controlled censorship tool or kill switch.
While the GOP opposition is infinitely better than the Democrats and less malevolent, it is feckless and nearly as corrupt…
Somewhere along the path, the GOP has failed to serve as a loyal, trustworthy opposition as they have greenlighted much of the progressive communist democrat agenda that aids and abets their own corruption. Other than being a relatively pale imitation of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when it comes to keeping their respective members aligned and agenda-driven, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appears equally corrupt as he builds his wealth at the expense of the American people. Just not as blatantly as Joe Biden or Hillary Clinton in selling access to their elected offices.
Looking forward to the 118th United States Congress, which will convene on January 3, 2023…
As per the old adage, “hope is not a plan,” hope is all we appear to have left as the GOP assumes control over the House of Representatives and faces an uncertain future in the all-important Senate. The primary reason the GOP did so poorly in the 2022 mid-term elections is relatively simple. They, being the Republican National Committee and the vast majority of individual Republican candidates, were content to point at the gross failures of the Biden Administration and Democrat-dominated Congress and say that should be enough to inspire any rational American to vote for Republicans over Democrats. And that was the crux of the matter – to fail to articulate the GOP vision and back it up with samples of actual legislation to be dropped in the hopper on January 3rd.
Many suffering Americans did not buy the “Yeah, but we’re better” line as they saw some Republicans cave to the Democrat agenda with its profligate pork-barrel spending that increased inflation. And, unfortunately, while there are no Republicans in the Democrat Party, there are Democrats in the Republican Party – either by ideology or the convenience of side-stepping the Democrat’s “wait your turn” electoral hierarchy.
What can the House actually do?
Given the likelihood of a divided Democrat majority in the Senate and a Presidential veto, the power of House Republicans is constrained to managing the power of the purse and holding investigations to highlight corruption. Not that wrongdoing will be punished under a corrupt, two-tier justice system at Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice or FBI Director Christopher Wray’s Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(1) Realign Committee Chairs and participants.
(2) Recapture allocated but unspent funds and lower spending.
(3) Resist expanding the debt ceiling for future funding and be willing to “shut down the government” if necessary.
(4) Reduce agency spending until; clearly defined objectives are met.
(5) Highlight investigatory excesses and censure those responsible for wrongdoing – including reducing staff budgets.
(6) Put forth legislation to curb climate change subsidies and restore America’s energy independence.
(7) Legislatively curtain racist wokeism in education, government agencies, and the military.
And much, much more.
Bottom line…
Now is the time they can prove to the American public that the GOP can be more than a feckless afterthought – regardless of its 2024 presidential nominee.
Until I see proof positive of change, we continue to be screwed.
-- Steve
P.S. As an afterthought, once again, former President Trump appears obsessed with celebrity, publicity, and ego-stroking – surrounded by those who fail to protect his political interests. How else can you explain a dinner with crazy anti-Semitic Kanye West or white supremacist short-man Nick Fuentes?
“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it! "Acta non verba" -- actions not words
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw
“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”
“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS
"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius
“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell
“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar
“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS
Once again, the fumbling, bumbling idiots are trying to disparage Israel abroad while ignoring their domestic duties…
The situation…
Shireen Abu Akleh, a Jerusalem-born naturalized U.S. citizen acting as a reporter for the Qatari news-and-propaganda outlet al-Jazeera, was killed covering combat between the Israeli Defense Forces and actively engaged Palestinian terrorists from a terrorist cell responsible for more than a dozen recent assassinations of Israeli civilians in Israeli cities.
This is the risk of journalists operating in a live-fire conflict or crime area.
Typically, this would be the end of a sad story.
However, as expected, the terrorist-supporting Palestinian Authority charged that the reporter had been murdered by an Israeli soldier and refused to cooperate with any IDF’s investigation of the allegation.
So why is the Federal Bureau of Investigation involved in the matter?
“Fifty-seven Democratic members of the US House of Representatives have demanded in a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and FBI Director Chris Wray that the State Department and FBI open an investigation into the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh while she was reporting on an Israel Defense Forces arrest raid in Jenin on May 11.”
They contend, “As an American, Ms. Abu Akleh was entitled to the full protections afforded to U.S. citizens living abroad. We, the undersigned Members of Congress, urge you to uphold the values that our nation was founded on, including human rights, equality for all, and freedom of speech. We have a duty to protect Americans reporting abroad.”
Completely ignoring that this is not a domestic civil rights case but the act of an individual voluntarily operating in a dangerous area and subjecting herself to the known risk of injury or death.
As you might suspect, the 57 House members include members of the openly anti-Semitic squad — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Jamaal Bowman Cori Bush, Pramila Jayapal, and Barbara Lee, as well as several radical anti-America, anti-Israel, and anti-Semitic progressive communist democrat activists. Here is the letter with all of the names.
The U.S. Department of Justice recently informed the Israeli Justice Ministry that the FBI had opened another investigation.
Of course, this does not surprise me because former President Obama’s acolytes run the Biden Administration-- Obama, himself, being a progressive communist democrat who was anti-America, anti-White, Anti-Semitic, and anti-Israel.
Many a truth is spoken in jest...
Here is a joke told by Yoni (Yonatan) Netanyahu, Bibi’s brother and a commander of elite Israeli special forces who was killed rescuing hostages from terrorists in Entebbe.
An Englishman, an American and an Israeli were captured by a tribe of cannibals in Africa.
When they were already in the pot, each of them was allowed a last wish.
The Englishman asked for a whiskey and a pipe and got them.
The American asked for a steak and got it.
“The Israeli asked the chief to give him a good kick in the backside.
At first the chief refused, but after a long argument he finally agreed.
At once the Israeli pulled out a gun and shot all the cannibals.
“The American and Englishman asked him: ‘If you had a gun all the time, why didn’t you kill them sooner?’
“ ‘Are you crazy,’ answered the Israeli, ‘and have the UN call me the aggressor?’ ”
And for those who think Palestinian terrorism is not a problem...
Twin blasts in Jerusalem kill one, injure 18 in morning bus station attacks
A student was killed and at least 18 others injured after explosions went off at two bus stops in Jerusalem at the height of the morning rush hour, in what Israeli security forces are treating as a “combined terror attack.”
The blasts come amid a surge in violence between Israelis and Palestinians this year, and there are fears that the incident could represent a return to the bombing campaigns of 20 years ago.
The first explosion occurred at about 7:05 a.m. local time, near a bus station located at the exit from the city. Half an hour later, another blast went off at a bus station near the Ramot Junction just over two miles away. Both bus stops were packed with students.
Israeli police said that the bombs at both sites were activated remotely by cellphone. It said that the explosives were placed in bags and contained nails and pieces of metals to maximize the impact.
Since the spring, a string of Palestinian stabbings, shootings and car rammings have put Israel on high alert. In response, the Israeli military has conducted near-nightly raids, especially around the West Bank city of Jenin, from where a number of assailants have originated. <Source>
Bottom line...
While known terrorists stream across our open Southern Border, the Department of Justice and the FBI investigate Israeli soldiers, parents of school children, and bogus January 6 interlopers, while spying on politicians and American citizens.
We are so screwed. One, because we elect people with an anti-America bias to high office, and two, because we tolerate their un-American activities.
-- Steve
“Nullius in verba”-- take nobody's word for it! "Acta non verba" -- actions not words
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”-- George Bernard Shaw
“Progressive, liberal, Socialist, Marxist, Democratic Socialist -- they are all COMMUNISTS.”
“The key to fighting the craziness of the progressives is to hold them responsible for their actions, not their intentions.” – OCS
"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius
“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims... but accomplices” -- George Orwell
“Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt." (The people gladly believe what they wish to.) ~Julius Caesar
“Describing the problem is quite different from knowing the solution. Except in politics." ~ OCS