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PROGRESSIVE COMMUNIST DEMOCRATS ARE COMING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY

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Twisting the law…

The presumption of innocence is a fundamental principle of law and the cornerstone of the American criminal justice system. The presumption of innocence states that a person is considered innocent until proven guilty and requires that the burden of proof rests with the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of the crime for which they are charged.

Yet we find that agencies of the United States government are subverting the law by adopting policies that support the radical politics of the left’s identity warfare.

Policies requiring the presumption of guilt in racial or sexual matters, where there is a presumption of guilt until the individual or organization proves they are innocent.

You are guilty until proven innocent…

The HUD (Housing and Urban Development) discriminatory effects standard, also known as the "disparate impact" standard, is a legal framework used to evaluate claims of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. The standard recognizes that housing practices can have a discriminatory effect on specific groups of people, even if there is no intent to discriminate and the policies are race-neutral.

Under the HUD discriminatory effects standard, a plaintiff must first establish a prima facie case of discrimination by showing that a particular housing practice can disproportionately impact a protected class of people. This can be done by manipulating statistical data, activist testimony, or other faux evidence to show that a practice may have a disparate impact. No actual cases need to be analyzed, nor harms presented for confounding factors which justify specific housing policies.

Suppose the plaintiff is successful in establishing a prima facie case. In that case, the burden then shifts to the defendant to demonstrate that the housing practice is necessary to achieve a legitimate, non-discriminatory objective. The defendant may also show that no less discriminatory alternative is available to accomplish that objective.

But it doesn't matter if the defendant fails to demonstrate a legitimate justification for the practice, the plaintiff may be entitled to injunctive relief, damages, and attorneys' fees. This policy led to a shakedown of financial institutions using “consent decrees” to extract millions of dollars for racial counseling and guidance and the donation of millions to far-left “community” groups that mainly were get-out-the-vote operations for the Democrat Party rather than waste legal fees and risk reputational damage.

The HUD discriminatory effects standard has been used to challenge a wide range of housing practices, including zoning laws, lending practices, and occupancy standards, with HUD making the unsubstantiated claim that the rule is essential for combatting discrimination in the housing market and promoting fair housing opportunities for all.

Why is this important…

It appears that America is under attack by the progressive social justice warriors in the Biden Administration, who are attempting to use the discriminatory effects standard to push low-cost housing into upscale urban communities in the name of equity. Equity, as defined by the radical left, is an equality of outcomes. By this reasoning, those that cannot afford to live in urban communities need to be provided low-cost and assisted housing to level the racial playing field. Forget the hard work and sacrifices others have made to achieve their housing dream.

HUD is proposing a rule that would require towns that receive federal money to create “equity plans” for fair housing and take action to end racially unbalanced neighborhoods. Translation: turn urban islands of calm into inner city slums with attendant decay, crime, drugs, murder, and mayhem. Even though Congress has not debated or voted on the issue, HUD claims its authority for the rule resides in the 1968 Fair Housing Act.

If this sounds familiar…

The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule is a policy introduced under the Obama Administration (2009 – 2017) by HUD in 2015 to promote fair housing and reduce segregation in American communities. The AFFH rule requires communities that receive federal housing funds to analyze local housing patterns and develop plans to address segregation and promote fair housing.

Of course, the Trump administration announced the rescission of the AFFH rule in July 2020, claiming that his decision was based on the rule being overly burdensome and bureaucratic.

As with everything related to President Trump, the progressive communist democrats shouted from the hilltops that the rule was an essential tool for addressing systemic discrimination and segregation in American communities. Funny because America’s suburbs are primarily integrated and non-discriminatory as people go on about their lives as human beings rather than political activists.

Pushing the progressive communist agenda…

Obama’s cadre of activists running the Biden Administration has again revived and advanced this ruinous, divisive rule.

The Biden administration has since announced its intention to reinstate and strengthen the AFFH rule. In January 2021, the administration issued a memorandum directing the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to review and potentially reverse the Trump administration's actions on the AFFH rule. 

HUD published the proposed rule for comment in the Federal Register on February 9, 2023, for all to see. Comments were closed on April 10, 2023.

According to the summary, “It also includes mechanisms to hold program participants accountable for achieving positive fair housing outcomes and complying with their obligation to affirmatively further fair housing, modeled after those processes under other Federal civil rights statutes that apply to recipients of Federal financial assistance.” Not only do communities face the loss of federal funds, but they also face lawsuits by activist groups looking for a big payday.

The potential dangers of HUD's FFHA rule include…

  1. Federalized control over local decision-making and zoning laws.

  2. Destruction of property values.

  3. Introduction of urban decay, crime, drugs, and additional political correction.

  4. Extended taxation zones from the cities to suburban communities and unincorporated areas.

  5. Disruption of the mortgage market and further politicization of Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the Federal Home Loan Banks.

  6. Mass redistribution of wealth and further spreading of mass misery – the inner cities on steroids.

Bottom line…

We need an immediate and thorough regime change in 2024. A regime that will not fuck with your right of self-defense, your children, housing, vehicles, savings, and opportunity to live without looking over your shoulder.

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

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CFPB: AN AGENCY DESIGNED BY A COMMUNIST FOR POLITICAL CONTROL

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Talking about Chicago crime is now a crime, a violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the all-powerful agency architected by progressive communist democrat Senator Elizabeth “Fauxcahontas” Warren, has recently made headlines with its attempt to use a novel legal theory to regulate free speech. The agency, created in 2010 to protect consumers in the financial marketplace, is testing a novel interpretation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act that purports to hold financial firms responsible for any speech which may discourage a protected class of individuals from applying for mortgage loans.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sues a Chicago Mortgage Company Alleging “Redlining” Violations Based on Political Speech and Social Commentary Broadcast on Conservative Radio Station.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), the controversial brainchild of Senator Elizabeth Warren, filed suit in Chicago Wednesday against Townstone Financial, a small mortgage company, charging “redlining” violations based on political speech and social commentary broadcast on a conservative radio station. The Complaint alleges that statements made about crime in Chicago and support for police discouraged African-Americans from applying to their company and that the fact that their weekly radio show was broadcast on a conservative talk radio station discriminated against African-Americans.

The CFPB’s Director Kathy Kraninger has taken the unprecedented step of filing suit against a small three-person business, accusing it of discrimination based on its political speech about the crime rate and other societal problems in Chicago and in support of police in Chicago. The case is based entirely on the facts that: (1) Townstone advertised primarily on Chicago’s AM 560 “The Answer,” a Salem media radio station; and (2) its owner and staff engaged in speech with which the left disagrees. Essentially, Director Kraninger is saying in this lawsuit that financial institutions are engaging in unlawful discrimination if they advertise too much on conservative media, or if their owners, executives, or staff express conservative political viewpoints such as statements in support of the police. This is the next step in the left’s “cancel culture.” They are now using the enforcement powers of the federal government to attack the free speech that they do not want you to hear.

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The CFPB’s legal action has been criticized by free speech advocates, who argue that it violates the First Amendment by compelling speech. The argument is that the government cannot force organizations to suppress any particular message, even if it is in the interest of consumer protection.

The mythical African-American victims…

Like former President Obama’s corrupt Attorney General, Eric Holder, the CFPB is bringing this action to protect mythical African-American victims from abuse even if no actual victims can be found or no harm proven.

Holder believed that policies of financial institutions that might disproportionately affect people of color or other marginalized groups, even if they were not explicitly discriminatory, could still have a discriminatory impact and should be investigated and prosecuted by federal agencies. This led to multi-million dollar “shakedown” settlements with accused financial institutions who would rather curtail legal fees and reputational damage than suffer through a specious lawsuit where they could never recover from the damage inflicted by the government.

Most of the “consent settlements” saw millions of dollars being transferred to race hustlers who purported to provide counseling and racial guidance to the financial organizations or were diverted into contributions to progressive communist democrat organizations that were predominantly “get out the vote” operations.

The case is bullshit…

The CFPB claimed that the offending statements about majority-black communities would somehow “discourage prospective applicants living in the majority- or high-African-American neighborhoods from applying for mortgage loans is farcical as the same applies to every person who would be reluctant to knowingly seek to purchase a long-term investment in a crime-ridden area.

Allowing the CFPB, or any government agency, to control free speech is to mock the U.S. Constitution.

It gets worse, communist redistribution of wealth in the mortgage market…

It is not bad enough that the progressive communist democrats within the Obama-dominated Biden Administration destroyed Trump’s economic recovery after the pandemic but declared war on our energy sector and spurred out-of-control inflation with their outrageous spending that seemed to benefit the progressive communist democrat oligarchs who reaped billions from the ongoing disaster.

Biden rule will redistribute high-risk loan costs to homeowners with good credit.

A Biden administration rule is set to take effect that will force good-credit home buyers to pay more for their mortgages to subsidize loans to higher-risk borrowers.

Experts believe that borrowers with a credit score of about 680 would pay around $40 more per month on a $400,000 mortgage under rules from the Federal Housing Finance Agency that go into effect May 1, costs that will help subsidize people with lower credit ratings also looking for a mortgage, according to a Washington Times report.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees federally backed home mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has long sought to give consumers more affordable housing options. But those who work in the industry believe the new rules will only serve to frustrate and confuse people.

Under the new rules, consumers with lower credit ratings and less money for a down payment would qualify for better mortgage rates than they otherwise would have.

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Bottom line…

The progressive communist democrats are destroying our nation by implementing Marxist programs to damage America from within, using our own laws against us to secure their power base and perpetual governance.

For those of us who suffered mightily through the 2008 mortgage meltdown and broader derivative-driven financial collapse, this is beginning to look like the 2008 recession, where people who couldn't actually afford homes were being approved for them in large numbers. It sounds like history is repeating itself, only this time, the damage is intentional.

You can't trust progressive communist democrats with your health, education, finances, or national security. They are less than worthless, they are dangerous.

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

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REMEMBERING JOHN MOORE

Before a routine doctor’s visit at UCLA, I received an innocuously-worded text message asking me to voluntarily fill out a form conveying all rights in my “medical waste” to UCLA.

Consent

This sparked my remembrance of John Moore and the infamous use of his discarded spleen to create a billion-dollar enterprise…

The John Moore cancer cell controversy involves a legal case that took place in the 1980s, which raised ethical and legal issues about the ownership of human biological materials and the rights of patients to control the use of their own tissues.

In brief, John L. Moore was a patient diagnosed with hairy cell leukemia in 1976. He received treatment at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where doctors removed his spleen and other tissues for medical research. Unbeknownst to Moore, UCLA researchers subsequently developed and patented a cell line (known as the "Mo" cell line) [U.S. Patent No. 4,438,032 -- Mar. 20, 1984] derived from his cells. The cell line was found to have commercial potential, and UCLA licensed it to a biotechnology company to develop new drugs.

Moore later found out about the Mo cell line and filed a lawsuit against UCLA and the researchers, claiming that they had violated his rights to his own tissues and had exploited his cells for financial gain without his consent. The case went to trial, and the court ruled in favor of Moore, finding that he had a property interest in his cells and tissues and that UCLA had violated his rights by not obtaining his informed consent for using his cells in research. However, subsequent appeals by UCLA proved fruitful, and Moore was denied compensation for his involuntary "contribution" to science.

[OCS: “It was further alleged that ‘for years after the surgery, the UCLA researcher would call Moore in for follow-up exams and to obtain samples of bone marrow or blood. Moore eventually discovered that those exams were not for his benefit alone—the Researcher was developing and patenting a cell line called Mo (today worth about $3 billion). Moore sued the researcher and UCLA, claiming they had deceived him and used his body for research without his consent. Moore lost the case, Moore v. Regents of the University of California, and the Supreme Court of California ruled that once tissues have been removed from your body, your claim on them has vanished. The researcher had done nothing illegal, but our sense of fair play says that something is wrong here.’”]

The John Moore case raised a number of important ethical and legal issues related to using human biological materials in medical research. Some of the key issues include:

  1. Ownership of human biological materials: The case raised the question of who owns human biological materials, such as cells and tissues, once they have been removed from the body. The court found that patients have a property interest in their own tissues and that this interest extends to any commercial products that may be developed from those tissues.

  2. Informed consent: The case highlighted the importance of obtaining informed consent from patients before using their tissues for research purposes. The court found that UCLA had failed to obtain Moore's informed consent for using his cells in research, which was a violation of his rights.

  3. Commercialization of human biological materials: The case also raised concerns about the commercialization of human biological materials and the potential for patients to be exploited for financial gain. The court found that UCLA had licensed the Mo cell line for commercial purposes without Moore's knowledge or consent, violating his rights.

  4. Patient autonomy: The case emphasized the importance of respecting patient autonomy and giving patients control over what happens to their own tissues. The court's ruling affirmed that patients have the right to make decisions about the use of their own tissues and to be informed about how those tissues will be used.

The Moore case significantly impacted how medical researchers and institutions now handle human biological materials. The case helped to establish a legal precedent for patients' rights to control the use of their tissues and set the stage for the development of ethical guidelines and informed consent procedures for medical research involving human subjects.

Bottom line…

Although John Moore, 56, passed away in a Seattle, Washington, hospital on October 1. 2001, after undergoing an experimental treatment for his disease, we owe him a debt of gratitude for pursuing a case that helped to define our rights as patients. 

And, no, I did not sign the consent form. 

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

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WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING TO AMERICA?

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A confluence of political corruption and malign foreign and domestic events have boosted the influence of progressive communist democrats and their media and technology platform gatekeepers and propagandists on the world stage.

Marxist intellectuals in various prestigious universities concluded that traditional Marxist theory based on class warfare was ineffective in creating a workers' revolution in a relatively classless America. Therefore, they shifted their ideological battlefield to the cultural realm, specifically racial and sexual identities, both with large, disaffected populations that could be more easily manipulated with simple appeals to self-fulfillment.

Those academics who sought to undermine and subvert Western culture and values began to promote identity politics along with such concepts as political correctness, multiculturalism, and moral equivalence that could be utilized to create a further sense of alienation and division in the United States, paving the way for an abrupt leftward shift into socialism.

To forestall scrutiny and criticism, they claimed that those who pointed to the dangers of cultural Marxism were delusional right-wing conspiracy theorists who misread the historical tea leaves and produced a distorted view of Marxist theory and history.

The Marxists argue...

  • It is a conspiracy theory: The concept of cultural Marxism is often associated with conspiracy theories that posit a shadowy cabal of Marxist intellectuals working to subvert Western culture. However, there is little evidence to support these claims, and many scholars dismiss them as baseless.

  • It distorts Marxist theory: Marxist theory is primarily concerned with economic and social systems and their impact on power relations. While Marxist thinkers have also analyzed cultural practices and ideologies, the idea of cultural Marxism as a distinct theoretical framework is not widely accepted in academic circles.

  • It ignores the diversity of Marxist thought: Marxism is a diverse and multifaceted tradition encompassing a wide range of theoretical perspectives and political movements. The notion of cultural Marxism tends to flatten this diversity and treat Marxism as a monolithic entity.

  • It oversimplifies complex social phenomena: The idea that cultural practices such as political correctness and multiculturalism are part of a deliberate Marxist plot ignores the difficult historical, social, and cultural factors that have contributed to their development.

  • It distracts from real issues: The focus on cultural Marxism can distract from more pressing social and political problems, such as economic inequality, racial injustice, and environmental degradation. Promoting a simplistic and conspiratorial view of social change can hinder efforts to address these complex challenges.

Of course, their arguments are specious. 

The clear and present danger of cultural Marxism is well known. Almost everyone possesses an innate sense of the difference between good and evil, right and wrong, and moral and immoral. Unfortunately for some, mostly progressive democrats, the truth is inconvenient or interferes with their social life.

Don’t look for the media to tell the truth…

Several pundits have noted that the corporatized collective media does not care about their own credibility or what the American public might think. Its dual function is to promulgate the regime’s viewpoint at any given moment without consideration of its past statements or performance and to suppress dissident views while creating semantic confusion over terms and definitions.

Bottom line…

Of course, it is not hard to argue that Marxism, in its various forms, resulted in death and misery for hundreds of millions of individuals. And the shift of American exceptionalism to totalitarian obedience is not just another conspiracy theory.

But will anyone care before it is too late?

Where is the opposition from the GOP, which often acts as the enabler of the progressive communist democrat agenda?

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

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FOX SETTLEMENT: JOURNALISM AND JUSTICE ARE DYING

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As a business maneuver, I can respect Fox News Media’s decision to settle the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuits.

From an obviously biased judge and restrictive rulings from the bench to the probability of an overtly hostile jury, it makes financial sense to settle to curtail massive ongoing legal fees, the possibility of an outlandish multi-billion-dollar judgment, and a ruling that would set a negative precedent for other lawsuits, especially when  Fox might be faced with the sketchy sworn testimony of witnesses like Attorneys Sydney Powell, Lin Wood, and others whose fanciful assertions and outlandish conspiracies are not easily believable in the light of day.

And there is the secondary consideration of seeing Fox’s premier commentators, like Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and others pilloried, greatly diminishing their credibility.

Fox-logoFOX NEWS AND DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS REACH SETTLEMENT
Published April 18, 2023

NEW YORK – April 18, 2023 — FOX News Media announced today that a settlement was reached in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit.

In making the announcement, the network said, “We are pleased to have reached a settlement of our dispute with Dominion Voting Systems. We acknowledge the Court’s rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false. This settlement reflects FOX’s continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards. We are hopeful that our decision to resolve this dispute with Dominion amicably, instead of the acrimony of a divisive trial, allows the country to move forward from these issues.”

FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the free ad-supported television service FOX Weather. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for more than 21 consecutive years, while FBN ranks among the top business channels on cable. Owned by Fox Corporation, FOX News Media reaches nearly 200 million people each month.

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What does this mean for journalism?

Traditional journalism is dying. As we have seen since the Obama presidency, the conventional reporting of the news based on traditional journalistic ethics has given way to a corporatized media replacing news with narrative. A corporatized media, captured by the regime and the progressive communist democrats, willing to pump out propaganda and, even worse, suppress dissident news and narratives in return for access to newsmakers, regulatory relief, lucrative advertising buys, and the usual corporate contracts, grants, lack of regulatory scrutiny, and tax advantages. This is tantamount to the rise of loosely coupled state media like those seen in despotic regimes.

What does this mean for justice?

The United States now operates under a two-tiered justice system, ruled over by hyper-partisan judges and susceptible to judge and venue shopping to ensure a massively angry and partisan jury. One needs only consider the treatment of the January 6 defendants, many of whom were ushered into the building by the Capitol police and technically innocent until proven guilty under traditional American jurisprudence, to see what “justice” looks like in a government-dominated venue. 

Bottom line…

Was the election subject to manipulation by the progressive communist democrats? Hell, yes!

Unconstitutional changes in election procedures altered election results, and the suppression of relevant news like the Hunter Biden laptop, the interference by government officials and deep-state bureaucracy, and the various failures of local voting equipment all played a role in changing the outcome. The courts suppressed legitimate cases for lack of standing, allegedly time-barred requests for relief and procedural folderol. Truth be told, no Court was willing to set a precedent by overturning a presidential election.

It appears to me that, while Fox may have had a credible defense, it could not overcome a system weighted by partisan actors.

We will now hear a massive outpouring of bullshit – the customary vindication narratives that further obscure the truth and advance the progressive communist democrat agenda and narrative.

The truth is Fox did not lose; America lost!

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

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PETE BUTTIGIEG: ROADS ARE RACIST

ButtiegiegWhen you are a totally incompetent manager and unable to fix potholes in a small city, it makes perfect sense for the progressive communist democrats to nominate you as the Secretary of Transportation because you are gay, and your father spent his life translating the work of one of the most influential Marxists outside of Karl Marx.

However, when it comes to resolving real transportation issues involving the safety of our airlines, supply chain failures at U.S. ports, and railroad safety, it seems a no-brainer to concentrate on playing the race card by declaring U.S. roads are racist by design. That is when he was not implementing alphabet (LGBTQXYZ) policies, climate change nonsense, and other woke progressive communist democrat agenda items.

Roads Are 'Designed' to Kill Minorities, Says Transportation Secretary

While ignoring a cornucopia of crises in his two-plus years as Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg has found a supposed crisis that he will address, and it sounds a lot like his previously trotted-out theory that bridges are a tool of racism.

Speaking with Al Sharpton on MSNBC, Buttigieg declared "we've got a crisis when it comes to roadway fatalities in America" before making his usual pivot to frame the problem as one of race.

"We lose about 40,000 people every year," Buttigieg told Sharpton, adding roadway fatalities are "a level that's comparable to gun violence" for emphasis.

[OCS: And like the manipulated narrative about gun deaths, Buttigieg does not mention the overwhelming number of deaths that can be attributed to driving under the influence, or attributable to the progressive communist democrats as they promote smaller and lighter passenger cars demanded by global warming hoax-related fuel efficiency standards. Cheaper vehicles used by the poor and minorities do not survive well in crashes with heavy luxury passenger vehicles or massive pickup trucks.

In 2020, the most recent year for which complete data is available, 45,222 people died from gun-related injuries in the U.S., according to the CDC. That figure includes gun murders and gun suicides, along with three other, less common types of gun-related deaths tracked by the CDC: those that were unintentional, those that involved law enforcement, and those whose circumstances could not be determined. Suicides accounted for more than half (54%) of U.S. gun deaths in 2020 <Source>

And if you want to talk about racial disparities, ask why the progressive communist democrats never recognize the statistical fact that if you remove gun deaths attributable to blacks in the inner cities, you will have a per capita death rate comparable to Sweden,] 

"And we see a lot of racial disparities," Buttigieg continued.

Specifically, according to Buttigieg, "black and brown Americans, tribal citizens, and rural residents" are "much more likely to lose their lives — whether it's in a car or a pedestrian being hit by a car."

Buttigieg argued that the racial disparity is "related to discrimination" and "even the ways roads are designed and built" such that minorities don't have "access to a safe street design that's got crosswalks and good lighting."

"We've got to act," Buttigieg said, despite him not having such urgency to take action to address the broken supply chain, formula shortage, or toxic train derailments — just a few crises Buttigieg ignored or went MIA during.

[OCS: If you look closely, almost all roads and auxiliary infrastructure are built under Democrat auspices and programs by union-dominated labor which often involves cost overruns, shoddy minimum standard materials, and massive time delays.]

What's more, Buttigieg should have thought about where his argument would lead before making his proclamation about racist roads. Because if, as Buttigieg claimed, roads were designed to be more deadly for minorities, who is to blame for building those roads?

In cities and states with crumbling infrastructure, members of Buttigieg's party are in charge of roads. Such as South Bend, Indiana, where then-Mayor Buttigieg was unable to address potholes? Was the danger posed by Mayor Pete's potholes a racist design in action?

A new Department of Transportation roadway safety data explorer shows clearly where America's most deadly roads are. The data viewed on a heat map lights up America's big, Democrat-run cities like fireworks. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, New York, and Philadelphia are where these deadly — apparently designed to be so for minorities — exist.

So, did Buttigieg just admit that Democrats are making cities unsafe for minorities? Sure looks like it. <Source>

[OCS: Once again, Buttigieg, is so eager to dodge real problems like the lack of air traffic controllers that will disrupt summer travel, that all he has left are the progressive communist democrat talking points – everything is about color and sex.]

Bottom line…

America is headed by a cognitively-impaired President, surrounded by an incompetent and ineffectual cabinet, and run by a cadre of Obama’s acolytes with the assistance of a malignant bureaucracy.

We are so screwed.

And the GOP is sitting on their hands with their thumbs up their ass while waiting for a nonexistent political miracle to save their party.

-- 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

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WHAT WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN ABOUT THE TEIXEIRA LEAKS

Regardless of the classified materials involved or the leaker's identity and history, we see top-level Biden Administration officials lying and leaking to protect the Administration from harm.

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  • You can't trust our government.

It appears that lying and leaking are the mainstays of the Obama/Biden Administration. Several independent sources have suggested that the Pentagon and the CIA are manipulating the so-called Teixeira leak to their advantage. Both the DOD and the CIA have a long record of overstating the importance of leaks to push additional funding through Congress or to support legislation granting them additional surveillance powers which compromise the Constitutional civil rights of American citizens.

Kash Patel Questions Emerging Narrative on Pentagon Leaks: ‘This Is an Extensive Cover-Up’

Kash Patel, former chief of staff at the Pentagon and former deputy director of National Intelligence, in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Friday, questioned the evolving narrative over the Pentagon leaks — specifically that a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard reservist acted alone to leak top secret military data.

Patel, a former federal prosecutor, said he does not believe “for a single second, this guy — a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman — ran this operation alone.”

Patel said, first, the suspected leaker, Jack Teixeira, would not have had access to the information without someone within the Department of Defense (DOD) or the intelligence community giving it to him, providing it to him, or telling him it should be put out there. “It’s just not possible,” he said.

He said even though he worked in information technology (IT), he still would not have had access to the information. “You can be the biggest IT person in DOD, and you are still compartmented off of the actual information. Almost never does an IT person need to know, as we say, the substance of the intelligence. Their job is to provide the secure information systems around it to protect any disclosures,” he said.

“This is crazy sensitive stuff,” he said. “Ninety-nine percent of people who have a Top Secret/SCI clearance don’t have access to this information. And me, as the former deputy DNI and chief of staff of the DOD and publisher of the [Presidential Daily Brief], with the highest security classification, knows that, literally, there are not a lot of people in the U.S. that have access to this kind of intel. It’s done for a reason. So this doesn’t happen.” <Read More>

Why document leak suspect Jack Teixeira had a high-level top-secret security clearance

Teixeira worked as a full-time active-duty Air National Guardsman at Otis Air National Guard Base, near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, as a "Cyber Transport Systems Journeyman" -- essentially providing IT support for the 102nd Intelligence Wing.

Defense officials told ABC News that having a TS-SCI clearance is typical for Air Force personnel who in order to provide IT support might need access to classified spaces, computers, and networks so they could do their jobs.

But the fact that you have a clearance does not mean you have access to everything at that level. That access is based on your "need to know" the information for your job. The "need to know" status is standard across the U.S. military and U.S. intelligence and means a top security clearance is not enough to be able to view specific intelligence documents. <Source>

  • The Biden Administration is lying to the American public about the status of the Ukraine conflict, the effectiveness of untraceable billions of dollars, and the fact that we appear to be in direct conflict with a nuclear adversary without appropriate Congressional debate and approval.

Spokesperson John Kirby, the retired Navy rear admiral who serves as the Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council, now has the same degree of credibility and trustworthiness as former White House spokesperson Jen Psaki and current incompetent spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre. Which is to say, they are all liars willing to say or read anything the regime dictates.

  • The American media is covering up for the Biden Administration.

Unfortunately, you are more likely to get better news coverage from the British media like The Daily Mail or The Guardian than domestic publications like the New York Times, Washington Post, and other legacy media sources that serve as the propaganda arm of the progressive socialist democrats.

Amazingly, David Philipps, the military correspondent for the New York Times, suggested that had Teixeira leaked to the New York Times he would have been protected as a whistleblower rather than having been hunted down and exposed by the paper.

New York Times military correspondent accuses the paper of double standards for working 'feverishly' to find Pentagon leaker - whose identity colleagues would have 'concealed' if he'd given documents to them

  • Jack Teixeira, 21, a National Guard airman, was identified by The New York Times on Thursday as being behind the Pentagon leaks: 90 mins later, he was arrested
  • The paper's military correspondent noted the double standards of his employer when it came to their own sources
  • He said the paper 'worked feverishly' to find Teixeira, but added: Ironically, if the same guy had leaked to the NYT, we'd be working feverishly to conceal it' <Source>

  • There is fundamentally no difference between Teixeira's leak and the leaks of classified information coming from the military, the intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and the White House for partisan or public relations purposes. 

  • The U.S. Constitution is binding on the federal government and does not convey inherent impunity to individuals or organizations that mishandle classified information. There are procedures to protect whistleblowers within the government, and these should be strengthened. 

  • Look for the regime to support Mark Warner's RESTRICT (Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology) Act which would authorize government control and censorship of “communication technology” creating “undue or unacceptable risk” to national security. Demanding back-door access for monitoring purposes. 

  • Watch Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin blustering about a Department of Defense review on how it handles intelligence after Teixeira's massive document leak detailing U.S. actions in Ukraine and spying on its allies. Which he should have prioritized over his "woke" initiatives that weakened our military and its readiness.

Bottom line…

Let us remember that our nation's premier intelligence and law enforcement agencies have been leaking to the media and massively interfering in elections for years. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to believe this so-called leak is being manipulated to prepare the American public for an upcoming foreign policy failure involving Ukraine or some other Obama/Biden Administration disaster.

The progressive communist democrats could never be trusted with matters of national security and defense.

When you can’t trust your government, and they may be making crucial decisions based on partisanship, it is clear that you are being screwed.

It is time for a massive regime change in 2024.

-- 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

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GOP: STOP BUD LIGHT BOYCOTT

Once again, money rears its head in Republican politics…

GOP-MOM

Today’s talking points have arrived…

GOP Quietly Backs Off Attacking Bud Light—Its Own Major Donor

The NRCC put out and then swiftly deleted a direct attack on Bud Light, whose parent company donated nearly $500,000 to its candidates in the most recent campaign cycle.

The National Republican Congressional Committee quietly deleted a fundraising page Saturday that took aim at one of their largest donors, the parent company of Bud Light, Anheuser-Busch.

The NRCC’s backpedalling follows conservatives calling for a boycott of the beer company after they partnered with transgender TikTok personality Dylan Mulvaney.

On Saturday morning, the powerful committee that provides support to Republican congressional campaigns blasted out a tweet calling for supporters to donate to the NRCC and, in exchange, be given a custom drink koozie.

“Thanks to Dylan Mulvaney, we can all finally admit that Bud Light tastes like water,” the NRCC said in a since-deleted tweet that The Daily Beast reviewed and can be seen below. “With our new koozie’s, you can make sure no one confuses Bud Light with real beer ever again.” <Read More>

Daddy’s boy responds…

Donald Trump Jr. calls for end to Bud Light boycott

Donald Trump Jr. says boycotts of Bud Light should end, telling his fans on Rumble the company’s conservative credentials are solid and the outrage over its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney was unjustified.

Bud Light — and its parent company Anheuser-Busch — have faced a firestorm of controversy from many in their core audience after using Mulvaney in its marketing.

“We looked into the political giving and lobbying history of Anheuser-Busch. And guess what? They actually support Republicans,” said the former first son on Rumble. <Read More>

Bottom line…

Both the GOP and clueless Junior are missing the point.

Instead of traditional images associating their beer (if you can call it that) with manly pursuits like NASCAR or even neutral parties or family fun picnics, the company listened to a woke executive and opened up male beer drinkers to ridicule and scorn as the product is now associated with a delusional wussie who believes that Jedi mind tricks, drugs, surgery, or cosplay and makeup can turn a biological male into a biological female.

It’s not that I care what people do on their own time, just don’t demand others recognize and celebrate their delusions or deviancy from the traditional roles of men and women.

What I do care about is that women are accorded certain privacy and privileges in our society, many codified into law or carried by tradition – and the cultural Marxists are hell-bent on destroying traditions, norms, and institutions like the nuclear family.

Call me a curmudgeonly traditionalist, but I do not believe that men self-identifying as women have a place in woman’s bathrooms, locker rooms, prisons, or sports. That men self-identifying as women should be given education, employment, or other opportunities like government contracting preferences.

I also believe that allowing any child under the age of majority to agree to life-altering medical treatments when they are legally prohibited from engaging in consenting sexual activities is a form of child abuse.

While I do recognize that there are medical exceptions regarding those who suffer from gender dysphoria, a term that describes a sense of unease that an individual may have because of a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity preference, I am also aware of cases where disaffected children self-assume a transgender persona to attract attention, fit in with a particular group, please a parent, teacher or a person of trust -- or simply to achieve a sense of belonging.

While the sense of unease or dissatisfaction of gender dysphoria may be so intense it can lead to depression, anxiety, suicide, and have a harmful impact on daily life, this is a psychological emergency best treated by competent medical professionals, not advocates or activists.

According to one research study, “Data indicate that 82% of transgender individuals have considered killing themselves and 40% have attempted suicide, with suicidality highest among transgender youth.” I would posit that the influence of certain parents, teachers, advocates, and activists may be tantamount to handing a child a loaded gun and suggesting a game of Russian Roulette.

We are so screwed when we let the progressive communist democrats destroy America and its traditional cultural values.

-- 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

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