The Morning Report — 2/22/23

Good morning kids. The situation in Ohio has devolved into finger-pointing and threats from the usual gang of idiots while the residents of the area have to deal with poisoned water, air, farmland and their own health for years to come. Should they live that long.

In the meantime, another prime example of rank governmental incompetence raises the specter of cutting tens of millions of lives short, with its epicenter in Ukraine. I'm no fan of Vladimir Putin (and perhaps less of a fan of Ukraine, given my family's and my co-religionists' tragic history with that country). But the seeds of what's happening today go back a long way between the two, and should have remained an issue between the two. But, what we face was exacerbated by the promises made to both sides courtesy of Foggy Bottom that date back to the fall of the old Soviet Union, as well as the meddling in the elections of Ukraine and no doubt, to a not insignificant degree, the involvement in massive graft by our political class.

And that is, actual American boots on the ground on the side of Ukraine against Russia. That is, the former Soviet Union. The one that is still armed with not just atomic bombs but thermonuclear warheads mounted on ICBMs. It's vomit-inducing and quite revelatory about the farcical kabuki-bukkake theater that is American politics in that both parties are hot and horny to go to war and quite possibly set off World War 3. Because, if we were to go to war against Russia, there is a better than even chance that the Chi-Coms would enter the fray alongside Putin.

Well, poisoned air and water, an economy in ruins, censorship and persecution of unfavored political and ethnic enemies, a wide open border, a national crime wave instigated and cheered on by Marxist DAs, and now the potential for a European war that could go global.

Look on the bright side, ingrates. No more mean Tweets.

Steve Deace is the Conservative Christian host of an eponymous show on Blaze Media. He appeared on Tim Pool’s show Timcast IRL on Monday, and the topic turned to the war in Ukraine. . .

. . . After a bit of back-and-forth with the other guests, Deace delivered an epic rant that echoes the unspoken thoughts in so many Americans’ heads. “This issue with Ukraine is my last nerve,” he began. Then he went off:

And this is hard for me to say, as a kid who’s a child of the ’80s, who grew up in the “We’re America, bitch” ’80s, who wore Alex P. Keaton monogrammed sweater vests, okay? And, and got up in the middle of the night to cheer Reagan bombing Qaddafi back to the Neolithic period. This is hard for me to say, okay?

You’re taking my high school-age son to fight and die in Ukraine? Literally over my dead body. I’m never allowing that. I’m never letting you take him to die for your Habsburg Dynasty, World War I, needless 20-million pile-of-deaths replay over your elites’ pissing contest. Not happening. I don’t care what the threat is. I don’t care what the penalty is.

And if you think you’re drafting my daughters, get the camps ready, because you’re gonna need them. Never happening. . .

. . . This thing is such a crock. It’s so fake. It’s so phony. It’s one of the most simplistic, disgusting stories I’ve ever seen. It’s one of the most cynical stories I’ve ever seen. It’s “Wag the Dog” but dumber. And this … to me is the final straw of just absolute civil disobedience. We’re never fighting your damn war. Hell no.

I've mentioned this before on the podcast and here as well in that 20 years later, I seem to be echoing some of the same sentiments that crackpots and stooges – or who I thought were crackpots and stooges – like Cindy Sheehan and others said about Dubya and the continuation war in Iraq and Afghanistan. And even Vietnam. It's not necessarily the supposed casus belli of all these conflicts since the end of World War 2. It's the micromanagement of the fighting on the tactical level and more crucially, the strategic end game. None of them really had any end game. The idea is to cause so much pain, death and destruction and make your enemy cry uncle, AND impose your terms on them so they never misbehave again, and as ruthlessly as possible if need be.

That's what the essence of de-Nazification was. I knew we were in trouble when Dubya declared that we were not at war with Islam and labeled Iraq and Afghanistan "The Global War on Terror." What the fuck is "terror?" Who the fuck is "terror?" Where the fuck is "terror?"

It would have taken a set of brass balls the size of Jupiter to declare as people like Robert Spencer, Pamela Geller, Mark Steyn and others have been warning for years that we are indeed in a struggle against Islam and then perhaps vaporized Qom and Medina with the warning that "next time it's that black moon rock in the heart of Mecca." But, of course, that's fantasy land. As an aside, what galls me most is, in the immediate aftermath of 9/11/01, our own self-hating traitors were pissing and moaning the line – completely idiotic and void of all knowledge of history – "what have we done to them to get them so angry that they'd do this?" as a prelude to supposed rapprochement. Funny how they never use that line when it comes to any of us normal folks who are not pod people. But I digress.

So, the people of Palestine, OH can die in a fire – literally – while the American citizenry will have to pay in treasure, and perhaps in blood, so that Joe Biden can make the world safe for his 10%.

Americans have spent more than $100 billion on aid to Ukraine.  And, as the notoriously corrupt Ukrainian government is undoubtedly well aware, money is fungible.

This is an example of a common shell game that politicians love to play with the rubes when it comes to government spending.  The Ukrainian government could have certainly diverted government spending from its pension outlays toward its own national defense in a time of war while calling for foreign aid to support its pension program, and the fiscal effect might have largely been the same.  It’s just more politically defensible for Ukraine to continue paying uninterrupted pensions while demanding that massive amounts of foreign aid are needed to finance its national defense.  And now, because Ukraine’s government no longer has to spend its own money on its own national defense, it has plenty of money to give generous raises to Ukrainian pensioners. . .

. . . One might think that senile Joe is just saying the quiet part out loud by directly telling us that our dollars are being sent overseas to pay for a corrupt government pension system and to support its vast welfare system.  That’s possible, but not likely.  What is incredibly disheartening is that it’s far more likely that he and his handlers meant for him to say exactly what he said, because they simply don’t have any fear of the electorate’s response anymore.  They know we won’t like it, but in the eyes of the ruling class in Washington, we Americans are just too sedated, ignorant, and powerless to do anything about it.

How would the average American feel about paying billions of dollars to support Ukrainian pensioners, after all?

He/she probably doesn’t feel very good about that.  If the government actually had any money to spend on pensions, it should probably deploy those resources in shoring up America’s national pension infrastructure first, most Americans would argue.

But, of course, the government doesn’t even have the money to pay for Social Security, much less Ukrainian pensions.  America’s pension infrastructure is utterly broken, and most Americans instinctively know this to be true, despite the countless prominent idiots with microphones who try to convince us otherwise.

Nice to know that Republican congresscritters, from Texas no less, are all in favor of guaranteeing the territorial integrity of Ukraine. While millions of third world peasants and a soupçon of Islami-kaze Religion-of-Peaceniks are flooding in over the Rio Grande unchecked.

Like I said, at least there's no more mean Tweets.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• "The Twitter Files show how the FBI deputized Twitter to conduct illegal censorship of American citizens and undermine the First Amendment."
  The ‘Twitter Files’ Reveal Big Tech’s Unholy Alliance With The Feds Exists To Control You

THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"
• “We will hold those accountable for those responsible for this war, and will seek justice for the war crimes and crimes against humanity continuing to be committed by the Russians.”
  Biden to Announce More Sanctions on Russia After Putin Suspends Nuke Treaty
  
• "Back home, Americans plagued with sky-high inflation, a growing border crisis, and hazardous chemical spills are not as enthused by Biden’s words."
  Biden Declares U.S. Will Sustain War In Eastern Europe Indefinitely, Against Americans’ Wishes
  
• “Autocrats only understand one word, no, no, no. No, you will not take my country. You will not take my freedom. No, you will not take my future. I'll repeat tonight what I said last year in this same place,” he said. (we here in the USA have been saying this since November of 2020, and look where it got us - jjs)
  Biden: "The West Was Not Plotting to Attack Russia"
  
• “Of course it has… you and Hunter have made millions from them”
  Americans Blast Biden Over Tweet Declaring His Heart Has Been Captured By Ukraine
  
• McCaul, who was joined by Reps. Keith Self (R-TX), Max Miller (R-OH), Darrell Issa (R-CA), and Jake Ellzey (R-TX), said at the press conference the meeting with Zelensky was “very productive.” (maybe these assholes should concentrate on the invasion from south of the Texas border - jjs)
  House Republicans Visit Kyiv: There Is "Strong, Bipartisan Support to Give Ukraine Everything that It Needs"
  
• "The intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test, capable of delivering multiple nuclear warheads at targets across the globe, likely failed, the officials told CNN. Russia notified the U.S. of the planned test through channels of communication the two countries used to reduce the chances of unintended escalation in the lead-up to Biden’s train ride into Kyiv, the officials added."
  Russia Conducted Failed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test While Biden Visited Ukraine: Report
  
• Peter Hitchens: “Washington seems to want a confrontation with Russia.”
  America Owns Germany
  
• Steve Deace: "This thing is such a crock. It’s so fake. It’s so phony. It’s one of the most simplistic, disgusting stories I’ve ever seen. It’s one of the most cynical stories I’ve ever seen. It’s 'Wag the Dog' but dumber. And this … to me is the final straw of just absolute civil disobedience. We’re never fighting your damn war. Hell no."
  Podcaster Says What Many of Us Think in Magnificent Rant Against Biden's Ukraine Adventure
  
• "Biden should beware of making the Poles co-guarantors of order in Europe."
  Poland Waits to Pounce
  
• "'I hate to bother you but people are dying,' one of the protesters shouted."
  Far-Left Activists Crash Biden's D.C. Dinner Date, Demand End to War in Ukraine
  
• "Zelensky knows firsthand: the welfare life is one of overflowing coffers when you’ve got the U.S. taxpayer footing your bills."
  Social Security is Broke, But American Taxpayers Just Gave Ukrainian Pensioners a Double-Digit Raise

  OHIO DERAILMENT, TOXIC CHEMICAL DISASTER

• "The train contained cars carrying hazardous materials. It’s the latest in more than a dozen train derailments this year. Hazmat crews rushed to the scene."
  Another Train Derails, This Time in Nebraska
  * * * * *

• "Buttigieg still has no date or plans to visit East Palestine, OH, and the train disaster site."
  Buttigieg: "I was Mayor of my Hometown for Eight Years. We Dealt With a Lot of Disasters, Natural and Human" (mostly, the eight years he was mayor - jjs)
  
• "Local and state authorities previously evacuated all residents within one mile of the February 3 derailment and started a controlled burn of industrial chemicals on the vehicle to decrease the risk of an explosion, which could have sent shrapnel throughout the small town."
  EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Handle All Ohio Train Derailment Cleanup, Pay Triple if They Cut Corners
  
• "We don’t need an 'expert' to tell us the company that poisoned the water shouldn’t be in charge of testing it."
  Regulatory Capture: Company Tasked With Testing East Palestine Water Hired by Norfolk Southern
  
• "Regan was previously scheduled to visit sub-Saharan Africa alongside the Elbas, according to a report from The Grio. An editor’s note affixed to the top of the article now clarifies that Regan postponed the trip 'due to his department’s emergency response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which has caused environmental concerns for its residents'.”
  EPA Administrator Quietly Postpones Africa Climate Change Trip With Idris and Sabrina Elba as Ohio Train Disaster Unfolds
  
• "Senators J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio have taken a swing at the root of what led to the East Palestine train disaster."
  A Time for Serious Populism

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• "In the end, the only reason Project Veritas exists is because of the dreams, work, and risk taking of James O’Keefe.   He will rise again because he is an innovator, a pioneer, a patriot. The organization, and all the snowflakes, will eventually melt away.  That’s too bad, and didn’t have to happen."
  Snowflake Rebellion at Project Veritas Leads to James O'Keefe Departure
  
• "Omidyar money behind organizations pushing corporate boycott of Twitter."
  Mystery Solved: Left-Wing Billionaire Pierre Omidyar Bankrolls Shadowy Anti-Musk Group
  
• "The GOP has talked long enough about the problem of censorship. It’s time to act."
  Can We Trust Republicans to Stand up to Big Tech and Telecom Censorship? (no - jjs)
  
• "Author shares humanity's evolving view of tech titans like Jobs, Dorsey and Musk."
  How Augmentia Captures Big Tech’s Worst Impulses
  
• "Emergency staff meeting 'was like a Maoist struggle session.'"
  NYT Journalist Cried Because 'None of His Friends Wanted To Talk to Him' After Tom Cotton Op-Ed Scandal

  CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

• "I know you're not the bad guy."
  Video Shows Alexandra Pelosi Downplaying Jan. 6 Riot To Former Proud Boys Member
  
• David Harsanyi: "Get real." (sorry, David, but when one half of the nation seeks the subjugation or annihilation of the other half, then Federalism won't do diddly, so it is you who needs to get real - jjs)
  We Don’t Need a "National Divorce," We Need More Federalism
  
• "This story also illustrates once again the legacy of hate given to us by Barack Obama. He made it acceptable for the left to spread false lies about its opponents, without evidence, and worse, he made it acceptable to accept those lies without any fact-checking."
  Pushback: Home Appraiser Sues Professors Who Called Him Racist Without Evidence
  
• Reichsminister fur dem Woodrow Wilson Memorial Re-Segregation Committee. In jive.
  Susan Rice to Head Biden Race-Essentialism Task Force

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM

• "The rush to mine all the nickel that manufacturers can get their hands on — at the hands of car companies eager to please the greens and governments chomping at the bit to get rid of fossil fuel use — takes a heavy toll. The consequences of this drive toward an EV future are genuine environmental damage and an alarming human cost."
  The Dark Side of Green: Indonesia's 'Tainted City' Is Killing Workers

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• "The shift toward more traditional work arrangements, however, comes as Amazon seeks to downsize amid macroeconomic tumult and a decline in consumer demand that followed the lockdown-induced recession. Amazon dismissed some 18,000 employees over the past several months and implemented a freeze on incremental hires in the corporate workforce."
  Thousands Of Amazon Employees Revolt As CEO Makes Them Show Up In Office At Least Three Days Per Week
  
• "As if we needed another reminder of why blockchain technology is such a critical innovation in the face of authoritarian government overreach."
  Kraken the Whip: The Feds’ Latest Assault on Crypto Freedom
  
• ". . . the argument that today it is only possible to become rich via inheritance is simply not true. The anti-capitalists who make this claim are discouraging young people. They also never have entrepreneurial ideas—their ideas are always the same: The state should get into more and more debt and should take more money from the wealthy. However, redistribution and debt do not create new wealth, only entrepreneurial ideas do."
  Are Most of the Rich Heirs—Or Are They Self-Made?

  AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• "Mayorkas said that he doesn’t think he did anything wrong."
  DHS Secretary: A Secure Border Does Not Mean People Aren’t Able to Illegally Cross the Border
  
• According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Swanton border sector in New York state, which is in Stefanik’s district, has been overrun by an approximate 846 percent increase in encounters and apprehensions from October 1 to January 31, compared to the same period in fiscal year (FY) 2022. “FY23’s total apprehensions and encounters have already surpassed FY22 and FY21 combined,” the CBP stated February 13.
  Rep. Elise Stefanik Demands Biden Secure Northern Border amid 846% Increase in Illegal Crossings
  
• "The new rule would prevent migrants who do not use already available legal pathways to asylum and do not seek asylum in a third country from applying for asylum in the U.S. Biden [junta] officials said the rule was proposed in response to the end of Title 42 immigration restrictions. It also closely resembles a Trump administration policy which similarly banned asylum seekers who did not first seek asylum in another country."
  Biden Junta Proposes Immigration Restriction That Resembles a Trump-Era Policy

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• "The Golden State’s recent scandal echoes its appalling eugenics history, a practice that continued — supported by the government — until at least 2010."
  California Keeps Ducking Responsibility for Its Horrible Prison Abuse Record

  AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS

• "Schools use the recommendations to dictate their vaccine requirements."
  CDC Adds Chinese COVID Vaccine to Immunization Schedule for Children Starting at Six Months
  
• "Churches that stayed open during the pandemic are the ones thriving."
  The Old Normal
  
• "mRNA vaccine maker Moderna has backpedaled on a January plan to charge $110 to $130 per dose of [Chinese] Covid-19 vaccine (up from $26 per dose for booster shots), and is now promising that people won’t have to pay for the jab once the US Government stops buying shots."
  Moderna Backpedals, Guarantees ‘Free’ Chinese Covid-19 Vaccines After Demand Collapses
  
• “The FDA generally cannot ban particular uses of human drugs once they are otherwise approved and admitted to the market, even if such use differs from the labeling — commonly referred to as ‘off-label’ use,” the lawsuit argues. “The FDA also cannot advise whether a patient should take an approved drug for a particular purpose.”
  Doctors Sue FDA for Prohibiting Ivermectin to Treat Chinese Covid-19

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• "A ranting partisan sometimes gives the game away by thoughtlessly blurting out the cynical thinking behind their own lousy ideas."
  Gun Banning and Social Contempt
  
• "Black Americans can reconcile history by getting behind Second Amendment rights."
  A Portrait of Black Americans and the 2nd Amendment

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• "The 2020 policy, initially signed by former President Donald Trump as part of an executive order in 2019, was proposed to prevent universities from censoring the speech of religious students on campus."
  Biden Junta Looking To Remove Religious Student Groups’ Protections On Campus
  
• “There were 22 schools that had no students who could read at grade level; another 33 schools claimed that no students could perform math at grade level.”
  Chicago: 55 Schools Have Zero Students Proficient in Reading or Math
  
• "As more closures in New York attest, diocesan leaders need to abandon the parish model."
  For Catholic Schools, Time to Innovate
  
• "Rollins was charged with non-aggravated child molestation. The grotesque incident occurred in January. Rollins was arrested and charged last week."
  Tell Me Teacher-Groomers Aren't Real: Degenerate Teacher's Aide Arrested for Licking the Feet of a Seven-Year-Old

  ABORTION

• "Women face many possible illnesses during pregnancy, but intentional feticide is never necessary even in the worst-case scenarios."
  The Pro-Abortion "Life of the Mother" Argument is a False Flag Operation

  THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• "DeKalb County recently announced it had received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence."
  How Georgia Became Democrats’ Test Site For Their 2024 Private Takeover Of Election Offices
  
• Daniel Greenfield: "Tracking the impact of Switzerland’s ‘Soros’ on the Mountain State."
  Frontpage Magazine Follows Foreign Election Money to West Virginia

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

• "Refused to hear an appeal from an Eighth Circuit ruling upholding the law, the only circuit-level court to have addressed the merits of the anti-Israel-boycott statutes."
  Arkansas ‘Anti-BDS’ Statute to Remain, SCOTUS Refuses to Hear Challenge
  
• "The Times apparently timed its story to coincide with a Board of Regents vote to regulate the religious schools, and amid the public pressure, the board unanimously decided to impose state edicts on the schools to control curricula."
  New York Times Wins Award for Debunked Anti-Jewish Hit Piece
  
• "Welcome to Protocols-of-the-Elders-of-Zion stuff."
  What Bro-Fo Omar Really Meant

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• “We love you. God bless you. I’ll see you. Happy Mardi Gras. Enjoy the ride. So glad your ride was good. Love you,” Cantrell said before flipping the gesture. (happy go-fuck-yourself! - jjs)
  New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell Caught Flipping Middle Finger at Mardi Gras Parade

  POLITICS

• "Candidates of War vs The President of Peace."
  Trump Takes Aim at Warmonger Washington, Pledging to ‘Complete Mission’ of ‘Cleaning House’ in Pentagon & State Dept.
  
• "Late developments with America’s stroke-patient senator paint everyone involved as morons."
  The Fetterman Fiasco
  
• "The [so-called quote-unquote "president's"] 'word as a Biden' is worth less than a hill of dung."
  Will Biden’s Ukraine Trip Inspire Even More Of His Lies?
  
• "First elected to Congress in 2011, Cicilline previously served as mayor of Providence, Rhode Island. He chaired the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law during the 117th Congress, and is a major advocate of breaking up Big Tech firms."
  Democrat Rep. David Cicilline Says He Will Resign To Lead Nonprofit
  
• “I am announcing my run for president of the United States. This isn’t just a political campaign, this is a cultural movement to create a new dream for the next generation of Americans.”
  Vivek Ramaswamy Announces 2024 Presidential Bid
  
• "According to the polls, voters either don’t know or don’t care who Ramaswamy is. Maybe announcing his presidential candidacy could fix this."
  Who is the Vivek Ramaswamy Primary Voter?
  
• Jeffrey Lord: "No Reagan or Churchill?"
  Nikki Haley’s Ageism
  
• "What will their increasingly affluent coalition mean for Democrats’ policy priorities?"
  The U-Shaped Party
  
• "If we judge a political system purely on its promises rather than its actual consequences, why not give feudalism another shot?"
  Just Like ‘Real’ Socialism, ‘Real Feudalism’ Has Never Been Tried

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• Hjort Frederiksen first alleged in 2020 that the Danish Defense Intelligence Service (DDIS) assisted America’s National Security Agency (NSA) in eavesdropping on numerous foreign leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, during the Obama administration. In a 2021 interview, he said he must “risk a prison sentence” to reveal the alleged spying scheme carried out by American and Danish officials.
  Former Danish Defense Minister Facing Prison Time for Allegedly Revealing Massive US Spying Scheme
  
• Times of London: “Inspectors from the United Nations have found traces of uranium enriched to near-weapons grade at a site connected to Iran’s nuclear programme.”
  UN Inspectors Find Weapons-Grade Uranium at Iran Nuke Site
  
• "Nations like Poland have centuries of history behind them that foster a more robust national identity than an American state might have. The EU, as much as it would like, is in no political position to nullify that national identity at the moment."
  Polish High Court Rules National Sovereignty Supersedes EU Authority, EU Sues
  
• "AMLO's nonsense could end up destroying the Pacific Alliance."
  AMLO Stands By the Lefties
  
• "Who owns the land, any land?"
  The Gigantic Scam of the ‘Occupied Territories’

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• "There’ll be no way to help Taiwan if U.S. aircraft can’t refuel."
  An Opportunity Xi Can’t Ignore
  
• "Dominic Ng, CEO of East West Bank, may be required to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), and he may have also violated The Espionage Act (TEA), legal experts told the DCNF after reviewing relevant statutes. Ng served in leadership positions within two organizations identified by China experts as CCP intelligence front groups, the DCNF revealed in a recent investigation."
  ‘Tip Of The Iceberg’: Biden Appointee’s Ties To Alleged Chinese Intel Groups Put Him In Legal Hot Water, Experts Say

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Robert Spencer: "The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is, in short, what no policymaker, no negotiator, no one who has ever been involved with the Middle East 'peace process' has ever admitted it to be: a religious war. It is wonderful that Raheel Raza has had positive experiences in Israel. But none of those experiences will end the implacable and Qur’an-based Islamic hostility toward Jews."
  Is the Antisemitism That Is Rampant in Some Parts of the Muslim World Really Based on a Misinterpretation of Islam?
  
• "Grant money meant to train journalists will go to Palestinian charity Fares Al-Arab."
  State Department Gives $41,000 to Charity That Partners With Terrorists

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• "As Fox News notes, Newsom told Californians last month to expect a $22.5 billion deficit in the coming fiscal year — after a surplus of $100 billion, driven in part by federal grants for coronavirus relief spending."
  Report: Gavin Newsom Underestimated California Deficit by $7 Billion

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• "The government is way too secretive with a medicine many people, like me, need to function to even just brush their teeth."
  Adderall Shortage Continues, But Details Remain a Mystery

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• "The impact comes about 10 years after the February 15, 2013, when an asteroid hit in Chelyabinsk, Russia, causing a spectacular explosion."
  NASA Confirms 1,000 Pound Meteor Hitting Ground Caused Big Boom in Texas
  
• "The European probe Solar Orbiter successfully filmed Mercury as it crossed in front of the Sun — from the spacecraft’s perspective — on January 3, 2023."
  Solar Orbiter captures Mercury crossing in front of the Sun
  
• "The ground-based Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile has successfully taken a picture of an exoplanet four to six times larger than Jupiter that is circling its star at about the same distance as Saturn."
  VLT takes picture of exoplanet

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• "Michelle Zacchigna, a 34-year-old woman from Orillia, Ontario, recently announced a lawsuit she filed against the eight doctors and mental health professionals who treated her over the years, alleging that they failed to address her complex mental health needs and instead allowed her to self-diagnose as transgender and undergo irreversible procedures that she now regrets."
  Detransitioner Files First Lawsuit In Canada Against Medical Providers
  
• "Moen isn’t the first activist to get carried away with their rhetoric. And if Norway can put people in prison just for stating biological facts, anything is possible."
  Trans Programmer Designs Game About Slaughtering Women Who Oppose Gender Ideology
  
• "Welcome to surgical pedophilia."
  The Menace of ‘Gender-Affirming’ Health Care for Minors

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• "On the desperate little censorship of Roald Dahl."
  James and the Giant Preach
  
• "A publisher’s move to remove anything purportedly offensive from Roald Dahl’s books is the latest exhibit of an unfortunately timeless impulse."
  Bowdler’s Return
  
• Daniel Greenfield: "Books have become ‘properties’ in the hands of angry woke corporations."
  The End of Literature
  
• "'Flagrantly illegal' program drew fire from top civil rights lawyers."
  Facing Discrimination Lawsuit, Pfizer Abandons Minorities-Only Fellowship
  
• "How to cancel a country’s heritage."
  Progressive Museum Curators Put Classic Norwegian Art in Basement
  
• Thad McCotter: " . . . whether we have incurred the Left’s wrath for 'wrong think' or for simply breathing, the only appropriate response is to aver how, in the past, present, and future, we are 'Sorry, not sorry'; and emphatically punctuate our sincerity with a well-placed middle digit."
  Celebrity Groveling Match: Public Apologies in the Cancel Culture
  
• "A refugee’s revealing take."
  Woke America — Through North Korean Eyes

  HITHER & YON

• "No matter how nuanced AI chatbots become, they will still just be calculators. But they will be the most potent tools yet created to manipulate actual human behavior."
  Artificial Intelligence and the Passion of Mortality

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Melone fights back against 2035 Euro-ICE ban!

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 07:49 AM (Vwz3I)

10 Ukraine 2021 $200,085,537.74

The entire fucking Ukraine is worth $200 B GDP.

This is just plain old stupid! Fuck You Miss Lindsey and Double Fuck Mitch!

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 07:50 AM (BRHaw)

11 Humpin to Please!

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 07:51 AM (BRHaw)

12 Ukraine 2021 $200,085,537.74

The entire fucking Ukraine is worth $200 B GDP.

This is just plain old stupid! Fuck You Miss Lindsey and Double Fuck Mitch!

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 07:50 AM

What he said.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 22, 2023 07:51 AM (4KB2h)

13 Family of Malcolm X to sue CIA, FBI, NYPD for $100-million, accusing them of playing a role in his death.

Don't eff-around with the family of Scottish kings!

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 07:51 AM (Vwz3I)

14 morning horde. great rant JJ

regarding this bit:
"That's what the essence of de-Nazification was. I knew we were in trouble when Dubya declared that we were not at war with Islam and labeled Iraq and Afghanistan "The Global War on Terror." What the fuck is "terror?" Who the fuck is "terror?" Where the fuck is "terror?""

a group of us always thought it should have been called a Theater War Against Terror, since each theater was fought fairly independently.

therefore, it would have been the T.W.A.T. ...

need more covfefe

Posted by: SturmToddler at February 22, 2023 07:52 AM (nXhwP)

15 Thanks JJ !

AGAIN !

Posted by: JT at February 22, 2023 07:52 AM (T4tVD)

16 But, of course, the government doesn’t even have the money to pay for Social Security, much less Ukrainian pensions. America’s pension infrastructure is utterly broken, and most Americans instinctively know this to be true, despite the countless prominent idiots with microphones who try to convince us otherwise.

Your estimated benefits are based on current law. Congress has made changes to the law in the
past and can do so at any time. The law governing benefit amounts may change because, by 2035,
the payroll taxes collected will be enough to pay only about 80 percent of scheduled benefits.

PS It is now 2033 and they can pay 75%.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 07:52 AM (BRHaw)

17 Hiya, JT
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Hiya RMBS !

No Spam today.

Posted by: JT at February 22, 2023 07:53 AM (T4tVD)

18 It's Ash Wednesday!

Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 07:54 AM (NpAcC)

19 DeWine is being his usual GOPe cuck.

If you get too close to DeWine, you get the smell of Mitch McConnell's taint wafting off of him.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 22, 2023 07:55 AM (up/3i)

20 18 It's Ash Wednesday!
Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 07:54 AM (NpAcC)


Alien meets Addams Family?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 07:55 AM (x0n13)

21 DHS awarded a sole source contract to Debevoise & Plimpton for Impeachment Representation to the DHS Secretary

DHS awarded a sole source contract to Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, 801 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004 for expert and consultant legal services. Debevoise & Plimpton (Debevoise) is the only law firm that has the necessary experience to provide the legal services to DHS for advice and representation relating to potential impeachment proceedings.

Posted by: SMOD at February 22, 2023 07:55 AM (RHGPo)

22 Lent begins.
40 days of fasting, sacrifice, and prayer.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 07:56 AM (NpAcC)

23 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 22, 2023 07:56 AM (uvymP)

24 All but a handful of Republicans are fully on board with another stupid war this time with a nuclear adversary. Which is why I can’t bring myself to ever again vote GOP.

Posted by: Republic Theatre brought to you by Pfizer! at February 22, 2023 07:58 AM (6OxnG)

25 It's also National Margarita Day!

Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 07:58 AM (NpAcC)

26 25 It's also National Margarita Day!
Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 07:58 AM (NpAcC)


I make what I call a "faux-garita." Just tequila and lemonade on ice. Works for me.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 07:59 AM (x0n13)

27 Biden Declares U.S. Will Sustain War In Eastern Europe Indefinitely, Against Americans’ Wishes

The dudes that replaced Rush say 94% against Ukraine support!

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 07:59 AM (BRHaw)

28 Florida man art dealer pleads guilty to federal charges in scheme involving sale of fake Andy Warhol paintings.

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:00 AM (Vwz3I)

29 @16

>>But, of course, the government doesn’t even have the money to pay for Social Security, much less Ukrainian pensions.

The US technically ran out of money when we left the gold standard, we've been maxing out the credit card every year for the last 50 years.

The plates are kept spinning by Circus Clowns, Riding on Unicycles While surrounded by ever increasing flames.

One day, and soon, those plates will stop spinning.

Which makes them going all YOLO WRT Thermo Nuclear War understandable.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 22, 2023 08:00 AM (up/3i)

30 Happy Wednesday one and all. Now waiting for universal conscription in this country so we can fight and die for the Ukrainian motherland.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 22, 2023 08:00 AM (4olE8)

31 My Father in Law said that the Ukranians were feared in the camps because they were brutal and ruthless and seemed to enjoy themselves much more than the Germans did.

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at February 22, 2023 08:01 AM (flINI)

32 Todays Double FOAD List:
McCaul, who was joined by Reps. Keith Self (R-TX), Max Miller (R-OH), Darrell Issa (R-CA), and Jake Ellzey (R-TX)

Wow 2 former Army dudes chomping at the bit for war. Who would have think that???

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 08:01 AM (BRHaw)

33 I make what I call a "faux-garita." Just tequila and lemonade on ice. Works for me.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 07:59 AM (x0n13)
********
I could go for that!

Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 08:02 AM (NpAcC)

34 I make what I call a "faux-garita." Just tequila and lemonade on ice. Works for me.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 07:59 AM (x0n13)

Asking for a friend: Can I skip the lemonade?

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 08:02 AM (BRHaw)

35 "This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

1 John 4:2-3

Posted by: Marcus T at February 22, 2023 08:03 AM (Y45pj)

36 Finger Pointing, Threats, Illegal Censorship, Etc. Are Mother's Milk To Democrats.

Never Give Up Your Guns!

Rootin For Putin!

Free Buffalo Guy!

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 22, 2023 08:04 AM (z1bdm)

37 FedGov has reached the point where it will just print the money it needs for "whatever." I mean, that's the attitude the politicians have right now. Instead of funneling billions through Ukraine to line their pockets with millions why don't they just print whatever they want and then stuff in in their wallets? Cut out the middleman.

The butcher bill is coming. We ain't got the money to pay it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2023 08:04 AM (Q4IgG)

38 Sorry, this guy McCaul is dangerous.
Any party that elevates him to leadership, not to mention McConnell, is not on my side

Posted by: Republic Theatre brought to you by Pfizer! at February 22, 2023 08:05 AM (6OxnG)

39 @Breaking911 · 10h
WATCH: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) floats idea of temporary voting ban for Democrats who move to red states

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:05 AM (Vwz3I)

40 Good morning

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2023 08:05 AM (1f3Yt)

41 Good morning Horde

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2023 08:05 AM (1f3Yt)

42 There's a big meeting of eastern NATO members and Retardo today. Main topic will be who can spare an archduke and wife so we can really get the ball rolling.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 22, 2023 08:06 AM (lz5hY)

43 I come from a faith tradition that does not observe Lent in a formal way. No ashes or fasting, just an intentional season of prayer. Is Happy Ash Wednesday an appropriate greeting?

Posted by: grammie winger at February 22, 2023 08:06 AM (45fpk)

44 rhennigantx I like lemonade 😋

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2023 08:06 AM (1f3Yt)

45 Hindu nuthin'

@Breaking911 · 12h
BREAKING: The Seattle City Council has added caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first U.S. city to specifically do so - AP

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:07 AM (Vwz3I)

46 I've got to decide what I'm giving up today.

Maybe margaritas..

Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 08:08 AM (NpAcC)

47 43 I come from a faith tradition that does not observe Lent in a formal way. No ashes or fasting, just an intentional season of prayer. Is Happy Ash Wednesday an appropriate greeting?
Posted by: grammie winger at February 22, 2023 08:06 AM (45fpk)

No one who observes the day will b&tch at you, but it's not really a day you wish well-wishes for.

If that makes sense...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 22, 2023 08:08 AM (exHjb)

48 WATCH: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) floats idea of temporary voting ban for Democrats who move to red states

For it! She will be condemned but she is the only one in DC to talk about what everyone in red states is talking about.

The separation is coming.

Posted by: Republic Theatre brought to you by Pfizer! at February 22, 2023 08:08 AM (6OxnG)

49 If that makes sense...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 22, 2023 08:08 AM (exHjb)


It does.

Posted by: grammie winger at February 22, 2023 08:09 AM (45fpk)

50 Phrasing!

@Breaking911 · 13h
BUTTIGIEG: "Look, I was mayor of my hometown for 8 years. We dealt with a lot of disasters."

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:09 AM (Vwz3I)

51 Happy Ash Wednesday?

Sure.

Happy because the Lord came to us and redeemed us.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at February 22, 2023 08:09 AM (TXFi7)

52 Mornin’, All. Happy Waffle Wednesday.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 22, 2023 08:10 AM (TehmT)

53 " If there's one thing I know, it's never mess with mother nature, mother-in-law's and mother freakin Ukranians" Skinny Pete ain't wrong.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 22, 2023 08:10 AM (T+yAR)

54 I've been watching the real time loss of followers with Project Veritas. They went Full Metal Moron and they are continuing to push on.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 22, 2023 08:11 AM (4olE8)

55 Interesting that Trump called out Nuland specifically. Also interesting that he mentioned State Department support for uprisings in Ukraine.

If nothing else it may make the topic a subject of more open discussion.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 22, 2023 08:11 AM (eYoxG)

56 #50 More stupidity...

@Breaking911 · 15h
REPORTER: "Wil you be heading to [East Palestine, Ohio?]"

BUTTIGIEG: "I am planning to come. I've been careful to respect the independent role of the NTSB and stay out of their way."

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:11 AM (Vwz3I)

57 “As early as this March,” says Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, “the government will index pensions by 20%” for about 10 million Ukrainians.

Fuck em fuckem all. I will go today and get my note that says I am cra cra so my SS goes from about 2800 to 3500. It will cost about 500 bux but its my turn to fuck over the government.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 08:13 AM (BRHaw)

58 "Habsburg Dynasty pissing contest" is my new favorite description for what the alleged elites are doing.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 22, 2023 08:13 AM (X4R3E)

59 I can think of few things that gall me as much as giving US taxpayer money, by the bucketloads, to Ukrainians' pensions. Their pensions!?!? This country is suffering in so many ways, its citizens struggling financially because of this disastrous "presidency," and here we are...chunking nearly limitless $billions to Ukrainians' pensions. Unbelievable.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 22, 2023 08:13 AM (sVtYq)

60 BUTTIGIEG: "I am planning to come. I've been careful to respect the independent role of the NTSB and stay out of their way."
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:11 AM (Vwz3I)

He is not going until the Jewish occupation of East Palestine ends.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 08:14 AM (BRHaw)

61 BUTTIGIEG: "I am planning to come. I've been careful to respect the independent role of the NTSB and stay out of their way."

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:11 AM (Vwz3I)


The NTSB has the word 'transportation' right in its name. Isn't he head of the Dep't of Transportation?

Posted by: grammie winger at February 22, 2023 08:14 AM (45fpk)

62 ||MEDLEY, Fla. – Officials reported that an explosion and subsequent fire occurred at an industrial complex in suburban Miami on Tuesday morning, resulting in the death of two people and three others being injured.

Video footage from a nearby business showed a large fireball being emitted into the sky and numerous vehicles, including trucks, being engulfed in flames.

Two individuals were pronounced dead at the scene, while two others suffered serious injuries and were transported to a hospital, and a third received on-site treatment.

Firefighters managed to extinguish the fire after about 90 minutes.

The cause of the incident is currently being investigated. The address of the explosion is home to a truck-cleaning company and welding shops.||

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:14 AM (Vwz3I)

63 And that is, actual American boots on the ground on the side of Ukraine against Russia. That is, the former Soviet Union.
++++
Is that confirmed, or just more agitation for the same?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 08:15 AM (t0OGg)

64 > Interesting that Trump called out Nuland specifically. Also interesting that he mentioned State Department support for uprisings in Ukraine.
_______________
I thought it was Nuland standing next to *biden in a photo the other day. She's the architect of this mess. Started under Obama and like everything else associated with that dipshit, it's a disaster.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2023 08:15 AM (Q4IgG)

65 Nuland, the real "bitch of Benghazi". I am sorry it has taken 8 years for others to find out much of a venemous snake she is.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 22, 2023 08:15 AM (T+yAR)

66 @Breaking911 · 13h
BUTTIGIEG: "Look, I was mayor of my hometown for 8 years. We dealt with a lot of disasters."

--

So. Many. Disasters. You all remember the disasters of South Bend, IN covering the news, right? What kind of disasters, other than you being mayor, were there, Buttjuice? Not enough hot dog buns for the public school kids?

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 22, 2023 08:16 AM (sVtYq)

67
The NTSB has the word 'transportation' right in its name. Isn't he head of the Dep't of Transportation?
Posted by: grammie winger at February 22, 2023 08:14 AM (45fpk)

Apparently the NTSB is not under the DOT. I'm not really clear on why.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 22, 2023 08:16 AM (eYoxG)

68 39 @Breaking911 · 10h
WATCH: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) floats idea of temporary voting ban for Democrats who move to red states
-------------

MTG is slowly becoming Trey Gowdey in a skirt.
I realized this when she proposed a study into the vaxine... not a ban of the vax that has been proven to be a killer...and this school girl crush on McCarthy... ugh

Posted by: Haywood at February 22, 2023 08:16 AM (LyuKJ)

69 @59

>>Unbelievable.

It's believable once you understand that the entire global order is predicated upon gargantuan sums of money sloshing through the sluices, particularly, US money.

Again, one day, and soon, this whole house of cards The Masterminds have constructed will come crashing down.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 22, 2023 08:17 AM (up/3i)

70 It's easy o see why FJB is propping up Ukrainian pensions (seriously they still have pensions?).
If Zelinskyy cuts off money to citizens, that on top of the war might make them actually revolt or coup him out. Remember they are armed now.
FJB and Z need each otuer.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at February 22, 2023 08:17 AM (Xlnez)

71 Vivek has an interesting launch video. Piques my interest. We will see.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 22, 2023 08:18 AM (DK4U1)

72 I’m puzzled by Lent. Jesus’ fasting in the wilderness was at the beginning of his earthly ministry. How did it then come to be associated with His death and resurrection?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 22, 2023 08:19 AM (TehmT)

73 @68

>>MTG is slowly becoming Trey Gowdey in a skirt.

Ehh, once you realize this whole thing is being run at levels beyond the legislative and executive branches, you'll understand there is not much an MTG or a Matt Gaetz, et al can really do about any of this except scream into the wind.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 22, 2023 08:19 AM (up/3i)

74 Not sure if this was mentioned, but now there are 3:

Woke, Inc.' author Vivek Ramaswamy enters White House 2024 R race...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 22, 2023 08:20 AM (exHjb)

75 @TheInsiderPaper · 14h
ICYMI 🚨VIDEO: Train derails in Gothenburg, Nebraska

||About a dozen train cars flew off the tracks overnight in Gothenburg, Nebraska train derailment.

The incident occurred about 50 miles from the state capital of Lincoln, Nebraska on Tuesday morning, Daily Mail reported.

Nobody was injured.

A witness told KNOP that the accident was the third derailment caused by a broken rail in the same location in the previous six months.

Union Railroad stated: “At about 1:45a.m. CST today, approximately 31 Union Pacific train cars carrying coal derailed near Gothenburg, Nebraska. No one was injured. The incident occurred about three miles southeast of Gothenburg. Cleanup has begun, with heavy equipment on site.

“One of the three mainline tracks near the derailment site reopened to train traffic at about 8 a.m. CST. The cause of the incident is under investigation,” they stated.||

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:20 AM (Vwz3I)

76 President Ramaswamy has a ring to it! Hey, I'm open to anyone who might be hiding in the shadows. As long as they are not, in any way, part of the entrenched and pathetic GOP. As for them, never again.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 22, 2023 08:20 AM (sVtYq)

77 It's not necessarily the supposed casus belli of all these conflicts since the end of World War 2. It's the micromanagement of the fighting on the tactical level and more crucially, the strategic end game. None of them really had any end game.
++++
Yes they did. Each war, in fact, had two end games. One group wanted victory, however defined. Stop the Norks at the 38th parallel, prevent Vietnamese from going red, prevent the Dominican Republic from going red, etc. That was one side's pursuit: victory, defined as the achievement of a goal. Whether the goal was proper, appropriate or justified is another argument.

The other side, though, had a different end game. That group wanted defeat and diminution of the United States. This is a major reason the US did not win a war since WWII. We won a number of smaller conflicts - Granada, Dominican Republic, etc. - but not a full-on war with the exception of Gulf War I. There are military and domestic reasons for that, but the domestic reasons are likely the greater factor. Too many people with too much power and influence in this country don't *want* to win wars.

Ukraine would be a good, Democratic War, of course, but still...

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 08:21 AM (t0OGg)

78 73 @68

>>MTG is slowly becoming Trey Gowdey in a skirt.

Ehh, once you realize this whole thing is being run at levels beyond the legislative and executive branches, you'll understand there is not much an MTG or a Matt Gaetz, et al can really do about any of this except scream into the wind.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 22, 2023 08:19 AM (up/3i)

Theoretically the legislature could rein everything in. It's not terribly likely though. And the people running things are largely nominally part of the executive branch, there's just little oversight or control of them.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 22, 2023 08:21 AM (eYoxG)

79 We are going to have to cut SS by about 15% in order to ensure that Ukrainian pensions are secure. Prepare your new budgets.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 22, 2023 08:22 AM (lTGtQ)

80 73 @68

>>MTG is slowly becoming Trey Gowdey in a skirt.

Ehh, once you realize this whole thing is being run at levels beyond the legislative and executive branches, you'll understand there is not much an MTG or a Matt Gaetz, et al can really do about any of this except scream into the wind.
------------------

If she would scream "ban the killer vax" she could make a difference and possibly save lives... all she has to do is speak up. Same with Trump...

Posted by: Haywood at February 22, 2023 08:22 AM (LyuKJ)

81 Why are they hiding the second appraisal???

In addition, for unexplained reasons, Dr. Connolly and Dr. Mott have refused to
provide Mr. Lanham and 20/20 Valuations with a copy of the second appraisal conducted seven
months later that supposedly supports their contention that their house was undervalued during
Mr. Lanham and 20/20 Valuations. Apparently, there is something about this second appraisal that
Dr. Connolly and Dr. Mott know will not withstand closer scrutiny and that will undermine their
claim of racial discrimination.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 08:22 AM (BRHaw)

82 As someone pointed out yesterday, this is the first war since 1991 Gulf War that hasn't been televised.

Some tanks milling around. Some guys walking. Clips of damaged buildings and equipment.
That's about it.

But. No fighting.

That's before we get into the weirdness of all the celebrities and politicians visiting willy nilly a country supposedly at war.
Or the more serious discussion that none, not one, not one single prediction of the experts has happened.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 22, 2023 08:23 AM (flgjU)

83 Americans have spent more than $100 billion on aid to Ukraine. And, as the notoriously corrupt Ukrainian government is undoubtedly well aware, money is fungible.
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True, but goods aren't (well, not so easily). A lot of our support to Ukraine has been in-kind in the form of weapons and other stuff. The cash has all surely been funged away, but the *stuff* is harder to monetize for off-mission purposes. I am sure a lot of that has happened, too, but the Ukrainians are also using a lot of it.

I am not fond of American Ukraine policy, but it is important to note that a lot if not most of that $100 billion was non-cash, and is much harder to just steal and launder.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 08:23 AM (t0OGg)

84 We need hearings, dammit! And this committee is going to meet once per month and we will not rest, except for all of those days between meetings, but at the meetings we will not rest until we compile a list of people to put up for a full committee vote to consider subpoenaing for a future hearing date! We demand answers within the next 18 months, at which point it will be too close to the election to worry about.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 22, 2023 08:23 AM (DK4U1)

85 Control of Donbas has no effect on American lives.
The reasons our elites are involved in this conflict have nothing to do with the well being of Americans.

Every dollar spent is wasted even if most of it wasn't being stolen.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 22, 2023 08:24 AM (lc5cP)

86 Forgot to sock Trey Gowdy.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 22, 2023 08:24 AM (DK4U1)

87 Ehh, once you realize this whole thing is being run at levels beyond the legislative and executive branches, you'll understand there is not much an MTG or a Matt Gaetz, et al can really do about any of this except scream into the wind.

==

I'm convinced nothing will change and no dismal trajectory we're on will be corrected unless it's by The People rising up in enormous numbers. Our saviors are not going to be found in gov't. They are pawns for dark players behind the scenes.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 22, 2023 08:24 AM (sVtYq)

88 "Coronavirus relief " aka payoff for looting and mayhem that brought Bidet and his clique to power .

Posted by: runner at February 22, 2023 08:25 AM (Xn4AZ)

89
I am not fond of American Ukraine policy, but it is important to note that a lot if not most of that $100 billion was non-cash, and is much harder to just steal and launder.

Remember the plane that crashed leaving Ukraine full of weapons we gave them?

They are selling much of this equipment to someone.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 22, 2023 08:25 AM (lc5cP)

90 72 I’m puzzled by Lent. Jesus’ fasting in the wilderness was at the beginning of his earthly ministry. How did it then come to be associated with His death and resurrection?
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 22, 2023 08:19 AM (TehmT)

Key events of Jesus's earthly life are generally dated around Easter in some fashion. Like his conception is dated then, which then gives the date of Christmas as 9 months later.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 22, 2023 08:25 AM (eYoxG)

91 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 08:25 AM (Zz0t1)

92 @TheInsiderPaper · 15h
NEW - If the election were held today, Donald Trump would be the 47th President of the United States, according to Harvard CAPS/Harris survey of 1,838 registered voters

@TheInsiderPaper · 16h
NEW - Trump says if reelected he will end Biden's policies on gender-affirming care and sign an executive order instructing federal agencies to end all programs promoting gender transitions

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:25 AM (Vwz3I)

93 Biden cares about Ukraine more than the US because all of his money laundering schemes for his family reside there and he MUST keep the graft train rolling. The Biden's a dead without it.

So screw you and your chemical spill, food shortages, economy failing first world problems. Biden's need MONEY baby!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 08:27 AM (Zz0t1)

94 Instead of saving a quarter of my income over my adult life, I should have spent it on hookers and blow when the money was worth the paper it was printed on.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 22, 2023 08:27 AM (lTGtQ)

95 “The FDA generally cannot ban particular uses of human drugs once they are otherwise approved and admitted to the market, even if such use differs from the labeling — commonly referred to as ‘off-label’ use,” the lawsuit argues. “The FDA also cannot advise whether a patient should take an approved drug for a particular purpose.”

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 08:28 AM (BRHaw)

96 President Ramaswamy has a ring to it! Hey, I'm open to anyone who might be hiding in the shadows. As long as they are not, in any way, part of the entrenched and pathetic GOP. As for them, never again.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 22, 2023 08:20 AM (sVtYq)
******
I really like Vivek. His book a Nation of Victims says it all.
He's also 37 and Indian. I would think Whoopi and Don LeMon would approve as he's in his PRIME.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 08:28 AM (NpAcC)

97 "Behold, now is an acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation."

2 Corinthians 6:2B

Posted by: Marcus T at February 22, 2023 08:28 AM (Y45pj)

98 I had a Blaze account as a part of Mug Club. I cancelled it after Crowder left. Hope he figures his shit out soon. I just never really listened to anything else other than the occasional Chad Prather show.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 08:29 AM (Zz0t1)

99 Well, poisoned air and water, an economy in ruins, censorship and persecution of unfavored political and ethnic enemies, a wide open border, a national crime wave instigated and cheered on by Marxist DAs, and now the potential for a European war that could go global.

Happy Wednesday!!

Posted by: Flyover at February 22, 2023 08:29 AM (Rbu5d)

100 "Behold, now is an acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation."

2 Corinthians 6:2B

Posted by: Marcus T at February 22, 2023 08:28 AM (Y45pj)


Amen to that, Marcus.

Posted by: grammie winger at February 22, 2023 08:29 AM (45fpk)

101 "Be still and know that I am God. "

Psalm 46:10

Posted by: Marcus T at February 22, 2023 08:29 AM (Y45pj)

102 94 Instead of saving a quarter of my income over my adult life, I should have spent it on hookers and blow when the money was worth the paper it was printed on.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 22, 2023 08:27 AM (lTGtQ)

I have put about 575k into SS. Here is my payback by age:
78 79 80 81 82
$393,431 $414,230 $434,633 $454,648 $474,281

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 08:30 AM (BRHaw)

103 Instead of saving a quarter of my income over my adult life, I should have spent it on hookers and blow when the money was worth the paper it was printed on.

The parable of the grasshopper and the ant. But in our "sacred democracy" the grasshoppers get to "legally" take your stuff after wasting away their summers

Posted by: 18-1 at February 22, 2023 08:30 AM (lc5cP)

104 And you can't accuse any of us here of ignorance of history. Casual historical discussions here are "expert" guest podcasts out there.

Every single reason they give for supporting Ukraine a lie.

Every one.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 22, 2023 08:30 AM (flgjU)

105 Amen my friends. 40 Days of peace and contemplation.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 22, 2023 08:30 AM (Y45pj)

106 Well, poisoned air and water, an economy in ruins, censorship and persecution of unfavored political and ethnic enemies, a wide open border, a national crime wave instigated and cheered on by Marxist DAs, and now the potential for a European war that could go global.

The "leaders" in the west are old. Many of them have no children. The who do, like Biden, obviously don't care about them. For them, everything ends when they do. Why not take the world with them.

They are evil.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 22, 2023 08:32 AM (uvymP)

107 They told me if I voted for Trump in 2020 there would be war and environmental devastation and they were right!

Posted by: 18-1 at February 22, 2023 08:33 AM (lc5cP)

108 You're taking my high school-age son to fight and die in Ukraine? Literally over my dead body. I'm never allowing that.

Over the past 7 years, I have been re-evaluating all my opinions of history in this country. One area is my thoughts about US involvement in Vietnam War and the Middle East during Bush 43 Administration. While I agree with this sentiment by Deace, it makes me think that this same sentiment was felt by millions in the Vietnam era (the American entry into the war was setoff by the Deep State-sanctioned assassination of JFK, who was trying to keep the USA out of the war) and by millions during OEF and OIF.

I am still appalled by how American citizens treated military members of the Vietnam era, treatment which was encouraged by media coverage of the war effort. But I read Deace's opposition to involvement in Ukraine and can't help but think this was the exact sentiment of those during Vietnam era. And if the US government begins military involvement in Ukraine, as it did in Vietnam, Deace and millions of other conservatives will be taking similar actions to avoid the war (or for their children to avoid the war) as people did during Vietnam era.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 22, 2023 08:33 AM (Do5/p)

109 Reminder for those who like to plan ahead.
Easter is April 9th.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 08:33 AM (NpAcC)

110 The train contained cars carrying hazardous materials. It’s the latest in more than a dozen train derailments this year. Hazmat crews rushed to the scene."
Another Train Derails, This Time in Nebraska

I was wondering last evening: d'you think any of these farmland poisonings are happening on B Gate's land?
If i was a gambling Moron. I would say...no.

Posted by: Flyover at February 22, 2023 08:34 AM (Rbu5d)

111 Vivek will make a great VP to Donald Trump.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 22, 2023 08:34 AM (DBrN4)

112 The failure of so many churches to not stand up against covud authoritarianism, and they embrace of it by many, is a complete betrayal of their message of faith and commitment. It was and still is a catastrophic failure.

Posted by: Tom at February 22, 2023 08:34 AM (bjV9z)

113 “[T]he Department believes it is not necessary in order to protect the First Amendment right to free speech and free exercise of religion given existing legal protections, it has caused confusion about schools’ nondiscrimination requirements, and it prescribed a novel and unduly burdensome role for the Department in investigating allegations regarding public institutions’ treatment of religious student organizations,”

So it is now fair game for the Unis to fuck with Christian and Jewish student organizations.
NOTICE WHO I LEFT OUT

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 08:34 AM (BRHaw)

114 That pseudo-tough guy, affected frontier drawl of JFB is ripe for merciless ridicule, which needs to happen. The GOP should take cuts of JFB from the 70s and 80s, when he seemed to speak in the cadence of a corny radio announcer from the 1940s, to today's authentic frontier gibberish.

The point to be made is not (just) the cognitive decline, but the utter phoniness and pathologic self-delusion of the man. He's like the Rachel Dolezal of regional affectations.
That, and his posturing, phony, frontier tough-guy-isms are seemingly marching us to nuclear war.

Posted by: Zek at February 22, 2023 08:35 AM (5FPX4)

115 @Breaking911 · 13h
BUTTIGIEG: "Look, I was mayor of my hometown for 8 years. We dealt with a lot of disasters."
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:09 AM (Vwz3I)


And you did nothing then, too.

All jizz and no snizz make Mayor Butt worthless.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 08:35 AM (Zz0t1)

116 112 The failure of so many churches to not stand up against covud authoritarianism, and they embrace of it by many, is a complete betrayal of their message of faith and commitment. It was and still is a catastrophic failure.
Posted by: Tom at February 22, 2023 08:34 AM (bjV9z)

It shows you how many people sit in front of NBC, ABC, and CBS. And how little faith they have!

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 08:36 AM (BRHaw)

117 111 Vivek will make a great VP to Donald Trump.
Posted by: Jaimo at February 22, 2023 08:34 AM (DBrN4)


I like his message, as opposed to Haley who just spouts the same worn out bromides. And is also a backstabbing slag.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 08:36 AM (x0n13)

118 I make what I call a "faux-garita." Just tequila and lemonade on ice. Works for me.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 07:59 AM (x0n13)

I was at a wedding a couple of summers ago, and it was outdoors...and quite hot!

I tried Tequila and soda with a twist of lime, and it was surprisingly refreshing!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 22, 2023 08:36 AM (XIJ/X)

119 In yesterday speech Biden made a promise for a forever war in Ukraine and securing peace and prosperity the world over at our expense, no matter what it take.

That was stupid enough it and it occurred to me, didn't Biden recently have us flee Afghanistan to get out of a forever war and the expense and blood of securing peace and prosperity in third world shit-hole? WTF?


Maybe the ruling class was just tired of Afghanistan and wanted a new adventure. Or maybe they know the public was sick and tired of that one but would be willingly to go along with a new one. Why drop one and then start another? Boredom?

Posted by: Ripley at February 22, 2023 08:36 AM (cUYo/)

120 Good morning, JJ, good morning horde

Posted by: Inogame, Si vi pacium para bellum at February 22, 2023 08:38 AM (53oGX)

121 I hate to be the downer but in Putin's speech the other day didn't he make sense? I mean he's right, we are literally nuts with all this woke shit and he pointed it out. We are killing ourselves and our culture. You gotta give him props for trying to keep that out of his country.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 22, 2023 08:38 AM (DBrN4)

122 Sefton and I have been talking about the insanity of American involvement in Ukraine for awhile on the CJN podcast.

At this point, as I have said, I don't want American troops in combat unless China invades Canada, or maybe Mexico.

20+ years of American soldiers dying for other countries has turned me into an isolationist.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 22, 2023 08:38 AM (XIJ/X)

123 Lindsey Graham on Ukraine: "I like the path we are on....we'll fight to the last person."

This guy gets it!

Posted by: Fool Otto at February 22, 2023 08:38 AM (DB16e)

124 And if the US government begins military involvement in Ukraine, as it did in Vietnam, Deace and millions of other conservatives will be taking similar actions to avoid the war (or for their children to avoid the war) as people did during Vietnam era.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 22, 2023 08:33 AM

"Similar actions" meaning things that conservatives generally denounce of what people did to avoid going to war in Vietnam ("draft dodgers", fleeing to Canada, getting deferments, etc).

And I then wonder how far we would go with opposition. If the Deep State goes to war in Ukraine, will conservatives "support the troops" and not undermine the war effort as was the mantra during OEF and OIF? Or will conservatives protest against the war efforts as did the Left during Vietnam era and OEF and OIF era?

Will be interesting to see. Hopefully US entry into the war does not happen, so we won't find out. But I am definitely re-evaluating my opinions of protesters and objectors against past US involvement in war efforts.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 22, 2023 08:38 AM (Do5/p)

125 108 Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 22, 2023 08:33 AM (Do5/p)

Fighting the Vietnam War with the intention of actually winning it is one thing.

Political footballing as was done by LBJ McNamara et al was quite something else.

The commies did gin up much of the anti-war protests, but little did we know, the Deep State back then were actually more or less on their side.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 08:39 AM (x0n13)

126 Well-known political scientist Sergei Markov in his Telegram channel said that Zelenskyy will prepare a gift for Putin on the anniversary of the start of the NWO.

It is assumed that the capture of the armed forces of Transnistria will take place on February 23, the day of the Soviet army.

“And massive crackdowns on supporters of Russia. They have nowhere to run – they are surrounded. Apparently, all this has already been agreed with the United States and Moldova. And everything was approved today at a meeting in Warsaw with the participation of Biden and Sandu. And this is also a gift from Biden to Putin – the taking of Transnistria,” Markov said.

Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester river and the Moldovan–Ukrainian border, as well as some land on the other side of the river's bank. Its capital and largest city is Tiraspol.

Posted by: SMOD at February 22, 2023 08:39 AM (RHGPo)

127 @patriottakes · 15h
As part of her “national divorce” plan, Marjorie Taylor Greene said “newcomers” moving from California and New York are “ruining our beautiful red states” and need a “cooling period” to prevent them voting for “3 to 5 years.”

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:39 AM (Vwz3I)

128 I hate to be the downer but in Putin's speech the other day didn't he make sense? I mean he's right, we are literally nuts with all this woke shit and he pointed it out. We are killing ourselves and our culture. You gotta give him props for trying to keep that out of his country.
Posted by: Jaimo at February 22, 2023 08:38 AM (DBrN4)


He really should just sit back and watch us destroy ourselves because that's what we're doing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)

129 Biden is giving another $500 million to Ukraine and the people -- the Anerican people -- are lining up to get a check for $1000.

Is Biden the worst "president" ever?

Posted by: JM in Fla/Ill - Behold the Manchurian Candidate at February 22, 2023 08:39 AM (j8jVg)

130 I see the pantz shitting resident retard preznit was babbling in Poland and the Ukraine earlier this week, and one of the things he said was the US and NATO don't want to control or destroy Russia, and were not planning to attack Russia...

Seems to me that when you attempt to wreck an economy, and destroy the ability to export energy, that is an attack and an attempt to control or destroy a country. So that fool is doing just that to Russia and the US concurrently and dragging the rest of the world into the fray.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 22, 2023 08:40 AM (+2RzF)

131 20+ years of American soldiers dying for other countries has turned me into an isolationist.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 22, 2023 08:38 AM (XIJ/X)

***

^^^^^^
This guy gets it. One of my biggest regrets was voting for little Bush. He is responsible for so much of the bad in this world

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at February 22, 2023 08:40 AM (flINI)

132 122 20+ years of American soldiers dying for other countries has turned me into an isolationist.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 22, 2023 08:38 AM (XIJ/X)


Agreed. I kind of cringe at the term "isolationist," but I am more of whatever the word is for "American Interest-ist" is.

That said, very little beyond our borders falls into that category.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 08:41 AM (x0n13)

133 Sponge, yea we are. It's going to be sad when Russia becomes a preferred place to live culturally.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 22, 2023 08:41 AM (DBrN4)

134 128 I hate to be the downer but in Putin's speech the other day didn't he make sense? I mean he's right, we are literally nuts with all this woke shit and he pointed it out. We are killing ourselves and our culture. You gotta give him props for trying to keep that out of his country.
Posted by: Jaimo at February 22, 2023 08:38 AM (DBrN4)


He really should just sit back and watch us destroy ourselves because that's what we're doing.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)


Robert Spencer essay on this subject:

https://pjmedia.com/culture/robert-

spencer/2023/02/21/when-hes-right-hes-right-

putin-hits-woke-ideologies-n1672603

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 08:42 AM (x0n13)

135 @119

>>Why drop one and then start another? Boredom?

Afghanistan had reached a relative stasis and was essentially over except our presences there, so the money and arms pipeline had essentially dried up.

The proxy war we are now involved in with Russia allows all manner and sundry opportunities for a lot of people to make bank, dip their beaks and generally steal the US taxpayer blind, in a manner reminiscent of the mob and The Tiki Lounge in GoodFellas.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 22, 2023 08:42 AM (up/3i)

136 Only video I seen, and lots of it from Ukraine is drone footage, and much of that suspect to being real not set ups

Posted by: Skip at February 22, 2023 08:43 AM (1f3Yt)

137 I will consider a boots on the ground option when we are invaded by another country or countries... Like right now at our southern border. There should be boots on the ground for that.

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at February 22, 2023 08:43 AM (flINI)

138 42°, rainy & blowy here as the bulk of Snowmageddon slides by just to the north of us, heading for the Northern Great Plains and Midwest. Batten down your hatches, stoke the home fires and gather up the babies and farm animals, folks.

Posted by: Muldoon at February 22, 2023 08:43 AM (ykeLU)

139 "I hate to be the downer but in Putin's speech the other day didn't he make sense? I mean he's right, we are literally nuts with all this woke shit and he pointed it out. We are killing ourselves and our culture. You gotta give him props for trying to keep that out of his country.
Posted by: Jaimo"


I'm convinced his refusal to bend a knee to Big Homo International is a large part if the reason the regime has made him public enemy number two, right after Trump.

Posted by: Ripley at February 22, 2023 08:43 AM (cUYo/)

140 I don't have a problem with the word isolationist. I do not care about any other country but ours. If you manage to get here legally from one of those other countries, all well and good and Welcome. Otherwise our money and treasure doesn't need to be spent helping them supposedly become free when their own people don't give a crap enough to do anything about it. Yea I'm talking about you Central and South America.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 22, 2023 08:43 AM (DBrN4)

141 I like his message, as opposed to Haley who just spouts the same worn out bromides. And is also a backstabbing slag.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 08:36 AM (x0n13)

He's a bright guy, but is he capable of drawing LIVs to the polls.

And...Haley may be a backstabber, but her porn reel is excellent!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 22, 2023 08:44 AM (XIJ/X)

142 On the NYT Jewish Schools:
“I would add that I was also very surprised that your article nowhere mentions the extremely high averages of the Regents scores that Yeshiva students achieve. In fact, the majority of the top 20 slots for highest Regents averages for schools in [New York State], are filled by Yeshivas.

public-school student in NY gets on average $25,000 in taxpayer services outside of the food nutrition programs or locally-funded vouchers. Our students get around $1,000 each per year;

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 08:44 AM (BRHaw)

143 Thanks for those articles JJ, I will read them.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 22, 2023 08:45 AM (DBrN4)

144 I hate to be the downer but in Putin's speech the other day didn't he make sense? I mean he's right, we are literally nuts with all this woke shit and he pointed it out. We are killing ourselves and our culture. You gotta give him props for trying to keep that out of his country.
Posted by: Jaimo at February 22, 2023 08:38 AM (DBrN4)

Concur. Now imagine if any US politician gave the same speech today. Hair would be lit on fire, screams and howls from the sodomites of all stripes and no one in the media would carry it as they are all cowards and cry bullies. Everything the man said was the truth. But, but Putin is a killer!, Putin is KGB!, Putin is blah blah blah.
To deal with the evil that Putin describes we are gonna need a lot of men of that description.

Things that make you go mmmmmm.

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 22, 2023 08:45 AM (z1bdm)

145 Wasn’t Trump saying that he was going to go to East Palestine? Did that ever happen?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 22, 2023 08:45 AM (TehmT)

146 Morons in these states: IL, PA, RI, VA, AL, MO. Check out Childrenstuitionfund.org. They have a form of Education Tax Credit which funds the tuition of Christian schools. For the PA program businesses or individuals can apportion their state income tax to a scholarship directed at a specific school. The scholarship is used to defray tuition costs of students whose parents are below certain income limits.

For example: I commit $10,000/yr to my kids christian school, the state of PA gives me a $9,000 tax credit.

The catches are: The tax credit is only 90% of what you commit. You have to pay the funds to the scholarship up front, and wait for the state tax refund when you file, and you have to commit in 2 year blocks.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 22, 2023 08:45 AM (DK4U1)

147 I imagine the people that yelled at us to wear masks will be the same people yelling at us to send our children to Ukraine. We'll have to fight the herd mentality then too. Fuck this shit.

Posted by: backtoGA at February 22, 2023 08:45 AM (Ce6Qu)

148 129 Biden is giving another $500 million to Ukraine and the people -- the Anerican people -- are lining up to get a check for $1000.

Is Biden the worst "president" ever?
Posted by: JM in Fla/Ill - Behold the Manchurian Candidate at February 22, 2023 08:39 AM (j8jVg)


With the exception of his Joo-hatred that came out fully in the open after he left office, at least Jimmy Carter approached things from a somewhat honorable - of not completely wrong - perspective.

Biden/Obama is/are criminal bastards whose venality and ideology combine to make them the absolute worst ever. That said, Wilson, FDR and LBJ come in a close second.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 08:46 AM (x0n13)

149 Looks like it will be "All DEI, all the time"

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 22, 2023 08:46 AM (SJsWC)

150 Hi JJ. חודש טוב. You wrote:

I seem to be echoing some of the same sentiments that crackpots and stooges – or who I thought were crackpots and stooges – like Cindy Sheehan and others said about Dubya and the continuation war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Now watch this 14 year old compilation video about Iraqi WMDs:

https://youtu.be/Cwqh4wQPoQk

(I suggest serious archivers retain a copy of this video. I'm actually surprised that I still managed to find it).

What the video implies is that there was a true bipartisan belief that Hussein had an active and threatening WMD program. Sheehan didn't know for a fact otherwise and she mainly accused only one side of the political aisle of war mongering.

How did this come to be? I have 3 guesses:

1) US security sucked then as it sucks now.

2) US security was corrupt to the bone and under the sway of the MIC - military industrial complex.

3) All of the above.

And, yeh, Vietnam was a folly.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2023 08:46 AM (YVhLq)

151 Biden/Obama is/are criminal bastards whose venality and ideology combine to make them the absolute worst ever. That said, Wilson, FDR and LBJ come in a close second.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 08:46 AM (x0n13)


Without the latter three who paved the way, you never would have had what we have now.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 08:47 AM (x0n13)

152 Biden/Obama is/are criminal bastards whose venality and ideology combine to make them the absolute worst ever. That said, Wilson, FDR and LBJ come in a close second.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 08:46 AM (x0n13)


Without the latter three who paved the way, you never would have had what we have now.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 08:47 AM (x0n13)

***

Hey everyone ... I'm right here ya know

Posted by: Billy Jeff from Chapaqua at February 22, 2023 08:48 AM (flINI)

153 And, yeh, Vietnam was a folly.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2023 08:46 AM (YVhLq)
-

Musical interlude:

https://youtu.be/8qPUJhy0Dz4

(Opening language warning - but you knew that already)

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2023 08:49 AM (YVhLq)

154 I kind of cringe at the term "isolationist," but I am more of whatever the word is for "American Interest-ist" is.

That said, very little beyond our borders falls into that category.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 08:41 AM (x0n13)

It has ignorant connotations, so maybe..."neo-isolationist?"

I am less interested in the connection to history...a history that most of America doesn't know...and more interested in focusing our remaining energy on our existential problems at home and saving our military from a pointless bloodbath in service to the masturbatory wet dreams of the military-industrial complex and the Biden junta's handlers.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 22, 2023 08:49 AM (XIJ/X)

155 Sheehan is an interesting person in that she seems to really believe in what she exposes.

After Obama got elected she expected he was going to bring all the American soldiers home.

When he didn't she kept protesting. And noticed that pretty much everyone else stopped. And then Obama had her arrested.

The last I saw of her she was writing articles online that Democrats are even worse then Republicans because you can't believe a damn thing they say.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 22, 2023 08:50 AM (lc5cP)

156 it’s far more likely that he and his handlers meant for him to say exactly what he said, because they simply don’t have any fear of the electorate’s response anymore. They know we won’t like it, but in the eyes of the ruling class in Washington, we Americans are just too sedated, ignorant, and powerless to do anything about it.

Yep, this is how I have felt about everything going on since November 2020. The general consensus among people has been that the Left is "desperate" because they are worried about losing their power, so that explains why they do and say what they do.

My opinion since November 2020 is the opposite. The Deep State is not doing and saying what they do/say out of "desperation" or "fear", but simply because they can. They know now that no one can stop them, no matter what they say or do, so they feel completely comfortable "letting their freak flags fly". There is no one in a position of influence who can, or has the will to, do anything. And they have fortified the election system so the electorate no longer matters.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 22, 2023 08:50 AM (Do5/p)

157 All kidding aside, I remember the first time I met Pope John Paul II. He came up to me, no joke, and told me to stop making an ash of myself. I'm not kidding. That was his Polish sense of humors.

Posted by: Sleepy Joe at February 22, 2023 08:50 AM (Jg7EG)

158 Outstanding rant today JJS. I agree with every word.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2023 08:50 AM (JPzNZ)

159 "Autocrats only understand one word, no, no, no. No, you will not take my country. You will not take my freedom. No, you will not take my future."

He get that from us?

Posted by: Flyover at February 22, 2023 08:50 AM (Rbu5d)

160 Putin and Xi both realize what the US is doing to itself. They provoke where they can and sit back at watch our idiots flail about doing stupid woke shit instead of reacting normally.

Most of the non-woke countries are aware how far we've gone off the deep end. We are being taken advantage of even now in ways that won't become clear until the woke are vanquished. And not via the ballot box either.

To say we are vulnerable is an understatement.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2023 08:51 AM (Q4IgG)

161 A retired general now on, spewing how we need to send the Ukes proper weaponry because of stuff but mostly his stock portfolio.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 22, 2023 08:51 AM (lz5hY)

162 If we don't stop Russia in Ukraine where should we stop them?
The right-wing wanted isolationism in the 30s and even embraced Hitler. They are making the same mistake again with Putin and Xi.
100 billion? We spent literally 1000 times that in Afghanistan while JJ screamed to support the troops and that dissent was treason if we don't support the Ukrainians who are dying than it WILL be American troops dying in the future.
JJ is enabling Putin

Posted by: Paul at February 22, 2023 08:51 AM (TzOeB)

163 And massive crackdowns on supporters of Russia. They have nowhere to run – they are surrounded. Apparently, all this has already been agreed with the United States and Moldova. And everything was approved today at a meeting in Warsaw with the participation of Biden and Sandu. And this is also a gift from Biden to Putin – the taking of Transnistria,” Markov said.

====

Fighting wars 5k miles away is right! And foolhardy.

Posted by: runner at February 22, 2023 08:52 AM (Xn4AZ)

164 The Hill 05/10/21
A state that expected perhaps the most severe budget crunch in American history instead has a more than $75 billion budget surplus, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday, after a booming stock market and better-than-anticipated tax revenues over the pandemic-plagued year.


Breitbart 02/21/2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)’s projected budget deficit of $22.5 billion may have been too low by $7 billion, according to a report last week by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO).

Posted by: SMOD at February 22, 2023 08:52 AM (RHGPo)

165 There is a guy on Twitter that goes by Remember the Fallen. Posts a lot of pictures of young men killed in Vietnam. These wars are designed to strip us of our warriors and leave us protected by cowardly soi bois. I'm done with it. No longer even sure WWII was worth the cost.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 22, 2023 08:52 AM (6lj/r)

166 "Maybe the ruling class was just tired of Afghanistan and wanted a new adventure. Or maybe they know the public was sick and tired of that one but would be willingly to go along with a new one. Why drop one and then start another? Boredom?"

Occam's razor. Semi-demented narcissist JFB didn't think about any of that. Just about how he could look "tough" and "vigorous" and like a "wartime hero." He's Walter Mitty with his hand on the button, acting out his fantasies in front of nuclear-armed and increasingly desperate and erratic adveraries.

Posted by: Zek at February 22, 2023 08:52 AM (5FPX4)

167 President Ramaswamy has a ring to it! Hey, I'm open to anyone who might be hiding in the shadows. As long as they are not, in any way, part of the entrenched and pathetic GOP. As for them, never again.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 22, 2023 08:20 AM (sVtYq)
******
I really like Vivek. His book a Nation of Victims says it all.
He's also 37 and Indian. I would think Whoopi and Don LeMon would approve as he's in his PRIME.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 08:28 AM (NpAcC)
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WAKE UP, MORONS - YOU ARE BEING SHAMMED!!!!

Go through Jack Posobiec's Twitter feed from these past 2 days or so and start picking up who Ramaswamy really is:

https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2023 08:53 AM (YVhLq)

168 Well said JJ.

But the underlying theme to come: can't change president in the middle of a war. Hot or cold. It's Biden's steady leadership and if he isn't re-elected you're a Putin stooge.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 22, 2023 08:53 AM (NW9xb)

169 The left: If we don't nuke Moscow Putin will be in Paris this summer!

Also the left: Putin is about to die and the Ukes are about to defeat Russia

Posted by: 18-1 at February 22, 2023 08:53 AM (lc5cP)

170 DC_Draino @DC_Draino · 15h
Did you know the Columbus Doors at the US Capitol are 17ft tall, solid brass, and weigh 10 tons each?

They’re impenetrable

J6 got crazy around 1 pm, but you know what happened at 2:08 pm?

Someone *opened the doors* flooding hundreds into the fed trap

Who gave that order?!

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:54 AM (Vwz3I)

171 To say we are vulnerable is an understatement.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2023 08:51 AM (Q4IgG)
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Misery loves company, so thankfully we're not alone. The entire postwar order is in the process of cracking up, as is the more-recent globalized order. Globalization depended on the postwar order, and both will fail simultaneously. Both are in the process of failing simultaneously.

Living through the end of the world is weird.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 08:54 AM (t0OGg)

172 *tight

Posted by: runner at February 22, 2023 08:55 AM (Xn4AZ)

173 Living through the end of the world is weird.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 08:54 AM (t0OGg)

***

We need some good dance music...

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at February 22, 2023 08:55 AM (flINI)

174

Uh...

yeah

Posted by: John Fetterman at February 22, 2023 08:56 AM (vwCZJ)

175
Robert Spencer essay on this subject:

https://pjmedia.com/culture/robert-

spencer/2023/02/21/when-hes-right-hes-right-

putin-hits-woke-ideologies-n1672603
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 08:42 AM (x0n13)


The ego of man will destroy mankind.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 08:56 AM (Zz0t1)

176 Here's a tip for Project Veritas:

veritastips@protonmail.com

Your 16 whiners and all your board members are now officially unemployable.

Posted by: Tipster at February 22, 2023 08:56 AM (klu5V)

177 I am not fond of American Ukraine policy, but it is important to note that a lot if not most of that $100 billion was non-cash, and is much harder to just steal and launder.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 08:23 AM


I wouldn't count on that. Weapons that we gave Ukraine are already showing up on the black market in Africa.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 22, 2023 08:56 AM (uNylN)

178 Living through the end of the world is weird.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 08:54 AM (t0OGg)

***

We need some good dance music...

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at February 22, 2023 08:55 AM (flINI)


You ain't seen nothin yet.

Posted by: grammie winger at February 22, 2023 08:56 AM (45fpk)

179 127 @patriottakes · 15h
As part of her “national divorce” plan, Marjorie Taylor Greene said “newcomers” moving from California and New York are “ruining our beautiful red states” and need a “cooling period” to prevent them voting for “3 to 5 years.”
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where does MTG think all those libs came from that changed California from solid blue to commie red?

Posted by: Haywood at February 22, 2023 08:57 AM (LyuKJ)

180 A Secure Border Does Not Mean People Aren’t Able to Illegally Cross the Border

And obese is healthy, trans is attractive, a little vinyl chloride is good for you, trad family is bad, ugly is beautiful, grooming is ok...

Posted by: Flyover at February 22, 2023 08:57 AM (Rbu5d)

181 Someone *opened the doors* flooding hundreds into the fed trap

Who gave that order?!
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:54 AM (Vwz3I)
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Hassan.

https://youtu.be/czro0qB72Ng

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 22, 2023 08:57 AM (YVhLq)

182 @173

>>We need some good dance music.

Unfortunately, our culture can no longer produce good dance music, you'll have to settle for pasty wearing, stan worshipping Sam Smith for something approximating today's dance music.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 22, 2023 08:57 AM (up/3i)

183 I wouldn't count on that. Weapons that we gave Ukraine are already showing up on the black market in Africa.

And keep in mind we have soldiers in Africa (because of course we do) who are likely going to be on the receiving end of those weapons.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 22, 2023 08:57 AM (lc5cP)

184 I've seen somewhere that Bidet gave Ukes until summer to make territorial agains, after that the money will dry up.

Posted by: runner at February 22, 2023 08:57 AM (Xn4AZ)

185 Who gave that order?!
Posted by: andycanuck

Who scanned their access card?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 22, 2023 08:58 AM (DK4U1)

186 Collin Rugg @CollinRugg
Someone appears to have fallen out of Air Force One.

What are the chances it was Joe Biden?

https://tinyurl.com/mdtrc4xz
12-second video

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:58 AM (Vwz3I)

187 178...You ain't seen nothin yet.
Posted by: grammie winger at February 22, 2023 08:56 AM (45fpk)

Yep. Just setting the stage at this point.
Slowly, then all at once.

Posted by: Flyover at February 22, 2023 08:58 AM (Rbu5d)

188 Also: why does the Capitol have 17ft high 10 ton impenetrable brass doors?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 22, 2023 08:58 AM (DK4U1)

189 Skin-rotting drug ‘tranq’ infiltrates big cities: ‘Zombifying bodies’
"An outreach worker said that it is “too late” for the City of Philadelphia, where “tranq” is reportedly widely spread."

https://tinyurl.com/2p95fwty

Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 08:59 AM (NpAcC)

190 No Blood For Spoils

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2023 08:59 AM (9UlRk)

191 “Millions of people in the West,” Putin added, “understand they are being led to a real spiritual catastrophe.” That is also true, and Putin knows why: according to a Tuesday report in the UK’s Daily Mail, he declared: “Look at what they do with their own peoples: the destruction of the family, cultural and national identity, perversion, and the abuse of children are declared the norm. And priests are forced to bless same-sex marriages.”
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He's absolutely right.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2023 08:59 AM (DmvSJ)

192 >>It’s “Wag the Dog” but dumber.


THIS

Infuriating to hear Biden laud the Ukranian people, extol *their* national/cultural pride when he only has lies and slander of the American people/culture/history.

DISGUSTING

Posted by: Lizzy at February 22, 2023 09:00 AM (mqu1M)

193 It was sad to hear the gentlemen on AFR yesterday claim they don't really want to support Ukraine in the current manner, but if we don't then Poland is next. We have to do something!
Everyone has memory holed the fact that these clowns, Russia, China, did not make a move under Trump.

Posted by: Fool Otto at February 22, 2023 09:00 AM (DB16e)

194 No picture up top today?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 22, 2023 09:00 AM (TehmT)

195 Governments don't have rights, governments have power. Our Constitution limits those powers. The left chomps at the bit at that fact. To them government is the end all and be all. The left believes the only way to wealth is through the government, and that anyone who becomes wealthy by business, or investing, or entrepreneurial means is a parasite of the government. That is behind the left's drive to destroy the middle class; they consider them parasites.

Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at February 22, 2023 09:01 AM (CecP5)

196 No picture up top today?
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 22, 2023 09:00 AM (TehmT)


He'll come up with something. Give it time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:01 AM (Zz0t1)

197 >>Skin-rotting drug ‘tranq’ infiltrates big cities: ‘Zombifying bodies’
"An outreach worker said that it is “too late” for the City of Philadelphia, where “tranq” is reportedly widely spread."




If this were a movie, it would be Gates and his fellow overpopulation-obsessed pals doing this to clear out the riffraff.
But where is this really coming from -- is this China's new fentanyl?!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 22, 2023 09:02 AM (mqu1M)

198 >>>Maybe the ruling class was just tired of Afghanistan and wanted a new adventure. Or maybe they know the public was sick and tired of that one but would be willingly to go along with a new one. Why drop one and then start another? Boredom?

>Fresh souls. Those Muslims and their power structure have been hollowed out and no longer provide the rapturous delight of a new supply of fresh pink souls.

Posted by: Sleepy Joe at February 22, 2023 09:02 AM (Jg7EG)

199 but if we don't then Poland is next. We have to do something!

I suspect in a one on one conflict, even if Russia hadn't spent a lot of its military resources in Ukraine, would lead to Poland winning.

But Poland IS part of NATO. And it does have treaties with America. And...unlike Ukraine it isn't full of Russian people. Why the hell would Russia invade? What would Putin gain?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 22, 2023 09:02 AM (lc5cP)

200 Larry Johnson compares Putin with Jefferson

https://tinyurl.com/3tsrwemh

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 22, 2023 09:02 AM (wWa4u)

201 To our idiot ruling class it's 1939 and if only we pursue maximum aggression can we deter The Nazis.

In reality its 1914 and we're blundering our way to a war.

Posted by: Zek at February 22, 2023 09:03 AM (5FPX4)

202 Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 08:58 AM (Vwz3I)

That's not AF1. It's a small plane...probably carrying support staff.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 22, 2023 09:03 AM (XIJ/X)

203 To be clear, Putin is not our friend and his conquest cannot be excused. So the question becomes- how do you deal with that. It certainly isn't to step back from working to resolve your differences or engage in a proxy war. That is antithetical to resolving conflict and as Von Clausewitz stated, politics by other means. So you have to be a bit suspicious, and a bit cynical of peoples motives. Especially since we have more in common with the Russian people, then we do not. Why is it this administration and their liege, have constantly used Russia as their distraction when inarguably they are not our largest geopolitical foe? Why don't they want better relations with the Russians and Russian people? Why is it that China is being completely ignored and allowed to increase their hegemony and danger to our country? Those are very uncomfortable answers that a lot of people don't want to answer.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 22, 2023 09:03 AM (Y45pj)

204 Give it time.


Like your FIRST!s, Sponge?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 22, 2023 09:03 AM (TehmT)

205 Unfortunately, our culture can no longer produce good dance music, you'll have to settle for pasty wearing, stan worshipping Sam Smith for something approximating today's dance music.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 22, 2023 08:57 AM (up/3i)

Concur. That Sam Smith sodomite looks like an untalented, flabby power bottom who would have been gonged out on The Gong Show years ago.

But today he is some kind of star. People are stoopid.

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 22, 2023 09:03 AM (z1bdm)

206 Moderna Backpedals, Guarantees ‘Free’ Chinese Covid-19 Vaccines After Demand Collapses

*******

That's a BS headlline. Moderna isn't going to be giving out free COVID shots. They will get their $130 a pop from insurance companies, government programs that will continue to pay for a subset of the population and suckers who pay out of pocket, and at 5X the current price ($26 => $130) will be able to subsidize 3-5 nonpaying customers and still make a profit.

Posted by: Muldoon at February 22, 2023 09:03 AM (ykeLU)

207 In all the corruption indices Ive seen throughout the years... Russia was the most corrupt, followed by Ukraine. IDGAF about a border dispute between these two kleptocracies

Posted by: McCool at February 22, 2023 09:04 AM (BqBIh)

208

Kill All Humans!

Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!

Posted by: ChatterBingBot at February 22, 2023 09:04 AM (lFwAV)

209 "California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)’s projected budget deficit of $22.5 billion may have been too low by $7 billion, according to a report last week by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO).
Posted by: SMOD"


Clearly they haven't invested enough in illegal alien healthcare. Everybody know throwing money down that black hole pays off with huge dividends. Or so I'm always told.

Posted by: Ripley at February 22, 2023 09:05 AM (cUYo/)

210 Why the hell would Russia invade? What would Putin gain?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 22, 2023 09:02 AM (lc5cP)

Putin would give 38 million people who hate Russia a good reason to act on that hatred.

It would be catastrophic for him. He would have to use nukes to take Poland.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 22, 2023 09:05 AM (XIJ/X)

211 I wouldn't count on that. Weapons that we gave Ukraine are already showing up on the black market in Africa.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 22, 2023 08:56 AM (uNylN)
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I am sure it is happening. I don't know the degree to which it is happening.

But the point remains, though I may have been unclear in it. It is *harder* to launder and monetize physical goods, not impossible. It takes more time and you get less money as compared to just stealing cash.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:05 AM (t0OGg)

212 >>Unfortunately, our culture can no longer produce good dance music, you'll have to settle for pasty wearing, stan worshipping Sam Smith for something approximating today's dance music.


Try some some recent Beck tunes (Dreams, Colors)

Posted by: Lizzy at February 22, 2023 09:05 AM (mqu1M)

213 California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)’s projected budget deficit of $22.5 billion may have been too low by $7 billion, according to a report last week by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO).
Posted by: SMOD at February 22, 2023 08:52 AM (RHGPo)
++++
That's not a mistake. Being off by a third isn't an accident, it's a lie.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:06 AM (t0OGg)

214 Kill All Humans!

Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!
Posted by: ChatterBingBot at February 22, 2023 09:04 AM (lFwAV)
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I see someone installed the Dalek translation module....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 22, 2023 09:06 AM (YIVH2)

215 @193

>>Everyone has memory holed the fact that these clowns, Russia, China, did not make a move under Trump.

We were also energy independent, strong vibrant economy, strong borders, no new wars, real wages rising the fastest since the 80's, etc. etc.

Didn't matter, the people who really run the world said f**k that sh*t and got rid of OrangeManBad.

And now these maniacs are walking us right into Nuclear War.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 22, 2023 09:06 AM (up/3i)

216 Female Privilege: Actress Alison Brie Runs Nude Through Hotel & Posts Video Of It On Instagram

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Too bad she hasn't got any ASSets.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 22, 2023 09:07 AM (FVME7)

217 >>Clearly they haven't invested enough in illegal alien healthcare. Everybody know throwing money down that black hole pays off with huge dividends. Or so I'm always told.


Don't forget the state is considering reparations.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 22, 2023 09:07 AM (mqu1M)

218 at 5X the current price ($26 => $130) will be able to subsidize 3-5 nonpaying customers and still make a profit.

Posted by: Muldoon at February 22, 2023 09:03 AM (ykeLU)

Call Now! Get your free Oxygen generator at zero cost to you, and we will give you unlimited Covid19 boosters for free!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 22, 2023 09:07 AM (XIJ/X)

219 Skin-rotting drug ‘tranq’ infiltrates big cities: ‘Zombifying bodies’
"An outreach worker said that it is “too late” for the City of Philadelphia, where “tranq” is reportedly widely spread."
https://tinyurl.com/2p95fwty
Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 08:59 AM (NpAcC)

Good. I want "Free Tranq" to be made widely available in every major Blue city.

May be even set up vending machines...or do trucks like the ice cream man.

More coffee.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 22, 2023 09:07 AM (z1bdm)

220 I don't even think Poland would need NATO's help to pimp slap Moscow in a conflict.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2023 09:07 AM (9UlRk)

221 Try some some recent Beck tunes (Dreams, Colors)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 22, 2023 09:05 AM (mqu1M)
++++
"Dreams" was a very surprising album.
https://youtu.be/oTM3YPTYNo0

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:08 AM (t0OGg)

222 Study Finds People With Higher Cognitive Ability Care More About Free Speech Than Political Correctness

A new study has found that people with higher cognitive ability are less likely to be concerned about political correctness and more likely to support free speech.

“Britain’s elite cultural institutions – the BBC, universities, the national trust – are dominated by the woke. Since smart people tend to get ahead in life, you might assume the woke would have higher intelligence. Not so, according to a new study,” writes Noah Carl.

Posted by: SMOD at February 22, 2023 09:08 AM (RHGPo)

223 OT: My wife is experiencing her very first snow storm.

...welcome to the high desert of AZ.

...no, there won't be snow drifts, but, the wind is whipping the snow around pretty good.

Yay global warming!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at February 22, 2023 09:08 AM (2YtOq)

224 I love intracompany conferences.

So exciting and never boring. Not ever boring. Not ever.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:08 AM (PZCwT)

225 5x Vaxxed Activist Emotionally "Devastated" and "Heartbroken" by Mild COVID Diagnosis

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Really? I'm more amused.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 22, 2023 09:08 AM (FVME7)

226 If we don't stop Russia in Ukraine where should we stop them?
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If we don't stop the Big Guy from getting his 10% now, when do we stop it?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2023 09:08 AM (nOaXZ)

227 That's not a mistake. Being off by a third isn't an accident, it's a lie.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:06 AM (t0OGg)

It is a talking point for Newsom. He will blame someone else...probably the billionaires or the Republicans moving out of California.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 22, 2023 09:09 AM (XIJ/X)

228 Why is it that China is being completely ignored and allowed to increase their hegemony and danger to our country? Those are very uncomfortable answers that a lot of people don't want to answer.
Posted by: Marcus T


Cheap products. Until the supply chain is corrected, the US economy collapses without cheap China products.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 22, 2023 09:09 AM (NW9xb)

229 I find it darkly amusing that the precious rain forests are being cut down to make way for nickel and cobalt strip mines in order to save the planet.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 22, 2023 09:09 AM (lTGtQ)

230 227 It is a talking point for Newsom. He will blame someone else...probably the billionaires or the Republicans moving out of California.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 22, 2023 09:09 AM (XIJ/X)

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I'd blame Sponge, personally.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:09 AM (PZCwT)

231 Republican Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona blasted President Joe Biden Tuesday for getting the United States in a “full on proxy war” with Russia.

https://tinyurl.com/2p86wvf8

Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 09:09 AM (NpAcC)

232 Russia is not going anywhere, hopefully Bidet is...

Posted by: runner at February 22, 2023 09:10 AM (Xn4AZ)

233 I take solace in that I live just outside Sodom and Gomorrah so I will be vaporized rather quickly

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at February 22, 2023 09:10 AM (flINI)

234 The British Oscars face backlash because all winners were White

Posted by: SMOD at February 22, 2023 09:10 AM (RHGPo)

235 Larry Johnson compares Putin with Jefferson

https://tinyurl.com/3tsrwemh
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 22, 2023 09:02 AM (wWa4u)


When did Grandmama get political?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:10 AM (Zz0t1)

236 Female Privilege: Actress Alison Brie Runs Nude Through Hotel & Posts Video Of It On Instagram

Meh, female celebs mostly spend their time coming up with new ways to get attention by getting naked.

She supposedly did it "for her husband" but had someone filming her which is...odd.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 22, 2023 09:11 AM (lc5cP)

237 That's not a mistake. Being off by a third isn't an accident, it's a lie.
Posted by: Joe Mannix

But it sounded better when he was thinking of running for president.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 22, 2023 09:11 AM (NW9xb)

238 China is not going anywhere either. Realities...

Posted by: runner at February 22, 2023 09:11 AM (Xn4AZ)

239 Female CNN Staffers Threaten to Quit If Don Lemon Not Fired

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Well, we know it's not sexual harassment.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 22, 2023 09:11 AM (FVME7)

240 207 In all the corruption indices Ive seen throughout the years... Russia was the most corrupt, followed by Ukraine. IDGAF about a border dispute between these two kleptocracies
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Pretty much the history of Russia is Vikings fighting Khazar Pirates, Mongols and Tartars. The Russian did conquer 13 time zones, so don't underestimate their perseverance. Also note, the Russians were the ones that ended Napoleon and Hitler. You might want to avoid a similar fate.

Posted by: Puddinhead at February 22, 2023 09:11 AM (v0xyy)

241 234 The British Oscars face backlash because all winners were White
Posted by: SMOD at February 22, 2023 09:10 AM (RHGPo)

=======

Bunch of Germans, to make matters worse.

The BAFTAS and the BFI should be canceled and all moneys they raise and have in their coffers should be sent to African warlords for equity.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:11 AM (PZCwT)

242

Like your FIRST!s, Sponge?
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 22, 2023 09:03 AM (TehmT)


He's more consistent.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:11 AM (Zz0t1)

243 Skin-rotting drug ‘tranq’ infiltrates big cities: ‘Zombifying bodies’
"An outreach worker said that it is “too late” for the City of Philadelphia, where “tranq” is reportedly widely spread." ...
Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 08:59 AM (NpAcC)
++++
Sounds sort of like "korokodil"
A desomorphine product has been created by the public as a street drug, usually using codeine. Such product is highly impure, which lends the street drug the name of krokodil (Russian for crocodile), due to the scaly sores and necrosis that develop around the injection site.

Except worse, because it isn't its own drug but is rather introduced into existing drugs.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:11 AM (t0OGg)

244 Until the supply chain is corrected, the US economy collapses without cheap China products.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal



For the past 30 years, cheap Chinese labor and cheap Russian raw materials have hidden the underlying inflation, at the cost of American and European jobs. Now the piper must be paid.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 22, 2023 09:11 AM (lTGtQ)

245 And now these maniacs are walking us right into Nuclear War.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 22, 2023 09:06 AM (up/3i)

Everything went from utter shit, to looking alright, to abject unmitigated shit, not just within one generation but within one term. It's amazing how things can be so bewildering and yet still so crystal clear, and this idiot landmass masquerading as a country is still split fifty/fifty in their dumbass sportsball fan mentality about politicians.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2023 09:11 AM (9UlRk)

246 He would have to use nukes to take Poland.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 22, 2023 09:05 AM (XIJ/X)
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He doesn't have the troops or conventional weapons to even start that invasion.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2023 09:12 AM (k4T9M)

247 DailyMail:

Arkansas cops rule suicide in death of Clinton aide linked to Jeffrey Epstein - who was found shot and tied to a tree with an electrical cord around his neck - despite no sign of weapon

Posted by: SMOD at February 22, 2023 09:12 AM (RHGPo)

248 If the Biden admin had a theme song, it would be "Yakety Sax".

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2023 09:12 AM (Y5qcH)

249 ... A new study has found that people with higher cognitive ability are less likely to be concerned about political correctness and more likely to support free speech. ...
Posted by: SMOD at February 22, 2023 09:08 AM (RHGPo)
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Shocking.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:13 AM (t0OGg)

250 246 He doesn't have the troops or conventional weapons to even start that invasion.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2023 09:12 AM (k4T9M)

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Member when America wasn't involved in European adventurism? I member...

It was, like, 130 years ago, but I member...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:13 AM (PZCwT)

251
She supposedly did it "for her husband" but had someone filming her which is...odd.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 22, 2023 09:11 AM (lc5cP)


Cuck.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:13 AM (Zz0t1)

252 Member when America wasn't involved in European adventurism? I member...

It was, like, 130 years ago, but I member...

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Genetic memory ?

Posted by: runner at February 22, 2023 09:14 AM (Xn4AZ)

253 246 He would have to use nukes to take Poland.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 22, 2023 09:05 AM (XIJ/X)
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He doesn't have the troops or conventional weapons to even start that invasion.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2023 09:12 AM (k4T9M)

No, but Belarus probably does. There was already a border issue with Poland and Belarus in the very recent past...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 22, 2023 09:14 AM (exHjb)

254 What's the big deal? Californicators just need to pony up another grand and we can keep this utopia thing going...

Posted by: Gavin Nuisance at February 22, 2023 09:14 AM (flINI)

255 252 Genetic memory ?
Posted by: runner at February 22, 2023 09:14 AM (Xn4AZ)

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Well, unless all those history books lied to me...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:14 AM (PZCwT)

256 DailyMail:

Arkansas cops rule suicide in death of Clinton aide linked to Jeffrey Epstein - who was found shot and tied to a tree with an electrical cord around his neck - despite no sign of weapon
Posted by: SMOD at February 22, 2023 09:12 AM (RHGPo)



You sure that's not a Babylon Bee headline?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:15 AM (Zz0t1)

257 He would have to use nukes to take Poland.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 22, 2023 09:05 AM (XIJ/X)
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He doesn't have the troops or conventional weapons to even start that invasion.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 22, 2023 09:12 AM


Poland has one of the largest, best trained and well equipped Army in Europe, putin isn't going to go anywhere near them.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 22, 2023 09:15 AM (uNylN)

258 I am open to taking calls...

Posted by: Gavrilo Princip at February 22, 2023 09:15 AM (flINI)

259 248 If the Biden admin had a theme song, it would be "Yakety Sax".
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2023 09:12 AM (Y5qcH)


Highway to Hell.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 09:15 AM (x0n13)

260 >>Cheap products. Until the supply chain is corrected, the US economy collapses without cheap China products.

If only it were about cost -- we have outsourced so much of our manufacturing they have us over the barrel.
For example, most of our prescription are now made in India using components made in China.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 22, 2023 09:16 AM (mqu1M)

261 Former NFL Player Eric Johnson Among 8 People Arrested For Human Trafficking & Gang Charges

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I think that's 15 yards and an automatic first down.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 22, 2023 09:16 AM (FVME7)

262 ALX 🇺🇸
@alx

This was the foreperson of the Grand Jury that investigated Donald Trump in Georgia:

https://tinyurl.com/2hn9ehz2

Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 09:16 AM (NpAcC)

263 The train contained cars carrying hazardous materials. It’s the latest in more than a dozen train derailments this year. Hazmat crews rushed to the scene."

Something I always ask myself when reading/hearing a news item: "Why am I seeing this? Who thought that this information needs to be made public now and in this fashion?"

Industrial accidents happen far more frequently than we want; and the "news" tends to cluster reports so that ad hoc conspiracy theories can be conjured up to explain the clustering of news. All of this is artificial.

I'm wondering if we are being set up to be so afraid of industrialization that, along with the green movement and the destruction of energy, We The People will beg that our rulers and tyrants lead us out of the Industrial Age and back to Medieval living.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at February 22, 2023 09:16 AM (l7lsb)

264 Ah, finally a picture. And it’s a good one! One of my favorite movies.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 22, 2023 09:16 AM (TehmT)

265 Celebrity Death Match>>Celebrity Groveling Match

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 09:16 AM (BRHaw)

266 That's not AF1. It's a small plane...probably carrying support staff.
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Collin Rugg @CollinRugg · 21h Replying to @Aquarius3_0
I think you are correct that it is not AF1. CBS reports that Biden took a smaller plane during his trip to Ukraine and I believe this is it.

RollTideOnThatAss @TheRTOTA · 21h
Replying to @CollinRugg and @Aquarius3_0
Air Force One is not the name of a singular aircraft...it is any Air Force aircraft the president is travelling in.

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 09:16 AM (Vwz3I)

267 For the past 30 years, cheap Chinese labor and cheap Russian raw materials have hidden the underlying inflation, at the cost of American and European jobs. Now the piper must be paid.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

True. But the elite and Europeans are too stupid to know.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 22, 2023 09:17 AM (NW9xb)

268 If the Biden admin had a theme song, it would be "Yakety Sax".
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2023 09:12 AM (Y5qcH)


Highway to Hell.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 09:15 AM (x0n13)

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Benny Hill theme song

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at February 22, 2023 09:17 AM (flINI)

269 More than half a year later, there’s been little resolution. Adderall, which treats attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and the sleep disorder narcolepsy, remains in short supply, with five companies reporting availability issues, according to the FDA. A recent survey of local pharmacies showed that some 97% didn’t have adequate stock of the medicine.

.. I see a more pronounce curve in colleges coming

Posted by: SMOD at February 22, 2023 09:17 AM (RHGPo)

270 I'm wondering if we are being set up to be so afraid of industrialization that, along with the green movement and the destruction of energy, We The People will beg that our rulers and tyrants lead us out of the Industrial Age and back to Medieval living.
Posted by: Reuben Hick at February 22, 2023 09:16 AM (l7lsb)

I'm wondering if you didn't just nail it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2023 09:17 AM (9UlRk)

271 Trump will reportedly donate thousands of gallons of cleaning supplies, along with 13 pallets of water and will meet with members of the community during his visit to East Palestine.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 09:17 AM (NpAcC)

272 266 RollTideOnThatAss @TheRTOTA · 21h
Replying to @CollinRugg and @Aquarius3_0
Air Force One is not the name of a singular aircraft...it is any Air Force aircraft the president is travelling in.
Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 09:16 AM (Vwz3I)

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AF2 is the VP's plane, I think. AF3 is the POTUS family plane, I believe.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:17 AM (PZCwT)

273 California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)’s projected budget deficit of $22.5 billion may have been too low by $7 billion, according to a report last week by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO).
Posted by: SMOD at February 22, 2023 08:52 AM (RHGPo)
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There are 31 million people in CA over the age of 16 per CA's state demography data. The deficit is only about $900 per person. This is a non-problem. The state can just take it right from the residents' bank accounts. Easy peasy, problem solved.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:18 AM (t0OGg)

274 Former NFL Player Eric Johnson Among 8 People Arrested For Human Trafficking & Gang Charges



The guitar player? He played in the NFL too?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:18 AM (Zz0t1)

275 271 Trump will reportedly donate thousands of gallons of cleaning supplies, along with 13 pallets of water and will meet with members of the community during his visit to East Palestine.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 09:17 AM (NpAcC)

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If he was a real humanitarian, he'd use the power of the state to force poor people to pay for cleanup rather than donate money himself.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:18 AM (PZCwT)

276 Poland has one of the largest, best trained and well equipped Army in Europe, putin isn't going to go anywhere near them.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 22, 2023 09:15 AM (uNylN)
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Considering the amount of blood and treasure Putin is spending on capturing and holding Ukraine territory, there is no way (outside nukes) that he can do the same to Poland. They'll make him bleed for every inch.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 22, 2023 09:18 AM (YIVH2)

277 Morning Horde. Thx JJ. The story about the Indonesian nickel mine should be required reading for every greenie. It made me wonder if Regan the EPA head while on his now cancelled trip on climate change to Africa was going to stop by and say hello to the slave children cobalt miners in the Congo. I somehow doubt it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 22, 2023 09:18 AM (3XQTX)

278 273 There are 31 million people in CA over the age of 16 per CA's state demography data. The deficit is only about $900 per person. This is a non-problem. The state can just take it right from the residents' bank accounts. Easy peasy, problem solved.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:18 AM (t0OGg)

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Please, do it.

It would entertain me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:19 AM (PZCwT)

279 You sure that's not a Babylon Bee headline?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:15 AM (Zz0t1)

The last of 90 BB headlines that happened:
Horrified Satan Distances Self From Grammys
02-06-2023
Church Of Satan Says Sam Smith & Kim Petras’ ‘Unholy’ Performance Was More ‘Meh’ Than Satanic

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 09:19 AM (BRHaw)

280 >> If the Biden admin had a theme song, it would be "Yakety Sax".


This:
https://tinyurl.com/yhhzmvdh

Posted by: Lizzy at February 22, 2023 09:20 AM (mqu1M)

281 outsourced so much of our manufacturing they have us over the barrel.
For example, most of our prescription are now made in India using components made in China.
Posted by: Lizzy

It is about cost. Cost more. Cost less. It's costs. If it weren't, it'd be fixed. Excluding the graft of course. But, that's also a cost.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 22, 2023 09:20 AM (NW9xb)

282 @267

>>But the elite and Europeans are too stupid to know.

Oh they know, they were after all, the architects of this house of cards.

They just don't care, they are Boris Balkan, dousing themselves with gasoline, attending Eyes Wide Shut Parties, drinking deep of The Cup of Life and conjuring demons to open The Ninth Gate to stand at the right hand of stan and rule the world.

They're maniacs, the whole lot of them.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 22, 2023 09:20 AM (up/3i)

283 @alx

This was the foreperson of the Grand Jury that investigated Donald Trump in Georgia:

https://tinyurl.com/2hn9ehz2
Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 09:16 AM (NpAcC)


Ugh......how embarrassing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:20 AM (Zz0t1)

284
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Please, do it.

It would entertain me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:19 AM (PZCwT)


It would be, after all, for the greater good.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:21 AM (Zz0t1)

285 284 It would be, after all, for the greater good.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:21 AM (Zz0t1)

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The greater good...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:21 AM (PZCwT)

286 @alx
This was the foreperson of the Grand Jury that investigated Donald Trump in Georgia:
Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 09:16 AM (NpAcC)
++++
An uptalking girl who looks like she's 16 and loving the idea of going after the president.

Solid choice.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:22 AM (t0OGg)

287 Biden's theme song would be "nine hours of crickets in a field for interrupted sleep"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2023 09:22 AM (9UlRk)

288 Until the supply chain is corrected, the US economy collapses without cheap China products.

Narrator: The Supply Chain, as we knew it will never be corrected.

Demographics, massive debt, high inflation, high cost to borrow has forever destroyed the free-wheeling globalism that allowed FUSA and other Western nations to outsource the dirty work that must take place, in great quantities, to support a First World lifestyle.

We had a couple industrial accidents this month and people are now so terrified that they would rather die from lack of food, energy and basic necessities of life because of fear of the cost of a Silicon Age life.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at February 22, 2023 09:23 AM (l7lsb)

289 Biden's theme song would be "nine hours of crickets in a field for interrupted sleep"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2023 09:22 AM (9UlRk)


I was thinking 'Young Girl' by Gary Puckett.

Posted by: grammie winger at February 22, 2023 09:23 AM (45fpk)

290 289 Biden's theme song would be "nine hours of crickets in a field for interrupted sleep"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2023 09:22 AM (9UlRk)


I was thinking 'Young Girl' by Gary Puckett.
Posted by: grammie winger at February 22, 2023 09:23 AM (45fpk)

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Some atonal jazz that only the most hipster of hipsters even says they like.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:24 AM (PZCwT)

291 ++++
An uptalking girl who looks like she's 16 and loving the idea of going after the president.

Solid choice.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:22 AM (t0OGg)


I think she just wants to meet him and give him opportunity to grab her by the snizz.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:24 AM (Zz0t1)

292 The Wall Street Journal reported in December that a DEA official wrote to Adderall manufacturers last year expressing concern that some of the factors that may be leading to increased demand for ADHD drugs are similar to those that led to “an oversupply of opioids during the prescription opioid crisis.”

Posted by: SMOD at February 22, 2023 09:24 AM (RHGPo)

293 In a few years, our people might care that Ukraine got a pension bump while SS becomes insolvent. SS will cut payments by 23% in 2032 or earlier. So that $2000 a month becomes $1540 a month

Only a few years ago, insolvency was projected for 2036, but the 9% cost-of-living increase this year (for inflation) helped push towards 2032. I expect that year to move forward again.

Thanks, Biden!

Posted by: JM in Fla/Ill - Behold the Manchurian Candidate at February 22, 2023 09:24 AM (9VSxu)

294 Skin-rotting drug ‘tranq’ infiltrates big cities: ‘Zombifying bodies’
"An outreach worker said that it is “too late” for the City of Philadelphia, where “tranq” is reportedly widely spread." ...
Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 08:59 AM (NpAcC)
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The city reported that 90% of lab-tested dope samples from 2021 contained xylazine, which can increase the risk of overdose when combined with other illicit substances.

Odd that we can apparently get all the xylazine we want but other drugs are in short supply, isn't it?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:24 AM (t0OGg)

295 I think she just wants to meet him and give him opportunity to grab her by the snizz.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:24 AM (Zz0t1)
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Too bad for her that Trump appears to prefer adult women.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:25 AM (t0OGg)

296 Some atonal jazz that only the most hipster of hipsters even says they like.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:24 AM (PZCwT)


So hCarles Jonsin then.

Posted by: grammie winger at February 22, 2023 09:25 AM (45fpk)

297 Church Of Satan Says Sam Smith & Kim Petras’ ‘Unholy’ Performance Was More ‘Meh’ Than Satanic
Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 09:19 AM (BRHaw)

That jello-mold of a mediocrity is to Satanism what Dana Carvey's "Church Lady" is to Christianity, except for not actually trying to be an insulting parody.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2023 09:25 AM (9UlRk)

298 *biden's theme song is static. Barely audible static.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 22, 2023 09:25 AM (Q4IgG)

299 Another case of Arkancide:

From Daily Mail this morning:

"Arkansas cops rule suicide in death of Clinton aide linked to Jeffrey Epstein - who was found shot and tied to a tree with an electrical cord around his neck - despite no sign of weapon.

Bill Clinton's special advisor Mark Middleton, who signed Jeffrey Epstein into the White House several times, killed himself in May 2022."


It took 9 months for the Arkansas authorities to rule this a suicide. Helped along by an unknown amount of Clinton Global Foundation dollars?

Posted by: Gref at February 22, 2023 09:25 AM (AMIL/)

300 Easy peasy, problem solved.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:18 AM (t0OGg)

Now do National Debt:

$90,000/person

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 09:26 AM (BRHaw)

301 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J.

I think there's more...another plan for decades ..for control of much of the world. The Munich Security Conference attended by "numerous high-ranking international decision-makers.." & a primary discussion was the EU should be clearer in communication with the (Western Balkan) region. "The participants agreed that the positive energy of Ukraine’s commitment to the EU accession could help and motivate the Western Balkans. But, “The EU will not break its framework to accelerate the accession of Ukraine because the EU is not a charity organization. Therefore, it is a new challenge to the Western Balkans’ accession process. At the same time, the integration of the Western Balkans will take a lot of time considering how long it took the countries even to open the accession process."

Beau Biden worked in Kosovo after the 1998-1999 war, helping to train local prosecutors and judges for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe./
What's OSCE? Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe with 57 participating states.

We're be ass deep in conflict again for $ & so the EU can get the Western Balkans.

Posted by: Lola at February 22, 2023 09:26 AM (Wxlzw)

302 WWIII?
We be fine. Just fine.
https://tinyurl.com/5cdu8hju

Posted by: Fool Otto at February 22, 2023 09:26 AM (DB16e)

303 An uptalking girl who looks like she's 16 and loving the idea of going after the president.

Solid choice.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:22 AM (t0OGg)
*****
This was the foreperson... what were the jurors like?

Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 09:26 AM (NpAcC)

304 Good morning.
Just got back from church. Good sized turnout for Ash Wednesday.

Time for coffee.

Posted by: dantesed at February 22, 2023 09:27 AM (88xKn)

305 I think she just wants to meet him and give him opportunity to grab her by the snizz.
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Yes, she sounded more airhead than partisan to me. And that's the foreman and not just a juror.

Posted by: andycanuck (Vwz3I) at February 22, 2023 09:28 AM (Vwz3I)

306 I was thinking 'Young Girl' by Gary Puckett.
Posted by: grammie winger at February 22, 2023 09:23 AM (45fpk)

She Was Only 13, but I loved her so!

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 09:28 AM (BRHaw)

307 304 Good morning.
Just got back from church. Good sized turnout for Ash Wednesday.

Time for coffee.

Posted by: dantesed at February 22, 2023 09:27 AM (88xKn)

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Factoid: Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation.

People just go because they get stuff, as opposed to actual holy days like All Saint's Day which is just normal church.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:28 AM (PZCwT)

308 This was the foreperson... what were the jurors like?
Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 09:26 AM (NpAcC)
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Tired and cranky, probably. The grand jury probably interfered with the distribution of milk and juice and cut into nap time. They just want to watch Teletubbies (or whatever the Teletubbies of today is) and take a nap.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 09:28 AM (t0OGg)

309 Righteous rant. It was so good to read the Habsburgs reference since it is the same analogy I have made a lot of late. They had devolved into retarded, greedy, violent morons just as our leadership class has for centuries until they destroyed the lives of their subjects. I have read that for five decades after Versailles the heirs still thought their restoration was just over the horizon.

Even as corrupt, inept and incompetent as it has become, a military coup would be perhaps be preferable to where we are heading. The best case, and this also comes from a child of the Cold War who hated the communists with a burning passion, is a decisive, humiliating loss at the hands of the Russian--but everyone here knows the psychotic secular Puritans in charge would launch a nuclear strike before they felt their social standing would be in peril.

We and the world around us are fucked.

Posted by: Trump poisoned my cat at February 22, 2023 09:28 AM (KSNKu)

310
Inflation is up and out of control-

Why?

Because Senile Joe and the Democrats and the Republican'ts -

are throwing money into the Ukraine to pay for their pensions. Let that marinate in your mind for a moment.

And sending money to the Ukrainian Joe and Jane Joohater, so quote t"hey can have 'a little something in their pocket."

This isn't just feckless and frivolous spending of your money, it's evil the way they're destroying your savings and the economy.

Fuck all y'all in DC.

Posted by: naturalfake at February 22, 2023 09:29 AM (KLPy8)

311 From what I read, it was a "special grand jury". Meaning not a real grand jury.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2023 09:29 AM (Y5qcH)

312
Factoid: Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation.

People just go because they get stuff, as opposed to actual holy days like All Saint's Day which is just normal church.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:28 AM (PZCwT)


They get to parade around all day with ash on their face to show 'they're helping' Ralph Wiggum style.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:29 AM (Zz0t1)

313 From what I read, it was a "special grand jury". Meaning not a real grand jury.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2023 09:29 AM (Y5qcH)


As in Special Ed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)

314 @284 same thought that I had. I would love to know which big pharma produces xylazine. Seems to me if you cut off that production line the problem of tranc goes away. The animals would have to be tranquilized with something else, but the tranc problem would stop

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 22, 2023 09:30 AM (3XQTX)

315
It took 9 months for the Arkansas authorities to rule this a suicide. Helped along by an unknown amount of Clinton Global Foundation dollars?
Posted by: Gref at February 22, 2023 09:25 AM (AMIL/)

The Clintons have dirt on every old-guard government crook in that State. They probably didn't even have to pick up a phone for this.

I'm guessing the delay was to memory hole it, more than anything.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 22, 2023 09:31 AM (oINRc)

316 311 From what I read, it was a "special grand jury". Meaning not a real grand jury.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2023 09:29 AM (Y5qcH)

I thought SPECIAL as in retards and semi-morons.

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 09:31 AM (BRHaw)

317 Poland has one of the largest, best trained and well equipped Army in Europe, putin isn't going to go anywhere near them.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 22, 2023 09:15 AM (uNylN)

Exactly, but our civilian leadership believes gender is a choice.

Posted by: Trump poisoned my cat at February 22, 2023 09:31 AM (KSNKu)

318 The animals would have to be tranquilized with something else, but the tranc problem would stop
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 22, 2023 09:30 AM (3XQTX)

Or you let it rip because it's a self solving problem

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2023 09:31 AM (9UlRk)

319 That foreperson on the GA Grand Jury looked like a real blm asshole. Fair? I don't think so

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 22, 2023 09:31 AM (Ed8gJ)

320 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

321 People just go because they get stuff, as opposed to actual holy days like All Saint's Day which is just normal church.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, mired in filth and awfulness with Ralph Bakshi at February 22, 2023 09:28 AM (PZCwT)
*****
Our church just gives us ashes.
Does yours give you prizes?

Posted by: redridinghood at February 22, 2023 09:31 AM (NpAcC)

322 306 I was thinking 'Young Girl' by Gary Puckett.
Posted by: grammie winger at February 22, 2023 09:23 AM (45fpk)

She Was Only 13, but I loved her so!
Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 09:28 AM (BRHaw)


Biden = Aqualung

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 09:31 AM (x0n13)

323 "This was the foreperson of the Grand Jury that investigated Donald Trump in Georgia:

https://tinyurl.com/2hn9ehz2
Posted by: redridinghood"


I had no idea it was that bad. And the local media is giving the Grand Jury decision to recommend indictments maximum hysteria coverage. This makes it even more stupid, which I didn't think was possible.

Posted by: Ripley at February 22, 2023 09:31 AM (cUYo/)

324 >>It is about cost. Cost more. Cost less. It's costs. If it weren't, it'd be fixed. Excluding the graft of course. But, that's also a cost.


Yah, guess I meant it's no longer just that consumers refuse to pay more for a domestically-made product vs. cheap junk. It's a lot harder to find options that aren't cheap junk from China (or elsewhere overseas). The people who used to make products here were priced out of business.

For example, was talking to a retired guy who had made stained glass windows, etc. most of his life. Sold his work at an artists studio downtown that he shared with a dozen other stained glass artists. Chinese stuff flooded the US market and they lost most of their business. Also recently chatted with a colleague's brother (part Native American) who had a good business making moderately-priced turquoise jewelry in New Mexico back in the 80's. Said one day a Saudi business man showed up at the local Reservation shop, bought every last piece of jewelry there. Within months cheap, foreign-made copies of that flooded the US market and this guy competed for a while, but gave up - couldn't make a profit.

But remember, globalization is awesome, you guys!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 22, 2023 09:32 AM (mqu1M)

325 Drug shortage?
I called to re-up my Ivermectin, usually delivered within 5 days, was told there would likely be a delay due to pharmacy having a hard time getting the product.

Posted by: Fool Otto at February 22, 2023 09:32 AM (DB16e)

326 They get to parade around all day with ash on their face to show 'they're helping' Ralph Wiggum style.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 22, 2023 09:29 AM (Zz0t1)

Welp, that displays a profound ignorance about what Ash Wednesday is and is about.

Good job!

Posted by: naturalfake at February 22, 2023 09:32 AM (KLPy8)

327 Noodus gratia artis

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 22, 2023 09:33 AM (TehmT)

328 I should have gotten into coming up with pharmcutical brand names. It looks like fun:

In veterinary anesthesia, xylazine is often used in combination with ketamine. It is sold under many brand names worldwide, most notably the Bayer brand name Rompun. It is also marketed as Anased, Sedazine, and Chanazine.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2023 09:33 AM (Y5qcH)

329 Biden = Aqualung
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 09:31 AM (x0n13)

Aqualung, waterhead, whatevs.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2023 09:33 AM (9UlRk)

330 @328 thx. I was wondering about that above. Stop the pharma produced xylazine the tranc problem atops

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 22, 2023 09:34 AM (3XQTX)

331 Welp, that displays a profound ignorance about what Ash Wednesday is and is about.

Good job!
Posted by: naturalfake at February 22, 2023 09:32 AM (KLPy

It displays a profound observation about some asshole swindling and whoring their way through 364 days and then swanning around like a saint because some dude schmutzed up their forehead for them.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2023 09:35 AM (9UlRk)

332 The percent of Whites that feel like they BELONG at Tx A&M has fallen by 10% in 5 years. For Blacks, it is almost 30%.

DIE DEI

https://tinyurl.com/5e9t8nvh

Posted by: rhennigantx at February 22, 2023 09:35 AM (BRHaw)

333 329 Biden = Aqualung
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 09:31 AM (x0n13)

Aqualung, waterhead, whatevs.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 22, 2023 09:33 AM (9UlRk)


You have to know the lyrics to get the reference, my friend.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 09:39 AM (x0n13)

334 You have to know the lyrics to get the reference, my friend.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 22, 2023 09:39 AM (x0n13)


I know the lyrics but all I got was an earworm ...

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 22, 2023 09:42 AM (wWa4u)

335
248 If the Biden admin had a theme song, it would be "Yakety Sax".
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 22, 2023 09:12 AM (Y5qcH)


Highway to Hell.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

That was hurtful

Posted by: Zombie Bon Scott at February 22, 2023 09:48 AM (vwCZJ)

336 Most of the rich are not heirs but, inherited wealth is like getting a 30 year head start on your own achievements.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at February 22, 2023 10:00 AM (yQpMk)

337 Hear hear!

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at February 22, 2023 10:19 AM (ytSiK)

338 "Schools use the recommendations to dictate their vaccine requirements."
CDC Adds Chinese COVID Vaccine to Immunization Schedule for Children Starting at Six Months

and there it is
This is how they get around lawsuits. They HAD to enforce children in order to get around being sued. And there it is. Using the innocent children to protect Big Pharma. Evil as it gets.

Posted by: artisanal ette at February 22, 2023 10:19 AM (9qHsE)

339 "It's the micromanagement of the fighting on the tactical level"

After W lied and said he would let the generals do the fighting in Iraq and Afghan, I said, enough. After he stopped bombing Afghanistan bc the NYT said the people couldn't get food, I said no more.

Posted by: PJ at February 22, 2023 10:20 AM (G1dq6)

340 and wth is up with legal insurrection? they are fine with this and want the flu shot forced on kids too?

wth

Posted by: artisanal ette at February 22, 2023 10:20 AM (9qHsE)

341 It's hump day and - as if on cue - Mike Miller of RedState.com is already sporting his Desantis kneepads as he goes after Sarah Palin for suggesting the Florida governor sit out the 2024 G.O.P. presidential primary.

Don't choke while you're on your knees, Mike.
Wait a minute... on second thought, please do!
Oh and you and the rest of RedState can go to hell.

2020: NEVER FORGET, NEVER FORGIVE!

Posted by: Tracy at February 22, 2023 10:26 AM (MYNoN)

342 Living through the end of the world is weird.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 22, 2023 08:54 AM (t0OGg)

We need some good dance music...

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at February 22, 2023 08:55 AM

It's the end of the world as we know it
And I feel sublime

Well, life is (Too short), so love the one you got
'Cause you might get run over or you might get shot
Love's what I got, don't start a riot
You'll feel it when the dance gets hot

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 22, 2023 11:26 AM (Do5/p)

343 On the eugenics story in the California Department of Corrections:

Corruption runs deep, through generations, in that department. The parts of the system connected to health of inmates are no exception. It is not uncommon for administrators to just make up their own rules even within an institution. Sometimes they get caught and there is a scandal, sometimes not. One nurse practitioner I knew quit because she was expected to also be the pharmacist, against department policy.

A psychologist moved to an area with two nearby institutions in case the one where he was hired turned insufferably corrupt, as was the one he was leaving.

Posted by: KT at February 22, 2023 12:18 PM (rrtZS)

344 I have said this since the beginning of the conflict - I will shoot Groomercrats right here long before I will shoot Russians over there.

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Posted by: James Lacross at February 22, 2023 02:44 PM (vfbR6)

346 This thought that we are going to send US troops - in mass - to fight Russia, is incredibly silly, stupid, and needlessly inflammatory. ANd untrue. Now if Russia gets through Ukraine, you may get your wish, in Eastern Poland.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 22, 2023 02:44 PM (UVyKP)

347 The world's greatest and only anti-Nazi, anti-communist, anti-woke leader. And you're not a fan. Ok dude

Posted by: Vylydymyr Cocainskyy at February 23, 2023 09:55 AM (YIVgp)

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