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Surprise! Biden's Chief of Staff is Profiting Off of Biden's "Environmental" Policies
As the Biden administration pursues its strategy of building resilient supply chains for the surging clean energy industry, one metals company has seen a substantial boost. Last month, TechMet, which is part-owned by the U.S. government, announced that it had closed a $200 million fundraising round. Celebrating more than $180 million invested in projects around the world over the last year,At the G20 summit last November, President Joe Biden touted a TechMet project in Brazil to mine nickel and cobalt for electric vehicle batteries. And during her trip across Africa earlier this year, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a U.S.-brokered agreement between TechMet and another company, Lifezone Metals, to mine one of the largest nickel deposits in the world: Tanzania's Kabanga mine. Yet White House chief of staff Jeffrey Zients, whose job involves implementing the administration's policy, has sidelined himself from the U.S. government's deepening involvement with TechMet -- thanks to what could be perceived as a conflict of interest stemming from his family's vast wealth. TechMet's CEO is Brian Menell, a South African mining baron and the brother of Zients's wife, Mary Menell Zients. Jeffrey Zients disclosed the relationship when he was brought on as chief of staff, the White House said, and recused himself from all matters related to the company. His recusal, which has not been previously reported, was the appropriate move, as ethics experts agree, but it also means the U.S. is operating without its chief quarterback in its dealings with a major player in the green energy transition. ... U.S. backing for TechMet dates back to 2020, when the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation put $25 million in the company under President Donald Trump. Last year, the DFC approved another $30 million of investments in the company's clean energy projects. The Biden administration went on to facilitate a partnership between TechMet and Lifezone in Tanzania, which Harris promoted in March, as part of the Biden administration's $560 million of support for the East African country. Thanks to U.S. diplomatic and financial coordination, the Tanzanian government partnered with Lifezone to extract nickel from the Kabanga mine in the northwestern part of the country and deliver it to the U.S. and international markets by 2026. Zients's relatives, it turns out, had a stake in both sides of the U.S.-brokered agreement around the mine. The Zients Children's Trust, which was set up for the benefit of Jeffrey Zients's adult children, owned more than 400,000 shares of Lifezone before it went public on the New York Stock Exchange in July. The company had a successful first day of trading, seeing its shares jump nearly 50 percent. (Zients is not required to disclose the holdings of his adult children. Sharma said that he is not involved with the trust. "He does not have a position with, receive income from, or have a financial interest in the Trust," she wrote.) Even as the clean energy revolution marks a much-needed break from the era of fossil fuels, the potential for the family of the chief of staff to profit from the deal around the Kabanga mine illustrates that when it comes to resource extraction from the periphery flowing to the benefit of elites in the center, structurally, much will remain the same.
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Hey
Posted by: CapeFear at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (oISdm)
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Thank you
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (ZJj0q)
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Not surprises me
Posted by: Skip at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (czU04)
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Does he get his 10% under the table, like Joey?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (ynpvh)
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But if you don't believe in the green future, then you hate Gaia.
Our elite have absolutely no incentive to faking crises other than humanitarian reasons.
Our elite have absolutely no incentive to faking crises other than humanitarian reasons.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (LvTSG)
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Business as usual.
Posted by: BignJames at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (AwYPR)
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"Fvck You, Pay Me."
Posted by: davidt at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (SYTee)
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nth
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (GD2xa)
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Even as the clean energy revolution marks a much-needed break from the era of fossil fuels, the potential for the family of the chief of staff to profit from the deal around the Kabanga mine illustrates that when it comes to resource extraction from the periphery flowing to the benefit of elites in the center, structurally, much will remain the same.
The Kabanga mine is owned by the Kaboom Corporation.
The Kabanga mine is owned by the Kaboom Corporation.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (I/Qkd)
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Just who are on the White House inner staff? Ziecks, Ron Klain. One rarely hears about Biden's inner office.
Posted by: CapeFear at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (oISdm)
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5 But if you don't believe in the green future, then you hate Gaia.
Our elite have absolutely no incentive to faking crises other than humanitarian reasons.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (LvTSG)
Earthquakes, droughts, floods, fires, tsunamis, volcanoes...
Seems like Gaia hates us already, so why not give back as good as she puts out?
Our elite have absolutely no incentive to faking crises other than humanitarian reasons.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (LvTSG)
Earthquakes, droughts, floods, fires, tsunamis, volcanoes...
Seems like Gaia hates us already, so why not give back as good as she puts out?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:12 PM (ynpvh)
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Last month, TechMet, which is part-owned by the U.S. government, announced that it had closed a $200 million fundraising round. Celebrating more than $180 million invested in projects around the world over the last year, At the G20 summit last November, President Joe Biden touted a TechMet project in Brazil to mine nickel and cobalt for electric vehicle batteries.
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Wait a second.
So a state-owned enterprise is being used to project engineering and resource-development dependence abroad while Party members loot it at home?
How very, very Red Chinese...
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Wait a second.
So a state-owned enterprise is being used to project engineering and resource-development dependence abroad while Party members loot it at home?
How very, very Red Chinese...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:12 PM (t0OGg)
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That is what bureaucracy is all about Charlie Brown
Posted by: Skip at September 15, 2023 12:12 PM (czU04)
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The Kabanga mine is owned by the Kaboom Corporation.
Wait, I got that wrong. It was owned by Mr. Kananga, until 007 exploded him.
Wait, I got that wrong. It was owned by Mr. Kananga, until 007 exploded him.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:12 PM (I/Qkd)
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Just like pigs at the trough.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 15, 2023 12:12 PM (yJ432)
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The Lords are here!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 12:12 PM (xcxpd)
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Is it too much to hope for eternal Kabanga-banga for all these bastards?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at September 15, 2023 12:12 PM (MAZTB)
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His recusal, which has not been previously reported, was the appropriate move, as ethics experts agree, but it also means the U.S. is operating without its chief quarterback in its dealings with a major player in the green energy transition.
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"The green energy transition?" LOL.
So the foxes are guarding the henhouse. What else is new?
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"The green energy transition?" LOL.
So the foxes are guarding the henhouse. What else is new?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:13 PM (t0OGg)
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Also what a POS story hailing the end of the "fossil fuels era" while observing the strange coincidence of corruption and graft. As if there could be any other outcome to ending fossil fuels and going """green""".
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at September 15, 2023 12:13 PM (GD2xa)
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How much you wanna bet that the Crackhead First Son is also involved in this boondoggle somehow? Any takers?
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:13 PM (iFTx/)
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At least the money is going to those who deserve it, and not some MAGA N*zis.
Posted by: Eeyore at September 15, 2023 12:14 PM (brAQZ)
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11 Earthquakes, droughts, floods, fires, tsunamis, volcanoes...
Seems like Gaia hates us already, so why not give back as good as she puts out?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:12 PM (ynpvh)
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"It is a message from Mother Earth that she only wishes to see us suffer. The volcanic eruption emits black death into the sky, covering us from the warmth of the sun but also releasing water vapor into the air to make the planet warmer, undoing all of our efforts to help Mother Earth over the past century in only one hour. It is as clear as day that she cannot abide us, that humanity is a disease, and we can only have the option to fight back."
-Werner Herzog
Seems like Gaia hates us already, so why not give back as good as she puts out?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:12 PM (ynpvh)
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"It is a message from Mother Earth that she only wishes to see us suffer. The volcanic eruption emits black death into the sky, covering us from the warmth of the sun but also releasing water vapor into the air to make the planet warmer, undoing all of our efforts to help Mother Earth over the past century in only one hour. It is as clear as day that she cannot abide us, that humanity is a disease, and we can only have the option to fight back."
-Werner Herzog
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:14 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 12:14 PM (sWM8x)
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Zients's relatives, it turns out, had a stake in both sides of the U.S.-brokered agreement around the mine. The Zients Children's Trust, which was set up for the benefit of Jeffrey Zients's adult children, owned more than 400,000 shares of Lifezone before it went public on the New York Stock Exchange in July. The company had a successful first day of trading, seeing its shares jump nearly 50 percent. (Zients is not required to disclose the holdings of his adult children. Sharma said that he is not involved with the trust. "He does not have a position with, receive income from, or have a financial interest in the Trust," she wrote.)
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So he did exactly what the Left has accused - without evidence - Trump of doing for years: used his position as a government policy director to channel cash into his family accounts.
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So he did exactly what the Left has accused - without evidence - Trump of doing for years: used his position as a government policy director to channel cash into his family accounts.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:14 PM (t0OGg)
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"TechMet, which is part-owned by the U.S. government, announced that it had closed a $200 million fundraising round. Celebrating more than $180 million invested in projects around the world over the last year..."
Lots of badness in this. Part government ownership? Celebrating money "invested" in projects *not* money made by completing projects. All that before even getting to the straight craft and corruption.
Lots of badness in this. Part government ownership? Celebrating money "invested" in projects *not* money made by completing projects. All that before even getting to the straight craft and corruption.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (nC+QA)
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Every decision the government makes is on a profit motive to the connected.
Posted by: brak at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (BouGb)
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Unexpectedly!
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (niARo)
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (MvF+J)
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ace, someone posted in JJ's thread that Biden's niece (an Obama aide) is now General Motors ESG bigwig.
Gotta be able to grease those skids in both directions.
Gotta be able to grease those skids in both directions.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (9nwlC)
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26 Every decision the government makes is on a profit motive to the connected.
Posted by: brak at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (BouGb)
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"No, these guys want to help me. That's what they say."
-Empty-headed partisans
Posted by: brak at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (BouGb)
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"No, these guys want to help me. That's what they say."
-Empty-headed partisans
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (LvTSG)
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Stop calling them "fossil fuels".
Admit that no one knows where the stuff comes from.
Admit that no one knows where the stuff comes from.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (MeG8a)
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Just who are on the White House inner staff? Ziecks, Ron Klain. One rarely hears about Biden's inner office.
Posted by: CapeFear at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (oISdm)
This exactly.
We hear nothing about a group of people who are running everything.
Thanks to Ace for posting.
Posted by: CapeFear at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (oISdm)
This exactly.
We hear nothing about a group of people who are running everything.
Thanks to Ace for posting.
Posted by: DaisyB at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (AbL8c)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 12:16 PM (xcxpd)
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23 People do not want electric cars.
That could be a problem.
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 12:14 PM (sWM8x)
People don't want to be taxed, yet it persists.
Nothing an executive edict can't fix.
Kali wants to outlaw gas vehicles for the hoi polloi in the early 2030s.
That could be a problem.
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 12:14 PM (sWM8x)
People don't want to be taxed, yet it persists.
Nothing an executive edict can't fix.
Kali wants to outlaw gas vehicles for the hoi polloi in the early 2030s.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:16 PM (ynpvh)
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Last month, TechMet, which is part-owned by the U.S. government, announced that it had closed a $200 million fundraising round. Celebrating more than $180 million invested in projects around the world over the last year, At the G20 summit last November, President Joe Biden touted a TechMet project in Brazil to mine nickel and cobalt for electric vehicle batteries.
++++
Wait a second.
So a state-owned enterprise is being used to project engineering and resource-development dependence abroad while Party members loot it at home?
How very, very Red Chinese...
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Why does the U.S. Government have a direct financial stake in *any* company? Who actually reaps the benefits from that?
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Wait a second.
So a state-owned enterprise is being used to project engineering and resource-development dependence abroad while Party members loot it at home?
How very, very Red Chinese...
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Why does the U.S. Government have a direct financial stake in *any* company? Who actually reaps the benefits from that?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:16 PM (YIVH2)
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What's yours is Mine, and what's Mine is ours.
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at September 15, 2023 12:17 PM (MDua2)
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Lots of badness in this. Part government ownership? Celebrating money "invested" in projects *not* money made by completing projects. All that before even getting to the straight craft and corruption.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (nC+QA)
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It's belt-and-road. Nobody but the Party members make any money on the exercise. The foreign targets of the investment end up dependent on the state-owned enterprise that helped them develop it, and all of the money and then some is stolen by Party members back home. Both the source country (Red China, the United States, etc.) and the target country (Sri Lanka, Brazil, Tanzania, etc.) lose but the middlemen and Party bosses get rich. In the best case scenario, the source country wins (gets the resources), but that usually doesn't pan out.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (nC+QA)
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It's belt-and-road. Nobody but the Party members make any money on the exercise. The foreign targets of the investment end up dependent on the state-owned enterprise that helped them develop it, and all of the money and then some is stolen by Party members back home. Both the source country (Red China, the United States, etc.) and the target country (Sri Lanka, Brazil, Tanzania, etc.) lose but the middlemen and Party bosses get rich. In the best case scenario, the source country wins (gets the resources), but that usually doesn't pan out.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:17 PM (t0OGg)
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Since the "clean energy revolution" requires massive subsidies, it is a natural for political influence peddling, since it requires scads of government money that can be directed to favored people.
Dull things that actually make money, like fossil fuels, are less susceptible to that.
Dull things that actually make money, like fossil fuels, are less susceptible to that.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 12:17 PM (2tUFv)
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How much you wanna bet that the Crackhead First Son is also involved in this boondoggle somehow? Any takers?
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:13 PM (iFTx/)
Nope. With all of the Bidet family offshore corporations and bogus LLCs and trusts, suckers bet to take.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:13 PM (iFTx/)
Nope. With all of the Bidet family offshore corporations and bogus LLCs and trusts, suckers bet to take.
Posted by: Ganowicz Commie Exterminators, LTD. at September 15, 2023 12:17 PM (gLYp7)
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People do not want electric cars.
That could be a problem.
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5% or so of total annual vehicle sales.
And 50-75% of those are to government and corporations.
There *might* be 50K EVs sold to individuals each year. Quick, let's ban the 30M vehicles people actually want.
That could be a problem.
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5% or so of total annual vehicle sales.
And 50-75% of those are to government and corporations.
There *might* be 50K EVs sold to individuals each year. Quick, let's ban the 30M vehicles people actually want.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 12:18 PM (9nwlC)
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Just who are on the White House inner staff? Ziecks, Ron Klain. One rarely hears about Biden's inner office.
Klain used to be CofS, but resigned. He isn't involved.
Also, the Easter Bunny has crack this year.
Klain used to be CofS, but resigned. He isn't involved.
Also, the Easter Bunny has crack this year.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:18 PM (I/Qkd)
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I don't recall any other administration where the media completely ignored the staff's (and Cabinet!) activities.
Every story is "Biden did..." he's not doing anything. Fall guy.
Every story is "Biden did..." he's not doing anything. Fall guy.
Posted by: DaisyB at September 15, 2023 12:18 PM (AbL8c)
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hiya
Posted by: JT at September 15, 2023 12:18 PM (T4tVD)
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Insider Paper @TheInsiderPaper 7m
JUST IN - Total chaos at New York City event on migrant crisis
https://tinyurl.com/5n8mud7h
1:12 minutes
Nadler and AOC -- Communist whore.
Simon Ateba @simonateba 36m
BREAKING: @RepJerryNadler, @AOC and other democratic congress members' press conference in New York over illegal immigration turns chaotic with people shouting "close the freaking border" and pro-immigrant groups shouting back, saying everyone in the US came from another country but they have now forgotten, and should help immigrants like themselves and their parents and grandparents rather than demonize them. WATCH
https://tinyurl.com/33trkbjk
3:55 minutes "freaking"; let's go, Brandon!
GOP wants to shut DHS with budget impasse!!
JUST IN - Total chaos at New York City event on migrant crisis
https://tinyurl.com/5n8mud7h
1:12 minutes
Nadler and AOC -- Communist whore.
Simon Ateba @simonateba 36m
BREAKING: @RepJerryNadler, @AOC and other democratic congress members' press conference in New York over illegal immigration turns chaotic with people shouting "close the freaking border" and pro-immigrant groups shouting back, saying everyone in the US came from another country but they have now forgotten, and should help immigrants like themselves and their parents and grandparents rather than demonize them. WATCH
https://tinyurl.com/33trkbjk
3:55 minutes "freaking"; let's go, Brandon!
GOP wants to shut DHS with budget impasse!!
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at September 15, 2023 12:18 PM (krqg6)
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Biden chattering the teleprompter. Not sure how it’s keeping up with him. Claiming record corporate profits should be shared. Then ran out of the room
Posted by: Jen the original at September 15, 2023 12:18 PM (FPITm)
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Guess who's managing that $370 billion "clean energy" slush fund Zients personally profits from.
John Podesta.
https://is.gd/NJd7Yh
(nytimes)
John Podesta.
https://is.gd/NJd7Yh
(nytimes)
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:18 PM (0N1h0)
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I saw my first gas station electric car charger yesterday. Looking at those big fat cables, I wondered how long it will be before copper thieves start to chop-and-snatch those.
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at September 15, 2023 12:19 PM (MvF+J)
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Why does the U.S. Government have a direct financial stake in *any* company? Who actually reaps the benefits from that?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:16 PM (YIVH2)
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The real and short answers: Party members. It's all for the enrichment of Party members.
The longer official answer: this kind of state-sponsored investment development scheme is there to counter China's "Belt and Road Initiative" and compete against the Chinese projection mechanisms.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:16 PM (YIVH2)
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The real and short answers: Party members. It's all for the enrichment of Party members.
The longer official answer: this kind of state-sponsored investment development scheme is there to counter China's "Belt and Road Initiative" and compete against the Chinese projection mechanisms.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:19 PM (t0OGg)
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And don't forget this:
Secretary Antony Blinken
@SecBlinken
Sep 14
@POTUS has appointed Penny Pritzker as the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery. She will work with Ukraine’s government, international partners, and the private sector to accelerate Ukraine's economic transformation.
Ka-Ching!
Secretary Antony Blinken
@SecBlinken
Sep 14
@POTUS has appointed Penny Pritzker as the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery. She will work with Ukraine’s government, international partners, and the private sector to accelerate Ukraine's economic transformation.
Ka-Ching!
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 12:19 PM (2tUFv)
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Kleptocracy, self dealing, crony capitalism, protofascist behavior, from the Democrats? I find that easy to believe
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 15, 2023 12:19 PM (0QPbs)
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So he did exactly what the Left has accused - without evidence - Trump of doing for years: used his position as a government policy director to channel cash into his family accounts.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:14 PM (t0OGg)
Well, we sort of knew *someone* had to be, since that's how they get their accusations against Trump. I wondered at fist about the "peeing hooker" source, but now figure it was Hunter since hookers and Obama-hate are both on brand for him.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:14 PM (t0OGg)
Well, we sort of knew *someone* had to be, since that's how they get their accusations against Trump. I wondered at fist about the "peeing hooker" source, but now figure it was Hunter since hookers and Obama-hate are both on brand for him.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 12:19 PM (nC+QA)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at September 15, 2023 12:20 PM (z8X7p)
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44 Simon Ateba @simonateba 36m
BREAKING: @RepJerryNadler, @AOC and other democratic congress members' press conference in New York over illegal immigration turns chaotic with people shouting "close the freaking border" and pro-immigrant groups shouting back, saying everyone in the US came from another country but they have now forgotten, and should help immigrants like themselves and their parents and grandparents rather than demonize them. WATCH
https://tinyurl.com/33trkbjk
3:55 minutes "freaking"; let's go, Brandon!
GOP wants to shut DHS with budget impasse!!
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at September 15, 2023 12:18 PM (krqg6)
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Hey, NYC, Adams won the mayorship with only 25% of you voting. 75% of you said it was okay that the minority do whatever they want with your city.
I. DO. NOT. CARE.
YOUR. TEARS. NOURISH. ME.
BREAKING: @RepJerryNadler, @AOC and other democratic congress members' press conference in New York over illegal immigration turns chaotic with people shouting "close the freaking border" and pro-immigrant groups shouting back, saying everyone in the US came from another country but they have now forgotten, and should help immigrants like themselves and their parents and grandparents rather than demonize them. WATCH
https://tinyurl.com/33trkbjk
3:55 minutes "freaking"; let's go, Brandon!
GOP wants to shut DHS with budget impasse!!
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at September 15, 2023 12:18 PM (krqg6)
========
Hey, NYC, Adams won the mayorship with only 25% of you voting. 75% of you said it was okay that the minority do whatever they want with your city.
I. DO. NOT. CARE.
YOUR. TEARS. NOURISH. ME.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:20 PM (LvTSG)
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5% or so of total annual vehicle sales.
And 50-75% of those are to government and corporations.
There *might* be 50K EVs sold to individuals each year. Quick, let's ban the 30M vehicles people actually want.
Dealers are refusing any more EVs, since they can't sell the ones they have. The market has reached its limit, and the government is spooling up a vast effort to reshape the bedrock of the economy. It's genius!
And 50-75% of those are to government and corporations.
There *might* be 50K EVs sold to individuals each year. Quick, let's ban the 30M vehicles people actually want.
Dealers are refusing any more EVs, since they can't sell the ones they have. The market has reached its limit, and the government is spooling up a vast effort to reshape the bedrock of the economy. It's genius!
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:20 PM (I/Qkd)
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Even as the clean energy revolution marks a much-needed break from the era of fossil fuels
No. Also, go fuck yourself, Daniel Boguslaw, if that is your real name
No. Also, go fuck yourself, Daniel Boguslaw, if that is your real name
Posted by: spindrift at September 15, 2023 12:20 PM (EGPRf)
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A Nadler blast from the past!
https://tinyurl.com/2p9tuh4a
https://tinyurl.com/2p9tuh4a
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at September 15, 2023 12:20 PM (krqg6)
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Even as the clean energy revolution marks a much-needed break from the era of fossil fuels,
____
The writer is either a fool, or is paying tribute to our overlords in order to get the piece published.
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The writer is either a fool, or is paying tribute to our overlords in order to get the piece published.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at September 15, 2023 12:21 PM (fs1hN)
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Is anyone really shocked by this?
Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at September 15, 2023 12:21 PM (qZdIZ)
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Just who are on the White House inner staff?
Which is another reason why Biden will run.
His inner circle won't have their jobs under a different Democratic president.
Which is another reason why Biden will run.
His inner circle won't have their jobs under a different Democratic president.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 12:21 PM (2tUFv)
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The Clinton, Bush, Pelosi, Boxer, Feinstein, McConnell, McCain, Obama, and Biden Crime Syndicates -- among others, not cut-in on the grift as a professional courtesy -- hardest hit.
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 15, 2023 12:21 PM (niARo)
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Ah yes the " green energy transition" , where we have no energy and stay home in the dark and eat bugs
Posted by: steevy at September 15, 2023 12:21 PM (FQmDC)
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Which is another reason why Biden will run.
His inner circle won't have their jobs under a different Democratic president.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 12:21 PM (2tUFv)
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So this is the worst form of patronage?
His inner circle won't have their jobs under a different Democratic president.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 12:21 PM (2tUFv)
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So this is the worst form of patronage?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:22 PM (YIVH2)
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I saw my first gas station electric car charger yesterday. Looking at those big fat cables, I wondered how long it will be before copper thieves start to chop-and-snatch those.
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at September 15, 2023 12:19 PM (MvF+J)
Soon, I hope.
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at September 15, 2023 12:19 PM (MvF+J)
Soon, I hope.
Posted by: Ganowicz Commie Exterminators, LTD. at September 15, 2023 12:22 PM (gLYp7)
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Why does the U.S. Government have a direct financial stake in *any* company? Who actually reaps the benefits from that?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:16 PM (YIVH2)
I'm willing to bet that, without any research whatsoever, you could make a pretty good guess as to the answer.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:16 PM (YIVH2)
I'm willing to bet that, without any research whatsoever, you could make a pretty good guess as to the answer.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 12:22 PM (GYIa4)
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Did you know that all it takes to bribe Kristin Welker is to treat her to a steak dinner? That is the claim by Keith Olbermann as to why Welker treated President Donald Trump mostly fairly (at least compared to Chris Wallace) during his 2020 debate that she moderated and why Welker has invited Trump to appear on her premiere Meet The Press episode that will be hosted by her.
Posted by: SMOD at September 15, 2023 12:23 PM (RHGPo)
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63 Which is another reason why Biden will run.
His inner circle won't have their jobs under a different Democratic president.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 12:21 PM (2tUFv)
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So this is the worst form of patronage?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:22 PM (YIVH2)
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Intraparty fights in single party states are almost always and exclusively about patronage, about who gets first at the money trough.
But, sure, Biden's people will just step aside.
His inner circle won't have their jobs under a different Democratic president.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 12:21 PM (2tUFv)
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So this is the worst form of patronage?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:22 PM (YIVH2)
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Intraparty fights in single party states are almost always and exclusively about patronage, about who gets first at the money trough.
But, sure, Biden's people will just step aside.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:23 PM (LvTSG)
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People do not want electric cars.
That could be a problem.
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 12:14 PM
The people will be made to want electric cars, comrade.
That could be a problem.
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 12:14 PM
The people will be made to want electric cars, comrade.
Posted by: Your Democrat Overlords at September 15, 2023 12:23 PM (aQy7p)
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Even as the clean energy revolution marks a much-needed break from the era of fossil fuels,
every job posting from energy companies includes something like this, something something "energy transition blah blah blah please keep our ESG score high"
but in the meantime this posting is for someone to help us get more oil out of the ground...
every job posting from energy companies includes something like this, something something "energy transition blah blah blah please keep our ESG score high"
but in the meantime this posting is for someone to help us get more oil out of the ground...
Posted by: brak at September 15, 2023 12:23 PM (BouGb)
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Why does the U.S. Government have a direct financial stake in *any* company? Who actually reaps the benefits from that?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:16 PM (YIVH2)
I'm willing to bet that, without any research whatsoever, you could make a pretty good guess as to the answer.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 12:22 PM (GYIa4)
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It was a rhetorical question, of course, though Joe Mannix answered it concisely above. Naturally, the beneficiaries of this arrangement are not "the people."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:16 PM (YIVH2)
I'm willing to bet that, without any research whatsoever, you could make a pretty good guess as to the answer.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 12:22 PM (GYIa4)
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It was a rhetorical question, of course, though Joe Mannix answered it concisely above. Naturally, the beneficiaries of this arrangement are not "the people."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:23 PM (YIVH2)
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So this is the worst form of patronage?
It's a factor that is often overlooked - two Left-wing Democrats may have identical positions, but they have different staffs and cronies, so it is desperately important to them which candidate comes out on top.
It's a factor that is often overlooked - two Left-wing Democrats may have identical positions, but they have different staffs and cronies, so it is desperately important to them which candidate comes out on top.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 12:24 PM (2tUFv)
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The people will be made to want electric cars, comrade.
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You will want a car-shaped EV when your only available option is a bicycle-shaped EV. You'll jump at the chance to sign up for the waiting list.
That's how this is going to work.
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You will want a car-shaped EV when your only available option is a bicycle-shaped EV. You'll jump at the chance to sign up for the waiting list.
That's how this is going to work.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 12:24 PM (9nwlC)
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37 Lots of badness in this. Part government ownership? Celebrating money "invested" in projects *not* money made by completing projects. All that before even getting to the straight craft and corruption.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (nC+QA)
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Both the source country (Red China, the United States, etc.) and the target country (Sri Lanka, Brazil, Tanzania, etc.) lose but the middlemen and Party bosses get rich. In the best case scenario, the source country wins (gets the resources), but that usually doesn't pan out.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:17 PM (t0OGg)
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Yes, and it's set up that way. The whole structure is so the middlemen and party bosses (of both source and target countries) get rich. That's the whole point. The sole point. The target country will 100% get shafted, although maybe for a short time it will appear to be winning. The source country might end up with some of the resources, but that's almost by luck rather than design.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (nC+QA)
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Both the source country (Red China, the United States, etc.) and the target country (Sri Lanka, Brazil, Tanzania, etc.) lose but the middlemen and Party bosses get rich. In the best case scenario, the source country wins (gets the resources), but that usually doesn't pan out.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:17 PM (t0OGg)
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Yes, and it's set up that way. The whole structure is so the middlemen and party bosses (of both source and target countries) get rich. That's the whole point. The sole point. The target country will 100% get shafted, although maybe for a short time it will appear to be winning. The source country might end up with some of the resources, but that's almost by luck rather than design.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:24 PM (iFTx/)
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The writer is either a fool, or is paying tribute to our overlords in order to get the piece published.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at September 15, 2023 12:21 PM
Embrace the power of "and".
Posted by: Chuck Martel at September 15, 2023 12:21 PM
Embrace the power of "and".
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 15, 2023 12:24 PM (aQy7p)
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The people will be made to want electric cars, comrade.
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In America electric cars want YOU!
The people will be made to want electric cars, comrade.
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In America electric cars want YOU!
Posted by: Just Lily at September 15, 2023 12:25 PM (jN7f+)
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71 So this is the worst form of patronage?
It's a factor that is often overlooked - two Left-wing Democrats may have identical positions, but they have different staffs and cronies, so it is desperately important to them which candidate comes out on top.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 12:24 PM (2tUFv)
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Happens in GOP politics, too. I'm sure it's a not small part of leadership fights in Congress when they do pop up, but it mostly manifests at the state levels where GOP machines keep out outsiders.
It's a factor that is often overlooked - two Left-wing Democrats may have identical positions, but they have different staffs and cronies, so it is desperately important to them which candidate comes out on top.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 12:24 PM (2tUFv)
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Happens in GOP politics, too. I'm sure it's a not small part of leadership fights in Congress when they do pop up, but it mostly manifests at the state levels where GOP machines keep out outsiders.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:25 PM (LvTSG)
76
(DtEhh) cleanup needed, cobs.
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at September 15, 2023 12:25 PM (krqg6)
77
All this grift does is more looting of the "empire" with worthless fiat money. The looting will continue, yay for us.
Posted by: Ganowicz Commie Exterminators, LTD. at September 15, 2023 12:26 PM (gLYp7)
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These sorts of improprieties matter little when you consider that in the grand scheme of things Trump still said pussy
Posted by: 496 at September 15, 2023 12:26 PM (ezVf4)
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:27 PM (0N1h0)
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... rhetorical ...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:23 PM (YIVH2)
Don't you go spoutin' your fancy kolleg words at me, mister.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:23 PM (YIVH2)
Don't you go spoutin' your fancy kolleg words at me, mister.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 12:27 PM (GYIa4)
81
4 Does he get his 10% under the table, like Joey?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM
Don't be ridiculous. You can't receive 10% of a blow job! Hahahahahhhahahha
It's like being pregnant...either the fetus is aborted, or scheduled
Hahahahahahahhaha
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM
Don't be ridiculous. You can't receive 10% of a blow job! Hahahahahhhahahha
It's like being pregnant...either the fetus is aborted, or scheduled
Hahahahahahahhaha
Posted by: VP Kamala Harris at September 15, 2023 12:27 PM (JCZqz)
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The Kabanga mine is owned by the Kaboom Corporation.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (I/Qkd)
And staffed by Ubangis.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (I/Qkd)
And staffed by Ubangis.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 12:28 PM (lXePW)
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Which is another reason why Biden will run.
His inner circle won't have their jobs under a different Democratic president.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 12:21 PM (2tUFv)
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This is why The Deep State prevented Trump from winning in 2020 -- and will now do everything necessary (including assassination IMHO) to prevent his reelection: most of D.C. would lose their sinecures.
His inner circle won't have their jobs under a different Democratic president.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 12:21 PM (2tUFv)
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This is why The Deep State prevented Trump from winning in 2020 -- and will now do everything necessary (including assassination IMHO) to prevent his reelection: most of D.C. would lose their sinecures.
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 15, 2023 12:28 PM (Yr1KJ)
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Yes, and it's set up that way. The whole structure is so the middlemen and party bosses (of both source and target countries) get rich. That's the whole point. The sole point. The target country will 100% get shafted, although maybe for a short time it will appear to be winning. The source country might end up with some of the resources, but that's almost by luck rather than design.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:24 PM (iFTx/)
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Yup, unless three of three things are simultaneously true:
1. The source country actually does want those resources - or control over the pseudo colony
2. The source country has the ability to project power to physically seize the investment (e.g., invade, at least that's the usual model. Diplomatic and economic pressure work to a point, but can't get it over the line - as China is learning)
3. The resources to be hauled out or controlled are worth the costs of empire
Those three very, very rarely align. It's all about the Party men.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:24 PM (iFTx/)
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Yup, unless three of three things are simultaneously true:
1. The source country actually does want those resources - or control over the pseudo colony
2. The source country has the ability to project power to physically seize the investment (e.g., invade, at least that's the usual model. Diplomatic and economic pressure work to a point, but can't get it over the line - as China is learning)
3. The resources to be hauled out or controlled are worth the costs of empire
Those three very, very rarely align. It's all about the Party men.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:28 PM (t0OGg)
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The Kabanga mine is owned by the Kaboom Corporation.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (I/Qkd)
Explains why the cereal is chock full of minerals.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (I/Qkd)
Explains why the cereal is chock full of minerals.
Posted by: Another Anon at September 15, 2023 12:28 PM (hwP7U)
86
The depth of my loathing knows no bottom.
Posted by: Diogenes at September 15, 2023 12:28 PM (uSHSS)
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"The people will be made to want electric cars, comrade."
There are many ways govt can do that: raise fuel taxes, tax ICE vehicle sales, impose impossible emission requirements, delobby and desubsidize the ICE car companies, EV-only lanes, roads and parking lots, etc.
There are many ways govt can do that: raise fuel taxes, tax ICE vehicle sales, impose impossible emission requirements, delobby and desubsidize the ICE car companies, EV-only lanes, roads and parking lots, etc.
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at September 15, 2023 12:29 PM (MvF+J)
88
WATCH
https://tinyurl.com/33trkbjk
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at September 15, 2023 12:18 PM (krqg6)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:20 PM
Clown show....some guy in the comments has "distant grandparents"....smh.
https://tinyurl.com/33trkbjk
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at September 15, 2023 12:18 PM (krqg6)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:20 PM
Clown show....some guy in the comments has "distant grandparents"....smh.
Posted by: BignJames at September 15, 2023 12:29 PM (AwYPR)
Posted by: ALIEN TRANSCRIPS at September 15, 2023 12:29 PM (2znMt)
90
Kabanga, dude!
🤟
🤟
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at September 15, 2023 12:29 PM (krqg6)
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 12:29 PM (gmo/4)
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Did everyone see the AoC news conference where the speakers had to shout to be heard over the open border protesters?
https://is.gd/8KvCrN
https://is.gd/8KvCrN
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:30 PM (0N1h0)
93
So much corruption
Posted by: Miss Issippi at September 15, 2023 12:30 PM (9CTr8)
94
... rhetorical ...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:23 PM (YIVH2)
Don't you go spoutin' your fancy kolleg words at me, mister.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 12:27 PM (GYIa4)
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My apologies! I am a "professor" of rhetoric (I teach one class of college freshman), so sometimes it just slips out...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:23 PM (YIVH2)
Don't you go spoutin' your fancy kolleg words at me, mister.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 12:27 PM (GYIa4)
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My apologies! I am a "professor" of rhetoric (I teach one class of college freshman), so sometimes it just slips out...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:31 PM (YIVH2)
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Did everyone see the AoC news conference where the speakers had to shout to be heard over the open border protesters?
https://is.gd/8KvCrN
Posted by: bonhomme
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It would be interesting to know how many were "sanctuary" city supporters in the recent past.
https://is.gd/8KvCrN
Posted by: bonhomme
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It would be interesting to know how many were "sanctuary" city supporters in the recent past.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 12:31 PM (9nwlC)
96
Kraft durch Freud Wagen
Strength thru Joy Car.
Nazis wanted more kids.
Democrats want fewer.
Big difference.
Strength thru Joy Car.
Nazis wanted more kids.
Democrats want fewer.
Big difference.
Posted by: Anna Puma at September 15, 2023 12:31 PM (jjhQ/)
97
Clown show....some guy in the comments has "distant grandparents"....smh.
Posted by: BignJames at September 15, 2023 12:29 PM (AwYPR)
Maybe they just weren't that interested in their grand kids...
Posted by: BignJames at September 15, 2023 12:29 PM (AwYPR)
Maybe they just weren't that interested in their grand kids...
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 12:32 PM (gmo/4)
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96 It would be interesting to know how many were "sanctuary" city supporters in the recent past.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 12:31 PM (9nwlC)
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It'd be interesting to see how many of them are part of the 75% who didn't vote at all in the last election in AOC's district.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 12:31 PM (9nwlC)
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It'd be interesting to see how many of them are part of the 75% who didn't vote at all in the last election in AOC's district.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:32 PM (LvTSG)
99
Intraparty fights in single party states are almost always and exclusively about patronage, about who gets first at the money trough.
But, sure, Biden's people will just step aside.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:23 PM (LvTSG)
Some dem writer today is floating a trial balloon about Andrew Cuomo running for President.
But, sure, Biden's people will just step aside.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:23 PM (LvTSG)
Some dem writer today is floating a trial balloon about Andrew Cuomo running for President.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 12:32 PM (i9ffA)
100
Happens in GOP politics, too. I'm sure it's a not small part of leadership fights in Congress when they do pop up, but it mostly manifests at the state levels where GOP machines keep out outsiders.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,
What intrigues me is how much of machine politics is family dynasties. The father was a congressman, the son is a congressman, cousins are in the state assembly, etc. This is one way we end up with very liberal GOP politicians from conservative states - the son or daughter of a republican stays in the republican party b/c of the family political machine, even though their actual political bent is very liberal. See, e.g., Lisa Murkowski.
Family political dynasties show how dumb voters truly are - voting for the wife, son or daughter of some politician based solely on name recognition. In my mind, democracies (even republic representative democracies like the U.S.) based universal suffrage are always doomed to failure because the vast majority of people are complete idiots and will vote for the stupidest possible people and policies.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,
What intrigues me is how much of machine politics is family dynasties. The father was a congressman, the son is a congressman, cousins are in the state assembly, etc. This is one way we end up with very liberal GOP politicians from conservative states - the son or daughter of a republican stays in the republican party b/c of the family political machine, even though their actual political bent is very liberal. See, e.g., Lisa Murkowski.
Family political dynasties show how dumb voters truly are - voting for the wife, son or daughter of some politician based solely on name recognition. In my mind, democracies (even republic representative democracies like the U.S.) based universal suffrage are always doomed to failure because the vast majority of people are complete idiots and will vote for the stupidest possible people and policies.
Posted by: I forgot my name b/c I haven't posted in 6 months at September 15, 2023 12:33 PM (ky+MF)
101
Stop calling them "fossil fuels".
Admit that no one knows where the stuff comes from.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (MeG8a)
Fossil fuels don't come from fossils. The term simply means they are ancient, and come from ancient rocks. But not from rocks so ancient that they have no fossils in them. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbon residue from ancient life.
Admit that no one knows where the stuff comes from.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 15, 2023 12:15 PM (MeG8a)
Fossil fuels don't come from fossils. The term simply means they are ancient, and come from ancient rocks. But not from rocks so ancient that they have no fossils in them. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbon residue from ancient life.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 12:33 PM (lXePW)
102
This should be pro forma by now. Any policy advanced by a Democrat will always benefit a donor/crony to said Democrat. Without fail. No exceptions,
And Republicans too. But not on the same scare typically.
And Republicans too. But not on the same scare typically.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:33 PM (+KMfL)
103
My son Beau died defending Rourke's Drift from the Germans. HOW DARE YOU QUESTION A FATHER'S LOVE FOR HIS SON!
Posted by: Joey "Two Flubs" Biden at September 15, 2023 12:33 PM (RIJkV)
104
Gov Nipple Rings, Killer of the Elderly, as a candidate?
Posted by: Anna Puma at September 15, 2023 12:34 PM (jjhQ/)
105
Even as the clean energy revolution marks a much-needed break from the era of fossil fuels ...
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Oh, blow me.
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Oh, blow me.
Posted by: The_Hoser at September 15, 2023 12:34 PM (N66D6)
106
Some dem writer today is floating a trial balloon about Andrew Cuomo running for President.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 12:32 PM (i9ffA)
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LOL. Why do you think they took Cuomo out? He was looking like he might try to rise above his raisin' and they iced him for it. Cuomo is Clinton faction. The Party was fine with him sitting pretty in NY and playing with his little domain, but they weren't going to let him rise. He got uppity and the Party cut his hamstrings.
Cuomo? Seriously? Was this person on acid, or just really freakin' stupid?
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 12:32 PM (i9ffA)
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LOL. Why do you think they took Cuomo out? He was looking like he might try to rise above his raisin' and they iced him for it. Cuomo is Clinton faction. The Party was fine with him sitting pretty in NY and playing with his little domain, but they weren't going to let him rise. He got uppity and the Party cut his hamstrings.
Cuomo? Seriously? Was this person on acid, or just really freakin' stupid?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:34 PM (t0OGg)
107
||A jury has found three men not guilty of a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Twin brothers William and Michael Null and a third man, Eric Molitor, were found not guilty of providing support for a terrorist act and a weapons charge on Friday, according to the Associated Press.
They were the last of 14 men charged over the militia kidnapping plot on the eve of the 2020 presidential election. Nine others have been convicted.
Prosecutors had alleged that the Null brothers and Mr Molitor had participated in the scheme by taking part in military drills and travelling to governor’s lakeside vacation home in Elk Rapids, in northern Michigan.||
Twin brothers William and Michael Null and a third man, Eric Molitor, were found not guilty of providing support for a terrorist act and a weapons charge on Friday, according to the Associated Press.
They were the last of 14 men charged over the militia kidnapping plot on the eve of the 2020 presidential election. Nine others have been convicted.
Prosecutors had alleged that the Null brothers and Mr Molitor had participated in the scheme by taking part in military drills and travelling to governor’s lakeside vacation home in Elk Rapids, in northern Michigan.||
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at September 15, 2023 12:35 PM (krqg6)
108
Some dem writer today is floating a trial balloon about Andrew Cuomo running for President.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 12:32 PM (i9ffA)
blood in the water!...sharks!
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 12:32 PM (i9ffA)
blood in the water!...sharks!
Posted by: BignJames at September 15, 2023 12:35 PM (AwYPR)
109
It'd be interesting to see how many of them are part of the 75% who didn't vote at all in the last election in AOC's district.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:32 PM (LvTSG)
It'll be interesting to see how many of them try to vote in 2024 only to be told they already have.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:32 PM (LvTSG)
It'll be interesting to see how many of them try to vote in 2024 only to be told they already have.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 12:35 PM (GYIa4)
110
Cuomo, Newsom, Kumala, Biden.
Is there any difference?
Is there any difference?
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:35 PM (+KMfL)
111
Well, we have to be able to make money in D.C. for our families. Or else. Or else we'd be out in the free market outcompeting dumb, incapable people like you.
Posted by: Dan Crenshaw (R. - Up His Own Ass) at September 15, 2023 12:36 PM (ppBhU)
112
I saw my first gas station electric car charger yesterday. Looking at those big fat cables, I wondered how long it will be before copper thieves start to chop-and-snatch those.
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at September 15, 2023 12:19 PM (MvF+J)
It'd be easy to do, too. Pretty sure the cables aren't energized until they get plugged into a car, and the credit card is swiped.
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at September 15, 2023 12:19 PM (MvF+J)
It'd be easy to do, too. Pretty sure the cables aren't energized until they get plugged into a car, and the credit card is swiped.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 12:36 PM (lXePW)
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A last name Null would fuck shit up in databases. Bigly!!
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:36 PM (+KMfL)
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It'd be interesting to see how many of them are part of the 75% who didn't vote at all in the last election in AOC's district.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,
The reality is that if the 75% were not fine with AOC winning, they'd get out to vote. Being unhappy with things and/or a politician is a better driver of voting than enthusiasm for a candidate. Most of those people did not vote b/c everyone knew who would win and were fine with that. Only a very small percentage are non-dem voters who didn't vote b/c they also know they can't win.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,
The reality is that if the 75% were not fine with AOC winning, they'd get out to vote. Being unhappy with things and/or a politician is a better driver of voting than enthusiasm for a candidate. Most of those people did not vote b/c everyone knew who would win and were fine with that. Only a very small percentage are non-dem voters who didn't vote b/c they also know they can't win.
Posted by: I forgot my name b/c I haven't posted in 6 months at September 15, 2023 12:36 PM (ky+MF)
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BabylonBee: Jets File Restraining Order Against Colin Kaepernick.
Joe Biden played for the Jets for 4 years.
Joe Biden played for the Jets for 4 years.
Posted by: SMOD at September 15, 2023 12:37 PM (RHGPo)
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110 It'll be interesting to see how many of them try to vote in 2024 only to be told they already have.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 12:35 PM (GYIa4)
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"Oh well. I guess I'll just let the system keep playing out the way it is. Can't move anyway. My people have been here for generations. You know, like 40 years."
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 12:35 PM (GYIa4)
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"Oh well. I guess I'll just let the system keep playing out the way it is. Can't move anyway. My people have been here for generations. You know, like 40 years."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:37 PM (LvTSG)
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YEA BABY.................. BIDENOMICS .......
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ORDER BEFORE MID-NIGHT AND GET A FREE POSTER OF BIG MIKE IN A BIKINI !!!!!!
COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SOON !!!!!!!!!
ORDER BEFORE MID-NIGHT AND GET A FREE POSTER OF BIG MIKE IN A BIKINI !!!!!!
Posted by: Franklin Styein at September 15, 2023 12:37 PM (R+nZe)
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Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:24 PM (iFTx/)
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Yup, unless three of three things are simultaneously true:
1. The source country actually does want those resources - or control over the pseudo colony
2. The source country has the ability to project power to physically seize the investment (e.g., invade, at least that's the usual model. Diplomatic and economic pressure work to a point, but can't get it over the line - as China is learning)
3. The resources to be hauled out or controlled are worth the costs of empire
Those three very, very rarely align. It's all about the Party men.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:28 PM (t0OGg)
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It was often true long ago during the days of Empire, but I agree it's almost never true today. Although private enterprise has been doing well using a modified version of this model. Big Company is doing great business tearing up third-world countries, using native slave labor, to fuel the 1st World's addiction to metals and minerals (like for batteries and electronics).
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Yup, unless three of three things are simultaneously true:
1. The source country actually does want those resources - or control over the pseudo colony
2. The source country has the ability to project power to physically seize the investment (e.g., invade, at least that's the usual model. Diplomatic and economic pressure work to a point, but can't get it over the line - as China is learning)
3. The resources to be hauled out or controlled are worth the costs of empire
Those three very, very rarely align. It's all about the Party men.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:28 PM (t0OGg)
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It was often true long ago during the days of Empire, but I agree it's almost never true today. Although private enterprise has been doing well using a modified version of this model. Big Company is doing great business tearing up third-world countries, using native slave labor, to fuel the 1st World's addiction to metals and minerals (like for batteries and electronics).
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:37 PM (iFTx/)
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Ka-Ching!
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 12:19 PM (2tUFv)
Is that the tranny one, or the crooked one? Trick question, I know.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 12:19 PM (2tUFv)
Is that the tranny one, or the crooked one? Trick question, I know.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 12:37 PM (lXePW)
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There's a retired feeb out there that is of the opinion that the feebs need a special task force to protect the feebs from the general populace, despite the feebs having all the guns, badges, judges, and unlimited state resources.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 15, 2023 12:37 PM (MeG8a)
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Upon hearing this news, AWFL support for Biden and all things “green” will plummet from 100% to 99.99%.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:37 PM (+KMfL)
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Some dem writer today is floating a trial balloon about Andrew Cuomo running for President.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 12:32 PM (i9ffA)
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Fredo the Elder 2024 -- Make America Like NYC and New York Nursing Homes ... But Mostly New York Nursing Homes!
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 12:32 PM (i9ffA)
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Fredo the Elder 2024 -- Make America Like NYC and New York Nursing Homes ... But Mostly New York Nursing Homes!
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 15, 2023 12:38 PM (Yr1KJ)
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115 The reality is that if the 75% were not fine with AOC winning, they'd get out to vote. Being unhappy with things and/or a politician is a better driver of voting than enthusiasm for a candidate. Most of those people did not vote b/c everyone knew who would win and were fine with that. Only a very small percentage are non-dem voters who didn't vote b/c they also know they can't win.
Posted by: I forgot my name b/c I haven't posted in 6 months at September 15, 2023 12:36 PM (ky+MF)
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Man, you always vote. Just in case.
It's like Republicans not even bothering to put up candidates in "can't win" districts. Just put one in. Do the minimum of that, just in case the guy dies or gets caught in bed with an adult woman.
Posted by: I forgot my name b/c I haven't posted in 6 months at September 15, 2023 12:36 PM (ky+MF)
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Man, you always vote. Just in case.
It's like Republicans not even bothering to put up candidates in "can't win" districts. Just put one in. Do the minimum of that, just in case the guy dies or gets caught in bed with an adult woman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:38 PM (LvTSG)
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I would love to see the Jets hire Kraperdick, start him, and then watch the O-Line lay down for him just like they layed down for Rogers.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 12:38 PM (i9ffA)
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:39 PM (+KMfL)
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113 Yes. Cat converter thieves have fabricated tools to make their thefts faster. Cable-choppers could do the same.
I've dealt with f'n cables my whole life, so when I see cables like those, first thought is "how much per foot does that cost?" They're probably regged with dozens of safety codes too.
I've dealt with f'n cables my whole life, so when I see cables like those, first thought is "how much per foot does that cost?" They're probably regged with dozens of safety codes too.
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at September 15, 2023 12:39 PM (MvF+J)
127
Mike Lee has a very good thread describing how the shutdown theater omnibus bill scam that Schumer, McConnell, McCarthy, and Jeffries (and others in the past) works against other members of Congress.
https://is.gd/CLfW2z
Note: BasedMikeLee is Mike Lee's personal account
https://is.gd/CLfW2z
Note: BasedMikeLee is Mike Lee's personal account
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:39 PM (0N1h0)
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It was often true long ago during the days of Empire, but I agree it's almost never true today. Although private enterprise has been doing well using a modified version of this model. Big Company is doing great business tearing up third-world countries, using native slave labor, to fuel the 1st World's addiction to metals and minerals (like for batteries and electronics).
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:37 PM (iFTx/)
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Yup, but it comes without defense. If the target country decides to, say, nationalize the company's property, it doesn't have an army to go defend it.
Just ask the oil companies with investments in Saudi Arabia or Venezuela. "Saudia Aramco" is biggest misnomer in corporate names today...
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:37 PM (iFTx/)
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Yup, but it comes without defense. If the target country decides to, say, nationalize the company's property, it doesn't have an army to go defend it.
Just ask the oil companies with investments in Saudi Arabia or Venezuela. "Saudia Aramco" is biggest misnomer in corporate names today...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:40 PM (t0OGg)
129
Cuomo, Newsom, Kumala, Biden.
Is there any difference?
Nobody wants oral sex from Cuomo, Newsom, or Biden?
Is there any difference?
Nobody wants oral sex from Cuomo, Newsom, or Biden?
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:40 PM (I/Qkd)
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It'd be interesting to see how many of them are part of the 75% who didn't vote at all in the last election in AOC's district.
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Ha. Indeed.
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Ha. Indeed.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 12:40 PM (9nwlC)
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124 115 The reality is that if the 75% were not fine with AOC winning, they'd get out to vote."
When you have a district with a majority of drug addicts, criminals, and welfare queens, they are going to elect someone who will represent those interests. And they have.
When you have a district with a majority of drug addicts, criminals, and welfare queens, they are going to elect someone who will represent those interests. And they have.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 12:40 PM (i9ffA)
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You know who else dealt with cables their whole life?
Posted by: guy who thinks Hitler dealt with cables his whole life at September 15, 2023 12:40 PM (ppBhU)
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128 Mike Lee has a very good thread describing how the shutdown theater omnibus bill scam that Schumer, McConnell, McCarthy, and Jeffries (and others in the past) works against other members of Congress.
https://is.gd/CLfW2z
Note: BasedMikeLee is Mike Lee's personal account
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:39 PM (0N1h0)
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I've been assured that McCarthy is going to stand strong on the budget because 20 Freedom Caucus members have said mean things about him. I've been assured that he would never pass the omnibus CR with 90% of the GOP caucus and 99% of the Democrat caucus.
https://is.gd/CLfW2z
Note: BasedMikeLee is Mike Lee's personal account
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:39 PM (0N1h0)
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I've been assured that McCarthy is going to stand strong on the budget because 20 Freedom Caucus members have said mean things about him. I've been assured that he would never pass the omnibus CR with 90% of the GOP caucus and 99% of the Democrat caucus.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:40 PM (LvTSG)
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Upon hearing this news, AWFL support for Biden and all things “green” will plummet from 100% to 99.99%.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:37 PM (+KMfL)
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But ballots cast in inner-city election precincts will soar from 200% to 400% of registered voters.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:37 PM (+KMfL)
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But ballots cast in inner-city election precincts will soar from 200% to 400% of registered voters.
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 15, 2023 12:41 PM (Yr1KJ)
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LOL. Why do you think they took Cuomo out? He was looking like he might try to rise above his raisin' and they iced him for it. Cuomo is Clinton faction. The Party was fine with him sitting pretty in NY and playing with his little domain, but they weren't going to let him rise. He got uppity and the Party cut his hamstrings.
Cuomo? Seriously? Was this person on acid, or just really freakin' stupid?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:34 PM (t0OGg)
Listen, bud, the Obama faction are Sharks. Cuomo's a Jet and when you're a Jet, you're a Jet.
Cuomo? Seriously? Was this person on acid, or just really freakin' stupid?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:34 PM (t0OGg)
Listen, bud, the Obama faction are Sharks. Cuomo's a Jet and when you're a Jet, you're a Jet.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 12:41 PM (GYIa4)
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C'mon Vlad, launch a few ICBM's at DC.
Posted by: TC at September 15, 2023 12:41 PM (FjlUt)
137
Hunter was written off by Joe a long time ago. They have him doing stuff he is unqualified for and supplying him with drugs in the hopes that he will be more beneficial to them as a money mule. If he dies, they will just profit from the loss…just like Bo.
Biden cares not one whit about his kids. He only pretends to. He uses them and abuses them. He’s got to be one of the top 100 most evil men of all time.
Biden cares not one whit about his kids. He only pretends to. He uses them and abuses them. He’s got to be one of the top 100 most evil men of all time.
Posted by: Miss Issippi at September 15, 2023 12:42 PM (9CTr8)
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Mike Lee has a very good thread describing how the shutdown theater omnibus bill scam that Schumer, McConnell, McCarthy, and Jeffries (and others in the past) works against other members of Congress. ...
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:39 PM (0N1h0)
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Posts 1-6, at least, are a spot-on perfect description of this works.
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:39 PM (0N1h0)
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Posts 1-6, at least, are a spot-on perfect description of this works.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:42 PM (t0OGg)
139
Cuomo, Newsom, Kumala, Biden.
Is there any difference?
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:35 PM (+KMfL)
There's no evidence that Kamala molested her "daughter". They wanted her to but she said that while she was will to suck a mile of dick for power, even she had limits.
Is there any difference?
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:35 PM (+KMfL)
There's no evidence that Kamala molested her "daughter". They wanted her to but she said that while she was will to suck a mile of dick for power, even she had limits.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 12:43 PM (GYIa4)
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So he did exactly what the Left has accused - without evidence - Trump of doing for years: used his position as a government policy director to channel cash into his family accounts.
The left always accuses others of doing what they are doing, because they can't imagine anyone making money without stealing it through graft.
The left always accuses others of doing what they are doing, because they can't imagine anyone making money without stealing it through graft.
Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at September 15, 2023 12:43 PM (CecP5)
141
[I know I left my shocked face around here somewhere...]
Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at September 15, 2023 12:43 PM (Rbu5d)
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Insider Paper TheInsiderPaper 16m
BREAKING: Biden backs US auto workers, saying profits should be shared ‘fairly’
BREAKING: Biden backs US auto workers, saying profits should be shared ‘fairly’
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at September 15, 2023 12:44 PM (krqg6)
143
Why do you think they took Cuomo out? He was looking like he might try to rise above his raisin' and they iced him for it. Cuomo is Clinton faction. The Party was fine with him sitting pretty in NY and playing with his little domain, but they weren't going to let him rise. He got uppity and the Party cut his hamstrings.
Cuomo? Seriously? Was this person on acid, or just really freakin' stupid?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:34 PM (t0OGg)
This is why I've always maintained that Biden can say whatever he wants about 2024. His future is not in his control.
Cuomo? Seriously? Was this person on acid, or just really freakin' stupid?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:34 PM (t0OGg)
This is why I've always maintained that Biden can say whatever he wants about 2024. His future is not in his control.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 12:44 PM (KbCG3)
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Man, you always vote. Just in case.
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In my burg it’s pretty solid red. 60%+ Republican is a given for any election. Sometimes as high as 70%. And statewide elections are virtually never close,
However my neighbor, a 70-something ex hippie has signs for Democrat each and every time. For president, governor, city council, dog catcher. You name it.
And I kinda admire that. He knows it’s a near 0% chance his peeps will win. But he’s out there trying.
We get along pretty well too. He’s a loon politics wise but a good neighbor. 😀
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In my burg it’s pretty solid red. 60%+ Republican is a given for any election. Sometimes as high as 70%. And statewide elections are virtually never close,
However my neighbor, a 70-something ex hippie has signs for Democrat each and every time. For president, governor, city council, dog catcher. You name it.
And I kinda admire that. He knows it’s a near 0% chance his peeps will win. But he’s out there trying.
We get along pretty well too. He’s a loon politics wise but a good neighbor. 😀
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:44 PM (+KMfL)
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I've dealt with f'n cables my whole life, so when I see cables like those, first thought is "how much per foot does that cost?" They're probably regged with dozens of safety codes too.
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at September 15, 2023 12:39 PM (MvF+J)
A cordless angle grinder with a thin abrasive cutting disc would slice through that shit in a few seconds, even if the cable were armored.
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at September 15, 2023 12:39 PM (MvF+J)
A cordless angle grinder with a thin abrasive cutting disc would slice through that shit in a few seconds, even if the cable were armored.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 12:44 PM (lXePW)
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129 It was often true long ago during the days of Empire, but I agree it's almost never true today. Although private enterprise has been doing well using a modified version of this model. Big Company is doing great business tearing up third-world countries, using native slave labor, to fuel the 1st World's addiction to metals and minerals (like for batteries and electronics).
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:37 PM (iFTx/)
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Yup, but it comes without defense. If the target country decides to, say, nationalize the company's property, it doesn't have an army to go defend it.
Just ask the oil companies with investments in Saudi Arabia or Venezuela. "Saudia Aramco" is biggest misnomer in corporate names today...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:40 PM (t0OGg)
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True. Those companies should choose their targets more wisely. But I'll bet even those companies made beaucoup bucks while the party lasted. I'm sure that management made out like bandits. So what if someone else has to deal with the theft of the investment?
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:37 PM (iFTx/)
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Yup, but it comes without defense. If the target country decides to, say, nationalize the company's property, it doesn't have an army to go defend it.
Just ask the oil companies with investments in Saudi Arabia or Venezuela. "Saudia Aramco" is biggest misnomer in corporate names today...
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:40 PM (t0OGg)
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True. Those companies should choose their targets more wisely. But I'll bet even those companies made beaucoup bucks while the party lasted. I'm sure that management made out like bandits. So what if someone else has to deal with the theft of the investment?
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:44 PM (iFTx/)
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Cuomo, Newsom, Kumala, Biden.
Is there any difference?
Nobody wants oral sex from Cuomo, Newsom, or Biden?
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:40 PM (I/Qkd)
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Mayor Pete has labeled this as Disinformation, h8r!
Is there any difference?
Nobody wants oral sex from Cuomo, Newsom, or Biden?
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:40 PM (I/Qkd)
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Mayor Pete has labeled this as Disinformation, h8r!
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 15, 2023 12:44 PM (Yr1KJ)
148
Election fraud mutates, in a similar way as a flu. Much like chynaflu, a particularly well-funded flu.
Posted by: Eromero at September 15, 2023 12:44 PM (z3WCn)
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@BasedMikeLee
9. Sure, all members of Congress get to vote on the bill’s ultimate passage. But passage is all but assured. The Firm tells members that they MUST pass it—even though they haven’t seen it, read it, or had time to debate or amend it—because if they don’t, there will be a government shutdown.
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"A lack of planning on your part does not mean an emergency on my part. Fuck you."
9. Sure, all members of Congress get to vote on the bill’s ultimate passage. But passage is all but assured. The Firm tells members that they MUST pass it—even though they haven’t seen it, read it, or had time to debate or amend it—because if they don’t, there will be a government shutdown.
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"A lack of planning on your part does not mean an emergency on my part. Fuck you."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:45 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: creeper at September 15, 2023 12:45 PM (cTCuP)
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Oh hell...test run to remove troublesome people dragging down politicians? Or perhaps troublesome politicians themselves...
Suicide ruling upheld for Philly teacher found with 20 stab wounds but judges slam ‘deeply flawed’ investigation. The family of Ellen Greenberg, 27, has fought for more than a decade to overturn the city’s ruling over the death of the teacher, whose corpse was riddled with stab wounds, including 10 to the back of the head and neck.
Greenberg’s family hired a team of experts in the aftermath of her death who pointed out that a knife in her apartment was overturned, possibly suggesting that she had been involved in a struggle, and a gash on the back of her head may have rendered her unconscious and unable to defend herself.
Graphic displaying wounds of "suicide".
https://tinyurl.com/bdcue3ak
Suicide ruling upheld for Philly teacher found with 20 stab wounds but judges slam ‘deeply flawed’ investigation. The family of Ellen Greenberg, 27, has fought for more than a decade to overturn the city’s ruling over the death of the teacher, whose corpse was riddled with stab wounds, including 10 to the back of the head and neck.
Greenberg’s family hired a team of experts in the aftermath of her death who pointed out that a knife in her apartment was overturned, possibly suggesting that she had been involved in a struggle, and a gash on the back of her head may have rendered her unconscious and unable to defend herself.
Graphic displaying wounds of "suicide".
https://tinyurl.com/bdcue3ak
Posted by: Intercepted NYPost Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 15, 2023 12:45 PM (JCZqz)
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A last name Null would fuck shit up in databases. Bigly!!
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:36 PM (+KMfL)
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We actually have a family business here in town with that last name. At one point, their son went to the university where I work and yes, his name DID cause problems with the database of the learning management system (Blackboard at the time).
We've also encountered situations where a student only has ONE name instead of the usual 2-3 (or more). That also causes problems with certain databases.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:36 PM (+KMfL)
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We actually have a family business here in town with that last name. At one point, their son went to the university where I work and yes, his name DID cause problems with the database of the learning management system (Blackboard at the time).
We've also encountered situations where a student only has ONE name instead of the usual 2-3 (or more). That also causes problems with certain databases.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:46 PM (YIVH2)
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True. Those companies should choose their targets more wisely. But I'll bet even those companies made beaucoup bucks while the party lasted. I'm sure that management made out like bandits. So what if someone else has to deal with the theft of the investment?
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:44 PM (iFTx/)
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Yup.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:44 PM (iFTx/)
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Yup.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:46 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:46 PM (YIVH2)
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150 @BasedMikeLee
9. Sure, all members of Congress get to vote on the bill’s ultimate passage. But passage is all but assured. The Firm tells members that they MUST pass it—even though they haven’t seen it, read it, or had time to debate or amend it—because if they don’t, there will be a government shutdown.
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"A lack of planning on your part does not mean an emergency on my part. Fuck you."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:45 PM (t0OGg)
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This feels wrong, to be honest. It's not the threat of government shutdowns. It's the threat of no funding for their next election, of funding a primary candidate against them, and of leaving them out to dry by letting out their dirty laundry or even just inventing it as much as possible.
9. Sure, all members of Congress get to vote on the bill’s ultimate passage. But passage is all but assured. The Firm tells members that they MUST pass it—even though they haven’t seen it, read it, or had time to debate or amend it—because if they don’t, there will be a government shutdown.
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"A lack of planning on your part does not mean an emergency on my part. Fuck you."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:45 PM (t0OGg)
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This feels wrong, to be honest. It's not the threat of government shutdowns. It's the threat of no funding for their next election, of funding a primary candidate against them, and of leaving them out to dry by letting out their dirty laundry or even just inventing it as much as possible.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:46 PM (LvTSG)
156
What if in order to get Hunter off the hook the courts decide that the Federal background check system is unconstitutional in violation of the Second Amendment?
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2023 12:46 PM (dWjpk)
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Serious question: why the fuck does anyone buy a Big 3 vehicle? You have an amazing breadth of options. And you choose a UAW built piece of shit with a transmission that will need to be replaced at 70k miles? I don’t get it,
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:46 PM (+KMfL)
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This feels wrong, to be honest. It's not the threat of government shutdowns. It's the threat of no funding for their next election, of funding a primary candidate against them, and of leaving them out to dry by letting out their dirty laundry or even just inventing it as much as possible.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:46 PM (LvTSG)
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I suspect that even BasedMikeLee has limits on the amount of truth he is willing to acknowledge.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:46 PM (LvTSG)
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I suspect that even BasedMikeLee has limits on the amount of truth he is willing to acknowledge.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:47 PM (t0OGg)
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145 Man, you always vote. Just in case.
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In my burg it’s pretty solid red. 60%+ Republican is a given for any election. Sometimes as high as 70%. And statewide elections are virtually never close,
However my neighbor, a 70-something ex hippie has signs for Democrat each and every time. For president, governor, city council, dog catcher. You name it.
And I kinda admire that. He knows it’s a near 0% chance his peeps will win. But he’s out there trying.
We get along pretty well too. He’s a loon politics wise but a good neighbor. 😀
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:44 PM (+KMfL)
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I remember the good old days when most people were like that.
As in, it's a free country you can think what you want but I'm going to vote for X because that's what I believe.
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In my burg it’s pretty solid red. 60%+ Republican is a given for any election. Sometimes as high as 70%. And statewide elections are virtually never close,
However my neighbor, a 70-something ex hippie has signs for Democrat each and every time. For president, governor, city council, dog catcher. You name it.
And I kinda admire that. He knows it’s a near 0% chance his peeps will win. But he’s out there trying.
We get along pretty well too. He’s a loon politics wise but a good neighbor. 😀
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:44 PM (+KMfL)
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I remember the good old days when most people were like that.
As in, it's a free country you can think what you want but I'm going to vote for X because that's what I believe.
Posted by: Just Lily at September 15, 2023 12:47 PM (jN7f+)
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152 Suicide ruling upheld for Philly teacher found with 20 stab wounds but judges slam ‘deeply flawed’ investigation. The family of Ellen Greenberg, 27, has fought for more than a decade to overturn the city’s ruling over the death of the teacher, whose corpse was riddled with stab wounds, including 10 to the back of the head and neck.
Posted by: Intercepted NYPost Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 15, 2023 12:45 PM (JCZqz)
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Someone tell the teachers' unions. Their money troughs are getting murdered by lax police policies.
Posted by: Intercepted NYPost Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 15, 2023 12:45 PM (JCZqz)
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Someone tell the teachers' unions. Their money troughs are getting murdered by lax police policies.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:47 PM (LvTSG)
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"Even as the clean energy revolution marks a much-needed break from the era of fossil fuels.."
A "revolution" being produced by government manipulation of the market.
These people are absolutely unshakeable in their faith. When it finally crumbles, I'm afraid of how many they will murder when they blame the "wreckers and Kulaks".
A "revolution" being produced by government manipulation of the market.
These people are absolutely unshakeable in their faith. When it finally crumbles, I'm afraid of how many they will murder when they blame the "wreckers and Kulaks".
Posted by: Disinformation Expert, Formerly Virginian at September 15, 2023 12:48 PM (JMAcK)
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152 Oh hell...test run to remove troublesome people dragging down politicians? Or perhaps troublesome politicians themselves...
Suicide ruling upheld for Philly teacher found with 20 stab wounds but judges slam ‘deeply flawed’ investigation. The family of Ellen Greenberg, 27, has fought for more than a decade to overturn the city’s ruling over the death of the teacher, whose corpse was riddled with stab wounds, including 10 to the back of the head and neck.
Greenberg’s family hired a team of experts in the aftermath of her death who pointed out that a knife in her apartment was overturned, possibly suggesting that she had been involved in a struggle, and a gash on the back of her head may have rendered her unconscious and unable to defend herself.
Graphic displaying wounds of "suicide".
https://tinyurl.com/bdcue3ak
Posted by: Intercepted NYPost Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 15, 2023 12:45 PM (JCZqz)
Is someone can hang themselves, shoot themselves with a shotgun, throw that shotgun in a nearby lake, and still have that considered a suicide, then yes, this teacher killed herself.
Suicide ruling upheld for Philly teacher found with 20 stab wounds but judges slam ‘deeply flawed’ investigation. The family of Ellen Greenberg, 27, has fought for more than a decade to overturn the city’s ruling over the death of the teacher, whose corpse was riddled with stab wounds, including 10 to the back of the head and neck.
Greenberg’s family hired a team of experts in the aftermath of her death who pointed out that a knife in her apartment was overturned, possibly suggesting that she had been involved in a struggle, and a gash on the back of her head may have rendered her unconscious and unable to defend herself.
Graphic displaying wounds of "suicide".
https://tinyurl.com/bdcue3ak
Posted by: Intercepted NYPost Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 15, 2023 12:45 PM (JCZqz)
Is someone can hang themselves, shoot themselves with a shotgun, throw that shotgun in a nearby lake, and still have that considered a suicide, then yes, this teacher killed herself.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:48 PM (ynpvh)
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Joe Biden is the hub of so much of the corruption in DC.
His family are main spokes.
As are several top intelligence agency heads.
Several other Democrat and Republicans politicians round out the Wheel of Graft.
His family are main spokes.
As are several top intelligence agency heads.
Several other Democrat and Republicans politicians round out the Wheel of Graft.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 15, 2023 12:48 PM (bbiUj)
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>A last name Null would fuck shit up in databases. Bigly!!
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:36 PM (+KMfL)
Little Bobby DROP TABLE;
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:36 PM (+KMfL)
Little Bobby DROP TABLE;
Posted by: Dworkin Barimen at September 15, 2023 12:48 PM (xW9NH)
165
The Mafia couldn't have done it better.
Posted by: Muldoon at September 15, 2023 12:48 PM (991eG)
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Dog employs the Prometheus strategy of running away from a rogue pair of truck tires. Fortunately for the K9, a random TukTuk intervened.
https://is.gd/qbQXhz
https://is.gd/qbQXhz
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:48 PM (0N1h0)
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So when do they plan on building bubble reactors to charge all of tomorrow's EVs?
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 12:49 PM (pLaQB)
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Biden cares not one whit about his kids. He only pretends to. He uses them and abuses them. He’s got to be one of the top 100 most evil men of all time.
Posted by: Miss Issippi at September 15, 2023 12:42 PM (9CTr
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Yep. His only concern is how useful his son is to FJB's personal finances and ambitions. If Hunter OD'd tomorrow, FJB would shed crocodile tears and then start the grift machine up to collect donations in Hunter's name, "to carry on his son's spirit."
"Evil" doesn't even begin to describe how vile FJB is.
Posted by: Miss Issippi at September 15, 2023 12:42 PM (9CTr
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Yep. His only concern is how useful his son is to FJB's personal finances and ambitions. If Hunter OD'd tomorrow, FJB would shed crocodile tears and then start the grift machine up to collect donations in Hunter's name, "to carry on his son's spirit."
"Evil" doesn't even begin to describe how vile FJB is.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:49 PM (YIVH2)
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Bingo bango bongo I don't wanna leave Kabanga
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at September 15, 2023 12:49 PM (x2i4F)
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:50 PM (+KMfL)
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I don't get the shutdown kabuki going on.
I thought McCarthy gave that up with the debt limit fight in the spring
I thought McCarthy gave that up with the debt limit fight in the spring
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2023 12:50 PM (dWjpk)
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Is someone can hang themselves, shoot themselves with a shotgun, throw that shotgun in a nearby lake, and still have that considered a suicide, then yes, this teacher killed herself.
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Where was Fetterman when this happened?
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Where was Fetterman when this happened?
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 12:51 PM (pLaQB)
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158 Serious question: why the fuck does anyone buy a Big 3 vehicle? You have an amazing breadth of options. And you choose a UAW built piece of shit with a transmission that will need to be replaced at 70k miles? I don’t get it,
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:46 PM (+KMfL)
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Your question suggests a huge chunk of the problem facing the Big 3 and UAW. Other than big trucks and SUVs, nobody is buying their shit. Yes, their suicidal EV obsession is hurting, but it's also being used as a smokescreen to obscure that buyers aren't buying their shit. Japanese and Koreans nearly completely own all non-truck markets.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:46 PM (+KMfL)
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Your question suggests a huge chunk of the problem facing the Big 3 and UAW. Other than big trucks and SUVs, nobody is buying their shit. Yes, their suicidal EV obsession is hurting, but it's also being used as a smokescreen to obscure that buyers aren't buying their shit. Japanese and Koreans nearly completely own all non-truck markets.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:51 PM (iFTx/)
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172 I don't get the shutdown kabuki going on.
I thought McCarthy gave that up with the debt limit fight in the spring
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2023 12:50 PM (dWjpk)
Some of the actors may have changed, but it's still the same theatre piece.
I thought McCarthy gave that up with the debt limit fight in the spring
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2023 12:50 PM (dWjpk)
Some of the actors may have changed, but it's still the same theatre piece.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:52 PM (ynpvh)
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I saw my first gas station electric car charger yesterday. Looking at those big fat cables, I wondered how long it will be before copper thieves start to chop-and-snatch those.
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at September 15, 2023 12:19 PM (MvF+J)
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I think I saw a recent headline that something like 50% of the public cameras in London have been vandalized & destroyed.
That want to give us an anarcho-tyrannical state ... and we'll see if they can keep it (although already underway in the blue shitholes, wonder how many of us will live to see it nationwide in throughout most of The West?).
Posted by: gp Sets In Motion Various Apparatuses at September 15, 2023 12:19 PM (MvF+J)
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I think I saw a recent headline that something like 50% of the public cameras in London have been vandalized & destroyed.
That want to give us an anarcho-tyrannical state ... and we'll see if they can keep it (although already underway in the blue shitholes, wonder how many of us will live to see it nationwide in throughout most of The West?).
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 15, 2023 12:52 PM (Yr1KJ)
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172 I don't get the shutdown kabuki going on.
I thought McCarthy gave that up with the debt limit fight in the spring
Posted by: blaster
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#MeToo
They keep saying this deal finds the govt past the 2024 election. And then a few months later it doesn’t.
I thought McCarthy gave that up with the debt limit fight in the spring
Posted by: blaster
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#MeToo
They keep saying this deal finds the govt past the 2024 election. And then a few months later it doesn’t.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:52 PM (+KMfL)
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Is someone can hang themselves, shoot themselves with a shotgun, throw that shotgun in a nearby lake, and still have that considered a suicide, then yes, this teacher killed herself.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:48 PM (ynpvh)
a few months ago a Russian official who had annoyed Putin was found in his back yard hanging by the neck from a tree, with his hands tightly tied behind his back. Ruled to be a clear case of suicide, by officials who didn't want to be suicided themselves.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:48 PM (ynpvh)
a few months ago a Russian official who had annoyed Putin was found in his back yard hanging by the neck from a tree, with his hands tightly tied behind his back. Ruled to be a clear case of suicide, by officials who didn't want to be suicided themselves.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 12:52 PM (i9ffA)
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Did Greenberg have evidence that would put Hillary in prison?
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at September 15, 2023 12:52 PM (x2i4F)
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172 I don't get the shutdown kabuki going on.
I thought McCarthy gave that up with the debt limit fight in the spring
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2023 12:50 PM (dWjpk)
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There is so little talk about the inevitable budget fight because it's not the failure theater they want you to pay attention to.
The House is doing individual budget bills the right way, but it's going to fall apart as soon as they get to the Senate and McCarthy and the rest of House leadership will force the vote on the CR. It'll be a small item of things they can point to as having done it right but, drat, those dastardly Democrats in the Senate couldn't let them do it.
It's also less flashy than impeachment. This is about fundraising first and foremost. Impeachment failure theater will raise more money than budget failure theater, but the budget stuff they can put in an email.
I thought McCarthy gave that up with the debt limit fight in the spring
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2023 12:50 PM (dWjpk)
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There is so little talk about the inevitable budget fight because it's not the failure theater they want you to pay attention to.
The House is doing individual budget bills the right way, but it's going to fall apart as soon as they get to the Senate and McCarthy and the rest of House leadership will force the vote on the CR. It'll be a small item of things they can point to as having done it right but, drat, those dastardly Democrats in the Senate couldn't let them do it.
It's also less flashy than impeachment. This is about fundraising first and foremost. Impeachment failure theater will raise more money than budget failure theater, but the budget stuff they can put in an email.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:53 PM (LvTSG)
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> Serious question: why the fuck does anyone buy a Big 3 vehicle? You have an amazing breadth of options. And you choose a UAW built piece of shit with a transmission that will need to be replaced at 70k miles? I don’t get it,
Brand loyalty, tradition, and community pressure to BUY AMERICAN!
I think a lot of places and people are a lot less rigid on this now, though. Toyota trucks are much more acceptable in the heartland.
Brand loyalty, tradition, and community pressure to BUY AMERICAN!
I think a lot of places and people are a lot less rigid on this now, though. Toyota trucks are much more acceptable in the heartland.
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:53 PM (0N1h0)
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"Stop calling them "fossil fuels".
Admit that no one knows where the stuff comes from."
A lot comes from very old plankton. Some old wells "refill" to some extent, but my guess is there is not much new oil being created. There IS a lot that has not been discovered, and much off our coasts is restricted from drilling.
"The formation of oil begins in warm, shallow oceans that were present on the Earth millions of years ago, where extremely small dead organic matter - classified as plankton - falls to the floor of the ocean. This plankton consists of animals, called zooplankton, or plants, called phytoplankton"
Admit that no one knows where the stuff comes from."
A lot comes from very old plankton. Some old wells "refill" to some extent, but my guess is there is not much new oil being created. There IS a lot that has not been discovered, and much off our coasts is restricted from drilling.
"The formation of oil begins in warm, shallow oceans that were present on the Earth millions of years ago, where extremely small dead organic matter - classified as plankton - falls to the floor of the ocean. This plankton consists of animals, called zooplankton, or plants, called phytoplankton"
Posted by: illiniwek at September 15, 2023 12:54 PM (Cus5s)
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Would anyone here to troubled if the media exposed corrupt Republicans?
Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at September 15, 2023 12:54 PM (gGCIA)
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There was a brief mention of the Paxton impeachment this morning.
Not only did the prosecution put on witnesses that had no evidence of any crime, not only did they have to admit their photos showed no home remodeling (the quid in their quid pro quo), the prosecution accidentally rested early and were not allowed to keep pressing their case.
So, it's boiled down to-- as it was all along--"we just don't like him and besides he cheated on his wife so he must be a Bad Man."
Sound familiar?
Not only did the prosecution put on witnesses that had no evidence of any crime, not only did they have to admit their photos showed no home remodeling (the quid in their quid pro quo), the prosecution accidentally rested early and were not allowed to keep pressing their case.
So, it's boiled down to-- as it was all along--"we just don't like him and besides he cheated on his wife so he must be a Bad Man."
Sound familiar?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 15, 2023 12:54 PM (bbiUj)
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I thought McCarthy gave that up with the debt limit fight in the spring
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2023 12:50 PM (dWjpk)
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It was a short-term fix. A few months' worth of debt ceiling.
But that doesn't change the spending bills, which are expiring. You can have all the "debt ceiling" overhead in the world and it doesn't matter if you haven't passed a budget.
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2023 12:50 PM (dWjpk)
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It was a short-term fix. A few months' worth of debt ceiling.
But that doesn't change the spending bills, which are expiring. You can have all the "debt ceiling" overhead in the world and it doesn't matter if you haven't passed a budget.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:54 PM (t0OGg)
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MaloGato's postulate: When politicians can decide what may be bought and sold, the first thing bought and sold are the politicians
Posted by: Kindltot at September 15, 2023 12:54 PM (xhaym)
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I think a lot of places and people are a lot less rigid on this now, though. Toyota trucks are much more acceptable in the heartland.
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:53 PM (0N1h0)
Toyota trucks are more American than Fords or Dodges are now.
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:53 PM (0N1h0)
Toyota trucks are more American than Fords or Dodges are now.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 12:55 PM (i9ffA)
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I'm laughing at the story on Faux about the interruption to AOC and other Dems in NY about illegal immigration.
Reading what they are saying it seems they can't cram their noses up the asses of the illegals far enough.
Fools.
Reading what they are saying it seems they can't cram their noses up the asses of the illegals far enough.
Fools.
Posted by: Diogenes at September 15, 2023 12:55 PM (uSHSS)
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Your question suggests a huge chunk of the problem facing the Big 3 and UAW. Other than big trucks and SUVs, nobody is buying their shit. Yes, their suicidal EV obsession is hurting, but it's also being used as a smokescreen to obscure that buyers aren't buying their shit. Japanese and Koreans nearly completely own all non-truck markets.
Not to worry. When their labor costs go up by 40%, they'll reclaim those lost markets.
Not to worry. When their labor costs go up by 40%, they'll reclaim those lost markets.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:55 PM (I/Qkd)
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Yes, their suicidal EV obsession is hurting, but it's also being used as a smokescreen to obscure that buyers aren't buying their shit. Japanese and Koreans nearly completely own all non-truck markets.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:51 PM (iFTx/)
Even trucks though. Why buy a Silverado over a Tundra? And if you say cuz ‘Murica, remember the tundra is built in Texas while most Silverados are built in Mexico.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:51 PM (iFTx/)
Even trucks though. Why buy a Silverado over a Tundra? And if you say cuz ‘Murica, remember the tundra is built in Texas while most Silverados are built in Mexico.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:55 PM (+KMfL)
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Joe Biden is the hub of so much of the corruption in DC.
His family are main spokes.
As are several top intelligence agency heads.
Several other Democrat and Republicans politicians round out the Wheel of Graft.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 15, 2023 12:48 PM (bbiUj)
Joe is wheelin' and dealin' with the Big Three and the UAW. Trump blasted the UAW leadership in an interview. All this is just the UAW negotiating for a bigger slice of the galactic-level US Gov't electric vehicle subsidies. The only sure loser is the US taxpayer.
His family are main spokes.
As are several top intelligence agency heads.
Several other Democrat and Republicans politicians round out the Wheel of Graft.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 15, 2023 12:48 PM (bbiUj)
Joe is wheelin' and dealin' with the Big Three and the UAW. Trump blasted the UAW leadership in an interview. All this is just the UAW negotiating for a bigger slice of the galactic-level US Gov't electric vehicle subsidies. The only sure loser is the US taxpayer.
Posted by: mrp at September 15, 2023 12:56 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:56 PM (LvTSG)
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So, it's boiled down to-- as it was all along--"we just don't like him and besides he cheated on his wife so he must be a Bad Man."
Sound familiar?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 15, 2023 12:54 PM (bbiUj)
I noticed that - the home renovation thing completely fell apart, with no actual evidence of anything at all. Still, no telling how the vote will go, since this is a purely political operation by the GOP-e and it has nothing to do with "evidence".
It really shines a spotlight on how corrupt the GOP-e is, even in Texas.
Sound familiar?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 15, 2023 12:54 PM (bbiUj)
I noticed that - the home renovation thing completely fell apart, with no actual evidence of anything at all. Still, no telling how the vote will go, since this is a purely political operation by the GOP-e and it has nothing to do with "evidence".
It really shines a spotlight on how corrupt the GOP-e is, even in Texas.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 12:57 PM (i9ffA)
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Surprise! Biden's Chief of Staff is Profiting Off of Biden's "Environmental" Policies
—Disinformation Expert Ace
Muh shocked face
—Disinformation Expert Ace
Muh shocked face
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at September 15, 2023 12:57 PM (vHIgi)
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I don't get the shutdown kabuki going on.
I thought McCarthy gave that up with the debt limit fight in the spring
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2023 12:50 PM (dWjpk)
Some of the actors may have changed, but it's still the same theatre piece.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:52 PM (ynpvh)
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They've been following & acting according to the same script since at least the 90s when Mr. Newt caved to Bubba (for which I never forgave him).
It's compromised pussies all the way down ...
I thought McCarthy gave that up with the debt limit fight in the spring
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2023 12:50 PM (dWjpk)
Some of the actors may have changed, but it's still the same theatre piece.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:52 PM (ynpvh)
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They've been following & acting according to the same script since at least the 90s when Mr. Newt caved to Bubba (for which I never forgave him).
It's compromised pussies all the way down ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 15, 2023 12:57 PM (aiD7a)
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193 It really shines a spotlight on how corrupt the GOP-e is, even in Texas.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 12:57 PM (i9ffA)
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I've always assumed that state-level GOPs are more corrupt than the federal ones.
They get FAR less attention and tend to be really entrenched where they are.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 12:57 PM (i9ffA)
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I've always assumed that state-level GOPs are more corrupt than the federal ones.
They get FAR less attention and tend to be really entrenched where they are.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:57 PM (LvTSG)
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I think I saw a recent headline that something like 50% of the public cameras in London have been vandalized & destroyed.
That want to give us an anarcho-tyrannical state ... and we'll see if they can keep it (although already underway in the blue shitholes, wonder how many of us will live to see it nationwide in throughout most of The West?).
The cameras in London aren't being destroyed because the people are anarchos. They're being destroyed because they passed a "Ultra Low Emission Zone" bill that fines you $15 euros a day if you drive a normal vehicle in a lot of downtown.
The cameras are used to issue tickets if you drive anything more powerful than a Prius or a scooter.
So people said, "Fuck that, I'm going camera hunting."
That want to give us an anarcho-tyrannical state ... and we'll see if they can keep it (although already underway in the blue shitholes, wonder how many of us will live to see it nationwide in throughout most of The West?).
The cameras in London aren't being destroyed because the people are anarchos. They're being destroyed because they passed a "Ultra Low Emission Zone" bill that fines you $15 euros a day if you drive a normal vehicle in a lot of downtown.
The cameras are used to issue tickets if you drive anything more powerful than a Prius or a scooter.
So people said, "Fuck that, I'm going camera hunting."
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:58 PM (0N1h0)
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Vice President Kamala Harris announced a U.S.-brokered agreement between TechMet and another company, Lifezone Metals, to mine one of the largest nickel deposits in the world: Tanzania's Kabanga mine.
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No slave/child labor here, nosiree.
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No slave/child labor here, nosiree.
Posted by: wth at September 15, 2023 12:58 PM (v0R5T)
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If I were a null man.
Posted by: Topol at September 15, 2023 12:58 PM (RIJkV)
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Would anyone here to troubled if the media exposed corrupt Republicans?
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Or their families?
Please Brooks, sirrah, don't throw us in that briar patch.
PS: Did you know "sirrah" is to address someone younger or if lower status?
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Or their families?
Please Brooks, sirrah, don't throw us in that briar patch.
PS: Did you know "sirrah" is to address someone younger or if lower status?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 15, 2023 12:58 PM (bbiUj)
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192 America was more America before people equated Ford with America.
Let Ford die.
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Ford is the only independent maker of cars. GM (Government Motors) is where the big dollars go.
Let Ford die.
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Ford is the only independent maker of cars. GM (Government Motors) is where the big dollars go.
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 12:59 PM (pLaQB)
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Tempest in a Teapot Dome.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 15, 2023 12:59 PM (/lLCc)
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So people said, "Fuck that, I'm going camera hunting."
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:58 PM (0N1h0)
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Cameras or hobos...decisions, decisions...
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:58 PM (0N1h0)
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Cameras or hobos...decisions, decisions...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 15, 2023 12:59 PM (YIVH2)
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@196
>>I've always assumed that state-level GOPs are more corrupt than the federal ones.
No way, I ran a clean machine, squeaky even.
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Haley Barbour.
>>I've always assumed that state-level GOPs are more corrupt than the federal ones.
No way, I ran a clean machine, squeaky even.
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Haley Barbour.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 15, 2023 01:00 PM (XV/Pl)
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190 Yes, their suicidal EV obsession is hurting, but it's also being used as a smokescreen to obscure that buyers aren't buying their shit. Japanese and Koreans nearly completely own all non-truck markets.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:51 PM (iFTx/)
Even trucks though. Why buy a Silverado over a Tundra? And if you say cuz ‘Murica, remember the tundra is built in Texas while most Silverados are built in Mexico.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:55 PM (+KMfL)
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Tundra is half-ton. That's fine for daily use, but not enough for many other uses, like heavy towing or hauling. Many buyers need (or want) the 3/4 or full ton. And I've actually driven the Tundra, Silverado, Ram and F. The Big 3 full-size trucks are nice. That's where they spend their money in R&D.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:51 PM (iFTx/)
Even trucks though. Why buy a Silverado over a Tundra? And if you say cuz ‘Murica, remember the tundra is built in Texas while most Silverados are built in Mexico.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:55 PM (+KMfL)
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Tundra is half-ton. That's fine for daily use, but not enough for many other uses, like heavy towing or hauling. Many buyers need (or want) the 3/4 or full ton. And I've actually driven the Tundra, Silverado, Ram and F. The Big 3 full-size trucks are nice. That's where they spend their money in R&D.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 01:00 PM (iFTx/)
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Did I see something somewhere about Dr Jill being installed as president?
Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at September 15, 2023 01:00 PM (gGCIA)
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If it’s union made I’m Not buying it. Period.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 01:00 PM (+KMfL)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 01:00 PM (9nwlC)
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139 Mike Lee has a very good thread describing how the shutdown theater omnibus bill scam that Schumer, McConnell, McCarthy, and Jeffries (and others in the past) works against other members of Congress. ...
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:39 PM (0N1h0)
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Posts 1-6, at least, are a spot-on perfect description of this works.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:42 PM (t0OGg)
How do I see the whole thread. If I click on it it goes to the main page and all his posts are jumbled up.
Posted by: bonhomme at September 15, 2023 12:39 PM (0N1h0)
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Posts 1-6, at least, are a spot-on perfect description of this works.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:42 PM (t0OGg)
How do I see the whole thread. If I click on it it goes to the main page and all his posts are jumbled up.
Posted by: Inogame at September 15, 2023 01:01 PM (53oGX)
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GM makes its money on trucks and supports the party that wants to ban trucks. Lol. Fuck them all. I hope Michigan starves.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 01:01 PM (+KMfL)
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If the uniparty could have just kept their corruption to a reasonable amount, they could have kept this going for a lot longer. But no, they had to be so damn greedy making it so obvious (with help from Trump), that a near majority sees and is disgusted.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at September 15, 2023 01:02 PM (fs1hN)
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Suicide ruling upheld for Philly teacher found with 20 stab wounds but judges slam ‘deeply flawed’ investigation. The family of Ellen Greenberg, 27, has fought for more than a decade to overturn the city’s ruling over the death of the teacher, whose corpse was riddled with stab wounds, including 10 to the back of the head and neck.
Sounds like a suicide to me.
Sounds like a suicide to me.
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at September 15, 2023 01:02 PM (ppBhU)
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206 Did I see something somewhere about Dr Jill being installed as president?
Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at September 15, 2023 01:00 PM (gGCIA)
If Slow Joe goes down, there's gonna be a Thunderdome Match between Dr. Jill and Kamala to see who takes it all.
Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at September 15, 2023 01:00 PM (gGCIA)
If Slow Joe goes down, there's gonna be a Thunderdome Match between Dr. Jill and Kamala to see who takes it all.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 01:02 PM (i9ffA)
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Did GM ever have to start paying taxes from the Obama payoff - sorry, "bailout" where he replaced management with cronies and literally installed a lady from Human Resources in as the CEO to push the EV silliness?
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 01:02 PM (9nwlC)
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Nadler is a fat nasty prick
Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 15, 2023 01:02 PM (pVWRI)
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“I owe those unions. When their leaders call, I do my best to call them back right away. I don’t consider this corrupting in any way.”
“I owe those unions. When their leaders call, I do my best to call them back right away. I don’t consider this corrupting in any way.”
Posted by: Barky at September 15, 2023 01:02 PM (bJHK5)
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208
ASSEMBLED IN AMERICA
- That recent Ford (GM?) commercial
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Yep. I guess using the workers you will soon replace as evidence of patriotism is kind of shitty.
ASSEMBLED IN AMERICA
- That recent Ford (GM?) commercial
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Yep. I guess using the workers you will soon replace as evidence of patriotism is kind of shitty.
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 01:02 PM (pLaQB)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at September 15, 2023 01:02 PM (44ww/)
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If the uniparty could have just kept their corruption to a reasonable amount, they could have kept this going for a lot longer. But no, they had to be so damn greedy making it so obvious (with help from Trump), that a near majority sees and is disgusted.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at September 15, 2023 01:02 PM (fs1hN)
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They have to. It *must* grow. To "keep it reasonable" or shrink it means fewer people in their power empires. It has to grow until it eats the host and falls apart.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at September 15, 2023 01:02 PM (fs1hN)
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They have to. It *must* grow. To "keep it reasonable" or shrink it means fewer people in their power empires. It has to grow until it eats the host and falls apart.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 01:02 PM (t0OGg)
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I don't get the shutdown kabuki going on.
I thought McCarthy gave that up with the debt limit fight in the spring
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2023 12:50 PM (dWjpk)
Some of the actors may have changed, but it's still the same theatre piece.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:52 PM (ynpvh)
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They've been following & acting according to the same script since at least the 90s when Mr. Newt caved to Bubba after a few days of the #FakeFeralGovernmentShutdownFailureTheater (for which I never forgave him).
It's compromised pussies all the way down.
I saw The Compromised lussies open for ...
I thought McCarthy gave that up with the debt limit fight in the spring
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2023 12:50 PM (dWjpk)
Some of the actors may have changed, but it's still the same theatre piece.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:52 PM (ynpvh)
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They've been following & acting according to the same script since at least the 90s when Mr. Newt caved to Bubba after a few days of the #FakeFeralGovernmentShutdownFailureTheater (for which I never forgave him).
It's compromised pussies all the way down.
I saw The Compromised lussies open for ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 15, 2023 01:02 PM (aiD7a)
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Vice President Kamala Harris announced a U.S.-brokered agreement between TechMet and another company, Lifezone Metals, to mine one of the largest nickel deposits in the world: Tanzania's Kabanga mine.
Why would she be announcing anything ? Preview of "President" Harris ? {{{shudder}}}
Why would she be announcing anything ? Preview of "President" Harris ? {{{shudder}}}
Posted by: It's me donna at September 15, 2023 01:03 PM (bs+z0)
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A cordless angle grinder with a thin abrasive cutting disc would slice through that shit in a few seconds, even if the cable were armored.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 12:44 PM (lXePW)
Come on man... use the proper tool name:
Death wheel.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 12:44 PM (lXePW)
Come on man... use the proper tool name:
Death wheel.
Posted by: Inogame at September 15, 2023 01:03 PM (53oGX)
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Come on man... use the proper tool name:
Death wheel.
Posted by: Inogame at September 15, 2023 01:03 PM (53oGX)
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I thought the circular saw as the "death wheel."
Death wheel.
Posted by: Inogame at September 15, 2023 01:03 PM (53oGX)
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I thought the circular saw as the "death wheel."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 01:03 PM (t0OGg)
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Tundra is half-ton. That's fine for daily use, but not enough for many other uses, like heavy towing or hauling....
Posted by: Elric Blade
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Hold my beer for seven miles.
- Electric Ford and GM trucks
Posted by: Elric Blade
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Hold my beer for seven miles.
- Electric Ford and GM trucks
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 01:03 PM (9nwlC)
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Do you think about Rome every day like I do?
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I came; I saw; I conquered but not necessarily in that order!
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I came; I saw; I conquered but not necessarily in that order!
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at September 15, 2023 01:03 PM (krqg6)
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They have to. It *must* grow. To "keep it reasonable" or shrink it means fewer people in their power empires. It has to grow until it eats the host and falls apart.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 01:02 PM (t0OGg)
It really is just like a bad virus. It can't stop itself from growing out of control, that's its nature.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 01:02 PM (t0OGg)
It really is just like a bad virus. It can't stop itself from growing out of control, that's its nature.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 01:04 PM (i9ffA)
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It really is just like a bad virus. It can't stop itself from growing out of control, that's its nature.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 01:04 PM (i9ffA)
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More like a cancer, but yeah.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 01:04 PM (i9ffA)
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More like a cancer, but yeah.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 01:04 PM (t0OGg)
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@205
>>Tundra is half-ton. That's fine for daily use, but not enough for many other uses, like heavy towing or hauling. Many buyers need (or want) the 3/4 or full ton. And I've actually driven the Tundra, Silverado, Ram and F. The Big 3 full-size trucks are nice. That's where they spend their money in R&D.
Toyota is limited in what they can bring to market thanks to the shitty distribution deals they signed in the 50s when they first entered the US market.
So they mostly sell to foreign markets and foreign markets do not need or want monster pickup trucks.
They make less than 5pct margin on every vehicle they sell in the US.
And with sh*t going sideways in the US auto market, I can see them pulling up stakes and not selling anything in The US and Canada.
>>Tundra is half-ton. That's fine for daily use, but not enough for many other uses, like heavy towing or hauling. Many buyers need (or want) the 3/4 or full ton. And I've actually driven the Tundra, Silverado, Ram and F. The Big 3 full-size trucks are nice. That's where they spend their money in R&D.
Toyota is limited in what they can bring to market thanks to the shitty distribution deals they signed in the 50s when they first entered the US market.
So they mostly sell to foreign markets and foreign markets do not need or want monster pickup trucks.
They make less than 5pct margin on every vehicle they sell in the US.
And with sh*t going sideways in the US auto market, I can see them pulling up stakes and not selling anything in The US and Canada.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 15, 2023 01:04 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Mark Middleton at September 15, 2023 01:04 PM (bJHK5)
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Get a Rope.
Posted by: Pace Picante Cowboy at September 15, 2023 01:04 PM (Z8Yh2)
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In a conference call with rabbis, Puddin says he was "raised in the synagogues" of his state.
https://tinyurl.com/4c4nznuy
https://tinyurl.com/4c4nznuy
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 01:05 PM (sWM8x)
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If it’s union made I’m Not buying it. Period.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 01:00 PM (+KMfL)
Don't be buying gasoline, then. Or electricity.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 01:00 PM (+KMfL)
Don't be buying gasoline, then. Or electricity.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 01:05 PM (lXePW)
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The last big 3 vehicle I owned was a Jeep. Bought it new. Within 5k miles it stated making this weird noise a clicking sound every time the heater would come on. Took it in got it fixed. Then a few more k miles one of the struts needed replaced. Then the electric windows stopped working in then back. Then it developed a power steering thing,
All this within the first 20 k miles. And that was the last time I ever (or will ever) own a UAE made piece of junk.
All this within the first 20 k miles. And that was the last time I ever (or will ever) own a UAE made piece of junk.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 01:05 PM (+KMfL)
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nood Whitler 'kidnappers' acquittals NOOD
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at September 15, 2023 01:06 PM (krqg6)
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 01:07 PM (gmo/4)
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210 GM makes its money on trucks and supports the party that wants to ban trucks. Lol. Fuck them all. I hope Michigan starves.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 01:01 PM (+KMfL)
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GM made a deal with the devil (Obama) and accepted billions in bailout money, with strings -- more like Gleipnir -- attached. GM and the rest are completely dependent upon the good favor of government. They will ask "how deep?" when told to suck government dick. But don't you worry, they are already angling for another bailout to cover catastrophic EV losses. That's probably 50% of what this UAW strike is all about.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 01:01 PM (+KMfL)
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GM made a deal with the devil (Obama) and accepted billions in bailout money, with strings -- more like Gleipnir -- attached. GM and the rest are completely dependent upon the good favor of government. They will ask "how deep?" when told to suck government dick. But don't you worry, they are already angling for another bailout to cover catastrophic EV losses. That's probably 50% of what this UAW strike is all about.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 01:07 PM (iFTx/)
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Don't be buying gasoline, then. Or electricity.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 01:05 PM (lXePW)
Fair enough. Let me rephrase. If I have an option between union made and non union made, I will always choose non union.
Don't be buying gasoline, then. Or electricity.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 01:05 PM (lXePW)
Fair enough. Let me rephrase. If I have an option between union made and non union made, I will always choose non union.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 01:07 PM (+KMfL)
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231 In a conference call with rabbis, Puddin says he was "raised in the synagogues" of his state.
https://tinyurl.com/4c4nznuy
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 01:05 PM (sWM8x)
I'm sure he plagiarized it from someone.
https://tinyurl.com/4c4nznuy
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 01:05 PM (sWM8x)
I'm sure he plagiarized it from someone.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 01:07 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: short-armed nekkid lardass in the tub at September 15, 2023 01:07 PM (991eG)
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In a conference call with rabbis, Puddin says he was "raised in the synagogues" of his state.
https://tinyurl.com/4c4nznuy
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 01:05 PM (sWM8x)
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In a large, black, Puerto Rican Jewish neighborhood.
https://tinyurl.com/4c4nznuy
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 01:05 PM (sWM8x)
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In a large, black, Puerto Rican Jewish neighborhood.
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 15, 2023 01:08 PM (sktNV)
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Toyota is limited in what they can bring to market thanks to the shitty distribution deals they signed in the 50s when they first entered the US market.
So they mostly sell to foreign markets and foreign markets do not need or want monster pickup trucks.
They make less than 5pct margin on every vehicle they sell in the US.
And with sh*t going sideways in the US auto market, I can see them pulling up stakes and not selling anything in The US and Canada.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 15, 2023 01:04 PM (XV/Pl)
Toyota used to make really good mini-trucks for that segment of the market that doesn't need a huge truck. I guess they still make them for other markets, but you can't get any mini-trucks in the North American market.
So they mostly sell to foreign markets and foreign markets do not need or want monster pickup trucks.
They make less than 5pct margin on every vehicle they sell in the US.
And with sh*t going sideways in the US auto market, I can see them pulling up stakes and not selling anything in The US and Canada.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at September 15, 2023 01:04 PM (XV/Pl)
Toyota used to make really good mini-trucks for that segment of the market that doesn't need a huge truck. I guess they still make them for other markets, but you can't get any mini-trucks in the North American market.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 01:08 PM (lXePW)
241
ace, someone posted in JJ's thread that Biden's niece (an Obama aide) is now General Motors ESG bigwig
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Speaking of, did you know Blackrock bought up huge tracts of forest?
And then started suddenly pushing ESG with, coincidencently, a massive stock of carbon credits to sell?
And now they got some ratings agency to declare Bitcoin is ESG friendly?
Just as they are, purely by coincidence, buying millions in Bitcoin?
So, the "E" is to scam them by selling them their green products. The "S" to ruin their valuation for shorting. And the "G" to take them over.
The Mafia were nicer folks.
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Speaking of, did you know Blackrock bought up huge tracts of forest?
And then started suddenly pushing ESG with, coincidencently, a massive stock of carbon credits to sell?
And now they got some ratings agency to declare Bitcoin is ESG friendly?
Just as they are, purely by coincidence, buying millions in Bitcoin?
So, the "E" is to scam them by selling them their green products. The "S" to ruin their valuation for shorting. And the "G" to take them over.
The Mafia were nicer folks.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 15, 2023 01:09 PM (bbiUj)
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Kamalama Kabangabanga
Posted by: wth at September 15, 2023 01:09 PM (v0R5T)
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Vice President Kamala Harris announced a U.S.-brokered agreement between TechMet and another company, Lifezone Metals, to mine one of the largest nickel deposits in the world: Tanzania's Kabanga mine.
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Because Tech and Life are, like, an important part of life, and we are really great brokers. And, we all need nickles. When I was ten years old, I really liked nickles.
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Because Tech and Life are, like, an important part of life, and we are really great brokers. And, we all need nickles. When I was ten years old, I really liked nickles.
Posted by: Kamala at September 15, 2023 01:10 PM (VG0cN)
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The weekend is here
Posted by: Skip at September 15, 2023 01:14 PM (fwDg9)
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mine.
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Because Tech and Life are, like, an important part of life, and we are really great brokers. And, we all need nickles. When I was ten years old, I really liked nickles.
Posted by: Kamala
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She licked her nickels.
That's why she's the way she is.
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Because Tech and Life are, like, an important part of life, and we are really great brokers. And, we all need nickles. When I was ten years old, I really liked nickles.
Posted by: Kamala
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She licked her nickels.
That's why she's the way she is.
Posted by: Braenyard at September 15, 2023 01:17 PM (OxHMd)
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192 America was more America before people equated Ford with America.
Ford?
Everyone sing along: Baseball, hotdogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet!
Ford?
Everyone sing along: Baseball, hotdogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet!
Posted by: db (lowercase since 2008) at September 15, 2023 01:21 PM (wu87C)
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/sock
Posted by: Muldoon at September 15, 2023 01:38 PM (991eG)
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This is fascism as well as nepotism. It disgusts me to the see the Federal Government giving taxpayer money to the Chief-Of-Staff's brother-in-law. When does it end? How many autoworkers will have to live on their strike fund to make the President's Pals rich enough?
Posted by: william ferrin at September 15, 2023 02:31 PM (ZcaH4)
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Ummmm, anyone else notice the very first problem with this whole story?
TechMet, which is part-owned by the U.S. government
How do they get away with this?
TechMet, which is part-owned by the U.S. government
How do they get away with this?
Posted by: GWB at September 15, 2023 06:57 PM (M+Nrs)
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There$ Green in The Green Movement lots and Lots of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to be made by the Eco-Freaks with stupid Lawsuits
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