Monday, December 2, 2019
Financial Times, 8/28/16: "Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, is backed by the pro-western government that took power after Mr Yanukovich was ousted"
https://www.ft.com/content/c98078d0-6ae7-11e6-a0b1-d87a9fea034f :
The prospect of Mr Trump, who has praised Ukraine’s arch-enemy Vladimir Putin, becoming leader of the country’s biggest ally has spurred not just Mr Leshchenko but Kiev’s wider political leadership to do something they would never have attempted before: intervene, however indirectly, in a US election.
The editor isn't stupid. He just thinks you are.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, climate update for November 2019
Grand Rapids, MI, climate update for November 2019
Max temp 54, mean 66 (third lowest max since 1892)
Min temp 15, mean 17
Av temp 34.6, mean 39.1 (tied with 2018 for tenth coldest on record)
Precip 2.62, mean 2.84
Snow 6.5, mean 6.3
Heating Degree Days 910, mean 771 (ninth coldest on record)
HDD to date 1422, mean 1356 (4.9% colder than the mean, season to date)
I just hate it when Mark Zuckerberg says anything remotely reasonable
It means the robots will soon be almost impossible to detect.
America was an extremist country until 1913
So says this nut, Adam Grossman:
As a Libertarian, some of [Harry] Browne’s economic proposals were extreme—including, for instance, abolishing income taxes.
Well now, since the total public debt is today $23.076 trillion and climbing inexorably, I'd say the extremism is all post-1913. Measured in trillions, the public debt in 1913 was less than $0.00 trillion.
Isn't it obvious that income taxes have become irrelevant?
We spend in deficit every year and simply keep adding to the total owed. Might as well just stop collecting income taxes altogether, since we've decided we can borrow indefinitely. We never pay as we go, let alone make payments on what we owe.
Why are taxes even necessary anymore, since nothing has ever had to be paid for, or paid off?
Income taxes are dispensable.
Sunday, December 1, 2019
The FBI is in a shambles, but the DOJ is a complete train wreck
A 63-page report released last month found "numerous issues" with the
FBI's use of confidential sources during a period that included the
2016 election. That report revealed that the FBI lacked appropriate
procedures to vet and maintain oversight of sources like the ones used
against the Trump campaign. This created a security risk for the United
States. Yet no prosecutions have been announced.
Last August, an even more serious finding was released when the IG
determined that the FBI director himself [James Comey] had violated FBI policy and the
terms of his own employment agreement in disseminating classified
information for release to the media. Though the DOJ could have
prosecuted based on the report's findings, it declined to do so.
A May 2019 IG report implicated the FBI deputy assistant director for
unauthorized contacts with the media, illegally disclosing sealed court
documents and other sensitive information to the media, and accepting
gifts from the media. The DOJ declined to prosecute. But why? The IG
recommended prosecution.
The IG's June 2018 probe into the Hillary Clinton email investigation
implicated the FBI's head of counterintelligence, Peter Strzok, of
repeatedly articulating a strong political bias even as he headed up the
investigation of Clinton's exposure of classified information. The
500-page report, which reviewed 1.2 million documents and included
interviews with more than 100 witnesses, documented numerous
questionable decisions that benefited Clinton or damaged Trump, though
the IG acknowledged the parties denied their political bias impacted
their decisions.
Finally, an April 2018 report implicated FBI Assistant Director
Andrew McCabe of inappropriately authorizing the disclosure of sensitive
information to a reporter and repeatedly lying to investigators about
it. The report found McCabe lied four times, three under oath, and that
it was done "in a manner designed to advance his personal interests at
the expense of Department leadership." Though McCabe was fired, he
wasn't prosecuted.
The story is here.
DPRK News Service drops mask in rare display of counter-revolutionary personal gloating after second victory over US propaganda organs
The victory belongs to all the people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, not just you.
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Friday, November 29, 2019
England's Brexit party has gone off the rails just like Trump
It's like the two "movements", in reality just evanescent phenomena, upon discovering their political power went straight for the aisle where the stupid pills are kept and bought every last bottle.
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
There's strife in Iran
200,000 protesting fuel tax increases of 50% designed to pay for subsidies for 18 million poor. At least 143 killed. Perhaps 4,000 arrested.
731 banks, 140 government offices, 70 gas stations set ablaze.
50 internal security forces' bases attacked.
Maybe the rag-headed heathen bastards should stop funding nukes, rockets and terrorism instead.
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Fox News knucklehead: Colombian government proposals "would likely exasperate inequalities"
The government’s proposal to slash the minimum wage, salaries, and pension funds would likely exasperate these inequalities and was also a driving force behind the uprising.
More here about the recent massive anti-government protests.
Another knucklehead here just very recently had Colombia on the top ten list of best places to retire in the world.
Monday, November 25, 2019
Libertarian kook John Tamny of Real Clear Markets twists himself into a pretzel about Katie Hill, writes a convoluted mess about it, as usual
Rep. Katie Hill recently resigned her congressional seat after, among other things, a romantic relationship with a junior male staffer was revealed. ... [C]onservatives should stand their ground by defending Hill.
See here.
Never mentions the throuple. Never mentions the abuse of power by one in authority over younger subordinates, both male and female. Never mentions she broke her marriage vows to her husband in the process. Never mentions she and her husband used Congressional staff as a hunting field for their personal kinky sexual predation. Never mentions some of it must have occurred at taxpayer expense, etc., etc., etc.
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Hillary's personnel hubris contributed to her failure to win, Trump's personnel hubris is contributing to his failure to succeed
Both sides tweeting about this at the same time.
Elise Stefanik is on the side of The Body Snatchers' Donald Trump, not the one we voted for
The Trump we voted for promised a 10-point America First Plan which was ALL ABOUT IMMIGRATION, not climate, not tax cuts, not Obamacare, etc., especially ending DACA immediately by executive order and building NEW actual wall, not replacing existing with bollard fencing.
Friday, November 22, 2019
Pocahonky lied when she said she got fired from teaching for being pregnant, and now she's lied to a black woman saying her kids went to public school
Her son went to private school after 5th grade.
Private school is ok for me, but not for thee, black woman.
Rick Perry's Dept. of Energy infested with Chinese spies on US and China payrolls, stealing sensitive military information
Energy’s Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence had trouble
investigating because of the “language barrier” and “insular nature” of
the group of Chinese nationals working on six sensitive projects paid
for by the U.S. government.
More here.
Black protesters for charter schools interrupt Pocahonky, she says to Pressley: What do we do with this?
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
Madame President, China has launched nuclear cruise missiles at our entire pacific fleet and we have lost contact with all forces.
President Pocahonky:
What do we do with this?
Here.
Democrats' impeachment show has increased opposition to it among independents
Emerson national overall: 45% against 43% for right now vs. 44% against 48% for in October.
Emerson Independents: 49% against 34% for right now vs. 39% against 48% for in October.
Marquette Wisconsin: 53% against 40% for right now vs. 51% against 44% for in October.
Marquette Independents: only 36% for impeachment.
Reported here.
It's Trump statements like this on Hong Kong and Xi Jinping which keep me from supporting his re-election
"We have to stand with Hong Kong, but I'm also standing with
President Xi," Trump said. "He's a friend of mine. He's an incredible
guy. We have to stand, but I'd like to see them work it out."
Why stand with these brutal oppressors of freedom? Just so that we can trade with them?
Peggy Noonan thinks the purpose of conservatism is merely the preservation of the free market system, yet she supports Trump's impeachment.
She and Trump have more in common with each other than either of them does with real conservatism.
They are both thimble deep and symptomatic of the poverty of America's two party system.
More here.
It must be costing Hunter Biden a fortune to get Pocahonky to divide the Bernie wing of the party
Joe Biden was a key advocate for the financial bailout, which was
approved under the Bush administration and expanded under President
Barack Obama. He delayed his Senate resignation in January 2009 to cast
his final vote to increase funding for the Troubled Asset Relief Program
before taking office as vice president.
“These guys are not the most likable guys in the world,” Biden said
about the banks and hedge funds aided by the government intervention.
"But here are the facts ... Had we not bailed out the largest bank
institutions in the world, there would have been a flat-out depression.”
One of the firms that benefited was Rosemont Capital, a company led
by Hunter Biden’s business partners, Chris Heinz and Devon Archer. The
firm received the loans at a crucial time for Hunter Biden. The younger
Biden had stepped down from his lobbying business in late 2008,
reportedly due to pressure on his father’s vice presidential campaign.
More here.
Democrats rammed Obamacare down our throats on a party line vote, and now ABC News has the effrontery to report it's crushing the middle class
Democrat solution? Crush everyone, with Medicare for All.
Peggy Noonan must be joking: It was Sondland's third try at truthful sworn testimony and it was completely believable
Gee, just forget then that he perjured himself on the first two attempts?
But NOW you believe him?
What a joke Peggy is. She fits right in.
Here:
It was kind of the ballgame.
Thursday, November 21, 2019
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