Headlines

 

U.s., China to cooperate on climate crisis with urgency

The new U.S. plan to rival China and end cornering the market in rare earth metals

Biden finally calls border surge a ‘crisis’

USA Today: Rifles used in FedEx attack were purchased legally

Czechs expel Russian envoys, alleging Kremlin role in deadly 2014 blast

Israel general who helped destroy Iraq, Syria nuclear plants  says stopping Iran is harder

Maxine Waters to Minnesota rioters: Stay on the streets

Full House will vote to make D.C. a state Tuesday

Biden plays first round of golf as president

Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ series will cost at least $465 million for first season

Americans now say illegal immigration a bigger problem than coronavirus

Antifa rioters burn Portland Apple store, fire guns from cars

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Chauvin Trial

I don’t claim to have followed the testimony in the Derek Chauvin trial word for word ... but I do have an opinion on the matter.

Yes, it seems to me quite likely that George Floyd died of a combination of poor health and an overdose of drugs. Therefore, to me, police officer Chauvin did not kill him with his knee.

That being said, I do believe ... watching the video ... that Chauvin is guilty of a reckless disregard of George Floyd’s life ... when, after it was clear that Floyd had stopped breathing, he took no action for several minutes to try to resuscitate him ... and get emergency responders to help in this process. For this he should be punished to the full extent.

Whether my judgement is covered under any of the formal charges levied against Chauvin, I can’t say. And, if it isn’t ... and Chauvin either is found not guilty ... or it results in a hung jury ... I blame the overly aggressive prosecution in this matter ... including the Attorney General of Minnesota, Keith Ellison. This will be the real miscarriage of justice.

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Today’s Posers

 

I wonder if there are any gender or queer studies programs at Chinese universities? Or, better yet, how many students from China are enrolled here majoring in these same subjects? — Fletcher

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Necessary Medicine

 

Whether the never-Trumpers will ever admit it, but his four years were necessary medicine for our country. Yes, it was foul-tasting going down, but he did (partially) cure many of our ailments. Too bad we hawe insisted on going back to many of our unhealthy habits.

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Headlines

 

Border fiasco spurs blame game inside Biden world

Concerns over inflationary pressure on earnings will test stocks in week ahead

White House touts non-existent agreements with Northern Triangle countries to combat border crisis

Democrat priorities: ban Electoral College, amnesty, slavery reparations

Iran names suspect in Natanz attack, says he fled the country

Gunman who killed 8 workers at Indianapolis FedEx site had been detained for mental illness

Murders rose 50% in major U.S cities during ‘Defund the Police’ push

Cuomo: If cops were killing white kids, it would have ended

Feds hit Roger Stone with $2 million tax suit 

Worldwide Covid-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million

Biden reverses course after Dems criticize plan to keep Trump limits on overseas refugees

AOC calls on MLB to return All-Star game to Atlanta

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UFPs

 

Unidentified Flying Pyramids

The top video was taken in Hong Kong. The bottom one, from an airplane. Both are convincing. But my only question is: Which end of the pyramid is supposed to be up?

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Quotable Quote

 

If my ability to infect people with my politics had the transmission rate of Covid, the world would have never had a pandemic. — Fletcher

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Powerline Pic

 

Soon to be Senator AOC ...

BTW, I checked. Snopes says she DID graduate cum laude in economics from Boston University!

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A Short Poem

Epiphany

As night dissolves into day,

A discovered truth floats away.

Never to be recovered.

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Headlines

 

Police: 8 dead in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis

A ‘quantum leap’: Monster wind turbines are going to get even bigger

Russia vows retaliation against Biden’s new sanctions

Liberal Justice Breyer, late Justice Ginsberg opposed SCOTUS packing

 Lawmakers scramble for ‘musical chairs’ to view Biden’s first Capitol speech

China says its economy grew 18.3% in the first quarter, slightly missing expectations

Crazy Nanc sanely decides not to back Dem’s SCOTUS pacing bill — won’t bring it to vote

MLB favorability among Republicans plummets 35 points

New Jersey governor makes new push for ‘sweeping’ new gun laws

Bipartisan House group pushes to scrap SALT cap as infrastructure debate heats up

Trump plans endorsement in primary against Liz Cheney

U.N. ambassador: ‘White supremacy’ in America’s ‘founding documents’

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Nadler

 

Rep. Jerry Nadler, Chairman of House Judiciary Committee, packing the Supreme Court and his pants.

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Conformity

 

What is happening to previously reasonable people? Do we all need to conform ... or else? Has the size of one’s social media following become the determinant in the truth of one’s pronouncements?

Could it be that this desire for peer acceptance has intensified this conformity ... driven by the influence that social media platforms play. This may be why the woke society has taken hold like it has  ... with laughably ludicrous ideas being advanced to prominence.

Is this the price we must pay for every fundamental technological advancement?

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Obvious Truth

The most popular investment analysts on Wall Street are the perennial bulls. — Fletcher, a former investment analyst

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Quotable Quote

 

“Anyone who can throw coal into a furnace, can learn to code ... for heaven’s sake.” — Joe Biden

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Infrastructure

According to the Democrats ...

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Headlines

 

Pennsylvania launches ‘super MAGA Trump’ primary

‘Worries me  a lot’ that investors are ignoring  China risk: Stephen Roach

Report: Mitch McConnell wants a truce with Donald Trump

Biden claims, falsely, he vowed to pursue Osama Bin Laden to ‘Gates of Hell’

Democrats to introduce legislation to expand Supreme Court

Wall Street spent $2.9 billion to influence Washington during 2020 election

CNN insider: We hyped Covid to boost ratings — hoped more people died

U.S. Cap. Police: Had advanced warning of January 6 violence

Florida House passes controversial transgender sports ban

Tech industry group supported by Amazon and Google supports corporate tax hike

Kamala to (finally) travel to Guatemala and Mexico amid border crisis

Cotton: Biden admin says same things about American racism that China, USSR used to say

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The Party of Fear

If all the Asians, gays, tranies, snowflakes, Muslims, warmists, Covidphobes, blacks, environmentalists, feminists, Latinos, lesbians, union members, globalists and Deep Staters that the Democrats have managed to frighten to puckering ... in order to win their votes  ... does this mean that the Dems are unifying our country as they have promised?

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Reductio ad absurdum (Updated)

 There are an estimated 111,000 gas stations in the U.S. employing an estimated 908,000 people ... supported by an enormous supply chain. This is a large piece of our GDP and national private asset base ... see; Number of Gas Stations.

The Democrats’ $1.9 trillion “infrastructure” bill has decided to try to nationalize this sector by building 500,000 EV charging devices at the estimated cost of $50 billion ... a part of the $174 billion “investment” in this technology  ... all by 2030 ...  with the implication that recharging all EVs will be free ... paid by the U.S. taxpayers ... see: CNBC Article.

If this AOC-inspired remake of our transportation infrastructure ... nationalized from the private sector ... comes about, this is a gigantic gamble. One that I liken to China’s “Great Leap Forward” under Mao which resulted in an estimated 20 million lost lives.

Although I wouldn’t expect that this hyped Green New Deal bet would carry this same mortality, it well could destroy our economy for decades to come.

Are we willing to make such an enormous national wager based upon the intellicictual prowess of that bubble-headed Representative from the Bronx?

Afterward: My wife wants to remind you dear readers that the minimum time required for a full recharge of an EV is one and a half hours ... so that one may travel for another 5 or 6 hours. Ouch!

After afterward: See: Washington Examiner Article

                 How dare you!

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Carnac

 

The answer: Cabbage

The question: What’s the reason that there are none of these taxis in New York City anymore?

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Headlines

 

Biden moves to leverage corporate America’s falling out with the GOP

Moderna says it’s vaccine is more than 90% effective against virus six months after second shot

All U.S. troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan by 20th anniversary of 9/11

Head of NY BLM call for investigation into co-founder’s home purchases

Europe risks another tech tangel with vaccination passports

Tech billionaires are obsessed with climate change — but are they focused on the right areas?

Poll: Most American voters say voter ID laws don’t discriminate

Boehner: Trump ‘abused the loyalty and trust’ of his voters

Pelosi invites Biden to address Congress

New $3,000 child tax credit to start payments in July, IRS says

Minnesota cop who accidentally fatally shot motorist and police chief resign

Chicago teachers union to strike over reopening schools

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