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FBI Using the Same Fear Tactic From the First War on Terror: Orchestrating its Own Terrorism Plots

24th July 2021

Glenn Greenwald.

A lengthy CNN article — dressed up as an investigative exposé that was little more than stenography of FBI messaging disseminated from behind a shield of anonymity — purported in the headline to take the reader “Inside the plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer.” It claimed that it all began when angry discussions about COVID restrictions “spiraled into a terrorism plot, officials say, with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer the target of a kidnapping scheme.” CNN heralded the FBI’s use of informants and agents to break up the plot but depicted them as nothing more than passive bystanders reporting what the domestic terrorists were plotting.

The article never once hinted at let alone described the highly active role of these informants and agents themselves in encouraging and designing the plot.

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

23rd July 2021

My Time Is Up | Ricochet

Afghan interpreter for US Army was beheaded by Taliban. Others fear they will be hunted down too (CNN) America: No worse friend, no better enemy.

Border Patrol agents apprehend nearly 200 migrants at the border, more than half unaccompanied children

Biden Adopted Vague ‘30 by 30’ Conservation Plan From ‘Radical Environmental Groups,’ Nebraska Governor Says

McAllen City Manager Warns Migrants Maxing Out Bus System

Justice Dept. Won’t Probe Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s Nursing Home Policies If she were a Republican, of course, they’d be all over it.

Tony Podesta Hired By Huawei To ‘Warm Relations With Biden Administration’

 

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Pandemic Panic – It’s Titanic

23rd July 2021

Eric Clapton refuses to play venues requiring vaccines for concertgoers

Here We Go Again: Toyota Shutters Factory In Thailand Due To COVID ‘Delta’ Variant

SARS-CoV-2 Gamma variant infected 16 fully Pfizer vaccinated Guiana gold miners  Yeah, I’m gonna rush right out and get that vaccine.

The surreal lives of Arkansas nurses fighting Covid-19 inside the hospital and denial on the outside (CNN) Pushing the Narrative is what they do best.

Pfizer vaccine 88% effective against delta variant Yeah, I’m gonna run right out and get that vaccine.

CDC Director Says Delta Variant Of COVID-19 Among ‘Most Transmissible’ Viruses Known (Huffington Post) Push that Narrative!

List Of UK Venues That Could Mandate “Vaccine Passports” Already Expanding

Israel Finds Pfizer Jab Only 39% Effective At Stopping Delta Variant

Chicago Schools Will Require Masks

How to Lie While Telling the Truth: This Time on Vaccination Effectiveness

More Republicans Are Urging Supporters To Get Vaccinated

Federal Appeals Court Finds CDC Eviction Moratorium Unlawful

Life And Death In The Age Of Fear

Dangerous New Freedom Variant Causing People To Ignore Government And Live Their Lives  Babylon Bee.

Two Parent Advocacy Groups Sue California Gov. Over COVID-19 Mask Mandate for School Children

House Dems Reject GOP Effort To Compel Probe Into COVID Origins  Nothing to see here — move along, move along….

St. Louis Reimposes Mask Mandate

Biden Gaffe Renews Questions About COVID Transparency

 

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

23rd July 2021

Hunter Biden to Meet Art Shoppers, Despite WH Claim of Anonymity

 

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CNN’s Lemon of a Town Hall Meeting

23rd July 2021

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CNN became apoplectic whenever Donald Trump called them “fake news,” but on July 21, they offered President Biden a nationally televised boost that can accurately be described as a “fake town hall.”

A real town hall would sell tickets in a city like Cincinnati and let the locals mix it up with the president, ask them whatever was on their mind. That’s not what CNN does. It’s an “invitation only” audience, which means nobody boos or laughs at inappropriate times. CNN was talking over the video, but when Biden waved goodbye at the limited crowd, they gave him a standing ovation.

The questioners were typically tilted: eight Democrats and three Republicans, plus a mother who lost a son to opioids. Questions are clearly pre-scripted. The network knows exactly what’s going to be asked on what topic. CNN.com had a preview article telling viewers the night’s topics in advance. Airing it live doesn’t mean it’s lively.

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

22nd July 2021

MSNBC Doubles Down On Biden’s Lies About GOP Voting Laws

Biden Defends the Filibuster After Previously Saying It’s a ‘Relic of Jim Crow’

Pentagon to Restore Five Advisory Boards After Removal of Trump Loyalists

 

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GOP Lawmakers Push to Impeach Biden’s ATF Pick Before He’s Been Confirmed

22nd July 2021

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He still reminds me of Biff from BACK TO THE FUTURE.

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Mark Milley and Lloyd Austin Fail to Impress

22nd July 2021

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Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a retired general, held a press conference yesterday. The two managed to demonstrate one of two things. Either they are stupid or they believe the American public is stupid.

I vote for ‘both’.

 

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Michigan Republicans End Whitmer’s Emergency Law

21st July 2021

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GOP legislators in Michigan have abolished the law that allowed Democrat governor Gretchen Whitmer to continuously lock down the state since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

TheBlaze reports that the state House, which is led by the GOP, voted 60-48 Wednesday to repeal the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act of 1945, which granted Whitmer the authority she used in locking down Michigan indefinitely. The law gave extensive authority to governors in issuing emergency declarations and setting rules to “protect life and property or to bring the emergency situation within the affected area under control.”

The state Senate, also held by the GOP, voted 20-15 to repeal the law last week.

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the law was unconstitutional last October.

Since the repeal proposal had been the result of a citizen-initiated campaign, Whitmer is powerless to veto it.

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How Congress Keeps Putting Us Further Into Debt

21st July 2021

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For now, let’s use this stop to grab some popcorn and figure out how we got into this mess in the first place. We’re going to have to go back a bit to the post-war era. U.S. government spending fell from $93 billion in 1945 to under $35 billion by 1947. And by 1947, the U.S. was running a budget surplus of close to 2% of GDP to pay off the debt. Great money management.

But since that time, debt has been steadily rising and it really started piling up in the mid-2000s. So how does the government decide how much debt is too much? By agreeing on something called the debt ceiling—but Congress just keeps voting to raise or even totally suspend the debt ceiling. That would be like calling your bank and just upping your line of credit every time you’re close to maxing out a credit card.

Of course, the responsible thing to do would be to pay off your debt, not just hike the limit. Yet that’s exactly what Washington does when faced with a debt problem.

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Pandemic Panic – It’s Titanic

20th July 2021

In the final vote, the doubters were won over by the strength of the name IMMUNION.

Twitter temporarily suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for vaccine misinformation (CNN)

Twitter suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for spreading covid-19 misinformation (Washington Post)

Covid-19 breakthrough infections are preventable, but it’s going to take a big effort to stop them (CNN)

California’s COVID surge would vault a dozen or more counties to restrictive purple tier (The Mercury News)

Parents Notch Victory in Effort To Recall School Board Member Who Opposed Reopening

Amazon to Stop COVID-19 Testing for Warehouse Workers

The Panic Pandemic

UK Government Advisor Admits Masks Are Just “Comfort Blankets” That Do Virtually Nothing

Review of Abutaleb and Paletta’s Nightmare Scenario

Twitter Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene Over COVID-19 Vaccine Tweets

Dr. Fauci: School COVID Shot Mandates Wouldn’t Be a Surprise

Vaccinated Pelosi Aide, White House Official Who Welcomed Fugitive Texas Democrats Test Positive For COVID  Yeah, I’m gonna run right out and get that vaccine….

CDC: Delta Variant Now Accounts for 83 Percent of US Cases

Poll: Unvaccinated Believe COVID Vaccines Riskier Than Virus  Gee, I wonder why?

“You Don’t Know What You’re Talking About” – Frazzled Fauci Erupts After Latest Rand Paul Grilling

North Carolina County Starts Offering Door-To-Door COVID-19 Vaccinations

Apple urging retail staff to wear masks again even if they’re vaccinated  STOKE THAT FEAR! STOKE THAT FEAR!

Following The Science: Texas Issues Travel Ban On Democrats To Prevent Dangerous COVID Outbreak  (Babylon Bee) Close the border! Don’t let these plague vectors back in the state!

 

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DC Mayor Scrubs Anti-Castro Slogan From Cuban Embassy Entrance

20th July 2021

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It doesn’t say ‘Black Lives Matter‘ so you can’t have it.

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Fact-Checking 6 Claims at Senate Democrats’ Voting Law Hearing

20th July 2021

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Senate Democrats took their push to nullify state election laws on the road Monday, holding a “field hearing” in Atlanta to attack Georgia’s recent election reforms and promote their bill to eliminate voter ID and other requirements.

Only Democrat members of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee showed up to question witnesses, also all Democrats.

Bias? What bias?

 

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Lawsuit: DOD Shutters Air Force Academy Oversight Board, Nixes Review of Critical Race Theory

20th July 2021

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A member of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors has sued over Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin suspending the board, claiming it prevented vital oversight, including over the potential introduction of critical race theory in the university curriculum.

The board is one of 42 Defense Department advisory committees that Mr. Austin suspended to consider their “continued utilization,” according to a Pentagon memorandum.

The Air Force Academy board or AFA BOV remains shut down despite passing Mr. Austin’s April 30 deadline to complete the review.

 

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

19th July 2021

Poll: Majority of Americans Not Confident Kamala Harris Is Ready for Presidency How about those of us who are confident that she is not ready for the Presidency?

 

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Pandemic Panic – It’s Titanic

19th July 2021

Number of Infected Texas Lawmakers Who Fled State Rises to 5

Majority of Covid misinformation came from 12 people, report finds (The Guardian)

Biden is right. Purveyors of vaccine disinformation are killing people. (Washington Post)

Masks should be mandated again indoors in NYC even for fully vaxed: pol

Fed-up NYC parents demand an end to masking in schools

Former surgeon general says CDC mask guidance ‘premature’ and ‘wrong’

Las Vegas cafe owner says he and his employees are ‘shocked’ by renewed mask mandate

99% of Those Who Died from Virus Had Other Illness, Italy Says

US Surgeon General doubles down on Facebook-bashing amid vaccination information blame game

Children are spoofing Covid-19 tests with soft drinks

Fully Vaccinated GOP Florida Lawmaker Tests Positive for COVID  Boy, I’ll run right out and get that vaccine….

Pediatrics Group Contradicts CDC, Says All Children, Staff Should Wear Masks in School  (Dr. Fauci: Group’s New Mask Guidance for Schools ‘Reasonable’) “Follow the science!” “Which one?”

PARTY OF DEATH: Texas Democrats Put Lives at Risk as Biden’s COVID-19 Body Count Nears 200K

Dangerous Anti-Science Extremists Hold Super-Spreader Event In D.C.  Babylon Bee.

 

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11 Examples of Why Government Shouldn’t Go After Lawful Gun Industry

19th July 2021

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently issued a “first in the nation” executive order on gun violence, declaring it a “disaster emergency” in his state and vesting himself with the authority to treat it as a “public health crisis” just like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cuomo, a Democrat, also signed into law a bill to hold gun manufacturers and sellers liable for otherwise lawful conduct that nonetheless is deemed to create a “public nuisance.”

The new law effectively opens up the floodgates to frivolous lawsuits designed to kneecap a lawful industry and, with it, lawful gun ownership around the state of New York.

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John Thompson Speaks, Sort Of

19th July 2021

Scott Johnson at PowerLine turns over a rock.

Over the weekend FOX 9’s Tom Lyden reported the sordid details of DFL state representative John Thompson’s domestic assault charges going back a decade and more. Following the publication of Lyden’s story, the DFL establishment turned on Thompson. Every member of the DFL establishment called in unison for Thompson’s resignation.

Since he first appeared on the public scene in the summer of 2020, Thompson has manifested as an obvious racial hustler, thug, and nut. He has a screw or two badly in need of tightening. Yet the DFL stood behind Thompson until Lyden’s story broke this weekend.

Thompson’s initial statement attributed Lyden’s story to “an amplified showing of systematic racism[.]” It has become a conspiracy so immense that it extends to the state’s DFL leadership.

That of course includes “light-skinned Native woman” Peggy Flanagan, our lieutenant governor. Calling for Thompson’s resignation on Saturday, Flanagan sacrificed the mention of the credential she otherwise invariably cites when she opines on matters of public policy.

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Democrats Look to Crush States’ Highway Habit

19th July 2021

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House Democrats are trying to use a massive climate and infrastructure bill to change how Americans get around — by breaking states’ decades-old fondness for building highways.

Legislation the House passed this month is the biggest advance yet in Democrats’ efforts to bake climate policies into transportation, addressing the largest single contributor to the United States’ greenhouse gas output. It would also represent an historic shift away from the roads-first approach to federal transportation spending that has reigned since Dwight Eisenhower created the Interstate Highway System.

Anything to prevent people from going their own way.

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Pandemic Panic – It’s Titanic

18th July 2021

What anti-vaxxers sound like to me (CNN)

Say goodbye to your carefree Covid summer (CNN)

Politicians, health experts condemn vaccine misinformation as cases surge; first COVID-19 case at Olympic Village (USA Today)

In this summer of covid freedom, disease experts warn: ‘The world needs a reality check’ (Washington Post)

In France and Germany, those who reject vaccines find doors increasingly shut (Washington Post)

Long COVID Has Over 200 Symptoms, And They’re More Widespread in Us Than We Thought

Three Texas Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C. test positive for coronavirus Guess they ought to have worn masks on the plane, like us Dirt People have to do.

‘Everyone is dying’: Myanmar on the brink of decimation  Used to be that ‘journalists’ knew what ‘decimation’ meant. I guess no more.

Toxoplasmosis: An important risk factor for acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection

Toxoplasma – The Most Successful Parasite in the world

French Face 6 Months In Jail For Entering A Bar Or Restaurant Without A COVID Pass

UK Government Minister Suggests New Lockdown Before The Current One Has Even Ended

As Clock Strikes Midnight, Los Angeles Reinstates Masks – Sort of

Dana Trash: CNN Host Asks Surgeon General If Fox News Is ‘Killing People’ with COVID Opinion

 

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

18th July 2021

Calls for Biden to withdraw Land Management pick over alleged ties to eco-terrorists

Facebook Official: Biden Using Us as ‘Scapegoat’ for Vaccine Failures

Legal Group Investigating Biden Admin’s Coordination With Big Tech

 

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

17th July 2021

Biden Mulls Intervention In Cuba To Provide WiFi Remotely  I’m curious as to how this is the business of the U.S. government.

White House Admits To Flagging Posts To Be Censored By Facebook

Biden wanted a climate alliance with Europe. He’s getting a carbon trade war

Southern Border Sees Record-Breaking Surge In Illegal Crossings Despite Extreme Heat

On Voting Rights, MSNBC Attacks ‘Failing, Delusional, Hypocritical’ Biden

 

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Pandemic Panic – It’s Titanic

17th July 2021

Los Angeles County sheriff will not enforce new mask mandate: ‘Not backed by science’

Los Angeles Reinstitutes Mask Mandate Amid Concerning Spike Of Freedom  Babylon Bee.

Olympic Staffer Hospitalized In First Serious COVID Case Tied To Summer Games

Mass Infection Is Not an Option: We Must Do More to Protect Our Young

Networks Promote Biden Claiming Facebook Is ‘Killing People’ with COVID Misinformation

Kamala’s Husband Spreads Misinformation, Says COVID Vaccine ‘Only Thing’ That Will Prevent ‘Dying Or Getting Really Sick’

Facebook Responds With Facts After Biden Proclaims Big Tech Is “Killing People” By Not Censoring Speech

“This Is Worrying Me Quite A Bit”: mRNA Vaccine Inventor Shares Viral Thread Showing COVID Surge In Most-Vaxxed Countries

 

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Rep. John Thompson

17th July 2021

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I’ve stayed away from the story of DFL state representative John Thompson’s July 4 wee hours traffic stop by a St. Paul police officer for the past few days. Thompson is a racial hustler who rode his call to burn down Hugo, Minnesota last summer all the way to the state legislature in November 2020.

Thompson is the true face of Minnesota’s DFL. He stands for something far larger than himself. He would have you believe it’s racial victimhood. The story of the traffic stop is worth pausing over, as I have done in posts — here (July 10), here (Thompson’s statement, July 13), and here (officer’s bodycam, later that day).

I would like to update my notes in a set of bullet points to assess where we are while trying to give readers enough to get to the heart of the something larger that Thompson represents.

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

16th July 2021

Child Tax Credit: Janet Yellen Calls For Payments To Be Permanent (NPR)

Biden’s Vaccine “Strike Force” Plan Stinks Of Desperation

Biden Admin to Border Agents: Prepare for the Flood

Hunter Biden Prosecutor Avoided Moves That Would Have Revealed Probe Sooner

Ensuring Competition Requires Economic Freedom, Not an Executive Order  But it is a characteristic of the defective Democrat approach to governance that they think an executive order solves all ills.

Federal Prosecutor Paused Hunter Biden Investigation Before Election, Shielding Then-Candidate Joe From Public Embarrassment

Migrant Arrests Rose to 190,000 in June Despite WH Insistence Crossings a Seasonal Issue

Federal Judge Rules DACA Is Illegal, Blocking New Applications

 

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Pandemic Panic – It’s Titanic

16th July 2021

More Vaccinated People Are Dying of COVID in England Than Unvaccinated – Here’s Why

LA County Reinstates Mask Mandate As COVID Cases Rise, Young Black Residents Dominate Unvaxx’d

WHO To Correct ‘Errors’ In Report On Early COVID Cases In Wuhan, Won’t Release Underlying Data

CDC Defends US Transit Mask Mandate as Some Call for Scrapping

Is Ivermectin for Covid-19 Based on Fraudulent Research?

More States Block Mask Requirements, Dr. Gottlieb Says LA’s Decision Was “The Wrong Move”

Utah Gov. Cox: Vaccine Hesitancy Is ‘Literally Killing People’  That’s the chance you take with freedom.

CDC Director Walensky Warns of ‘Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’ STOKE THAT FEAR! STOKE THAT FEAR!

 

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Collusion Writ Large

16th July 2021

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If you had any doubt that big tech has been colluding with the federal government, the feds have confirmed their attack on the first amendment without any apologies.

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has jumped into the fray of overplaying government power by publicly calling for all media outlets to edit out or refuse to publish what he calls “misinformation”; this term is a substitute for “information we don’t like or don’t agree with.” His behavior is an attack on the Constitution, an insult to our citizenry, and a demonstration that the federal government will use any tactics, legal or illegal, to achieve its agenda. He issued a 22-page document trying to justify his actions.

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

14th July 2021

Biden Admin Waives Sanctions on Iranian Oil Trade As DOJ Announces Charges On Spy Network

Nets Back Biden’s Vilification of GOP as Greatest Threat to America

Joe Biden, shameless liar

‘Voter ID Is The Greatest Attack On Democracy’, Says Man Trying To Seize Complete Federal Control Of Elections Babylon Bee.

Report: Traumatized Ex-Harris Staffers Terrified at Thought of Her Becoming President

Biden Taps Son of Top Dem Donor for Product Safety Post

Hunter Biden, Watercolor Grifter

 

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Intro to Eight Election Fraud (and Related) Claims

14th July 2021

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A shorter, manageable introduction to just eight interesting claims. We’ll start with my three favorite claims that didn’t pan out; then we’ll cover four claims I think should be taken seriously (ok, three claims and one set of claims); and then we’ll look at one claim that raises more questions than answers for me.

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Gottlieb Casts Doubts on COVID ‘Boosters Forever’

14th July 2021

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Former Food and Drug Administration head Dr. Scott Gottlieb said on Wednesday that people may not need to get regular COVID-19 booster shots “forever” if people “get a much more durable response” from the vaccine.

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Facebook wants FTC chair Lina Khan to recuse herself from antitrust case

14th July 2021

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Facebook lawyers have filed a petition for recusal to the FTC, asking for chair Lina Khan to not be involved in discussions about pursuing an antitrust case against the social media giant.

New Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan has already faced a recusal petition following the reported start of an antitrust investigation into Amazon’s buying MGM. Now Facebook’s lawyers have done the same as Amazon’s, arguing that Khan’s previous criticisms of the company mean its case cannot receive fair consideration.

According to the Financial Times, in almost 8,000 words, Facebook cites multiple instances of Khan’s comments or actions which it maintains mean she should not be involved in a case.

The Biden administration has engaged in appointing unprecedented numbers of activists to regulate companies that they have spent years hating on.

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Court Rules ‘Memoji’ Trademark Holder Created App Just to Sue Apple

14th July 2021

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Our current ‘intellectual property’ laws, like any monopoly, brings rent-seekers out of the woodwork to leech off of the productive work of others.

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

13th July 2021

BACKLASH: CNN Mercilessly Mocked for Biased Story Protecting Biden from Rising Gas Prices

Biden on Track to Have Most Expensive White House Staff in US History  Spending money is pretty much what Democrats do.

The FTC train wreck continues

Biden’s ‘Competition’ Executive Order Is a Central Planner’s Dream

Biden Taps GOP Former Sen. Jeff Flake for Turkey Ambassador  Don’t think of it as selling out; think of it as buying in.

Hunter Biden’s Art Sales: Ethical Mess Made Worse by White House

Oversight Members Outline ‘Pattern of Ethical Issues’ at Granholm’s Energy Department  Gee, Rick Perry never had these problems….

Yellen Urges Development Banks To Stop Fossil Fuel Funding

 

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Unmasked Texas Dems Defy Biden

13th July 2021

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A publicity stunt could cost Texas Democrats up to $1.75 million after lawmakers went maskless on their privately chartered planes to Washington, D.C., violating Biden administration regulations on air travel.

More than 50 state legislators chartered private flights on Monday in an attempt to prevent the Republican-led legislature from passing a number of election- and gun-related bills. The group posted a photo aboard an airplane showing that at least 18 participants on one flight shunned masks, a violation that carries fines up to $35,000 per offense and potential criminal penalties, should federal officials take action.

Which they won’t. Prediction: Nobody will get fired. Nobody will go to jail. Rules don’t apply to Cloud People; only to Dirt People.

The violation of federal law constitutes the latest legal woes for the Texas Democrats after the state’s governor, Republican Greg Abbott, said he would order the arrest of the legislators when they return home.

Legal woes are legal woes only when the people who are supposed to enforce the law actually enforce the law. Prediction: Nothing will be done. The Crust takes care of its own.

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

12th July 2021

Biden’s State Department: ‘We Support The Cuban People As They Rise Up To Protest Georgia’s Voter ID Laws’  Babylon Bee.

Rural Americans Burn Kamala Harris At The Stake For Witchcraft After She Shows Them A Photocopier Babylon Bee.

Doocy Calls Out WH Deflection on Cuba as AP, CNN Reporters Try to Blame Trump

 

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Pandemic Panic – It’s Titanic

12th July 2021

Can the Pfizer or Moderna mRNA COVID Vaccines Affect Your Genetic Code?

MSNBC guest suggested ‘anti-vaxxer’ movement is white supremacy targeting communities of color  Looking at her picture, I guess she has maybe three black people in her ancestry.

Woman Dies With Two COVID-19 Variants After Contracting Virus From Different People (Daily Beast) Pushin’ the Panic.

Infections rise in 42 states; Fauci says it’s ‘horrifying’ to see people cheer lack of vaccinations: COVID-19 updates

German Court Orders YouTube To Pay 100,000 Euros For Censoring Pandemic Protest Footage

40% Of Brits Want Mask Mandates In Place Forever, Unvaccinated Permanently Banned From Foreign Travel’ New Poll Finds

‘Vaccines Should Be Mandatory,’ Says Woman Wearing My Body, My Choice T-Shirt  Babylon Bee.

An Inside Look At Lockdown Orders From 2020

FDA Plans Warning on J&J Vaccine for Autoimmune Disorder  Sure, I’m going to run right out and get vaccinated.

 

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The Vaccine Industry

12th July 2021

Freeberg nails it.

Yesterday I hung up on our first “schedule your free vaccine appointment” telemarketer. Yay, my tax dollars at work.

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UK: Farming & Government Net Zero

12th July 2021

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The problem with being rural is that government and a major part of the population aren’t rural and in some cases haven’t got a clue what is going on. To put this in perspective somebody mentioned to me four issues those in authority hold against rural dwellers. They feel that these things are standing in the way of us reaching net zero. We are, ‘car dependent, have low density housing and are hooked on oil burning, and then there is intensive agriculture.’ To be fair it isn’t merely government, the entire political class and a lot of quangos and pressure groups are trapped in the same mindset.

We have the same problem in America. The Crust on the Left Coasts consider Flyover Country (when they think about us at all) as an impediment to whatever Grand Scheme they’ve just come up with rather than a constituency that they’re there to serve.

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

11th July 2021

Kamala Harris slammed for claiming rural Americans can’t photocopy their IDs

NYC gallery selling Hunter Biden art gets vandalized  Gee, I wonder why.

Dear President Biden, You Need An Education, Starting With The Meaning Of “Free”

Rep. Zeldin: Migrant Surge at Border a ‘Staggering Crisis’

 

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Pandemic Panic – It’s Titanic

11th July 2021

California schools to require masks for fall classes — despite CDC guidance Follow the science! Or not.

Were Minorities Disproportionately Impacted by COVID?

OMITTED: Gov. Andrew Cuomo Says COVID Gave Him a ‘Tremendous Personal Benefit’

Watch: CNN Doctor Says It’s “Time To Start Mandating” COVID Vaccines  If it’s good, make in compulsory. That’s the proglodyte way.

 

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

10th July 2021

WH Press Secretary Psaki: Hunter Biden’s Art Buyers to Remain Anonymous  That way nobody but the Bidens will know who’s paying the bribe.

White House Outlaws Arrest Of Pregnant And Postpartum Illegal Immigrants  After all, we can’t interfere with their having anchor babies.

Biden Announces Partnership With Skynet To Create Army Of Door-To-Door Vaccine Enforcement Robots  Babylon Bee.

The art of the con

Biden Inc.: Hunter, Joe, & The Mexican Oligarchs

 

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Pandemic Panic – It’s Titanic

10th July 2021

Five undervaccinated clusters put the entire United States at risk (CNN)

New study on delta variant reveals importance of receiving both vaccine shots, highlights challenges posed by mutations  Washington Post keeps pushin’ the panic.

MSNBC Wails: Blame Republicans for Sluggish Vaccination Rates!

So Who’s a Covidiot Now?

Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19

Just 25 ‘Under 18s’ Died From COVID In England, 100s Died From Suicide And Trauma

Covid: Children’s extremely low risk confirmed by study

People Who Recover From COVID-19 At “Very Low Risk” Of Re-Infection: Study

Flashback: Politico Harshly Derided Wuhan Lab Leak Theory as Like a ‘Dystopian Movie Plot’

31 Republicans Request IG Probe of COVID Unemployment Fraud

“Ignore No Soliciting Signs, Use Your Script”: Vaccine Door-Knocking Documents Revealed  Good way to get a knuckle sandwich at our house.

Quarter-dose of Moderna Covid vaccine still rouses a big immune response  Makes you wonder about the ‘science’ behind the current dosage standards.

Will The Pandemic PTSD Ever End: Maui’s Mayor Asks For “Fewer Tourists” As Tourists Arrive En Masse  A Democrat invested in the Panic.

 

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War on Biden’s anti-gun ATF nominee escalates

9th July 2021

Read it.

I still say he looks like Biff Tannen from Back to the Future.

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Pandemic Panic – It’s Titanic

9th July 2021

Fauci Defends Vaccines As Research Shows Antibodies Don’t Protect Against Delta

Large UK Study: Very Few Kids Need to Shield From COVID

COVID-19 Death Toll In California County Drops 22% After Revision  COVID deaths have repeatedly been over-reported by those attempting to keep the Pandemic Panic perking along.

Ending Lockdown

100 More Cops Dispatched To Sydney To Help Enforce Lockdown As Cases Climb  Not a good time to be in Australia.

FDA, CDC Condradict Pfizer, Claim There’s No Need For “Booster” Vaccines… Yet  Pfizer’s check to the DNC must have bounced.

Vaccinated Teachers and Students Can Ditch Masks: CDC  How generous!

 

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

9th July 2021

The Costs of Biden’s Big Government

Biden Does Not Need A Domestic “Terrorism” Agenda Unless He Is About To Violate American Rights

Biden’s Decline Continues Apace

Biden Dusts Off Bush’s Old ‘Mission Accomplished’ Banner To Mark Victory In Afghanistan  Babylon Bee.

 

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

8th July 2021

Biden Giving Chicago Billions to Address Mayor Lightfoot’s Crime Wave

Tensions Run High On Border As Crisis Worsens

There Are Still Over 14 Million Americans On Some Form Of Government Dole

Aides Getting Nervous As Biden’s Life Alert Button And Nuclear Launch Button Look Remarkably Similar  Babylon Bee.

White House Looking to Keep Hunter Biden Art Deals Secret

Soros-Funded Groups Call on Biden To Ignore China’s Abuses in Order To Fight Climate Change

 

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Big Business Loves Big Government

8th July 2021

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“Big business and big government are not enemies like a lot of people think they are,” says American Enterprise Institute fellow Tim Carney in my new video. “When government gets bigger, whether it’s through spending or taxes or regulation, the big guys, big business benefits.”

Consider the $15 minimum wage. People think of that law as pro-worker. But big companies like Walmart, Costco and Amazon lobby in favor of it. Why?

Because big business can afford robots. Their competitors often cannot.

 

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Tucson to Ignore Arizona’s ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ Law

8th July 2021

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ucson city officials are planning to ignore Arizona’s new “Second Amendment sanctuary” law, preventing state and local governments from enforcing specific federal gun regulations.

The move made by Democrat Mayor Regina Romero and the Tucson City Council puts the sale of firearms at odds with the Republican-led state.

The southern Arizona city has a long history of enforcing gun laws stricter than the state. The measures have included mandating background checks of guns bought on city property and destroying seized firearms. But over the years, those measures have been challenged after Republican-led efforts enacted laws barring those measures.

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Today in the Biden-Harris Slow-Motion Train Wreck

7th July 2021

Biden Admin Deletes References to Palestinian Terror Incitement From Congressional Report

Biden, Psaki To Go Door To Door On Bikes Asking If You Have A Moment To Talk About Getting Vaccinated  Babylon Bee

Updated Death Certificates Require Choosing Between COVID, Climate Change, Or Systemic Racism As Cause Of Death

Trafalgar Poll: American Majority Doesn’t Believe Biden Is Running WH

U.S. to add ‘X’ gender marker on passports

Psaki says there is ‘systemic racism’ in learning institutions amid Nikole Hannah-Jones UNC controversy

 

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Pandemic Panic – It’s Titanic

7th July 2021

Israel Sends 700,000 Vaccines to South Korea After Palestinians Back Out of Deal

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Put Students in Danger

CDC Insists Benefits Of mRNA Vaccines Still “Clearly Outweigh” Risks Of Dangerous Side Effects

Covid Passports – Malfunctions, Discrimination and Police Abuse of Process

Delta Is Now the Dominant Coronavirus Variant in the U.S.: Coronavirus Updates

Apple Watch and other wearables can detect long-term effects of COVID-19, early research suggests  Speaking as an Apple shareholder, I would encourage you to buy an Apple watch.

Courts Deal Repeated Blows to Race-Based COVID Stimulus

 

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