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February 14, 2024

The Morning Report — 2/13/24

Good morning, kids. Still under the weather so this will be more or less an open thread. Sorry about that. Hopefully I ca return to normal tomorrow.

"The impeachment resolution was passed along party lines, with three Republicans — Reps. Buck (R-CO), McClintock (R-CA), and Gallagher (R-WI) — defecting to join Democrats against the measure. Now that the House has formally impeached Secretary Mayorkas, the Senate will convene to hold a trial and determine if the Biden appointee should be removed from office."
Biden Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas IMPEACHED By U.S. House

Scott McKay: "Democrats are not going to do to their president what Republicans did to Nixon."
The Deepening Joe Deadhorse Dilemma

"Tony Bobulinski told House lawmakers running a presidential impeachment inquiry that President Biden ‘sold out to foreign actors.’"
Bobulinski: Joe Biden Was ‘The Brand’ His Family Was Selling To Foreign Governments

"Bitcoin speculation siphons dollars from actually productive economic activity."
Is Bitcoin "America First?"

"The ills befalling Oakland are merely the most severe examples of those afflicting every large and medium-sized city in California, where progressive politics reign supreme in what has become a one-party state. The state that produced President Ronald Reagan in the 1980 election may soon, should Joe Biden be ushered into retirement, produce President Gavin Newsom. I cringe at the thought of it."
Today, Oakland; Tomorrow, Everywhere?

". . . due to its proximity to the Muslim world, it has had centuries of experience with Islam, particularly during the Ottoman Empire. As a result, the ordinary Greek has historically held a more negative view of Islam than the average Western European or American. Even in 2009, 67 percent of Greeks saw a "clash of cultures" between Christianity and Islam."
Greeks increasingly less tolerant of Islam after migrants defile churches: report

A 51% majority responded that they would rate Biden’s mental sharpness either “poor” (18%) or “unacceptable” (33%), versus a minority of 29% who answered that his mental abilities warranted either an “excellent” (13%) or “good” (16%) grade.
As Damning DOJ Report Emerges, Voters Worried About Biden’s Mental Acuity: I&I/TIPP Poll

All I could think of when I saw this was the old Dave Chappelle joke about being "genetically predisposed to liking chicken" because he’s black.
Biden's Black History Month Lunch...Complete with Fried Chicken

"What explains the gap between robust official job numbers and Americans’ pessimism on the economy?"
Employment’s Hidden Figures

Johnson indicated Monday night before the vote that the Senate was wasting its time working to pass a foreign aid package without first taking meaningful steps to secure the border, stating “America deserves better than the Senate’s status quo.”

Throwdown: Speaker Johnson Brushes Off Mitch McConnell Ukraine Funding Push, Says House ‘Certainly’ Will Not Vote on Senate Plan

"In the recent slow gains of territory that the Russians have achieved it could have captured terminals and begun using them, in their correct location. SpaceX would have no way to knowing who the user is."
Ukraine: Russia using Starlink; Musk: No we don’t allow it

"Proceedings slated to take place in each of the cases this week will shed more light on their timelines and whether a trial will be held ahead of the 2024 election. Importantly, Trump’s bid to dismiss his election interference case is now back before the Supreme Court, and the justices’ coming decision will determine whether proceedings can resume at the lower court."
It’s a Make-or-Break Week for Trump’s Four Criminal Cases

"Hunter Biden faces several felony gun charges stemming from allegations that he lied on a background check form to obtain a firearm, falsely claiming that he was not addicted drugs."
Biden’s DOJ Releases Photos From Hunter Biden’s Phone Showing ‘Apparent’ Cocaine, Crack Cocaine

The bill would be the first state law enshrining social transitions at school and has a strong chance of passing given that Colorado Democrats hold a supermajority in the legislature.
Colorado Dems Move To Require Public Schools to Socially Transition Gender-Confused Students

"Phrasing
White Woman Hosting Illegal Immigrants Says ‘She Feels Like She has Her Own Personal Chef”

"So if Moreno was a deportable alien as recently as 2022, then she was likely not eligible to buy a gun in Texas. You know what else she wasn't eligible to do? Vote. But Hooper, who has political connections, pulled up the woman's alleged voting data in Texas. Guess what he found?"
Megachurch Shooter, an Alien Who Should Have Been Deported, Likely Voted in 2020 Election

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Buck (R-CO), McClintock (R-CA), and Gallagher (R-WI) — defecting to join Democrats against the measure. Now that the House has formally impeached Secretary Mayorkas, the Senate will convene to hold a trial and determine if the Biden appointee should be removed from office." Biden Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas IMPEACHED By U.S. House Scott McKay: "Democrats are not going to do to their president what Republicans did to Nixon." The Deepening Joe Deadhorse Dilemma "Tony Bobulinski told House lawmakers running a presidential impeachment inquiry that President Biden ‘sold out to foreign actors.’" Bobulinski: Joe Biden Was ‘The Brand’ His Family Was Selling To Foreign Governments "Bitcoin speculation siphons dollars from actually productive economic activity." Is Bitcoin "America First?" "The ills befalling Oakland are merely the most severe examples of those afflicting every large and medium-sized city in California, where progressive politics reign supreme in what has become a one-party state. The state that produced President Ronald Reagan in the 1980 election may soon, should Joe Biden be ushered into retirement, produce President Gavin Newsom. I cringe at the thought of it." Today, Oakland; Tomorrow, Everywhere? ". . . due to its proximity to the Muslim world, it has had centuries of experience with Islam, particularly during the Ottoman Empire. As a result, the ordinary Greek has historically held a more negative view of Islam than the average Western European or American. Even in 2009, 67 percent of Greeks saw a "clash of cultures" between Christianity and Islam." 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