The Morning Report — 2/19/24

Good morning, kids. Hope you're having a good President's Day weekend holiday. As you probably know, I was absent for much of last week with as it turns out a not insignificant health scare. I'm not going to go into details, but thank God that so far it appears as if I came out of it relatively unscathed and able to function physically and mentally seemingly much as before. Time will tell going forward and there will be doctor visits and some tests in the near future to indeed confirm what the hell happened, and the odds of God-forbid something similar happening again. Right now, I'm on meds and things are under control.

If I didn't before, I most certainly believe in the power of prayer because all of you who were praying for me, let me tell you, it worked (and don't stop!). I hope this episode was indeed a one-off and with that said, I will try to resume the Morning Report to the level of quality that you expect and deserve, to the best that my energies and abilities can make it. "Thank you" doesn't even begin to express my gratitude to my brothers from other mothers CBD and Mis Hum for doing yeoman's work in filling in, as well as Ace and the cobs. You all honor me every single day with your time, fellowship, insights, bizarre humor and just knowing you're all out there in those little gray boxes. It makes it all worth while, even if all you do is just read the comments!

God bless you all.

Well, it looks as if this hack in black Enorgon/Gorgon/Erdogon/Enron creep has, surprise surprise, found Donald Trump and his business guilty of somehow defrauding the public by the overvaluing of the properties under his aegis.

When a clearly partisan judge can order Trump to pay $350 million in damages despite there being literally no victim in the financial crime he's alleged to have committed, that's a problem. 

While many on the left will celebrate any ruling against Trump because they hate him, some are seeing these stories for what they really are. For example, MSNBC host Katy Tur questioned the legitimacy of Judge Arthur Engoron's ruling banning Trump from running his businesses in New York for three years.

“[The rule] doesn't have to show the harm done. It's not the burden. You don't have to show that anybody was hurt by your practices. There's nobody you defrauded specifically,” [Katy] Tur said. “They looked at 150 cases over 70 years and found there was no case where there was a ban on doing business where there wasn't harm shown. So even though the threshold is harm shown, in the past, it has only been used to ban someone doing business when it's been shown that somebody was hurt. Say you're selling cosmetics that are poisoning you. Is it fair to go after Donald Trump like this in this environment, is my question?”

Even Tur could see that the judge was just using the opportunity to punish Trump. . . The bank Trump was alleged to have defrauded even testified in Trump's defense. So, there was no victim and no actual crime. At least one person at MSNBC could see what's really going on.

And yet. With that as well as the sturm und drang over Fani "Gotta Be Da Butt Bob" Willis clear corruption, misappropriation of funds and other abject criminality in her prosecution of Trump over supposed attempts to overturn/interfere with the 2020 election results in GA, which to my mind were all completely above board and well within his right to do but let's not bother about legal niceties, the law fare being hurled against him from Soros DA Alvin Bragg in NY almost gets lost in the sauce:

Special counsel Jack Smith and prosecutor Fanni Willis claim Trump "unlawfully interfered with the 2020 presidential election by trying to enlist state and federal officials in his efforts to stop Biden from taking office," according to Reason.com's Jacob Sullum. 

But Trump's claim of immunity isn't quite as "wild" as some on the left suggest. Presidential immunity was designed to prevent "frivolous, politically motivated criminal charges against former presidents," as Sullum points out.

That might not be the case entirely with the Smith and Willis cases. After all, there are statutes that may have been violated.

The three-judge appeals court hearing Trump's immunity claim found the argument unconvincing. The court ruled that "the danger" Trump perceived "appears slight" given prosecutors' "ethical obligations" and "additional safeguards," such as "the right to be charged by a grand jury upon a finding of probable cause."

So, trust Jack Smith. Trust Fanni Willis because they're prosecutors and wouldn't dream of putting their thumbs on the scale of justice, right?

In the hush money case, District Attorney Alvin Bragg is taking Trump to trial not for committing a crime but for interfering with the 2016 election by lying about his affair with Daniels and paying to cover it up. 

Falsifying business records becomes a felony, punishable by up to four years in prison, when the defendant's "intent to defraud" includes "an intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission thereof." What was the other crime? Bragg claims Trump "violated election laws" when he instructed Cohen to pay Daniels. Which election laws? Bragg so far has refused to say. "The indictment doesn't specify them because the law does not so require," he told reporters last year. . .

. . . Bragg came up with 32 meaningless charges just to pile on the potential felonies. His reasoning is that one of them ought to stick and give him a big notch on his tomahawk.

Bragg may actually have done Trump a favor. The Stormy Daniels hush money trial begins March 25. It's possible that Trump could be found not guilty on all charges, immediately leading to the perception that the other cases against Trump are equally as frivolous and accept Trump's view that these are all political prosecutions. 

Well, in a sane world, perhaps this all would be a house of cards that will come crashing down on the Dems. But in a sane and just world, none of these charges ever would have been brought and the 2020 election never would have been stolen. And not being in a sane world means beyond the prosecution it's the judges and juries that are as equally corrupted as those who weaponized the law against an innocent man, and by extension those who support him.

As of right now, 2024 will be a rematch of 2020. Except this time, the nation has been dragged so far down on every level that even some hardcore Democrat loyalists are shrieking ¡no mas!, at a minimum only focusing on the vegetable-in-chief but perhaps more broadly on the Democrats in general. That remains to be seen and of course it will take a political party and movement that is smart enough and really willing enough to point out the differences 24/7/365 from now until the end of time.

Love Trump, hate Trump, wish it was someone other than Trump, forget it. It's Trump. Warts and all, he is the rallying point. Get behind him and make the case for what he represents, which is us. America. And our last chance before the whole shithouse goes up in flames.

There is a clear choice looming in the presidential election of 2024 and the clarity of that decision becomes more obvious every day as the United States government self-destructs, RINOs continue to accelerate the growth of the Uniparty, the border remains open, billions are funneled into the black hole of Kyiv and a third world war has never looked more palatable to the madmen who run defense policy. 

Trump looks like the only rational choice to make.

What passes for government in America must be taken off life support. 

President Joe Biden appears to be only vaguely aware of his circumstances and only partly conscious at times. While Biden attempted to welcome King Abdullah II of Jordan to the White House, the president seemed only barely there. His brief monologue was reminiscent of a Foster Brooks routine from a Dean Martin Roast as he rambled on and actually thought he saw his former boss, President Barack Obama, in the audience. It was too much even for uber-liberal Jon Stewart who tore into Biden’s obvious dementia. 

If you’ve never laughed at Stewart in your life – and I hadn’t – this bit might provoke at least some mild hilarity. 

But the Senate is demented too. Last Sunday, Democrats and RINOs teamed-up to create an aid bill that was so monstrous in its proportions that it beggars belief that there are this many idiots sitting in the upper chamber collecting their salaries and watching the country descend into bankruptcy while they fund foreign wars that the United States cannot even afford to watch as an interested bystander. 

But there was Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his bosom pal Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) declaring some kind of victory as the Senate passed this laughably corrupt "legislation" 67-27. There were 18 RINOs who joined their Democratic partners in passing this aid bill on a Super Bowl Sunday of all days. . .

. . . [J.D.] Vance also noted that the bill contains a “kill switch” that would force a Trump presidency to continue to send money to Ukraine. 

But if you think this is crazy, consider that this odious bill has been sewn to another legislative cadaver to create a Frankenstein monster of legislative decay. 

The “border security” bill is attached to the “aid” package and the entire monstrosity is headed back to the House of Representatives. 

The border bill that will do nothing to seal America’s southern border only served to remind Americans that the craven and venal politicians taking their orders not from Americans but from lobbyists are not concerned about an invasion of illegals but about seeing Ukrainians and Russians killed as the NATO syndicate continues to expand. 

Fortunately, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), whether for fear of losing his job or not, is saying this $118 billion gift from the Senate is “dead on arrival.”

Is this any way to run a government – democratic or otherwise? 

The Democrats have tried to eliminate Trump by whatever means necessary. The FBI and the Department of Justice continue to persecute him. The federal bureaucracy is actively planning to undermine and potentially defeat his presidency on their expectation – get this – that he will use his office to persecute his political enemies. Of course this has been reported by the legacy media as another example of how the Deep State is going to save us from another Trump presidency.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• Clarice Feldman: "There are several cases now pending in the Supreme Court questioning whether the government can censor internet communications through proxies what it cannot do directly."
  Has Our Government Erased the First Amendment?
  
• "This is a powder keg and Islamists are holding the matches. Any dedicated terrorist who recently arrived via the Darien Gap or that was created in the New York City educational complex can light the match that blows up the powder keg."
  Are Pro-Hamas Terrorists Preparing to Lay Siege to New York City?
  
• Victor Davis Hanson: "The Biden apparat has tried to present the construct of a dynamic president promoting a traditional Democrat agenda, which has succeeded brilliantly. Sustaining that lie requires constant deception."
  Delusions, Alternate Realities, and the Biden Consortium

ISRAEL AT WAR
• Prime Minister Netanyahu: “Israel demands security freedom of action in Judea and Samaria and Gaza in order to fight terrorism. The biggest absurdity is the claim that a Palestinian state will provide security to Israel.”
  Israeli Unity Cabinet Unanimously Rejects “International Dictates” To Impose Palestinian State As Reward For October 7 Massacre
  
• The announcement, apparently representing the position of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, was made on Sunday by opposition leader Benny Gantz, who has joined the war cabinet as part of an emergency government of national unity.
  Israel Sets March 10 Ramadan Deadline for Hostage Release — or War in Rafah
  
• "Yousaf is married to a 'Palestinian' and had relatives in Gaza when the current conflict began. He is lobbying for Gazan migrants to be imported to the United Kingdom in general and Scotland in particular en masse, as Afghans and Syrians were in recent years."
  Scotland’s Jew-Hating First Minister Vacations Alongside Hamas Leadership
  
• "The endless streams of propaganda emanating from Hamas and its Western supporters obscure hard truths about Israel’s humanity in war and peace."
  Against Genocidal Enemies, Israel Seeks Peace and Fights Fairly
  
• "He died 20 years ago, but after October 7, Edward Said is bigger than ever."
  Merchant of Lies
  * * * * *

• “Ted Cruz, you will see, Palestine will be free. Ted Cruz, what do you say? How many kids have you killed today.”
  Anti-Israel Protesters Harass Senator Ted Cruz Outside His Home
  
• "Nearly 80% of Democrats want a ceasefire," Papermaster said, according to a post on the Code Pink website. "Pelosi is either completely unaware of her constituents' needs, or she is deliberately ignoring them, which is the more likely explanation."
  Protestors Deliver 300 Pounds of Poop to Malig-Nancy Pelosi's House
  
• ". . . And America is halfway there."
  The DIE Road Leads to Gaza
  
• Embracing the malevolent fiction that Israel is a “colonial-settler apartheid state.”
  No, Jenny Leong, There is No ‘Occupation’ of Gaza

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Robert Spencer: "Genesse Moreno appears to have been genuinely mentally ill. This should not, however, prevent authorities from acknowledging that she also thought of herself as an Islamic jihadi. The two categories are not mutually exclusive. Yet while we would be hearing no end of it if Moreno had turned out to be a 'right-wing extremist,' as it is, we’re unlikely to hear very much about her ever again."
  The Media Is Covering Up Key Facts About the Lakewood Church Shooter's Motivations
  
• Robert Spencer Part Deux: "There is no way that the Biden regime, which has already showcased Rachel Levine and Sam Brinton, is going to abandon its LGBTQ base, but Biden’s handlers are going to discover, if they don’t know already, that there are many more Muslims than just those in Minneapolis and Dearborn who find all that intolerable, particularly when it is pushed on their children in a school setting. As the 2024 election approaches, Old Joe and those who are really running his tragicomic opera in the White House will do their best to keep the coalition together, but it is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions. It couldn’t happen to a nicer group of people."
  Muslim Families Can Opt Out of School LGBTQ Propaganda — and That’s Bad News for Biden
  
• "The event was not organized by the parliament, but rather at the initiative of Hasan Koyuncu, a member of parliament within the Socialist Party and vice president of the Francophone Parliament in Brussels the Friends of Brussels Association were also involved."
  Report: Quran Recited at Belgian Parliament by Imam with Call for Killing, Kidnapping of Jews

  BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS & DEMENTIA WATCH

• Margot Cleveland: "No one in Weiss’ office investigated Smirnov’s serious claims against Hunter and Joe Biden until after Grassley released a copy of the FD-1023 on July 20, 2023."
  Special Counsel Indictment Looks Just As Bad For David Weiss As The Charged FBI Informant
  
• "Diplomat dispatched to convince business partners to stay silent through the election, he says."
  Hunter’s China Work Began In 2015 Immediately After VP Biden’s Christmas Party, Bobulinsky Testifies
  
• "Will the [so-called quote-unquote "president"] be convicted before Donald Trump?"
  The Don of the ‘Biden Crime Family’
  
• Victor Davis Hanson: "A pathological prevaricator."
  Biden’s Lies on Top of Lies on Top of Lies

  SHAMPEACHMENT 1.0, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

• "We will win in the appellate division."
  ‘They Will Not Get Away With It’: Trump Attorney Unloads After Stunning New York Fraud Verdict
  
• Roger Kimball: "Donald Trump is facing a wall of legal trouble. It’s possible that with all these darts being thrown, one will stick and he will be brought down. More likely, I think, is that he will prevail."
  Fraud Allegations and Financial Fiascos: The Saga of Trump’s Legal Battles
  
• "The bank Trump was alleged to have defrauded even testified in Trump's defense. So, there was no victim and no actual crime. At least one person at MSNBC could see what's really going on."
  Legitimacy of Trump's New York Business Ban Questioned by MSNSDAP Host
  
• More truckers joined the online rallying, with “The Disrespected Trucker” writing, “I vow that I will not make one delivery to New York. NONE! Who’s with me? Truckers for Trump!”
  "Fuck Around and Find Out": Pro-Trump Truckers Boycott NYC After Civil Fraud Verdict
  
• “Whatever happens in the Trump case, expansive use of RICO is here to stay.”
  For Fani Willis, Everything Is Racketeering
  
• “Well, one thing is clear is that no one will ever say election law is boring again,” Turley stated. “But the astonishing thing about this is that you have two prosecutors who stand accused of filing false statements in court. Mr. Wade is accused of answering interrogatories falsely and Willis is accused of making false statements in her own filings. That’s what they’re prosecuting defendants in the case for.”
  Turley Breaks Down ‘Astonishing’ Facts From Fani Willis Case, Reveals Further Actions Judge Could Take
  
• “For many Black women, the inquiries into Willis’ romantic and financial life were rife with tropes and accusations often unfairly levied at Black women.”
  Trump Georgia Case: Race Card-Playing MSM Rush to Fani Willis’ Rescue After Disastrous Testimony
  
• "Bragg may actually have done Trump a favor. The Stormy Daniels hush money trial begins March 25. It's possible that Trump could be found not guilty on all charges, immediately leading to the perception that the other cases against Trump are equally as frivolous and accept Trump's view that these are all political prosecutions."
  DA Alvin Bragg Is Trying to Punish Trump For Something That's Not a Crime
  
• "Russia collusion" exposed at last.
  Shellenberger Exposes Obama's CIA

  AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• “The development has sat empty for the past decade, until this week when neighbors noticed boxes of bunk beds being loaded in.”
  NYC Mayor Assures Harlem Residents That Empty Luxury Apartment Building Won’t House Illegal Migrants
  
• The increase in Americans taking fentanyl, sometimes without their knowledge, has greatly increased overdose deaths. San Diego County suffered 815 fentanyl deaths in 2022, up a remarkable 785 percent on the figure for 2018. (Full statistics on overdose deaths for 2023 are currently unavailable.) Donald Trump has warned the ongoing border crisis is exacerbating the fentanyl crisis, due to illegal aliens trafficking narcotics themselves or taking time and resources away from border officials that might otherwise be used to tackle drug trafficking.
  POISONING THE BLOOD: ‘Massive’ Haul of 720,000 Fentanyl Pills Recovered
  
• As the adage goes, “When you bring there here, here becomes there.”
  America’s Open Border – Intentionality or Incompetence?
  
• "According to CBP data, the number of migrants illegally entering the US at the northern border last year topped 12,200 — a 240% spike from 2022."
  Eagle-eyed residents reveal sophisticated migrant smuggling operation at northern US border

  CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

• "All hell broke loose."
  Harvard Economist Needed ‘Armed Guard’ After Study Found No Racial Bias In Police Shootings
  
• Lloyd Billingsley: "These measures have no place in a free and democratic society."
  Still Looking at You, Kids: Congress Aims to Extend Warrantless Surveillance for the Foreseeable Future
  
• Reid then laid out a series of exaggerated consequences that she felt would come if critical race theory (CRT) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) were to be displaced.
  Joy Reid: Black People ‘Literally, Physically, Built this Country,’ Obama Our Only Reparation
  
• "The proposed Office of Personnel Management (OPM) rule would make it more difficult for civil servants to be reclassified as Schedule F employees, who can be fired at will by the president, according to the federal register. Liberal organizations like Democracy Forward and Protect Democracy, which are involved in efforts to obstruct a potential second Trump term, have voiced support for the rule."
  Liberal Groups Back Proposed Rule That Would Further Entrench Bureaucracy As Polls Show Trump In Lead
  
• "The persecution of Donald Trump is showing that in America, noticing Deep State fraud is a bigger crime than committing fraud."
  A Tale of Two Presidents

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• "Politics is not about who the smartest person in the room is, it’s about who is the most popular. Donald Trump just happens to be both."
  Trump Controls the Media Narrative Because He Knows How to Create It

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• "Liberal media are declaring Bidenomics a success – but, after three years, hard numbers tell a much different story, regardless of whether the measure is how much Americans are paying, earning or saving."
  Bidenomics after 36 Months: Six Charts the Media Don’t Want You to See
  
• Blue cities have chosen to deliver services and dole out goodies to their allies. Republican governors choose to maintain low taxes and allow individuals and businesses to thrive. It's not complicated at all. It's not even as hard as "Final Jeopardy." 
  It's a No-Brainer: Economic Growth Is Happening Mainly in Red States

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM

• "Watchdog files scientific integrity complaint after admin prioritizes 'subjective beliefs' over 'evidence.'"
  Biden Junta Cited 'Indigenous Knowledge' as Reason To Block Oil and Gas Leases
  
• Buck Throckmorton: "This Bolt owner’s immaculate, low-mileage car that is less than 3-years old has depreciated by 56 percent because the driving public has made the very rational decision to avoid purchasing used E.V.s. With a collapsing secondary market for electric vehicles, the market for new E.V.s will see increasing customer resistance."
  The Collapsing Market for Used EVs
  
• "Trend unlikely to be reversed by Dept. of Health and Human Services scientific integrity policy featuring the 'Indigenous Knowledge' heavily pushed by Team Biden."
  Poll Shows Significant Drop In Number Of Americans Who Trust Science
  
• "Imports of Chinese lithium batteries have increased more than 500 percent since Biden took office."
  Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, Meant To Counter China, Prompted Explosion in Chinese Battery Imports

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• Daniel Greenfield: " . . . And then pays to free rapists from prison."
  Lyft Protects Women From Rape With Transgender Drivers

  AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS

• What are Fauci and the Chi-Coms cooking up now? - jjs
  ‘A Matter of When, Not if’: W.H.O. Director Warns of ‘Disease X’ Pandemic at World Government Summit

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• "Microschools are a great alternative to a dreary, one-size-fits-all educational experience."
  Chronically Absent Students Need an Option

  THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• "Audio recordings raise questions about the breach and agencies’ responsibility to notify the legislature of technology security threats."
  Breach In Wisconsin Campaign Finance System Exposes Security Risks

  POLITICS

• Miranda Devine: "Dem Dems keep flipping the script. It’s always Opposite Day for them. Whatever they say, the opposite is the truth. Up is down and black is white. And because Democrats control most of the media, they get to make the truth whatever it is they want it to be. So, after three years living in [so-called quote-unquote "president"] Biden’s fantasy world, we finally have fallen through the looking glass with Alice in Wonderland, where nothing is what it is because everything is what it isn’t.
  Biden and Dems’ total disconnect from reality: Whatever they say, trust the opposite is true
  
• ". . . I’m going to run and I’m going to win. And y’all can talk about support later. Right now you can ask him if he’s going to support me when I’m the nominee."
  Tricky Nikki Haley Refuses to Say She Will Support Trump if He Wins Nomination
  
• ". . . as Trump is about to clinch the Republican nomination – and as his own remaining revival is the decrepit, war-mongering Nikki Haley, it does seem more than appropriate to rally around the man who understands that America’s worst enemies lie within the government apparatus. And while he may not have realized how to cope with that reality during his last term of office, he deserves another chance."
  Love Him or Hate Him, Trump is the Only Rational Choice This Year
  
• "Will Donald Trump and the Republican Party take advantage of the opportunity?"
  The Hispanic Vote Is Up for Grabs in 2024!
  
• "Democrats see Tom Suozzi’s special election win on Long Island as an encouraging sign that the strategy can pay off in November. If they think Suozzi has shown the way, they’re sadly mistaken."
  Tom Suozzi’s Win Is a Blip, Not a Trend
  
• "While we will see major U.S. Senate action occurring in multiple venues, it is important to remember the outliers such as described above. A political lightning strike or two could well launch the GOP to a long-lasting majority."
  Is the Red Wave Finally Coming to the Senate In 2024?
  
• "Why a transpartisan ticket could still happen, although it looked likelier six months ago." (No - jjs)
  RFK for VP?
  
• “I haven’t made any decisions about it yet,” Cheney responded. “I’m going to do whatever is necessary to defeat Donald Trump.”
  Liz-ard Cheney Suggests She May Enter 2024 Presidential Race
  
• Manchin says this on his “listening tour.” He could still change his mind.
  Sen. Manchin Says He Won’t Launch a Third-Party Presidential Run
  
• "The Deep State must protect its own – at all costs."
  President Kamala to the Rescue?
  
• "A former professional wrestler is showcasing the triumph of the local in Knox County, Tennessee."
  Politics Has Become Pro Wrestling – Literally

  THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"

• The shifting tides of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict are reportedly being influenced by global politics and resource availability. A refusal by U.S. taxpayers to continue funding a losing war, specifically a $95bn aid package for Ukraine that remains unsigned in the U.S., is said to have contributed to the retreat plans. The state of the conflict and the apparent eastern creep of Russian control continue to raise questions about Ukraine’s ability to effectively resist Russia’s campaign of aggression.
  Ukraine Loses City of Avdiivka, ‘Russia’s Biggest Victory Since Failed Counteroffensive.’
  
• "The revisionist history Russia’s president peddled to Tucker Carlson is is no laughing matter."
  Vladimir Putin: Bad Historian
  
• "Vladimir Picuzo has been tasked with an unparalleled challenge: building an efficient procurement infrastructure from scratch amidst the chaos of war and in a global industry rife with corruption."
  Founding Director of Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency Tells Members of Congress: Come and See Our Procedures

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• "Iranian Navy commander says there are plans for a military base in the South Pole."
  Iranian Rear Admiral Claims “Property Rights” in Antarctica
  * * * * *

• "Biden's mental capacity is deeply troubling because it has clearly weakened U.S. deterrence. He is an incarnation of confusion and uncertainty, compelling the world to ask who is in charge of the U.S."
  Lack of Credibility Places U.S. Deterrence Under Great Strain
  
• "The Decline of American Foreign Policy."
  Good Riddance, John Kerry
  
• "Increasing political risk is forcing the largest soft drink company to find an alternative."
  Coca-Cola Faces a Challenge in Its China Market
  
• “The entrenched elite seems willing to sacrifice democracy to remain in power.” (Just like here, eh? - jjs)
  How Senegal’s Elites Killed Democracy

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• “If this weapon is allowed to fully deploy, it could completely blind our economy. It would take out our GPS,” Waltz said. “It could blind our military. It is incredibly serious. It’s a weapon of mass destruction, not just us — countries all over the world.”
  House Intel Republican Warns Russian Space Weapon May ‘Blind’ U.S. Economy and Military
  
• "Directed energy weapons and systems could be even more dangerous than nuclear weapons."
  The Looming Threat of Directed Energy Weapons

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• "Meanwhile, San Diego County faces public health threat because of sewage flow from Mexico."
  San Diego Releases 600 Million Gallons From Lake Hodges Dam Due to Safety Concerns

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• "This is a complete mockery of the Christian faith and is a major indicator of the destruction of morals and the attack on religion in America."
  St. Patrick's Cathedral Holds Funeral Service for Trans 'Mother of all the Whores'
  
• "However, medical experts who spoke to the DCNF criticized the survey’s methods, arguing that it appeared to exclude individuals who no longer identified as transgender, a demographic that would presumably be most likely to be dissatisfied with their gender transition."
  LGBT Activists Tout Survey On ‘Satisfaction’ After Gender Transitions. There’s Just One Problem
  
• "No male demographic wants to be cast as victims or without honor, but the nonsense thrown about to diminish most groups is meant to keep them down, as is the welfare state that discards them."
  The Feminization of America

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• “Recently, a volunteer, Fran Itkoff, was asked to step away from her role because of statements that were viewed as not aligning with our policy of inclusion."
  Report: National MS Society Dumps Elderly, Lifelong Volunteer Because She Asked What Pronouns Were
  
• "The ‘birth dearth’ is the most dangerous outcome of this self-destruction."
  The Transformation of Politics Into Religious Wars
  
• Christian Toto: "‘Roseanne’ co-showrunner reveals what got her in trouble with ABC suits."
  Whitney Cummings Got Busted By HR for Saying One Simple Phrase
  
• "The secret prudishness of Poor Things"
  The Oscars Unwittingly Celebrate Sexual Morality With Poor Things
  
• "Cohen, who in 2018 pleaded guilty to eight counts, including campaign finance violations, tax fraud, and bank fraud, has sought out every opportunity to try and discredit his former boss. Recently, he claimed that Trump plans on sending political opponents to Guantanamo Bay."
  ForeverGrifter Michael Cohen Promotes New Anti-Trump Musical
  
• "Never go full Bud Light."
  NatGeo Goes Full Bud Light

  HITHER & YON

• "Seriously folks, in the year of our Lord 2024, should courts of law be deliberating on the proximity of Crocodile Man to the sea thirty thousand years ago? And if, in fact, Crocodile Man was pictured by another Tiwi Islander as trekking many miles across land to the sea, back in those far-off Ice-Age days, rather than slipping into it from a non-existent nearby cape, would that make all the difference?"
  The Curious Case of the Crocodile Man
  
• Israeli Firm Raises $14 Million to Develop Black Soldier Fly’ Food Supply. ("You're gonna make your fortune by and by . . . - jjs)
  “The black soldier fly protein market is projected to reach $3.96 billion by 2033”
  
• "Both Washington and Lincoln agreed that America’s greatest threat to national survival would not come from military invasion from a foreign power. Rather America’s downfall would come from within."
  On Presidents’ Day, Washington and Lincoln Speak to Us from Their Graves

  FINALLY . . .

• "Rush Limbaugh is gone, but life is possible, and victory is possible. America is worth fighting for, and we are worth fighting for as well."
  The Silent Radio: A Third Year Without Rush

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