A tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing......William Shakespeare
As gas prices hit another record high and parents struggle to find baby formula, Joe Biden made it clear that it's not his fault. No, it's the fault of the people his handlers hate. Now it's an "Ultra Maga agenda!" Where did Joe the demented get that phrase? It was created by a focus group hired by progressives. Where is this agenda? Evidently Rick Scott put forward an idea of raising taxes. It had little support from Republicans, thus it died as a footnote, but Biden's handlers are willing to use anything to gaslight the American people.
"Senator Rick Scott of Wisconsin, a member of the Senate Republican leadership laid it all out. The ultra MAGA plan put forward by congressional Republicans to raise taxes on working families, lower the income of American workers. I never expected the ultra MAGA Republicans who seem to control the Republican Party now to have been able to control the Republican Party."
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/05/10/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-economy-5/
First of all Joe, Rick Scott is not of Wisconsin. He is currently a US Senator from the state of Florida and he was formerly the Governor of Florida. As for what Joe is calling a tax policy is the principle that Scott proposed: Scott says of his 11-point plan: “All Americans should pay some income tax to have skin in the game, even if a small amount. Currently over half of Americans pay no income tax.” Finally, stupid ass Joe, the 11-point plan has little support from Republicans, it is hardly an agenda. Evidently, all Joe's handlers can come up with is to pretend that the election isn’t a referendum on Biden’s job performance but a choice between Biden and Donald Trump.
The Week:
Breaking the law:
"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday condemned protestors who gathered outside Supreme Court justices’ homes to protest a leaked draft opinion regarding the potential overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision.
“We’ve seen angry crowds assemble at judges’ private family homes. Activists published a map of their addresses. Law enforcement has had to install a security fence around the Supreme Court itself,” McConnell said from the Senate floor.
“Trying to scare federal judges into ruling a certain way is far outside the bounds of First Amendment speech or protest. It is an attempt to replace the rule of law with the rule of mobs,” he added.
McConnell also cited a federal law that forbids “pickets and parades” with the goal of influencing judges. He said the law could make the protestors’ actions illegal."
https://news.yahoo.com/mcconnell-criticizes-protests-outside-justices-212242084.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
Biden's leftist DOJ has done nothing to enforce the law.
Garland and FBI targeted parents:
"Republican Reps. Jim Jordan and Mike Johnson say they have evidence that the FBI targeted parents who protested schools' COVID policies despite assurances from Attorney General Merrick Garland that it never happened.
In a letter addressed to the Justice Department , Jordan and Johnson said they have evidence that the FBI labeled dozens of investigations into parents with a threat tag created by the bureau’s Counterterrorism Division to assess and track investigations related to school boards. The evidence comes from "brave whistleblowers" within the Department of Justice, they say in the letter addressed to Attorney General Garland."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-targeted-parents-via-terrorism-tools-despite-garland-testimony?yptr=yahoo
Takeover bid on hold:
"Elon Musk said he's putting his $44 billion takeover of Twitter "temporarily on hold," saying that he wants more details about how many of the social platform's accounts are fake or spam.
The shock announcement sent the company's shares tumbling as investors questioned whether Musk might back out altogether."
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/13/1098741154/elon-musk-twitter-deal-hold-pause
Queen of Perks: "Pelosi ramps up benefits like Peloton gym memberships, liquor store for House lawmakers while Americans scramble for baby formula."
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/pelosis-house-ramps-perks-peloton-liquor-store-while-americans-scramble-baby
What have we learned?
Much of what we learned, we already knew. Biden continues to gaslight as the nation suffers. The stock market is in decline and that will effect 401K's. Many experts say the country is headed for a recession. The AG is defying the law. The mob is on the move against the Supreme Court. Thus far, Chief Justice Roberts has not requested help from the FBI, which has the expertise in computer and forensic investigations, to find the leaker.
Here we learned that after 5 years of smearing no less than half the country, we are now going to crack down on inflammatory comments.
Cartoon of the week:
Honorable mention:
"Real Time" host Bill Maher blasted the protests that have taken place outside the homes of Supreme Court justices following the leaked majority opinion that signaled the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
During a panel discussion about the abortion debate, Maher called out outgoing White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki for being "down with this" when she told reporters at a briefing last week "I don't have an official U.S. Government position on where people protest."
"But we do!" Maher reacted on Friday. "It's wrong! It's intimidation! It's against the law!"
https://www.foxnews.com/media/bill-maher-protests-supreme-court-justices-homes
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"Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday that the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion signaling the court is prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade has changed the high court and eroded trust.
“The institution that I’m a part of, if someone said that one line of one opinion would be leaked by anyone … you would say, ‘Oh, that’s impossible. No one would ever do that.’ There’s such a belief in the rule of law, belief in the court, a belief in what we were doing that that was verboten. It was beyond anyone’s understanding, or at least anyone’s imagination, that someone would do that,” Thomas said during an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute, the Manhattan Institute and the Hoover Institution in Dallas.
“And look where we are, where now that trust or that belief is gone forever. And when you lose that trust, especially in the institution that I’m in, it changes the institution fundamentally,” he added."
PS: My apologies for having to add William Shakespeare to the title. Evidently some either are ignorant of Shakespeare or they pretend to be.
No one with half a brain believes that Thomas did not discuss matters related to her Jan 6th activism with his traitor wife Ginni.
He's lucky he is not under investigation leading to his impeachment and removal from the court.
His wife is a private citizen with free speech (thus far).
That is not the point. No one with half a brain believes that Thomas did not discuss matters related to her Jan 6th activism with his traitor wife Ginni.
You mean, just like nobody with half a brain believes that Joe Biden did not discuss Hunter's business with Hunter Biden.
Can we convict someone for saying something?
Gee, Vic, I noticed that nobody wants to go near Thomas reasoning: that the leak has done serious damage to the Court!
No one with a brain believes left wing conspiracy theories anymore. Midterms can't come quick enough to end Democrat BS.
Gee, I wonder why what the leaker did was not illegal.
By the way, everyone thinks it was a right leaning person that leaked all the info. What is it, two or three leaks now?
Chief Roberts stated that "The work of the Court will not be affected in any way."
So, which one of them is lying Vic?
As soon as he/she gets interviewed by the FBI, we'll let you know.
So what statute did they break? What law specifically?
Lying? Wow you sound like a prosecutor.
You mean which is right? The answer is both. The Court will not be affected in doing it's work, but it's universally respected status has been tarnished.
You read my response.
What was your responce, that you want the FBI to look into it?
Again, what law was broken?
They are doing that themselves, no matter how else you want to frame it.
No, I mean what I said.
The approval rating of the SCOTUS has been going DOWN steadily and there is NO evidence that it is 'univesally respected.
Thought THAT is a strawman since Thomas stated:
Roberts states the Court work won't be affected in ANY way, Thomas states that the Court has been changed fundamentally.
Which is true Vic?
Unfortunately. I did give you a chance to fix it.
Which is true Vic?
Despite you clinging to the word "any" both are right. Derrick Bell may have given you a good mark for that, but you failed in my class.
WHY would the FBI be involved if NO crime has been committed?
Ask Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn
How is lying to the FBI the same as a leaked SC document?
it's the typical (R) false equivalency. lying to the FBI is against current law and the leak isn't.
traitor.
Too bad that comment shows a complete lack of cerebral depth to truly understand the concept
Are you trying to claim that the Chief Justice of the United States didn't mean what he said?
Since you posted lies about Derrick Bell, why would I care about a grade from you Vic?
Why, does he speak for you now? Bad choice.
Exactly, his older brother is more successful. GEN Charles Flynn recently got a fourth star and the Biden Administration made him the commander of US Army Pacific headquartered in Honolulu.
GEN. Charles Flynn would never endeavor to speak for Vic.
He meant precisely what he said - in relation to the actions of the Supreme Court. Justice Thomas meant what he said - in relation to the public perception of the Court.
Since you posted lies about Derrick Bell, why would I care about a grade from you Vic?
Perhaps I was to kind to Bell.
Speak for me?
Bad choice.
Actually it's a perfect analogy: Flynn didn't commit any crime. The FBI really had no reason to question him, but when they did, they were able (questionably) to charge him with the crime of lying to the FBI. So they could easily do the same with the leaker in this case.
The only difference is the DOJ would have to offer the FBI and Garland doesn't appear to be overly enthusiastic about finding the leaker.
You missed it again.
Leaking like talking to another country as National Security advisor is not a crime.
Lying to the FBI is an overblown crime.
Do you see how the two things are similar?
All that is needed now is to find the leaker and have the FBI interview him/her and get the leaker to lie and we have a crime!
You're not paying attention
framed.
Yet you insist that his statement be edited. WHY?
There's no evidence that Thomas is talking about public perception. In fact, Thomas is talking about trust WITHIN the institution of the Supreme Court.
It doesn't surprise me that you think lying about someone is kind.
Obtuse.
Flynn's interview was part of a counter-intelligence investigation of Russian interference in our election and since there was evidence that Flynn was had multiple contacts with the Russians, the FBI had all the reasons in the world to interview him.
It hypocritical to decry Flynn's FBI interview while encouraging the FBI to interview others.
Actually, the FBI is part of the Executive branch and can't just impose itself on the Court. The Chief Justice would need to request the assistance of the FBI. The Supreme Court has their own Marshals and police who have jurisdiction over the court. Get educated.
When Flynn spoke to the Russian Ambassador, he was a private citizen and had NO official tittle.
Yet here you are calling for the FBI to interview employees of the court in hopes that the leaker will lie so they can be charged with the crime of lying to the FBI.
It drips with hypocrisy.
Lucky for all of us that the dems can't impeach him because "No one with half a brain believes that Thomas did not discuss matters related to her Jan 6th". They need a little more than that, which obviously they don't have.
I noticed, The deflection started with the first post. Typical.
"Thanks to the document release on 30 April, 2020, we know that the FBI opened an unsuccessful investigation of Flynn. Here are the key points from the memo recommending the investigation be closed:
The FBI memo concludes:
But that did not stop Jim Comey and his cronies from stepping up their efforts to find something they could use to charge and prosecute Flynn. Text messages from Peter Strzok to the author of the memo recommending the case be closed show that Strzok begged to keep the investigation open and cited "7th Floor" interest as justification. The 7th Floor of the FBI is where Jim Comey and Andy McCabe were located.
They decided to pursue two lines of attack. First, to go after Flynn for allegedly failing to register as a "Foreign Agent" because of a report his consulting firm prepared on a Turk living in the United States that Turkey named as a "terrorist." Second, the FBI had in hand the transcript of Flynn's conversations with Russia's Ambassador and wanted to entrap him into lying about those conversations.
Who authorized that collection of those conversations? Flynn was the acting National Security Advisor to President elect Donald Trump. Listening in on such a phone call was a pure act of domestic espionage against a political opponent of Obama. There was no justification to UNMASK General Flynn. But that is exactly what the FBI did."
ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2020/may/06/michael-flynn-did-not-lie-he-was-framed-by-the-fbi/
First of all, the Ron Paul Institute, REALLY? Talk about scraping the bottom of a barrel of nuts for a source.
Secondly, that article reads like a Durham conspiracy theory court filing.
I have to laugh every time I read the claim that the FBI entrapped Flynn.
All Flynn had to do was TELL THE TRUTH. Nobody FORCED Flynn to lie. I presume that Flynn thought he had a good reason for lying to the VP and the FBI.
no problem. please consider prefacing all of your op/eds with that shakepeare quote.
Time for the weekly bullshit report.
Request denied.
That's for our dear leader.
You shouldn't have put the word "stupid" into this paragraph without applying it to Scott. His notion that poor people should pay income tax so they can have "skin in the game" is one of the stupidest things a human being can utter.
"Poor people" are given some sort of financial benefits by their fellow citizens through the government, either in the form of food stipends, medical care, cash payments, or earned income tax credits. To take people who receive government benefits and tell them they have to pay income tax would constitute literally making poor people poorer.
Are there any politicians who want to be on record as literally wanting to make poor people poorer? Evidently Rick Scott is one.
Evidently, EVERYONE agrees.
So how is it an "agenda?"
Its as much of a viable "agenda" as "the green new deal" is, and some Republicans never shut up about that. I hope the Democrats bring Scott up from now until November.
What was in the massive spending bills that democrats passed?
What of Biden's war on fossil fuels?
What did Psaki say about the high cost of gasoline?
I would say the green new deal is a Fait accompli.
No problem, keep hoping. Then you can hope that the pain coming in November ends quicker than TDS has abated.
They have zero respect for the intelligence of the American people.
Absolutely! They depend on idiots who vote on whether they like candidates for frivolous reasons.
Because Bill Clinton is such an idiot. Oh wait, did you forget about his raising taxes on the poor? Of course he supposedly raised taxes on everyone; but as we all know the rich get far more loopholes and have the means to use them; so they made out like a bandit under Bill.
Ever heard about the "race to the bottom"? Suggest you read up on it; because that is what the Democrats are taking this country to. You can't have more takers than payers; and currently we do.
Again John, Bill Clinton.
Oh, that old liberal/progressive yarn?
Stupid is as stupid does
And thinking everyone should pay taxes is as stupid as saying everyone should pay their fair share without telling us what that fair share is.
It seems like the only one yet less than lucid Joe is trying to convince people it is the Republican agenda. Where is the Disinformation Governance Board when you need them? Maybe they are busy looking into Joes tweet about there being no covid vaccine before he became president.
"President Biden is boxed in by high inflation, leaving him with few options to take the heat off on an issue that is hurting his party politically.
Biden has limited control over inflation beyond proposing policies and investments that could take months, if not years, to make an impact.
It’s also hard for the president to pass the buck on the matter.
The Federal Reserve is charged with handling inflation, and it is increasingly under scrutiny for moving too late to raise interest rates to take the heat off rising prices.
Blaming the Fed and its GOP chairman might be a normal move for a typical Democratic president.
But it would be a tough one for Biden to pull off.
He just nominated Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to a second term, and the Senate confirmed him on Thursday."
thehill.com/policy/finance/3486753-white-house-gets-boxed-in-on-inflation/
So now you want them to raise rates?
Wha???????
I am glad I am not the only one that saw absolutely no relationship between your comment and the conclusion that seemed to be reached.
Yes Sir: Logic is reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity.
You are still at the head of the class.
If you deport illegal immigrants they stop coming.
"Texas has transported more than 900 illegal immigrants to Washington D.C., in an effort to get the attention of federal lawmakers and persuade the Biden administration to take action in securing the southern border, Gov. Gregg Abbott said.
The busing of migrants to the nation's capital is part of Operation Lone Star, a joint effort between the National Guard and Texas agencies to clamp down on the flow of migrants coming into Texas from Mexico and to stop the flow of weapons, drugs and human trafficking.
Since launching in April, 922 migrants have been transported to Washington in 35 buses, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday. "
If you deport immigrants they stop coming...
Since when?
NONE of the people Texas transported are illegal immigrants.
Do you prefer migrants or asylum-seekers or refugees?
“Do you prefer migrants or asylum-seekers or refugees?”
Preferably a comprehensive immigration policy that encompasses enhanced housing, legal assistance and easier, shorter access to our court system, honestly addressing the issues in Central America and Mexico, and absolutely no dividing of families.
Humanitarian issues should always trump the political…if only our politicians were more humane. It’s kick the can on steroids…lots of words, no solutions, more division.
Pathetic.
So why should they be allowed to come here and be an expense and problem to US citizens?
I prefer residents of other countries
I prefer accurate and truthful reporting.
Texas took on that expense willingly. If you have an issue with that, take it up with Abbott.
I support Abbott sending them to Washington but would like it better if he sent them back where they came from
Unlike Joe Biden, the Great state of Texas will not accept illegal migrants.
WTF does that have to do with your source LYING Vic? Hint: NOTHING.
Then you support Texas taking on the expense for transporting legal migrants who volunteer to go to Washington DC. Texans may prefer Abbott investing in other priorities though.
Isn't this crowd-funded?
worth it if it gets attention of those who won't fix the problem
Another leftist trying to argue the definition of "is".
The left's definitions suck; no one outside of Democrats and their shills in the leftist media are using them. Did the people Texas transported enter this country illegally? Yes. They sure as hell weren't invited here (outside of the Democrats ringing the dinner bell loud and long since the Presidential primaries). They sure as hell don't have the proper documentation to be here. The vast majority of them will be denied their claim on amnesty. Even more will never make it to their court dates; nor will they honor the court's judgement and accept deportation.
You must be reading a different thread. I didn't argue about ANY definition.
BTFW, the rest of your comment is irrelevant to the topic.
Right because it's such an uncovered topic in the news. /s
Unfortunately, that has never been true here, nor will it ever be.
You could build a 5,525 mile wall around the entire country
and they will still come, still overstay their visas etc.
Didn't work for ancient China. Won't work here either
unless you condone living in a place like East Berlin.
The Russians built their wall to keep people from escaping. Nobody wanted to get in.
So do nothing and be over run is the leftist response.
Don't enforce immigration laws. Don't develop a real response to those illegals already living hear. And whatever you do don't try and seal our southern border.
My Lord, nothing but hyperbole.
Are you saying that tens of thousands of US border patrol agents and State Police and National Guardsman are being over run?
That they are all inept and have been for 70 years?
No problem, make it your cause to overturn the "posse commitas act'
and take land from Texas landowners on the border or invade Mexico
or something else just as crazy and unconstitutional. Hmmm?
Maybe we could shoot missiles into Mexico. No one would know.../s
Just blame it on the Russians. Ask Hillary if any help is needed doing that.
How many of those are actually on the border; and how many are assigned to processing illegals entering the country?
Has Brandon been in charge for 70 years? I know it seems that way; but it has only been about 2 years. Has Mayorkas? Incompetent leadership that refuses enforce our immigration laws and our borders.
What I love about leftists is their extremist bullshit. Don't enforce our laws- jump directly to military on the border. Which by the way would damn well seal it; because the only damn spaces illegals don't try to cross is military bases. The military doesn't give a rats as if they are an illegal or a US citizen. A trespasser on federal property is a trespasser and subject to penalty under federal law. By the way it wouldn't just be Texas landowners; but every state bordering Mexico.
Like actually enforcing our borders and immigration laws! What a novel damn concept! And stop encouraging illegal immigrants to come here!
Here are the only numbers the left need to remember.
Brandon is great at one thing- setting new records every damn month for illegals entering this country.
Midterms are still too damn far away. Way past time to end the Democrat BS.
Same Shit Different Day?
You should change up the shtick at least a little bit.
The last of the Greatest generation, my old man's WWII buddies are all but gone.
My generation of VietNam vets is going fast.
We are top heavy with older white people who are retired on Social Security.
Americans don't want to pick crops anymore.
In other words, whites are not replacing themselves anymore.
Yet we all need to work and eat.
Immigration won't stop because we need it.
The people on the border are doing a fantastic, thankless job.
They just confiscated 3 mill in drugs from a truck gas tank and
ended a tunnel from Mexico while seizing $100mill in cocaine.
Border Patrol seizes $18M of meth in single bust on Mexican truck driver entering Texas (yahoo.com)
Border Patrol Reports Busy Week | News | gpkmedia.com
Border officials discover 'fully operational' drug tunnel connecting Tijuana to San Diego (yahoo.com)
Try being a cheerleader for a change.
I'm guessing the pom-poms are too tiny...
U.S. Oil and Gas Association President: The country is facing the ‘most challenging energy crisis’ in 50 years
Yet in Jan. 2020 there were almost 700 oil rigs in production and now they're only using just over 500.
That NOT an energy crisis, that's the oil companies intentionally limiting production for profit.
Oil company profits are at a 70 year high.
But ya, Biden...
It looks like he kept his word:
Biden said:
“ We are going to get rid of fossil fuels.”
Referring to protestors who interrupted the event, Biden said:
“T hat’s okay, these guys are okay, they want to do the same thing that I want to do, they want to phase out fossil fuels and we’re going to phase out fossil fuels. ”
Right, because we all know that Biden controls all of the oil rigs. /s
No, but Brandon rolled back all of Trump's EO's/EA's concerning energy; and then made several new environmental regulations- including one on the amount of methane that can be released from drilling.
Here are a few other of Branden's least greatest hits concerning energy:
Oil companies, despite the left's claim, exist to make money. They aren't going to open old oil wells and bring them up to Brandon's new environmental codes; or start new ones until they are sure they can make money from long term. It isn't worth the investment.
Rather than ask oil companies at what price oil would have to be for them to increase production; Brandon went on a world begging tour. The Saudis told him to go pound sand (twice); the Iranians are getting the nukes they want in return for selling us oil (great deal Brandon); Brandon tried Russia (But Ukraine happened, and well Democrats hate Russians anyways); so Brandon went to a Putin ally in South America (Who is getting oil from Russia- so they will happily be a third party salesman for a decent profit).
Brandon wants to do away with fossil fuels; has said so repeatedly; and has put regulations in place to make drilling more expensive. Oil companies would love to drill; so long as they can make a profit doing it. So in leftist land it is all the oil companies fault.
You know this is an adult discussion group, right?
Which revoked Obama's EO's concerning energy.
Oh and BTFW, NONE of that has anything to do with Biden controlling oil production.
Jan 2020, pre-COVID. How long does it take to put rigs back into production?
Now there's the question of the day!
Years after the Fed approves long term leases for new rigs. Not sure on existing rigs but it sure as shit isn’t instantaneous. Biden helped shut it down the day he walked in the WH with his anti fossil fuel rhetoric Now he expects to snap his fingers and make it all better.
Doesn’t work that way
Depends on if it's an electrical driven motor or not.
Usually a simple switch in a locked box.
Or a gas or natural gas engine which must be inspected before starting by key.
Make sure the valve is open to send the crude by pipe to a water separator.
In other words, a few minutes once you get to the pumpjack.
In my area, they are sometimes fenced off in a field or on private property.
But it's really simple.
... an internet connection for the vast majority in CO.
So simple it must be a conspiracy:
Wow, that simple eh? Just a flip of a switch?
Amazing!
Preferably a weatherproof switch that won't spark.
I think the word you were looking for is explosion-proof.
Nah, just a nasty flash fire which could start a grass fire
and kill our livestock.
Since most are far from electricity, the pumpjack is driven by a diesel
or gas engine running on "natural gas" provided by the well itself.
Lol ... okay, perhaps your codes are different there .... doubtful but knock yourself out.
It isn't the pumpjacks or local water separators that are the problem.
Crude coming out of the ground is typically mostly water which is separated into
water, oil and natural gas.
In a low tech operation, the crude water oil and gas are pumped together
into gathering lines that are unregulated.
The lines criss-cross Texas ranches and farms.
When a line blows it's called a "pig launcher".
Freedom loving Texans don't want regulation.
This supposedly happened on my cousin's stepmothers ranch where she has 75
plus pumpjacks running. Her property used to have 1,000s of cattle
all gone now, just pumpjacks.
Explosions from unregulated pipelines can kill in Texas while energy companies go unpunished | The Texas Tribune
Explosion proof in the oil patch isn’t just a regulation.
It’s common sense.
Common sense is a rarity here. If it infringes on a Texan's rights on his own property...
"Codes? We don't need any stinking codes!"
Most rigs are safe enough and operated safely, then there's Joel. He likes to tap things with a spanner. Note the oil soaked earth around the casing. It's almost painful to watch him try to explain anything.
Sounds like most of the Trump worshipers here on NT. I say most of them, as there are Republicans who still support the true basics of the real Republican party. Unfortunately, they are drowned out by the idiots of the Party of Trump.
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DOOCY: "The disinformation board is being shutdown because of disinformation? Is that what's happening here?"
JEAN-PIERRE: "There's been mischaracterizations by outside forces."
"Today marks 11 straight days of record-breaking gas prices. Getting to work, running errands, and hitting the highway for a modest family vacation all costs 88% more at the pump than it cost when President Biden put his hand on that Bible." Mitch McConnell.