Had enough yet

[Lee Chowaniec]

Who to trust more, Big Tech or government with more control

In a world where some of us have come to believe our best interests are not being served by an inept, polarized government, where we distrust any biased media outlet reports, are fleeced by a greedy self-serving corporate America, this is truly a ‘lesser-of-two-evils’ conundrum. And, I am surprised Biden is biting the hand that feeds him. Or, is Biden not driving the train here?

Biden shifts party further left with new order on business concentration

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/othe...?ocid=msedgntp

The executive order, "Promoting Competition in the American Economy," includes 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies to tackle unfair corporate behavior in the economy, which supporters and critics both say will require the government to exert more power.


Many of the initiatives will go after the Big Tech and telecommunications companies with tactics such as lowering the cost of internet by increasing competition and transparency among broadband providers; restricting Big Tech companies, such as Apple or Microsoft, from acquiring smaller competitors that could threaten them; barring unfair behavior by Big Tech platforms, such as Amazon and Google, in online marketplaces; and making it easier for users to repair their own gadgets by barring tech companies from imposing restrictions on outside repairs.

“My warning is every time you hand more power to the government, the likelihood of consumers winning at the end decreases,” said conservative Carl Szabo, vice president and general counsel at NetChoice, an advocacy group representing tech companies.

“Everything has costs and benefits. Would you accept cheaper but less reliable internet that this order could result in? These trade-offs are not explained or discussed in the order,” Szabo said.

[Lee Chowaniec]

SAD situation many find themselves in today

An interesting email I received today and which I believe bears sharing.


As an individual, I used to think I was pretty much just a regular person, but I was born white, into a two-parent household, which now, whether I like it or not, makes me “privileged,” a racist & responsible for slavery.

I am a fiscal & moral conservative, which by today’s standards, makes me a fascist because I plan, budget, & support myself.

I went to High School, got in college, got a degree & have always held a job. But I now find out I am not here because I earned it, but because I was “advantaged.”

I am heterosexual, which according to 'wokes', now makes me a homophobe.

I am not a Muslim, which now labels me as an infidel.

I believe in the 2nd Amendment, which makes me a de facto member of “gun nuts.”

I am older than 70, making me a useless eater who doesn’t understand Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat.

I think & I reason, and I doubt what the media and government tells me, which makes me a "Right-wing conspiracy nut.”

I am proud of my heritage & our inclusive American culture, making me a xenophobe.

I believe in hard work, fair play, & fair compensation according to each individual’s merits, which today makes me an anti-socialist, anti-communist.

I believe our system guarantees freedom of effort - not freedom of outcome or subsidies, making me a borderline sociopath.

I believe in the defense & protection of America for & by all citizens, now making me a militant.

I am proud of our flag, what it stands for, and the many who died to let it fly, so I stand hand over heart during our National Anthem – so now I am a racist.

And all this took place over the last 7 or 8 years … [though planned for many years]!

If all this wasn't enough to deal with, now I don't even know which restroom to use … and I have to go more FREQUENTLY!!!

[shortstuff]

SAD situation many find themselves in today

An interesting email I received today and which I believe bears sharing.


As an individual, I used to think I was pretty much just a regular person, but I was born white, into a two-parent household, which now, whether I like it or not, makes me “privileged,” a racist & responsible for slavery.

I am a fiscal & moral conservative, which by today’s standards, makes me a fascist because I plan, budget, & support myself.

I went to High School, got in college, got a degree & have always held a job. But I now find out I am not here because I earned it, but because I was “advantaged.”

I am heterosexual, which according to 'wokes', now makes me a homophobe.

I am not a Muslim, which now labels me as an infidel.

I believe in the 2nd Amendment, which makes me a de facto member of “gun nuts.”

I am older than 70, making me a useless eater who doesn’t understand Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat.

I think & I reason, and I doubt what the media and government tells me, which makes me a "Right-wing conspiracy nut.”

I am proud of my heritage & our inclusive American culture, making me a xenophobe.

I believe in hard work, fair play, & fair compensation according to each individual’s merits, which today makes me an anti-socialist, anti-communist.

I believe our system guarantees freedom of effort - not freedom of outcome or subsidies, making me a borderline sociopath.

I believe in the defense & protection of America for & by all citizens, now making me a militant.

I am proud of our flag, what it stands for, and the many who died to let it fly, so I stand hand over heart during our National Anthem – so now I am a racist.

And all this took place over the last 7 or 8 years … [though planned for many years]!

If all this wasn't enough to deal with, now I don't even know which restroom to use … and I have to go more FREQUENTLY!!!

Thank you for sharing that Lee. That represents all of our feelings on the topic of today's historical changes, like it or not, I feel exactly the same as the writer. Too bad something so profound can no longer be printed in the Buff News editorial as it would have dire repercussions, I would imagine.

[Lee Chowaniec]

Thank you for sharing that Lee. That represents all of our feelings on the topic of today's historical changes, like it or not, I feel exactly the same as the writer. Too bad something so profound can no longer be printed in the Buff News editorial as it would have dire repercussions, I would imagine.

This is why I fly my flag

Here is where my patriotism and loyalty lies in flying my flag, in respect for those that have given their lives to protect our freedoms – most importantly the freedom of speech, a freedom that is slowly being repressed / cancelled.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/lRGWUFEeXZw

[Lee Chowaniec]

Is Bernie Sanders 'dangerously stupid'?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...edgdhp&pc=U531

Individuals of my age growing up in the cold war would unequivocally answer ‘yes’.

[Lee Chowaniec]

Voter suppression, oh the horror!

It is difficult for the aged to understand the horrible restrictions being put on today’s voters when for 40 years many of us had but one day to vote and got no time off for voting. Yet, many of us never failed to vote.

President Biden said on Tuesday that the fight against restrictive voting laws was the “most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War” and called Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election “a big lie.”

As Biden spoke in Philadelphia, the group of Texas Democrats had traveled to Washington, where they were trying to delay state lawmakers from taking up restrictive voting measures.

Measures like banning 24-hour voting and drive-through voting; prohibit election officials from proactively sending absentee ballot applications to voters who had not requested them; add new voter identification requirements for voting by mail; limit the types of assistance that can be provided to voters; and greatly expand the authority and autonomy of partisan poll watchers.

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell declared:

"This is our new president who promised to lower the temperature, bring America back together and rebuild a civil society where we can dialogue as fellow citizens. These false comparisons are an insult to the actual hurdles that Americans have overcome.".

"But Democrats have pulled out the same Chicken Little playbook that failed in Georgia. The same big lies," he said. "The big lies and the fake outrage failed in Georgia. The big lies and fake outrage failed here in the Senate last month. They will fail in Texas," he added.


Existential threat to American democracy? Really!

[Lee Chowaniec]

Old Glory

My history, my flag! May she proudly wave!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/3c7GqpoM6wU

[shortstuff]

Did anyone hear anything about volunteers going door to door to lit-drop information about getting the "jab?" Well there is volunteers going door to door in Ohio and one caller called into the Joe Pags show expressing how it went down. The volunteers were aggressive and trespassed on private properties within a gated community. It is happening folks.

Did anyone hear on 100.7 The Viper show in St. Louis, St. Charles County where 400 hundred parents attended a school board meeting and were shut out. The board already voted on the CRT curriculum prior to the meeting behind closed doors. It was a travesty.

I cannot believe I live in the United States of America...

[Lee Chowaniec]

Big Brother intervention or baseless Republican conspiracy rhetoric

As President Biden points the finger at social media platforms (Big Tech in particular) for pandemic misinformation, conservative and liberal mainstream media outlets post differ perspectives.

Coincidently, a new Gallup poll has revealed that Americans have a consistent lack of trust in media with more than three-quarters of the public not saying they had much confidence in newspapers or television news. Only 21% of respondents said they had "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in newspapers, while only 16% of respondents reported the same of television news. Only Congress fared worse, garnering just 12%.

The following two reports exemplify why there is so little trust in today’s media and for an inept, dysfunctional, polarizing, self-serving Congress.
It took five days for Biden to declare that communism is a failed government system. We have the Squad, Sanders and the Marxist BLM blaming the U.S. for the protests and economic ills in Cuba and blaming Biden for not discontinuing the sanctions imposed on Cuba. The sanctions were first imposed under JFK in 1962 and have continued to this very day - strengthened by Trump in 2019.

Biden decries communism, denies being a socialist, but his socialist programs / policies give all indication he is being pulled farther left and belies his ‘moderate’ declaration.

FOX News

Facebook censorship

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...?ocid=msedgntp

Big Tech colluding with the White House
State censorship
Privacy infringement
Suppression of free speech

Washington Post

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...?ocid=msedgntp

The White House announced a new effort this week to combat coronavirus misinformation on social media, particularly Facebook. It’s an effort that carries legitimate questions about what role the government should play in policing (or, in this case, helping to police) such things.

But at least another spying conspiracy theory that can be turned into cable news segments has now been seeded. This is probably why it’s best we don’t all focus too intently on these briefings.

FACEBOOK Spokesperson

We will not be distracted by accusations which aren’t supported by the facts. The fact is that more than 2 billion people have viewed authoritative information about COVID-19 and vaccines on Facebook, which is more than any other place on the internet. More than 3.3 million Americans have also used our vaccine finder tool to find out where and how to get a vaccine. The facts show that Facebook is helping save lives. Period.

Hey Shortstuff:

Feeling that 'Hope & Change' thing kicking in? The Biden 'unity' mantra? The influence of the New World Order? Leading from behind? Feeling like me that we are being BS’d and played for someone else’s self-interests and agendas. Quite a country we are becoming. Must check with the UN for validation - as Biden is now doing!

[shortstuff]

Big Brother intervention or baseless Republican conspiracy rhetoric

As President Biden points the finger at social media platforms (Big Tech in particular) for pandemic misinformation, conservative and liberal mainstream media outlets post differ perspectives.

Coincidently, a new Gallup poll has revealed that Americans have a consistent lack of trust in media with more than three-quarters of the public not saying they had much confidence in newspapers or television news. Only 21% of respondents said they had "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in newspapers, while only 16% of respondents reported the same of television news. Only Congress fared worse, garnering just 12%.

The following two reports exemplify why there is so little trust in today’s media and for an inept, dysfunctional, polarizing, self-serving Congress.
It took five days for Biden to declare that communism is a failed government system. We have the Squad, Sanders and the Marxist BLM blaming the U.S. for the protests and economic ills in Cuba and blaming Biden for not discontinuing the sanctions imposed on Cuba. The sanctions were first imposed under JFK in 1962 and have continued to this very day - strengthened by Trump in 2019.

Biden decries communism, denies being a socialist, but his socialist programs / policies give all indication he is being pulled farther left and belies his ‘moderate’ declaration.

FOX News

Facebook censorship

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...?ocid=msedgntp

Big Tech colluding with the White House
State censorship
Privacy infringement
Suppression of free speech

Washington Post

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...?ocid=msedgntp

The White House announced a new effort this week to combat coronavirus misinformation on social media, particularly Facebook. It’s an effort that carries legitimate questions about what role the government should play in policing (or, in this case, helping to police) such things.

But at least another spying conspiracy theory that can be turned into cable news segments has now been seeded. This is probably why it’s best we don’t all focus too intently on these briefings.

FACEBOOK Spokesperson

We will not be distracted by accusations which aren’t supported by the facts. The fact is that more than 2 billion people have viewed authoritative information about COVID-19 and vaccines on Facebook, which is more than any other place on the internet. More than 3.3 million Americans have also used our vaccine finder tool to find out where and how to get a vaccine. The facts show that Facebook is helping save lives. Period.

Hey Shortstuff:

Feeling that 'Hope & Change' thing kicking in? The Biden 'unity' mantra? The influence of the New World Order? Leading from behind? Feeling like me that we are being BS’d and played for someone else’s self-interests and agendas. Quite a country we are becoming. Must check with the UN for validation - as Biden is now doing!

Lee I watched a clip the other day about Cuba and its socialist regime that has impacted the Cuban's social, emotional & economic welfare. It was horrifying.

Jaime Suchlicki is Director of the Cuban Studies Institute (CSI). He is the author of Cuba: From Columbus to Castro & Beyond. Go on to the CSI webpage and get his insight on the socialist regime in Cuba. Lee, we are going to see this governing come to fruition in the US if the people do not wake up.

It is frightening.....Psaki is giving us a birds eye view of what is to come....

[mark blazejewski]

Lee, we are going to see this governing come to fruition in the US if the people do not wake up.

It is frightening.....Psaki is giving us a birds eye view of what is to come....

Shorstuff, I apologize for the intrusion, but I am open to the possibility that "this" has already reached fruition.

The White House's influence with Face Book and other social media outlets is only one indication that America has become a Corporatist, aka Fascist, state.

From Newsweek:

Biden Administration's Admission They're Flagging Content to Facebook Sparks Furor

BY MEGHAN ROOS ON 7/15/21 AT 5:02 PM EDT

Reference: https://www.newsweek.com/biden-admin...-furor-1610257

In that connection, many believe that the January 6 protest is being exploited much in the same way as was the Reichstag Fire.

Your attention is directed to the 30:00 point on the July 14, 2021 broadcast:

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR...AAAAHQAAAAAQCA

[Lee Chowaniec]

The downside of EV’s; all that glitters is not gold

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, China was responsible for 80% of rare earth imports in 2019. China, ironically the country ranked #1 in air pollution.

The group of 17 elements is used in electric vehicles (EV), batteries, renewable energy systems and a wide range of electric appliances, ranging from smartphones, display panels, speakers, televisions and more. Cerium and neodymium are commonly used in smartphones, flat-screen TVs and LED lights as well as in F-35 fighter jets and missiles, radar and lasers by the U.S. Department of Defense. Elements like lanthanum are used in oil refining.

And then there is the environmental issues of mining the rare earth materials and the disposal of the toxic waste materials.

The following report deals with the shortcomings of manufacturing EV’s, the product cost and related energy cost to all Americans:

https://www.realclearenergy.org/arti...es_785025.html

So yes, I am pro-electricity. But I am adamantly opposed to the notion that we should “electrify everything” including transportation. The big problems with EVs are affordability, resilience, and supply chains.

EVs are coming down in price, but they are mostly being purchased by the Benz and Beemer crowd. The average household income for EV buyers is about $140,000. That’s twice the U.S. average.

Despite these facts, powerful lobby groups in Washington, as well as academics from elite universities, and big environmental groups want Congress to spend tens of billions of dollars on electrification schemes that will impose regressive taxes on low-income Americans, reduce our resilience, and increase reliance on China. That’s a dubious trifecta.

I am aware of those arguments. I’ve been hearing them for years. And my reply is equally simple: If EVs are so great, why haven’t they taken over the market? Why do EVs still only account for 2% of all U.S. auto sales?

[shortstuff]

Shorstuff, I apologize for the intrusion, but I am open to the possibility that "this" has already reached fruition.

The White House's influence with Face Book and other social media outlets is only one indication that America has become a Corporatist, aka Fascist, state.

From Newsweek:



Reference: https://www.newsweek.com/biden-admin...-furor-1610257

In that connection, many believe that the January 6 protest is being exploited much in the same way as was the Reichstag Fire.

Your attention is directed to the 30:00 point on the July 14, 2021 broadcast:

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR...AAAAHQAAAAAQCA

I truly enjoy hearing your opinion, never an intrusion. Please share, I respect your opinion.

Yes, we are there and it scares me. You and I are on our way out, but I worry about my children and grandchildren.

Ok to you & Lee perhaps you both can answer this one question for me:

Tell me where, what country, state, county that shows that communism has flourished, provided a wonderful way of life for the people and has benefitted everyone?

[mark blazejewski]

Tell me where, what country, state, county that shows that communism has flourished, provided a wonderful way of life for the people and has benefitted everyone?

The Corporatist or Fascist model of socialism did have the effect of some economic expansion. Italy and Germany during the 1920s and 1930s are examples of such states. But the so-called "economic progress" was realized mostly by national investments in public works programs and military spending, and came at a very high price in human rights and freedom.

I am of the opinion that Communism, as defined by Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and Castro were always dismal failures.

China, starting with Deng Xiaoping, has permitted some private ownership. However, that limited dalliance with a more socialist/corporatist model I understand, includes the use of slave labor, and therefore, is just another example of socialist economic advancement at the expense of the human condition.

[Lee Chowaniec]

Mark, Shortstuff:

Most likely I am a generation older than both of you. Let me start by writing that I was nine years old when WWII ended. Old enough to remember seeing the concentration camps opened and the condition of those freed. To hear some today deny the existence of the Holocaust is appalling.

To have lived through the Russian Cold War, China, Cuba, Venezuela and other countries becoming communist, it is not only the economic shortcomings that should be of concern, but more disconcerting and horrific to my generation were the millions of people who were put to death by despotic leaders of communist countries suppressing opposing citizen voices and freedoms. Only 15% of Russian citizens were card carrying communists How far away are we from the same faith when members of Congress and a far-left media are supporting Cuba and placing the blame for Cuba’s economic crisis and mob protesting on U.S. sanctions.

How incongruous to then have the Biden administration warn Cuban refugees, real refugees, they will be turned back should they attempt to seek asylum.

Sanders, AOC and the Squad, Warren, Harris, and the toadying mainstream media – BE AFRAID!