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    Disinformation, you know it when you see it – NOT!

    If ever before, our country is in need of an informed voter. Where does one go to get information today that is not tinged by political parties spewing propaganda to bolster their best interests over that of its constituents, or a biased media intent on supporting like-minded ideology and intent to profit, too often sowing seeds of divisiveness and hate.

    Where does one go to get the unvarnished truth? Where else but to the upcoming Democratic Party’s truth police – the Department of Homeland Security’s Disinformation Governance Board (DGB). And maybe NOT!

    Watch for a return of the ignominious Disinformation Governance Board
    George Will – Washington Post Writers Group

    https://roanoke.com/opinion/columnis...ce3e84ff7.html

    The Department of Homeland Security’s announced “pause” of its Disinformation Governance Board, 21 days after creating it as a “national security” measure, probably is itself disinformation. DHS realizes that its 10-thumbed debut of this boneheaded idea almost doomed it, so the “pause” feigns deliberation while the department plots the DGB’s resurrection.

    Government pratfalls such as the DGB are doubly useful, as reminders of government’s embrace of even preposterous ideas if they will expand its power, and as occasions for progressives to demonstrate that there is no government expansion they will not embrace. Progressives noted approvingly that DHS was putting a disinformation “expert” — a “scholar” — in charge, so science would be applied, including the “science” of sorting disinformation from real information.

    Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s short-lived choice as DGB executive director was Nina Jankowicz. Before becoming, for three weeks, head of the “nonpartisan” (so said the president’s press secretary) disinformation board, Jankowicz had a colorful career chastising “Republicans and other disinformers.” The contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop? “A Trump campaign product,” she decreed. Her certitudes are many.

    The White House said the DGB would “prevent” the circulation of disinformation, yet without trying to “adjudicate” truth or falsehood.

    As the Disinformation Governance Board floundered in ignominy, Mayorkas, the DHS secretary, said, “We could have done a better job of communicating what it is and what it isn’t.” It is ever thus: No progressive ideas are foolish or repellant, although a few are artlessly merchandized.

    But to be fair to DHS, it has more employees (240,000) than Richmond has residents, and there is enough disinformation in circulation to preoccupy all of them. The Manhattan Institute’s Brian Riedl offers some examples from the administration that conceived the DGB:

    President Joe Biden said the $2.4 trillion Build Back Better spending bill “costs zero dollars.” Biden calls today’s inflation, which ignited a year before the invasion of Ukraine, “Putin’s price hike.” Speaking in 2021 about his American Rescue Plan, Biden said, “According to Moody’s ... this law alone will create 7 million new jobs.” Moody’s actually said the law would add 4 million jobs to the 3 million that would be created without the law. Last year, the Biden administration said Moody’s predicted “19 million jobs” would be created by the American Jobs Plan. Moody’s actually predicted 2.7 million jobs over a 10-year period, with the other 16 million representing the baseline of expected job growth.

    If — when — the DHS’s “pause” ends and a resuscitated disinformation board buckles down to protecting Americans from falsehoods, it will of course concern itself with only disinformation of foreign origin, the theory being that only this sort threatens national security. The theory will, of course, be disinformation.

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    ESG: corporate America's 'self-appointed thought and governance police'

    80% of American voters polled believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. Yet this administration and the left continue to push ‘woke’ policies / ideology’ and will not hesitate penalizing anyone voicing opposition. And now in the corporate world we are witnessing the development of the Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) rating system. ESG is a classification and rating system that globalists are now using to pressure American companies into adopting progressive practices at every level of their operations.

    While BlackRock executive Larry Fink underscores the companies influence on how others should follow woke principles to ensure financial success while helping the world fight against pollution, climate change, human rights violations, etc.

    What Fink fails to mention is that China is the country where all the aforementioned abuses are rampant. China is the country where the largest world asset investment firm BlackRock is heavily invested in. Ah the hypocrisy! The thought police are everywhere.

    ESG proponents are corporate America's 'self-appointed thought and governance police'

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opini...3d768b61cad3ca

    The Ingraham Angle" host Laura Ingraham slammed proponents of environmental, social and governance criteria as "the self-appointed thought and governance police for corporate America" in Thursday's monologue. “Environmental, social, governance. The acronym ESG is a classification and rating system that globalists are now using to pressure American companies into adopting progressive practices at every level of their operations. And like so many really bad ideas, it, of course, originated at the United Nations. Now for years, they've aggressively marketed the concept as good for companies, good for you and good for the planet. ESG propaganda even comes in the form of really creepy videos.”

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    Something rotting at the core of America

    A huge part of the problem comes from the polarization we are seeing today. Americans are divided on just about everything, from gun safety, abortion, vaccines, immigration, etc.

    It can also be said that America is united on many fronts and bear the majority when it comes to polls. 80% of Americans are for stronger gun control laws, 70% of the country was okay with government COVID protocols and being vaccinated, 75% of country wants to keep Roe vs. Wade where it is. 80% of the voters believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.

    The country does not seem to be divided on fundamental issues. The system today does not allow for compromise and majority rule. The political leadership coming from both pollical parties today sucks! Americans have not become numb or callous to what’s happening in and to their country today. They are giving up on lawmakers doing anything that is not in their best interests and agendas.

    Healing the division in America

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other...531a644f69d5ca


    With rare exception all politicos suck!

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    Why can't the US stop soaring oil and gas prices?

    Food, housing, rents, supplies at all-time highs, but predicted to lower in the future. Energy, most likely not, as we transition to clean sustainable energy. Biden promises the planet will be better off for it for future generations. In the meanwhile, good luck for our survival. You have been warned by a president who has imposed Not-in-My-Backyard drilling restrictions.

    Why can't the US stop soaring oil and gas prices?

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mark...8d5effccf0f224

    It's just one of the signs coming from the US - the world's biggest oil and gas producer - that the high energy prices hitting households may be here to stay.
    Since the start of 2021, prices for oil and gas have jumped roughly two-fold or more, as demand roars back from the shock of 2020 Covid lockdowns.

    The war in Ukraine, which has pushed countries in the West to shun Russian energy supplies, has only sharpened their climb.

    As the market heats up, forecasts suggest US production will increase by about one million barrels per day this year. But that's less than 10%, not enough to meet the rise in demand - and a far cry from the response the last time prices were this high, in 2014, when US oil output jumped 20% and the fracking revolution was in high gear.

    Investors are pushing companies to share profits now, instead of making long term investments, given uncertainty over demand as the world pushes to shift away from fossil fuels, says Raoul LeBlanc, vice president at S&P Global.

    "The market is worried that the demand won't be there, and these assets will be stranded," he says. "If there's no long-term value in my stock price, it means I have to pay a very aggressive dividend."


    As many Americans are struggling more every day to survive financially, they are burdened by extremists who are engaged in harming America in any way possible!

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    Electrification, Solar, and EVS, ready or not here they come

    Inflation is rampant, 56% of Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck, 80% of voters believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, and the Biden administration is deadest on going green regardless of hardship and affordability to most Americans.

    Plan to electrify everything is bad for New York
    Another Voice / Climate Act by Donna DeCarolis

    New York’s 2019 Climate Act is one of the most ambitious climate laws in the world, and the Climate Action Council’s (CAC) Draft Scoping Plan, the “blueprint” for NY’s energy transition, remains open for public comment through June 10. Surprisingly most Western New Yorkers remain entirely unaware of the significant changes that may soon be required.

    Specifically, the Draft Plan recommends an energy sector overhaul, including bans on natural gas service and appliances for home heating and water heating, cooking and clothes drying – as soon as 2024, along with a requirement for all-electric new construction. It proposes converting nearly everything to electric power despite the plan itself saying there will be an energy shortfall by 2040, and that reliability of the energy systems are thinning to concerning levels by next year.

    According to National Grid, for WNY to “electrify everything” would require a near quadrupling of regional electricity production – a leap from 4 GW to 15 GW. That’s the equivalent of more than four Robert Moses Hydroelectric Power plants. This is not practical or affordable.

    This ban is the first of many sweeping changes proposed for how we live and do business, all of them costly. Many sources – including the CAC’s consultants – project it will cost $20,000 to $50,000, on average, to convert a single WNY home from natural gas to electricity. This translates to $10 to $25 billion in WNY costs alone – not including the estimated $650 in higher annual operating rates as electricity costs more than natural gas. The plan doesn’t explain how consumers will pay these enormous expenses.

    These extreme measures will increase the cost of anything requiring energy, from cooking to heating to transportation. The financial burden is worse for WNY, where winters are 56% colder than downstate – even though we produce fewer emissions, and earn less, on average.

    We all want to reduce emissions. National Fuel has reduced its Utility delivery system emissions by 64% since 1990. But these goals can be reached with a balanced approach, using a mix of energy including natural gas, which is far more reliable and affordable. Abandoning it makes no sense. Instead, an all-of-the-above approach – combining renewables with efficient use of low- and no-carbon fuels including renewable natural gas and green hydrogen – can meet these goals without financially burdensome electrification requirements and increased reliability risk. Tell the CAC we need a better plan – not a ban – that can meet these targets realistically and fairly. Visit nyserda.seamlessdocs. com/f/DraftScopingComments.

    In another report we learn:

    The median quote for new rooftop solar systems is $2.75 per watt, according to EnergySage. That works out to about $26,125 for an average system of 9,500 watts before taking into account a federal tax credit. For the 2022 tax year, the credit stands at 26% of the cost of the solar system; it is slated to drop to 22% in 2023 and end in 2024. Many states, including Arizona, California, New York, and Massachusetts, also offer residents incentives to install solar systems, such as rebates and tax breaks.

    Should I buy a battery?
    Adding a battery to your solar system will allow you to store some of the excess electricity it generates to use during a blackout or in the evening and night. A solar system without a battery will not keep you supplied with power during an outage because most residential systems are automatically turned off when the grid goes down.

    Batteries can be expensive, especially if you want to run large appliances and provide power for many hours or days. A 10- to 12-kilowatt-hour battery, which can store roughly a third of a home’s typical daily electricity use, costs about $13,000, according to EnergySage.

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    On this Memorial Day let us not forget the slaughter taking place in Ukraine

    Emboldened by Ukraine’s early successes in repelling Russia and openly rejoicing in Russia’s military weakness and poor strategy, concern has now surfaced on Russia’s advances and whether Zelenskyy should cede some land to Russia.

    Zelenskyy refuses to take such position and chides America for not providing the promised weapons needed to counter Russia’s new offense. While we are absorbed with proper pronoun usage and gender identity, Ukrainians continue to be slaughtered / brutalized.

    Ukraine suffers on battlefield while pleading for US arms

    https://www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...s-6171449.html

    As Ukrainian forces seek to hold the line, officials in Kyiv have been disheartened to see suggestions from the West that Ukraine should be giving up part of its territory to satisfy Russian President Vladimir Putin and end the war.

    For days, top Ukrainian officials have been fending off suggestions from European leaders, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and the New York Times editorial board that Kyiv should enter talks with Russia and make concessions.

    French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have been pushing peace talks, and top Italian officials submitted a peace plan to the United Nations that would freeze the current front lines, leading to a significant loss of territory for Ukraine.

    “If Russia doesn’t lose, they won’t have any internal transformation,” Podolyak said. “A Russia that doesn’t lose will, on the contrary, be more chauvinist and have an even more revanchist outlook, because they will hate us for humiliating them in front of the rest of the world ... and, accordingly, in two years they will come back and kill us even more brutally.”

    Zelenskyy, who said Kissinger was living in 1938 — a reference to attempts to appease Adolf Hitler before World War II — chided “great geopoliticians” trying to give away parts of Ukraine in a post on Instagram on Saturday, saying they were unwilling to see the people who live on those territories as real people.

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    While Biden celebrates low unemployment and a strong economy the country suffers

    Believing his policies, domestic and foreign are working and that his aides and administration are not doing enough to get the message that the economy is strong, and unemployment is low, he pledged today to work on inflation – although no concrete solutions were forthcoming.

    Blaming everyone but himself as usual for the distressing state the country is in – inflation (with gas, energy, and food prices at all-time highs), murders and crime rates at all-time highs, rents and housing rising at near 30%, consumer confidence rapidly declining, a poorly managed Ukraine war where Americans are paying dearly for imposed sanctions, a border crisis, etc.

    A president who boldly affirmed he did not pay attention to poll numbers has suddenly awaken finding himself polling favorably in the 30’s and where 75% of voters believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.

    With price hikes reaching 8 percent in April, the pressures appear unlikely to abate soon amid the ongoing fallout of the war in Ukraine, coronavirus lockdowns in China and a surge in gas prices likely to be exacerbated by the summer driving season, Biden needs a Hail Mary.

    Fuel prices hit a record high Tuesday, with a gallon of gas now costing $4.62 on average — a 52 percent increase from last year — according to AAA, after the European Union announced progress on a deal to ban Russian energy imports. And after Biden is drawing down our petroleum reserves and promising us price increase relief.

    That leaves Biden struggling to show that at least he understands that Americans are suffering and is doing what he can. But what is he is doing to combat any crisis that he has created? Except blame everyone else for his blunders. Even Trump and the Republicans! “It’s the ultra-MAGA agenda,” Biden said in a speech in early May. “It’s the ultra-MAGA agenda,” Biden said in a speech in early May. Calling parents ‘domestic terrorists.’ And his media lackeys who have no shame, defending the defenseless while attempting to cover his ass..

    An NBC News poll released earlier this month found that 33 percent of Americans approve of Biden’s handling of the economy, while 23 percent approve of his handling of the cost of living.

    A Washington Post-ABC News poll in early May found that more than 9 in 10 Americans are concerned, at a minimum, about the rate of inflation, which has been at a 40-year high for months. That included 44 percent who say they are “upset” about the problem.

    The Emperor has no clothes! Is this man delusional or being managed by far-left individuals who strive to bring America to its knees before transforming it to a Marxist-socialist state? Never seen so much hate, fear, and depression in my lifetime.

    If there is a Biden-Trump 2024 election rematch, God help us if either one is nominated, at this time, Biden would seriously have to be considered the greater of two evils.

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    It is the best of times, it is the worst of times

    Joe Biden is upset with his staff for not selling his success in office and for walking back his public statements which take away from his credibility. We have yet to hear of Biden firing or replacing anyone in his administration for not complying with the bosses wishes. Why is that? Who is driving the bus?

    Today’s media reports are a clear indication why Biden’s approval poll numbers are in the 30’s, his approval numbers in handling the economy, inflation, and the border crisis are dismal and where 80% of the country believes the country is headed in the wrong direction:

    Americans Getting More Despondent Over Economic Direction

    A Gallup poll released on May 31 showed the group’s Economic Confidence Index measured at -45. That is down from -39 the previous two months. In February 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it sat at a positive 41. It hasn’t been close to that mark since. Biden economic advisor won’t say if US headed towards recession: ‘You can never rule anything out’

    'I exhausted my savings': Inflation has Americans turning to loans, credit cards to cope.

    Racist and Violent Ideas Jump from Web’s Fringes to Mainstream Sites

    Energy experts sound alarm about US electric grid: 'Not designed to withstand the impacts of climate change'

    New budget numbers show US careening toward calamity

    The Center for a Responsible Federal Budget, a respected nonpartisan group, reminded us yet again Tuesday that federal spending plans and debt levels are unsustainable. Lawmakers should get serious about debt reduction now — before it’s too late.

    Rent and housing costs skyrocketing

    Ukraine: Sleepwalking into chaos?

    One unappreciated problem is an asymmetry in goals. Ukraine needs an outcome that regains most or all of its sovereign territory and a functioning state. But Putin, whose military disaster has led him to define down his goals, only needs to control the Donbas in Eastern Ukraine and build a land bridge south to Crimea (or maybe Donbas would suffice), which he will annex and could call a ceasefire.

    It appears that Americans’ willingness to take a punch to the wallet to support Ukraine in its war is starting to wane. A recent poll from the University of Maryland found that while many still support paying higher energy prices due to the conflict, the figure is dropping. At the start of the war, 73 percent of Americans supported higher costs to back Ukraine and distance the country from Russian energy. It is now 59%.

    Ukraine’s war with Russia has now lasted three months. While Ukraine repelled the initial Russian invasion, Moscow has made progress in the east. The war has lasted longer than many experts predicted and has had a devastating impact on Ukraine, world inflation, food, and energy supplies and costs.

    On the positive side

    House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has said that House Republicans plan to release a broad policy agenda ahead of November’s elections to give voters an idea of how the party would govern if it took control of the House. That stands in contrast to the approach being taken by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has said Senate Republicans do not plan to release any policy proposals and will instead campaign on their criticisms of congressional Democrats and the Biden administration.

    Atta boy, McConnell, party best interests over that of the country's! You lost me back in 2009 when you declared at that time that your job for the next four years was to make Obama a one-term president.

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    Imagine what could happen with everyone seeking improvements and a fuller grasp of truth.

    The great majority of Americans want the same things in life but are being polarized and driven to hatred by politicos and the media for their self-serving reasons. Truth in the media? Good luck in finding undistorted / biased / manipulated media content

    Culture wars: What is the solution to America’s polarization?

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cu...97d950e939c6a2

    Given the enormity of challenges facing us, is there really any other way?

    Some sure think so: Let’s just fight harder, yell louder and press more until we get what we want. But as my bishop, Aaron Parkinson, said last weekend, “We don’t need any more fear.”
    We also don’t need any more anger and despair.

    What we need is more truth. And love. And hope. And faith. If there’s a promised land full of that good stuff for the taking, this much should be clear by now: More culture war isn’t going to get us there.

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    New York State Legislature passes sweeping gun legislation

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ne...54c27e5a3fd7b9

    New York's Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday moved to pass sweeping gun legislation. The Legislature spent Thursday evening debating the bill raising the age limit, which passed the Senate along party lines 43-20 and in the Assembly 102-47. The legislation, which also launches a licensing requirement, is the centerpiece of a package of gun control bills announced earlier this week by Democratic legislative leaders and Gov. Kathy Hochul. It's now set to head to Hochul's desk for her signature.

    The package includes a bill banning anyone under age 21 from buying or possessing a semi-automatic rifle. Other legislation included in the package would:

    • Strengthen the 2019 Red Flag law, which allows a court to issue an extreme risk protection order prohibiting a person who is determined to be a threat to themselves or others from purchasing or possessing a firearm for up to one year,

    • Require all state and local law enforcement agencies to submit gun crime information to several national agencies,

    • Require new guns to be equipped with microstamping technology, which would allow law enforcement investigators to link weapons more easily to fired bullets,

    • Require anyone looking to purchase a semiautomatic rifle to obtain a license beforehand,

    • And make it illegal to purchase or sell body vests to anyone who does not work in law enforcement or other professions that would require body armor.

    Republicans chastised Democrats for pushing a more sweeping measure than Hochul originally pitched.

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    White House Report Card

    Sounds about right in a week’s worth of media claptrap designed to further divide America and taking away from focusing on what really bothers American’s the most – inflation with no end in site to rising energy and food costs.

    While Biden and the left focus on gun control policies, mass murder increases, racism and white supremacy, the average America is concerned about his pocketbook, safety, soft-on-crime progressive politicos and prosecutors, defund the police advocates, and a Biden administration that has many Americans asking, “is this what we can expect from the socialism experiment?”

    After near 17 months of Biden, it’s pretty hard to blame Trump for America’s decline but Biden and his lackey mainstream cohorts are giving it one hell of an attempt. Isn’t it amusing that Trump’s remarks were called outright lies, Biden’s lies are called ‘misstatements or gaffes’ by his loyalists.

    Republicans and Democrats are equally to blame for the country’s sad condition, but Biden is the president, and he has House and Senate majority to work. Stop whining and blaming everyone else for the problems / crisis you created. Live up to your campaign promises.

    White House Report Card: Jobs good, gun plan lackluster, gas prices bad

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ca0699b9b05a2b

    A good report on jobs was the only thing to save Biden from an “F” this week.

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    Congressman Chris Jacobs goes from GOP frontrunner to pariah

    Jerry Zremski’s Buffalo News report hit home for this lifelong ‘blank.’ It is why I believe we are seeing more voters registering as independents as they view with distaste today’s political partisanship, a biased media and a social network that is fostering a divide that is not in the best interest of the country.

    What is disappointing is that Jacobs believes he did the right thing, believes he could win re-election, but bows out because of party pressure and personal consequence. Damn the best interests of the citizens. Will there ever be a time again of political leadership, bi-partisanship, and compromise working for America's best interests?

    I have never seen a time when Americans are fearful of sharing political opinions for fear of shaming and retribution. A time when both political parties and a media are equally intent on their best interests of the country. It is a time more so than ever when ‘with rare exception all politicos suck!

    Congressman Chris Jacobs lost the backing of Republican leaders across his district. What’s more, he proved how hard it is for lawmakers in this hyper partisan era to buck their party even once and still survive.


    “I think we have a real problem structurally with our parties in that if you are not 100% loyal to the party orthodoxy, you are annihilated,” Jacobs told The Buffalo News on Friday while announcing that he was abandoning his bid for re-election in New York’s newly redrawn 23rd District. “I mean, how many pro-life Democrats are there in Congress right now? There’s one and he’s fighting for his political life in Texas. So I think that it’s very different on both sides from years ago, and I don’t think that’s a good thing.”

    Chris Jacobs’ concern echoed across the political world this weekend, as observers from both parties marveled at how quickly his political career came undone just because he wanted to do something about guns.

    “This is really sad,” tweeted David Axelrod, the Democratic messaging guru who helped Barack Obama get elected president in 2008. “A @GOP Rep from the Buffalo-area, scene of one of the recent, gruesome mass shootings, entertains an assault weapons ban, and is promptly excommunicated by the party and driven from office.”

    The day when you could argue an issue politely and professionally, and then go have a cheeseburger and a beer and talk (with a political opponent) about your kids – that’s gone,” Quinn said. “And that takes away the whole reason of why we are sent to Washington, which is to debate and to discuss.”

    Much has been said and written over the years about how and why America's two major political parties have ceased to allow room for dissent and compromise. Some blame gerrymandering, which makes many of the nation’s congressional districts sharply partisan enclaves where incumbents live more in fear of primary opponents than general election challengers. Others blame the advent of partisan media and social media, which allow conservatives and liberals to choose their news and miss out on a lot of what the other side is saying.

    Whatever the reason, there’s no doubt that Democrats and Republicans, both in Congress and across the country, stand increasingly far apart.

    A Pew Research Center study this year found that in Congress, the two parties are more separated ideologically now than they have been in 50 years. Whereas there were 160 moderate Democrats and Republicans in the House in 1972, Pew found that there are only about two dozen today.

    Meanwhile, in the general public, there’s a growing trend of simply hating the other party. According to the American National Election Study, the amount of respect that partisans have for the other party fell by about half between 1980 and 2016.

    The fact that Jacobs could be hounded out of Congress by his fellow Republicans shook Anthony H. Gioia, a longtime GOP fundraiser, former ambassador to Malta and friend of the Jacobs family.

    “This is really bad for the Republican Party and our country that it has come to this: that we’re the only country in the world that has the kind of gun laws that we have and the only country in the world that has as many gun deaths as we have and you’ve got to support that to be considered a Republican,” Gioia said. “I mean, it’s as bad as the Democrats are on abortion.”


    What’s more, Gioia said, America’s growing partisan divide broadcasts weakness to the world at a time when the nation should be projecting strength to rivals like Russia and China.

    “We’re a better country than this,” he said.

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    Electric cars: the not so environmentally friendly side

    We are being sold that going green is the only way that we will save the planet and that if we don’t get with the program but dare to question or mention the environmental shortcomings and cost to consumers, we are evil and subject to contempt and reprisal.

    Yes, sustainable clean energy is a worthwhile goal and necessary. But reports are coming out that make it quite clear that going all solar, windmill, and electric within the timeframe the government has set its goals on is not practical, feasible, and without consequence. Elimination of fossil fuels use is impractical, and use of nuclear energy is not receiving deserving consideration.

    Electric cars not as entirely friendly as one thought

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/othe...5ca10acb239cf5

    Critics aren’t scrutinizing an EV’s C02 emissions while running, but mainly its battery construction.

    Electric car batteries are primarily made up of lithium. That lithium needs to be extracted from the ground, leading to topsoil damage if mined a particular way. Lithium mines in Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia have seen the mineral extraction’s harmful side. From soil degradation to water shortages, taking a raw mineral out of the ground can damage the land around it. Mining lithium can also pollute the air, another byproduct of mineral extraction that complicates the electric car’s cleaner image.

    Another factor complicating the environmentally friendly depiction of EVs is how electricity is collected. The majority of electricity is still retrieved through burning coal and using nature gasses, which result in higher CO2 emissions. This process dampens an electric car’s reputation and should signify to automotive manufacturers that there needs to be more insight into how electricity is accumulated. If gaining electricity has the same process as burning gasoline for a standard car, EVs could possibly leave behind the same carbon footprint.


    Are electric cars really better for the environment

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news...623534bc04d533


    And we are not considering the environmental impact of disposing the batteries, solar panels, and windmills. The government isn’t talking about that!

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    Sustainable energy con

    While Americans are suffering the highest inflation rate in 40 years, supply shortages are still an issue, the stock market is in a tailspin again, consumer confidence is at a negative, Biden and the left continue to pursue policies that are hurting Americans and fails to listen to a public (83%) telling him the country is headed in the wrong direction. The public is not buying into delusional Biden’s and left’s narrative that the economy is just great and that the public non-believers are morons.

    Even more disturbing is the con being played on Americans that there will come a time when wind / solar / EV’s will eliminate fossil fuels – and that all Americans will sustain the transition cost.

    The Electric Vehicle Scam
    Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris

    The utility companies have thus far had little to say about the alarming cost projections to operate electric vehicles (EVs) or the increased rates that they will be required to charge their customers. It is not just the total amount of electricity required, but the transmission lines and fast charging capacity that must be built at existing filling stations. Neither wind nor solar can support any of it. Electric vehicles will never become the mainstream of transportation!

    In part 1 of our exposé on the problems with electric vehicles (EVs), we showed that they were too expensive, too unreliable, rely on materials mined in China and other unfriendly countries, and require more electricity than the nation can afford. In this second part, we address other factors that will make any sensible reader avoid EVs like the plague.

    EV CHARGING INSANITY

    In order to match the 2,000 cars that a typical gasoline station can service in a busy 12 hours, an EV charging station would require 600, 50-watt chargers at an estimated cost of $24 million and a supply of 30 megawatts of power from the grid. That is enough to power 20,000 homes. No one likely thinks about the fact that it can take 30 minutes to 8 hours to recharge a vehicle between empty or just topping off. What are the drivers doing during that time?

    ICSC-Canada board member New Zealand-based consulting engineer Bryan Leyland describes why installing electric car charging stations in a city is impractical:

    “If you’ve got cars coming into a petrol station, they would stay for an average of five minutes. If you’ve got cars coming into an electric charging station, they would be at least 30 minutes, possibly an hour, but let’s say it's 30 minutes. So that’s six times the surface area to park the cars while they’re being charged. So, multiply every petrol station in a city by six. Where are you going to find the place to put them?”

    The government of the United Kingdom is already starting to plan for power shortages caused by the charging of thousands of EVs. Starting in June 2022, the government will restrict the time of day you can charge your EV battery. In order to do this, they will employ smart meters that are programmed to automatically switch off EV charging in peak times to avoid potential blackouts.

    In particular, the latest UK chargers will be pre-set to not function during 9-hours of peak loads, from 8 am to 11 am (3-hours), and 4 pm to 10 pm (6-hours) Unbelievably, the UK technology decides when and if an EV can be charged, and even allows EV batteries to be drained into the UK grid if required. Imagine charging your car all night only to discover in the morning that your battery is flat since the state took the power back. Better keep your gas-powered car as a reliable and immediately available backup! While EV charging will be an attractive source of revenue generation for the government, American citizens will be up in arms.

    USED CAR MARKET

    The average used EV will need a new battery before an owner can sell it, pricing them well above used internal combustion cars. The average age of an American car on the road is 12 years. A 12-year-old EV will be on its third battery. A Tesla battery typically costs $10,000 so there will not be many 12-year-old EVs on the road. Good luck trying to sell your used green fairy tale electric car!

    EVS PER BLOCK IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

    A home charging system for a Tesla requires a 75-amp service. The average house is equipped with 100-amp service. On most suburban streets the electrical infrastructure would be unable to carry more than three houses with a single Tesla. For half the homes on your block to have electric vehicles, the system would be wildly overloaded.

    BATTERIES

    Although the modern lithium-ion battery is four times better than the old lead-acid battery, gasoline holds 80 times the energy density. The great lithium battery in your cell phone weighs less than an ounce while the Tesla battery weighs 1,000 pounds. And what do we get for this huge cost and weight? We get a car that is far less convenient and less useful than cars powered by internal combustion engines. Bryan Leyland explained why:

    “When the Model-T came out, it was a dramatic improvement over the horse and buggy. The electric car is actually a step backward into the equivalence of an ordinary car, with a tiny gas tank that takes half an hour or more to fill. It offers nothing in the way of convenience or extra facilities.”

    OUR CONCLUSION

    The electric automobile will likely be around for a long time and will command a small niche in the vehicle market, likely never exceeding 10%. This means that the manufacturers probably know this and will likely not produce more than they think they can sell. Meanwhile, this is not what President Biden & California Gov. Newsom have in mind, so the only way to change this is at the ballot box.



    How much energy will the world need?

    https://www.youtube.com/embed/wDOI-uLvTnY

    Fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables will all be required. But if you think you can get it all from wind and solar, dream on!

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    Inflation hits new 40-year high in May as gas, grocery, rent prices jumped

    Not to worry Biden says the economy is great and if you don’t believe it, you are a moron.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mark...2a0c9d88ed7188

    Inflation unexpectedly hit a new 40-year high in May as gas, food and rent prices surged, underscoring that its anticipated decline could be painfully slow.

    The consumer price index increased 8.6% annually, up from 8.3% the prior month and the largest rise since December 1981, the Labor Department said Friday.

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