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    Attempts to further divide America

    Never have I seen my country so divided, to the point of embarrassment and despair. Still proud to be an American, but not proud of America today.

    It is disturbing to watch and read how Americans are being overwhelmed and torn apart with political claptrap from inept and dysfunctional politicos within Republican and Democrat Parties alike. By biased media reports intended to mislead / divide the public to further their agendas and best interests at the expense of the country’s.

    We live in a time when:

    Americans who wish to express free speech, dare to opine / protest counter to another’s position are ostracized as racist, terrorists, threats to democracy, xenophobic, etc.

    Parents and truckers are labeled terrorists while rioters and looters are considered ‘peaceful protesters, 'for the most part’ and go unpunished.

    Even intra party dissension and fighting takes place.

    When despite the polls telling Biden 71% of voters believe the country is heading in the wrong direction, he is out there telling America his policies are working. That there was supply chain crisis, inflation is just temporary and offset by rising wages, etc.

    There is a border crisis where criminals and illegal drugs are entering our country and killing our citizens. Where the consequential costs for a failed immigration policy is costing American citizens billions per year, and where illegals are now considered to have equal citizen rights, and where some states are attempting to allow them to vote. Biden and Harris are asleep at the wheel!

    Debt, what debt!

    Afghanistan pull-out was a disaster as is his administration’s foreign policies.

    Covid mask hypocrisy.

    January 6, 2020, insurrection.

    Continuing election steal BS. Move on!

    Biden is furious over a bill that leaves gender talks to parents, not teachers.

    Biden administration to spend $30 million on crack pipes for ‘racial equity’.


    Old enough to remember a different America – one where responsibility, independence, and commonsense prevailed!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Chowaniec View Post
    Parents and truckers are labeled terrorists while rioters and looters are considered ‘peaceful protesters, 'for the most part’ and go unpunished.
    This is what the New World Order looks like...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

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    Solar energy – food for thought

    Interesting report. Don’t know how old it is and whether innovations have improved the process, but as it didn’t come from the government it must be BS, right?

    Did you know:

    Windmill blades for green energy are currently being buried because these blades need to be disposed of and there is presently no way to recycle them. That’s how green energy works??

    Who knew? Maybe the people that make them knew. Why would they let that cat out of the bag, after all they are government subsidized with taxpayer money. It’s all about the money every time! Just like the oil industry powers every electric car.

    Also politicians do not want those huge eye sores in their backyard. Right now, the average wind farm is about 150 turbines. Each wind turbine needs 80 gallons of oil as lubricant and we're not talking about vegetable oil, this is a PAO synthetic oil based on crude... 12,000 gallons of it. That oil needs to be replaced once a year. It is estimated that a little over 3,800 turbines would be needed to power a city the size of New York... That's 304,000 gallons of refined oil for just one city. Now you have to calculate every city across the nation, large and small, to find the grand total of yearly oil consumption from "clean" energy.

    Where do you think all that oil is going to come from, the oil fairies? It now comes from our enemies in the Mideast. Not to mention the fact that the large equipment needed to build these wind farms run on petroleum. As well as the equipment required for installation, service, maintenance, and eventual removal.

    And just exactly how eco-friendly is wind energy anyway? Each turbine requires a footprint of 1.5 acres, so a wind farm of 150 turbines needs 225 acres; In order to power a city the size of NYC you would need 57,000 acres; and who knows the astronomical amount of land you would need to power the entire US. All of which would have to be clear-cut land because trees create a barrier & turbulence that interferes with the 20mph sustained wind velocity necessary for the turbine to work properly (also keep in mind that not all states are suitable for such sustained winds). Boy, cutting down all those trees is going to tick off a lot of green-loving tree-huggers.

    Let's talk about disposal now. The lifespan of a modern, top quality, highly efficient wind turbine is 20 years. After that, then what? What happens to those gigantic fiber composite blades? They cannot economically be reused, refurbished, reduced, repurposed, or recycled so guess what? It's off to special landfills they go.

    And guess what else? They're already running out of these special landfill spaces for the blades that have already exceeded their usefulness. Seriously! Those blades are anywhere from 120 ft. to over 200 ft. long and there are 3 per turbine. And that's with only 7% of the nation currently being supplied with wind energy. Just imagine if we had the other 93% of the nation on the wind grid... 20 years from now you'd have all those unusable blades with no place to put them... Then 20 years after that, and 20 years after that, and so on. Hello there, how green is that?

    Oops, I almost forgot about the 500,000 birds that are killed each year from wind turbine blade collisions; most of which are endangered hawks, falcons, owls, geese, ducks, and eagles. Apparently smaller birds are more agile and able to dart and dodge out of the way of the spinning blades, whereas the larger soaring birds aren't so lucky. I'm sure the wildlife conservationist folks are just ecstatic about that. I'm so glad the wind energy people are looking out for the world.

    Here's another little problem with windmills- The generator and switching equipment operate at high power and voltage. Everything in the windmill nacelle is compact due to limited space, so there's danger of arcs and electrical fires. This is prevented by putting all the electrical equipment in a pressure vessel filled with sulfur hexafluoride, a synthetic gas that has dielectric properties that suppress arcs and fires.

    Problem is, windmills leak this gas, something around a pound each per year. SF6 has an atmospheric lifetime of 3,200 years and is 22,800 times more effective as a greenhouse gas than carbon.

    Food for thought! What happens to the price of electricity when the demand by a significant increase of electric vehicles requires the construction of more dams or nuclear plants? Where will the graveyard be for all the depleted batteries? Will you be able to afford an electrical vehicle, retrofitting your homes for the solar age, etc.

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    The ‘hated’ Trump vs. the incompetent Biden – ugh!

    CNN's latest polling is simply brutal for the President. A CNN poll mind you.

    Just 41% of those asked approved of the way Biden is handling his job. His approval rating on the economy has dropped to 37% -- down 8 points since early December alone. Only 45% approve of his handling of the pandemic he was elected to end. When those who disdain Biden's overall performance were asked to name a single thing he'd done that they approved of, 56% had nothing positive to say. "I'm hard pressed to think of a single thing he has done that benefits the country," wrote one respondent.

    Inflation is at 40-year high at 7.54% and he dares to call Lester Holt a wise guy for asking him on its duration.

    Rising violent crime rates are making a nation awash in guns feel less safe. Shoplifting and street crime has reached crisis proportions, and some are still calling for defunding the police. Defund the police democrats and the BLM have-blood on their hands.

    A grungy mood in a nation divided in multiple ways is translating to ever-diminishing confidence in political leaders and the system itself. Biden has not united the country or restored decency and decorum to the White House.

    And through of this, and despite polls indicating Biden has failing policies that has lost America’s trust, Biden denies failure and asks for more money and time – and his leftwing media lackeys and the hard-core government socialists are having a harder time defending the defenseless.

    While failing in Afghanistan, defending everyone’s border but ours, denying a supply shortage exists, mishandling the Covid crisis with mixed messages and continuing ridiculous mandates, this tired old man is no longer fit to hold office. But then again, who is. Certainly not Kamala!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Chowaniec View Post
    Solar energy – food for thought

    Interesting report. Don’t know how old it is and whether innovations have improved the process, but as it didn’t come from the government it must be BS, right?

    Did you know:

    Windmill blades for green energy are currently being buried because these blades need to be disposed of and there is presently no way to recycle them. That’s how green energy works??

    Who knew? Maybe the people that make them knew. Why would they let that cat out of the bag, after all they are government subsidized with taxpayer money. It’s all about the money every time! Just like the oil industry powers every electric car.

    Also politicians do not want those huge eye sores in their backyard. Right now, the average wind farm is about 150 turbines. Each wind turbine needs 80 gallons of oil as lubricant and we're not talking about vegetable oil, this is a PAO synthetic oil based on crude... 12,000 gallons of it. That oil needs to be replaced once a year. It is estimated that a little over 3,800 turbines would be needed to power a city the size of New York... That's 304,000 gallons of refined oil for just one city. Now you have to calculate every city across the nation, large and small, to find the grand total of yearly oil consumption from "clean" energy.

    Where do you think all that oil is going to come from, the oil fairies? It now comes from our enemies in the Mideast. Not to mention the fact that the large equipment needed to build these wind farms run on petroleum. As well as the equipment required for installation, service, maintenance, and eventual removal.

    And just exactly how eco-friendly is wind energy anyway? Each turbine requires a footprint of 1.5 acres, so a wind farm of 150 turbines needs 225 acres; In order to power a city the size of NYC you would need 57,000 acres; and who knows the astronomical amount of land you would need to power the entire US. All of which would have to be clear-cut land because trees create a barrier & turbulence that interferes with the 20mph sustained wind velocity necessary for the turbine to work properly (also keep in mind that not all states are suitable for such sustained winds). Boy, cutting down all those trees is going to tick off a lot of green-loving tree-huggers.

    Let's talk about disposal now. The lifespan of a modern, top quality, highly efficient wind turbine is 20 years. After that, then what? What happens to those gigantic fiber composite blades? They cannot economically be reused, refurbished, reduced, repurposed, or recycled so guess what? It's off to special landfills they go.

    And guess what else? They're already running out of these special landfill spaces for the blades that have already exceeded their usefulness. Seriously! Those blades are anywhere from 120 ft. to over 200 ft. long and there are 3 per turbine. And that's with only 7% of the nation currently being supplied with wind energy. Just imagine if we had the other 93% of the nation on the wind grid... 20 years from now you'd have all those unusable blades with no place to put them... Then 20 years after that, and 20 years after that, and so on. Hello there, how green is that?

    Oops, I almost forgot about the 500,000 birds that are killed each year from wind turbine blade collisions; most of which are endangered hawks, falcons, owls, geese, ducks, and eagles. Apparently smaller birds are more agile and able to dart and dodge out of the way of the spinning blades, whereas the larger soaring birds aren't so lucky. I'm sure the wildlife conservationist folks are just ecstatic about that. I'm so glad the wind energy people are looking out for the world.

    Here's another little problem with windmills- The generator and switching equipment operate at high power and voltage. Everything in the windmill nacelle is compact due to limited space, so there's danger of arcs and electrical fires. This is prevented by putting all the electrical equipment in a pressure vessel filled with sulfur hexafluoride, a synthetic gas that has dielectric properties that suppress arcs and fires.

    Problem is, windmills leak this gas, something around a pound each per year. SF6 has an atmospheric lifetime of 3,200 years and is 22,800 times more effective as a greenhouse gas than carbon.

    Food for thought! What happens to the price of electricity when the demand by a significant increase of electric vehicles requires the construction of more dams or nuclear plants? Where will the graveyard be for all the depleted batteries? Will you be able to afford an electrical vehicle, retrofitting your homes for the solar age, etc.
    Excellent post Lee.

    How about the batteries in the electric cars when they retire? It is stated according to www.electrichybridvehicletechnolgy.com/opinion : "After 8 - 10 years of service in EV's, batteries are normally retired due to faded capacity and power that fail to meet the range requirement of electric vehicles. According to ID TechEx's latest report on Second-life Electric Vehicles 2020-2030, there will be over six million battery packs retired from EV's per year by 2030.

    Batteries contain toxic chemicals that should not be placed into landfills. Recycling is not easy due to the sophisticated chemical procedures involved. Placed in landfills lead to contamination of the soil and water.

    How green and cost effective will the use of electric cars long term be Lee? Just like the windmills, who thinks of these things and think it's better than clean fossil fuel? Years later, will state legislators recognize the potential toxic consequences posed by the battery-powered vehicles?

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    Republicans need to learn civility and the art of compromise

    In a LA Times Opinion piece today, Assistant editor Nicholas Goldberg wrote an editorial on civility and the need for Democrats to find Republicans willing to compromise.

    But, boy, the blowback was strong. People seemed to think I was a fool, playing by old rules. Civility, they said, is a quaint remnant of a genteel past. Now we’re at war with our political enemies. They don’t play by the rules, and only a sucker would seek common ground or civil relations with such maniacs.

    That should be the goal, anyway, because the alternative is collapse. Once you’ve learned to disrespect your adversaries, how big a step is it to dehumanizing them? That way lies chaos.

    Yes, I’m aware that the blame for the breakdown, as Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann have shown, lies disproportionately with Republicans. They’re farther down this dangerous path. Their extremists are the ones legislating voter suppression, perpetuating the fantasy that the 2020 election was stolen, denying science and undoing norms and institutions at a rapid pace.

    But if that’s the case, Democrats should work twice as hard to find Republicans they can work with or who see the value in compromise. There’s got to be more to the Republican Party across the country than Sen. Josh Hawley or Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene. And if there’s not, well, at least they looked.


    Goldberg was extremely willing to focus on Trump and Republican Party blame for lack of civility and unwillingness to capitulate to a Democratic Party leaning more left and socialist by the day and where the country is indicating its dissatisfaction in the polls.

    The polls are ripping Biden in every category that adversely impacts American lives, primarily economic resources and sustenance. Biden’s approval rating has dropped 25 points in a very short time.

    Inflation obviously is playing a huge role here, with the Wall Street Journal estimating that the higher price of goods is costing families an extra $276 per month, or an additional $3,300 or so annually. Many poor and middle-income families and single parents and individuals simply cannot afford that while living paycheck-to-paycheck.

    According to recent polls, Black voters are leaving the Democrat Party as well. Where 92% supported Biden in the 2020 election, that support number has dropped to 68%. Black Americans had a rough 2021, particularly with COVID-19. They had a 2.5 times higher chance of dying of the virus than whites, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Black unemployment rate is at 6.9 percent, which is double the white unemployment rate. And crime continues to hit urban areas the hardest, with 16 cities setting homicide records in 2021.

    While 72% of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, Democrats should work hard to find Republicans willing to compromise? On what? Failed policies, domestic and foreign? Seriously?

    On that civility thing, Biden is more civil than Trump? Biden is less of a thug and boorish than Trump? The Republican Party is less inclusive, tolerant, and condescending than the Democratic Party?

    With rare exception, all politicos suck! Sick of the blame game!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Chowaniec View Post
    Republicans need to learn civility and the art of compromise
    Seriously?

    Watergate was about political espionage; one campaign, recklessly and unnecessarily, spying on another.

    This is a case where one campaign spied and sabotaged another, lost the general election, but continued to spy on and sabotage its former opponent as President.

    Clinton campaign paid tech workers to dig up Trump-Russia connections: Report


    Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign paid an internet company to “infiltrate” servers at Trump Tower and the White House in order to link Donald Trump to Russia, a bombshell new legal filing alleges.

    The Friday filing from a Department of Justice prosecutor tasked with investigating the origins of the FBI’s Russian probe served to throw cold water on Democrats’ longstanding allegations of collusion.
    Reference: https://nypost.com/2022/02/13/hillar...a-connections/

    The subject servers where no longer belonged to candidate Trump, they belonged to the President of the United States.

    Ergo, the transgressive campaign not only sabotaged its opponent in the campaign, but sabotaged a Presidency and national security.

    The information released by Durham, if true, would make Watergate look like a popcorn fart, eh?

    Where in Hell was the FBI?
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    What do Republicans stand for?

    So asked our embarrassing president recently. Well, I thought it was for smaller government, capitalism, freedom and free speech, individualism, fiscal responsibility, and public safety.

    By the recent polling taking place, I do know the Republican Party, its supporters and anyone daring to utter an opinion in opposition to the Democratic Party, especially the socialist far left segment, risk cancellation, retribution, job loss and shame.

    While inflation and crime continue to surge, the supply chain shortage does exist, and a Biden made border crisis continues, the leftwing media continues to cover up for the feeble Biden.

    What if Trump were still in office and inflation was 7.5%.
    Where 2.4 million illegals crossed the border, the vast majority unvaccinated, and where billions spent in providing health, education, and housing resources.

    Where until recently Biden and was silent on surging crime and the defunding / elimination of police support, soft on crime movement by the far right of his party – to the point of abolishing prisons and no bail policies. It is only now that Pelosi proclaims the defund movement is over.

    What if Trump shut the Keystone pipeline down and advocated for the Russian Nordstrom pipeline costing Americans a 41% increase in gas.

    What if Trump and his family had financial ties with China and one of his children were involved with illicit business dealings, drugs, and questionable computer content, and no investigation took place, and the mainstream media looks the other way; pretends nothing happens under Biden.

    What if Trump had said in the 2020 campaign: “If you don’t vote for me you will die.”

    What if Trump were in office and three times publicly fell down stairs, makes numerous incoherent statements, slurs words, etc.

    70% of the country believes the country is headed in the wrong direction, that Biden’s spending policies are fueling inflation, and Biden asks for more money and his media lackeys are encouraging Biden to talk about his successes – as they do.

    America is truly waking up to the BS it is being fed. It does not like socialism or the ‘new norm.’

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    Trudeau and Biden; unholy alliance?

    On Friday, Biden and Trudeau spoke over the phone about the Freedom Convoy and how the truckers were blocking a key international crossing between Michigan and Ontario, which reports said was stymieing auto production in both countries. Was it coincidental that Trudeau instituted totalitarian policies shortly thereafter? Are we seeing like policies instituted in the U.S. to silence dissent?

    Biden first tried to silence dissent, and now have paved the way for it to happen in Canada. Biden showed his hand when he had his Justice Department targeted parents protesting at school board meetings last year. Mask mandates, demonizing Republicans and Americans alike for questioning / opposing Build Back Better and policies contributing to rampant inflation, supply chain issues, Covid mixed messages, etc. A president so out of touch with his citizens that 70% of them recently polled voiced they thought the country is headed in the wrong direction and 56% of those polled could not mention one good thing he has done in office so far.

    Yet Biden and his minions continue to hysterically proclaim that America’s end to democracy will come should the Democrats lose power in coming elections. Big Brother will do anything to maintain power – demonize the opposition, defer blame for policy failures, control the narrative, stifle free speech and dissent, and if all else fails use the race card.

    https://video.foxnews.com/v/6297870408001#sp=show-clips

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    If a white did this it would be a hate crime, getting sick of the double standard, it's the same no matter what state you are in.

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    Donald Trump is literally threatening Hillary Clinton and her campaign staff with death

    While the world is literally on the brink of war, the U.S. under the leadership of the Biden administration and far-left influence has resulted in the worst inflation in 40 years, surging crime rates and soft on crime policies, open borders and resulting adverse impacts, mishandling of the virus (mixed messaging, mandate collateral damage), when American citizens are looking for positive, unifying news, we are exposed to a media report that deflects from the issues at hand and is filled with much of the same hate speech consuming today’s America.

    When the Democrats have nothing going for them, it is time to let the dogs out – the left-wing media dogs who use their favorite scapegoat, Trump, to blame for America’s failed policies. The following media report by Salon is such a disgusting example.

    Salon has a far-left bias in its daily reviews of domestic politics and provocative cultural topics. Surprised?

    Trump threatens Hillary Clinton with death all over again and nobody seems to care

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

    Donald Trump, the former president of the United States and political crime boss of the Republican Party, continues to threaten his "enemies" with lethal violence — and at this point his enemies include anyone who opposes him, or stands in his way.

    Trump is an entrepreneur of both political and interpersonal violence, although far too cowardly to engage in it himself. His threats should be taken seriously.
    Yet the mainstream news media as a whole, along with most of the country's political class have decided to stand mute in response to Donald Trump's threats of mayhem. They have "moved on," which in this case makes them like the three proverbial monkeys who hear no evil, speak no evil, and see no evil.

    Instead of outrage, we largely feel exhaustion. The American people are growing increasingly indifferent to Trump's threats, and to the rising power of his neofascist movement and the Republican Party's threats against democracy and the rule of law.

    Last Saturday, Donald Trump issued yet another proclamation from his palace at Mar-a-Lago: The latest pleading from Special Counsel Robert Durham provides indisputable evidence that my campaign and presidency were spied on by operatives paid by the Hillary Clinton Campaign in an effort to develop a completely fabricated connection to Russia.

    This is a scandal far greater in scope and magnitude than Watergate and those who were involved in and knew about this spying operation should be subject to criminal prosecution. In a stronger period of time in our country, this crime would have been punishable by death. In addition, reparations should be paid to those in our country who have been damaged by this.

    Donald Trump is literally threatening Hillary Clinton and her campaign staff with death. Trump's followers are listening closely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Chowaniec View Post
    Donald Trump is literally threatening Hillary Clinton and her campaign staff with death

    While the world is literally on the brink of war, the U.S. under the leadership of the Biden administration and far-left influence has resulted in the worst inflation in 40 years, surging crime rates and soft on crime policies, open borders and resulting adverse impacts, mishandling of the virus (mixed messaging, mandate collateral damage), when American citizens are looking for positive, unifying news, we are exposed to a media report that deflects from the issues at hand and is filled with much of the same hate speech consuming today’s America.

    When the Democrats have nothing going for them, it is time to let the dogs out – the left-wing media dogs who use their favorite scapegoat, Trump, to blame for America’s failed policies. The following media report by Salon is such a disgusting example.

    Salon has a far-left bias in its daily reviews of domestic politics and provocative cultural topics. Surprised?

    Trump threatens Hillary Clinton with death all over again and nobody seems to care...

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


    ...Donald Trump is literally threatening Hillary Clinton and her campaign staff with death. Trump's followers are listening closely.[/I]
    Lee, these are Trump's actual words:

    The latest pleading from Special Counsel Robert Durham provides indisputable evidence that my campaign and presidency were spied on by operatives paid by the Hillary Clinton Campaign in an effort to develop a completely fabricated connection to Russia

    This is a scandal far greater in scope and magnitude than Watergate and those who were involved in and knew about this spying operation should be subject to criminal prosecution. In a stronger period of time in our country, this crime would have been punishable by death. In addition, reparations should be paid to those in our country who have been damaged by this.

    I think this is what Trump was referring to:



    "§2381. Treason
    Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

    (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(2)(J), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148.)"
    Reference: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?...2C000%3B%20and

    Just My Opinion:


    So, why in Hell didn't Trump, a former President of the United States, simply say that the actors to whom he referred may be guilty of Treason under the laws of the United States?

    Why in Hell did Trump focus more on the penalty rather than the crime?

    What is the legal basis for Trump to reference "reparations?"

    Do not those exploitable Trumpian words once again offer the Marxist revolutionaries, and their Globalist benefactors, another opportunity for them to further their radical cause(s), and ultimately, a chance to further apply their heavy-handed revolutionary programs and justice?

    Throughout his Presidency, can it not be argued that Trump could not control his Deep State bureaucracy, his own staff and cabinet, his "pandemic team," and most concerning, his subordinate military?

    Equally, can it not be asked why on Earth would any reasonable person want to reward those failures?

    The foregoing compels me to ask:

    Are, and have been, Trump and the Marxist,/Globalist revolutionaries, actually working together in pursuit of a New World Order,, because, absent that circumstance, neither seem to be acting like traditional Americans, and none of the last seven years, makes any sense to me?
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    The ‘New Normal’ – Ugh!

    As a lifelong blank (unaffiliated registered voter), I choose to remain an independent and to have the ability to vote for who I believed was the most qualified candidate, not swear allegiance to a political party less than honest and having its best interest and agenda in mind.

    Today’s partisan politics, biased media outlets, and ‘fake News’ have resulted in the most polarized, dysfunctional, demoralized era I have ever experienced. The following report gives hope that the country is pushing back, rejecting far left Democrat socialist policies and calling out Republicans for their contributions to the divisiveness.

    If it would only result in an upcoming 2024 presidential election where a strong moderate candidate emerges – rid of toxic candidates like Trump, Biden, Harris and other' far right ‘/ 'far left' candidates.

    As parts of Democratic Party lurch leftward, frustration boils over even in liberal areas
    By David Leonhardt
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    SAN FRANCISCO – Elections to the San Francisco Board of Education are not normally national bellwethers. The city is a proud symbol of liberalism, not a swing district, and schoolboard elections – as Thomas Fuller, The New York Times’ San Francisco bureau chief, notes – “have for decades been obscure sideshows to the more high-profile political contests.”

    But the recall election this week that ousted three board members wasn’t about only local politics. It also reflected a trend: Many Americans, even in liberal places, seem frustrated by what they consider a leftward lurch from parts of the Democratic Party and its allies. This frustration spans several issues, including education, crime and Covid-19.

    Consider these election results from last year, all in politically blue places: – In Minneapolis, voters rejected a ballot measure to replace the city’s Police Department with an agency that would have focused less on law enforcement.

    – In Seattle, voters elected Ann Davison – a lawyer who had recently quit the Democratic Party because she thought it had moved “so far left” – as the city’s top prosecutor. Davison beat a candidate who wanted to abolish the police.

    – In New York, voters elected as their mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who revels in defying liberal orthodoxy. As a candidate, Adams promised to crack down on crime. Since taking office, he has signaled his frustration with Covid-19 restrictions.

    – In the Democratic-leaning suburbs of both New Jersey and Virginia, Republican candidates for governor did surprisingly well. Several postelection analyses – including one by aides to Phil Murphy, New Jersey’s Democratic governor, who narrowly survived – concluded that anger over Covid-19 policies played a central role.

    Three reasons for change The San Francisco school-board recall joins this list. There, three separate issues drove the campaign:

    First, the school board had attempted to rename 44 schools, so that they no longer honored anybody deemed reactionary. Among the apparent reactionaries were Paul Revere, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and environmentalist John Muir.

    Second, the board scrapped an admissions system based on grades and test scores for Lowell High School, which Mark Barabak of the Los Angeles Times calls “one of the city’s most sacred institutions,” and replaced it with a lottery.

    Third, the board kept schools closed for months during the pandemic and showed little concern for the damage. One of the since-recalled board members waved away the ineffectiveness of remote classes, saying that children were “just having different learning experiences.”

    To many parents, board members have seemed overly focused on projecting symbols of virtuousness while ignoring the needs of families. “We are not getting the basics right,” said Siva Raj, a father who helped organize the recall effort.

    Another recall organizer, Autumn Looijen, used an analogy to explain the anger. Covid-19 was akin to an earthquake that forced people to move into tents on the sidewalk, she suggested. “Finally, your elected leaders show up and you’re like, ‘Thank God, here’s some help,’ ” Looijen told Politico. “And they say, ‘We are here to help. We’re going to change the street signs for you.’” What’s striking about this situation is that the Republican Party is also out of step with public opinion on many of the same issues.

    Republicans have defended the Confederate flag, nominated candidates who make racist comments and launched an exaggerated
    campaign against critical race theory. Republicans have opposed popular measures to improve police accountability and gun regulations.

    Republicans have made false statements about Covid-19 vaccines and claimed that masks are a tool of government oppression.

    Rather than responding with positions that are both more liberal and more popular, some Democrats and progressive activists have responded by overreaching public opinion in the other direction. They have opposed the resumption of normal operations in schools. They have said they would no longer honor popular former presidents, such as Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt. They have called for defunding the police.

    They have also called for abolishing the agency that enforces immigration laws; eliminating private health insurance, maintaining the current system of affirmative action and forbidding almost all abortion restrictions.

    Dividing lines on some of these issues, public opinion splits along racial lines, with Democrats taking the positions favored by voters of color and Republicans aligning with white voters. Many Democrats believe that it would be immoral to do otherwise, whatever the political price.

    On other issues, though, the racial dynamics are messier. Many Asian and Latino voters oppose the current version of affirmative action, which helps explain why the changes to Lowell High School resonated in San Francisco. Many Black and Latino voters are to the right of Democratic politicians on abortion and crime.

    Class seems to be at least as big a dividing line as race. College-educated Democrats – who dominate the ranks of politicians, campaign staffs and activist organizations – tend to be well to the left of working-class Democrats. By catering to its well-off base, the party creates electoral problems for itself, because there are more working-class Americans than college graduates.

    You could see this dividing line in the New York mayor’s race. Adams won the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island with a multiracial coalition, while losing affluent white neighborhoods.

    You can also see the dividing line in San Francisco, where Mayor London Breed, who is Black, endorsed the recall. In an interview with Yahoo News this week, Breed said, “It breaks my heart that kids in our public school system still have to wear masks.”

    Her comments are a reminder that many elected Democrats, including President Biden, tend to disagree with the party’s left flank on several of these issues and to be more in tune with public opinion.

    But that flank nonetheless influences voters’ image of the party. In the most recent national elections, in 2020, Democrats fared worse than they expected, despite the highest voter turnout in decades.

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    Are, and have been, Trump and the Marxist,/Globalist revolutionaries, actually working together in pursuit of a New World Order,, because, absent that circumstance, neither seem to be acting like traditional Americans, and none of the last seven years, makes any sense to me?
    Nothing could be further from the truth. Trump continues to promote "the Nation State" over globalism, marxism, and worked against the New World Order, as typified in this speech at the U.N in 2018...

    America will always choose independence and cooperation over global governance, control, and domination. I honor the right of every nation in this room to pursue its own customs, beliefs, and traditions. The United States will not tell you how to live or work or worship. We only ask that you honor our sovereignty in return.
    Trump tells UN General Assembly U.S. rejects 'global governance'


    Why do you think he is continuously attacked by corporate-controlled media? He REJECTS globalism.

    Why in Hell did Trump focus more on the penalty rather than the crime?
    That's Durham's job, which he is doing, but, regardless, Trump has said plenty about the crime - for years!

    What is the legal basis for Trump to reference "reparations?"
    "Reparations" - definition - a repairing

    There may be other legal references, but, Executive Order #13818 - Executive Order Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption comes to mind, as it seeks to repair corruption by freezing assets (the ability to fund corruption), including corruption perpetuated by governments, officials, or members...

    (1) corruption, including the misappropriation of state assets, the expropriation of private assets for personal gain, corruption related to government contracts

    (2) the transfer or the facilitation of the transfer of the proceeds of corruption;

    (C) to be or have been a leader or official of:

    (1) an entity, including any government entity, that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, any of the activities described

    Of course corruption has to be proven first...in this case, by Durham. And then, the old addage "follow the money" comes into play.
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    Quote Originally Posted by buffy View Post
    Post #3207^


    Nothing could be further from the truth. Trump continues to promote "the Nation State" over globalism, marxism, and worked against the New World Order, as typified in this speech at the U.N in 2018...
    If Trump is truly the "America First" nationalist you describe, why is it that he appointed so many Deep State, Neo Cons such as Devos, Elaine Choa, Renice Preibus, Generals Kelley and McMaster, Christopher Wray, Jeff Sessions, William Barr, Rod Rosenstein, Maddis, Tillerson, Esper, et al, to positions of power, eh?

    Why did he turn over functional control of the government over to Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, and awarded them with a daily television show?

    Also, are you absolutely convinced that Trump's 2017 attack on Syria was not in response to a false flag operation?

    Quote Originally Posted by buffy View Post
    Post #3207^ Trump tells UN General Assembly U.S. rejects 'global governance'


    Why do you think he is continuously attacked by corporate-controlled media? He REJECTS globalism.
    Listen not to what Trump said/says, but absorb what he actually has done, or failed to do.

    In connection with the New Normal of the Great Reset, it was Trump who suppliantly deferred to Fauci regarding the extended lockdowns and early mandates, was it not?

    Two weeks to flatten the curve, eh?

    Nah, regarding Fauci and Fauci's Covid policy, does it not appear that Trump chose politics over his nation?

    EXCLUSIVE: Trump COVID advisor Scott Atlas believes Fauci wasn't fired for his 'destructive' policies because president's advisors warned him 'not to rock the boat in an election year'

    Trump-era WH COVID adviser Dr. Scott Atlas said the former president didn't fire Dr. Anthony Fauci because aides warned him not to during an election year

    'I was shocked that it wasn't done because President Trump is not afraid of firing people,' Atlas told California Rebel Base podcast host Steve Hilton

    Trump said in a Sunday interview he did the right thing by not firing Fauci, who at the time was helping establish the administration's coronavirus response

    'I did it right, because if you do fire him you're going to have a firestorm on the left again, as usual,' Trump told Fox News' Maria Bartiromo
    Regarding the "Summer of Love" which resulted from the BLM/Antifa riots, as American cities burned, and as American lives were lost, did not Trump sit helplessly as Governors of Blue States told him to mind his own business?

    As Washington D.C. burned, and as the White House itself came under siege, did not Trump pathetically deferred to the admonishments of his own Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, as they publicly and defiantly refused a Presidential order to deploy federal forces to confront the violent insurrection?

    Defense Secretary Mark Esper opposes using Insurrection Act for George Floyd protest unrest, angering White House

    PUBLISHED WED, JUN 3 202011:15 AM EDT

    UPDATED WED, JUN 3 20203:43 PM EDT
    Reference: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/03/espe...ction-act.html

    In response to my words "Why in Hell did Trump focus more on the penalty rather than the crime," you responded

    Quote Originally Posted by buffy View Post
    Post #3207^That's Durham's job, which he is doing, but, regardless, Trump has said plenty about the crime - for years!
    Again, why is it that Trump primarily expresses a desire for a specific form of penalty, to the exclusion of other appropriate sanctions, rather than speaking in favor of a general, swift administration of justice, without regard to possible sanctions?

    To reiterate, to Trump, is the form of punish more important than the complete and fair administration of justice?

    Do you not think that Trump is as guilty of dividing the nation as is the Marxist/Globalist?


    Quote Originally Posted by buffy View Post
    Post #3207^ "Reparations" - definition - a repairing

    There may be other legal references, but, Executive Order #13818 - Executive Order Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption comes to mind, as it seeks to repair corruption by freezing assets (the ability to fund corruption), including corruption perpetuated by governments, officials, or members
    Hey Buffy, although I condemn all violence which occurred on January 6, and have grave concerns regarding the very questionable killing of Ashli Babbitt, there are many Trump supporters who are still languishing in Federal Prison, in solitary confinement, on trespassing charges.

    What about this, Buffy?

    One of the accused in the 6 January Capitol Hill riots has pleaded for help from former President Donald Trump as well as accused him of abandoning “political prisoners” on the eve of the first anniversary of the insurrection.

    In a telephonic interview from jail, Edward Jacob Lang, 25, said that he was “disappointed” with Mr Trump for not rallying behind the 6 January prisoners.
    Reference: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b1987696.html

    Moreover, Has Trump, with all of his extensive wealth, supported his incarcerated faithful?

    Just some things to think about, eh Buffy???
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