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  • Go red, blue man: The left is baffled about why people are fleeing California

    02/20/2024 8:30:51 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 15 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 02/20/2024 | Silvio Canto Jr.
    Like they tell us about relationships in Facebook, the U.S. economy is a bit complicated. Yes, the Biden administration is pushing the idea that happy days are here again. On the other hand, the growth is happening in some places and not in others. Some places are happier than others. It goes like this: Nearly every week, a fresh round of strong economic data elicits a celebratory statement from the Biden administration. Most of the best-performing states, however, voted in favor of former President Donald Trump, a new ABC News analysis found. An examination of key economic measures -- including...
  • George Soros Has a Plan to Transform Texas From Red to Blue

    01/21/2024 7:40:57 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 22 replies
    Red State ^ | 01/21/2024 | Jeff Charles
    As part of an overall effort to turn Texas from a Republican stronghold into a blue state, billionaire progressive financier George Soros is pouring oodles of cash into the state’s races to bolster support for far-leftist candidates.The idea is to transform Texas into a Democratic playground, and the strategy could work if the state Republican Party doesn’t find an answer to this political offensive.George Soros is pouring money into local Democratic parties in Texas in a ploy to help Democrats turn the state blue, according to the Texas Tribune.Soros, working with the Texas Majority PAC, donated six-figure sums to the...
  • Blue State Dems Aren't Hiding It Anymore, Move Closer to Forcing American Homeowners to Shelter Illegals

    01/13/2024 9:00:00 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 58 replies
    Red State ^ | 01/13/2024 | Becca Lower
    We've written recently about New York and other blue states making life more and more inconvenient for American citizens living there, over the (at least in their way of thinking) more urgent needs of illegal aliens, who continue to stream daily across our southern border. A story that continues to linger in my mind is the one from a few days ago, about New York City making high school kids return to the remote learning model from COVID lockdowns--so that undocumented people who were being sheltered in tents could bunk down inside the school gym during bad weather. That didn't...
  • Blue State Blues: ‘Insurrection’ Is OK, as Long As It’s by the Left

    01/05/2024 7:02:35 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 4 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/05/2024 | JOEL B. POLLAK
    This week, there was an “insurrection” in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. A group of radical extremists invaded the State Assembly, interrupting the first day of the legislative session and forcing lawmakers to flee the chamber. They continued to occupy the legislature even after the lights were turned off. But eventually, they were allowed to leave peacefully, and there were no arrests at all. The reason: unlike the January 6 protesters in Washington, the California protesters are on the political left.
  • Report: Murder Rate is Higher in Blue Counties than in Red Ones

    10/18/2023 9:34:19 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 13 replies
    American Greatness ^ | 10/18/2023 | Eric Lendrum
    A new report from a conservative think tank reveals that the rate of homicides have consistently been higher in Democrat-run counties than Republican-run ones since 2002.According to Fox News, the report from the Heritage Foundation directly contradicts an unproven claim that has been repeated by many Democrats claiming that the opposite is true. California Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) recently said that “8 of the top 10 murder states are red,” while far-left billionaire George Soros similarly and falsely claimed that “murder rates have been rising fastest in some Republican states led by tough-on-crime politicians.”But in the new Heritage report, authored...
  • Another blue state unleashes electric vehicle mandate: 'Walking the walk'

    10/17/2023 12:15:09 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 56 replies
    Fox News ^ | 10/17/2023 | Thomas Catenacci
    Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an executive order Monday requiring every state government agency to transition to an entirely electric vehicle fleet by 2035. Lujan Grisham – who made the announcement during remarks at the New Mexico Department of Transportation's Symposium on the Future of Transportation – added that her government would pursue a plan to bolster electric vehicle (EV) tax credits in an effort to boost affordability. The executive order to force state agencies to adopt carbon-free vehicle fleets comes as Lujan Grisham continues pushing EV mandates statewide. "The fact of the matter is that consumers...
  • Blue States Shock Taxpayers’ Wallets With Massive Residential Electricity Rates

    10/06/2023 7:36:38 AM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 43 replies
    The Daily Caller ^ | Oct 5, 2023 | Nick Pope
    Blue state taxpayers were hit with the highest residential electricity rates in June, outpacing most Republican-controlled states, according to data recently published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Of the 20 states with the highest residential electricity rates in June, 16 of them have Democratic governors, according to the EIA data. The most expensive residential rates of the continental 48 states in June were Connecticut, California, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and Vermont, all of which President Joe Biden won in 2020, according to the EIA data. The least expensive states in the contiguous 48 were...
  • Las Vegas hit-and-run death of cyclist Andreas Probst was intentional, video shows: Retired police chief, 64, was murdered by laughing 17-year-old while on his morning bike ride

    09/16/2023 5:27:32 PM PDT · by Morgana · 45 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | September 16, 2023 | Keith Griffith
    Video has emerged showing the recent hit-and-run death of a retired police chief in Las Vegas in what police are calling an intentional attack by the teenage driver. Andreas Probst, 64, was fatally struck on August 14 while cycling in northwest Las Vegas, where he had retired after stepping down as the police chief of Bell, California, in 2009. The 17-year-old driver, whose name was not released by police due to his age, was arrested soon after the crash and taken to the Juvenile Detention Center. Late last month, police said charges against the driver would be upgraded to include...
  • Director of Bronx anti-gun violence org busted for drug trafficking scheme, gun possession

    08/04/2023 7:15:48 AM PDT · by CFW · 3 replies
    Bronx Times ^ | 8/2/23 | Camille Botello, Aliya Schneider and Emily Swanson
    Investigators found that Bronx anti-gun violence activist Michael Rodriguez was hiding “in plain sight” when they seized illegal guns and drugs from his Yonkers apartment. Orange County New York law enforcement officials announced the arrests of 15 people for an alleged interstate drug trafficking conspiracy on Tuesday. Said to be the main supplier of the drug network was 48-year-old Michael Rodriguez — a Yonkers resident and the director of the nonprofit Good Shepherd Services’ program Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence, known as B.R.A.G. The Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said that Rodriguez could now face 12.5-25 years on conspiracy...
  • STICKER SHOCK New driving law comes into force in 35 days bringing automatic $400 charge for EV vehicle owners and a $200 yearly toll (Texas EV's)

    07/30/2023 1:30:45 PM PDT · by lowbridge · 77 replies
    the-sun.com ^ | July 27, 2023 | Dinniah Bartholomew
    TEXAS has announced plans to charge vehicle owners a $200 annual fee, as well as a $400 one-time fee for new owners. The law, signed by Governor Greg Abbott, is set to take effect on September 1 of this year. Those who have an electric vehicle will be responsible for paying the new annual fee in order to recoup tax money. Electric vehicle owners do not have to pay taxes on gasoline, since they no longer need it. According to the Dallas Morning News, this law will not apply to anyone that owns electric motorcycles, mopeds, or autocycles. These taxes...
  • Defending Yourself in Blue Cities Might Land You in Prison

    04/12/2023 7:01:58 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 10 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 04/12/2023 | Kevin Downey Jr.
    No one likes a “dirty water” dog and a knish more than I, but New York City — or “Moscow on the Hudson,” as I call it — isn’t safe to visit these days, for several reasons.If you think the overwhelming stench of jazz salad is annoying, wait until you drive your loafer into a steaming pile of human feces Eric Adams street kabob.I don’t perform comedy shows in New York City at this point. My lefty friends tell me I’m being pusillanimous — kidding, they aren’t smart enough for that word — for not wanting to risk a street...
  • No, Growing Red State Economies Don't Depend On A "Gravy Train" From Blue States: Unfortunately for these critics, the data doesn't really back them up...

    02/26/2023 3:57:05 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 27 replies
    Mises Institute ^ | 02/26/2023 | Ryan McMaken
    When Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene called (again) for "national divorce" this week, a common retort among her detractors on Twitter was to claim that so-called red states are heavily dependent on so-called blue states to pay for pretty much everything.Reporter Molly Knight claimed, for example, that "Red states get their money for roads and cops and schools from blue states. You cut off that gravy train and you e [sic] got a third world country."Others claimed that red states would be "entirely broke" without blue states. America's social democrats have apparently fully gone over to pushing the narrative that the...
  • Judge Delivers Massive 2A Victory in Deep Blue State: AG is Furious

    12/10/2022 7:55:34 AM PST · by Eleutheria5 · 75 replies
    Republic Brief ^ | 9/12/22 | Jeff Miller
    A tough, voter-approved gun control law in Oregon sees high-capacity magazines prohibited from being sold and transferred. New gun buyers must also obtain permits, criminal background checks, fingerprints, and go through training courses. A number of lawsuits have been filed challenging the measure, which was narrowly approved by voters last month. The outcome of this measure is being carefully watched. It is one of the first sweeping gun restrictions since the New York law limiting gun ownership outside the home was struck down by the Supreme Court in June. An earlier decision blocking Thursday’s implementation of the law remains temporarily...
  • LA woman suffers brain injury after homeless man stabs her with garden shears in head

    10/18/2022 10:26:18 AM PDT · by rod5591 · 35 replies
    WorldNewsEra ^ | 10/18/2022 | Evelyn Blackwell
    A 24-year-old Los Angeles woman is recovering from a traumatic brain injury after a homeless man stabbed her in the head with a pair of gardening shears in an unprovoked attack, authorities said. [the victim] ran to a nearby restaurant with the weapon still embedded in her skull and begged for help before collapsing. Watts underwent surgery for a traumatic brain injury and remains in the hospital. She faces a difficult road to recovery, and will likely face more long-term issues with her balance and vision as a result. Despite the horrific nature of the crime, her mother said she...
  • Oil Giant Sells California Office As It Ditches State For Texas

    10/02/2022 5:32:07 PM PDT · by Twotone · 60 replies
    The Daily Caller ^ | September 29, 2022 | Jack McEvoy
    Chevron is selling its global headquarters in California as it continues to move its operations and employees to Texas, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The oil giant sold 92 acres of offices in San Ramon as its workers continue to relocate to its Houston campus, where it has three times the number of employees that California has, according to the WSJ. Chevron will follow in the footsteps of other large companies like Tesla and American Airlines that have left California in recent years for various reasons. (RELATED: Biden Threatens To Investigate Oil Companies If They Raise Gas Prices During...
  • Florida added more tech companies in 2021 than any other state

    04/02/2022 7:24:49 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 13 replies
    New York Post ^ | 04/02/2022 | Selim Algar
    The Sunshine State is the new Silicon Valley. Florida solidified its standing as a national tech hub last year — adding more new companies in the sector than any other state. According to a report from the trade group CompTIA, Florida added 2,715 tech businesses last year — ahead of both Texas and California. Florida had the second-highest number of tech jobs added last year at 10,522 — second to Texas which gained 10,851 positions. Much of Florida’s tech growth was concentrated in Miami, which added 2,072 positions in the field last year. New York — which still ranks third...
  • Report: Intel Plans $20 Billion Chip Factory in Columbus, Ohio

    01/21/2022 4:08:33 PM PST · by ProgressingAmerica · 35 replies
    Newsmax ^ | Eric Mack
    A Silicon Valley tech giant is set to announce an investment of $20 billion for a chip factory in Columbus, Ohio, a locale strong on manufacturing with data centers for Google, Amazon, and Facebook. Intel's semiconductor factory would employ 3,000 workers in Licking County, in addition to thousands of construction workers and Intel suppliers locating to the area, a source told The Columbus Dispatch.
  • In 2021, Americans waved goodbye to blue cities and states

    01/11/2022 8:54:03 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 14 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 01/11/2022 | Jeff Crouere
    Across the country, Americans are fleeing “blue” cities and states led by progressive Democrats and moving to “red” communities governed by Republicans. Americans are voting with their feet in substantial numbers. This trend has been apparent for years, but it is now accelerating. In 2021, the state with the biggest loss of population was New York, which suffered a decline of 319,020 people. After the disgraced former Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo was forced to resign for his inappropriate behavior toward multiple women, his successor, Kathy Hochul, has continued his progressive policies with the same disastrous results in New York. Democrat...
  • Texas Is America's Top Destination for Migration Beating Florida, While California Loses Out Most, Even Runs Out of U-Haul Trucks: U-Haul Report

    01/07/2022 9:16:38 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 43 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 01/07/2022 | Mimi Nguyen Ly
    Texas is the top destination for one-way U-Haul rental trips in 2021, while California topped the list for outward migration and even ran out of U-Haul trucks for people wanting to leave the state, a new report from U-Haul shows.The moving and storage rental company has a “U-Haul Growth Index,” which calculates the net gain or loss of one-way U-Haul trucks entering a state versus leaving that state in a calendar year.The southern states took the lead in the U-Haul Growth Index report, with Texas narrowly beating Florida as the top growth state of 2021. The Lone Star state notably...
  • The Dis-United States of America: New Poll Shows Large Number on Both Sides of Aisle Favor Seceding Into 'Red/Blue' States

    10/02/2021 9:39:31 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 34 replies
    Red State ^ | 10/02/2021 | Nick Arama
    There’s a new poll from the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia that has some talking.According to the poll, 52% of Trump voters surveyed and 41% of Biden voters “somewhat agree” or “strongly agree” that it’s time to split the country, agreeing that “the situation is such that I would favor [Blue/Red] states seceding from the union to form their own separate country.”Now, a lot of media are reporting this and emphasizing the Trump voter part (not so much the 41% pf Biden voters), so you have headlines like Newsweek’s “Majority of Trump Voters Want to Split the...