Posted on 07/30/2021 11:27:28 PM PDT by weston
Good morning, lysie!
Absolutely scrumptious, thanks.
Yesterday was the 1st day in weeks that it didn’t rain.
Our monsoon may be over.
Infrastructure Bill Mandates Drunk-Driver Detectors For New Cars
BY TYLER DURDEN TUESDAY, AUG 03, 2021 - 07:25 PM
FTA
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill - a bipartisan 2,702-page bill that has been locked in negotiations for months between Democrats and Republicans will mandate all new vehicles must have the technology to detect drunk drivers and alert systems to check backseats before turning off the vehicle. A final vote is likely before next Monday.
Sensors embedded within the vehicle’s cabin will track the driver’s eye moment and monitor signs of being distracted, impaired, or tired. Bloomberg notes this technology is similar to ones that police officers use when pulling over suspected drunk drivers.
Debbie Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, released a statement that read: “We can’t wait any longer to make our roads safer from drunk driving accidents.” She went on to say, “The inclusion of my bill in the bipartisan infrastructure package will help incentivize the development and implementation of technology to stop drunk driving once and for all and save lives.”
Another provision in the bill was to combat deaths of children accidentally left in hot cars called a “door logic” alert that reminds drivers to check the backseat when turning off the engine.
Janette Fennell, president of Kids and Car Safety, said more than 1,000 children had died in hot cars since 1990.
“The Senate version is only requesting a reminder system that does not detect anything,” Fennell said. “It does not let you know if there is an actual child in the back seat.”
Other provisions in the bill include mandates for automatic braking and crash avoidance systems and rear guards for semitrailer trucks.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to push the bill into a vote before the monthlong break beginning Aug. 9. In the coming days, the passage of the infrastructure bill proves pivotal for President Biden’s economic agenda.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/infrastructure-bill-mandates-new-cars-detect-drunk-driver
Sure can’t let their shenanigans stand in the way of a vacation planned over a year ago.
Need to pull their passports and not let them back in the US.
After all, aren’t they fugitives from TX?
Charles V Payne
@cvpayne
Breaking News
ADP Jobs Report Big Flop
330,000 vs consensus 690,000
Its not perfect proxy for BLS number but June private payroll numbers were close 680K ADP - 662K BLS
5:45 AM · Aug 4, 2021
https://twitter.com/cvpayne/status/1422901537786011651?s=20
Yes, add these things, up the price of a new car even more, can’t have them affordable now can we?
With the price of gas and a new tax to tax how far we drive, cars won’t be leaving the garage very much anyway and our old ones should last longer.
That is until they decide we can’t keep our older cars, that’s coming next.
Do as I say not as I do routine.
No rain here, too. Coolish today. The high will be 80. Not bad for August.
These cars are designed with cameras inside the vehicle. Cameras on the driver so you are being monitored at all times inside your vehicle.
As is always the case.
Good morning.
80° is very nice for August.
Since there is no rain to cool it down we will be having
90°.
It was in the high 80’s yesterday and son got a bit of heat stroke, felt sick, after being on the roof all day, said he is fine today.
Big Brother is watching!
Does this mean that Hunter won’t be getting behind the wheel?
What a bunch of bs.
Amen. Thank you.
Beautiful. Thank you.
It probably would restrict his driving. On the other hand, from what I have seen, Hunter is stupid enough to personally film his own criminal escapades.
George Soros’ Right Hand Man Accused By 6 Women of Running Human Trafficking Ring, Raping And Torturing Children & Women
about 2 hours ago
FTA
Howard Rubin, billionaire George Soros’s right-hand man, has been accused of brutally beating, raping and enslaving women and children as part of a human trafficking operation, according to new testimony from six women who said he beat and assaulted them.
66-year-old Rubin, a high-profile Wall Street financier and former money manager for Soros, has been hit with new allegations he raped and attempted to murder multiple women in a “sex dungeon” at his Manhattan apartment.
According to six victims, the NYC property has been converted into a sickening “sex dungeon” to host rape and murder sessions.
The first accusations against Rubin were made public November 2017, but now a slew of new women have also come forward suing Rubin in a civil trial, scheduled for November, for $18 million.
Sickening details published by New York Post reveal that one woman was so badly beaten, her plastic surgeon was unable to operate on her after her right breast implant flipped.
Another woman revealed that just as she was about to be raped by Rubin, he confessed to raping his own children: “I’m going to rape you like I rape my daughter” he told her, shortly before raping her.
Dailymail.co.uk reports: Last month, Rubin’s longstanding wife of 36 years, Mary Henry, with whom he shares three children, and is herself another Wall Street banker, filed for divorce.
The financier, who has homes in the Hamptons and on New York’s Upper East Side, was known in Wall Street circles as something of a high roller as he earned millions for the billionaire investor until this scandal threatened to overshadow his reputation.
The original allegations were brought by Mia Lytell, Amy Moore and Stephanie Caldwell in 2017.
Lytell and Moore are former Playboy Playmates, while Caldwell is a model who worked at a Miami strip club.
All accuse Rubin of assault, battery and human trafficking.
‘In short, they are each alleging that they were brought to New York and taken advantage of. The allegations come down to the women saying they were physically and sexually abused,’ said John Balestriere, a lawyer acting on behalf of the women.
‘Nobody is saying a gun was put to their heads to come to New York. Our clients are alleging that they were misled and lied to and were victims of physical and sexual violence.
‘None of these women came to New York knowing that they would be physically and sexually abused. They did not consent to what did end up happening. The key factor is that Mr. Rubin said these individuals consented to the physical and sexual violence perpetrated against them. Our six clients say they did not consent … ‘
An initial lawsuit said while Lytell and Moore believed that Rubin intended to play ‘some mild fetish games and perhaps take photos, neither expected to be bound with rope and tape and gagged or to be actually beaten’.
Lytell claims ‘she was restrained’ and ‘in and out of consciousness’ unaware if Rubin penetrated her or used an object to do so.
A motion for summary judgment, filed by Rubin’s lawyer, Edward McDonald, the women signed non-disclosure agreements with a penalty of at least $500,000 if broken.
McDonald says the women even acknowledged that they could be injured during sex games.
The women say that they had little time to read the agreements and ‘did not have lawyers present’ when signing.
Furthermore, they claim that when they ‘screamed or protested [during a session], Rubin would simply become more violent.
McDonald said that his client denies the women’s claims adding: ‘Mr Rubin has not been charged with any crimes. It is entirely a civil matter.’
He notes that on one occasion Rubin texted Lytell to make sure she was aware of what she was getting into.
‘Do u [know] what you are in for?’ a text contained in court papers reads.
‘It’s total BDSM. Most girls love it and come back for more. But I just like to be up front about everything.’
Rubin also denies any allegations of drugging. ‘He was not supplying drugs to the girls — except possibly painkillers during the encounters [which were painful].’
The Manhattan apartment on Madison Avenue that Rubin rented for trists is said to be full of bondage and sadomasochistic equipment, In the center of the main room was said to be an X-cross where people could lie spreadeagled while being tied up at the wrists and ankles.
One former colleague who worked with Rubin at Soros Fund Management told the Post ‘I thought he was a nice guy. He was a nebbishy Jewish guy and totally normal. I was surprised to hear about him having that apartment [with a sex dungeon].’
Another described Rubin as ‘high-strung, aggressive and does not hold back his feelings. He was a trader whose ego was tied up in being the biggest swinging d**k on Wall Street.’
Rubin began his career in mortgaged-backed securities at Salomon Brothers in 1982.
He joined the Mortgage Department at Bear Stearns, becoming a Senior Managing Director and head of the CMO Trading Desk before retiring in 1999 as one of the most-respected men on Wall Street.
In 1987, Rubin caused historic losses at Merrill Lynch through a series of unauthorized trades which cost the company $250million. The figure was later reported by The New York Times to be as high as $377million.
At the time, Wall Street insiders told how he bought billions of dollars worth of mortgage bonds without receiving approval from his seniors.
When the market plummeted, he was unable to sell them off and incurred astronomical losses for the company.
He was fired and the matter was turned over to Wall Street watchdogs but Rubin was never criminally prosecuted.
Despite the loss, he was appointed Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns, where he ran the Collateralized Mortgage Obligations desk from 1987 to 1999.
In 2008 he came out of retirement to manage a Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund for financier George Soros, run by Soros Fund Management, LLC. He quit the firm in 2015.
Until last month, Rubin had been married to philanthropist and fellow Harvard Business School graduate Mary Henry since 1985.
Before attending Harvard Business School, he attended Lafayette College in Pennsylvania.
The couple raised their three children, two daughters and then a son, in New York on the Upper East Side.
Emerald Robinson Latin cross
@EmeraldRobinson
Democrats are turning against Gov. Cuomo because of the 2024 political math.
1) Biden won’t be running.
2) Kamala is unpopular even among Dems but she’s Obama’s pick.
3) She might have a primary challenge in 2024 from someone like Cuomo.
4) You can protect Kamala now.
7:41 AM · Mar 1, 2021
https://twitter.com/EmeraldRobinson/status/1366413182558961669?s=20
Jack Posobiec
@JackPosobiec
Just In: “We need to shut down the border completely, otherwise the entire southwest will be looking at a very scary from 1000s coming across with Delta” - WH official
Posted on 06:44 AM · Aug 04, 2021
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