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  • Folks, there’s more to Harris’ new ‘border wall’ flip-flop than meets the eye…

    08/28/2024 5:59:05 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 34 replies
    Revolver News ^ | August 27, 2024 | Staff
    Kamala has flip-flopped yet again. This time, the pathetic, failed border czar—who’s watched as the country is overrun by illegals—now claims she wants to build a border wall. And if you believe that, we’ve got “81 million” legal mail-in ballots to sell you. This story is the kind of political fairytale designed to fool those who think Kamala is “too radical.” But the reality is, she is too radical, and despite her latest claims, she’ll never build a border wall—and everyone knows it. Yet that doesn’t stop our pathetic media from trying to paint Kamala as a “moderate” who’s in...
  • *URGENT* Rep. Massie: Here’s our 5 page Resolution to rescind the subpoena’s issued for Bannon and Navarro

    06/19/2024 12:18:14 AM PDT · by RandFan · 45 replies
    X ^ | June 19 | Rep. Thomas Massie
    @RepThomasMassie (1/2) Here’s our 5 page Resolution to rescind the subpoena’s issued for Bannon and Navarro and to declare the January 6th committee to have been illegitimate. Time is of the essence. Speaker Johnson should immediately bring this resolution to the floor for a vote!
  • Some Americans live in a parallel economy where everything is terrible

    05/23/2024 9:44:28 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 66 replies
    Yahoo Finance ^ | 05 23 2024 | Rick Newman
    Is the economy booming or busting? Depends on whom you ask. The official data is buoyant — economic growth is solid, the job market is strong, and stocks keep hitting record highs. Yet many Americans think the economy stinks. The latest gloomy indicator is a Guardian-Harris survey in which 55% of respondents said they think the economy is shrinking and 56% think we’re in the midst of a recession. Economic output, adjusted for inflation, grew by a solid 3% during the most recent 12-month period. The unemployment rate is 3.9%. And the US economy created over 3.5 million jobs in...
  • Rand Paul Eyes New Witness in Push to Take Down Fauci

    05/23/2024 7:42:15 PM PDT · by RandFan · 17 replies
    Newsweek / MSN ^ | May 23 | Matthew Impelli
    Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul is eyeing a new witness in hopes of taking down Dr. Anthony Fauci. On Thursday, Paul appeared on Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss new reports on Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and his ex-senior adviser, Dr. David Morens, following an investigation by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. "David Morens is basically Anthony Fauci's fixer. He's been there with him for two decades. You could think of him as sort of Michael Cohen ... Anthony Fauci's Michael Cohen," Paul said, alluding...
  • Ron DeSantis Announces Massive Crackdown on Retail Theft, Slams California and New York While Doing So

    04/09/2024 8:02:17 PM PDT · by chickenlips · 71 replies
    RedState ^ | April 9, 2024 | Jeff Charles
    Florida is taking a strong stand against retail theft and “porch piracy.” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed into law a bill that would crack down on criminals participating in shoplifting rings and engaging in other types of property crime. While doing so, he took some shots at California and New York for going easy on those committing these offenses. Amid widespread retail theft occurring across the nation, state and local governments are grappling with putting a stop to these operations while others are simply responding with a shrug. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, DeSantis announced...
  • US has new intelligence on Russian nuclear capabilities in space

    02/14/2024 5:24:38 PM PST · by Mariner · 61 replies
    CNN via Yahoo ^ | February 14th, 2024 | Katie Bo Lillis, Alex Marquardt, Jim Sciutto, Oren Liebermann, Natasha Bertrand, Melanie Zanona and
    The US has new intelligence on Russian military capabilities related to its efforts to deploy a nuclear anti-satellite system in space, according to multiple sources familiar with the intelligence.The intelligence was briefed to Congress and key US allies, and some lawmakers say it is serious enough that it should be declassified and made public. While the intelligence is concerning, multiple senior members of Congress briefed on the information on Wednesday emphasized that it does not pose an immediate threat to the US or its interests. The system remains under development and is not yet in orbit, according to three US...
  • Mamma mia: Nancy Pelosi already planning post-GOP takeover career; Wants to be the Ambassador to Italy

    09/06/2022 8:23:04 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 36 replies
    Hotair ^ | 09/06/2022 | Ed Morrissey
    Nothing says confidence like a party leader already plotting a golden parachute to deploy after the midterms. Nancy Pelosi apparently doesn’t put much stock into reports of sudden Democratic competitiveness, and maybe she shouldn’t.We’ll get back to that in a moment, but Fox Business channel reports this morning that Pelosi is already angling to get an appointment from Joe Biden as ambassador to Italy as her exit as Speaker seems all but assured:House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning her next move after an expected Republican victory in November.Sources tell FOX Business that Pelosi wants President Biden to nominate her to...
  • Nancy Pelosi Could Be Our Ambassador to Italy in November

    09/06/2022 6:10:59 AM PDT · by Pontiac · 66 replies
    Independent Sentinel ^ | September 6, 2022 | M Dowling
    If the GOP takes the House, Octogenarian Nancy Pelosi wants Joe Biden to appoint her as ambassador to Italy [where she can do more damage, especially with the Pope]. That’s according to Maria Bartiromo’s sources. Biden is allegedly holding the spot for Nancy, which is why he hasn’t filled the spot since taking office. It should be interesting to see if the new Senate will want her in the post.
  • British Medical Journal Demands Access to COVID Vaccine Data: Slams ‘Morally Indefensible’ Pharma Firms.

    01/26/2022 9:39:12 AM PST · by UMCRevMom@aol.com · 13 replies
    https://thenationalpulse.com ^ | January 26, 2022 | Kay Smythe
    The British Medical Journal (BMJ) is demanding pharmaceutical companies release raw COVID-19 vaccine data. BMJ Editors Peter Doshi, Fiona Godlee, and Kamran Abbasi published an editorial stating that “data should be fully and immediately available for public scrutiny” adding that much of the data from major vaccine manufacturers cannot be accessed because the vaccinations are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA is only producing data for Pfizer’s vaccine as both Moderna and Johnson & Johnson’s vaccines are not approved by the FDA, despite the popular misconception that they are. Rather, the latter pair have “Emergency Authorization...
  • Biden Caught Fake Driving — Someone Else Is Steering Vehicle

    05/19/2021 8:32:00 AM PDT · by Hojczyk · 137 replies
    GP ^ | May 19, 2021 at 8:10am | By Jim Hoft
    Following his speech, the declining septuagenarian was put in an electric vehicle where he pretended to be driving. This was all a show by his handlers to make Joe Biden look like he’s in charge. The model Joe Biden was “driving” has two steering wheels. Here is the F-150 Model Joe Biden was “driving” that clearly has two steering wheels.
  • SpaceX still doesn’t know why its spacecraft exploded last month

    05/02/2019 4:54:41 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 24 replies
    The Verge ^ | May 2, 2019, 4:55pm EDT | Mary Beth Griggs
    Before the explosion, the test was proceeding according to plan, Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX’s vice president of Mission Assurance, said at a press conference about SpaceX’s upcoming resupply mission to the ISS. The capsule was tethered in place for the test, which was designed to make sure that the system’s thrusters were working properly. Koenigsmann said that the capsule powered up “as expected” and then sets of smaller thrusters on either side of the vehicle called Dracos fired for five seconds each. Those tests “went very well” said Koenigsmann. Then it was time to test the SuperDracos, the thrusters designed to...
  • Putin Blasts Clinton & Tells US To Stop Criticising Russia Or 'There Will Be Consequences'

    10/25/2016 4:54:29 AM PDT · by Strategy · 36 replies
    Daily Express ^ | October 25, 2016 | By Zoe Efstathiou
    IN A SHOCKING video, Vladimir Putin has warned the US to stop stoking tensions with Russia or "there will be consequences". The Russian president delivered the ominous threat as tensions between the West and Russia hit all-time highs over Russian airstrikes in Syria. In the clip, which was filmed at a Russian press conference, Mr. Putin claimed the US is focusing on Russia and Iran "to distract voters from the country's problems" by creating "an enemy and uniting the nation against them". He said: "Jeopardising Russian-American relations in order to gain brownie points internally - I consider this to be...
  • CBO ON OBAMA BUDGET: HIGHER DEFICITS THAN CLAIMED

    04/17/2014 2:11:18 PM PDT · by Jim Robinson · 13 replies
    Breitbart ^ | April 17, 2014 | AP
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A report released Thursday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says President Barack Obama's budget request would mean significantly larger budget deficits than the White House claims. CBO says the budget plan proposed last month by Obama would produce deficits of $6.6 trillion over the next 10 years — $1.6 trillion more than the White House estimates. The main reason is that the White House has a rosier estimate of the economy's performance over the decade than CBO. That means the administration predicts higher tax revenues. The president's budget is just a proposal; it has gained little...
  • Dukakis and the Tank. . .The inside story of the worst campaign photo op ever.

    11/19/2013 12:35:32 PM PST · by Brad from Tennessee · 66 replies
    Politico ^ | November 17, 2013 | By Josh King
    Matt Bennett can still hear the reporters laughing, all 90 of them. He can still picture Sam Donaldson doubled over, guffawing, on a riser that looked out over a dusty field in suburban Detroit. Bennett was a 23-year-old political rookie in 1988 when he was sent to a General Dynamics facility in Sterling Heights, Mich., to organize a campaign stop for Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis: a ride in a 68-ton M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank. The visit, meant to bolster the candidate’s credibility as a future commander-in-chief, would go down as one of the worst campaign backfires in history....
  • ***THE OFFICIAL FRIDAY SILLINESS THREAD***

    03/29/2013 5:38:53 AM PDT · by Lucky9teen · 111 replies
    Festival of Smoke and Mirrors Day When : Always March 29th Smoke and Mirrors Day is a day of illusions. The term "smoke and mirrors" means something is not really as it appears to be. People often put up smoke and mirrors to hide something. This day is also referred to as the Festival of Smoke and Mirrors. We did not discover an actual festival of this nature. But, who needs historical facts to have fun an a special day? Let's get out and enjoy Smoke and Mirrors Day to the fullest. A large jet plane crashed on a...
  • ‘Best weather of the entire week’: Local meteorologist puzzled by Obama speech move

    09/05/2012 8:34:10 AM PDT · by KansasGirl · 116 replies
    The Daily Caller ^ | 9/5/12 | Alex Pappas
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The chief meteorologist at a Charlotte television station is questioning the decision by Democrats to move President Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention to a smaller venue because of the weather. “Thursday night will likely be the best weather of the entire week,” Brad Panovich of WCNC-NBC TV wrote on Twitter in reference to when Obama’s speech was planned to take place at the outside Bank of America stadium, which can accommodate 70,000 people. The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday announced that the weather is forcing them to relocate Obama’s speech to the Time Warner...
  • California's general fund spending has dropped -- but that doesn't tell the whole story

    08/18/2012 10:57:28 PM PDT · by SmithL · 6 replies
    Sacramento Bee ^ | 8/18/12 | Kevin Yamamura
    Democrats say voters need look no further than California's $91 billion general fund budget to see how dramatically they have cut. That spending total is 11 percent below the state's pre-recession peak. But the number can be misleading. While California has cut education and services for the poor, budget writers also have relied on creative revenue streams and accounting maneuvers to move programs off the general fund books rather than cut them. That has made comparisons difficult and, experts say, contributed to state bookkeeping disparities that have emerged in recent weeks. "We've been through a period of extreme financial difficulty...
  • Obama team: Romney committed a felony or lied to voters

    07/12/2012 1:41:07 PM PDT · by ColdOne · 61 replies
    politico ^ | 7/12/12 | JENNIFER EPSTEIN
    Mitt Romney either lied in federal filings that show he worked at Bain Capital through 2002 and could be guilty of a felony, or has lied to the American people in saying he left the company in 1999, the Obama campaign is arguing in light of news reports on the firm’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • How did Victoria Rodrigues get on plane to DC WITHOUT a photo ID?

    07/12/2012 11:06:54 AM PDT · by Bulwinkle · 16 replies
    me
    she is Holder's witness in the Texas case
  • Justice unseals indictment charging five in Brian Terry's death

    07/09/2012 11:05:11 AM PDT · by Hotlanta Mike · 22 replies
    Fox News ^ | July 09, 2012 | William La Jeunesse
    For the first time, federal officials revealed Monday that murdered Border Patrol agent Brian Terry and an elite squad of federal agents first fired bean bags -- not bullets -- at a heavily armed drug cartel crew in the mountains south of Tucson in December 2011. The announcement came as the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging five individuals allegedly involved in Terry's death. A sixth suspect has also been charged in a related incident. The U.S. is also offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest of four outstanding suspects believed to...