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Post by inger on Feb 20, 2021 5:25:00 GMT -5
Yes. Because if Ted Cruz had stayed in Texas it would have solved the whole energy crisis. You can bet yer ass that there are plenty of Texans that have the means to get out of the state and did so. Some of them simply took a short drive, some took flights to exotic places. The public loves to kick people who have nothing to do with creating or fixing their problems. From the look of the problems Texas is having, the infrastructure that is missing or in disrepair has been such since before Cruz was born... My niece has been without heat and power the entire week. Luckily, she was able to move in with my sister who fortunately has not been without power. None of them “deserve” to be in this situation, irrespective of their political affiliation (neither are Republican supporters by the way). Ted Cruz, however, may just deserve all the vitriol he’s getting because of his statements years prior when California had similar problems with rolling blackouts (for different reasons). Cruz is certainly staunchly in favor of deregulation, as his voting record proves, which has allowed Texas’ power grid to go without safeguards for exactly this type of eventuality. Moreover, there is a reason Cruz cut short his trip to Cancun and sheepishly returned to Texas. It was a terrible decision and a lapse in leadership. Cruz is not just one of “plenty of Texans” with means: he is a representative of all Texans, including those without means who need power brokers to pull as many strings as they can to aid as many people as they can in a time of real crisis. Being on a plane to a Mexican resort because you can (escape a crisis) simply illustrates the disconnect from the oath taken as a United States senator. Of course all of this is, in the longer view, true. These days jobs like Cruz’ are mostly performed on telephones or via e-Mail, rather than in person and his presence in Texas is more symbolic than urgent. People want to believe that Ted Cruz is going to suffer as badly as Aunt Sally on her farm outside Austin. So Ted Winds up having the most complex systems of generation in the entire state and is warmer than toast. Someone discovers that and the media reports it and his ass is grass anyway. “Must be nice to be able to afford such luxury”. |
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Post by inger on Feb 20, 2021 5:32:17 GMT -5
Nice to see that if they wanted to, every congressman and celebrity could do more to help people in need... and it need not cost the poor more than what they can afford. It would be nice if she could have done that without sticking a couple of swords in the side of a beast that had wounded himself in the arena, but, hey... nice chance for her to deflect damage to herself as well... I hate politicians for the most part... |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 20, 2021 5:55:10 GMT -5
My niece has been without heat and power the entire week. Luckily, she was able to move in with my sister who fortunately has not been without power. None of them “deserve” to be in this situation, irrespective of their political affiliation (neither are Republican supporters by the way). Ted Cruz, however, may just deserve all the vitriol he’s getting because of his statements years prior when California had similar problems with rolling blackouts (for different reasons). Cruz is certainly staunchly in favor of deregulation, as his voting record proves, which has allowed Texas’ power grid to go without safeguards for exactly this type of eventuality. Moreover, there is a reason Cruz cut short his trip to Cancun and sheepishly returned to Texas. It was a terrible decision and a lapse in leadership. Cruz is not just one of “plenty of Texans” with means: he is a representative of all Texans, including those without means who need power brokers to pull as many strings as they can to aid as many people as they can in a time of real crisis. Being on a plane to a Mexican resort because you can (escape a crisis) simply illustrates the disconnect from the oath taken as a United States senator. Of course all of this is, in the longer view, true. These days jobs like Cruz’ are mostly performed on telephones or via e-Mail, rather than in person and his presence in Texas is more symbolic than urgent. People want to believe that Ted Cruz is going to suffer as badly as Aunt Sally on her farm outside Austin. So Ted Winds up having the most complex systems of generation in the entire state and is warmer than toast. Someone discovers that and the media reports it and his ass is grass anyway. “Must be nice to be able to afford such luxury”. Unfortunately, no one is sending emails or using the telephone during commercial flights. All electronic devices must be set to airplane mode. So, it’s doubtful old “Lying Ted” as Trump called him was working for the afflicted in Texas on the way to a Mexican Resort. But, I am happy to hear any defense of him in that vein. |
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Post by inger on Feb 20, 2021 6:06:35 GMT -5
Of course all of this is, in the longer view, true. These days jobs like Cruz’ are mostly performed on telephones or via e-Mail, rather than in person and his presence in Texas is more symbolic than urgent. People want to believe that Ted Cruz is going to suffer as badly as Aunt Sally on her farm outside Austin. So Ted Winds up having the most complex systems of generation in the entire state and is warmer than toast. Someone discovers that and the media reports it and his ass is grass anyway. “Must be nice to be able to afford such luxury”. Unfortunately, no one is sending emails or using the telephone during commercial flights. All electronic devices must be set to airplane mode. So, it’s doubtful old “Lying Ted” as Trump called him was working for the afflicted in Texas on the way to a Mexican Resort. But, I am happy to hear any defense of him in that vein. But after you land, the airplane mode goes off, computers are all available again. Hell, I almost always wound up working on my vacation. Corporations suck. |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 20, 2021 6:30:32 GMT -5
Unfortunately, no one is sending emails or using the telephone during commercial flights. All electronic devices must be set to airplane mode. So, it’s doubtful old “Lying Ted” as Trump called him was working for the afflicted in Texas on the way to a Mexican Resort. But, I am happy to hear any defense of him in that vein. But after you land, the airplane mode goes off, computers are all available again. Hell, I almost always wound up working on my vacation. Corporations suck. Not quite. To and from airports take time; checking bags, tickets, scanning yourself and carryons, TSA, etc. take time; getting transportation to and from hotels takes time; checking in and out of hotels take time (including getting the WiFi password to work). Especially in another country. Then, it’s time to find a restaurant, etc. You’re not online working as soon as you step off a plane. Do you really believe Ted Cruz flew to Cancun (of all places) to help people without heat and power in Texas, all the while working constantly on their behalf? |
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Post by inger on Feb 20, 2021 11:06:40 GMT -5
But after you land, the airplane mode goes off, computers are all available again. Hell, I almost always wound up working on my vacation. Corporations suck. Not quite. To and from airports take time; checking bags, tickets, scanning yourself and carryons, TSA, etc. take time; getting transportation to and from hotels takes time; checking in and out of hotels take time (including getting the WiFi password to work). Especially in another country. Then, it’s time to find a restaurant, etc. You’re not online working as soon as you step off a plane. Do you really believe Ted Cruz flew to Cancun (of all places) to help people without heat and power in Texas, all the while working constantly on their behalf? I really believe it to be POSSIBLE. I have no clue what he did... |
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Post by domeplease on Feb 20, 2021 15:53:05 GMT -5
INGER: “The public loves to kick people who have nothing to do with creating or fixing their problems. From the look of the problems Texas is having, the infrastructure that is missing or in disrepair has been such since before Cruz was born...”WRONG!!! Cruz is a major part of the problem in Texas along with the Vast Majority of GOP Politicians/Voters & in regards to what happen with the FREEZE & NO POWER. PLEASE, YOU need to Stop reading QAnon Type Trash and please try to read Facts, Truth, Reality… (you are entitled to YOUR Opinion but NOT to YOUR FACTS). Please See The ‘You Said What???’ ARTICLES below—it only gets worse. NO matter how YOU or others like you, try to SPIN THIS, TWIST IT, LIE ABOUT IT, etc. etc. etc. = THE GOP and the GOP Voters are responsible for this MESS that they KNEW would happen (see article below). A case could be made: That the Texas Democrat Voters did not DO ENOUGH to get the GOP Idiots out of office!!!
INGER: Before you read this Article & others in this POST. You may want to relax and sit down, for as you read this article & others your GOP/QAnon Type Head might just explode: www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/texas-power-disaster-may-be-strongest-case-yet-for-renewable-energy/ar-BB1dK7Al?li=BBnbfcL Texas power disaster may be strongest case yet for renewable energy. AND: A MUST READ--02-20-21: us.yahoo.com/news/top-texas-republicans-ropes-tone-043021827.html Top Texas Republicans on the ropes after tone-deaf storm response
The brutal winter storm that turned Texas roads to ice, burst pipes across the state and left millions of residents shivering and without power has also damaged the reputations of three of the state’s leading Republicans.
Sen. Ted Cruz was discovered to have slipped off to Mexico on Wednesday night, only to announce his return when he was caught in the act. Gov. Greg Abbott came under fire over his leadership and misleading claims about the causes of the power outages. And former Gov. Rick Perry suggested Texans preferred power failures to federal regulation, a callous note in a moment of widespread suffering.
It’s more than just a public relations crisis for the three politicians. The storm has also battered the swaggering, Texas brand of free-market governance that’s central to the state’s political identity on the national stage.
"Texans are angry and they have every right to be. Failed power, water and communications surely took some lives,” JoAnn Fleming, a Texas conservative activist and executive director of a group called Grassroots America, said in a text message exchange with POLITICO.
“The Texas electric grid is not secure,” said Fleming, pointing out that lawmakers “have been talking about shoring up/protecting the Texas electric grid for THREE legislative sessions (6 yrs),” but “every session special energy interests kill the bills with Republicans in charge ... Our politicians spend too much time listening to monied lobbyists & political consultants. Not enough time actually listening to real people.”
Chad Prather, a popular Republican humorist who is running for governor against Abbott next year, echoed similar sentiments about the three politicians.
“There’s no question that this is a case of failing to relate to the people of Texas,” said Prather, who is a host on the conservative network Blaze TV.
“I believe the person with the biggest consequence is going to be Greg Abbott,” Prather said. “The underlying murmur is that he, too, will make a presidential run and the governorship has become much of an afterthought. It would seem we are a little vacant at the top. At least that’s how many feel.”
One Texas GOP official, who did not want to be on record criticizing three of the state’s top Republicans, deadpanned that “this is not our party’s finest hour.”
RIZZ: BRAVO = Moreover, there is a reason Cruz cut short his trip to Cancun and sheepishly returned to Texas. It was a terrible decision and a lapse in leadership.
Cruz is not just one of “plenty of Texans” with means: he is a representative of all Texans, including those without means who need power brokers to pull as many strings as they can to aid as many people as they can in a time of real crisis.
Being on a plane to a Mexican resort because you can (escape a crisis) simply illustrates the disconnect from the oath taken as a United States senator.
DO NOT EVEN TRY TO CONVINCE INGER OF SUCH!!!
DO ME’S QUOTE:CHINA TRADE WAR THAT WE LOST BIG TIME:I stated & bet that when Donald the Idiot and his Team of numb nuts started the Trade Wars = With China, Europe, Canada, etc. – that WE America would lose BIG TIME—and we did. During the Trade Wars, Donald also managed to Insult & Degrade other countries. RESULTS: Today China has picked up TRADE with Europe, Africa, Middle East, Mexico, Canada, South East Asia, South America etc. to the tune of Billions of $$$ in NEW TRADES for China.
WE on the other hand have lost BILLIONS in Trade with these other Countries. Go Figure, because I CANNOT = Another Donald IDIOTIC Example which is coming back to bite us in the ASS. Do Me --02-18-21: edition.cnn.com/2021/02/17/economy/europe-china-united-states-trade/index.html Sorry, America: China is now Europe's biggest trading partner for goods. YOU SAID WHAT ARTICLES???:
--02-20-21 YOU SAID WHAT--$17K monthly Electrical Bill???: www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/texas-households-face-massive-electricity-bills-some-as-high-as-dollar17k-after-winter-storm/ar-BB1dQoHs?li=BBnbfcLTexas households face massive electricity bills, some as high as $17K, after winter storm. AND –02-20-21: www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/some-texas-residents-see-electric-charges-jump-as-much-as-dollar14k-after-winter-storm/ar-BB1dRmGD?li=BBnbfcL
Some Texas Residents See Electric Charges Jump as Much as $14K After Winter Storm--02-20-21 AND ACCORDING TO SOME, THE GOP POLITICIANS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS???: us.yahoo.com/news/extreme-cold-killed-texans-bedrooms-144620898.html Extreme Cold Killed Texans in Their Bedrooms, Vehicles and Backyards. --02-20-21: YOU SAID WHAT???: www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/a-giant-flaw-in-texas-blackouts-it-cut-power-to-gas-supplies/ar-BB1dQrzD?li=BBnbfcL A Giant Flaw in Texas Blackouts: It Cut Power to Gas Supplies
When the Texas power grid was on the brink of collapse and its operator plunged thousands into darkness, it didn’t make an exception for the oil and gas field.
Power was, unsurprisingly, diverted to hospitals and nursing homes. Ercot, as the grid manager is known, was staving off utter catastrophe, its chief executive later said.
But leaving shale fields like the Permian Basin dark had an unintended consequence. Producers who depend on electricity to power their operations were left with no way to pump natural gas. And that gas was needed more than ever to generate electricity.
As one executive described: It was like a death spiral.
The result was a vicious cycle that serves as a painful lesson to any power grid operator and utility company dealing with rolling outages during extreme weather.--02-20-21 YOU SAID WHAT???: www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/texas-blackouts-may-come-at-a-steep-cost/ar-BB1dPKGw?li=BBnbfcL Texas’ blackouts may come at a steep cost
As the lights begin to turn back on after nearly a week of outages across Texas, residents who already struggled to pay their utility bills might find it harder to recover.
Costs are piling up that could continue to limit some people’s access to heating and electricity even after blackouts end.
“The ‘heat or eat dilemma’ is a really, really significant issue,” says Emily Grubert, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
“We know that a lot of people are going to basically be choosing between paying for heating or paying for other things that they really need.”
Indoor temperatures are likely to have dropped more sharply in homes that are less insulated against the elements. When heat is restored, it will cost more to warm those homes back up to bearable conditions.
Some Texans might face higher bills as a result, which will take a greater toll on folks who routinely sacrifice paying for food or medicine in order to keep the power on in their homes.
Images of ridiculously high energy bills are already making the rounds on social media. That’s because wholesale electricity costs skyrocketed amid weather-induced fuel shortages. Prices rose from roughly $50 per megawatt-hour to more than $9,000 per megawatt-hour on February 15th, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
As a result, Texans who opted into wholesale prices, which are typically pretty low, saw an astounding increase in their utility bill.--02-20-21: www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/amid-water-shortages-and-power-outages-texans-cry-foul-over-price-gouging-for-bottled-water-gas-and-dollar1000-hotel-rooms/ar-BB1dPzsT?li=BBnbfcL Amid water shortages and power outages, Texans cry foul over price gouging for bottled water, gas and $1,000 hotel rooms.--02-20-21 THEY ARE CORRECT—SUE THE HELL OUT OF THESE DUMB GOP MISFITS: www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/at-least-two-lawsuits-filed-against-texas-energy-committee-claim-it-was-aware-of-shortcomings-in-the-states-energy-supply-from-previous-winter-storms/ar-BB1dRyNk?li=BBnbfcL At least two lawsuits filed against Texas' energy committee claim it was aware of shortcomings in the state's energy supply from previous winter storms
At least two lawsuits have been filed alleging that Texas energy committee at the center of its ongoing power crisis knew of the state grid's shortcomings from past winter outages.
A lawsuit filed in Harris County, which includes Houston, on Thursday is seeking up to $10 million in damages from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, for its lack of preparedness leading up to Winter Storm Uri that hit much of the southern US on February 14.
It was filed by Fort Bend County residents Mauricio and Daysi Marin. Mauricio Marin still relies on oxygen after recovering from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and alleges the utility provider did not adequately prepare him for an extended outage, according to a report from Law360.
"ERCOT's forecast for the maximum electricity that would be consumed far under-estimated the reality," the lawsuit said. "As a result, millions were plunged into darkness and cold as a result of a loss of electricity."
Another lawsuit filed in Nueces County on Friday goes a step further, alleging ERCOT was aware of its energy supply's weaknesses following similar winter outages in 1989 and 2011 and could have done more to winterize its system prior to the February 14 storm that left roughly 4 million Texans without electricity and heat at its peak.
Millions of residents are still without water.
"This cold weather event and its effects on the Texas energy grid were neither unprecedented, nor unexpected, nor unforeseen," the Nueces County suit alleges.--02-20-21 HE IS CORRECT: www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/bill-gates-texas-tradeoffs-lead-to-deaths/ar-BB1dQZVU?li=BBnbfcL Bill Gates: Texas' tradeoffs lead to deathsIn an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, Bill Gates said deaths during Texas' winter freeze were preventable, caused by the state's decision not to weatherize its energy. Gates pushed back on Texas Governor Greg Abbott's claim that frozen wind turbines were to blame for the massive power failure. Gates said America's dependence on renewable energy sources isn't high enough to worry about their stability — the problem was natural gas plants that were not weatherized. "This is not because of renewable dependency," Gates told Cooper. "This is natural gas plants, largely, that weren't weatherized. They could've been. It costs money, and the trade off was made, and it didn't work out, and it's tragic that its lead to people dying." He argued that because climate change is the root cause of extreme weather events, green energy must be the future to prevent even worse disasters than the ones unfolding now across the globe. "It is ironic to blame renewables and not realize that were going to have to be dealing with this unless we get the whole world to reduce omissions," Gates said. He also spoke to Cooper about Covid-19, climate change and the need for innovation in order to lower carbon emissions.
Gates painted a grim picture for the what the world will look like without well-funded research and development for green innovations, a cause he has dedicated himself to. Natural ecosystems and the ability to farm in some parts of the world will be destroyed, leading to war and instability, he said.
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--02-18-21 VOTER SUPPRESSION AT ITS FINEST –THE HATE: www.huffpost.com/entry/arizona-republicans-voting-rights-attack_n_602d5ad0c5b66da5db9e903d?ri18n=true&ncid=newsltushpmgnews ‘5-Alarm Fire’: Arizona Republicans Lead Nationwide GOP Push To Curb Voting Rights
No state is considering more bills to restrict voting rights than Arizona, where activists say the GOP is waging a “full-scale assault on democratic norms.”--02-20-21: THESE IDIOTS & OTHERS LIKE THEM ARE VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE MENTION BEFORE—THEY ARE WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THE BIGGEST THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY: www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/proud-boys-member-warns-im-coming-for-you-as-sacramento-gop-votes-to-expel-him/ar-BB1dQY55?li=BBnb7Kz Proud Boys member warns 'I'm coming for you' as Sacramento GOP votes to expel him.
Video of the meeting, which Perrine recorded and shared on YouTube, shows Perrine making the comment as Micah Grant, treasurer of the party, was explaining why his past actions were inappropriate.
"I'm coming for you, bro. I'm coming for you, I'm coming for you, I'm coming," Perrine said.
As another member of the committee seconded the motion, Perrine appears to make a gesture at the screen, and mutters "F-----g minorities."
Perrine told the newspaper that he was angry at the time, and that his comments were not meant to be threatening.
"I personally don't feel it's a racist statement," Perrine said. "We had one Black person on the central committee and he's who they got to throw me out.--02-19-21 IT NEVER ENDS—THEY DID WHAT?: us.yahoo.com/news/video-shows-two-california-officers-211152104.html New video shows two California officers attempt to apprehend man for alleged jaywalking before shooting him
After confronting the man over alleged jaywalking, police accused the man of attempting to grab an officer's gun, leading to the shooting.--02-19-21: us.yahoo.com/news/elderly-asian-woman-called-racial-231928043.html Elderly Asian Woman Called Racial Slurs, Needs 5-10 Stitches After Attack at Bakery in QueensAn elderly woman was called multiple racial slurs and shoved down to the ground by an unknown man, and her daughter is now calling for justice online. On Wednesday afternoon, an unidentified man wearing a red jacket verbally assaulted and physically shoved Maggie Cheng’s mother on Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing, Queens. The New York Police Department told NextShark that the woman was waiting at a bakery when the suspect approached her. After the incident, the suspect fled. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing. --02-19-21 THE HATE—BRAVO TO JUDGE: www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/virginia-man-sentenced-to-3-years-for-driving-truck-towards-blm-protesters/ar-BB1dPWds?li=BBnbfcL Virginia man sentenced to 3 years for driving truck towards BLM protestersA Virginia man was sentenced to three years in jail on Thursday after pleading guilty to displaying a hatchet and driving his truck toward a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters. Twenty-year-old Emanuel "Manny" Wilder on Thursday was ordered by substitute Virginia Beach District Court Judge Jon Babineau to pay $1,856 in addition to his sentence to cover the cost of his extradition from Florida, according to The Virginian-Pilot. --02-19-21 IT NEVER ENDS: www.cnbc.com/2021/02/19/capitol-police-suspends-6-officers-investigates-dozens-more-in-probe-of-jan-6-riot-.html Capitol Police suspends 6 officers, investigates dozens in probe of Jan. 6 riot--02-19-21 THE HATE—THE STUPID & NUTCASES: www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/profane-anti-biden-flag-causing-controversy-in-connecticut-around-the-nation/ar-BB1dPHwV?li=BBnb7Kz Profane anti-Biden flag causing controversy in Connecticut, around the nation HARTFORD, Conn. – Flags flying outside two homes in Plymouth, Connecticut, proclaim in stark — and some have complained, vulgar and inappropriate language — the residents’ rejection of the November election results and President Joe Biden. About a half mile apart in the town’s Terryville section, both banners hang below American flags and state in bold, white letters on blue background, “F---- BIDEN,” and below that, in smaller type, “And ... you for voting for him!” Plymouth police Capt. Edward Benecchi said residents have complained, saying neighborhood kids and students passing on school buses should not have to see such profanity. But Benecchi said police consulted with the state’s attorney’s office in New Britain and found “we are unable to intercede as it would violate (the residents’) First Amendment right to free speech.” Michael Stoto, who raised one of the anti-Biden flags, said no one has complained to him directly, but he has heard that at least one neighbor was upset. He bought the flag, Stoto said, because, “I hate Biden. I think he’s an ignorant fool.” As for children in the neighborhood, he said, “It’s not anything they haven’t seen or heard before.” “It’s the best $9 I ever spent on Amazon,” Stoto said, “because it’s (ticking) people off and opening their eyes.” Widely available, the anti-Biden flags have raised neighbors’ ire around the nation, news reports show. In New Hyde Park on Long Island, an elementary school principal urged parents to complain about the profane banner posted on a front yard fence. In Bay City, Michigan, Sheriff Troy Cunningham told a reporter that he also had consulted with a prosecutor and learned the flag was a Constitutionally protected statement. And in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, a homeowner who would only give her first name as Kimberly, told a reporter she had been getting harassing emails “that I am teaching our children words and that I am traumatizing children with freedom of speech, basically.” She said she took the flag down because she feared for her children’s safety. --02-19-21 IT NEVER ENDS: us.cnn.com/2021/02/19/us/nypd-video-suspect-hit-subway/index.html Video shows NYPD officer punching a suspect in the head after department says he attacked officers in subway
A New York Police Department officer repeatedly punched a suspect in the head after police say the man attacked officers when they tried to remove him from a subway station, according to video released by the department.
The man, who was not identified, was being escorted from the subway platform on Tuesday for smoking a cigarette, according to the NYPD.
Edited video released by the NYPD shows the suspect being led up subway stairs when he appears to break away from the officers. Moments later, the man and officers are seen coming down the stairs and are then seen on the ground, with one officer appearing to punch at the suspect as others appear to try to control the man. A tweet by the NYPD says the suspect attacked officers.
CNN has not reviewed an unedited copy of the video, and there is no indication of what happened before the video began or during edited portions. There was no clear view of the stairs.
At one point, a bystander's video also provided by police shows an officer punch the suspect in the face repeatedly while the man is on the ground, restrained by the other officers. The NYPD did not identify the officers involved in the incident.--02-19-21 IT NEVER ENDS: www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pennsylvania-cop-charged-in-capitol-riot-fbi-may-arrest-me-lol/ar-BB1dQ876?li=BBnb7Kz Pennsylvania cop charged in Capitol riot: 'FBI may arrest me ..lol'
A Pennsylvania police officer is facing criminal charges after posting a video of himself fighting with other officers during the US Capitol insurrection.
Federal prosecutors said video footage shows Joseph Fischer, 55, running at a police line outside the Capitol and yelling, "Charge!" A patrolman with the North Cornwall Township Police Department, Fisher allegedly yelled "motherf---ers" as he clashed with officers on January 6.
During the scuffle, Fischer allegedly tried to help an officer who fell down, and said, "I am a cop, I am a cop," according to police body camera footage described by prosecutors in court filings.
One day after the attack, Fischer allegedly sent a private message to an associate saying, "I may need a job" because "(w)ord got out that I was at the rally..lol." In the messages, Fischer said he was confronted by his police chief but told him he had "no regrets and give zero sh--s."
"The FBI may arrest me ..lol," Fischer told the associate, according to court documents.
Fischer has been charged with four federal crimes: obstruction of law enforcement, unlawful entry into a restricted building, obstructing Congress and violent conduct in the Capitol.
--02-19-21 THE SHIT NEVER ENDS—WHAT THE F..K IS WRONG WITH OUR OUT-OF-CONTROL COPS???:www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/body-camera-video-shows-a-violent-arrest-in-chicago-that-is-now-a-civil-rights-lawsuit/ar-BB1dQn8L?li=BBnb7Kz Body camera video of a violent arrest in Chicago is now key evidence in a new federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the man police are seen slamming to the ground.
Leroy Kennedy, a Black man, says in his lawsuit that he was walking on a sidewalk "minding his own business" on August 23, 2020. Despite not breaking any laws, he was suddenly grabbed by police and "slammed ... into a brick wall and officers then "slammed his head into the pavement more than once," the court document adds.
The arrest report of the incident, provided to CNN by Kennedy's attorneys and featured as part of the lawsuit, says that Kennedy looked "directly in (the officers') direction and stiffen(ed) his body" and "his eyes enlarge(d), meaning his eyebrows rose which produced a shocked look his face."
Officers wrote in the report that Kennedy's appearance, and the fact that he "adjusted his hands and manipulated his front lap area," led them to believe he was concealing a gun.
The body camera video from the two responding officers, provided by Kennedy's attorneys, shows officers run up to him and almost immediately slam him into a brick wall and then the pavement. At one point, the video shows one of the officer's hands grabbing Kennedy by the neck. The cameras did not record the first two minutes of sound of the encounter.
The video shows that Kennedy, with large visible scrapes to his forehead, was then put into the back of the squad car where he was searched and handcuffed. As this was occurring, a crowd of angry bystanders began to confront and yell at the officers.
After officers drove Kennedy a short distance to another location, an ambulance is called for him. The arrest report says he was taken to a hospital for treatment. Chicago Police records show he was arrested on two charges of resisting arrest and one charge of aggravated battery of a police officer.
The arrest report does not mention any weapons being found by Kennedy.
The criminal charges against Kennedy were dropped four months later, on December 18, 2020, according to a spokesperson from the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. The lawsuit says that this was because "video evidence showed there was no case against (him)--02-19-21 THE HATE & RACISM: www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/indiana-republican-lawmakers-shout-down-boo-black-colleagues-speaking-about-discrimination/ar-BB1dPykc?li=BBnbfcL Profane anti-Biden flag causing controversy in Connecticut, around the nation HARTFORD, Conn. – Flags flying outside two homes in Plymouth, Connecticut, proclaim in stark — and some have complained, vulgar and inappropriate language — the residents’ rejection of the November election results and President Joe Biden. About a half mile apart in the town’s Terryville section, both banners hang below American flags and state in bold, white letters on blue background, “F---- BIDEN,” and below that, in smaller type, “And ... you for voting for him!” Plymouth police Capt. Edward Benecchi said residents have complained, saying neighborhood kids and students passing on school buses should not have to see such profanity. But Benecchi said police consulted with the state’s attorney’s office in New Britain and found “we are unable to intercede as it would violate (the residents’) First Amendment right to free speech.” Michael Stoto, who raised one of the anti-Biden flags, said no one has complained to him directly, but he has heard that at least one neighbor was upset. He bought the flag, Stoto said, because, “I hate Biden. I think he’s an ignorant fool.” As for children in the neighborhood, he said, “It’s not anything they haven’t seen or heard before.” “It’s the best $9 I ever spent on Amazon,” Stoto said, “because it’s (ticking) people off and opening their eyes.” Widely available, the anti-Biden flags have raised neighbors’ ire around the nation, news reports show. In New Hyde Park on Long Island, an elementary school principal urged parents to complain about the profane banner posted on a front yard fence. In Bay City, Michigan, Sheriff Troy Cunningham told a reporter that he also had consulted with a prosecutor and learned the flag was a Constitutionally protected statement. And in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, a homeowner who would only give her first name as Kimberly, told a reporter she had been getting harassing emails “that I am teaching our children words and that I am traumatizing children with freedom of speech, basically.” She said she took the flag down because she feared for her children’s safety. --02-19-21: www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/computer-repair-shop-owner-who-obtained-hunter-biden-laptop-sues-twitter-over-hacked-materials-claim/ar-BB1dPS87?li=BBnbfcL Computer repair shop owner who obtained Hunter Biden laptop sues Twitter over 'hacked materials' claim The former Delaware computer repair shop owner who says he came into possession of Hunter Biden’s laptop sued Twitter for a second time over how the social media platform handled a New York Post story on President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, alleging the tech company defamed him by implying he was a hacker. John Paul Mac Isaac filed his lawsuit on Thursday in the Southern District of Florida, claiming he was forced to shut down his business, in part, because Twitter labeled the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop as being hacked materials, which he denied and said had caused damage to his reputation. A prior lawsuit, also a claiming defamation and demanding $500 million in damages, was filed in the same court and tossed out by a judge in late December over lack of jurisdiction.
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Post by inger on Feb 20, 2021 17:12:57 GMT -5
Dome, I read literally NO news other than what you post. why do you keep preaching that I am Q-Anon? To me that kills your credibility...
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Post by domeplease on Feb 21, 2021 13:53:56 GMT -5
Dome, I read literally NO news other than what you post. why do you keep preaching that I am Q-Anon? To me that kills your credibility... INGER: First off you two have a nice weekend.
Here are my thoughts on your above Post: --It is scary that you read NO other news than what I Post here. --I have mentioned QAnon a number of times, because many of your Posts remain me of what you hear from Extremist Groups like QAnon, etc.
--I am NOT the least concerned if i loose Credibility in your eyes OR anybody's else eyes--DO NOT be concern about ME--Just READ the Articles I Post (Facts, Truth, Reality).
THE HATE & THE AWFUL SURGING RACISM THAT NEVER SEEMS TO END IN AMERICA: EVERY MORNING SINCE I WAS TEN-ELEVEN YEARS OLD; I THANK GOD FOR NOT BEEN BORN AS A BLACK PERSON—FOR WHAT WE WHITE AMERICANS HAVE DONE & CONTINUE TO DO TO THE BLACK RACE IS BEYOND DISGUSTING VILE & EVIL.THE WHITE NATIONALISTS & WHITE RACIST DOMESTIC TERRORISTS HAVE HARASSED, THREATEN, BEATEN?ASSAULTED, ATTACKED, SHOT,KILLED, HATE STATEMENTS ETC. ETC. ETC. AGAINST THE FOLLOWING GROUPS:JEWS BLACKS HISPANICS GAYS LESBIANS TRANS-GENDERS BISEXUALS LIBERALS DEMOCRATS NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS ETC. ETC. ETC. (So Many More) AND NOW THERE IS A SURGE ON ATTACKS ON ASIANS…
AREN’T PROUD TO BE A WHITE AMERICAN???--02-18-21 I THOUGHT AT ONE TIME, THAT THE RACISM WOULD END IN COLLEGE: I WAS WRONG—HANGING ROPES -THE N WORD—RACIST STATEMENTS SPRAY ON DOORS/HALLWAYS, ETC. HERE ARE SOME MINORS ONES: us.yahoo.com/news/harassment-cases-revive-worries-racism-230846731.html Harassment cases revive worries of racism at Boston College. --02-19-21 DISGUSTING & ILLEGAL???: us.cnn.com/2021/02/19/politics/georgia-gop-voting-bill-black-voters/index.html Advocates say new Georgia GOP voting bill targets Black voters Georgia voting rights groups are denouncing a sweeping voting bill introduced this week by Republican state legislators as a "direct attack on democracy" and on Black voters. The bill comes as Georgia has become ground zero for election law changes in the wake of the 2020 election. Republicans in the state, citing baseless allegations of voter fraud pushed by former President Donald Trump and other GOP officials, have moved to roll back access to mail-in voting and early voting. The Republican House bill would give counties less time to send out absentee ballots and do away with Sunday voting, among other measures. --02-18-21 BUT IT IS JUST NOT BLACKS ETC. THE HATRED THAT FLOURISHES & THAT IS STILL SURGING IN AMERICA IMPACTS SO MANY OTHER GROUPS/RACES: --02-18-21: www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/state-anti-transgender-bills-represent-coordinated-attack-advocates-say-n1258124 Bills in at least 20 states are targeting the transgender community in what LGBTQ advocates say is an organized assault by conservative groups.
On Thursday, the North Dakota House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban transgender student athletes from joining teams that match their gender identity. The measure, which passed 65 to 26, also calls for withholding state funds from sporting events that allow athletes to play as anything other than their sex assigned at birth. The bill now heads to the state Senate.
Supporters of the bill — including Republican state Rep. Ben Koppelman, its primary sponsor — say they want to protect opportunities for girls in sports, including access to athletic scholarships.
“Some have said this bill just doesn’t follow the science. We’ve got science going back well before the United States that backs this,” Koppelman said in a committee meeting, according to NBC affiliate KFYR-TV. “This isn’t new science. Men and women didn’t just cease to exist. They’ve existed for a long time and we’ve been able to recognize the differences.”
House Minority Leader Josh Boschee, a Democrat, countered that the bill would “codify discrimination.”
“North Dakota transgender youth, you are seen and you are loved by many,” Boschee later tweeted. “This vote is infuriating and we will continue to work to have it defeated in the Senate.”
The same day the North Dakota House passed its bill, the Mississippi state Senate passed its own athletic ban, which now goes to the state House for consideration. Georgia, Kansas, Utah and Tennessee advanced similar legislation last week, as well. --02-20-21: edition.cnn.com/2021/02/20/us/black-trans-women-voices-of-a-movement/index.html This Black trans activist is fighting to shield her community from an epidemic of violence.--02-19-21: us.yahoo.com/lifestyle/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-by-rochester-police-was-latest-child-of-color-adultified-by-authorities-heres-why-thats-so-dangerous-215736939.html 9-year-old girl pepper-sprayed by Rochester police was latest child of color 'adultified' by authorities. Here's why that's so dangerous.
When news of a 9-year-old Rochester girl being pepper-sprayed by police made headlines earlier this month — and again late last week, as newly released footage showed cops scolding the girl — it prompted many to speak out once again against police brutality, with the girl's mom, Elba Pope, saying she's preparing to file a lawsuit against the police department.
But one exchange from the incident — of cops telling the girl to "stop acting like a child," and her responding, "I am a child!" — has sparked a particular brand of outrage across the country: It’s reinvigorated the discussion about how children of color, like the unidentified girl, are so often seen as adults by white authority figures — and how that perception has proven again and again to be a matter of life and death. “The fact that this officer couldn't hear and process her say, ‘I am a child’ is a big problem,” Tracie Keesee, co-founder of the Center for Policing Equity, tells Yahoo Life. She explains that the young girl was not only a victim of police brutality, but also what's known as adultification bias — a form of prejudice that assumes Black children are older than they are, causing “teachers, parents and law enforcement [to be] less protective and more punitive with certain kids.” Kessee, a 25-year Denver Police Department and 4-year New York Police Department vet, adds, “Race is a factor in adultification. It’s the same thing that happens with young Black boys and reinforces that Black girls are less innocent." The recent Rochester incident is just the latest such example. Just last month, a school resource officer in Florida body-slammed a Black high school girl onto concrete, causing her to lose consciousness — a scene reminiscent of those that have gone viral many times before. In a 2017 study, University of Florida law professor Michelle S. Jacobs examined instances in which Black girls are attacked by officers called in to assist them, noting that the use of social media has brought more awareness to the issue. --02-19-21: us.yahoo.com/news/woman-allegedly-throws-snowball-asian-181119134.html Woman Allegedly Throws Snowball at Asian Man's Car and Calls Him a 'F**king C**nk' in Washington.
…Her husband or friend comes over and tries to shoo me away then calls me a “pussy,” he narrated. “She begins to get malicious and comes up to slap me in the face with a handful of snow.
That’s when I called the police, who told me to wait where I was, and afterwards started recording. I overheard her call me a 'f***ing c****' while I was on the phone and knew I had to reveal this secret Karen.
”The uploaded footage showed the woman approaching the man recording the video and mocking him for confronting her.
According to the video uploader, the video was cut off after the woman grabbed his phone. “The privilege and entitlement she feels is disgusting. I’m just shocked how the encounter revealed the true person. I don’t have her information but know her first name is Robin (Robyn?),” he wrote. “A simple sorry would have sufficed but glad this revealed your true colors. Good luck Robin.”--02-19-21 THE HATE/RACISM: us.yahoo.com/news/elderly-asian-woman-called-racial-231928043.html Elderly Asian Woman Called Racial Slurs, Needs 5-10 Stitches After Attack at Bakery in Queens
An elderly woman was called multiple racial slurs and shoved down to the ground by an unknown man, and her daughter is now calling for justice online. On Wednesday afternoon, an unidentified man wearing a red jacket verbally assaulted and physically shoved Maggie Cheng’s mother on Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing, Queens.
The New York Police Department told NextShark that the woman was waiting at a bakery when the suspect approached her. After the incident, the suspect fled. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing.--02-18-21 THE HATE: us.yahoo.com/news/trump-capitol-attack-antifa-202303502.html Trump Fans Charged In Capitol Attack Didn't Like Antifa Getting Credit For Their Work
Not long after he used a stick to swing and stab at police officers struggling to protect the U.S. Capitol from a pro-Trump mob seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Jonathan Mellis took to Facebook. He apparently didn’t like what he saw.
Many of his fellow Trump supporters, the ones who like him bought into former President Donald Trump’s lies about mass voter fraud, were starting to believe in another conspiracy theory: that “antifa” was responsible for the attack Mellis participated in.
Mellis wasn’t having it. He hated antifa. And he wasn’t about to see them get credit for his work.
“Don’t you dare try to tell me that people are blaming this on antifa and BLM,” Mellis wrote, referring to Black Lives Matter. “We proudly take responsibility for storming the Castle. Antifa and BLM or [sic] too pussy … We are fighting for election integrity. They heard us.”
The criminal case against Mellis ― dubbed “Cowboy Screech” by online sleuths because of his resemblance to the “Saved By The Bell” character and his cowboy hat ― was unsealed Tuesday. He faces several charges, including for assaulting officers and aiding and abetting, civil disorder, entering a restricted building or grounds, violent entry or disorderly conduct, and obstruction of Justice/Congress.
Mellis wasn’t alone. While plenty of defendants later arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol joined many of their fellow Trump supporters in blaming antifa for the attack, plenty of others were also a bit upset that their work alongside a mob of Trump supporters was being attributed to some fictitious gang of anti-fascists.--02-19-21: us.yahoo.com/news/neighbors-hang-kkk-flag-window-155709337.html Neighbors hang KKK flag in window in response to Black neighbor’s security camera
Allies have decided to protest against the whites who hung a Ku Klux Klan banner in their window.According to Deadline Detroit, JeDonna Matthews Dinges looked through her side window Tuesday in Grosse Point Park and faced a Ku Klux Klan flag hanging in her neighbor’s side window. Dinges, a Black woman, said she was shocked and upset by the sight of the flag. After advice from friends, she called the Michigan attorney general’s office because she didn’t have confidence authorities would help. They told her that there was nothing they could do because the offensive banner was on private property. Dinges and her friends then posted pictures of the hanging flag on social media — and shortly after, a pair public-safety detectives came to her door. They reportedly told Dinges the neighbors they’d just visited told them the Klan flag was in their window because she had recently installed a surveillance camera on hers. She told detectives the camera was necessary because she found a full gasoline canister in trash and was worried that someone put it there to cause an explosion. Dinges contended she’d gone to local police about the gasoline, but nothing was done. The camera was put up, she said, to capture evidence for law enforcement. AND THEN THERE WAS RUSH LIMBAUGH = A HATER, A RACIST, A BIGOT, A HUGE LIAR, A CONSPIRACY THEORISTS, VERY CRUEL, A WHITE SUPREMACY SUPPORTER, AND SO MUCH MORE…
THANK GOD HE IS GONE—AMERICA IS SO MUCH BETTER OFF WITHOUT THIS HATE LYING MONGREL: --02-18-21 VIDEO: www.msn.com/en-us/video/other/joy-reid-rush-limbaugh-hardened-rural-white-listeners-and-weaponized-white-male-grievance/vi-BB1dNHEq Joy Reid: Rush Limbaugh hardened ‘rural white listeners and weaponized white male grievance’ --02-18-21: www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rush-limbaugh-right-wing-radio-host-who-trafficked-in-bigotry-and-cruelty-dead-at-70/ar-BB1dLFS2?li=BBnbfcL Rush Limbaugh, Right-Wing Radio Host Who Trafficked in Bigotry and Cruelty, Dead at 70
Rush Limbaugh, the right-wing talk show host who gleefully stoked division in America, helped polarize our national politics and made a career trafficking in bigotry and cruelty, died Wednesday at the age of 70. The cause of death was lung cancer. His wife, Kathryn, confirmed the host’s death on Facebook.
Over three decades on the national airwaves, Limbaugh promoted profoundly offensive ideas, often referring to feminists as “feminazis”; long calling AIDS “the Rock Hudson disease”; and once observing that the NFL “looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons.” --02-18-21: www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fox-and-friends-rails-at-ny-times-for-calling-out-rush-limbaughs-misogyny-conspiracy-theories-in-his-obituary-so-sick/ar-BB1dNv22?li=BBnbfcL … “It’s so sick that I barely feel comfortable putting it on the screen,” Hegseth said. He then flashed a screenshot of the Times’ piece remembering Limbaugh as a man who “built talk radio into a right-wing attack machine,” used “misogynistic and racist language,” and “trafficked in conspiracy theories.”
The Times’ piece took a deep dive into Limbaugh’s controversial history, including his birther conspiracies about Barack Obama, his attacks on “Feminazis” and the disabled, his numerous instances of homophobia, his unsubstantiated voter fraud claims about the 2020 election, and his dismissive response to the storming of the U.S. Capitol. Instead of addressing any of that, however, Hegseth and Logan continued to fume at The Gray Lady.--02-18-21 YES A GIANT POS: www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mike-pence-on-rush-limbaughs-impact-america-lost-a-giant-today/vi-BB1dMnU3 Mike Pence on Rush Limbaugh's impact: 'America lost a giant today'
BRAVO TIME: --02-20-21 HUGE MAJOR BRAVO: us.yahoo.com/huffpost/republican-accountability-project-1-million-ad-campaign-fox-140956250.html Anti-Trump Group Launches $1 Million In Ads Hailing Republicans Who Voted To Impeach.--02-19-21 HUGE-HUGE-HUGE BRAVO—USA NEEDS TO DO THE SAME ASAP: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/02/18/new-zealand-period-products-schools/?utm_campaign=wp_todays_worldview&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_todayworld&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F2feb1e0%2F602f44c79d2fda4c88e99696%2F596b994aade4e24119b67bb3%2F39%2F71%2F602f44c79d2fda4c88e99696 New Zealand to offer free period products in schools nationwide
Students across New Zealand will have access to free menstrual products beginning in June, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday.
“One of the things stopping our young people from going to school is an issue called period poverty,” Ardern said, New Zealand’s Stuff news reported. “One in 12 of our students possibly miss school because they don’t have access to period products. That’s just not right and not in a country like New Zealand.”
Ardern’s backing for the initiative is the latest win for an increasingly global movement to reduce costs and stigma around menstruation. Many countries classify pads and tampons as luxury items. Critics say these “tampon taxes” create undue expenses for basic necessities.
--02-19-21 BRAVO: us.yahoo.com/news/trump-inauguration-donor-sentenced-12-161737105.html Trump inauguration donor sentenced to 12 years for illegal contribution, obstruction.--02-19-21 BRAVO-BRAVO-BRAVO: www.huffpost.com/entry/extremists-in-military-bill-pete-aguilar_n_602ea1aac5b67c32961c1ba8?ri18n=true&ncid=newsltushpmgnews New Bill Seeks To Improve Military’s Ability To Keep Out White Nationalist Enlistees
A new bill introduced in the House seeks to improve the U.S. military’s ability to prevent white supremacists from joining its ranks.
The “Shielding our Military from Extremists Act” was introduced on Thursday by Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), his office confirmed. The measure would require the Secretary of Defense to adapt a series of recommendations made in an October 2020 Pentagon report on how to keep “domestic extremists,” namely white supremacists, out of the U.S. armed forces.
The recommendations in the Pentagon report — a copy of which was obtained by HuffPost — include giving the Department of Defense access to the FBI’s database of extremist tattoos and creating clearer security clearance questions about white nationalism. Aguilar told HuffPost he thought the Pentagon report “made clear that white supremacists are using our military to further their hateful and violent agenda, from acquiring training to recruiting new members — they’re joining our armed forces with dangerous motives.” “And while we have systems in place to safeguard against this,” Aguilar continued, “we need more collaboration between agencies, like the DOJ, and FBI to make sure that we’re keeping extremists from our service members and from our community members.” --02-19-21 BRAVO: www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/judge-dismisses-devin-nunes-lawsuit-against-cnn/ar-BB1dQbM7?li=BBnbfcL Judge Dismisses Devin Nunes’ Lawsuit Against CNN
A federal judge has dismissed a $435 million libel suit that Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) filed against CNN, rejecting his claim that he was defamed over a report on his contacts with a Ukrainian prosecutor.U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain wrote in her opinion that Nunes failed to demand a retraction from CNN, a key element in pursuing libel cases in California. She had ruled that as a California resident, Nunes was bound by state law that then limited him to seeking special damages, like the loss of property or business. But she said that he failed to show that in his complaint, nor did he plausibly claim that the network engaged in a conspiracy to defame him. --02-19-21 BRAVO BUT NOW SPEAK OUT: www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-staffers-agony_n_602e81b1c5b673b19b669e76?ri18n=true&ncid=newsltushpmgnews GOP Congressional Staffers Say They’re Furious At Their Bosses — Privately, At Least
Shaken by the actions of Republican lawmakers before and after Jan. 6, many aides say they feel trapped. |
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Post by inger on Feb 21, 2021 15:46:11 GMT -5
INGER: First off you two have a nice weekend.
Here are my thoughts on your above Post:
--It is scary that you read NO other news than what I Post here.
--I have mentioned QAnon a number of times, because many of your Posts remain me of what you hear from Extremist Groups like QAnon, etc.
--I am NOT the least concerned if i loose Credibility in your eyes OR anybody's else eyes--DO NOT be concern about ME--Just READ the Articles I Post (Facts, Truth, Reality).
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It’s important that we understand WHY people think the way they do. See, like in this instance, I just thought you were being an asshole, but it turns out that you don’t understand that I am posting concerns that I can only offer counter points to what you are posting. I think if we had an actual Q-Anon poster I would certainly have counter points to raise with that person, and more so than those that I post vs. you.
I think that politically, I am slightly right of center and identify as moderate, or Independent. I see you as identifying as a moderate (Independent) but as actually being much further to the left than you identify. That may explain why I see you as a solid Democrat, about as far left as possible.
I didn’t mean that I read NO other news, but my reading is more random. I see headlines on Apple news, Yahoo, CNN, some of the rightist sites. If one catches my eye I will follow the article. It’s all rather meaningless to me because I realize this country’s media has become nothing more than propaganda, proving that despite “freedom” of our press, that only leads to the government news vs. the anti-government take on news.
Anyway, we’re both assholes. That’s the way it should be!
Be well, my friend. Our political differences may be great, but we can still be friends. When the civil war starts, there’s little chance either one of us we be one the front lines with a weapon, so this will never make a good movie.
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Post by inger on Feb 22, 2021 8:50:31 GMT -5
Senor Cruz look more like a gringo than I I do. Senor Cruz el Presidente 2024. Arrrrrrrriba!!! |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 22, 2021 13:05:25 GMT -5
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Post by domeplease on Feb 22, 2021 18:07:57 GMT -5
INGER: First off you two have a nice weekend. Here are my thoughts on your above Post: --It is scary that you read NO other news than what I Post here. --I have mentioned QAnon a number of times, because many of your Posts remain me of what you hear from Extremist Groups like QAnon, etc. --I am NOT the least concerned if i loose Credibility in your eyes OR anybody's else eyes--DO NOT be concern about ME--Just READ the Articles I Post (Facts, Truth, Reality). ******************** It’s important that we understand WHY people think the way they do. See, like in this instance, I just thought you were being an asshole, but it turns out that you don’t understand that I am posting concerns that I can only offer counter points to what you are posting. I think if we had an actual Q-Anon poster I would certainly have counter points to raise with that person, and more so than those that I post vs. you. I think that politically, I am slightly right of center and identify as moderate, or Independent. I see you as identifying as a moderate (Independent) but as actually being much further to the left than you identify. That may explain why I see you as a solid Democrat, about as far left as possible. I didn’t mean that I read NO other news, but my reading is more random. I see headlines on Apple news, Yahoo, CNN, some of the rightist sites. If one catches my eye I will follow the article. It’s all rather meaningless to me because I realize this country’s media has become nothing more than propaganda, proving that despite “freedom” of our press, that only leads to the government news vs. the anti-government take on news. Anyway, we’re both assholes. That’s the way it should be! Be well, my friend. Our political differences may be great, but we can still be friends. When the civil war starts, there’s little chance either one of us we be one the front lines with a weapon, so this will never make a good movie. --"Tequila, Apparently the Self-Appointed King of this Board = INGER (stop laughing Tequila I need your input); has decided I am an ASSHOLE which means he thinks you are one to. Your thoughts please…” TEQUILA: “Inger The King (???) is in big trouble, for he has violated the Do Me & Parrots Protection INTERNATIONAL ACT. I have already contacted the proper authorities…” Does this mean I am NO longer an Asshole? TEQUILA: “ You MUST Ask the KING”
--INGER: This is a very disturbing & beyond disgusting article. This HATE CRIME was committed by a fellow American; of which hundreds if not thousands of similar acts happen weekly. When you talk to these HATERS and/or read about their backgrounds, the vast majority of them fit perfectly into Donald’s WHITE Fringed GOP Supporters AND NO they are ALL NOT Mentally Unstable—if ONE thinks such, then there are well over 45 Million Mentally Unstable  Nutcases in America and growing???!!! AS the KING; can’t you do something with these WHITE HATERS? I would like your thoughts… --02-22-21: www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/this-is-my-america-%e2%80%94-angry-florida-doctor-accused-of-attacking-hispanic-man-vandalizing-his-car/ar-BB1dUfEb?li=BBnb7Kz ‘This is my America’ — Angry Florida doctor accused of attacking Hispanic man, vandalizing his car
A fervent supporter of former President Donald Trump has been charged with a hate crime after police said she attacked a Hispanic man outside a Florida supermarket and vowed “to get rid of every single one of you.”
Dr. Jennifer Wright, 58, was arrested Friday after a month-long investigation into the incident in the Miami suburb of Hialeah.
The woman launched the racist attack after the victim asked her to follow social distancing rules inside a local Publix store on Jan. 20, the day President Biden was inaugurated, according to a police report obtained by the Miami Herald.
The man initially asked her in Spanish, but his request was ignored. He then repeated it in English as the woman began “mumbling bad words,” police wrote in the report.
Wright, an anesthesiologist at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, later followed the victim in the parking lot, confronted him and called him a series of racial slurs, authorities said.
“We should have gotten rid of you when we could,” the enraged suspect allegedly yelled.
She is also accused of saying, “This is not going to be Biden’s America. This is my America,” and, “We should have burned it all.”
Wright then proceeded to “stab the victim’s vehicle with her keys while saying he needed to go back to his country,” according to the report reviewed by the Herald.
She also punched and kicked the man as he tried to call 911, police said.
The angry doctor was charged with criminal mischief, tampering with a victim and battery with prejudice, which is a “hate crime” felony. She was later released on bond, jail records show.
Wright’s social media history suggests she’s a loyal Trump supporter who often shares conspiracy theories on Facebook.
GREAT NEWS—BEST NEWS—AWESOME NEWS (DANCE TO THE MUSIC)—DONALD WILL SOON NEED ADULT DIAPERS:
--02-22-21: www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-refuses-trump-effort-to-block-tax-return-subpoena/ar-BB1dUelx?li=BBnb7Kz NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW IN AMERICA:Supreme Court refuses Trump effort to block tax return subpoena. AND: --02-22-21 Yes, Donald Trump is in very *real* legal jeopardy: edition.cnn.com/2021/02/22/politics/trump-tax-returns-analysis/index.html AND: --02-22-21: www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-22/trump-allies-rejected-by-u-s-supreme-court-on-election-appeals?srnd=premium Trump, Allies Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court on Election Appeals AND: --01-22-21: www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ex-rnc-chair-urges-trump-voters-to-leave-gop-to-form-new-party-theres-the-door/ar-BB1dUpPF?li=BBnbfcL Ex-RNC Chair Urges Trump Voters to Leave GOP to Form New Party: 'There's the Door'AND: --02-22-21: www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/big-gop-donors-seek-to-funnel-money-to-anti-trump-republicans-to-prise-party-from-his-grip/ar-BB1dTgyx?li=BBnb7Kz Big GOP Donors Seek to Funnel Money to Anti-Trump Republicans to Prise Party from His Grip.AND: --02-22-21: www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nearly-half-of-trump-voters-would-abandon-the-gop-if-the-former-president-started-his-own-party-new-poll-says/ar-BB1dUkSE?li=BBnb7Kz Nearly half of Trump voters would abandon the GOP if the former president started his own party, new poll says.
AND: --02-22-21 PUT THE LYING IDIOT OUT OF BIZ (PLEASE…): www.cnbc.com/2021/02/22/dominion-sues-mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-over-pro-trump-election-conspiracies.html
Dominion sues MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell for $1.3 billion, claiming he profited from election conspiracies
Dominion Voting Systems sued MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell on Monday, accusing him of pushing false conspiracies about the 2020 election “because the lie sells pillows.”
The $1.3 billion defamation suit says Lindell spread the election lies to spur former President Donald Trump’s supporters to buy MyPillow products.
Last month, Dominion sued Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, accusing him of proliferating similar conspiracies about the company in order to “financially enrich himself.”AND –02-22-21 DAMN RIGHT BRAVO--F-HIM & DONALD: www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/eric-trump-offers-bill-de-blasio-an-olive-branch-but-nyc-mayor-says-no-more-business/ar-BB1dU8lO?li=BBnb7Kz Eric Trump Offers Bill de Blasio an Olive Branch, but NYC Mayor Says No More Business Having long been a critic, Eric Trump exhibited uncharacteristic appreciation of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for keeping open two ice skating rinks operated by the Trump Organization. But the city is refusing to relent on its push to sever ties with Donald Trump's businesses in the wake of the U.S. Capitol riot the former president is accused of inciting, an allegation he denies. Last month, de Blasio announced NYC would be terminating three contracts with the Trump Organization following the U.S. Capitol attack on January 6. The decision affects the Central Park Carousel, Wollman and Lasker skating rinks, and Ferry Point Golf Course—all of which are operated by Trump's business empire.
"The President incited a rebellion against the United States government that killed five people and threatened to derail the constitutional transfer of power," Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement last month, adding the city "will not be associated with those unforgivable acts in any shape, way or form."
SOME OF THE MOST STUPID THINGS I HAVE EVER READ:
--02-20-21 FRIGGING UNBELIEVABLE: us.yahoo.com/news/am-worth-why-thousands-doctors-194203051.html 'I Am Worth It': Why Thousands of Doctors in America Can't Get a Job Dr. Kristy Cromblin knew that as the descendant of Alabama sharecroppers and the first person in her family to go to college, making it to medical school might seem like an improbable dream. Her parents watched in proud disbelief as she inched closer to that goal, enrolling in a medical school in Barbados and enlisting in the military with plans to serve one day as a flight surgeon. Then came an unexpected hurdle: A contentious divorce led Cromblin to take seven years away from medical school to care for her two sons. In 2012, she returned for her final year, excited to complete her exams and apply for residency, the final step in her training. But no one had told Cromblin that hospital residency programs, which have been flooded with a rising number of applications in recent years, sometimes use the Electronic Residency Application Service software program to filter out various applications, whether they’re from students with low test scores or from international medical students.
Cromblin had passed all her exams and earned her M.D., but was rejected from 75 programs. In the following years, as she kept applying, she learned that some programs filter out applicants who graduated from medical school more than three years earlier. Her rejection pile kept growing. She is now on unemployment, with $250,000 in student loans. “There are times you question your worth,” Cromblin, 43, said. “You wonder if you’re useless. I’ve had to encourage myself over and over: I am worth it. I am useful. I am damn good.” Cromblin is one of as many as 10,000 chronically unmatched doctors in the United States, people who graduated from medical school but are consistently rejected from residency programs. The National Resident Matching Program promotes its high match rate, with 94% of American medical students matching into residency programs last year on Match Day, which occurs annually on the third Friday in March. But the match rate for Americans who study at medical schools abroad is far lower, with just 61% matching into residency spots. --02-22-21 STUPID BE STUPID: www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/meghan-mccain-wants-dr-anthony-fauci-replaced-with-someone-who-%e2%80%9cunderstands-science%e2%80%9d/ar-BB1dUzfK?li=BBnbfcL Meghan McCain Wants Dr. Anthony Fauci Replaced With Someone Who “Understands Science”
Say what you will, The View‘s Meghan McCain knows how to trend: Today her call for the replacement of Dr. Anthony Fauci with someone “who does understand science” is heating up Twitter.Or perhaps it’s the “do you know who I am?” tone of her complaint: “The fact that I, Meghan McCain, co-host of The View, don’t know when or how I will be able to get a vaccine because the rollout for my age range and my health is so nebulous, I have no idea when and how I get it,” she said on today’s episode of the ABC talk show --02-22-21 STUPID BE STUPID: www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-scalise-stolen-election-trump_n_60327d49c5b66da5dba234aa?ri18n=true&ncid=newsltushpmgnews Steve Scalise, No. 2 House Republican, Still Won’t Say Election Wasn’t Stolen. It’s a dangerous lie that the election was stolen from Trump, but the House minority whip refuses to acknowledge that.
HATE EVENTS/POLICE EVENTS/NUTCASE EVENTS/STUPID-IDIOTIC EVENTS:
--02-21-21 HE SHOULD GET THE 40-YEARS IN PRISON—A BLACK MAN WOULD: www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/an-arkansas-man-stormed-the-capitol-waving-the-us-flag-and-used-its-pole-to-beat-a-police-officer-said-a-federal-grand-jury-he-faces-up-to-40-years-in-prison/ar-BB1dSvRD?li=BBnb7Kz
An Arkansas man stormed the Capitol waving the US flag and used its pole to beat a police officer, said a federal grand jury. He faces up to 40 years in prison.
Peter Stager was among a group of Trump supporters who were dragging an officer down the Capitol stairs.
A federal jury indicted Peter Stager of Conway, Arkansas on a total of seven charges.
Stager is accused of using a dangerous or deadly weapon to "forcibly assault, resist, impose, impede, intimidate and interfere with an officer."
A Capitol rioter who used a flagpole to beat a police officer on January 6 could be facing jail time of up to 40 years, according to a federal indictment released Wednesday.
AND MORE WALKING WHILE BLACK—IT NEVER ENDS: --02-22-21: us.yahoo.com/news/black-man-sues-chicago-police-224619261.html Black man sues Chicago Police Department over violent arrest. --02-21-21 RUDY IS JUST DISGUSTING: www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/michelle-wie-responds-to-rudy-giulianis-unsettling-and-highly-inappropriate-comments/ar-BB1dRGCJ?li=BBnbfcL Michelle Wie responds to Rudy Giuliani’s ‘unsettling’ and ‘highly inappropriate’ comments. --02-21-21: www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/feds-probing-roger-stone-alex-jones-over-roles-capitol-riot-n1258460 Feds probing Roger Stone, Alex Jones over roles in Capitol riot. Charges were unlikely for Stone and Jones, but investigators want a broad view of who might have instigated the violence.
GENERAL ARTICLES:
--02-21-21: SO SAD, BUT, IT IS FLORIDA…: www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/he-built-a-life-after-prison-now-the-state-wants-to-send-him-back/ar-BB1dSn8J?li=BBnbfcL He built a life after prison. Now the state wants to send him back. --02-21-21: www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/gop-rapidly-becoming-blue-collar-party-here-s-what-means-n1258468 The GOP is rapidly becoming the blue-collar party. Here's what that means. WASHINGTON — The exit of Donald Trump has brought back a more normal rhythm to politics in Washington, but outside the Beltway, deeper forces are reshaping partisan landscape. Data from the NBC News poll shows that the composition of the two major parties is changing, and one massive shift is coming in employment: the kinds of jobs Democrats and Republicans hold. There are signs across racial and ethnic demographic groups that Republicans are becoming the party of blue-collar Americans and the change is happening quickly. If the movement continues it could have a very large impact on the future of the GOP. Consider the scale of the change overall. In the last decade, the percentage of blue-collar voters who call themselves Republicans has grown by 12 points. At the same time, the number in that group identifying as Democrats has declined by 8 points. Among white-collar voters, the numbers have remained stable, with Democrats seeing a tiny increase and Republicans seeing a tiny drop. But that blue-collar shift is noteworthy because of the policy implications it could have for the two parties. Blue-collar voters tend to want different things from the government than those with white-collar jobs, on issues such as trade and even Wall Street regulation. Some signs of what this change could mean became visible just after the election when Republican voters aligned with former President Donald Trump called for larger Covid-19 relief payments from the government. A larger cash payout is not a policy choice one would normally associate with Republicans. In that way, the blue-collar shift for the GOP has the potential to reshape the party, especially considering how far-reaching it is even beyond the white, non-Hispanic voters who make up the overwhelming majority of Republicans. -- A MUST READ-02-21-21 MAYBE DONALD DIES FROM HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE/HEART ATTACK ETC. = FROM BEING ON THIS DIET: us.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-diet-coke-restaurant-washington-230927889.html Serving Trump A Diet Coke Required Elaborate Steps, Says Leaked Restaurant Document A report on the inner workings of BLT Prime, the steakhouse inside the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., has revealed the extensive serving procedure for former president Donald Trump’s Diet Cokes — as well as several other demanding tendencies of Trump’s inner circle. The report was published by Washingtonian magazine, which obtained a “Standard Operating Procedure” document used by former BLT Prime staffers. According to the document, servers had to follow a series of steps every time Trump ordered a Diet Coke. These included presenting him with a bottle of hand sanitizer, asking Trump if he wanted the soda with or without ice, providing glasses and chilled bottles in advance of his reply, holding both the bottle opener and the Diet Coke by their lower thirds while presenting them, opening the bottle in front of Trump — “never beforehand” — and gingerly placing the beverage on Trump’s right-hand side. Trump’s dining procedure was similarly complex, even though the president always ate the same dishes: a shrimp cocktail, a well-done steak, fries, and occasionally apple pie or chocolate cake. Popovers accompanying the steak had to be served within two minutes, and servers had to open multiple bottles of Heinz ketchup in front of the then-president, making sure he could hear each bottle make a “pop.” “Trump himself never returned a plate, but if he was disappointed, you can bet the complaint would travel down the ranks,” the Washingtonian story said. “Like the time the President questioned why his dining companion had a bigger steak.” The report also revealed that trays of junk food, ranging from Snickers bars to gummy bears to Tootsie Rolls, were prepared for Trump each time he came by the restaurant. Other members of Trump’s inner circle were also high maintenance. These included Hope Hicks, the White House’s former director of strategic communications, who once criticized staff for taking too long with her meal and received an apology from the manager and a “dessert storm” to make up for the delayed service. Tiffany Trump, who sometimes brunched at the restaurant with her friends from Georgetown Law, was often a no-show for reservations, and one former staffer describing her cancellations as a “pain.” Most trying of all, however, was Rudy Giuliani, who would often demand a table for 10 without prior notice and seemed to treat the restaurant like an office. Former executive chef Bill Williamson said that he was always “doing more paperwork there than eating,” and eventually staffers created a plaque that read “RUDOLPH W. GIULIANI PRIVATE OFFICE” and placed it on the former New York mayor’s table prior to his arrival. Trump’s love of Diet Cokes extended beyond BLT Prime and into the Oval Office itself. The former president reportedly drank a dozen a day, and had a red button on his desk that he used to special order the sodas. The button was removed after president Joe Biden entered office. --02-21-21: www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/former-trump-dc-hotel-chef-said-that-suppliers-were-suddenly-sending-rotten-produce-and-lower-quality-meat-after-he-started-working-there/ar-BB1dRv51 Former Trump DC hotel chef said that suppliers 'were suddenly sending' rotten produce and lower-quality meat after he started working there
BLT Prime, the Trump DC restaurant hotel, often received rotten produce, according to a former chef. According to the Washingtonian, food suppliers sent the chef "rotten produce and subpar cuts of meat." Rudy Giuliani was a regular presence at the restaurant and treated his table like a workspace. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. While the BLT Prime restaurant at the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC was marketed for its upscale sensibilities, it often received spoiled produce, the steakhouse's former executive chef told Washingtonian magazine. With former President Donald Trump out of office and living at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, several employees spoke out about their experiences at the hotel. After Bill Williamson, the executive chef of BLT Prime at the Trump International Hotel from February 2018 to March 2020, joined the restaurant, food suppliers whom he had successfully worked with in the past "were suddenly sending him rotten produce and subpar cuts of meat and fish," according to Washingtonian. "I guarantee someone in that warehouse picking this product saw where it was going and was like, 'Oh, f--- it, give 'em this stuff,'" Williamson said. |
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Nutcases in America and growing???!!!
