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Sen. Cruz: ‘No’ to Pathway to Citizenship,
Border is ‘Not Remotely’ Secure
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Posted by local500 7/28/2021 11:41:41 PM Post Reply
When asked whether illegal aliens should be given a pathway to citizenship, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said, “No,” and added that the U.S.-Mexico border is “not remotely” secure. At the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, CNS News asked the senator, “Should illegal aliens be given a pathway to citizenship?” Senator Cruz said, “No.” In a follow-up question, CNS News asked, “And is our southwest border secure now?” “Not remotely,” he said. “We’re seeing a greater volume of illegal immigration than any time in the last 21 years.” CORRECTIONS*
Sharpiegate Update: More Americans from
Across the Country Were Forced to Vote
Using a Sharpie
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Posted by Come And Take It 7/28/2021 11:01:25 PM Post Reply
The day after the 2020 Election there was controversy over the use of sharpies in some Arizona locations. Now we know this occurred across the nation. In mid-July Sharpiegate was back in the news: After this post, a number of individuals shared that they too were handed a sharpie when voting in the 2020 Election. These messages came from all across the country: Chicago; Sun City, AZ; Upland, CA; San Diego, CA; Fountain, CA; Idaho; Nevada; and, Pennsylvania.
Biden raises eyebrows with claim
he 'used to drive' 18-wheeler truck
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Posted by NorthernDog 7/28/2021 10:28:28 PM Post Reply
Forty-eight-year political veteran President Biden raised eyebrows on Wednesday when he claimed to have driven an 18-wheeler truck — a claim the White House struggled to defend. Biden was visiting a Mack Truck facility in Pennsylvania when he made the claim to have driven the massive trucks before, which require a special kind of license. "I used to drive an 18-wheeler, man," Biden said on Wednesday in a video posted to Twitter. "I got to." (Tweet) There is scant evidence that Biden has ever driven an 18-wheeler truck. When asked if the president had ever driven such a truck, a White
Pitchman and innovator
Ron Popeil dead at 86
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Posted by Ribicon 7/28/2021 10:06:23 PM Post Reply
But wait—there’s no more. Salesman, marketing visionary and inventor Ron Popeil wrapped up a colorful life Wednesday morning, according to TMZ, which reports the 86-year-old Ronco founder died in a Los Angeles hospital following an unspecified medical emergency. Known as well for his creative spirit as his ability to sell the items he sometimes made, Popeil is credited for introducing the world to the Pocket Fisherman, Mr. Microphone, Hair in a Can and Showtime Rotisserie & BBQ. He made famous phrases like “But wait, there’s more” and “Set it, and forget it.” In a 2006 interview with Forbes magazine, he discussed the secret to his success.
Pfizer: COVID vaccine protective
for at least 6 months
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Posted by Ribicon 7/28/2021 9:50:20 PM Post Reply
Washington—The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine wanes slightly over time but it remains strongly protective for at least six months after the second dose, according to company data released Wednesday. The findings are one piece of evidence that U.S. health authorities will consider in deciding if and when booster doses might be needed. Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have said they plan to seek authorization for boosters. The new data comes from the 44,000-person study that initiated the widespread use of the vaccine, showing its highly effective in the first few months after immunization. Now the companies have tracked those study participants for six months
Breaking news: Breaking Bad star Bob
Odenkirk is in stable condition after
experiencing 'a heart related incident'
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Posted by Ribicon 7/28/2021 9:40:24 PM Post Reply
Actor Bob Odenkirk is in a stable condition after 'a heart-related incident', his reps confirmed on Wednesday. Odenkirk, 58, was rushed to hospital in New Mexico on Tuesday after collapsing on the set of Better Call Saul. 'We can confirm Bob is in stable condition after experiencing a heart related incident,' his spokesman said. 'He and his family would like to express gratitude for the incredible doctors and nurses looking after him, as well as his cast, crew and producers who have stayed by his side. 'The Odenkirks would also like to thank everyone for the outpouring of well wishes and ask for their privacy at this time
CDC’s Mask Guidance Will Backfire replies
Posted by Dreadnought 7/28/2021 9:27:40 PM Post Reply
Begin with one simple fact: The Delta variant of COVID-19 is more contagious than the original virus, but it is not more dangerous or likely to kill you. If you are vaccinated and are exposed to it, you may get infected. This infection is likely to be mild; occasionally vaccinated people get sick. These symptoms are usually mild, manageable, and pass within a day or two. The first case of the Delta variant — previously referred to as “the Indian variant” — in the U.S. was diagnosed at the end of March. Our active COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have declined since that date, although the daily number
Texas Gov. Abbott: No More Masks — ‘Now
Is the Time for Personal Responsibility’
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Posted by Dreadnought 7/28/2021 8:35:21 PM Post Reply
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has reacted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation that, among other things, vaccinated people should still wear masks in high-infection areas by reaffirming no mask mandates will be in place in the state. “The time for government mask mandates is over—now is the time for personal responsibility,” Abbott posted on Twitter on Tuesday. “In May, I signed an executive order prohibiting mask mandates by gov’t entities.” “Every Texan has the right to choose whether they will wear a mask or have their children wear masks,” Abbott tweeted.
Democrats’ Massive Amnesty Prospects Fade with
Kyrsten Sinema Opposition to $3.5T Budget
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Posted by Dreadnought 7/28/2021 8:30:28 PM Post Reply
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) threw a wrench into Democrats’ plan to slip amnesty for millions of illegal aliens into a federal spending package that would bypass a filibuster and only need a simple majority in the United States Senate. On Wednesday, Sinema announced that she opposes a $3.5 trillion budget — which includes an amnesty for millions of illegal aliens — and thus the Senate Democrats do not have the 50 votes necessary to pass the spending package. Democrats, for months, had hoped to slip the amnesty past Congress without facing opposition from Senate Republicans
Greg Abbott Just Escalated His War on Illegal
Immigration in a Huge Way
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Posted by Dreadnought 7/28/2021 8:26:41 PM Post Reply
Gov. Greg Abbott is apparently throwing caution to the wind with his latest move to curb illegal immigration in his home state of Texas. Today, Abbott announced that enforcement agencies under his control, specifically the National Guard, will now begin arresting illegal immigrants crossing the border. This came on the heels of news that nearly 90% of the 50,000 illegal immigrants released by the Biden administration without a court date have even bothered to check in as required. Abbott seemingly gets more based by the day. “Beginning on May 31, 2021, I have issued multiple proclamations certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the surge of individuals unlawfully
Senate Votes to Advance $1 Trillion Bipartisan
Infrastructure Proposal
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Posted by Dreadnought 7/28/2021 8:14:47 PM Post Reply
The Senate voted 67–32 to advance a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure proposal on Wednesday night. The vote comes one month after negotiators initially said they had reached a deal on infrastructure. A bipartisan group of ten senators and the White House then spent weeks finalizing the details of the proposal. The 17 Republican senators who voted to move the bill to formal debate included Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Senators Richard Burr (N.C.), Bill Cassidy (La.), Susan Collins (Maine), Shelley Moore Capito (W. Va.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Rob Portman (Ohio), Mitt Romney (Utah), Thom Tillis (N.C.), Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Todd Young (Ind.), Mike Crapo (Idaho), Roy Blunt (Mo.),
Breaking: Biden DOJ Steps In – Issues Guidelines
Cautioning States Performing Audits of Election
Results
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Posted by ladydawgfan 7/28/2021 7:26:50 PM Post Reply
Unreal! The Biden DOJ put out a warning to states who choose to audit the fraudulent 2020 election results! First, they threatened Arizona. Now they’re threatening the rest of the country! ABC News reported: The Justice Department on Wednesday released guidance intended to caution states embarking on so-called post-election ‘audits’ of vote counts for the 2020 presidential election that they must not run afoul of federal voting laws. The guidance, previously previewed last month by Attorney General Merrick Garland in his policy address on voting rights, outlines federal statutes that the department says elections officials must adhere to during such “audits,” such as preserving all federal elections materials
Toyota Puts the Brakes on EV, But Not Just for the
Reasons the Verge Says
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Posted by ladydawgfan 7/28/2021 7:11:49 PM Post Reply
The Verge reports that Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker, is working behind the scenes to stall any federal mandates that would ban gas-burning cars. According to The New York Times, a top Toyota executive has met with congressional leaders behind closed doors in recent weeks to advocate against the Biden administration’s plans to spend billions of dollars to incentivize the shift to EVs. The executive, Chris Reynolds, has argued that hybrids, like the Toyota Prius, as well as hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles should also be in the mix. In addition, Toyota is also pushing back against EV-friendly policy through the auto industry’s main DC-based lobbying group, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation.
Dusty Hill, ZZ Top bassist,
dead at 72
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Posted by FL_Absentee_Voter 7/28/2021 7:05:06 PM Post Reply
Dusty Hill, the bassist for blues-rock trio ZZ Top, has died. He was 72. “We are saddened by the news today that our compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, Texas,” wrote ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard and lead vocalist Billy Gibbons in a joint statement Wednesday, Rolling Stone reported. “We, along with legions of ZZ Top fans around the world, will miss your steadfast presence, your good nature, and enduring commitment to providing that monumental bottom to the ‘Top.’
Female athletes grab spotlight at Olympics
with political and social demonstrations
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Posted by NorthernDog 7/28/2021 6:40:01 PM Post Reply
When it comes to political and social demonstrations during the Tokyo Olympics, 2021 is the year of women. Female athletes have attracted the spotlight on the international stage by championing racial equality and taking ownership of what they wear during competitions. "Historically, we've seen the role of patriarchy sort of supersede ... the voices, lived experiences of girls and women on the Olympic stage," said Akilah Carter-Francique, executive director of the Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change at San Jose State University. "What we're seeing now is an acknowledgment of their value in their perspective on many
Biden Motorcade Greeted by Jeers
and Middle Finger Salutes Arriving in
Pennsylvania, VIDEO
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Posted by earlybird 7/28/2021 6:34:23 PM Post Reply
The people of Pennsylvania showed up to greet the installed occupant of the White House, Joe Biden, upon his arrival in Pennsylvania – which he calls his home state. The illegitimate office holder was scheduled to speak at Mack Truck Plant in Macungie, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately for those who are attempting to manage the White House, the jeers, boos and middle finger salutes from the crowd was not exactly what they were looking for. WATCH:
Oh My, Something About That New York
Times Journalist Who Recently Called Trump
Supporters "Enemies of the State"
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Posted by Ruhn 7/28/2021 6:23:52 PM Post Reply
Katie Benner sounds like an American girl next door right? Alas, a little digging below the surface reveals something rather specific about the New York Times journalist. Ms. Katie Benner made headlines yesterday by tweeting: “Today’s #January6thSelectCommittee underscores the America’s current, essential natsec dilemma: Work to combat legitimate national security threats now entails calling a politician’s supporters enemies of the state,” the previously little-known Benner wrote. Perhaps the purposeful avatar knocked people off the trail. Yes, the statement is jaw-dropping from a New York Times journalist who is openly calling Trump supporters “enemies of the state,” a tweet she soon deleted once the sunlight poured in. CORRECTION*
AJ Swinson Lays Down the Truth About
the Democrats’ Capitol Riot Commission
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 6:05:10 PM Post Reply
The Democratic Party’s Jan. 6 commission has begun and it has reignited the debate over the events of the assault on the U.S. Capitol building which occurred six months ago. The first day was jam-packed with accusations of white supremacy, outright lies, and even an outpouring of crocodile tears. But the all-important question is: Will the American public see through the obvious politicking involved in this sham of a hearing?AJ Swinson, the chief of staff for New Journey PAC, ripped open the curtain during an appearance on Black News Channel’s “Start Your Day” in which she discussed the affair.
CDC Director: Areas Need ‘Documented’
‘Full Vaccination’ in Schools and Low Case
Rates to Start Thinking about Loosening
School Masks
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 5:28:22 PM Post Reply
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky stated that if there are areas where “we have full vaccination in schools, we have full vaccination in teachers, all of those are documented, we have disease rates that are low,” then they can think about loosening up mask rules in schools.Co-host John Berman asked, “If all kids in a classroom were vaccinated, would there be a need to wear masks?”Walensky answered, “We have always said that our guidance has to be taken to the local level. And this is — I can imagine a situation where a school system might have all of their teachers
Seattle mayor begs for more cops after
six weekend shootings, 250 officers
gone in 17 months
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 5:22:19 PM Post Reply
Democrat Seattle Mayor Jenny Durken is calling for more police after six shootings over the weekend and a loss of 250 officers within the last 17 months has left her city in chaos.Five of the six weekend shootings occurred within blocks of one another and left four people dead and seven injured in their wake.“As a city, we cannot continue on this current trajectory of losing police officers,” Mayor Durkan said at a press conference. “Over the past 17 months, the Seattle Police Department has lost 250 police officers which is the equivalent of over 300,000 service hours. We’re on path to losing 300 police officers.”Like other Democrat-run metropolitan cities
A look at the facts tells you the left is
propagating a false racist narrative
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 5:14:56 PM Post Reply
America may have its first mixed-race vice president, its first African American secretary of defense and its first Latino and immigrant as secretary of homeland security, but the country has never been so racist. That, at least, is one of the disturbing conclusions being drawn from a new Gallup poll, which found that the share of Americans reporting that race relations are bad or “somewhat” bad has reached 57 percent — the highest it’s been in two decades.But are its findings really evidence of widespread racism in the US? Hardly. In fact, you need only look at the behavior of Americans — at the number of
Cops ID alleged attacker in attempted NYC
subway robbery that left mom dead
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 5:11:46 PM Post Reply
The NYPD has identified the man who allegedly killed a 58-year-old woman during a botched robbery in a Manhattan subway station.David Robinson, 52, is being sought in connection to the death of Than Htwe, who was with her son when they were attacked from behind on July 17 at the Broadway and Canal Q line station in Chinatown, according to police.Robinson allegedly grabbed Htwe’s son’s backpack as they were going up the stairs — sending the pair tumbling down, cops said.The NYPD released a photo of Robinson
DOJ indicates it might sue states
returning to pre-pandemic voting regulations
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Posted by Skinnydip 7/28/2021 5:01:06 PM Post Reply
President Biden's Justice Department warned states on Wednesday that they could face legal action in rolling back COVID-era voting procedures. "The department's enforcement policy does not consider a jurisdiction’s re-adoption of prior voting laws or procedures to be presumptively lawful; instead, the department will review a jurisdiction’s changes in voting laws or procedures for compliance with all federal laws regarding elections, as the facts and circumstances warrant," reads a document released by DOJ. It proceeds to outline a long list of statutory protections on voting rights, including those surrounding mail-in voting.
National Police Association slams Jan. 6 probe as ‘dog and pony show,' calls for investigation of Floyd riots replies
Posted by Moritz55 7/28/2021 4:57:05 PM Post Reply
The National Police Association on Wednesday slammed Congress’ investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as a politically motivated "dog and pony show" that has no intention of uncovering the truth of what really happened that day. In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, association spokeswoman Betsy Brantner Smith, a retired police sergeant who describes herself as a conservative, said Congress should hear from the thousands of police officers who were injured during the George Floyd riots last year.
Abortion Is a 'Tool of Modern-Day Eugenics,' Blacks
and Hispanics Tell The Supreme Court
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Posted by ladydawgfan 7/28/2021 4:56:39 PM Post Reply
In a powerful new legal filing, black and Hispanic pro-lifers ask the Supreme Court to blot out the “dark stain” of its precedent on eugenics by striking down Roe v. Wade (1973) and the “right” to race-based abortion, which they describe as a “tool of modern-day eugenics.” The pro-lifers write that the case Thomas Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health “is an ideal vehicle for the Court to finally overrule Roe v. Wade and its progeny, which have constitutionalized eugenic abortions as a fundamental right.” In the brief, the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) —
Kyrsten Sinema blocks Democrats' plan to
spend $3.5 trillion on infrastructure,
setting up major cuts
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Posted by Come And Take It 7/28/2021 4:51:21 PM Post Reply
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona came out in opposition to the Democratic $3.5 trillion spending blueprint, virtually ensuring her party will be forced to make substantial cuts to get her onboard. In a statement to the Arizona Republic, the moderate Democrat said while she supported efforts to bolster the country's economic competitiveness in an infrastructure plan, she believed the bill was too large.
“Freudian Slip”: Biden Mistakes Trump For
Obama During Speech, Claims He Was
Trump’s VP
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 4:45:18 PM Post Reply
President Joe Biden continues to be a total embarrassment for the United States of America. During a speech on Wednesday in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the president gave a speech on American manufacturing.At one point during the speech, Biden confused former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump when talking about the 2009 recession. Biden then claimed that his slip, which many think is due to mental decline or dementia, was just a “freudian slip.” How do you forget who you were in office with for 8 years?“Back in 2009, during the so-called ‘Great Recession,’ the President asked me to be in charge of managing that piece – then-President Trump – excuse me,
The CDC's Hysterical Delta Flip-Flop
Might Be its Final Undoing
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Posted by Garnet 7/28/2021 4:13:34 PM Post Reply
The crazy, convoluted, mixed up messaging from the CDC – it's been this way from the beginning of the pandemic until now – has taken yet another turn. Now the CDC is recommending masks not just for the unvaccinated but for the vaccinated too. This is supposedly because of the discovery that the variant known as Delta is making an end-run around the vaccines, causing not only infections but infectious spread. So we have an odd situation developing. The layperson’s understanding of a vaccine is that it protects a person against infection, like measles or smallpox. In other words, you won’t get Covid, exactly as President Biden accidentally
NYC mom attacked in subway dies
after brain surgery: sources
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Posted by Ribicon 7/28/2021 3:53:32 PM Post Reply
The Brooklyn mom who tumbled down a flight of stairs during an attempted robbery at a Manhattan subway station earlier this month has died, police sources told The Post. Than Htwe, 58, died Wednesday, one day after her family said on their GoFundMe page that she would not survive after undergoing brain surgery—and that they planned to donate her organs.(Snip)Htwe, of Brooklyn, was with her 22-year-old son on the way to a doctor’s appointment on July 17 when they were attacked from behind at the Broadway and Canal Q line station in Chinatown. Their attacker—who remains on the loose—tried to grab
Why Democrats Don’t Care About Crime replies
Posted by DVC 7/28/2021 2:41:33 PM Post Reply
American cities are reeling from increased crime ranging from burglary and arson to murder. Americans, rightly, are concerned -- except for Democrat officials. San Francisco, a bastion of progressive stupidity, is among the hardest-hit cities -- yet the San Francisco lunatics who run the city claim anyone concerned with rising crime is a white supremacist. This is common among the Democrat intelligentsia and leadership. To understand why Democrats don’t care about crime, we must turn to two prophets of the new anti-American ideology. Antonio Gramsci and Michel Foucault are essential to understand to enter the deluded mind of the modern progressive and why they are happy
BBB warns consumers about Lollapalooza
ticket, vaccination card scams
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Posted by AltaD 7/28/2021 2:00:10 PM Post Reply
Chicago - While the gates will open for Lollapalooza in just under 24 hours, scammers are not taking a break. The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers Wednesday about fake tickets and fake vaccination cards that are circulating ahead of this weekend's mega fest in Grant Park. (Snip) "Any type of buying vaccine cards, fake ones or manipulating your friends card is not acceptable and could put you in jail for providing false documentation," Bernas said. Last week, the FBI’s Chicago office warned Illinois residents about the dangers involved in the illegal sale of fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards.
US women's water polo team
suffers first Olympic loss since 2008
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Posted by NorthernDog 7/28/2021 1:59:51 PM Post Reply
The U.S. women’s water polo team suffered its first Olympic loss since 2008 after falling 10-9 to Hungry in Wednesday’s preliminary round. The Americans were the favorite going into this week’s event after heading to Tokyo 19-0 as the defending World Champions but the Hungarian team, who has been beaten by the U.S. five times this year, was able to score with just 45 seconds left in the match to come out on top. "The game just doesn't know who you are. The game doesn't know where you come from," U.S. goaltender Ashleigh Johnson said. "So every time you need
New Jersey to rename multiple
rest stops after state celebrities
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Posted by NorthernDog 7/28/2021 1:47:27 PM Post Reply
New Jersey's rest stops are getting the green light for a star-powered boost, with new names honoring "icons" from the state, including James Gandolfini, Whitney Houston and Jon Bon Jovi. Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Tuesday that nine service areas along the Garden State Parkway will be renamed as a way to "showcase the outstanding talent of the people of New Jersey and their contributions to the world." The rest stop in Montvale, N.J., will honor the late "Sopranos" star Gandolfini, while Cheesequake's spot will now be known as the Jon Bon Jovi Service Area and Vauxhall will double as
UK proposing bank-controlled digital currency
amidst warnings of state control, loss
of freedom
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Posted by dst4life 7/28/2021 1:44:45 PM Post Reply
The U.K government has partnered with the Bank of England to draw up plans for a digital currency for use “alongside” cash, in a move which some have warned will usher in a “dramatic increase in state control of our lives.” Back in April, Her Majesty’s Treasury and the Bank of England announced their decision to investigate the benefits of a central bank digital currency, Associated Press News reported.
Greta Thunberg gets her first Covid
vaccination and tells others to have the
jab—before then blasting rich countries
for 'hogging all the vaccines'
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Posted by Ribicon 7/28/2021 1:24:56 PM Post Reply
Greta Thunberg said she is 'extremely grateful and privileged' to receive her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination—and blasted the distribution of the jab worldwide as 'extremely unequal'. The Swedish climate activist, 18, tweeted a photograph of herself wearing a fox-print face covering with a plaster on her upper arm, using the hashtags '#VaccineEquity' and '#VaccineForAll'.(Snip) But she went on: 'The vaccine distribution around the world is extremely unequal. 'According to New York Times; "84 percent of shots that have gone into arms worldwide have been administered in high- and upper-middle-income countries. Only 0.3 percent of doses have been administered in low-income
Florida suspends concealed weapons
permits of 22 people facing charges
related to Capitol riot
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Posted by Ribicon 7/28/2021 1:00:28 PM Post Reply
Florida suspended the concealed weapons permits Monday of 22 individuals facing charges involving the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Nikki Fried, the commissioner of Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, announced the suspensions immediately after a congressional hearing about the attack concluded on Capitol Hill. “The deeply disturbing events that occurred at our nation’s Capitol on January 6th were sedition, treason and domestic terrorism–and those individuals involved in the insurrection must be held accountable for attempting to subvert our democratic process,” said Ms. Fried, a Democrat running for Florida governor in 2022.(Snip)More than 500 people around the U.S. and counting have been charged
5 Ways To Get Digital Proof Of Covid Vaccination
Status—Even If You Live In A Red State
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Posted by Dreadnought 7/28/2021 12:57:10 PM Post Reply
Travel during the Covid-19 pandemic has created a bureaucratic mess, especially for those who venture outside the country. It’s now routine overseas for unvaccinated individuals to have to jump through more hoops and restrictions than vaccinated travelers do. A growing number of countries around the world now require some form of digital proof of vaccination. While the details of these Covid passes vary from place to place, they function essentially the same way: digital health records, stored on your phone, prove that you present a low risk to others. From a practical perspective, these “vaccine passports” or “digital Covid certificates” drastically cut down
US seizes $1.6 million
‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ tablet
from Hobby Lobby
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Posted by AltaD 7/28/2021 12:53:04 PM Post Reply
A 3,500-year-old clay tablet that bears the text of one of the world’s oldest works of literature and was purchased by Hobby Lobby in 2014 for $1.6 million has been forfeited to the United States, the feds announced. The tablet, which contains a portion of the “Epic of Gilgamesh,” came from the area of modern-day Iraq and was illegally shipped to the US in 2003, the Department of Justice alleged.(Snip)In a complaint filed in May 2020, prosecutors said the 5-by-6-inch tablet is the property of the Iraqi government and should be returned. Hobby Lobby cooperated with the investigation, the DOJ said.
CDC Director: Vaccine Passports ‘May Very
Well Be a Path Forward’ in US
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Posted by Dreadnought 7/28/2021 12:53:02 PM Post Reply
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky suggested that vaccine passport-style systems might be implemented in the United States amid the COVID-19 pandemic. When asked in a TV interview Wednesday about whether the United States would mandate a European-style “health pass” system for nightclubs or bars, Walensky said, “That may very well be a path forward.” The director further said that “in some fully vaccinated venues,” it “is possible” for a fully vaccinated individual to transmit and pick up COVID-19 “in those settings” and added that federal officials have “seen that” during studies. Her comments came after the CDC announced Tuesday it would recommend people wear masks
GOP senators say they've reached agreement
on "major issues" in infrastructure bill
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Posted by Dreadnought 7/28/2021 12:46:06 PM Post Reply
Washington — Five Republican senators negotiating the bipartisan infrastructure framework said Wednesday they have reached an agreement on the "major issues" of the bill with Senate Democrats and the White House, potentially capping weeks of talks that at times appeared on the brink of collapse. Senator Rob Portman of Ohio, who has been leading negotiations for Republicans, announced the breakthrough after meeting with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and four other Republican senators. A vote to advance the measure would require 60 votes, meaning 10 Republicans would have to join all Democrats in voting to begin debate.
A Fed-issued digital dollar could print money —
for the people
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Posted by MDConservative 7/28/2021 12:27:05 PM Post Reply
More and more informed observers are asking why, after 13+ years of the Federal Reserve’s increasingly aggressive monetary interventions, the benefits remain so skewed toward Wall Street over Main Street. The answer is simple: follow the money. Using its traditional tools, the Fed pumps money into the financial system, hoping it will make its way into the broader economy. But the Fed can’t control where the money goes or who financial institutions decide to lend to, and clearly, the primary beneficiaries have been investors and the ultra-rich.
Olympics ads portray blacks
as America's good and dominant race
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Posted by Big Bopper 7/28/2021 11:56:37 AM Post Reply
My TV has been broken for over a year (OK, maybe I don’t know how to work the remote) but I watched a little of the Olympics at a friend’s house this week. I learned something from the advertisements. I learned that most people in this country are black, and all of the good ones are. Blacks, who comprise about 13% of the U.S. population, comprise most of the actors in the advertisements. Aliens in faraway worlds receiving television signals from earth are apt to conclude that the most powerful culture on Earth is run by good black people.
Pfizer data suggest third dose of
Covid-19 vaccine 'strongly' boosts
protection against Delta variant
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Posted by Ribicon 7/28/2021 11:47:28 AM Post Reply
A third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can "strongly" boost protection against the Delta variant—beyond the protection afforded by the standard two doses, suggests new data released by Pfizer on Wednesday. The data posted online, which are expected to be discussed in a company earnings call on Wednesday morning, suggest that antibody levels against the Delta variant in people ages 18 to 55 who receive a third dose of vaccine are greater than five-fold than following a second dose.(Snip)The data have not yet been peer-reviewed or published. The data also show that antibody levels are much higher
Disband the FBI replies
Posted by Judy W. 7/28/2021 11:35:42 AM Post Reply
 In the past few days alone, we have learned that the October 2020 Michigan governor kidnap plot was largely a creation of the FBI; a "senior FBI official" was on the take from media organizations; and another assistant director was in a "romantic relationship with a subordinate" and involved in "other misconduct." The leadership failures documented by the Office of the Inspector General are now almost standard and part of a tiresome media drip-torture for the public to endure. (Snip)  Questions are now being raised as to whether the FBI had a role in the Capitol Hill protests of January 6, 2021.
Pritzker Signs Bill Making Illinois Second
State To Repeal HIV Criminalization
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Posted by AltaD 7/28/2021 11:05:49 AM Post Reply
A series of LGBTQ-rights bills signed by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will reverse “archaic” laws and change the way county clerks issue marriage licenses, the governor said Tuesday. Pritzker signed four bills that will expand rights to the LGBTQ community. One of the most historic, HB 1063, will make Illinois only the second state in the country to completely reverse the criminalization of Illinoisans living with the HIV virus. Before the bill's signing, Illinoisans could face prison time and thousands of dollars in fines if they didn’t disclose their HIV status to their intimate partners.
Rasmussen: Biden Approval Hits New Low, at 46%; 52% Disapprove replies
Posted by LoveYourCountry 7/28/2021 11:00:04 AM Post Reply
A new poll released by Rasmussen Reports on Wednesday morning shows that President Joe Biden’s approval rating has dropped to the lowest level of his presidency thus far, at 46%. His disapproval rating is 52%, putting him six points “underwater.” Rasmussen notes: The latest figures include 26% who Strongly Approve of the job Biden is doing and 42% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -16.
San Francisco shoplifting: Women caught
on video allegedly bolting from CVS with
bags full of stolen goods
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 10:48:13 AM Post Reply
A witness captured a group of women running out of a San Francisco CVS Pharmacy with bags allegedly stuffed full of stolen items as a spree of retail thefts continue to plague the city. The incident, first reported by KTVU FOX2 reporter Henry K. Lee, happened around 5 p.m. Monday at the drugstore located at Van Ness Avenue and Jackson Street.Witness Steve Adams told Lee that the four women were "picking the place dry" and that when he asked store employees if they were going to call police, "they just shrugged."
McCormick recalls seasonings for possible
salmonella at major chain stores
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 10:36:30 AM Post Reply
McCormick & Company Inc. is “initiating a voluntary recall” of three popular seasonings due to a possible widespread salmonella contamination.McCormick Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning, McCormick Culinary Italian Seasoning and Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Ranch Seasoning have all been yanked from major chain stores, according to an alert Thursday from the US Food and Drug Administration.The affected products were shipped to 32 US states, Bermuda and Canada between June 20 and July 21.
Sympathy for Simone Biles replies
Posted by Magnante 7/28/2021 10:29:23 AM Post Reply
Simone Biles, the main reason anyone wants to watch the Olympics, given her thrilling artistic gymnastics, has pulled out of the U.S. team events, and since then, even the individual all-around event, citing her mental health (snip) Certain people on the right, who shall be nameless, criticized her as a "quitter." Others said she was too self-focused, and still others said she was a wokester or snowflake. But that's not fair to her, given that she wanted to win. Her decision was practical and quite selfless in that in pulling out she gave the rest of her team the placement to win the silver
It can’t happen here?
It is happening here!
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Posted by Magnante 7/28/2021 10:23:39 AM Post Reply
Sinclair Lewis’s novel of 1935, It Can’t Happen Here, was published amid the rise of fascism in Europe. The book is about the political career of fictional Buzz Windrip, who is elected President in 1936, defeating FDR with a campaign promising a return to traditional values, drastic social and economic reforms (he promises every American $5k). Once elected, he becomes a totalitarian tyrant (snip) consider the parallels with the current occupant of the Oval Office. Windrip outlaws dissent (consider the Biden administration’s partnership with big tech to censor opposing opinions).
The DOJ is abusing its
power in Georgia
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 10:15:10 AM Post Reply
Last month, the Department of Justice announced it was suing Georgia, claiming the state's election integrity law violates the Voting Rights Act.This is yet another abuse of power by President Joe Biden’s DOJ. Earlier this year, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Pam Karlan attempted to intimidate the people running the Maricopa County audit in Arizona.The DOJ complaint reads like a swampy fever dream, full of conspiracies and plots to block access to the ballot box.Remember, the Georgia law merely requires mail-in ballots to have what in-person voters have: proof the person casting the ballot is who they say they are.
Lebron James Is No Michael Jordan, And That’s Why ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Is A Failure replies
Posted by PeterWolosin 7/28/2021 10:07:24 AM Post Reply
On paper, making a new version of the beloved 1996 “Space Jam” looks like an easy layup. The movie should be a cash cow, targeting nostalgia-loving millennials who are now parents wanting to introduce Looney Tunes to their own kids. We even have a cocky NBA superstar to boot. Yet Hollywood executives managed to misread what exactly made the original “Space Jam” so great, and spike their version with shameless money-grabs along the way. Instead of Michael Jordan, “Space Jam: A New Legacy” stars LeBron James. And instead of playing an intergalactic basketball game to secure freedom for the Looney Tunes,
Biden administration proposes 'just the
first' set of 'Buy American' rule changes
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 10:06:52 AM Post Reply
The Biden administration is announcing a new, proposed "Buy American" rule that federal officials say marks "the most robust changes to implementation of the Buy American Act in almost 70 years."Signed in 1933, the Buy American Act requires the federal government to only purchase goods determined to be at least 55% manufactured in the United States. The new proposed rule, which the administration will seek comment on for the next two months before publishing an official rule change, would immediately increase the domestic component threshold to 60% and gradually increase the threshold to 75% over the next decade.
13 percent of released migrants
appear at ICE offices, report says
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Posted by Ribicon 7/28/2021 10:06:34 AM Post Reply
Just 13 percent of the roughly 50,000 illegal immigrants released in the US without a court date—and ordered to report to Immigration and Customs Enforcement—have bothered to show up, a new report said. The illegal immigrants were given a list of addresses and contacts for ICE offices across the country and directed to report to one of them in the expectation that they would appear after reaching their destination to seek work permits, Axios reported on Tuesday. Just 6,700 migrants who arrived in the US between mid-March and mid-July showed up at ICE offices as of Monday, the report said,
Cop who testified Sicknick died from line-
of-duty injuries didn’t mean it
‘as a medical diagnosis’
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 10:03:06 AM Post Reply
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn is not a doctor, and he apparently isn’t playing one on TV, prompting his lawyer to subsequently try to justify his client’s apparent perpetuation of January 6-related mythology.On day one of the congressional investigative committee hearings into the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Dunn began his testimony, in what seems like an orchestrated moment for corporate media, by calling for a moment of silence for fellow officer Brian Sicknick who “died from injuries he sustained in the line of duty…”Dunn, whom Fox News host Tucker Carlson has previously described as an “angry, left-wing political activist,” made this statement despite
Images: The Crybaby Capitol Cop Is
Actually A Radical Extremist BLM In
Support Of Property Damage And A
Good Friend With Nancy Pelosi
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Posted by Black Conservative Voice 7/28/2021 9:26:28 AM Post Reply
n his closing remarks before the House select committee investigating Jan. 6, Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn compared the mob that stormed the Capitol, fueled by Trump's false claims of election fraud, to a hit man hired to kill someone. "If a hit man is hired and he kills somebody, the hit man goes to jail. But not only does the hit man go to jail, but the person who hired them does. It was an attack carried out on Jan. 6 and a hit man sent them. I want you to get to the bottom of that," Dunn told lawmakers at the panel's first official hearing on Tuesday.
COVID-infected illegals released
without notice into Texas communities
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Posted by PageTurner 7/28/2021 8:18:01 AM Post Reply
Is the Joe Biden administration serious about COVID? Doesn't look like it. Fox News, citing a local incident in La Joya, Texas, found that the Border Patrol is releasing COVID-infected illegals into Texas communities to spread the disease. That's a curious thing given that Biden drew headlines for supposedly keeping Title 42 in place, which would require the Border Patrol to instantly expel migrants based on COVID concerns. Based on this kind of news, the order is de facto rescinded whether Biden says so or not. In this Texas case, illegal migrants had been let in and then handed over to the NGO Catholic Charities in La Joya, Texas, which
The Duplicitous Ruling Elites Have
Awakened the American People
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Posted by Magnante 7/28/2021 7:13:41 AM Post Reply
Over the past three decades a sizable majority of the ruling elites have been preoccupied with self-aggrandizement and cohabitation with the Communist Chinese, ignoring the gradual and now complete domination of many of the nation’s institutions, and most importantly the Democrat party, by American Marxists. After a premeditated fraudulent election underwritten by the same credulous elites, and with a witless marionette in the White House, these collectivists have been de facto governing the nation since January 20, 2021.
'Kamala, You’re Doing A
Heckuva Job On The Border'
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Posted by RockyTCB 7/28/2021 6:43:14 AM Post Reply
In the months since President Joe Biden tapped his vice president to run point on the border crisis, Kamala Harris’ poll numbers have plunged as the number of illegals crossing the border swells. Then again, her boss is the one who’s willing to spend $2 billion to stop building a border wall. At his first press conference in March, a reporter asked Biden about the surge in illegal border crossings that just happened to coincide with his getting the keys to the White House.
Stop the Fearmongering: Johns Hopkins
Doctor Shreds Latest COVID
Madness Peddled by CDC and Fauci
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Posted by Judy W. 7/28/2021 6:28:51 AM Post Reply
Fear is contagious. It’s almost as bad as the Delta variant. Again, is the new variant more transmissible? Yes. Is it deadlier? No. Does it make you sicker? No. Are those being impacted primarily the unvaccinated? Most definitely. So, when you want to increase vaccination rates, the government did what it did best: screw things up. Fully vaccinated people now must wear masks again in high-case areas. What constitutes a highly infectious area? Well, that’s not clear yet, but I’m sure the CDC and Dr. Anthony Fauci will make up some science fiction to justify this new mask mandate. The mandates are coming too.
A painter's paradise! Inside Hunter Biden's
$20k-a-month Malibu home with an art
studio, four bedrooms and sweeping
ocean views
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 6:04:36 AM Post Reply
Hunter Biden, who recently transitioned to a career as an artist, is now living in a gorgeous Malibu, California rental home with a built-in art studio.The president's son is said to be paying $20,000 a month in rent to live at the property with his wife Melissa Cohen and their one-year-old son Beau. Biden moved into the 3,000-square-foot, four-bedroom, 2.5-bath home about four months ago, TMZ reported, leaving behind the $5.4million mansion he had been renting in Venice Beach because it afforded the family too little privacy. His new Malibu home features an open floor plan and touts solid oak floors,
Watch Adam Kinzinger Go From Laughing
to Crying in Under 60 Seconds
During January 6 Hearings
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 5:26:29 AM Post Reply
The January 6th Commission kicked off with sentimental theatrics from the Democrats in place of a fact-based investigation.The prima donna who took center stage on Tuesday morning’s production was none other than Rep. Adam Kinzinger, (Tweet/Video)“I never expected today to be quite emotional for me as it has been,” Kinzinger said while choking up.He had been smiling and thanking colleagues only moments before.“I think it’s important to tell you right now, though,” he went on. “You guys may like feel individually a little broken, about the effects you have to deal with, about the impact of that day,”
New York Times reporter deletes tweet calling
Trump supporters ‘enemies of the state’
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 5:16:57 AM Post Reply
A New York Times reporter deleted a tweet that called supporters of former President Trump “enemies of the state,” following a viral blowback online.“Today’s #January6SelectCommittiee underscores the America’s current essential natsec dilemma: Work to combat legitimate national security threats now entails calling a current politician’s supporters enemies of the state,” Katie Benner posted Tuesday morning, according to a screenshot shared by Fox News.“As Americans, we believe that state power should not be used to work against a political figure or a political party.
Oprah sells Orcas Island waterfront
sanctuary for $14M
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Posted by Imright 7/28/2021 5:14:18 AM Post Reply
Oprah Winfrey has sold her 43-acre waterfront estate known as Madroneagle on Orcas Island’s Catspaw Lane for $14 million, the Business Journal has learned.Sources familiar with the deal say it is the highest price ever paid for an Orcas Island property. Winfrey, who bought the property in 2018 without personally visiting it, paid $8.3 million at the time. The property first went on the market two years earlier at $12 million but failed to sell at that price.The Catspaw Lane property is a gated island sanctuary that includes a 10,251-square-foot main mansion, essentially gutted by Winfrey in a remodel.
Simone Biles Withdraws From
Individual All-Around Competition
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Posted by Black Conservative Voice 7/28/2021 4:52:59 AM Post Reply
Simone Biles, the superstar gymnast from the U.S., will not participate in the individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Games and will instead focus on her mental well-being, USA Gymnastics said in a statement early Wednesday. The decision comes a day after she pulled out of the team all-around competition. Jade Carey, who finished ninth in qualifying, will take Biles’ place in the individual all-around competition.
America had its first show trial
on Tuesday and it was loathsome
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Posted by Magnante 7/28/2021 3:35:51 AM Post Reply
Perhaps it’s because I grew up surrounded by extraordinarily tough people, but I found myself singularly unmoved by the spectacle in the House on Tuesday, which reminded me of a bad mash-up of Dr. Phil, Oprah, and BLM-produced soap opera, rather than a legitimate inquiry into an event that Democrats have seized upon to consolidate their power by destroying their opposition. As sobbing congressmen and Capitol Police officers took turns talking about their psychic injuries, I was alternately embarrassed for them if they were really that weak, and frightened of them if they were that sociopathic as a pathway to power.
Andrew Cuomo: We Must Knock on Doors,
Put People in Cars, ‘Drive them
and Get that Vaccine in Their Arm’
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Posted by Come And Take It 7/28/2021 12:08:49 AM Post Reply
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Monday said it is the community’s mission to get more people vaccinated, previewing his administration’s desire to knock on doors, put unvaccinated people in cars, and drive them to “get that vaccine in their arm.” “I wear a mask because I care about you. I get a vaccine because I care about you,” Cuomo said, framing compliance to various methods of government coercion as an expression of selflessness. “We understand that we are all in this together. We understand that as goes one goes all in this city where we all live together and in this state where we all live together,” he continued.
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