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Hard to Admit But Give the Man His Due – McConnell Was Right about Garland

Here’s the absolutely hilarious money quote: “Readers may recall the intense media pressure in 2016 to let President Barack Obama fill the vacancy created by the death of the great Justice Antonin Scalia. Much of the press corps adopted the Obama line that Merrick Garland, then an appellate judge, was a moderate and the evenContinue reading “Hard to Admit But Give the Man His Due – McConnell Was Right about Garland”

“She Blinded Me With Science”

Jeffrey Tucker: https://www.globalresearch.ca/cdc-threat-science/5751720 The CDC Is a Threat to Science I’m still trying to wrap my brain around the astonishing shift from the CDC on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. It is not just that the CDC is re-recommending masks for people indoors in many parts of the country, which could include your neighborhood or not,Continue reading ““She Blinded Me With Science””

CDC Still Baffled People Are Paying Attention To Them

Babylon Bee: https://babylonbee.com/news/cdc-still-baffled-people-are-paying-attention-to-them ATLANTA, GA—The CDC has once again changed course, recommending that people wear masks indoors, even those who have received the COVID-19 vaccination. Many people have reacted angrily to this decision—greatly confusing the CDC, which is used to being completely ignored. “This whole pandemic has been bizarre for us,” said CDC spokesman DexterContinue reading “CDC Still Baffled People Are Paying Attention To Them”

Discounting the Future

Steve Goldstein on living in the moment – literally: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/interest-rates-havent-been-this-low-in-5-000-years-11627644496?mod=home-page Interest rates haven’t been this low in 5,000 years How is this for a historical comparison — interest rates are at a 5,000-year low. That’s a finding in the latest Bank of America flow show report, which, in fairness, is a number that’s been trottedContinue reading “Discounting the Future”

Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia

Kurt Schliter: https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2021/07/29/imagine-if-they-hadnt-lied-to-us-for-the-last-18-months-n2593208 Imagine If They Hadn’t Lied To Us For The Last 18 Months Everybody wrap something around your face again even though they said you wouldn’t need to if you got vaxxed! But they didn’t lie – no, apparently a bunch of people – and not just those evil white nationalist-Christian-gun-Jesus-flag people –Continue reading “Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia”

Reverse Repo Madness

Is this the work of a serious artist? And here’s Tyler showing you what’s ahead: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/25-trillion-reverse-repo-year-end RRP volume is quickly approaching $1 trillion a day, with today’s reverse repo usage hitting the second highest on record at $987.3 billion and just shy of $1 trillion. And with QE still running at $120 billion a month,Continue reading “Reverse Repo Madness”

A blood marker predicts who gets ‘breakthrough’ COVID

It depends on post-vaccination antibody level. Nature: doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02096-3 People fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are less likely to become infected with the coronavirus if they have relatively high levels of virus-blocking antibodies, according to a study of thousands of health-care workers who received the Pfizer–BioNTech jab1. The analysis adds to a growing body of evidence thatContinue reading “A blood marker predicts who gets ‘breakthrough’ COVID”

Punching Above Their Weight

Comfort, luxury, and air superiority can be yours at the low, low price of $30 million/copy Strategic Culture Foundation: https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2021/07/27/what-week-did-russia-achieve-check-mate-with-its-latest-introduction-cutting-edge-weapon-systems/ Robert BridgeJuly 27, 2021 Russia has, in just one week, upped the military ante to such a degree that long-term peace in this part of the world is a very tempting thought. While it remainsContinue reading “Punching Above Their Weight”

Creating the Ukrainian Slush Fund in the Nordstream-2 Deal on Behalf of the American Political Class and Their Cronies

$175 million “seed money” for a $1 billion fund for “Green Energy” (hilarious). And where does the $1 billion come from? Care to guess? Ви вмієте говорити українською? Якщо ви можете, тоді ви знаєте, хто буде платити. https://odysee.com/@theduran:e/merkel-makes-germany-look-weak.-sets-up:f Hunter Biden – drop the art deals and call your office STAT!

Die Deutschen brauchen das Gas. Or, if you prefer …Немцам нужен газ

Here’s Tom Luongo spelling out the obvious: https://tomluongo.me/2021/07/24/nordstream-2s-hard-lesson-in-reality-for-everyone/ Nordstream 2’s Hard Lesson in Reality for Everyone For more than six years everyone who is anyone in a politically sensitive position in Europe and the U.S. has wrung their hands over the Nordstream 2 pipeline. From the moment it was announced the howls of pain couldContinue reading “Die Deutschen brauchen das Gas. Or, if you prefer …Немцам нужен газ”