U.S.Rail strike update.

The Gazette (Archived): National rail strike could cripple supply chain.

Little sign of progress has been seen ahead of a potential massive walkout beginning this Friday, after freight railroads and labor unions that represent more than 90,000 workers have held talks to try to avoid a strike that could cost the U.S. economy more than $2 billion a day.

A national rail strike, effective 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time Friday, would threaten shipments of grains, fertilizer and energy when global food prices are elevated and inflation ripples through economies.

NBC News (Archived): Supply chain concerns grow as deadline for freight rail strike looms.

A 30-day moratorium that has so far forestalled a strike is set to end Friday for members of the two largest U.S. freight rail unions, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, or BLET, and SMART Transportation Division.
[.]
Biden can no longer freeze negotiations to avert a strike.

Business Insider (MSN Archived): Amtrak is canceling trains as railroad unions prepare to strike, throwing the rail network into chaos.

Amtrak suspended some of its most storied and picturesque routes on Tuesday in preparation for an impending rail worker strike that could further upend supply chains and damage the US economy.

Maybe you thought Biden and his Handlers are nearing the end of ruining the U.S. and global economies, the Western standards of living and things couldn't get any worse? Oh no, not by a long shot.

Wednesday's Friday Morning Music Video

"Let the Good Times Roll" by Buckwheat Zydeco from 2006's Buckwheat Zydeco: Essential Recordings.

Department of Defense equity chief says she's, "exhausted with these white folx."

FOX News (Archived): 'Woke' Department of Defense equity chief writes anti-White posts: 'Exhausted with these white folx'.

The chief [I thought The Left banned using the title "Chief" in deference to the Indians. No? - DD] diversity, equity and inclusion officer at the Department of Defense's education wing, who describes herself as a "woke administrator," wrote a series of disparaging posts about White people on Twitter, Fox News Digital found.

Kelisa Wing is the DEI chief at Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), which provides K-12 education to the DoD community in the U.S. and all over the world. After Fox News Digital reached out for comment, Wing's Twitter was put on private, but she did not immediately respond.

She wrote in June 2020, "I'm exhausted with these white folx in these [professional development] sessions." (It could be you, Toots, but more likely they'd rather be spending their time productively than listening to the narrative you're trying to sell. - DD)

"[T]his lady actually had the CAUdacity to say that black people can be racist too… I had to stop the session and give Karen the BUSINESS[.]

"Caudacity." She's witty. "Cau" for Caucasian and "dacity" for Audacity. Some academic she is. Can't correctly spell, "Bidness."

US Markets Shudder on Dashed Inflation Hopes; Dow Falls 1,250.

VOA (Archived): US Markets Shudder on Dashed Inflation Hopes; Dow Falls 1,250.

NEW YORK — Stocks tumbled to their worst day in more than two years Tuesday, knocking the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 1,250 points, following Wall Street's humbling realization that inflation is not slowing as much as hoped. (Insert your Shocked Face! - DD)

The S&P 500 sank 4.3%, its biggest drop since June 2020. The Dow fell 3.9% and the Nasdaq composite closed 5.2% lower. The sell-off ended a four-day winning streak for the major stock indexes and erased an early rally in European markets.

Bond prices also fell sharply, sending their yields higher, after a report showed inflation decelerated only to 8.3% in August, instead of the 8.1% economists expected.

The hotter-than-expected reading has traders bracing for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates even higher than expected to combat inflation, with all the risks for the economy that entails. Fears about higher rates sent prices dropping for everything from gold to cryptocurrencies to crude oil.

Dementia Joe's Marxist Inflation Reduction Act is off to a great start!

Lightfoot's revenge: Busing illegals to Republican towns.

FOX News (Archived): Illinois mayor blasts Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's 'hypocrisy' after migrants shipped to 'Republican suburb'.

The Republican mayor of a suburban Chicago town is calling out Windy City Mayor Lori Lightfoot after over 60 migrants were shipped to his town and dropped off at a local hotel.
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Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso, a Republican, told Fox News that the migrants are being used as "political pawns" by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker.

..."at least 30 days." Uh-huh.

Meanwhile, in Chicago - and in cities across the nation - American citizens, some of whom are Veterans, are homeless and sleeping on the streets. Where are their hotel rooms, Lori?

Who's paying for the hotel rooms? Ha, we - the taxpayers. I wonder what the condition of this Hampton Inn will look like after 30 days?

Tuesday's Friday Morning Music Video

"Take The Long Way Home" by Supertramp, from 1978's Breakfast In America.

Asteroid 22 RQ, unfortunately, isn't slamming into Earf tomorrow.

DNA India News (Archived): Asteroid 22 RQ, almost as big as aircraft, headed towards Earth today, know how it will affect Earth.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed that a massive asteroid, almost equal to the size of an aircraft, is headed towards Earth today - September 13, 2022. The asteroid, 22 RQ, is already on its way to the Earth, travelling at an incredible speed of 49,536.
[.]
[...] ...but it will miss[.]

Another disappointing SMOD tease. 😭

Monday's Friday Morning Music Video

"Totally Nude" (no actual nudity, some cartoonish drawings of) by The Wallets, from 1986's Take It.

September 11

American Airlines Flight 11, North Tower.

United Airlines Flight 175, South Tower.

American Airlines Flight 77, the Pentagon.

United Airlines Flight 93, Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Orland Park, IL Mayor Keith Pekau warns of upcoming 2023 $0 bail.

LINK

FOX News (Archived): Chicago-area mayor rips Democrat bail reform to let kidnapping suspects out on $0 bail.

 

In an interview with Fox News Digital on Thursday, Chicago-area Mayor Keith Pekau called out the Democratic-led state legislature for passing what’s been dubbed the 2021 SAFE-T Act, which aims to enact "extensive reform impacting many areas of the criminal justice system" at the start of 2023.

Pekau, a Republican leading the city of Orland Park, Illinois, said the 780-page bill was passed "in the middle of the night, with just 40 minutes of debate" and was purposely designed by Democrats to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, after the midterm election knowing what it will do to escalate crime.
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[...] Pekau said he felt compelled to speak out against the 2021 SAFE-T Act. He said the legislation will allow suspects charged with kidnapping – as well as second-degree murder, drug-induced homicide, aggravated battery, burglary, robbery and arson – to be released on $0.

"We already have this problem a little bit in Cook County, where they're letting violent criminals out on low bail or no bail. And you’ve seen what's happening in Chicago with crime and how much crime has spiked because of it," Pekau told Fox News Digital. "Like that policy on steroids is what this is. And it will be completely statewide, and it's a law. So it's not like the police can do anything."

Pekau is running for U.S. House. He'd get my vote if I lived in this district.

Different Queen, Joe.

The only (p)Resident the U.S. has had that flunked third grade.

Friday Morning Music Video

You know who this is. 👍

MN "Republican" candidate Dr. Scott Jensen already backpedaling. Why not give your concession speech tomorrow, Scott?

Jensen is backpedaling his stand on abortion. Why? Because current MN Dem Gov. Timmy "Tub O Lard" Walz and the libs who worship at the Altar of Abortion are defining Jensen and he's too cowardly to stand by his (previously held) convictions.

This is Round Two of Jensen allowing his political opposition to define him. His first was conceding that he erred in what the libs inaccurately portrayed as Jensen comparing Walz to Nazi Germany. 

Walz's tyrannic abusive policies during the height of Covid killed countless numbers of people in elder care, assisted living and nursing homes. Walz loved his new role of mini-Dictator. You'd think Jensen could take this issue and run with it, but no, he turns tail and downplays this after false ginned-up hyperbolic criticism.

When one allows their political opposition to define who they are and backpedal, you're losing mojo, and Jensen is.

Depending on the poll, currently Walz is leading Jensen by 4% statewide (Change Research). In the Twin Cities  metro, Walz leads Jensen 50% to 36% (KSTP-TV). Jensen doesn't have a chance unless he can close the gap in the TC area.

Walz waited for a gift and Jensen gave it to him without even considering the optics. Talk about easy bait. Tub O Lard played Jensen like a fiddle.

FFS, Scott, don't you have any Spin Doctors?

Congratulate yourself Scott, you've just handed a second term to Tub O Lard.

This morbidly obese fucktard, originally from Nebraska, is going to be Minnesota's governor once again because Jensen doesn't have a spine or a pair of balls.

McConnell makes time to comment on The Queen but still silent on FBI Trump Mar A Lago Raid.

Mitch McWorthless.

Thursday's Friday Morning Music Video

"Dancing In The Street" by Van Halen, from 1982's Diver Down.

Sanctuary City Mayor Lighfoot says it's "immoral and unpatriotic" to bus migrants to Chicago.

Breitbart: Democrat Lori Lightfoot: ‘Immoral, Unpatriotic’ to Bus Migrants to Chicago.

Chicago, Illinois, Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) now says it is “immoral” and “unpatriotic” for Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to bus migrants from Texas to the sanctuary city.

Initially, Lightfoot balked at the migrant buses by calling them “racist and xenophobic.” While visiting a shelter last week, Lightfoot called Abbott’s buses “immoral, unpatriotic” and claimed the operation “defies the values of who we are as Americans.”

Lori is mad. Oh, when Chicago City Limits suddenly become the Southern Border she gets hostile. Well, that's not very Sanctuary City of her. Where's Teh Love, Lori?

She has no answers, no plan. Not for Chicagoans or the newly arrived Vibrant mix of potential Democrat voters. Her go-to reaction always is to defensively lash out at people. It's her only game.

Oh, No...Nordstrom's is closed!

NY Post: Karine Jean-Pierre mocked after calling Nord Stream 1 pipeline ‘Nordstrom’.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre received social media scorn Tuesday after she accidentally called Russia’s Nord Stream 1 pipeline “Nordstrom” — as in the department store.

She had a 35% off coupon! Oh, the humanity!

Wednesday's Friday Morning Music Video

Robert Palmer's  cover of "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley and Otis Blackwell.

New DeSantis ad drops. Kicks Ass! (VIDEO)

Josh Hammer@josh_hammer

Single best ad of the political cycle thus far.

LINK

It's a great ad. I bet Mitch McConnell hasn't seen the ad. Is Mitch even aware of Ron DeSantis? Could Mitch copy a page from the DeSantis playbook? Of course he could, but he won't.

 

It's been five days since Biden insulted half the nation with his vitriolic and divisive rhetoric and RINO Mitch hasn't said a word, which says it all.

Breitbart: McConnell Remains Silent on Biden’s Speech Attacking MAGA Movement.

 

Five days after the speech, McConnell has not publicly remarked on Biden’s rhetoric. His office did not respond to several requests for comment from Breitbart News that spanned several days.

Politico: McConnell pulls RNC ad money from AZ's Blake Masters.

Senate Republicans’ primary super PAC is canceling nearly $10 million in Arizona and Alaska ad reservations, raising questions about the party’s commitment to Blake Masters, its Senate nominee in the Copper State.

The Senate Leadership Fund, which is aligned with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, is scrapping roughly $8 million in ads — about half of its initial Arizona reservation — that were supposed to start in the early fall. The group’s ads are now set to begin in early October.

McConnell doesn't want Conservatives, he wants RINOs and the UniParty. And that, dear valued readers who drop by here, isn't a "Red Wave."

DOJ documents show Biden inititated FBI Raid on Mar A Lago in May 2022.

Huh. Biden lied then, when he said he didn't have any prior knowledge of the Mar-A-Lago raid?

The Last Refuge: Federal Judge Notes in Special Master Order a Quoted DOJ Citation That Joe Biden Ordered FBI Access to Mar-a-Lago Documents.

Page #2 and Page #3 of Judge Aileen Cannon’s ruling cites a quote from the DOJ own legal filing, dated May 10th, that Joe Biden ordered the National Archives and Records Administration to provide access to the FBI to review the Trump records.  Note the quotation marks:

On May 10, 2022, NARA informed Plaintiff that it would proceed with “provid[ing] the FBI access to the records in question, as requested by the incumbent President, beginning as early as Thursday, May 12, 2022.”

August 24, 2022, Joe Biden was questioned about how much notice he had regarding the FBI raid on President Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.

Question: “Mr. President, how much advanced notice did you have of the FBI’s plan to search Mar-a-Lago?“

BIDEN: “I didn’t have any advanced notice. None, zero, not one single bit.”

More coverage at 100% Fed Up.

Tuesday's Friday Morning Music Video

"Extreme Ways" by Moby, from 2002's 18.

Nikkei ends lower on fears U.S. rate hikes will hurt global economy.

People's Daily: Nikkei ends lower on fears U.S. rate hikes will hurt global economy.

09:20, September 06, 2022

TOKYO, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower for a fourth successive day Monday, following Wall Street's weak lead late last week amid ongoing concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes will impact the global economy.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 31.23 points, or 0.11 percent, from Friday to close the day at 27,619.61.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, shed 1.38 points, or 0.07 percent, to finish at 1,928.79.

Local dealers said the market mood was dented following Wall Street's poor showing on Friday, owing to solid U.S. jobs data for August supporting the median market consensus the Fed will continue with its aggressive rate hikes to combat inflation.

"The Fed will likely push ahead with a 0.75 point basis rate hike to be announced later this month, with the central bank also signaling its aggressive monetary policy will continue into the future despite the impact it will have on its own and the global economy," a Tokyo-based investment analyst was quoted as saying.

Market strategists also noted that U.S. markets being closed for the Labor Day holiday on Monday added to a risk-off mood, amid a lack of fresh trading cues.

We'll see how U.S. markets react on Tuesday's Opening Bell.

Monday's Friday Morning Music Video

"Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello and the Attractions, from 1978's This Year's Model.

Finland March 2020, "No we'll NOT run out of toilet paper." Finald August 2022, "We're RUNNING OUT of toilet paper."

August 2022:

AW Journal (Archived): Finland warns of toilet paper shortage.

The Finnish company Metsä Tissue, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of sanitary and hygiene products, has announced the threat of a shortage of toilet paper due to the energy crisis. The company announced this in a press release published on Friday, August 26.

“In recent weeks, Metsä Tissue has been forced to reduce production for several days at its factories in Zilina (Slovakia) and Kreuzau (Germany) due to high electricity prices,” the report says.

March 2020:

Forest.fi (Archived): Five facts about toilet paper – no, we’ll not run out of it.

If ever anything is certain, it is that stockpiling toilet paper in Finland or in most other Western countries is pointless. There will not be a shortage of toilet paper.

Two mills in Finland make tissue paper: the Metsä Tissue mill in Mänttä and the Essity mill in Nokia. Both are producing toilet paper at full capacity. Maintenance shutdowns at many mills have also been postponed until later.

A story at Europe Says (Archived) simply states, "Finnish firm warns of toilet paper shortage as energy costs wipe out production." That firm is...you guessed it, Metsä Tissue who, as we can see from above, in the span of a little over two years said, "There will be no toilet paper shortage," to, "There's a toilet paper shortage." 

The comments at the Europe Says story are interesting.

Here's a select few, hit the link for the rest:

ShortRound89 says:
August 26, 2022 at 6:28 pm

Water is the way.

Key_Proposal_1715 says:
August 26, 2022 at 5:08 pm

About time people stop using paper and use water instead
^ [Water...until water restrictions hit, which is already happening. - DD]

asdwarrior2 says:
August 26, 2022 at 7:53 pm

Time to learn to wash your ass and have a dedicated ass towel
^ [A "dedicated ass towel." Yeah, that sounds sanitary. No pathogenic issues there! - DD]

TP Shortages! Coming soon to the U.S., only a matter of time. Either real or because of panic/hoarding buying. Biden has his diaper stash and a Caregiver who changes it and wipes his butt so he doesn't care. He's unaware of this TP existential threat as he is everything else.

Heck, with all the money we'll be making under Biden's YUGE tax cut for the middle class, we'll all be able to afford our own Groom of The Stool!  

I'll pass and take a different path to being rich and influential.

 

* This story may be dated as the Draft version of this was written before my taking a week off from updating.

Trump PA rally size vs Biden PA rally size.

Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson

Donald Trump and Joe Biden Both held rallies in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania this week.

Here is what they looked like back to back.

Incredible.

LINK and Thread

81 Million legit votes for Biden! Huzzah! No election interference in 2020! 👍

Yeah, I took a week off from publishing.

Hope your Saturday night is going well and Labor Day Weekend is safe, sound and Blessed.

I'll be back, that is the plan. Just took a week off from updating. Enjoyed it. Managed to knock a few things off the to-do list. Who knew?

Did I miss anything important? Is Hillary president now?

Thank you to those who were kind enough to touch base checking to see if I still have a pulse...yep, I do!

Will get to the pending comments another day. Task completed!

Stay safe out there.

Friday Morning Music Video

"Touch Me I'm Sick" by Mudhoney, from 1988's Superfuzz Bigmuff.

Germany faces TP shortage.

ScoopTrade: Germany faces toilet paper shortage due to soaring gas prices.

RT: Germans warned of toilet paper shortage.

Alahed News: Germans Warned of Toilet Paper Shortage.

The crisis on the European gas market could lead to reduced production of toilet paper in Germany, according to Martin Krengel, chairman of the nation’s paper industry association, Die Papierindustrie.

“We are particularly dependent on gas for the production of tissue paper. Without it, we will no longer be able to provide security of supply,” Krengel said in a statement published on Thursday.

According to data provided by Die Papierindustrie, each German citizen uses an average of 134 rolls of toilet paper per year. “In the current energy crisis, our top priority is to provide people with this important commodity,” Krengel stressed.

Last month, the Bavarian Paper Association warned that operating paper plants may become unprofitable if they are forced to work at reduced capacity due to natural gas shortages.

PA's Dem Senate candidate John Fetterman has a twin brother?

Anonymous sources cannot confirm.

Developing story...

One-Punch KOs A Drunk Driver (Who Is Also A Politician) After The Man Kicks Officer In The Nuts In Romania! Girlfriend or wife screams like a banshee. Oh, Teh Hilarity!

🤣

WSHH: LINK.

Report claim that the 44-year-old was left with a “broken nose, head trauma and damage to his ear” after the fall, although doctors assessing his injuries decided against admitting him for surgery. The guy was later taken into custody and charged with assault of a police officer. He got 2-year suspended jail sentence. He also had to pay 7,000 euros in moral damages to the officer.

41 new lawsuits filed in NJ's handling of COVID at veterans homes.

Gothamist: NJ's handling of COVID at veterans homes under fresh scrutiny — 41 new lawsuits filed.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's [Democrat] administration has been accused since early in the pandemic of failing to protect the residents and employees of nursing and veterans homes. Veterans home staffers have filed 41 lawsuits against the Murphy administration this month alone.

They describe how nursing home management was caught off-guard by COVID, and how managers penalized staffers for trying to protect themselves. And the problems, they say, go to the top — to Murphy and his state Department of Health.

Scott Fallon has been reporting on the pandemic for NorthJersey.com. He spoke about where things stand with All Things Considered host Sean Carlson on WNYC Wednesday. The transcript of their discussion below has been lightly edited for clarity.

Hit the link for the transcript.

Another Dem-controlled state that failed many of our most vulnerable citizens.

Thursday's Friday Morning Music Video

"Feels Like the First Time" by Foreigner, from 1977's Foreigner.

Ted Kennedy receives 13 year sobriety pin!

Congrats, Ted! Thirteen years sober. DOD: August 25, 2009.

 

 

Ted Kennedy left the scene of his drunk driving, returned to his hotel room and went to sleep while Mary Jo Kopechne drown in, what experts say was a slow, four-hour horrific tortuous death as the car slowly filled with water. She ran out of air pockets. She died. Ted was in his hotel bed.

 

He didn't report anything to the police until the next morning after consulting with his advisers.

 

He never was held accountable:

Judge James A. Boyle presided at the inquest. Among Judge Boyle's conclusions were the following:

* "Kopechne and Kennedy did not intend to return to Edgartown" at the time they left the party.
* "Kennedy did not intend to drive to the ferry slip".
* "[Kennedy]'s turn onto Dike Road was intentional".

Judge Boyle also said that "negligent driving appears to have contributed to the death of Mary Jo Kopechne".

Under Massachusetts law Boyle could have ordered Kennedy's arrest, but he chose not to do so. District Attorney [Edmund] Dinis chose not to pursue Kennedy for manslaughter, despite Judge Boyle's conclusions.

NBC (shockingly!), (Archived), from August 25, 2019 gives a modestly critical review of his life: Ted Kennedy died 10 years ago. It's time for liberals, and America, to reassess his life and crimes.

If we are serious about holding the powerful to account and subordinating political interests to ethical ones, there is no better place to start than with a reassessment of Kennedy’s actions and his legacy.

The Magic "D" behind Ted's name absolves him of all wrongdoing.

* History Collection - Chappaquiddick.

* Ranker: The True Story of Ted Kennedy's Manslaughter.  

* People: Swept Under The Carpet, Ted Kennedy.

* All That is Necessary: Ted Kennedy loved Chappaquiddick jokes.

Florida Dem gov candidate Charlie Crist's "deblorables" moment.

Breitbart: Charlie Crist Insults Millions of Floridians: DeSantis Supporters Have ‘Hate in Your Heart … I Don’t Want Your Vote’.

Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL), the Democrat candidate for governor challenging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), insulted millions of Floridians after winning his primary election, telling DeSantis supporters they have “hate in your heart” and making it clear that he does not want their vote.

Crist is already setting an incredibly divisive tone[.]

What a dope! 🤣 Insult and alienate perhaps 50% of Florida voters who may not be crazy about current Governor Ron DeSantis and are looking for an alternative. Way to court those Indies and Undecided voters! Great job Charlie! 

The Left always tells us who they are by what they say. Libs are Haters, don't ever forget it. Crist hates what DeSantis stands for and he hates the values of DeSantis supporters.

He learned nothing from The Anointed One.

Pro biker Rab Wardell dead at 37, two days after winning championship.

NY Post: Pro biker Rab Wardell dead at 37, two days after winning championship.

Pro bike rider Rab Wardell died on Tuesday, just two days after he won the MTB XC Championships in Scotland. He was 37.

Scottish Cycling confirmed the news and stated there is “little information” at this time.

“We ask that you respect Rab’s family’s privacy at this incredibly sad time,” the group said.

Wardell’s girlfriend, Olympic cycling medalist Katie Archibald, said Wardell went into cardiac arrest while the two were lying in bed together.

I didn't find any info in searches regarding the vaccination policies at USA Cycling, MTB XC or if Mr. Wardell was vaxxed or not. All we know right now is that this is another Sudden Adult Death (Cardiac-related), in what appears to be young and healthy athletes.

This cautionary tale from 1978's Teh Science aged badly.

 LINK and Thread

🤣

 

Double Vaxxed and Double Boosted Tamale Jill Biden HAZ Teh Rebound Coof!

AP (Archived): Jill Biden has 'rebound' COVID-19 case.

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again in an apparent “rebound” case, after she initially tested negative for the virus over the weekend.
[.]
Jill Biden first tested positive for the virus on Aug. 15, when she and her husband were vacationing in Kiawah Island, S.C. She isolated in the beach town until she received two negative tests and was cleared to meet the president in Delaware on Sunday.
[.]
Jill Biden, 71, like her husband, has been twice-vaccinated and twice-boosted with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. She had been prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid[.]

A Pandemic...of...The Unvaccinated!

Biden can't cancel Student Loans. Nancy Pelosi SAID SO!

July 28, 2021

Source: LINK and Thread.

^ Copy & Publish!

More election pandering from The Left to their unambitious and underachieving voter base.

Wednesday's Friday Morning Music Video

"Billion Dollar Babies" by Alice Cooper, from 1973's Billion Dollar Babies.

Suspense Tunnel!

It's only a little bit scary.

Trudeau installing weapons armouries, interrogation rooms for Ministry of Climate Change.

Counter Signal - EXCLUSIVE LEAK: Trudeau installing weapons armouries, interrogation rooms for Ministry of Climate Change.

The Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is building a new facility in Winnipeg that will be home to a firearms armoury, interrogation rooms, biological labs, media relations offices, “controlled quiet rooms,” and intelligence facilities.

The plans, which were drawn up by a firm in Winnipeg, open a window into Trudeau’s future plans for Climate Enforcement.

Down the hall from the proposed “Firearms Storage” rooms are several evidence rooms, interrogation suites, and adjacent recording rooms.

According to a recently posted Indeed.com ad, the Ministry is searching to recruit a battalion of Climate “Pollution” Officers, a unit within the coldly named “Environmental Enforcement Directorate.”

If you emit too much carbon or use too much fertilizer, you may just be on the Climate Communists’ hit list.

The entire facility that was leaked to The Counter Signal is sketched to be over 50,000 square feet, will house hundreds of ECCC staff, and will also be home to weather forecasting staff.

Hit the link, it's an incredible story.

Castro would be proud of his boy. Any visitors from Canada that want to drop a comment on this?

Counter Signal Archived.

ADDED - Trudeau's Convoy. They're all EVs, right?

Wind turbine blades could be recycled into gummy bears, scientists say.

The Guardian (Archived): Wind turbine blades could be recycled into gummy bears, scientists say.

The next generation of wind turbine blades could be recycled into gummy bears at the end of their service, scientists have said.

"You vill eat ze turbines and ze bugs!"

This is who is going to change things? Sure...

"The issue this fall ... do you want Chuck Schumer to be making these decisions or Mitch McConnell to be making these decisions?" Explain the differences, Mitch, they're so arcane and subtle.

Mitch has two speeds: Slow and Stopped. Does the guy in that clip inspire confidence in you for the 2022 election? Would you allow him to coach a little league team? Do you think he'd inspire them? Would you trust him to adequately supervise Pre-School recess? Good luck if you answered yes to any of those questions. 

Video clip Twitter Link and Thread.

Tuesday's Friday Morning Music Video

"R. U. Ready 2 Rock" by B.O.C., from 1977's Spectres.

Pfizer and BioNTech seeking FDA approval for Fifth Coof Booster.

CNN via WMUR (Archived): Pfizer seeks FDA authorization for updated COVID-19 booster.

Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted their application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for use in people age 12 and older, the companies said in a statement on Monday.

This updated formulation will combine the original vaccine with one that targets omicron sublineages BA.4 and BA.5, and would be administered as a 30 microgram dose.
[.]
Pre-clinical data demonstrated that the new BA.4/5 bivalent vaccine "generated a strong neutralizing antibody response against omicron BA.1, BA.2 and BA.4/BA.5 variants, as well as the original wild-type strain," according to the companies. They said a clinical study is expected to start this month.
[.]
White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said recently the updated boosters should be available to the public early- to mid-September, but it is ultimately up to the FDA as to when the shot will get the greenlight.

"...generated a strong neutralizing antibody response against omicron BA.1, BA.2 and BA.4/BA.5 variants, as well as the original wild-type strain[.]" Gosh! It's New and Improved!

"The data says...The data demonstrates..." That vinyl or CD has been playing the same song for the past two and a half years. Someone put some AC/DC on.

Does anyone believe the FDA won't authorize Coof Booster Number Five? C'mon. There's money to be made! It's Pharmabusiness, Baby!

Golf's Tom Weiskopf, dead at 79.

Bleacher Report (Archived): Tom Weiskopf Dies at Age 79: Golf Course Architect Won The Open Championship in 1973.

Former Open Championship winner, golf architect and broadcaster Tom Weiskopf died on Saturday of pancreatic cancer. He was 79.

"The PGA Tour is saddened at the passing of Tom Weiskopf, a towering figure in the game of golf not only during his playing career but through his accomplished work in the broadcast booth and golf course design business," PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. "Tom is leaving behind a lasting legacy in golf. The beautiful swing he showcased during his 16 career PGA Tour victories is still being emulated today, while his golf courses remain as testaments to his love for the game. Our hearts and deepest sympathies are with his wife, Laurie, two children, Heidi and Eric, and the entire Weiskopf family during this time."

He had a long and great career. RIP.

U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Falls To 35-Year Low.

Oil Price.com (Archived): U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Falls To 35-Year Low.

The United States’ Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) now has only 453.1 million barrels in its inventory, following another significant drop in the past week that puts the emergency reserve at a low not seen in three and a half decades, Reuters reports, citing the Department of Energy.

In the week ending August 19th, the SPR saw another draw of 8.1 million barrels, following smaller releases in the weeks leading up to that. 

Same issue, different coverage at Climate DePot.

Hit the links for full coverage. 

Home heating costs for winter states will be off the charts.

This is all by design and it's not Biden. He's an empty vessel. He doesn't know what day it is unless he's amp'ed up. This is all orchestrated by his handlers and the globalists behind the curtain. Their goal is breaking the American economy. No one can be this inept. It is pure evil, control and avarice that drives them.

If you're cheering on a "Red Wave" this November election thinking that will really change things, well - - - good luck. I wish you well. You maybe haven't lived long enough to underestimate RINOs and the UniParty to the degree you should. I'm not a pessimist, but Mitch McConnell isn't interested in changing course all that much.

Fauci announces that he will retire at the end of the year.

The Washington Examiner: Dr. Anthony Fauci announced Monday that he will retire at the end of the year.

Dr. Anthony Fauci announced Monday that he will retire at the end of the year.

Fauci will be stepping down in December from his positions as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, chief of the NIAID's Laboratory of Immunoregulation, and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, according to the National Institutes of Health.

"While I am moving on from my current positions, I am not retiring," Fauci said. "After more than 50 years of government service, I plan to pursue the next phase of my career while I still have so much energy and passion for my field. I want to use what I have learned as NIAID director to continue to advance science and public health and to inspire and mentor the next generation of scientific leaders as they help prepare the world to face future infectious disease threats." 

"Next phase of his career." Uh-huh. On the board of Pfizer? Moderna? Another Dancing Monkey for Klaus Schwab?

Monday's Friday Morning Music Video

"Kiss You All Over" by Exile, from 1978's Mixed Emotions.

Socialism explained.

H/T: Not PC.

Mitch McConnell already cheerleading for a November Republican loss.

FOX News (Archived): McConnell makes grim prediction about Republicans in Senate races, references 'candidate quality'.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, thinks that Republicans have a lukewarm chance of flipping the Senate in November, citing "candidate quality" as a factor.

The senator made the honest prediction at the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday afternoon.

"I think there's probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate," the minority leader anticipated. "Senate races are just different, they're statewide. Candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome."

"Right now, we have a 50-50 Senate and a 50-50 country, but I think when all is said and done this fall, we’re likely to have an extremely close Senate. Either our side up slightly or their side up slightly," McConnell explained.

"Candidate quality"? Mitch just wants more UniParty members with a flaccid "R" behind their name. It doesn't have to be this way, but Mitch wants RINOs. Political Longevity before Country. Got it, Mitch...a looooooooooong time ago.

Give a Silver Platter to Republicans and they always find a way to f#ck it up. Every Single Time.

HEY! Mitch! LOOK! LOOK OVER HERE: AP (Yahoo Archived): Pro-Trump wins in blue states threaten GOP hopes in November.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Republicans have found success in Democratic strongholds like Maryland and Massachusetts when they have fielded moderate candidates who could appeal to voters in both parties. With Democrats facing headwinds this year, Republicans had hoped that strategy could pay off yet again.

But Republican voters have nominated loyalists of former President Donald Trump in several Democratic states, including Maryland and Connecticut, making the GOP’s odds of winning those general election races even longer. Massachusetts will face its own test next month as GOP voters decide between a Trump-backed conservative and a more moderate Republican for the party's gubernatorial nominee.

A "moderate Republican" is Democrat Lite...or, a RINO. Mitch doesn't want Republicans who are endorsed by Trump.

Mitch is happy throwing in the towel months before the election. He doesn't care.

Covid Home Self-Tests Contain Toxic Substance that can be Harmful.

RAIR: Warning: Covid Home Self-Tests Contain Toxic Substance that can be Harmful (Video).

Earlier this year, the U.S. government sent 60 million tax-payer-funded Covid self-tests to Americans. There’s just one problem: they can be dangerous to public health.

Ohio poison control centers are sounding the alarm surrounding a colorless and odorless liquid substance called sodium azides. According to poison control, many of the covid “test kit’s” extraction tubes contain this substance that can be harmful and even deadly to children and adults.

Many are questioning why the government would use such a deadly and controversial substance in the test kits. The chemical is often used in pest control agents and airbags.

The acute toxicity of sodium azide is high. According to NewsNation, If you ingest the substance, you can become dizzy and suffer from headaches and palpitations. In severe cases, people can have a stroke, lose consciousness or even die. Sodium azide has also garnered attention after being used to commit suicide.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center’s Drug and Poison Information Center has seen a surge in calls about exposures to the chemical since more people started self-testing for Covid at home. 

News Nation: Poison Control warns of COVID rapid antigen test danger.

Poison Control officials say the amount of sodium azide in most rapid antigen kits is much lower than the amount expected to cause poisoning if swallowed by an adult. But they are warning that people should be aware the vials resemble small squeeze bottles or eye droppers. Some may accidentally confuse them with medications and apply the drops to their eyes or nose, which may cause irritation. It can also irritate skin or cause a chemical burn. The tests should be kept out of the reach of small children.

There were warnings about home covid tests and the swabs back in January, 2022 at The Expose, but HEY, that's just a Crazed Anti-Vaxxer Conspiracy site.

The Expose: Prof. Werner Bergholz: Dangerous Chemicals and Nanotubes Found In Covid Test Swabs.

“The rapid antigen tests contain gold nanoparticles and in at least one case a chemical that has not been approved in Europe and has now received an exemption. All of these substances are harmful to health and the environment. All package inserts for rapid tests that have been examined to date contain chemicals that are hazardous to health. A spit test is based on carbon nanotubes, also a nanomaterial that is fundamentally subject to the European REACH chemicals regulation.”

All swabs that Prof. Bergholz analysed contained the carcinogenic and mutagenic substance EO, 50 times the amount of EO than is permitted.

The British Medical Journal: The first description of human coronavirus—a family of viruses that now includes SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the current covid-19 pandemic—was published in The BMJ in 1965.

The researchers found that they could grow several viruses associated with the common cold, but not all of them. One such sample, referred to as B814, turned out to be what we now know as a coronavirus.

Who will totally and completely trust Teh Science, The CDC, The FDA, WHO and anything Teh Medical "Experts" tell us in the future? Show of hands?

Trudeau Imposes Handgun Import Ban Without Waiting for Parliamentary Approval.

He doesn't need to wait for Parliament approval. He's Teh King of Canada.

 

Breitbart: Trudeau Imposes Handgun Import Ban Without Waiting for Parliamentary Approval.

A ban on importing handguns to Canada passed by the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau without a parliamentary vote came into effect on Friday as part of a broader crackdown on gun rights.

The Trudeau government announced that imports of handguns to Canada would be halted earlier this month, with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino stating that the current ban is temporary until a permanent ban can be passed in the Canadian parliament.

On Friday the import ban came into effect, ostensibly to limit the number of handguns coming into Canada, the CBC reports.

The government put less emphasis on the number of shootings where the firearm used was held illegally rather than legally, however.

Raquel Dancho of the Canadian Conservative Party, who serves as public safety critic, stressed that the move to ban the import of legal handguns would go after the general law-abiding public rather than tackle the illegal smuggling of guns.

 

This move shouldn't surprise anyone.

Smonday is a long way away.

Enjoy your Sunday!

In which U.S. city is a fight between two police officers likely to happen? Any guesses?

Saturday Night Friday Morning Music Video Rerun

Good bye to hard news for the night . . . unless news breaks that a SMOD is fast-tracking it's way to hitting our dying planet. Then I'll log right back in and post an endless loop video of fireworks and celebratory cheers. 🎆🎇🎆🎇🎆🎇

"I Don't Want To Grow Up" from Greatest Hits Live by (the) Ramones.

WHO is THIS and WHAT is he SAYING?

It's Little Lord Lies-A-Lot from many years ago! Listen to him!

🤣🤣🤣

UPDATE:

USA MacPaper (April 12, 2020 2022 2020...yeah, I know, but I right my wrongs*) Archived): Fauci's 2004 comments on flu vaccine, natural immunity taken out of context.

By Ana Faguy

That happened again recently when Facebook users resurfaced a video of Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, answering a question about the influenza outbreak in 2004. An April 1 post of the video from one Facebook user was shared nearly 900 times in less than a week.
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"Check out this clip of Dr. Fauci in 2004 talking about the STRENGTH of Natural Immunity," the post said. "Fast forward 18 years, what happened to this “'science?!'”

The clip was posted by multiple accounts and accrued thousands of shares.

But Facebook users are taking this clip of Fauci out of context. He is answering a caller's specific question on her flu diagnosis; he is not speaking about COVID-19. Experts say it's not reasonable to apply the same logic to both illnesses given the vast difference in transmissibility and lethality.

Related USA MacPaper story Archived HERE.

I ran across the USA MacPaper story trying to find the source of the video. My guess when I first saw the clip is that it might have been from an appearance on NBC's Sunday "Meet The Press." But it's from CSPAN.

I wasn't aware of this clip until yesterday. I have no idea what others on social media are writing on this.

Fauci is answering a caller's specific question on flu diagnosis. Fauci is qualified to diagnose someone's illness via a PHONE CALL?!? OH! But we're NOT supposed to believe that a healthy immune system strengthens itself by naturally defending or fighting off an infection?

Yeah, there probably are people who are intentionally misrepresenting the video clip. I'm not doing that here. I published the clip with the intention of showing Fauci "before" and "after." I think most people understand that our immune system works pretty darn well.

Hmmm...what's this?

And hey, I should be awarded extree points for not making fun of the USA MacPaper writer's name. Shouldn't I? USA MacPaper "Fact-Checker." Sure. Yeah.

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