Politics

[Brent in Az]

I agree that the Epstein coverup is huge, especially since Patel and Bongino are under fire for saying Epstein did in fact kill himself.
The Biden cover up is much different. They lied to the American people and covered up his illness, while using an unfit man as a puppet.
There are huge national security risks in what the democrats did.

Been avoiding this thread and posting in it, but must confess to checking it out every so often. I really don't care when they knew about his cancer or not in reality. Covering it up, yah not such a good thing I'd agree.

But I'm far more interested in the cover up that is keeping the Epstein island visitors from being more exposed and those the should be brought to justice not being so. That is a much bigger cover up and more concerning to me than Joe's health now that he is out of office.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Epstein did off himself. Prison can be particularly harsh on those types of people… Also wouldn’t be surprised at the other theory.

 

[spike.t]

You are absolutely correct. In their culture turning down a gift is not a small slight. The Trojan horse argument is laughable. if they wanted to kill him or allow somebody else to kill him it would’ve been done already.

Even if Qatar handed Trump a finished Air Force One product, it would be swept daily just as the current one is.

People on here might get the cultural issue, but 90 % I should imagine of usa joe public won't or probably care...just the fact it's causing such an uproar with politicians from both sides talking against it, will probably be enough I would have thought to turn People....but

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Who knows about retrofitting the Qatari jet?? Is everyone overlooking an important aspect here? Turning down such a gift may be viewed as a serious snub by a potential ally and important player in the Middle East. We have a large air base there and they may be key player in future ME negotiations….. whether we like them or not…. may, at this time in history, be secondary.

I’m really detesting Chucky Schooma more and more these days. He is all worked up about accepting the jet. What a lying fake POS he really is. They’ve got nothing on Trump so have to fabricate this crap. Someone should ask him if he thinks we should disassemble the Statue of Liberty and ship it back to France for fear of some unsavory favor we may owe them in the future? Then have him send a bill to Macron for bailing their ass out of two world wars so everything is “all square”.

You are absolutely correct. In their culture turning down a gift is not a small slight. The Trojan horse argument is laughable. if they wanted to kill him or allow somebody else to kill him it would’ve been done already.

Even if Qatar handed Trump a finished Air Force One product, it would be swept daily just as the current one is.

When I was in college, all engineering majors had to take an ethics class. One of the things I remember is some good advice for everyone. "It's not enough to avoid a conflict of interest. You should also avoid any appearance of a conflict of issue."

After 9/11, a Maasai village in Kenya wanted to gift the US a small herd of cattle. I think the US government can figure out a way to diplomatic use the gift of a 747.

A Maasai Village Responds to 9/11 With Compassion | National September 11 Memorial & Museum

911memorial.org

 

[Hunt anything]

Caught the tail end of a story this morning, Ashley Babbitts family was awarded $5,000,000 for her murder on January 6th. True justice would be the Capital Police Officer going to prison for a very long time!
@fourfive8 , I’m with you on Schumer, anyone that says DOGE caused a Mexican 3 mast ship to hit a bridge is definitely off his rocker. How can anyone take him or many politicians seriously is baffling at times. I have no love lost with DOGE but no way they caused a ship to run into a bridge is actually “a bridge too far” for me.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Big Beautiful Bill

Apparently the SALT portion of the bill is first to be jettisoned. Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse cuts are staying in.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

Bidens Cancer being kept a secret is an issue because it demonstrates how low of humans we are dealing with.

1. They have a shell of a man to manipulate and do as they please so wanted him to remain in office at all costs. He was their place holder for a third Obama term.

2. Then, after they knew the dementia was out of the bag they ditch him.

3. Now when the dementia cover up is going to direct a light on who was actually making the ruinous decisions. And running the country. They throw out a last ditch distraction. (Cancer)
Unfortunately no one is thrown off the trail. It’s an obvious attempt.

As for Epstein. Yes anyone participating in abusing minors on his island should all be hunted down and neutered.

Why does it really matter who was the real Shot Caller? Because someone needs to answer for some things.

Take a look at Tim Tebow and his website. The Biden handlers allowed 300,000 to 500,000 minors brought in by the cartels to be sent to unvetted “sponsors”. ( they were supposed to be DNA tested to ensure the person standing next to them was a relative as the coyote says) Those kids are now either working in the sex slave trade in the US, or being coerced to work to pay off Coyotes.

Who should we blame for those 300-500k children in our country being abused. We need to know who was really in charge.

And lock them up in a Venezuelan prison.

I won't argue with any of the points in your post. I agree with you in the whole thing of the Biden presidency wasn't really a Biden presidency. However, I'm just not that sure of what laws were broken in that aspect alone. Certainly Biden failed to execute those laws regarding immigration but even in his questionable state of both physical and mental health I think he was in agreement with them.

In the end however, there was a process for dealing with this failed presidency. It occurs every 4 years and is one of the basic systems of checks and balances we have, which is of course the vote. And in that case the system worked and we have a different president.

In the case of the Epstein island saga, we have our system of justice. One could argue that in part that system worked in that Epstein is dead and deservedly so, whether it be by his own hand or not. But whether Epstein killed himself or not, the system of justice in my opinion has not fully worked. It has been corrupted. Corrupted by the money and power that those who should have been held accountable have not nor do I see that they ever will. This is a much more concerning issue for me.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Big Beautiful Bill

Apparently the SALT portion of the bill is first to be jettisoned. Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse cuts are staying in.

State and local tax deductions​

Another point of contention in the bill is a tripling of a local tax deduction - known as Salt - from $10,000 to $30,000 for couples.

Some lawmakers from states with high taxes such as New York, California and New Jersey have objected, saying that the proposed cap is not high enough.

In a joint statement earlier in May, New York Republican Congress members Elise Stefanik, Andrew Garbarino, Nick LaLota and Mike Lawler said Speaker Johnson's offer was too low and " insulting".

Some so-called Salt Republicans want the cap raised to $62,000 for individuals and double for couples filing jointly.

House Republican leaders are reportedly seeking a compromise that would see the cap raised to $40,000 for individuals and $80,000 for joint filers.

The "Salt Caucus" formed in 2021 is a bipartisan effort that brings together both Democrats and Republicans who hope to repeal the current $10,000 cap.

 

[spike.t]

Opinions........

 

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[wesheltonj]

For any of you that are headed to Canada just a heads up , exchange your currency at a banking institution. I can’t speak for the rest of the country but locally small businesses that used to offer exchange rates are now only accepting u.s. currency at 1/1.

Kind of ironic that when Quebec was voting to leave Canada, the Martine Providences were wanting to join the US because they would not be able to function on their own.

 

[wesheltonj]

The plane is already in San Antonio and Boeing is not doing retrofit. ST Engineering (formerly Dee Howard) has the contract. The plane is now hidden in a hanger.

 

[spike.t]

More contradictions on what has been said....

Iran's Khamenei doubts US nuclear talks will lead to agreement

"We don't think it will lead to any outcome," the supreme leader warns, saying the US is making "outrageous" demands on uranium enrichment.

www.bbc.com

 

[SaintPanzer]

I won't argue with any of the points in your post. I agree with you in the whole thing of the Biden presidency wasn't really a Biden presidency. However, I'm just not that sure of what laws were broken in that aspect alone. Certainly Biden failed to execute those laws regarding immigration but even in his questionable state of both physical and mental health I think he was in agreement with them.

In the end however, there was a process for dealing with this failed presidency. It occurs every 4 years and is one of the basic systems of checks and balances we have, which is of course the vote. And in that case the system worked and we have a different president.

As far as "what laws were broken?" I would say anyone using Presidential Authority without, you know, actually being elected President is a huge no-no. You know, like authorizing the use of an autopen, etc. Doesn't matter if "I think he'd agree with this"...

There's another way with dealing with that problem: Section 4 of the 25th Amendment. If cabinet secretaries and the VP knew there was a problem, and did nothing, there's a serious issue. And if the cabinet secretaries were blocked from meeting with the President, but laws or orders were signed in those areas, who was making that decision? If it wasn't the President, and wasn't a cabinet member... who? Dr. B?

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

The plane is already in San Antonio and Boeing is not doing retrofit. ST Engineering (formerly Dee Howard) has the contract. The plane is now hidden in a hanger.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

Kind of ironic that when Quebec was voting to leave Canada, the Martine Providences were wanting to join the US because they would not be able to function on their own.

As far as I’m concerned separatism is treason and should be treated as such.

 

[Red Leg]

I agree that the Epstein coverup is huge, especially since Patel and Bongino are under fire for saying Epstein did in fact kill himself.
The Biden cover up is much different. They lied to the American people and covered up his illness, while using an unfit man as a puppet.
There are huge national security risks in what the democrats did.

Under fire in the odder corners of the internet.

 

[Brent in Az]

Under fire in the odder corners of the internet.

Corners of the internet that know better

 

[steveaqha]

Good thoughts and observations.

If Germany or the EU, if they are the new sovereign, want to leave NATO, then that is fine. I doubt that most Americans want to be involved with NATO anyway. Especially the way things stand now.

Would Russia invade Germany or France in the near future. This would be a very slim possibility. Wonder if Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia might have other thoughts. A large country like Poland may also have concerns with their history with Russia. Events of the last ten years in the European countries of Georgia and Ukraine may make smaller countries more nervous than U.K., Germany and France. What responsibilities do the large countries of Europe have to the smaller countries may be a key question.

I believe probably that Russia is more a threat in the minds of the former east block countries and citizens than it is with western Europe. I have friends in Budapest that grew up under the foot of the old Soviet Union that still fear Russia and concern with Russia not stopping with Ukraine. I personally don't not think Putin has any desires past Ukraine and have expressed that to my friends but old memories die hard..

 

[Brent in Az]

Maybe they can get rid of the self driving big rigs soon.....LOL