It Begins, Ford Cancels Ohio Investment and Shifts to Electric Vehicle Production in Mexico

 Sundance  "The United Auto Workers are angered about a decision by Ford to move production of a new electric vehicle from Avon Lake, Ohio, into Mexico.  Ford previously agreed to spend $900 million on a new product line for the Ohio plant; however, according to the UAW the location has shifted.

"One way of looking at this change in direction from Ford relates to the cost of producing electric vehicles.  First, it is far less expensive in Mexico (labor, environmental regulation, energy costs, etc); secondly, an outlook the new Biden administration will not strongly enforce USMCA compliance measures against U.S. multinational firms.

"The UAW supported Joe Biden, but his policies will likely undermine their workers.  Unfortunately, this was all too predictable.   Partly because Biden-Harris owe Wall Street too much, and the multinationals are once again in control over the U.S. economy.

(Via Reuters) […]  The UAW said Ford in 2019 as part of its four-year contract agreement had committed $900 million for the plant in Avon Lake, Ohio, including a next-generation product to be added in 2023, which the UAW letter said would secure the plant’s “employment well into the foreseeable future.”

Ford issued a statement on Tuesday that did not directly address the union’s criticism but said in a letter to employees on Monday that conditions had changed since 2019.  A company spokeswoman said Ford had invested more than $185 million since 2019 at its Ohio Assembly Plant, including plans to increase capacity to build additional Super Duty trucks. The plant has about 1,600 UAW-represented employees. (story link)" . . .

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Say it ain't so, Joe

With the CDC pronouncing that most Americans will be immunized by July, Biden’s presidium address to the nation sowed racial division and harkened back to darker days, offering little more than a childish endorsement of small-group summer picnics and a veiled threat of more lockdowns for those who cannot be brought to heel.

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Rick Fuentes . . . "No part of the Biden speech was more ignoble and ill-informed than his fearmongering of twenty million Asian-Americans, for whom the streets of America have become a dangerous place. Biden’s game plan of igniting racial division and unrest by turning Asians against their own countrymen is a flagrant hat tip to the China Communist Party (CCP), who are playing a heavy hand in fabricating anti-Asian animus to pull a veneer over their irresponsible release and spread of the virus.

"Most bias-related incidents against Asians have taken place in multiracial neighborhoods where, for decades, Chinese and Korean mom and pop businesses set up storefronts in low-rent neighborhoods.  Some attacks are racially motivated and represent the longstanding trope of tense Black and Asian relations, while many others occur as crimes of opportunity -- street robberies, misdemeanor assaults, purse-snatchings, and the like. Progressive media outlets have now and then fueled tensions between Asian and Black neighbors in these communities, even poking the coals with an alternative woke reality that brands Asians as a model minority accorded honorary whiteness." . . .

. . . "Because of their disciplined reporting, NYPD data makes a weak case upon which Biden and a bootlicking media can rest their pro-China agitprop. Only by turning hate speech into crime can the Oval Office field a phantom army of street marauders and white supremacists driving Asian Americans indoors and off the front lines of the pandemic." . . .

Chris and Don going Nilsson

 Silvio Canto, Jr.   "Did you hear the rumor that a 21st-century version of Nilsson's "Without You" is about to be released by a new duo?   Yes, I'm talking about that classic from 1972 that goes like this:   

"I can't live, if living is without you

I can't live, I can't give any more...."

"The duo is Chris & Don. You know them as Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon of CNN prime time. 

"They are singing this song because Chris and Don can't live without Trump.

"According to new information from Nielsen Media via Fox News, the three-letter network is having a hard time now that Biden sits in the Oval Office:  

CNN’s viewership during the primetime hours of 8-11 p.m. ET dropped 36% since Biden took office after it spiked following Election Day. CNN’s primetime viewership decline was even sharper among the key demographic of adults age 25-to-54, plummeting 47% during the same period.    

CNN’s viewership also suffered among the total day audience since Trump left office, leaving the liberal network without its bête noire.

"Let me translate "bete noire": "a person or thing strongly detested or avoided."  In this case, its Chris & Don that audiences are avoiding." . . .

 

Biden's serial unbelievability

 

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Biden takes full credit for vaccine work started before he took office  . . . Missing from Biden’s speech was any mention of the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed program, which worked hand in hand with private biomedical companies to get vaccines developed and distributed all within a year’s time. You’d think the “unity” candidate would at least throw a bone to the men and women who worked tirelessly to make Operation Warp Speed such a resounding success, but you’d be wrong." . . .

Fact Check.org: Biden’s Misleading Vaccine Boasts  Part of Joe's pattern: The Very Long List Of the Many Times Joe Biden's Been Caught In Major Lies

Joe Biden's lengthy history of fabrication, plagiarism and racial controversy

Legal Insurrection: Dude, you got the vaccine in December. A month before you took office!    . . . "Biden also did not mention that his administration is working off contracts from Trump’s administration.

"If you want to get technical, and we all should, most of the credit goes to Big Pharma. The private industry took charge, with scientists kicking butt 24/7 to make a viable vaccine.

"If we cut the red tape, we wouldn’t have needed the private companies to get special permission to pass out the vaccines in America. But alas, we have all the red tape!

"The man keeps preaching unity but will not acknowledge the vaccine development under Trump, and his FDA made it readily available to people in a matter of months . . ."

Chicago Now drips with sarcasm toward Joe

God bless you, Joe Biden, for getting all that good stuff done without even stepping out of your basement hide-away. If the media had wasted your time by asking any serious questions about how you would do better, you would not have had time to save us.

5 Stars Who Stood Up to Woke Mobs + 5 Who Bowed Down to Cancel Culture

 Neon Nettle

The politically correct world needs heroes to take on the villains

"In February, actress Gina Carano was fired from Disney’s Star Wars spin-off “The Mandalorian” over a controversial social media post, which likened persecution of conservatives to the Holocaust: “The government first made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews. "How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?”

"Most decent-minded people may ask "where will it all end?"

"Will breathing in or out one day be deemed "offensive" or "not inclusive" by the outrage mob?

"It's easy to see why such radical ideas spread across social media - and into real life - so easily, especially when they are propped up by virtue signaling "liberal" celebrities.

"Luckily there is still a handful of heroes among the stars who are willing to stand up against the cancel culture villains and those who have bowed down before the woke mobs.

"Here are five who stood up to the mob and five who chose a different path:" . . .

BOWED DOWN: Jimmy Fallon....  

"I am very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive decision and thank all of you for holding me accountable.” He then opened his next show in June promising a personal reformation: “I had to really examine myself, really examine myself in the mirror this week…"I realized I need to get educated.”

. . . "the mob must learn that ruining lives for sport can never achieve any end other than the propagation of misery.

"As University of Southern California professor Karen North put it, “We all know the phrase ‘misery loves company,’ but when researchers have looked at that, what they find is that when people are miserable, they don’t just want company, they want people to share in the misery.  "So, misery loves miserable company.” "Insincere atonement serves only to gratify the mob, not to redeem the offender."  more..

WH: Biden Isn’t Visiting Border Because He’s Too Focused On ‘Action…Looking For Creative Ideas’…

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Father Arrested, Jailed For Contempt After Referring To His Daughter As ‘She’

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 " . . .the BC Supreme Court convicted Clark of “family violence” in April 2019. Judge Francesca Marzari even issued an order authorizing Clark’s arrest “without warrant” by any police officer who might catch him referring to his daughter “as a girl or with female pronouns.' ”

"On Tuesday, the father of a biological girl who believes she is a boy turned himself into a Canadian court and was subsequently taken to jail after the Attorney General of British Columbia issued an arrest warrant for contempt after the father had insisted on referring to his daughter as his “daughter” and used the pronouns “she” and “her.”

"Robert Hoogland, from Surrey, British Columbia, has a 14-year-old daughter. In February 2019, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada ordered that the girl receive testosterone injections without obtaining parental consent. “The court also declared that if either of her parents referred to her using female pronouns or addressed her by her birth name, they would be considered guilty of family violence,” The Federalist noted.

"When she was in seventh grade, the girl’s school urged the girl to see psychologist Dr. Wallace Wong, who recommended the girl should begin taking cross-sex hormones at 13. Hoogland cited his daughter’s alleged history of mental health issues, and refused to give permission. Doctors at BC Children’s Hospital decided the girl should receive testosterone injections." . . .

Putin challenges Biden to debate after president calls him a 'killer'

Challenge Putin to compete in push-ups, Joe! Tell him how in high school you'd take him behind the gym and beat the whatever out of him. TD

 Yahoo!  "Russian President Vladimir Putin has reacted to President Joe Biden calling him a "killer" by challenging Biden to take part in a conversation with him broadcast live online.

" 'I’ve just thought of this now,” Putin told a Russian state television reporter. “I want to propose to President Biden to continue our discussion, but on the condition that we do it basically live, as it’s called. Without any delays and directly in an open, direct discussion. It seems to me that would be interesting for the people of Russia and for the people of the United States.”

"Putin’s invitation seemed to amount to a challenge to Biden to a live televised debate, following a day of diplomatic uproar that began when Biden said he thought Putin was a “killer” in an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos. Russia recalled its ambassador to the United States in response to the remark." . . .

Judge BANS 100-Day Deportation Moratorium, Dealing BLOW to Dems' Sweeping IMMIGRATION Agenda

 Socio-Political Journal

"The Biden administration’s efforts to impose a 100-day pause on deportations of illegal immigrants were dealt another blow on Tuesday when a district judge extended a ban on its imposition in response to a lawsuit from Texas.

"U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton indefinitely banned enforcement of the Jan. 20 memorandum that would have implemented a 100-day moratorium on most deportations.

"Tipton had previously issued a two-week restraining order on the policy after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had argued that it violated federal law and an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that Texas be consulted before such a move.

"Biden had campaigned on the 100-day pause as part of a sweeping immigration agenda that includes a halt on border wall construction, an end to the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) and a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants.

"The broad "pause" would have had exceptions. It would exclude those who, according to a written finding by the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have engaged in terrorism or espionage or who pose a danger to national security. It would also exclude those who were not present in the U.S. before Nov. 1, 2020, those who agreed to waive the right to remain, and those whom the ICE director individually determined need to be removed by law." . . .

Sen. Ernst on Why She Hopes One Defense Nomination 'Is Dead'

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Townhall   "Both radio host Hugh Hewitt and his guest Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) agreed on Thursday that the Pentagon’s undersecretary for policy nominee Colin Kahl is "just a bad guy." The best thing that to happen to his nomination, Ernst said, is for it to quickly fizzle out.

"As the senator explained, Kahl has a record of maligning Republicans. Lawmakers who defended President Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria in 2019 “debase themselves at the alter of Trump — they are the party of ethnic cleansing,” Kahl wrote at the time. In his Senate confirmation hearing, Kahl apologized for what he called his “sometimes disrespectful” language. That didn't appease Ernst and many of her colleagues.

" 'Well, I hope it is dead," Ernst said of the nomination. "But I don’t know where they will try and go with this. This is a very polarizing individual who has been brought forward. I have seen no Republican support so far. This is a gentleman who not just once or twice, but for years lashed out at Republicans, called us the party of ethnic cleansing, and yet this is someone who wants to direct policy for the Department of Defense. I don’t think it’s a wise move to put him in place." 

" 'I don’t know this fellow, but judging by his record, he has got the, he’s just a bad guy," Hewitt noted.

"Sen. Ernst agreed, adding that she's also concerned about his foreign policy agenda. . . "

Want to Work for POTUS? Don’t Tweet   "The Senate Armed Services Committee’s postponement of a vote on the nomination of Colin Kahl for undersecretary of Defense for policy is a reminder that no good comes from tweeting. Like other Biden appointees, Kahl supports returning to the Iran nuclear deal that he worked on during the Obama administration. An Iran dove, Kahl prefers to unleash fire and fury — on Twitter, anyway — on conservatives and pro-Israel hawks. His popular Twitter feed is filled with ad hominem attacks on the very Republican senators who might decide his fate. Or at least it was filled with such invective, until he realized the angry tweets hurt his job prospects. Now he just retweets Biden. that is "very supportive" of the controversial Iranian nuclear deal." . . .

Biden and our border

 

Rich Terrell

The situation on the border must be hurting politically. On ABC, Biden told the folks to say home and "don't come."   . . . "It's time for Hispanics to reconsider the Democrat party.  At least President Trump spoke clearly.  The Democrats tell them what they want to hear, and then it's a different once in power."  

Biden issues gag order on Border Patrol, does all he can to cover up illegal alien surge

 . . "Doddering old Joe is sort of an echo of Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet leader who presided over the Soviet decline before its 1990 collapse. A story that went around in the waning days of the Soviet regime, was that the great train of Sovietism was crossing the trans-Siberian railroad, and somewhere in Siberia, it broke down. When Lenin was in charge, he ordered the Soviets to get out of the train and push. The train carried on and as in any communist system, broke down again. This time Stalin was in charge. He ordered guards to shoot half the passengers and tell the other half they'll be next if they don't get out and push. The third time the train broke down, Nikita Khruschchev was in charge, and saboteurs had destroyed the tracks. He ordered the passengers to get out of the train and take the tracks from the back and put them in the front. The train carried on and broke down again, this time with Brezhnev in charge.  Brezhnev was old and doddering like Joe, and ordered the passengers to pull down the shades and start bouncing up and down, to imitate the train motion.

"Sounds a lot like old Joe."

Smug Jen Psaki Announces Any 10-Year-Old in the World Who Makes It Across the US Southern Border Will Be Allowed to Stay Here  . . . "On Wednesday Biden White House Spokesperson Jen Psaki was asked about the endless stream of illegal aliens streaming into the US since Joe Biden opened the southern border. The US is currently facing its biggest migrant surge into the US in 20 years.

Kristin Fisher: Is there a limit or a cap to the number of unaccompanied minors that are going to be allowed into the US?

Jen Psaki: A limit or a cap? So should we send some kids who are 10 back at a certain point? Is that what you’re asking me?

Conservative Student Group Hits Back at Prof Who Accused Them of Racism

Campus Politics  "Good for these students for responding. You expect this sort of behavior from students, but not a professor. Campus Reform reports:"

Conservative group responds forcefully to prof who called it ‘racist’

A professor at Montana Technological University reacted to the formation of a new conservative student organization on his campus by calling the group “racist.”

“This group is known for affiliating with racist and neo-Nazi and other alt-right groups,” Professor of Science and Technology Studies Pat Munday told KXLF-TV in February.

“We don’t want to suppress free speech. We don’t want to in any way try to tell students what clubs they can or can’t have but we do want to promote awareness that this is a very dangerous road to go down,” Munday added.

TPUSA responded to the professor’s public statement, which it called “defamatory.”

“The quote by Professor Pat Munday is both defamatory and wildly inaccurate. TPUSA is a mainstream conservative organization that encourages people of all races and backgrounds to participate. TPUSA even hosts annual events and gatherings catering to minority communities too often underrepresented in the political arena, including a Black Leadership Summit, a Latino Leadership Summit, a Jewish Leadership Summit, among many other uplifting and positive events. Professor Munday is either the victim of misinformation and should do some more research, or willfully ignorant, either way he owes the amazing student leaders at TPUSA Montana Tech an immediate apology,” a statement provided to KXLF-TV read.

Another Montana Tech professor, English and History Professor Henry Gonshak, reacted to Montana lawmakers’ efforts to legalize concealed carry of firearms on the state’s college campuses, on which Campus Reform previously reported.