California's problems jump out after a road trip

I am not surprised at all how many have already pulled up stakes from California.  History will look back on this time with a clearer lens than those living through the morass.  I'm waiting for trucker power to get here and force us back to life.  I hope it comes soon.  They just need to watch out for all the potholes

 American Thinker  "I just returned from a solo trip that gave me a break from California's mask and vaccine mandates.  I drove a lot through both Nevada and Idaho, spent five days in Idaho, and then made the return trip home.  Leaving hadn't solved any problems, but I had been too angry to stay in the San Francisco Bay Area.  The trip was illuminating — not just because it showed me a better world outside California, but because merely crossing into California reminded me how bad things are here.". . .

. . ."Driving further after that awful experience, I couldn't help contrast the consistently poor quality of the roadbeds with the 1,500 well tended out-of-state miles I drove.  There was also the ubiquitous roadside garbage.  Welcome home to California grunge — and this in a state where we pay a $0.70-a-gallon gas tax for highway maintenance, on top of high sales (10% or so depending on county) and income (top rate 12.3%) taxes.  Is there anything this high tax state does right?  Does all our tax money get sunk into teaching CRT, abetting homelessness, and promoting green energy?" . . .

Democrat Russia hoax was known in 2016 and reported on in 2018. Still none of them in prison.

Weasel Zippers  

Democrat Rep On Durham Filing: Clinton Was Looking For “Links,” “Making Stuff Up”…

Tony Branco

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Yowza: Joe Biden Reaches Blowout Territory in New Poll

Notice how the Bernie state of Vermont remains for Biden compared with Joe Manchin's state of West Virginia. TD

Guy Benson "We'll review some of the state-level numbers in a moment, but first, a look at President Biden's overall standing nationally – and my goodness, the results are grim for Democrats. Take all of this with grains of salt, per usual. It's just one poll, the subsamples in each state are relatively small (though the survey was quite large), margins of error, etc. But if these data points are generally in the ballpark, the party in power could be looking at a beatdown of historic proportions later this year: ". . .

. . ."How does one earn a rating that dreadful in any state? By garnering less than 70 percent support within his own party, and polling at 12 percent among independents. That's how. Does anyone think Sen. Joe Manchin is the least bit intimidated by pressure campaigns from outside leftists demanding that he vote the Biden line? Meanwhile, let's look at the president's standing in some crucial Senate states in the 2022 cycle:". . .More...

Lawn signs for conservatives

American Thinker  "Liberals think they're better than other people — so much so that they plant lawn signs in their front yards to illustrate that fact.

"The sentiments on these signs range from outright lies, HATE HAS NO HOME HERE (say the Trump-haters), to tautological nonsense like LOVE IS LOVE and SCIENCE IS REAL.

"Seems to me it's high time for normal, hardworking, America-loving folks to start displaying some lawn signage of their own.  The sentiments expressed on these signs should not signal virtue or moral superiority; their intent is merely to accurately reflect the real world, thereby causing pointy liberal heads to explode.  Since the American left is so fond of vandalizing or destroying that with which they disagree, a large Doberman on a chain may be a necessary adjunct to such signs, depending upon where you live.

"Liberal lawn signs often begin with the phrase, IN THIS HOUSE, WE BELIEVE.  To that I say, whaddaya mean, "we"?  Since when does everyone in a family share the same beliefs?  Don't any of these people have teenagers?

"So keep your lawn sign real and own it: IN MY HOUSE, I BELIEVE.  A house, however filled with love and inclusivity as it may be, is not a democracy.  The views on the lawn sign should be those of whoever is paying the mortgage.  Dissenting members of the household will simply have to wait until they've bought their own home to share their views.

"After establishing ownership of your home and your beliefs, start your conservative sign's list of bromides with a bang:". . .More...

Khamenei, You Have a Friend

 Watching America/ Published in Yisra’el Hayom

All this leads us to an unpleasant conclusion. The Biden administration is allied with Iran in everything related to its nuclear program. No agreement will prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, and the Biden administration will not impose any sanctions. On the contrary, the administration is working to defend Iran from all its opponents, as it did by removing the Houthis from the list of terrorist organizations and imposed sanctions on Egypt last week.

Toon added by TD

. . ."When Biden appointed Malley to manage the U.S. return to the nuclear agreement, there were those who claimed he did this to pacify the progressive left in the Democratic Party while he remained moderate. This claim does not square with the historical record.

"Since 1979, as a senator, then as vice president and today as president, Biden was and remains one of the clear supporters of the ayatollahs’ regime in Washington. During the American hostage crisis at the embassy in Tehran in 1979, Biden opposed any aggressive operation to free the hostages. His reaction to the 9/11 attacks was to call on the Bush administration to give $200 million to the regime in Tehran as a goodwill gesture.

"Biden was the architect of the American withdrawal from Iraq in 2011, something that, in fact, transferred control of the country to Iran. As vice president, he was an ardent supporter of the nuclear agreement, which paved Iran’s path to nuclear weapons by means of canceling sanctions imposed on the country, etc.

"When Prime Minister Naftali Bennett refused to meet with Malley during his visit to Israel, Biden reacted angrily and may have used the moment to break contact with Bennett for a number of months. Two weeks ago, three members of the American negotiations team resigned. The three, including Malley’s deputy, Richard Nephew, rejected Malley’s placatory approach with Iran and asserted that, in light of Iran’s nuclear advancement, the 2015 agreement was no longer relevant. According to The Wall Street Journal, the disagreement between Malley and Nephew reached Biden, who supported Malley’s position.". . .

Tulsi Gabbard Points Out the 'Biggest Threat' to U.S. Democracy

 Tulsi Gabbard Points Out the 'Biggest Threat' to U.S. Democracy (townhall.com)

"For years the leftist media and Democrats have issued warnings about "threats" to American democracy and yet, much of it was projection. 

"As reported over the weekend, Special Counsel John Durham confirmed the Clinton campaign hired a technology company to infiltrate servers at Trump Tower and while President Donald Trump was in the White House. In other words, they were spying. 

"Former Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is sounding that alarm about true threats to American democracy and where they are coming from. The Durham investigation has shown that the biggest threat to our democracy is not some foreign country, but rather the Power Elite led by the likes of Hillary Clinton and her coconspirators in the mainstream media & security state who work to undermine our democracy from"

(@TulsiGabbard) February 15, 2022 The Durham investigation makes clear that Hillary Clinton and the power elite spied on the Trump campaign and White House, undermining our democracy, launching us into a new Cold War, endangering America and the world. Clinton and her warmongers must be held accountable. pic.twitter.com/uDaeo6ak5a — 7

Tulsi Gabbard ?? (@TulsiGabbard) February 15, 2022 

" Meanwhile Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who played a major role in the development of the false Russia narrative against the Trump campaign, is still working in his post at the White House. The White House press team is refusing to comment on the situation.". . .

Trump tears into 'corrupt' media for IGNORING claim Hillary's campaign paid to spy on him |

. . .The reason the MSM can’t cover the story is that they would be reporting about themselves. . . Posted by: janjan 

 UK Daily Mail Online: La, la, la, can't hear you: How the liberal media outlets that relentlessly pushed 'Russian collusion' smear have totally ignored Durham's revelation that Hillary SPIED on Trump. CNN, NY Times, Washington Post, NBC and CBS all pass 

"The mainstream media is under fire again for ignoring the bombshell claims Hillary Clinton's campaign spied on Donald Trump while he was President - while they show no hesitation in heavy coverage of the discredited Steele dossier and allegations he was colluding with Russia,

"DailyMail.com found no links or references to the latest revelations by Special Counsel John Durham in his probe into the origins of the Russia investigation on the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS.

"The story has even been picked up global news organizations, including The Times of London, but has seen little in comparison to the wall-to-wall coverage of the so-called 'dirty dossier' that turned out to be Democrat-funded opposition research used as a basis for the FBI to surveil Trump campaign aide Carter Page.". . .

Reply 8 - Posted by: sterling431 2/14/2022 10:29:46 PM (No. 1072193)

This is proof the MSM is absolutely corrupt and have no honor and no commitment to publishing the truth. They didn't mind running with the so called Russia/Trump hoax for 3 years with no credible evidence or facts to support any of their many allegations. Where are their apologies for putting the country thru 3 years of absolute lies and misinformation, not mention the tens of millions of wasted taxpayers dollars? Hilary Clinton's campaign and her DOJ accomplices tried to subvert an election, and after that failed, continued the spying in an attempt to remove a sitting President from office using completely fabricated lies. There should be executions at play for those convicted of this espionage and subsequent attempts to ruin a duly elected President using falsehoods and illegal spying. 100% serious here.

Ratcliffe Reveals More on Durham Probe Including Biden Connection as WH Dodges Questions

 RedState. . ."Former DNI John Ratcliffe went on Fox on Monday and said that based on the intel that he had given Durham as part of Durham’s investigation, that he expected “quite a few more indictments.” He had previously said “multiple” or “many indictments”, so this adds that he thinks that the evidence from the intel supports “quite a few more” than the people who were indicted so far. He also notes the variety of crimes that might be considered.". . .

. . ."It isn’t just about Hillary Clinton. That raises the question of what did Biden know and when did he know it as well. Who else know what when, and was involved? If you check the above tweet of Hillary Clinton’s, you’ll also notice a familiar name that’s also come up in this case – the current National Security Adviser for Biden, Jake Sullivan. He was part of the Hillary for America team as a “senior policy advisor,” and he was putting out the information on the smear in a statement that Clinton was tweeting." . . .

. . ."Fox’s Jacqui Heinrich asked White House Deputy Press Secretary Karen Jean-Pierre about the Durham probe and what Biden thinks about infiltrating political opponent’s servers. Jean-Pierre refuses to answer the question."

Biden Spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre repeatedly says she “can’t speak to” Durham's report showing that the Clinton campaign paid for the Trump campaign and White House to be illegally spied on pic.twitter.com/WgIVe2ck6g

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 14, 2022 . . .

 
 Oh, So That's Why The New York Times Didn't Cover Latest Durham Bombshell (townhall.com)  "When a new motion was filed by John Durham on Friday night that included information about Hillary's Clinton's campaign and its activities toward Donald Trump's campaign, the mainstream media largely said "meh" and ignored the development (though Townhall did not, and Vespa's story is here). Well now The New York Times is trying to defend its decision...by insulting its readership. 

"In what was apparently another example of the mainstream media's selection bias clouding its judgement and causing it not to cover stories that are negative about their pals in the Democrat party, the usual suspects were oddly silent on the development for days. According to analysis from Fox News, on-air coverage of the latest Durham bombshell from Saturday through Monday on ABC, NBC, CBS, and MSNBC totaled zero (0) seconds while CNN gave two minutes and 30 seconds to the story. In primetime, the revelations weren't covered at all."

Durham Court Filing: Hillary’s Campaign Spied On Trump Tower, Trump Apartment Bldg, White House Internet Traffic

 

Durham Court Filing: Hillary’s Campaign Spied On Trump Tower, Trump Apartment Bldg, White House Internet Traffic (legalinsurrection.com)   "We can only hope that some major figures related to the 2016 Clinton campaign end up doing perp walks. What is now clear is that the Clinton campaign, through its lawyers, masterminded the manipulation of the 2016 election and the anti-Trump resistance through false and fabricated accusations and purported documentation of Russia collusion. The Clinton campaign was dirty as hell, put this country through hell for years, and people need to go to jail. But who knows if that ever will happen." . . .

Get Ready for More: The Durham Probe Has ‘Accelerated' – PJ Media  "According to the Fox News sources, John Durham, unlike Robert Mueller, has run his investigation “very professionally,” the investigation’s activities are rarely leaked, and more witnesses are “cooperating” and testifying before the federal grand jury than have previously been reported.

“ 'Durham does this right and keeps it a secret,” the source told Fox News and insisted that there’s a lot more activity going on in the investigation than the public has been privy to.

"John Durham had been investigating the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation as a U.S. Attorney but was appointed by then-Attorney General Bill Barr to serve as the Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice in Dec. 2020 to ensure his investigation couldn’t be thwarted by the incoming Biden administration.". . .  More...

Don Lemon Doomed, Facing Financial Ruin as Sexual Assault Case Goes to Trial

 "It’s shameful that the CNN attack machine is resorting to victim-blaming in order to detract from Mr. Lemon’s gross sexual misconduct."

Neon Nettle

"CNN’s Don Lemon is facing a massive legal nightmare amid an impending jury trial in a lawsuit from a Long Island bartender who claims he was physically, verbally, and sexually assaulted by the host in 2018.

"The ruling had been opposed by Lemon’s lawyers, who wanted a bench trial with no jury present.

“ 'Lemon will have to testify under oath in the near future, but it’s good to see that there’s finally some accountability happening,” Lemon’s accuser Dustin Hice said after the ruling, according to Fox News.

"Hice first sought $1.5 million from Lemon.". . .

Rand Paul Calls on Freedom Truckers to Come to America and ‘Clog Up Cities’

 Neon Nettle

"Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has called on trucker convoys to come to the United States and “clog up cities.”  "In an interview with The Daily Signal, Paul said:

I’m all for it.”

“Civil disobedience is a time-honored tradition in our country, from slavery to civil rights, to you name it.”

“Peaceful protest, clog things up, make people think about the mandates," he said.

“And some of this, we started,” the Republican explained.

‘The Exact Moment Racism Was Defeated In America’: Eminem Takes Knee At Super Bowl Halftime; Social Media Reacts

 The Daily Wire    "Rapper Eminem took a knee for about 50 seconds while performing at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, sparking much social media reaction.

"Jake Coco mockingly captioned a photo of the rapper kneeling, “The exact moment racism was defeated in America.”

Rapper Eminem took a knee for about 50 seconds while performing at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show, sparking much social media reaction.

How awesome to see Eminem honor Tim Tebow tonight during the #SuperBowl halftime show! pic.twitter.com/e7yUBIBEtS

— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) February 14, 2022

 "Left-wing celebrities like Rosie O’Donnell were pleased with Eminem, though. “That’s my guy,” she posted, quote-tweeting a left-wing account suggesting the rapper took a knee for former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who in 2016 sparked a racially-charged anti-police kneeling protest in the NFL."

Amanda Prestigiacomo;

Notably, back in 2017, Eminem rapped about the rape of conservative commentator and author Ann Coulter with a “Klan poster,” a “lamp post” and a “door handle,” among other objects, and called then-President Donald Trump a “b****.”

“And f*** Ann Coulter with a Klan poster. With a lamp post, door handle, shutter. A damn bolt cutter, a sandal, a can opener, a candle, rubber. Piano, a flannel, sucker, some hand soap, butter. A banjo and manhole cover,” Eminem raps in a song called “No Favors” by Big Sean.

“I’m anti, can’t no government handle a commando,” the rap continues. “Your man don’t want it, Trump’s A B****. I’ll make his whole brand go under.”

Snoop Dogg also performed during the halftime show. Back in 2020, the rapper called black conservatives like Candace Owens, Herman Cain, and Diamond & Silk members of the “Coon Bunch.”

Moreover, in a music video for his song “Lavender,” there is a mock presidential assassination of then-President Trump. And in another viral video posted in 2017, Snoop Dogg refers to Trump using the n-word and mocks his supporters, The Daily Wire reported.

Related: Eminem Raps About Raping Conservative Ann Coulter, Calls Trump a ‘B****’