Thursday, July 13, 2023
"It’s not often that Washington’s accommodation of Beijing’s wishes takes the form of something approximating an actual kowtow.
National Review "It’s not often that Washington’s accommodation of Beijing’s wishes takes the form of something approximating an actual kowtow.
"But that’s what seemed to take place this weekend in the Chinese capital as Janet Yellen met Chinese vice premier He Lifeng. In a video from the start of their meeting, Yellen bows three times as she shakes the hand of He, who stands straight up.
"The Treasury secretary spent two days there, meeting senior Chinese officials for talks on the bilateral economic relationship. But her overarching goal in making the trip was to continue the administration’s apology campaign. High-ranking U.S. officials have made a series of visits to Beijing to jumpstart diplomatic exchange after China’s government withheld it in retaliation for America’s handling of the deliberate Chinese provocation of the spy balloon.
"The White House has also made significant policy concessions, including delays of human-rights sanctions and export controls. This new stance secured a meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese general secretary Xi Jinping last month. And later this month, John Kerry, the special climate envoy, will make his own trip to Beijing.
"While Yellen said at the end of her trip that she had discussed China’s crackdown on America’s firms, Chinese firms’ shipping of matériel to the Russian military, and human-rights abuses, her tone was mostly conciliatory.
"Notably, Yellen said that the two sides agreed to set up a channel where Chinese officials can raise U.S. actions that they view as concerning so that “we can explain and, possibly in some situations, respond to unintended consequences of our actions if they’re not carefully targeted.' ” . . .
The Big Gaslight -
Proof? Perhaps the best circumstantial evidence of all: Thousands of hours of video footage of the Capitol breach exist but most of it was not made available by the Justice Department or Congress until Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s recent release.
American Thinker "The term “gaslighting” was just selected word of the year because of its overuse. But why would that usage increase have happened? Maybe because the practice itself has become more common as a political weapon.
"In practical parlance, “gaslighting” means trying to persuade others not to believe their “lying eyes,” or not to believe what they already had known as established fact. Recent examples of such disinformation themes include:
• The summer 2020 riots were not really riots but “mostly peaceful” demonstrations.
• The Hunter Biden laptop emails are not real but instead a Russian disinformation tactic.
• The U.S. southern border is closed.
• It was Republicans, not Democrats, who favored defunding the police.
• Voter ID requirements are actually voter suppression.
• Critical Race Theory is not really racist -- and is not being taught in schools anyway.
• The Afghanistan surrender/retreat was really a great achievement and success.
"Curiously, all these familiar ploys are authored by the same political camp. I wish I could balance with Republican cases, but sometimes reality is unbalanced.
"One gaslight theme has become so prevalent -- without adequate response -- that its contribution to rhetorical disequilibrium needs to be addressed before it does any more damage to the national cognition. You have seen and heard much about the U.S. Capitol “insurrection” of January 6, 2021, especially on the two-year anniversary. The trouble is, that event was not an insurrection.
"An insurrection is organized and armed uprising against authority or operations of government. The January 6 Capitol near-riot -- which is a fair descriptor -- did not involve organization or arms, and was hardly a “large” group relative to the scale of its opposition or historical comparison with real insurrections. (Even the hostile and politically weaponized FBI has admitted the absence of prior coordination.) This was one “mostly peaceful” protest that really was.
"So, what else was the January 6 event? It was trespassing. It involved some vandalism.
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Silliness of politicians
This is so surreal. The socialist Spanish minister uses a private jet to attend a climate conference. 100 metres before the venue she gets out off the limo and takes a bicycle. The security cars follow her. pic.twitter.com/NkSF3hJrOH
— David Vance (@DVATW) July 11, 2023
That's so Buttigieg.
This Trans Nonsense Ends From Disgust And Boredom (townhall.com) "Society’s current trans idiocy is best understood not as a phenomenon in and of itself, but as the exploitation by a progressive elite of disturbed individuals who suffer from a mental disorder that causes them to believe their gender is different than reality, of vulnerable people who glom onto gender confusion as a reaction to other problems, and of outright perverts who leverage trans to get into women’s’ spaces for sexual satisfaction. Trans is a tool and a tactic. . ."
'The View' Host Joy Behar Says She's 'Turned On' By Joe Biden's Angry Outbursts (breitbart.com)
. . .“ 'I like it,” Behar said. “He’s such a mild-mannered, sweet guy.”
"But co-host Whoopi Goldberg disagreed. “He is not,” she replied. “He’s dropped more f-bombs than I have.”
"Behar added that Biden’s anger is a sign that “he’s just a regular guy” who enjoys his “white male privilege.”.jpg)
Not fake anger?
"Current and former White House aides told Axios that Biden’s outbursts include: “G*d dammit, how the f**k don’t you know this?!,” “Don’t f**king bullsh*t me!” and “Get the f**k out of here!”
"But Biden also has a well-documented history of exploding at reporters who ask him unpleasant or unscripted questions.
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"Behar isn’t the only person who is “turned on” by Biden’s senile tirades.
"Fox News host Lisa Kennedy said during her show Outnumbered on Monday that she is also a fan. “It kind of turned me on when I heard that the president gets angry and volatile. I’m not gonna lie.' ” . . .
A State of Martial Law: America Is a Military Dictatorship Disguised as a Democracy
The Rutherford Institute:John & Nisha Whitehead
“What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?”—Thomas Jefferson
"The government is goosestepping all over our freedoms. Case in point: America’s founders did not want a military government ruled by force. Rather, they opted for a republic bound by the rule of law: the U.S. Constitution.
"Yet sometime over the course of the past 240-plus years that constitutional republic has been transformed into a military dictatorship disguised as a democracy.
"Most Americans seem relatively untroubled by this state of martial law.
"Incredibly, when President Biden bragged about how the average citizen doesn’t stand a chance against the government’s massive arsenal of militarized firepower, it barely caused a ripple.
"As Biden remarked at a fundraising event in California, “I love these guys who say the Second Amendment is—you know, the tree of liberty is water with the blood of patriots. Well, if [you] want to do that, you want to work against the government, you need an F-16. You need something else than just an AR-15.”
"The message being sent to the citizenry is clear: there is no place in our nation today for the kind of revolution our forefathers mounted against a tyrannical government.
"For that matter, the government has declared an all-out war on any resistance whatsoever by the citizenry to its mandates, power grabs and abuses.
"By this standard, had the Declaration of Independence been written today, it would have rendered its signers extremists or terrorists, resulting in them being placed on a government watch list, targeted for surveillance of their activities and correspondence, and potentially arrested, held indefinitely, stripped of their rights and labeled enemy combatants.
"This is no longer the stuff of speculation and warning." . . .
Missing the point on the Axios 'Old Yeller' article
The lesson we should glean from this Axios propaganda piece is that they are selling Joe as a capable leader who is at the top of his game.
Jonathan Schlackman- American Thinker "On July 10th, Axios published an article titled ”Old Yeller: Biden's Private Fury”, where they talk about how Biden is quite the old curmudgeon behind the scenes at the Oval Office. Dutifully like clockwork, all the conservative sites pounced (the Left love that word) on the juicy details of an old man who, while whispering in public, lets his true personality out in his private surroundings. And of course, the conservative comments section was on fire with people relishing what a nasty character this befuddled old man really was behind the scenes, and how the Left is getting suckered into thinking otherwise. Conservatives interpreted the article as a takedown of the president. But I believe something else was afoot here, an entirely different agenda in writing this article then most conservatives think.
"Between all the pronouncements in the piece, like “Biden has such a quick-trigger temper that some aides try to avoid meeting alone with him. Some take a colleague, almost as a shield against a solo blast,” what Axios was really trying to impart to their readers was that Biden is a man in control; a man who knows bs when he hears it and has no patience for it. That if you are unlucky enough to have a one-on-one with this oh-so-capable man, you better have the answers he’s looking for, or watch out!
"In essence, this was a flattering propaganda piece designed to make Joe look like he’s the bossman, the mover and shaker of the White House, and just forget what your lying eyes tell you. He’s not, in truth, the doddering, old demented ice cream eater-in-chief you see on TV or social media. He’s Dark Brandon!" . . .
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
America has forgotten how to act with Royalty.
'We Are a Laughing Stock': Embarrassment on Global Stage as President Biden Is Confused, Led by King Charles During U.K. Visit (msn.com) "Another day, another viral moment from President Joe Biden.
"While the president, 80, was visiting King Charles in the U.K. this week, people couldn't help but mock him for looking confused, leading the royal, 74, to make sure he got to the right place.
"After the leaders greeted one another, they took part in the Inspection of the Guard outside Windsor Castle. At the end of the line, Biden spoke to a guard, but King Charles could be seen holding onto the leader of the United States. After appearing disoriented, he then followed Charles away from the soldiers." . . .
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Video: King Charles Leads Confused Biden Away at Castle Reception (breitbart.com) . . ."After a moment’s gesticulation and spoken remarks, the King appeared able to get the President moving in the right direction once again. In a break of protocol, after being shepherded away, President Biden threw his arm around King Charles’ back."
King Charles loses his patience during Joe Biden meeting | Daily Mail Online
How typical of Obama to make his gift to the Queen all about him: Barack Obama's unfortunate gift to Queen: 'What on earth am I going to do with it?' | Royal News | Express.co.uk . . .It was during their first visit, though, that according to a newly-resurfaced report, Mr Obama gifted Her Majesty a very unusual present, which left many wondering if it made the cut.
"The former US President chose an iPod filled with photos from his inauguration and clips of his speeches.
"The bestowing of the gift brought a cringe from one top etiquette expert, who said it confirmed that Mr Obama had not figured out presidential gift-giving.
"Anna Post of the Emily Post Institute said in 2009: “For me, the iPod only works if he has some catchy reason why he gave it as a gift.
" 'Otherwise it feels like somebody at the White House pulled the lever and an iPod is what popped up." . . .
The war with the left for the minds and bodies of our children
@ringspan2731: Jim Caviezel was one of Hollywood's biggest stars at one time, but they blackballed him for being too real. It was the best thing that ever happened to him. He's a godsend as are everyone associated with stopping the horrors of child sex trafficking. Anyone opposed to him or the film's message are part of the problem and should be exposed as the trash they are. As a film buff, it makes me so happy to see movies with a message like this taking center stage!
Sound of Freedom | Theatrical Trailer for July 4
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"Sound Of Freedom" Ignites Left - Granite Grok
"These topics will come back and bite Biden or whoever the Democrat candidate is. They will regret they abandoned the Border and infected America with illegals, drugs, lost children, and terrorists.". . .
"Sound of Freedom, based on the sad and discouraging topic of child trafficking, is packing theaters like few movies today can. It is attracting folks on the Right who are concerned with Children and Children’s Rights and Welfare and angering the Left who call the concern over child trafficking a right-wing conspiracy theory.
"How can there be any hope for this country when we are so divided on every topic, including children? Nearly every media outlet and liberal newspaper trashed the movie and its supporters. Some of the more bizarre headlines were:
Rolling Stone: Sound of Freedom is a superhero movie for dads with brain worms.
Jezebel: Sound of Freedom is an anti-child trafficking fantasy fit for Qanon
The Guardian: Sound of Freedom, the Qanon adjacent thriller seducing America
"The synopsis of the movie: After rescuing a boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy’s sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her from a fate worse than death." . . .
"How can the Left possibly refute the concept of Child Trafficking when we know the Biden Administration has lost contact with 85,000 underage illegal immigrants? These children were unaccompanied as they crossed the Border, were allowed to enter the country, and are now lost in the system. Besides being under the Cartels’ control, how does the Left explain this loss of human life? They cannot, but they will point to the Right and cry conspiracy theory. The media supports their claim, which is what the Left is fed. They gobble it down and never seek the truth." . . .
Are theatres turning off air-conditioning to suppress the box office for Sound of Freedom? - American Thinker . . .But reports continue to proliferate of mysterious outages of air-conditioning in just one screen at multiplexes. The video purports to compile stories of this happening all across the country: Video
In this same vein: Sexually Explicit Book 'Gender Queer' Added To Nation's Largest Teachers' Union Summer Reading List - Big League Politics "From The New York Post: The book was featured in the NEA’s “Great Summer Reads for Educators!” list that showcased 11 books.
"Among those books are “White Fragility,” a book that insists that White Americans use anger, shame and guilt to avoid taking responsibility for racial inequality.
“Gender Queer,” a memoir written by a LGBT author, has been at the forefront of the banned books controversy. Mainly due to its extremely sexually explicit illustrations and promotion of LGBT values.
"For example, it depicts minors performing oral sex on one another." . . .
Riley Gaines Challenges Megan Rapinoe To Debate Biological Men Competing In Women's Sports
“Because a man could easily take her place. Easily.” Riley Gaines
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| Rapinoe is quite at home as the center of attention |
Outkick "The newest member of the OutKick team, Riley Gaines, is already making plans for great content. She appeared on The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show and challenged US Women’s soccer player Megan Rapinoe to a debate over biological men competing in women’s sports.
"Why?
"Gaines competed against biological male Lia Thomas when the two were swimming in the NCAA. She knows firsthand the dangers of allowing men to invade women’s sports."
Gaines doesn’t think biological men belong in women’s sports. Radical position, huh? And because she has facts and science on her side, she’s not afraid of an open debate against Rapinoe.
“Had Megan Rapinoe been asked [about biological men playing on the USWNT] … while trying to advance to the height of her career, she would not have the same opinions,” Gaines said." . . .
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. . ."Why? Because Mr. Biden is the worst American president in decades. He makes his former boss, President Barack Obama, look like a resounding success by comparison (he wasn’t). Not since the Jimmy Carter era have Americans been “led” by such a stunningly incompetent, utterly ineffectual and downright pitiful administration, and that may be harsh to Mr. Carter (it isn’t).
"Whether you support former President Donald Trump or not, good-faith Americans can agree: What we have on our hands now is a national travesty. The Biden administration is a comedy of errors that isn’t funny. Mr. Biden’s first term has not been measured by successes, but rather by record-breaking milestones that were once unimaginable.
"Let’s run through the numbers: Americans are most concerned about the U.S. inflation rate, and that rate is at its highest point since 1980. The border crisis is at its worst state in more than two decades. Violent crime is more rampant now than in years past, while record-low numbers of Americans are satisfied with government efforts to address it (24%, to be exact.) Then there’s Afghanistan, where American citizens still remain stranded after one of the most infamous foreign policy blunders in recent memory.
"And, on top of that, Mr. Biden has handled the COVID-19 pandemic worse than his predecessor, whose administration ramped up vaccine production and handed Democrats a silver platter. This, after Biden promised to stop the virus and not to mandate vaccines.
"Need I go on? On every single metric, the Biden administration is failing. . ."