Though to be honest, this hasn’t been a bad summer at all. Spring lasted all the way until late May here, which is incredible. Since I have lived here in TX I recall many years where it hit 90 on March 1 and didn’t fall below that until November. A year or two ago we had something like 90 straight days of 100+
It;s July and things are still green here, Weve been getting some rain, which keeps temps down. We had one truly hot “spell” of about four weeks, but the last ten days its been bearable.
Best line of the week. Talking about Kamala, ” ‘You can count the number of delegates she won in the 2020 primaries on one hand, as long as that hand has no fingers’”
Bitter – that is my view of the “climate crisis” as well. Man neither caused it, nor can change it, as the earth’s climate has been changing for billions of years, and will continue to do so. Forcing companies, and people into absurd regulations that are only there to benefit left leaning organizations and redistribute wealth is tyranny in its most basic form.
With that said, if consumers want companies to do their utmost to reduce emissions, that is not bad. But it should be consumer driven, and not excessive. Being responsible stewards of the earth is a good thing, having government enforced arbitrary restrictions and taxation is not.
To be honest, no one, and i mean no one, is addressing the true strain on the world. A population that has jumped from 1B to 8B in one century, and is skyrocketing forward, is the true problem that strains the earth and its resources. Look at where the population is growing the most, in areas where they can least afford it and resources are stretched to the extreme.
That is why we have so many refugees reshaping Europe and North America, turning it into reflections of the places they fled.
Since its a slow Saturday I will post this. Reasons why we should never believe the media: part infinity:
So reflecting back on the French (and to a degree the UK elections) we have been told that the Far Left and Macron’s party won, and the RN (right leaning party) finished third…which was an epic failure for the Right and shows that the country rejected them…but is that true?
The media reports on the massive victory over the right, yet, they managed to nearly double their number of seats, and in just four years went from near zero to 142 seats. The “leading party” only has 188 seats…far from a “massive victory for the left”…but if we dig deeper into the numbers, which the media won’t, we will see the shocking truth.
The far left socialists/communists joined forced with Macron’s party to “drop out of” nearly 220 races where the Right could have won, to prevent their victory…and it worked. I have painstakingly gone through most of the seats, and found the RN would have won at least 155 more seats…in some locations they lost elections where the third party candidate withdrew by less than 20 votes, and in more than 40 by less than 100.
This would have given them a majority, and control of the government, if the election had been run like it traditionally has.
More than that, let’s look at actual vote totals from the election.
New Popular Front (NFP) 26.3 %
Ensemble (ENS) 24.7 %
Nat Rally Alliance (RN) 37.1 %
Les Républicains (LR) 6.2 %
Its clear that the right leaning party won more votes than any other party…by a substantial margin, but “lost the election badly” according to the media. Same in the UK where the right won over 38% of the vote, whereas the left struggled to get to 33%, yet the “left” won an overwhelming majority in the Parliment, so the media could paint, with broad sweeping strokes, that the left has been “victorious” in both elections.
It’s apparent that by the next election the RN will win the Presidency, and be able to control the narrative (and the invasion) of France. Same with Labour in the UK. After the British struggle under a couple years of oppressive Labour socialist/communist policies and unfettered immigration, you will see a backlash.
The purpose of the post? One – don’t ever believe the media narrative. They lie in order to create a narrative. Two – Facts are a stubborn thing. We should all strive to find out what the facts are, because often time they will surprise us.
Most of the data Vic posted above probably was derived from alternative, independent, or social media sources. They are news outlets more people are turning to rather than the alphabet or legacy media. This even includes Tic Tock which can be more honest than what we used to observe as our free public press, which now seems more aligned with government endorsed narratives all over the world.
Chicon, I saw Tucker was going to be speaking in a prime time slot. He probably will turn lots of heads – both in positive and negative ways.
Jan – actually it was not. It was obtained from Le Monde and the Daily Mail. very “mainstream media”. The problem is that it was further down in the articles reporting on the election. People only read the headlines and first couple of paragraphs. In fact, in reporting on the elections with those facts, they were still exalting the massive victories of the left as the “voice of the people” against right wing policies.
It’s amazing when you read the facts as the facts, and disregard the hyperbole.
I read the Daily Mail all the time. It’s one of the most widely circulated publications and, IMO, is pretty straight forward and fair in their coverage, considering the reporting of competing papers. When percentages of votes are included in an article one can extrapolate the facts for themselves. Clearly The right did the best. I think Macron’s bundling up all the fringe parties will not wear well on the French people, if chaos ensues and a government is unable to be formed because of that tactic.
Bitter, my sources tell me that Vlad will not be in attendance. However, he has already approved the content of the speech. I also heard each attendee will have a bottle of delicious Russion vodka on the pillow when returning to the room.
He was a fitness guru and died at 76. My dad started started smoking and drinking when FDR was President. He lived to be 94. Draw your own conclusions.
Unsure if he was shot or not. On a replay he grabbed his neck. He dropped down when shots were fired & then he was lifted up to his feet and hurried out. Unsure if anyone else hurt. Unsure if shooter was caught.
I hope that Trump is ok. This is completely unacceptable. I hope they find the shooter quickly and the scumbag is dumb enough to resist and justify being killed by law enforcement. I would say the same if it was an attempt on Biden’s life.
The left is completely unhinged. I just saw the video and then my left wing mother came from her cottage screaming he deserved it because of Project 2025 and hes going to end democracy. She added, Thank God Biden is leading in the polls.
She gets all her news from the mainstream media, so when you see what’s being fed to the public you can see how brainwashed people are
The latest is one shooter is dead. There is also a rumor someone behind Trump in the stands was hit and died too. People at the rally seem to be in shock and just sitting in their cars (according to reporter on the ground).
That is literally how close this country was to civil war, and I do not make that statement lightly, or am being cavalier. I think it would have set off a horrible set of circumstances.
Imagine him being assassinated days before the convention
Glad Trump survived, sad for the family of the innocent bystander killed. I’ll spare you my outrage since it should be obvious and does not need repeating here.
Politically related post: New dark horse VP pick? Steve Scalise.
At a minimum, Trump should bring him on as a surrogate and make a LOT of joint appearances.
Similar near death experience aside, he also has legislative chops and was in the senior leadership, so it’s not like he was a backbencher. Says everything it needs to without Trump having to say the words themselves.
I saw someone on twitter (sorry…X) post a pic of some italian ANTIFA member, but we won’t know until they release the identity of the killer, so no use speculating.
Sad to say, but I predicted somebody would get s.h.o.t this year in the political area.
May not be the last this year….
More toxic and divided environment than I have ever seen since 1968. George Wallace, Bobby Kennedy, both shot that year.
Since 1968, several generations of people being raised with no moral bearing, uncivility (even on blog sites) sense of responsibility, lack of clear-thinking processes, the “no consequences for bad behavior” thinking, people getting all ginned up over various issues, etc.
And far more mentally ill people walking around without their meds than compared to 1968.
And today, add in the mentally deranged transgenders, drug addicts, drug cartels, 11 million more illegal aliens, high emotions regarding the Hamas/Israel conflict, Rusia/Ukraine war, southern border, economic issues, etc.
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CNN: Biden WH Threatening Democrats They Will “Beat The Sh*t Out” Of Anyone Who Goes Against The Narrative
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/07/12/cnn_biden_wh_threatening_democrats_they_will_beat_the_sht_out_of_anyone_who_goes_against_the_narrative.html
No this is not from the Babylon Bee
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How ’bout this weather, eh?
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Just finished a heat wave. Starting a new one tomorrow.
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same here Bitter, except we call it summer. LOL
Though to be honest, this hasn’t been a bad summer at all. Spring lasted all the way until late May here, which is incredible. Since I have lived here in TX I recall many years where it hit 90 on March 1 and didn’t fall below that until November. A year or two ago we had something like 90 straight days of 100+
It;s July and things are still green here, Weve been getting some rain, which keeps temps down. We had one truly hot “spell” of about four weeks, but the last ten days its been bearable.
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Best line of the week. Talking about Kamala, ” ‘You can count the number of delegates she won in the 2020 primaries on one hand, as long as that hand has no fingers’”
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I will admit it seems like we have had hotter summers the last few years. I don’t believe humans caused it or can change it. Both can be true.
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Bitter – that is my view of the “climate crisis” as well. Man neither caused it, nor can change it, as the earth’s climate has been changing for billions of years, and will continue to do so. Forcing companies, and people into absurd regulations that are only there to benefit left leaning organizations and redistribute wealth is tyranny in its most basic form.
With that said, if consumers want companies to do their utmost to reduce emissions, that is not bad. But it should be consumer driven, and not excessive. Being responsible stewards of the earth is a good thing, having government enforced arbitrary restrictions and taxation is not.
To be honest, no one, and i mean no one, is addressing the true strain on the world. A population that has jumped from 1B to 8B in one century, and is skyrocketing forward, is the true problem that strains the earth and its resources. Look at where the population is growing the most, in areas where they can least afford it and resources are stretched to the extreme.
That is why we have so many refugees reshaping Europe and North America, turning it into reflections of the places they fled.
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I blame Walt. He has seen everything over the last 4.5 billion years and has not offered any solutions.
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Since its a slow Saturday I will post this. Reasons why we should never believe the media: part infinity:
So reflecting back on the French (and to a degree the UK elections) we have been told that the Far Left and Macron’s party won, and the RN (right leaning party) finished third…which was an epic failure for the Right and shows that the country rejected them…but is that true?
The media reports on the massive victory over the right, yet, they managed to nearly double their number of seats, and in just four years went from near zero to 142 seats. The “leading party” only has 188 seats…far from a “massive victory for the left”…but if we dig deeper into the numbers, which the media won’t, we will see the shocking truth.
The far left socialists/communists joined forced with Macron’s party to “drop out of” nearly 220 races where the Right could have won, to prevent their victory…and it worked. I have painstakingly gone through most of the seats, and found the RN would have won at least 155 more seats…in some locations they lost elections where the third party candidate withdrew by less than 20 votes, and in more than 40 by less than 100.
This would have given them a majority, and control of the government, if the election had been run like it traditionally has.
More than that, let’s look at actual vote totals from the election.
New Popular Front (NFP) 26.3 %
Ensemble (ENS) 24.7 %
Nat Rally Alliance (RN) 37.1 %
Les Républicains (LR) 6.2 %
Its clear that the right leaning party won more votes than any other party…by a substantial margin, but “lost the election badly” according to the media. Same in the UK where the right won over 38% of the vote, whereas the left struggled to get to 33%, yet the “left” won an overwhelming majority in the Parliment, so the media could paint, with broad sweeping strokes, that the left has been “victorious” in both elections.
It’s apparent that by the next election the RN will win the Presidency, and be able to control the narrative (and the invasion) of France. Same with Labour in the UK. After the British struggle under a couple years of oppressive Labour socialist/communist policies and unfettered immigration, you will see a backlash.
The purpose of the post? One – don’t ever believe the media narrative. They lie in order to create a narrative. Two – Facts are a stubborn thing. We should all strive to find out what the facts are, because often time they will surprise us.
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Great stuff, Vic. Thanks for posting that.
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In an effort to make some heads explode, the RNC has scheduled Tucker Carlson for a prime time speaking slot at the convention.
I wonder how Fox will handle that….
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Will Tucker invite Putin to sit in the front row when he speaks?
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Most of the data Vic posted above probably was derived from alternative, independent, or social media sources. They are news outlets more people are turning to rather than the alphabet or legacy media. This even includes Tic Tock which can be more honest than what we used to observe as our free public press, which now seems more aligned with government endorsed narratives all over the world.
Chicon, I saw Tucker was going to be speaking in a prime time slot. He probably will turn lots of heads – both in positive and negative ways.
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Jan – actually it was not. It was obtained from Le Monde and the Daily Mail. very “mainstream media”. The problem is that it was further down in the articles reporting on the election. People only read the headlines and first couple of paragraphs. In fact, in reporting on the elections with those facts, they were still exalting the massive victories of the left as the “voice of the people” against right wing policies.
It’s amazing when you read the facts as the facts, and disregard the hyperbole.
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Hot day in Butler PA with huge, overflowing crowds for Biden’s opponent.
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I read the Daily Mail all the time. It’s one of the most widely circulated publications and, IMO, is pretty straight forward and fair in their coverage, considering the reporting of competing papers. When percentages of votes are included in an article one can extrapolate the facts for themselves. Clearly The right did the best. I think Macron’s bundling up all the fringe parties will not wear well on the French people, if chaos ensues and a government is unable to be formed because of that tactic.
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Bitter, my sources tell me that Vlad will not be in attendance. However, he has already approved the content of the speech. I also heard each attendee will have a bottle of delicious Russion vodka on the pillow when returning to the room.
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RIP, Richard Simmons.
He was a fitness guru and died at 76. My dad started started smoking and drinking when FDR was President. He lived to be 94. Draw your own conclusions.
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Trump shot. Several shots while speaking.
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Unsure if he was shot or not. On a replay he grabbed his neck. He dropped down when shots were fired & then he was lifted up to his feet and hurried out. Unsure if anyone else hurt. Unsure if shooter was caught.
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By the blood, it looks like he got at least grazed by a bullet over his right ear. I’m praying that’s all.
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This in insane. I hope he is ok, and I hope that calm heads prevail and this doesn’t start people doing crazy things.
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Appears it was a head shot that miraculously only nicked his ear.
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God’s hand protected Trump like He saved Pope John Paul II
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I hope that Trump is ok. This is completely unacceptable. I hope they find the shooter quickly and the scumbag is dumb enough to resist and justify being killed by law enforcement. I would say the same if it was an attempt on Biden’s life.
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The left is completely unhinged. I just saw the video and then my left wing mother came from her cottage screaming he deserved it because of Project 2025 and hes going to end democracy. She added, Thank God Biden is leading in the polls.
She gets all her news from the mainstream media, so when you see what’s being fed to the public you can see how brainwashed people are
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Again, I hope that calmer heads prevail, because this is going to piss off a lot of people
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with that image he wins the election .VS sleepy Joe who can’t ride a bike or walk up stairs, and can’t remember Zelensky from Putin
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They are going after Trump but it is US that they hate.
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Many thanks for reproducing that iconic photo of Trump after being shot.
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Thanks, Vic!
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Vic – I am sure you love your mother. Please be kind and pay her moving expenses and first month’s rent at her new place.
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The shooter is currently been whisked away by Biden DOJ people and is resting in the Lincoln bedroom waiting for his private dinner with Hillary.
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Too soon, if ever, Vic.
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Bitter, now that lady post was amazing humor.
The latest is one shooter is dead. There is also a rumor someone behind Trump in the stands was hit and died too. People at the rally seem to be in shock and just sitting in their cars (according to reporter on the ground).
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*latest post’. Fingers are rattled.
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Chicon to condemn me for not liking humor in 3…2…1…
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confirmed that a bystander was hit in the head and died. The result of attending a political rally in the new leftist America.
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Good one, Vic!
He was 1-2 inches from dead.
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That is literally how close this country was to civil war, and I do not make that statement lightly, or am being cavalier. I think it would have set off a horrible set of circumstances.
Imagine him being assassinated days before the convention
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2nd photo is graphic…..shooter preliminarily ID’d as an Antifa member.
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Zzzzzzzzz. Why did God hate Lincoln, JFK, and other assassination victims.
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Glad Trump survived, sad for the family of the innocent bystander killed. I’ll spare you my outrage since it should be obvious and does not need repeating here.
Politically related post: New dark horse VP pick? Steve Scalise.
At a minimum, Trump should bring him on as a surrogate and make a LOT of joint appearances.
Similar near death experience aside, he also has legislative chops and was in the senior leadership, so it’s not like he was a backbencher. Says everything it needs to without Trump having to say the words themselves.
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test
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Does Bubu live within proximity of where Trump was speaking?
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The Secret Service personnel around Trump were awesome.
Apparently the guy was on a rooftop several hundred feet away with line of sight to Trump. Someone has to explain how this is possible.
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“Janzam,
2nd photo is graphic…..shooter preliminarily ID’d as an Antifa member.”
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link to site and article?
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“Trump removed from stage
by Secret Service
after loud noises
startles former president, crowd
DAVID JACKSON, USA TODAY
Updated July 13, 2024 at 8:21 PM”
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I saw someone on twitter (sorry…X) post a pic of some italian ANTIFA member, but we won’t know until they release the identity of the killer, so no use speculating.
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A day that will live in infamy
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How about the CNN article that said Secret Service has to pick up Trump after he fell.
There are others trying to say it was: a. BB gun b. paint ball gun c. false flag, etc etc etc
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There’s some sick people out there, Vic. Trump Derangement Syndrome is not just the political slogan many suggest.
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Today,
Richard Simmons died (quirky fitness guru).
also Dr. Ruth (sex experts)
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Walt, and Shelley Duval the other day, so that makes the required three.
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Sad to say, but I predicted somebody would get s.h.o.t this year in the political area.
May not be the last this year….
More toxic and divided environment than I have ever seen since 1968. George Wallace, Bobby Kennedy, both shot that year.
Since 1968, several generations of people being raised with no moral bearing, uncivility (even on blog sites) sense of responsibility, lack of clear-thinking processes, the “no consequences for bad behavior” thinking, people getting all ginned up over various issues, etc.
And far more mentally ill people walking around without their meds than compared to 1968.
And today, add in the mentally deranged transgenders, drug addicts, drug cartels, 11 million more illegal aliens, high emotions regarding the Hamas/Israel conflict, Rusia/Ukraine war, southern border, economic issues, etc.
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I predict the shooter will be
1.–a man
2.–25-35 yrs. old
3–white
4.–lone wolf
5.–had been in trouble before
6.–left leaning
7..–his neighbors will say he was a quiet guy, was nice, it surprised them he was the shooter.
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https://x.com/howyegettingon/status/1812261440730054786?s=46&t=Ofl04o3VAKxJK-aRMpw4DQ
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Gunman identified. Matthew Thomas Crooks
May he burn in hell
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N/T
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