Trump says America is a sh**t hole country! Klaatu writes according to Trump's speech in Waco: “We are a failing nation. We are a nation with the highest inflation rate in 50 years, where banks are collapsing and interest rates are far too high. We are a nation where energy costs have reached their highest level in our history. … We are a nation that is consumed by the radical left’s new deal … [that] everyone knows … will lead to our destruction.” https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/03/trumps-dark-waco-speech-denounced-america.html
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Waco goes Whacko Klaatu Beradda reports that it was enough to make you weep. Facing his NYC indictment, Donald Trump took a defiant stance at a rally Saturday in Waco, blasting the prosecutors investigating him and predicting his victory as he rallied supporters. Bringing crocodile tears to his eyes he pleaded with DeSantis, the governor of Florida for his help, W ith a hand over his heart, Trump stood at attention when his rally opened with a song called “Justice for All” performed by a choir of people imprisoned for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol...as the choir sang the national anthem and a recording played of Trump reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. https://apnews.com/article/trump-waco-rally-texas-9a5676b734bb087a977ffe0216d0a6a8
‘ Time traveler’ claims hostile aliens are coming to ‘take back Earth’ Is it the Republicans? Is it the Libertarians? Is it the hard-shelled Southern B aptists? Whatever, it was close encounters of the absurd kind. A self-proclaimed time traveler, who warned of an alien invasion, claims that said extraterrestrials have — wait for it — arrived on Earth yesterday and abducted 8,000 earthlings. Maybe someone you know. A video depicting the supposed dystopian announcement has amassed 161,000 views…. https://nypost.com/2023/03/24/time-traveler-claims-hostile-aliens-are-coming-to-earth/
Psycho Trump Warns of ‘Death and Destruction’ Over Possible Charges One day after posting what many saw as inciteful language on social media, former President Donald Trump took things to the next level, warning of “potential death & destruction” if he were to be charged with a crime. It’s not clear WHICH crime he is referencing, as he is currently under investigation for many crimes, but it seems like the most likely case is the one being pursued by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg for falsifying business documents that allegedly covered up hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-ratchets-up-violent-rhetoric-warning-of-death-and-destruction-over-charges/
The Trump rape case jurors kept secret so Trump can't f*#ck around with them According to Business Insider a judge has ruled that the jurors will be kept secret in an upcoming defamation and rape trial against Donald Trump so he and his conservative fans can't get to them. In his ruling, U.S. Federal District Judge Lewis Kaplan noted Trump's history of targeting courts, judges, public officials, "and even individual jurors in other matters." Trump and his lawyers will try anything to make sure justice is not done.
Trump Did Not Get Arrested Today, But He Fleeced Supporters By Pretending He Would Be Donald Trump‘s fundraising machine may be getting a boost thanks to massive attention given to his erroneous prediction that he would be arrested Tuesday. Trump made the claim in a Truth Social post over the weekend, but no announcement of an indictment has yet come from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Since Trump made his arrest prediction, at least one fundraising email sent Monday in the former president’s name has targeted donors to clap back at the “witch hunt” that could lead to his arrest. https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-did-not-get-arrested-today-but-he-fleeced-supporters-by-pretending-he-would-be/
LAW & HORROR: Criminal Cases Against Trump and Baldwin Aren’t Lookin’ Too Hot They may both get off. Two very different lawsuits against two egomaniacs this week. A ccording to New York Magazine The first: Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg is likely preparing charges against the Pumpkin President for paying off Stormy Daniels. Remember that story from like five years ago or whatever? Remember the pee tape? Well, yeah, I guess the lawyers have finally gotten around to adjudicating that in the court of criminal law. But apparently, according to Intelligencer’s Ankush Khardori, the case is not only one of the weaker criminal charges that can be brought upon the toupéed cauliflower sack but also could actually bolster his campaign efforts if the whole thing falls apart. Trump preempted his own arrest over the weekend, which already signals how he’s gonna farce the fuck outta the proceedings. If Bragg only comes up with a misdemeanor indictment, then, yeah, it could feel lik...
Alarmed about climate change? Here’s what we can do The transition (from fossil fuels to clean energy sources) won’t be easy because this industry is arguably the most financially and politically powerful force on Earth. They have used their power successfully to prevent or delay government policies that would upset their pernicious business model. At the 2023 annual energy conference of oil executives in Houston, their determination to expand oil and gas production was made clear. One CEO remarked, “Our strategy is to stay as oily as we can for as long as we can.” https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3909072-alarmed-about-climate-change-heres-what-we-can-do/
JPMorgan Chase can be sued by Virgin Islands over Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking claims A New York federal judge ruled that the U.S. Virgin Islands and women who accuse the late investor Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse can proceed with lawsuits claiming that JPMorgan Chase knowingly benefited from participating in Epstein’s sex-trafficking scheme. Is anybody minding the store? Where was Fearless Leader Mr. Dimon? https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/20/jpmorgan-chase-can-be-sued-by-virgin-islands-over-jeffrey-epstein-sex-trafficking-claims.html
Ben & Jerry’s Founder Is ‘Top Donor’ of Group Campaigning Against U.S. Military Support for Ukraine Ben Cohen has donated more than $1 million to a group campaigning to turn the U.S. public against President Biden’s military support for Ukraine. https://www.thedailybeast.com/ben-and-jerrys-founder-ben-cohen-funds-campaign-against-ukraine-military-support
Scientists found genetic data from a Wuhan market linking illegally traded raccoon dogs to the Covid pandemic’s origins . From the NY Times: The genetic data from the market offers some of the most tangible evidence yet of how the virus could have spilled into people from wild animals outside a lab. Who knew?
SVB is the first social media bank run in history. The crisis has changed the banking industry forever. There's a good chance the run on Silicon Valley Bank would not have happened had it not been for social media. Bank runs have happened before, but this collapse was a new tech-fueled phenomenon that shocked the banking industry, regulators and most other experts. https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-bank-svb-first-social-media-bank-run-2023-3
It’s Indescribable! Nothing can Stop it! Giant seaweed blob takes aim at Florida Marine scientists are tracking a 5,000-mile-wide seaweed bloom that is so large, it can be seen from space. These sargassum blooms are nothing new, but scientists say this one could be the largest in history. At last check, it was heading toward Florida’s Gulf coast. The thick mat of algae drifts between the Atlantic coast of Africa and the Gulf of Mexico, providing habitat for marine life and absorbing carbon dioxide, but it can also wreak havoc when when it gets closer to shore. It blocks light from reaching coral and negatively impacts air and water quality as it decomposes. https://thehill.com/homenews/3896298-giant-seaweed-blob-twice-the-width-of-the-us-takes-aim-at-florida/ https://thehill.com/homenews/3896298-giant-seaweed-blob-twice-the-width-of-the-us-takes-aim-at-florida/
How Beijing Screwed America Out of the South China Sea China incrementally built up military outposts, with little pushback from the U.S., and has emerged as a power in the strategic waters through which trillions of dollars in trade passes https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-boxed-america-out-of-south-china-sea-military-d2833768
Elon Musk: Free the QAnon Shaman from prison Billionaire business mogul Elon Musk called for Jacob Chansley to be freed from prison on Friday, arguing that the so-called QAnon Shaman’s actions during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, were “falsely portrayed.” The man was merely yawning and horned headpiece was a brand new cure for migraine. https://nypost.com/2023/03/10/elon-musk-calls-for-release-of-qanon-shaman-from-prison/
Silicon Valley Bank’s Mess Is Now Everyone’s Problem! Is this just the tip of the iceberg? Only last month, Silicon Valley Bank ranked among the top 20 in Forbes' list of best US banks of 2023. By Friday afternoon, the once-trusted bank of venture capital investors and tech startups was closed down by regulators, in what has now become the second-largest bank failure in the US. ... the coup de grâce appeared to be a traditional bank run. On Thursday, more startup founders moved to make withdrawals, apparently rattled by SVB's falling stock and the losses that the bank took on the sale of $21 billion in bond investments. https://www.businessinsider.com/svb-failure-what-the-hell-happened-2023-3
Forget California! Out-of-Towners Head to ‘Climate-Proof Duluth’ Surfing in Minnesota is just like surfing in Southern California, John Jenkins says, as long as you ignore the icicles on your wet suit. Mr. Jenkins, 38, is a child of Orange County. But a decade ago, looking to escape overpopulation and intensifying wildfires, he took a chance and settled in Duluth, Minn., where temperatures can dip 30 degrees below zero….. https://dnyuz.com/2023/03/10/out-of-towners-head-to-climate-proof-duluth/
Elon Musk Is Planning a Texas Utopia—His Own Town The entrepreneur is laying plans for a new community outside Austin next to Boring and SpaceX facilities, dubbed Snailbrook. Musk brain chip implants will be free! Sorry no anti-fascists. liberals, Jews or dogs allowed. https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-texas-town-52386513
Todger Alert! Despite Pharma Claims, Illicit Drug Shipments to US Aren’t Full of Opioids. It’s Generic Viagra. Tiny token or big bratwurst A mericans aren’t getting their DND, the daily nookie dose. Congress plans to set up a commission to investigate the problem. https://khn.org/news/article/drug-shipments-fda-mail-facility-inspection-opioids-data/
Lots of Russian soldiers want to surrender. Ukraine makes it easier with a high-tech hotline Bound for the battlefield, sounding harried and anxious, the Russian soldier placed a hasty phone call — to a Ukrainian military hotline. "They say you can help me surrender voluntarily, is that right?" asked the serviceman, explaining... That's the good news, now the bad: brutal Russian missiles killing hundreds and hundreds of innocent civilians. The missiles seem to fall everywhere. It sounds like the old news, except it's not. The western media is getting managed, filtered news; to prevent battle news fatigue and keep the hope, money and arms coming. https://news.yahoo.com/lots-russian-soldiers-want-surrender-100029309.html
Is He B-a-a-c-k? Trump Is As Electable Now As He Was in 2016 There are an awful lot of reasons for Republican elites to oppose the renomination of the Stable Genius next year. He’s erratic and selfish as a party leader. He’s repudiated many historic GOP issue positions that Republicans would love to bring back and implement. His constant boasting and lying is embarrassing. And he’s not that much younger than Biden… https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/03/trump-is-as-electable-in-2024-as-he-was-in-2016.html
China’s Xi Jinping Takes Rare Direct Aim at U.S. Leader plays the old Blame Game. He blames Washington-led ‘containment, encirclement and suppression’ for challenges at home. In your wet dreams, baby... You screwed up big time! https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-xi-jinping-takes-rare-direct-aim-at-u-s-in-speech-5d8fde1a
DeSantis Disney Appointee Said Tap Water Could Be Making People Gay Ron Peri is on the new oversight board for Disney World, and he has some interesting beliefs. Peri, is a former pastor and the head of The Gathering—a Christian ministry focused on outreach to men—with a long history of making homophobic and untrue comments, CNN reported. https://newrepublic.com/post/170958/desantis-disney-appointee-said-tap-water-making-people-gay
Have Meghan and Gordon Getty been ‘meeting”? He apparently lives at the Beverly Hills Hotel, I believe. When M visits, she books a meeting room. Hotel staff is not allowed in while the meeting’s going on but 1 hotel employee reported seeing a contract. She supposedly brought a change of clothes. The Getty family is worried, as we all should be because if she convinces him she needs more money, a bigger house, and security he may well provide it as he’s known to be very generous. What we don’t need is Meghan with mega bucks. She’ll buy her way into the White House. https://smokemirrorsmontecitosfauxroyals.quora.com/Have-Meghan-and-Gordon-Getty-been-meeting
Steven Spielberg says antisemitism today is ‘standing proud with hands on hips like Hitler’ “ But not since Germany in the 30s have I witnessed antisemitism no longer lurking, but standing proud with hands on hips like Hitler and Mussolini, kind of daring us to defy it.” The director, who is 76, added: “I’ve never experienced this in my entire life, especially in this country.” https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/03/steven-spielberg-says-antisemitism-today-is-standing-proud-with- hands-on-hips-like-hitler
Dr. Doom: A 'perfect storm' of recession, debt, and out-of-control inflation is coming for markets this year Roubini, one of the first economists to call the 2008 recession, has been warning for months of a stagflationary debt crisis, which would combine the worst aspects of '70s-style stagflation and the '08 debt crisis. "Now we're facing the perfect storm: inflation, stagflation, recession, and a potential debt crisis," Roubini said. https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/nouriel-roubini-economy-recession-inflation-debt-market-crash-dr-doom-2023-3
The CIA: Xi Jinping ordered the Chinese military to invade Taiwan in four years When the latest delegation from the House of Representatives returned from Taiwan, they had one message for the rest of Congress: Taiwan needs weapons and training, now. The U.S., they believe, needs to speed up the number and power of armaments it promised to Taipei. The United States currently has a backlog of $19 billion in undelivered weapons…. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-cia-says-xi-jinping-ordered-the-chinese-military-to-invade-taiwan-within-four-years/ar-AA189aKh
A total Russian collapse is surprisingly close Far from being cowed, Zelensky’s government is emboldened. Kyiv is openly preparing its own major thrust against Russian ground forces in the spring. Vadym Skibitsky, Ukraine’s deputy military intelligence chief, said this week that this counter-offensive will aim to “drive a wedge” between Crimea and the Russian mainland. The Ukrainians are determined to, in his words, “liberate all occupied territories – including Crimea”. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-total-russian-collapse-is-surprisingly-close/ar-AA183bAk https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-total-russian-collapse-is-surprisingly-close/ar-AA183bAk
Back to the Future! Like It or Not, Prepare for a Biden vs. Trump Rematch in 2024 Voters are increasingly saying the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction. So why do Democrats and Republicans think the way forward in 2024 is to return to Biden and Trump? https://www.thedailybeast.com/biden-v-trump-rematch-in-2024-presidential-race-is-most-likely-doug-schoen-writes?ref=home
Marjorie Taylor Greene: I’ll Cry Tomorrow! Marjorie Taylor Greene was one of 2 House Republicans to vote against mourning the 50,000 people killed in the Turkey-Syria earthquakes https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-was-one-of-2-house-republicans-to-vote-against-mourning-the-50-000-people-killed-in-the-turkey-syria-earthquakes/ar-AA184FD