Sandbox – 13sep21

[New revelation about Facebook’s history of selective gatekeeping and lying was discovered by the WSJ and is reported here.  gjr]

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[Bill Tozer]

Darn. I hate it when The Grim Reaper smiles like he is Cocaine Mitch.

Senate Leader Mitch McConnell Cheers After Democrats Suffer Blow In $3.5T Bill: ‘I’m Glad It Failed’

[Bill Tozer]

Darn it. I really hate it when this happens. What a way to start the week. Might as well go back to bed and pull the covers over my head. How much more bad news can I take?

SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN RULES AMNESTY OUT OF RECONCILIATION

[Bill Tozer]

Unbelieveable. Darn it, more bad news. Time to get up and hide under the bed.

BIDEN’S STRING OF BROKEN COVID PROMISES EXPOSED

[Walt]

Just where is the food coming from to feed the THOUSANDS down at the border?

[Bill Tozer]

'GOP Won’t Help Raise Debt Ceiling. Democrats May Suggest Minting A $1 Trillion Coin To Bypass The GOP.'
Obama discussed the possibility..

https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-wont-help-raise-debt-ceiling-democrats-could-suggest-minting-a-1-trillion-coin-to-bypass-the-gop

[Bill Tozer]

San Fran Mayor Defends Partying Maskless Despite Mandate: ‘I Was Feeling The Spirit,’ ‘Don’t Need The Fun Police’

https://www.dailywire.com/news/san-fran-mayor-defends-partying-maskless-despite-mandate-i-was-feeling-the-spirit-dont-need-the-fun-police

[scenes]

"A $1 Trillion Coin To Bypass The GOP.'"

Minted from pot metal with Keynes' picture on it.

They can make a medallion that the current President wears during the State of the Union.

[Walt]

OH!! Emery Bucks... So OPM has run out?

[fishniglio]

Posted by: scenes | 20 September 2021 at 12:02 PM

They can make a medallion that the current President wears during the State of the Union.

The size of a dinner plate…..faux gold chain…..like a rapper.

[Don Bessee]

The jig is up and creepy grampa joe is exposed -

While 49 percent said yes, 48 percent said no. When respondents were asked weeks before, between September 7-10, 49 percent said yes, and only 45 percent said no, handing Biden three more points of less confidence in his mental soundness on Sunday.

On the question asking if respondents believe “Joe Biden is a strong leader, or not?” only 45 percent said yes, down four points from October of 2020. Fifty-three percent said Biden is not a strong leader, up eight points since October 2020.

The poll also asked, “Do you think the country has become more or less united since Joe Biden took office?” Fifty-four percent of the country is less united, while 37 percent said the country is more united since Biden took office.

The poor polling numbers on Biden’s mental soundness come as the Foreign Relations Committee’s ranking member, Sen. James Risch (R-ID), on September 14 questioned who is in charge of the Biden-Harris administration. “There’s real questions right now as to who’s making the decisions,” he questioned State Department Secretary Antony Blinken.

“We know for a fact that the President of the United States is somewhat disadvantaged here, in that someone is calling shots. He can’t even speak without someone in the White House censoring it or signing off on it,” Risch explained about numerous incidents when the White House feed was cut mid-sentence by “a puppeteer act” while Biden was speaking during a scheduled event.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/20/49-percent-think-joe-biden-mentally-stable-enough-president/

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[Don Bessee]

More joy from creepy grampa joe for us to suffer through -

https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-next-hot-import-might-be-record-energy-prices-11632135781

Food Prices Poised to Surge With Fertilizer at Highest in Years

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/surging-fertilizer-costs-risk-making-040100289.html

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[Bill Tozer]

He is still sleeping!

He’s Still Sleeping” – Elon Musk Mocks Sleepy Joe Biden for Not Congratulating SpaceX’s First Ever All Civilian Space Mission

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/09/still-sleeping-elon-musk-mocks-sleepy-joe-biden-not-congratulating-spacexs-first-ever-civilian-space-mission/

[Walt]

Where is Emery? The lies against Trump you bought wholesale, and still believe today.
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/20/gordon-durham-indictment-in-russiagate-leads-to-jake-sullivan/

[Walt]

WOW... Bummer,,,, Emery....
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/20/harvard-poll-donald-trump-more-popular-than-joe-biden/

[Don Bessee]

Looks like creepy grampa joe is taking MI with him, the wrong way for socialist dems -

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/20/poll-whitmer-crashing-in-michigan-majority-of-independents-turn-against-her/

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[Don Bessee]

Oh ya creepy grampa joe has the respect of the world NOT!

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2021/09/20/netanyahu-mocks-biden-for-snoozing-during-meeting-with-bennett/

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[Don Bessee]

Painfully true, overdoses and dem voters to be, oh but the parliamentarian shot that down -

Give us your tired, your poor and Democratic voters

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cartoons-slideshow

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[Scott O]

Trumpist anti-vaxers get violent!!! Oh, wait.
Never mind.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/blm-protest-planned-new-york-restaurant-where-vaccination-proof-was-demanded
Will the Dem politicians all run out and take a knee?

[Walt]

Damn Emery, you sure voted for a winner. Turned the border into a third world shithole single handedly. Now he's pissed off the French. You can add those to his list of f*ckups.
I can't blame the stock market on his stupidity "this" time.
The Chinese own this one.
Some CEO of Chinese real estate conglomerate Evergrande is about to get walked out to a rice paddy and publicly executed.

[Don Bessee]

So facebook lets this run on one of its platforms while swearing to censor crime but they only censor conservative speech -

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/09/20/tiktok-devious-licks-viral-challenge-vandalism-stealing-in-schools/

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[Bill Tozer]

Hmm. The hate crimes perpetrated against Asians were blamed Trump for calling the worse world wide pandemic in a century the ‘China Virus’. Looks like these were not hate crimes at all. It’s were the money is. Like walking banks....or so the criminals thought. Easy marks, more bang for the buck.

‘San Francisco suspects targeted Asian women in 70 robberies, believed they didn’t use banks, investigators say’

https://www.foxnews.com/us/san-francisco-robberies-asian-women-cash

[Don Bessee]

Looks like creepy grampa joe is going for the big laughs at the UN -

Biden’s UN speech will try to convince member states that ‘America is back’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/20/biden-un-speech-multilateral-diplomacy

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[Don Bessee]

Punched in the mouth, more like kicked in the balls by a punter -

There's a famous quip by boxer Mike Tyson - that "everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth" - and it's applicable to politics.

Joe Biden started his presidency full of plans - for Covid-19 relief, infrastructure investment and expanding government safety nets.

He has spent the past month and a half getting punched in the mouth.

Mr Biden's public approval ratings have tumbled into net-negative territory for the first time, as a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, a spike in inflation and concerns about the spread of the Covid-19 delta variant have undercut perceptions of the Biden administration's competency, particularly among independent voters.

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/joe-biden-presidency-five-huge-230840182.html

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[Don Bessee]

Well at least he is acknowledging that they are as stupid as we thought and bigger liars -

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/09/20/mayorkas-dont-think-we-expected-the-rapidity-of-migrant-surge/

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[Bill Tozer]

As we quickly turn our attention away from the Premature Withdraw and drone strike in Afghanisan, lets look at another man made Biden crisis: The Border. H/T to Don B.

Border Patrol Chief Forced Out By Biden Issues Dire Warning About Who Is Sneaking Into America

https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-patrol-chief-forced-out-by-biden-issues-dire-warning-about-who-is-sneaking-into-america

[Bill Tozer]

‘Amid homeless surge, California spent only $2M of $316M homeless COVID relief allocation: audit’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's state housing arm "did not take critical steps to ensure" that federal pandemic relief aid for the homeless "promptly benefited the vulnerable population for which it was intended," the auditor found

“The watchdog also found the state waited 14 months to hire a contractor to manage the ESG-CV program after the CDHCD realized it "lacked the capacity" to manage the program.

In addition, the auditor found the CDHCD still has yet to develop a formal plan, implement any procedures to manage the contract, or oversee disbursed funds to determine their effectiveness.

"The department is not collecting the information needed to measure the effectiveness of the state's use of these funds, and it does not have plans to evaluate the impact and value of the CoCs' projects in addressing or mitigating the homelessness crisis," the audit found.

Noting that the CDHCD "oversees more than 10 programs that have administered billions of dollars to address homelessness over the last three fiscal years," the auditor expressed doubts about the department's future role in alleviating the ongoing crisis.

"Taken as a whole, the department's delayed actions related to the ESG‑CV funds raise serious concerns about its role as a statewide leader in addressing California's homelessness crisis," the auditor concluded.”

https://justthenews.com/accountability/watchdogs/amid-homeless-surge-california-spent-only-2m-316m-homeless-relief

Took 14 months for them to have their ‘Oh crap’ moment? Granny is slow, but she’s ninety.

[Bill Tozer]

Out of control. Unacceptable.

'Haitian migrants revolt in custody and seize control of privately contracted bus'

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/haitian-migrants-revolt-custody-seize-control-bus

[Bill Tozer]

'The Biden Admin Is Now Flat-Out Denying Reality Of The Border Crisis'

https://thefederalist.com/2021/09/21/the-biden-admin-is-now-flat-out-denying-reality-of-the-border-crisis/

Bagdad Bobs

[Don Bessee]

The socialist dems should be afraid, very afraid -

Chris Cillizza
Tue, September 21, 2021, 7:34 AM
It’s the rare poll that makes an entire party sit up and take notice. The new Iowa poll is one of those polls.

Just 31% of Iowans approved of how Joe Biden is handling his duties as president while a whopping 62% disapprove. Biden’s disapproval number is below the lowest ever measured by ace pollster J. Ann Selzer for former presidents Donald Trump (35%) and Barack Obama (36%).

“This is a bad poll for Joe Biden, and it’s playing out in everything that he touches right now,” Selzer told the Des Moines Register.

Biden’s approval on pulling American troops out of Afghanistan stands at a meager 22%. Approval for his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic is now just 36% among Iowans.

This poll is rightly understood as a blaring red alarm for not just Biden but especially down-ballot Democrats – in Iowa and elsewhere – who will be running in the 2022 midterms.

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/cm/poll-terrify-democrats-ahead-2022-143450778.html

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[Bill Tozer]

To sound like a broken record, the Dems do have a big antisemitic problem. Or, at least the Dem controlled House of Representatives does.

'Top Democrat Admits Forces In Her Party Have ‘Desire To Attack’ Anything ‘Related To State Of Israel’

https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-democrat-admits-forces-in-her-party-have-desire-to-attack-anything-related-to-state-of-israel

Meanwhile, the LA Teachers Union.has not given up their fight to publicly advocate and make its policy to stand to divest from and to boycott Israel.

[Don Bessee]

Now the fun begins -

https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2021/09/21/exclusive-amanda-milius-marc-elias-leaving-perkins-coie-signifies-they-know-something-up-durham-investigation/

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[George Rebane]

DonB 139pm - Don, please repost this under Scattershots where it belongs. Thanks.

[Bill Tozer]

Reconcilation: The saugage making. Looks like Trump left the R party in decent shape afterall...despite others' contentions to the contrary.

Byron York's Daily Memo: Democrats panic

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-yorks-daily-memo-democrats-panic

[Bill Tozer]

"The 70's are back, baby."

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a37680597/today-show-streaker-cast-fan-reaction/

[Gregory]

It's good that punch is keeping himself busy... Biden is -10 by Gallup and Rassy.

[Bill Tozer]

AI and all the 'ism's stuff

Always brings a smile after watching a few minutes of the Brits. The results;

https://www.facebook.com/114724460376717/posts/384476920068135/

[Bill Tozer]

Ride em cowboy.

https://img.patriotpost.us/01FG6YKK8968BMRN18XXF13HQ8.jpeg?
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And quotes

Insight: “Those who created this country chose freedom. With all of its dangers. And do you know the riskiest part of that choice they made? They actually believed that we could be trusted to make up our own minds in the whirl of differing ideas. That we could be trusted to remain free, even when there were very, very seductive voices — taking advantage of our freedom of speech — who were trying to turn this country into the kind of place where the government could tell you what you can and cannot do.” —Nat Hentoff (1925-2017)

Just don’t ask me how: “I stand here today for the first time in 20 years with the United States not at war. We’ve turned the page.” —Joe Biden

Race bait: “I urge President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas to immediately put a stop to these [illegal immigrant] expulsions… We cannot continue these hateful and xenophobic Trump policies that disregard our refugee laws.” —Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

The BIG Lie: “We have reiterated that our borders are not open.” —Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

Grand delusions: “Should we be looking at the budget of Department of Homeland Security? Because I was not aware that whips, which come from the slave era, slavery era, were part of the package that we issue to any sort of law enforcement or government-sanctioned personnel.” —MSNBC’s Joy Reid

Dumb and dumber: “Thank God for President Biden, for putting us on a different course where over a 150,000 people had been fully vaccinated.” —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Dezinformatsiya: “Last week, a 47-year-old man stormed into a law firm in China’s Wuhan city and shot dead a lawyer who he had ‘some disputes with,’ according to Chinese state media. … The fatal shooting shocked many in China, which has some of the world’s strictest gun control laws — so much so, that some people thought initial reports were about yet another American shooting. … China’s gun control policy is broadly popular among the public, which — like many in the international community — views US gun crime with bewilderment and horror.” —CNN

Who’d a thunk it? “BREAKING: The Taliban announce a list of deputy ministers, failing to appoint any women, doubling down on an all-male, all-Taliban government in Afghanistan.” —Associated Press (“A fundamental problem of liberalism is a denial of the reality of evil, a natural consequence of which is the pursuit of naïve visions of human self-redemption and salvation. The Taliban are innately evil. That is what liberals refuse to accept. Hence, ‘breaking news’ like this.” —Darrell B. Harrison)

Non compos mentis: “‘Parents’ rights’ has emerged as a centerpiece of the Trump-era GOP — an aggrieved rallying cry against mandating vaccines, masks in schools, or the teaching of content that parents find objectionable, including material on race, slavery and other so-called divisive concepts.” —Jennifer C. Berkshire in The Nation (“The implication here being that someone else has a superseding ‘right’ over your child.” —Grant Addison)

Get Out of Jail Free card: “We don’t need the fun police to come in and try and micromanage and tell us what we should or shouldn’t be doing. … I got up and started dancing because I was feeling the spirit and I wasn’t thinking about a mask.” —San Francisco Mayor London “Break My Own COVID Rules” Breed

And last… “Thousands upon thousands of people are pouring into the country every day illegally and the administration responsible for handling it is blaming border patrol for ‘whipping’ them. I’m honestly not surprised anymore.” —Caleb Hull

[Don Bessee]

The ACLU thinks it can rewrite Ginsburgs quote to make it woke, talk about hubris!

The correct quote, from Ginsburg's written responses to U.S. senators during her confirmation hearing in 1993, reads as follows: "The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity. It is a decision she must make for herself. When Government controls that decision for her, she is being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for her own choices."

The American Civil Liberties Union, in the act of celebrating the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and fighting restrictions on abortion, altered a famous Ginsburg quote to remove the word "woman" and replace female pronouns with the singular "they."

Conservatives and liberals remarked upon the move on Twitter, with some accusing the ACLU of "literally erasing women."

"The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a [person's] life, to [their] well-being and dignity… When the government controls that decision for [people], [they are] being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for [their] own choices," the ACLU posted in a photo on Twitter on the one-year anniversary of Ginsburg's death on Saturday.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aclu-ripped-for-twisting-rbg-quote-literally-erasing-women

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[Don Bessee]

Creepy grampa joe has no friends left other than those who would pull the strings -

As his polls tank, it's hard to find a 'Biden voter' among steadfast Democrats, Watters says
The term 'Biden voter' now has a similar 'stench' to 'Carter voter', Jesse Watters remarked.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-voter-hard-find-steadfast-democrats

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[scenes]

"Russiagate was a daisy-chain of deceptions. The Clinton campaign systematically planted phony stories about things like the Trump-Alfa business, the pee tape/blackmail tale, and Carter Page’s supposed role as a Trump-Russia conduit; the FBI went along with the fiction that inquiries launched on these matters did not originate as paid research from the Clinton campaign; and a parade of news media figures were culpable either as dupes or witting participants in these frauds, which in the case of the Alfa stunt was executed in a “hurry” to affect a presidential election."

https://taibbi.substack.com/p/russiagate-more-like-watergate

Local 'news' director (now busy on a superspreader event) breathlessly reports in September of 2020:
"Trumps own appointed FBI Director is warning that the Russians are interfering with our election in favor of Trump"

[George Rebane]

scenes 728am - almost all RR readers know that there is nothing in the Deep State federal bureaucracy that can be considered the President's "own" when that president is a Republican. The only people ignorant of that well and long established reality are all Democrats, along with your cited news director.