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Crime Has Turned a San Francisco Shopping Mall Beautifully Decorated for Christmas Into a Ghost Town
December 19, 2024

□ [“Jill Biden Pushing Joe to 'Burn the Whole Thing Down Before Leaving – Pelosi, the Obamas in Her Crosshairs"]

How much has Jill been calling the shots all along?  Not just for the past few years, but throughout her husband's career?  There is a species of wife who makes all the decisions in the background while her husband is the target.  It's one reason few women are great politicians, they want the power but not the risk.  One could make an argument that this was Bill and Hillary.

Either way, Jill would certainly want revenge.  This is the internal conflict among Democrats at high levels.  It looks like Mr. Nancy Pelosi's investments are going to start being leaked - marriage being a convenient way for a couple to pretend they aren't gay - and the Obamas seem to be staying as far away from publicity as possible.  I'd have to check but have they been mentioned anywhere since the election?

I've heard this a couple of times in the last six months, but can't find where my sources were, but Biden was reportedly the one who pushed Harris into the race.  This seems very unlikely but from a certain perspective, that could explain a lot.  Nobody wanted her and maybe they had a plan to get rid of her, but that would be ruined by his immediate endorsement.  Like it or not, she was the most obvious replacement so unless the coup wanted all this to go public, they'd have to go along with the decision.

Not even sure how much Harris ever really wanted to be POTUS.  I'm sure she fantasized about it, but she already got all the perks of being in office with none of the responsibilities.  When Biden was being pushed out, there was a report of her sitting on an airplane, stunned at what she'd just been told, and perhaps she had been told there was no choice, she was getting in the race.  She'd gotten to be pretend-veep from a one-night-stand with Biden at the first 2020 debate, a lot of women would settle for that.

Top Aide to NYC Mayor Adams Indicted on Bribery Charges
December 19, 2024

□ [“Only Now Does the NY Times Admit Biden Couldn’t Handle Presidency for Another Four Years"]

They don't go all in, but they're slowly moving towards admitting that the things most of pointed out for the last four years were true, Biden was deep into senility by 2020.  Whatever positive thing there was to say about him when he left office in 2016, he was old, weak and sitting around doing nothing for four years.  Good thing they had fake-virus to use as an excuse to not bother campaigning in public.

This might be a weapon used by Nancy, the Obamas or someone else, but it may be the media suddenly realizing that they might need to inform the public once in a while.  Otherwise they look like government propaganda.  That may be fine under normal circumstances, being pawns of the leftist masters, but at this point, they'd to indicate which master they're serving.  As a result, they'll be targeted by the masters they're turning against.

That's one of the rarely-noticed benefits of the First Amendment.  The idea that the government can censor you for "disinformation" is tyrannical enough.  The American Revolution was fought against a king who wanted to make all the decisions [with parliament approval.]  The Bill of Rights and the First Amendment showed how those decisions couldn't be made by any part of government compete against other parts.

Do you want to promote Nancy Pelosi's rhetoric and then have the Obamas win overall?  Or vice-versa?  Or the Clintons?  Or the Bidens?  Or has George Soros already decided what you will do?  If freedom of speech doesn't include the right to say Biden is old and senile, then it's worthless.  But that freedom wasn't a kindly gift from our government, it was endowed by our creator, and don't forget that.

Bezos Kisses the Ring:  Amazon’s Billionaire CEO Goes to Mar-a-Lago for a Dinner with Trump
December 19, 2024

□ [“House Votes Against Trump-Endorsed Government Funding Bill as Shutdown Looms"]

Not really clear what this means.  The House was eager to pass a 1500-page bill that was the usual leftist crap.  I may be mistaken but I thought Trump opposed the bill, then said he supported it.  It's not clear if he was in support of the same bill, or a modified one or a completely different one.  The article says it's the same bill, but then why would most Republicans vote for it?  It funds the government, why would Democrats oppose it for any reason other than that Trump supports it?

It's probably both good and bad, but we're going to see a change in how the process works.  For one thing, it was noted that A.I. can read these 1500 pages in a half-second, so things like Congress voting themselves a 40% raise will be found without having to dig through everything in the few hours available before the vote.  Not sure I'm comfortable with A.I. doing that, but it is what it is.

Then we're going to see Trump as a negotiator.  This is what the Art of the Deal was building towards.  I think he likes negotiations more than he cares about the results, which has its down side, but here we are.  If they want to keep the government from shutting down, they need to come up with something fast, so we'll see how Trump does on-the-spot.

For some reason, I'm reminded of early on in his presidency, Trump insisted on obeying the law and making Jerusalem the location for the US embassy in Israel.  The law was passed in 1995 and had never been followed.  Eventually Trump backed down and signed the six-month waiver like his predecessors but made it clear this was a one-time thing.  And it was.

I think that's what he's doing here with the funding bill.  There might be more aspects, getting Democrats to oppose it just because he supports it, but I'd doubt he really believes in the bill.  Either pass it as a starting point and he'll dig in on what it means and how to fix it, or dump it and negotiate with him on what's needed to pass a real funding bill.

What does the uniparty really bring to the table?  Notice how nobody's asking where Joe Biden is these days or why he's not participating.  If a bill gets passed, Trump will probably be standing behind Biden when he signs it.  Harris will be there too, but she'll be under the table so we won't see her.

Biden Secretly Doubled US Troops in Syria to 2,000
December 19, 2024

□ [“Zelensky Admits Ukraine Doesn’t Have the Military Might To Retake Territory Conquered by Russia"]

You could have said that back when there were a lot more Ukrainians alive, but I guess Russia hadn't taken enough territory yet.  And then you'd have a lot less money and a lot less "population reduction."  This guy should be gone within the next month, one way or another.

□ [“Putin Dares the US to an ‘Experiment’:  Gather All Ukrainian Air Defense in One Place in Kiev To Be Hit with the Oreshnik Hypersonic Missile – ‘Let’s See if They Can Shoot It Down!’"]

Ok, that's hilarious.  I'm sure he is being deadly serious, but dude's got a sense of humor.  Moscow and Kiev at ten paces, you up for that, Zelensky?  Let's see how tough you really are.

It's not like Ukraine has anything to negotiate on, at least as far we know.  There's the thousand years of conflict between the two regions, sure, but no one cares about that.  They can't win but they've wasted years of trying.  They've never bothered to join NATO who is trying to take over the war and has been funding it all this time anyway, so they need to be part of the negotiations.  NATO's also having problems in their own nations so they might want to stop being part of this embarrassing loss.

I get the impression this war's going to come to a sudden halt very soon.  Maybe before Trump takes over, maybe slightly afterward, but I think everybody involved is running out of justification to keep it going and a lot of things are suddenly going to change.  We'll have to see how many changes are actually for the better and how much drive us on through WWIII.  I'm trying to be optimistic but not finding many solid reasons for that.  YMMV.

Amazon Suffers Christmas Blow as 10,000 Workers Walk Off the Job at Worst Possible Time
December 19, 2024

□ [“Superman | Official Teaser Trailer"]

So here we are.  Superman crashes in an arctic wilderness.  Shots of someone who looks dorky but not much like Clark.  The music seems overdone but eventually you recognize the theme song and there is some appeal, no denying that.  Lois looks ok, I guess.  Then wounded freezing Superman whistles.  There's can be only one possible response but will they do it right?

Can't tell.  I've watched it a couple times and don't see any sign of a very very good dog.  The dangers and threats might be interesting, might be generic cgi superhero garbage.  We do not need a movie with any other supercharacters, but we're stuck with this one.  Is that supposed to be Guy Gardner going after Supes?  If they're going to do the Guy Gardner I expect them to do, this movie deserves to be dead on arrival.

The trailer does give off a sense of hope though.  I'd like to deny that but I can't.  At the moment, I'd say there's a good chance I'll actually go see this, making it the first time since 2020 I've seen a movie I hadn't seen a zillion times before and the first trip to a movie theater since 2019.  Might change my mind depending on what comes out, but there is no denying that we need a hero.  There's some major potential flaws in this trailer, but it's also possible they can do something worth watching, assuming it's not already too late.

Biden Says There’s Not a Single Thing He Regrets About His Disastrous Presidency
December 19, 2024