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After the unprecedented raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence there has been a backlash against both the FBI and the DOJ, since it appears that both of these government agencies are acting like they are pawns of the Biden administration.

While we are all anxiously waiting for the outcome of that Mår-a-Lago raid to come out, all of us, both liberals and conservatives, should pay attention to the resignation letter from Brandon Garcia. 

Who?? … Who is Brandon M. Garcia?

Brandon M. Garcia is a career Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives special agent. In his six page letter he suggests that most of his fellow agents are indeed patriots. My question is “where the hell are all these patriots?”

Recently there are reports of multiple whistleblowers from within these organizations, supposedly essentially corroborating that there has been political skullduggery at the higher levels of these organizations. One can only hope!

“I have just reached the point where I cannot, in good faith, support the direction this government is taking our country; specifically, the direction it is taking law enforcement,” began Garcia’s letter, which was provided to AmmoLand News. Garcia goes on to describe the phenomenon of anarcho-tyranny, in which law enforcement agencies are standing down in confronting the greatest threats to society while at the same time targeting political enemies of the Biden regime. 

Garcia notes that like other cops, ATF agents “never did this job because it was ‘fun.’” Their goal was to lock up violent criminals. “I have always said that I do this job for the mission, not the money. That mission used to be locking up violent criminals. I don’t know what the mission really is anymore, but I don’t like it.”

Specifically, he notes that the ATF has begun to focus on the gun and not the criminal. “Over the last couple of years, ATF has been spending a significant amount of time talking about and changing the course of this agency to focus on ‘the gun’. Frankly, I don’t really care about investigating the gun, I care about investigating the criminal, and then plucking that criminal out of society.”

Garcia also detects the hypocrisy between targeting political gun crimes and violent gun felons in blue cities.

Granted you will not read about Brandon Garcia in the Main Stream Media, but the fact that he as well as other whistleblowers are speaking out, gives me hope.

10/7/22

Many many years ago I made my initial decision not to join the AMA. Little did I know at that time what a smart decision that was, as over the years the AMA has morphed into a truly leftist organization.

The latest AMA ridiculousness is their backing of California’s AB2098 which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on 9/30/22.

From the Defender:

“AB2098 subjects the state’s doctors to discipline, including the suspension of their medical licenses, for sharing “misinformation” or “disinformation” about COVID-19 with their patients.

California Assembly Bill 2098 (AB 2098) defines “misinformation” as “false information that is contradicted by contemporary scientific consensus contrary to the standard of care” and “disinformation” as “misinformation that the licensee deliberately disseminated with malicious intent or an intent to mislead.”

Newsom said the law applies only to physicians’ speech with patients during discussions directly related to COVID-19 treatment.”

From Epoch Times:

The American Medical Association (AMA), which strongly supports the bill, hopes other states will follow suit in “ensuring that licensing boards have the authority to take disciplinary action against health professionals for spreading health-related disinformation,” according to a new policy adopted at its mid-June annual meeting aimed at addressing public health “disinformation.”

Ignoring the fact that not only are politicians now forcing themselves into doctor-patient relationships, but also ultimately AB2098 will be judged to be unconstitutional … it is just plain “stupid!” Think about the practicality of such a law. Inevitably it will likely turn into a “he said, she said” situation, and will accomplish nothing.

Concerning the practicality of AB2098, consider the following:

John Doe wants an MRI for some minor complaint. His doctor rightfully does not order the MRI because it is not indicated. John Doe is miffed, and so he complains that his doctor discussed “misinformation’ with regard to Covid treatments. Oy vey!

Jane Doe is on the local school board, and is not happy because Dr. Welby spoke up at the school board meeting. She then makes an appointment to see Dr. Welby specifically to discuss Covid. Lo-and-behold, shortly after her appointment has finished, she files a complaint claiming that Dr. Welby discussed ‘misinformation’ with regard to Covid treatments. Oy vey!

What AB2098 will do … it will surely drive physicians out of California.

If Newsom and his Democratic cronies wish to increase the number of sheep in California, this will be a step in the right direction as many good physicians will up and move to a place where they can merely focus on taking care of their patients to the best of their ability.

Covid is basically over, and even though AB2098 is only supposed to 

be concerned with “discussions directly related to COVID-19 treatment,” it is the first step into medicine’s version of “do it my way or else” dictum of leftists.

10/6/22

An election is coming soon, and so we, the voters, should all be aware of who the Democrats actually represent. Here I am not referring to all Democrats, but the Democrats in Congress. They question is: Do they represent the interests of the people in their districts … or do they primarily represent … who? Are they merely sheep who blindly follow the sheep herder, or are they doing what their constituents want?

Just in the last week there was one major issue which lead me to believe that they do not represent the citizens in their districts. If, after reading the rest of this piece, if you agree that their loyalty is not with the voters that they are supposedly representing, then do your part … obviously do not vote for them, and ask your Democratic friends why they are voting for them.

From BlazeMedia:

On 9/29/22 House Democrats unanimously voted to block legislation that would have required informed parental consent before a school provides mental health services related to sexual orientation or gender identity to students.

In a 220-208 vote, the House rejected an attempt by Republicans to amend a bill that seeks to bolster mental health care for students, educators, and school staff negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Titled the Mental Health Matters Act, the legislation would award grants to build a pipeline of school-based mental health services providers and increase the number of professionals providing mental health services to elementary and secondary schools in high-need areas. The Department of Education would be responsible for allocating those grants.

Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) offered a motion to send the bill back to committee to add language requiring parental notice and consent before students receive certain services.

McClain’s amendment required recipients of mental health grants to provide parents with “written notice” of mental health or emotional services provided to their children including those ‘related to the child’s or other children’s sexual orientation or gender identity.’”

Realize what this means! It means that all of the Democrats in the House of Representatives (219-0!) think that the school, the teachers, the mental health counselors, etc. should not inform the parents if there is an emotional or mental health issue concerning their child who is in either grade school or high school … actually all the way down to first grade! How absurd is that! Who are these Dems actually representing? It sounds to me that dem Dems in the House are representing the leftist teachers who insist that they should have the control over a child … control in place of the child’s parents! Think about that for a second! Who are dem Dems in the House actually representing?

Parenthetically, it seems to me that whenever the Democrats vote unanimously on anything, they are representing the views of the higher-ups in their party, and not the views of their constituents. If only 90% had voted against this addition, it would mean that 10% did not agree with the majority, and thus these 10% could well have been voting with their constituents in mind. But 100% along the party line … poppycock!

I will go one step further … every time dem Dems vote unanimously for just about anything, they are not representing their constituents. Think about that … especially when you are voting.

10/5/22

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski warned in a speech at the Economic Club of Chicago luncheon last week that it was time to “face facts” and acknowledge that companies have been leaving the city over the past year due in part to rising crime (Fox News). 

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired back at the CEO of McDonald’s after he highlighted the difficulty rising crime in the city has caused for his business, telling him he needs to “educate himself” on the matter. “I think what would have been helpful is for the McDonald’s CEO to educate himself before he spoke,” the Chicago Democrat said.

So actually who needs to be educated?

According to the Daily Caller: 

“Total violent crime complaints are up 37% over the last 12 months, according to Chicago Police Department crime stats. The Chicago crime rate is 3,926 per 100,000 people, which is 67% higher than the national average.

Could it be that it is the Mayor of Chicago is the one that needs to be educated? Hmmm!

Similarly other far left politicians need to be educated. The chief executive of the largest U.S. bank was testifying before a House panel with other bank executives on 9/22/22. Representative Rashida Tlaib, the Michigan Democrat, surly asked J.P. Morgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon:

“Please answer, yes or no. Does your bank have a policy against funding new oil and gas products?” 

Dimon responded, “Absolutely not and that would be the road to Hell for America.”

Tlaib responded by saying that every J.P. Morgan Chase customer who benefits from the Biden administration’s student loan relief program should close their account. Earlier in the hearing, Dimon had criticized the Biden administration’s program, calling it “badly done.”

Since with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a subsequent law degree, Ms. Tlaib appears to have little knowledge or acumen in finance, or in the “real world” energy production, I thought it might be appropriate to educate her about coal plants:

Coal plants in the world as of  9-14-2022

The EU has 468 – building 27 more… Total of 495

Turkey has 56 – building 93 more… Total 149

South Africa has 79 Coal-fired power – building 24 more… Total 103

India has 589 – building 446 more… Total 1035

The Philippines has 19 – building 60 more… Total 79

South Korea has 58 – building 26 more… Total of 84

Japan has 90 – building 45 more… Total 135

China has 2,363 – building 1,171 more… Total = 3,534

That’s 5,615 projected coal-powered plants.

USA has 15 – building 0 more…Total = 15

Without funding new oil and gas products, I wonder how Ms. Tlaib proposes the U.S. will supply energy to its citizens in the future?

Who needs to be educated? Hmmm!

10/4/22

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For the most part, the meme, “You get what you pay for” has held up over the years. This certainly seems to be the case at the White House. Here I am not only specifically referring to President Biden, although that certainly appears to be the case with him. However, he is not what I am concentrating on here. Here I am referring to the present White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre (KJP). Joe Biden choose her to be the present Press Secretary because … (long pregnant pause) … because she was uber qualified for that job? … Err, “No!” 

Perhaps she was chosen because she is a woman?

Perhaps she was chosen because she is black? (Before you go all P.C. on me, “black” is actually the correct descriptive term, as she was born in Martinique – not Africa.)

Perhaps she was chosen because she is LGBTQ?

I think she was chosen because she had the above trifecta, and certainly not because she was the best person for the job. Again supporting that meme, “you get what you pay for!”

Just about every time KJP takes questions, her ineptness is on display. Granted part of the problem could well be that she is supposedly speaking for Biden, and he can hardly speak for himself. She started off last week demonstrating her XXX … (Here I am searching for a word whose meaning describes totally out of her league, and yet unaware of it.) Anyway the encounter with Peter Doocy on 9/26/22 and the subsequent comments from social media leave little doubt that she is still there only because of her “trifecta of non-qualifications.”  She is not good at the job. Ugh!

Fox News reporter Peter Doocy questioned Jean-Pierre on what President Biden thinks of rising crimestatistics affecting major cities over the past year. She ultimately declined to answer directly, claiming that Biden has already done plenty to help cities.

“Does President Biden think America’s big cities are safe?” Doocy asked.

KJP responded, “It is not a yes or no question. It is very much a question of what has he done …”

Further questions on the subject only led to further tap-dancing from KJP.

Her repeated dodging was attacked on Twitter as crime continues to be a major issue for voters.

Media Research Center associate editor Nicholas Fondacaro wrote, “Peter Doocy trips up Karine Jean-Pierre with one simple question: ‘Does President Biden think America’s big cities are safe?’ ‘It is not a yes or no question,’ she answers.”

“Why does KJP even bother to pretend to answer questions? She should just hand out her notebook that has the same 3 excuses written on every page to save everyone time,” comedian Tim Young tweeted.

CNN commentator Scott Jennings wrote, “the ability to look into a camera and just completely and totally lie with a straight face is … something.” And this is from CNN!!!

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., tweeted, “Today, Karine Jean-Pierre dodged several questions about rising crime in America. Meanwhile, she claimed ‘it’s important to have this conversation’ about changing the name of the Atlanta Braves.”

While innocents in major cities cannot safely walk to their cars, she is talking about the name of the Atlanta Braves. … OMG! 

What was that meme again?

Do we need another reminder that “you get what you pay for?”

10/3/22

As is my usual modus operandi on Sundays this true story is about individuals who are to be admired for what they did. However, today is unique in that it involves two different pairs.

There is a video on Epoch Bright, and I will attempt to summarize the story as best I can:

Samantha and her fiancé, George, are the true heroes of this story, although without the loyalty and/or friendship of Corey the following would have never happened.

First off, Samantha and George traveled fifty miles to help. They had seen a Facebook post from a postman who described what he saw, but because of his job commitment could not give aid.

When Samantha and George arrived at the scene, a bedraggled and dirty Corey was sitting on the side of the road. He was obviously waiting and hoping for help, because his friend lay in a ditch on the side of the road. What makes this story unusual is that both Corey and his friend, Mathew, are dogs. Mathew was lying in a ditch about twenty feet off the side of the road … too far off the road to have been spotted by a passing car. Mathew would have never been spotted if it wasn’t for the vigilance of Corey marking the spot.

Mathew had and obviously had been hit by a car and had sustained multiple injuries. His rapid breathing indicated that his condition was critical. With some difficulty Samantha and George were able to get both Mathew and Corey into their car and to a vet, who saved Mathew and was able to patch up Corey. At the end of the video the two dogs are reunited with both tails wagging.

It was only at the end that I realized how much Mathew and Corey looked alike, with Corey being smaller and Mathew bigger. My guess is father and son. 

So who are the ones that we should all look up to and admire here? 

Obviously, Samantha and George who went way out of their way to help.

However, let’s not forget Corey who would not leave the scene until his friend, possibly his father, was helped. 

Would that we would all act like these heroes in similar circumstances.

BTW, the video is well worth it.

10/2/22

In just the last few months, I am aware of three different individuals leaving California, and all for different reasons. Just as interesting, all three are markedly different in terms of their ages … one about 37, one around 55, and the third in his upper seventies.

The thirty-seven year old basically said that it was just too expensive to live here. He and his girlfriend moved to Oregon with the hope that the less expensive cost of living up there would be their ticket to a more 

comfortable life style as well as a future.

The fifty-five year old was a native Californian, and because he could retire, he decided to leave. He basically felt that California was growing more and more evil, he decided to get away from that evil, namely to get away from California. At last report he was going to be headed to either Tennessee or West Virginia. Why he had narrowed his destination to those two states, I don’t know. Nonetheless, he is gone.

The seventy-eight year old was increasingly tired of worsening traffic and his more frequent encounters with homeless individuals. According to him, the fact that there was family in Missouri, “made my decision easy.”

What I find especially interesting with these three individuals is not only the diversity of the reasons as to why they left, but also the range in terms of their economic status … one was lower-middle class; one was smack-dab in the middle of the middle class; one was upper-middle class. The unifying concept with these three were that they were all middle class.

Do the stories of these three represent outliers or are they merely examples of what is happening to an increasing subset of Californians?

Around 367,000 people left California in the year leading up to July 2021, representing the highest domestic migration loss in the nation, according to Census data.

According to Terry Gilliam, founder of the Facebook groups “Leaving California” and “Life After California,”the reason people are moving is multifaceted. (Similar to the three personal examples noted above.) The cost of living, crime, homelessness, and climate policies are a few reasons families say they’re making the big move.

Gilliam continued, “What California is doing is they’re eliminating the middle class. There’s not going to be a middle class anymore,” he said. “You have the super wealthy who don’t care how much it costs to live here, because they love living here, and you’re going to have the poor who get everything subsidized.” (Again note the similarity to the three “used to live in California” middle class examples that I described above.)

What is going to be the ultimate outcome for California, of all those thousands of taxpayers now paying their taxes elsewhere? 

Me? … at this point, I am to old to use common sense and relocate out of state. At this point I do not know what holds for the future of California … but I do know that it will not be pretty!

9/1/22

The major news of today is Ian, and the devastation that this hurricane caused throughout Florida. Although Ian is rightfully the headline today, there is another story with much more far-reaching and potential long term consequences … the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline. At present there are lots of guesses as to who the culprit is. Basically, to my way of thinking, the identity of the saboteur comes down to one of five. In no particular order: the U.S., Russia, Germany or one of the European NATO members, Ukraine, and finally “other.”

Initially, I thought that Russia did it. I realize that blaming Russia seems counter-intuitive. Why would Russia damage its own pipeline? Well we know that it will be one helluva cold and miserable winter in Europe, especially in Germany, without Russian natural gas. Russia had just shut off the supply coming through Nord Stream I, and even though it is only late September, this was a wake-up call to reality for Europe, especially Germany. Prior to the sabotage, Russia was going to be blamed for all of Europe’s winter misery because of its shutting down Nord Stream I. If Nord Stream were to be shut down because of sabotage, then Russia could say, “It’s not our fault; NATO is suffering because of the saboteur, and that is not us.”

Is it coincidental that Nord Stream I had been already electively shut down when the sabotage occurred. Would the damage have been greater if Nord Stream I was up and running when the sabotage occurred? Hmmm. I do not like coincidence.

However, there is one major impediment to my thinking that Russia is responsible … from Yahoo finance:

“CIA Director John Brennan said that he believes Russia is the “most likely suspect” behind the apparent sabotage of the Nord Stream natural-gas pipelines off the coast of Denmark and Sweden.

“This is clearly an act of sabotage of some sort and Russia certainly is the most likely suspect,” Brennan said during an interview on Wednesday with CNN while speaking about the suspected explosions that caused leaks in the underwater pipelines. Brennan noted that the  pipelines, which run from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea, lie “only” in about 200 feet of water.”

To me, if John Brennan is immediately blaming Russia, the the likelihood is that Russia did not do it!

The second potential culprit is the U.S. I realize that many months back Joe Biden publicly promised to take out the Nord-Stream pipeline.

Also, a senior member of the Biden administration publicly promised to take out the Nord-Stream pipeline. When logically thinking if Joe Biden is merely following through on his prior threat to take out Nord Stream, I say that Biden does not have the hutzpah to follow through on his prior threat. This sort of attack on Russian property that is not within Russia’s border is an act of war, and I do not believe that Biden would ever risk starting WWIII, even just before a midterm election.

What about Ukraine? Could Ukraine be the saboteur? Ukraine seems to have the most to gain here. Ukraine would certainly have the hutzpah to do something like this. Does it have the expertise? … I do not know.

Could Germany and NATO be responsible? Extremely unlikely since they seem to clearly have the most to lose.

What about going with “other” as my primary suspect. Who is “other”? Perhaps one of the previous members of the Soviet Socialist Republics who are worried that Putin will expand his con-questing armies into their territory. I fully realize that “other” is a cop out, but I include it for the sake of completeness. Furthermore, while I understand that there is a very high likelihood that we will never find out who the actual saboteur is, I am still betting on Russia.

9/30/22

A devastating hurricane ravaged Florida, and CNN responds just like could be anticipated!

From WJAC6:

During an interview with National Hurricane Center Acting Director Jamie Rohme, CNN anchor Don Lemon sought to blame the intensity of Hurricane Ian, which has winds just below the most severe category of hurricanes, on climate change.

“What effect has climate change had on this phenomenon that is happening now, because it seems these storms are intensifying that’s the question,” Lemon asked for a second time, seemingly not satisfied with Rohme’s initial response where he appeared to dismiss the concern.

“I don’t think you can link climate change to any one event,” Rohme responded. “On the cumulative, climate change may be making storms worse, but to link it to any one event, I would caution against that.”

Lemon once again seemed unsatisfied with Rohme’s response. Rather than shooting off another question, Lemon began arguing his opinion on whether climate change is impacting the intensity of Hurricane Ian, which is on the verge of being considered a Category 5 hurricane.

“Okay, well listen, I grew up there and these storms are intensifying something is causing them to intensify,” Lemon said before moving on to another line of questioning.

Would you expect anything different?

Of course Don Lemon would like us all to believe that he knows more than the National Hurricane Center Acting Director Jamie Rohme. What a putz Lemon is!

Though the past two decades have featured two of the most active hurricane seasons on record, research from Dr. Dale Ward, an atmospheric physics scientist at the University of Arizona, says attributing the damage caused by recent storms to “a systematic increase in hurricane activity or intensity” is inaccurate. Ward points to revolving periods of warming and cooling which, on a delayed basis, align with stretches of active and inactive Atlantic hurricane seasons.

CNN reporter Steve Contorno used the treacherous hurricane to disparage DeSantis. Contorno compared DeSantis encouraging Floridians to listen to local officials regarding hurricane preparations and evacuations to the governor previously advising residents to listen to state guidelines about COVID-19 pandemic instead of guidance from local government.

Granted I have never heard of Steve Contorno … but why would I? He appears to be just another CNN putz.

CNN senior reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere retweeted Contorno and added, “Hurricanes & politics tend to run into each other in Florida, but this time it’s with a governor who has put himself at odds with many local government officials and who has been looking for fights with a president he may end up running against… 6 weeks before Election Day.”

Radio show host Erick Erickson responded, “COVID is not like a hurricane. This is dumb and discrediting analysis.” He should have added that Dovere also appears to be a putz personified!

My question … “Does one have to be a putz to work at CNN?”

9/29/22

Prior to the other night I had never heard of Giorgia Meloni. Although I typically do not watch Tucker Carlson, I  happened to tune in to hear his opening, and it was all about Giorgia Meloni, who is the leader of the Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy). She  had just won an overwhelming victory, having been elected as Italy’s new prime minister.

Why would Giorgia Meloni be the sole topic of Carlson’s opening monologue? She is Italy’s new prime minister, but who cares? As pointed out by Carlson, Meloni’s victory could possibly indicate the reemergence of common sense, not only in Italy, but in other western countries.

To me, Giorgia Meloni, sounds like a rare politician who is embracing commonsensical positions … God, country, and family. (In a stunning speech Giorgia Meloni had said, “We will defend God, country and family.”)

However, to those on the left what Ms. Meloni represents is antithetical to what they are advocating for, namely no mention of God, no allegiance to country, and certainly no adherence to any family structure. Is it any wonder, that CBS/CNN referred to her as a ‘far right fascist.’ These days “fascist” is replacing “racist” as the go-to name for leftists to call anyone who actually does not believe in their far left agenda. 

When I discovered that both CBS & CNN referred to her as a far right fascist, I knew that Giorgia Meloni was someone that I should learn more about.

From an Epoch Times opinion piece by Roger Kimball:

“Meloni, founder and head of Italy’s Brothers of Italy party, is a euroskeptic. … To the left this makes her a heretic.

She objects to the effort of the people in charge of Project Europe to turn her into a “perfect consumer,” a “consumer slave.” … To the left this makes her a pariah.

Meloni refuses to be treated as a cipher, a number. … To the left this makes her a threat.

She proudly defines herself as “Italian, Christian, woman, mother.” … To the left this makes her a fascist.”

“Fascist” is what the major news networks want you to believe. Their stance seems to be, “if you cannot argue a position, just call them ‘fascist’.” “Fascist” is now becoming the primary replacement insult from the left … replacing “racist,” although neither has any basis in fact.

Giorgio Meloni sounds like a true contrarian who wants to make Italy great again! (MIGA!)

In a speech to the Vox party in Spain earlier this year, Meloni summarized her pro-life and pro-family platform: “Yes to natural families, no to the LGBT lobby, yes to sexual identity, no to gender ideology, yes to the culture of life, no to the abyss of death.”

“Fascist” … my ass!

I like her and hope that more like her emerge in other European countries.

9/28/22