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[Many apologies for letting the last sandbox getting a bit overfilled.  We are now in the Houston terminal waiting to board our flight to Sacramento – it’s been a long three weeks and we’ve seen a lot of our US of A that has changed so much from the pre-Covid days.  Everywhere you turn, insanity rules.  Much more to be said about the fundamental transformation now in full swing.  Gjr]

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232 responses to “Sandbox – 11may21”

  1. fish Avatar
    fish

    ‘Don’t tell me what to f-king do’: Eric Swalwell, Marjorie Taylor Greene staffer tussle over masks
    Yeah…..the only one who gets to tell Eric what to do is his Chinese handler/sex toy.
    https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Marjorie-Taylor-Greene-Eric-Swalwell-masks-16177353.php

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  2. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    On a lighter topic….
    Ad Seeks To Place ‘A Pair Of Destructive Demon Cats Who Stink Up Your Home’
    An unusually honest ad for a chihuahua described as “a chucky doll in a dog’s bod” managed to find someone willing to adopt the pet. My neighbor just put out a similarly honest ad for two cats she is fostering that had me laughing each time I read it. Can you help find a home for these cats? Here’s the note.
    “Shadow and Midnight are sleek, strong, regal cats. The shape of their bodies, elegant posture, and ceremonial promenading suggest they are long-time descendents of the cats of Egyptian pharaohs or Siamese emperors. They rule the house quietly, only emitting the tiniest of mews. Their thick black coats show a sheen of health. They are good with kids, don’t mind dogs, and appear to be the ideal pets: friendly, playful, loving, loyal.”….
    Midnight and Shadow destroy sleep. They always wake up early. Really early. I have successfully sleep trained 3 babies but may have met my match with this pair. No more sleeping in on weekends. Or ever.
    The destruction is bad, but the stench is worse. Never have I smelled such foul odors. Their poop reeks in a gut-gripping, gag-inducing way. Toileting these cats has been a continual challenge. We had a cat for 19 years. She had one litter box in the basement. She was petite and neat and it was never a problem. These boys take multiple dumps a day and are finicky about the maintenance and placement of their litter boxes. They have peed on our couch and pooped on our rugs and our beds. We have responded by adding two additional litter boxes and a sheet of aluminum foil to the couch. We scoop each litter box a few times each day, because we fear that if the box is not clean enough, these boys may take their business elsewhere.
    And, there is one other wrinkle with this pair. Shadow has pillow paw, a condition that will require daily medication for the rest of his life. Shadow is whip-smart and he does not like his medicine. It is a two-person job: you need one person to hug muscular Shadow, tightly wrapped straight-jacket style in a beach towel and another person to administer the syringe full of gooey greasy yellow medicine. Most times the medicine lands in Shadow’s mouth. Sometimes he spits the medicine in your hair.
    Who will adopt this pair? Two families have tried. Both failed.
    https://thefederalist.com/2021/05/16/ad-seeks-to-place-a-pair-of-destructive-demon-cats-who-stink-up-your-home/

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  3. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    A search of archives reveals Empty Emery was posting Raw Story links on a daily basis, sometimes multiple times, leading up to the election (especially October) about Trump is a Traitor! and is in Putin’s blackmail back pocket, followed in January 2017 that Trump has no friends, the Republicans will force him to resign, and Trump really did not want to win the election.
    I am still waiting for them, just once for Pete’s sake, to get it right. ‘Them’ meaning Raw Story and a former local news Misdirector. Ok, add the Huff-n-Puff Farting Post. Stupid is what stupid does….and continues to this very hour to be like a dog returning to its vomit.
    A can a week is all we ask. Too much? Ok, a can a year would be nice.

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  4. Walt Avatar

    Emery will take’m.

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  5. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Walt
    Do you Daily Caller a respectable unbias news source?

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  6. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Walt, Bill
    Do you consider Daily Caller to be a respectable unbiased news source?

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  7. Walt Avatar

    That has been answered MANY times Emery… Now go back and dig up the answer you so need to hear.(again)

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  8. Walt Avatar

    For the record Emery,, NONE of the fake news, proggy press is unbiased. You should know that.. You were part of the problem.

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  9. George Rebane Avatar

    PaulE 1231pm – Over the years it’s been apparent that you don’t think much about the Daily Caller as a news source. I can understand why you don’t approve of its opinion pieces, but am totally puzzled about why you denigrate it as an unreliable source of news. Do you have anything besides baseless allegations to support your opposition to DC and citations to it by other RR readers?

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  10. Walt Avatar

    The DC even has a seat in the W.H. briefing room.
    Doe’s Emery’s RAWsewage.com have one?
    Did Emery’s LIB media ever give Trump a fair review?(No)
    Has LIB media given the REAL story on Biden? (No)
    Where is the whining about no Q&A from Biden? OR Harris?
    Emery as yet to show a lick of proof of Biden’s intelligence
    he claims Biden possesses.

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  11. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    I did like the Raw Stories back the then that the only reason he was even running for President (with 20 contenders) was because he really wanted to start a new cable show or network and running would give him some free publicity. He did not even want to win. Take it to the bank. That the raw facts, Jax.
    What is it with the Insane Lefties obsession with Fox??? Obama spent the last 10-14 days of his term bashing Fox on the way out the door. It’s kinda creepy. Very recycled stuff, if you don’t mine me saying. Now the Governor of Florida is the worse person in the world….along with evil demonic Tucker Carlson and currently in the top spot is Josh Hawley…just in time for the release of his new book (heard its goooood) that is in the Top Ten sellers despite the fact that the ‘Finishers’ in the Cultural Revolution Mob getting publisher after publisher to refuse to publish it. The Finishers failed at last. Odd for the silencers to fail. Anyway, I reckon if you don’t have Orange Man Bad to kick around…..
    CNN Smears Fox as ‘Propaganda Arm’ of Extreme Right Birthers, Anti-Vaxxer Kooks
    https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2021/05/15/cnn-smears-fox-propaganda-arm-extreme-right-birthers-anti-vaxxer
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    OPINION
    EDITORIAL BOARD: The Intercept’s Dirty Smear Job On Our Reporters Deserves A Response
    https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/13/editorial-board-intercept-dirty-smear-job-our-reporters-deserves-response/
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    CNN’s obsession with Fox News gets weird
    https://tbecketadams.substack.com/p/cnns-obsession-with-fox-news-gets
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    ‘Column: Team Biden’s Rigid Control of the Press’
    https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2021/05/12/column-team-bidens-rigid-control-press
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    Former DeSantis Staffers Push Back on ‘Trash’ Politico Hit Piece
    https://www.nationalreview.com/news/former-desantis-staffers-push-back-on-trash-politico-hit-piece/
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    Bonus, just because I love them fear mongering fear mongers.
    ‘Panic! Newsweek’s Scary Cover: ‘Forget Herd Immunity!’ ‘Deadly New Variants’
    https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2021/05/15/panic-newsweeks-scary-cover-forget-herd-immunity-deadly-new

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  12. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    One thing that is common with all totalitarians is the need for total control of the narrative. Opposing views and the propaganda arm cannot co-exist. There has to be unanimity for it to propaganda regime to work. Kill crush, destroy opposition.
    With the said, I do love the blowback and it’s is getting more voices every day. Some are finally growing a spine. Others always had one. Very nice to see the growing chorus of ‘civil disobedience’. Pushback ain’t going fold like a cheap suit on a RINO.
    ‘Would An Actual Potato Be Better At Hosting ‘Reliable Sources’ Than Brian Stelter?’
    I can never forget about Brian Stelter for as long as I’d like to before his name, voice, or melodrama seep into my Twitter feed one way or another. On Wednesday, it was because the CNN host liked a tweet containing a gaslighty Atlantic article with the self-serious quote tweet, “This is a really thoughtful argument.”
    https://thefederalist.com/2021/05/14/would-an-actual-potato-be-better-at-hosting-reliable-sources-than-brian-stelter/
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    A murderous co-operation
    The public has scant idea of how it is being misled over Israel and the Palestinians
    https://melaniephillips.substack.com/p/a-murderous-co-operation
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    BLAME IT ON THE BUNNY
    The Biden administration has struggled to account for April’s dismal jobs report. Yesterday one of Biden’s economic advisers, Cecilia Rouse, tried to explain the awful numbers without referring to any of the obvious culprits, e.g. workers being paid not to work. The problem, she said, was that Easter fell in March this year:
    “I don’t know how that would account for a lack of hiring in April, but in any event, Easter was not in March, it was on April 4.
    The Biden administration flails incompetently, the the Democratic Party press averts its eyes and pretends that all is well.”
    https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/05/blame-it-on-the-bunny.php
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    NY TIMES: SLOW JOE GETTING SLOWER
    The New York Times has a remarkable story out this weekend that offers its typical “behind the scenes” construction of how the White House operates—in this case, under President Biden. While the story tries to soften the blows with lots of fluff and filler, it paints a devastating picture of Biden for the careful reader. It explains he has a quick temper, takes a long time to make decisions, and needs to be heavily propped up by staff to function. It reminds us that Biden is indeed a creature of the Senate, where he mostly attended hearings, made speeches, fiddled with legislation, and seldom made any decisions that suggested executive skill (Quick—can anyone name a major piece of Biden legislation? The crime bill of 1994? Likely written mostly by the Clinton Justice Department. The bankruptcy reform bill of 2007? Likely written largely by Delaware-based banks. You get the picture.)
    https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/05/ny-times-slow-joe-getting-slower.php

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  13. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    The tools of the propaganda ministry get caught again –
    But a 2014 piece from the Atlantic written by a reporter in the region detailed a long and questionable history between the AP and the jihadist group, critics observed.
    “When Hamas’s leaders surveyed their assets before this summer’s round of fighting, they knew that among those assets was the international press. The AP staff in Gaza City would witness a rocket launch right beside their office, endangering reporters and other civilians nearby—and the AP wouldn’t report it,” the article reads.
    The journalist at the time claimed that Hamas fighters would regularly “burst into the AP’s Gaza bureau and threaten the staff—and the AP wouldn’t report it.”
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/ap-torched-for-claiming-they-were-unaware-of-hamas-intel-operation-building-difficult-believe
    😉

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  14. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    KURT BARDELLA: REPUBLICAN PARTY IS THE ‘GETAWAY DRIVER’ FOR DOMESTIC TERRORISTS
    https://news.grabien.com/story-kurt-bardella-republican-party-getaway-driver-domestic-terro
    Must be Maddcow Disease.

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  15. Walt Avatar

    I’m sure Emery can produce proof and facts that the DC tols outright lies and reporting was bogus.(You know,, like AP)
    AP didn’t report on Hamas when Hamas was firing rockets at Israel from right out their window.

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  16. Walt Avatar

    Say negative things about Marxism,, your DONE..
    https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/16/space-force-commander-relieved-from-duty-marxism-critical-race-theory/
    “A U.S. Space Force commanding officer was fired from his post on Friday after expressing concern on a podcast that Marxist ideologies are becoming prevalent in the U.S. military.”

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  17. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    They way things were going, Biden should have stayed the course. But nooo. Biden’s self inflicted “crises” are of his own making which is as clear to anyone with two brain cells left as the snort on EE’s face…..which he can’t see. Mercy.
    https://justthenews.com/government/hold-biden-promised-pivot-away-trump-era-policies-he-now-faces-crisis-four-fronts
    When Biden floated his infrastructure bill, it did not mention cybersecurity. Odd. Trillions for other stuff like…well….not what any normal person would consider ‘infrastructure’ by any stretch of the imagination. That is until the Dems hijacked the English language again (common practice) and twisted, contorted, and redefined the meaning of infrastructure.
    And yes, this post belongs in Scattershots.

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  18. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    The propaganda ministry does not even try to hide it now –
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-adeel-raja-says-world-today-needs-a-hitler
    😉

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  19. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Wicked Gretchen the Power Mad does what Overrulers do.
    Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Unveils Plans To Shut Down A 65-Year-Old Pipeline
    “Enbridge has refused to abide by Whitmer’s order, citing economic concerns. According to the Enbridge website, Line 5 transports roughly 540,000 barrels of crude oil per day. If the pipeline was shut down and tanker trucks were used to transport the oil, “an estimated 2,100 trucks would need to head east every day from Superior and travel across Michigan to transport what’s carried by Line 5. That’s the equivalent of 90 trucks an hour leaving our Superior Terminal.”
    https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-unveils-plans-to-shut-down-a-65-year-old-pipeline
    Guess she didn’t get the news that suddenly out of blue, Dems realize pipelines are important. Better for the environment and all that stuff.

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  20. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    On a different topic Bidens approval ratings are solid at +12.4. More importantly they have not budged for three months showing his support is sustaining and solid. This is according to RCP Consensus which includes Rasmussen.
    https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president-biden-job-approval-7320.html

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  21. Walt Avatar

    Thanks Emery for proving the point.. Biden protectionism.
    Polls said LIBS would be a supermajority in the last election.
    They sure got that right,,,, didn’t they…..

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  22. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Now thats funny –
    Lewis Country Store in Nashville, Tennessee is poking fun at rising gas prices under the watch of the Biden administration.
    The store’s giant roadside screen is broadcasting a roll of memes underneath its pump pricing. One meme displays the bombshell image of the president’s son, Hunter Biden, smoking crack in a bathtub next to the caption, “hope gas prices don’t get too high.”
    Other memes include an image of Fox News host Tucker Carlson laughing and an empty gas gauge, using the “E” in the Biden-Harris logo.
    https://www.foxnews.com/us/hunter-biden-nashville
    😉

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  23. George Rebane Avatar

    PaulE 339pm – I wonder what those poll numbers say about our electorate.

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  24. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Tru dat –
    Political cartoon of the day: Class warfare
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cartoons-slideshow
    😉

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  25. Walt Avatar

    Here Emery,, this is what you call a credible news source?
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-adeel-raja-says-world-today-needs-a-hitler
    “Outrage after social media users discover series of Hitler-praising tweets from CNN freelancer
    The tweet turned out to be one of many in which Raja has praised Hitler
    CNN panel worries about collapse of ‘democratic principles’ after Cheney ouster
    CNN’s Dana Bash admits to getting ‘dramatic’ after Rep. Cheney is voted out of No. 3 leadership spot.
    Social media users are demanding CNN respond after discovering that one of their freelance contributors, Adeel Raja, who has written dozens of pieces for the outlet, wrote in a now-deleted tweet that “the world today needs a Hitler.” After some digging, it turned out to be one of several messages Raja has posted praising the Nazi leader.
    “The only reason I am supporting Germany in the finals – Hitler was a German and he did good with those Jews!” Raja wrote during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Raja last had a CNN byline on Sept. 16, 2020. He still lists his affiliation with the network on LinkedIn.”
    And CNN is still REAL QUIET ….

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  26. Walt Avatar

    LOL!!! AP whines about it’s rented space gets blown to hell..
    That’s what happens when Hamas is your landlord.
    https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2021/05/16/stunned-ap-draws-flak-israel-levels-gaza-bureau-alleged-hamas-hq/

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  27. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    George
    The numbers are what they are. What are your perceptions as to what they indicate about our electorate?

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  28. George Rebane Avatar

    PaulE 923pm – you first.

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  29. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    If it’s the electorate that you’re interested in, the only poll that counts is Rasmussen (likely voters) and they have Biden at -1.

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  30. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Paul Emery | 16 May 2021 at 09:23 PM
    …… what are your perceptions as to what they indicate about our electorate?

    Adorable…….now LARPing as Larry King. So …..off to Duke Zeiberts after you’ve finished pretending to interview George?

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  31. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Tax Day. Got my done in the wee hours of the night. Nothing like a deadline.
    One thing I appreciate in life is brutal honestly from friend or foe, right or wrong. That’s why I like The Ragin Cajon and Bob Beckel.
    He is a man who is honest about his finances…and a common story for tax day. Hindsight is 20/20.
    ‘Down the Tubes: The Tax Man Cometh’
    https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/down-the-tubes–the-tax-man-cometh/

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  32. Walt Avatar

    Is Emery missing one of his unicorns from his ranch?
    10:32 a.m. — A caller from Union and Broad streets reported a male subject sitting in his car with a stuffed unicorn hanging out of the window. The reporting party requested the subject move along.

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  33. Walt Avatar

    One of Emery’s fav. royals don’t like the 1ST Amendment.
    How dare we have the right to criticize public figures.
    Yet here he is, coming to America to get away from Granny.
    I don’t care for Meghan McCain,, but she’s dead right this time.
    https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/17/meghan-mccain-prince-harry-first-amendment-trash-talk-show-some-utter-respect/
    Kick the ungrateful prick out.

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  34. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Nothing original or truthful for that matter comes from cnn
    CNN’s Don Lemon panned for ‘desperate’ publicity stunt after suggesting he was leaving network
    The struggling anchor renamed his show ‘Don Lemon Tonight,’ critics say it’s copying ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-don-lemon-publicity-stunt
    😉

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  35. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Oh what a tangled web she weaves, layer and layer of lies is catching up –
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/17/gretchen-whitmer-story-unravels-florida-plane-not-authorized-for-charter-flights/
    😉

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  36. Walt Avatar

    Don..The mark of a fine, upstanding,”credible”(Emery’s favorite line) news source… I’m sure Emery would agree.
    Right up there with AP covering for Hamas.

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  37. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Getting back for a further look at the polls Gregory always hides behind Rasmussen even though it’s the only poll that shows weak support for Biden. They are one of 12 polls that make up the consensus poll that I monitor for movement. Again as of now support for Biden hasn’t budged for three months at a solid 12.5 saying job well done. In comparison Trump at the same date of his first year-May 17 2017 in the same consensus poll had a negative polling of -14.4. That’s an astonishing 28 point difference from Biden.
    You can track down my numbers here. Follow the links to Trumps polling May 2017
    And still you Trumpers think he’s the one that will win back the Presidency and you are supporting a bogus organization called Cyber Ninjas to lead the recount in Arizona. The company has no experience in elections, and its CEO helped to spread “Stop the Steal” conspiracy theories in the run-up to the Capitol riot. Founder Doug Logan Logan characterized Cyber Ninjas’ participation in the recount and its overall mission as being Christian in nature. “As a Christian company, we also believe we have a responsibility to serve, as Christ served.
    Unbelievable but true. Poor Repubs…How low can you go. It’s a great gift to the Dems though who are cruising with Biden with solid approval and support.
    Here’s background from Slate:
    https://slate.com/technology/2021/05/arizona-recount-cyber-ninjas-doug-logan-explained.html

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  38. Walt Avatar

    Slate?? Fake LIB pablum Emery,, Hardly a step above your RAWsewage.com

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  39. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Sure Walt. Anything that doesn’t support your guy is fake news right. Do you deny that Cyber Ninjas is in charge of a so called recount in one County in Arizona? Direct quote from the founder that they are serving Christ in this endeavor.

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  40. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Twitter Suspends Spanish Politician for Saying Men Can’t Get Pregnant
    https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/alexander-hall/2021/05/17/twitter-suspends-spanish-politician-saying-men-cant-get
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  41. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    ‘Radical, incompetent Biden administration risks collective catastrophe’
    “President Joe Biden probably doesn’t want to “destroy America in order to save it.” If he did want to do that, though, and if he knew what he was doing, he would be doing exactly what he’s doing now”
    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/radical-incompetent-biden-administration-risks-collective-catastrophe

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  42. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    So it begins, hyperinflation rears its ugly head –
    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/argentina-halts-beef-exports-30-010200477.html?.tsrc=fp_deeplink
    😉

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  43. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Oh look another media darling is a fraud –
    Media hyped so-called ‘descendent’ of Robert E. Lee after Charlottesville, WaPo suggests they’re not related
    Rev. Robert W. Lee was an outspoken advocate for the removal of Confederate statues
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/media-hyped-so-called-descendent-of-robert-e-lee-after-charlottesville-wapo-suggests-theyre-not-related
    😉

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