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The Biden conspiracy informant is now missing.
https://www.rawstory.com/james-comer-informant/
"Well, unfortunately, we can't track down the informant," Comer replied. "We're hopeful that the informant is still there. The whistleblower knows the informant. The whistleblower is very credible."
"Hold on a second, Congressman," Bartiromo said. "Did you just say that the whistleblower or the informant is now missing?"
"Well, we we're hopeful that we can find the informant," Comer said, explaining the informant was in the "spy business" and "they don't make a habit of being seen a lot."
"The nine of the ten people that we've identified that have very good knowledge with respect to the Bidens," he added, "they're one of three things, Maria, they're either currently in court, they're currently in jail, or they're currently missing."
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Did Comer create an imaginary informant or did Biden call the Clintons and ask for their help in dealing with a problematic witness?kalm wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 9:04 am The Biden conspiracy informant is now missing.
"Well, unfortunately, we can't track down the informant," Comer replied. "We're hopeful that the informant is still there. The whistleblower knows the informant. The whistleblower is very credible."
"Hold on a second, Congressman," Bartiromo said. "Did you just say that the whistleblower or the informant is now missing?"
"Well, we we're hopeful that we can find the informant," Comer said, explaining the informant was in the "spy business" and "they don't make a habit of being seen a lot."
"The nine of the ten people that we've identified that have very good knowledge with respect to the Bidens," he added, "they're one of three things, Maria, they're either currently in court, they're currently in jail, or they're currently missing."
https://www.rawstory.com/james-comer-informant/
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Rogan and Taibbi‘s take is
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After Democratic Party of Oregon falsely reports source of $500K donation, officials slash fine, agree not to pursue criminal case
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Slashed the fine from $35,000 to $15,000.Democratic Party of Oregon officials knowingly filed a false report about the source of a $500,000 donation from Nishad Singh, an executive at disgraced cryptocurrency firm FTX, but state elections officials with strong ties to the party settled the matter without pursuing criminal charges.
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I generally assume that any party or politician is doing something sketchy or illegal until proven otherwise. Apparently with fair reason.UNI88 wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 1:55 pm After Democratic Party of Oregon falsely reports source of $500K donation, officials slash fine, agree not to pursue criminal case
Slashed the fine from $35,000 to $15,000.Democratic Party of Oregon officials knowingly filed a false report about the source of a $500,000 donation from Nishad Singh, an executive at disgraced cryptocurrency firm FTX, but state elections officials with strong ties to the party settled the matter without pursuing criminal charges.
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Good news are far as the fed govt being able to raise taxes to solve our out of control debt crisis vs cutting spending:
Desite over half of Americans having no federal income tax liability:
Desite over half of Americans having no federal income tax liability:
https://news.gallup.com/poll/505970/ame ... orsen.aspxAmericans' Views of Federal Income Taxes Worsen
Six in 10 Americans say the amount of federal income tax they pay is “too high,” a level last seen in 2001.
Forty-six percent believe the income tax they pay is fair, essentially tying 1999’s 45% as the lowest in Gallup’s trend. A new high of 51% say their income taxes are not fair.
More Americans say federal income tax is the worst -- or least fair -- tax, edging out local property tax.
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Incel and what else?
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The fed govt has banned the Communist Chinese application Tick Tock from govt phones.
Most states have done the same for their employees.
Now kudos to Montana for being the 1st state to ban it period, something there is bipartisan support for (both the Trump and Biden admins have pushed for this)..
Most states have done the same for their employees.
Now kudos to Montana for being the 1st state to ban it period, something there is bipartisan support for (both the Trump and Biden admins have pushed for this)..
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Saw the graph below from the article at https://www.axios.com/2023/03/09/biden- ... ng-charted presented on TV tonight to illustrate the facet that, since 1980, spending has tended to increase at a more rapid rate when Republicans were President than it has when Democrats were President. It's pretty much not debatable.
It's one more piece of data indicating that Republicans only care about deficits and spending when Democrats are President. When Republicans are in Control, they increase spending and deficits more than Democrats do.
It's one more piece of data indicating that Republicans only care about deficits and spending when Democrats are President. When Republicans are in Control, they increase spending and deficits more than Democrats do.
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Donk Governor Roy Cooper declaring a fake "State of Emergency" in North Carolina because the NC General Assembly is about to override his veto on a school choice bill.
Isn't this what the Leftists mean by a "threat to Democracy"???
Isn't this what the Leftists mean by a "threat to Democracy"???
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Another victory for 2A rights.
https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/05/24 ... ay-n750760
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Biden’s family members have reaped millions. Stop trying to ignore it | Opinion
Lots of common sense questions that people on both sides of the aisle should be asking.
Lots of common sense questions that people on both sides of the aisle should be asking.
hunter, don jr. and kushner ...Yet we’re still left with a motley collection of odd and unsavory figures sending a lot of money through a lot of companies to a lot of members of the Biden family, with little explanation why.
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Maybe it’s entirely coincidental that so many foreign entities just happened to give large amounts of money and gifts to Biden family members, and no one involved ever believed, promised, insinuated or suggested that Joe Biden would ever return the favor.
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Confronted with the Comer committee’s report, Democrats scream, “What about Ivanka Trump’s trademarks in China, or Donald Trump and Jared Kushner profiting from Saudi investors?” And they’re right to object. We don’t elect leaders to the presidency — or the vice presidency — so that their relatives can cash in with foreign business executives. The sordid intermingling of personal financial interests with U.S. government policy is absolutely fair game in the 2024 presidential election.
A bad look
With great power comes great responsibility, and few jobs are more powerful than the presidency or vice presidency. That means presidents and vice presidents have a responsibility to make sure their relatives aren’t making new “friends” from overseas who just happen to want to give them lots of money. Even if an elected official never returns the favor, the U.S. government’s lecturing other countries about corruption looks laughable when presidential offspring seem to be shilling access like a guy on the corner selling fake Rolexes.
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The problem is the Biden family’s unspecified gigs with foreign companies appear never to have developed a limiting principle while he was vice president. Now, in the White House, variations on Biden’s reflexive “My son has done nothing wrong” response aren’t going to cut it this time. Comer promises more, and he’s taking direct aim at the not-all-that-plausible excuse that the president is entirely disconnected from the financial arrangements of his family members.
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Looks like the official start of summer in Chicago:BDKJMU wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 5:16 amInstead of electing the sensible law and order democrat Vallas, they elected the socialist 51-48 who will be as bad as Lightfoot. He’s apparently called for defunding the police amd raising taxes (Chicago apparently already has high taxes)..That will work wonders for Chicago’s sky high violent crime. The people of Chicago get what they deserve.
51 shot, 6 fatally, in weekend gun violence in Chicago
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/7/31/ ... n-violence
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Is it fair to say that you aren't a Christian? You don't seem to respect and value the lives of others.BDKJMU wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 10:46 amLooks like the official start of summer in Chicago:BDKJMU wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 5:16 am
Instead of electing the sensible law and order democrat Vallas, they elected the socialist 51-48 who will be as bad as Lightfoot. He’s apparently called for defunding the police amd raising taxes (Chicago apparently already has high taxes)..That will work wonders for Chicago’s sky high violent crime. The people of Chicago get what they deserve.
51 shot, 6 fatally, in weekend gun violence in Chicago
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/7/31/ ... n-violence
Like I was saying, the people in Chicago get what they deserve..
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No. Its just you can’t fix stupid, in this case the majority of their population (those who voted for the defund the police guy + those who didn’t bother to vote). And some of those same people will turn around and complain about high crime.UNI88 wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 11:00 amIs it fair to say that you aren't a Christian? You don't seem to respect and value the lives of others.BDKJMU wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 10:46 am
Looks like the official start of summer in Chicago:
51 shot, 6 fatally, in weekend gun violence in Chicago
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He doesn’t sound like a defund the police guy anymore. Sounds like he’s hiring 200 additional officers and putting money into social services. Isn’t mental health a root cause according to conks?
https://news.wttw.com/2023/04/05/how-br ... und-policeAs the race entered the homestretch, Johnson vowed not to cut the police department by even “one penny” and promised to redirect $150 million within the police department’s budget. That includes an additional $50 million to fund reform efforts and comply with the consent decree, according to Johnson’s campaign.
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I would think that a true Christian would take pity on them, not write them off with a they got what they deserved.BDKJMU wrote:No. Its just you can’t fix stupid, in this case the majority of their population (those who voted for the defund the police guy + those who didn’t bother to vote). And some of those same people will turn around and complain about high crime.
If stupid people deserve to die then bombing trump rallies is also ok.
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So he was for Defund the Police before he was against it lol..kalm wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 12:37 pmHe doesn’t sound like a defund the police guy anymore. Sounds like he’s hiring 200 additional officers and putting money into social services. Isn’t mental health a root cause according to conks?
https://news.wttw.com/2023/04/05/how-br ... und-policeAs the race entered the homestretch, Johnson vowed not to cut the police department by even “one penny” and promised to redirect $150 million within the police department’s budget. That includes an additional $50 million to fund reform efforts and comply with the consent decree, according to Johnson’s campaign.
He wasn’t for hiring more cops.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/02/08 ... more-cops/
And lol if you thnk increasing social services is going to fox Chicago’s crime problem.
This guy after all defended looters, blaming it on racism, and said of the looted businesses ‘they have insurance’
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He’s changed his mind - that’s a good thing, right? Mental health and recovery get at the roots of crime. So does improving economics for the working poor. Treating the cause vs. just the symptoms is also a good thing, no?BDKJMU wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 9:31 pmSo he was for Defund the Police before he was against it lol..kalm wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 12:37 pm
He doesn’t sound like a defund the police guy anymore. Sounds like he’s hiring 200 additional officers and putting money into social services. Isn’t mental health a root cause according to conks?
https://news.wttw.com/2023/04/05/how-br ... und-police
He wasn’t for hiring more cops.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/02/08 ... more-cops/
And lol if you thnk increasing social services is going to fox Chicago’s crime problem.
This guy after all defended looters, blaming it on racism, and said of the looted businesses ‘they have insurance’
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Notice how all the the donks who were ‘Defund the Police’ in 2020 have since flip flopped when they’re running for election or re election? What a coincidence ..kalm wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2023 4:18 amHe’s changed his mind - that’s a good thing, right? Mental health and recovery get at the roots of crime. So does improving economics for the working poor. Treating the cause vs. just the symptoms is also a good thing, no?BDKJMU wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 9:31 pm
So he was for Defund the Police before he was against it lol..
He wasn’t for hiring more cops.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/02/08 ... more-cops/
And lol if you thnk increasing social services is going to fox Chicago’s crime problem.
This guy after all defended looters, blaming it on racism, and said of the looted businesses ‘they have insurance’
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Because it was a bad idea. And not all of them supported it. It’s ok to change your mind sometimes. Are you not glad that the concept has been left behind and large cities still have cops?
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Well a whole lot of them did out of the blue in 2020..
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