Clowns in Command, Walz Soils the Brand, Hillary Wants Free Speech Banned, Streisand's Colon Out of Hand
Written and compiled by Robert Eringer
“Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortage” (AP)
“Port strike could reignite inflation” (CNBC)
“Biden presidency leaves households spending $2,500 more on groceries a year” (The Telegraph)
“FEMA runs out of money for Helene while spending hundreds of millions on migrants” (The Center Square)
Here are the amounts of taxpayer funds (your money) expended on FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program “to provide,” says their website, “humanitarian services to noncitizen migrants following their release from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).”
2023: $364 million.
2024: $650 million.
“Iran is months from the bomb – stopping it may not be easy” (The Telegraph)
“Biden says Israel shouldn’t strike Iranian nuclear sites” (CNN)
“Putin lowers bar for nuclear strike amid Ukraine attacks” (Aljazeera)
We are being “governed” by a cartoonish clique of corrupt clowns.
The folks in Ashville, NC are asking, “What government? Who? Where?”
All their taxes have been squandered on housing and welfare for immigrants invited by the Biden/Harris Administration. And when, for them, the crunch comes and their taxes are supposed to pay dividends and provide aid (maybe some drinking water, a little something to eat), sorry folks, nothing left in the piggy bank!
$150.7 Billion for illegal aliens.
$175 Billion for Ukraine.
$750 for Americans.
It comes down to private citizens/good Samaritans to provide relief.
But wait. These efforts by private citizens are hampered by federal authorities because they are not “preferred venders,” i.e., no graft involved.
“FEMA 'Actively Blocking' Volunteer Help in N.C.” (Newsmax)
Tech billionaire Elon Musk took to X on Friday afternoon to claim the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is "actively blocking" volunteers who try to help the struggling citizens of western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
"Just received this note from a SpaceX engineer helping on the ground in North Carolina," Musk wrote. "@FEMA is not merely failing to adequately help people in trouble but is actively blocking citizens who try to help!"
Meantime…
“Biden confused: ‘Wondering what storm you’re talking about’” (NY Post)
Once he figured it out, Biden said, “They’re getting everything they need. And they’re very happy across the board.”
And maybe from the ivory tower nursing home in which he resides Joe truly believes that.
“The Russian arms dealer who was exchanged for Brittney Griner is trying to sell weapons to the Houthis” (Business Insider)
Great swap, Joe! (A notorious arms dealer for a female basketball player)
Sadly, clownishness extends to the judiciary.
“Taxpayers should fund trans surgery for inmate who murdered baby, judge rules” (The Telegraph)
Changing your gender is not a right (or shouldn’t be).
If you want surgical mutilation, pay for it yourself.
And if you’re in prison because you murdered a baby?
What the devil is going on in this country?
Yeah, it’s the devil, for true.
But back to failed foreign policy and the clown supposedly in charge of it, Antony Blinken, who just penned inane self-praise in an op-ed titled…
“America’s Strategy of Renewal” (Foreign Affairs)
The Biden administration’s strategy has put the United States in a much stronger geopolitical position today than it was four years ago.
George Orwell 1984 Newspeak.
The world is a freakin’ mess!
Our military is under stress.
A success? More like an abscess. Presided over…
…by a pirate ship of fools in distress
“DeSantis Orders National Guard to Keep Ports Open as State Recovers from Hurricane amid Longshoremen Strike” (National Review)
True governance.
“Trump would have stopped Putin from invading Ukraine, says former UK PM Boris Johnson” (The Telegraph)
In the exclusive interview with The Telegraph, Mr. Johnson insisted Trump would curb Putin’s expansionist plans, by blocking the Russian president’s ambition of “re-launching an evil empire of Moscow.”
Said Boris, “One of the virtues of Trump is his sheer unpredictability. From the Kremlin’s point of view there was a real risk that Trump would have construed an attack on a European country as an affront to America and to the world order.
“That’s one of the reasons why I look at how he actually behaved on foreign affairs, and I contrast it with what people say about him.”
If Kameleon wins the White House, foreign policy will belong to Raytheon, Lockheed, and all the other defense contractors/beltway bandits.
So, prepare thyself for World War III.
The Achievements of Kamala Harris Paperback (Amazon.com)
“Bill Ackman feels ‘sorry’ for Tim Walz after debate with JD Vance” (NY Post)
“JD Vance is whip smart, measured, unflappable and fair and respectful to Walz,” the billionaire hedge fund manager posted on X, following up with “I find myself feeling sorry for [Walz]. He seems like a nice guy, but in way over his head to be second in line to run the country. A bit of a buffoon, but in a good way. A kind man that will get his face ripped off in a negotiation.”
“Trump 'resorted to crimes' to stay in office after 2020 loss, Jack Smith's team says” (NBC News)
This was no October Surprise (as intended) but an October Expectation that flopped—and understood by the un-brainwashed for it truly is: Election interference by a weaponized Department of Justice.
Which is why…
Because the real October Surprise is Helene and her brother Milton, a pair of hurricanes that have placed a spotlight on the total ineptness of the Biden-Harris Administration (most especially on “Homeland Security” goofball Makeshift Mayorkas).
Ten days on, The White House Press Office has still not responded to one simple, straightforward question:
Have the Bidens or a legal entity they control purchased a house in Santa Ynez, California?
“Hillary Clinton pushes for stronger social media regulation” (The Hill)
“Beulah” (Hillary’s self-given nickname) personifies the very reason we need the 1st Amendment, to which she so vehemently objects.
Pinch your nose when Beulah spews muck about the need for deleting freedom of speech.
Which brings me to…
“Barbra Streisand's Repulsive Acid Reflux Diet 'Killing Her Sex Life’” (Radar Online)
“Pass the Gas-X, James”
So, let’s see if I’ve got this straight: The diva who once sang so beautifully through her vocal cords now sings, somewhat less melodiously, out the other end?
According to this story, Babs is addicted to pastrami on rye, sauerkraut, potato salad and coleslaw – and the consequences of her eating habits are said to be dire.
Hubby James Brolin “usually ends up sleeping in another bedroom due to the noise and noxious fumes.”
Is Trump to blame for Barbara’s fitful microbiome?
More likely, Streisand’s flatulence symbolizes the steady stream of bilge eructed by much of Hollywood and all the Biden-Harris Administration.
Which brings us to…
“Joe Rogan says Donald Trump shooting 'stinks to high heaven’” (Daily Mail)
Investigators are still yet to release many details about Crooks' background and any indication of a motive for shooting Trump - in what just narrowly avoided being one of the greatest security disasters in American history.
They seized his electronic devices and are pulling apart his life to answer those questions but have not yet revealed what they found.
And finally: As turmoil in the world increases, here are…
“Nine ways to stop overthinking” (The Telegraph)
In a nutshell: Observe your thoughts and let them pass like clouds; take four deep breaths (through your nose), inhale to the count of four, hold your breath (a count of four), exhale (a count of four); repeat a mantra or focus your attention on an object or lit candle.
Then move to New Zealand.
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Great piece and artwork. How far we have strayed from the idea of rights being granted by God, few and fundamental. The Democrat party would have abortion and transgender surgery as rights but freedom of speech and the right to bear arms as prohibited. God help us if this evil party controls our government come January.
Great summary,
Lahaina, the authorities prevented people from evacuating. They blocked the one road leaving the area. Afterwards Supplies to victims had to be brought in by boat because the authorities would not allow humanitarian aid in by road.
FEMA is preventing people from helping.
Pres Biden stated on tv that there is no money for Hurricane victims, the day after sending $2.8 billion overseas.
Oct 2023 the US Gov charged Americans to evacuate them from a war zone. Guess my taxes are not enough.
Wake up people, the US Government does not care about you, in fact they are actively trying to kill you. From COVID with their lockdowns and prohibiting ivermectin prescriptions to forcing ventilators and remdesivir, known to kill over 50% of the people they give it to.
To forcing the experimental drug on people where the health risks are still unclear.
Wake up people the current Criminal Syndicate, aka the US Government is not here to help you.
Thank you Democrat voters for ruining this country.
Thank you Republicans for sitting on your hands and refusing to fill out the ballot on your kitchen counter, you also created this corrupt criminal syndicate that purposefully kills Americans.