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Eating Crow

Well, well, well. I don’t know what’s gotten into Democrats and Biden in the last month, but they’re getting sh*t done. And I must now eat crow and apologize for being so critical and doubtful. With this latest Democratic win in the Senate as they passed the Inflation Reduction Act, I have to admit that I was wrong. I guess Democrats may know what they’re doing after all. I will give credit where credit is due, and I’m not afraid to apologize when I have been wrong. In the last several weeks, Democrats or Biden or both expanded healthcare for Veterans, voted to expand NATO by admitting Sweden and Norway, passed something that resembles gun control legislation, took out al-Qaida’s top leader, presided over 50 days of falling gas prices and months of adding jobs to the economy, passed a major domestic manufacturing bill to bring back jobs to America and combat China, among other lesser accomplishments. I will not stop being critical when criticality is needed.

I will also add that in the last couple of weeks, I’ve been noticing Democratic attack ads against RepubliKKKlans that really get to the point effectively — finally! Usually, I hear Democratic political ads — or other groups that support Democrats — tout some feel-good, isn’t-it-obvious positive messaging about this, that, or the other legislative accomplishment as if what Democrats have done is so manifest in helping Americans that they’re not sure why they have to waste time and money creating ads to explain it. But these current ads are different. They go right for the throat of the RepubliKKKlan Party by literally asking the viewers if they intend to support the party that stands for democracy or the party that supports sedition and MAGA. Yes! That is precisely the type of messaging Democrats need to embrace! That stark! That simple! That alarming! Democracy versus sedition (autocracy). Stop appealing to America’s intellect — there’s not much of it. Instead, go for that primal emotion of fear. I also see political ads hitting RepubliKKKlans on abortion rights. I can honestly say I’m beginning to witness the Democrats’ fangs and claws come out. Finally. F***ing finally! I see flares of fight. All this being said, how will the general public react to these Democratic achievements and messaging? No comment!

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Slippery Slope with Extra Grease

As The Hill reports, “A jury in Minnesota ruled on Friday that a pharmacist did not commit discrimination when he did not fill an emergency contraception prescription for a woman after her prior contraceptive method failed, according to the gender advocacy group Gender Justice. A jury in Aitkin County found that a pharmacist’s decision not to provide an emergency contraception prescription to plaintiff Andrea Anderson after citing his ‘beliefs’ did not constitute discrimination. According to court documents, Anderson went to the only pharmacy located in her town to retrieve a prescription of emergency contraception after another method failed, but the pharmacist there rejected her request.”

Wow! “Beliefs” are now an excuse to discriminate. These jurors really are f***ing clueless. They believe that they’re deciding on just this one case, but in reality, they have signaled to others in the state that one can merely claim “beliefs” as a justification to discriminate. This is dangerous, especially with the current version of SCOTUS, which, if it ever heard one of these such challenges, would side with a person’s “beliefs.” Of course, the subtext is Christian beliefs. Other beliefs don’t count because only Christianity — puritanical Christianity, to be precise — is deeply rooted in America’s history and traditions.

The verdict in this Minnesota case is particularly egregious because it involves the only pharmacist in, apparently, the area of butt f*** Egypt. In a large city or town, one could argue an inconvenience by going to another close-by pharmacy for service. Still, in instances where one person can basically impose their values and “beliefs” on another, and a person has no recourse, then this becomes a serious, serious problem. It becomes defacto religious tyranny. Apparently, the jurors in this rural backwater are perfectly fine with such religious commandments.

What happens when a pharmacist refuses to dispense HIV medication because of their “beliefs” or to serve a mixed-race couple because of their “beliefs” or a Black person refuses to serve a white person because of “beliefs?” God forbid! You know that whitey would be all up in arms claiming reverse discrimination — naturally. If people who work in the public domain cannot serve everyone without discriminating, then they should find another line of work; they should not impose their “beliefs” on others. But that’s not what happened in Minnesota. This is the road we’re going down, f***tards. Mark my words! Just watch! The First Amendment is going to become the law of the land. Everything in the name of religious liberty — especially legalized discrimination. Welcome to stupid America! Not Christian, no service! WASPs only!

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AR-15 in Every School — It’s Not a Joke

According to Axios, “A North Carolina school district said Friday it plans to put AR-15 guns in every school in the event of a future mass shooting. … The Madison County school system in North Carolina plans to put AR-15 rifles in special safes in every school throughout the county, the Asheville Citizen-Times reports. Sheriff Buddy Harwood said the rifles will allow schools and police officers to quickly defend themselves against school shootings.” So, let me see if I understand this idea correctly. Dozens of police officers armed with AR-15s (or the like) failed to stop a massacre at Uvalde. Still, somehow this North Carolina school district thinks some marginally trained principal, teacher, or janitor will stand up to what will most likely be a much more heavily armed shooter. Un-f***ing-believable! I can’t. I just f***ing can’t anymore.

This is what a stupid country looks like. This is what a country bent on self-destruction looks like. This is what a country complicit and indifferent to innocent murder looks like. This is what a country with a culture of death and guns looks like. Instead of tackling the real problem of military-style weapons being legal and rampant throughout the states, America would rather exacerbate the problem by doing nothing except keep said weapons on school premises. The stupid hurts. America is not long for this world, for a nation this stupid cannot survive. Welcome to stupid America — dead country walking! Truly!

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Monkeypox: I’ve Seen This Movie Before — Twice

First with AIDS. Second with COVID. From Scientific American, “In describing the U.S. response to monkeypox, ‘the main adjective that comes to mind is sluggish,’ says Monica Gandhi, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. … Activists in the gay community say they have been extremely frustrated by the slow response. ‘We lost weeks and weeks because we weren’t routinely screening for people with monkeypox,’ says James Krellenstein, co-founder and managing director for strategy and policy at PrEP4All, an organization working to increase access to HIV medication. ‘I view this from a pandemic preparedness perspective as our first real trial run since SARS-CoV-2, and we’re flunking.’”

You see what the real issue is here, yes? Because this disease is primarily contained within the gay community, there is no sense of urgency. You know, like when AIDS first hit America. It was just easier to ignore the gays and let them die. It is somewhat incomprehensible that Biden is the head of this government’s delayed reaction. It only goes to show the LGBTQ community is always expendable. Now, I realize monkeypox is not like AIDS, nor is it like COVID. Of course, this is true until it’s not. You may be thinking that monkeypox is not lethal. Wrong! According to Nature, “So far this year, there have been more than 3,000 confirmed monkeypox cases in countries beyond Central and West Africa, but no deaths have been reported. In Africa, however, health officials have reported more than 70 deaths that they suspect were caused by monkeypox. This is probably an undercount because of limited testing and surveillance capacity, says Dimie Ogoina, an infectious-disease physician at Niger Delta University in Amassoma, Nigeria.” Not to mention other health complications that may result. The only saving grace is that monkeypox has been around for decades, and there are vaccines and therapeutics. In addition, it is a DNA-based virus, which means it does not mutate easily, unlike HIV and COVID. The world won’t have to go around chasing mutations that keep evading medicine — until it does. The world could contain this newest pandemic if it wanted to, but so far, all the right minorities are being impacted — the gays and Blacks. Hence, there is no need to expedite a response until straight WASPs start contracting the illness.

Nonetheless, the enduring problem is that monkeypox is just another perceived gay disease whereby people in the U.S. are dragging their feet to get a handle on the outbreak as the W.H.O. has already declared a world health emergency. Monkeypox is a gay problem; let’s wait and see what happens. Once again, we’re back to blaming the gays for their conduct and “perversion.” They can suffer and live in fear. It’s not like it will kill them! Another disease was brought to America’s shores by the gays. Never forget that Americans are always looking for ways to find the gays disposable! Before you know it, evil evangelicals will start their hate speech calling monkeypox God’s wrath on the gays for their lifestyle; the 40 percent of idiot Americans will readily believe. Mark my words! And to be absolutely clear: This is not necessarily a sexually transmitted disease. Welcome to stupid America.

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Technically Legal, Effectively Impossible

Abortions! That is hot off the presses and signed into law Indiana’s new abortion ban. According to Politico, “Abortions would be permitted in cases of rape and incest, before 10-weeks post-fertilization; to protect the life and physical health of the mother; and if a fetus is diagnosed with a lethal anomaly. Victims of rape and incest would not be required to sign a notarized affidavit attesting to an attack, as previously proposed in the Senate. Under the bill, abortions can be performed only in hospitals or outpatient centers owned by hospitals, meaning all abortion clinics would lose their licenses. A doctor who performs an illegal abortion or fails to file required reports must also lose their medical license — wording that tightens current Indiana law that says a doctor ‘may’ lose their license [emphasis added].”

I see the Indiana bill becoming the model for more “moderate” states — but still a bit too squishy for deep red states (e.g., Alabama), which desire (and already have) total bans and will use the power of the state to enforce them ruthlessly. However, several states with a more “moderate” electorate want exceptions for abortions. Thus, the question is, how do RepubliKKKlans get abortion bans passed their idiot, unsuspecting voters, without incurring political backlash? (See Nebraska). The answer lies within the Indiana bill, which technically allows abortions for the popular exceptions of rape, incest, and health of the woman. Indiana also throws in other exceptions such as lethal fetal anomalies and dropping the requirement for a “notarized affidavit to an attack [of rape or incest].” Sounds all very reasonable! A woman who desperately needs an abortion because of pregnancy through no fault of her own or if the fetus is not viable can get one. But the bill as described above would create such hardships for those seeking an abortion and potential risk for those performing abortions that they would effectively become too difficult to obtain.

First, requiring only hospitals or hospital-affiliated outpatient centers to perform abortions will necessarily create financial barriers to obtaining the procedure. The reason abortion (and healthcare) clinics exist is to reduce the cost of getting an abortion while providing a specialized service. So, an abortion may be legal, but can you afford it? Second, Indiana intentionally threatened the livelihood of doctors who may want to perform abortions. This is deliberately done to chill (scare) doctors out of completing the procedure. So, again, abortions are legal, but can you find someone willing to do one? On the surface, everything looks reasonable and sound and lawful to the general public. But underneath, abortions will be effectively impossible to obtain because they’re too expensive and few are willing to perform them for fear of losing their medical license, which could also include hospitals. What Indiana has effectively passed is a total abortion ban with the veneer of being legal when necessary. This will be the new model for all those “moderate” voters who outwardly agree that abortions should be allowed in some instances but who really don’t want people to get them under any circumstances. Hence, the Indiana bill. Perfect for everyone and helping no one! Welcome to stupid America!

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Alex Jones Verdict: Hate Speech Wins

From Axios, “A jury in Texas ordered far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting $45.2 million in punitive damages for falsely calling the mass shooting a hoax.” Really?!?! The families asked for $150 million, and the jury returned with a third of that. You know. Punitive damages are supposed to be punishment and a deterrent. Instead, the jury delivered a message that hate speech can be costly but not ruinous — to the hate speech and conspiracy theorist peddler, that is. For the targets of hate speech are ruined — ask the families. So, congratulations, to those f***tard jurors! They basically said that peddlers of hate and stupidity may continue with their lies, conspiracy theories, and propaganda; they just need to raise the prices on the End Times products and dick pills they hawk to their idiot, gullible listeners to cover future legal expenses and judgments. Welcome to stupid America — we’ll never get it because we like the hate speech!

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July Jobs +528K: Worst Biden Recession Ever!

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Graphic: Tal Yellin and Janie Boschma

According to CNN, “The U.S. economy has now regained all jobs lost during the pandemic, after a blowout July jobs report that showed a gain of 528,000 jobs, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The massive monthly gain was more than double the 250,000 that economists were expecting, according to Refinitiv. The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5% after holding at 3.6% for the past four months. The July jobless rate matched the half-century low last seen in February 2020.”

Clearly, Biden has led us into the worst economic crisis the U.S. has ever witnessed! But of course! This is what a recession looks like: Jobs continue to grow, and unemployment hits a 50-year low. But gas prices! This is why we have professionals who officially define when a recession begins and ends, for if we left it to the general dumbassery of citizens, then we’d always be in a recession because the average idiot American is never happy with the economy. If the economy slows, they’re out of a job and can’t pay for anything. If the economy is on fire, then they have work but still can’t pay for anything because inflation is characteristic of an overheated economy. I assert that people really are in the same situation, if not better, as they were during “normal” economic growth. Allow me to explain.

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So, as shown in the above chart, I dived into my FactSet to pull two pieces of familiar information for comparison. (I know it’s small, but you can chart this information yourself — it’s all public information.) The consumer price index (CPI) and wage growth are two data points the MSM and economists love to compare side by side, so I will, too, but over 15 years, not year over year or month over month. The solid green line represents total CPI, and you can see the current sharp increase to the right, which tops out at 9 percent. That number has been all over the news — ad nauseam. The solid blue line is nominal wage (average hourly earnings) growth. Again, you can see the peak to the right, around 6 percent. This, too, should be another familiar number reported in the news. The two dotted straight lines are trendlines (via linear regression) over the entire span of 15 years — admittedly, this is an arbitrary time selection. In short, the trendlines indicate the gap between inflation and wage growth. For the last 15 years, inflation outpaced wage growth by about 1 to 2 percentage points. (For comparison, a 30-year time frame yielded nearly parallel trendlines separate by 1.5 percentage points.) In fact, the trendline gap shrinks considerably in 2021 and 2022. It has only been since March 2022 that the gap between the two solid lines diverged to a degree greater than historic norms. What does all this mean? Except for the last couple of months, one may argue that people are struggling no more or no less than what they have been for the previous 15 years (or 30 years) when it comes to their income keeping up with inflation.

For some reason, Americans seem to think the entire economy has fallen off a cliff for over a year now despite more job creation and wage growth lagging inflation by margins no worse than what almost all working people have experienced in the last 15 or 30 years. It is a matter of perspective, and people have no perspective or memory beyond what they ate for breakfast. As usual, idiots judge the economy more by feelings and emotions than facts and figures. As I have said countless times already, morons or America think they understand the economy by looking at gas prices. The populace piles on when the MSM laments a few poor economic indicators. Suddenly, that 25 cents extra for a pound of chicken feels like a burden and eats away at every last dollar of a paycheck, and it’s all Biden’s fault. It’s a no-win situation for him because America — stupid!

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Fetterman to Return

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Axios reports, “Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for the state’s U.S. Senate seat, will hold his first campaign rally since suffering a stroke in May.” Oh, thank God. I was starting to worry about proof of life! As long as he does not slur his words or appear confused, then he’s a shoo-in to win. However, any sign of cognitive damage could ruin him. Fingers crossed!

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Autocrat DeSantis: America Loves Him!

Reporting from the Tampa Bay Times, “Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday removed Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren from office for what he said was Warren’s disregard for his duty to enforce state laws, including a pledge not to prosecute people receiving an abortion or their doctors performing them. … The suspension, which stunned observers, removed one of the state’s most outspoken prosecutors. Warren, a Democrat, has been a frequent critic of DeSantis, a Republican. … DeSantis’ order does not cite examples of Warren not prosecuting individual cases. The state has no laws on gender-affirming care that Warren could refuse to prosecute. Instead, DeSantis’ order points to Warren’s public comments on abortion, transgender issues and office policies Warren has adopted.”

This is DeSantis using his political power to punish duly elected officials just as he punishes corporations (Disney), professional teams (Tampa Bay Rays), universities, the gays and schools, and the Special Olympics, to name a few. He’s just a purely vengeful governor, but guess what? People and Floridians love his cruelty and spitefulness because this is stupid, hateful America. Look, f***tards. I don’t know how often I have to say it and post about it — America is dying. Americans prefer their autocratic leaders who would lead through pure vengeance and hatred against a few instead of governing for all. Americans don’t mind that a minority rules over the majority. Americans are just too stupid and uninvolved to care about saving America and democracy, which is why and how DeSantis can wield his power with one of the highest approval ratings nationwide and and approval that bests Biden. Americans love that their guy is inflicting pain on others and demonizing others. And DeSantis is going to get re-elected because of everything he is doing to minorities. This is the future of America. Mark my words, f***tards! The signs are everywhere, from Florida to Arizona! Welcome to stupid America! The end is coming in plain sight! But whatever. No one cares. Oh, well.

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Why Is Alex Jones Still Living? Why?

Alex Jones is a merchant of lies, conspiracy theories, and pure hatred. Yet, the man is still alive. He still roams the face of the planet. Despite his infectious broadcasts spreading lies and hate to millions of morons like a poison that eventually kills, he is as famous and rich as ever because America is the land of morons and dups. I guess I just answered my own question, at least partly — I see why he thrives. Alex Jones remains above ground because stupid America loves him; they demand (and receive) what he’s peddling: Conspiracy theories, lies, hatred, and stupidity. There is a reason why he’s rich. There are millions upon millions upon millions who love him. And this is the America that is expected to survive? I don’t see how. So, now I must ask the question again: Why have Americans allowed Alex Jones to live? He is a cancer in America, yet no one has excised him from the American body. I’m tired of being nice and fair and understanding and sympathetic and empathetic. Many, many American citizens should not be allowed to live in this country (or at all). Who will stop Alex Jones? You? You? Or you? This is a call to action. Who will save America from Alex Jones before it’s too late?