AE and Politics Today

[Standingstones]

I’ve been thinking about this for awhile now. All empires have a rise and then a fall. If you consider that America is an empire, I believe we are on the decline these days. I also believe these declines come from within, not necessarily from externals events. When I observe both political parties I barely see a dimes worth of difference these days. In reality, as stated earlier, both parties seem to wish for chaos.

I have wondered what people in Germany did or thought who opposed the Nazi regime. Did they just try and ride it out? That would have been a very difficult time. There is a saying that is considered a truism, “This too shall pass.” Let us hope so.

 

[pigfarmer]

So we had one egotistical nitwit who wanted military parades and is great at whipping up the rhetoric as well as any beer hall hero who - importantly - never considered that when you actually get to that bully pulpit you might have to tone it down a bit. He got in because there was a grass roots desire to be done with the ummmming-awwwwing supercilious administration and not to have another entitled anointment. The Clintons literally make me ill.

Orange's ideas really weren't all bad but the utterly shameless lapdog media orifices vilified each and every breath he took, which they begrudge him. What horrible ideas - border security, energy independence, renegotiating trade. Thank God the senile nitwit they replaced him with has no ego, isn't guilty of any corruption or collusion, has a proven track record of solid legislation. You know, stuff you can rattle off a list of because it has been so impactful. If it weren't for all that we'd have hordes of domestic terrorists trying to prevent school children from being sexualized at inappropriately early ages. On this Labor Day let's also thank him for the millions upon millions of honest, hardworking laborers who just want a chance to breathe Clean, Pure Freedom and undercut legal worker's wages by 50% and not clutter up the Social Security or Medicare/Medicaid system by contributing it. At least those with walled mansions will not have any trouble finding daycare or landscapers.

 

[nivek]

Federal judge orders appointment of special master to review seized Trump records​

A federal judge ordered Monday that an independent special master be appointed to review the records seized by the FBI during its raid of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago home and ordered the Justice Department stop its own review of the material for investigative purposes.

U.S. District Judge from the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen M. Cannon ordered that the special master be appointed to "review the seized property, manage assertions of privilege and make recommendations thereon, and evaluate claims for return of property."

"The Court hereby authorizes the appointment of a special master to review the seized property for personal items and documents and potentially privileged material subject to claims of attorney-client and/or executive privilege," the order states.

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[Standingstones]

There are a few things that always puzzled me about Trump and his minions. He never, ever takes blame for anything. It is alway someone else’s fault. He has always found someone to fall on their swords for him. He can always find lawyers to represent him, knowing full well that Trump stiffs his lawyers for any fees he may own them.

For a man in his seventies he has manage to dodge law suit after law suit. I wonder how much longer that streak will last.

 

[Standingstones]

I have been listening to lawyers and intelligence agents speak about the ‘special master.’ From what I have gathered this person is basically irrelevant. The government has had weeks to go over what was stolen by Trump. From what these people are saying this is more about being a delaying tactic than anything else.

 

[Standingstones]

Trump must be scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to attorneys. His one female lawyer stated she went over Trump’s office with a fine tooth comb looking for more files before she signed her name stating such. That is when the FBI found boxes and boxes of unsecured files. Oops! Looks like the lawyers will need to lawyer up for their own defense.

 

[nivek]

Tell that to Biden! CEO of luxury furniture retailer RH says anyone who thinks US isn't in recession is 'CRAZY' as household net worth plunges by record $6.1 trillion​

The CEO of a luxury furniture retailer has claimed it is 'crazy' to think the US economy is not in recession, as household wealth fell by a record $6.1 trillion in the second quarter. 'I don't know, people keep saying, are we going to be in a recession? We're in a recession,' said Gary Friedman, the chief executive of RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, in an investor call on Thursday. 'Anybody who thinks we're not in a recession is crazy. The housing market is in a recession, and it's just getting started. So it's probably going to be a difficult 12 to 18 months in our industry,' he said.

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[AlienView]

Can it be a recession if there are so many jobs being created?​

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen noted in a recent appearance on NBC's Meet the Press that while two consecutive quarters of negative growth is generally considered a recession, conditions in the economy are unique.

"When you're creating almost 400,000 jobs a month, that is not a recession," she said.

Still, either way you cut it, the economy has weakened.

U.S. economy just had a 2nd quarter of negative growth. Is it in a recession?

GDP shrank for a 2nd quarter in a row. While two consecutive quarters of negative growth is often considered a recession, it's not an official definition. Parts of the economy are clearly struggling.

www.npr.org

 

[nivek]

Can it be a recession if there are so many jobs being created?​

Short answer, Yes...

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[The shadow]

The pot calling the kettle black

 

[AlienView]

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The pot calling the kettle black

Do you remember the 2016 debates between Hilary and Trump?

I do - And still remember Trump telling Hilary she should not even be allowed to run for President!

Probably meaning her 'lost' emails, some of which had government transmissions {classified?}
should make her ineligible to be President - technically it did not.

So how about Trump being caught with classified government files that he could not legally posses?
Shouldn't this make him ineligible to run?

Fact is it doesn't - There was someone way back who actually ran for President while being incarcerated in jail!

 

[Sheltie]

Where is BILL CLINTON? Has anyone else noticed that ever since he was allegedly spotted partaking in perversions at Epstein Island he has disappeared?

 

[pigfarmer]

Repeated thought here, but now would be about the right time to go on an expedition to Neptune and come back in about 2029 to see what, if anything, is left.

Ernest Shackleton’s War Is Over

 

[The shadow]

Rally for Evers and Barnes yesterday what all sorts of pro union signs every where. My 15 old son went and seems lost. He just said "there has to be a better way than this "

 

[The shadow]

 

[AD1184]

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Arguably the purpose of the strategic reserve is to be used, should certain economic conditions arise. Are the current circumstances not sufficient justification for its use? Also, the zero is suppressed on the vertical axis of the above graph, suggesting that nearly all of the reserve has been depleted, when only roughly 22% of the January high has been used.

 

[nivek]

Arguably the purpose of the strategic reserve is to be used, should certain economic conditions arise. Are the current circumstances not sufficient justification for its use? Also, the zero is suppressed on the vertical axis of the above graph, suggesting that nearly all of the reserve has been depleted, when only roughly 22% of the January high has been used.

The reserves Biden is using for the general public was purchased at a much lower cost and its being sold at the higher current rate, so it seems the government is making a profit...However, when refilling the oil reserve (whenever that takes place), the replacement oil will cost more, so if the money is used wisely, the funding should break even or close to even...

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[nivek]

Biden's administration has been flying illegal aliens around the country but now that someone else does this they cry foul, hypocrites...


View: https://mobile.twitter.com/BrendonLeslie/status/1570880871934349312


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[nivek]

'They're actually thanking him': Telemundo reporter says migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by Ron DeSantis are GRATEFUL to him - and 'other people are saying they're being used as political pawns, but they don't resent it'​

Telemundo's Cristina Londoño Rooney said while activists claim the migrants have been 'used as pawns' by DeSantis, the group of Venesuelans were actually happy to be brought up north.

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[nivek]

'This is a blessing - thank you, thank you': Despite liberals charges of human cruelty 50 illegal migrants tell of their delight at being given first Venezuelan food in three months at Cape Cod military base ​

A group of migrants arrived at the Cape Cod military base on Thursday after being shipped from Martha's Vineyard where the wealthy liberal city had declared an emergency over the immigrants.

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