In Defense Of Capitalism

Trump is targeting Socialist Creep in American politics, or maybe just socialist creeps. While we wait for confirmation of the rumor that Putin's Twitter-bots are behind the amplification of AOC, let me toss this NY Times think piece from tech writer Farhood Manjoo into the mix:

Abolish Billionaires

A radical idea is gaining adherents on the left. It’s the perfect way to blunt tech-driven inequality.

I'll let you read it, or guess the rest.

And because there is nothing so satisfying as talking to the wind (possible exception - shouting "Get off my lawn!), I posted this comment among the hundreds there. Yup, my free content is helping the Times thrive.

First, the notion that all billionaires equal a policy failure is a call-back to the zero-sum notion that wealth is the result of exploitation.

Sometimes that is correct - Aldrich Rockefeller monopolized oil, driving up prices for everyone who used it directly or indirectly (ie, everyone). That IS exploitative, and is also barred by antitrust law. Break 'em up!

On the other hand, some people have breakthrough ideas that enrich us all. Who did JK Rowling exploit with her Harry Potter monopoly? (Then again, George Lucas is also a billionaire and if social policy had made him stop already with the Star Wars films after "Return of the Jedi" I'd have been a backer).

As a tech writer Mr. Manjoo is well positioned to understand this, as is every New Yorker who ever bought a lottery ticket or went to a restaurant staffed by aspiring Broadway stars. People line up for a chance to win $500 million in the lottery. Do they stand in line for $50,000? The prospect of an Gyneth Paltrow/Hugh Jackman type payday inspires hundreds who never make it. Would capping a media star's pay enrich or diminish our cultural life?

Tech is like Hollywood. Venture capital is looking for the NEXT Facebook success. However, most of The Next Big Things won't be. Tut-tutting at Zuckerberg's payday overlooks the huge number of ideas (a few of them good!) that got funding based on his example.

If there are antitrust problems with Big Tech, apply the law. Don't trash the whole process.

They have a character limit so I was mercifully brought up short. Left unremarked: The Times is likely to be a Last Man Standing in media, and will stay alive based on a mini-monopoly as one of a very few sources of "real" journalism (rather than clickbait aggregation). Whether the billionaire Sulzberger family is OK with this is left unexplored, but my guess is they consider themselves to be "good" billionaires.

MORE RUMORS: Bernie was compromised by his Soviet spymasters during his honeymoon in Russia. They knew his day would come! That is why they tried so hard to sandbag Hillary in 2016, but their timing was off. Still, defeating her kept the door open for Bernie 2020. Yes, it did!

Comments

[Neo]

Extraneus: That Gucci sweater looks like something out of Bazooka Joe.

Mort, a gangly boy who always wears his red turtleneck sweater pulled up over his mouth

[sbwaters]

Jane, (and rse) aren’t we supposed to send Momto2 a Pound Cake or something?

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

AOC/Markey = now there's the best and the brightest in a veritable brain trust.
If the Dems/MSM weren't the flip sides of the same commie coin somebody would ask this question;
"If the Feds gobbling up 20% of GDP is inadequate and 50% is better they why isn't 100% best?"
They're always allowed their incrementalism.

[GUS]

Lots of good posts on this thread thus far.
Prayers to all of you and your families as regards to health issues.
PD, I'm so glad you got the help you needed.

So ANYTIME/EVERYTIME, a DEMOTARD FULL COMMIE wants to set the VOCABULARY for their COMMIE NONSENSE, I say.

"I am sorry Comrade, but I reject your lying FULL COMMIE premise, in it's entirety. Please try again once VENEZUELA has toilet paper! Have a nice day. Love, the GOLDEN GOOSE."

[GUS]

Ig, your posts have been on fire recently. You've been getting proper nutrition.

I equate the LEFT/MFM/FULL COMMIE.

They are the friendly stranger in the black sedan.

DO NOT...GET INSIDE THEIR CAR!!!!!

[Jim Eagle]

Frank Robinson has passed away. First black manager in MLB. Only person to win the MVP in both leagues.

When I was at Cincy, he was the top dog on the Reds, along with Klu, Temple, McMillian and Bugess. One talented team but no pitching.

[Jim Eagle]

..Bugess s/b Burgess....

[cathyf]

Had a terrible thought while listening to the recording of the SOTU last night. Trump went on at some length about the values of compromise vs revenge. I'm really afraid that this is prepping for letting all of the dem criminals off the hook.

Does he REALLY not understand that one law for the prog elites with a different law for us deplorables is the end of the United States as we knew it?

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

Mr Pin: "Question What is the association between myopia and ultraviolet B radiation, serum vitamin D concentrations, and polymorphisms in vitamin D metabolism genes in a cross-sectional, population-based random sample of participants 65 years and older from north and south Europe?

Don't know. But I've followed the Insty postings on Vitamin D. Nearly all my friends got D prescribed and low D is correlated with various problems. So Mrs NorCal and me have been taking it as a supplement.

But Insty's latest (a few weeks ago) was evidence of correlation but not causation. So now they're looking at other chemical pathways to explain things. Probably lower than optimal exposure to natural sunshine is the underlying cause. And vitamin D shows up due to that.

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

PD, re: guns and ammo lost in a terrible boating accident.

Eh? ... Oh! ...Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket! My guns and ammo were ALSO lost in a boating accident.
As the state of CA squeezes gun rights I predict an unbelievable number of boating accidents.

[D]

Cleveland has A Healthline that goes directly to the Cleveland Clinic from downtown.
Fast and fewer stops.

[Dave (in MA)]

I finally figured out what weaselly TV character that weasel Adam Schiff reminds me of.

[Dave (in MA)]

(And apparently I'm not alone)

[Account Deleted]

Republicans need to be "finding" dossiers on every Dem. that is gonna run for POTUS in 2020.

Just get a foreigner to type some made-up crap on a piece of paper. Call it a "dossier" because that sounds more important than 'made-up crap on a piece of paper'.

If any Dem. wins, we can at least appoint a Special Council & hound them while they're in office. Spy on them, tap their phones & offices, bring lawsuits against their friends & family members.
That would be okay, right?

[Narciso79]

Being a #metoo target is no impairment:

http://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=379673

[Dave (in MA)]

Janet, don't forget the pre-dawn military-style raids on their homes.

[Narciso79]

If you wonder how the magnitsky act got passed julianna Glover was the lead lobbyist.

[Extraneus]

Justice is supposed to be blind. Why is it that an admitted liar like James Clapper perjured himself to Congress and got off scot-free? But if you're somehow associated with @realDonaldTrump, then they will pursue you relentlessly? This shouldn't be a one-way street!

— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) February 7, 2019

...

The Senate should investigate FBI methods and selective prosecution of Trump officials. TIME FOR HEARINGS!

— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) February 7, 2019

[Extraneus]

Acting AG Whitaker Pushes Back Against Dems – Says He Won’t Testify Unless Dems Withdraw Subpoena Threat

In a 23-13 vote along party lines, the Democrat-led House Judiciary Panel authorized Congressman Nadler to subpoena Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker if he does not answer certain questions.

Whitaker pushed back against the Dems Thursday in a statement, calling their threat to subpoena him an attempt to create a “public spectacle” adding, “political theater is not the purpose of an oversight hearing, and I will not allow that to be the case.”

“Consistent with longstanding practice, I remain willing to appear to testify tomorrow, provided that the Chairman assures me that the Committee will not issue a subpoena today or tomorrow, and that the Committee will engage in good faith negotiations before taking such a step down the road,” Whitaker said.

Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd backed up Whitaker in a separate letter demanding “written assurance” by a 6 PM deadline that the Judiciary Committee would not issue a subpoena.

Matthew Whitaker volunteered to appear before the Committee to testify, but the Democrats still threatening the head of the executive department with a subpoena in an effort to “refocus the hearing on President Trump’s confidential communications with the Acting Attorney General, which raises confidentiality interests that are vital to a President’s ability to discharge the responsibilities of his office,” Boyd wrote in his letter.

“Absent such an assurance,” Boyd wrote, Acting AG Whitaker will simply not show up for Friday morning’s hearing.

[Jim Eagle]

I'm really afraid that this is prepping for letting all of the dem criminals off the hook.

cathyf,

Think of this way. What a better way to prepare them for safety when in fact he is ready to spring the trap.

[Tom R]

Assuming the Democrats pull their PR stunt and subpoena Whitaker, since they have no power to enforce the subpoena themselves, wouldn't they have to request the DOJ's assistance to arrest Whitaker for failing to comply with the subpoena?

[Extraneus]

Trump went on at some length about the values of compromise vs revenge. I'm really afraid that this is prepping for letting all of the dem criminals off the hook.

I took it more as a warning.

[Tom R]

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-07/gucci-halts-sale-neck-jumper-after-backlash-erupts-social-media

The only thing stupider than a SJW getting triggered that Gucci created a piece of clothing that they believe promotes "blackface" racism is the fool who would pay $900 for it.

[MissMarple2]

cathyf,

I see no evidence that a guy who had a whole chapter on Revenge in his book "Art of the Deal" is suddenly going to change his spots. Not even if he had some sort of religious experience.

I think that was a "last chance, stand down or else" offer.

[Neo]

Oh hear the great words of the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ..

In her FAQ about the Green New Deal, she helpfully explains:

We set a goal to get to net-zero, rather than zero emissions, in 10 years because we aren't sure that we'll be able to fully get rid of farting cows and airplanes that fast.

[Jim Eagle]

LOL at AOC and Markey.

Once again, I will remind everyone that for every MW of so-called Green Energy, you will need an additional MW of either Coal, Nuclear, Oil or Gas energy. It comes down a simple exercise of running RAMS.

Reliability, Availability, Maintainability. When the wind dies, of the sun is covered by clouds, and the solar plant requires monthly wipes, that old direty baseload coal fired, or 1200 mW nuke is humming right along.

False doctors kill one or two or a few more individuals before being caught. False engineers like AOC and Markey could end up killing millions with their breath of scope. Good lord please find a way to put those idiots in a different ring of hell.

[Account Deleted]

((Janet, don't forget the pre-dawn military-style raids on their homes.))

Yeah! & I should have included staff.

[Jim Eagle]

If the fickled American voter didn't see the calamity they voted in a the SOTU then we are really screwed. Hopefully they did since the Indies are in the 80+% approval range. That demonstration of retro Klan outfits, and very unattractive Stacey Abrams had to be a turnoff.

And now Jerry Adler, the fat man of Manhattan's west side and Greenwich Village is goWhiing to go circus on the DOJ? BTW, want to see a gerrymandered district, google 10th Congressional District of NY. I hope Whitkaer shows up and shoves a 12psi inflated football up Jerry's bung hole.

[Old Lurker]

"Justice is supposed to be blind. "

Ha Ha Ha Ha........

[henry]

@pzf

BREAKING REPORT: US Speaker Nancy Pelosi now says she will accept a bipartisan deal on border security and is open to $5.7 billion wall funding.

[James D.]

Narc & 3:44

Every single person cited in Ace’s should face a firing squad.

[Old Lurker]

Cathy. "I'm really afraid that this is prepping for letting all of the dem criminals off the hook."

I am more cynical than you. That ship sailed long ago, at least since 1/20/17 if not before. Trump never had any intention of prosecuting those bums and has just been waiting for the right time to tell his base.

This conclusion is the one thing that fits all the visible actual facts, if not the fantasies of some previous and the current flag carrier.

[James D.]

It never, ever ends:

Major League Baseball will rename the disabled list as the "injured list," a source familiar with the plan told ESPN.

The league will make the change out of concern that the term "disabled" for injured players falsely conflates disabilities with injuries and an inability to participate in sports.

https://es.pn/2UR3bLr

[henry]

Lindsey Graham:

Senate Judiciary Committee OKs 44 Trump judicial nominees
via @dcexaminer

https://twitter.com/lindseygrahamsc/status/1093616058672574464?s=21

[cathyf]

I think that was a "last chance, stand down or else" offer.

That's actually exactly what I'm afraid of. That Trump will let them off the hook in A Deal in exchange for standing down on their witch hunt of him. In other words, all you need to do to get away with anything is to gin up a witch-hunt as a negotiating ploy.

That's still "different law for me as thee".

[Neo]

“farting cows and airplanes”

I seem to remember that the rockets in Flash Gordon (Buster Crabbe) tended to “fart” from time to time, but I’ve never seen a “farting airplane” that didn’t fall out of the sky in due course.

[Old Lurker]

Cathy, and this "Does he REALLY not understand that one law for the prog elites with a different law for us deplorables is the end of the United States as we knew it?"

Frankly, I have no idea.

Hope so.

He says he does and seems like a nice guy.

But he ain't done a lick in that direction in two years and counting.

[Tom R]

Henry @ 4:42

If Pelosi actually said that then I expect to see the Democrats ask for something in return like full amnesty for DACA that they know Trump won't support. She wants to be able to claim she was willing to give Trump what he wanted but now he is rejecting the deal.

[Account Deleted]

My FB friend Mary wonders if the new "green" buildings will be like the ones built by Brad Pitt's venture in New Orleans.

[Pinandpuller]

For instance, an honest discussion about guns would note white Americans kill each other at relatively similar rates to Europeans. But the dishonest discussion we have instead is "look at how high US murder rates are compared to Europe where they have strict gun control."
That is true but deceptive because the controlling variable is not guns but race.
Posted by: The Infamous Ignatz | February 07, 2019 at 12:18 PM
I think per capita America has the highest, um, gang participation rate(?) in the world. Something like 10 times higher than Europe at least.

[Old Lurker]

James "It never, ever ends"

And it will never end while the current population of Progs walk the earth. There is simply nothing we can do, short of mass white suicide and capitulation of our country to the One World Masters that will even get their attention. And even then they will complain about how we did those two things in order to meet them halfway.

Femall.

[Tom R]

Another day another leak of Congressional Spygate testimony. The FBI's lawyer never even looked at the Page FISA packet before signing off on it.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/senior-fbi-lawyer-did-not-read-carter-page-fisa-before-signing-off-on-it_2793879.html

[Jim Eagle]

Do you people really think that all DJT has been through with the MFM, #NeverTrumpers, GOPe, the Dems, that he is going to throw in the towel to keep some asshole AG's and simpleton congressmen on committees for investigating him? He has been done this road before and won.

The level of abandonment is getting a little too close to leaving Trump for what? Schumer, Pelosi, Schiff, Nadler? Hang in there the war is only starting.

[Account Deleted]

https://www.businessinsider.com/brad-pitt-hurricane-katrina-homes-backlash-2019-1

[henry]

Ah, NYT has Pelosi.

She’ll accept whatever deal the negotiators come up with. Pure uniparty crap must be coming:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/us/politics/pelosi-trump-border-wall.amp.html

[GUS]

I can't wait for the FULL COMMIE MFM to call PELOSI-GALORE to task for shutting down the GOVERNMENT and making MILLLLIONS and MILLLLLLLLLLLIONS of KIDDIES SUFFER.

Had this dried up old TUMBLEWEED negotiated in good faith, HER GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN would never have had to happen.

[Old Lurker]

Jack, if you mean me, I am no way abandoning him or looking for somebody better. But I will not accept that the restoration of equal justice for all has been attempted and perhaps not intended, and I will always think that was a failure in agenda setting back during the transition. I cannot imagine him caving to the attacks for all the history we all know. Nevertheless, the mass attacks are and are going to be, a problem for the next two years.

[Dave (in MA)]

Posted by: James D. | February 07, 2019 at 04:44 PM

"Disabled" covers both injuries and illnesses.
I guess they have to come up with a sick list now.

[sbwaters]

we aren't sure that we'll be able to fully get rid of ... cows ... that fast

Wait a minute! Is AOC saying she plans on euthanizing cows?

[Pinandpuller]

DC Fare Jumpers are just bad at Math

https://www.unzcloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Screenshot-2017-08-24-17.56.56.png

[Porchlight]

I hope everyone read this Green New Deal memo. It is hilarious. Well, scary, but mostly hilarious.

"Economic security for those unable or unwilling to work."

It really says that, plus a whole lot of other crap.

[henry]

Porch, they pass that, i’ll Happily be “unwilling to work”

[Account Deleted]

Here it is - https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5729035/Green-New-Deal-FAQ.pdf

It is pretty short.

[Narciso79]

So the Saudi crown prosecutor hired Kroll and it turns the messages between the prince and qahtani had nothing to do with khashoggi.

In other news, the company that inspected the brumandhino dam ultimately signed off on 6 months ago but had some reservations.

[GUS]

I think MLB should have a NO BALLS LIST.

[Porchlight]

How will you pay for it?

The same way we paid for the New Deal, the 2008 bank bailout and extended
quantitative easing programs. The same way we paid for World War II and all our
current wars. The Federal Reserve can extend credit to power these projects and
investments and new public banks can be created to extend credit. There is also
space for the government to take an equity stake in projects to get a return on
investment. At the end of the day, this is an investment in our economy that should
grow our wealth as a nation, so the question isn’t how will we pay for it, but what
will we do with our new shared prosperity.

[Jim Eagle]

OL,

No! Not singling out anyone. Just saying give him a chance. He has been known to have the patience of an oyster in business dealings. I give him a lot more rope than anyone else because he has successfully putl off stuff well past their experiation time.

Florida is absolutely beautiful today, and for the past week. God whispered "be sunny, bright, warm and keep the sea still". They behaved.

[Narciso79]

I still cant establish how old the dam was:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/inspection-of-vale-dam-in-brazil-issued-warning-before-collapse-11549485427

[Buckeye]

1) Brookings obviously is a racist organization

2) No surprise my Calculus TAs were Chinese

[Porchlight]

Is nuclear a part of this?

A Green New Deal is a massive investment in renewable energy production and
would not include creating new nuclear plants. It’s unclear if we will be able to
decommission every nuclear plant within 10 years, but the plan is to transition off of
nuclear and all fossil fuels as soon as possible. No one has put the full 10-year plan
together yet, and if it is possible to get to fully 100% renewable in 10 years, we will
do that.

[James D.]

I hope everyone read this Green New Deal memo. It is hilarious. Well, scary, but mostly hilarious.

WE should start calling for every supporter of the Green New Deal to make all those proposed changes in their own lives right now.

If all those things are the right thing to do, why are they waiting until it's enacted into law and forced on the rest of us? Why don't they set an example for us?

Every GND supporter should stop flying anywhere, right now. No more conferences, no more trips overseas, it's Amtrak, hybrid-electric Greyhound bus (if there even is such a thing) or bust.

Every GND supporter should get rid of any fossil-fuelled vehicles or other devices they own. Cars, motorcycles, lawn mowers, portable generators. And they shouldn't sell them, or even donate them for tax write-offs. They should be recycled, at the owner's expense, since that would be the only truly green way to do it.

Every GND supporter should move into more earth-friendly housing. Which means no more than, say, 600 square feet, and served by public transportation, and totally dependent on only renewable energy to provide electric power. And the thermostat should be permanently set to never go above 66 in winter or below 86 in the summer.

Every GND supporter should immediately go vegan - not just vegetarian, because they still eat dairy, which of course means those horrible "farting cows" AOC warned us about. And, further, they should only eat food produced less than 20 miles from their home, otherwise there'd be wasteful and Earth-murdering cars and trucks transporting that food long distances.

If it's so great to do, and it's so righteous, and it's such an easy thing, why shouldn't they do it first, and let us hold them to all those rules, to show us the way to the future?

[Extraneus]

92 percent of Democrats and 64 percent of Republicans support the Green New Deal

Is it really worth reading beyond that?

[Extraneus]

How will you pay for it?

The same way we paid for the New Deal, the 2008 bank bailout and extended quantitative easing programs. The same way we paid for World War II and all our current wars. The Federal Reserve can extend credit to power these projects and investments and new public banks can be created to extend credit. There is also space for the government to take an equity stake in projects to get a return on investment.

[MissMarple2]

BNL NEWS
‏ @BreakingNLive

BREAKING NEWS: US Speaker Nancy Pelosi now says she will accept a bipartisan deal on border security and is open to $5.7 billion wall funding
Developing...

[Account Deleted]

A HUGE AMEN from me, James!!!!

[Tom R]

As part of the Green New Deal everyone who believes humans are causing climate change should be forced by law to get sterilized. That way they can prove their commitment to saving the planet.

[Porchlight]

Resolution Summary

 Created in consultation with multiple groups from environmental
community, environmental justice community, and labor community

 5 goals in 10 years:

o Net-zero greenhouse gas emissions through a fair and just transition
for all communities and workers
o Create millions of high-wage jobs and ensure prosperity and economic
security for all
o Invest in infrastructure and industry to sustainably meet the challenges
of the 21st century
o Clean air and water, climate and community resiliency, healthy food,
access to nature, and a sustainable environment for all
o Promote justice and equity by stopping current, preventing future, and
repairing historic oppression of frontline and vulnerable communities

[Extraneus]

Thanks for the Jeff Carlson link, Tom. So far, nobody actually read the Carter Page FISA, and the name of the "Supervisory Special Agent" who wrote it is still redacted as far as I know.

[Account Deleted]

Here's that old comment from PUK:

"Quite simply,we should demand Greenies display a sincere belief in their faith.
The Green Manifesto.

Greens must,to be taken seriously,forego any use of fossil fuel. No vehicles,no planes,no trains,whether diesel,steam or electric. No forms of transport which involve the use of fossil fuels in the construction thereof.

Greens shall have no:- Televisions,computers,cell phones,telephones,electronic games or other electronic devices,lighting ,incandescent or florescent,

Greens shall have no:- Materials made from hydrocarbons. No plastic or man made fibres.Any drugs or chemicals derived there from.

Greens shall not:- Eat food which cannot be grown on the family plot,have no more children than the family plot can sustain.

Greens shall not:- Use any form of energy source which is not renewable. Any devices used in the generation of power should not be,wholly or partly, constructed of or involve in any part of the manufacture thereof any of the forbidden processes above.

Happy Trails - I hope their wives have strong teeth."

Posted by: PeterUK

[GUS]

Say it with me!!!!!

When Ocasio-Corrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtez talks...........we say...................

GET ME MY DRINK BITCH!!!!

H/T ShepTARD Smith

[Narciso79]

You laugh but that was the plot of Dan brown's previous work.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/02/that-didnt-age-well-ocasio-cortez-pulls-her-lunatic-green-new-deal-bridge-across-the-oceans-plan-from-her-webpage/

[Jane]

So what changed Pelosi's mind?

[Tom R]

You laugh but that was the plot of Dan brown's previous work.

I read Inferno over the Christmas holiday. It was so bad that I don't think I will ever read another one of his book's again.

[Tom R]

So what changed Pelosi's mind?

Probably internal polls conducted by the DNC.

[Porchlight]

Ahahahahaha

https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/search/node/green%20new%20deal

[Porchlight]

She took it down already. Can you imagine the phone calls Nancy was getting?

[henry]

Maybe Schumer & Durbin think they can work with McTurtle & McCarthyand pull a fast one on Trump in the usual way. I can see Pelosi being ok with the classic “maybe funded in the future for amnesty now” or something,

[Tom R]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/07/fatal-stabbings-reach-highest-level-since-second-world-war/

I wonder why this article only mentions the statistics for white and blacks? What about the murder rate of other races such as those from the Middle East?

Anyone know what the murder rate (any weapon)in London is compared to NYC?

[Extraneus]

She took it down already.

Did she use the new period emoji as an excuse?

I denounce myself, slightly.

[GUS]

Jane, I'm sure it was her Catholic guilt and conscience.
Pelosi is a disease.

[Account Deleted]

Maybe that Green New Deal was the Dem. plan to stop illegal immigration.
Nobody would want to come here if they couldn't own cars, no fossil fuels, no airplanes, had to be vegetarian, had to live in a rotting little hut,...

That's what their home countries are like.

[GUS]

I liked that PERIOD EMOJI. It made me think of really nice things, like blood.
HAMMERS SICKLES BLOOD DEATH COMMIES.

[Extraneus]

Hirono: Green New Deal’s Flight Restrictions ‘Would Be Pretty Hard for Hawaii’

[Extraneus]

Despite the plan being short on details — and without a price tag — several leading Democrat presidential contenders, including Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) have come out in support of it. “I’m excited to join @AOC and @EdMarkey to introduce the #GreenNewDeal. Climate change is real, it threatens all of us, & we have no time to waste to address it head-on,” Warren wrote on social media.

[Extraneus]

MSNBC Guest Argues Blackface is the Same as Sexual Assault

Thompson argued that because Northam’s blackface photo was uncovered before Fairfax’s accuser stepped forward — that it somehow makes it more important than her sexual assault.

“It would be different … but the original crime was blackface on the part of Northam,” Thompson said.

“Which is awful, but it’s not a crime,” Ruhle said.

“Well, it’s a crime to us as black people,” Thompson replied. He also argued that black men have a history of being falsely accused of rape so it some how makes him care less about his black female accuser.

Thompson went on to argue that getting rid of the two white politicians and keeping the black accused sexual criminal is important because Virginia Democrats need the black vote.

[Rocco]

jim nj, thanks, I had forgotten about that "Old Glory Assault"

Last nights Hannity, 32:00 mins in.

John Solomon wonders if Rosenstein used the dossier 9 months in to justify the appointment of Mueller. And if he did, big problem.

And Sidney Powell claims Mueller was head of the FBI when Hillary was using her secret server so since he was part of Uranium One, he would have been e-mailing her on that server.

More to come tonight...I know, I know!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-tpGTSN6Og

[Pinandpuller]

My wife is at that age where it's really more of an ellipse...

[GUS]

{{Climate change is real, it threatens all of us, & we have no time to waste to address it head-on,” Warren wrote on social media.}}

I'm sorry your ROYAL SQUAW-NESS, but I reject your lying COMMIE PREMISE in it's entirety. Please try again AFTER you PROVE you are an INJUN. Have a NICE DAY BITCH.

[Dave (in MA)]

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[Dave (in MA)]

Dammit. I thought that would fit.

[Porchlight]

I'm old enough to remember when Sarah Palin was mocked by the left for wearing hoop earrings like AOC wears every day.

[MissMarple2]

https://twitter.com/KimStrassel/status/1093644987256909824

Thread by Kim Strassel on AOC's Green New Deal.

[Extraneus]

She could get away with one of these, Porch.

(Click to open pic.)

[Porchlight]

It'd be an improvement, Ext.

Actually I think AOC is attractive if a bit skinny.

[henry]

CNBC:

BREAKING: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer publisher of blackmail and extortion

https://twitter.com/cnbcnow/status/1093648148222959616?s=21

[henry]

Or as elsewhere on Twitter: “Bezos exposes Pecker”. (HuffPo)

[henry]

The HuffPo tweet:

https://twitter.com/lpolgreen/status/1093653891948851201?s=21

[MissMarple2]

https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/429041-adam-schiff-glenn-simpson-and-their-forrest-gump-like-encounter-in-aspen

John Solomon article.

[Beasts of England]

After my 90-day total and absolute hiatus from politics, I read the content of this thread and have to say: how can y'all stomach this stuff? It remains [redacted] surreal. Shazam.

Maybe in another ninety days, peeps...

Smooches. 😎