What Matt Wants, Matt Gaetz?!?

Oh, great, a tawdry sex scandal. What happened to Make Scandals Great Again?

Investigators believe Joel Greenberg, the former tax collector in Seminole County, Fla., who was indicted last year on a federal sex trafficking charge and other crimes, initially met the women through websites that connect people who go on dates in exchange for gifts, fine dining, travel and allowances, according to three people with knowledge of the encounters. Mr. Greenberg introduced the women to Mr. Gaetz, who also had sex with them, the people said.

...

Mr. Gaetz denied ever paying a woman for sex.

Some of the possible charges seem like a stretch:

It is not illegal to provide adults with free hotel stays, meals and other gifts, but if prosecutors think they can prove that the payments to the women were for sex, they could accuse Mr. Gaetz of trafficking the women under “force, fraud or coercion.” For example, prosecutors have filed trafficking charges against people suspected of providing drugs in exchange for sex because feeding another person’s drug habit could be seen as a form of coercion.

So offering gifts is fine but offering cash is coercive? OK, go with that.

The joker in the deck is this:

The Justice Department inquiry is also examining whether Mr. Gaetz had sex with a 17-year-old girl and whether she received anything of material value, according to four people familiar with the investigation. The sex trafficking count against Mr. Greenberg involved the same girl, according to two people briefed on the investigation.

She's a minor, so Gaetz needs the Epstein Exception here.

I wonder what a Florida jury would make of all this. I have a suspicion that a decent portion of the Florida service economy relies on an equilibrium between fiscally appealing men and physically appealing women. Maybe I'm thinking of Vegas.

Comments

[Jim Eagle]

We have street-walkers in Daytona, according to daily police reports in the News-Journal

[Jim Eagle]

Now we have the anti-Mason arsonist!

https://vancouversun.com/news/firefighters-battling-two-blazes-at-masonic-centres-in-north-vancouver-report

[clarice]

what if he just buys them dinner?

[henry]

#NeverTrump falls for obvious bait. A day ending in “y”.

I’m still waiting for the documentation on Slick Clinton and jail bait, flight records and pics are far more serious than the trash thrown at Gaetz.

Then we have the “isnt druggie, deadbeat dad, niece poking, influence peddling Hunter so cute with his new book” crowd.

Plus Boehner with his “all those rubes that want to do the voters’ bidding are morons”... aka the good orange man to the Rear Admiral and crew of the good ship “SS Bow to Commies”.

[clarice]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBRvm83TXrg
Thomas Sowell on why he's pessimistic on future of American liberty

[MissMarple2]

Well, that fire at the Masonic temples should get the
symbolism/numerology/Illuminati crew something to do over the weekend.

[Narciso]

Holy davinci code.

[Pinandpuller]

Jacque DeMolay Burned TFO.

[Pinandpuller]

Wow, Russia has (had?) a 13% Flat Tax. Tell us again:

1. How Free America Is

2. Who Won WWII

[henry]

A league of knee benders.

@edokeefe

JUST IN: @MLB announces it’ll move the All-Star Game and Draft out of Atlanta due to the state passing a new elections law last week.

https://twitter.com/edokeefe/status/1378058755481481218?s=21

[henry]

Of course... anything for their Chicom masters...

@heminator

From *yesterday* but please tell me about how MLB cares about democratic rights—> “MLB to build its presence in China despite Sino-US spat”

https://twitter.com/heminator/status/1378062776166461440?s=21

[Buckeye]

Catching up, I saw Stephanie’s post about her closing cluster.

My BIL’s sister’s husband (if you can follow that:)) started a Title Co in Cincy couple decades ago. He was dirt poor kid who worked his way through law school. Single mom raised him and his siblings in a rural Kentucky single wide

First job out of school was for a Title Co, and didn’t take him long to figure out he could do better. Superior customer service is his focus, and seems to be working. Now the biggest player in the greater Cincy area.

When I sold our last house to Jr., he sent a guy to Columbus and we closed at our kitchen table. Couldn’t have been more convenient, took all of 10 minutes.

So there are exceptions.

[Jim Eagle]

When we sold the condo and bought the house in The Dunes, we had another member (female) do the closing. All of about 5 minutes and numerous signature but it was to quick to chill the champagne:)

[Jim Eagle]

Interesting contrast on the 18th hole I am watching: 3 young guys in shorts and, I guess, their grandfather in a sweater and beanie cap:)

[Pinandpuller]

“Masonry is a search for Light. That leads us directly back, as you see, to the Kabalah.”—Albert Pike

[Pinandpuller]

“...we may assert with confidence, that the Masonic Lodges in France were the hot-beds, where the seeds were soon (sic), and tenderly reared, of all the pernicious doctrines which soon after choaked (sic) every moral or religious cultivation, and have made the Society worse than a waste, have made it a noisome marsh of human corruption, filled with every rank and poisonous weed.”—John Robinson, Proofs of a Conspiracy, p. 29

[Jim Eagle]

My grandfather was a very high mason in New York. Founded the lodge in Southampton. Of Course, my Irish Mother raised me Catholic. My father, Episcopalian, called me a "left footer":)

[Jim Eagle]

The fact there are 24 ways to make Deviled Eggs just shows you how "woke" we have become:

https://www.southernliving.com/food/how-to/deviled-egg-recipes?did=620274-20210402&utm_campaign=sl-whats-cooking_newsletter&utm_source=southernliving.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=040221&cid=620274&mid=54423090692&slide=b2de51e0-7041-4ab5-9759-ab584226d085#b2de51e0-7041-4ab5-9759-ab584226d085

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--It is not illegal to provide adults with free hotel stays, meals and other gifts, but if prosecutors think they can prove that the payments to the women were for sex, they could accuse Mr. Gaetz of trafficking the women under “force, fraud or coercion.”--

So a guy who buys a woman dinner and has sex is a sex trafficker now?
Or only GOP guys I guess.

[henry]

Trump was right, #NeverTrump and the order of saint Fauci wrong, as usual.

Research recently published by a team of academics at UC Santa Barbara found that the coronavirus is "inactivated" by sunlight as much as 8x faster than "current theoretical modelling" had anticipated. UC Santa Barbara assistant professor of mechanical engineering Paolo Luzzatto-Fegiz analyzed studies exploring the effects of different forms of UV radiation on SARS-CoV-2, and found a significant discrepancy, according to RT.

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/trump-was-right-sunlight-destroys-covid-8x-faster-scientists-believed-study-shows

[MJW]

Capitol suspect is said to be Noah Green, a Nation of Islam supporter. So his actions don't reflect on the cause he believed in

[Jane]

Whatever you do JIB, make sure your deviled eggs have horseradish.

Shooter story will soon be buried as it doesn’t help the left’s narrative. Just like Boulder.

[Melinda]

Frustrated Farrakahner For Easter Weekend?

I don't remember That one as an option on my dance card.

[Jane]

No worries Mel. “no indication of terrorism”. According to the media.

[Melinda]

JiB-

Sprinkle fully rendered lardons chopped on top.

[Melinda]

Heh.

James O'Keefe
@JamesOKeefeIII
Freelance Reporter @jessehixxx -- working for @WIRED -- contacts former staffer in Project Veritas' Accounting Department.

The call did not go according to plan...

https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1378042956540694538

[Melinda]

If it's Seth, you have to bring the salt:

Seth Abramson
@SethAbramson
BREAKING NEWS:

julie k. brown @jkbjournalist
"Gaetz's arrest is said to be imminent after the alleged victim, who has not been named, testified before a Florida grand jury this week saying she had sex with the conservative Republican before she turned 18, DailyMail.com has learned. " twitter.com/paula_mceneane…

twitter.com/jkbjournalist/status/13780792

https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1378094081524502532

[henry]

Mel, we’re both the female and Gaetz in high school at the time?

[Old Lurker]

Is that in the Durham Report?

[Melinda]

Energy-harvesting card treats 5G networks as wireless power grids

https://newatlas.com/energy/5g-energy-harvesting-wireless-power/

A team from Georgia Tech has just announced a world-first: a 3D-printed rectifying antenna the size of a playing card that can harvest electromagnetic energy from 5G signals and use it to power devices, turning 5G networks into wireless power grids.

Additional link:

5G as a wireless power grid - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79500-x

Also, similar work being done, in Bremen:

Electromagnetic Harvester claims to charge batteries with ambient energy

https://newatlas.com/electromagnetic-harvester/26130/ (from 2013)

[MissMarple2]

https://mobile.twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1378076048307449863

Unconfirmed images/posts from social media of Noah Green, named as the suspect of today's Capitol attack.

=======================================
Link at top goes to the thread.

[Pinandpuller]

Omar translates,”Islam is flourishing:”

Heartbroken to learn another CP was killed while protecting the Capitol. My thoughts and prayers go out to the officer’s family and the entire Capitol Police force. The death toll would have been worse if the assailant had an AR-15 instead of a knife.

https://twitter.com/ilhan/status/1378086058999570436?s=21

[Jane]

I hope Gaetz doesn’t go down. I’m a fan.

[henry]

Nonsense. The Farrakhan dude would have been shot before he could get an AR 15 out of his car and pointed at anyone.

[henry]

@thebabylonbee

MLB Bans Red Baseball Caps As Symbols Of Hate

[Jim Eagle]

I a master hater, henry, I have 3 Reds caps. One back from 1956:)

Ted Kluscewski was my hero growing up.

[MissMarple2]

Rep. Jeff Duncan
@RepJeffDuncan

In light of @MLB's stance to undermine election integrity laws, I have instructed my staff to begin drafting legislation to remove Major League Baseball's federal antitrust exception.

3:59 PM · Apr 2, 2021

[Jim Eagle]

Hmmm,

Horseradish on deviled eggs, Delish, Jane.

[Jim Eagle]

Well, that attack in DC brought the Guard back.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2021/04/02/guard-deploys-immediate-reaction-force-at-capitol-after-officer-suspect-killed-in-attack-on-police-there/

Nice to know we are more Caracas than Paris or London.

[henry]

JiB, I have Cardinals hats from the 60s and early 70s (hat day giveaways).

[Jim Eagle]

Henry,

who else were red? The Bosox, the Cubbies, who else?

[Melinda]

And the loop around on Gaetz gets to the real aim of this effort:

Don Lewis
@DonLew87
🤔Interesting🤔
Gaetz is ride or die for the former president. One wonders when Trump and his people knew about Gaetz. Quintessential mob tactics to have dirt on someone and control them as a result. What did Team Trump know about Gaetz? When did they know?

https://twitter.com/DonLew87/status/1378099015099777040

[henry]

Angels. Senators.

[henry]

Cubs had blue hats.

[Melinda]

And either red or blue "C"s.

[CCGirl]

I just ordered seafood takeout. I just realized that last year I couldn’t sleep on Good Friday (really Holy Saturday) and I posted for the first time (not really - I had a few posts a year before that) at maybe 2am. I was up with JimNJ!

Thanks for a great year of support. It’s wonderful to know there is a blog of like-minded individuals, who are wondering just what the hell is going on, who help me realize I am not losing my mind. Thanks all!

[CCGirl]

I don’t know if that post made any sense. I had ordered takeout last Good Friday, and the craziness was just brewing then. Look how far we have come 😳!

Store is a zoo already.

Son was able to sign up for a vax appt. He is 21. I am still on the waitlist, which is just fine.

I see that Charlie Parker is flying to FL to attend his in-law’s funeral. He just lectured all us about Easter and staying home, etc. I get it’s a funeral, but what a tone-deaf a-hole! How many people is MA couldn’t attend funerals?

[Dave (in MA)]

Sounds like another violent Trumpster.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/us/noah-green-farrakhan.html

[MissMarple2]

I see the deceased perp is from Indiana. We seem to produce a lot of famous creeps.

Also, Zuckerberg has already removed the perp's Facebook page. Fortunately lots of people have screencapped it.

Levin's radio show is pointing out the perp's record and race.

Now he's on to MLB making a ton of dough from CHINA.

[jimmyk]

CCgirl, I was speaking with someone from MA yesterday who claimed that they were way behind NY in vaccines, that it was still limited to 60 and older. Also more restrictions on gatherings, etc. Is that true? How would your son (or you, for that matter) be able to sign up? Or was he giving me BS?

Partly wondering because my daughter is in MA and seems to want to get the vaccine, more from peer pressure and social isolation than any reasonable medical justification.

[Davod]

Am I the only person who thinks Getz is being set up?

[Melinda]

Get back in line, you.

[Jim Eagle]

Davod,

Nope!

[MissMarple2]

Davod,

Nope. Apparently some are also reporting this is connected to the Israeli consulate in New York and Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams.

Everything is crazy.

[CCGirl]

JimmyK, your daughter is correct. Retail employees became eligible a week or two ago. Over 55 may be next week? But if you have one issue - son has asthma - so he’s eligible as a retail employee and/or his asthma.

Nurse student daughter, who is doing a clinical at Brigham & Womens, is finding it funny that she has not had one yet.

Baker sucks. MA has 3rd worst nursing home death rate, one of the worst unemployment rates, we are locked down, and the vaccine roll out is a mess. And Baker says something like, “We are leader for the nation to follow.” What!? Complete BS.

Dinner is here!

[Jane]

Glad you liked it Jib!

[MJW]

The biggest winners from the Capitol Hill suspect being a Nation of Islam supporter are the 400 FBI agents who were told to stand down and enjoy the Easter weekend since the incident wasn't related to Trump supporters.

The biggest loser is Nancy Pelosi, who thought this was shaping up to be the best day ever.

[Jane]

I’m with you Davod.

Hopefully winter is over in Florida. I wore sleeves all day!

[Jane]

CCgirl,

I was a rep at the republican convention that nominated Baker. I didn’t vote for him.

[Melinda]

Matt Whitlock
@mattdizwhitlock
Guess who @Microsoft’s lawyers are.

(Spoiler alert: @marceelias’s firm Perkins Coie)

Wonder how many companies are having Marc write their anti-Georgia election bill statements for them.

Marc E. Elias @marceelias
I suggest you read @Microsoft's statement. It is excellent and quite specific. blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/… twitter.com/mattdizwhitloc…

twitter.com/marceelias/status/137810378

https://twitter.com/mattdizwhitlock/status/1378106694434230273

[henry]

I get jabbed tomorrow. The Governor says one thing (no general population under 65 until Monday but was maybe in May when I got my appointment), but my local clinic said anyone over 55. Plenty of open spots, so I picked the day with no business meetings. No clue which brand.

Since the WI SC shot down the emergency, and Waukesha County won’t do a mask mandate or group size restriction, Brookfield only passed restrictions for city properties, I need to find out what the landlord says about masks in the building then check with insurance to see when I can reopen our offices.

Tells me a lot when reopening is much more complicated than closing.

[Jim Eagle]

Noah Green, Dead.

Should have been dead yesterday. Save a police officer. Getting crazy and dangerous out there. Then we have CoVid passports.

I

[henry]

Any statements about the danger of Islamist Supremacists?

[Jane]

Naw Henry. No political motivation by the shooter. Just sweep it under the rug!

[MissMarple2]

Worrying about what Secretary Blinken is doing?

Ned Price
@StateDeptSpox
·
42m
United States government official

During today’s call with Argentine Foreign Minister @felipe_sola, @SecBlinken discussed the importance of standing up for democratic values and security in the region and the importance of working together to combat climate change.
========================================
Priorities, priorities.

[CCGirl]

Jane, I voted for him the first time. The last election I wrote in “Patrick Henry.” Or some other Patriot. Fool me once, but not twice.

I am surprised to learn that MA’s constitution does not allow recalls. Hmm. Since the gov and legislature ignore the constitution, can we go ahead with a recall?

Oh, right. I forgot the political axiom. The rules apply to thee, but not to me.

[Jim Eagle]

Off to early bed soon.

Press on regardless!

[Dave (in MA)]

Build Back Better progress report

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/murder-rate-jumps-back-1990s-levels-fbi-data
According to a sample of 37 cities that have begun reporting data, the country is already seeing an 18% increase in homicides compared to this period in 2020.

[Buckeye]

Ahia is now vaccinating pretty much anybody with a pulse.

Setting up places in the “lower socioeconomic neighborhoods” to do vax after work, weekends, etc.

[Dave (in MA)]

I blanked Charlie last time around, just like he claimed to have blanked Trump in '16, when we all know that he voted for Hillary.

[sbwaters]

If you don’t need a vaccine passport to fly now, why would you need one to fly domestically in the future?

[CCGirl]

Dave, didn’t the residents of MA approve a referendum to reduce the sales tax from 6.25% to 5% some years back? How’s that going? Oh, and that minimum wage and the PFML was passed by a vote in both chambers?

An utterly post-constitution state! 🤯

[CCGirl]

Sbw, that would make sense. Only the most senseless political actions must be put forth!

[henry]

But you have to bake the trans cake.

As Forbes pointed out in a piece published over the weekend, some destinations, cruise lines and major sports venues are already requiring travelers to provide proof that they have been fully vaccinated against the virus. And if you're among the ~48MM Americans who have been "fully vaccinated" (ie received either two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna jabs, or 1 dose of the JNJ jab, with at least two weeks passing since the final dose).

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/americans-vaccination-cards-may-be-only-record-covid-immunity-so-keep-them-safe

[henry]

All Covid-19 vaccination providers are required to report data within 72 hours in their state’s immunization system, so there should be a back-up record of your vaccination status there.

Oh, I trust government to use that data wisely. /sarc

[Stephanie Nene Not Your Normal Granma]

Brian Kemp

·
As MLB caves to the lies of the woke left, the public should know how Georgia’s voting laws stack up against New York’s - where Major League Baseball is headquartered:

In New York, there are only 10 days of early voting. Under the Election Integrity Act, Georgia now has 17 mandatory days of early voting, with the option for two additional Sundays.

New York requires an excuse for absentee voting. Georgia does not. And while New York just enacted automatic voter registration in December, Georgia has had it in place for years.

Let’s be clear: MLB’s decision is not about access to voting. It’s about a lack of courage to stand up to the lies of a radical mob hellbent on distorting the truth for political gain.

If MLB is worried about access to the ballot box, they should check their own backyard.

They may be afraid of Joe Biden and Stacey Abrams, but I’m not.

[MissMarple2]

Another commentby the actual President:

Location if you cannot enlarge it:

https://mobile.twitter.com/Mark_E_Noonan/status/1378144892635860998/photo/1

[Dave (in MA)]

CCGirl, it was only a binding referendum. They don't pay attention to those.

[Dave (in MA)]

When the laws of physics are applied to lawbreakers, you get comedy. https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1378096325225484292

[Pinandpuller]

It makes one wonder how much money the Southern Baptist Association and Catholic Charities are getting for taking care of this current crop of ‘Wretched Refuse.’

[Jane]

It’s pretty clear thatBLM was a huge success. Rioting, looting, murder apparently woke the country to the point where blacks now go first in just about everything. Equity - as they say. Hard to imagine 1/2 the country is willing to give up equality. Apparently the Uber wealthy , and politicians are exempt. Amazing.

[Jane]

Dave,

Bet he didn’t get arrested. Maybe a medal instead.

[CCGirl]

Jane, there are two classes now: the pajama class and the working class (meaning people who actually work). By the way we finally received our delivery today at 3:30. It took four of us to bring it inside before 5pm, and we were busy with customers. One giant box of industrial shelves was meant for a hardware store in Macon, GA. 🙄

Pin, seems to me most of the pols and the non profits are beholden to money from ?. China, Soros, and who else? Who pays for all of this chaos?

[Jane]

Was the Boulder shooter a Muslim too?

[jim nj]

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/02/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-campaign-contributions-478943

Vulnerable Dems fret after getting a shock: AOC’s campaign cash

Ocasio-Cortez’s largesse — and an oversight at the campaign headquarters — has raised awkward questions among her colleagues.

"Even if imperiled House Democrats refund her contribution now, Ocasio-Cortez’s name is almost certain to show up on their Federal Election Commission reports when they’re due this month — creating a liability for members of her party who have to win reelection in districts where her political brand is poisoned thanks to years of unrelenting Republican attacks."

Trump made her do it.

[Davod]

From Ace:

Golden Retrievers and Husky Welcomes Tiny Baby Kittens

https://youtu.be/9VggWTK6AuA

[MissMarple2]

Washington Examiner
@dcexaminer
·
26m
.@BetoORourke says has "no plans" to challenge @GregAbbott_TX but won't rule it out.

[CCGirl]

I tried to carry two bags of lobster compost inside. One is not enough, and I can’t wrap my arms around two bags, even though they are not too heavy for me. My brother laughed and said, “But Joe says there is nothing a woman can’t do better than a man!” (Four of us, and only three hand carts)

Har, har. We do have fun!

[CCGirl]

Yikes! Sorry as I go off on work again. I’m out. If I don’t check in enjoy your Easter!

[henry]

Beto’s dry cleaner is still working on the embarrassing stains on the sheep suit.

[Narciso]

Yes jane asmuch as they tried to release that squirrel

Thousand currenta runs a three card monte, aka scam

[Dave (in MA)]

I just learned that something called lobster compost exists.

[MissMarple2]

Davod,

Me, too! That's what is so great about this site!

[MissMarple2]

Oops.

That should have gone to Dave(in MA).

[MissMarple2]

Richard Grenell
@RichardGrenell
·
49s
The hate and violence from the Nation of Islam must be highlighted, condemned and dealt with. No excuses.

Every Democrat must be asked about it.

[MissMarple2]

https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-administration-announces-indirect-talks-with-iran

1. Iran denies it.

2. What are "indirect talks"?

3. Mark Levin recommended this site,so I am going to start picking up their stories.

[Jane]

‘Indirect talks” means Kerry is giving them pallets of our tax dollars.

[sbwaters]

Sso, Commissioner Manfred, please point to what it is in the new Georgia election legislation you object to and explain why.

Ask the same of the Coke and Delta CEOs.

Don’t expect AP to do it.

[Dave (in MA)]

MSNBC erroneously reported that Capitol attack suspect was a 'White male' https://t.co/WH0yKoF1Aj

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 3, 2021

[Jane]

Time to secede.