B-Man

In a nutshell.

But what would he know ? Another January to remember Cuba American Thinker, by Sylvia Canto Jr. Cuba became an independent country in 1902. You can divide the island’s history into two periods: the pre-Castro years and the current regime’s period in power since 1959. I was born in the last decade of pre-Castro Cuba. My story so typical of the other kids born in the 1950s. We were the grandchildren or great-grandchildren of immigrants from Spain or elsewhere. Our ancestors came to Cuba because it was a prosperous island, an attractive place for Spaniards seeking a better life, for Jewish refugees from Europe, hardworking Asians, and others. It was a young and vibrant country with hope and a future. In other words, the island of Cuba attracted people rather than driving its citizens away looking for a future. It is really sad to watch Cuba today, from energy blackouts to importing sugar. Let me repeat: importing sugar. As a result, the young escape and look for a better life, preferably in the U.S. The old get stuck behind. As I saw yesterday, Cuba is on track to have the oldest population in Latin America. It is even more painful when you realize that pre-Castro Cuba attracted thousands of immigrants from all over the world To wither is to shrivel, fade, decay, or lose the freshness of youth. Cuba is indeed withering today. So another January to remember the tragedy of Cuba and how much longer it will go on. https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/another_january_to_remember_cuba.html

Israel's Commando Strike on a 'Bombproof' Missile Factory Tells Tehran, 'You Can Run but You Can't Hide' A daring Israeli commando raid deep into Bashar Assad's Syria in early September not only destroyed an Iranian factory producing missiles for Hezbollah to shoot into Israel, it may have been a test of a concept that puts all of Iran's nuclear facilities at risk. On the night of September 8-9, a 120-man unit of elite Israeli Air Force Shaldag commandos in CH-53 attacked the underground factory in the Masyaf area of Syria, west of Hama, using a combination of landing and fast roping https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/01/05/israels-commando-strike-on-a-bombproof-missile-factory-tells-tehran-you-can-run-but-you-cant-hide-n2183986

A Seattle, Washington, small business owner says she has “cried every day” about the closure of her restaurant due to the state’s new minimum wage hike to over $20 per hour. The Democrat-controlled city’s law increasing the minimum wage from $19.97 to $20.76 went into effect on the first day of 2025 “This was my dream. To own my own cafe, to run it how I want to, and to really, like, be in service to people,” she said in an interview, later adding that she has “cried every day” about it. According to Luckenbach, her breakfast eatery was already struggling due to inflation and lower foot traffic, and the new minimum wage requirements would have cost her an additional $32,000 each year. https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/01/04/seattle-restaurant-owner-cries-after-minimum-wage-hike-forces-her-close/

Former DNC Fundraiser Says She’s Been Appointed to Trump Inaugural Committee: ‘I Am Done’ With Democrats by Rusty Weiss Lindy Li, a former major Democratic National Committee fundraiser, tells RedState she has been appointed to the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee. From raising funds for the resistance party to raising money for President-elect Trump's inauguration — the transformation appears to be complete. Li has been one of the most vocal critics of the Democrat Party following the election, particularly blasting the Harris campaign repeatedly for essentially setting close to $2 billion on fire and ending her campaign in significant debt. Now, she's excitedly revealed she "was just appointed to Trump’s inaugural committee!" https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2025/01/05/former-dnc-fundraiser-says-shes-been-appointed-to-trump-inaugural-committee-i-am-done-with-democrats-n2183967 .

The end of the ‘Obama era’ has officially arrived — with a deep sense of betrayal among Dem voters by Julian Epstein You can smell it in the air. A deep sense of betrayal among Democratic voters. An underlying realization that the Democratic party’s politburo — Obama, Pelosi, Schumer, Jeffries, and their courtiers of elected official and consultant sycophants — sold voters a bill of goods: the gaslighting of the public on President Biden’s decrepitude; the false idol of the Kamala Harris “campaign of joy” as a smart last-minute stand-in; and the repeated cowering to the far left whose wokeness and moral condescension turns off most voters. In a just world, one might expect a formal no-confidence vote on this leadership failure. After all, this is the kind of recall we see with Western European heads of state, in House speakership races, and soon, in Canada. That recall may not happen, but the undeniable trouncing may signal the end of what we can call the Obama Era. Simply put, the Obama Era is characterized by a set of ideas and tactics directly linked to the Democrats’ loss. The first is the “Demography is Destiny” delusion — a kind of manifest destiny of the left, adopted in the second Obama term, that promises an ever-diversifying electorate would inexorably vote Democratic and must therefore be patronized with cartoonish appeals to identity and big government wardship. This proved to be not only deeply un-American but politically foolish. Upon taking office, Biden mandated race preferences and DEI rules across 90 different federal agencies — what leading race theorist Coleman Hughes refers to as the neo-racism of the left. Open borders were supposed to buy Hispanic votes. Green New Deal wars on oil and gas industries that most of the big players on the global stage would reject were supposed to buy young voters. Validating the rhetoric of pro-Hamas activists was supposed to buy votes in Dearborn and the anti-Israel and often antisemitic left. Democrats ignored all the polls warning against these identity politics which never had broad voter support — including among black and brown Americans. But it was too late to turn back. This post-modern religion had spawned the second pillar of the Obama Era: a new industry of NGOs, consultants, activist groups, foundations and donors, public unions, and the increasingly politicized state and city bureaucracies in Democratic-run cities underwritten with gobs of COVID-relief and federal taxpayer dollars. They were what writer Michael Lind refers to as the Shadow Government — for whom the liturgy of identity politics became the central organizing principle to expand organizational bloat, fundraise, and earn social credit scores within the party. The third pillar of the Obama Era is the massive cancel culture and accompanying online authoritarianism. https://nypost.com/2025/01/04/opinion/the-end-of-the-obama-era-has-officially-arrived/

Puerto Rico’s New Governor Breaks Out the Trump Dance at Inaugural Ball by Rusty Weiss Jenniffer González-Colón, recently sworn in as Puerto Rico's 190th governor, was seen doing the 'Trump dance' during her inaugural ball. Ms. González-Colón, who previously served as Chair of the Puerto Rico Republican Party, was sworn into office on Thursday. Rep. Carlos Giménez uploaded a video of her and her husband, José Yovin Vargas, breaking out some dance moves at the next night's celebration. "Congratulations to my dear friend & colleague Governor Jenniffer González-Colón of #PuertoRico on her amazing inauguration!" Giménez captioned the clip. "We love her dance moves!" https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2025/01/04/watch-puerto-ricos-new-governor-breaks-out-the-trump-dance-at-inaugural-ball-n2183947#google_vignette .

But he's an extremist ! Senate Democrats Open to Confirming RFK Jr. by Sean Moran Some Senate Democrats are reportedly open to confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, according to a report. The Hill reported that many sources state that Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and John Fetterman (D-PA) are considering backing Kennedy. The sources believe that the Democrats and Kennedy share concerns over how corporations heavily influence food and how processed American food is now. This comes as other Democrats have questioned Kennedy’s skepticism towards vaccines. https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5066601-senate-democrats-consider-rfk-jr/? https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/04/report-senate-democrats-open-to-confirming-rfk-jr/

Hilarious. . . . . . . . . and true.

Could you provide a link for your claim ? .

Got to be fair. The right move by President Biden (though I doubt it is for any reason other than Union support)

Good call.

Go home Joe ! No one believes your made up sh*t anymore.

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Reminder from May.

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Other recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday include humanitarian and chef José Andrés, whose World Central Kitchen has helped provide food for civilians in war zones and areas hit by natural disasters; Jane Goodall, a highly acclaimed conservationist and scientist; and Bill Nye, a science educator who rose to fame with the show “Bill Nye the Science Guy.” Several entertainment, sports and cultural icons will also be honored, including U2 singer Bono, actors Michael J. Fox and Denzel Washington, athletes Lionel Messi and Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and fashion icons Anna Wintour and Ralph Lauren. Biden will honor multiple recipients posthumously, including Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968 during a presidential run. Kennedy was a senator representing New York and had served as attorney general during the administration of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. Also being honored posthumously is Ashton Carter, who was secretary of defense during the Obama administration and oversaw the United States’ push against the Islamic State, and George Romney, the governor of Michigan during the 1960s and the father of former Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/hillary-clinton-george-soros-receive-presidential-medal-freedom-rcna186204?

It's number one, trying to influence the election (remember all the Kamala-Momentum stories on November 2nd0 PS: leh-nerd you continue to be the nicest poster on the board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . occasional condescending tone ?? .

Ahhhh. Now the Trump agenda can start. . . . . . . too bad lefties. Mike Johnson Wins Reelection As House Speaker Matt Margolis Original article: Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) has failed to win the votes necessary to win the House Speakership in the first round of voting. The final tally of the first round: Mike Johnson: 216 votes. Hakeem Jeffries: 215 votes Others: 3 votes. A 218-vote majority was needed to win the speakership. UPDATE: 2:38 p.m.: Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas) switched their votes to Johnson on the first vote, giving him the majority and the House Speaker's gavel. https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/01/03/mike-johnson-speakership-vote-n4935636