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Venezuelan Socialism Survivor Takes Protesting College Weenies to SCHOOL About Communism Some of the most patriotic people you will ever meet are those who have come to the United States (or any Western democracy) legally after escaping an authoritarian country. There is an obvious reason for this. Those people KNOW what true oppression is like. And they love freedom, often far more than some people who have spent their entire lives in its embrace. This is just human nature. We take things for granted that have never been denied to us. Some -- particularly young people -- go so far as to trash the freedom that they enjoy every day. You'll know those people because, lately, you see a lot of them protesting on college campuses. When it gets truly interesting, however, is when someone from that first group runs into someone from that second group. This week, we were treated to such an encounter when Alessa Polga walked up to a table at a Canadian college where students were promoting Communist literature (with one of them wearing a keffiyeh, of course). Polga is a human rights activist in Canada and a survivor of socialist Venezuela. Let's watch as she completely dismantles these young students whose greatest hardship was probably that one time Tim Horton's was closed when they were trying to get their morning coffee: https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2024/05/17/venezuelan-socialism-survivor-takes-protesting-college-weenies-to-school-about-communism-n2396282

Nearly 100 Retired General Officers Urge America to Maintain Support for Israel DAVID STROM It's not quite a rebuke of President Biden--most former General Officers try to refrain from attacking the Commander in Chief--but these former high-ranking military officers are clearly pushing back from the administration's pulling back from supporting Israel. How high ranking? How about the former Commander of the US Central Command? Or the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe? Or Commander of the US Strategic Command? Actually, forget it. Just think commanders and deputy commanders of just about every military branch and unit of note we have in every theater around the world. They all urge that America remain steadfast in its support for Israel and its war effort against Hamas. https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/05/17/nearly-100-retired-general-officers-criticize-bidens-abandonment-of-israel-n3788408 .

There is only one weapon that is effective against liberals Have you ever had the misfortune of debating liberals on social media? I have far too often. I never intended to, not once. It was simply the unfortunate consequence of my continuous bad habit of posting stuff on social media that contradicts established progressive orthodoxy. There is nothing that provokes a leftist more fanatically than encountering a social media post that they do not agree with. They immediately engage in a holy war against that post. The main objectives of their crusade against speech they disagree with is to bully the offenders into silence. When provoked by ideas they disagree with liberals engage in the ugliest and most mean spirited personal attacks against those that dare voice them. The absolute worst thing you can do if you find yourself troubled online by rabid leftists is show anger. That is what they crave the most. They are like puppies starved for attention. Deny them your anger. Always maintain the moral high ground. Combating a liberal’s usual diatribe with facts and logic is just as useless as shooting a werewolf with traditional lead projectiles. They are completely immune to those weapons because they have been indoctrinated for decades by our abysmal educational system. They have been brainwashed into believing that reality is subjective, all that matters to them is what they believe and what they feel. The only truly effective weapon to use against liberals is ridicule. One common side effect of progressive indoctrination is the erasure of their sense of humor. The brainwashing hypersensitized the part of the brain that leads to the sense of being offended. . Facts and logic dressed up with non-mean spirited and humorous ridicule is the deadliest weapon you can use when engaging in verbal combat with liberals. https://datechguyblog.blog/2024/05/16/there-is-only-one-weapon-that-is-effective-against-liberals/ .

Reuters Discovers Trump's Super-Secret Plan to 'Control the Department of Justice' ED MORRISSEY And that would be ... winning a presidential election. No, seriously, that's the plan. Donald Trump becomes president, and then appoints people to set prosecutorial priorities and statutory interpretations at the Department of Justice and the FBI. For some reason, Reuters labors under the impression that this would be the first time a president has done this Ahem. In fact, double ahem. The current Attorney General has demanded executive privilege over a recording of a deposition of Joe Biden in a criminal investigation. When did Special Counsel Robert Hur become a presidential advisor? At the same time, the DoJ is using another special counsel to pursue felony indictments against Joe Biden's opponent in the upcoming presidential elections, having waited nearly three years and until Trump became the clear GOP front-runner before taking any action on those cases. And let's not forget the DoJ's attempt to cut a sweetheart plea deal for the president's son that was so embarrassing that a judge threw it out and forced Merrick Garland to actually prosecute Hunter Biden. How'a that for "independence"? https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/05/17/shocker-reuters-discovers-trumps-super-secret-plan-to-control-the-department-of-justice-n3788566

Kamala May Already Be Lining Up Her Next Gig in Case Biden Loses, Terrifying Californians Bob Hoge https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/05/16/report-kamala-may-already-be-lining-up-her-next-gig-should-biden-lose-in-nov-californians-terrified-n2174297

Biden’s $7.5 Billion EV Charger Plan Backfires Spectacularly Issues & Insights, by The Editorial Board At a Rose Garden event this week, President Joe Biden bragged that “Thanks to my Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we’re building a network of 500,000 charging stations all across America.” This is about as believable as the story of his uncle’s cannibalistic demise. The truth is that Biden’s five-year, $7.5 billion effort to jump-start the development of electric vehicle charging stations is doing the opposite. The money has so far produced only eight new charging stations in two years. The overall growth rate in EV charging stations has slowed since he signed that bill. And earlier this month, Tesla gutted its EV charger efforts, https://issuesinsights.com/2024/05/17/bidens-7-5-billion-ev-charger-plan-backfires-spectacularly/ .

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Harrison Butker, Not His Critics, Represents the Mainstream KATRINA TRINKO FTA: Even the NFL, apparently no longer as devoted to promoting freedom of conscience as the league was during the Colin Kaepernick kneeling era, distanced itself from Butker—who also made waves with his criticism of Pride Month, in vitro fertilization, and the “tyranny of diversity, equity, and inclusion” during his speech. “Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity,” Jonathan Beane, an NFL senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer, told People. “His views are not those of the NFL as an organization. The NFL is steadfast in our commitment to inclusion, which only makes our league stronger.” But here’s the catch: half of women with children 18 and younger say they would like to stay at home. According to a 2019 Gallup poll, 50% of women with minor children said they would prefer to be a homemaker, while 45% said they’d prefer to work outside the home. In other words, it’s Butker, not his critics, who represent the most popular view among women with younger children. https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/16/harrison-butker-not-critics-represents-mainstream/ He's a lot closer to the mainstream on all of these issues than the NFL is, and than the media is as well. .

Despicable Secretary of Navy Has 'No Regrets' About Firing Service Members Over Vaccine Mandate It's hard to believe a person of authority in the United States military can say this, but there really has been no accountability for all of the terrible decisions made during COVID. Why would they want to come back and serve a country that turned its back on them? They were disposable. At minimum, he could have said 'with current findings, it was a mistake'. At least apologize for overreacting https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2024/05/16/secretary-of-navy-no-regrets-about-firing-covid-vaccine-n2396304 .

I suppose that this could go in the "Border" thread also. .

FLOATING TARGET OFF GAZA: Pier Pressure On Gaza’s Shore — And In Michigan SUMMARY: The Biden administration wants to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza to save the lives of Palestinian civilians. The Biden administration wants to use a complicated military structure/system called JLOTS — acronym for Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore — to pull it off. JLOTS is a floating, temporary pier for bringing supplies from big ships to a port-less shore. Suffering Gazans could be succored by land through Egypt. Gazans could be supplied through Israel. But Hamas stands in the way. So why the pier posturing? The floating piers are campaign photo-ops for Michigan Muslim voters. Read the entire column. https://strategypage.com/on_point/20240516104539.aspx

Well, I'm sorry. I cannot possibly accept what Mr. Lindsay is saying until I know what undergraduate school he attended. Frank (The King) will understand. .

Proof of Trolling, ***t posting, and having no purpose here 👇🏼

Michael Cohen Gets Destroyed During Cross Examination, Leaving Anderson Cooper Stunned. https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/05/16/michael-cohen-gets-destroyed-during-cross-examination-leaves-cnn-stunned-n4929100

Missouri AG Andrew Bailey Demands Accountability From the City of K.C. After X Account Doxxes Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker. “As video of the full speech (below) shows, Butker received an enthusiastic standing ovation from graduates and other attendees at the Catholic college after his remarks.” https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/16/missouri-ag-andrew-bailey-demands-accountability-from-the-city-of-kcmo-after-x-account-doxxes-chiefs-kicker-harrison-butker/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=act_eng&seyid=136388

The Babylon Bee has obtained the following list of Donald Trump's debate demands: Benny Hill music must be played whenever Biden wanders around the stage: His aimless shuffling will be much more entertaining to the viewing audience set to "Yakety Sax." Moderators have to be smoking hot: Not just attractive. They have to be hot. Smoking hot. At least a 9 or a 10. Or even better than 10, maybe. Debates are better with hot moderators. I can't look at a dog for 3 hours. That would be terrible. Catering provided by McDonald's: Big Macs and Diet Cokes during every commercial break. Lightning round: Featuring a wheel to be spun for prizes, including Trump Steaks, Trump sneakers, and Trump NFTs. Sad trombone riff plays following every Biden answer: Wah-wah-wahhhhh! Whenever Trump drops a savage diss, sunglasses lower from the ceiling and the words "Thug Life" appear onscreen: Don't worry, Biden won't even know it's happening. The loser gets slimed: It's time to bring the genius of Nickelodeon to presidential debates.

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