Buffalo_Gal

Trump RTed this (the second tweet, for some reason I cannot cut that first one out):

We went out to dinner this evening with my brother and SIL. My brother showed up in a Trump 2020 face mask. Apparently, he also picked up a bunch for friends who requested them. I said, "I want one!" and my husband again gave me the stink-eye. He's such a spoilsport. More likely he's worried I'd wear it in the city of Buffalo and we might get more than "looks."

Her husband is all in with China. And the left cheers her like she is some great "journalist" instead of owned by the CCP.

That payroll tax holiday is something... if the Dems take him to court (and they probably should) how is that gonna look for the Democrats? Taking an EO to court that helps the middle class with a tax cut? He's put them between a rock and a hard place.

That goes back to this tweet: Would Durham (the team) tell him he was not a target?

We shall see...

Ok, I am very impressed Joe can ride a bike. And no, I am not being sarcastic. Last week he needed a handler to help him walk, today he's riding a bike? Is this the same cocktail Hillary used to keep her upright for events? Sounded like a joke to me, too:

Ummmm wow.

Pretty sure all of NYS is struggling between the lock down and riots. Cuomo may have come to the realization that tax dollars are needed for the budget as people move out, and Trump seems disinclined to acquiesce to the request for riot-restoration-dollars.

AP sources: Whitmer met with Biden as he nears VP decision Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Delaware last weekend to meet with Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s first known in-person session with a potential running mate as he nears a decision. Whitmer visited Biden Sunday, according to two high-ranking Michigan Democrats who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. The first-term governor of the battleground state has long been on his short list of possible running mates. Flight records show a chartered plane left Lansing’s Capital Region International Airport for Delaware Coastal Airport at 5:33 p.m. and returned at 11:16 p.m. </snip>

Maybe she's black like Elizabeth Warren is Indian? ?‍♂️ AP sources: Whitmer met with Biden as he nears VP decision Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Delaware last weekend to meet with Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s first known in-person session with a potential running mate as he nears a decision. Whitmer visited Biden Sunday, according to two high-ranking Michigan Democrats who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. The first-term governor of the battleground state has long been on his short list of possible running mates. Flight records show a chartered plane left Lansing’s Capital Region International Airport for Delaware Coastal Airport at 5:33 p.m. and returned at 11:16 p.m. </snip>

US appeals court denies bid to resurrect Bundy standoff case The judges said they found “a serious constitutional violation based on choices made by the government" A U.S. appeals court refused Thursday to resurrect the criminal case against states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy, family members and others stemming from a 2014 armed standoff with federal agents trying to round up Bundy cattle near the family ranch in Nevada. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal in San Francisco denied prosecutors’ efforts to overturn U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro’s decision to stop a months-long trial in January 2018 for “flagrant” prosecutorial misconduct and her dismissal of the criminal indictment so it could not be re-filed. “The judgment is affirmed,” Judge Jay Bybee wrote for the three-judge panel that heard oral arguments May 29. The judges found Navarro properly identified violations of “recognized statutory or constitutional” rights, and she had the authority to punish the government “to deter future illegal conduct.” </snip>

Most people know that the current media is controlled by a handful of corporations and people. Here are some links so you can see just how tightly controlled it is: 5 corporations control the media <<<< PBS link (it appears to be from 2017) 15 Billionaires own America's news media <<<< Forbes link (June 1, 2016) Media Landscape chart <<<< Vox link I used all sites that lean (ok, fall over) left so you would not dispute the findings. The US media is tightly controlled. Who decides the spin and narrative? What decides the spin and narrative? Why is the spin and narrative so tightly controlled? Those are questions we should all be asking. Almost all "news" sites lean left. Fox (in spite of screeching to the contrary) is the most centrist, OAN leans right.

US sanctions pro-China leader of Hong Kong, other officials The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong officials, including the pro-China leader of the government, accusing them of cooperating with Beijing’s effort to undermine autonomy and crack down on freedom in the former British colony. </snip> The Treasury Department announced sanctions on Carrie Lam, the leader of the government in Hong Kong, and 10 other officials. The sanctions were authorized by an executive order that Trump signed recently to levy penalties against China for its efforts to curtail anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. </snip> Treasury Department Sanctions: (this also lists who these people are and what they do) </snip> Today, Treasury is sanctioning Carrie Lam, Chris Tang, Stephen Lo, John Lee Ka-chiu, Teresa Cheng, Erick Tsang, Xia Baolong, Zhang Xiaoming, Luo Huining, Zheng Yanxiong, and Eric Chan. </snip> Sanctions Implications As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the individuals named above, and of any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by them, individually, or with other blocked persons, that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons, are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC or otherwise exempt, OFAC’s regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons. The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any blocked person or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods or services from any such person. More information on the entities designated today. </snip>

All churches, weddings, funerals, etc should do this... "peaceful protests" (And my goodness is leftie-twitter melting down)

I have not been to Delaware since I was a kid, so nope, never considered it. ?

Did that once already with Florida, not doing it again. We do keep looking for somewhere to move. Spots we have looked to are South Dakota (it is so very beautiful) but that would present the same "where to winter" issue, or South Carolina. We have friends in the Hilton Head area so that is where we gravitate to. Not sure if I could take the summers there, however.

Some of that thread may been posted before, but he's added to it, so no harm in repeating it (it is worth opening each tweet and reading them in full):

Nothing like driving into Naples and being greeted by the friendly neighborhood Rolex dealer on one side of the street, and the Bentley dealer on the other side of the street. ? I like Naples very much. A lot of nice restaurants and artsy-fartsy places. I could live there if I could live somewhere else between March and October.

You are a Florida resident. Florida taxes the non-homesteaders out the wazoo. It is not a bad plan at all as non-residents cannot vote. They either buy a residence and grumble about the taxes (we did) or they don't buy (we sold). Better to make residents happy with lower taxes than the non-residents. Much smarter political play. We were in St Augustine, and yes, it can get cold (most years I wore my winter coat + scarf + gloves until the second week of February, although there were years I was in shorts at that time). We did have to have a heat exchanger and a coastal unit air conditioning system (the price of being on the ocean ? ).

No one has a source for this. If anyone finds a source, please share! That would be an insane number as most small businesses would simply close and not waste the money on a bankruptcy proceeding. Note: I a not saying things are not bad in Maine. Tourism has not resumed, the governor had a long, tough lock down imposed, etc. I am merely questioning that stat as accurate.

More tea-leaf-reading...