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President Trump's statement that he is willing to have the government "shutdown" last for years, if that's what it takes to get funding for a border wall, has Democratic Party leaders agog. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) called the threat "cruel and insensitive toward the non-essential federal workers who are bearing the brunt of this insane tactic. They all have families to feed. They need the checks they've come to expect every two weeks." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) contended "non-essential or not, these employees are part of the brain that keeps America alive and kicking. Citizens wouldn't know...

The Champs-Elysees will be the main site of protest in Paris from 10am to 5pm Saturday (4am to 11am Eastern time US) with some Yellow Vests set to march to the Palace de la Bourse in the middle of the day. There is a march in the afternoon from Paris City Hall to the area of the National Assembly where a response will be read to President Emmanuel Macron's speech denouncing "hate" coming from the Yellow Vests and promising order "without compromise" on New Year's Eve. BFM-TV reported at mid-day Friday that 10-thousand had expressed interest on Facebook in the...

[PHOTO] When is an invasion not an invasion? When the invaders are voters and you can’t kill them, because it would look bad. But Either way, they would vote the same: free bennies, free money, free food, and free everything. They would vote the same even if you killed A few. How would they vote? Democrat, of course, even if it were Democrats killing them. These illegals from south of the border and all over the collapsing world—they’re from, and used to, totalitarian, leftist, socialist, and communist regimes. And the fact is, that along with their horrible diseases, parasites, crimes,...

"We wanted to show the French that we are not free" Eric Drouet "Facebook" Video Thursday 1/3/2019 Following His Release "The French police have arrested a prominent leader of the Yellow Vest movement for a second time, in a clear sign that the governmnt is following through on a pledge to crack down on the protests...." Adam Nossiter-"New York Times" 1/3/2019 He's released from jail Thursday and will face a court date on February 15th, but Eric Drouet says his attempt to launch a Yellow Vests protest Wednesday was designed to show the people of France that they are not...

On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded. All seven astronauts were killed. Eyewitness Frank Mottek described the scene: Just then we both stood up and looked up at the shuttle making its way farther and farther into the sky. Suddenly, I was struck by a pattern I had never seen before. From our vantage point, it appeared that an extra flame was trailing from the shuttle. Then, in that split second, a silent fireball appeared in the sky. Then there was silence, the silence of alarm. . . Investigations later revealed that two rubber O-rings, which were designed...

[PHOTOSHOP] Just who the hell ARE these two billionaires? Where do they get their money? Why are they “so smarter” than “everybody else? And Why would they want “amnesty” for all these illegal, “immigrants...migrants...refugees...patriotic youths, constituents,” or whatever? “The pro-mass immigration Koch brothers’ network of billionaire, donor class organizations will push an expansive amnesty for illegal aliens this year while vowing not to financially support President Trump’s 2020 re-election bid. “In a leaked email obtained by Time Magazine, the Koch brothers’ network of organizations — which includes Americans for Prosperity, the LIBRE Initiative, and Freedom Partners — have their sights...

Video covering how Google auctions off advertising and how their practice of doing so may very be online auction fraud.

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Palms hotel-casino will be hosting a casting call this week for its new dayclub and nightclub set to open later this year. The new club is looking to fill 1,000 positions from cocktail servers to hosts and go-go dancers before its scheduled spring opening. Here is the casting call schedule: Jan. 3: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (marketing model bottle and cocktail servers) 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. (all operating staff) Jan. 4: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (marketing hosts, promoters, VIP liaisons) Jan. 5: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (security) Jan. 6: 10 a.m....

A man with the Surname of Yang has been accused of stealing 100 million Taiwanese dollars (nearly $3.25 million) worth of electricity to mine cryptocurrencies. Yang is suspected of stealing power from 17 different stores in Northern Taiwan to fuel his mining operations. According to local reports, a Taiwanese man has been taken into custody for allegedly more than $3 million worth of electric power to mine BTC and ETH. Yang is accused of renting internet cafes or toy stores located on the first floor of a building, before hiring electricians to rewire the power supply to the premises in...

Like a grand dame fallen on hard times, Buenos Aires was dimmed by economic collapse. In between its Paris-like cafes and wrought-iron balconies stood the blight of boarded store fronts. On its great boulevards, scavengers sifted through dumpsters for anything they could resell. That was 2002, when I covered the debt default and currency devaluation that had devastated this nation. But it's the fate of the Argentines to live in a vicious loop. Back this month for the first time in 16 years, I saw a country stuck in what has now become its natural state: crisis. As if living...

[PHOTO] Well. The failed, slime-master, Little Mittens “Kitten” Romney, forces himself down our media-guzzling throats once again. Romney is in the news bigly today, trying to tear down President Trump while simultaneously promoting his own self. This is actually a non-agenda promo, because the little slut just says whatevever he thinks will make Trump bleed—whatever twisted imaginings pop into his swamp-soggy skull. By spewing whatever malicious, made-up, liar-lies manifest themselves inside his pumpkin, Romney scavenges whatever gleeful attention he can suck from the mad-dog, anti-Trump, commie media. Big Leftist Media and its saber-toothed enablers are Ever Ready to jump on...

President Donald Trump should put his money where his mouth is on the Wall. It's easy for politicians to spend other people's money on projects. If Trump really believes the wall is necessary he should be willing to donate some of his money, possibly his presidential salary, to the wall like many of our fellow Americans are doing. Maybe he could suggest that those running his businesses donate part of the profits to the wall. Trump might try to persuade Congress to match private donations of money or labor. Selling advertising could be practical near urban areas. Perhaps some companies...

In the November elections, Democrats won in the 20 richest congressional districts. An ebullient Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif), currently vacationing during the "cruel" government shutdown at the Fairmont Orchid resort in Hawaii (where room rates range from $900 per night for a regular room to $5,000 for a suite) bragged that "the ultimate demise of the Republican Party is imminent. Democrats own the Black vote, the Hispanic vote, the immigrant vote, the welfare vote. We have more campaign money from wealthy donors than Republicans can ever hope to see." "The coalition of small business owners, farmers, middle-income wage-earners, craftsmen, and...

"The president of the rich is drinking champagne in Saint-Tropez while tens and hundreds of thousands of French people scream in pain and misery and have been on the dams and roundabouts for several weeks" Benjamin Cauchy of the Yellow Vests speaks to BFM-TV in France 12/29/2018 Sharp words regarding French President Emmanuel Macron who's surfaced on the French Riviera for a holiday getaway from a Yellow Vests spokesman today. Benjamin Cauchy called Macron a "bling-bling" president who must speak to the "France of the poor". He hopes for a miracle when Macron makes his traditional New Year's Eve speech...

President Trump urging action Friday to provide border wall funding as the old Congress reaches its last days.... On Friday police in Bakersfield, California arrested the suspect in the murder of a Stanislaus County, California Sheriff's officer early Wednesday..... In Syria Friday announcements from various sides that they were marching towards or taking control of the city of Manbij at the western edge of the Kurdish part of Syria...... The United Arab Emirates annnounced Thursday the re-opening of its embassy in Damascus, a sign of return to normalcy in relations after support for the Syrian government's enemies in the last...

Note that gas prices are under $2 / gallon in lots of places now, even with winter blend switching not too long ago. Not one positive story at all from media even acknowledging it. They ran such stories under Barry, crediting him with the economy and him taking the benefits he did nothing for, that the shale oil folks did in 2015-16.

Sears, which is struggling to stay alive, announced more stores will shutter Time could be running out for Sears Holding Corp., but in the meantime the bankrupt retailer continues to announce store closures. Sears SHLDQ, -2.24% will shutter 80 stores by late March 2019, with liquidation sales starting in two weeks. Accompanying Sears Auto Center locations will be closing as well....

The call is out for protesters to gather tomorrow (Saturday December 29th) in cities across France with limited numbers expressing their support on social media. Lille, Lyon, Toulouse and Paris are listed as site for protest tomorrow with prominent figures in the Yellow Vests movement joining a protest in Marseille. But there is greater interest in a gathering on the Champs-Elysees on New Years Eve for a "festive and non violent" Yellow Vests event. The city of Paris is going ahead with its planned light shows on New Year's Eve with lights projected onto the Arc de Triomphe. Police intend...

So, a simple review of budget information has me asking a lot of questions about spending and where we're going in 2019. Currently, the breakdown (from TheBalance.com) is that we're spendning a massive amount of money to get a minor amount of return. Currently, we're spending $4.407 trillion. That insane number is incomprehensible to the average person. From the article on TheBalance, "Spending is in three categories: Mandatory, which is at $2.739 trillion; Discretionary at $1.305 trillion; and Interest on the National Debt, $363 billion." So, let's look at some of those numbers. According to the CMS.gov website, the breakdown...

All indicators are in and it looks like Trump is having a banner year for the economy. Record Christmas sales, Record travel, record DNC tears. So with all these records being broken what are the intrigant reason for the end of year crash? Can we blame DNC and the left wing fringe conspiring? or do we just go a solo Soros narrative. Regardless here is my prediction. By the middle of the fourth month the dow will be back up into record territory, lead by marquee corporations. Apple, google, walmart, amazon, verizon, intel, AMD, GEFORCE. So if your favorite tec...