Why are million-billionaires China Wannabes?

That question should really be a no brainer. How is labor doing in China? Does China have “Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), whistleblower provisions, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) or National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)?” 

What about environmental protection? Water quality? Indoor and outdoor air quality? 

Do Americans value freedom and liberty? What makes freedom and liberty possible?

Trump practices protectionism for the USA economy, but, that doesn’t mean he likes it just the way it is. Labor is cheap in China and regulations are few, if any. The wealthy that back Trump want things differently and want it now by a dictatorship that will deliver without debate.

So. Why Trump? Money. Just that simple. For as much as they are investing they expect it back 100 fold at least.

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Trump is the special interests candidate.

Drug seizures by year

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This administration has been nothing but provide a strong effort to reduce the impacts of the cartels at our borders. While raids take place all over the country they are influenced by the influx at our borders.

He hasn’t and never will be a good president.

Iceland

It may be interest Iceland has four airport hubs. It might matter to those travelers concerned with the current volcanic activity.

The U.S.A. Is larger since the Biden/Harris administration.

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Including the continental shelves as our own extends national security beyond 200 nautical miles and increases the size of fisheries. It begs the question, why hadn’t this been done sooner? 

Why has Kamala Harris’ policies not changed?

Because the law has not changed and she is not lawless. Her steadfast belief in the USA Constitution and the application of The Rule of Law is obvious and consistent. She believes change happens within the legislature as represented by the people who elected them. That is why she asks voters to provide a strong Democratic majority to pass the change Americans are looking for in their federal authority.

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are not interested in being lawless dictators, not even for one day. They believe consistently in law and order and the USA military for national security. 

The election choices for the President and Vice President are polar opposites and very discernible in the year 2024.

The next major labor movement in the USA.

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It is a human rights issue as well as quality of life. Children and spouses need their absent workaholic parent and other. Work is stress. Higher degrees of stress have impacts on health. Decades ago it was Type A or Type B personality and heart attacks. Now, it is the invasiveness of the hand held device. 

This is an important labor movement. 

The funds raised need to go to repairs and restoration of the USA Capitol…

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…and survivors of the law enforcement officers that lost their lives because of these very rioters on January 6, 2021.

There needs to be regrets and reformation by the people who choose to wrongly celebrate that day.

The families of the fallen should bring wrongful death lawsuits against all those seeking to celebrate death.

The Hawaiian Hot Spot displacement is causing magma burps all over the world.

This is 4K footage from August 25/26 2024 captured from the AfarTV livestreams. The following volcanoes are included: Santa Maria (Santiaguito Volcano), Guatemala; Fuego Volcano, Guatemala; Popocatépetl Volcano, Mexico; Sundhnúkagígar Crater Row, Grindavik, Iceland; Mayon Volcano, Philippines; Semeru Volcano, Indonesia; and Bromo Volcano, Indonesia.

This is not a climate event. There simply isn't the kind of emissions causing the climate crisis. If by chance it was a climate event what difference does it make? The scale back of greenhouse gases has to go forward anyway. It is impossible to plug a volcano and no one should want to. We already have a Hawaiian Hot Spot misbehaving. Nations of people must take responsibility for anthropogenic emissions adding to the greenhouse gas burden of Earth.

Continued lawlessness. There is no remorse or reform. He wants a coup.

August 27, 2024
By Brett Rowland

A Washington D.C. grand jury (click here) returned a superseding indictment Tuesday against former President Donald Trump, essentially re-alleging that he conspired to undermine the 2020 election.

Prosecutors took the case back to a grand jury after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in July that presidents and former presidents of the United States have "absolute immunity" when acting on core constitutional duties and "presumptive immunity" on other matters.

"President's exercise of his core constitutional powers, this immunity must be absolute," the high court ruling said. "As for his remaining official actions, he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity."...

This is not a plot against Trump. It is simply good practice of the Rule of Law. Jack Smith is being responsible to the public trust.

§ 15A‑646. Superseding indictments and informations. (click here) If at any time before entry of a plea of guilty to an indictment or information, or commencement of a trial thereof, another indictment or information is filed in the same court charging the defendant with an offense charged or attempted to be charged in the first instrument, the first one is, with respect to the offense, superseded by the second and, upon the defendant's arraignment upon the second indictment or information, the count of the first instrument charging the offense must be dismissed by the superior court judge. The first instrument is not, however, superseded with respect to any count contained therein which charged an offense not charged in the second indictment or information. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)

655. Statute of Limitations and Defective Indictments -- Superseding Indictments (click here)

If an indictment is dismissed because of legal defect or grand jury irregularity, the government may return a new indictment within six months of the date of dismissal or within the original limitation period (whichever is later). After the original limitation period has expired, a superseding indictment may narrow, but not broaden, the charges made in the original indictment. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 3288-3289; United States v. Miller, 471 U.S. 130 (1985); United States v. Grady, 544 F.2d 598 (2d Cir. 1976).

August 27, 2024

By Charles R. Davis

When U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon (click here) dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump, the man who nominated her, she didn’t address whether or not the former president was entitled to store top-secret national security documents in a bathroom at Mar-a-Lago. Rather, she argued that the case was illegitimate because the prosecutor, special counsel Jack Smith, was unlawfully appointed...

...In an 81-page filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which has already twice reversed Cannon’s decisions in the case, the special counsel’s team points out that, since at 1974, no other court has denied the right of an attorney general to appoint an outside prosecutor to handle a case. That right, the filing notes, is acknowledged in four separate statutes and was recognized by the Supreme Court in the case U.S. v. Nixon, which upheld the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate a sitting president....

The photography within Arlington National Cemetery was completely illegal and requires citations to that fact. Please don't leave the staff, who are devoted to these fallen soldiers without support to their position in protecting the cemetery and the graves that hold some of the people we should be most proud.

A verbal and physical altercation is assault.

§ 18.2-57. Assault and battery; penalty. (click here)

A. Any person who commits a simple assault or assault and battery is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, and if the person intentionally selects the person against whom a simple assault is committed because of his race, religious conviction, gender, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, or ethnic or national origin, the penalty upon conviction shall include a term of confinement of at least six months....

August 27, 2024

By Quil Lawrence, and Tom Bowman

Two members of Donald Trump's campaign staff (click here) had a verbal and physical altercation Monday with an official at Arlington National Cemetery, where the former president participated in a wreath-laying ceremony, NPR has learned.

A source with knowledge of the incident said the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump staffers from filming and photographing in a section where recent U.S. casualties are buried. The source said Arlington officials had made clear that only cemetery staff members would be authorized to take photographs or film in the area, known as Section 60.

When the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump campaign staff from entering Section 60, campaign staff verbally abused and pushed the official aside, according to the source....

There was a YouTube report by a different blogger and I apologize for not keeping it or finding it that showed how Hannity and Laura Ingraham in interviews with Trump and how they were trying to help him change his dialogue on issues. Trump refused to change his dialogue and even openly admitted he knows Ingraham was attempting to get him to change his words. The question is why would someone serious about taking the White House in a legal election court ignore the help of seasoned commentators?

Why?

Because the polluted dialogue of hate is all he has. He doesn't care about how he takes the White House and encourages corruption even if it is violent corruption. January 6th was real. Very, very real. Trump wanted the coup. It was not a violent crowd of White Supremacists out of control. Trump directed and wanted the coup. He didn't care who was hung at the Capitol that day. The more hung in public display the better for the entire world to see.

So, when highly seasoned FOX News commentators believe they are doing Trump a favor by mentoring him into a different dialogue and rejected, openly rejected, that is because he isn't there for the interview, he is there to inspire hate and encourage violence to the people he expects to "get it right" this time.

If the truth is desired by the American people, listen to "Spicy Mayo Pete Buttigieg." The truth is so important to the Secretary of Transportation, it clearly demonstrates his love of this country. FOX News found out that people really do want to hear from someone that clearly has something to say that breaks down the lies of Truth Social.

Fully expect continued lawlessness by Trump. He wants this that badly.

End the hate. Peace is possible.

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The two countries should strive for the Nobel Peace Prize and the world will follow. If we are all to survive on Earth, peace is the only way forward. Any other path is leading to continued hate and mutual destruction.

The Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty was always meant to go forward, not increase the number of countries with nuclear weapons. The five permanent nuclear powers must come to the reality there can only be peaceful use of energy and eliminate these weapons from Earth. It must come to pass and be enforced peacefully through economic strength and the respect for life.

Funding just in time to turn the NPS into Trump Resort Hotels and Casinos, guaranteed safe from wildlife.

August 26, 2024
By Patrick Whittle

There aren't as many (click here) as Americans are lead to believe. They are few and precious.

The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service (click here) is set to receive the largest grant in its history, a $100 million gift the fundraising group described as transformative for the country’s national parks.

The National Park Foundation, which Congress created in the 1960s to support national parks, will receive the donation from Indianapolis-based foundation Lilly Endowment Inc. The park foundation described the gift on Monday as the largest grant in history benefiting U.S. national parks.

The money will be used to address the needs of the country’s more than 400 national park sites, said Will Shafroth, president and CEO of the National Park Foundation.

The foundation hopes to announce the first round of grants stemming from the donation later this year, Shafroth said....

Oh, you thought I was joking. Not.

June 9, 2020
By Daryl Fears

Two Alaska black bear cubs. (click here) The Trump administration has rolled back 2015 rules aimed at protecting them

Hunters will soon be allowed to venture into national preserves in Alaska (click here) and engage in practices that conservation groups say are reprehensible: baiting hibernating bears from their dens with doughnuts to kill them and using artificial light such as headlamps to scurry into wolf dens to slaughter mothers and their pups.

With a final rule published Tuesday in the Federal Register, the Trump administration is ending a five-year-old ban on the practices, which also include shooting swimming caribou from a boat and targeting animals from airplanes and snowmobiles. It will take effect in 30 days....

The nonsense never stops.

So, the India hackers like to send false invoices, and now the Chinese simply want to extort Americans for money while they try to spy on the military and USA intelligence. The Chinese are trying to one-up the India hackers by extortion for money rather than fraud for money. The Chinese figure they can make out really well because before too long after Trump is in office, porn sites will be illegal and receiving the death penalty if found out. A perfect set up for Chinese extortionists.

August 27, 2024
By Joseph Menn

...Versa Director (click here) is widely used by internet service providers (ISPs) and managed service providers (MSPs), making it an appealing target for hackers. The researchers described the software as a “critical and attractive target” due to its role in managing network configurations for these essential services....

Chinese government-backed hackers (click here) have penetrated deep into U.S. internet service providers in recent months to spy on their users, according to people familiar with the ongoing American response and private security researchers.

The unusually aggressive and sophisticated attacks include access to at least two major providers with millions of customers as well as to several smaller providers, people familiar with the separate campaigns said.

“It is business as usual now for China, but that is dramatically stepped up from where it used to be. It is an order of magnitude worse,” said Brandon Wales, who until earlier this month was executive director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA.

The hacks raise concern because their targets are believed to include government and military personnel working undercover and groups of strategic interest to China....

Trump’s judges are political activists

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It is a growing consensus that the best path to a Supreme Court appointment is through politics. This decision reflects that, as the decisions by Aileen Cannon demonstrate are very much activist decisions.

There is no legal path through Bruen for machine guns. Historically, which Bruen requires, machine guns were ALWAYS designed for the military. Machine guns eventually made their way into criminal acts in the USA, but, that is criminal history and breaking the law historically matters. 

There is no way under Bruen that allows machine guns as legal tender in civilian populations. The machine gun is and always has been a weapon of war. There has never been a time in the USA when a machine gun regularly had civil use, in law enforcement or hunting. 

So, the Trump judges are attempting to kiss the ring and make it work for the Fuhrer.

Families and children in schools are not going to be threatened by machine guns in the hands of criminals or the deranged.

The Democrats are now the family values party.

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The best work ethic gets an American through the day, but, there ain’t nothing like a loving family to get through life.

Point of View Updates

RFK, Jr. was an alternative choice to Trump or Biden. He ended his campaign that serves his own interest which is typical of the very wealthy. They hate giving up money. 

But, if RFK, Jr. voters refused Trump to vote for a long shot, does anyone believe they will go back to Trump as a choice? A few maybe out of loyalty to RFK, Jr. but many will stay home and respect their own moral decisions.

Trump’s statement about Kamala’s eligibility to run for president of this country is pure racism. Nothing else to say, except I think she is a walking, talking miracle to this country’s values for the entire world to see. 

Iceland

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There are moss fires occurring with this chronic eruption on the peninsula. That means biodiversity will suffer. Moss fires tend to excoriate the land. Iceland scientists will have to revitalize areas where moss fires took place separate from the lava flow. 

In case the FBI isn’t too busy.

I am certain I am not the only American being a focus of a shake down. I don’t visit porn sites, but, a lot of people do. The intimidation came in an email. It is probably the India terrorists that send out false invoices, etc. They are now becoming straight up terrorists.

I tried to scribble out personal information that they could have gotten off any mailing list. I doubt I can do a good job at darkening over information. That doesn’t bother me as much as Americas chronically being viewed by India’s terrorists as easy prey. 

The first is the email, the second is the PDF.

So it says a lot about those that serve.

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Elections have consequences. This reporting by Chris Hayes is rather astounding to realize
how much a person’s character means when it comes to carrying out the oath of office.

One person can save the country from tyranny. Every person that refused to leave the U.S. Capitol that day literally were putting their lives on the line and the lives of their family. The coup as directed by Trump was not expected. “It was not a coup against the president. It was a coup by the president.” When I realize the brevity of those words, the words of Michael Cohen come screaming back (click here); “I fear Trump won’t peacefully give up the White House if he loses the 2020 election.” He knew. Michael Cohen knew within Trump’s character lay a man without morals or ethics that would disregard his very oath of office for his own agenda and not the promise of a USA democracy.

The American people came very close to losing their Constitutional government. Those who stood in the breach put everything worldly on the line that day. Even their families were in peril. They knew who they were that day. They knew the faith and trust by those that elected them.

It is the deep value of “the vote” that came to pass that day. “The Vote” and its integrity cannot be toyed with if “the people” are to continue to be free. 

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The mischief continues. Under attack this time is the ability of clerks to count votes cast in time, but, arrived after the close of voting due to a designedly sluggish constitutionally mandated postal system.

The LAW requires four days to accurately finish counting the vote. The right wing wants to eliminate that citizen vote because somehow it is nefarious. The mischief to rig the vote continues with Trump as a candidate.

The American people must value the bravery and abiding character of former Vice President Pence and all those that put their lives on the line on January 6, 2021 to protect and defend this democracy. They too must protect and defend their vote. The fight to protect the United States of America from tyranny continues.

Recently an intelligent and decent man stated to me, “What real difference does one vote make,” meaning his own. I stated, “Every election these days are so dense with political spending that it is coming down to less and less votes to win an election. How many recounts, many automatic, now occur?” He looked at me and said, “I hadn’t thought about it that way.” I stated to him, “Elections garner thousand and millions of votes and it seems as though one vote gets lost in all that so what does it matter. But, the math of addition of one vote, after another vote, after another is about as personally important as it gets.” He smiled and said, “Thank you for reminding me.”

Donald Trump is not interested in affordable housing.

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This condo venture will end in bankruptcy as well. Then, as President, he will find some tricky way to access the USA Treasury for a bailout. There simply aren’t that many globe trotting million-billionaires interested in paying $2 million or more for condo with Trump attached to it.

This is a good example of all the mistakes such talentless people have in throwing money at projects they believe will satisfy their greed. There is no real estate development to bring in average people pursuing the American Dream to work and frequent commercial enterprises. Any establishment like this needs labor. It is a much better idea to have a labor force near such enterprises to reassure a consistent interest in filling those jobs. 

Also, there is a “build it and they will come” element that is sure to sink any profitable outcomes. Additionally, there are probably environmental issues that Trump simply plans to steam roll over rather than acting responsibly.

I am sure conversations with the Saudis have inspired the project. “Jarod got his fair share of Saudi wealth, so why can’t Donald.?” Maybe there will be a requirement in the membership of the Saudi golf association to purchase one of Donald’s condos. 

Kamala is nearly at 50 percent nationally?

Really?

Wow. She is a magnificent candidate and will be an even better President. 

Those that were huddled with RFK, Jr. as an alternative to President Biden, but, “…just can’t vote for Trump….” have already left to join the vote for “Kamala for President.”

What I find interesting is that RFK actually listed Trump in a court filing as if having it “that official” was protecting him personally. RFK had a lot of billionaire monies in his campaign. The billionaires that dumped money into RFK and/or Trump don’t want to pay taxes. They don’t care about policy positions because they figure their money will provide them their own comfy reality. 

Speaking of which, several of those that thought they were safe on a super-yacht came to a very different reality when a very strong waterspout caused a death spiral whirlpool. There is no hiding from the ravages of nature now that it has been turned loose in a dangerous greenhouse gas dilemma predicted 70 years ago.

I have to find an issue of “George” published by the Late JFK, Jr. There was an interview I thought with RFK, Jr. I am curious how far he has devolved to run for president.

“Keeping Families Together”

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The link above explains the program which is a step toward “permanency” and not a direct citizenship program.

The Red States, of course, are complaining because it is there big political ploy, but, without corruption at “the court” there is no standing for their legal actions. The “Keeping Families Together” path to permanency is mirrored in already existing immigration law.

“Petition for Alien Finace’(e)” is already law. This new law requires those applying to have already been in the USA for 10 years. 

(Click here for below petition)

Anyone can go to the USCIS website and exam existing programs and know the bellyaching of the Red States is primarily a political red flag and nothing more.

“Keeping Families Together” also provides greater safety to the family involved. Waiting in Mexico for these applicants can be dangerous. Either a legislator understands the deep meaning of marriage and family or they don’t and seek callous means to torture prospective citizens.

The promise of the USA.

 

“We must all stand together to defend it.”

 

“Familia”

It is called the American Dream.

Kamala Harris respects those that serve.

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“Comma-la”

Kamala for President

“Kamala for the people.”

The Climate Crisis?

The Arctic Ecosystem of Alaska collapsed more than two years ago. The water is too warm, the ice is gone, the Pacific Salmon are in Canada, and the Alaskan King Crab are gone from Alaskan waters. It was a complete collapse of an ecosystem that cannot return because the ocean is too warm to support the species.

Is there a Climate Crisis?

Absolutely there is.

The Pacific Salmon were guided by what were called “gates.” The gates were ice. When the salmon migrated to rivers they were guided by the presence of ice. There were two ice gates. They are both gone and the salmon moved north into Canada without them. 

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Alaska needs scientists to restore its economic strength in a Sub-Arctic reality? Denial is the most stupid attitude the people of the USA can have in the face of overwhelming evidence AND impact.

“We won’t go back.”

What is the USA Presidency about, all the people or their economic power, harnessing it for his own purposes and the one percent, harnessing the USA military for assassination and horror (I thought it was the defense department for a strong America.), and the treasury for Wall Street’s bailouts?

This country belongs to every citizen and their best outcomes.

 

 

Affordable Housing is Vital

Affordable housing is where the work force of this country lives. Ted Lieu when in support of the President’s priorities is important. The people that line the hallways in Washington, DC matter. 

Kamala will bring competent people to the Presidential cabinet and those that are Deputies to those Cabinet officers. 

I worry about the people in a Trump cabinet. He said he wants to put Musk in a cabinet position. For one, that is quid pro quo. That aside what cabinet position will Musk fill? 

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Which one? State? Treasury? Defense? Interior? Agriculture? Labor? Housing? HHS? On wait, what about the EPA? But. The Supreme Court already disarmed that Cabinet position. Hm? Transportation maybe. Sure, let’s all drain the USA Treasury and have transportation to Mars. Maybe Musk can head up Homeland or the CIA. He should come in handy for China and his ambitions with that communist country.

It is not at all a good idea to place billionaires in every position in the Presidential Cabinet. They have their own agenda that does not include the American people.

I love Bill Clinton. He speaks so openly and clearly. 🇺🇸

 

2025

That is the year Communist China will unveil it ‘s next 5 year plan. It will be the 14th five year plan.

That is what the communists do; make plans for the country for five years at a time to achieve goals.

The real question is not what Trump’s 2025 plan is. We already know that. But, what does Project 2030 look like? And Project 2035? At which point does it become illegal not for just interracial marriages, but, interfaith marriages?

Five year plans are not conducive to elections. That is understandable. Elections are highly likely to change a 5 year plan than uphold it. That is why communist countries have autocracies. 

The Democratic Party is the ONLY competent political party the USA has today.

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I do not believe this is a surprise. Most thinking Americans not brainwashed by “Truth Social” already made the determination Trump surrendered to Putin immediately upon their first visit. He followed Putin’s trends in friendship and alliance with Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping.

This report by General McMasters is welcome and validates the fears of many in the U.S.A.

Look, Trump surrendered. He sold out to autocrats. He literally turned his back on NATO with a clear demonstration of that by insulting Queen Elizabeth II when reviewing the troops.

President Biden worked very hard to rebuild and strengthen ties to our allies upon taking office. But, just because President Biden literally saved this country from a spineless madman doesn’t mean it can be repeated with the same outcome. Trump has practiced and plotted against the people with enormous amounts of money redirected from every source he could find including the RNC.

To say the RNC is incompetent is an understatement. They are monstrous to the potential damage to this democracy of which they have already inflicted. A majority of the members of the RNC have cowed in the recesses of the party and can easily be said to be more spineless than Trump.

The RNC has surrendered to the communists by allowing the belief the USA was some how not a democracy with freedom and liberty. Carrying weapons of war in the streets of the USA as occurred in Kenosha, Wisconsin with deliberate plans to kill other Americans is NOT why the Second Amendment was written.

It is easy to say that by allowing Trump to OCCUPY the party’s seats of power and donate it’s treasury to his defense as a proven criminal denotes a completely non-functioning party of populous, cartoonish, and tabloid beliefs outside ANY real government policy. Evidently, the RNC is chocked full of traitors beginning with the Fuhrer himself.

Trump is more guilty than ever for his role in January 6th. The motive is completely obvious.

Michelle Obama is absolutely correct.

The battle for the USA democracy is only beginning.

“Everyone in this country deserves a fair shot.”

That is everybody. Not just the one percent. It is called decency, fairness, and “The American Dream.”

If those that oppose the democracy we live in and with “listen to what they have to say.” Agreed. But, not when they are disillusioned with lies.” The question is when we listen to others are they willing to listen to us, too?

The Man Who Stood the Breach

 

President Biden returned the country to the people with hope for the future.

Thank you doesn’t begin to convey the service President Biden provided to this democracy at a pivotal time in history. He will go down in history as one of the greatest Presidents ever to hold office. 

“Courage Heart”

What a fantastic speech. Thank you.

Jill has been magnificent.

She represents more than a gracious First Lady. Dr. Jill Biden represents the extent women can achieve. She maintained her interest in her professional life while dedicating herself to the country’s First Lady.

Senator Chris Coons has been busy.

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Senator Warnock proves Georgia’s moral core.

 “The new way forward.”

Senator Warnock along with Senator Jon Ossoff from Georgia were the last two Democratic Senators to be seated after the election of 2020 to bring a Democratic majority.

1 in 3 women live under a six week abortion ban.

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According to the “Houston Chronicle” the percentage is 29% of the six week ban which is approximately one-third. If that isn’t astounding enough there are vastly more women living with other forms of “the ban.”

Bills sponsored by Jasmine Crockett

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A woman and leader of her generation. 

Jamie, Jamie, Jamie…

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Something remarkable happened today.

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Tell it like it is, Hillary!

 

Stellantis is walking away from the contract.

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A contract cannot be ignored. Stellantis is a foreign company that came to buy a piece of America and its most popular car brands.

The company has an annual revenue in excess of $205 billion in 2022, which was up 5 percent from 2021. That 5 percent revenue increase was because the UAW members delivered quality autos.

Stellantis must live up to its contract with the UAW or pay the salaries to the union members for the length of the contract. If Stellantis doesn’t want to build some of the most popular cars in the USA, then they have an obligation to support the workers under the contract to the full extent of the contract.

Stellantis revenue in 2022 was $30 billion more than GM in the previous 12 months as of March 2024. The revenue as of March 2024 of GM is more than an 8 percent share increase than the year before. The workers of the UAW are increasing the income to these companies. 

Stellantis has NO valid reason to walk away from a contract that produces far over and above its cost. Stellantis’ alarming announcement makes no sense. It is almost a hostile attack on the USA economy. Stellantis needs to live up to it’s promises in the contract.

It is time China obey the decisions of the international community and stop this endangerment of ships lawfully in the South China Sea.

18 August 2024

This photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, shows damage on the Philippines coast guard vessel BRP Cape Engano (MRRV-4411) after a collision with a Chinese coast guard ship Monday, Aug. 19, 2024 in the disputed South China Sea. 

Chinese and Philippine vessels (click here) collided on Monday during a confrontation near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the two countries said.

Both countries blamed each other for the incident near the Sabina Shoal.

China and the Philippines have had repeated confrontations in the vital waterway in recent months, including around a warship grounded years ago by Manila on the contested Second Thomas Shoal that hosts a garrison. Beijing has continued to press its claims to almost the entire South China Sea despite an international tribunal ruling that its assertion has no legal basis....

These waters are no longer disputed, except, in the imagination of Xi. There are no reasons for these hostilities. Treaties can exist for mutual use.

The best use of Ren'ai Reef is possibly fishing. There is absolutely no way this can be a place where any country can occupy. It is a REEF! Besides, the entire idea of possessing a REEF in the South China Sea is stupid. Sea level rise will eliminate any and all uses of this REEF in years to come.

Globally reefs are protected anyway. They are extremely important carbon sinks.

12 July 2016
Tom Phillips in Beijing, Oliver Holmes in Bangkok and Owen Bowcott

Ren'ai Reef (click here)

China (click here) has said it will not accept a ruling against it in a key international legal case over strategic reefs and atolls that Beijing claims would give it control over disputed waters of the South China Sea.

The judgment by an international tribunal in The Hague came down overwhelmingly in favour of claims by the Philippines and is likely to increase global diplomatic pressure on Beijing to scale back military expansion in the area. By depriving certain outcrops of territorial-generating status, the ruling from the permanent court of arbitration effectively punches holes in China’s all-encompassing “nine-dash” line that stretches deep into the South China Sea....

China needs to KNOCK IT OFF! This is precious habitat and the fish could be completely destroyed if the reef bleaches. This is ridiculous.

September 22, 2023

By Neil Jerome Morales

The Philippines (click here) is exploring legal options against China accusing it of destruction of coral reefs within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, an allegation rejected by Beijing as an attempt to "create political drama".

The Philippines foreign ministry late on Thursday said it was awaiting assessments from various agencies of the extent of environmental damage in Iroquois Reef in the Spratly islands and would be guided by Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra....

Red Sea Crisis - Iran is responsible.

Dubai Ports World is reporting a 60 percent drop in profit in the past quarter because of the ongoing ship assaults in the Red Sea.

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The company needs to exercise its interests elsewhere until Iran decides to stop its assault on humanity. There is no reason for this, except, its own aggression through failed states and terrorist organizations.

The ships that once navigated the Red Sea are still shipping but to different ports. DPW should follow those ships and their new routes to offer services and investment.

The Iranian terrorist group, Houthis has no real effect. Iran needs to end it's terrorist networks and work toward peace.

December 9, 2023
By Mohammed Alghobari

Aden - Yemen’s Houthi movement (click here) said on Saturday they would target all ships heading to Israel, regardless of their nationality, and warned all international shipping companies against dealing with Israeli ports.

The Iran-aligned group is escalating the risks of a regional conflict amid a brutal war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

The Houthis have attacked and seized several Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea and its Bab al-Mandab strait, a sea lane through which much of the world’s oil is shipped, and fired ballistic missiles and armed drones at Israel.

Houthi officials say their actions are a show of support for the Palestinians.

Israel said attacks on ships was an “Iranian act of terrorism” with consequences for international maritime security.

A Houthi military spokesperson said all ships sailing to Israeli ports are banned from the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.

“If Gaza does not receive the food and medicine it needs, all ships in the Red Sea bound for Israeli ports, regardless of their nationality, will become a target for our armed forces,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

The threat has an immediate effect, the statement added....