March 24, 2025
3 Dem Senators to Retire
Timothy Birdnow
Three Donkey Senators are packing it in after losing power in the Happiest Place on Earth (Washington) and this offers a huge opportunity for the GOP to cement their control of the Senate.
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) have announced their retirements and next year's off-year elections will offer an unique opportunity to the GOP.
Of course they often blow it and I have great confidence in Republicans to foul things up. Also, as these are liberal states the GOP will probably run RINO republicans, thus making our task more difficult even if we win.
But at least we can pump up the numbers and perhaps that may make all the difference if t
Three Donkey Senators are packing it in after losing power in the Happiest Place on Earth (Washington) and this offers a huge opportunity for the GOP to cement their control of the Senate.
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) have announced their retirements and next year's off-year elections will offer an unique opportunity to the GOP.
Of course they often blow it and I have great confidence in Republicans to foul things up. Also, as these are liberal states the GOP will probably run RINO republicans, thus making our task more difficult even if we win.
But at least we can pump up the numbers and perhaps that may make all the difference if t
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The Kids are Allright (now)
Timothy Birdnow
Gen Z, the much vaunted "youth vote" is turning away from the Democrats and increasingly embracing MAGA.
According to Hot AirDemocrats Have Lost the Youth Vote
They are also losing the black and hispanic votes as well, and the labor Democrats are going Orange.
This trend can be reversed if the Democrats play their cards right but they don't seem capable of doing so. Dems are playing Old Maid in a high stakes poker game.
That's why they desperately need a game changer. Watch for something very, very big (like a major terrorist attack).
Gen Z, the much vaunted "youth vote" is turning away from the Democrats and increasingly embracing MAGA.
According to Hot AirDemocrats Have Lost the Youth Vote
They are also losing the black and hispanic votes as well, and the labor Democrats are going Orange.
This trend can be reversed if the Democrats play their cards right but they don't seem capable of doing so. Dems are playing Old Maid in a high stakes poker game.
That's why they desperately need a game changer. Watch for something very, very big (like a major terrorist attack).
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You Can Make Returns After All
Timothy Birdnow
Ron DeSantis is Returning $878 million to Washington in unspent allocations after getting a letter from Musk and DOGE.
"for he maketh his sun to arise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and unjust"
Matthew 5:45
DeSantis did what every governor in America should be doing.
Ron DeSantis is Returning $878 million to Washington in unspent allocations after getting a letter from Musk and DOGE.
"for he maketh his sun to arise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and unjust"
Matthew 5:45
DeSantis did what every governor in America should be doing.
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Bondi's Boo Boo
Timothy Birdnow
Another reason to suspect Pam Bondi isn't the person for the job.
Pam Bondi — Supreme Court will stop judge Boasberg.
If she believes that she's a bigger fool than I took her for. Maybe they will get around to it eventually, but there is every reason to believe the Administraion will lose this fight at SCOTUS despite the law being entirely on Trump's side because Roberts has now gone on record chastising Trump and he's not about to allow Trump this sort of victory. Also, these radicals just make Roberts look bad, incapable of handling his own branch of government. So at least HE has every reason to not side with Trump, and his mini-me Amy Conehead Barrett will probably follow suit.
No Pam, SCOTUS is like Charlie Brown - you can't depend on it to do ANYTHING right, as Lucy says in Charlie Brown Christmas.
Increasingly Bondi appears to be too weak and vacillating and perhaps even a deep stater to do this job. We needed U.S. Grant and we got George McLellan instead.
Another reason to suspect Pam Bondi isn't the person for the job.
Pam Bondi — Supreme Court will stop judge Boasberg.
If she believes that she's a bigger fool than I took her for. Maybe they will get around to it eventually, but there is every reason to believe the Administraion will lose this fight at SCOTUS despite the law being entirely on Trump's side because Roberts has now gone on record chastising Trump and he's not about to allow Trump this sort of victory. Also, these radicals just make Roberts look bad, incapable of handling his own branch of government. So at least HE has every reason to not side with Trump, and his mini-me Amy Conehead Barrett will probably follow suit.
No Pam, SCOTUS is like Charlie Brown - you can't depend on it to do ANYTHING right, as Lucy says in Charlie Brown Christmas.
Increasingly Bondi appears to be too weak and vacillating and perhaps even a deep stater to do this job. We needed U.S. Grant and we got George McLellan instead.
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USIP gets usnipped
Timothy Birdnow
Possible charges for the US Institute for Peace obstructionist board of directors.
They changed locks on their building to keep DOGE out and sent out memos telling employees not to cooperate with DOGE.
Such insubordination must be punished, and legally.
From the article:
Possible charges for the US Institute for Peace obstructionist board of directors.
They changed locks on their building to keep DOGE out and sent out memos telling employees not to cooperate with DOGE.
Such insubordination must be punished, and legally.
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"USIP leadership began preparing for a confrontation weeks before the executive order was issued. A Feb. 6 internal document exclusively obtained by the DCNF outlined plans to deny building access to outside officials and reasserted the institute’s discretion over security systems and facilities. Flyers with the names and photos of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officials were posted throughout the building, instructing staff to report their presence and avoid conversation.
After Jackson and other DOGE officials arrived on March 14 with law enforcement and a copy of Trump’s order, they were turned away by USIP’s legal counsel, sources previously told the DCNF. Over the following weekend, USIP leadership escalated its resistance — terminating its private security firm, disabling internet and phone systems and resorting to walkie-talkie communication inside the building.
DOGE officials returned Monday to find the building locked down and staff barricaded on the fifth floor. USIP officials called the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), sources previously told the DCNF, who only later arrived at the request of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. after reports of obstruction by institute staff. MPD entered the fifth floor through emergency stairwells and removed former USIP President George Moose and other senior officials from the premises.
While a federal judge declined to issue a restraining order halting the leadership transition Wednesday, she sharply criticized DOGE’s cooperation with law enforcement, despite the circumstances surrounding USIP’s refusal to comply."
After Jackson and other DOGE officials arrived on March 14 with law enforcement and a copy of Trump’s order, they were turned away by USIP’s legal counsel, sources previously told the DCNF. Over the following weekend, USIP leadership escalated its resistance — terminating its private security firm, disabling internet and phone systems and resorting to walkie-talkie communication inside the building.
DOGE officials returned Monday to find the building locked down and staff barricaded on the fifth floor. USIP officials called the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), sources previously told the DCNF, who only later arrived at the request of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. after reports of obstruction by institute staff. MPD entered the fifth floor through emergency stairwells and removed former USIP President George Moose and other senior officials from the premises.
While a federal judge declined to issue a restraining order halting the leadership transition Wednesday, she sharply criticized DOGE’s cooperation with law enforcement, despite the circumstances surrounding USIP’s refusal to comply."
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Reps Take Long Island
Timothy Birdnow
Anyone tired of winning yet?
Republicans win special election on Long Island, in heavy democrat district.
The times they are a-changin'!
Anyone tired of winning yet?
Republicans win special election on Long Island, in heavy democrat district.
The times they are a-changin'!
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Insurrection Obama
Timothy Birdnow
Obama shoveled U.S. tax money through USAID for "rent a riots".
Obama USAID Scandal Exposed
Obama shoveled U.S. tax money through USAID for "rent a riots".
Obama USAID Scandal Exposed
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MIA Love RIP
Timothy Birdnow
Mia Love RIP
Love was the first black woman elected to Congress as a Republican. She was only 49 when she passed away in her home after a long struggle with brain cancer.
Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord and let the perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace.
Mia Love RIP
Love was the first black woman elected to Congress as a Republican. She was only 49 when she passed away in her home after a long struggle with brain cancer.
Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord and let the perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace.
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Enemy Mine
"In searching for a new enemy to unite us, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill … The real enemy, then, is humanity itself”
Club of Rome 1991
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Record Arctic Ice Growth
This from Tony Heller at Real Climate Science:
The Arctic has gained a record amount of sea ice so far this month, even as the press claims the exact opposite.
ftp://osisaf.met.no/prod_test/ice/index/v2p2/nh/osisaf_nh_sie_daily.txt
Greenland has also gained record amounts of glacial ice this winter.
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India Raids Soros Offices
Timothy Birdnow
The dominoes are starting to fall!
India just RAIDED Soros’ Open Society Foundation offices… NGO scam is crumbling…
Soros and his cronies are anarcho-socialists and any country that has anything to do with them should be ostracized.
The dominoes are starting to fall!
India just RAIDED Soros’ Open Society Foundation offices… NGO scam is crumbling…
Soros and his cronies are anarcho-socialists and any country that has anything to do with them should be ostracized.
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Either Way
"Nothing much has changed with the Democrat party…they used to burn a cross in your front yard..now they are burning Teslas”
Real Ben Garrison on X
Real Ben Garrison on X
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Is Roberts Compromised?
Timothy Birdnow
Is John Roberts compromised? At least one writer believes so.
I agree; this guy's nose has been firmly lodged in the Ruling Class rectum for his entire life and I suspect they have the goods on him.
Is John Roberts compromised? At least one writer believes so.
I agree; this guy's nose has been firmly lodged in the Ruling Class rectum for his entire life and I suspect they have the goods on him.
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A Burma Shaved is a Burma Burned
Timothy Birdnow
FBI agent Burma gets a close shave and a brand new pair of bracelets.
An anti-Trump FBI agent was just arrested at JFK before he could flee the country…
This guy accused Trump of weaponizing government and said Rudy Giulliani was a Russian agent.
He leaked excerpts from a tell-all book he wrote that contained classified information. When he realized the jig was up (and gone!) so was he - but they caught him at the airport.
FBI agent Burma gets a close shave and a brand new pair of bracelets.
An anti-Trump FBI agent was just arrested at JFK before he could flee the country…
This guy accused Trump of weaponizing government and said Rudy Giulliani was a Russian agent.
He leaked excerpts from a tell-all book he wrote that contained classified information. When he realized the jig was up (and gone!) so was he - but they caught him at the airport.
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March 23, 2025
Climate Scientists FINALLY Admit Ignorance!
Timothy Birdnow
FINALLY climate scientists are admitting they can't predict squat about Antarctic ice because they don't have enough data.
Climate realists have argued this very point all along. The models are two-dimensional and woefully inadquate to make these lofty and confident predictions. And in fact Antarctica as a continent has been faining ice mice, not losing it.
FTA:
We've long known there are different sorts of ice; the Eskimos knew that long ago and have different words for different types. But that has never been factored into icepack and glaciars before.
Also, Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) data (2003–08) show mass gains from snow accumulation exceeded discharge losses by 82 ± 25 Gt a−1. Icesat II is showing some ice loss since then, but that after gains during what was supposed to be increasing warming. Most of the losses detected by Icesat II has been in West Antarctica, which is primarily sea ice and not land ice. In fact it is almost entirely caused by saltier, warmer sea water intruding south of the Antarctic convergence. The movement of that water has nothing to do with carbon-dioxideinduced climate change and everything to do with the El Nino and likely with the planetary wobble.
I suspect we'll be seeing more and more science showing up in the literature as global warming has peaked as an issue and failed to catch the public imagination enough to justify things like the Paris Accord. Without the jackboot on the throats of the journals the science will start coming out showing this whole thing had nothing to do with carbon dioxide in the first place.
At least we can hope.
FINALLY climate scientists are admitting they can't predict squat about Antarctic ice because they don't have enough data.
"Stanford researchers have integrated machine learning with high-resolution satellite and aerial observations to analyze the physics driving large-scale ice movements in Antarctica. Their findings reveal that existing models lack critical complexity necessary for accurately predicting the Antarctic ice sheet’s dynamics and mass loss, both now and in the future.
Climate realists have argued this very point all along. The models are two-dimensional and woefully inadquate to make these lofty and confident predictions. And in fact Antarctica as a continent has been faining ice mice, not losing it.
FTA:
The Antarctic ice sheet, Earth’s largest ice mass and nearly twice the size of Australia, acts like a sponge for the planet, keeping sea levels stable by storing freshwater as ice. To understand the movement of the Antarctic ice sheet, which is shrinking more rapidly every year, existing models have typically relied on assumptions about ice’s mechanical behavior derived from laboratory experiments. But Antarctica’s ice is much more complicated than what can be simulated in the lab, Lai said. Ice formed from seawater has different properties than ice formed from compacted snow, and ice sheets may contain large cracks, air pockets, or other inconsistencies that affect movement.
Web of Deep Cracks AntarcticaA web of deep cracks, or crevasses, span the icescape of an area of the Getz ice shelf in Antarctica. Credit: Jeremy Harbeck, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Operation IceBridge
"These differences influence the overall mechanical behavior, the so-called constitutive model, of the ice sheet in ways that are not captured in existing models or in a lab setting,” Lai said.
Lai and her colleagues didn’t try to capture each of these individual variables. Instead, they built a machine learning model to analyze large-scale movements and thickness of the ice recorded with satellite imagery and airplane radar between 2007 and 2018. The researchers asked the model to fit the remote-sensing data and abide by several existing laws of physics that govern the movement of ice, using it to derive new constitutive models to describe the ice’s viscosity – its resistance to movement or flow.
Compression vs. strain
The researchers focused on five of Antarctica’s ice shelves – floating platforms of ice that extend over the ocean from land-based glaciers and hold back the bulk of Antarctica’s glacial ice. They found that the parts of the ice shelves closest to the continent are being compressed, and the constitutive models in these areas are fairly consistent with laboratory experiments. However, as ice gets farther from the continent, it starts to be pulled out to sea. The strain causes the ice in this area to have different physical properties in different directions – like how a log splits more easily along the grain than across it – a concept called anisotropy.
"Our study uncovers that most of the ice shelf is anisotropic,” said first study author Yongji Wang, who conducted the work as a postdoctoral researcher in Lai’s lab. "The compression zone – the part near the grounded ice – only accounts for less than 5% of the ice shelf. The other 95% is the extension zone and doesn’t follow the same law.
Web of Deep Cracks AntarcticaA web of deep cracks, or crevasses, span the icescape of an area of the Getz ice shelf in Antarctica. Credit: Jeremy Harbeck, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Operation IceBridge
"These differences influence the overall mechanical behavior, the so-called constitutive model, of the ice sheet in ways that are not captured in existing models or in a lab setting,” Lai said.
Lai and her colleagues didn’t try to capture each of these individual variables. Instead, they built a machine learning model to analyze large-scale movements and thickness of the ice recorded with satellite imagery and airplane radar between 2007 and 2018. The researchers asked the model to fit the remote-sensing data and abide by several existing laws of physics that govern the movement of ice, using it to derive new constitutive models to describe the ice’s viscosity – its resistance to movement or flow.
Compression vs. strain
The researchers focused on five of Antarctica’s ice shelves – floating platforms of ice that extend over the ocean from land-based glaciers and hold back the bulk of Antarctica’s glacial ice. They found that the parts of the ice shelves closest to the continent are being compressed, and the constitutive models in these areas are fairly consistent with laboratory experiments. However, as ice gets farther from the continent, it starts to be pulled out to sea. The strain causes the ice in this area to have different physical properties in different directions – like how a log splits more easily along the grain than across it – a concept called anisotropy.
"Our study uncovers that most of the ice shelf is anisotropic,” said first study author Yongji Wang, who conducted the work as a postdoctoral researcher in Lai’s lab. "The compression zone – the part near the grounded ice – only accounts for less than 5% of the ice shelf. The other 95% is the extension zone and doesn’t follow the same law.
We've long known there are different sorts of ice; the Eskimos knew that long ago and have different words for different types. But that has never been factored into icepack and glaciars before.
Also, Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) data (2003–08) show mass gains from snow accumulation exceeded discharge losses by 82 ± 25 Gt a−1. Icesat II is showing some ice loss since then, but that after gains during what was supposed to be increasing warming. Most of the losses detected by Icesat II has been in West Antarctica, which is primarily sea ice and not land ice. In fact it is almost entirely caused by saltier, warmer sea water intruding south of the Antarctic convergence. The movement of that water has nothing to do with carbon-dioxideinduced climate change and everything to do with the El Nino and likely with the planetary wobble.
I suspect we'll be seeing more and more science showing up in the literature as global warming has peaked as an issue and failed to catch the public imagination enough to justify things like the Paris Accord. Without the jackboot on the throats of the journals the science will start coming out showing this whole thing had nothing to do with carbon dioxide in the first place.
At least we can hope.
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Juan Williams Blamed Musk for Tesla Burning
Timothy Birdnow
On Fox News Sunday the idiot Juan Williams just blamed Elon Musk for the torching of Teslas owned by private individuals. His logic was that Musk's meme with a chainsaw so angered people that basically he had it coming.
THAT is the best and brightest of the Left. And neither Shannon Bream nor anyone else dressed him down for it.
Imagine if this had been a group of MAGA people torching, say, Costcos. Williams would call for the death penalty.
On Fox News Sunday the idiot Juan Williams just blamed Elon Musk for the torching of Teslas owned by private individuals. His logic was that Musk's meme with a chainsaw so angered people that basically he had it coming.
THAT is the best and brightest of the Left. And neither Shannon Bream nor anyone else dressed him down for it.
Imagine if this had been a group of MAGA people torching, say, Costcos. Williams would call for the death penalty.
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Rare Earth Elements in America
Timothy Birdnow
Good news!
$8.4 Billion: Enormous Cache of Rare Earth Elements Discovered in America
Good news!
$8.4 Billion: Enormous Cache of Rare Earth Elements Discovered in America
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Dark Energy: Angels Dancing on Pinheads
Timothy Birdnow
"Dark Energy" has always been nothing more than a cheat to make the standard model of the universe work. And now they are saying it's not constant but is "evolving" because it STILL doesn't fit!
At what point do you just dump the whole idea?
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"Dark Energy" has always been nothing more than a cheat to make the standard model of the universe work. And now they are saying it's not constant but is "evolving" because it STILL doesn't fit!
At what point do you just dump the whole idea?
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" * DESI’s latest analysis is based on its first three years of data, covering almost 15 million galaxies and quasars.
* The team combined DESI data with results from other experiments, including studies of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), supernovae, and weak gravitational lensing.
* When viewed together, the full range of data is difficult to reconcile with the standard cosmological model (Lambda CDM).
* A model in which dark energy evolves over time appears to better explain the combined observations.
Mayall Telescope Star TrailsDESI maps distant objects to study dark energy. The instrument is installed on the Mayall Telescope, shown here beneath star trails. Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/B. Tafreshi
Dark Energy’s Role in the Universe’s Fate
The future of the universe depends on the balance between matter and dark energy, the mysterious force driving its accelerating expansion. New findings from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which has created the most detailed 3D map of the cosmos, reveal how dark energy has influenced the universe over the past 11 billion years. Scientists have detected hints that dark energy, long believed to be a fixed "cosmological constant,” may instead be evolving in unexpected ways.
DESI is a global collaboration of over 900 researchers from more than 70 institutions, led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The team has released its latest results in multiple papers on arXiv and presented them at the American Physical Society’s Global Physics Summit in Anaheim, California.
DESI InstrumentDESI is a state-of-the-art instrument and can capture light from up to 5,000 celestial objects simultaneously. Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab
Hints of an Evolving Dark Energy
"What we are seeing is deeply intriguing,” said Alexie Leauthaud-Harnett, co-spokesperson for DESI and a professor at UC Santa Cruz. "It is exciting to think that we may be on the cusp of a major discovery about dark energy and the fundamental nature of our universe.”
Taken alone, DESI’s data are consistent with our standard model of the universe: Lambda CDM (where CDM is cold dark matter and Lambda represents the simplest case of dark energy, where it acts as a cosmological constant). However, when paired with other measurements, there are mounting indications that the impact of dark energy may be weakening over time and that other models may be a better fit. Those other measurements include the light leftover from the dawn of the universe (the cosmic microwave background or CMB), exploding stars (supernovae), and how light from distant galaxies is warped by gravity (weak lensing)."
* The team combined DESI data with results from other experiments, including studies of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), supernovae, and weak gravitational lensing.
* When viewed together, the full range of data is difficult to reconcile with the standard cosmological model (Lambda CDM).
* A model in which dark energy evolves over time appears to better explain the combined observations.
Mayall Telescope Star TrailsDESI maps distant objects to study dark energy. The instrument is installed on the Mayall Telescope, shown here beneath star trails. Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/B. Tafreshi
Dark Energy’s Role in the Universe’s Fate
The future of the universe depends on the balance between matter and dark energy, the mysterious force driving its accelerating expansion. New findings from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which has created the most detailed 3D map of the cosmos, reveal how dark energy has influenced the universe over the past 11 billion years. Scientists have detected hints that dark energy, long believed to be a fixed "cosmological constant,” may instead be evolving in unexpected ways.
DESI is a global collaboration of over 900 researchers from more than 70 institutions, led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The team has released its latest results in multiple papers on arXiv and presented them at the American Physical Society’s Global Physics Summit in Anaheim, California.
DESI InstrumentDESI is a state-of-the-art instrument and can capture light from up to 5,000 celestial objects simultaneously. Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab
Hints of an Evolving Dark Energy
"What we are seeing is deeply intriguing,” said Alexie Leauthaud-Harnett, co-spokesperson for DESI and a professor at UC Santa Cruz. "It is exciting to think that we may be on the cusp of a major discovery about dark energy and the fundamental nature of our universe.”
Taken alone, DESI’s data are consistent with our standard model of the universe: Lambda CDM (where CDM is cold dark matter and Lambda represents the simplest case of dark energy, where it acts as a cosmological constant). However, when paired with other measurements, there are mounting indications that the impact of dark energy may be weakening over time and that other models may be a better fit. Those other measurements include the light leftover from the dawn of the universe (the cosmic microwave background or CMB), exploding stars (supernovae), and how light from distant galaxies is warped by gravity (weak lensing)."
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Having the Courts Rein in the Courts is No Remedy
Timothy Birdnow
I was listening to Hancock and Kelly, a local news program with the former Republican Speaker of the House in Missouri(Hancock) and a liberal dimbulb (Kelly). Hancock is conservative in a George W. Bush sort of way and he showed it just now with his comments on the impeachment of this leftist judge James Boasberg, an Obama appointee to the Federal bench. He argued impeachment was out of line and "no remedy at all, the remedy is the appelate process". That is stupid beyond words.
First, the courts granted themselves the authority to do this in the first place; it is nowhere in the Constitution. The power of judicial review over the Constitution was seized by the Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison where Chief Justice John Marshall simply granted the power to himself and his branch of government.
Second, the Democrats have been quite aggressive in putting in partisans who pretend to be jurists and they have stacked whole lines of appelate courts so they can win when they need to do so. Even if this eventually makes it's way to SCOTUS it will take years and the vicotry of Trump's team will be merely symbolic; he'll possibly be out of office by then. The Courts, and especially SCOTUS, take their good sweet time. Time is essential to protect the American People in this case. These are essentially terrorists and murderous thugs.
So for purely political reasons gangster thugs are being kept in the country by order of one renegade judge and there is nothing to do to restrain or punish this guy.
SCOTUS could pre-empt this whole thing and overrule this guy without the case moving through the whole process but it won't.
This is not about protecting the rights of Americans; it is about the power of one political party and sowing chaos in the country and stopping the President elected by a majority of Americans to clean up this mes.
I wonder if Mr. Hancock would favor the only other remedy allowed? We could just ignore this judge. Somehow I suspect he wouldn't favor that option either.
So one man, appointed by a radical, can stop the President cold, prevent him from doing his duty.
Apparently Mr. Hancock doesn't realize Congress had to approve this judge in the first place and by impeaching him they are simply revoking his approval. Trump won't be the guy kicking them out - Congress will. All Trump can do is ask Congress to kick a guy off the bench who never should have been approved in the first place.Call it a retroactive disapproval of his judgeship.
BTW Bosoberg was a FISA court judge earlier in his career.He was also a longtime municipal judge in D.C. and before that a prosecutor (which is probably why D.C. had a rising crime rate at the time.) Boasberg was the man who forced Mike Pence to testify before a grand jury as part of a special counsel probe into Trump over the J6 business, for example. And he tthrew the book at many of the people who simply entered the Capitol building on J6, giving maximum sentences to numerous tourists whose vile crime was accepting the invitation of the Capitol Police to come into the "people's house". He's hardly non-partisan.
So he's gung-ho on borders where the government is concerned but could not care less about borders where the rest of America is concerned.
He was Brett Kavanaugh's rommate at Yale, btw, which should make us all VERY nervous about Kavanaugh.
In the end the Courts have all metastasized, much like a cancer, and is now eating up the body politic. SOMETHING has to be done to rein in tthese courts and if it requires impeachment and/or nullification then so be it.
Mr. Hancock's solution is to give all power to the people who caused the problem in the first place. Yeah; some remedy!
BTW Thomas Jefferson drafted the Kentucky Resolution and helped James Madison draft the Virginia Resolution, both of which argued that states could nullify unconstitutional laws. In this case it's not even nullifying a LAW but an edict issued by a judge. If it's good enough for nullifying Congress to them nullifying a lower court ruling would be equally acceptable.
I was listening to Hancock and Kelly, a local news program with the former Republican Speaker of the House in Missouri(Hancock) and a liberal dimbulb (Kelly). Hancock is conservative in a George W. Bush sort of way and he showed it just now with his comments on the impeachment of this leftist judge James Boasberg, an Obama appointee to the Federal bench. He argued impeachment was out of line and "no remedy at all, the remedy is the appelate process". That is stupid beyond words.
First, the courts granted themselves the authority to do this in the first place; it is nowhere in the Constitution. The power of judicial review over the Constitution was seized by the Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison where Chief Justice John Marshall simply granted the power to himself and his branch of government.
Second, the Democrats have been quite aggressive in putting in partisans who pretend to be jurists and they have stacked whole lines of appelate courts so they can win when they need to do so. Even if this eventually makes it's way to SCOTUS it will take years and the vicotry of Trump's team will be merely symbolic; he'll possibly be out of office by then. The Courts, and especially SCOTUS, take their good sweet time. Time is essential to protect the American People in this case. These are essentially terrorists and murderous thugs.
So for purely political reasons gangster thugs are being kept in the country by order of one renegade judge and there is nothing to do to restrain or punish this guy.
SCOTUS could pre-empt this whole thing and overrule this guy without the case moving through the whole process but it won't.
This is not about protecting the rights of Americans; it is about the power of one political party and sowing chaos in the country and stopping the President elected by a majority of Americans to clean up this mes.
I wonder if Mr. Hancock would favor the only other remedy allowed? We could just ignore this judge. Somehow I suspect he wouldn't favor that option either.
So one man, appointed by a radical, can stop the President cold, prevent him from doing his duty.
Apparently Mr. Hancock doesn't realize Congress had to approve this judge in the first place and by impeaching him they are simply revoking his approval. Trump won't be the guy kicking them out - Congress will. All Trump can do is ask Congress to kick a guy off the bench who never should have been approved in the first place.Call it a retroactive disapproval of his judgeship.
BTW Bosoberg was a FISA court judge earlier in his career.He was also a longtime municipal judge in D.C. and before that a prosecutor (which is probably why D.C. had a rising crime rate at the time.) Boasberg was the man who forced Mike Pence to testify before a grand jury as part of a special counsel probe into Trump over the J6 business, for example. And he tthrew the book at many of the people who simply entered the Capitol building on J6, giving maximum sentences to numerous tourists whose vile crime was accepting the invitation of the Capitol Police to come into the "people's house". He's hardly non-partisan.
So he's gung-ho on borders where the government is concerned but could not care less about borders where the rest of America is concerned.
He was Brett Kavanaugh's rommate at Yale, btw, which should make us all VERY nervous about Kavanaugh.
In the end the Courts have all metastasized, much like a cancer, and is now eating up the body politic. SOMETHING has to be done to rein in tthese courts and if it requires impeachment and/or nullification then so be it.
Mr. Hancock's solution is to give all power to the people who caused the problem in the first place. Yeah; some remedy!
BTW Thomas Jefferson drafted the Kentucky Resolution and helped James Madison draft the Virginia Resolution, both of which argued that states could nullify unconstitutional laws. In this case it's not even nullifying a LAW but an edict issued by a judge. If it's good enough for nullifying Congress to them nullifying a lower court ruling would be equally acceptable.
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Insurrectionist Schumer
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Chuckie Doll Schumer just threatened a national uprising against the Trump Administration if it disobeys a court order over immigration or anything else on Meet the Press.
He's calling for insurrection.
Apparently he has forgotten that Joe Biden ignored court rulings on multiple occasions, including over his giveaway scheme to forgive student debt. Trump, on the other hand, is trying to protect the country by evicting criminals and he has executive privilege on his side as this is a national security issue. Biden just wanted to buy votes.
And if one looks at Federalist #78 Alexander Hamilton actually argues in favor of ignoring judges if they are overstepping their bounds. He stated that "The judiciary has no influence over either the sword or the purse. It may be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL but merely judgment" and it can be ignored if need be. In short, Trump ignoring a lower court ruling is entirely proper to the way the Constitution is supposed to operate. He is trying to fulfill his obligations to defend the Constitution and the People while this judge is defending the Democrats and invading aliens. One could argue the judge is engaging in treason.
The President is on very solid ground in invoking the Alien Enemies Act and the law is on the books.
So the insurrecctionist Senate Majority Leader wants to "fight, fight, fight" as he said against Trump (the man can't even come up with his own sloagan, having to steal Trump's own words). Fight against what exactly? Ending fraud, waste, and abuse in government? Putting Americans before foreigners? Peace through strength rather than corrupting, entangling alliances that expend all our wealth and waste American lives? Making energy affordable?
Yeah; those are all terrible things and this is the hill to die on, isn't that right Chuck!
Schumer went on to plug his new book, a screed against anti-semitism. While that is a worthy subject I strongly suspect he uses it to bash the GOP and blames conservatives. I am mindful of the words of Jesus in Matthew 5 "First, remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye". All the anti-semitism is coming out of the Left and it's home is the Democratic Party.If Schumer were serious about fighting anti-semitism he would start with his own party where he has great power and influence. Instead he writes a book to lecture America but does not denounce AOC or Ilhan Omar. Any serious attack on Jew hatred would start with these.
Schumer is nothing but a hypocrite - and a liar.
Chuckie Doll Schumer just threatened a national uprising against the Trump Administration if it disobeys a court order over immigration or anything else on Meet the Press.
He's calling for insurrection.
Apparently he has forgotten that Joe Biden ignored court rulings on multiple occasions, including over his giveaway scheme to forgive student debt. Trump, on the other hand, is trying to protect the country by evicting criminals and he has executive privilege on his side as this is a national security issue. Biden just wanted to buy votes.
And if one looks at Federalist #78 Alexander Hamilton actually argues in favor of ignoring judges if they are overstepping their bounds. He stated that "The judiciary has no influence over either the sword or the purse. It may be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL but merely judgment" and it can be ignored if need be. In short, Trump ignoring a lower court ruling is entirely proper to the way the Constitution is supposed to operate. He is trying to fulfill his obligations to defend the Constitution and the People while this judge is defending the Democrats and invading aliens. One could argue the judge is engaging in treason.
The President is on very solid ground in invoking the Alien Enemies Act and the law is on the books.
So the insurrecctionist Senate Majority Leader wants to "fight, fight, fight" as he said against Trump (the man can't even come up with his own sloagan, having to steal Trump's own words). Fight against what exactly? Ending fraud, waste, and abuse in government? Putting Americans before foreigners? Peace through strength rather than corrupting, entangling alliances that expend all our wealth and waste American lives? Making energy affordable?
Yeah; those are all terrible things and this is the hill to die on, isn't that right Chuck!
Schumer went on to plug his new book, a screed against anti-semitism. While that is a worthy subject I strongly suspect he uses it to bash the GOP and blames conservatives. I am mindful of the words of Jesus in Matthew 5 "First, remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye". All the anti-semitism is coming out of the Left and it's home is the Democratic Party.If Schumer were serious about fighting anti-semitism he would start with his own party where he has great power and influence. Instead he writes a book to lecture America but does not denounce AOC or Ilhan Omar. Any serious attack on Jew hatred would start with these.
Schumer is nothing but a hypocrite - and a liar.
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