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There was a time when Democrats were anticipating that Biden would “pack the court”. Same as this Kavanaugh story — wishful thinking.

That was my first thought. And the health insurance companies are keeping an eye on the COLA to determine rates for Medigap and Medicare Advantage.

It’s hard to argue with the headline — Get Ready for a Spike in Global Unrest.

I think the article got it right when they mentioned “longstanding and deep-seated grievances”.

I believe it was the World Bank who recently said countries must deal with income inequality or risk political turmoil.
The way I see it, it’s a combination of income…[Read more]

When was the last time the U.S. had a positive trade surplus? 1975 — 41 years ago.

A good measure of a country’s economic health is its balance of trade — the difference between the value of imports vs exports.

A positive balance, or a “surplus” is favorable because it indicates an inflow of money from other countries into the U.S.

Jobs in…[Read more]

I missed that one on the local news.

The researchers at the lab were using the virus for the purpose of gaining function, but according to Fauci, this is not “gain of function”.

Fauci should explain what he meant and not just shout out “Liar!”

After reading the comments, reading other articles on this, and watching the video, I feel both sides make a good argument. But in one town the judge did not fine the guy. I think a $250-a-day fine over foul language is way too steep. I also think we haven’t heard the last of this.

IMO, the woman is angry over the election, and if she was…[Read more]

From Yahoo News…

Thomas Healy, a law professor at Seton Hall University with expertise in constitutional issues, disagreed with the judge’s decision.
Citing a 1971 Supreme Court decision, Cohen v. California, that turned on the question of whether the same word at issue in this case was obscene, Healy said the word clearly did not qualify as…[Read more]

ABC Local News — Rosselle Park, NJ (YouTube)…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3MEblQ3nnU

I’m not sure where I stand on this. On the one hand, I’m pretty sure some people in the past have used the F-word on signs at protests and marches. Maybe directed at Bush or Trump. For some reason, that doesn’t seem so bad.

On the other hand, perhaps the homeowner should have, or could have used asterisks — F**K Biden. I think that would be a…[Read more]

Jen Psaki (Oct 19, 2020): “Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say.”

Twitter link: https://mobile.twitter.com/jrpsaki/status/1318382779659411458

And why doesn’t Twitter attach “contains disinformation” to her Tweet? Notice all the RussiaGaters replying.

NBC News waited until the last of 24 paragraphs to note that “the Cuban government attributes the economic crisis to US embargo against Cuba and sanctions, which former President Donald Trump intensified.” The story had previously claimed that Cuba was effectively choking itself by refusing to allow humanitarian aid into the country.

The Wall Str…[Read more]

The collection agent would go around the room and have the patients sign papers promising they would pay. Most people were unaware it was a private collection agency. I think they might have stopped that practice after the bad publicity.

She’s still getting a lot of heat. They’re calling her AOCIA…

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1415826536813498369

It was interesting, and thought provoking.

I couldn’t help think about how roughly 1/3 of the country always votes Democratic and 1/3 of the country always votes Republican. Those two groups follow their party line on all their issues and policies. It’s the remaining third who decide the elections.

I also thought about how a majority of Ameri…[Read more]

The defense industry spends hundreds of millions of dollars through lobbying and/or funding the campaigns of politicians in order to get budget allocations and contracts worth billions. According to an Open Secrets report from February of this year:

Defense companies spend millions every year lobbying politicians and donating to their campaigns.…[Read more]

I would expect substantial Chinese air exercises after these US forces leave the area.

But those Chinese air exercises will not be off the coast of Maryland, New York or California. Could you imagine the uproar by our politicians and our media if “dozens of Chinese fighter jets” we’re heading toward Florida?

when all is said and done, they’ll lower the age for Medicare Advantage, or as Joe Biden said (about the Public Option) . . . “It will be like Medicare“.

I’m sorry, with Joe Biden or Kamala at the helm, and too many members of Congress in the pockets of the insurance companies and Wall Street, I just can’t get my hopes up.