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| Re: Dems' Rising Epstein Desperation, Th |
| 25 Dec 25 05:49:17 |
XPost: alt.politics.republicans, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, sac.politics XPost: talk.politics.guns, or.politics From: j63840576@gmail.com Pelosi Goes To prison wrote: > Conservative: Dems’ Rising Epstein Desperation > > “Are Democrats getting desperate†about Jeffrey Epstein? wonders the > Washington Examiner’s Byron York. They’ve resorted “to tampering with > documents and doctoring images to suggest†President Trump is linked to > “Epstein’s wrongdoing,†yet have produced no actual evidence. The latest: > They released “a tiny number, 19,†pictures (from about 95,000) showing > six women whose faces the Dems themselves blacked out. That triggered the > hoped-for question: Were the women underage victims? No! They were “adult > models†for Hawaiian Tropic who described Trump as gentlemanly. Perhaps > “some future discovery†will “give Democrats the incriminating evidence > they so desperately want. But it doesn’t seem likely. And until then, > Democrats appear to be happy to make things up.†> > Foreign desk: The Anti-Israel Delusion > > Calls in the Arab world “for treating Israel as an international pariah†> are standard, but now some leftist Democrats “envision a broad coalition > forged around opposition to U.S. support for Israel†that will propel them > to power, observes Daniel B. Shapiro at The Atlantic. Though polling > “shows a significant decline in Israel’s standing among various sectors of > the American public,†Israel-bashing is still a “thin reed†on which to > “build a political coalition.†And this approach brings “darker danger†> strategically: It would “likely intensify the region’s conflicts†and > “undermine†efforts toward “maintaining regional stability†— and also > push allies like Egypt and Jordan to “buy weapons from Russia and China.†> Sustaining a relationship with Israel “is manifestly more beneficial to > U.S. interests than the alternative.†> > From the left: Dems Should Re-embrace Oil & Gas > > One “specific issue†plainly “could both boost Democrats†in GOP-dominated > states that they can win “— a position the party embraced in the > relatively recent past,†argues Matthew Yglesias in The New York Times: > “Liberals should support America’s oil and gas industry.†Barack Obama > did; the left-of-center leaders of Mexico and Canada “and the labor > parties of Norway and Australia have done it.†And: “It’s not just about > votes; it’s also a realistic path toward a cleaner envi onment.†Fact is, > “Insisting on a majority of renewable electricity raises costs > dramatically, slows the pace of electrification and ultimately leaves us > further from a low-carbon future.†And: “A realistic look at the Senate > map makes it clear that Democrats’ hopes hinge on states that have > important fossil fuel industries.†Be realistic: Taking climate seriously > means adopting politically and economically sustainable approaches to > energy economics, and that means a reconciliation with all forms of > American energy.†> > Climate war: Ford’s $35.1 Billion Fiasco > > “Electric vehicles are the Next Big Thing†— and “always will be,†snarks > Robert Bryce at his substack. Proof came in Ford’s decision to “take a > $19.5 billion charge due to its headlong rush to build EVs.†Since 2022, > its losses have totaled $15.6 billion; add in this write-down, and the > “colossal blunder†totals $35.1 billion. Ford, “which makes money by > selling F-150s and other trucks,†just “didn’t understand who its > customers areâ€: EVs appeal to “niche†buyers, “dominated by wealthy, > white, male, liberal voters,†not the mass market. Per Gallup, 71% of > Republicans say they wouldn’t own one. “Ford’s EV disaster will go down as > one of the biggest fiascos in modern automobile history.†Why does CEO Jim > Farley “still have a job?†> > Eye on NYC: Rent Laws Deepen Housing Crisis > > “Thousands of units†of housing are “off the market†in New York City > largely because their “operating costs exceed legal rents,†warns Adam > Lehodey at City Journal. A 2019 state law gave us these 50,000 or so > untenanted “ghost apartments†because it “el minated†landlords’ ability > “to make improvements profitably and reset the stabilized rent.†An “even > more effective option†than repealing that law is to “eliminate rent > stabilization entirely,†allowing “rents rise to meet demand while also > making renovations profitable again.†This would be a â œsustainable > solution†and keep “the existing housing stock in good shape.†> > — Compiled by The Post Editorial Board > > https://nypost.com/2025/12/19/opinion/dems-rising-epstein-desperation-the- > anti-israel-delusion-and-other-commentary/ > I didn't like my psychiatrist. He owned an electrc vehicle. Well, I wish that I was born a thousand yrs ago ANd I wish that I had sailed the darkened sea. -- xGytDsqkQY8 --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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