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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Sen. Marsha Blackburn Calls for Special Counsel to Investigate Biden Family China Business Dealings
[Breitbart] Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) told Breitbart News on Monday evening that she thinks Attorney General Merrick Garland must appoint a Special Counsel to investigate President Joe Biden’s family members’ dealings with the Chinese Communist Party.

"I think what we know or what we can surmise by looking at all of this is that it is appropriate and the Attorney General should appoint a special counsel to investigate what has happened with Biden Incorporated and Hunter Biden, James Biden, Joe Biden, and their business dealings with Communist China and the Chinese Communist Party," Blackburn said in an interview Monday night.

Blackburn’s interview came after Breitbart News on Sunday evening published a 2019 document from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Delaware showing that the IRS, as part of a criminal investigation into the president’s son, Hunter Biden, subpoenaed JPMorgan Chase Bank for financial records of Hunter Biden, the president’s brother James Biden, their associates Devon Archer and Eric Schwerin, and a number of business entities with which they were involved.
Posted by: Besoeker || 02/02/2022 05:55 || Comments || Link || [8 views] Top|| File under:

#1  A commendable effort which will go absolutely nowhere. The crime family must continue to sow the seeds of a Euro conflict in order to provide media cover for a failed economy, a Chinese virus, and Hunter's foreign misdeeds.

What is Sen. Blackburn thinking ?
Posted by: Besoeker || 02/02/2022 6:03 Comments || Top||

#2  While I support the appointment of Special Counsel to anything involving the Biden Admin Junta and related family members.

The problem is since Obama, the DOJ and a small group of Federal Agents have been acting like a liberal political enforcer unit, instead of following written law in the application of equal justice.

So in reality, this stands about as much chance of happening with any serious real effort, as a 1 legged well digger finishing the job on schedule.
Posted by: NN2N1 || 02/02/2022 7:09 Comments || Top||

#3  #1 A commendable effort which will go absolutely nowhere. Yup, but commendable. Blackburn has been a good Senator for TN.
Posted by: JohnQC || 02/02/2022 8:12 Comments || Top||

#4  November's not far off.
Posted by: Merrick Ferret || 02/02/2022 11:57 Comments || Top||

#5  I hear John Durham will soon be available....
Posted by: CrazyFool || 02/02/2022 12:12 Comments || Top||


-Great Cultural Revolution
Is this why Psaki laughed off concerns about being soft on crime policies? Inside the tree-lined Virginia suburb - once voted the safest in America - where press secretary lives and sees nearly a TENTH of the violent crime than in DC
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • In Arlington, the average price of a single-family, detached home was $1,258,648 as of December

  • And in 2020, Arlington County, Virginia was deemed the safest city in the U.S., according to national data compiled by Money Geek

  • Psaki and husband Greg Mecher bought the Arlington home they share with their two young children in 2019 for just under $1.7 million

  • Arlington had a violent crime rate of 144 crimes per 100,000 people. The U.S. had an average of 398.5 per 100,000 people, according to FBI figures

  • In Washington, D.C. the violent crime rate is 1,034 per 100,000 and in New York, N.Y. it is 580 per 100,000
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/02/2022 00:12 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats

#1  Bubblehead in a bubble world.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 02/02/2022 6:39 Comments || Top||

#2  $1.7million house. Government "service" must pay well.

Or should we look at her husband's investments? Does the exemption from insider trading prosecution apply to the executive branch as well or only to Congress?
Posted by: Tom || 02/02/2022 13:23 Comments || Top||

#3  "Presidential Library"
Posted by: swksvolFF || 02/02/2022 14:28 Comments || Top||


California will close San Quentin death row and turn it into a 'positive and healing environment': 670 killers will be moved from notorious unit which once housed Charles Manson and RFK's killer after Governor Newsom halted executions
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • San Quentin's death row dates back to 1893, when its first condemned inmate was hung

  • Its residents over the past 160 years have been the stuff of horror movies, and have included some of the vilest murderers in American history

  • Infamous former inmates include serial killers Charles Manson and the 'night stalker' Richard Ramirez

  • Governor Gavin Newsom placed a moratorium on executions in 2019, and is now moving to dismantle San Quentin's death row - the nation's largest

  • About 670 condemned inmates will be moved to the general prison population

  • One advocate said the victims' families are unhappy with the decision

  • 'They´re moving condemned murderers into facilities that are going to make their lives better and offer them more amenities,' the victim's advocate said
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/02/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [14 views] Top|| File under:

#1  LOL. The executions continue on the streets, in businesses, in homes, and even in schools. It alters behavior. People avoid areas, people lock themselves down, people fear. Heck the executions continue in prisons but not carried out by the state.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 02/02/2022 6:38 Comments || Top||

#2  Sounds like Newsom is trying to create acceptable living conditions for his future self.
Posted by: Airandee || 02/02/2022 6:53 Comments || Top||

#3  AirBnB housing for the homeless?
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/02/2022 14:41 Comments || Top||

#4  They say they have to let a lot of prisoners go because the prisons are too crowded and then they close San Quentin? They downgraded a whole bunch of felonies to misdemeanors because they said they don't have enough prisons and now they're closing one of the biggest prisons in the state? Only Democrats...
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 02/02/2022 18:29 Comments || Top||


Government Corruption
Better late than never! NY Times SUES State Department for emails related to Hunter Biden, the Romanian embassy and whether the US helped push his personal business interests
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The lawsuit, filed Monday in Manhattan court, seeks emails dating 2015 to 2019

  • The Times alleges that the State Department is failing to address its FOIA request in a timely manner

  • The Times is seeking emails from Romanian embassy officials connected to Hunter Biden and his former business associate Tony Bobulinski

  • Hunter Biden was hired by a Romanian real estate tycoon later convicted of bribery in 2016

  • The tycoon hired Biden to help stage an influence campaign to convince anti-corruption prosecutors to drop the bribery case
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/02/2022 09:12 || Comments || Link || [12 views] Top|| File under:

#1  The New York Times!

The fix must be in. Whoever is in charge of the government today has decided that Biden is expendable.
Posted by: Tom || 02/02/2022 13:25 Comments || Top||

#2  No. Don't get excited. They will publish none of this. It's not "newsworthy". This is just blackmail material for future use.
Posted by: Sheter the Lesser9291 || 02/02/2022 13:40 Comments || Top||

#3  Classified State Department email declared Hunter Biden 'undercut' U.S. efforts in Ukraine
Withheld from public for five years, memo conflicts with Democrats' official narrative that president's son had no impact on U.S. anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine.
Posted by: Ulelet Snusotch7182 || 02/02/2022 14:10 Comments || Top||

#4  Yep. They want them to cover shit up.
Posted by: DarthVader || 02/02/2022 16:46 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
Illinois Dem Appears To Use Donor Funds To Pay Settlement to Political Rival She Bribed
[Free Beacon] Democratic congresswoman Marie Newman (Ill.) appears to be using donor funds to pay out tens of thousands of dollars in settlement money to a political rival she bribed to keep out of her primary race.

In late June, Newman settled a breach of contract lawsuit with local activist Iymen Chehade, which stemmed from an employment agreement she signed that promised Chehade a six-figure job in her official office in exchange for his commitment not to run against her. Just two days after the settlement, Newman's campaign began paying Chehade a "salary" of roughly $10,000 a month, financial disclosures show. Those payments continued through late December, allowing Chehade to rake in more than $50,000 from the campaign.

Newman's settlement with Chehade came as the Democrat faced a congressional ethics investigation into her employment agreement with the activist. Under federal law, a candidate cannot promise a job "for the purpose of procuring political support." But Chehade signed a nondisclosure agreement as part of the settlement, making him unable to participate in the investigation. During the probe, Newman campaign manager Ben Hardin seemingly confirmed that Newman's settlement prompted the payments to Chehade, telling the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) that the activist "has a few deliverables as part of the settlement" but otherwise has "very minimal interaction" with the campaign.
Posted by: Besoeker || 02/02/2022 06:48 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under:

#1  "has a few deliverables as part of the settlement" but otherwise has "very minimal interaction" with the campaign.

Such as: "Can you sign the back of your paycheck?"
Posted by: Frank G || 02/02/2022 9:05 Comments || Top||

#2  Wasn't that what the donor funds were intended for?
Posted by: Glenmore || 02/02/2022 10:36 Comments || Top||


Illinois Democrat Rep calls for quarantine to observe those refusing or unable to get JAB or treatments
[Illinoisreview.com via Zero] Villa Park State Rep. Deb Conroy (Democrat) wants to "isolate or quarantine persons who are unable or unwilling to receive vaccines, medications, or other treatments."

HB 4640 is scheduled to be heard in the Illinois House Human Services Committee February 2 at 9:00 AM.

If HB 4640 were to become law, persons exposed to an infectious disease could be placed under Public Health Department observation, only possible in a contained atmosphere with Department watch guards, some suggest such as a concentration camp.

The bill says:

To prevent the spread of a dangerously contagious or infectious disease, the [Public Health] Department may, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of this Section, isolate or quarantine persons whose refusal to undergo observation and monitoring results in uncertainty regarding whether he or she has been exposed to or is infected with a dangerously contagious or infectious disease or otherwise poses a danger to the public's health.

HB 4640 would also set up a state network data collection system for persons that have received mandated vaccines, medications, or otherwise.

Conroy's measure is to be heard this week.
Posted by: Besoeker || 02/02/2022 06:23 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1  ...As the saying goes, inside every Liberal is a Totalitarian just screaming to get out.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski || 02/02/2022 6:50 Comments || Top||

#2  Fear. Didn't some ancient wag tell the tale of Chicken Little. Nothing much new in 2,500 years.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 02/02/2022 6:51 Comments || Top||

#3  Slides another point in favor of The Weirdos.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 02/02/2022 13:57 Comments || Top||

#4  Another Dem jab fascist.
Posted by: JohnQC || 02/02/2022 17:12 Comments || Top||

#5  Like teachers?
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/02/2022 18:54 Comments || Top||

#6  It will cause the discharges of lead from brass containers.
Posted by: 49 Pan || 02/02/2022 19:37 Comments || Top||


Biden Fed nominee faces grilling over reparations and police reform
[WashingtonExaminer] The battle over a Biden Federal Reserve nominee is escalating as Republicans prepare to grill her over her outspoken political advocacy, including her political support for reparations and policing reform, and Democrats accuse her critics of bias.

Lisa Cook, a professor of economics at Michigan State University who served under President Barack Obama as a senior economist on the Council of Economic Advisers, was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve on the Fed’s Board of Governors. During her confirmation hearing Thursday, Republicans are planning to highlight her past political remarks and social media use to raise questions about her commitment to remaining nonpartisan as a top Fed official.
Posted by: Besoeker || 02/02/2022 06:07 || Comments || Link || [16 views] Top|| File under:

#1  ...raise questions about her commitment to remaining nonpartisan

Yet another old Obama hand? Take one look at that hairdo and dismissive attitude and make your own decision.
Posted by: Besoeker || 02/02/2022 6:14 Comments || Top||

#2  Whatever....
What about the 32++million that have naturally acaiired immunity from having it in the last 60 to 90days?. Or is the goal to pump everyone UP with an experimental VAX?
Posted by: NN2N1 || 02/02/2022 12:26 Comments || Top||

#3  Why is this any concern of the Federal Reserve at all?

And why do we have this endless parade of clueless academics? Would it kill them to nominate someone with real-world experience?
Posted by: Tom || 02/02/2022 13:26 Comments || Top||

#4  So, can I demand reparations for being out of work due to poor Covid management? No, really!
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/02/2022 18:56 Comments || Top||


US senator hospitalized, putting Biden agenda at risk
[DW] US Democratic Senator Ben Ray Lujan is undergoing treatment after a stroke, but is expected to make a "full recovery."
Good.
His absence could imperil President Joe The Big Guy Biden
...46th president of the U.S. Being a self-defined foreign policy whiz kid means never having to say you're sorry...
's plans to confirm a new Supreme Court
...the political football known as The Highest Court in the Land, home of penumbrae and emanations...
justice.


US Democratic Senator Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico has been hospitalized after a stroke, his office announced Tuesday.

It's unclear how long Lujan will be out of commission for his recovery, which could spell trouble for US President Joe Biden as he seeks to push through major policy measures ahead of key elections later this year.

WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR?
The 49-year-old checked into a hospital in New Mexico's capital of Santa Fe last week after feeling dizzy and fatigued. The symptoms were later discovered to be caused by a stroke, with Lujan receiving decompressive surgery to ease swelling.

The senator is now recovering at another hospital in New Mexico's largest city, Albuquerque.

Lujan is expected to make a "full recovery." However,
there's more than one way to skin a cat...
it's unclear when he will return to his duties as senator.

COULD LUJAN'S ABSENCE DERAIL BIDEN'S PRIORITIES?
Lujan's absence could complicate US President Joe Biden's agenda in the coming months, as the Democrats only have a 50-member majority in the Senate, with Vice President Kámala Harris
Former Oakland mayor Willie Brown's former mistress, then a senatrix from California, and then a former 2020 Dem presidential hopeful. She dropped out because she was polling in negative numbers because of racism or misogyny or something like that. Her father is a Marxist professor emeritus at Stanford and her mother is an Indian of the Hindoo tribe. She is reputedly the proud descendant of a long line of women. Joe Biden picked her for her skin tone, feeling she could also bring in the Native American, women's, and bimbo votes. She's an outstanding exemplar of the Peter Principle, proudly displaying her level of competence in her handling of the Biden Border Surge
serving as the tiebreaking vote.

One of Biden's plans is confirming a new justice on the nation's highest court, after Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement last week. Biden is expected to announce a Black female nominee to replace Breyer by the end of this month.

The nominee would require all 50 Democratic senators to vote in favor of her confirmation. Biden is also under pressure, as Republicans could take control of the chamber following the upcoming November midterm elections.

A top Senate Democrat, Dick Durbin
...Senator-for-Life from Illinois and Democratic Party Whip. In April 2006, Time magazine identified Durbin as one of America's 10 Best Senators, so what's that tell you? He was the first United States Senator to support the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama, then the junior senator from Illinois...
of Illinois, expressed shock on Tuesday after hearing the news of Lujan's hospitalization, but said it's unclear how it will affect the schedule in the chamber.

"I'm so glad to hear that he will make a full recovery. We look forward to his quick return to the Senate," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
...Senator-for-life from New York, renowned for his love of standing in front of cameras and microphones. Schumer has been a professional politician since 1975, when disco was in flower, which is 46.16023 years, or 323.12161 years in dog years. Senate minority leader as of 2017...
of New York tweeted in response to the news.

Lujan began his first term in the Senate in January 2021, after serving in the House of Representatives for over a decade.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/02/2022 00:37 || Comments || Link || [13 views] Top|| File under:

#1  At that age stroke effects can be extreme. Such a young age and I wonder out loud if he received vax as I expect many such events will occur more often. This is just the beginning of his story.
Posted by: Dale || 02/02/2022 3:58 Comments || Top||

#2  The explanation he had a stroke is extremely vague.
The need for decompressive surgery suggests he had a bleed into his brain rather than a simple blockage of blood supply.
Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 || 02/02/2022 7:03 Comments || Top||

#3  Anuerysm
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom || 02/02/2022 7:35 Comments || Top||

#4  Is there an agenda other than self-enrichment and destruction of the USA?
Posted by: JohnQC || 02/02/2022 8:10 Comments || Top||

#5  Waiting, in the name of ‘equity,’ for a Dem proposal to place a Pub Senator in the ‘penalty box,’ until the good Senator is released from the tender care of Bones…..
Posted by: USN, Ret || 02/02/2022 8:26 Comments || Top||

#6  #5, however many good reasons there are to dislike Mitch, the fact is, he won't play that game. No sir.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 02/02/2022 8:37 Comments || Top||

#7  I was iffy as to the object of TW's 'Good" comment (good that the rat had a stroke, good that the rat was expected to recover, and on and on) but finally came down on the 'good he is expected to recover' facet. It is TW after all.
Personally, if all Dem rat reps and senators had strokes, I would call THAT good.
Ditto for pubs. They are all corrupt.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike || 02/02/2022 8:42 Comments || Top||

#8  but finally came down on the 'good he is expected to recover' facet.

Yes. Sorry I was unclear, dear Whisky Mike. Also that his absence will imperil, or at least slow, the Supreme Court nomination.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/02/2022 8:52 Comments || Top||

#9  I too was confused.
I took her comment as if she was wishing more strokes for (D)emocratic senators.
My bad.
Posted by: Vespasian Ebboting9735 || 02/02/2022 10:31 Comments || Top||

#10  Poor communication is on the communicator, Vespasian Ebboting9735. I can’t count on everyone believing my heart is as pure as an angel in white — especially when I’m really no more pure than the general run of humanity.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/02/2022 13:07 Comments || Top||

#11  I can’t count on everyone believing my heart is as pure as an angel in white

WHAT?
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/02/2022 14:40 Comments || Top||

#12  Hahahahaha! TW, you are too nice to be normal-ish.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike || 02/02/2022 15:31 Comments || Top||

#13  *blush* Gallant darlings, all.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/02/2022 20:30 Comments || Top||


Now We Know
[Townhall] "So I think it must have been Wednesday morning when I received a surprise call at 9:30 a.m. from Ron Klain, not a usual person to call me. I think the first time he's ever called me. He said the president wanted me to know that Stephen Breyer was about to announce his retirement from the court and they were telling a limited number of people and that I should keep it confidential," Sen. Dick Durbin told reporters Monday. "That’s what confidential on Capitol Hill leads to, I guess."
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