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Suspected Hamas members arrested in Germany, Netherlands and Denmark for planning terrorist attacks
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-Land of the Free
Chicago threatens to impound buses dropping immigrants in the middle of traffic
Johnson has asked the White House for $5 billion for Chicago, but has yet to get a firm commitment that additional help will arrive from Washington D.C.
Posted by: Skidmark || 12/15/2023 07:07 || Comments || Link || [21 views] Top|| File under: Migrants/Illegal Immigrants

#1  "Biden to sanctuary cities, 'Drop Dead.' "
Posted by: Too Old To Work || 12/15/2023 10:49 Comments || Top||

#2  Will they be checking for identification of the migrants? I thought they were against that.
Posted by: Super Hose || 12/15/2023 11:15 Comments || Top||

#3  Chicago should be sued to oblivion the first time they attempt such a stunt.
Posted by: Crusader || 12/15/2023 14:19 Comments || Top||

#4  Can't wait for the 'bus-jackings' to start.

No Pan. Not your back seat story.
Posted by: Skidmark || 12/15/2023 15:07 Comments || Top||

#5  All these sanctuary cities are "demanding" billions of dollars to handle the "flood" of immigrants. How about the border cities and stated that have borne the brunt of the flood?
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia || 12/15/2023 16:30 Comments || Top||

#6  Would these be the same traffic cameras which catch Hizzonor zipping through residential zones at 50mph+ ?
Posted by: swksvolFF || 12/15/2023 17:40 Comments || Top||


-War on Police-
Over half of Portland residents want to leave city after defunding police led to sprawling homelessness and spikes in crime - as business is forced to turn to ROBOT cop to patrol its property
  • Majority of Portland voters would consider leaving the city if given the opportunity, a poll found

  • The shocking results come after defunding the police led to increases in crime and homelessness

  • The owner of the U.S. Bancorp Tower, which is Oregon 's largest office building, has been forced to turn to a security robot to help guard the area
Posted by: Skidmark || 12/15/2023 04:46 || Comments || Link || [13 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Most of them would just vote for implementing those very same policies somewhere else. I believe the medical diagnosis for they condition is stupidity.
Posted by: Super Hose || 12/15/2023 5:40 Comments || Top||

#2  Maybe they have cats.

Can owning a cat increase the risk of schizophrenia-related disorders? - study
Posted by: Skidmark || 12/15/2023 6:10 Comments || Top||

#3 
Last Saturday, watch a Wally World in the Martinez, Ga area using a pair of Security Video Drones and a Security Vehicle clearly marked "Video cameras in use".
Posted by: NN2N1 || 12/15/2023 7:12 Comments || Top||

#4  #1 yep. Witness the Californation of Colorado.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 12/15/2023 8:08 Comments || Top||


Government Corruption
Alleged Spy Lover Eric Swalwell Arranged Press Conference for Hunter Biden
[BREITBART] When Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, delivered remarks at a press conference Wednesday outside the Capitol, only one Democrat lawmaker was there in support — Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA).

In fact, according to reports, Swalwell arranged for Biden’s appearance.

Swalwell told Politico his decision to do so was personal as well as political.

“There is absolutely zero evidence Hunter or his father acted corruptly,” Swalwell said. “So I’m not going to sit quietly and let MAGA Republicans do Trump’s bidding in Congress.”

Swalwell himself has come under fire from Republicans for his association with an alleged Chinese spy named “Fang Fang.” Axios in December 2020 reported that the alleged spy, Christine Fang, also known as “Fang Fang,” targeted Swalwell, and had taken part in fundraising activity for his 2014 re-election campaign, and had helped place “at least one” intern in his office.

Axios reported that federal investigators who were conducting a counterintelligence probe alerted Swalwell around 2015 to her behavior.

Fang “left the country unexpectedly” amid the probe. Swalwell has refused to address whether his relationship with Fang was sexual.
Posted by: Fred || 12/15/2023 00:00 || Comments || Link || [15 views] Top|| File under:

#1  They have the same agent in a manner of speaking.
Posted by: Super Hose || 12/15/2023 5:37 Comments || Top||

#2  Lovely couple.
Posted by: JohnQC || 12/15/2023 18:16 Comments || Top||


Hunter Biden says he's considering fleeing the country if Trump wins in 2024
[THEPOSTMILLENNIAL] Hunter Biden has reportedly hinted that he may consider leaving the United States if 2024 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump
...His ancestors didn't own any slaves...
wins next year's election .
Probably wise. Make sure it’s one of those countries that has no extradition treaty with America.
The president's son is currently facing an uphill legal battle in relation to tax fraud charges and is the subject of an investigation by Congress. A Republican commander-in-chief could serve to increase the scrutiny placed on not only him, but the Biden family as well.

According to Politico, sources close to the younger Biden revealed that he has told a number of family friends that fleeing the country could be on the table if Trump wins a second term.
Writing to him from Buenos Aires are they ?
Hunter Biden's concerns about the future have not been limited to private conversation. During a recent appearance on hit singer Moby's podcast, for example, he suggested that Republicans were trying to break him down to get to his father.


"What they’re trying to do is they’re trying to kill me, knowing that it will be a pain greater than my father could be able to handle," Hunter Biden told Moby, "and so, therefore, destroying a presidency in that way."
The president has routinely expressed concern for his embattled son, and as Politico reports, speaks with him on a daily basis, offering his support.

Hunter Biden was recently indicted by a federal grand jury on 9 counts, including felonies, related to his tax returns, and on Wednesday, he was scheduled to appear before the House Oversight Committee to answer questions about allegations that he and his family have engaged in shady business dealings and influence peddling.

The president's son ditched his deposition, opting instead to deliver a statement on the Capitol lawn wherein he called the committee's investigation "illegitimate."

"Let me state as clearly as I can," he told news hounds. "My father was not financially involved in my business, not as a practicing lawyer, not as a board member of Burisma, not in my partnership with a Chinese private businessman, not in my investments at home nor abroad, and certainly not as an artist."

In response, the House has moved to hold him in contempt of Congress, arguing that "we will not provide special treatment because his last name is Biden."
Posted by: Fred || 12/15/2023 00:00 || Comments || Link || [27 views] Top|| File under:

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Posted by: badanov || 12/15/2023 0:54 Comments || Top||

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Posted by: badanov || 12/15/2023 0:57 Comments || Top||

#3  Will he flee to Caracas or Amsterdam? I take as much stock in this as when Cher or Streisand makes the same promise. This is about as realistic as Brittany Spears vowing to only post fully dressed pictures on Instagram.
Posted by: Super Hose || 12/15/2023 5:36 Comments || Top||

#4  #1^ -

I love Marxist humor.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski || 12/15/2023 6:16 Comments || Top||

#5  He probably should run, like all criminals that get caught. I suspect Bangkok would be a good place for him, or maybe Amsterdam...
Posted by: 49 Pan || 12/15/2023 10:50 Comments || Top||

#6  He needs to research countries that do not have extradition treaties with the US.
Posted by: Tom || 12/15/2023 11:02 Comments || Top||

#7  He can keep the cost down by making it a charter flight for many employees of DoJ and the FBI at the same time.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 12/15/2023 11:12 Comments || Top||

#8  I'm sure his friends in China can find a place for him.
Posted by: Hupusotch Borgia4326 || 12/15/2023 12:06 Comments || Top||

#9  just go and take papa with.
Posted by: irish rage boy || 12/15/2023 14:59 Comments || Top||

#10  Ukraine! He has a job there with an energy company.
Posted by: airandee || 12/15/2023 15:19 Comments || Top||

#11  He will be pardoned a run for Congress - Nancy’s seat. His cash flow ends as soon as Joe is out of office. Congress is the only accessible employment option that matches his lifestyle and skill set.
Posted by: Super Hose || 12/15/2023 15:30 Comments || Top||

#12  His cash flow ends as soon as Joe is out of office

I'm told he is an artist
Posted by: Frank G || 12/15/2023 18:42 Comments || Top||



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Fri 2023-12-15
  Suspected Hamas members arrested in Germany, Netherlands and Denmark for planning terrorist attacks
Thu 2023-12-14
  Army says hundreds arrested in ongoing Jenin raid
Wed 2023-12-13
  Several Hamas leaders have left Qatar for an unknown destination, turning off their phones and not accepting calls
Tue 2023-12-12
  Activists calling for Gaza ceasefire protest in US Senate office building
Mon 2023-12-11
  Netenyahu to Hamas: It's over. Don't die for Sinwar. Surrender - now
Sun 2023-12-10
  Hamas leader Sinwar said to have fled north Gaza by hiding in humanitarian convoy
Sat 2023-12-09
  French court convicts six teens in teacher's beheading case
Fri 2023-12-08
  Peace in the South Caucasus?
Thu 2023-12-07
  Dozens of Hamas terrorists surrender to Israeli soldiers
Wed 2023-12-06
  Military drone strike accidentally kills 85 civilians celebrating a Muslim festival in Nigeria
Tue 2023-12-05
  All telecom services in Gaza Strip have been lost
Mon 2023-12-04
  Al-Nujaba Movement Five members of the movement killed as a result of an American air strike in Kirkuk
Sun 2023-12-03
  Pentagon: US warship and several commercial ships under attack in Red Sea
Sat 2023-12-02
  Heavy fighting reported in southern Gaza overnight after truce breakdown
Fri 2023-12-01
  IDF pounds Gaza as ceasefire crumbles


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