Tom Waits - New Year's Eve

Just as he worked "Waltzing Matilda" into his song "Tom Traubert's Blues," Tom Waits does the same with "Auld Lang Syne" on the closing track of his most recent album, Bad As Me. 

Here is Waits crooning "New Year's Eve."

Biden makes 31st trip to Delaware beach house as COVID surges

Joe Biden's plan to "shut down the virus" apparently means running away to Delaware.

Fox News RIPS Joe Biden for repeatedly breaking his promise to "shut down the virus"

Joe Biden has failed in so many ways. COVID-19 is just one.

Media cries insurrection over 'Let's go, Brandon'

The mainstream media shows how out of touch it is with reality.

'The Five' rip Lori Lightfoot for dismal job as Chicago mayor

There is a disaster as mayor in Chicago. The Five on Fox News discusses.

Blue states singing the blues as Americans flee for Republican-led states

One day I'll join the exodus from my blue state.

Saturday Night Live skit, or actual message from Lori Lightfoot, Chicago mayor?

Earlier this month I compared over at Da Tech Guy I compared woke Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot's response to rampant flash mob theft incidents to an old Saturday Night Live sketch. 

Mark Dice is among several who is making that SNL connection to Beetlejuice's Kwanzaa message. 

Just in case you are not sure--it is never good for a public figure to be compared to an SNL skit.

Polls reveal shift in Hispanic voter support

Hispanics are turning away from the Democratic Party.

From Da Tech Guy: America’s worst year since 1864

The current year, 2021, is different from 2020. 

It's worse.

From my post at Da Tech Guy: America’s worst year since 1864.

A Johnny Cash Christmas Carol

What is Christmas if without another adaption of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol? 

Here's Johnny "Cratchit" Cash, along with June Carter, Earl Scruggs, and Minnie Pearl.

Mojo Nixon "Christmas Christmas" (Louie Louie revisited)

Mojo Nixon, a worthy tonic for the pretentiousness which sometimes plagues rock music, brings us a "Louie Louie" flavor of a holiday song, "Christmas, Christmas"

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This is what is next to Baby Jesus in the Illinois Capitol

Sad. Very sad.

Chicago - Jolly Old St. Nicholas (2003)

Chicago, the band, has usually been a stylistic outlier. Here they are in 2003 singing an '80's-style rendition of "Jolly Old St. Nicholas."

Singing lead is Keith Howland, who left the band last month after breaking his harm.

CNN’s Jeff Zeleny says Biden "seems confused" about tests, knocks him for not taking responsibility

Great Grandpa Joe Biden is confused again.

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From City Journal: Chicago at the Breaking Point

 Matt Rosenberg has a great piece up at City Journal: Chicago at the Breaking Point.

Fauci: Americans should ask unvaccinated Americans to not show up for Christmas

Dr. Fauci is probably recording an update of the standard, "I'll Be Home For Christmas."

Biden says Americans are "tired, worried and frustrated" after he failed to "shut down" the virus

Many times during the presidential campaign Joe Biden vowed to "shut down" the COVID-19 virus. He didn't. 

This afternoon in a press briefing where he coughed a lot, Biden said that Americans are "tired, worried and frustrated" about COVID. 

Many Americans are tired of Biden.

Request to fire Soros-tied Milwaukee County district attorney sent to governor

While Wisconsin's governor is a Democrat--he faces a tough reelection next year. 

Let's keep our fingers crossed. 

John T. Chisholm is the George Soros-tied so-called prosecutor in Milwaukee County whose office set a pittance of a bail for Darrell Brooks Jr., the career criminal who allegedly killed six people at a Christmas parade last month with his SUV.

From Fox Milwaukee:

Milwaukee County residents have officially asked Governor Tony Evers to fire District Attorney John Chisholm. Evers says he'll take the complaint seriously.

Wisconsin state law allows the governor to oust a district attorney for cause, but it requires a verified complaint filed by a taxpayer of the jurisdiction, which then starts a process.

For weeks, FOX6 asked Evers if he'd fire Chisholm. 

"We have a process, simple," Evers said on Dec. 6. "I get a letter from somebody in the county requesting that process be initiated, and we’ll initiate it."

Chisholm once said about his catch-and-release approach to prosecution, "Is there going to be an individual I divert, or I put into treatment program, who's going to go out and kill somebody? You bet. Guaranteed. It's guaranteed to happen. It does not invalidate the overall approach."

 

Four people killed and at least 19 others wounded over weekend in Chicago

Three years ago I attended--or should I say infiltrated?--a leftist protest on Chicago's North Side. The theme of it was that it was time for North Siders to have their lifestyles disrupted. 

Well, we are at that point now. Over this past weekend four people were shot to death, one of them in North Park on the North Side and another in Old Irving Park on the Northwest Side. Shootings are infrequent in both neighborhoods, as they are in Pullman on the South Side, which also suffered a deadly shooting. 

The fourth fatal shooting occurred in Austin on the West Side.

Nineteen others were wounded in weekend shootings.

From Da Tech Guy: Hey Salon, Hollywood remaking South Korean movies is not racist

Oh wokesters, not everything is racist. In fact most things aren't. From my post at Da Tech Guy: Hey Salon, Hollywood remaking South Korean movies is not racist.

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Johnny Cash, June Carter, Kris Kristofferson, and Rita Coolidge - Christmas Time's A-Comin'

Here are four country music greats singing a bluegrass holiday standard, "Christmas Time's A-Comin'."

They are Johnny Cash, June Carter, Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge.

This rendition is from a 1978 Johnny Cash Christmas special.

Biden NSA Jake Sullivan: “We safely and effectively drew down” in Afghanistan

There are now two "Fake Jakes." CNN's Jake Tapper and Biden national security advisor Jake Sullivan. On Friday Sullivan made a claim worthy of Baron Munchausen. 

He said, despite the fact that we abandoned hundreds of Americans in the hellhole, "We safely and effectively drew down" in Afghanistan.

At South Carolina State, Biden forgets George Floyd's name, calls him "George Family"

We've all seen relatives, dear ones too, who aren't mentally all there anymore.

Aging is cruel. But none of these relatives were president.

At an HBCU this morning, South Carolina State Univeristy, Joe Biden couldn't remember George Floyd's name, he called him "George Family."

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Fauci opens door to more COVID restrictions: “We may need to be more restrictive"

Donald Trump should have fired Fauci. 

Jussie Smollett case: Special prosecutor asks judge for permission to release confidential report

The public needs to know the truth what occurred behind closed doors when radical "prosecutor" Kim Foxx dropped the hoax charges against Jussie Smollett.

Video: Man and woman cower as they record what seems like a warzone in Chicago

River North, for those of you unfamiliar with Chicago, is, or was, a nice neighborhood. My friends you are seeing the results of the soft-on-crime policies of Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Jussie Smollett's pal, so-called prosecutor Kim Foxx.

Fox 32 Chicago: father of 3 beaten to death In Democrat-run Chicago while hanging Christmas lights

Chicago has turned into a hellhole.

Watch Kamala Harris' awkward moment with electric car

Kamala Harris doesn't know how an electric car works. That pretty much is in line with everything else in Harris' world.

Fox Business’ Dagen McDowell: "Very close to double-digit wholesale inflation, let that sink in"

Joe Biden can ask Jimmy Carter how his second term went.

4 shot to death and at least 27 wounded over weekend in Chicago, 1 man beaten to death

Despite severe thunderstorms on Friday night and brutal cold winds on Saturday it was another bloody weekend in Chicago. Four people were shot to death and at least 27 others were wounded in shootings across the city.

In Gage Park on the Southwest Side a man hanging Christmas decorations outside his home was beaten to death. 

According to Hey Jackass Chicago has already passed the 800 homicide mark. 

From Da Tech Guy: Lightfoot’s blame-the-victim response about flash mob thieves reminiscent of pre-woke SNL sketch

Failed politics in Chicago is now looking like an old Saturday Night live bit. From my post at Da Tech Guy: Lightfoot’s blame-the-victim response about flash mob thieves reminiscent of pre-woke SNL sketch.

The Lumineers - This Is Life (Merry Christmas) featuring Daniel Rodriguez

Here's a holiday song for you to enjoy-- From the Lumineers and Daniel Rodrigue, "This is Life (Merry Christmas)."

Obama economist Summers: Inflation will be higher the next two years with Build Back Better

Larry Summers, the former top economist under Barack Obama, as well as a former secretary of treasury under Bill Clinton, says Joe Biden's Build Back Better plan will lead to higher inflation.

Of course inflation is already high.

Mark Dice on Jussie Smollett: BYE BYE!

Mark Dice gives hate crime hoaxster Jussie Smollett his due.

Bidenflation: Price hikes highest since 1982

Joe Biden is a disaster for the economy. And despite the Biden administration's assurances--this inflation is not transitory.

Before long leftists will be calling for a $20 minimum wage--because of Bidenflation.

As for that sign, Biden killed thousands of union jobs when he cancelled the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. 

Back to inflation:

From ABC News:

Consumer prices are continuing to climb, causing new pain for Americans' pocketbooks, as inflation tightens its grip on the economy and hobbles the post-pandemic recovery. 

The consumer price index, which measures the prices consumers pay for a market basket of everyday goods and services, jumped 0.8% last month after rising 0.9% in October, the Department of Labor reported Friday. Over the last 12 months, the index climbed some 6.8% before seasonal adjustment. This marks the largest 12-month increase in nearly 40 years.

While inflation is already wreaking havoc on holiday shopping, it's especially painful for households with limited means to absorb higher prices for essentials. Policymakers including Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in recent weeks have also began walking back on assurances that it was likely a temporary, post-pandemic blip.

The so-called core index, a measure of all prices less the more volatile food and energy indices, rose 0.5% in November, building on a 0.6% increase in October. The core index climbed 4.9% over the last 12 months, the DOL said.

Biden brags that gas prices are lower despite costing $1/gallon over last year's price

Joe Biden doesn't serious believe that gasoline is cheaper now does he?

Kayleigh McEnany rips 'reckless liberal policies' as homicides hit record

Leftist prosecutors who don't prosecute are destroying American cities.

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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot blames smash-and-grab sprees on retailers

Imagine a cop coming to your home after a break-in and telling you, "Well, it's your fault, you shouldn't have such nice things in your house." That's Lori Lightfoot, Chicago's mayor.

She's a loon. And to think that Lightweight is a former prosecutor.

Lightfoot should point the finger of blame at herself, her handpicked police chief, and of course her fellow Democrat, reputed prosecutor Kim Foxx.

Dr. Fauci tells Americans they should require holiday guests to prove they are vaccinated

Fauci is a monster. Donald Trump should have fired him.

Clown News Network: Don Lemonhead warned Smollett that cops didn't believe his MAGA attack story

Last week CNN, the Clown News Network, fired reputed journalist Chris Cuomo after it was revealed that he was scheming with his disgraced brother, ex-New York governor Andrew, to combat the latter's sexual harassment scandal. 

Oh, Chris has his own harassment scandal too.

Now Don Lemon is being accused of compromising, assuming he has any, his journalistic ethics.

From the Daily Mail:

Jussie Smollett told his hoax attack trial on Monday that CNN host Don Lemon warned him Chicago police did not believe he was the victim of a racist homophobic attack, in what is being seen as another example of the network's hosts using their clout and sources to help their friends. 

Lemon, who is also gay, is said to have warned Smollett back in 2019 that Chicago Police Detectives were dubious about his story that he'd been beaten in the middle of the night by two white men wearing MAGA hats. 

Smollett told his trial yesterday that Lemon warned him that Chicago PD detectives had told him they didn't believe the story. 

Lemon didn't mention it on his show last night during a minutes-long segment with reporter Omar Jiminez, who had been at the trial.

CNN isn't a news network--but a left-wing propaganda organ.

The Clown News Network is also the channel of Jeffrey "Handsy" Toobin.

Oh, I nearly forgot. Lemonhead has been accused of sexual harassment too!

Jen Psaki refuses to commit to transparency around Hunter's business deals in Communist China

Hunter Biden and his business dealing fortunately will be dealt with once there is a Republican Congress.

Six killed, including one teen boy, and at least 24 wounded over weekend in Chicago

Another bloody weekend just concluded in Chicago. Over the first weekend in December six people were killed and at least 24 others were wounded.

Of the fatalities, one was a 15-year-old boy who was shot to death in the Loop Saturday night as a large group of youths gathered. Last night another big gathering of "Yoots" took place downtown. While there were no fatalities there was a non-fatal shooting--also a CTA bus driver was beaten. 

Back to the homicides: In what appears to be the first fatal shooting in the Northwest Side's Jefferson Park neighborhood this year, a woman shot to death in an alley early Sunday morning. Two others were wounded in that shooting. Three people were also shot, one fatally, around that same time on the Near West Side. 

The other weekend fatal shootings occurred on the South Side, including a Sunday homicide of a woman in South Shore, an 18-year-old man was killed Saturday night in Englewood, and the first weekend shooting occurred Friday night in neighboring West Englewood.

From Da Tech Guy: Illinoisans need to organize and fight back against impending no-cash bail law

Do you think the crime situation in Illinois is bad now? It is? Just wait until 2023. From my post at Da Tech Guy: Illinoisans need to organize and fight back against impending no-cash bail law.

The Rubinoos: Christmas Is All Around

With a huge nod to the Troggs, the Rubinoos, a great power-pop band that reaches back the 1970s, brings us their latest song, Christmas Is All Around

Biden backtracks on claim he will "shut down" virus in U.S., says we have to shut it down worldwide

In regards to COVID-19, Senile Joe Bide promised that vaccinated people wouldn't have to wear a mask.

Who listens to him?

 

Another rotten jobs month: Just 210,000 new hires in November

The Joe Biden economy is flounderering

From Fox Business:

U.S. job growth significantly undershot expectations in November, suggesting that difficulty in attracting new workers is weighing on the labor market's recovery from the pandemic, even as COVID-19 cases dissipate nationwide. 

The Labor Department said in its monthly payroll report released Friday that payrolls in November rose by just 210,000, well below the 550,000 jobs forecast by Refinitiv economists. It marked the slowest job growth this year. The unemployment rate (which is calculated based on a separate survey) dropped more than expected to 4.2% from 4.6% — the lowest level since the pandemic began.

Fauci says COVID tests for illegal immigrants is "different issue" than for Americans traveling

No one survives in Washington for 40 years in the same job without being a duplicative liar. Evidence? Well take a look at Tony Fauci.

Portland resident blasts Dem city leaders: "There's so many rats in our neighborhood"

This week on Portlandia. Liberals are consumed by rats.

Chicago Burberry's hit by flash mob thieves

Burberry's after looting in 2020

Thieves in big cities don't fear getting caught. And if they are, in places like Cook County, Illinois there is a catch-and-release prosecutor named Kim Foxx.

From WGN-TV:

Shoplifters have once again stormed a high-end retailer located on the Magnificient Mile. This time it was the Burberry store in the 600 block of N. Michigan Avenue.

According to police, four men hit the store around 4:15 Monday afternoon, stealing expensive purses worth thousands of dollars.

Two people suffered minor injuries trying to stop the thieves. Downtown visitors told WGN News they feel authorities should give such thefts the highest priority.

"We all work hard. I mean, it's not fair that some people just decide upon themselves to get something for free. It's not right," one man said. "We all work hard and pay and they think they can do whatever they want."

According to CWB Chicago the thieves stole an estimated $67,000 worth of merchandise and then sped away in a stolen vehicle.

Chicago's North Michigan Avenue was struck with two rounds of mass looting in 2020. As you can see by my photograph Burberry's was among the stores hit. 

Hypocrite Biden shakes hands maskless ONE DAY after telling people to wear masks indoors

Don't forget--there have been more COVID-19 deaths this year than in 2020. When Donald Trump was president. 

Joe Concha: Chris Cuomo shouldn't 'sniff a microphone' until investigation is complete

After a discussion CNN's feeble attempts to explain why Joe Biden is unpopular, Joe Concha moves on to alleged journalist Chris Cuomo.

Two killed and at least 27 others wounded over weekend in Chicago

Chicago continues to inch towards 800 murders. Over the weekend two men were shot to death, both of them were killed on the South Side, and at least 27 others were wounded.

According to Hey Jackass there have been 785 homicides this year in the city.

From Da Tech Guy: Chicago already has a Waukesha problem

It goes beyond Milwaukee County. From my post at Da Tech Guy: Chicago already has a Waukesha problem.

The Rainmakers - Battle of the Roses (Thanksgiving 2019)

Yeah, I know, Thanksgiving was two days ago but it is still Thanksgiving weekend. 

Here are the Rainmakers from their most recent Thanksgiving show, two years ago, blasting out "Battle of the Roses."

Tucker: Americans won't forgive Joe Biden for this

Sleepy Joe Biden has done much to bring America down. 

Tucker explains.

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Joe Concha blasts liberal media for downplaying inflation

Inflation is a huge problem and it will likely only get worse.

Democrat policies are largely to blame--which is why the mainstream media is minimizing it.

The Rainmakers - These Hills (Thanksgiving 2016)

The Rainmakers have a tradition of Thanksgiving Day shows in their home base in Kansas City. In fact they recorded an essential live album in 2011 on that day.

 Here they are five years later performing "These Hills."

The Band - "Ophelia" (The Last Waltz), performed on Thanksgiving Day in 1976

Forty-five years ago today--Thanksgiving Day in 1976--the original edition of The Band performed its last concert, which was immortalized in the movie, directed by Martin Scorsese, The Last Waltz. 

Levon Helm sang his heart out that night on numbers such as "Ophelia."

Biden has another 'senior moment'

Joe Biden can't even follow simple instructions.

Karl Rove brings receipts in epic takedown of Biden plan on gas prices

Yes, it is Joe Biden's fault that you are paying a lot more for gasoline than when Donald Trump was president. Well, it's not all Sleepy Joe's fault. The tens-of-millions of voters who backed Biden are to blame too.

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Joe Biden lectures Americans, telling them to have some "perspective" on the economy

I recall another failed president, Jimmy Carter, lecturing Americans in his infamous "malaise" speech. Carter fortunately wasn't reelected.

Thieves storm stores in Democrat-run California cities as millions of dollars in merchandise stolen

Woke "prosecuting" attorneys are destroying America. Whether its smash-and-grab gangs in California, killers in Chicago, or a career criminal who had already run over one person in Wisconsin before killing five others in that same SUV, there is a crisis in Democrat-controlled areas.

As for the first two examples, criminals are brazen because they believe, with lots of justification, that even if they are caught they won't face punishment by woke prosecutors who blame society, not the criminals, for their actions.

Woke Milwaukee County prosecutor released alleged parade killer on $1,000 bail

The career criminal who allegedly drove into a Christmas parade with his SUV in Waukesha, Wisconsin killing five and injuring dozens of others, Darrel Brooks, Jr, was out on bail after posting a $1,000 bond two days earlier in a Milwaukee County domestic battery case after he allegedly ran over the mother of one of his children in that same vehicle. 

I don't know how many times I have to say this but apparently few are listening. The most important duty of government is to protect its citizens. 

Clearly not understanding that point are woke prosecutors such as Chesa Boudin in San Francisco, George Gacson in Los Angeles, Kim Foxx in Chicago, and John T. Chisholm in Milwaukee. 

Piers Morgan, no conservative, unloaded on Chisholm's office to offer such a low bail to Brooks in the Daily Mail.

Now, as DA Chisholm faces furious questions about why this happened, the spotlight is being shone on his controversial campaign to send fewer Wisconsin residents to prison despite an unprecedented influx of crime in Milwaukee County.

Chisolm enlisted the help of the Vera Institute of Justice, a New York-based non-profit group that works with government and civil leaders 'to improve the services people rely on for safety and justice.'

Its website says it opposes cash bail believing it unfairly penalizes the poorest people in society and leads to disproportionate numbers of ethnic minority suspects in jails awaiting trial.

Chisholm has been praised by liberals for striving to reduce Milwaukee's prison population by slashing the number of people held in jail on cash bail.

Five people are dead because of Chisholm's malpractice. In a face-saving move--or is it an attempt at career-saving move?--Chisholm's office released a statement on Monday saying Brooks' bail was "inappropriately low." 

Duh!

5 killed, including a 14-year-old boy, and at least 26 wounded over weekend in Chicago

While the temperatures are cooling the shootings continue in Chicago. Five people were shot to death over the past weekend in the city, including a 14-year-old Roseland boy. At least 26 others were wounded. 

Chicago remains on pace to exceed 800 murders this year.

From Da Tech Guy: Lots of Illinoisans are crossing the Wisconsin state line–permanently

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John Hiatt - Real Fine Love

It took a while for John Hiatt to find his niche--it was 13 after his first release before he had a modest hit album with eighth effort, 1987's Bring The Family.

He's popular, modestly so of course, here in the Chicago area. 

Here is Hiatt a few years later as a guest of David Letterman, another Indianapolis native, crooning out "Real Fine Love."

Jesse Watters: Biden 'puppet masters' intervened in second Rittenhouse statement

Cognitively-challenged Joe Biden needs to keep quiet.

And resign too.

 

Rittenhouse not guilty!

 Great news out of Kenosha! Kyle Rittenhouse has been found not guilty on all charges!

Bill Maher: Democrats have 'become the party of no common sense'

Bill Maher, a liberal, continues scorching the Democrats.

Watters on Rittenhouse trial: Democrats keep pushing agenda as protesters demand guilty verdict

The mainstream media and the Democrats are increasingly dishonest and increasingly out of touch.

Alderman in bankrupt-but-in-name-only Chicago wants to buy Bears so they don't move to suburbs

Depending on who you talk to Chicago's public worker pension debt is either the worst in the nation--or close to it. There is no workable way out of it short of massive tax hikes that will force thousands of businesses and perhaps hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans to flee the city, or by defaulting, or a change in Illinois bankruptcy that will allow municipalities to declare bankruptcy. 

On a side note--the state of Illinois' pension debt is equally dismal. 

Oh there is one other way out--before I get to my point--hyper-inflation. That may be coming. 

This fall the Chicago Bears took steps to purchase the sprawling property of the Arlington Race Course in suburban Arlington Heights--which just closed down for good. The Monsters of the Midway play in the NFL's smallest stadium. 

The move makes financial senses as they Bears are merely tenants in Soldier Field. They'll own any future stadium and they can turn the property into a "Bears-land," with restaurants, meeting facilities, and perhaps a hotel. They'll own the parking lots and the concessions. 

Meanwhile a Chicago alderman, George Cardenas, wants the bankrupt-in-name-only city of Chicago to buy the Bears--and then sell stock to fans. Just like the Green Bay Packers. Only Chicago has a long record of corruption--over 35 members of the Chicago City Council that Cardenas sits on have served time in federal prison. 

And I already mentioned Chicago's malfeasance twice. 

Cardenas' idea is among the dumbest I've encountered from a Chicago pol--and they maintain a very low standard. 

Ben Shapiro: Rittenhouse coverage botched by lying media hacks

The great bulk of the mainstream media lied to you about Trump-Russia collusion. 

That story has been debunked. And you are being lied to about the Kyle Rittenhouse case. 

In the good old days the media only leaned left. Now they lie because they have their narratives to advance.

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Chicago police warn of teenagers robbing high-end stores on Mag Mile

North Michigan Avenue, also known as the Magnificent Mile, is now known for departing retailers, such as the Gap, the Disney Store, and Macy's. The riots and looting of 2020 likely pushed them out. 

Now the little guys are being attacked by thieves who rob with impunity because of the policies of Cook County's catch-and-release so-called prosecutor, Kim Foxx.

These retailers will just stay, right?

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Joe Concha rips CNN, MSNBC hosts accused of belittling inflation

MSNBC and CNN are out of touch--as usual.

From Da Tech Guy: How long can MSNBC viewers fall for the lies?

The leftists of Big Tech might have labeled this link as "not secure." More Fake News--I've been blogging at Da Tech Guy for years. How long can MSNBC viewers fall for the lies?

Fairport Convention: Time Will Show The Wiser

Early in their long career Fairport Convention was a British version of some American folk rock bands. The Byrds come to mind. 

 Here they are in 1968 pounding out "Time Will Show The Wiser."

Tucker: This American city is in crisis

Which city? Well it's misled by America's worst mayor. Her nickname is Beetlejuice.

Biden refers to baseball legend Satchel Paige as 'great negro at the time' during speech

Satchel Paige was a legendary pitcher who was prevented from playing in Major League Baseball because of his race.

Joe Biden, in another meandering speech, spoke of Paige yesterday at Arlington National Cemetery, calling him "a great negro at the time." 

Using the archaic term "negro" to refer to African-Americans has been considered offensive since the late 1960s. If Donald Trump said "negro" the propagandists at CNN and MSNBC would be apoplectic.

Are they even covering this story?

Lara Trump: Mainstream media will 'pay the price' for coverage of Rittenhouse trial

Lara Trump discusses the latest failure of the mainstream media, biased coverage of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.

The good news is that more people are tuning them out, both literally and mentally. 

Most journalists are propagandists pushing a narrative, not the truth.

4th Infantry "Ivy" Division Memorial in Augusta, Georgia

On the median of Greene Street in Augusta, Georgia is the 4th Infantry Ivy Division Memorial. The nickname "Ivy" comes from the IV, as in "four" in Latin.

The Ivy Division fought in World War I and II as well as Vietnam. It was the first unit to report to nearby Camp Gordon, now Fort Gordon, after the attack on Pearl Harbor. 

Think of the veterans from the Ivy Division and all of the veterans of our military today. 

Mike Pomeo: VP Harris embarrassed America on world stage with cringeworthy French accent

Not only Vice President Kamala Harris embarrass America by talking to scientists in Paris as if they were school children she did so with a phony French accent.

Joe Biden's choice of Harris as his running mate is clearly additional evidence of his cognitive decline.

High school history teacher: Parents are being gaslit with lies on CRT

Here's a great smackdown of the leftist myth that Critical Race Theory is not being taught in schools.

A brave high school teacher from Chicago's northern suburbs exposes the lie. 

Most of the media are in on this disinformation campaign. You know, the same people the rammed the new thoroughly discredited Russian collusion hoax down the throats of gullible people. 

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CNN reports on skyrocketing prices: “Heading in the wrong direction”

Inflation, to use the favorite word of the Biden administration, is not "transitory." 

Even CNN admits it.

Jim Jordan: Potential pipeline closure 'makes no sense'

US Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) talked about the latest insanity from the alternative universe known as the Biden Administration. Enbridge's Line 5 Pipeline might be closed by the neo-Luddites.

Concha: Biden infrastructure plan to combat 'racist roads' a 'vanity job'

Yes, roads are racist too. Pete Buttigieg said so.

Ten shot and at least 40 wounded over weekend in Chicago

Over this past weekend ten people were shot to death at least 40 others were wounded. For the year, according to Hey Jackass, 695 people have been slain in Chicago and 3316 wounded. 

Over at CWB Chicago, last month they reported that there is a push to put more cops on the street--now they do that? Oh, it's part of a push to keep the 2021 murder total under 800. 

Wow, do you mean the Chicago could have done more earlier in the year to combat shootings?

From Da Tech Guy: The Hale-Bopp Comet Democrats

 A trip into irrationality by way of my post at Da Tech Guy: The Hale-Bopp Comet Democrats.

Paul and Linda McCartney - Monkberry Moon Delight

While Paul McCartney's first solo album, McCartney, was released just as Macca announced the breakup of the Beatles, he was the last of the Fabs to record an album after the split, that LP was Ram. Although it was credited to Paul and Linda McCartney. 

George Harrison's effort, as well as John Lennon's and even Ringo Starr's post-breakup works received great reviews. Ram not so much. It's a strong effort that has aged well but it's burdened by some fluff. 

Here's one of the better tracks, in my opinion, "Monkberry Moon Delight."

White House sets Jan. 4 deadline for employer COVID vaccine mandate

"So this is how democracy dies, with thunderous applause," is how Padmé Amidala Naberrie phrased it in "Revenge of the Sith."

Let's hope this isn't the case here.

UPDATE: An appeals court blocked the order. For now.

Spectrum News Buffalo NY: "The cost of heating your home are surging by as much as 50 percent"

It will be a cold winter--inside and outside. All because of the anti-energy policies of Joe Biden. 

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm laughs when asked about Biden’s plans to lower gasoline prices

High gasoline prices are not a laughing matter and they hurt the people the leftists claim to represent, the poor, the most.

Gas prices began their climb almost immediately after Joe Biden was sworn into office--when he cancelled construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and blocked drilling at the Arctic National Wildlife refuge. 

Yes, failed Michigan governor, and now Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is not a serious person, she's a cardboard cutout representing the far-left Green New Deal wing of the Democratic Party.

"Russian collusion" dealt big blow with arrest

Donald Trump was right on many things--including his belief that the Russian collusion tale peddled by the media was a hoax.

From the Fox News:

Federal agents arrested the primary sub-source who contributed to the unverified anti-Trump dossier Thursday as part of Special Counsel John Durham’s investigations into the origins of the probe into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election.

Igor Danchenko's arrest is linked to a federal grand jury indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Durham is charging Danchenko, a Russian citizen residing in Virginia, with five counts of making false statements to the FBI. The charges stemmed from statements Danchenko made relating to the sources he used in providing information to an investigative firm in the United Kingdom.

Danchenko is scheduled to make his first court appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Theresa C. Buchanan Thursday afternoon.

Danchenko is believed to be the sub-source for former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, who compiled the dossier that served as the basis for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants against Trump campaign aide Carter Page. The dossier was funded by the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign through law firm Perkins Coie.

Biden blames Trump voters for Virginia losses

Of course it's not Joe Biden and the Democrats' far-left policies that drove Virginians to elect a Republican governor.

They believe they are never wrong. 

MSNBC’s John Heilemann: Virginia election results “a bloodbath” for Democrats

It was a big win for patriots yesterday in Virginia. Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Clintonista and Critical Race Theory-protector Terry McAuliffe in Virginia and GOPer Jack Ciattarelli has a narrow lead this morning in New Jersey over Democrat Phil Murphy. 

Winning!

 

Biden again calls on reporters from a pre-approved list: "Nancy, CBS?"

Cognitive decline forces Joe Biden to do what he is told. But who is pulling Biden's strings?

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Independent mom from Virginia voting for Republican Glenn Youngkin “Because of schools"

Republicans favor parents and students. Democrats are on the side of extremist teachers unions.

Steve Hilton: The Biden presidency is dead

Joe Biden has lost NBC's Chuck Todd. You know, the so-called journalist who is a former staffer for a Democratic senator and whose wife is a Dem Party operative.

From Da Tech Guy, Biden administration message: Sneak into America and you too can collect $450,000

The government has gone insane. From my post at Da Tech Guy, Biden administration message: Sneak into America and you too can collect $450,000.

The Kinks: "Sleepwalker" (Live Video)

Here's a spooky song ideal for Halloween, the Kinks' "Sleepwalker." 

Oh, there are some interesting video production techniques going on here.

Bloody Chicago: The Awakening

Victor Maggio of Bloody Chicago gives an update on what is going on in his life--including his opinon on vaccinations--and the intrepid reporter talks about his next project about the Chicago Outfit. That is, the Mob.

CNN shocked by “sharp deceleration” in economic growth under Biden

One of Joe Biden's biggest cheerleaders, CNN, just can't believe economic growth is stagnant in America.

 CNN needs to read some economics books.