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So Haiti gone wild
this week. Again. But I don't see Biden bouncing troops out of Afghanistan just to send them back to Haiti.
More likely the Cartels were behind the assassination of the Haitiian President. Kind of reminds me of when the Crown Prince of Nepal (a known Heroin user) sent the Palace guards away and then let the drug dealer thugs from The Golden Triangle into the Royal Palace and the entire Royal family was murdered at dinner before they executed that Prince too and walked away. About 4 years of Civil War followed while America was focused on what to do about 9/11. It was a shame really they had a good King. Just like in Haiti this week the surviving Prime Minister back then declared himself to be the new Ruler of his country. Of course some folk objected and that caused the Civil War which raged in Nepal until both India and China got tired of it (with civilians in both countries border towns killed in various exchanges of high explosives) and sent in troops to crush everyone jointly. Today Nepal is ruled by a council, mostly Chinese dominated of course. But Haiti? The Dominican Republic has taken the lets wait and see posture and simply closed their border and brought up more soldiers to their gates. Will President Biden send in the US military to peace keep once again? I doubt it.
One of the interesting aspects of the Presidential assassination (his wife was shot too and she remains in Critical Intensive care the last I heard) in his home by a squadron of heavily armed attackers, is how the media and the Haitian authorities have not said even one word about what role the Presidential bodyguard and military personnel assigned to protect their President played during the attack? Were they even there? Photos released shortly after the news broke showed the residence gates not damaged in the least. Had they been opened for the attackers? There are no pictures suggesting pitched gun battles. Bo bullet pocked front door. No evidence of grenades being tossed. But we are told the attackers were 'heavily armed.' So did the body guards just run away? Where was the gun battle we would evpect? Where is the mention of scores of dead body guards and soldiers? Nothing at all is said about them. Did not one body guard radio )or cell phone) the police and the military for reinforcements as the attack was underway? Again, were the bodyguards and other security personnel even there or had they just been sent home for the night?
Haiti now belongs to the Cartels.
More likely the Cartels were behind the assassination of the Haitiian President. Kind of reminds me of when the Crown Prince of Nepal (a known Heroin user) sent the Palace guards away and then let the drug dealer thugs from The Golden Triangle into the Royal Palace and the entire Royal family was murdered at dinner before they executed that Prince too and walked away. About 4 years of Civil War followed while America was focused on what to do about 9/11. It was a shame really they had a good King. Just like in Haiti this week the surviving Prime Minister back then declared himself to be the new Ruler of his country. Of course some folk objected and that caused the Civil War which raged in Nepal until both India and China got tired of it (with civilians in both countries border towns killed in various exchanges of high explosives) and sent in troops to crush everyone jointly. Today Nepal is ruled by a council, mostly Chinese dominated of course. But Haiti? The Dominican Republic has taken the lets wait and see posture and simply closed their border and brought up more soldiers to their gates. Will President Biden send in the US military to peace keep once again? I doubt it.
One of the interesting aspects of the Presidential assassination (his wife was shot too and she remains in Critical Intensive care the last I heard) in his home by a squadron of heavily armed attackers, is how the media and the Haitian authorities have not said even one word about what role the Presidential bodyguard and military personnel assigned to protect their President played during the attack? Were they even there? Photos released shortly after the news broke showed the residence gates not damaged in the least. Had they been opened for the attackers? There are no pictures suggesting pitched gun battles. Bo bullet pocked front door. No evidence of grenades being tossed. But we are told the attackers were 'heavily armed.' So did the body guards just run away? Where was the gun battle we would evpect? Where is the mention of scores of dead body guards and soldiers? Nothing at all is said about them. Did not one body guard radio )or cell phone) the police and the military for reinforcements as the attack was underway? Again, were the bodyguards and other security personnel even there or had they just been sent home for the night?
Haiti now belongs to the Cartels.
online today!
Singing a different Tune?
I don’t think the press conference was a PR win for China. I think the outcome of the mission is a win for the international scientific community.
Peter Ben Embarek, World Health Organization.
Peter Ben Embarek, World Health Organization.
I don't know anymore
So one of our top doctors here in Canada, who pretty much represents all of the Canadian people here as a physician in the media, Kind of like Dr. Fauci in the USA, Is now without our approval bragging about a fourth wave and a need to isolate, I have had enough of being home for months alone, From April first until now. I thought This bullshit was only 15 days back in 2020, but now a year and a half later, Still locked up so f*ck you.
Another excuse to eventually extend the Lockdown.
So there are 340 new Covid cases in Ontario, No shock at all, and there is over 14 million people who live in Ontario, So another perfect excuse for Doug Ford to keep us all on lockdown, Remember how he reacted on the first case. Almost now two years later we are still hostage in our own homes. So much for fifteen days of lockdown, What a prick.
Infrastructure Bill Would Require Alcohol Monitors for All New Cars
The bipartisan infrastructure bill includes a provision that would require auto manufacturers to equip "advanced alcohol monitoring systems" in all new cars.
Buried in the massive proposal—which is already longer than 2,700 pages—is a section titled, "ADVANCED IMPAIRED DRIVING TECHNOLOGY," which mandates new vehicles include "a system that … passively and accurately detect whether the blood alcohol concentration of a driver of a motor vehicle is equal to or greater than the blood alcohol concentration" of .08, in which case the system would "prevent or limit motor vehicle operation." Automobile manufacturers would have a three-year grace period to comply with the regulation.
The provision gives ammunition to Republican critics who say the scope of the bill expands far beyond bridges and tunnels. Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) said he would oppose the bill over its subsidies for green energy, while Sen. Mike Lee (R., Utah) questioned whether the federal government could efficiently allocate more than $1 trillion in spending. Meanwhile, a number of House Democrats say they oppose the deal for not doing enough. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) attacked her partymates in the Senate for compromising with Republicans.
"It certainly looks like this opens the door for mandatory breathalyzers in every new car. It's crazy," said one senior Republican aide, who requested anonymity to speak candidly due to ongoing negotiations in the Senate.
Although the exact type of alcohol monitor the bill would require is unclear, passive alcohol sensors are described in a report by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). The group recommends "driver monitoring systems, touch-based systems that can read your blood alcohol concentration through your fingertips and air-sampling systems that can test and isolate just the air exhaled by the driver." MADD president Alex Otte praised Senate negotiators for using the infrastructure bill as a vehicle to pass the group's "most significant" legislative push in recent years.
"We cannot wait any longer to establish a standard for impaired driving prevention technology that can be deployed on all new vehicles," Otte said in a statement. "This legislation will mark the beginning of the end of drunk driving."
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Buried in the massive proposal—which is already longer than 2,700 pages—is a section titled, "ADVANCED IMPAIRED DRIVING TECHNOLOGY," which mandates new vehicles include "a system that … passively and accurately detect whether the blood alcohol concentration of a driver of a motor vehicle is equal to or greater than the blood alcohol concentration" of .08, in which case the system would "prevent or limit motor vehicle operation." Automobile manufacturers would have a three-year grace period to comply with the regulation.
The provision gives ammunition to Republican critics who say the scope of the bill expands far beyond bridges and tunnels. Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) said he would oppose the bill over its subsidies for green energy, while Sen. Mike Lee (R., Utah) questioned whether the federal government could efficiently allocate more than $1 trillion in spending. Meanwhile, a number of House Democrats say they oppose the deal for not doing enough. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) attacked her partymates in the Senate for compromising with Republicans.
"It certainly looks like this opens the door for mandatory breathalyzers in every new car. It's crazy," said one senior Republican aide, who requested anonymity to speak candidly due to ongoing negotiations in the Senate.
Although the exact type of alcohol monitor the bill would require is unclear, passive alcohol sensors are described in a report by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). The group recommends "driver monitoring systems, touch-based systems that can read your blood alcohol concentration through your fingertips and air-sampling systems that can test and isolate just the air exhaled by the driver." MADD president Alex Otte praised Senate negotiators for using the infrastructure bill as a vehicle to pass the group's "most significant" legislative push in recent years.
"We cannot wait any longer to establish a standard for impaired driving prevention technology that can be deployed on all new vehicles," Otte said in a statement. "This legislation will mark the beginning of the end of drunk driving."
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IRONY
Today is the 1st day of August , the month of our "Freedom"...
And talking about our "Freedom" , it always reminds me the biggest IRONY of the history of our Indian Freedom Movement ...
It has been always glorified by saying that , our Freedom was gained by mostly Non-Violence movements...
And all those "Non-Violence" movements lead us to one of the world's biggest Bloody History of Violence as Communal Riots and Genocide...
Followed by disasters like Famine and never ending Migrants problem...
Because of that policy of "Non-Violence" of some of our power hungry political leaders , we are still suffering border issues for ages...
Yes... As per profit , Those political leaders got their Crowns after our "Freedom"...
But
At what cost ???
Never ending sacrifice of so many innocent citizens !!!
Alas !!! It's the IRONY after all...
And talking about our "Freedom" , it always reminds me the biggest IRONY of the history of our Indian Freedom Movement ...
It has been always glorified by saying that , our Freedom was gained by mostly Non-Violence movements...
And all those "Non-Violence" movements lead us to one of the world's biggest Bloody History of Violence as Communal Riots and Genocide...
Followed by disasters like Famine and never ending Migrants problem...
Because of that policy of "Non-Violence" of some of our power hungry political leaders , we are still suffering border issues for ages...
Yes... As per profit , Those political leaders got their Crowns after our "Freedom"...
But
At what cost ???
Never ending sacrifice of so many innocent citizens !!!
Alas !!! It's the IRONY after all...
Two Wrongs Does Not Make It Right
Living outside of chicago....and the 2nd round of looting of downtown...and the cops being shot at and attacked....ongoing news for hours on end...am sure Pres Trump is going to jump all over this....since he wanted to send troops here....Mayor Lightfoot has alot to get done.....how many times can businesses be reduced...limited...and looted....how many times to bounce back...versus how many times can the cops use unnecessary force...and at times very brutal and deadly forces against people getting arrested..my point is how do two wrongs make it right....the cops using deadly force....and looters looting without protesting just went for the goods....all I know for certain is went to a nearby suburbs store to get necessary items....cause everyone wonders are the suburbs next while moves are made to protect the downtown area....what a mess...!
Patriotism or Jingoism , the bordered world , the politician's method of creating feuds.
We always hear from within our native nation by our news media or politicians that ''that nation is the enemy''. But is it truly the enemy or is it just a statement of foul politics to make us turn on one another.
The modern nation state system is nothing more than a tribal system on an international level . As in a tribal system no matter the internal conflict when an external threat of another tribe arrives we unite against it , even if that threat is artificial .
The politicians know this fact of tribalism and human instinct of territorialism and manipulate the civilians by using patriotism as a tool , even transforming it into jingoism . As a result we see unwanted conflict and race of supremacy between countries over one another . The feuds that of America , Russia , China and Korea , even the conflict in the middle east like that of India and Pakistan .
Now we at the civilian level and by civilian not implying the privileged class but implying the regular middle class . We have contacts and friendships with people from our native country along with internationally , even within the nations our governments declare as enemies . While in reality we know nobody is the enemy .
This is why some people want a borderless world . Now this is a debate that has also been going on for sometime , what would it be like with a world without borders . Borders represent a separate identity with each border hosting its unique culture which gives the beauty of diversity .
These same borders are being used by politicians for jingoistic turmoil and conflict and soldiers of diffrent nations blindly following orders and senselessly killing one another .
This conflict won't stop anytime soon because behind this conflict is huge profit that the bussinesmen just can't lose . The war economy , one of the most profitable economies , even a single f-22 costs almost the price of two big budget hollywood films about 312 million dollars
.
Yup the cash in this business would make any business man not want wars to end . Because if peace and i mean true peace ever comes , the most loss would be of the wepons manufacturers and the nuclear powered nations with their weapons no longer in use and no longer in demand .
A weapons free world would mean big trouble for weapon manufacturers . So these conflicts in which patriotism or even religion is being used its just a ruse to fill pockets . The terrorist organizations , national military and mercenary soldiers all pawns in the continuity of conflicts to fill pockets of weapons manufacturers .
Profitability in conflict has been on for centuries keeping the civilians in the dark about the truth . From monarchs of kingdoms to presidents of nations .Also the fact of a power struggle with the example of jingoism every politician of a nation is trying to be where America is now , being the world super power even if it means side lining the civilians and inducing conflicting ideologies .
By an equal perspective this struggle for suppremacy and profitability off of conflict is the real threat and also the human element of tribalism is what is keeping us from a unified peaceful world . A concept of borderless world is a one with many debates . But our bordered world represents such diversity , unfortunately used for conflict but there can be a unity in diversity .
In every history book or at least in most the decision makers are always the powerful or the politicians , what is the decision of us people . That is the main question to be asked if we're gonna solve anything and by decision not made by keeping in mind some manipulated news flash or history or politics but a decision made by keeping in mind a united future to rid conflict .
PLEASE GIVE YOUR OPINION ON THIS .
The modern nation state system is nothing more than a tribal system on an international level . As in a tribal system no matter the internal conflict when an external threat of another tribe arrives we unite against it , even if that threat is artificial .
The politicians know this fact of tribalism and human instinct of territorialism and manipulate the civilians by using patriotism as a tool , even transforming it into jingoism . As a result we see unwanted conflict and race of supremacy between countries over one another . The feuds that of America , Russia , China and Korea , even the conflict in the middle east like that of India and Pakistan .
Now we at the civilian level and by civilian not implying the privileged class but implying the regular middle class . We have contacts and friendships with people from our native country along with internationally , even within the nations our governments declare as enemies . While in reality we know nobody is the enemy .
This is why some people want a borderless world . Now this is a debate that has also been going on for sometime , what would it be like with a world without borders . Borders represent a separate identity with each border hosting its unique culture which gives the beauty of diversity .
These same borders are being used by politicians for jingoistic turmoil and conflict and soldiers of diffrent nations blindly following orders and senselessly killing one another .
This conflict won't stop anytime soon because behind this conflict is huge profit that the bussinesmen just can't lose . The war economy , one of the most profitable economies , even a single f-22 costs almost the price of two big budget hollywood films about 312 million dollars
.Yup the cash in this business would make any business man not want wars to end . Because if peace and i mean true peace ever comes , the most loss would be of the wepons manufacturers and the nuclear powered nations with their weapons no longer in use and no longer in demand .
A weapons free world would mean big trouble for weapon manufacturers . So these conflicts in which patriotism or even religion is being used its just a ruse to fill pockets . The terrorist organizations , national military and mercenary soldiers all pawns in the continuity of conflicts to fill pockets of weapons manufacturers .
Profitability in conflict has been on for centuries keeping the civilians in the dark about the truth . From monarchs of kingdoms to presidents of nations .Also the fact of a power struggle with the example of jingoism every politician of a nation is trying to be where America is now , being the world super power even if it means side lining the civilians and inducing conflicting ideologies .
By an equal perspective this struggle for suppremacy and profitability off of conflict is the real threat and also the human element of tribalism is what is keeping us from a unified peaceful world . A concept of borderless world is a one with many debates . But our bordered world represents such diversity , unfortunately used for conflict but there can be a unity in diversity .
In every history book or at least in most the decision makers are always the powerful or the politicians , what is the decision of us people . That is the main question to be asked if we're gonna solve anything and by decision not made by keeping in mind some manipulated news flash or history or politics but a decision made by keeping in mind a united future to rid conflict .
PLEASE GIVE YOUR OPINION ON THIS .
House of Reps override Trump's veto of military bill in bipartisan fashion
Today from The New York Times;
In response to:
House Votes to Override Trump’s Veto of Military Bill
Republicans joined with Democrats to hand President Trump a rare legislative rebuke in the final days of his presidency. The bill will next be taken up by the Senate, where it is expected to pass.
By Catie Edmondson
Dec. 28, 2020, 7:09 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON — The House voted on Monday to override President Trump’s veto of the annual military policy bill, mustering bipartisan support to enact the legislation over the president’s objections and handing him a rare legislative rebuke in the final days of his presidency.
The 322-to-87 vote is the first time a chamber of Congress has agreed to override one of Mr. Trump’s vetoes, underscoring the sweeping popularity of the military legislation, which authorizes a pay raise for the nation’s troops. It also amounted to a remarkable reprimand over the president’s decision to flout one of his party’s key orthodoxies — projecting military strength — from Republicans who have been reluctant to challenge Mr. Trump during his four years in office.
The margin surpassed the two-thirds majority needed in both houses to force enactment of the bill over Mr. Trump’s objections. The Senate will take up the legislation later in the week, and it is expected to pass.
“The president has exercised his constitutional prerogative. Now, Madam Speaker, it’s up to us,” Representative Mac Thornberry of Texas, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said in remarks before the vote. “Our troops, the country, indeed, the world is watching to see what we will do — whether we can tune out other differences and still come together to support the men and women of the military and American national security.”
Congress has succeeded in passing the military bill each year for 60 years, with lawmakers relishing the opportunity to assert their support for national security and bring home wins to their constituents.
But Mr. Trump, making good on a months long series of threats, vetoed the bipartisan legislation on Wednesday, citing a shifting list of reasons including his objection to a provision directing the military to strip the names of Confederate leaders from bases. He also demanded that the bill include the repeal of a legal shield for social media companies that he has tangled with, a significant legislative change that Republicans and Democrats alike have said is irrelevant to a bill that dictates military policy....
House Votes to Override Trump’s Veto of Military Bill
Republicans joined with Democrats to hand President Trump a rare legislative rebuke in the final days of his presidency. The bill will next be taken up by the Senate, where it is expected to pass.
By Catie Edmondson
Dec. 28, 2020, 7:09 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON — The House voted on Monday to override President Trump’s veto of the annual military policy bill, mustering bipartisan support to enact the legislation over the president’s objections and handing him a rare legislative rebuke in the final days of his presidency.
The 322-to-87 vote is the first time a chamber of Congress has agreed to override one of Mr. Trump’s vetoes, underscoring the sweeping popularity of the military legislation, which authorizes a pay raise for the nation’s troops. It also amounted to a remarkable reprimand over the president’s decision to flout one of his party’s key orthodoxies — projecting military strength — from Republicans who have been reluctant to challenge Mr. Trump during his four years in office.
The margin surpassed the two-thirds majority needed in both houses to force enactment of the bill over Mr. Trump’s objections. The Senate will take up the legislation later in the week, and it is expected to pass.
“The president has exercised his constitutional prerogative. Now, Madam Speaker, it’s up to us,” Representative Mac Thornberry of Texas, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said in remarks before the vote. “Our troops, the country, indeed, the world is watching to see what we will do — whether we can tune out other differences and still come together to support the men and women of the military and American national security.”
Congress has succeeded in passing the military bill each year for 60 years, with lawmakers relishing the opportunity to assert their support for national security and bring home wins to their constituents.
But Mr. Trump, making good on a months long series of threats, vetoed the bipartisan legislation on Wednesday, citing a shifting list of reasons including his objection to a provision directing the military to strip the names of Confederate leaders from bases. He also demanded that the bill include the repeal of a legal shield for social media companies that he has tangled with, a significant legislative change that Republicans and Democrats alike have said is irrelevant to a bill that dictates military policy....
HOW POWERFUL IS THE MEDIA?
Did you bet on anyone in the US presidential race? Imagine, a UK bettor waged one million pounds on Joe Biden in Betfair. The identity of the bettor is not known. He must know Biden will get it. But Americans are prohibited to play here.
I assured a friend on Trump's victory. It can't be denied, the international media, even the prudent US MSM projected a Trump win the night before election here in Europe There was an Australian anchorman who even commented "What can America do with a fumbling president?
Now the fix is in. The US media proclaimed Biden as winner though no authoity to officially declare anything! I forgot the fact that a rigged election can be successful only with the complicit media. Fox News, whose owner Murdoch as a conservative shows its true colours. The network is actually for Biden though they retain broadcasters supporting Trump.
There's still a democratic process in the US election because Trump will go to the Supreme Court to fight voter's fraud. I just watched "Trump Winning GEORGIA RECOUNT Case AS USPS Whistleblower Affidavit Sent to Senate Judiciary, YouTube podcast, HA Goodman. "Bernie Sanders cheated by the DNC didn't do anything, but Trump will fight for his supporers".
So keep calm, stay cool, there is no clear winner. We'll see how the powerful media can cover up everything.:
I assured a friend on Trump's victory. It can't be denied, the international media, even the prudent US MSM projected a Trump win the night before election here in Europe There was an Australian anchorman who even commented "What can America do with a fumbling president?
Now the fix is in. The US media proclaimed Biden as winner though no authoity to officially declare anything! I forgot the fact that a rigged election can be successful only with the complicit media. Fox News, whose owner Murdoch as a conservative shows its true colours. The network is actually for Biden though they retain broadcasters supporting Trump.
There's still a democratic process in the US election because Trump will go to the Supreme Court to fight voter's fraud. I just watched "Trump Winning GEORGIA RECOUNT Case AS USPS Whistleblower Affidavit Sent to Senate Judiciary, YouTube podcast, HA Goodman. "Bernie Sanders cheated by the DNC didn't do anything, but Trump will fight for his supporers".
So keep calm, stay cool, there is no clear winner. We'll see how the powerful media can cover up everything.:
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