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  1. SF would like to think that a Secret Service Agent would be able to hit whatever it is he/she would be firing his/her weapon at - at any given time.......I would certainly think breaking the window of a SS vehicle would justify getting shot....... I guess what else would you expect - They couldn't find who brought cocaine into the White House..... https://nypost.com/2023/11/13/news/secret-service-agents-protecting-bidens-granddaughter-open-fire-after-3-people-try-to-break-into-suv/ “[A]round 11:58 p.m. … Secret Service agents encountered possibly three individuals breaking a window on a parked and unoccupied government vehicle,” Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. “During this encounter, a federal agent discharged a service weapon and it is believed no one was struck,” Guglielmi said. “The offenders immediately fled the scene in a red vehicle and a regional lookout was issued to supporting units. There was no threat to any protectees and the incident is being investigated by the DC Metropolitan Police Department and the Secret Service.”
  2. Ready to give up some more freedom when (not if) the next p(l)andemic hits? https://www.who.int/news/item/20-09-2023-who-welcomes-historic-commitment-by-world-leaders-for-greater-collaboration--governance-and-investment-to-prevent--prepare-for-and-respond-to-future-pandemics WHO welcomes historic commitment by world leaders for greater collaboration, governance and investment to prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics 20 September 2023 News release The World Health Organization welcomed today’s historic commitment shown by global leaders, at the United Nations General Assembly, to strengthen the international cooperation, coordination, governance and investment needed to prevent a repeat of the devastating health and socioeconomic impact caused by COVID-19, make the world better prepared for future pandemic, and get back on track to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. “The first-ever head of state summit on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response is a historic milestone in the urgent drive to make all people of the world safer, and better protected from the devastating impacts of pandemics,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “I welcome this commitment by world leaders to provide the political support and direction needed so that WHO, governments and all involved can protect people’s health and take concrete steps towards investing in local capacities, ensuring equity and supporting the global emergency health architecture that the world needs.” The political declaration, approved by Mr Dennis Francis, President of the 78th United Nations General Assembly, and the result of negotiations under the able leadership of Ambassadors Gilad Erdan of Israel and Omar Hilale of Morocco, underscored the pivotal role played by WHO as the “directing and coordinating authority on international health,” and the need to “commit further to sustainable financing that provides adequate and predictable funding to the World Health Organization, which enables it to have the resources needed to fulfil its core functions.” “The lived experience of people who suffered through the COVID-19 pandemic must be at the forefront of our minds going forward in order to realize the clear direction provided by world leaders,” said Dr Tedros. “We must learn how to protect our communities better and to engage, inform and empower them to be part of the solution. We need to build stronger clinical care systems that can save lives. Doing so requires concrete actions to ensure equitable access to medical countermeasures, sustainable and adequate financing, empowered and engaged communities and robust, trained and equipped health workers.” “The devastating impacts of COVID-19 demonstrated why the world needs a more collaborative, cohesive and equitable approach to preventing, preparing for and responding to pandemics,” said Dr Tedros. Dr Tedros said governments and multilateral partners have already commenced building the foundations for a safer world, with the establishment of the Pandemic Fund, the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, the WHO BioHub to voluntarily share novel biological materials, and the mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub. However, Dr Tedros added that the political declaration approved on Wednesday called for further strengthening of the global health emergency architecture to better protect the world from a repeat of COVID-19. Among numerous measures required, the political declaration recognized the need for Member States to: Conclude negotiations on a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, otherwise known as the Pandemic Accord, and continue their work to make targeted amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) by May 2024; In line with the Pandemic Accord process, ensure the sustainable, affordable, fair, equitable, effective, efficient and timely access to medical countermeasures, including vaccines, diagnostics, therapeutics and other health products; Take measures to counter and address the negative impacts of health-related misinformation, disinformation, hate speech and stigmatization, especially on social media platforms, on people’s physical and mental health, including countering vaccine hesitancy in the context of pandemic prevention, preparedness and response and to foster trust in public health systems and authorities, including by increasing public health education, literacy and awareness, while recognizing that the effective engagement of stakeholders requires access to timely, accurate and evidence-based information and awareness raising including through the use of digital health tools; To protect our communities through investing in primary health care and other health system measures, as part of a commitment to universal health coverage, so to ensure robust national health systems are in place to respond to future pandemics; Invest in ensuring WHO is strengthened to the level needed to play its role in responding to pandemic threats. Sustainable financing of WHO, and national health systems, is essential for making the world safer; Strengthen health workforce and rapid response capacities, surveillance and supply systems, and local manufacturing abilities, to enable and empower all countries to have the ability to meet their own needs to prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics. Scale up health system capacities to address pandemic threats in low- and lower-middle income countries, especially across Africa; Counter and address the negative impacts of health-related misinformation, disinformation, hate speech and stigmatization, especially on social media platforms, on people’s physical and mental health, in order to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, and foster trust in public health systems and authorities; Leverage the potential of the multilateral system and scale up the multisectoral approach needed to improve pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, due to the multifaceted causes and consequences of pandemics, which support attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals. Following today’s approval of the political declaration by the UN General Assembly president, leaders of United Nations Member States delivered statements on the critical importance of pandemic prevention, preparedness and response and the need for a robust, coordinated and comprehensive global health emergency architecture.
  3. Not at all surprised. Parents, forced to be isolated with students during the pandemic, found they were able to be a huge part of their kids education and felt empowered being able to positively affect students' attitudes and personal attributes without their kids being exposed to extremely left or right wing leaning teachers that are everywhere in the system. Now the NEA are certainly concerned about that......
  4. When will this "make believe" world of of gender fluidity we are supposed to accept finally meet reality? I mean eventually reality and truth will assert itself everytime......Right? https://www.dailywire.com/news/female-student-athlete-seriously-injured-in-field-hockey-game-involving-male-player-reports?fbclid=IwAR2a-4J8M9VnaT4VQEVmuv8vV1NtZ8AbOWnM3QVL9Y9he2WSa2T7bYd9TLI A female student-athlete reportedly had two of her teeth knocked out during a high school field hockey game last week after a shot struck by an opposing male player deflected off a teammate’s stick and caused the facial injury. According to reports, the incident happened during the first round of the field hockey state playoffs between two Massachusetts high schools — Dighton-Rehoboth and Swampscott — on Thursday. ***Warning: Some viewers may find the video below to be disturbing.*** Dighton-Rehoboth Superintendent Bill Runey wrote a letter to families reported by local media, saying a male athlete on the Swampscott girls’ field hockey team took a shot that left “significant facial and dental injuries” to one of the team’s female athletes, which required hospitalization. “When I stepped onto that bus last night when our girls got back to Regional Road, what I saw on their eyes was trauma,” Runey told a local NBC News channel. Runey said the unidentified injured student, who had worn a mouthguard and headgear at the time of the incident, has since been released from the hospital. Swampscott Public Schools Athletic Director Kelly Wolff told local media the player who took the shot is a “4-year varsity player and co-captain, who, per MIAA [Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association] rules, has the exact same right to participate as any player on any team.” “In our MIAA Tournament field hockey game Thursday, a player on the visiting team suffered an unfortunate injury on a legal play after being struck by a shot that deflected off her teammate’s stick,” Wolfe said. “We are sorry to see any player get hurt and wish the Dighton-Rehoboth player a speedy recovery.” Under section 43 of the MIAA’s 2023-2025 Handbook for Rules and Regulations Governing Athletics, students “shall not be excluded from participation on a gender-specific sports team that is consistent with the student’s bona fide gender identity.” Officials from MIAA, which represents 383 member schools and all student-athletes, released a statement that said, in part, that it “strives to create a welcoming, safe and belonging atmosphere for all participants.” “Massachusetts General Law was originally enacted to protect students from discrimination based on sex, and later expanded to protect students based on gender identification. As a result of this law, and consistent with the interpretive guidance offered by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, athletic opportunities must be afforded to students in accordance with their identified gender, not necessarily their birth-assigned gender,” MIAA officials reportedly wrote. The latest controversy over co-ed sports fueled Dighton-Rehoboth Superintendent Runey to address player safety. “While I understand that the MIAA has guidelines in place for co-ed participation under section 43 of their handbook, this incident dramatically magnifies the concerns of many about player safety,” Runey wrote. Runey told NBC that although he understands the law, he suggested the “hand strung” MIAA should “find a middle ground” to increase player safety. “If anything, I think a change to the guidelines on protective headgear is certainly in order,” he said.
  5. "I have not taken a penny from any foreign source ever in my life!" Biden said on the debate stage. "I have not taken a single penny from any country whatsoever, ever." BS then - Still BS today.......The Biden crime family simply wasn't as good as the Clintons or Obamas (or Bushs) at laundering funds and keeping them hidden..... https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2020-debate-claims-coming-back-haunt-biden-gop-probes-hunter-swirl President Biden made several claims during the 2020 presidential debates that 3 years later are being labeled as falsehoods by conservatives as evidence continues to trickle out in the investigations into his son Hunter’s foreign business dealings. "My son has not made money in terms of this thing you’re talking about, what are you talking about, China," Biden said on the debate stage leading up to the 2020 election. Since that claim, Hunter Biden contradicted his dad earlier this year, admitting in court that he received $664,000 from a "Chinese infrastructure investment company." In December 2013, Hunter Biden traveled with his dad on an Asia trip, which included China as a stop, and introduced him to his Chinese business partner Jonathan Li in the lobby of the hotel where the U.S. delegation was staying. A recent closed-door interview with Hunter's former business partner, Devon Archer, revealed that the elder Biden would have coffee with him too during the visit. Less than two weeks later, Hunter would enter into a joint-venture called BHR Partners, a Beijing-backed private equity firm controlled by Bank of China Limited. "Lie, deny, counter accuse," GOP Rep. Pat Fallon of Texas, a member of the House Oversight Committee, posted on X on Wednesday with a clip of Biden’s claim about his son’s dealings in China. "The three principles of the Biden family influence peddling scheme!" Also on Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee released information it says shows that Biden received $40,000 in "laundered China money" from the bank account of his brother and his sister-in-law in the form of a personal check which would contradict another debate claim from candidate Biden. "I have not taken a penny from any foreign source ever in my life!" Biden said on the debate stage. "I have not taken a single penny from any country whatsoever, ever." House Oversight Chair James Comer said that even if the check — which was 10% of the $400,000 sent to Hunter's company Owasco — was, in fact, a loan repayment, "it still shows how Joe benefited from his family cashing in on his name — with money from China no less." While President Biden has maintained he was never in business with his son, text messages obtained by Fox News Digital back in 2020 revealed that Joe Biden, in May 2017, met with Hunter's business associates for the Sinohawk venture — specifically, Tony Bobulinski. The meeting on May 2, 2017, would have taken place just 11 days before a May 13, 2017, email obtained by Fox News in 2020, which included a discussion of "remuneration packages" for six people in the business deal with CEFC. The email includes a note that "Hunter has some office expectations he will elaborate." A proposed equity split references "20" for "H" and "10 held by H for the big guy?" with no further details.
  6. Full disclosure - SF is white, therefore (according to Mr. Kendi who utilizes racism, even though a black person CAN NOT be racist) am also racist. What I don't understand is WHY the left continues to be successful in using the mantra that all white people are racist and all other races (considered minorities) are oppressed by those of us who are white.
  7. In an Executive Order the CinC has named VP Harris as the new Czar(ina).......If she handles this task as she has handled the Border Czar(ina) task, SF thinks we can pretty much plan on the robots taking us over much sooner than later.....(IMHO) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12688559/Biden-executive-order-control-AI-safety-tests.html Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday that she aims to apply a global order and stability in developing AI to ensure the tech cannot be transformed into a weapon. The 'AI czar' comments were made hours after President Biden announced a sweeping executive order to control the technology by mandating safety tests before publicly released models. Harris also proclaimed that America is the global leader in AI, as she and Biden spoke during a live briefing focused on the safety, security and trust of systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard.
  8. In an Executive Order the CinC has named VP Harris as the new Czar(ina).......If she handles this task as she has handled the Border Czar(ina) task, SF thinks we can pretty much plan on the robots taking us over much sooner than later.....(IMHO) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12688559/Biden-executive-order-control-AI-safety-tests.html Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday that she aims to apply a global order and stability in developing AI to ensure the tech cannot be transformed into a weapon. The 'AI czar' comments were made hours after President Biden announced a sweeping executive order to control the technology by mandating safety tests before publicly released models. Harris also proclaimed that America is the global leader in AI, as she and Biden spoke during a live briefing focused on the safety, security and trust of systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard.
  9. Oh - Sure....Nothing to see here, just routine virus / science stuff the experts know what they are doing...... Yeah - everyone ready for the next one? - when the "Great Reset" needs a booster shot...... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12665249/Chinas-discovered-EIGHT-never-seen-viruses-plan-experiment-them.html Chinese scientists discover EIGHT never-before-seen viruses... and now they plan to experiment with them EXCL: Scientists found new pathogens in rodents on an isolated tropical island READ MORE: Fauci says he has nightmares about the 'next inevitable pandemic'
  10. SF wonders where the money Hamas was promising actually came from........IDK? Anyone? Hmmm - I know the US (under the Biden Administration) sure wouldn't be used to fund a terrorist group......Right? https://nypost.com/2023/10/24/news/hamas-terrorists-promised-10000-apartment-for-bringing-back-hostages/ The Hamas terrorists who attacked Israel were promised $10,000 and an apartment if they captured hostages and brought them back to Gaza, one of the jihadists revealed in an interrogation video. “In Gaza, whoever brings a hostage gets a grant – an apartment and $10,000,” the terrorist says in footage released by Israel’s security agency Shin Bet, the Jerusalem Post reported. “The instructions were to kidnap elderly women and children … clear the houses and kidnap as many prisoners as possible,” he tells the interrogator.
  11. "I just don't understand why major corporations are pulling their stores out of our neighborhoods where we sooooo desperately need them" - (Typical liberal person's question - normally asked while carrying a "defund the police" sign) https://nypost.com/2023/10/23/news/police-release-footage-of-looting-at-7-eleven-store-in-california-suspects-sought/ A mob of looters can be seen ransacking a 7-Eleven convenience store just outside Sacramento in a shocking new video released by police. In the chaotic video, dozens of rowdy shoplifters run amok inside the store, entering and exiting through a smashed plate-glass window while carrying cases of beer and cigarette cartons. According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, the fracas began after a nearby “sideshow” — an unsanctioned, illegal gathering where groups of drivers take over parking lots or even busy public roadways to perform dangerous automotive stunts. Cops arrived approximately five minutes after being called, but by the time they got there, the looters were already long gone.
  12. Pro-Hamas protesters stormed a Senate office building, demanding a ceasefire in the Middle East. They obstructed lawmakers on their way to work. They prevented media reports from taking place. It was an insurrection. Not a single one of those rioters will be placed in solitary confinement by Joe Biden’s DOJ. They won’t face 20-year prison sentences. Just like the women who stormed Capitol buildings during the Kavanaugh hearings, none of these pro-Hamas degenerates will face any consequences whatsoever. That’s because they didn’t mock the people in power. They didn’t put their feet up on Nancy Pelosi’s desk. They didn’t smile while parading Pelosi’s lectern around the Capitol building. So in the eyes of the Biden DOJ, they’re not a threat. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/19/israel-hamas-protesters-swarm-house-buidling-washington-arrests/71237857007/ Protesters with Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow were detained on Capitol Hill while calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. They've since been ticketed and released. U.S. House and Senate office buildings are open to the public but protests are forbidden in congressional buildings.
  13. So - the Biden administration seemed OK to put this person into the CIS even though they knew her background. (yes - they knew her background. You get a position like this without a background check) Thanks Biden. SF is left to wonder - how many terrorists was she able to let into the country? Unless you think someone like her is actually trustworthy...... Kinda like BLM hiring someone with a Nazi affiliation...... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12647395/DHS-Nejwa-Ali-citizenship-leave-praising-hamas-israel-war.html A Department of Homeland Security officer was put on leave after praising Hamas and sharing extremist content on social media - including one post where she wrote, 'F*** Israel ... we are ready for your downfall.' Nejwa Ali, 36, who joined the US Citizenship and Immigration Services in 2019 and held the position of an asylum officer, was placed on leave on Wednesday, following the revelation of her controversial history. She worked at assisting asylum seekers through the immigration process, before moving to Homeland Security earlier this year. Along with years of alarming social media posts, it was also revealed that she previously served as a spokesperson for the Palestinian Liberation Organization delegation in the US - a group once led by Yasser Arafat - which has been called a terrorist organization by US officials. In one recent post, Ali shared a disturbing image featuring paragliders armed with AK-47s with the caption 'Free Palestine,' glorifying the terrorists responsible for killing over 1,400 in Israel. The Daily Wire exposed years of concerning posts made by Ali, including one in which she expressed disdain for what she referred to as 'Israeli and American privilege.' It's unclear how Ali was hired in the first place in government roles and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) given her alarming previous posts and ties to the PLO. 'USCIS strongly condemns antisemitism and the use of violent rhetoric in any form,' spokesperson Matthew Bourke told Newsweek. 'USCIS employees are held to high ethical standards both on and off duty, including their presence on social media. Any violation of these standards is taken seriously by the agency.' The Daily Wire reached Ali who angrily replied when asked about her past. 'That's none of your f****** business. Mind your business before I call the police. If I were you I'd respectfully hang up the phone right now,' she reportedly told the outlet. In her posts, Ali claimed all Israelis should be held accountable for their government's actions if they do not condemn Israel. 'Israeli, American privilege is disgusting. When Israelis acknowledge the government and military are solely responsible for the attack. Period,' she wrote. 'I hold every Israeli accountable for their governments actions, IF they do not speak against Israel.' Additionally, on October 9, Ali shared a post on Facebook titled 'How Nejwa wakes up,' along with a video captioned 'F*** Israel and any Jew that supports Israel.' She featured a photo that declared, 'A nation that has nothing but Allah has everything it will ever need,' alongside an anti-Semitic caricature of a Jewish nose. Along with years of alarming social media posts, it was also revealed that she previously served as a spokesperson for the Palestinian Liberation Organization delegation in the US - a group once led by Yasser Arafat - which has been called a terrorist organization by US officials Prior to her current position, Ali worked as a public affairs officer for the Palestinian Delegation to the US in 2016 and 2017, according to her LinkedIn profile. The delegation served as the 'PLO office in DC', its website says. The Palestine Liberation Organization was once declared a terrorist group by various administrations. It was led by Yasser Arafat who became the face of the effort for Palestinian freedom for decades. When the DC PLO office was expelled by the Trump administration, Ali secured a job at DHS as an 'Asylum Officer,' where she was responsible for 'applying immigration laws and regulations to asylum applications.' This year, she began working as an Adjudication Officer for the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, where she was tasked 'analyze new or amended legislation and policy, prepare written reports of findings, and review and make determinations on cases for immigration benefits.' Ali's social media, including her Instagram, 'Falastine Mi Amor,' appears to have been deleted.
  14. In 2016 under the Obama Administration, Putin had just finished taking Crimea and was set to head into the greater Ukraine until Trump was elected Hillary lost the election. After hearing Trump's warning to stay out of the rest of Ukraine, Putin decides to wait. Now we are back to the old established ways of dealing with the world. https://nypost.com/2023/10/18/do-our-adversaries-fear-biden-they-did-trump
  15. In case anyone is wondering where the root belief system of BLM is at ..... SF thought they were a radical racial protest group, not a religious group......(Yes - this is a religious war) https://nypost.com/2023/10/10/blm-chicago-under-fire-for-pro-palestine-post-featuring-paragliding-terrorist/ BLM under fire for pro-Palestinian post featuring paragliding terrorist: ‘Disgusting and disgraceful’
  16. Oh - wait....Yep, it's Trump's fault - he talked to the Russians back in 2017 about an ISIS plot....... https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-israel-intel-russia-hamas-attack-1833094?fbclid=IwAR1q_YSAucC9OlFCUlFlvj2WUgJ2Hu2vUTcyEi6vuBnz5cuL1ICDMHXskNg Donald Trump's sharing of alleged classified intelligence to Russian officials in the White House has come under scrutiny amid a large-scale attack by the Hamas Islamist military group against Israel. In May 2017, the former president defended his actions after he was found to have discussed sensitive details about an alleged Islamic State (ISIS) plot with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the Oval Office. Trump said he had an absolute right to do so. The intel was said to have been provided to the U.S. from Israel.
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