Muda69

Key words "Federal Judge". And the honorable Mr. Mosman wants to protect his home, aka the federal courthouse in Portland, by practically any means necessary. Civil liberties be damned.

What We Know, and Don’t Know, About Portland and the DHS: https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/what-we-know-dont-know-about-portland-dhs As genuine as the problem of violence and disorder in Portland may be, some of the practices being alleged are simply not acceptable ways for the American government to act and, if proven, should not be allowed to stand. That’s why it was welcome on Friday when the U.S. Attorney for Oregon, Billy Williams, said he wants an investigation into the actions of the federal agents. Congress should also investigate and, as appropriate, draw up new legislation to clarify and limit federal police powers and tactics. Here’s my opening bid. We should normally expect police to wear both badges with their names and easy‐to‐spot agency insignia, not the kind of generic “POLICE” rectangle that random bad guys could readily grind out at home. An average citizen seeing a bundle of poorly‐identified men with firearms jumping out of an unmarked van would not be crazy to wonder if they were agents of law enforcement or the kind of cos‐play militia‐performers we have seen so much of recently. We should also expect law enforcement officers—whatever the agency—to follow probable‐cause standards for arrest and announce and document the grounds for and circumstances of the arrest, label vans used to transport arrestees, and so on down the line with all of the other protections we expect of local law enforcement. If there are special circumstances where one of these measures isn’t feasible, let’s hear what they are. Protecting officers from retaliation by concealing their identities may sound plausible, but it’s been a rationale offered at many times and places for secret police. Americans won’t, and shouldn’t, put up with anonymous, arbitrary, and unaccountable police behavior.

I'll lean on a strict view on the U.S. Constitution, TYVM.

The Feds Are Still the Jackbooted Thugs We Were Warned About https://reason.com/2020/07/27/the-feds-are-still-the-jackbooted-thugs-we-were-warned-about/

Well now you do...............................................

https://freebeacon.com/culture/the-wages-of-woke-2/ Isn't capitalism and entrepreneurship great?

Couple banned by Walmart after wearing Nazi flag face masks at Marshall, Minnesota store: https://www.fox5ny.com/news/couple-banned-by-walmart-after-wearing-nazi-flag-face-masks-at-marshall-minnesota-store

Yep. They want a UBI. And this $600 a month federal unemployment benefit is a mini/experimental version of that.

A Pod for Every Child https://www.cato.org/blog/pod-every-child

That's a slippery slope I don't want to go down. And neither should you.

So you are ok with the federal LEO's/troops in Portland doing more than just protecting federal courthouses and federal office buildings?

Did you even read the article? Anything wrong with these statements in your book?:

I like the Calculators. After Sir Isaac Newton who invented calculus, the theory of the gravity, etc.

Froot Loops Finally Changes Offensive Name To LGBTQ Loops https://babylonbee.com/news/froot-loops-changes-name-to-more-pc-lgbtq-loops

Sierra Club to remove monuments of founder John Muir over his racist history https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/508473-sierra-club-to-remove-founder-john-muir-monument-over-racist

Where's Republican Federalism During Trump's Urban Invasions? https://reason.com/2020/07/24/wheres-republican-federalism-during-trumps-urban-invasions/

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/07/catholic-schools-coronavirus-dire-threat-that-offers-opportunity/?utm_source=recirc-desktop&utm_medium=blog-post&utm_campaign=river&utm_content=more-in&utm_term=first Didn't the American Catholic Church recently receive over a billion dollars in sweet, sweet, taxpayer money due to COVID-19? And now they are wanting more?

Friends share Powerball jackpot win, keeping 1992 promise: https://apnews.com/b18c52064dd99c5f540b453c277fe3cb

https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2020/07/23/opposing-petitions-emerge-twin-lakes-indians-mascot/5485460002/ Expect a lot more of these petitions put forward by "uncomfortable" snowflakes.

'They Simply Don't Care About the Debt' https://reason.com/2020/07/22/rand-paul-on-republican-plans-for-another-coronavirus-stimulus-bill-they-simply-dont-care-about-the-debt/ Paul has a point. The budget deficit—the gap between the federal government's spending and its tax revenues—might be the only thing in D.C. that's higher than the thermometers right now. Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that the deficit for the month of June was an eye-watering $864 billion. As Reason's Peter Suderman noted at the time, that's more than the entire annual budget deficit for 2017 ($665 billion) or 2018 ($779 billion). In one single month, Congress put more on the national credit card than it did in any full year during the George W. Bush administration. It is more than 100 times larger than the federal budget deficit for the month of June 2019, which rang in at a paltry $8 billion. Of course, June 2020 was nothing like June 2019 in many ways. Hopefully, this year's extraordinary circumstances will be remembered as a huge historical outlier. Still, the expense of the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic is going to be with us for a while. Congress has already committed about $3.6 trillion in emergency funds and stimulus to fighting the coronavirus (and trying to limit the economic damage lockdowns have caused). Keep in mind that the federal government was already on track to add roughly $1 trillion to the national debt this year before the pandemic hit (that's why it's important to balance the books while things are going well). Now, Congress is preparing another round of coronavirus spending. The House has already passed a $3 trillion spending package, but Senate Republicans have balked at those levels. There is significant disagreement between the two halves of Congress about what should be included in the next stimulus package. The White House is reportedly pushing for a payroll tax cut that some top Republicans, like Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R–Iowa), aren't thrilled about. The smaller package being crafted by Senate Republicans would reportedly include another round of $1,200 checks for many Americans, though potentially with more limitations on who will receive them. It may also include another $150 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which is providing loans to businesses in order to keep some workers on payrolls and out of the unemployment line. And it could include legal provisions to protect businesses from lawsuits if clients or patrons catch COVID-19, as well as pay for more coronavirus testing—Trump has voiced support for the former, but the White House has reportedly objected to the latter detail. The one thing that seems certain is that the bill will not pass as swiftly as earlier coronavirus responses. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R–Ky.) reportedly laughed out loud on Tuesday when asked if the bill could pass before the end of the week (the timeline that the White House is seeking). The Trump administration also wants, according to The Washington Post, to boost federal funding for schools, mostly funded at the state and local levels, as a way to encourage them to open in the fall. But some Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Mitt Romney (R–Utah), have thrown cold water on that idea. It was that provision that seemed to be at the center of Paul's objections as he exited the Senate GOP meeting on Tuesday. "They're going to spend $105b more on education, more than we spend every year on the Dept of Education," he tweeted. "Anyone remember when Reagan conservatives were for eliminating the Federal Dept. of Education?" You might also recall a time when Republicans wanted to shrink the deficit. They'd largely abandoned that stance long before the coronavirus arrived—during the first three years of Trump's tenure, the national debt increased by more than $4.7 trillion. Having wasted the opportunity to cool off the spending binge and put the country in a better position to deal with a crisis, Congress now appears ready to do the only thing it knows how: spend even more. Yep, the uni-party, besides the objections of principled members like Mr. Paul, just keep on spending money we don't have. And it will ruin this country for our children and grandchildren.

Since this it appears this sickening act of political correctness will come to pass I suggest the following new nickname: Roncalli Hurricanes (some old time GID members may still get the reference. Occurred during the height of the p/p vs. public 'debate' here on the GID.)

FTA: The term "strenuous physical activity" is rather vague.

As Indiana sees rise in coronavirus cases, governor requires Hoosiers to wear face masks: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2020/07/22/indiana-coronavirus-governor-announces-mandatory-face-masks/5488294002/

About Those Spooky Federal Cops in Portland https://mises.org/power-market/about-those-spooky-federal-cops-portland Similarly, Dr. Paul was scorned and attacked by progressives of all parties in the early 2000s for labeling the Bush/Ashcroft/Yoo junta as a "police state." He was dismissed for opposing TSA at the airport, for opposing FISA warrants, for his Fourth Amendment absolutism, and especially for warning how American forays in the Middle East would come home in a multitude of ways. Constitutionally, there are only three federal crimes: treason, piracy, and counterfeiting. No standing federal police agencies or apparatus are required to enforce these; in fact the latter appears to be the express policy of our central bank. There should not be federal agents, overt or covert, in Portland. The riots taking place there are criminal matters for local authorities and local authorities alone. If residents and local politicians prefer to give the mob freedom to run amok over both public (taxpayer) and private property, while also threatening the physical safety of ordinary citizens, Uncle Sam has nothing to say about it. But the same people who demanded endless growth in the federal police and regulatory state ought to be more circumspect today. A cynic might call them hypocrites. They are hypocrites, that much is true.

Yep. Which is why I stay well away from the likes of Facebook and Twitter.