I’ll have a new thread up tomorrow. I’m packing in the OT until 12 days at the beach.
Soon…Soon…
A Place Keeper Open
by coldwarrior ( 59 Comments › )Filed under Uncategorized at May 31st, 2019 - 1:27 am
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We're not easily offended and don't want people to think they have to walk on eggshells around here (like at another place that shall remain nameless) but of course, there is a limit to everything.
Play nice!
morning y’all
how about this to start your day
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/05/30/huge-emergency-action-president-trump-announces-escalating-tariff-program-for-all-mexican-goods-until-illegal-central-american-migration-is-stopped/#comments
To address the emergency at the Southern Border, I am invoking the authorities granted to me by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Accordingly, starting on June 10, 2019, the United States will impose a 5 percent Tariff on all goods imported from Mexico.
If the illegal migration crisis is alleviated through effective actions taken by Mexico, to be determined in our sole discretion and judgment, the Tariffs will be removed. If the crisis persists, however, the Tariffs will be raised to 10 percent on July 1, 2019.
Similarly, if Mexico still has not taken action to dramatically reduce or eliminate the number of illegal aliens crossing its territory into the United States, Tariffs will be increased to 15 percent on August 1, 2019, to 20 percent on September 1, 2019, and to 25 percent on October 1, 2019. Tariffs will permanently remain at the 25 percent level unless and until Mexico substantially stops the illegal inflow of aliens coming through its territory.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/05/31/mexican-president-lopez-obrador-asks-for-emergency-meeting-friday/
ummmm….
https://victorygirlsblog.com/cyber-security-expert-hillary-clinton-to-keynote-summit/
https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2019/05/29/cringe-joe-biden-gets-handsy-with-young-girl-says-ill-bet-youre-as-bright-as-you-are-good-looking/
@ Fox News
Good morning. LAPD cop contracts typhoid.it used to be that you had to go to the Third World to get Typhoid.
Now the Thiird World has come to us.
https://www.weaselzippers.us/422075-someone-thought-it-was-a-good-idea-to-have-hillary-clinton-keynote-a-cyberdefense/
@ Weasel Zippers
Hillary will keynote Cyberdefense conference. This is not from the Onion.
@ RIX:
the amount of infectious diseases that have entered this country in the past 10 years is absurd.
i mean, MEASLES????? we wiped that out years ago! Now the ER staff had to be educated on spotting it.
ICC world cup cricket on the computer, a lovely Oliva Serie V Melanio cigar, and a cup of cappuccino….
and the West Indies is stomping the dog snot out of Pakistan. perfect
I’ll root for the Windies this WC as they are from this hemisphere, and any team playing a muslim country.
coldwarrior wrote:
that was a complete and thorough ass-beating.
i will have a red stripe later, mon!
@ rain of lead:
Hee. I gave them some advice and got a lot of likes for it. If I go over three “likes” I consider myself a success….
since when was the uss john mccain named after that lousy pilot and bottom 7% of his class dirt-bag sellout?
oh yeah, it wasn’t…it was named after his dad, a real, honorable Navy Officer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_S._McCain_Jr.
@ The Barbarian:
this has to be some sort of joke
Throughout much of his career, McCain was known for his short and thin stature,[6] salty character,[52][53] and trademark cigar.[53] One superior wrote that: “There is only one Jack McCain! Vice Admiral McCain, by his enthusiasm, honesty and delightful personality makes many friends, not only officially but socially…. The ‘little man with the big cigar’ is known to everyone.”[7] McCain liked to confer with enlisted men and get their opinions.[6] He swore so much he earned the sobriquet “Good Goddamn McCain”; his regular greeting to begin the day was “Good goddamn morning.”[4] He was often asked how he told his wife Roberta and her identical twin sister Rowena apart, to which he famously responded by puffing his cigar, flashing a grin, and saying, “That’s their problem.”[1] He jumped rope 200 times a day as part of keeping fit.[5] He developed a problem with alcoholism during his career, and cut back on his drinking so that it did not interfere with his ability to command or show up on fitness reports, although he occasionally suffered lapses.[4][7]
đ
some light reading on tariffs
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff_in_United_States_history
before the income tax, this is how the govt got their money
coldwarrior wrote:
a lot of moaning about the market taking a dive, yield curves are inverted but gold is looking good.
I consider this a buying opportunity for equities
@ eaglesoars:
i’m in heavy and long.
@ eaglesoars:
the yield curve news is never the whole picture, i dont trust chartists who use little snippets…especially political chartists.
trump may be any things, but above almost everything else, he is a hard core capitalist who knows the american productivity is the way to long term and real wealth and security.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/30/a-top-bond-manager-debunks-recession-fears-but-urges-caution.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/chart-points-to-extremely-overbought-conditions-in-bond-market.html
everyone should be familiar with the term ‘flight to quality’ as this will be, and has been always something to watch
the man who brought you the tea party explains the interest rates
that said, we need to get interest rates a bit higher for the crash that is coming later. this is the fed re-arming for the next recession that WILL come, eventually.
I haven’t read it yet, but here ya go: transcript of Barr interview w/CBS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/william-barr-interview-full-transcript-cbs-this-morning-jan-crawford-exclusive-2019-05-31/
Jesus Christ. I was just skimming that transcript and WHAT have I been telling you? What has Victoria Toensing been saying? Huber is a complete waste, he was never meant to do anything, Jeff Sessions has one helluva lot to answer for.
JAN CRAWFORD: Um, what’s the status of Huber’s investigation in Utah? I think the former Attorney General Sessions had asked him to look at this.
WILLIAM BARR: Right, so Huber had originally been asked to take a look at the FISA applications and the electronic surveillance but then he stood back and put that on hold while the Office of Inspector General was conducting its review, which would’ve been normal for the department. And he was essentially on standby in case Mr. Horowitz referred a matter to him to be handled criminally. So he has not been active on this front in recent months and so Durham is taking over that role. The other issues he’s been working on relate to Hillary Clinton. Those are winding down and hopefully we’ll be in a position to bring those to fruition.
JAN CRAWFORD: So he won’t be involved in this really at all then?
WILLIAM BARR: No.
Hillary Clinton my ass.
There’s too much to excerpt here, but in the interview Barr says that 4 page summary that Mueller criticized would not have been necessary if Mueller and done what Barr asked him to do THREE TIMES. Identify the stuff that had to be redacted. Because Barr’s team was not part of the investigation, they couldn’t always tell what was grand jury stuff (‘6E’) and what wasn’t, they wanted Mueller to do it. If Mueller had done that, Barr could have released w/in days, but because they had to do it themselves w/help from Mueller, it took weeks and Barr felt he had to tell the public the basics. Hence the summary. Then Mueller bitches about THAT. Prick.
coldwarrior wrote:
It is a disgrace.
The Great Cycling Challenge starts tomorrow!
https://greatcyclechallenge.com/Riders/BruceRoepke
@ right_wing2:
your poor knees……………
Biden Recruits Former CBC Chairman Cedric Richmond
Presidential hopeful Joe Biden announced Friday that he has brought onboard former Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Cedric Richmond, as his campaign co-chair.
âHis leadership on the Congressional Black Caucus and strong relationships throughout the country and the Democratic Party make him an asset to any campaign, and we are very grateful for his valuable contributions to Team Joe,â Bidenâs campaign manager Greg Schultz said in a statement.
Richmond is currently the Assistant to the House Majority Whip in the House of Representatives.
Another toxic pick for Biden? I know the CBC is basically the mouthpiece for hate in the government. Has this one been caught with anti-semitic statements? Because that seems to be Bidens MO at the moment.
dammit
Seoul: North Korea Confirms African Swine Fever Outbreak
https://www.theepochtimes.com/seoul-north-korea-confirms-african-swine-fever-outbreak_2945991.html
Deplorable Martian Overlord wrote:
I don’t think so. This guy is young. I think this is a demographic pick, young, black, southern
eaglesoars wrote:
How long before GaffeMaster Biden tells us that he’s “clean and articulate”.
eaglesoars wrote:
Here’s Discover the Network’s bio on him. Predictable
https://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individuals/cedric-richmond/
Deplorable Martian Overlord wrote:
Better than putting his hands on his shoulders and telling him he’s as smart as he is good looking.
CNN is hurting. They’re making their freelancers wait 90 days for payment instead of the 30-day industry standard
SCOOPLET: In a blow to their financial stability, CNN sent a letter to several of the network’s freelancers this week, extending their payment terms to Net 90 (payment 90 days after invoice). The change is to “be better aligned with our corporate requirements” per letter
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1133528745879511045.html
@ lobo91:
oh man, that just SCREAMS “follow the $$$$$$$$”
eaglesoars wrote:
I was thinking more along the lines of treason…
eaglesoars wrote:
Yep mindless follower.
lobo91 wrote:
I was speaking to their motives, not their offense.
I haven’t got to the ‘zero source’ yet but something seems to be up with the Flynn case.
on May 16 Judge Sullivan ordered DOJ to turn over all recordings. ALL.
A. L. L.
ALL.
And DOJ just told him to fuck off.
Oh! Lookee here!
First rare earth processing facility outside of China to be built in Texas
https://www.foxbusiness.com/industrials/first-rare-earth-processing-facility-outside-of-china-to-be-built-in-texas
@ eaglesoars:
CNN and Politico spouting that there’s a transcript where President Trump’s lawyer is talking to Flynn and essentially obstructing justice. I haven’t seen a transcript but since it’s CNN and Politico, who don’t care about Congressional obstruction of the DOJ/FBI/FISA investigation (Warner telling agencies NOT to comply and that Dems will have “their back” and Schiffty saying he wants to see all documents in advance of their turning them over), I take their interpretation of anything re Flynn with a grain of salt.
The Barbarian wrote:
I have, it’s a voice mail msg, lemme see if I can find it again.
here
https://twitter.com/almostjingo/status/1134574689592832000
eaglesoars wrote:
note that this tweet has the unedited transcript of the voicemail AND the transcript as edited in the Mueller report.
This has Weissman’s prints all over it
coldwarrior wrote:
Yup. We need a little ammunition to fire when the downturn happens as it always does. Yet the NZ Reserve Bank governor clips another 1/4 percentage point off the base rate driving the trading banks lower. They breed them stupid in Egypt! Now the moron is headed to Ireland to see if he can screw up their banking system!
Shesh!
lobo91 wrote:
Yep. At a minimum, definite Logan Act violations. The Logan Act wasn’t written for Plebes like us, we have no influence on foreign policy; it was written specifically for actions such as this
ok, Sundance has put the whole Flynn transcript thing together
Flynn Filing Shows Mueller Team Manipulated Transcript in ReportâŚ
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/05/31/flynn-filing-shows-mueller-team-manipulated-transcript-in-report/
eaglesoars wrote:
Yup
Lynas Corp produces heavy Rare Earths from its Western Australian mining operations as well as mining a mixture of Rate Earths from its mine in Malaysia.
Up until now China has artificially kept Rate Earth prices on the edge of unprofitability for most producers in Brazil, Russia Australia malaysia and the US. Now the tariffs have kicked in almost all of these producers are once more profitable and production will ramp up.
I’m guessing now that Lynas Corp has partnered with a US based potential producer in Texas and they will have a JV up and running in 12 months.
As I said before. The Chinese whip hand in Rare Earth availability is a result of trying to ‘stag’ the Rare Earths market for political reasons.
With the Trump tariffs that just blew up in China’s face BIGLY.
Now even the Japanese have found enough Rare Earths off their coast to keep themselves happy for the next half dozen centuries!
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eaglesoars wrote:
Wellll
Not exactly correct. Who do you think produced the 20% of rare earths NOT produced by the Chinese?
Oz and the Russians!
Oz Lynas Corp produces enough Rare Earths to keep Australia safe for a thousand years. Just about ANYTHING that is dug out of the ground Oz has in spades…. except a lot of oil. It’s enough to supply about half its needs but has to buy in the balance.It makes up for that deficiency by producing LOTS of gas.
ok, I see what they did. This is the DOJ’s response to Sullivan’s order.
https://www.scribd.com/document/412057126/Flynn-DOJ-Response-to-Order
Here is the relevant portion
The government further represents that it is not relying on any other recordings, of any person, for purposes of establishing the defendantâs guilt or determining his sentence, nor are there any other recordings that are part of the sentencing record.
It’s what they DIDN’T say. They didn’t address any recordings used in the INVESTIGATION ITSELF.
Aussie Infidel wrote:
you need to read the whole sentence. “…to be built in Texas”. It doesn’t say it’s the first facility outside China. It’s clumsy writing, could have used an editor.
eaglesoars wrote:
Suggests that Rare Earths ore is being imported to the Texas facility for separation and processing. Lynas Corp are just minors who produce the raw ores. Not sure who processes the Australian ore, whether locally or in China for re-export.
I do know that ANU has developed a laser separation and fast cheap uranium processing technology the enriching nuclear fuel for both power stations as well as weapons production.
When the US discovered the technology that the boffins at ANU had discovered they had ‘kittens’ as it would allow ANYONE to enrich nuclear fuel very cheaply and easily. Now the US and Australia have signed a bi-lateral agreement to never share this technology with ANYONE else, even allies because it’d spark a massive growth in nuclear proliferation problems.
Aussie Infidel wrote:
I’d lay that firmly on Vegemite
Aaaannddd….BOOM!
Justice Department Is Preparing Antitrust Investigation of Google
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-is-preparing-antitrust-investigation-of-google-11559348795
eaglesoars wrote:
Now THAT is serious good news for a change. Google and the rest of Silicon Valley’s oligopolists need a serious reining in before they get totally away on government regulation. Just force them all to behave like publishers and break them into pieces as happened to Standard oil back in the day. Important not to kill the goose who laid the golden egg. Just a need to regulate them so that the hot pool are not subject to the tyranny of the mega – corporate, especially those who are part of a politically active monoculture, philosophically.
hoi poloi
This bloody machine with it’s predictive engine is driving me nuts!
Aussie Infidel wrote:
which means the ChiComs already have it. Between our 2 countries, they’d spend more at The Dollar Tree Store during a buy-2-get-one-free sale.
Aussie Infidel wrote:
And I have MOAR!!
Today is Clint Eastwood’s 89th birthday
Which means even now, I can still be the ‘younger woman’.
just sayin’
eaglesoars wrote:
Clint still has a glint in his eye!
đ
@ eaglesoars:
Better cycling than running!
right_wing2 wrote:
running, for humans, is an unnatural act. we are not built to run. we would be on all fours or look like ostriches if it were.
we are built to walk very, very long distances while carrying items.
running wears out joints quite rapidly. running long distances causes the body to go into shock. my hospital had 20 ER MDs and 80 RNs to cover the PGH Marathon for 26 mile run. Humans doing a 20-26 mile walk would not need that level of medical support.
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