Israel and activists accuse U.N. of slow response to accounts of Hamas militants raping women

Gold bars in Bob Menendez bribery case linked to 2013 robbery: NBC

“Investigators have now tied at least four gold bars found in Sen. Bob Menendez's home to one of his co-defendants, according to an NBC investigation.”

Uh oh...........................

Liz Cheney warns Trump will never leave office if he's elected president again

“WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., warned Monday that if Donald Trump is elected president next year for a second term, he will try to...”

Dec. 4, 2023, 3:21 PM By Rebecca Shabad WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., warned Monday that if Donald Trump is elected president next year for a second term, he will try to remain in power beyond those four years. "There's no question," Cheney said about that possibility in an...

US House close to vote on Biden impeachment inquiry, speaker says | Mike Johnson | The Guardian

“After months of Republican investigations, Mike Johnson told Fox he believed GOP conference has enough votes to launch”

After months of Republican investigations, Mike Johnson told Fox he believed GOP conference has enough votes to launch The US House speaker Mike Johnson signaled on Saturday that Republicans are nearing holding a formal vote to launch an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden. "I think it's...

Krampus

“Tis the Night”

America's loss of equal justice.

“Tonight in Philly, we saw a blatant act of antisemitism — not a peaceful protest. A restaurant was targeted and mobbed because its owner is Jewish...”

Link to quote: Governor Josh Shapiro on X: "Tonight in Philly, we saw a blatant act of antisemitism — not a peaceful protest. A restaurant was targeted and mobbed because its owner is Jewish and Israeli. This hate and bigotry is reminiscent of a dark time in history." / X (twitter.com) This past...

Ex-Capitol Police Officer Releases Never-Before-Heard Police Audio of Jan 6 - State of the Union

“Former Capitol Police Officer Tarik Johnson has released 12 hours of J6 police scanner audio, suggesting that Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman did...”

Should be interesting when all is released..........................

Israel and activists accuse U.N. of slow response to accounts of Hamas militants raping women

“Israel accused the UN on Monday of moving too slowly to respond to accounts that Hamas carried out widespread sexual violence against women in its...”

Israel accused the United Nations on Monday of moving too slowly to respond to accounts that Hamas carried out widespread sexual violence against women in its Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Gilad Erdan, Israel's ambassador to the U.N., said Hamas intentionally used rape and sexual violence as weapons...

Hamas's Western Apologists Have Become Hamas Enthusiasts. As a Gazan, I'm Horrified | Opinion

“Praising terrorists who committed horrendous atrocities because they high fived their captives as they let them go is indicative of moral...”

When I was 18, I attended a rally in support of Gaza in San Francisco during one of the wars between Israel and Hamas. I was soon identified by a news reporter as someone from Gaza whose entire family is still there, who asked me what I thought of rockets being fired at Israeli towns...

US is running out of money for Ukraine, White House warns

“The Biden administration sent Congress a warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine.”

So, where the hell is NATO?  Where the hell is Europe?  Why does the fate of the free world always rest on the shoulders of American taxpayers?

The Historic Decline in U.S. Money Supply Signals a Recession, According to This Economist

“"The money supply is falling like a stone, and is currently contracting at a minus 3.7% annual rate, something we have not seen since 1938."”

I think this is a bigger issue than the primary campaigns for the presidential election.  What happens to the average person (or those who have less than average monetary reserves) if we do fall into a recession?

Doomsday for George Santos

“The House Ethics Committee separately said in a bruising report released this month that it collected "overwhelming evidence" Santos violated...”

Link to Quote: George Santos expulsion vote: Who else has been expelled from Congress? (msn.com)There should be enough Republican votes to expel him, and Democrats will vote as they're told Deleted as inflammatory - sandy Today is the day of reckoning for George Santos. He faces fraud allegations...

Israel expands ground operations, the US passes migration milestone and Iowa notes.

“"We will continue the war until we achieve all our goals, and we can’t achieve these goals without the ground maneuvering," Netanyahu said. "There...”

Link to Quote: (22) Israel will continue ground operations in Gaza until all goals are met, Netanyahu says (cnn.com)The weeklong pause is now over, and Israel has resumed its campaign to eradicate Hamas. During Israel's initial campaign in northern Gaza one battalion on the Hamas terror group's 5...

Liz Cheney is back and unloading on the current leaders of her ancestral GOP

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, ousted by a hard-right revolt within his own party this fall, said this week he will be "taking this time now" to think about his political future. The California deadline for filing for his seat is Dec. 8. Now comes Liz Cheney, a former member of McCarthy's...

MOVIES ABOUT CHINA & CHINESE QUIZ

MOVIES ABOUT CHINA & CHINESE QUIZ   PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS, ANY MOVIE OR ACTOR NAMES, MOVIE QUOTES OR EVEN A HINT IN A COMMENT, OR YOU WILL RUIN THE QUIZ FOR EVERYONE ELSE.  POST THEM IN A PRIVATE NOTE TO ME, BUZZ OF THE ORIENT, AND I WILL REPLY WITH YOUR SCORE AND THE CORRECT...

Pope is evicting viciously anti-LGBTQ+ Cardinal from his home & yanking his pay - LGBTQ Nation

“The Pontiff has had enough of hateful American church officials.”

Pope Francis is continuing to send American church officials a blunt message. Knock it off with all the anti-LGBTQ+ MAGA-style attacks on the Vatican, other Catholics, and society in general. Two weeks after the Pope took the dramatic and unusual step of firing a far-right American bishop, he is...

What Does "Take back our country" actually mean in the 21st century?

"Take back our country" in the current right wing meaning has its inception in the Tea Party era of 2009-2011.  Why that era, why then ?  There is really only one true meaning, and that is the country had to be taken back from the first black president and those who supported him.  Around the...

Comer's Latest Biden 'Bombshell' Proves To Be A Ludicrous Dud - National Memo

“Rep. James Comer (R-LA) put a considerable amount of product in his hair Monday before recording a video claiming to have new smoking-gun evidence...”

Rep. James Comer (R-LA) put a considerable amount of product in his hair Monday before recording a video claiming to have new smoking-gun evidence of President Joe Biden’s corruption. Comer, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, dramatically announced that “Hunter Biden's legal team and the...

Hunter Biden used business account to pay Joe Biden in 2018: Bank record | Washington Examiner

“House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) released bank records showing that Hunter Biden's company, Owasco PC, transferred money to...”

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) released bank records showing that Hunter Biden's company, Owasco PC, transferred money to President Joe Biden in 2018. Owasco PC was an entity Hunter Biden used to handle income he received from his foreign business deals. For example, some...

What actually makes us happy

“4 in 10 Americans said their mental health was only fair or poor, according to a 2022 report from the American Psychiatric Association.”

Loneliness and stress are high — but many of us struggle to find the right solutions. By the numbers: 4 in 10 Americans said their mental health was only fair or poor, according to a 2022 report from the American Psychiatric Association. More than 1 in 3 Americans are lonely, per a Harvard...

The 10 Worst Things About the Florida State Travesty

“ If “Who do you want to play?” is the most important metric, you might as well just pick Vegas odds favorites, which would have left out not only...”

At noon on Sunday, the College Football Playoff committee announced that the fourth spot in its four-team tournament, which begins on January 1, would be filled not by undefeated ACC champion Florida State but instead by one-loss Alabama, which joins Michigan, Texas, and Washington. It was a...