The Otherworldly Circus - The America Thread

[Arkangel]

In other news - The Committee on Oversight and Accountability has released a 520 page report on the likely origins of COVID and how effective the response was for those that are interested.

I only got through the first 60 pages or so (they're not very text-dense), but from that it reads to me like they started with their findings, and then tried to gather (/twist) evidence to support them. For example, consider the "finding" on page 5, which is "The Proximal Origins of SARS-CoV-2" was "Prompted" by Dr. Anthony Fauci to "Disprove" the Lab Leak Theory. Here "The Proximal Origins of SARS-CoV-2" is a commentary published in Nature Medicine in early 2020. In the 50+ pages the report spends on this topic, the evidence "supporting" this finding essentially boils down to Fauci saying "Hey, you guys should publish this" when contacted by researchers with some ideas about how to determine the origin of the virus… and then they did publish it. There is a lot of creative (i.e., mis-) interpretation of words taken out of context, but not much substance.

Perhaps other parts of the report are less facile… but I wouldn't hold my breath.

 

[glenashley]

My favorite one is the war criminal he pardoned, and then gave a high end role to. So much of a s**t bloke, that his own fellow soldiers had to confiscate his weapon, because they felt he was shooting people for fun. Like the guy in the helicopter scene on Full Metal Jacket.

I have no issue with Biden pardoning his son. It was clear he has been on the end of relentless political hit jobs by that trash MAGA party that has infiltrated a once proud, and strong, conservative republican party that had morals. Years of investigations both politically, and by the FBI have picked up nothing.

The republicans are nothing but hypocrites given they routinely ignore people with major red flags over their heads, and give them all cushy jobs. Why won't they release Matt Gaetz house report? Trump has done pardoning of much more trashier characters in the past, but their base seems silent on that. Only pipe up when its anything related to the Dems.

I can't believe they tried to hit Hunter up with that fake laptop with all that incriminating material. Lucky all those credible Intel experts called it out as Russian disinformation (sarc).

For the record, I'm not surprised nor do I really care about the pardon.

Only interesting thing about it is that it covered the cia Ukraine coup in 2014 of which hunter and 'the big guy' were alleged to have cleaned up $$.

 

[Norm De Guerre]

I just checked. It is a republican dominated committee. So many won't give it creedence.
Interestingly though, they've said it is very likely the virus escaped from a lab.

You're right. Nobody in their right mind is going to give any credence to anything a James Comer led Committee on Oversight and Accountability has to say. This after all is the same buffoon who spent nearly two years promising to deliver articles of impeachment of Joe 'Big Guy" Biden for his direction of the biggest crime family in American history. Only for it to blow up in his face when although claiming to have mountains of evidence on Biden corruption. Comer failed to deliver articles of impeachment to congress based upon said evidence because he knew that they lacked any semblance of substance and that he didn't have the numbers in the house or the senate.

Politics is ultimately a numbers game. Something that the Republicans are about to find out to their dysfunctional chagrin. Given they are going into a new term with a majority of between 1 and 5 seats depending on how many lapdogs Trump takes out of congress to fill roles in his administration. If anybody thought that Congress was dysfunctional during the last sitting then they ain't seen nothin' yet! Given they are literally the administrative state that they so performatively rail against. Then I guess they'll see their inability to govern as mission accomplished as the work of government grinds to a halt.

I can't believe they tried to hit Hunter up with that fake laptop with all that incriminating material. Lucky all those credible Intel experts called it out as Russian disinformation (sarc).

For the record, I'm not surprised nor do I really care about the pardon.

Only interesting thing about it is that it covered the cia Ukraine coup in 2014 of which hunter and 'the big guy' were alleged to have cleaned up $$.

Lots of things were alleged to have been connected to Hunter Biden and his laptop. However, the only thing of substance that came out of 18 months of the GoP investigation into the so called Biden crime family was pictures of Hunters penis. There has never been a verifiable connection between Hunters undeniably shady activities leading back to and enriching his father. Nope. If there had then he would've been impeached as quicker than you can say. 'This was all just payback for Trumps actual impeachment for trying to extort Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the perfect phone call.'

Do the families of politicians use their connections to enrich themselves? Of course they do.

Did Hunter use his family name to enrich himself? Of course he did.

Has Trump and his family done exactly the same. Oh, boy! Of course they do.

Does it stink? Of course it does.

Ain't politics grand!

 

[Gold Coast Doggies]

My forecast for the election is Republicans will win around 300 electoral college votes, take control of both congress and senate. If this happens bitcoin will be trading at around $100k by xmas

I blog this back on 30/10, just wondering if any our doggies supporters jump onto bitcoin or etf’s Bitx/biti, bitcoin has just reached $103k

 

[dogwatch]

I blog this back on 30/10, just wondering if any our doggies supporters jump onto bitcoin or etf’s Bitx/biti, bitcoin has just reached $103k

I'm not a crypto-speculator but this was a good call.

 

[Fossie 32]

I blog this back on 30/10, just wondering if any our doggies supporters jump onto bitcoin or etf’s Bitx/biti, bitcoin has just reached $103k

How much was it then

 

[Gold Coast Doggies]

How much was it then

From memory around $70k per coin

 

[Fossie 32]

From memory around $70k per coin

Wow did you make a bit on it?

 

[Pugz89]

I blog this back on 30/10, just wondering if any our doggies supporters jump onto bitcoin or etf’s Bitx/biti, bitcoin has just reached $103k

I have XRP and QNT, not BTC though unfortunately.

 

[Gold Coast Doggies]

Wow did you make a bit on it?

Yes mate going good, don’t own bitcoin but do own etf Bitx, being selling covered calls and naked puts on the etf on a weekly basis for a while now, very happy with it.

 

[BrisDog]

Yes mate going good, don’t own bitcoin but do own etf Bitx, being selling covered calls and naked puts on the etf on a weekly basis for a while now, very happy with it.

Good on you mate. You’re on to a winner there. Enjoy the spoils and continue to invest widely.

 

[4Seasons]

All 76.5 million Americans hypocrites who voted for him

But..but..but... Australian keyboard gurus know more about America than actual Americans.
All hail Australian football followers.

 

[Fossie 32]

Over 79 mill voted against Trump ......

 

[Pugz89]

Over 79 mill voted against Trump ......

Not in 2024.

 

[Fossie 32]

Not in 2024.

That's what it came up with when I googled it. 75 for Harris and 4 'other' I guess? Anyway you could just say 75 voted for Harris so what, they all disagree with Trump supporters. Why bother going on about it now, let's just wish them and evryone the USA effects good luck.

 

[glenashley]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.news.com.au/world/north-america/biden-commutes-death-sentences-of-child-killers-and-mass-murderers-two-days-before-christmas/news-story/af4c86e329f9b32309293c4e764727aa%3famp

He's burning the house down on the way out.

(Waiting for the lame whatsboutism).....

 

[BrisDog]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.news.com.au/world/north-america/biden-commutes-death-sentences-of-child-killers-and-mass-murderers-two-days-before-christmas/news-story/af4c86e329f9b32309293c4e764727aa%3famp

He's burning the house down on the way out.

(Waiting for the lame whatsboutism).....

Whataboutism:

Biden is a catholic and naturally against capital punishment. I don’t agree with him but I am an atheist.

Who would you prefer? President Donald Trump or Elon Musk? You cannot have both. Trump to attempt to remove Musk from his circle in the next 3 months and then Musk f**k him hard after a K bender would be my bet.

 

[glenashley]

I'm Catholic.

Christ is King.

 

[Fossie 32]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.news.com.au/world/north-america/biden-commutes-death-sentences-of-child-killers-and-mass-murderers-two-days-before-christmas/news-story/af4c86e329f9b32309293c4e764727aa%3famp

He's burning the house down on the way out.

(Waiting for the lame whatsboutism).....

Zis is Big Footy vee don't 'lame' here!

 

[_Cerberus_]

Trump still wants the Central Park 5 executed.

I rather see the death penalty commuted to life sentences, over wanting to execute innocent people. Or indeed executing innocent people at all. Something the yanks are also good at.