A New Hope

This drew my attention and brought back the America versus true conservative nonsense from the past on some other site.

http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/21/trumps-interior-sec-is-breaking-us-dependence-on-china-for-rare-minerals/

Ah, the arguments of  the need to maintain manufacturing and resources as a nation versus the free trade unicorns…

A superpower needs to be capable of making anything it needs to survive and thrive or it either becomes a tyrant empire or a colony of the next superpower.

There are some things a national government should do, and one is maintain capacity for making war and sustaining power. When we allow fabrication assets to be shut down by material manipulation and sold to strategic competitors at cents on the dollar, I find the free trade mantra to ring quite hollow.

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Town Hall Meeting in the Village of the Darned – Wednesday 730pm EST

It’s that time of the week again, when we connect for another town hall meeting in the Village of the Darned.  We will try to start off @ 730PM unless BDB posts an earlier time.

Jam a topic in the comments below and let people read up if you like.

If the software tells you that you’re the only caller, don’t you believe it!  Press on with the access code and you’ll probably find us in there!

US: 515-604-9908

Access Code: [see chat in “BDB Chat” tab above]

Select International Local Dial-in Numbers

Japan +81 3-5050-5104
Switzerland +41 43 550 70 62
United Kingdom +44 330 998 1256

If you need a different number (calling from Uzbekistan, say), let us know in the BDB Chat.

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The Main Street Economy

The year is ending in a big flurry of economic activity, the main street kind. The learned elites sense it from retail sales, but there is more tangible stuff going on.

I just helped a client buy a new commercial van. The dealers are selling out of inventory and are scrambling as businesses rush to replace aging fleets. I had to give an order to a dealer across a mountain range to get the model   needed, as all others were sold out.

Housing and commercial extension  new construction is hitting a pace not seen in decades. Wages are rising for skilled labor.

The halfway house for felons are having no trouble finding jobs these days. All they have to do is show up sober and work is … Continue reading

Trump Administration v. the U.N., re. Israel

Lots of anti-Israel resolutions have been voted for at the United Nations.  Until last year at this time, the United States used our Security Council powers to veto them.  Last December, Team Obama deliberately allowed one of these resolutions to get passed and made a public pronouncement as they stood by and failed to act.

Egypt introduced a new resolution that would have forced all U.N. member states to comply with last year’s anti-Israel resolution.  Team Trump cast a veto.

U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley gave two brief speeches, before and after the veto.  You can read the transcripts of both speeches at this link:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-nikki-haleys-speech-at-un-security-council-debate-on-jerusalem/

Here is the second half of her second speech, which gives you everything you need to see:

The United States has done more … Continue reading

Say Good-Bye to These

Dime has a new site up.  Not sure how much I’m supposed to say about it, ahem, but it looks like it will be a lot of fun.  If you miss the forum we had here for a while, www.ratburger.org may be exactly what you’re looking for.  In fact, their systemization of posts as longer, shorter, and snippets is one of the things I tried to get done with a forum, but, well… issues.

I’m proud to be on the rolls over there, and I’ll contribute when I can!  Meanwhile, we’ll keep on keepin’ on right here.

 

 

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Russian collusion !

“The Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump for help in preventing a terrorist attack in St. Petersburg. Data provided by the CIA enabled Russian security services to find and detain terrorists.”

This is collusion that should be congratulated.  This is a win for the U.S.A.

https://www.rt.com/news/413459-putin-trump-cia-information/

“…Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested the members of a terrorist cell linked to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in the Russian city of St. Petersburg. The extremists were planning a series of attacks on public places, including a suicide bombing and an explosion in Kazan’s Cathedral in the center of the city.

During the raid, conducted overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, the FSB seized a large amount of explosives, weapons and ammunition and dismantled a bomb-making … Continue reading

Please Wait, Obama Uninstall in Progress

Recent:

National Monument Expansion for DNC Donor Payoffs …uninstalled….

CFPB DNC Donor Funding mechanism….uninstalled….

Net Neutrality Internet Technology Hamper Program- uninstalled…

NLRB removes Browning Ferris ruling- saves franchise model and removes payoff to DNC Union donors…uninstalled…

Climate Change removed from National Security Policy- in progress….

Please be patient and DO NOT POWER OFF

Robbery Update

The perp who stole my pistol and other sundry items from my truck a few weeks ago is still in the slammer, and they’ve upped the charges to attempted murder of a police officer. Suppose I won’t have to worry for quite some time about a repeat visit from him. I’ll likely have to testify at his trial since I captured video of him stealing my pistol after he arrived at the front of my house in a stolen pickup. Bet he wishes he hadn’t stolen my pistol now.