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Bidenomics
March 12, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Economy
Politics

BREAKING: Inflation Jumps to 3.2%.

Prices increased by 3.2 percent in February despite being expected to remain steady. New Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures reported by the Labor Department show a 0.4 percent increase in “core prices,” compared to 0.3 percent in January. Food prices also increased from 0.3 to 0.4 percent.

The numbers indicate inflation could again become a significant issue for the Joe Biden regime. Despite poor polling on the economy, the 81-year-old Democrat has built much of his pitch to the American public ahead of the November elections on inflation having begun to decrease from a peak of 9.1 percent earlier in his presidency.

As Biden was claiming a soft landing for the American people during his recent State of the Union address, Donald Trump warned inflation under the incumbent is “killing America.”

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Prices increased by 3.2 percent in February despite being expected to remain steady. New Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures reported by the Labor Department show a 0.4 percent increase in "core prices," compared to 0.3 percent in January. Food prices also increased from 0.3 to 0.4 percent. show more
March 11, 2024
Ed Kozak
Economy
Politics

Snickers Just Took A Bite Out of Biden.

Snickers manufacturer Mars has called out Joe Biden for lying about the size of its candy bars.

During his recent State of the Union address, Biden accused the candy maker of engaging in ‘shrinkflation’ with its Snickers bars, alleging that the company reduced the candy’s size by 10 percent while maintaining the same price.

“Snack companies think you won’t notice when they charge you just as much for the same size bag — but with fewer chips in it,” Biden said. “You get charged the same amount, and you got about 10 percent fewer Snickers in it,” Biden continued.

Mars, however, refutes this claim, stating unequivocally that it has not diminished the size of either the single or share-ready versions of the popular candy offering in the US. “We have not reduced the size of Snickers singles or share size in the US,” it said in a statement.

The firm acknowledged coping with high inflation and volatile material costs but maintained that it absorbs these costs where possible to keep its treats affordable. They also emphasized final retail prices are ultimately controlled by the retailer, but the company strives to keep costs at bay to ensure the accessibility of their products.

President Biden’s statement garnered critical reactions on social media, with CNN contributor Scott Jennings accusing him of “slandering a candy bar.”

Former President Donald Trump recently criticized Biden’s attempts to shift blame for inflation onto companies with ‘shrinkflation’ accusations.

“[A]s Crooked Joe himself foolishly pointed out… it’s not just that prices are getting higher; it’s that packages are getting smaller. Under my leadership, you had virtually no inflation, and there was no such thing as Joe Biden’s ‘shrinkflation,'” Trump said last month.

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Snickers manufacturer Mars has called out Joe Biden for lying about the size of its candy bars. show more
March 11, 2024
Politics

Kentucky Dem Pushes Child Sex Dolls for Pedos.

Karen Berg, a Kentucky state senator, sparked outrage after suggesting that child sex dolls should be given to pedophiles to help prevent abuse. Berg also referred to pedophiles as “minor-attracted persons” when making her controversial comments.

“There are what they call MAPs — minor-attracted persons — and the limited amount of research that’s done on these dolls suggests that they actually, for people who are attracted to minors, that these dolls actually decrease their proclivity to go out and attack children,” Ms Berg said while addressing the Kentucky Senate Judiciary Committee. “That it actually gives them a release that makes them less likely to go outside of their home,” she added.

Berg’s statements came during a discussion on House Bill 207, a measure that sought to establish a legal definition for “child sex doll” and prohibit the possession, trafficking, or import of such dolls. The measure ultimately passed the Senate and will be signed into law by Democrat Governor Andy Beshear.

Berg issued an apology for her remarks and ultimately voted in favor of House Bill 207. “As a mom and a physician, I am, of course, deeply concerned with the harm of pedophilia, and I regret if my question in committee didn’t convey that,” she posted on X (formerly Twitter).

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Karen Berg, a Kentucky state senator, sparked outrage after suggesting that child sex dolls should be given to pedophiles to help prevent abuse. Berg also referred to pedophiles as “minor-attracted persons” when making her controversial comments. show more
March 11, 2024
Lawfare
News
Politics

E. Jean Carroll Lawyer Threatens ANOTHER Trump Lawsuit.

Roberta A. Kaplan, the legal counsel for E. Jean Carroll in her defamation case against former President Donald Trump, has hinted at the possibility of another lawsuit.

“The statute of limitations for defamation in most jurisdictions is between one and three years,” Kaplan said in a statement Monday morning. “As we said after the last jury verdict, we continue to monitor every statement that Donald Trump makes about our client.”

Trump, in a CNBC interview on Monday, referred to Carroll’s accusation as “false” and expressed optimism for a victorious appeal. The former president also claimed he was unfamiliar with Carroll until the issuance of a lawsuit. He described his initial reaction to the lawsuit as one of disbelief.

Last week, Trump posted a bond exceeding $90 million in order to appeal the case. Carroll’s accusations, published in a 2019 article, claimed that Trump sexually assaulted her. However, she was unable to provide comprehensive details about the incident and repeatedly changed parts of her story.

In February, another lawyer for Carroll said she was looking to sue Trump for a third time.

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Roberta A. Kaplan, the legal counsel for E. Jean Carroll in her defamation case against former President Donald Trump, has hinted at the possibility of another lawsuit. show more
islam uk
March 11, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
News
Politics
UK
World

UK Govt Blows $128 MILLION on Security for Muslims.

UK Home Secretary James Cleverly is allocating £100 million (~$128 million) to security at Muslim community centers, schools, and mosques at a time when Islamists are intimidating British Jews, politicians, and Israel supporters over the war in Gaza.

The move has been framed as a response to a supposed increase in “hate crimes” targeting Muslims since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. However, it is pro-Palestinian demonstrators who have been regularly involved in large-scale, disorderly protests in London since the conflict began, some involving open calls for jihad.

“We will not let events in the Middle East be used as an excuse to justify abuse against British Muslims,” Cleverly said, claiming the funding would provide “reassurance and confidence to UK Muslims at a time when it is crucially needed.”

A significantly smaller sum of £70 million (~$90 million) has been allocated towards increasing security for the Jewish community. The Community Security Trust (CST) advocacy group says anti-Semitic incidents surged to 4,103 last year, over double the figure for 2022. In January, a group of Jews were attacked by a large mob “swearing in Arabic.” No such assaults against Muslims in the UK have been documented.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Conservative Party have been seeking to curry favor with Muslims since now-former Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson said London Mayor Sadiq Khan had handed control of the capital to his Islamist “mates,” resulting in his suspension from the party.

Anderson, a Member of Parliament (MP), has joined the Reform Party founded by Nigel Farage.

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UK Home Secretary James Cleverly is allocating £100 million (~$128 million) to security at Muslim community centers, schools, and mosques at a time when Islamists are intimidating British Jews, politicians, and Israel supporters over the war in Gaza. show more
March 11, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Politics
World

KASSAM: Ireland Rejects ‘Ultimate Act of Political Hubris, Negation of God, Family, & History.’

Far-left Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has admitted defeat in referendums on proposed changes to the Irish constitution. The Irish rejected the proposed changes to amendments stressing motherhood and traditional marriage by 73.9 percent and 67.7 percent, respectively.

Reacting to the results on War Room, The National Pulse’s Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam said the Irish establishment embarked on the “ultimate act of political hubris,” attempting to negate “history, God, and family” in a single blow.

Varadkar and Ireland’s other political leaders wanted to change what he called “old-fashioned, sexist language” in Ireland’s constitution. This says “[t]he State shall… endeavour to ensure that mothers shall not be obliged by economic necessity to engage in labour to the neglect of their duties in the home,” and that government must “guard with special care the institution of Marriage, on which the Family is founded, and… protect it against attack.”

The referendum asked voters to approve the removal of the language around mothers. It also sought to change the language around marriage to include other “durable relationships,” such as homosexual unions.

Varadkar conceded voters defeated his side “comprehensively,” claiming he accepts the result and will “respect it fully.”

The defeats mark a major reversal for the progressive left in Ireland, which in recent years successfully changed the Catholic-inspired constitution to allow gay marriage and abortions.

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Far-left Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has admitted defeat in referendums on proposed changes to the Irish constitution. The Irish rejected the proposed changes to amendments stressing motherhood and traditional marriage by 73.9 percent and 67.7 percent, respectively. show more
March 11, 2024
Politics

Elon Musk Backs Rand Paul for Senate Leadership.

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) teased a possible run for Senate GOP leader to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who plans to step down in November. The Kentucky Republican floated his potential bid on X (formerly Twitter), stating that “thousands of people” had expressed their support for his potential bid.

A poll posted on X saw Sen. Paul head and shoulders above competitors John Cornyn of Texas and John Thune of South Dakota — with Paul taking 96 percent of the vote (Paul’s US Senate X account posted the poll). Elon Musk — the world’s second richest man and owner of X  — expressed his support for Paul, adding that he didn’t think other candidates would post their own X polls out of concern they’d lose to the Kentucky Republican.

Paul has previously made headlines for his opposition to runaway government spending, foreign interventionism, and the government’s use of mass surveillance through data collection. His penchant for using the filibuster as a procedural tool has also garnered attention. Paul famously embarked on a 13-hour-long filibuster in 2013 against the appointment of John Brennan as the CIA director and again in 2015 in a 10-and-a-half-hour filibuster against the extension of the Patriot Act.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, a 2024 independent presidential candidate, expressed his support for a potential Paul leadership bid shortly after McConnell announced he would step down. While Kennedy, in a post on X, praised Paul’s judgment and grit, some critics believe the independent presidential candidate’s backing of Paul is merely a calculated attempt to court libertarian voters.

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Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) teased a possible run for Senate GOP leader to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who plans to step down in November. The Kentucky Republican floated his potential bid on X (formerly Twitter), stating that “thousands of people” had expressed their support for his potential bid. show more
March 11, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Politics
World

Populist Surge in Snap Election!

Portugal’s governing Socialist Party appears set to lose power following a snap election that saw the populist Chega party surge into third place.

While some votes from Portuguese overseas remain to be counted, the Socialists and the establishment right Democratic Alliance (DA) are both at around 29 percent, with the DA appearing to have just eked out the incumbents and party leader Luis Montenegro declaring victory.

Chega, an anti-mass migration party whose name means ‘Enough’ in Portuguese, may prove to be the kingmakers when it comes to forming a new government, with their 18 percent set to earn them around 48 seats in the legislature. Its rise has been meteoric, with the party earning only 7.2 percent of the vote and 12 seats in 2022 and just 1.3 percent as recently as 2019.

Montenegro has signaled he is reluctant to work with the populist party to form a coalition government, however, branding its leader André Ventura “often xenophobic, racist, populist, and excessively demagogic,” so piecing together a right-wing government of any description could prove difficult.

Many “center-right” parties in Europe, such as the Conservatives in Great Britain or the Christian Democratic Union, formerly led by Angela Merkel in Germany, have more in common with the Democrats than the Republicans in the U.S. and are hostile to populist parties like Chega.

This attitude has seen the Netherlands unable to form a government for months, with center-right parties unwilling to agree on a coalition deal with populist leader Geert Wilders despite his party placing first in national elections.

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Portugal’s governing Socialist Party appears set to lose power following a snap election that saw the populist Chega party surge into third place. show more
March 9, 2024
News
Politics

Kochs, Outside Groups Blew $85 MILLION Backing Nikki Haley.

Outside political advocacy groups spent $85.2 million supporting Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign, leading to the former South Carolina governor securing merely 89 of the 2,429 available Republican primary delegates before her withdrawal on Wednesday — a total cost of over $957,300 per delegate.

Among Haley’s largest benefactors were Yes for America Action and Americans for Prosperity Action, who — along with Haley’s campaign committee — collectively spent around $120 million during this election cycle. The former South Carolina governor spent approximately $1.3 million for each delegate secured — three times greater than the median US home price.

Spending by these groups in the Republican presidential primary overwhelmingly went to Haley compared to Trump and DeSantis, with a bulk of the money being dropped in early primary states. Pro-Haley groups spent $40 million in Iowa — the inaugural state to hold a primary election — where Haley only managed a distant third place.

These groups spent a further $31 million and $8 million backing Haley’s campaign in New Hampshire and South Carolina, respectively. However, she failed to secure victory in either state. By the time Super Tuesday arrived — the Republican primary’s most significant day — outside financial backing for Haley had dwindled, with third-party groups spending less than a million dollars backing Haley across the 15 states holding primaries.

FEC records show that SFA Fund, Haley’s primary Super PAC, disbursed over $51.5 million on efforts to gain traction in the primary. Meanwhile, Americans For Prosperity Action spent more than $31.2 million supporting Haley. The Charles Koch-backed group discontinued its financial backing after Haley’s loss in the February 24 South Carolina primary.

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Outside political advocacy groups spent $85.2 million supporting Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign, leading to the former South Carolina governor securing merely 89 of the 2,429 available Republican primary delegates before her withdrawal on Wednesday — a total cost of over $957,300 per delegate. show more
March 8, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News
Politics

WATCH: Joe Scarborough Says Today’s Biden Is ‘Best Biden Ever’ Intellectually.

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has attracted ridicule by extolling the cognitive capabilities of President Joe Biden. Scarborough praised Biden, claiming: “This version of Biden, intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever.”

“I’ve said it for years now, [Biden] is cogent — but I undersold it when I said he was cogent. He’s far beyond cogent. In fact, I think he’s better than he’s ever been, intellectually, analytically,” Scarborough said.

“Start your tape right now, because I’m about to tell you the truth, and f you if you can’t handle the truth: this version of Biden, intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever, not a close second, and I’ve known him for years,” he claimed.

Scarborough, who has previously warned Donald Trump would exile, imprison, or execute his opponents if he is reelected, was accused of peddling “propaganda” rather than news after his glowing assessment of Biden’s mental acuity.

A Justice Department report by special counsel Robert Hur recently cited Biden’s “poor memory” as one of the reasons he should not be charged for mishandling classified documents. The report noted the 81-year-old Democrat could not remember what years he was Vice President or when his son Beau died “even within several years.”

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MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has attracted ridicule by extolling the cognitive capabilities of President Joe Biden. Scarborough praised Biden, claiming: “This version of Biden, intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever.” show more