Liberty Relearned

The State of the Union was just full of lies, half-truths and falsifications.  It's probably for an honesty standpoint, the worst State of the Union you've ever heard.  This includes ones from Bill Clinton and former President Obama.  What he and the Democrats have decided to do is find "solutions" to problems that they themselves created, like inflation.  Here's one quote from the speech the illustrates the point perfectly:   "I mean, look, I know you all aren’t enthusiastic about that, but think about it. Think about it. Have you noticed — Big Oil just reported its profits. Record profits. Last year, they made $200 billion in the midst of a global energy crisis. I think it’s outrageous. Why? They invested too little of that profit to increase domestic production. And when I talked to a couple of them, they say, “We were afraid you were going to shut down all the oil wells and all the oil refineries anyway, so why should we invest in them?” I said, “We’re going to need oil for at least another decade, and that’s going to exceed…” — and beyond that. We’re going to need it. Production. If they had, in fact, invested in the production to keep gas prices down — instead they used the record profits to buy back their own stock, rewarding their CEOs and shareholders. Corporations ought to do the right thing." -- President Biden, SOTU Address, 2023.  Do the right thing?  You (Mr. President) told them that you'd put them out of business!  That's literally one of the stated goals of the Bidan campaign, to put end to the fossil fuel industry.  Of course, they're going to take profits rather than sink money into investments in an industry targeted for extinction.  Biden actually had nerve to act surprised when severely limiting their oil exploration options that they invested less in that endeavor.  Again, and again the President showed what must be either his own economic illiteracy, or his belief in the economic illiteracy of his supporters.  His party gave his favored constituencies money the country didn't have, so they printed it causing inflation, now, he's promising even more money to offset the effects of inflations largely caused by his party's spending.   Since the last podcast, even more supposedly unidentified flying objects have entered ours or Canada's airspace and have been shot down.  Apparently, the public outcry over allowing a Chinese spy balloon to freely traverse the continental United States changed the President's mind about allowing unidentified flying objects (technically UFO's) to cross into our airspace unmolested.  To the public, they are UFOs, but there's very little chance our government doesn't know exactly what they are and where they came from, and not outer space.   They want to talk about "misinformation." Members of the Biden regime that three balloons violated U.S. airspace under Trump's watch.  Obviously, this is meant to suggest some equivalency between the two series of events.  Problem is-- the government was only able to piece together the fact that spy balloons crossed into US airspace after Biden had become president.  The decision of whether or not to shoot down a balloon and where was never one that Trump had to make.  Until next time,  Stay healthy, happy and free!    The audio and speech transcript came from those wonderful folks at Whitehouse.gov  

This past week, the US had an uninvited guest, a Chinese spy balloon that entered and stated in US airspace for about a week before finally being shot down off the coast of the Carolinas.  Before being shot down, it made its way over or near many US military installations as described in an article by the Gateway Pundit.  What's worse, surveillance may not have been its only purpose.  It could have been a test run for an EMP or biological weapon.  This is not a proud moment for the Biden regime.

This Tuesday, President Biden will make his first official State of the Union address.  The State of the Union speeches can sometimes be tedious and predictable. There will be the long list of achievements that the President wants to highlight, coupled by an even longer laundry list of things he wants to Congress to act on. They’re full of soaring rhetoric, with each president making an obvious effort to get in that one, memorable line that will be quoted ad nauseam later that night and the next day.  Sometimes these things run long and get to be a little boring.

Whether boring or not, make the address even more interesting by playing the State of the Union Drinking Game:

The rules are simple: Every time during the address the President utters one of the designated words or phrases, or anytime one of a few select events happen, you take a drink of your favorite adult beverage.  You must of course, be of legal drinking age to play, unless your favorite adult beverage is non-alcoholic, in that case…you’ll probably make yourself sick either way!

Take a sip anytime any President Biden says one of the magic words, placenames, or phrases:

…Or each time any of the following happen:

Enjoy!

This past week, the US had an uninvited guest, a Chinese spy balloon that entered and stated in US airspace for about a week before finally being shot down off the coast of the Carolinas.  Before being shot down, it made its way over or near many US military installations as described in an article by the Gateway Pundit.  What's worse, surveillance may not have been its only purpose.  It could have been a test run for an EMP or biological weapon.  This is not a proud moment for the Biden regime. 

This Tuesday, President Biden will make his first official State of the Union address.  The State of the Union speeches can sometimes be tedious and predictable. There will be the long list of achievements that the President wants to highlight, coupled by an even longer laundry list of things he wants to Congress to act on. They’re full of soaring rhetoric, with each president making an obvious effort to get in that one, memorable line that will be quoted ad nauseam later that night and the next day.  Sometimes these things run long and get to be a little boring.  

Whether boring or not, make the address even more interesting by playing the State of the Union Drinking Game:

The rules are simple: Every time during the address the President utters one of the designated words or phrases, or anytime one of a few select events happen, you take a drink of your favorite adult beverage.  You must of course, be of legal drinking age to play, unless your favorite adult beverage is non-alcoholic, in that case…you’ll probably make yourself sick either way!

Take a sip anytime any President Biden says one of the magic words, placenames, or phrases:

…Or each time any of the following happen:

Enjoy!

One major thing going on in the world this January is the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The WEF's preoccupation continues to be with the climate change and engaging in climate change alarmism. Going through their website, there is a lot of discussion this year about the effects of inflation, inflation that WEF backed policies helped to create. Their conclusion is that people are buying too much stuff and there's not enough of it, totally forgetting to mention the large part that money printing contributes to the problem. Again, they totally ignore their own polices that hamstring the energy and agricultural sectors.

Has the power and influence of the WEF reached its zenith? Evidence is starting to suggest that maybe it has. There's even an article published by CNN Business that talks about the waning influence the globalist institution has on national governments. Meanwhile, Dr. Jordan Peterson announces on Joe Rogan's podcast, (mentioned in an article appearing in Just the News,) that he is putting together a consortium of thought leaders on the subject of how to solve the big, global problems without resorting to people losing their liberty or destroying their counties' economies.

There are currently two different news stories that we need to talk about this week.  The first is the Biden document scandal.  This is at once a Joe Biden and a Hunter Biden scandal.  Classified documents continue to turn up at Biden places of work and home.  Why were they there?  What's in them?  We know at the very least that Hunter had access to them, as they were kept in the same garage that houses a Corvette that we have pictures of Hunter driving.  The Penn Biden Center was funded in part by entities connected to the Chinese Communist Party.  This is something that the Republican controlled House will be interested in finding out.  The FBI was made aware of some of these documents back in the fall of 2022, before the midterm elections.  Why wasn't the public made aware?  

The other major thing going on in the world this January is the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The WEF's preoccupation continues to be with the climate change and engaging in climate change alarmism.  Going through their website, there is a lot of discussion this year about the effects of inflation, inflation that WEF backed policies helped to create.  Their conclusion is that people are buying too much stuff and there's not enough of it, totally forgetting to mention the large part that money printing contributes to the problem. Again, they totally ignore their own polices that hamstring the energy and agricultural sectors. 

Has the power and influence of the WEF reached its zenith?  Evidence is starting to suggest that maybe it has. There's even an article published by CNN Business that talks about the waning influence the globalist institution has on national governments.  Meanwhile, Dr. Jordan Peterson announces on Joe Rogan's podcast, (mentioned in an article appearing in Just the News,) that he is putting together a consortium of thought leaders on the subject of how to solve the big, global problems without resorting to people losing their liberty or destroying their counties' economies. 

So, why is this coming out now, long after the midterms?  I think we know why. It may be because of the GOP's stated intention to investigate both allegations of Biden family corruption, and the "weaponization" of the U.S. government.  Between those two sets of hearings, this matter would have been uncovered.  The Democrats decided to control how this information got out and wanted to put their own spin it.

What will both sides do with this scandal?  Will the GOP pursue impeachment over it?  Will the Democrats let them, or will they use this a leverage to get Biden to step aside to let someone else run for president in 2024?

So, why is this coming out now, long after the midterms?  I think we know why. It may be because of the GOP's stated intention to investigate both allegations of Biden family corruption, and the "weaponization" of the U.S. government.  Between those two sets of hearings, this matter would have been uncovered.  The Democrats decided to control how this information got out and wanted to put their own spin it.  

What will both sides do with this scandal?  Will the GOP pursue impeachment over it?  Will the Democrats let them, or will they use this a leverage to get Biden to step aside to let someone else run for president in 2024?    

The Dystopic Journal starts the year with a new book. It's an entertaining book of dystopic fiction written by comedian Michael Loftus entitled: Neither Stunning nor Brave. It's a look into the not-too-distant future where the Left's cancel culture, ESG scores, and social justice have run roughshod over society and are now making the story's protagonist, Avery's life a living hell. He's on the run from an overpowered, oppressive, totalitarian state. When he meets a group of freedom fighters, he has to readjust to a life where people are free to do as they please, and not be subject to the ever-changing whims of an oppressive society. It's a funny story with a serous underlying message, a cautionary tale about leftism run amok.

The Dystopic Journal starts the year with a new book.  It's an entertaining book of dystopic fiction written by comedian Michael Loftus entitled:  Neither Stunning nor Brave.  It's a look into the not-too-distant future where the Left's cancel culture, ESG scores, and social justice have run roughshod over society and are now making the story's protagonist, Avery's life a living hell.  He's on the run from an overpowered, oppressive, totalitarian state.  When he meets a group of freedom fighters, he has to readjust to a life where people are free to do as they please, and not be subject to the ever-changing whims of an oppressive society.  It's a funny story with a serous underlying message, a cautionary tale about leftism run amok.

After 14 unsuccessful tries, Kevin McCarthy is now the Speaker of the House of Representatives.  He finally made it on the 15th vote after a lot of drama and concessions to his conservative base.  An article in FoxNews.com explains how it happened and what it means going forward.  The conservative wing of the GOP held out such things as more fiscal responsibility.

Expect the first half of 2023 to be dominated by Congressional hearings, particularly with regards to Hunter Biden and his dealings with various overseas entities. They'll also want to look at alleged infringements of the first amendment at the hands of various government agencies, especially the DOJ and FBI.  This Congress also wants to end the inflation-causing, multi-trillion dollar spending sprees that have gone on the last few years.

Will they use the power the people have given them wisely?  Only time will tell.

The Left giving up on corrupting children

Inflation dropping below 5%

Alternative forms of energy coming even close to filling the world’s energy needs

Vladimir Putin winning the Nobel Peace Prize

Hunter Biden being charged, much less convicted, of any crime carrying a prison sentence of more than 5 years.

Justin Trudeau renouncing his mentor, Klaus Schwab and his global totalitarian designs

Google, Facebook, or YouTube coming clean about their discrimination against conservatives and collusion with government agencies to suppress free speech à la Twitter under Musk.

Plus: What will the Democrats do? Will they replace Biden?