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Want to Rent a Lemon? How About 100,000 of Them? Hertz just fired its CEO for one single, awful business decision. He is taking the fall for Hertz’s decision — on his watch — to buy 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla, all for the American fleet. To say the decision was a flop is putting it mildly. [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/03/want_to_rent_a_lemon_how_about_100_000_of_them.html

The DOJ sued DISH network for $3.3 billion but dismissed the suit after its chair donated to Biden Two sayings are pertinent to this essay. The first is that correlation does not imply causation. Just because two events seem connected doesn't mean they are. The second is that timing is everything. Think about both as you consider the Department of Justice's decision to dismiss a massive corporate fraud lawsuit a short time after the corporation's founder made a sizable donation to Joe Biden's presidential campaign. [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/03/the_doj_sued_dish_network_for_3_3_billion_but_dismissed_the_suit_after_its_chair_donated_to_biden.html

Does anyone else think that, if this stuff keeps up, we won't make it till the election? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Report Suggests Illegal Aliens Who Charged National Guard Troops At Border Have Been Released Into U.S. [...] "This sends the message to people around the world that even if you act like this, you can probably get into the country, and I think they continue to push these boundaries and to see what they can get away with. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/03/23/report-suggests-illegal-immigrants-who-rushed-national-guard-at-border-have-been-released-into-us-n2636893

And guess who's going to commit it versus who will be blamed... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alarming Poll Finds Most Americans Have Significant Concerns About Post-Election Violence An alarming new poll has found that a vast majority of Americans are bracing themselves for election-related violence and fear the prospect of a civil war. In the latest Battleground Civility Poll, conducted by The Tarrance Group, Research Lake Partners, and Georgetown University, 78 percent said they are "worried that the 2024 election will result in violent activity." Just 23 percent said they were not at all worried. [...] https://redstate.com/benkew/2024/03/22/alarming-poll-finds-most-americans-are-braced-for-election-violence-fear-civil-war-n2171779

This could go in the Illegals thread, but perhaps it fits even better here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hiding the Evidence: Media Blocked From Scene of Border-Storming in El Paso [...] now Jennie Taer, the Texas-based reporter for the New York Post who broke the story with her colleague James Breeden and posted the stunning video, says that the area where the mayhem occurred has been blocked off to the media. How convenient. [...] https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/03/23/hiding-the-evidence-media-blocked-from-scene-of-border-storming-in-el-paso-n2171791

Orcas are not the natural enemy of Central Chimpanzees, man!

The second idea in particular is magnificent, depending on how long it takes for success. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A California Company Is Making a Business Out of Kicking Squatters Out of Properties Hey California, having a problem with squatters? Well, the free market has provided an answer, once again. Introducing the "Squatter Squad." According to the company's website, their business is going into your property where squatters may have taken up residence and do what's necessary to remove them: [...] https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2024/03/23/a-california-company-is-making-a-business-out-of-kicking-squatters-out-of-properties-n2171801

Direct lineage of Chinese payments to Bidementia. This Rep. Byron Donalds is impressive, and not just in this matter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's Byron Donalds (Thread AND Video) 'Making an Unquestionable Case Proving Biden’s Corruption' You've heard the Democrats say "there's no evidence of any Biden wrongdoing" a million times in the last couple of years. In a way, Biden's defenders convince themselves to believe that by simply refusing to look at any evidence that does arise. This week, Rep. Byron Donalds made a devastating case during a House hearing and in a thread we'll get to after the video [...] https://twitchy.com/dougp/2024/03/23/heres-3-minutes-of-byron-donalds-making-an-unquestionable-case-proving-joe-bidens-corruption-n2394312

We bow to your off-topic Chrysanthemum expostulations, sirrah.

CNN Admits That Mar-a-Lago Is Worth More Than $18 Million https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/03/23/cnn-admits-that-mar-a-lago-is-worth-more-than-18-million-n2394313 Frank Luntz Warns That Seizing Trump's Property Will Make Him More Popular https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/03/23/frank-luntz-warns-that-seizing-trumps-property-will-make-him-more-popular-n2394311

Planet Fitness Paying the Price for Trans Agenda We may be witnessing the start of the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of "Get Woke, Go Broke." [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/03/23/planet-fitness-paying-the-price-for-trans-agenda-n3785251

Nervous Obama to Biden: You're Blowing This and Trump Can Win [...] TIME reports that Barack Obama has had two private visits with Biden, over lunches, where he has told Biden that changes have to be made to his campaign or Trump will win. Last June, Obama warned Biden that defeating Trump would be harder in 2024. The country is in a Carteresque malaise. [...] https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/03/23/nervous-obama-to-biden-youre-blowing-this-and-trump-can-win-n3785254

This article is sobering, if not frightening. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8 Shocking Takeaways From Landmark Murthy v. Missouri Censorship Case [...] Most disturbingly, if oral arguments were any indication, it appears the government may prevail and eviscerate our First Amendment in the process. Irrespective of how it comes down in this case, the federal government's position combined with the clear-cut support from the court's three left-most judges speaks to the extent to which free speech is in deep trouble in this country. What follows are some of the most critical, and often disturbing, takeaways from oral arguments. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/21/8-big-takeaways-for-free-speech-in-landmark-murthy-v-missouri-censorship-case/

Comments? I agree that what Pres. Trump did, worked. ~~~~~~~~~ To Stop The Border Invasion, Get Tough On Mexico Mexico isn't a partner or a friend on our southern border. It's an antagonist, and it's time we treat it as such. [...] https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/22/to-stop-the-border-invasion-get-tough-on-mexico/

I've found that the website gobankingrates.com has a lot of helpful articles. For example, the information below is good for everyone to know, at every age -- young couples starting out, growing families, and others. I make Aldi my first stop and get everything there that I can, and then I complete my shopping at the next-cheapest supermarket. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "8 Things You Must Buy at Aldi While on a Retirement Budget" If you've ever been to Aldi, you already know that the grocery store chain has some great options at a reasonable price. When it comes to food, you can get fresh produce, dairy, pasta, grains and frozen meals on a fixed income. But you can also get nonedible items, like paper products and laundry detergent. [...] Continues here: https://www.gobankingrates.com/retirement/planning/things-you-must-buy-at-aldi-while-on-retirement-budget/?utm_term=related_link_5&utm_campaign=1265662&utm_source=yahoo.com&utm_content=7&utm_medium=rss

Threads about poop, even if not about flinging poop, are always of interest. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sperm whales drop giant poop bombs to save themselves from orca attack Sperm whales blasted a "big dark bubble" of poop to prevent an impending orca attack off the southern coast of Western Australia. Scientists witnessed the clever defense strategy unfold Tuesday (March 19) during a tourist excursion in Bremer Canyon, a whale-watching hotspot off the coast between Albany and Hopetoun. They described seeing a "cloud of diarrhea" permeate the water, and this rarely seen defense mechanism seemed to help the sperm whale pod escape what could have been a fatal attack by at least 30 killer whales, ABC News Australia reported. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/sperm-whales-drop-giant-poop-204925781.html

Diamond Is About to Be Dethroned As the Hardest Material Ever Diamonds are the hardest substance on Earth — but on other planets, the jury is still out. That's because for some 40 years, scientists have theorized that diamond can squeeze into an even harder mineral known as an eight-atom body-centered cubic, or BC8. If true, this ultra-dense form of carbon would likely be found on carbon-rich exoplanets and would have both a higher compressive strength and thermal conductivity than diamond. Simply put, its discovery could be a game changer for a variety of industries, and now scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the University of South Florida (USF) using the Frontier supercomputer have found a possible pathway toward creating BC8. The results of the study were published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/tech/diamond-dethroned-hardest-material-ever-120000769.html

Sorry to hear this. Contact your U.S. Congressman's office and ask for the "immigration liaison." He or she will ask you to complete a form that gives the office your permission to help you. It shouldn't be too long before you get some constructive guidance. Best of luck to you!

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Next Up for the Climate Hysterics: Meat and Dairy [...] there's one big drawback to meat production, according to the climate nannies. Cows eat a lot of grass, which fattens them up very nicely but also causes their digestive tract to produce a lot of flatulence. The cow farts contain a lot of methane, which is very, very, very bad for Planet Earth. So we're told. Soon, we'll be seeing "peak livestock emissions." I guess when that happens, no one should light any matches outdoors. "We need to see major changes in livestock production and consumption — really deep and rapid changes over the next decade," said Helen Harwatt, an environmental social scientist and lead author of a survey report on livestock emissions. [...] https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/03/22/next-up-for-the-climate-hysterics-meat-and-dairy-n4927561

Planet Fitness Rated 'Best Gym In America' By The National Association Of Perverts LOS ANGELES, CA — The National Association Of Perverts (NAP) Rated Planet Fitness 'The Best Gym In America' after learning this week the workout chain giant allows men to use the women's locker rooms whenever they want. "We couldn't be happier to learn that our members will have access to women's changing rooms all over the country," NAP Spokesperson Lester Johnson told reporters. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/planet-fitness-rated-best-gym-in-america-by-the-national-association-of-perverts

National Guardsman Being Trampled By Migrants Glad To Hear We're Not Being Invaded EL PASO, TX — According to reports, a National Guardsman being trampled by migrants expressed relief to hear the country isn't being invaded. As he was being stampeded by a horde of rampaging foreign nationals, Private Cody Jones expressed relief when he was notified by a nearby mainstream media journalist that this was not an invasion. "Oh, that's good. At least it isn't an invasion — OOOF," he said as one migrant stomped on his face. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/national-guardsman-being-trampled-by-migrants-glad-to-hear-were-not-being-invaded

Thrilling Friday non-ES report, see man: Needed shower after ES-ing, perspirational we man. Breakfast/lunch (at 2 p.m.) was onecan of the Costco chunk chicken from the ES, efficient we man. A siesta was then taken, zzz we man. Din-din was pasta + Aldi meatballs + spaghetti sauce, ingest Two Guys man. Mini-B. heartily approved, perfect din-din response to Daddy's efforts this week man. Movie night was the last 2 (should've been Many!) Young Sheldon episodes, watch Two Guys man. To accommodate the last popcorn bowl was one Twilight Zone episode, watch Two Guys man. Many (2+2) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This makes Many (2x2x2 +2+2+1) for the week, officially in double figures man. Must arise quite literally at o'dark-Many on Saturday for a Band performance, man. We got Mini-B. to bed at almost a reasonable hour, miraculous man. We shall doubtlessly get minimal zzz, bed before midnight = anathema man. So far, we have had to brush needy miu Many (2+2) times, the night is still young man. No party with the rubias tonight, Band performance man.

Friday ES report, see man: We attended all Many ESs, honorable we man. Many (2+2)* yielded the take, see man: *and another, the Many'th (2+2+2th) would have yielded take, but we were too tired to stand in line, need zzz we man -- Acu-Rite wall clock = $Many ($2+1), steal man -- tupacs NIP "personal care" towels**, full can Amway spot-remover, 2 full packs Atra blades = $Many ($2+2+1), steal man **to be repurposed in kitchen or garage, si man -- NIP giant Quaker Oats oatmeal, Manycans (toucans + toucans + onecan) Costco chunk chicken, toucans (large) baked beans, 2 partial bottles Mucinex, coin-holder, NIP bag drinking-straws, large scoop spatula, NIP bottle raspberry vinaigrette, onecan early June peas, onecan pork & beans = $Many ($2x2x2 +2), steal man Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2)