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Burdened with hidden debt, Chinese cities embrace a 'fines economy' to stay afloat China's zero-COVID policy ended pretty suddenly last December but while it was in place cities around the country were forced to spend trillions on Xi Jinping's strict testing regime and constant lockdowns. Much of this was so-called hidden debt which these cities are still dealing with in the form of huge debt service payments. In response they have been forced to cut pay and services and make other adjustments. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/09/21/burdened-with-hidden-debt-chinese-cities-embrace-a-fines-economy-to-stay-afloat-n579667

Columnist is fed up. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Liars. Nothing but liars [...] There really are no words. As easily as Garland lies to Congress, the MSM outclasses him as shameless liars. [...] https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/09/21/liars-nothing-but-liars-n579579

Elegant to read. Comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ American Pandemic 'Samizdat' [...] Though it is hard to hear, the sad fact is that we are living in a time and in a society where there is once again a need for scientists to pass around their ideas secretly to one another so as to avoid censorship, smearing, and defamation by government authorities in the name of science. I say this from first-hand experience. During the pandemic, the U.S. government violated my free speech rights and those of my scientist colleagues for questioning the federal government's COVID policies. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/09/21/american_pandemic_samizdat_149787.html

Ignorant, pathetic Merrick Garland wilts on the hot seat before Congress [...] The nation's chief law enforcement officer has no special insight into the malfeasance unfolding under his nose. He is just an oblivious bystander, unperturbed by the tyrannical turn the DOJ has taken under his leadership, persecuting his boss's political enemies and coddling the crooked president's crooked relatives. [...] https://nypost.com/2023/09/20/ignorant-pathetic-merrick-garland-wilts-on-the-hot-seat/

Every word of this is a bullseye zinger. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rational Fears of the Irrational The New York Times has an updated Covid warning for its readers: "Right-wing influencers and conspiracy theorists are stoking fears about mass lockdowns and spreading unsubstantiated new ideas about Covid-19's links to world events." Only a right-wing nutcase, according to the Times, would imagine that policymakers and their media boosters would overreact to the latest round of Covid infections, which the Times and other outlets have been assiduously covering: [...] https://www.city-journal.org/article/rational-fears-of-the-irrational

Thrilling Thursday report, see man: We had a quiet administrative day planned, si man. Then Mama T-B. called, senior she man call we man man. "Can you call the auto shop this morning about the film on my back windshield, huh man?" asked senior she man man. "I can't see out of it, no man," no man. We called the auto shop, comply we man. They referred us to a sports-car place, si man. The sports-car place had abandoned tinting-type work about a year ago, sigh man. They referred us to another of their locations, rather far away man. We called this Many'rd place, but they had no appointments till Wednesday next week, no good man. We asked for referrals, and they gave us a name, know nothing more than that they man. We called this Many'th place, which could see us at 2 p.m., good man. We informed Mama T-B., who had Many,000 questions, Champion Worrier senior she man. We called the Many'th place back, satisfactory answers man. We agreed to collect the Mama-T-B.-mobile at half-past 1, agree we man. Lunch was Many tablespoons of Costco chicken salad, ingest directly from container we man. We then napped (starting half an hour till noon), zzz we man. We took the Mama-T-B.-mobile, comply we man. Job was done in just over 2 hours, ahead of estimate man. Din-din was Many (2+1) bags of cheaps and 2 mini-Pepsi Colas, ingest we man. Fortunately, today was ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s skool pickup of Mini-B., cutting it close man. Ironically, we got caught in that skool traffic while returning the Mama-T-B.-mobile, egad man. We were almost gassed by the glue smell from the new window film, gag we man. Mama T-B. was pleased enough, mollified senior she man. However, she lectured us about Many other topics, man. We were already a sweatbucket, perspirational we man. Old people keep their room temperatures at Many00 degrees, unhelpful man. We left as soon as we could, escape we man. At the casa, we treated/lunched outraged miu, service miu we man. We then showered, highly needed man. Dessert was onecan of pinto beans*, ingest we man. *bought at a previous ES, financially savvy we man Mini-B. came back in tears because ex-Mrs.-T-B. had yelled at him, console wee man we man. He was better after computer games, si man. We shall now try to get him to bed on time, nearly impossible man. So much for accomplishing anything today, oh well man. Party with the rubias later, cavort we man.

Doesn't matter, as long as tailpipe emissions are eliminated!

I still want to know what will be done to BLM.

Their thinking needs to become more fossilized.

[T-B. suppressing negative thought: "Humans are inferior primates... humans are inferior primates..." Negatory -- didn't work.]

AXE is just about the only body/deodor spray available south of Mexico, observe we man. It's vile, and the cans are too small, bleccch man. Only thing viler is most Old Spice concoctions, yuck man. Gracias, si mam ma'am. Mini-B.'s deficiencies are motivation and organization, sigh man.

Interesting -- comments? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New study: Suppressing negative thoughts might be good for you You've probably heard the idea at some point in your life that suppressing negative thoughts or emotions is bad for you. If you suppress them they'll just erupt in some unexpected way. Therefore it's better, so we've been told, to spend time in therapy talking through those negative thoughts at length. That's the path to healing. But a newly released study by researchers at Cambridge University suggests those ideas may be fundamentally wrong. [...] https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/09/20/new-study-suppressing-negative-thoughts-might-be-good-for-you-n579502

California Democrat Sues Liberal City For Allowing It to Turn Into a 'Third World Country' [...] Democrat Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho is suing the city of Sacramento over years of "Third World" homeless conditions. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/09/20/cali-dem-sues-liberal-city-for-allowing-it-to-turn-into-a-third-world-country-n2628734

I like the way this guy writes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've Changed My Mind: The Dems Will Dump Biden [...] I'm suggesting here that the Democrats will dump Biden for one reason—when it comes to elections, Democrats are not stupid. They are corrupt, evil, wicked, perverted, venal, thieves, liars, and cheats -- but they are NOT stupid. They know how to win. [...] https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2023/09/21/column-n2628739

British to Be Forced to Drive Electric LONDON - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has rejected appeals from the Conservative Party to extend the deadline for requiring all new car sales in the UK to be electric by 2030. The Tories say the goal is impossible to meet. [...] https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2023/09/21/british-to-be-forced-to-drive-electric-n2628711

If this weren't so true, it'd be hilarious. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ America Is Becoming a Joke The United States just lost an F-35 as part of its campaign to reduce itself from the greatest superpower in human history to a pitiful punchline. Ah, the magic of leftism – only it can make a great country like America ridiculous. From an inability to find its fighters to an unwillingness to defend its borders or prosecute criminals – with the exception of conservatives framed for the crime of conservativing – our country has become the Three Stooges without the dignity. [...] https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2023/09/21/america-is-becoming-a-joke-n2628665

Illegal Immigrant Influx Prompts Halt of Cargo Processing at El Paso This week, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) announced that cargo processing at the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) connecting Ciudad Juarez and El Paso will be halted so officers can process the influx of illegal immigrants crossing the border. [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/09/20/el-paso-border-n2628664

Miu has resurfaced, resurfaced miu man. Miu was apparently asleep beside the downstairs couch, zzz miu man. Miu awoke and sat on our lap for the entire TV news, continuous lap-miu man. Miu frequently indicated the desire for thorough scratch-chinning, comply with miu we man. At this writing, miu is din-dinning on Fancy Feast turkey + carrots, ingest miu man.

Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: Mini-B. groused about his "bed-head" look and wants to take 2 showers daily, morn & eve man. After skooling Mini-B., we went to the supermarket, shop we man. We found one Manyzen bottles of Powerade Zero grape, eagerly up-snatch all we man. We got Mini-B. some mint Trident in response to his concerns about bad breath, comply we man. We got Mini-B. some smelly Old Spice body-warsh in response to his desires, comply we man. Mini-B. will now go around smelling like a cheap whorehouse, term used by Papa T-B. man. Lunch was Many tablespoons of Costco chicken salad straight from the container, ingest we man. A much-needed siesta was taken thereafter, zzz we man. Having done his non-P-math hoamwurk early, Mini-B. had the option to invite over an amigo after skool, no one pulled the trigger on that man. Din-din was nuked corn and the remaining half-bag of Tyson breaded chicken tenders with honey-mustard sauce, ingest Two Guys man. Mini-B. played V.R. and computer games, free wee man man. We offered movie night, "I'm good" man. We offered ice cream, invitation accepted by wee man man. Mini-B. used and liked his new body-warsh, smell like cheap whorehouse wee man man. Highly interactive miu (earlier) unseen for a couple of hours, either sleeping under a bed or shut in a cabinet or drawer somewhere man. Party with the rubias after late TV news, cavort we man.

Teen Daughter Politely Asks Parents To Consider Not Existing While Her Friends Are Over MYERSTOWN, PA — Local teenager Natalie Bingham politely asked her mom and dad if they would consider ceasing to exist for a few hours while her friends come over. "When the girls get here, could you maybe just not be around, like, anywhere in the known universe?" asked Natalie. "Or if that's too much, would you [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/teen-daughter-politely-asks-parents-to-consider-not-existing-while-her-friends-are-over

Ukraine Hires Dylan Mulvaney As New Spokesperson [...] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the decision at a press conference today, stating, "In these trying times, we need a professional like Dylan to come in and be the face of Ukraine. He's someone that people unanimously respect after seeing how he masterfully handled his role as a Bud Light brand ambassador. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/ukraine-hires-dylan-mulvaney-as-spokesperson

AG Garland's Impartiality Questioned Due To Conspicuous 'Kill Trump' Tattoo On Forehead [...] "You can't sit there and pretend you're impartial," chairman Jim Jordan (R) said, calling out the AG's conspicuous tattoo. "It literally says 'Kill Trump' on your face." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/ag-garlands-impartiality-questioned-due-to-conspicuous-kill-trump-tattoo-on-forehead

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Exclusive: Babylon Bee Uncovers Why F-35 So Hard To Find CHARLESTON, SC — In a Babylon Bee exclusive, new evidence has been obtained that provides further insight as to how an F-35 fighter jet could disappear and remain missing until its wreckage was discovered. New images reveal the plane was outfitted with the latest stealth technology, including [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/exclusive-babylon-bee-uncovers-why-stealth-plane-so-hard-to-find

Angry NYC Residents Protest In the Streets Against the Arrival of Illegal Migrants: 'You Are Not Welcome' [...] A group of furious Staten Islanders protested in the streets as a bus carrying illegal migrants was going to a newly converted shelter. Footage of the scene shows [...] https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/09/20/ny-residents-protest-against-arrival-of-illegal-migrants-n2628718

For once, Ann Coulter has a point. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My Party: The Stupid Party! [...] You only have a bare majority in one house of Congress, Republicans: This is no time to be hot-shots for causes that won't get you a single vote. [...] https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2023/09/20/my-party-the-stupid-party-n2628736