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Infrastructure Roadblock, Pelosi’s Political Games, Biden’s Bumbling Lies

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Hosted by Greg Corombos
With guest Alexandra DeSanctis

Alexandra Desanctis Marr is in for Jim today.  Alexandra and Greg cheer Senate Republicans for blocking the Democrats’ very expensive “infrastructure” bill, which doesn’t even exist yet. They also slam House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for further politicizing the committee tasked with investigating the Capitol Hill riot by rejecting two GOP members. And they scratch their heads after President Biden’s latest town hall is filled with false statements and incoherent moments.

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CarolJoy, Not So Easy To Kill
CarolJoy, Not So Easy To Kill
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The following article offers an in depth look at an infection known as Marek’s, which  afflicts chickens raised in large scale chicken farming operations. It then focuses on how an effective vaccine was developed, with a high efficacy at combatting this infection. However over time, the infection evolved, and a new vaccine was needed to […]
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Last Friday, the Wall Street Journal contained an editorial entitled “A Covid Vaccine Crossroads”.  After reading that editorial, I sent them the following letter.  The subject line of my email read: What happened to Free People, Free Markets? Did I really read this line in an editorial last Friday?  Did you actually write this sentence? […]
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Nanocelt TheContrarian
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A federal judge ruled that Indiana University can force students to get the Covid Vaccine.  Andy McCarthy, as expected, accepts that ruling and states that an appeal of the injunction denial is unlikely to succeed. Andy McCarthy of course fully supports federal law and the federal judicial system, whatever its outcomes might be.  The judge […]
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Please Get Vaccinated

Roderic
Roderic
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We are in the middle of another COVID spike in Texas, in much of the rest of the country and the world.  In Texas new infections are up by 300 to 400%.

Fear-mongering comes in the news in the form of Greek letters these days, but the fear-mongering has a kernel of truth to it.  Unvaccinated people are at increased risk of getting infected; as an adult, if you get infected you have a 10% chance of getting severe disease.  Leaving aside the chance of death, if you get severe disease you have a 30% chance of having long-term problems, like dementia, which in popular accounts is described as “brain fog”.  And the brain fog for those who get it is not going away.

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Stad
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. . . not allowing all viewpoints to me aired and discussed in a civilized manner because of censorship by government and private entities creates an atmosphere of distrust – and rightfully so.  Now, we get news from overseas (@caroljoy will love this): https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/despite-faucis-assertions-israeli-data-indicate-natural-immunity-6x-greater-than-achieved-from-the-jab Preview Open
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Overdose Deaths Are Up – Way Up

DonG (2+2=5. Say it!)
DonG (2+2=5. Say it!)
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Overdose deaths last year were up over the previous year, way up. The new government numbers are out and they are alarming. It is like a 9/11 every other week. From AP:

Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday.

That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the previous year and amounts to a 29% increase.

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CarolJoy, Not So Easy To Kill
CarolJoy, Not So Easy To Kill
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Hoffe is a doctor who is now using the D-dimer testing protocol to uncover whether a COVID vaccinated person has been afflicted with microscopic blood clots. He explains how when these little packages of mRNA are injected in your arm via the COVID vaccine, only 25% are left in your arm, while the 75% of […]
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Texas Dems Go AWOL, Government & Your Text Messages, WHO Does China’s Bidding Again

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Hosted by Greg Corombos & Jim Geraghty

Join Jim and Greg as they hammer Democrats in Texas for fleeing to Washington to avoid voting on an election reform bill. They also note how the media has very different views depending on whether Republicans or Democrats are trying to block legislation. They also rip the Biden administration for even thinking about injecting “fact check” messages into our texting threads to counter alleged disinformation. And they groan as the World Health Organization keeps catering to China, this time by buying 110 million doses of Chinese COVID vaccines that don’t work very well.

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“As part of a sustainable and systemwide commitment to listen, pray, learn and act to help address racism and systemic injustice, Ascension, one of the nation’s leading and largest nonprofit Catholic health systems, has launched a new justice-focused framework called ABIDE, which is built upon the hallmarks of Appreciation – Belongingness – Inclusivity – Diversity […]
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Tlaib’s DHS Insanity, Coddling Commies for Climate Change, Kerry’s Latest Hypocrisy

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Hosted by Greg Corombos & Jim Geraghty

Join Jim and Greg as they slam radical Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib for wanting to defund Customs & Border Patrol, ICE, and the entire Department of Homeland Security. They also unload on the 40 leftist groups urging President Biden to look the other way on Uighur genocide and Hong Kong repression in order to build cooperation for a climate change agenda. And they have fun with John Kerry getting caught doing what John Kerry does best – thinking the rules don’t apply to him.

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Full Size Tabby
Full Size Tabby
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People who normally support large government bureaucracies like the Food and Drug Administration intended to ensure absolute safety (see for example Democrats, at least some officials at the federal Centers for Disease Control, and teachers’ unions) now agree with libertarians that review of drugs and vaccines by the FDA is unnecessary and should be stopped. […]
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Whitmer’s Support Withers, Biden’s Iran Weakness, Door-to-Door Vaccine Campaign

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Hosted by Greg Corombos & Jim Geraghty

Join Jim and Greg as they welcome the declining approval numbers for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and one poll even has her trailing her likely GOP opponent. They also hammer President Biden for not joining three European nations in condemning Iran’s latest nuclear actions and even trying to ease up on sanctions against Tehran. And they roll their eyes as the Biden administration plans to go door-to-door to encourage more Americans to get vaccinated.

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Surgery, Regulations, and the Rainbow Connection

HankRhody Freelance Philosopher
HankRhody Freelance Philosopher
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Actually, the latter topic is much more pleasant than the former two, so let’s start with the Muppets. The Rainbow Connection was the theme song for The Muppet Movie, back when there was only one Muppet movie and the title could afford to be general. Kermit the Frog is sitting in a swamp playing a banjo singing that song. A hopelessly lost talent scout wanders by; Kermit corrects his path. In return, the talent scout tells this frog he may have a chance in Hollywood. And so Kermit sets out on a journey.

Why are there so many songs about rainbows? What’s on the other side?
Rainbows are visions but only illusions; rainbows have nothing to hide.

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NEA Flunks Again, Wolf Vetoes Voter ID, Independence Day

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Hosted by Greg Corombos & Jim Geraghty

Greg is back. Join him and birthday boy Jim Geraghty as they hammer the National Education Association for wanting every student vaccinated before agreeing to face-to-face instruction. They also slam Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf for vetoing legislation that would require Voter ID and signature matching there. And they are grateful for the inspiring Independence Day message from former President Thomas Whitmore.

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Mark Alexander
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Is this true? From Jan. 1, 2021, to June 28. As of June 28, 2021, 272 people have died after receiving COVID-19 vaccines in Australia. Only 1 person has died from the virus. https://caldronpool.com/underreported-deaths-after-vaccine-outnumber-covid-deaths-australian-stats-from-jan-june-2021-reveal/ Preview Open
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Pelosi Nukes Infrastructure Deal, NYC Primary Quagmires Further, LA Pushes Masks Again

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Hosted by Jim Geraghty
With guest Chad Benson

Today Jim and guest host Chad Benson celebrate Speaker Pelosi’s further destruction of the infrastructure bill compromise. They also grimace as problems continue to appear in the Democratic mayoral primary race in NYC. Finally, they sigh as LA county health officials recommend masks for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in light of the new Delta strand.

 

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