🔥 In typical Biden style, his speech was a pugilistic opportunity to settle some final scores. After spending four years calling Republicans “dangerous” (especially MAGA supporters), Biden directed his dangerous ire into dark warnings about Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Trump, and even Congressional Democrats, since Nancy Pelosi pushed him out and nobody stuck up for him.
“It literally threatens our very democracy,” Joe began, repeating his most-used line, misusing the word “literally” again, and obscuring which problem “it” referred to.
All of “it,” I suppose. Or, Joe was full of “it.” Your choice.
🔥 Since Elon Musk helped the Republicans win the most recent election, Joe has —too late— discovered the awful threat of “oligarchs” —meaning billionaires— influencing politics. Oh, it was perfectly fine when George Soros and Mark Zuckerberg did it to help Democrats undermine our representative form of government. But now, Joe practically feels like fainting at the thought any billionaire could courageously align with conservatives — despite the risk of Democrat retaliation. But I digress.
At bottom, it was embarassingly obvious that Joe was just mad at Elon, so his handlers wrote a song about it. That’s all it amounted to. Not one reportable soundbite. (Media loved the word “oligarch” though, so expect a lot more of that over the next four years. And Joe should know about oligarchs; some of his best business deals involved them.)
In what his speechwriters probably expected to be Biden’s most clever moment, the Old Man recalled Eisenhower’s warning about the military-industrial complex —a prophetic warning we completely ignored— and offered his very own version: the looming danger of the rising ‘tech-industrial complex.’ Hearing that piqued our interest; maybe Biden would talk about the dangers of AI, self-directed weapons, gene editing, and photo fakery—truly threatening technologies that nobody seems able to get an arm around.
But no, whatever promise was offered by all that history and the dramatic rhetorical setup immediately fizzled. It turned out all Biden meant by “tech-industrial complex” was the lack of government control over ‘free speech.’ He’s just mad that Zuckerberg threw him under the bus this week, so he was getting in a few licks.
It’s amusing to watch Biden and Dems go all apocalyptic now that they no longer have control. Now every tool they used against their perceived enemies is the worst thing evah! They’re a joke.
“Kamala has refused requests for JD and Usha Vance to see the VP residence and working spaces – while claiming that she’s focused on a peaceful transition. “
“I thought the exchange just a moment ago with Senator Hirono was illustrative. She asked you how you would respond if the President asked you to target his political enemies. It’s rather striking, because it’s not a hypothetical. It has happened over the last four years and I think perhaps the most tragic legacy of the Biden-Harris administration has been the politicization and the weaponization of the United States Department of Justice and we don’t need to ask hypothetically, because Joe Biden publicly mused and allowed The New York Times to report it, calling on Merrick Garland, ‘why will he not prosecute Trump more quickly?’ And Merrick Garland, sadly, he sat in that chair and promised to be apolitical, and he broke that promise almost the instant he walked into the Department of Justice. If you look on the west pediment of the Supreme Court of the United States, just above the entrance, there’s a simple yet profound forward phrase, ‘Equal justice under law.’ We have seen, over the last four years, a Department of Justice that systematically targeted the political opponents of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and that systematically protected his friends and allies and it is tragic to see the loss of confidence in the American people in the Department of Justice and in the FBI. I would note I don’t think there’s an institution in America who has lost more respect from the American people than the FBI has in the last four years. That is a grotesque violation of the obligation of the Department of Justice and the FBI…I want to be clear for folks at home, I don’t want a Republican Department of Justice. I don’t want a Democrat Department of Justice. I want a Department of Justice that follows the damn law, and I think the American people do too. That shouldn’t be too much to expect.”
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke this evening with US President-elect Donald Trump and thanked him for his assistance in advancing the release of the hostages and for helping Israel bring an end to the suffering of dozens of hostages and their families.”
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“The two decided to meet in Washington soon in order to discuss this and other important issues.
Prime Minister Netanyahu then spoke with US President Joe Biden and thanked him as well for his assistance in advancing the hostages deal.”
“Ahhhh, Socialized medicine: “Close to 15,500 people died waiting for health care in Canada between April 1, 2023 until March 31, 2024…via Freedom to Information Act requests across the country… the exact number of 15,474 is incomplete as Quebec, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador don’t track the problem and Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia only provided data on patients who died while waiting for surgeries – not diagnostic scans.”
“In a space listening to the story of a J6 person whose home was raided right after 1/6. He was never arrested and never charged. He was put on the quiet sky list where he was harassed every single time he flew. He had federal marshals follow him for two years even though no charges were ever filed.
Two years later he is coming off a plane with his 7 month pregnant wife and he was arrested in front of everyone and taken to jail on 4 misdemeanor charges which were a variation of trespassing.
He spent a night in jail and was put in chains and leg irons for processing by federal marshals for MISDEMEANORS 2 years after his home was raided by 15 FBI agents in full swat riot gear.
What was his crime? He spent 5 mins in the capital building.
You think that’s normal? You think that’s justice? You think that’s how BLM rioters were treated?
And again, where the hell have Republican elected officials been? Besides MTG and Matt Gaetz. Where have they been? How did they help? What have they done for these people?
Nothing.
I don’t want to hear anything about pardons from a bunch of hypocrites who are silent about the 2000 felony convictions the DOJ dropped in 2021 because the people committing the felonies had the correct political views.
Go listen to these people’s stories. Go listen to what they have been put through as punishment for supporting Donald Trump.”
Wandering Views 
Jeff Childers:
🔥 In typical Biden style, his speech was a pugilistic opportunity to settle some final scores. After spending four years calling Republicans “dangerous” (especially MAGA supporters), Biden directed his dangerous ire into dark warnings about Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Trump, and even Congressional Democrats, since Nancy Pelosi pushed him out and nobody stuck up for him.
“It literally threatens our very democracy,” Joe began, repeating his most-used line, misusing the word “literally” again, and obscuring which problem “it” referred to.
All of “it,” I suppose. Or, Joe was full of “it.” Your choice.
🔥 Since Elon Musk helped the Republicans win the most recent election, Joe has —too late— discovered the awful threat of “oligarchs” —meaning billionaires— influencing politics. Oh, it was perfectly fine when George Soros and Mark Zuckerberg did it to help Democrats undermine our representative form of government. But now, Joe practically feels like fainting at the thought any billionaire could courageously align with conservatives — despite the risk of Democrat retaliation. But I digress.
At bottom, it was embarassingly obvious that Joe was just mad at Elon, so his handlers wrote a song about it. That’s all it amounted to. Not one reportable soundbite. (Media loved the word “oligarch” though, so expect a lot more of that over the next four years. And Joe should know about oligarchs; some of his best business deals involved them.)
In what his speechwriters probably expected to be Biden’s most clever moment, the Old Man recalled Eisenhower’s warning about the military-industrial complex —a prophetic warning we completely ignored— and offered his very own version: the looming danger of the rising ‘tech-industrial complex.’ Hearing that piqued our interest; maybe Biden would talk about the dangers of AI, self-directed weapons, gene editing, and photo fakery—truly threatening technologies that nobody seems able to get an arm around.
But no, whatever promise was offered by all that history and the dramatic rhetorical setup immediately fizzled. It turned out all Biden meant by “tech-industrial complex” was the lack of government control over ‘free speech.’ He’s just mad that Zuckerberg threw him under the bus this week, so he was getting in a few licks.
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It’s amusing to watch Biden and Dems go all apocalyptic now that they no longer have control. Now every tool they used against their perceived enemies is the worst thing evah! They’re a joke.
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Like school in the summertime…
No class.
https://x.com/RichardGrenell/status/1879173396694798809?t=DDHen_W9r79yx5s_OCPbow&s=19
“Kamala has refused requests for JD and Usha Vance to see the VP residence and working spaces – while claiming that she’s focused on a peaceful transition. “
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Ted Cruz nails it.
https://x.com/CurtisHouck/status/1879624230783815832?t=3KSz4JlpIoU0EIu72Dp9rA&s=19
“I thought the exchange just a moment ago with Senator Hirono was illustrative. She asked you how you would respond if the President asked you to target his political enemies. It’s rather striking, because it’s not a hypothetical. It has happened over the last four years and I think perhaps the most tragic legacy of the Biden-Harris administration has been the politicization and the weaponization of the United States Department of Justice and we don’t need to ask hypothetically, because Joe Biden publicly mused and allowed The New York Times to report it, calling on Merrick Garland, ‘why will he not prosecute Trump more quickly?’ And Merrick Garland, sadly, he sat in that chair and promised to be apolitical, and he broke that promise almost the instant he walked into the Department of Justice. If you look on the west pediment of the Supreme Court of the United States, just above the entrance, there’s a simple yet profound forward phrase, ‘Equal justice under law.’ We have seen, over the last four years, a Department of Justice that systematically targeted the political opponents of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and that systematically protected his friends and allies and it is tragic to see the loss of confidence in the American people in the Department of Justice and in the FBI. I would note I don’t think there’s an institution in America who has lost more respect from the American people than the FBI has in the last four years. That is a grotesque violation of the obligation of the Department of Justice and the FBI…I want to be clear for folks at home, I don’t want a Republican Department of Justice. I don’t want a Democrat Department of Justice. I want a Department of Justice that follows the damn law, and I think the American people do too. That shouldn’t be too much to expect.”
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While Biden rushed out early from his nap yesterday to take credit, those involved say others played a roll too.
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https://x.com/IsraeliPM/status/1879650206628839837?t=XcicAO7Fb6wB9QRPojJQ0A&s=19
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke this evening with US President-elect Donald Trump and thanked him for his assistance in advancing the release of the hostages and for helping Israel bring an end to the suffering of dozens of hostages and their families.”
—–
“The two decided to meet in Washington soon in order to discuss this and other important issues.
Prime Minister Netanyahu then spoke with US President Joe Biden and thanked him as well for his assistance in advancing the hostages deal.”
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I guess some pigs are more equal than others.
Beware rich oligarchs! Well, unless they’re ours….. Then give them medals.
https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1879699568155349441?t=DtzeH-clbjUuI0fYZGUoRA&s=19
“Biden: “I want to warn the country [about] concentrated power in the hands of a few ultra wealthy people.”
Last week, he gave our nation’s highest civilian honor to George Soros.”
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Life imitates art….. or something…
https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1879917660018032694?t=L2ed5U2D4V_NXdIIiWUStA&s=19
“The artist who made these cartoons obsessing over calling Trump and Republicans rapists, groomers, and Nazis, was just arrested for child porn.”
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Huh. Go figure.
https://x.com/peterschweizer/status/1879673568092356970?t=J9Sr03Y52wIao7dDL6Mu8Q&s=19
“Ahhhh, Socialized medicine: “Close to 15,500 people died waiting for health care in Canada between April 1, 2023 until March 31, 2024…via Freedom to Information Act requests across the country… the exact number of 15,474 is incomplete as Quebec, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador don’t track the problem and Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia only provided data on patients who died while waiting for surgeries – not diagnostic scans.”
torontosun.com/news/national/…
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Truth.
#USELESSGOP
https://x.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/1879729054250897506?t=rNqVVnswfLHPDjlwbYzyGg&s=19
“In a space listening to the story of a J6 person whose home was raided right after 1/6. He was never arrested and never charged. He was put on the quiet sky list where he was harassed every single time he flew. He had federal marshals follow him for two years even though no charges were ever filed.
Two years later he is coming off a plane with his 7 month pregnant wife and he was arrested in front of everyone and taken to jail on 4 misdemeanor charges which were a variation of trespassing.
He spent a night in jail and was put in chains and leg irons for processing by federal marshals for MISDEMEANORS 2 years after his home was raided by 15 FBI agents in full swat riot gear.
What was his crime? He spent 5 mins in the capital building.
You think that’s normal? You think that’s justice? You think that’s how BLM rioters were treated?
And again, where the hell have Republican elected officials been? Besides MTG and Matt Gaetz. Where have they been? How did they help? What have they done for these people?
Nothing.
I don’t want to hear anything about pardons from a bunch of hypocrites who are silent about the 2000 felony convictions the DOJ dropped in 2021 because the people committing the felonies had the correct political views.
Go listen to these people’s stories. Go listen to what they have been put through as punishment for supporting Donald Trump.”
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