Trump can win as the anti-chaos candidate
Source: Washington Post
by Marc A Thiessen
“Don’t laugh. Just read the polls.” (05/09/24)
1 big thing, 05/09/24
Source: Axios
“Fei-Fei Li: AI’s new possibilities for robots.” (05/09/24)
https://www.axios.com/2024/05/09/generative-ai-future-fei-li-robots
Why Franklin Pierce Vetoed a Bill to Earmark 10 Million Acres of Federal Land for ‘Indigent Insane Persons’
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Lawrence W Reed
“In the 19th century, President Grover Cleveland set the record for putting the veto to good use. He used it to kill more bills than did all of his 22 predecessors combined. In one veto message, he famously declared that ‘though the people may support the government, it is not the duty of government to support the people.’ The only US President from the State of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce (our 14th) cast just nine vetoes during his years in the White House, from 1853 to 1857. Five were overridden but not his most eloquent one. It’s one of my favorites, so here’s the story.” ()5/09/24)
Sweden: Protesters rally against Israel’s participation in Eurovision
Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, have taken to the streets in the Swedish city of Malmo to protest against Israel’s inclusion in Eurovision. Protesters wearing keffiyehs and waving Palestinian flags filled the port city on Thursday, where the second semifinal is scheduled to take place later tonight. … Eurovision has resisted calls to eject Israel but asked the country to modify the lyrics of its original song, October Rain, which appeared to reference the Hamas attack. Critics have pointed out that Russia was expelled in 2022 following its invasion of Ukraine, and Belarus was excluded the previous year following a crackdown on protesters.” (05/09/24)
Conflicts of Interest, episode 590
Source: Libertarian Institute
“Will the Invasion of Rafah Impact US Support for Israel?” (05/09/24)
Bank of England makes the case for taxpayer bailouts of central banks: It’s mandatory
Source: Cobden Centre
by Bob Lyddon
“The Bank of England’s working paper attempts to obfuscate the truth and distance itself from it: central banks – with the Bank itself in the vanguard – have made colossal mistakes and now their policies have blown up in their (or rather the taxpayer’s) face. The working paper is the intellectual capital with which the world’s central banks will press their finance ministries for new monetary capital. The money will have to be found, and from the taxpayer – the contrary of the promise made after the Global Financial Crisis.” ()5/09/24)
Seems Odd That Democrats Still Don’t Get This About Trump
Source: Town Hall
by Derek Hunter
“The sham trial in the so-called ‘hush money’ case against Donald Trump really has Democrats excited. This probably isn’t the best analogy, but it works: they seem to think THIS will finally be the thing that takes down Trump, like everyone in a Halloween movie thinks whatever blow they land will be what stops Michael Meyers. They’re all always wrong. In the movies they’re wrong because there’s money to be made in a sequel, with Trump they’re always wrong because they simply cannot understand the basics about the man and his supporters. Democrats genuinely seem to think they can somehow turn Trump’s supporters against him somehow. They’ve tried everything, and they keep trying. Nothing works.” (05/09/24)
WI: Woman who argued she legally killed sex trafficker pleads guilty to homicide
Source: Seattle Times
“A Milwaukee woman who argued she was legally allowed to a kill a man because he was sexually trafficking her pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced count of reckless homicide. Chrystul Kizer’s decision means she’ll avoid trial and a possible life sentence. It also leaves open the question of whether a state law that grants sex trafficking victims immunity for any offense committed while they were being trafficked extends all the way to homicide. … Prosecutors allege Kizer shot 34-year-old Randall Volar at his Kenosha home in 2018, when she was just 17 years old. She then burned his house down and stole his BMW, they allege. She was charged with multiple counts, including first-degree intentional homicide, arson, car theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm.” (05/09/24)
The Corbett Report, episode 457
Source: The Corbett Report
“How To Save The World!” (05/09/24)
Biden Offers to Turn US Military Personnel Into Saudi Royal Bodyguards
Source: The American Conservative
by Doug Bandow
“President Joe Biden has made a habit of putting the interest of foreign governments before that of the American people. Like the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Biden took office talking of his commitment to human rights and determination to turn MbS, as the crown prince is known, into a ‘pariah.’ Now the administration is proposing to turn the U.S. military into a modern Janissary corps, a bodyguard for the thousands of royal princes who rule over their countrymen. It is well past time to stop deferring to the KSA.” (05/09/24)