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US government on track to top last year's record-breaking deficits

Ryan McMaken
The Mises Institute
Fri, 14 May 2021 14:40 UTC
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© The Mises Institute
The Treasury department has issued its spending and revenue report for April 2021, and it's clear the US government is headed toward another record-breaking year for deficits.

According to the report, the US federal government collected $439.2 billion in revenue during April 2021, which was a sizable improvement over April 2020 and over March 2021. Indeed, April 2021's revenue total was the largest since July of last year when the federal government collected 563.5 billion following several months of delays on tax filing deadlines beyond the usual April 15 deadline. (Not surprisingly, in most years, April tends to be the federal government's biggest month for tax collections.)

In spite of April's haul, however, the federal government managed to spend much more than that, with spending topping $664 billion during April. This means the federal government ran a sizable deficit in April of 225.6 billion. This was a middling sum compared to other monthly deficits this fiscal year (which began on October 1), but deficits are adding up fast.

Comment: Governments across the lockeddown West are facing a similarly dire economic outlook:

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to pardon anyone charged for defying COVID rules

Lee Brown
New York Post
Thu, 13 May 2021 08:04 UTC
DeSantis
© Fox NewsFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis lifts refusal to mask penalties
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will pardon anyone in the Sunshine State charged for not wearing masks or socially distancing — breaking the news live on air to a gym-owning couple who were facing jail time for defying coronavirus safety recommendations.

The Republican governor made the unexpected announcement on Fox News Wednesday as he decried county officials penalizing people.

"It's a total overreach," he told Laura Ingraham. "These things with health should be advisory, they should not be punitive."

He broke the news of his pardon directly to Mike and Jillian Carnevale, who faced up to 120 days in jail for repeatedly allowing people to forgo masks at their gym in Plantation in Broward County.

Comment: DeSantis promotes common sense and reason! Hopefully other governors will follow suit.

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UK women forced to wear face masks during labour despite guidance against doing so, charity finds

Hannah Summers
The Guardian
Fri, 14 May 2021 06:00 UTC
woman baby
© BBC NewsRosie, 39, from London: 'I'm pushing my baby out, I have this mask on my face, and the feeling of claustrophobia is just massive.'
Nearly one in five pregnant women in the UK were forced to wear a face covering during labour, according to research by a charity, despite official health guidance saying they should not be asked to do so.

Women described feeling unable to breathe, having panic attacks or even being sick during labour because they were made to wear a face covering.

The research was carried out by the charity Pregnant Then Screwed, who surveyed 936 women who gave birth during December. It found that 160 of those who went into labour were made to wear a face covering. This goes against current joint UK guidance, published in July 2020 by the Royal College of Midwives and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Comment: If the guidance has always been that women in labour should not be wear a mask because of the harm it can cause, then the excuse of 'confusion' over the latest guidance is not supported by the facts. It's more probable that healthcare staff were so hystericized by the government backed fearmongering that it overrode their critical faculties, which, for people in positions of such responsibility, reveals a lot about the current state of the country. However, this isn't the only example in the UK, and elsewhere:

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Al Asqa attack fallout: Pro-Palestinian & pro-Hamas protesters from Jordan march towards West Bank border in support of Palestine


RT
Fri, 14 May 2021 19:00 UTC
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© Jehad Shelbak / ReutersProtesters hold Palestinian flags in Karameh, Jordan, May 14, 2021
Jordanian security forces used tear gas to repel a group of pro-Palestinian protesters who were heading towards the border with the West Bank amid a flare-up between Israel and Gaza, a report says.

Witnesses told Reuters that Jordanian police fired tear gas and shot into the air as they dispersed a group of about 500 young people, who broke away from a scheduled route designed to allow protesters to express solidarity with the Palestinians along the border.

According to Reuters, the protesters were 5km (3 miles) away from a border bridge opposite the city of Jericho in the West Bank.

Comment: Israel appears to have lit a fire it might not be able to control.

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NPC

UK train firm issues grovelling apology to 'non-binary' passenger for conductor's 'ladies and gentlemen' announcement

Richard Moriarty
The Sun, UK
Fri, 14 May 2021 18:10 UTC
Laurence Coles
© @laurencec123/TwitterThe London North Eastern Railway issued a grovelling apology after passenger Laurence Coles complained
A train company has apologised for not being inclusive after a conductor welcomed passengers on board with "Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls".

The London North Eastern Railway issued a grovelling apology after passenger Laurence Coles complained.

Coles tweeted: "'Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls...' so as a non-binary person this announcement doesn't actually apply to me so I won't listen".

Laurence's friend Charlotte Monroe, 28, also contacted the company, saying: "I was sat with Laurence when this tweet was sent. Both of us are non-binary, and we were both alarmed and uncomfortable by the lack of inclusion."


Comment: Histrionic, attention-seeking nonsense.


LNER responded saying: "I'm really sorry to see this, Laurence, our Train Managers should not be using language like this, and I thank you for bringing it to my attention.


Comment: Pure cowardice. This is how Woke totalitarians win. Easily.


"Please could you let me know which service you are on and I will ensure they remain as inclusive as we strive to be at LNER.
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Ireland shuts down health IT systems after 'significant ransomware attack'


France24
Fri, 14 May 2021 17:17 UTC
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© Marc O'Sullivan, AFPMinister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, Paul Reid, CEO, HSE and Professor Brian MacCraith, receive the first doses of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland on December 26, 2020.
Ireland's health authority said Friday it had shut down its computer systems after experiencing a "significant ransomware attack", a week after the largest US fuel pipeline network was also targeted.

The Irish attack was blamed on international criminals and was said to be targeting healthcare records.

Officials said patient safety was not at risk however the Health Services Executive (HSE) said it is currently unable to make referrals for coronavirus testing.

Government minister Ossian Smyth told RTE it is "possibly the most significant cybercrime attack on the Irish State", calling it an "international attack" but "not espionage".

"These are cyber criminal gangs, looking for money," he told Ireland's state broadcaster.

Shut down all IT systems

The HSE said it shut down all its IT systems as a precaution but said the country's coronavirus vaccination programme was unaffected, as were emergency service calls.

But the referral system used to book Covid-19 tests was down.

Comment: Expect more cyberattacks during the pseudo-reign of Biden-Harris.

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Pirates

Maricopa County elections officials DELETED ENTIRE DATABASE DIRECTORY from voting machines - including "All Election Information" from main database

Patty McMurray
The Gateway Pundit
Wed, 12 May 2021 16:14 UTC
Arizona Senate President Karen Fann
Arizona Senate President Karen Fann
Last week, the Gateway Pundit reported about the emergency meeting that was called by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, after the County was reportedly unable to provide passwords to the auditors performing an audit of the county's 2020 Election results. They also did not provide access to the routers which were requested in the audit as well.

On Wednesady afternoon, it was discovered that "the entire database" showing the "Results Tally and Reporting" for the 2020 election had been deleted from the Maricopa County voting machines!

100 Percent Fed Up reports- President of the Arizona Senate Karen Fann has written a letter to Chairman Sellers, demanding answers.

Comment: Gateway Pundit follows up on the audit discrepancies:
Ballot auditors in Maricopa County are reporting that they have found "significant discrepancies" between the number of ballots therein and the batch reports included in the boxes.

The auditors have been reporting 5-15 percent discrepancies across many boxes, with the number consistently growing. Joe Biden supposedly won the county by only 2.2 percent, according to the official results.

Political strategist Boris Epshteyn said on an appearance on Steve Bannon's War Room show that the discrepancies may actually be as high as 17.5 percent — making it likely that "Biden did not win Arizona."

The National File reports that the "Arizona Senate President recently sent a letter to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, outlining the major issues discovered already in the audit, and offering to settle them without additional subpoenas or compulsory action. In the letter, says Epshteyn on Steve Bannon's podcast, it reveals, 'Pallet five, batch 2976, 200 pink slip total, actual total 165. They are missing 35 ballots out of that batch.' He added, '35 out of 100 is 17.5%. 10 out of 200 is 5%.'"


"Do you know how shocking that is? 17.5% discrepancy in a batch is beyond belief." He added, "In one they've got 18 more than there's supposed to be, which is a 9% discrepancy. Again, if we are to have any confidence in elections in this country, how can we possibly be okay with discrepancies of double digit percentages? It's absolutely mind boggling, anything above a tiny fraction of a percentage is unacceptable, by the way, unacceptable according to the Federal Elections Commission."
The stench fraud coming out of Arizona is overwhelming. Imagine what audits in Michigan or Pennsylvania would turn up?

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Snakes in Suits

The best of the barbs traded at first NYC mayoral debate

Julia Marsh
New York Post
Thu, 13 May 2021 15:44 UTC
Ray McGuire and Shaun Donovan
© NY1Ray McGuire and Shaun Donovan traded barbs over banking and the Great Recession.
The Zoom forum for the first televised Democratic primary mayoral debate didn't stop the rival candidates from slinging mud across their computer screens, prompting leading candidate Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams to declare at one point, "Ohhh they're feisty!"

Here are some of the sharpest barbs from the showdown for the June 22 election :

"Don't get me involved in your daddy's problems," City Comptroller Scott Stringer told former Obama housing director Shaun Donovan, whose rich father has given millions to an outside group supporting his son's long shot bid.

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"With all due respect Ray, no one has that experience of really making sure we come back specifically from a crisis that you helped create in the Great Recession," Donovan told former Citigroup executive Ray McGuire, who shot back that he had "zero to do with anything involved in the mortgage crisis."

McGuire then cited his 13 years as the head of Citi's corporate and investment banking unit. "You know what they call that in my neighborhood? They call that receipts. He has blank checks," McGuire blasted back at Donovan.
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California suspects arrested, released for pig's blood smeared on Derek Chauvin defense witness' former home

Danielle Wallace
Fox News
Thu, 13 May 2021 15:29 UTC
Rowan Dalbey, Kristen Aumoithe and Amber Lucas
© Santa Rosa Police DepartmentRowan Dalbey, Kristen Aumoithe and Amber Lucas
Three suspects were charged and released weeks after allegedly smearing pig's blood on a northern California home previously owned by a defense witness who testified in the trial for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, officials announced on Wednesday.

Rowan Dalbey, 20, Kristen Aumoithe, 34, and Amber Lucas, 35, all of Santa Rosa, California, were arrested Tuesday on felony vandalism and conspiracy charges. The three woman were cited and released, Santa Rosa Police spokeswoman Lt. Jeneane Kucker said Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. Kucker did not immediately return a voicemail left by Fox News Thursday seeking clarification.

The home allegedly targeted by the women was previously owned by retired Santa Rosa police officer Barry Brodd - who testified in a Hennepin County courtroom last month that he believed Chauvin was justified in his use of force against George Floyd during his fatal arrest on May 25, 2020.
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NPC

Cancel culture debate rages as 'American Idol' singer nixed over KKK-themed video... from when he was 12


RT
Thu, 13 May 2021 14:28 UTC
american idol
© REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
'American Idol' contestant Caleb Kennedy has apologized and is leaving the singing competition after a video surfaced of him posing with a person in a KKK-style white hood.

Kennedy announced his departure from the long-running series, on which he was among the final five contestants, on Wednesday.

"There was a video that surfaced on the internet and it displayed actions that were not meant to be taken in that way," he wrote in a statement. "I was younger and did not think about the actions, but that's not an excuse. I wanna say sorry to all my fans and everyone who I have let down."

Kennedy had posted only a day before his announcement that he was in the studio "working on songs."

The video of Kennedy had previously been spread around social media after being posted to YouTube.

Comment: See also:

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