Round Up for Star Date 2021.243

Prologue:
I heard Joe Biden give his speech this afternoon and he lied throughout the entire thing and he was gaslighting America. He claimed that Trump left him a bad plan and that he had to follow it or send more troops to fight so he moved the date ahead. This guy took office and immediately started undoing everything Trump did. He dismantled the border and allowed an influx of hundreds of thousands of illegals to overrun the country. He cancelled Executive Orders and there is no doubt that if Donald Trump said he liked to breathe Biden would have held his breath. So does he expect us to believe he could not change this one thing and he had to follow what Trump did? The reality is Trump had a goal based agreement where the US would drawdown if the Taliban hit certain milestones along the way and if they did anything violent they would pay with their lives. Biden said there was no plan in place for a new government when the Trump plan specifically required the Taliban to form a coalition government with Afghanistan’s existing government. Biden could have told them they missed that goal and that we were staying around for a while. The reality is this would not have happened if Trump were in office because the Taliban knows he would have killed them. Biden bent over and let them take advantage of him and thus our entire nation. But ole Scranton Joe talked tough. He was trying to tell us that he had to add more troops or leave. No one is criticizing the leaving part, Trump was working on that when the election was stolen from him. The problem is the way Biden did it. It was all messed up and ended up leaving people behind and having 13 military members killed. So the BS is not true. He could have left in a much better fashion but that would require knowing what you are doing. Also, the war did not really end today. We will be fighting in the future BUT the war wound down some time ago and the military we kept there were peacekeepers who were there to ensure terrorists did not get another foothold in Afghanistan. Joe let them get that foothold. One last thing. Biden again invoked the name of his dead son. I was sad for the Biden family when Beau died but I am tired of hearing about it. I am tired of hearing about his dead kid who served but did not die in combat. He came home, served in elected office and died of brain cancer. Joe invokes that name for sympathy and I am so past hearing about it. Let Beau rest in peace Joe.

Now for the Round Up!

1. This person was possibly inspired by terrorists. I wonder how many terrorists got on those flights out of Afghanistan and I wonder how many more will waltz in through the porous southern border. I am fairly certain there will be an uptick in terror activity directed toward the US and its citizens abroad. I imagine that right now Americans are being rounded up by the Taliban and they will be ransomed or murdered but most likely both. This is what happens when you have a weak person in a position of authority. Biden is responsible for the mess happening.

2. Ninety retired Flag Officers have written a letter indicating that Secretary of Defense Austin and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Milley should resign over the botched Afghanistan withdrawal. These officers are not happy and have indicated that if these two gave Biden the advice for this messed up mission they should resign and if they did not but did not strongly object (with threats of leaving over the plan) then they are wrong and should be out of their positions. These officers rightly claim that Austin and Milley are more concerned with woke culture social justice training than they are with warfighting. This too is true. These two are a disgrace to the nation and they have as much blood on their hands as Biden does. The 66 million or so of you who voted for Biden are just as guilty. I wonder if any of these officers supported Biden in the 2020 election. It is known that nearly all the Democrats in Congress did because they hated Trump. Well now some of those Democrats who are vulnerable in 2022 are distancing themselves from Biden and what he did. Too late though, they are part of this. They supported him and they certified an obviously fraudulent election and they impeached Trump a second time in the name of politics. So no distancing for you folks. You are part of the problem and should be booted from the People’s House. BTW, there are plenty of Republicans who should be booted right along with you.

3. The only thing the Democrat Communists know how to do well is cheat and ignore the Constitution. These cretins used the plandemic to impose illegal voting schemes that made it easier for them to cheat. The Dem Commies are working hard pulling every trick in the book to end the recall of Gavin Newsom in California. They mailed a ballot to everyone, they put suspicious holes in the ballot so you can see how people voted and two people sued to stop things (they lost) because they claim that they do not want to vote to recall Newsom so they only get one vote and people who want him recalled get two. They want Newsom’s name on the back of the ballot as well or the recall stopped. These people have the same rights as anyone else. There are two questions. 1) Do you want to recall Governor Newsom? 2) If Governor Newsom is recalled who do you want to replace him. Based on these questions everyone, even those who vote no on the first, has the opportunity to vote for the replacement, should one be needed. The Dem Commies used Covid to break the law and to do things the Constitution does not authorize. They are working on that for next year and these Covid variants are only smoke screens they need to get to the election where they can introduce some magical new variant forcing us to allow them to cheat again.

4. I have discussed the vaccine and how the thing was forced on us, how it was not tested for long term issues and how the FDA approved a vaccine that is not available and will not be produced for quite some time so that the EUA drugs can be used up while immunity is present for their use. This article is pretty detailed in the issues involved and demonstrates how the FDA shirked its responsibility.

5. Joe Biden and his cabal of anti American misfits botched things horribly in Afghanistan. They gave the Taliban names of people and then did not allow those people to get to the airport even though they were at the locked gates. All they had to do was open the damned gates and let the people in. But no, our feckless leaders kept the gates closed and in so doing forced 600 students at American University to go back to the school grounds where the Taliban will be able to find them without difficulty because they have their names (and those of their families). There have already been threats against the students and faculty and those folks are franticly trying to find safe passage out. I fear these people will be captured, the males executed and the females turned into Taliban baby makers. This is all on the hands of that moron in the white House. Democrats have other education related ambitions that include eliminating some or all student loan debt. Keep in mind that when they say they are cancelling a loan it will still be paid but the taxpayer will, as is most often the case, bear the burden of that cost. We pay for welfare, we pay for Congress’ elaborate retirement, we pay for their sexcapade cover-ups and we pay for the relief from the consequences of their ill advised response to Covid. Be careful students. It is not beyond the left to leave you for dead at the hands of terrorists.

6. Maybe we should defund the FBI. The guy in charge of investigating sex crimes at the FBI has been charged with committing sex crimes. It appears this freak exposed himself to a young girl and has written that he likes underaged girls. He needs to be convicted and sent to jail for some good old fashioned justice. The FBI has been shown, over the last ten years or so, to be a group of political hacks who have no problems breaking the laws we pay them to enforce. They manufacture evidence, they harass people and they alter documents to fit their needs. Defund them, fire them, and do not replace them.

7. There is no doubt, except to the brain cell challenged, that Biden “won” because of fraud. He did not get 81 million votes. He is lucky to have gotten about 66 million, if that. The democrats and a lot of their minions cheated to flip votes, manipulate machines and add millions of mail in ballots to exploit the pandemic and steal an election. The evidence is all there to all but the woefully ignorant. There are 15 MILLION mail in ballots that are unaccounted for nation wide. There is no record of them ever being returned (or in some cases sent) but they were cast. There were nearly 44,000 absentee ballots counted in DeKalb country GA that violated the chain of custody rules. They ignored the rules and counted the ballots anyway. This is how fraud is committed. People have been screaming that fraud took place and now more people are seeing it and actually believe that the election was rigged. The fraud is how we ended up with a guy who allowed the situation in Afghanistan to deteriorate and how 13 heroes were killed. There is blood on a lot of hands. People need to go to prison.

8. General Mike Flynn had his credit cards cancelled by Chase. The company claimed it was because he was damaging to their reputation. This is part of a continuing attack on conservatives by woke financial institutions. They have cancelled the accounts of gun stores and they have been a watch dog for the government to oversee what people are doing. There are options for conservatives so be sure not to support companies that do not have your interests at heart. If you are an investor, or want to be, try some of the alternatives to woke company investments.

9. Dr, FrankenFauci is a petty dictator wannabe. He is pushing mandates on you for the not approved vaccine and he wants you to wear a mask to do just about anything. He is now pushing for children to be mandated to wear masks in school. Dr. follow the science is ignoring the science that indicates children are not affected, to any great deal, by Covid. In Louisiana to date only 12 people 18 and under have died of Covid and in Maryland that number is 10. Any death of a child is tragic but we cannot force children to wear masks or get vaccines, another thing Fauci wants to force kids to do, just because a very small minority is affected. The reality is vaccines are less effective in preventing hospitalization among the adult population. Since children rarely end up in the hospital because of Covid, why do they need to be forced to get a vaccination? If their parents want them vaccinated, fine but if not then so be it. This is not the government’s business. Some states have banned localities from mandating masks and other measures. The Biden administration has opened a civil rights investigation claiming that these bans are a violation of the rights of children who have medical conditions because they deserve to be protected. First of all, there is nothing that says an individual must give up a freedom to protect another and there is nothing that would indicate it is ok to force people to do things to protect others. We do not make all children wear football helmets because the football team is more susceptible to head injuries. If the vulnerable children want to wear a mask then fine but it is wrong to force others to do so. You cannot protect one’s civil rights by infringing on the civil rights of another.

ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
Cave canem!
Never surrender, never submit.
Big Dog

Gunline

Where Is OSHA For Border Patrol Agents?

I have stated several times that I think the whole swine flu issue is being blown out of proportion but that does not mean there is no threat of getting sick from the virus especially if one visits Mexico or has contact with someone who did. There is still a need to protect ourselves and the most efficient way of doing this is to wash our hands often.

Another method, for those who have constant contact, is to wear masks. The masks, if properly worn, prevent airborne droplets from being inspired and causing infection.

However, Janet Napolitano and the DHS have decided that border patrol agents who are in contact with people crossing the Mexican/American border every day are not allowed to wear masks and if they do they will face disciplinary action. An ABC News 10 report indicates that border patrol agents have requested to wear a mask while performing her duties and this request was denied. Over 80 agents asked to wear the masks but they were told they may not. ABC News 10 reports they have copies of the denied requests and those copies indicate that the agents may not wear the masks because of how it looks and because of the potential for public panic.

The DHS is putting politics ahead of the safety of the workers.

The DHS denies that it ever told agents that they may not wear the masks which directly contradicts the report from ABC News 10 and the memos presented in the report. DHS states that the science does not indicate that wearing the masks is appropriate.

Employers are required to provide respiratory protective equipment when required by the work environment (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134):

A respirator shall be provided to each employee when such equipment is necessary to protect the health of such employee. The employer shall provide the respirators which are applicable and suitable for the purpose intended. The employer shall be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a respiratory protection program, which shall include the requirements outlined in paragraph (c) of this section. The program shall cover each employee required by this section to use a respirator.

The employer must provide it when the equipment is necessary to protect the health of the employee. DHS is getting around this by stating that the science does not support the wear of a mask (which is a respirator under the standard).

Has the DHS done any air monitoring to determine the potential for contamination? The outbreak started in Mexico and that country has been the hardest hit. People in Mexico are wearing masks to prevent spread of the disease and a lot of them cross the border each day. In the absence of monitoring data the atmosphere becomes and unknown and it makes sense to protect workers from the potential of exposure to a flu that will take them from their duties.

Does it make sense to make a politically correct decision and risk a large number of workers becoming ill and therefore unable to do their jobs?

The masks are inexpensive and the Mexicans are already wearing them so it is not like they don’t know what is going on. The idea that DHS is creating an atmosphere where its workers are potentially exposed to a virus that leads to illness is unconscionable. The CDC discusses the use of masks in settings where contact with potentially infected persons cannot be avoided (such as on the border with the country where it originated):

When crowded settings or close contact with others cannot be avoided, the use of facemasks1 or respirators2 in areas where transmission of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus has been confirmed should be considered as follows:

1. Whenever possible, rather than relying on the use of facemasks or respirators, close contact with people who might be ill and being in crowded settings should be avoided.
2. Facemasks should be considered for use by individuals who enter crowded settings, both to protect their nose and mouth from other people’s coughs and to reduce the wearers’ likelihood of coughing on others; the time spent in crowded settings should be as short as possible.
3. Respirators should be considered for use by individuals for whom close contact with an infectious person is unavoidable. This can include selected individuals who must care for a sick person (e.g., family member with a respiratory infection) at home.

The masks might help even if the science does not indicate they should be used. More importantly, the employees want to wear them. If wearing them will give them peace of mind and allow them to do their jobs more efficiently, why not let them?

There is no reason and no excuse for denying employees a method to protect themselves from infection.

Big Dog

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