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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Mark Steyn: $500K can get you a Renoir, Picasso, or a Hunter Biden; 'a better racket than the Clinton Foundation'
[FoxNews]
Posted by: Skidmark || 07/09/2021 00:03 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1  ...Clearly, I'm in the wrong business.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski || 07/09/2021 9:19 Comments || Top||

#2  There was a report last year about the market for art being a way to launder money.
You're seeing that in action.
Posted by: ed in texas || 07/09/2021 10:24 Comments || Top||

#3  Blowing the cover off that launder scheme is why he is catching shit.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 07/09/2021 15:52 Comments || Top||

#4  Could there be a common theme:

Jeffrey Epstein’s Art World Connections: A Guide
Posted by: Besoeker || 07/09/2021 16:04 Comments || Top||

#5  Its the only way that 'Grass Stains with Urine, Mulch Paper' get into big galleries for six figures makes sense. Or those absolutely horrible statues and civic art projects.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 07/09/2021 16:33 Comments || Top||

#6  Of course, getting unemployable relatives cush jobs is not a new thing. Anyone catch Chelsea Clinton hosting The Nutcracker on PBS?

Getting ugly step-daughter a modeling career: on retainer

Featured on Paris catwalk: building value
Posted by: swksvolFF || 07/09/2021 17:50 Comments || Top||

#7  Re #1: Mike, I know what you mean. My wife is an artist - talented, but her paintings sell for about 100-250, rather than 50K.
I'm willing to bet that she is much more talented than Hunter.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia || 07/09/2021 18:23 Comments || Top||

#8  Where does she post her art?
Posted by: Creasing de Medici7816 || 07/09/2021 18:30 Comments || Top||

#9  Apparently NOT in the White House?
Posted by: Frank G || 07/09/2021 21:09 Comments || Top||

#10  Money laundering
Influence peddling
Wide open. Not even trying to hide it.

G-d I hate these characters
Posted by: Squinty Lumplump3222 || 07/09/2021 22:19 Comments || Top||


-Land of the Free
Various Comments On Black Leadership
NN2N1 has organized his thoughts again.
This is collection of recent quotes in the Media and posted on the Internet expressing the views now increasingly shared about BLM, the NAACP, the all too common "Reverends", Black Leadership, and usual Race Pimps.

I have presented them to ask the bigger question....

Are the Democrats actually working to Racially Divide us again?

"I am tired of all the Race Baiters having unchallenged access and help from the media to divide this country."

"When was the last time the NAACP did something for other than the Blacks? What about the Asian and Latino communities? Otherwise shouldn't they just come out and rename NAABP"

"NAACP, BLM & ANTI-FA do nothing for Asians and Hispanics. The organizations seem to be there to make a few people rich by preaching Anti-White religious conservative race baiting."

"Why hasn't the Media, and the usual run to the cameras Race Card players strongly speaking out about the assaults on Asian Senior Citizens?"

"What has the NAACP been the primary champion of in the last 50 years? Yes 1 color Black. So isn't promoting 1 color over others racist?"

"When was the last time you heard or read of the NAACP or BLM working on better main stream Black education, improving business opportunities, instead just playing the role of Racist hunter or blaming all problems on other races?"

"Promoting a separate language like Ebonics be taught and practiced by less than 1/8 of the 14% Black US Population is a stupid idea. But it gets headlines."

"It seems the only time the race pimps and racial unity sellers appeal to the non-Black communities about improving unity is when it is appealing for donations. Otherwise it seems to be constantly fueling racial tension as an political agenda goal."

"There are too many that have a goal and agenda for profit, of keeping the perception of racial tensions high for as many Black citizens as possible. They do this by creating splinter groups to upset the generally already seriously racially tolerate society."

"We are all of color. Therefore why in this multi-racial society does the NAACP, BLM and others spread racial segregationism by promoting, locating, feeding and housing Blacks over other colors?"

"They only advocate for Blacks. All they point out & march on is racism, against Whites. Isn't this racism in itself?"

"They scream White on Black crime, but are mute on the greater Black on White crime and avoid discussing the grossly lop sided crime figures."

"What have the Black Leaders done to actually promote the main streaming of the Black Community into the American society since 1965? Because sure seems they really want Separate but equal more so than true social integration."

"After 55 years of Welfare, now the Black Leadership wants to hand out Reparations? Like hell."

"When will the Black Leadership start preaching "Own up, Man up and get off your ass and earn it", like a overwhelming vast majority in America already do?"

"We hear a lot about Racial & Social issues in Major US cities. Guess which Political Party runs and controls those cities?

"As long as organizations like the BLM exist and are championed by Black Leadership and the Media, racism will run rampant. Because their goal is to stir things up to stay viable and build a political base for money and power."

"The NAACP quit being about advancement for the Black community and became a Radicalize Protest group in the latter 1970's that keeps a select few upper level members flowing in money and power."

"The BLM is the new KKK."

"The BLM isn't protesting to improve all lives in America. They are by their name a Black color only focused group. Therefore by definition, they a racist hate based agenda group."

"Black leaders are unfair and uncaring to other races, they are being racist in their actions."

"A nationally known Black Equality Group puts the number true White Racists at between 19,000 to 23,000 in the US. If we used their own definition for Racists and applied it to the BLM, then there are much much fewer White Racists than Black Racists (BLM) in the USA."

"The Media is helping promote Black Racism in its support and coverage of the BLM movement."

"The Democrat Black Leader need to review and update their agenda. Because it acts as if the Blacks get no respect. For Gods sake we have had a Black President, elected over 100 of Black congressional members, governors,, mayors and councilmen. Even during the falsely claimed racist Trump tenure."

"When the they call peaceful protests, why is it there is always mayhem, arson and looting in the streets? Why are they blocking traffic to selectively harm non-Blacks? Why does the MSM call this peaceful protests? "

"Ask yourself, is the BLM really doing anything good for this Black-White-Asian issue in this country, or is its job to emotionally incite problems? "

"The NAACP and too many Black Leaders seem to have changed gears in the last 30 years and are now geared to tearing apart the inter-racial relationships we have built with each other as a whole."

"Why is it that the NAACP, BLM and Black Leaders always try to use the South as the Poster Image of Racism? While it is clear racism is more so practiced in large northern Democrat controlled cities."

"Any organization or group based on the color of someones skin is racist." So BLM and the NAACP are by definition Racist."

"All they (NAACP) ever do is advocate for us Blacks, as if we're the only ones who get treated wrongly in this country. What about the Asians, American Indians, Latinos, and yes even certain White ethnic groups have been treated wrongly in this country. "

"Slavery ended over 8 generations (160+ years) ago. Equals Rights by Federal Law and Constitutional Amendment were established over 50 years ago. What has kept the Black Community down? Is it like Booker T. Washington warned?"

“There is another class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs — partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.

- Booker T. Washington "

"They're Racist Hypocrites and they thrive and profit on the chaos the media creates. You'd have to ignore the truths in order to support them."

"If they were truly about Advancing Color People. Then why are they not addressing Black on Black Crime problem? Why are they not addressing the root problems of the Black Culture that produces a 70+% illegitimate birth rate? Why are they not addressing and helping improve the Education of Blacks students? "

"FBI statistics show a Black person is about 7x's more likely to be killed or murdered by another Black person. In fact it happens many times a day in the USA. However this does not seem to get any attention by the Race Pimps or Media. Why is it only when a White person does it in 144 point headlines?

"The media sure is quiet about Blacks shooting Latinos, Whites and Asians. It seems like a serious case of Selective Racial Color Blindness."

"When was the last time a Civil Rights Groups complained that there are not enough White players in certain sports. Is not White a color?"

"Have you ever heard of White people trying to file suit for not having enough White management at JET Magazine or a dozen other nationally operated Black Only focused businesses or Events?"

"Everyone should read Bill Cosby's Address at the NAACP on the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. He pretty summed up the Problem as the Black Culture and was quickly vilified as an Uncle Tom for doing so."
http://www.americanrhetoric-DOT-COM/speeches/billcosbypoundcakespeech.htm

Posted by: NN2N1 || 07/09/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1 

I collected these comments made between 2019 and April 2021. The comments come from literally dozens of popular blogs, websites and Newspaper comment sections around the USA.

Not surprisingly the Fed-Up and not buying into it sentiment for this Politically & Media driven Hyper Racial sensitivity is wide spread and under reported across the USA.

Posted by: NN2N1 || 07/09/2021 7:40 Comments || Top||

#2  It's easier to be a victim than to work to correct the problems. Playing on liberal white guilt gets results. Getting people to abandon the victim culture doesn't.
Posted by: Deacon Blues || 07/09/2021 8:12 Comments || Top||

#3  /\ Getting people to abandon the victim culture doesn't.

Sixty years of government indoctrination supported by Affirmative Action and financial compensation at nearly every turn, is very difficult to overturn.

Posted by: Besoeker || 07/09/2021 8:21 Comments || Top||

#4  "The NAACP quit being about advancement for the Black community and became a Radicalize Protest group in the latter 1970's that keeps a select few upper level members flowing in money and power."

...When I was a USAF recruiter in the early 90s, I made the mistake of contacting the Akron, OH chapter of the NAACP to see about addressing them about the opportunities he had to offer.

I will never forget the answer I got:

"We don't believe that military service is a viable option for our people. Do not contact us again."


Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski || 07/09/2021 9:23 Comments || Top||


Africa North
Egypt uses military to send firm message to newly conciliatory Turkey
[IsraelTimes] Despite quiet talks between the two rivals, base opening and military exercises show Sissi not ready to accept Erdogan’s overtures.

Egypt sent a firm message to its regional rival The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
this week, flexing its military might even as it engages in steps meant to calm tensions between the two Sunni powers.
Continued on Page 49
Posted by: trailing wife || 07/09/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte


India-Pakistan
Hindutva Terror
[NATION.PK] At long last, the Hindutva ideology has been recognised as a form of religious terrorism in the seventh review of the global counter terrorism strategy, for which a resolution has been adopted by the UN General Assembly. Terminology matters and one wonders why it took so long for this ideology to be designated in this list. There was no hesitancy whatsoever in the case of equating Islam with terrorism, essentialising a significant part of the world population—the consequences of which continue to impact the lives of Moslems all over the world.

In addition to this, another diplomatic victory for Pakistain is that Islamophobia
...the irrational fear that Moslems will act the way they usually do...
has also been included in this list because of how it has become a global issue which needs to be addressed. The issue of Islamophobia has been on the rise in India, particularly since the Modi government came into power. One would hope that as a result of this designation, more people around the world understand the issues being faced by Moslems in India and around the world.

Pak-India relations have always been strained, but the ideological underpinnings of the current BJP government do not just pose a threat to Pakistain, but also the rest of the region. The recent surge in terrorist attacks in Pakistain and the oppression being carried out in Kashmir
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
is a practical manifestation of the Hindutva ideology.

Thankfully, Pakistain has been proactive in contesting false manufactured narratives and taking concrete steps in the realm of security. The security establishment’s swift response in apprehending the culprits behind the Lahore blast and exposing their links to RAW
... India's Research and Analysis Wing, Pakistain's equivalent of the Boogie Man...
must be lauded. Also, President Arif Alvi’s remarks about how Hindutva ideology will continue to strain relations with Pakistain and ultimately lead to internal strife in India, serve as a timely reminder of the perils of an ideology based on racism and hate. Pakistain must capitalise on this momentum and ensure that the international community does not continue to turn a blind eye to the oppression being carried out against Moslems in India and IIOJK.

Posted by: Fred || 07/09/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [17 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1  Cute.
Posted by: Wren || 07/09/2021 0:13 Comments || Top||

#2  According to one DWEM: every action has an equal and opposite reactions.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 07/09/2021 7:34 Comments || Top||


Science & Technology
Fleet Of 10 Ufos Spotted Hovering Near International Space Station On Nasa Live Stream
Posted by: Flash Gordon7821 || 07/09/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [10 views] Top|| File under:

#1  If they have any intelligence they would just bypass this group of fools down here
Posted by: Chris || 07/09/2021 3:03 Comments || Top||

#2  Based on this, Elon Musk and his Starlink are a more likely story:

Low Earth orbit satellites are much closer to Earth, which solves many of the speed and latency issues satellite internet is known for. For example, to reach a Starlink satellite in low Earth orbit, data travels a mere 200 or 300 miles, which is a far cry from 37,000.

The ISS:

The ISS is currently maintained in a nearly circular orbit with a minimum mean altitude of 370 km (230 mi) and a maximum of 460 km (290 mi), in the centre of the thermosphere, at an inclination of 51.6 degrees to Earth's equator.
Posted by: Vernal McGurque3748 || 07/09/2021 3:40 Comments || Top||

#3  Re #1:
Stolen quote:
"The surest sign that there is intelligent life in the universe is that they haven't tried to contact us."

Stolen quote #2:
"Why are all the instruments looking for intelligent life
pointing away from earth?" ___ Ged Backland


 
Posted by: Mercutio || 07/09/2021 8:02 Comments || Top||

#4  I'm calling bullshi* and simple media diversion, until I actually see one of these vehicles in the Chic-fil-A drive-up.
Posted by: Besoeker || 07/09/2021 8:11 Comments || Top||

#5  How does ISS dispose of toilet waste?
Posted by: Skidmark || 07/09/2021 9:04 Comments || Top||

#6  ...you might ask Howard Wolowitz.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 07/09/2021 9:10 Comments || Top||

#7  "Thunderbirds are go!"
Posted by: M. Murcek || 07/09/2021 9:33 Comments || Top||

#8  How does ISS dispose of toilet waste?

Actually saw a video from an ISS astronaut a while back. They expose it to the outside to freeze it then pack into modules launched back to earth so it burns up on re-entry. He joked about the beautiful meteor-like vison and the "$hit show causing the Light Show" - my words
Posted by: Warthog || 07/09/2021 10:12 Comments || Top||

#9  When Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Returns from Deep Space
Then we'll KNOW the UFO Visitors are For Real !

Posted by: Chunky Splat2995 || 07/09/2021 12:54 Comments || Top||

#10  If extradimensional entities of profound wisdom want to observe us (or even live among us), I am quite sure they have ways to do this that the rest of us are not even capable of imagining. "Visible hovering UFOs" do provide entertainment value, I must say.
Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 || 07/09/2021 13:05 Comments || Top||

#11  "Hovering" near an object in orbit suggests either dirty windows, or debris shed from the station.
Posted by: SteveS || 07/09/2021 14:31 Comments || Top||

#12  We get clear pictures of stars and galaxies millions of light years away but nothing but blurry pictures of UFOs, Bigfoot and Lockness monster just a few miles away.
Posted by: Airandee || 07/09/2021 14:49 Comments || Top||

#13  /\ Yes, and no mention of communications intercepts. Perhaps they use flags or something.
Posted by: Besoeker || 07/09/2021 15:44 Comments || Top||

#14  Will-o-the-Whisps.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 07/09/2021 19:01 Comments || Top||



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Fri 2021-07-09
  Heavy Fighting Around Ghazni City Reported
Thu 2021-07-08
  Ahmad Jibril, Syria-based Paleo terror group PFLP-GC #1, dead at 83; #2 Talal Naji new #1
Wed 2021-07-07
  Haitian President Jovenel Moise assassinated in his home
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  AI drone swarm ‘is used in combat for the first time as Israel deploy them to attack Hamas militants'
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  Nine Districts Fall to Taliban as Fighting Continues
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  Standoff Between Heavily Armed Men And Police Shuts Down Part Of I-95 In Wakefield
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  Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88
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