Were any Universal Background Checks run on members of the Taliban who acquired guns after Biden left several tens of thousands of M4 carbines and M16 rifles in Afghanistan?
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Tag Archives: Joe Biden
I’ll Bet This Won’t Age Well
In 2023, FICA taxes are collected on the first $160,200 of employment income. The cap will be higher in 2024. That’s just one example of why this is a knowing lie.
If You Believe This, You May Want to Buy This Bridge I’m Selling
When asked if the had been any coordination between the White House and the DoJ concerning the Trump Espionage Act indictment, Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton said,
We’re not going to comment on this. I will tell you, though, that—and confirm as we’ve said overnight—that the president, senior staff, found out just like everybody else last night, no advance knowledge that this was coming, found out from news reports just like everybody else across America.
When the White House made a similar claim about the FBI raid on Mar-a-Largo, it turned to be a lie. Not a mistake. A lie.
Whose Children?
I was going to post a comment about Biden’s remark about children in “our” democracy, but Laughing Wolf beat me to it.
A Special Thank You
Thank you to everyone who watched Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech so I didn’t have to.
I enjoyed a nice nap.
Nothing to See Here. Move Along.
NBCNews reports a second batch of classified documents has been found in one of Joe Biden’s private (non-government) offices.
But It’s OK When They Do It
Joe Biden is in the US Virgin Islands for a year end vacation, so the omnibus funding bill is being flown from DC to St. Croix so he can sign it. Several tonnes of carbon will be emitted because of his vacation schedule.
I’ll worry about the carbon footprint of my VW diesel as soon as … oh, never mind.
“On Track,” But Where To?
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced that Joe Biden “has the economy back on track.”
As of the last official reckoning, inflation was alleged to be around 7.1 percent.
My 401k and Rollover IRA are not amused.
Nineteen Eighty Four and 1984
BIDEN: “So the economy is up, price inflation is down, real incomes are up, gas prices are down!”
Regardless of what Minitrue and Miniplenty tell you, the Nineteen Eighty Four administration has not delivered 1984’s economy.
Joe Biden’s Speech
Joe Biden gave a speech this evening. He managed to stretch a 2-Minute Hate out to around 20 minutes.
I’m Not Making This Up, You Know
Paging Potiphar Breen. Potiphar Breen to the white courtesy phone, please.
Some Notes on Inflation
Our experts believe and the data show that most of the price increases we’ve seen were expected and are expected to be temporary.
—Joe Biden
Which Side Is He On?
Hell is indeed quite strong, but when I checked the answers in the back of the book, I found Hell is the losing side. Is he implying we are headed to an economic doom?
Hmmmm.
Which Side Does He Think This Helps?
This is definitely a statement against interest.
This Guy Called Me a Half-Fascist
He keeps using that word. I do not think it means what he thinks it means.
I’m Watching Joe Xiden’s Speech
His lips are moving.
UPDATE—Is it proper for Xiden to be using those Marines as part of the backdrop for a purely political speech?
UPDATE 2—The current Marine Corps GUIDANCE ON POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS AND ACTIVITY (MARADMINS Number: 662/19) states in paragraph 2.d.
Marine units may not provide limited logistical support to campaign events (e.g., color guard in uniform, musician in uniform singing the National Anthem, etc.).
Hmmmm.
I’m Not Making This Up, You Know
Really?
My rifle chambered in .17 Remington fires a 25 grain bullet with a muzzle velocity just over 4,000 ft/s. Now, my AR-15 is chambered for 7.62x39mm (It’s a long story), but I doubt that it launches one of the 123 grain bullets in the Hornady ammo I use for deer hunting at 20,000 ft/s. That would result in a muzzle energy over 100,000 ft•lb. which about 8 X the muzzle energy of a round fired from a .50 cal. M2 machine gun. My AR doesn’t seem to kick that hard.
UPDATE—FWIW, the typical muzzle velocity of a bullet fired from an AR-15 chambered for common 5.56x45mm ammunition is about 3,150 ft/s. The only combination of firearms and ammunition that I can find in my gun safe and ammo locker that could produce a muzzle velocity as low as 625 ft/s (1/5 of 3,150) would be a short-barreled revolver loaded with .22 Shorts or a muzzle-loading rifle with a dangerously low powder charge.
No, Joe, They Won’t Need F-15s
Once again, Joe Xiden has threatened to use the regular forces of the U.S. military against citizens who might actively resist one or more of his unconstitutional or illegal acts. Speaking in Pennsylvania today, he called for a federal ban on so-called “assault weapons.” Of course, the Supreme Court has just reversed and remanded the appeals court decision upholding Maryland’s “assault weapons” ban, but that hasn’t dulled Xiden’s lust for unconstitutional federal legislation.
Xiden also said—
You can’t go out and buy an automatic weapon, you can’t go out and buy a cannon, and for those brave right wing Americans who say its all about keeping America independent and safe, if you want to fight against the country you need an F-15. You need something a little more than a gun.
There are so many false statements there. You can go out and buy and automatic weapon. It has to be one that’s in the current registry of such weapons (over 150,000 such weapons are registered), you have to pass a background check, and you have to pay for a $200 tax stamp, but you can buy one. It’s also legal to buy a cannon. The process is similar to buying a machine gun.
IIRC, the last time veteran’s took up arms against a government, it was a local government, and the trigger for that action was a stolen election. You can read about The Battle of Athens here.
And finally, Xiden might want to think about how ragtag group of peasants with small arms handled modern armies and air forces in Afghanistan during the last four decades.
Quote of the Day
Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen’s faith in democracy …
—Joe Biden
A New Acronym Appears on the Interwebz
SNABU—Situation Normal, All Bidened Up
Enforce the Gun Control Act First …
… and then—maybe—I’ll listen to your “common sense” proposals, Joe Biden.
And your first step to demonstrate good faith must be the prosecution of Hunter Biden for lying on an ATF Form 4473 when he purchased a .38 Special revolver on 12 October, 2018. Until then, you have no credibility with respect to the matter.
A Diesel Fuel Pump in Westminster, Maryland
Almost 80 bucks to fill up a VW.
That’s About the Size of It
His Frauduency has announced that there is no rational reason to use a “high calibre” 9 mm bullet for self defense. He said—
The .22 caliber bullet will lodge in the lungs and we can get it out. A 9mm bullet blows the lung out of the body. The idea of a high caliber weapon, there is simply no rational basis for it in terms of self-protection, hunting.
FWIW, the nominal diameter of a 9 mm bullet is 0.356 in, while the nominal diameter of a .38 Special bullet is 0.357 in. Of course, semiautomatic pistols chambered in .38 Special are even more rare than 9 mm revolvers, so I suppose that cartridge isn’t as scary.
Oh, and the 5.56 mm NATO round commonly used in AR15 rifles uses .22 calibre bullets.
Quote of the Day
The spiraling costs of inflation are ripping into the fabric of American society. We must bring these problems under control and the first place to start is with the cost of government.
—Joe Biden
Correlation Is Not Causation, But …
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