Biden Addresses Terror Attacks, Checks Watch Says ‘Let’s Get the Damn Thing Done’ So He Can Watch the Sugar Bowl

January 3, 2025 — bunkerville

How much further can Biden go off the rails in the few days he has remaining? “Happy New Year” the man posts at 10:00 am after 15 Americans were killed and more injured. It’s curious why he ever wanted to be President since he has spent as much time as he could on vacation.

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Joe Biden on Thursday held a press conference on getting a record 235 radical judicial confirmations and the terror attack.

Joe Biden indeed did deal with the New Orleans terror attack but he was in a rush to get out of there so he could watch the Sugar Bowl. The families and friends of the loved ones must have felt the same warm feelings of caring as Biden previously expressed during the dignified transfer at Dover of the 13 servicemen and women killed at the end of Afghanistan. He kept looking at his watch that time too. Time apparently is very important to the man.

Here is one for Liz Cheney. Former Rep. Liz Cheney awarded Presidential Citizens Medal.

Looking at her expression as she receives the award from Biden, the song “If you could read my mind what a tale my thoughts would tell” comes to mind. Do I take the pardon? But then it makes me look guilty. But then again, Trump’s DOJ is coming for me with years of litigation at the least, and worse in the offing.

Quite the conundrum for her. I say she takes the Pardon since she showed up for the award.

Right, and no one could figure out the man was senile.

What a week. What a swamp.

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Bizarre Presser After U.S. Terror Attacks.

January 2, 2025 — bunkerville

This press conference was terrible. Full of mixed messages. Grandma sheriff has no clue. Don’t worry, the FBI is now in charge. 15 Dead. 30 Injured so far in what they term as “an event.”

What possibly could go wrong?

Grandma sheriff says she had 300 police officers out there protecting the citizens.

Tell me, is this the way you do it? Having about a dozen or so standing on one corner?

Moment police react to news of New Orleans attack

Just a refresher on what the FBI has been working on these last four years.

Note the time… Anyone bother to tell the President we are under a terrorist attack? 10:00 AM.

Meanwhile over by Trump Tower

New Video footage posted to social media shows the exact moment a Tesla Cybertruck exploded in front of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on New Year’s Day. The explosion has reportedly left one person dead and multiple others injured.

The dramatic video footage appears to be caught on a surveillance camera overlooking the entrance to President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas property.

The explosion left one person dead and seven injured, according to a report by Fox 5 Vegas.

Elon weighs in.

This is really something. Watch the media try and wrestle with this whole topic. It came to light that the bollards which were installed previously for a similar incident of pedestrians getting injured by traffic, were not reset for this occasision. They seem to forget that New York City pulls off New Years Eve every year without someone blowing up the place. I guess it can be done without an armed camp.

They quote the sheriff at the end of the clip:

“We indeed did have a plan, but the terrorist defeated it.” – right, you didn’t put up the bollards. The so-called “event.”

The same media who refused for years to report the over running of our border by millions with no concern as to what they are/were about.

It’s going to be a bumpy ride indeed. Prayers for the safety of our newly elected President.

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Happy New Year!

January 1, 2025 — bunkerville

Wishing everyone a wonderful New Year. A special shout out to all my foreign visitors. Thanks to all who stopped by my very small piece of the ether and have taken the time to read my scribbles. I especially appreciate those who take the time to lend a comment concerning these interesting times in which we live.

Wishing all my friends a wonderful new year who seem much more than “virtual.” It’s been a rough couple of years and appreciate the friendships.

May we have much Peace and Joy.

A special thanks to all of my foreign visitors who stop by. I have to be honest, I had to look a number of you up on a map.

My prayer is for you to find peace in your land.

 

Wishing everyone a peaceful and very Happy New 
 

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Bernie Madoff Victims Get Final Payment – Recoup 93 Percent of their Losses

December 31, 2024 — bunkerville

An amazing ending to the Bernie Madoff story. After sixteen years the ending has come with the final payment to his victims. In total, 40,930 of Madoff’s victims from 127 counties have recouped over $4.3 billion in compensation — or 93.71% of their losses, the feds said. $4.3 Billion tracked down.

Not bad at all. One could easily lose that much in a bad stock trade. A good story to end the year with don’t you think?

New York Post:

Bernie Madoff victims get final $131M payout from compensation fund, bringing total to a whopping $4.3B: feds

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The Madoff Victim Fund began distributing its 10th and last payment of $131.4 million to more than 23,000 victims worldwide, according to the Manhattan US Attorney’s office.

The Department of Justice set up the fund over a decade ago to repay people swindled by Madoff — who died behind bars in 2021 while serving out a 150-year sentence.Madoff’s massive ripoff — believed to be the biggest stock fraud in history — came to light roughly 16 years ago during the financial crisis of the late 2000s.

He and his co-conspirators, including brother Peter Madoff, were forced to fork over the ill-gotten gains as part of the prosecution by the Manhattan US attorney’s office — funds used to pay back victims, the feds said.

Additionally, about $2.2 billion of the victim compensation funds were collected from the estate of a deceased Madoff investor, Jeffry Picower, and another $1.7 billion came as part of an agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, according to prosecutors.

Now that is what you call a wrap.

Good news from the swamp!

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Just who is Grok over at Twitter “X”?

December 30, 2024 — bunkerville

Just who is Grok? By now I assume many have heard about the Kerfuffle over the H1B Visa showdown between Musk and MAGA. Vivek joined in the fun dissing MAGA supporters who have a thing about giving out American jobs to the world. Steve Bannon of course supports “Let the world eat cake” approach, and let’s have our Grad schools educate our own STEM students.

Donald Trump Watches SpaceX Launch Its Sixth Test Flight Of Starship Spacecraft

Elon Musk Says “Hateful, Unrepentant Racists” GOP Should Be Removed from the Republican Party “Root and Stem” as Debate Over H-1B Visas Intensifies

In a recent escalation of the internal Republican Party debate over H-1B visas, tech magnate Elon Musk has called for the expulsion of “hateful, unrepentant racists” from the party.

This statement comes amid rising tensions between Silicon Valley leaders and certain factions of the MAGA movement regarding the employment of highly skilled foreign workers.

The controversy centers on the appointment of Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-American entrepreneur, as a senior policy advisor on artificial intelligence in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.

Krishnan’s selection has drawn criticism from the MAGA movement, notably Laura Loomer, who accused Indian immigrants of “stealing jobs” and labeled them as “third-world invaders.”
 
Laura, for now has been axed by X.

I had intended to do a full screed on the topic, but after I checked out Grok, I didn’t feel my effort was sufficient. So let me share a thought as of now.

Grok on X:

Elon Musk, the owner of a major social platform, recently urged users to share more positive, beautiful, or informative content, leading to a wide array of responses. Some users expressed skepticism, questioning whether this request contradicted the platform’s commitment to free speech.
 
Others supported the idea, suggesting it could improve the user experience. The discussion highlighted tensions between maintaining an open forum for all expressions and curating content for a more positive environment.
 
Additionally, there were claims of reduced visibility for some users after they posted content critical of Musk’s policies, raising concerns about content moderation and algorithmic bias. The conversation also touched on broader themes like the impact of free speech on social platforms and the role of influential figures in shaping online discourse.
 
This story is a summary of posts on X and may evolve over time. Grok can make mistakes, verify its outputs.

So the great Elon has spoken. While smoking many of his dear followers. Here is one comment:

I was getting 10+ million impressions a day Then wrote some comments disagreeing with the H1B position of the X emperor Then my reach catered the last 48 hours Lost about 80% of my reach all of a sudden That was wild. I wonder if they changed the algo on this topic?
 
Bunkerville not known for any significant  amount of “X” followers, watched the numbers drop by the hour last week.
 
I had decided to do the blue check thing.
 

Well that lovefest with Musk didn’t last long.

More swampy stuff.

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Sunday Respite – ‘Walking in the Air’

December 29, 2024 — bunkerville

Here is one of my favorite holiday music videos that I try to include each Christmas. It puts the finishing touch to the season

André Rieu, Kimmy Skota, Mirusia and Carla Maffioletti performing Walking in the air. Featuring ballerina Rosa.

One more thing: Here is a link to yesterday’s Passel of silliness and nonsense – all in good fun.

I suggest watching the video in full screen.

I will close out the post with a few links from fellow bloggers who toil in the swamp for us.

Political Tea Leaves –  Say it isn’t so…..Companies with U.S. subsidies (True- source)

Meet the Corporate Donors!

Tacky Raccoons – Some great tunes off of the beaten path and doesn’t disappoint.

Saturday Matinee – Snooks Eaglin, Latvian Blues Band & Clutch

Bustednuckles –  Page down with the latest thoughts on the world. The

Home Page including

There is a truck-ton of stupid out there

Conservative Tree House –  Bunk will have more on the MAGA kerfuffle tomorrow

Despite New York Post Phone Call, Question and Answer, Donald Trump Companies Do Not Use H1B Visas

The Daley Gator  – Of course the latest school shooter must have been a tranny…we haven’t heard anything more about it. Blog also contains adult content.

CRAZY=DANGEROUS

Pirate’s Cove – The Lefties are in a tizzy as Trump goes full Napoleon.

Republicans Note That Trump’s “Imperialist Crazy” Is Negotiation Tactic

IMAO

Cartoons and Memes : Saturday Night Special

The View from Lady Lake – How to take care of a home invasion

Let this Florida Man show you how to deal with these ‘migrants’…

Wishing everyone a wonderful day.

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Saturday Passel of Fun and Mayhem 12/28

December 28, 2024 — bunkerville

Let’s see what mischief our fellow earthlings have gotten themselves into this week.  Satire, Memes and Mayhem. Nonsense and animals as well. Time to take a break from the madness.   For politics page down and/or check top posts at the right side of the page. 

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Good Morning!

We will start off with our usual “Deep Thoughts”

Deep Thoughts of George Stephanopoulos

Deep Thoughts of Kamala Harris.

More Deep Thoughts from Kamala Harris regarding the holidays

Best of the Bee

Bunks Prime

Here is a link to the Christmas edition of last week’s Passel in case you missed it:

Sunday Passel of Fun and Mayhem -Christmas Edition 2024

I will close out the post with an old fashioned Christmas. I suggest watching it in full screen.

An Old Fashioned Christmas

 

I hope you are having a wonderful week of happiness and joy.

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New York Hochul Signs Bill Fining Oil and Gas Companies $75 Billion to Pay for Climate Damage

December 27, 2024 — bunkerville

If anyone had started thinking maybe New York State and City were getting some sense, fear not. The latest holiday signing of bills passed by Governor Hochul will not bring much merriment to the oil and gas industries. Vermont signed a similar bill last summer. A So called “Super Fund.”

“With nearly every record rainfall, heatwave, and coastal storm, New Yorkers are increasingly burdened with billions of dollars in health, safety, and environmental consequences due to polluters that have historically harmed our environment,” Governor Hochul said. “Establishing the Climate Superfund is the latest example of my administration taking action to hold polluters responsible for the damage done to our environment and requiring major investments in infrastructure and other projects critical to protecting our communities and economy.”

The Marxist bill was carried by Democrat Senator Liz Krueger and Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz.

“The Climate Change Superfund Act is now law, and New York has fired a shot that will be heard round the world: the companies most responsible for the climate crisis will be held accountable,” said Senator Krueger.

Reuters reported

New York state will fine fossil fuel companies a total of $75 billion over the next 25 years to pay for damage caused to the climate under a bill Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law on Thursday.

The law is intended to shift some of the recovery and adaptation costs of climate change from individual taxpayers to oil, gas and coal companies that the law says are liable. The money raised will be spent on mitigating the impacts of climate change, including adapting roads, transit, water and sewage systems, buildings and other infrastructure.

Fossil fuel companies will be fined based on the amount of greenhouse gases they released into the atmosphere between 2000 and 2018, to be paid into a Climate Superfund beginning in 2028. It will apply to any company that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation determines is responsible for more than 1 billion tons of global greenhouse gas emissions.

New York becomes the second state to pass such a law after Vermont passed its own version this summer. The laws are modeled after existing state and federal superfund laws that require polluters to pay to clean up toxic waste.

More can be found at Gateway Pundit

And she is not done either. If every state believed as New York, we would still be driving the horse and buggy.

Hochul signs bill banning CO2 fracking also.

 
 

This reminded me of an earlier boondoggle reported by Bunk. Here is part of it:

New York City cuts 1,000 trees to raise park 8-10 feet to address panic over 3mm sea level rise.

December 29, 2021

All for the mere sum of $1.45 Billion to start. De Blasio claims it’s the first project such as this done in the world. “Coastal Resiliency” is the new term for boondoggles that plunder the treasury in the name of climate change. East River Park is the lucky recipient of this destruction. No millionaires living here in the East River Park area. It is no Central park. But for these folks, it was their little piece of heaven. No second homes for them to escape the city.

East River Park Org:

New York City is demolishing our big, beloved park on the unwealthy side of the Lower East Side and East Village. Everything must go–shady lawns, picnic areas, ballfields, running track, amphitheater, the compost yard, historic buildings, and 1,000 trees, most 82 years old and healthy.

The city is going ahead with the massively destructive ESCR–East Side Coastal Resiliency project–even though there are alternatives that could preserve much of our park and provide flood control.

Under the current plan, the city will build a 1.2 mile wall along the water and cover the razed park with eight feet of fill. Eventually a new park will be built on top of this levee.

Life in the big city. The best of the swamp

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Amazon Studios Ripped for Censoring Scenes in “It’s a Wonderful Life” Christmas Classic

December 26, 2024 — bunkerville

Most of us know the story of “It’s a wonderful life.” Amazon decided to cut a major point of the story and one has to be fast on their feet to catch why the film makes little sense now. So if you watched the movie as I did and you were left with “what happened”  you are not alone. Amazon decided to do a number on it.  The suicide scene? “It’s too dark” they claim and there may be some copyright issues, but then again Amazon says they have both editions available. Go figure that one.

Breitbart picks up the story:

We all know the story from the 1946 Frank Capra classic. George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart), a beloved citizen of Bedford Falls, is struck by a financial disaster just ahead of Christmas when his dunder-headed uncle Billy loses the Bailey Brothers Building and Loan’s bank deposit, threatening to bankrupt the company. With his world falling apart around him, and as the evil rival, Henry Potter (Lionel Barrymore) plots to destroy his business, George wishes he had never been born and contemplates throwing himself off a bridge in suicide. But then he meets an angel named Clarence Odbody (Henry Travers), who shows George what the world would have been like if there never was a George Bailey. The revelation helps Bailey to understand that his temporary financial troubles are not the end of the world and he is surrounded by enough love and admiration to help him overcome adversity.

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In the “Pottersville scene” of the film, George tells Clarence the angel that he is worth more to his family and friends dead than he is alive. Clarence then tells George that he must earn his wings and proceeds to show George what the world would have been like if George Bailey never existed.

The scenes that Clarence reveals to him showing the world without him leads George to the realization this his life has been important to the ones he loves and that epiphany causes him to run back into his home town filled with love and the Christmas spirit.

But not when Amazon Prime got involved. Fans of the film are aghast that the streaming service cut out a key part of that plot above, the Daily Mail reported.

In the Amazon Prime “abridged” version of this classic film, the scene goes from Clarence telling George his has to earn his wings to George running through the streets of Bedford Falls in delirious happiness, resolved to renew his zest for life, all without showing viewers why he made that key turn around from crestfallen and suicidal to joy and happiness.

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Just wow indeed.

Here is the trailer for the film:

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE | Official Trailer | Paramount Movies

There are questions concerning some copyright but as Breitbart remarks in their story:

Amazon Prime has since noted that it does have the full movie on its service, in both a colorized and black and white version. But the abridged version apparently exists as an option for viewers for two reasons. One because the suicide scene is “too dark” and secondly there has been a copyright dispute over that segment of the movie because it is supposedly based on a short story that was never recognized by the film’s original producers.

Update: Scene removed

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Merry Christmas! Sing We Now of Christmas

December 25, 2024 — bunkerville

Filled with mystery, beauty & all the hope that Christmas brings. This piece is mystical and atmospheric offering a moment for reflection.  A unique and moving rendition of “Sing We Now of Christmas” done by  Kyle Pederson with piano and oboe.

Be sure and watch it in full screen.

Wishing everyone a very Happy and Merry Christmas.

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