Indeed, a lawless and perverse government is in power.

It has been six days now, as this is published. And Becerra has not been forced to resign, has not had his words repudiated by his boss (Uncle Joe), has not been censured by Congress for lying, has not been taken to task by a single “fact-checking site” (that I have found yet).

Read the story here at The Federalist. Or if you prefer, at Fox News. (I know that there are some readers who reject anything published by Fox News as lies and more lies – especially when not a SINGLE “mainstream media” outlet reports the event. That is why I point out The Federalist first.” I am assuming the report out of Congress is true.

Becerra, the DHHS Secretary under the current regime, has lied before a Congressional Committee: he claimed that NO LAW has been passed banning partial-birth abortions. Despite the fact that the law PASSED Congress in 2003 when Becerra himself voted AGAINST it. (And when Becerra’s boss, Uncle Joe, voted FOR it!. It was signed into law by Bush II, AND was upheld by the SCOTUS in 2007. And is still a part of federal law today.

Indeed, we can look it up for ourselves: it is STILL on the books: 18 U.S. Code § 1531 – Partial-birth abortions prohibited 

Becerra didn’t just lie about the law, he lied in this statement also: “We will continue to make sure we follow the law,” Becerra said. 

Please ignore (for the moment, at least) whether the law is a GOOD law, whether the law is a CONSTITUTIONAL law, whether the law violates women’s rights or not.

Just consider that what is currently in DC is a corrupt, perverse, law-breaking, boastful, and truly disgusting regime. A regime of PEOPLE not LAWS, a regime dedicated to the murder and mayhem, the imperialism and stealing that has been the hallmark of American government at all levels for decades. And a regime that goes beyond that and rejects the existence of laws because they are inconvenient, because they do not meet their current beliefs and desires.

The “WHY” really doesn’t matter, but lets talk briefly about it anyway. WHY is Becerra lying? Is it just because he is part of a despotic, depraved government? A member of a political organization that seeks to destroy society as it has existed for decades – even centuries? Maybe. Or maybe he just wants to kill more babies. For whatever reason. And whatever the answer to WHY is, it shows what a disgusting situation we have in DC, and indeed, in all the Fifty States. A government of people, not laws, and a government of sickening, evil people. Regardless of their political affiliation.

Indeed, as we hinted in a recent commentary, the Emperor has no clothes. Indeed, the Empire has no clothes. Is it possible to become MORE evil, MORE corrupt, MORE perverse, MORE stupid? It is, and the Biden-Harris regime, in close collaboration with the Senate and House of Representatives, and almost certainly the entire Federal court system, is trying to prove that is true.

Once more, American government has demonstrated its inability to pass even the most simple of tests of fundamentals: honesty, liberty, fairness, morality, and more. And in doing so, are clearly intent on attacking the most vulnerable of people on this planet. Newly-born (or nearly-born) children. Not just the children of evil white people. This includes the children of people of color. (Even MORE so than white children.) The children that supposedly are being helped by the trillions spent and laws passed. By this regime and this travesty of a representative government which now rules by fiat – and twitter fiat, at that – over 300+ million people.

The depravity must end. I don’t know how, (or rather, I don’t know the best way most likely to succeed) but it must end.

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More on starvation and famine: facets of collapse

Readers may have noted a bit of discussion online recently on TPOL concerning food supplies and the tactics of fearmongering we see and hear today.

There is obviously a lot more to the situation that we can discussed in a few dozen words in comments, or a thousand or so in a commentary. Famine and starvation are usually a RESULT and not a CAUSE of collapse of society. And then, the immediate cause can very well be the stupid actions of government (and other segments of society).

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Mask or vaxx – put up or shut up

Take your pick:

  1. The Godfather, Uncle Joe, has spoken. Obey or die. (The die is cast, it is time to march across the river, for America’s Master is now in control. All hail!
  2. Biden’s puppet masters are “laying down the law” – as in the government is your master: obey or die. (It is all in those top-secret executive orders he signed back on 20 JAN.)
  3. The dementia is in control – and the nurses lost control. He’s got his phone! Oh no!
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Stupid people OR stupid government?

Readers know TPOL frequently points out stupid government tricks at all levels in all lands. But it is not only governments who are stupid. American societies (like the rest of the world) have our share of stupid people. As this commentary will again remind us all.

The meme is a simple one: it is really stupid to put gasoline in plastic bags. Really.  Really stupid.  At first glance, then you would think that it is really stupid for a government agency to TELL people it is really stupid to do that.  From Mercury News: CPSC warning: ‘Do not fill plastic bags with gasoline’  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday warned Americans to not fill plastic bags with gasoline as fuel shortages worsened on the sixth day of a pipeline outage and consumers raced to secure supplies. “Do not fill plastic bags with gasoline” the agency said on Twitter, followed by “Use only containers approved for fuel.” The story goes on to explain: A ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline last week halted 2.5 million barrels per day of fuel shipments. On Wednesday, fuel shortages worsened in the southeastern United States, as gasoline stations ran out of supply in some cities. 

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Are we ready? (A Baker’s Dozen ™ ways society can collapse)

As we ponder such modern societal memes as “May the Fourth” and “Cinco de Mayo” and even May Day itself, we may contemplate the idea that all societies, all civilizations, have a shelf-life. It isn’t conveniently printed on the label: No “Use by 31 DEC 2021” or “Sell by 25 December 2022” but still, no society has lasted all that long, compared to human history.

The more complex the society, the more fragile it might be. Despite (or because of) our great technological advancements, damage the network and it will go down. A complex system of interlocking, interdependent parts can become a spider web, trapping the hapless inhabitants. Leaving us unable to obtain (and provide) what we need. An entire civilization, or major society, may not collapse completely, but an entire urban area, or an entire (sometimes vast) rural area, CAN drop into chaos.

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Here are some thoughts on what can cause a society – over a large area, generally – can collapse. Perhaps we’ve even seen some in the last few decades that this has happened to. The first few are natural disasters – NOT manmade, but perhaps man-augmented by choices individuals in the society have made. Then we get to the nastier, manmade disasters.

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Primitive – and why? America in space

The recent business concerning the reentry of the Chinese Long March 5B booster over the weekend (no deaths, no known damage) triggers some further thoughts about space. (Especially since I failed to comment on the 60th Anniversary of Gagarin’s magnificent flight on 12 April 1961.)

When it comes to space exploration and the final frontier, government STINKS.

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The bizarre Chinese rocket mystery

Chicken Little is famous for racing around screaming “We’re all gonna die,” because “The sky is falling.” Because a leaf fell on her.

She has nothing on modern media outlets, writers and the twittersphere.

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A fair warning? Or panic screamed out?

We always must judge the source, as well as the content, of political writings, especially those that seek to warn us of threats. It is far too easy to exaggerate the danger, AND the probability, of something coming after us or those whom we cherish.

But at the same time, just because it hasn’t happened yet is no reason to completely ignore warnings of danger. We always face hazards, and must act (just to live our lives) while taking risks to us and others into account.

This is true, as we know, in everyday life: do I travel in this snow on icy, windy roads? Do I risk tearing off that old roof to replace it despite the forecast? Do I burn that pile of weeds today or hope the wind will be less tomorrow? Do I go ahead and get that shot, with its risks, or NOT get the vaccine and risk something differently?

But when it comes to political threats and threats of violence and other aggression against us because of our skin color, our heritage, or our political views? We find it much harder to accurately assess the risks, to clearly identify the hazards.

James Bovard has recently penned a warning that the Feds are after libertarians.

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Biden the showman? or the godfather?

It is even more common today than before the 2020 Election to portray Joe Biden as Sleepy Joe, rapidly descending into the abyss of dementia, and nothing but a tool and front of a cabal of uber-leftists and enemies of liberty.

Biden about to throw rubber chicken into the ring ...
Clown or….
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Godfather?

His recent guest performance (basically a cameo appearance) on the reality show “FedGov Today” as a speechgiver emphasizes that perception.

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Political correctness gone rancid

Let’s face the truth. All of us practice political correctness to some degree. For example, we generally are smart enough to “not tick off the doc” (paraphrasing Tom Knapp’s recent comment). We don’t tell the M.D. that the chiropractors and holistic medicine people have it right and the MDs are a bunch of egotistical money-hogs. Even if we think they are. And I am constantly amazed at the number of people who call us “native Americans” instead of by our tribal affiliation and ancestry (or just by our NAMES). Even though they know better.

But political correctness is one of the banes of modern life – especially here in the Fifty States. We’ve put up with an ever more virulent strain of it for decades. And it is not just the “progressives” (regressives) and liberals and social justice warriors that demand it, promote it, and try to enforce it in various ways. Political Libertarians have increasingly been infected by it.

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