Salena Zito: Pulling up roots: What a community loses when small businesses can’t survive

Salena Zito: Pulling up roots: What a community loses when small businesses can’t survive

PITTSBURGH — ...Through tears he says he simply has had enough — not of his customers, not of creating new dishes or specialized drinks, but of all the uncertainty that has dogged nearly every small businessman in the country since the beginning of the pandemic.

• “It started with COVID and just over time, the uncertainty, the stress of trying to stay open, the inability to hire people, the underlying tension in society, the inflationary cost of everything you need to purchase to create quality food, that is, if you can get it…”...
• The food costs are crushing him, he said, but so is the cost of doing business, period. His utility bills have skyrocketed, as has the cost of fuel...

“It just breaks you down no matter how strong you are,” said Mr. Mikesell...

Lunch video-----A look back at the devastating 1900 Galveston hurricane

Noon-toon

EXCLUSIVE: Record 2.2 Million Migrants Apprehended by Border Patrol in FY22, 604K Got Away

EXCLUSIVE: Record 2.2 Million Migrants Apprehended by Border Patrol in FY22, 604K Got Away: 

Border Patrol agents apprehended a record-setting 2.2 million migrants who illegally crossed the southwest border with Mexico, according to a source within U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In addition, the unofficial year-end numbers show an estimate of nearly 604,000 migrant got-aways.

Goebbels would be envious.

 

Wow!!-----The 70 Seconds that Shook the World

The 70 Seconds that Shook the World

"In March 16, 2020, following a long weekend of negotiations and deals about the coronavirus, Donald Trump, Deborah Birx, and Anthony Fauci spoke at a White House press conference for the first time about nationwide lockdowns.
They handed out a sheet of paper – it mostly consisted of conventional health advice – that said in tiny print: “bars, restaurants, food courts, gyms, and other indoor and outdoor venues where groups of people congregate should be closed.”
Shut it all down. Everything. Everyone. As if the whole economy were a nightclub closing early.

• ...All evidence suggests that Trump did not know that the tiny text was in there.
• The reading of the text was left to the question and answer session.

Even when it was read by Fauci from the podium, Trump seemed distracted by something else, almost as if he did not hear or did not want to hear it...

• Let’s take this apart frame by frame to understand what happened in these 70 seconds as part of the Q&A session.

Fauci steps up to the microphone.

• He does not personally call for lockdowns. 
• Instead he reads the guidance word for word.

Dr. Fauci: The small print here. It’s really small print. “In states with evidence of community transmission, bars, restaurants, food courts, gyms and other indoor and outdoor venues where groups of people congregate should be closed.”...

#1 Movie this week 1986-----"Crocodile Dundee (1986)" Theatrical Trailer

Another way they get rich on your dime!-----Biden Administration Appoints Ron Klain’s Wife As ‘Special Envoy’

Biden Administration Appoints Ron Klain’s Wife As ‘Special Envoy’

• The State Department has announced the appointment of White House chief of staff Ron Klain’s wife as a special envoy for “biodiversity and water resources.”
• Secretary of State Antony Blinken has appointed Monica Medina, the wife of President Joe Biden’s chief of staff, as the Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources, a newly created position.
• Medina is known for her radical left-wing views and ardent support of Biden...

#1 This day 1983-----Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Video)

"Biden cant bring a fricken bicycle to a stop and Trump is out there catching sharpies out of mid air." / Twitter

Donald Trump Jr. on Twitter: "Biden cant bring a fricken bicycle to a stop and Trump is out there catching sharpies out of mid air." / Twitter

You media-of-choice reporting this?

 

Brave high school girls' volleyball players who object to trans teammate using their locker room now reportedly under investigation by school: 'My mom wants me to do this interview to try to make a change' - TheBlaze

Brave high school girls' volleyball players who object to trans teammate using their locker room now reportedly under investigation by school: 'My mom wants me to do this interview to try to make a change' - TheBlaze: 

Several brave members of a girls' high school volleyball team in Vermont have taken a stand against a trans teammate sharing their locker room. And now, they may be under investigation by the school for possible harassment.

New York Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate

New York Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate   -- Roger Caiazza

"The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) has a legal mandate for New York State greenhouse gas emissions to meet the ambitious net-zero goal by 2050.
On September 29, 2022 Governor Hochul directed the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to take major regulatory action that will require all new passenger cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs sold in New York State to be zero emissions by 2035...

AM Fruitcake

 

History for October 3

History for October 3 - On-This-Day.com

Harvey Kurtzman 1902 - Founder of "Mad" magazine

• 1893 - The motor-driven vacuum cleaner was patented by J.S. Thurman.
• 1901 - The Victor Talking Machine Company was incorporated. After a merger with Radio Corporation of America the company became RCA-Victor.
• 1906 - W.T. Grant opened a 25-cent department store.
• 1929 - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes officially changed its name to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
• 1941 - Adolf Hitler stated in a speech that Russia was "broken" and they "would never rise again."
• 1954 - "Father Knows Best" began airing on CBS-TV.
• 1955 - "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS-TV.
• 1955 - "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on ABC-TV.

DeSantis warns against looting in Florida after Hurricane Ian - TheBlaze

DeSantis warns against looting in Florida after Hurricane Ian - TheBlaze: 

On Friday, the Lee County Sheriff's Office posted photos on social media of five individuals being arrested for looting. "Sheriff Carmine Marceno means business and has taken a zero tolerance stance on looting. We are patrolling and you will be arrested if you partake in criminal activity," the sheriff's office declared in a Facebook post.

The way we were-----NEW YORK, NEW YORK 1950s NEW YORK CITY & STATE TRAVELOGUE MD52104

Fake Weather? CNN Weather Reporter Accused Of Exaggerating Winds

Which party really represents American values?

Facebook   Ann E W Stone

In 2016 Democrats denied the election results, rioted and burned for months. We may have called them morons or made fun of their meltdowns but we didn’t try to jail them or keep them from speaking.

In 2020 Republicans denied the election results, a very small group protested and did some damage at the Capitol. 

• The Democrats arrested and jailed them and others who weren’t even present without due process. They pushed and in some cases got some outlandish Jail terms. The FBI investigated and found no conspiracy.
• Then Democrats in Congress ramped up a one-sided tribunal without due process which spent millions and held months and months of hearings.
• They got the media to give them free airtime during prime time for their extended political commercial through these hearings. So far they’ve proven no conspiracy either.
• They also linked arms with Big tech and the media to silence anyone who spoke out against election results or criticized their actions or ideas. 
• They labeled all of us semi-fascists, domestic terrorists, and threats to Democracy. 

Which party really represents American values?...

There’s a major reason why the world in 2022 is like the world in 1939

There’s a major reason why the world in 2022 is like the world in 1939 - By Vince Coyner

• Vladimir Putin is a bad guy. Vladimir Putin is a megalomaniac. Vladimir Putin is a criminal. All those things are true. Similarly, Adolf Hitler was a bad guy, a megalomaniac, and a criminal. 
• But Vladimir Putin is not Adolf Hitler and Russia in 2022 is not Germany in 1938/39. 
• But in both cases, the future of the world hung on / hangs in the balance. 
• But maybe not in the way you think....
  
• ...At the very moment when a fragile peace could have been worked out and negotiators begun to solve the differences between Russia and Ukraine, Joe Biden steps in and does what he does best, mess things up. The timeline here is interesting. Even though, on March 10, the US promised Ukraine $13 billion and, on March 26, Biden told the world that Putin “cannot remain in power,” the Russian and Ukrainian negotiators were still able to come to an agreement on a peace deal. And staggeringly, Joe Biden scuttled it...

...In 2022 if the world finds itself in a nuclear conflict, Vladimir Putin will bear some of the blame, but he will share that with the feckless Joe Biden. 

Putin’s a thug, and Biden’s a dunce, and everyone knows it. 

Most of the blame however will sit squarely on the shoulders of the purported “81 million” Americans who were so angered by “mean tweets” that they put into the most powerful office in the world someone demonstrably not capable of running a lemonade stand."

Every House Democrat just voted against parental rights legislation - TheBlaze

Every House Democrat just voted against parental rights legislation - TheBlaze: 

House Democrats on Thursday unanimously voted to block legislation that would have required informed parental consent before a school provides mental health services related to sexual orientation or gender identity to students.

What You Don’t Know About the FBI

Democrats blaming Hurricane Ian on climate change trying to 'politicize the pain and suffering' of Floridians, expert says

Scientists Skeptical of Anthropogenic Global Warming

Gregory Wrightstone shared a link.
"I have been doing a huge number of interviews in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. 

Here is a good one with the Epoch Times.  https://www.theepochtimes.com/climate-expert-on...

THEEPOCHTIMES.COM

Climate Expert on Hurricanes: Numbers of Storms Actually Drop as Oceans Warm Up

Lunch video-----Double Standards: Legacy Media Covers a Doctors Unproven Anecdote But Not Myocarditis in Young Men!

Double Standards: Legacy Media Covers a Doctor's Unproven Anecdote But Not Myocarditis in Young Men!

From comments:

"James Sheils--Vinay, I've been listening to you since 2021 and I really appreciate your teaching. 

I worked as a physics teacher, and I know how difficult it is to effectively communicate science to the public. 

But I also wanted to say that I've seen a shift in your tone in recent months. 

You seem to have transitioned from cautious skepticism to anger at how the CDC, legacy media, and pharma are all full of crap. 

I wanted to say thank you for being so honest about it. 

I feel the same way, after having read most of the papers you have highlighted on this channel. Thank you again."

Noon-toon

 

FDNY EMS EMT Alison Russo-Elling fatally stabbed in New York City - TheBlaze

FDNY EMS EMT Alison Russo-Elling fatally stabbed in New York City - TheBlaze: 

FDNY EMT Lt. Alison Russo-Elling was on duty and walking near her station house by 20th Avenue and 41st Street around 2:20 p.m. on Thursday. A gruesome video shows a man lunging at Russo-Elling with a knife. She is slammed to the ground, bashing her head on the sidewalk. The madman stabbed her 19 times in Astoria, Queens.

They are scum!

 

WaPo tells rich democrats all is excellent!----- Recessions have a silver lining - The Washington Post

Recessions have a silver lining - The Washington Post

• Hey, a recession isn’t all bad news. Here are seven silver linings.

...Fast forward to now, and as bad as things are — rising interest rates, high inflation, stock market tumbling — the economy hasn’t imploded as it did during the Great Depression.
1. Housing prices may finally come down to reasonable levels....Higher mortgage rates may result in sellers in many markets lowering their asking prices so that buyers can qualify for the loans...
4. The dollar is king. Although a lot is in flux, if you have plans to travel overseas, your dollar may go a lot further. This week, the British pound fell to an all-time low against the dollar.
5. Unemployment is still relatively low. People with jobs and money to spare can spend on luxuries such as a vacation..."

"A GMO Purple Tomato Is Coming to Grocery Aisles. Will the US Bite?"

Human Progress | Facebook  Tony Morley shared a link.

• Most genetically engineered foods were developed to aid farmers. 
• This one will try to sway over health-conscious produce shoppers."
• It's not about the purple tomato, it's about a turning tide toward embracing GE crops and foods. More of this, much more of this.

"Yesterday was a historic day in plant biotech: a purple tomato engineered with high antioxidants was approved by the USDA"
WIRED.COM A GMO Purple Tomato Is Coming to Stores. Will the US Bite?
Most genetically engineered foods were developed to aid farmers. This one will try to sway over he

Never let a crises go to waste...