Hanaguma

So your position is that government spending under Biden had no influence on inflation? Noted conservative website vox.com disagrees with you... The article acknowledges basic underlying issues like the pandemic. Yet: But regarding the exact amount of inflation, the US stands out. And it started to stand out shortly after President Biden took office. From 2021 onward, what’s known as “core inflation” has been significantly higher in the US than in other wealthy countries. https://www.vox.com/23036340/biden-american-rescue-plan-inflation

Sure..... nothing more innocent than groups of middle aged men "getting exercise" at 1100pm by strolling through an area famous for hookers. Also, what better time to "enjoy the scenery" than midnight? /s

You might want to ask why, if election denying candidates are such a threat, why did the Democratic party spend $43 million trying to get so-called "election deniers" ON the ballot? Hypocrisy, thy name is Democrat. https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-spent-43-million-helping-election-deniers-win-their-primaries-1731068

Perhaps because they disagree with the hysteria surrounding January 6? Perhaps because there was no "armed insurrection"- funny how many of the supposed insurrectionists left their guns at home... Perhaps because they think the economy, inflation, immigration, and crime are all more pressing issues than political theatre? Perhaps because they believe that their system is stronger than you think it is.

Covid is no threat any more. Hasn't been for a long time. I still remember when we were told "just two weeks to stop the curve". And yes some credit to Obama in his final years in office. The economy was humming along pretty well, especially thanks to GOP control of Congress. Trump was able to continue and even improve on what he inherited. But we are talking about the Biden administration here. His profligate spending was the major cause of inflation.

Well, I guess that means that it is not a "historically top issue" among voters then, doesn't it? Sadly the president is tone deaf about what people care about- inflation, the economy, the border, and crime. It is a big part of the reason that the Democrats will be shellacked next week in the midterms.

...and your evidence would be..... American voters are smarter than you give credit for. There was no "almost coup" in 2020, or on January 6. It sounds like conspiracy theories are right at home on both sides of the political spectrum!

Amazing how the crash coincided with the pandemic though, isnt it? As you said, the current president isnt responsible for the supply chain, so logically the previous president isnt responsible for the pandemic and accompanying economic chaos. And yes the supply/job issues can be laid at Biden's feet. He was slow to open the country after Covid was not a threat. He incentivized people to not work by overspending on stimulus checks. He needlessly grew the debt and deficit by trillions. As for [Trump], there was low unemployment (especially historically low levels for BIPOC people), wage growth, low inflation, and low gas prices.

I think it can be both. There is a visceral fear of NK due to missiles actually flying OVER Japanese territory that is a lot easier to understand. China is perhaps the greater threat in reality and in the long run, but North Korea is the "crazy guy next door" that gets a lot of attention.

Inflation is caused by too much money chasing too few goods and services. Biden exascerbated inflation by pumping hundreds of billions of dollars more stimulus money into the economy at the same time as businesses were trying to get back on their feet from the pandemic. A disastrous choice of action which he and his advisors did not see coming. Many in early 2021 were adamant that inflation was "transitory", only to have to eat their words by the end of the year- Janet Yellen for example. So we are where we are.

L'il Kim gets grumpy when he is ignored, so he does the tyrant's version of throwing his toys out of the play pen. In his case, shooting his rockets. Gotta be some psychology there.... People in Japan are noticing the definite uptick in missile launches since Biden took over the presidency.

Hopefully the new President in SK will be a bit more pragmatic and forward looking than his predecessor. The South unfortunately tends to obsess on past events to an unhealthy extent and it prevents them from focussing on the actual problem, which is of course North Korea.

One result will be that Japan is going to go on a serious military spending spree. Up to now, Japan has only been spending about 1% of GDP on defence, but that is going to change. The weapons mix is also changing- VTOL carriers are being built on existing hulls, there is a contract to buy Tomahawk missiles, etc. Kim may have messed up big time here. Plus he will drive Japan and South Korea together in collective defence, in spite of their bitter differences.

Sure, because Biden is such a keen observer of the Asian geopolitical scene...

How about cancelling the ridiculously named Inflation Reduction Act? Also the American Rescue Plan. Also the insane student loan payback. Freeing up the energy industry.

He also talked to faeries and was trying to find housing for them... talked to angels too. The police report is just the surface of the situation. This guy has been unhinged for more than a decade.

This actually sounds reasonable to me. The guy was strung out and mentally unstable, to put it charitably. Quite a good fit in the world of Berkley activism. It will take some time to unravel it all, that's for sure. Anyone who claims that they KNOW what motivated him already is not worth taking seriously.

By overspending and overborrowing, the Biden administration made everything worse. He has also made enemies of the energy industry. He is also draining the nation's strategic oil reserve for little reason. He came to office pledging to be a moderate voice and bring peace to a nation in turmoil. He has not done so.

In other words, she has been treated much like any other politician of either party. And your point is... I am not condoning the cowardly attack on her husband by any means. But it is a stretch to try and connect it to Twitter.

Indeed. And the momentum and energy are flowing exclusively one direction at the moment. The Democrats are unable to defend Biden's record, so they fall back on the usual mantra of Trump Abortion J6. But people see through it and need to ask themselves one simple question, "are you better off today than when Joe Biden took office?". Senate will wind up 51-48, with Georgia going to a runoff. Then 52-48. Oz wins, Vance wins, Johnson wins, Masters loses by a very small margin, Laxalt wins.

Better to let people vent their collective spleen in public than to keep it bottled up. Musk knows what he is doing.

To be precise, the bus is in the driveway of the house, so on the property if you care to look at the pictures in the article. TBH, I don't think this loser was aligned with anything but his own mental illness. He has been a nutter for more than 15 years, accused by his kids of molestation, the kind of guy who takes up whatever the latest cause/conspiracy/protest is. THAT is his motivation.

New York Post do for you? "DePape had been living in a dilapidated yellow school bus on the street in front of Taub’s Berkeley home, said neighbors who described him as otherwise “homeless.” A Black Lives Matter sign and a flag combining pot-leaf symbols and the LGBTQ rainbow decorate the debris-strewn property. Out front, an unpainted wooden fence sports a hand-lettered sign: “News Reporters Go Away.” https://nypost.com/2022/10/29/paul-pelosi-jr-gives-update-on-fathers-condition/

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If you insist on bringing partisan politics into the mix, Speaker Pelosi is just as hated by the extreme left as the right. Also, I am wondering how many MAGA folks live in houses with Gay Pride flags flying and Black Lives Matter signs in the window, as the suspect does.