Gauntlet thrown: House GOP's conservative wing warns status quo not an option in next Congress

House Freedom Caucus drafts memo to future new lawmakers urging them to hold out for radical change in the way the House operates because Congress "is worse than you thought."

In a pointed message to leaders and lawmakers alike, the conservative wing of House Republicans is circulating a draft guide to new lawmakers urging them to hold out for radical change in the way Congress operates if the GOP wins control in the midterm elections.

"Republicans ran to fix Washington," reads the memo from the House Freedom Caucus obtained by Just the News. "We cannot continue to govern in the same way that broke it."

The seven-year-old caucus has grown in influence and size in recent years, giving rise to GOP stars such as former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, likely House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona and Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry, the current chairman of the caucus. It has long fought for fiscal discipline, law and order and massive reductions in federal agencies, budgets and regulations.

The caucus' memo provides a stinging rebuke of the way former GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan and current Democrat Speaker Nancy Pelosi have run the House chamber, urging every new member to hold out for change, starting with leadership elections that will be held just days after the Nov. 8 elections.

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DraftHFC - What's Next - A Road Map for Incoming Republican Members of Congress..pdf

"Some of the most important votes come before you're even sworn into office. Will you be ready?" the draft memo asks, warning new members that veteran lawmakers will likely try to schmooze them into complacency, starting with the orientation, votes for leadership and House rules in mid-November.

"The simple truth is that it perfectly suits some if you are unprepared or unaware of their significance," the memo warns of the first votes in the caucus set to happen in mid-November if the GOP prevails. "Some will urge you to be a 'team player' by falling in line with leadership and doing what you're told.

"You'll be warned not to rock the boat by raising questions or concerns with leadership's agenda," it adds. "Before you make any decisions, however, you should be aware of the realities here in Washington and the opportunities we have to change them."

The memo tells incoming freshman that Congress is "worse than you thought" and that current rules allow for most members to be sidelined on every major decision, except for final votes.

"The state of affairs in the US House of Representatives has steadily deteriorated over recent decades to the point at which the balance of power is so lopsided that members of Congress often will find themselves with no meaningful role in major policymaking," the memo warns. "For most members of Congress, their impact in lawmaking is limited only to voting up or down on final passage of major legislation.

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/gauntlet-thrown-house-gops-conservative-wing-warns-status-quo-not-option-next

Gauntlet thrown: House GOP's conservative wing warns status quo not an option in next Congress

House Freedom Caucus drafts memo to future new lawmakers urging them to hold out for radical change in the way the House operates because Congress "is worse than you thought."

In a pointed message to leaders and lawmakers alike, the conservative wing of House Republicans is circulating a draft guide to new lawmakers urging them to hold out for radical change in the way Congress operates if the GOP wins control in the midterm elections.

"Republicans ran to fix Washington," reads the memo from the House Freedom Caucus obtained by Just the News. "We cannot continue to govern in the same way that broke it."

The seven-year-old caucus has grown in influence and size in recent years, giving rise to GOP stars such as former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, likely House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona and Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry, the current chairman of the caucus. It has long fought for fiscal discipline, law and order and massive reductions in federal agencies, budgets and regulations.

The caucus' memo provides a stinging rebuke of the way former GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan and current Democrat Speaker Nancy Pelosi have run the House chamber, urging every new member to hold out for change, starting with leadership elections that will be held just days after the Nov. 8 elections.

File

DraftHFC - What's Next - A Road Map for Incoming Republican Members of Congress..pdf

"Some of the most important votes come before you're even sworn into office. Will you be ready?" the draft memo asks, warning new members that veteran lawmakers will likely try to schmooze them into complacency, starting with the orientation, votes for leadership and House rules in mid-November.

"The simple truth is that it perfectly suits some if you are unprepared or unaware of their significance," the memo warns of the first votes in the caucus set to happen in mid-November if the GOP prevails. "Some will urge you to be a 'team player' by falling in line with leadership and doing what you're told.

"You'll be warned not to rock the boat by raising questions or concerns with leadership's agenda," it adds. "Before you make any decisions, however, you should be aware of the realities here in Washington and the opportunities we have to change them."

The memo tells incoming freshman that Congress is "worse than you thought" and that current rules allow for most members to be sidelined on every major decision, except for final votes.

"The state of affairs in the US House of Representatives has steadily deteriorated over recent decades to the point at which the balance of power is so lopsided that members of Congress often will find themselves with no meaningful role in major policymaking," the memo warns. "For most members of Congress, their impact in lawmaking is limited only to voting up or down on final passage of major legislation.

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/gauntlet-thrown-house-gops-conservative-wing-warns-status-quo-not-option-next

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Trudeau And Scholz Enter Into "Bizarre" Energy Pact

“The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.” – Douglas Horton

In August, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz led a delegation of senior political and business leaders on a trip to Canada. Desperate for every joule of primary energy he could get his hands on, Scholz’s primary mission was to beg Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to consider fast-tracking the approval of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities along Canada’s Atlantic Coast, something Trudeau has consistently been loath to consider.

Despite historic spreads between the price of natural gas in North America and the rest of the world, the drama-teacher-turned-cosplay-Prime-Minister professed to be unable to find a compelling business case for the proposal (although he did leave the door open for further consideration). In Trudeau’s fossil fuel-free vision of the future, such multi-billion-dollar investments will be obsolete before they could generate an economic return. How embarrassing it must have been for members of the European elite to submit themselves to the whims of the ultimate “legacy” admission to the political arena.

Instead, the two countries entered into a bizarre agreement to develop a “transatlantic hydrogen supply chain” (emphasis added throughout):

“Canada and Germany say a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck signed the deal on Tuesday in the port town of Stephenville, N.L., where they attended a hydrogen trade show along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

The five-page agreement is a ‘declaration of intent’ to create a hydrogen alliance between the two countries. ‘The world is going to need energy in the coming decades,’ Trudeau said. ‘It also is going to need to make sure that that energy is net-zero.’”

We were a little dumbfounded when saw these headlines. Surely, this must be a joke? Alas, like much of what emanates from the current slate of Western leaders, the two countries appear to be as serious in intent as they are unserious in understanding. While we could write an entire piece demonstrating why this effort is destined to be just another multi-billion-dollar boondoggle, we’ll dispatch with those particulars rather quickly and, instead, propose a practical yet superior alternative for Germany. Let’s dig in.

To understand why the hydrogen alliance between Canada and Germany is all but guaranteed to be an epic flop that incinerates any and all subsidies lavished onto the initiative, we must first understand what is actually being proposed. While many important details are left murky, information in the public domain reveals four stages envisioned for this centrally planned green energy utopia.

First, the plan calls for a massive deployment of new wind farms along the Island of Newfoundland’s western coast. The area is ideal for capturing energy from intense west-to-east winds coming off the Atlantic Ocean – Newfoundland is the windiest region in Canada, and the jet stream passes right over the island. Second, the electricity thus generated is to be transmitted to centralized hubs, which will require significant investment in new infrastructure. Once the wind farms are up and running and their electricity can be harvested, the third step is to produce hydrogen on a massive scale via electrolysis. Here, Germany contributes significant technological expertise. Engineering giants like Siemens AG have been investing large sums to perfect the technology, and they are undoubtedly at the cutting edge.

But now comes the hard part.

Even assuming the above scheme produces hydrogen at a globally competitive price (color us skeptical), by what means are large volumes of hydrogen supposed to be transported from Newfoundland to Europe? Certainly not directly, although many reports and press releases imply as much, falsely assuming that shipping hydrogen will be as “simple” as shipping LNG –itself no easy task. According to a report out of Australia, the inherent differences between hydrogen and natural gas make direct shipping of the former extremely challenging, and one should only “expect that the transport of hydrogen in bulk by sea will be commercially viable sometime in the 2030s.”

https://doomberg.substack.com/p/cbe39748-13a2-4daa-aeeb-85be230740cd

Oakland Police Want 'Terminator Style' Robot With Shotgun

The Oakland Police Department is pushing for robots with a potentially lethal shotgun-like attachment, according to The Intercept.

Oakland Police and Oakland Police Commission subcommittee, a civilian oversight body, discussed rules surrounding the city's use of military-grade police equipment in September. According to California state law, local police must be authorized by city leaders before they can deploy military equipment.

Most of the meeting on Sept. 21 concentrated on modern policing, with the commissioners and police heads debating the use of tear gas and flash bangs. But two hours into the meeting, the conversation shifted to a gun-shaped accessory for robots called the "percussion actuated nonelectric disruptor," a tool used by bomb squads at war and for domestic operations.

The accessory can be loaded with explosive forces ranging from blanks to pressurized water to even shotgun shells. This is a concerning new development in the potential use of weaponized robots against the American people by police across the country.

"But God forbid something does happen where it's the only option," a member of the Oakland Police Commission said at the meeting. "Which is, I hate to say it, a robot with a shotgun may be our only hope."

For now, Oakland police and commissioners agreed that robots could only be armed with pepper spray, though conversations from the meeting suggest armed robots with shotguns might be deployed sometime in this decade.

The future of American policing in liberal cities could very well be armed robots. This dystopic nightmare is only possible due to city leaders, not just in Oakland but across the country, who identify as "progressive" and far left-leaning that have ushered in social justice reform that has tremendously backfired, unleashing a tsunami of violent crime while also hellbent in banning guns from law-abiding citizens.

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/oakland-police-want-terminator-style-robot-shotgun

He uses the truth loosley - but he's not lying about the battle for hearts and minds

Zelensky's inspiring leadership from the front is outpacing the dour, grey Vladimir Putin in the battle for the world's hearts and minds

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 this year, there was no room for jokes or play acting, and Zelensky needed to step up. He did.

Stephen Loosley

SkyNews.com.au Contributor and Strategic Policy Analyst

https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/zelenskys-inspiring-leadership-from-the-front-is-outpacing-the-dour-grey-vladimir-putin-in-the-battle-for-the-worlds-hearts-and-minds/news-story/22d380fd9f4a09fdf98a28b904d5e37b