Wow the whole demoralization gang is here today, I guess they think Brunson is the only thing keeping us focused….kek, you all are pathetic little creeps. I hope you enjoy our enjoyment today
As GOP-led House hastens to pass rules package, defense spending emerges as sticking point
"I don't want to see defense cuts," said Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.). "We don't know what deals were made. And that's something that we should be transparent about."
(All the idiots that didn't help, now have opinions)
By Nicholas Ballasy
Updated: January 9, 2023 - 12:35pm
Some House Republican are lining up against the proposed new House rules, with voting set to begin as early as Monday amid opposition to cuts to defense spending and other issues.
Among those most vocal in opposition to the defense cuts is Texas Rep.
Tony Gonzales, who raises concerns about less money to Ukraine in its effort to end the Russia invasion and for the U.S. response to China's military buildup.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in his ultimately successful effort last week to secure the post made several concessions in the rules package to get the votes he needed from about 20 of his conference's most conservative members.
President Biden had requested an increase in defense spending for fiscal 2023, compared to the previous fiscal year, which was more than in fiscal 2021, a trend that is raising concerns among fiscal conservatives and others in the conference.
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House Rules Package.pdf
South Carolina GOP Rep. Nancy Mace shared similar concerns about the rules package, particularly about the changes as a result of the speakership horse trading.
"I want to see it in writing," she said Sunday. "I want to see what promises were made. And what we are being told is that these handshakes … will go through regular order and go through the regular appropriations process. I don't want to see defense cuts. We don't know what deals were made. And that's something that we should be transparent about. Sunshine is the best medicine."
She also said she remains "on a fence" over how she'll vote.
On Monday, Gonzales said he also opposes the portion of the package that would allow one House member to make a motion to vacate the chair, which means remove the speaker.
"I don't want to see us every two months be in lockdown," he said on the Fox News Channel. "This isn't the parliament. The American public are counting on House Republicans to be the one savior in this all. If we can't get this right, it's going to be nightmare after nightmare."
Other GOP lawmakers, such as Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (N.Y.), said some of the backroom deals that were made to form the current version of the rules package might cause her to vote against it on the floor.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/some-gop-lawmakers-opposing-new-rules-package-over-potential-defense-spending
United Nations panel finds ozone layer is 'on track to recover'
(Bad news for the grifters, maybe EU can stop killing their people now)
The panel said the ozone layer's recovery is due to the success of the Montreal Protocol.
By Madeleine Hubbard
Updated: January 9, 2023 - 1:05pm
The United Nations-backed Scientific Assessment Panel said Monday the world's ozone layer is "on track to recover" within the next four decades because ozone-depleting chemicals are being phased out around the globe.
Nearly 99% of banned ozone-depleting substances have been phased out, the group found in its report, which is published every four years.
The panel said the ozone layer's recovery is due to the success of the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement adopted in 1987 to phase out ozone layer-depleting substances.
"If current policies remain in place, the ozone layer is expected to recover to 1980 values (before the appearance of the ozone hole) by around 2066 over the Antarctic, by 2045 over the Arctic and by 2040 for the rest of the world," the United Nations-backed group said.
The panel stated that variations in the Antarctic ozone hole, mostly over the past five years, have been due to "meteorological conditions," but "the Antarctic ozone hole has been slowly improving in area and depth since the year 2000."
Despite the accomplishment in healing the ozone layer(here it comes, fearporn), U.N. World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said fossil fuels should be targeted next.
"Ozone action sets a precedent for climate action," Taalas said. "Our success in phasing out ozone-eating chemicals shows us what can and must be done — as a matter of urgency — to transition away from fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gases and so limit temperature increase."
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/environment/united-nations-panel-finds-ozone-layer-track-recover
Biden skips border, meeting with local residents, media in El Paso
On his first trip to the southern border since he’s been in office, President Joe Biden met with Democratic officials in El Paso but didn’t actually visit the border, where record apprehensions are taking place. He also didn’t visit the downtown area overrun by homeless migrants,
Updated: January 8, 2023 - 11:06pm
On his first trip to the southern border since he’s been in office, PresidentJoe Biden met with Democratic officials in El Paso but didn’t actually visit the border, where record apprehensions are taking place. He also didn’t visit the downtown area overrun by homeless migrants, meet with local residents, make formal remarks or speak with reporters.
After the president arrived at the airport, reporters waited to speak with him and expressed their expectation to hear him give remarks, The Center Square observed. Several reporters continued to ask when the president might speak, expressing consternation about not being sure at what part of his three-hour planned visit they’d be able to ask questions.
The only official who spoke with reporters and answered their questions was Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Abbott, who wasn’t included in Biden’s visit to Texas, arrived at the airport and waited to speak with the president. Sitting below Air Force One, he waited for the president to debark the plane. After descending the stairs, Biden shook hands with Abbott and accepted a letter the governor gave him. In it, Abbott later said he listed five actions the president could take to immediately secure the border.
They spoke briefly, after which the president left with Democratic officials. Abbott then made a point of speaking with reporters and answering their questions.
The president first visited a Customs and Border Protection processing center at the Bridge of Americas. Reporters waited outside, and again asked when they’d be able to ask the president questions. Biden again made no public remarks and didn’t take questions.
Of this part of the president’s visit, KVIA News 7 reported, “While at the Bridge of the Americas, President Biden watched as a canine officer demonstrated how it could find a suitcase in a trunk. The dog went around the car once and stopped at the trunk.
“The officers pulled out a suitcase and then took out what looked like fruit and a hunk of lunch meat.
“President Biden also saw another demonstration showing how a chocolate lab could find a package of what looks like drugs or money from the backseat of a Chevy pickup.”
Joining the president were Democratic U.S Reps. Veronica Escobar, Henry Cuellar and Vincente Gonzalez, the El Paso mayor and other local officials,
and several CBP agents.
None spoke with the media, but Cuellar tweeted he was meeting with the president “to discuss how to bring order to the border and treat migrants with respect as we implement a lawful path for relief.”
Biden lastly visited El Paso’s Migrant Processing Center and again didn’t make public remarks or take questions from the media.
The president never visited the actual border, where illegal crossings have escalated over the past several months, prompting El Paso’s mayor to declare an emergency and Abbott to deploy the Texas National Guard to El Paso last month….
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/biden-skips-border-meeting-local-residents-media-el-paso-stop