18 Dec, 2023

US has funds for only one more Ukraine aid package

The White House has warned that the money will run out after another round of weaponry is announced later this month

The administration of US President Joe Biden has warned that it only has enough Ukraine funding left to send one more military aid package to Kiev, which will be announced by the end of this month. (Bidan is using this to blame Republicans.)

“When that is done, we’ll have no more replenishment authority available to us,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Monday in Washington. He added, “Ukraine still needs our help, andit’s well past time for Congress to act and stand up for freedom and democracyand our own national security interests, which are very much at play.” (Fuck you Kirby!)

Kirby made his comments as the administration has continued its drive to win congressional approval for Biden’s latest request for Ukraine funding. The president has insisted that lawmakers pass an additional $60 billion in funding for Kiev as part of an emergency spending bill that also includes aid for Israel, which politicians from both major parties widely support.

Republican lawmakers have held up the combined proposal after previously approving $113 billion in outlays for Ukraine, citing concern that Biden is merely prolonging the conflict with Russia and lacks a clear victory strategy. Congressional negotiators have reportedly held talks recently on a compromise that would provide Ukraine funding if Biden agreed to impose stricter policies along the US-Mexico border.

Kirby offered no details on Monday regarding the scale and content of the final Ukraine aidpackage that the administration is planning for this month.

https://www.rt.com/news/589290-us-ukraine-funding-runs-out/

I love this guy, the freeloaders protesting is the Marxist Agenda

18 Dec, 2023 22:12

Argentina threatens to strip protesters of welfare benefits

The new president has moved to discourage demonstrations against his “shock therapy” plan

Argentinians who participate in road closures will be punished by loss of social benefits, President Javier Milei’s government announced on Monday.

Setting up roadblocks, known as ‘corte de ruta’, has long been the preferred form of protest in the South American country. Milei has sought to outlaw the practice in anticipation of backlash against his “shock therapy” policies for economic and political recovery.

“Protesting is a right, but so is the ability to move freely through Argentine territory to get to work,” Minister of Human Capital Sandra Pettovello said in a video message to the nation, posted by Milei’s office.

Anyone who promotes, instigates, organizes, or participates in roadblocks will lose access to the ministryand could lose their welfare benefits as well, Pettovello said.

The government will audit theorganizations that administer welfare benefits to “cut out the middleman”and ensureno one is blackmailed into attending protestsby threats to withhold their benefits. Anyone whose benefits are cut because they didn’t attend a protest can call a number to report this to the government. (Milei is aware the leftists in government are trying to destroy the new leadership)

“The only ones who are not going to get paid are those who go to protests and block the streets,” Pettovello added. “Those who block will not get money.”

To help the most vulnerable members of society, thegovernment will double the Universal Child Allowance and raise the Food Card allotment by 50%, Pettovello said. The government is working hard so that “all citizens can recover their jobs, autonomy and freedom,” she added.

Milei, a self-described “anarcho-capitalist,”was elected on a platform of radical economic and political reforms. In his inaugural address on December 10, he described Argentina as being on the “brink of its deepest crisis in history,” with the previous government leaving a ruinous inheritance of hyperinflation, trade deficit, and debt.

“There is no alternative to a shock adjustment,” Milei said. “There is no money.”

According to the president, Argentina has an annual inflation of 143%, a trade deficit of $43 billion, and $45 billion in debt to the International Monetary Fund alone, with over $10 billion in debt payments due in April. He has proposed devaluing the currency, drastically shrinking the government and cutting regulations, in hopes of spurring private enterprise.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized Milei’s proposal to adopt the US dollar as Argentina’s currency, noting that this would result in Buenos Aires giving up its sovereignty to Washington. (Well when Trump gets back in, it will be a benefit. Putin is working pretty hard to destroy the dollar, Bidan brought this on, so American’s should not be punished for it.)

https://www.rt.com/news/589293-argentina-milei-shock-therapy/

>>20096464

I don’t think he does, he has to pretend, he saw what happened to Meloni.

18 Dec, 2023 23:40

Biden’s approval rating drops to all-time low

A new poll has shown that just 34% of Americans approve of the US president’s performance

Only three out of ten Americans believe that US President Joe Biden is giving adequate attention to the issues that concern them most, while a record low of 34% approves of his overall job performance, a new survey has revealed.

The Monmouth University poll released on Monday showed thatBiden’s approval rating has dropped ten percentage points in the past five months and is at the lowest level of his presidency. The percentage of US adults who disapprove of his performance has more than doubled since he took office in January 2021, to 61%.

The latest polling results come at a time when Biden is falling behind former President Donald Trump in his bid to win reelection in 2024, as voters are increasingly concerned over inflation and an illegal immigration crisis. Just 31% of Americans believe Biden is giving enough attention to the most pressing issues, compared with 65% who say he’s not doing enough, the Monmouth survey showed.

Only 26% of US adults approve of Biden’s immigration policies, while 28% give a thumbs-up to his handling of inflation. Asked about the state of their own finances, 44% of respondents said they were struggling,double the percentage recorded during Trump’s presidential term. Only 12% said their financial situation was improving.

Monmouth’s polling director, Patrick Murray, noted that Biden was touting improvements in economic statistics under his watch at a time when most Americans were still suffering from post-pandemic inflation.

“There is a political danger in pushing a message that basically tells people their take on their own situation is wrong,” said Murray.

Vice President Kamala Harris has a similarly low approval rating, at 35%, while that of the US Congress was at just 17%, down from 26% a year ago, the poll showed.

Only one in five Americans believed the country was heading in the “right direction,”versus 69% who said it’s on the “wrong track,”the survey found. The portion of respondents saying the nation was going in the right direction hasdropped by eight percentage points in the past year.

Even some prominent Democrats have raised questions about whether Biden should seek reelection amid troubling poll results. David Axelrod, chief political strategist for former President Barack Obama’s election campaigns, said last month that Biden should consider dropping out of the 2024 race.

(How he has any approval rating is mind boggling, but the rich woke people don’t feel it because they invest in the newest hoax and sells when it drops.)

https://www.rt.com/news/589295-biden-approval-rating-record-low/

18 Dec, 2023

Orban gifts Erdogan a horse(VIDEO)

The Hungarian PM presented the Turkish president with Aristocrat the Stallion, receiving a Türkiye-made electric car in return

Türkiye’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, visited Hungary on Monday, meeting the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orban. The two leaders exchanged means-of-transportation gifts following the meet-and-greet ceremony with military honors for Erdogan in Budapest’s historic Heroes’ Square.

Orban gifted Erdogan a horse, Aristocrat the Stallion. The horse is a Nonius, a local Hungarian dark-coated heavy-boned breed, widely used as a draft and utility horse by the Hungarian military in the past. “The gift from one equestrian nation to another,” Orban wrote on Facebook.

In turn, the Hungarian leader got a Togg electric SUV from Erdogan. Togg is the first manufacturer to locally produce electric cars in Türkiye, active since 2018. The manufacturer released its first – and, thus far, only – model, the Togg T10X, last fall.

“The best deal I've ever made!For one horse power, I got 435. Welcome to Hungary President Erdogan!” Orban said in a tongue-in-cheek post on X, formerly Twitter, sharing pictures of the gifts.

Orban’s choice of present for the Turkish leader did not escape the online community, with some users suggesting there might be more to it, given his poor account with horses.

In 2003, shortly after assuming the role of Türkiye’s prime minister for the first time, Erdogan experienced a well-known mishap while riding a horse named Cihan during the inauguration ceremony of a new park in Istanbul.Shortly after mounting the animal, the politician was thrown off the horse and trampled.

Following this event, Erdogan refrained from participating in public equestrian activities for over a decade. It wasn’t until 2017 that he mounted a horse again, marking his second appearance on horseback.

(Is there arecomms in this report. Anons, any thoughts? Why would Orban give him a horse when he was trampled by a horse? Was it a warning that the West had something planned for Erdogan?)

https://www.rt.com/news/589282-orban-erdogan-horse-video/

>>20096883

The video is pretty good, there is an alignment for sure. Erdogan always looks short except when he stands up, he’s got really long legs.

Message sent, don’t know the message

>>20096945

Agreed, I think the CiC was sending a message to Erdogan to stay out of the Israel situation, he’s making it worse. That’s my intuition

>>20096981

You might be right. Some interesting happenings WW while Trump is doing daily rallies.

>>20096961

Did you notice Erdogan didn’t even want to get near the horse, and Orban had to calm the horse down a couple of times. The horse either didn’t like Erdogan or Orban gave him a very aggressive horse

Rogan O’Handley: The Administrative State Is Our Greatest Threat

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