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Elon Musk Optimistic About Neuralink's First Patient in Human Clinical Trials

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Do Americans Really Only Want Sprawl?

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Tucker Carlson Explains Why He Is Interviewing Putin: "Most Americans Are Not Informed... We're Here Because We Love The US"

CNN says: Tucker Carlson is in Russia to interview Putin. He’s already doing the bidding of the Kremlin

Most of the world remains either indifferent or opposed to Washington’s long time insistence that Ukraine be turned into an American NATO base.

Netanyahus full statement to Israeli citizens on the 7th

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A few years ago, Oliver Stone did a great multi-hour interview with Putin. Compared to the trash that rule over us, Putin is an intellectual giant, clearly the greatest statesman of our time.

#1 bob sykes on 2024-02-08 08:46 (Reply)

"Putin is an intellectual giant, clearly the greatest statesman of our time."

You just keep believing that, "bob", as we approach the second anniversary of the failure of his cack-handed invasion of Ukraine.

#1.1 JJM on 2024-02-08 21:44 (Reply)

I just watched the whole deal and read the script that went with it. Bob Sykes is totally correct in his summation of Putin. This whole mess was created by western arms dealers who hated to see their profits fizzle when the USSR collapsed. They needed a bogeyman and they bribed ever politician to keep the crap going.

#1.1.1 Tom Hyland on 2024-02-08 22:54 (Reply)

"This whole mess was created by western arms dealers who hated to see their profits fizzle when the USSR collapsed."

You just keep believing that, Tom.

#1.1.1.1 JJM on 2024-02-09 06:20 (Reply)

JJM, you witless tool of the globalist deep state. Doing their bidding and rejecting historical facts in order to support their hegemonic abuse of power. For shame.

Objecting to the US involvement in the Ukraine-Russia fiasco is the most patriotic thing one can do today. We should never have started that war, but only someone totally ignorant of the facts can deny we did.

#1.1.1.1.1 ruralcounsel on 2024-02-09 08:24 (Reply)

"We should never have started that war, but only someone totally ignorant of the facts can deny we did."

You just go right on believing that.

#1.1.1.1.1.1 JJM on 2024-02-09 11:53 (Reply)

Yes indeed, our loving arms dealers keep stirring the shit. This is what Vietnam was... and every other avoidable hell hole the US continues to invent. Who you working for? You're not American.

#1.1.1.1.2 Tom Hyland on 2024-02-09 10:39 (Reply)

"Who you working for? You're not American."

More to the point: who are you working for?

#1.1.1.1.2.1 JJM on 2024-02-09 11:54 (Reply)

Every car jacking, every armed looting of stores, every "teen" shooting is essentially the same exact thing. In everyone of these cases the parents know that their children are out of hand, mentally challenged or already convicted of crimes and they have done little or nothing to correct them. Probably the only example of one of these parents actually parenting was when that mom of a "teen" in a BLM riot was confronted by his mother who bitch slapped him back to his house. I'm sorry if this offends anyone but THAT is parenting! Everyone of thos parents, tens of thousands of them, deserve jail just as much as this unfortunate woman does.

#2 OneGuy on 2024-02-08 09:19 (Reply)

Regarding the Do Americans Really Only Want Sprawl? article. I was surprised to see the picture. The picture was the American dream. The article prefers dirty city apartment living with it's attendant high crime rate. What am I missing or is it what are they missing?

#3 JustMe on 2024-02-08 09:34 (Reply)

re CNN says: Tucker Carlson is in Russia to interview Putin.

It's the reaction to Tucker's interview that irritates me.

The Left argues that Carlson is being used as a propaganda platform for Putin, and at worst is guilty of treason.

OTOH, when Barbara Walters, Charlie Rose or George Stephanopoulos interviewed Putin, THAT was journalism.

Carlson is being held to a different standard.

#4 feeblemind on 2024-02-08 10:18 (Reply)

The very last thing the establishment and their MSM attack dogs want is for the plebs to listen to both sides of any issue and make up their own minds. It might lead to the curtain being pulled back to reveal just how corrupt and power mad they really are. Their fear of this interview is palpable.

#4.1 Lord Heathen on 2024-02-08 11:42 (Reply)

feeblemind: OTOH, when Barbara Walters, Charlie Rose or George Stephanopoulos interviewed Putin, THAT was journalism. Carlson is being held to a different standard.

That's because Carlson is not a journalist but a propagandist.

McDougal v. Fox News Network: Fox News first argues that, viewed in context, Mr. Carlson cannot be understood to have been stating facts, but instead that he was delivering an opinion using hyperbole for effect. . . he is not “stating actual facts” about the topics he discusses and is instead engaging in “exaggeration” and “non-literal commentary.”

#4.2 Zachriel on 2024-02-08 12:31 (Reply)

LOL!!!
Barbara Walters, Charlie Rose or George Stephanopoulos are truly propagandists/biased. Carlson's only "sin" is he doesn't hate Trump.

#4.2.1 OneGuy on 2024-02-08 14:29 (Reply)

OneGuy: Carlson's only "sin" is he doesn't hate Trump.

Carlson's own employer stated, and the court agreed, that you can't take anything he says seriously. Carlson did not contest that characterization.

#4.2.2 Zachriel on 2024-02-08 14:36 (Reply)

That's an abusive interpretation of a standard defense against charges of libel and slander. And an equally abusive interpretation of a court opinion. It's the same defense that the MSM was using for their slander of the Covington kid, for example. Until they settled ... just like Fox News did.

Carlson is as much a journalist as any of the mainstream media you name, and probably more courageous than most as he is willing to struggle against the strong current of official propaganda. He may not always be right (as he himself admits) but he's willing to ask the difficult and uncomfortable questions that most MSM avoids like Dracula avoids sunlight.

#4.2.2.1 ruralcounsel on 2024-02-09 08:32 (Reply)

ruralcounsel: That's an abusive interpretation of a standard defense against charges of libel and slander.

Yes, the 'don't believe anything he says' defense. However, that is inconsistent with the claim that Carlson is a journalist.

ruralcounsel: It's the same defense that the MSM was using for their slander of the Covington kid, for example.

That is incorrect. The defense was that statements were accurately reporting what others said, and that they were not objectively verifiable, so represented opinion. Those media companies that went to court won their cases based on that defense.

#4.2.2.2 Zachriel on 2024-02-09 10:01 (Reply)

George Stephanopoulos a "journalist"? Bwaha!
And you can take anything HE says "seriously"? LOL!

Cry harder Quibble-DickZ.

#4.2.3 Zachinoff on 2024-02-08 15:37 (Reply)

That little bugger was an actual ADVISOR to the Democrat party and has been a close friend of the Clintons since the early 90s. No political bias there at all! Do yourself a favor and ignore the troll. ;)

#4.2.3.1 Lord Heathen on 2024-02-08 16:05 (Reply)

Funny thing is the "troll" never responds to me and I kinda get a kick out of mocking it..

#4.2.3.1.1 Zachinoff on 2024-02-08 16:34 (Reply)

I here you mate. Have a pleasant evening. Supper time here. Cheers. ;)

#4.2.3.1.1.1 Lord Heathen on 2024-02-08 16:37 (Reply)

* hear. I wouldn't the Zach bot coming after me over a spelling mistake. I don't think I would be able to sleep tonight! LOL

#4.2.3.1.1.1.1 Lord Heathen on 2024-02-08 16:48 (Reply)

Every journalist is a propagandist.

That's the whole point of journalism.

#4.2.4 JJM on 2024-02-08 16:02 (Reply)

JJM: Every journalist is a propagandist.

Even the most objective journalist has a point of view. However, journalists have to adhere to the facts, or they and their employers can be subject to sanctions, including lawsuits. The difference is that Carlson's employer and the court have said that you can't take anything Carlson says seriously, and Carlson did not contest that characterization.

#4.2.5 Zachriel on 2024-02-08 16:17 (Reply)

One only has to listen to the MSM trash talk on climate, Covid, gender bending, Ukraine, or immigration to find that there are NO journalists that question the authoritarian miscreants in the government administrative state or authoritarian politicians that prefer to rule by Joebama mandates and directives. They question nothing about BBB/NWO/or the WEF. The MSM is primarily owned by oligarchs and the so called 'journalists' can't recognize it. The MSM is the new marxist/fascist 'news' overlords in service to the authoritarians.
And Tucker doesn't fit into their CLUB.

#4.2.5.1 indyjonesouthere on 2024-02-08 17:07 (Reply)

Re: CNN

Must be working for Putin.
Seriously.

https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/02/08/wow-did-cnn-finally-admit-something-huge-about-joe-biden-n4926241

#4.3 Zachinoff on 2024-02-08 15:51 (Reply)

No mention of the NYT interview of Hitler in 1941?

#4.4 bilejones on 2024-02-10 19:29 (Reply)

bilejones: No mention of the NYT interview of Hitler in 1941?

Was there? Can’t seem to find it on the NYT TimesMachine.

#4.4.1 Zachriel on 2024-02-10 20:58 (Reply)

The whole Basquiat incident to me just reveals that the whole modern art world is a fraudulent cult of celebrity. That the same painting can be praised as a priceless treasure (though they're quick to place an actual price on it) if he painted it but a worthless piece of trash if he did not shows that all of the value is in the celebrity of the artist and not the inherent aesthetics of the piece.

The art in the art world now is not being a great painter, but in convincing the right people that you are.

#5 Anopther Guy named Dan on 2024-02-08 10:29 (Reply)

Trump is America's Socrates. The corrupt government must destroy him to prevent him from filling the people's minds with truths. We have been blind to the take over of our government by rich and powerful people. It began in earnest around 1913 and by congressional tyranny and jurist malfeasance has progressed to the point today where those in charge intend to drop the charade of a constitutional republic and simply take over and rule through an iron fist. The cherry on this takeover was put in place by our corrupt congress and a willing president in 2001 with the Patriot Act. After that it was merely a matter of tying up lose ends and putting on the finishing touches. The 2016 election did two important things: It interrupted that smooth transition from freedom to tyranny and it allowed Trump to open the eyes of many people who only here to fore had seen the world in shadows. Now, what should have been a smooth and uninterrupted takeover of America has been disrupted and there is a bit of a fight. Not enough fight to stop it but enough to stir up a sizable percentage of the population. The fourth arm of the tyranny, the MSM, has been fighting a valiant fight to disinform and disabuse the people of what is happening but then that Damned Musk bought Twitter and exposed so much and now Tucker Carlson is relentlessly asking questions and making people think. Trump and Musk must be destroyed and Carlson must be silenced. Watch what your government and the string pullers do next...

#6 Anon on 2024-02-08 11:01 (Reply)

Trump's no Socrates, who owned little except a chicken to leave to his wife (and his toga). Socrates was an honorable man, whoh lived modestly, who raised questions among others. Trump's not humble, he's a "skirt chaser" a money mongerer and other things. He's self-involved.
He happened to have done someothing good for Israel and somehow under his tenure, no major US wars and OK economy. BUt no Socrates.

#6.1 ns on 2024-02-08 12:27 (Reply)

I believe you truly believe what you said. But you are wrong and kinda stupid. To say Trump is a skirt chaser as though that somehow disqualifies him is stupid. God intended that men chase skirts unless you are mentally ill and chase dicks.

As for his lack of poverty, again stupid! What does that mean as it relates to the issues at hand? Nothing! Absolutely nothing. He could have been wealthier or poorer and it would change nothing. However Trump has done more charitable things with his money than almost any billionaire. The list of charitable things he has done is long and I am excluding political acts and giving to "charities". His actions speak volumes, far more than any other politician.

He has done many good things for Israel. Not just "something".

His lack of wars really seems to piss you off for some reason.

His economy was awesome until Pelosi and her gang of thugs destroyed it to create chaos so they could steal the election. What she and the left did is very different from dirty tricks in the past. Tens of thousands of people died unnecessarily in that chaos and the next president should appoint a special prosecutor and they should investigate the Democrats for homicide. There are a couple dozen prominent Democrats and high level federal employees that should be hung for what they did. I am as serious as a sudden death myocarditis heart attack!!!

#6.1.1 Anon on 2024-02-08 14:40 (Reply)

How hard can it be to forge a Basquiat?

#7 RebeccaH on 2024-02-08 12:09 (Reply)

Sprawl. We have moved from approximately 2 billion people world wide coming into the 50's--the time when single family housing on lovely lots became the ideal to a population of nearly 8 billion or four times the amount in the 1950/60's. ANYONE involved with the design of a community needs to be totally consumed by this knowledge! It explains why those single-family housing developments are no longer on the drawing board--nor should they be. You cannot in good conscience pretend to be having a "real" conversation about this subject if you refuse to acknowledge the population boom.
In MT the democrats are screaming for "affordable housing" that means--cannot help but mean--housing developments that destroy our ability to produce food as well as destroying what humans will always need, will always hunger for--the LONG VIEW. When you are living in those cramped quarters like Seattle, with no public parks of any importance, you crave, the should, the mind, the imagination every part that makes you human craves those open spaces. So let's go ahead and make developers just little angles of G*d producing more housing. Yeah baby another point at which both sides destroy the future, our quality of life, our ability to feed ourselves. YEAH BABY those developers have rights don't you know!

#8 faculty wife on 2024-02-08 13:23 (Reply)

About 10% of Ireland's citizens demonstrated today against the open borders policy of their political leaders. THAT is a big F...en deal. I wonder if it will even be in our news.

#9 OneGuy on 2024-02-08 14:57 (Reply)

Probably not. Truth lives regardless. One day every tyrant looks out from the window of their castle and sees a reckoning coming. History always repeats itself. ;)

#9.1 Lord Heathen on 2024-02-08 16:14 (Reply)

Sprawl... Has virtually no impact on ability to produce food. We have food surplus problems because government insists on subsidizing some commodities as a result of WWII laws. Remember, farmers wanted parity with prices of 1946. And we foolishly convert corn to fuel to alleviate excess corn production.

Check the Constitution and you find that the government still owns and controls land far beyond that necessary for post roads, forts, etc., especially in the west. And where is the Constitutional amendment for federal government to expand land ownership to national parks, forest, or preserves? That land could open up a great deal of property for housing and multiple uses if government was forced out of the land ownership business.

#10 indyjonesouthere on 2024-02-08 17:24 (Reply)

You are so wrong! You are spewing forth the same blather that the hippies were frothing about 40 year ago!

#10.1 faculty wife on 2024-02-09 01:34 (Reply)

I don't understand your position on this. Are you saying the government should require us to all live in the city in apartments? Do you believe our government has that right? Are we all serfs? What exactly are you saying? It makes no sense.

#10.1.1 JustMe on 2024-02-09 09:51 (Reply)

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