Politics/Religion Consolidated Megathread Extravaganza

[Herman]

In case you were wondering why Washington is dragging it's feet with the rail disaster in Ohio.



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Norfolk Southern Railway, the company responsible for over half of the hazmat rail incidents in 2022 and the catastrophic Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has spent a great deal of money over the past 30 years to win favor amongst America's political elites.



The rail industry has spent nearly $800 million to lobby the government that is supposed to oversee them since 1998.



According to Open Secrets, Norfolk Southern spent $1.8 million lobbying last year and $1.6 million the year before. Since 1998, it has spent over $79 million on lobbying efforts and $16,948,996 on political contributions.



That money has made its way to both sides of the aisle.



The company favored Democratic congressional candidates 55.27% to 44.72%, but doled out hundreds of thousands of dollars to persons of all political persuasions who may one day be called to hold it accountable.



Senatorial and congressional campaign committees for both parties received money from the railway last year — as did 71 Democrats and 62 Republicans in Congress.



For instance, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) received $10,000 from Norfolk Southern last year, as did leftist Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth (Ill.), Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell received $5,000 as did Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.).



75% of the company's lobbyists last year previously held government positions.

[DKG]

WHO's Power to Govern US Pandemics Back on the Table; Biden Launches Sweeping 'Equity' Programs



The World Health Organization (WHO) may soon have the authority to decide how the United States handles pandemics. Negotiations are currently underway on a deal, where the United States could grant the WHO a new special authority.



Meanwhile, President Joe Biden has appointed Susan Rice as the chair of a new "White House Steering Committee on Equity," which will create sweeping programs throughout the federal government to create "equitable outcomes."

[Herman]

Rolling Stone magazine published an article by LGBT activist Ernest Owens on Monday entitled, "Why Cancel Culture Is Good For Democracy."



Twitter CEO Elon Musk was among those who ridiculed the publication over the article, calling its defense of mob tyranny "obnoxious."

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Billy Markus, one of the software engineers behind Dogecoin, intimated the magazine was due for a name change, writing, "rolling sanctimony."

[Herman]

One of the men Kyle Rittenhouse shot during the 2020 riots has sued the teenager, arguing that the shooting caused emotional distress and humiliation.



Rittenhouse shot Gaige Grosskreutz and two others in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during riots that took place after the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges in 2021.



Grosskreutz was the only one who survived.

[Lokmar]

One of the men Kyle Rittenhouse shot during the 2020 riots has sued the teenager, arguing that the shooting caused emotional distress and humiliation.



Rittenhouse shot Gaige Grosskreutz and two others in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during riots that took place after the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges in 2021.



Grosskreutz was the only one who survived.

Thats why you should double tap.

[Anonymous]

One of the men Kyle Rittenhouse shot during the 2020 riots has sued the teenager, arguing that the shooting caused emotional distress and humiliation.



Rittenhouse shot Gaige Grosskreutz and two others in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during riots that took place after the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges in 2021.



Grosskreutz was the only one who survived.

Wasn't he the convicted wife basher whose bicep was reduced to a pink mist when he aimed a Glock he wasn't legally allowed to possess at Kyle?

[Dove]

One of the men Kyle Rittenhouse shot during the 2020 riots has sued the teenager, arguing that the shooting caused emotional distress and humiliation.



Rittenhouse shot Gaige Grosskreutz and two others in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during riots that took place after the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges in 2021.



Grosskreutz was the only one who survived.

Wasn't he the convicted wife basher whose bicep was reduced to a pink mist when he aimed a Glock he wasn't legally allowed to possess at Kyle?

 

 Yep!



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 I like how no one talks about how left wing mob activists crossed state lines with weapons illegally and were laying siege on an innocent community but the collective screaming because an innocent person defended himself is still a thing.

[Dove]

Rolling Stone magazine published an article by LGBT activist Ernest Owens on Monday entitled, "Why Cancel Culture Is Good For Democracy."



Twitter CEO Elon Musk was among those who ridiculed the publication over the article, calling its defense of mob tyranny "obnoxious."

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1628129957951029248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1628129957951029248%7Ctwgr%5Eda540316842931c1d1529e5ed368e2659b6f939f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theblaze.com%2Fnews%2Frolling-stone-magazine-mocked-for-peddling-claim-that-cancel-culture-is-good-for-democracy">https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/162 ... -democracy">https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1628129957951029248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1628129957951029248%7Ctwgr%5Eda540316842931c1d1529e5ed368e2659b6f939f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theblaze.com%2Fnews%2Frolling-stone-magazine-mocked-for-peddling-claim-that-cancel-culture-is-good-for-democracy



Billy Markus, one of the software engineers behind Dogecoin, intimated the magazine was due for a name change, writing, "rolling sanctimony."

 "Scolding Stone" and "Rolling Sanctimony"  ac_lmfao

[DKG]

In case you were wondering why Washington is dragging it's feet with the rail disaster in Ohio.



https://www.theblaze.com/news/norfolk-southern-has-greased-politicians-hands-to-the-tune-of-nearly-100-million-since-1990?utm_source=theblaze-7DayTrendingTest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Blaze%20PM%20Trending%202023-02-21&utm_term=ACTIVE%20LIST%20-%207%20Day%20Engagement">https://www.theblaze.com/news/norfolk-s ... Engagement">https://www.theblaze.com/news/norfolk-southern-has-greased-politicians-hands-to-the-tune-of-nearly-100-million-since-1990?utm_source=theblaze-7DayTrendingTest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Blaze%20PM%20Trending%202023-02-21&utm_term=ACTIVE%20LIST%20-%207%20Day%20Engagement

Norfolk Southern Railway, the company responsible for over half of the hazmat rail incidents in 2022 and the catastrophic Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has spent a great deal of money over the past 30 years to win favor amongst America's political elites.



The rail industry has spent nearly $800 million to lobby the government that is supposed to oversee them since 1998.



According to Open Secrets, Norfolk Southern spent $1.8 million lobbying last year and $1.6 million the year before. Since 1998, it has spent over $79 million on lobbying efforts and $16,948,996 on political contributions.



That money has made its way to both sides of the aisle.



The company favored Democratic congressional candidates 55.27% to 44.72%, but doled out hundreds of thousands of dollars to persons of all political persuasions who may one day be called to hold it accountable.



Senatorial and congressional campaign committees for both parties received money from the railway last year — as did 71 Democrats and 62 Republicans in Congress.



For instance, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) received $10,000 from Norfolk Southern last year, as did leftist Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth (Ill.), Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell received $5,000 as did Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.).



75% of the company's lobbyists last year previously held government positions.

Former president Trump shamed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg into pretending he cares about the environmental/health disaster in Ohio. He says he will visit- reluctantly of course.

[Herman]

Justine is going to raise the federal liquor tax 6,3 percent starting April 1. It will raise about $45 million for the feds and cost the average person an extra buck on a six pack and a 750 ml bottle of wine.

[Anonymous]

The democrats are trying to blame Trump for the derailment in Ohio because he rescinded a stupid regulation requiring electronic braking systems on class one trains carrying certain loads. The Norfolk Southern train derailed because of an overheated wheel bearing. We already have hot box detectors to catch that and report it back to the train crew. The crew ignored the first two warnings and by the third warning it was too late-cars were already on the ground.



Besides, class one railways in Canada and the States already have emergency braking. Electronic braking systems are a superfluous expense.

[Frood]

The democrats are trying to blame Trump for the derailment in Ohio because he rescinded a stupid regulation requiring electronic braking systems on class one trains carrying certain loads. The Norfolk Southern train derailed because of an overheated wheel bearing. We already have hot box detectors to catch that and report it back to the train crew. The crew ignored the first two warnings and by the third warning it was too late-cars were already on the ground.



Besides, class one railways in Canada and the States already have emergency braking. Electronic braking systems are a superfluous expense.

And wasn't the derailed train not classed as Class 1, anyway?



They're grasping for straws.

[Anonymous]

The democrats are trying to blame Trump for the derailment in Ohio because he rescinded a stupid regulation requiring electronic braking systems on class one trains carrying certain loads. The Norfolk Southern train derailed because of an overheated wheel bearing. We already have hot box detectors to catch that and report it back to the train crew. The crew ignored the first two warnings and by the third warning it was too late-cars were already on the ground.



Besides, class one railways in Canada and the States already have emergency braking. Electronic braking systems are a superfluous expense.

And wasn't the derailed train not classed as Class 1, anyway?



They're grasping for straws.

Trump is getting blamed for everything from hurricanes to leftie haemorrhoids. One look at the tracks in that area and you'd be amazed that any train with a halfway sizeable load could remain on them at a reasonably decent speed. Wonky as fuck through decades of non-maintainance... and that's just to the untrained eye.



Plenty of blame to go around, only this happened on Scrotum's watch and he needs to shut his cunt with his boyfriend's wart encrusted cock for doing buttfuck else during his two years of bludging.

[DKG]

No synthetic protein please. More for the WEF and Bill Gates.



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Technocrats appear keen to preclude the masses from eating real meat in hopes of combatting the specter of climate change and making more money. While there is a significant push under way for people to surrender steaks, burgers, and hot dogs and instead eat bugs and algae, climate alarmists and elites alike are also hyping so-called synthetic "meat."



This alternative may prove too much to swallow for many consumers in light of the present lack of health data about what such laboratory productions might do to consumers, as well as Bloomberg's recent report underscoring how synthetic meat is, in many cases, cancer.

[Anonymous]

The democrats are trying to blame Trump for the derailment in Ohio because he rescinded a stupid regulation requiring electronic braking systems on class one trains carrying certain loads. The Norfolk Southern train derailed because of an overheated wheel bearing. We already have hot box detectors to catch that and report it back to the train crew. The crew ignored the first two warnings and by the third warning it was too late-cars were already on the ground.



Besides, class one railways in Canada and the States already have emergency braking. Electronic braking systems are a superfluous expense.

And wasn't the derailed train not classed as Class 1, anyway?



They're grasping for straws.

Norfolk Southern is one of six class one railways in North America. There were seven, but my company, CP, bought Kansas City Southern.