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CA democrats and their paperclip warrior minions are trying to
Out-Green the rest of the world. Latest PG&Extortion bill
included rate increase notice. Residential 4.7% increase.
Agricultural gets shafted with a 5.1% increase, and that
means food is going to get more expensive.
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Residential customers using 500KWH will get HIT with an increase of
$10.55 per month, that is vast majority of residential customers.
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CA has systematically eliminated it’s scalable power generation capacity.
The ability to increase supply of electricity during periods of high demand.
Peaker plants were built to produce power during peak periods of high
electrical demand, they were torn down. Which means during periods
of highest demand electricity has to be purchased at open market rates
from other states.
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Anyone recall grey davis and enron?
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His Imperial Majesty, Emperor newsom picks
CA public utilities commissioners . . . . . the pge rubber stampers
cpuc public comment on rate increase gouging
Doing nothing will cost you over $120 every year
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Even better, put pge, paperclip warrior minions and especially democrats
on notice you are sick of being their lab rats and being on the hook
for all their failed ideas.
STOP VOTING FOR DEMOCRATS
The Infrastructure Plan
A Republican politician goes on a fact-finding mission to a small European town. He is invited to the home of a local councilman and is amazed by the luxury—it’s a massive mansion with a pool and a fleet of sports cars.
The Republican asks, “How can a local councilman afford all this?”
The European councilman points out the window and asks, “Do you see that bridge over the river?”
The Republican nods.
The councilman smiles and taps his pocket. “10% for the local infrastructure fund, 10% for the builder… and 10% for me.”
The next year, the European councilman visits the Republican politician at his home in America. The American’s estate is ten times larger—a sprawling palace, a private helicopter pad, and a massive yacht.
The European is stunned. “How did you manage this on a public servant’s salary?”
The Republican points out the window and asks, “Do you see that massive six-lane highway bridge over the valley?”
The European looks closely, squints, and says, “No… I don’t see any bridge at all.”
The Republican smiles and taps his pocket. “Exactly.”
I think you meant Democrat Gavin Newsome.
That’s called projection! Look to California High Speed Rail as proof.
The proof is the high speed rail has gone poof!
Concordejet,
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I see that you’re playing the same game as you did last week, trying to incite anger to elicit anger filled responses. I guess you’ve got nothing constructive or worthwhile to actually say. Will this now be a weekly thing with you?
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You’re so blinded by your loyalty to your precious Democratic Party that you can’t see that your corrupt Democrats are just as bad as corrupt Republicans. Politicians of both parties engage in corrupt behavior, as corruption is a bipartisan issue.
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Is the scenario that you described how Congresswoman and Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi was able to acquire her vineyard in St. Helena?
I think it would be more constructive to post a link or two & point out actual instances of Republican corruption in California rather than making up lame jokes about it.
I would think our local lefties would be eager to call ’em out.
Let’s see it.
Random Thoughts
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Nothing says Trust The Science quite like a blanket preemptive pardon.
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Just because someone is a doctor doesn’t mean they use their abilities for good.
(Mengele, Kevoekeian, Fauci)
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Has anyone ever fled a capitalist society in search of a socialist utopia?
Nope not once. So why are they’re still that stupid.
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If God wanted us to play soccer He wouldn’t have given us arms.
Mike Ditka 🙂
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Progressive taxation of income and profits means that precisely those parts of
income which people would have saved and invested are taxed away.
Ludwig von Mises, Economic Policy (p.84)
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If you can do this at least you’ll have a chance: Deploy capital, take long term risk,
coordinate resources, fund initial investments, and absorb uncertainty. That’s exactly
how successful people became successful. easy-peasy
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Rather than answering the question they just slap the word racist on anyone who
pushes back and then expects you to remain quiet.
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Some say Social Security can be saved by raising the retirement age to 71. The real
fix is simple; 86 those who steal from it and protect the workers who paid into the
system.
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Since the govt demands to see every dollar we earn, then we the people have the right
to demand receipts for every dollar they spend. That’s how a Constitutional Republic
is supposed to work. They answer to us.
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If you think the national anthem is the right time to boo, maybe it’s time to consider relocating.
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Every day I’m grateful we’re not suffering with that moronic woman as our president.
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Until corrupt politicians are locked up nothing will change.
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They took Trumps picture mid-blink and tried to say he fell asleep. That’s desperation.
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Calling something a human right does not give you the right to force others to provide
it to you.
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They sure are pissy since DOGE found all their fraud, waste, and abuse. Actually the
thievin’ started long before DOGE was created. And they’ve always been pissy.
I think it’s in the DNA.
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Juneteenth: The day Republicans officially freed the last slaves.
But they don’t talk about that part. Doesn’t fit their narrative.
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If Trump ripped-off black contractors and they had to file bankruptcy, CNN would be
ranting and raving about him being racist 24/7.
But he didn’t, it was some other president.
“If God wanted us to play soccer He wouldn’t have given us arms.
Mike Ditka 🙂” Ditka jokes…. where else would God have put those sharp defensive elbows?
No Excuses,
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Soccer, the worldwide sport of socialist and communist nations. ⚽️
Conservative Patriot,
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Juneteenth is celebrated to commemorate when slaves in Galveston, Texas were informed that they were free and were technically freed on January 01, 1863, when the 100 day period since the Emancipation Proclamation was read by President Lincoln ended without the Confederate States surrendering. Slavery in the Northern States was abolished 6-months later, abolished among Indian tribes in some of the western territories in 1866 and in Alaska in 1867, although slavery still continued in some scattered areas of the U.S. for some time after being abolished.
Remind me to never ask you the time of day, I don’t need to know how to make a clock. 🙂
Conservative Patriot,
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Tell a man the time, and he knows the time for a minute, show him how to build a clock and he knows the time for the rest of his life.
“Just because someone is a doctor doesn’t mean they use their abilities for good.
(Mengele, Kevoekeian, Fauci)”
Your forgot to mention Dr. Jill Biden.
Dr Biden Ed.D……ha! That made me throw-up in my mouth.
If you pay your tuition and don’t skip any assignments, you too can become one of those
kind of doctors.
The Professor,
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You should read the dissertation of Doctor former First Lady former Co-President Jill Tracy Jacobs Stevenson Biden.
Gav’s RTO mandate is blowing up in his face. At 1:17 he reminds me of Dubya’s “go shopping” after 9/11.
https://youtu.be/wDGwalN0Ocg
Amazing, only took him becoming a Lame Duck to GROW A PAIR.
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Another demonstration of what a dangerous weather vane politician
he truly is. He was too terrified of teachers unions during covid, to order
teachers back to work.
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There is a proven solution to RTO, implemented by a former
California Governor. Does Air Traffic Controllers ring a bell ? ? ? ?
But HIS PAIR will never grow that big.
Number of State employees could easily be reduced thru AI.
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Every so often democrat politician’ intelligence metastasizes, vanishes,
they become convinced, finally they are capable of making communism work.
This time furr-sure. As is happening in the North East of the U.S.
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Generational voter stupidity, carefully crafted and cultivated by our
country’s failing educational system, reared it’s brain dead head,
during NY primaries.
The North East is becoming the
socialistcommie corridor..
His Imperial Majesty, Emperor newsom, is suddenly in favor of imposing
a national billionaire tax. While opposing same tax for California.
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All so he can get his name associated with national socialists election results
in the commie corridor and ride their coat tails for a few news cycles.
Again being a true weather vane politician demonstrating to both Californians
and democrat party HE SHOULD NEVER BE TRUSTED . . . . . . . . .
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To be so obsessed, vain, so desperately needy to be the center of attention
is pathetic. All of a sudden willing to support a tax initiated by unions
in California, who ordered politicians to go after the rich.
If passed expect productivity, and innovation to decline.
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Billionaires are well able to relocate. They have the ability to reorganize,
restructure their assets distribution any or all of which could well cause
a pronounced and persistent loss of tax revenues, increased
unemployment and an economic downturn / recession.
(California’s probable future economic reality)
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Even easier for them, is the decision to just MAKE LESS MONEY
and trim surplus assets and not invest in new manufacturing plants.
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Economic illiteracy, Billionaires don’t need all that money
2A. The second amendment does not apply to semi-auto rifles, not bolt action rifles, nor
pistols or revolvers. The 2A RESTRICTS GOVERNMENT. The technology of the
firearm is irrelevant. The restriction on govt remains the same, regardless of the firearm.
The 2A was not written to grant citizens permission to own and bear firearms.
It forbids govt interference in the right to keep and bear arms, PERIOD.
The right of the people to keep and bear arms “SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.”
T. Nugent
Once again Iran shows the world they can’t be trusted. It’s the very same behavior
they’ve always had. Nothing has changed. Lying is an accepted everyday thing for those
horrible fanatical lunatics.
So what do we do? We keep repeating the same mistake ad nauseam, hoping for a
different outcome.
C’mon Don, fix it damn it.
Why should it be all up to the USA to save the worlds ass?
Whoever wants this crap to stop needs to pony up! Get some skin in the game.
Start offering to send ships, planes & troops, let’s end this!
Great idea Doc, in the mean time those SOB’s are gaining ground building nukes and
spreading their insane anti-American and anti-Christian culture everywhere they can.
Don’t forget, their koran tells them of their RIGHT and OBGLIGATION to destroy all who
disagree with its teachings. How do you stop the fanatic who believes that to die as a
marter guarantees him a place in heaven. Only one way I know of.
A little country tune in Gavin’s honor:
https://youtu.be/AFrqR7wlpdc
The Regional Transit Sales Tax Measure that will be on the November ballot is expected to raise $980 million annually in revenue. We only hear that this would go to fund BART, but BART would only be receiving 31.0% of the revenue generated, we know nothing about how all of the other transportation agencies would be spending their share of the revenue generated, but more importantly we don’t know what these other agencies have done to cut their expenses and operate within their means. Please remember this and demand accountability from these other transportation agencies!!!
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This is how all sales tax revenue generated from this Measure within the territorial borders of Contra Costa County would be distributed.
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Public Transit Measure Revenue District (newly formed) for administrative costs – 0.25%
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Public Transit Measure Revenue District (newly formed) for Regional Transit Transformation Programs – 5.00%
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BART – 58.59%
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Muni – 1.09%
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AC Transit – 3.70%
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Contra Costa County Small Bus Operators – 11.41%
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San Francisco Bay Ferry – 0.76%
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Contra Costa Transportation Authority – 19.20%
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Not one red cent of any sales tax revenue generated within the territorial borders of Santa Clara County would go towards funding BART. Once again, Santa Clara County would get a free ride when it comes to BART.
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Not one red cent of any sales tax revenue generated within the territorial borders of Alameda County and Santa Clara County would go towards funding Muni, but the good residents of Contra Costa County would get to pay 1.09% of all sales tax revenue generated within the territorial borders of Contra Costa County to fund Muni.
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The following list of percentages is based on total distribution under the law and dollar amounts are based on the total estimated Regional Transportation Sales Tax Measure revenue from Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties.
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The newly formed Public Transit Revenue Measure District, which is run by the same 21-member board which runs the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, will receive 0.22% or an estimated $2,156,000.00 annually for Administration needs and an additional 4.44% or an estimated $43,512,000.00 annually for Regional Transit Transformation Programs.
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BART will receive 31.0% or an estimated $303,800,000.00 annually.
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Muni will receive 16.0% or an estimated $156,800,000.00 annually.
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AC Transit will receive 5.0% or an estimated $49,000,000.00 annually.
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Caltrain will receive 7.0% or and estimated $68,600,000.00 annually.
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Alameda County Small Bus Operators will receive 0.5% or an estimated $4,900,000.00 annually.
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Contra Costa County Small Bus Operators will receive 1.5% or an estimated $14,700,000.00 annually.
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San Francisco Bay Ferry will receive 0.7% or an estimated $6,860,000.00 annually.
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Golden Gate Transit will receive 0.1% or an estimated $980,000.00 annually.
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Alameda County Transportation Commission will receive 1.0% or an estimated $9,800,000.00 annually.
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Contra Costa County Transportation Commission will receive 2.5% or an estimated $24,500,000.00 annually.
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San Francisco County Transportation Authority will receive 0.0% or an estimated $0.00 annually.
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San Mateo County Transit District will receive 4.7% or an estimated $46,060,000.00 annually.
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will receive 25.1% or an estimated $245,980,000.00 annually.
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Another 0.24% or an estimated $2,352,000.00 annually is unaccounted for in the article that I read.
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https://www.spur.org/news/2025-10-22/connect-bay-area-act-authorizes-regional-tax-measure-save-transit
There are unofficial reports that Cubans were seen boarding rafts in NYC and heading back to
Cuba to escape communism again. 🙂 🙂 🙂
You might have heard about a planned mass casualty terrorist attack planned for
UFC Freedom 250 event held at White House earlier this month. Five people
planned to fly drones with explosives over crowd and detonate.
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Micro brained leader was in the states courtesy of biden-giggles administration.
Their vetting process could have been way better. Visa monitoring was was
an outright joke.
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Question, how many more terrorists-in-waiting are here in The United States
as result of wide open borders and lax to NO vetting during 12 years of
democrat control of southern border ? ? ? ?
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Then there’s wack job liberals attacking Law Enforcement which alphabet
propaganda wing of democrat party either don’t report on or gloss over
downplaying seriousness. Recent antofu attack on Law Enforcement
sentencing in Texas totaling over 450 years was downplayed.
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Too FEW acknowledge law enforcement,
“A photographer surprised a U.S. Capitol Police Officer with a
special gift to show he appreciates law enforcement.”
Sad, pathetic, little man, so desperate for attention . . . . .
CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY
Remember and be grateful for the armed citizens who fought for your freedom from a
corrupt govt. They made the day and every day possible for you.
May GOD bless America and those warrior-citizens who fought for all of us.
It’s a big tent, and you ain’t under it.
SCOTUS decision today, birth tourism will continue in the USA.
The 14th Amendment has been hijacked and the Court can’t change it.
Congress needs to act.
Could this be the reason SCOTUS ruled against America?
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https://tinyurl.com/4yscukhz
This is not what the 14th Amendment was meant to do. But if the President can’t fix it, it’s likely that Congress can’t either. What we need is a Constitutional convention to fix a lot of issues.
Seems to me,
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Congress can fix it, but they won’t fix it.
So now the D-bags and S-birds have ruled that the foreign D-bags and S-birds can continue to invade our formerly sovereign nation.
“Once the members allow use of a common property by an owner to express what
is essentially a political or affiliative view in a flag, other owners will want to do the
same and the common area will degrade,” a letter from the HOA board stated.
The Supreme Court says you can fly it; however, the HOA may have measurement guidelines. Whatever, that entire HOA board needs to be replaced.
Vegan dogs, who decided they were ? ? ? ?
Does Birthright Citizenship ‘Devalue’ being an American ? ? ? ?
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In view of recent Supreme Court decision will being pregnant disqualify
a person from entering The United States ? ? ? ? (executive order)
The Roberts Requirement, Simple and Logical solution,
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“The certified document, negative pregnancy test, together with
all related visa approvals must be presented to Customs and
Border Patrol at each port of entry. Failure disqualifies the traveler.
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This is the same protocol as COVID-19, only using pregnancy
status as the disqualifying health issue. It is a lawful regulation,
born from a new standard established by the Supreme Court,
that does not need congressional approval.”
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Screaming nonsense, democrats will run screaming into the night.
Sunny California, Heart of The Golden West, Trend setter for the rest of America where convicted
sex offenders are welcome to run for public office. Remember this when you vote.
Bill Originally Seeking to Prohibit Sex Offenders and Human Traffickers
from Elected Office, Amended to Exempt Pedophiles
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2020
“SB 145 allows a 24 year old to have sex with a 14 year old,
relaxing the penalties for having ‘non-forcible sodomy, oral
copulation, and sexual penetration with a minor’ “
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See which of YOUR elected state legislature representatives in 2020
thought, SB 145, WAS A GOOD IDEA,
41 from state assembly
23 from state senate
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What is it with kids and “ that ” political party ? ? ? ? ? .
You have to wonder about the personal proclivities of a person who would write such legislation.