OVER 400 ARRESTED AT NAVALNY MEMORIAL

OVER 400 DETAINED IN RUSSIA AT NAVALNY MEMORIAL

By: Derek Varsalona

Living in a Communist country must not be fun.  You have no freedom to express yourself.  400 people were detained at a makeshift memorial of Alexei Navalny.  They pinned hopes that Navalny would overthrow the Dictator Vladimir Putin in an election.  But would that election have been fair?  This is what happens in Communist countries.  There is no freedom of assembly and no free speech, even to mourn the dead.

Over the weekend, 400 people were detained at a makeshift memorial for Alexei Navalny.  This is the thing that happens in a Communist country.  I still see there are a lot of socialist Democrats who want the socialism lifestyle here in America.  These are the things that happen in socialist countries.  There is no freedom of speech or freedom of assembly.  If you go against the government you are targeted and eventually taken out.  My concern is now what happens to these protestors?  I highly doubt that they will be given a fair trial.   I am suspect to the thought that they are going to be put in a Russian Gulag and treated very harshly.  I think they are going to be treated just like Navalny. 

The mourners were at makeshift memorials for Alexei Navalny.  Making such memorials is a crime in Russia.  It is a crime since it goes against the establishment and against Putin.  It takes a lot of guts to stand up to Putin.  I am not sure what the gun laws are like in this Communist country.  But what I do know is there needs to be funding for Ukraine since the funding is not going to stop funding.  What I would like to see is the funding moved to the CIA and the CIA taking out Vladimir Putin.

A lot of people pinned their hopes on defeating Vladimir Putin.  They should not have gotten their hopes up.  The fact is that there are no free elections in Russia.  Hell, there are not even free elections in America.  

You see my friends this is what happens in a Communist nation.  The state rules as abuses its power.  If we are not careful the same thing can happen in America.  As always comments accepted.

Memorial for Navalny
February 16, 2024

Source: The Associated Press. “ Over 400 Detained in Russia as Country Mourns the Death of Alexei Navalny.” Moscow: Sunday, February 18, 2024. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/400-detained-russia-country-mourns-death-alexei-navalny-rcna139372

MY SUSPICIONS LOOM ON NAVALNY DEATH

SUSPICION LOOMS ON NAVALNY DEATH

By: Derek Varsalona

I have my suspicions about Alexei Navalny's death.  According to the Russians, Navalny died after taking a walk in the bitter cold.  Yes, that is possible.  But it seems very unlikely.  Alexei was an opposition leader in Russia.  I believe that there was an assassination on his life.  The man did not just die after taking a walk.

Russians are claiming that Navalny died after taking a walk in the cold.  First of all who takes a walk in the bitter cold to get exercise.  I will admit I bundle up and walk to the clubhouse in my retirement community where I live with my parents.  I do not walk in the bitter cold.  I believe that Navalny was smarter than to walk in the bitter cold and die by freezing to death.

The Russians claim that he lost consciousness.  That might be true but it is more believable that he was hit over the head by a Russian guard with the butt end of a rifle.  I believe that this is how he froze to death after being knocked unconscious.  

Navalny was locked in a Penal Colony in Russia just north of the Arctic Circle.  A penal colony is heavily guarded.  People are not just allowed to walk as they please just willy nilly with no supervision.  I do believe the man went for a walk to get exercise and was guarded at the time.  A fight might have started and the guard shot hit or struck him over the head so he lost consciousness and died.

Navalny did not just die of natural causes.  He was assassinated while on a walk I believe.  As always comments accepted.

Suspicion Looms on Navalny Death
Image: Denis Keminv
Financial Times
Friday, Feb 16, 2024

 Source: Guy Faulconbridge.  “ Alexei Navalny, Russia’s Opposition Leader, Dead, Prison Service Says.” reuters.com Moscow: Friday, February 16, 2024.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/jailed-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-dead-prison-service-2024-02-16/

RUSSIA NEW SPACE WARS

RUSSIA’S SPACE WARS

By: Derek Varsalona

America has a new threat in Russia.  Russia is conducting space wars.  The Russian government has in space satellites and missiles that could attack the United States and other nations in an instant.

Russia has a new space station with satellites.  The goal of this is to conduct military operations in space.  The fact of the matter is that Russia is a threat.  But America can’t stand idle in the face of a threat.  We must not provoke Russia either.   Negations with Russia is a much better option than a military strike on their arsenal in outer space.  What worries me the most is that Russia is going to attack Ukraine from space.  But America must use the non-aggression Libertarian principle and not provoke Russia.  Doing so would be like poking a lion with a hot iron.  No could come of either situation for the United States.

The major threat is to America and the world's satellite systems.  If Russia knocks out the satellite our cell phones can go down among other technologies that would run amuck.  The fact of the matter is the American government should not provoke Russia into trying something new. America should stand by the Libertarian principle of the non-aggression and only attack when attacked.  Before Biden thinks of an attack he must first go through Congress if he wants to learn anything from our never-ending occupation of Iraq.  The problem at least militarily is that America nor Biden's hands are tied and they can’t do anything about this.  We should not use the American Space to attack the Russian aggressors. 

President Biden does not think that Russia is an imminent threat.  Think again, President Biden.  The fact of the matter is that Russia is a threat.  You see Putin’s goal is not in the Ukraine.  He wants to remake the USSR.  But even with this, we should not provoke the Russian bear.

America must deal with Russia through strategic negotiations.  Let us practice the Libertarian non-aggression policy and give peace a chance.  As always comments accepted.

Russian Space Wars Nukes
Image: DailyMail.co.uk
February 15, 2024

Source: Karoun DeMirijan. “ Russia’s Advances on Space-Based Nuclear  Weapons Draws US Concerns.” The New York Times. Washington, DC: Thursday, February 15, 2024.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/us/politics/intelligence-russia-nuclear.html

BIDEN'S FAIRNESS DOCTRINE IN AN UNFAIR SOCIETY

BIDEN'S FAIRNESS DOCTRINE FALLS SHORT

By: Derek Varsalona

We would all like to live in a fair society.   But what is fair to one person is not fair to another person in America.  That is how a free society works.  I hate to say it but someone is going to need to say it eventually.   What is fair to you might not be fair to me.  Was it fair that I was born with a mild case of Cerebral Palsy and often face discrimination socially and economically for having Cerebral Palsy?  Thank God I can walk.  Now, President Biden and the Democrats want to declare a fair just social and racial justice that benefits minorities at the expense of the white non-disabled majority.

President Biden has implemented an equity and racial justice agenda to make sure life is fair.  Well, I got news for you President Biden…life is not fair.  Politically life is not fair, when most third-party candidates can not get the media coverage and money needed to launch a successful campaign to go against the corrupt two-party system.  What is fair to one group of people might not always be fair to another group of people.

I would say that people with disabilities face the most discrimination.  More disabled babies are aborted during pregnancy to stop the unfairness to the family of raising a disabled child.  But the child did not choose to be disabled and therefore should never be murdered by abortion or infanticide.    Also ever notice how everyone who is pro-choice has already been born? Funny how that works out. 

Yes, I agree there are gaps in the labor market between the disabled, people of color, and women in particular.  The gap in the labor market for someone who is disabled is huge.  I feel that when I disclose my disability on a job application or a resume and cover letter the employee sometimes obtains a certain perception of me.  Is that fair to me?  But it is better to get that out of the way for me in the cover letter and resume than for me to show up for an interview and not get the job before I even introduce myself.

I agree there are gaps in the labor market for pregnant women and that should stop, or just gaps in the employment market for women.  A woman bearing a child is not a hindrance to their career.  Motherhood is a great thing.  Yes, motherhood is a full-time job.  If a mother or father stays home to take care of the child they should be given unemployment benefits to help raise that child.

President Biden is trying to advance opportunities in America.  I applaud him for doing so.  But the problem is we are living in an inflation nation and the reason there is inflation is because President Biden is getting drunk at a White House Party and the drink he is drunk on is spending.

What also is not fair is that Veterans and people of color are also facing discrimination at the bank.  Well, if that is the case no one is forcing you to stay at that bank.  If you feel they are discriminating against you, you could either pull your money out and switch banks or sue the bank after your conversation with the bank employee has failed.

It is unfair that women have fewer benefits than men in the workplace.  I have always wanted equal pay for equal work.  But the fact of the matter is for any business an employee is an expense. So the company is taking a chance and making an investment.  I have had a lot of jobs in my life due to my disability.  The employees are taking a chance to hire me.  For the employees, they need to weigh whether the reward of having me as an employee outweighs the risk.

Now, President Biden wants women to have grants for gender-based violence.  There should be no violence against anyone.  There should also be no violence against an innocent child who is aborted by a woman so she can have her career first.  No government grant is needed for people or women if they have a great lawyer.

Sadly, there is housing discrimination.  According to Biden, minorities need to remove photos from the walls to sell the house.  I have news for you it is not just minorities.  When we were selling our house in Rockville Centre our real estate agent told us to remove photos from the wall of the house so it sells better.  We lived in a mostly white, neighborhood and my family is white.  Still, we had to remove photos from our walls to sell the house better. No one felt discriminated against in my family because of that.

President Biden even made the deleted claim that children get a free lunch in the summer.  That is great that children obtain a “ free lunch”.  No one should go hungry ever and with inflation at the grocery store many people are putting back expensive steaks and foods so everyone is hungry just some are more hungry than others.

By President Biden trying to make a fair society he is making an unfair market in reality.  The best way to grow the economy is a free market with across-the-board tax cuts.  Remember life is not fair it just is: What is fair for you is not fair for me and vice versa. No politician or person can change that.  As always comments accepted.

Life Isn't Fair
Image: WhiteHouse
Whitehouse.gov/equity
February 14, 2024

Source: President Joseph R. Biden. “ Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Annual Agency Equity Action Plans to Further Advance Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.” WhiteHouse.gov. Washington, DC: Valentines Day. February 14, 2024.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/14/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-releases-annual-agency-equity-action-plans-to-further-advance-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government/

CLIMATE CHANGE IS KILLING US SLOWLY

CLIMATE CHANGE IS KILLING US

By: Derek Varsalona

As I sit here at my computer I can give you a reason for not posting my blog yesterday.  I do apologize but I think I was affected by climate change over the past two days.  For some reason, my internet would not work on my computer but it did work on my iPad and cell phone.  I can’t post my blog on my iPad since it is saved on my computer work.  Okay, you got me an iPad and a cellphone are essential computers that we carry around with us.  

Millions to billions of people are now being affected by climate change.  The real question is do millions or even billions of people even care?  As I sit at my computer right now to type up this report for my readers it is disrupting our daily lives.  Not getting an internet connection is not a panic for me.  But for school children, it might be since it is vital to learning.  Due to the storm and climate change millions of students are learning virtually at least in the New York City school system the nation's largest school system.   The Boston schools are closed as of Tuesday, February 13 and Philadelphia schools had a late start.,  The storms are getting stronger and they are disrupting daily lives.    Some parts of the country are going to have a foot of snow.

The fact of the matter is that climate change is killing our very existence.  We are going to have to learn to adapt to climate change or climate change is definitely going to change our daily lives as it has already.  As always comments accepted.

Climate Change is Affecting our daily lives
Image: MTA New York City Transit
Leonard Wiggins

Source: Mike Ives. “ New York and New England Brace for Powerful  Nor’Easter.” The New York Times.  New York City: Tuesday, February 13, 2024. http://www.nytimes.com/20204/02/13/weather-snow-storm-nyc.

BEWARE OF THE ALASKA POX OUTBREAK

ALASKA POX OUTBREAK IN ALASKA

By: Derek Varsalona

If you ever watched the movie Outbreak you know how scary an outbreak can be.   But you do not need to watch movies to know how intrusive the government can be with lockdowns.  A new viral disease, Alaska Pox is spreading through Alaska like wildfire.  Watch for the state and federal government to control the disease by imposing lockdowns and forced vaccinations taking away freedom.

This first fatal event happened in Alaska over the Alaska Pox virus. At least seven people are infected in Fairbanks.  This is a viral disease where at least seven people are infected.  Watch for the government to start taking away your freedoms and imposing draconian measures of lockdowns and more restrictions.  I would not be surprised if the state government makes more forced vaccinations and lockdowns.  I would not be surprised if the federal government gets a lead in this process and takes away more basic freedoms to curb the disease.  Watch for both governments to take away freedom by making a national health security alert.  The government is going to make you carry your card at all times.  I would not be surprised if the police stopped someone in Alaska for a speeding ticket and then asked for the person's COVID-19 vaccinations and Alaska Pox vaccination card.  Who knows if the government is going to want to track us with a chip-tracking device implanted by a shot.

The Alaska Pox outbreak will show that the government will stop at nothing to take away your freedom.  Do not surrender your freedom.  As always comments accepted.

The Alaska Pox Outbreak

Source: The Times Of India. “ First Death From Rare Viral Disease Alaska Pox.” Fairbanks: Sunday, February 11, 2024.     

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/first-death-from-rare-viral-disease-alaskapox-reported-in-kenai-peninsula/articleshow/107601724.cms

THE BIDEN SEMI CONDUCTOR BRIBE

THE BIDEN-HARRIS SEMICONDUCTOR BRIBE

By: Derek Varsalona

It seems like President Biden will stop at nothing ethical or unethical to get re-elected.  Even if they need to bribe people to vote for them that is what they are going to do.  It shows a shallow class for people who hold tremendous power.  Now, President Biden is bribing the semiconductor industry to get re-elected.

President Biden is going to invest over $5 billion in the semiconductor industry.  This seems like a payoff to get a vote.  It seems like a quick pay-to-play scheme.  My question is why now?  He had four years to get this done but now it’s important.  Oh silly me, it's an election year and it seems like we need to bribe all the people we can get to get out, no scratch that, buy out the votes.

President Biden is going to use these semiconductors to lead the world in GPS and internet development.  But this will be costly for the taxpayer, which President Biden never really cared about.  I suggest, that private industry can do this a lot faster and at a lot cheaper rate than government contractors can.

The Chips Research and Development includes an additional $11 billion in total bribes by President Joe Biden.  They are going to the National Science and Technology Council, the National Advanced Packing Manufacturing Program, the CHIPS Metrology Program, and the CHIPS Manufacturing Institute.  Now what do all these groups have in common?  I am taking a wild guess that they all have big organized labor and union contracts.  So this is a  quick pay-to-play scheme.

But wait it will get better.  President Biden wants to develop a Public-Private Consortium by the Secretaries of the Commerce Department, Defense Department, and Energy Department.    So President Biden is strong-arming the private industry into working with the government.  What if the private industry revolts and says no?  My guess then is that President Biden will make their lives hell with unjust legislation against them.

So there you have it folks.  President Biden is strong-arming the semiconductor industry.  Maybe the only way he gets re-elected is if he brides everyone to vote for him.  This shows a man with a flawed character.  As always comments accepted.

Biden's pay to play scheme
Image: South China Morning Post
WhiteHouse.gov
April 12, 2023

Source:  President Joseph R. Biden. “ Fact Sheet: Biden- Harris Administration Announces over $5 Billion from the Chips and Science Act for Research, Development and Workforce.” WhiteHouse.gov Washington, DC: Friday, February 9, 2024.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/09/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-over-5-billion-from-the-chips-and-science-act-for-research-development-and-workforce/