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MAGIC AND CHANGE ARE AFOOT

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BY DAN VALENTI

PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY

(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION JULY 28-30) — The NFL camps have opened, baseball heads into its dog days, and THE PLANET moves off the map. Changes, as well as magic, is afoot.

As we said on Wednesday’s post, starting with this entry, THE PLANET goes dark for two weeks so that during out disappearance our IT gurus and tech masterminds can do some tweaking (not twerking) backstage.

We shall be ingressus mango silentio ad bonum omnium.

We can say no more.

Be back on Aug. 7. Maybe.

Be well … and fall in love!

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By drop out, I mean to detach yourself from involvement in secular, external, social games” — Timothy Leary.

“OPEN THE WINDOW, AUNT MILLIE.”

LOVE TO ALL.

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Mr. Fritz
Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

Gavin: worst Guv in nation and the Dem’s backup plan in case O’Biden “drops out” of race for prez…..
Gavin’s admin funding biolab in Fresno….

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/illegal-chinese-bio-lab-discovered-fresno-california-was/

Susan H
Susan H
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

BUFFOON

Pat
Pat
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

Just like the George Soros clan, Obama has his globalist paws in every aspect of the Biden presidency.

Last edited 1 year ago by Pat
Mr. Fritz
Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

The deep-thinking Kamala Harris utters another classic…..

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/more-deep-thoughts-kamala-harris-as-name-suggests/

Pat
Pat
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

Kamala really missed her calling as a Kindergarten teacher. She speaks to the public like we are all 5 years old.

Last edited 1 year ago by Pat
Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

I woudn’t trust any leftist/liberal with children. Their IM-POTUS is a molester.

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

see above

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

You take showers with underage children too?

or worse….

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

I can actually see why she might feel that way

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

She’s a National Sperm Bank

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

But she has not been indicted even once yet. And she better not go pulling any hair brained insurrections or she might be. But yah, that uttering classic stuff…pretty bad huh?

Mr. Fritz
Mr. Fritz
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

And she’s one step away from the presidency……..

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

The only African DNA in her, is Mayor Willie Brown’s, she swallowed it.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

comment image

ShirleyKnutz
ShirleyKnutz
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

That’s the Democrats playbook call their opponents names and take them to court for the things the Democrats are really doing, or thinking about…I hope someday (but I doubt it) you see the light.

Pat
Pat
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

He knows he has all the votes of the illegal immigrants he’s pouring into the country. He has over a year to keep pouring them in so they overcome the votes of the people in this country. Plus his minions are changing the voting laws in many states to favor the Democrats. Voting will be going on for months and months before the election and weeks after the election so that leaves lots of room for funny business. He has the globalist liberal media in his pocket and all his crimes are swept under the rug. He’s rolling in illegal money. Why should he worry?

Last edited 1 year ago by Pat
Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
1 year ago
Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
1 year ago

“I’d like a Pepsi”

“ma’am we have coke”

“OK I’ll take a gram of that, and Pepsi”

“ma’am this is not the White House”

Jonathan A. Melle
Jonathan A. Melle
1 year ago

Hello Erin Leahy at Act on Mass,

I had a Sunday brunch at my favorite diner in my hometown off Amherst, NH, today (August 6th, 2023); my native hometown is Pittsfield, Massachusetts – which I believe is systemically mocked by the elitist snobs in Boston, especially with the multibillion-dollar state lottery SCAM. The Have Not named “Jon Melle” who is originally from Pittsfield is the perfect illustration of Beacon Hill lawmakers mocking the common people with their financial shell games and (voluntary) regressive taxation schemes such as the Massachusetts State Lottery SCAM.

During my Sunday afternoon brunch, I sat with my elderly friend who is in his early 80s. He and I love to talk about financial issues at the local diner. One of the young bussers of restaurant tables sat down with us.  She is going into her senior year of high school next month. She was curious about finance. I wrote her a brief note on a scrap piece of paper. I wrote to her: “Finance is all about compound interest”. “The ‘Rule of 72’: 72/6 percent interest = 12 years of compound interest to double your money.” I gave her my note, and I told her that if she holds onto my note over the next 10 years of her young adult life, she will come to understand the crux of finance. I asked her if she knew what I wrote on my note. She said no. My thoughts on financial literacy are that it is so simple to teach young adults in high school, but many adults are financially illiterate throughout part, most or all of their lives.

My story I am writing to you about today leads me to my thoughts on your “Saturday Scoop” political email yesterday. You, Erin Leahy, wrote that the online lottery legislation was not in the one-month late fiscal year 2024 Massachusetts State Budget. What you did not write is that the state lottery is nothing more than (voluntary) regressive taxation. You also did not write that the 50th year of the Massachusetts State Lottery SCAM produced record profits, which state leaders had the nerve to brag about last month. You also did not write that the state lottery inequitably targets the mostly financially illiterate low- to moderate-income financially constrained residents who have no idea what is really going on here. You also did not write that the state lottery is misleading because nationally, it only increases state aid financial numbers by 1 percent on average, while 99 percent of the inequitable state lottery revenues go to the high-income residents and big businesses.  You also did not write that on Beacon Hill, the corrupt career politicians represented by the fictional State Representative Sellout Shakedown use the state lottery’s inequitable profits to giveaway many millions of dollars in additional state tax breaks to their wealthy campaign donors to enrich themselves, the greedy lobbyist such as state pensioner Dan Bosley, and the financial and corporate elites at the public trough. You also did not write that while most to all of the multimillion-dollar state tax breaks go to the top 1 percent, which does not benefit most areas of the state, especially in mostly rural Western Massachusetts, state lottery tickets are sold everywhere in Massachusetts.

I agree with your public advocacy for Sunshine laws and a would-be equitable and accessible state government in Massachusetts. The state lottery SCAM is the perfect illustration of everything that stands as the exact opposite of your public advocacy work on behalf of all of the people and taxpayers in Massachusetts. Please keep up your good work, Erin Leahy!

Best wishes,

Jonathan A. Melle

Merry & Bright
Merry & Bright
1 year ago

Wonder what PeePee Petie Marchetti’s reason is for sending people out to do his door to door campaigning for him? Does he feel he is above knocking on doors, or is he afraid to knock on doors because hardworking taxpayers who have been ignored by his pal Mama Linda for eight years might ask why he supported his Mama Linda instead of working to lower taxes for residents? Or, is he just too damn lazy to take a walk. Bottom line is I am not going to vote for a candidate that can’t meet me face to face and has no problem sending his cronies to do his campaigning for him. Maybe he was home polishing his gavel for the next hysterical lackluster useless City Clownsil meeting.

Jonathan A. Melle
Jonathan A. Melle
Reply to  Merry & Bright
1 year ago

it is not Halloween yet

Eric Swansin
Eric Swansin
Reply to  Jonathan A. Melle
1 year ago

I know you are ready for Halloween Jonathan. You outfit is simply amaze.

Pink dress, pink thong, pink shoes, pink makeup. You’ll be the hottest Barbie bi¥ch out there baby!!

4Q
4Q
Reply to  Merry & Bright
1 year ago

Maybe if he were allowed to knock with his gavel he would do it.

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Merry & Bright
1 year ago

He is mailing it in just like he does when on the panel. What you see is what you get.

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Merry & Bright
1 year ago

Maybe he has had enough of people calling him out to his face about his abandoning them?

Mr. Fritz
Mr. Fritz
Reply to  Merry & Bright
1 year ago

Marchetti was out and about yesterday as he showed up at my son’s house. He can’t cover the whole city by himself Merry. That’s why he has a committee. My son had a very cordial interaction with him & expressed his concerns.

Merry & Bright
Merry & Bright
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

No reason he can’t cover the whole City, he has had and still has weeks to do it before the election. He announced he was running months ago.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Merry & Bright
1 year ago

It really isn’t a small task…. One feels really small when canvassing the city/wards.

Though I agree that a house that has not earned the candidate’s vote.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

*Though I agree that a house that has NOT BEEN VISITED HAS not earned the candidate’s vote

Last edited 1 year ago by Charles Kronick
snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

maybe he has a safe list of people who voted for him last time

Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Reply to  Merry & Bright
1 year ago

I’m glad he hasn’t knocked on our door because I can’t stand to look at his smug puss anyway and then have to hear his bs on why we should vote for him. That would be way too much.

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Optimus Prime
1 year ago

and boy is that face SMUG!

Gobsig
Gobsig
Reply to  Merry & Bright
1 year ago

Pete White polishes his gavel!

Jonathan A. Melle
Jonathan A. Melle
1 year ago

Hello blogger Dan Valenti,

I hope that you are enjoying your vacation. Please take the time to read the news article that explains that municipalities throughout Massachusetts are deciding how to spend millions of dollars in settlements with the opioid industry.

I thought this news article would interest you because you wrote and blogged about Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer’s administration’s secretive deliberations and alleged special interest spending of over $41 million in ARPA – “Biden Buck$” – funds.  

Please ask Mayor Linda Tyer if she will be holding public meetings to solicit ideas from the community to help Pittsfield with the opioid addiction and overdose crisis.

Please ask mayoral candidates John Krol, Peter Marchetti and Karen Kalinowsky how they will direct the planning process because the money will keep flowing to Pittsfield for 17 years.

Best wishes,

Jonathan A. Melle

—–

“Opioid settlements in Massachusetts are benefiting cities, towns.”
By Felice J. Freyer, Boston Globe Staff, August 4, 2023

Millions of dollars from settlements with the opioid industry are flowing to cities and towns throughout Massachusetts, leaving municipalities with a welcome challenge: how to spend it.

Local officials are holding public meetings to solicit ideas and considering new investments in such solutions as mobile crisis response teams, transitional housing, and improved access to medications that treat addiction. The windfall offers hope that Massachusetts may finally be able to ease the toll of the overdose crisis, which last year killed more people in the state than ever before.

Mayor Nicole LaChapelle of Easthampton called the planning process “luxurious” because the money will keep flowing for 17 years.

Felice J. Freyer can be reached at felice.freyer@globe.com. Follow her @felicejfreyer.

—–

Sum Ting Wong
Sum Ting Wong
Reply to  Jonathan A. Melle
1 year ago

Is this really an open letter to Patrick Fennell?

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
1 year ago

The Swedish Women’s team won, when the purple haired “dude” missed the shot.

The US Women’s team has done something truly remarakable.

They have made a vast majority of their nation cheer celebrate their failure.

No other team has done that.

Last edited 1 year ago by Mad Trapper
Mr. Fritz
Mr. Fritz
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

Spot on Trap. Rapinoe lost the game. She deserves the humiliation.

Susan H
Susan H
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

Exactly. They put her in because of her experience and She has slowed quite a bit. Also missed a penalty kick. Sianora.

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Susan H
1 year ago

Everyone who misses a penalty kick should be kicked off the team and possibly banned from soccer for ten years. Kids too!! No excuse for that!!!

Herb Pease
Herb Pease
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

Who gives a shit about soccer?

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Herb Pease
1 year ago

3/4 of Women’s Team USA hate America.

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

Trump lost the election and was also duly humiliated.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

Trump lost, the first ,USA selection.



Susan H
Susan H
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

BUFFOON. Thought you said t you didn’t live here?

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Susan H
1 year ago

SELLECTION, NOT ELECTION

SUZY

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Susan H
1 year ago

Not in the Pitt

Gobsig
Gobsig
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

# rigged

12 Gauge
12 Gauge
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

MISS Rapinoe

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  12 Gauge
1 year ago

It.

The school committee
The school committee
1 year ago

Trumps conspired to overthrow the election and ignore the results as he understood he lost.A 3rd world coup.

4Q
4Q
Reply to  The school committee
1 year ago

Cuckoo

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  The school committee
1 year ago

Trump won over the H-Beast and Traitor Joe. The latter had a better fix.

The school committee
The school committee
1 year ago

Republicans wont appoint military leaders putting American security at risk.They have zero respect for police and military

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  The school committee
1 year ago

Those positions are currently not open to applications. They are filled by Acting Chiefs. I believe even Pittsfield got through with an Acting Police Chief for a while. No crisis.

But, there was a time in our Nation’s history when a standing army was not admired. Even up to the Second World War, we did not maintain a huge all powerful military capable of shooting down balloons anywhere. Maybe a nation with a weak military and a strongly prepared people is a stronger one.

Last edited 1 year ago by Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

Other stresses facing the Supremacy of the United States Military

Inside the US Factory Making Ukraine’s Most Important Ammunition (businessinsider.com)

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  The school committee
1 year ago

It was Pelousey’s “coup”.

This will come out as Smith has let the Genie out of the bottle.

POTUS Trump will finally be able to subpoena all the witnesses into court. Even Ray Epps, and the ballot suffer caught on tape in Atalanta, Detroit, et al

He should subpoena Pelousy too.

Pat
Pat
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

Pelousy is involved in all of the January 6th events and refused extra security on that day to make it all happen. She was just gloating yesterday about Trump looking scared about his indictments. She is a real piece of work.

Last edited 1 year ago by Pat
Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

They do love their power.

fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

But one true giveaway for someone who is power hungry is a guy who actually, and in real time, goes out and attempts a coup.
But I guess if your news sources tend to skew the reality one might not have come to that conclusion. And that is sad for America.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

No call to personally attack me.

I have asked many here for the terms they need to argue recent events. When we agree on them, that is the moment we can discuss.

Plato’s dialectic: two sides of opposite point of view argue towards a common truth.

fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

Uh, what part of that came across to you as an attack? Like Plato, I was simply stating my point of view sir. But I apologize if I offended you.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

No offense, but tone went a little sour I thought.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

Got a response in float. First: no disrespect intended towards you. I believe you are sincere and I like your posts. I also believe that arguing over current events, especially when the arguments are not properly framed, is done at the expense of shared heritage. We all lose. Maybe that we all lose is not by accident either.

What I mean by framing: “Trump is a draft dodger/Biden is a criminal” are statements that have not been framed. No one can really know why you make the statement and what you are trying prove or teach. I try to frame my points about the nature of power and the corruption of governing institutions. Further, I am committed to framing in terms of our shared heritage which is the American Revolution: the events that culminated on 4/19/’75. Nothing else really matters.

Second: I try to get my news from closest source. Preferably: try to get first hand – what did the person actually say, unredacted, and in what context. The actual transcripts/video’s rarely match what is quoted. I try not to filter my sources by matching my opinion to the author. At least no until I have understood the argument. (Read uncritically is essential.) Third: what is ‘power’? who has all the power? Thomas Friedman wrote warning about a GW Bush presidency stated that the President himself is not the most critical concern but the thousands of people he hires to fill the apparatus of the Presidency. These people, he continued, linger on in their roles long past the expiration of the President.

If his words are true, who built the apparatus of the Executive office? 8 years Clinton, 8 years Bush, 8 years Obama/Clinton, 4 years Trump, 3 years Biden.

As such, I don’t buy the reports of Trump’s comments, and I also don’t buy that White House visitor or residents left coke laying about. Something else happened.

Last edited 1 year ago by Charles Kronick
fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

Now that is what we call a deep dive. In my nuclear biology class I teach breaking everything down to the cell level, but we stop at the door of the atom itself. We leave that to the bomb makers.

I hope no one interprets my statement that I myself teach nuclear biology. One needs to separate the wheat from the chaff. In other words, there is a whole lot of bullshit out there and not everyone is able to separate it from reality. Sometimes, often on this venue, I find myself having to add to the SNL aspect of it all, just to tamp down my flabbergastation. It is, indeed, a cheaper form of therapy. I hope you understand.

Kindergarden
Kindergarden
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

flabbergastation. Great word.

fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Kindergarden
1 year ago

Feel free to use it. If you live in Pittsfield or just happen to watch a city council meeting it will be on your lips constantly.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

I might. I just might…

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Kindergarden
1 year ago

Agree

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

Well, I think in other matters we go deeper.

(pun)

Herb Pease
Herb Pease
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

Yeah the bastard told the crowd to peacefully and patriotically make their voices heard. The nerve!

ShirleyKnutz
ShirleyKnutz
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

Turn off the View they are not real news. Read Trumps script of his speech and see where he calls for a coup,,,he does not. Now read the Chief of the Capitol police’s book and how he knew that there were supposed threats, asked for the National Guard and was denied by Pelosi….ask yourself why would it be denied with all the emotion that was in the air….then for kicks look at the video with undercover FBI agents were talking about what to wear to be viewed as MAGA followers,,,,hmmmmm, The news is out there if you are willing to look and turn off the corrupt brainwashing media that you are following currently

fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

and yet, she has NOT BEEN INDICTED for anything has she? Only those trying to overthrow the American government are being indicted. The ones who do not want your vote to count. The ones who want to be dictators like their counterparts in Russia.

She has every right to gloat as do 200 million other real Americans. I know I am.

ShirleyKnutz
ShirleyKnutz
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

The DONS rarely go to prison it’s there underlings that are doing the work for the DON that ends up in prison….you are having difficulty following the very easy dots that are out there….open your eyes and mind

fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  ShirleyKnutz
1 year ago

I do follow you. Donald is not going to prison but his cult followers are. I agree with you on that.
Lotsa people having their lives ruined by this guy. Everything he touches turns to feces. Look at poor MT. His brain is now six flavors of pudding and just as intelligent.

So that is where the very easy dots lead big fella. Take off the blinders and look at the situation from a different angle and it may become more clear to you.
Good luck.

Gobsig
Gobsig
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

You love your fractured fairytale history

Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Reply to  The school committee
1 year ago

Sounds like you poured yourself a full cup of nutso instead of expresso to start the day off with that post.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  The school committee
1 year ago

They put queers to run the military, Gen. Millie.

fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

In 2016 they “elected” a draft dodger.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

What is a draft dodger? Tim O’Brien writes of draft dodging in The Things They Carried. He argues that not slipping across the border was the act of cowardice for him, not showing up to the enlistment office.

In the old Baystate, a very religious people, conscientious objectors were relieved of obligation to fight. President Carter gave CO’s no quarter.

Last edited 1 year ago by Charles Kronick
Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

Traitor Joseph Stolen has the most deferments, Fizze. And he showers with children

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

Sliden Biden has the MOST defrements Fizze

Mr. Fritz
Mr. Fritz
1 year ago
Pat
Pat
1 year ago

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Putin is putting away his political enemies and making up things about them to keep them in prison and that is so wrong. The fact that Biden is doing the same thing to his major political competition is conveniently ignored by Blinken.

Last edited 1 year ago by Pat
Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

Nalvalny. Got another 20 years for ‘dissonance’ (the American word for dissidence.) They will murder him in prison. The Tsarists murder everyone in prison. Had a uncle in law sent to Siberia for 10 years, but he came back 30 years older and never spoke a word again. Died of incurable misery and sadness.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

Correction: 19 years for ‘extremism.’

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

What are your thoughts on the J6 Gulag? Non-violent people invited inside by the Capitol Police, in some cases much like a guided tour.

An elderly school teacher was given years for that “crime”.

The former Capitol Police Chief has stated that the crowd was infiltrated by government planted antagonists. None of these “insurrectionists ” have even been charged.

Ray Epps comes to mind and the spook on the tower directing Epps/crowd with the bullhorn.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

My thoughts: If 1/6 was an ‘insurrection’ then our past history tells us how we, as Americans who are a people that hate tyranny, deal with it.

Case 1: the Whiskey Rebellion 1794. President Washington met with the rebels and agreed to call off militia response. Two were convicted of treason, and pardoned by the President.
Case 2: The Civil War. We recall the Reconstruction Acts, but are now quick to forget that reconstruction was secondary to reconciliation.

The lasting effect of those two cases both tested the authority of the Federal Government, and the forgiveness in both allowed it and the Republic to survive.

If reconciliation is unimportant, then so is Justice. Let them all go.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

My response is in float.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

What about Zelensky? He has had Traitor Joseph Stolen giving all USA SS money away, as he has the dirt on the Biden Family Crime Cartel.

Pat
Pat
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

I agree. It’s disgusting.

fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

Didn’t Trump just say something about “going after” people too? Those two are very much alike Pat. Very much alike indeed. And you know it.

Pat
Pat
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

So many on the left should be in jail or punished somehow. How long will Americans accept government corruption? We don’t need a strong man from either party to save us. What we need is everyday Americans to stand up and say enough is enough. Honesty is demanded from our elected officials or they are out.

Last edited 1 year ago by Pat
fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

So you want another insurrection? The last one did not cause enough chaos for you? At least we know where you really stand.

Gobsig
Gobsig
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

Fake info

fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

Correct about being “out” Pat. Which explains why Trump is now playing golf daily in Mara Largo instead of just three times a week as president.

ShirleyKnutz
ShirleyKnutz
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

In the Pitts it has been at least 60+ years that the voters have accepted a corrupt government

Four Billion Dollars
Four Billion Dollars
1 year ago

Transparency needed in Cannabis Control Commission investigations.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/02/opinion/marijuana-investigation-transparency/

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Four Billion Dollars
1 year ago

no stems no seed that we don’t need, CANIBIS CONTROL IS BAD ASS WEED/POLITICIANS !!!

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
1 year ago

Everything happening in America, is the result of a stolen election.

Food, gasoline, commodities, ……..doubled.

Rampant crime and no border. Millions of unvetted, untested for communicable diseases, felons and repeat criminals, getting USA taxpayer benefits.

They/Kerry wan’t to take your truck away, for an EV. But aging coal fired grid can’t handle a normal summer’s demands.

FJB

Susan H
Susan H
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

Don’t look now but Trump is the front runner.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Susan H
1 year ago

By a HUGE margin. Jackasses or RINOs

Dynamic & Vibrant
Dynamic & Vibrant
1 year ago

Static.

Chris P.
Chris P.
1 year ago

Bacons Rebellion started racism.
What’s the 6° from Rutberg to Bacon.

Sum Ting Wong
Sum Ting Wong
Reply to  Chris P.
1 year ago

You forget sausage insurrection

Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
1 year ago

Lol…
Antifa planning to shut down the Sturgis motorcycle gathering and the reason,too many american and confederate flags….. Please try shutting it down so we can watch you get a taste of what you black dressed clowns do and have done to others and get a thumping from the biker clubs.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Optimus Prime
1 year ago

Bikers will beat the shit out of antifa.

The videos will be fun to watch,

Change & magic
Change & magic
1 year ago

Fractals –

https://youtu.be/qWKCsrwA1PY

Now you know decimals, fractions, diagramming sentences and parts of speech, actually does Matter, if you add it up.

Sun Ting Wong
Sun Ting Wong
1 year ago

Oi vey

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
1 year ago
Jonathan A. Melle
Jonathan A. Melle
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

I thought that Eric SwanSIN the SINNER was going to allege those homophobic salacious sex acts towards me – Jon Melle (I am not a homosexual), instead of against the former U.S. President Barack Obama. I also thought that the Republican Party in the Swamp had another name: The MORAL HYPOCRISY Party! We all have a Penis or a Vagina everybody. We all like to ORGASM everybody. We all have sexual interests everybody. It doesn’t matter if it is the three marriages and countless love affairs ultimate MORAL HYPOCRITE named Donald Trump, or the hunky love bug named Barack Obama. Cultural Wars in Swamp politics are never-ending and do no nothing to help to better our messed-up society that the fringe media outlets like to broadcast for cheap, gratuitous political points and the Almighty Dollar. Even Jesus Christ Himself said and THE BIBLE wrote that we are all sinners!

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Jonathan A. Melle
1 year ago

John, Did you get the bugger up the ass by liberal/leftists?

Just say so. Who?

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Jonathan A. Melle
Jonathan A. Melle
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago
Asking for a stripper
Asking for a stripper
Reply to  Jonathan A. Melle
1 year ago

Can strippers make judgment calls.

Eric Swansin
Eric Swansin
Reply to  Jonathan A. Melle
1 year ago

Sweetheart you post all of this and call Barack Obama a “hunky love bug.”

Only a guy lite in the loafers calls another man a hunky love bug.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
1 year ago

Pray every day.

Your daughter is NOT a Megan Rapinhoe

fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

and yet in her overall life she has accomplished SO MUCH MORE than you huh?
It is fascinating to watch that if cult leader trump says something bad about a soccer player all his disciples have to chime and and say, “yup, yup, yup, she is a bad person”. Quite hilarious to watch as they grovel trying to serve and gain favor with their master. Lemmings heading for the cliff.

Keep going and pick up the pace please.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

She’s JUST A DISGUSTING PURPLE HAIRED DYKE.

That is it, Fizze,

I FORGOT SHE HATES AMERICA/AMERICANS ALSO, just like You!!!

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Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

She/It/Thing was never a good American

4Q
4Q
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

People don’t need Trump to tell them to dislike her. She’s not a likable person. That’s on her.Trump is just agreeing with millions of Americans. You’re free to join Biden and praise a reprehensible woman.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  4Q
1 year ago

She’s done for US Womens soccer what Delvanhey did for Budweasel

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

Mulvanhey

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

Take a knee traitor

Pat
Pat
1 year ago

Governor Maura Healey says Massachusetts is being overrun by illegal immigrants. She calls them migrants of course. She has declared a state of emergency for Massachusetts. Joe Biden has to do something she says. He will. He’ll send more illegal immigrants because Joe is getting it done for George Soros and clan. This is what an Open Society looks like with open borders so all are welcome and George Soros wants his Open Society spread across the world. Joe has over a year to keep pouring them in and even longer if, God forbid, the crazy people elect him again.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/massachusetts-gov-declares-state-emergency-surge-migrants-calls-federal-action

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Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

Who could have imagined letting in so many people without plans to accommodate all of them that this wouldn’t happen?It sure wasn’t the politicians and activists claiming taking them in was a must.
Before this shit show started with taking in so many there was a shortage of housing, stress on our natural resources etc.. our vets and American citizens are overlooked in the meantime.

Pat
Pat
Reply to  Optimus Prime
1 year ago

So many people are going to be living in the streets and I mean Americans not illegal immigrants. We are going to look like a 3rd world country and we now know that is exactly what this corrupt Biden administration wants.

Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

What irks me to no end is taking away money from American taxpayers to put others before those Americans. Especially our veterans and their families who were promised to be taken care of. Not one dime should be spent on others until our veterans have everything they completely need first. Take what is being spent on others and add it on top of what measly means they get now.

Pat
Pat
Reply to  Optimus Prime
1 year ago

The far left politicians knew exactly what would happen. The activists too. This is what they want….to destroy this country from within. Americans can’t find apartments with this invasion happening. Never mind houses. Biden is taking care of that so that only certain people will be able to afford housing and it won’t be anyone not in a union or who is poor or middle class. Don’t let them fool you with their talk of wanting to help Americans to buy their own homes. The globalist government will have control over who gets to own their own home and even be able to rent an apartment when the overcrowding gets even worse. They are bringing in very large families while Americans have been told to consider not having kids to save the climate.

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Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

Well stated Pat.The long game that has been played by these players is to provide voting rights at some point as you stated in a prior post. Already giving them voting rights in local affairs. Once it goes national, it’s over.

fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Optimus Prime
1 year ago

I agree. There is no way it can end well. Who ever allowed this to get this bad screwed up big time. Boston has another 5000 they want to dump ASAP. Any city or town that makes it any easier will suffer the consequences. Charity is one thing. This could not have been more poorly managed and in the end will pull us all down probably sooner rather than later. Buckle up.

Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

I hope the candidates for mayor are asked if they are going to accept more people into Pittsfield when Boston approaches them about doing so.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Optimus Prime
1 year ago

Where would they put them?

Hotels/motels are damm expensive and you can’t force them into peoples homes. If they try it best be the liberals who’ve supported this insanity starting with the politicians.

Cheaper to ship them home, after securing the borders. Get fingerprints/DNA so they can’t come back again as “migrants”. They are criminal aliens.

Some LSTs could take them right out of Boston.

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snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Optimus Prime
1 year ago

Probably too late. If they come with a few bucks attached Tyer will be all over it. And Marchetti will say, yes mayor, whatever you want.

fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Optimus Prime
1 year ago

One analogy is the guy that swims out to save the drowning person and that person pulls the rescuer down with him. Immigration is wonderful and can benefit everyone. But only in moderation with an actual plan. But just pouring South America into the United States all at once may result in a poor quality of life for most of us. I totally disagree with the way this is happening.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

Can we just shoot them?

If they come into my house I will.

Politicians too.

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Pat
Pat
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

Guv Healey

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

DYKE Healey should have two dozen living at her home.

Pat
Pat
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

Now Governor Maura Healey says she wants Massachusetts residents to host an illegal immigrant family. How many Americans have enough space to house an entire family? Maura and Lizzie Warren, however, live in a mansion and should be able to take in several families. The burden should be on the wealthy Democrats in this state and across the country to fix this problem if there is a fix because they and their outrageous policies caused it. Just as when they realized their defund the police idea was a disaster.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

They should put them all on a boat and send them home.

The liberals/leftists own this problem and it’s just getting worse.

ShirleyKnutz
ShirleyKnutz
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

Martha’s Vineyard was a welcoming spot for the illegals…I here they are prospering there filling all the open jobs

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  ShirleyKnutz
1 year ago

Healy promptly had NG out to “deport” them.

I think she should take all those criminal aliens in Baastun and send them back to MV

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fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

There are families in Pittsfield whose children are grown and want to go out on their own but cannot find an affordable place to live in Pittsfield. But they want to find homes from people coming in from Venezuela first?
They want families to take in people they do not know, have no idea of their culture, cannot communicate with because of language barriers, will have to share their bathrooms and kitchens with, and certainly contribute to their blending in. This could include filling out all kinds of paperwork, medical, social security, job applications etc., and providing transportation for. Whose has time for all this?
It does not matter how big your heart is. This is a monumental task with an assortment of unknown, unpredictable baggage.

Pat
Pat
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

Not to mention that they aren’t even being screened for any kind of diseases.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

They are enrolling the criminals children in schools already.

If you have kids, time to home school.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

What Healy is asking for is money. That’s all the Dec. Emergency serves. Senator Sinema objects to non-border states receiving federal assistance out of proportion to the damage to services experienced in the Southwest. She says that it is a problem for the Northeast, but not comparable to that seen along border states.

Healy, in effect, is not admitting bad policy but simply manipulating Federal options to burnish her options here.

Mr. Fritz
Mr. Fritz
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

Why would citizens even think about harboring illegals in their homes? They are breaking our immigration laws by being here. You would have to be out of your mind to open your home to disease & criminal activity. The large majority of illegals are single males of military age – just look at the footage from the border.

Healey is a radical leftist, just like Newsom.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

The real question is what happens if you take in a family and want to change your mind. What is the time frame for eviction and what is the process?

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

The criminals will be allowed to stay, and you’ll have to go.

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

or what if they want to invite family and friends over?

But as it is there is a very long list for senior housing in Pittsfield. And part of the reason is because now there are so many section 8 people who have been moved in. Senior housing is no longer senior housing. And if they start putting these folk into those homes the people on that list will never get in.

Just really horrible planning with not one good solution on the horizon. Eventually there may need to be gigantic refugee camps.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

Hmmm. The way of Snark is a strange and difficult path.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

Yeah. There are more problems than the imagination can conceive. Wonder what she’ll come up with next that actually matters.

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

So the government took a look at all the homeless in America, estimated over one half a million people. People on drugs, hungry, camping on city streets. People who had medical needs, food insecurity and all kinds of compassionate help needs that did not exist in amounts needed. People who taxpayers had to pony up for on top of trying to provide for their own families.

And after studying this gigantic problem they decided that the best solution was to bring in MILLIONS MORE, people who would need food, medical help and HOUSING.

So the lesson here is that if your house catches fire, you need to go out to the shed and get that five gallon can of gas and pour it directly onto that portion of the house that is not yet aflame and hope for the best. What could possibly go wrong?

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

She’s doing that to get taxpayer loot from the Federal Gravy Train, to distribute to unknown leftist friends.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
1 year ago

Victory for Massachusetts State Troopers Suspended for Refusing COVID ShotAug 8, 2023
Seven troopers with the Massachusetts State Police who were suspended in 2021 for refusing the COVID-19 shot for religious reasons must be reinstated with retroactive pay and earned seniority. The troopers have been on unpaid leave, but an independent arbitrator, Bonnie J. McSpiritt, ruled they can return to work if they choose. 
The State Police Association of Massachusetts, the union representing these state troopers, filed a grievance and sought an injunction after the law enforcement officers were suspended following former Governor Charlie Baker’s executive order in August 2021 requiring the COVID-19 shot mandate for state employees. Governor Baker ordered approximately 42,000 state employees to receive the COVID shots by October 17 or be terminated. Approximately 1,000 employees resigned or were fired for failing to comply with the mandate.

https://lc.org/newsroom/details/victory-for-massachusetts-state-troopers-suspended-for-refusing-covid-shot

Mr. Fritz
Mr. Fritz
Reply to  Mad Trapper
1 year ago

And the state Dems have introduced legislation to eliminate religious & medical vaccine exemptions for the next plandemic.

Good for the troopers. But why isn’t former guv Baker being prosecuted for firing them in the first place?

Gobsig
Gobsig
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

Democrats and Rinos can’t be sued

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Gobsig
1 year ago

Tar and feathers, followed by time in the stocks.

Pat
Pat
1 year ago

Now Governor Maura Healey says

Mr. Fritz
Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

Newsom funded illegal biolab in CA……..

And this failed Guv wants to be Prez…….

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/newsom-funded-chinese-covid-lab-known-bidens-fda

John Dutton
John Dutton
1 year ago

Bring the immigrants to Western Mass!

Businesses that can’t hire this is the perfect solution.

let’s see our work force currently consists of mostly white Dope heads, lazy, thieves, more drug addicts. People that walk thousands of miles with three kids are not going to complain about mowing another lawn or staying past 5:00pm.

Pat
Pat
Reply to  John Dutton
1 year ago

If they weren’t living off the government, they wouldn’t be so lazy and taking drugs all day. You aren’t making the connection between younger people not wanting to work when they can live off the government. That applies to anyone really not just younger people.

Jonathan A. Melle
Jonathan A. Melle
1 year ago

Massachusetts’ fiscal year 2024 state budget was signed into law by Governor Maura Healey today, which is one month and 9 days past its starting point. The $56 billion state spending plan includes the single largest tax increase – the surtax on incomes over $1 million – in the over 400-year history of Massachusetts. There is no tax relief (yet), while the state’s historic surplus “Slush Fund” is over $7.22 billion. Beacon Hill’s corrupt career politicians are applauding themselves today for their newest DISSERVICE against the people and taxpayers they supposedly represent in state government. I wish that the people would please vote out all of the secretive and corrupt career politicians in Boston, especially Smitty Pignatelli. Like Smitty, Governor Maura Healey is a DISGRACE!

Pat
Pat
1 year ago

This is what it’s like living in New York City. Lady Gaga’s ather saying the noise starts at 10 pm and goes until 4 in th e moring.
https://nypost.com/2023/08/09/lady-gagas-dad-rallies-nyc-neighbors-over-migrants-at-stratford-arms-hotel/

Pat
Pat
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

It should say Lady Gaga’s father and the morning, but it wouldn’t let me fix it.

Jonathan A. Melle
Jonathan A. Melle
1 year ago

The “Pittsfield Glow Up!” Business Improvement Grant Program:
Will Linda’s spending of $100,000 in Biden Buck$ to 12 businesses – with another round coming this Fall 2023 – “Glow Up!” Pittsfield’s appeal?
Pittsfield businesses receive “Glow Up!” grants (wwlp.com)

Yo MAMA
Yo MAMA
1 year ago

“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.”

Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

Usually, when the scammers see that people are on to them, they will
change their scam. Not these politicians though. They keep it up since they make the laws that protect themselves to enrich themselves. These pay your fair share clowns are the biggest scammers.

Vodylyn robaire
Vodylyn robaire
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

I’m watching this buffoon on the license board hearing from the rmv trying to take down a dealer of used cars and stating she,the dealer, is not doing this and that? What the hell is that r m v employee doing there to begin with? That’s not her obligation? Turns out also this r m v employee is divorced, bilingual,from Brazil,and ran for school committee also. Remember her name name it’s, Murray. And if she ever runs for an office locally vote no. Just another woker using her position to get headlines.

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Vodylyn robaire
1 year ago

The last thing this city needs is bilingual folk. You can be having a nice conversation with one of them and then all of a sudden, out of the clear blue sky, they start talking to someone else in a different language and giving you dirty looks. You have no idea if they are talking shit about you or not. If I see someone whom I think may be bilingual I will cross the street to avoid them. I’m sorry, that’s just how I roll.

I feel the same way about people who limp. Can’t trust em. And they are usually faking it anyway.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

Ben Franklin went to France. He was impressed by the linguistic talent there, said “even the infants prattle away in french!”

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

there ya go! Infants and French and especially French infants….can’t trust em. Unreliable from birth. First time I landed at Orly I was accosted by six orphans trying to pick my pocket. This is not true but what if it was?

Be careful out there!

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

All frencmen are pickpockets. It’s a well known fact. If you don’t believe me, find a frenchman and look for your wallet after you chat with him.

Snark Shark
Snark Shark
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

And they admit it. Google French pickpockets…

As you gaze up admiringly at the Eiffel Tower, you may not even feel those gentle fingers slip into your pocket or bag and wrap themselves around your money.
But next time you try to buy something, your own fingers may grasp only air as you search desperately for your missing funds.
You − and up to 100,000 other unsuspecting visitors − have fallen prey to pickpockets in Paris, the bane of city authorities. And with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games around the corner, you can bet petty thieves will be out in full force.

Gobsig
Gobsig
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

We must have 7 Frenchmen on the city council

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Gobsig
1 year ago

Now you are getting offensive.

fizzlehead
fizzlehead
1 year ago

There is a legal and proper way to show you really want to become a citizen of a country and America offers this. You join the military and serve honorably demonstrating that you are willing to give back.

I like this. I would consider making it mandatory and if you flopped out due to lack of enthusiasm you get shipped back to your home country.

Vodylyn robaire
Vodylyn robaire
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

Of new hanpshire. If you don’t make it.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

How a way that I don’t gave to pay for?

fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

Well, uh, yah I guess so.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

Shouldn’t serving be a privilege?

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

Otherwise, you bring your own food, clothes, firearms, and no pay.

fizzlehead
fizzlehead
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

That sounds reasonable. But you should not have to start your own war. And sadly, America is usually happy to do that part for you.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  fizzlehead
1 year ago

Armies are expensive.

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

You mean like they did on Jan 6th?

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

None of the patriots had firearms Snarky.

Peaceful protest except the embedded Feds.

Tucker Carlson: Ep. 15 Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund Reveals What Happened on January 6th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtNjRWt4AhU

“Steven Sund in February 2021, testified to Congress that he had intel that Antifa had infiltrated the Trump crowds on January 6th at the US Capitol.

“Steven Sund also told Congress that he did not receive any FBI report warning of violence that day.”

Ray Epps – Carlson wonders why he still hasn’t been arrested when he’s on tape “instigating others to break the law.” 

“Sund reacts to shocking tapes of Ray Epps during J6th, protection that followed from political class and law enforcement”

“BREAKING: Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund suggests to Tucker Carlson that General Milley and Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller were involved in a coverup on January 6th.”

“Why no one seems to want to get to the bottom of the security failures on Jan. 6. 
“The other federal agencies withheld critical information from you in charge of security at the Capitol before January 6. And once it started and things got out of control, for 71 minutes, Pelosi refused to allow you to bring in the National Guard,” Carlson said. “So those are two of the biggest questions from January 6. And my question is, why don’t we have answers to why that happened?”

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

Snark, do you want a Republic bonded together by a shared national identity, or one bolted in place by force?

Jonathan A. Melle
Jonathan A. Melle
1 year ago

August 10, 2023

Re: The real Ed Markey of Chevy Chase MD’s environmental record!

Ed Markey supports GE’s plan to put a toxic waste dump full of industrial chemicals called PCBs in Lee, Massachusetts. The capped “leaky landfill” would-be inside of a watershed in the Housatonic River that is too close to the October Mountain aquifer. Capped “leaky landfills” only last for a temporary period of time, and they must be monitored from day one.

How on Earth is Ed Markey getting a free pass on siding with GE over the environmental health and safety of the people of Lee and Lenoxdale, Massachusetts?

Other corrupt career politicians who support GE’s unfunded commitment to clean-up the polluted Housatonic River include, but are not limited to, PAC Man Richie Neal (D- K Street lobbyist firms in the Swamp), Smitty Pignatelli who represents these aforementioned towns on Beacon Hill, among others.

If there is any worth in journalism anymore, would someone out there please do a front-page news story and editorial about Ed Markey (D- Chevy Chase, Maryland)’s support for GE over the environment?

Jonathan A. Melle
(My mother who was born, grew up and lived in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and who was exposed to GE’s cancer-causing industrial chemicals called PCBs is one of thousands of Pittsfield residents who suffers from and probably will pass away from Stage 4 cancer for life).

—–

Letter: “Disappointed but undaunted by appeals court ruling on Housatonic cleanup plan”
The Berkshire Eagle, August 10, 2023

To the editor: While we are saddened by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit’s ruling against the Housatonic River Initiative and the Housatonic Environmental Action League, it did not come unexpectedly. (“A federal appeals court rejects challenge by environmental groups to the Housatonic River cleanup plan, including a landfill in Lee. Activists say they’ll keep fighting,” Eagle, July 26.)

Having fought against the injustices of General Electric to our environment and health and safety of our communities, we have seen an erosion of our legal system that supports wealth and power at the sacrifice of our citizens. It is well known that judges are chosen these days based more by political positions than legal accomplishment. The luck of the draw was that the appeal was in front of a judiciary that has past decisions that clearly supported industry rather than citizens.

The agreement, which allows for a toxic dump in Lee, was created under secret negotiations by an individual appointed and paid by the Environmental Protection Agency who, I believe, should not have been selected. The agreement violated many citizen protections such as local citizen involvement and environmental justice tenets of both Massachusetts and the United States. A handful of representatives from the affected towns along the Housatonic “surprisingly” chose Lee, which is considered the less affluent community of the group, to be the locale of the dump. Lee residents never stood a chance to fight this injustice.

More importantly, the politicians and even the media who support the agreement suffer from willful ignorance where they purposely ignore the science which warrants a more thorough cleanup than offered and the problematic results of creating a toxic dump in Lee. Such dumps can eventually fail, considering the products used as liners rarely have warranties greater than 30 years, and I believe this one will fail based on the original decision by the EPA in the 2016 CMS as to why this Lee location was considered to be problematic.

I stand with HRI and HEAL, and we will continue to demand improvements to the Rest of River cleanup decision, including more removal of the toxic PCBs from the river, use of alternative technologies to treat and remove PCBs from the river, its banks and the properties along the river. We will also continue to fight against the decision of locating the dump in Lee or elsewhere in Berkshire County and will gather support to have the dump deconstructed when the technology warrants it.

Charles P. Cianfarini, Pittsfield

The writer is the interim executive director of Citizens for PCB Removal.

—–

Gobsig
Gobsig
Reply to  Jonathan A. Melle
1 year ago

Maybe Charlie can get rockets full of PCBs and send them into the sun

Jonathan A. Melle
Jonathan A. Melle
1 year ago

Re: Mental Health CRISIS in U.S.A.

If you are like me and you care about mental health issues, then please take the time to Google:

us suicides all time high 2022

Thank you,

Jonathan A. Melle

snark shark
snark shark
1 year ago

Pete White wants to change the city charter so that there can be less obstruction to any special interest agendas. See today’s paper.

Oh, I imagine this would be really nice if his buddy Marchetti gets to be mayor huh? But he is not doing it just for him. It is for all of us. haaa haaaaa

When these clowns tell you who they are….BELIEVE THEM!

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

Can someone get Pete Marchetti on record as to how he feels about his buddies self serving change to the city charter? Really. How does he feel and why? Do not accept any dodge of answer. Make him answer the question asked. For once.

Also, in light of the abysmal failure of the woman in charge now, does Mr Marchetti believe we should go back to two year terms for the mayor so that the people of Pittsfield never, ever have to go through this again?

Gobsig
Gobsig
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

I can’t figure out how she was re-elected. Crazy voters I guess.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

we should go back to two year terms for the mayor”

Two Petitions for Council Meeting 8/15: Ballot Questions for November Election
1) Item 36: Amend City Charter: make Mayor term 2 years
2) Item 37: City Council term limits: two terms. No more than 8 years served in 12 year span.

ShirleyKnutz
ShirleyKnutz
1 year ago

Hope all is well Dan and you were able to make your deadline on your new book! I’m hoping that your slow return means you are enjoying yourself and not that the Brandon corruption machine found your peaceful retreat; Seems the dots of illegitimate and his ilk’s criminal behavior are being connected. Seems whenever the VP showed up in a country his family’s business made millions the next day, nice shake down!! Prid Quo Pro Joe is a great and true moniker for him. I think his emails and Jill’s besides Hunter Beau and his brothers emails should all be brought to the light of court and justice. Unfortunately as the corruption of the FBI and DOJ during the 2020 election is being brought forward everyone can call Brandon illegitimate, I do understand almost everyone in the Blue state take the word of the corrupt media who is not doing their job to protect the citizens from corrupt politicians, instead it has been shown they are in bed with them. Heck the hate rag in our area even made a mockery of Jesus and his teachings….how low can they go?????

Pat
Pat
1 year ago

Massachusetts has made national news for asking citizens to taking in an illegal immigrant family. We’re a sanctuary state, but even we can’t handle the invasion.

Vodylyn robaire
Vodylyn robaire
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

Sturgeon repeat shows with retread politians should be canned from wtbr.

Pat
Pat
1 year ago

AG Garland appoints David Weiss to investigate Hunter Biden, but Weiss is a political hack and Garland is just doing this to deflect attention from Biden who is the one really being investigated for possible bribery schemes what with all these shell companies he has and they are not selling a product only influence.

Vodylyn robaire
Vodylyn robaire
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

I’m making my year end prediction. Trump will be the next President of the United States.

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Vodylyn robaire
1 year ago

Except he will not go by the title President. He will want to be called Emperor. Or maybe, His Highness.

Vodylyn robaire
Vodylyn robaire
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

How about American.

Vodylyn robaire
Vodylyn robaire
Reply to  Vodylyn robaire
1 year ago

He’s the only one China is afraid of. And China is the threat.

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Vodylyn robaire
1 year ago

China was so afraid of him that they gave his daughter Ivanka the red carpet treatment.

By ERIKA KINETZ
Published 9:30 PM EDT, November 6, 2018

SHANGHAI (AP) — The Chinese government granted 18 trademarks to companies linked to President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump over the last two months, Chinese public records show, raising concerns about conflicts of interest in the White House.
In October, China’s Trademark Office granted provisional approval for 16 trademarks to Ivanka Trump Marks LLC, bringing to 34 the total number of marks China has greenlighted this year, according to the office’s online database. The new approvals cover Ivanka-branded fashion gear including sunglasses, handbags, shoes and jewelry, as well as beauty services and voting machines.

Kindergarden
Kindergarden
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

In other words, the net cash flow from China to US favors the Trump family.

Mad Trapper
Mad Trapper
Reply to  Kindergarden
1 year ago

The Bidens are not for sale, we already own them

– Xi Jinping

Kindergarden
Kindergarden
Reply to  Vodylyn robaire
1 year ago

I’m making my August prediction. Trump will never be the next President of the United States.

Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Reply to  Kindergarden
1 year ago

Never say never.

Kindergarden
Kindergarden
Reply to  Optimus Prime
1 year ago

I would feel very confident with a ‘never’ bet here.

Markus Aurelius
Markus Aurelius
Reply to  Kindergarden
1 year ago

You backed Ukraine and all of Xiden’s horsesh!t to go with it.

I asked you if you were going to volunteer to help the war efforts, you told me no.

Now, your democRAT Gov is asking MA citizens to take in illegal aliens into their homes.

How many illegal aliens will you (and the Mrs. if married) be taking into your home K?

You democRATS are all talk.

When it comes to action, you make more excuses about why you can’t “help the cause,” as does Tricia Farley-Country Buffet (D-illegal aliens and prostitutes) when asked what piece of legislation she has helped passed that helped her taxpaying constituents.

Kindergarden
Kindergarden
Reply to  Markus Aurelius
1 year ago

Democrats have a right to express opinion without committing to housing strangers.

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

Yah. Shoulda got Juliani. I hear he is available.

Let’s face it Pat. There is nothing in this whole world that any democrat could do that would make you happy. Your blanket hatred for half the people in this country is what is wrong with this America. You don’t even want to get along or compromise. You are so full of venom that I’ll bet you grind your teeth all night.

Vodylyn robaire
Vodylyn robaire
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

Never let a progressive guard the hen house.

Vodylyn robaire
Vodylyn robaire
Reply to  Vodylyn robaire
1 year ago

Why is there a gym at city hall if no one uses it?

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Vodylyn robaire
1 year ago

I would just like to see the list of people who are allowed to use it. And those who are not, like the taxpayers who paid for it.

Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

Secret list Snark.

Gobsig
Gobsig
Reply to  Vodylyn robaire
1 year ago

Gym McGrath?

Gobsig
Gobsig
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

If Biden moved to the moon that would be good

snark shark
snark shark
Reply to  Gobsig
1 year ago

Except that Pat would want him to go further to Mars.

Kindergarden
Kindergarden
Reply to  snark shark
1 year ago

Here, here. Correct U R.

Kindergarden
Kindergarden
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

Weiss was first appointed by Trump.

Pat
Pat
Reply to  Kindergarden
1 year ago

Wrong. Weiss was a holdover from the Obama administration. Trump should have got rid of him though since he’s a hack.

Kindergarden
Kindergarden
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

Sorry, wrong, Pat. Weiss was appointed by Trump and was retained by Biden.

Pat
Pat
1 year ago

This is a nightmare. Drugged up people like Night of the Living Dead. This American city is doing nothing while people are dying on the streets from horrible symptoms from the drugs like their arms falling off and flesh eating drugs. Open borders with these drugs coming from China and Mexico is a big reason all of this is happening.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/crisis-kensington-drug-users-flood-streets-lawless-philadelphia-neighborhood

Pat
Pat
1 year ago

You don’t need a deposit slip from Joe Biden to show that he was using Hunter Biden money from influence pedaling to pay his bills. Eric Schwerin, a longtime business partner of Hunter Biden, says:
“Your Dad just called me (about his mortgage) and mentioned he’d be out a lot soon and not really back until Labor Day so it dawned on me it might be a good time (also he could use some positive news about his future earnings potential!),” Schwerin wrote on July 6, 2010.
On Dec. 9, 2016, Schwerin demanded Hunter refill his bank account in order to pay for an array of forthcoming autopay bills, including an AT&T bill in the amount of $190 for “JRB.”

Pat
Pat
1 year ago

Massachusetts politicians are asking residents to give up a room or a suite in their homes to house an illegal immigrant family. How many Americans have Suites in their homes? An entire family will need a suite not a room. This wouldn’t solve the problem even if many wealthy people stepped up to offer their extra space. The immigrants keep pouring in to the state and will continue to do so until Joe Biden is stopped from having open borders in this country.  Maura Healey said that 5,600 families are currently in Massachusetts shelters with thousands more expected.  This invasion has only one solution which is to stop the George Soros Open Society that Joe Biden is helping him to create.

Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Reply to  Pat
1 year ago

How many of the 5700 families will be on their way to Pittsfield and the rest of Berkshires County? There was another houseless meeting here again with all talk again. 7-8 years of meetings and not much done.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
1 year ago

Two Petitions for Council Meeting 8/15: Ballot Questions for November Election
1) Item 36: Amend City Charter: make Mayor term 2 years
2) Item 37: City Council term limits: two terms. No more than 8 years served in 12 year span.

Vodylyn robaire
Vodylyn robaire
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

Eliminate health insurance

Vodylyn robaire
Vodylyn robaire
Reply to  Vodylyn robaire
1 year ago

I was watching a informative to be solid waste forum on pctv hosted by John Krol. Unfortunately there was a glitch at the studio, the sound went off and was disinterested and turned the channel.

Craig C Gaetani
Craig C Gaetani
Reply to  Vodylyn robaire
1 year ago

I have petitioned the city council on Aug 15th to create a forum to discuss work at city’s two drinking water plants and to establish a water and sewer commission to oversee work at these two plants. These petitions have the potential to save city rate payers between 60 to 80 million dollars which the rate payers will not be responsible for incurring in their water and sewer bills. Please be in attendance on Aug 15th at 6 o’clock at city hall

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Vodylyn robaire
1 year ago

During the budget hearing, I made a motion to cut 1.5 million from health insurance. That cut would give the city bargainers an edge in negotiating a 70/30 city/employee match.

Rejected.

Vodylyn robaire
Vodylyn robaire
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

Thanks Charles. I was specifically talking about cutting city Council insurance.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Vodylyn robaire
1 year ago

Absolutely agree. I don’t use the City plan. Don’t believe in getting too comfortable.

Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

Shouldn’t Gavel man recuse himself as he is running for the job? I have a feeling they will bury this anyway.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Optimus Prime
1 year ago

He is not a mayor, so I would argue no on mayor’s term. For council term limits, it is not a question that would strictly benefit a councilor, nor would it introduce a conflicting relationship between a councilor and another body.

City Council approves it’s own pay, and I discovered, protects it dearly. I suggested reducing it and the retort was an insult from the the Ward 6 councilor.

Charles Kronick
Charles Kronick
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

As for burying it, it is more like kicking it down the road if they so choose. I am giving the Council an opportunity to develop term reform on its terms, free of voter interference.

Vodylyn robaire
Vodylyn robaire
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

There is only one reason why most of these councilors do not want voter referendum participation. Because it’s the administrations platform they’d be voting against. Yes,we elect councilors to make decisions but some ideas impact the taxpayers more than others. Sometime you have to have a vote. This is quite frankly the laziest council in memory. Excluding Warren,Kronick,Kalinowsky.

Snark Shark
Snark Shark
Reply to  Vodylyn robaire
1 year ago

In fact, these people are not EVER going to allow ANY referendum to get on the ballot because they know that will enlighten people that they might have some remote say in their government and may want to do it again. And they do not want that door to ever open again. Better to shut down all questioning voices at the front door.

Do you really think that after they go to all the trouble to promote and get elected their majority rubber stampers that they are going to then allow a public input voice through a referendum??
Not in this burg baby! And they got local media to keep hammering why referendums are a bad idea. So much for the any help from that mythical watchdog.

Vodylyn robaire
Vodylyn robaire
Reply to  Charles Kronick
1 year ago

It’s too late for a mayoral reckoning Charles. The mayors election will have two clones running against each other. In other words I’m screwed,your screwed and we’re all screwed if the council demographics do not change. Can it? We’ll see,it’s close.

Jonathan A. Melle
Jonathan A. Melle
1 year ago

August 12, 2023

Re: Sarcasm: My lunch with Governor Maura Healey

Hello Brenna Ransden at Act on Mass,

Sarcasm: Last week, out of the blue, I answered a telephone call from Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey. She invited me to lunch. More sarcasm: During lunch, I asked Governor Healey why she vetoed social services, early education and mental health state funding items in the 40-day late Massachusetts fiscal year 2023 state budget. Even more sarcasm: She said that while the state government is sitting on a record cash surplus of over $7.22 billion, and while she is still pushing for hundreds of millions of dollars in state “tax relief” for the top 1 percent of multimillionaires and big businesses, she wants to be seen as the socially liberal, fiscally conservative career politician that enriches the financial, corporate and ruling elites at the public trough.

We all know that the Democratic Party dominated corrupt career politicians in the Massachusetts State Legislature will override most to possibly all of Governor Healey’s misguided vetoes. She knows this all too well. She is just playing political games, which will bolster her fundraising numbers with the elites. The corrupt career politicians on Beacon Hill are far sneakier about screwing over the common people and taxpayers than the first elected woman Governor in the over 400-year history of Massachusetts government named Maura Healey.

For example, the Massachusetts State Lottery record profits in its 50th fiscal year that ended on June 30th, 2023, are nothing more than (voluntary) regressive taxation state revenues that systemically mocks and targets Have Nots such as “Jon Melle” and my distressed “rust belt” native hometown: polluted postindustrial Pittsfield, Massachusetts. But greedy registered lobbyist Dan Bosley gets to cash in on the inequitable state lottery profits by getting his wealthy business clients millions of dollars in additional state tax breaks. Dan Bosley also collects his state public pension plus perks, which is on top of his 6-figure lobbyists earnings. Dan Bosley and the elites he serves are the real winners of the state lottery SCAM!

In response to: “If you haven’t already, email your lawmakers to ask them to cosponsor our Sunlight Agenda.” Sarcasm: I tried to email Lenox State Representative Smitty Pignatelli to please support your Sunlight Agenda in state government. More sarcasm: Smitty Pignatelli said that while he has spent over the past 20.5 years in Boston proudly (yet shamefully) voting down the Sunlight Agenda reforms, he hopes to serve along the fictional Massachusetts State Representative Sellout Shakedown for two more decades, which would be from 2003 to 2045. Even more sarcasm: I told Smitty Pignatelli that would mean more DISSERVICES than all of his countless public pay raises plus perks!

Best wishes,

Jonathan A. Melle

Kindergarden
Kindergarden
1 year ago

‘the mango entered in silence for the good of all.’

Hey Dan, don’t look now, but your mango slipped through your fingers while you were gone.

Craig C Gaetani
Craig C Gaetani
Reply to  Kindergarden
1 year ago

There is no reason that Conant and kavey should be running for city council unopposed. They are two of the worst councilors on the council. If we could get some candidates to run against them as write in candidates that would be significant. By so doing we could measure how strong they are and at the same time give these ward residents a choice as opposed to letting them slide in to a powerful position unopposed. Can we come up with some names who would be willing to run as a write in candidate? It would be a disgrace to let these weak minded councilors to come back unopposed. Let’s see if we can entice some good candidates to run as write ins for these two positions

Pat
Pat
1 year ago

An impeachment inquiry may soon be started against Joe Biden. It should have happened a long time ago. A Florida Representative, Greg Steube, has already started the process. From endangering the lives of Americans with open borders to very suspicious behavior with receiving very large amounts of money from foreign countries, this is long overdue. Emails between Joe Biden, Hunter, and Hunter’s business associates show that Joe was very involved in receiving money from his son’s business dealings. Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death of Americans. Diseases are running rampant since these illegal migrants are NOT being screened for disease. Florida is now fighting leprosy.

Mr. Fritz
Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

Cheater Krol has a lot of illegally placed lawn signs – on city easements.

Jonathan A. Melle
Jonathan A. Melle
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

“If you like to roll, please vote for Krol”

Appleton
Appleton
Reply to  Mr. Fritz
1 year ago

but WOW the kid has a ton of signs already!

Mr. Fritz
Mr. Fritz
Reply to  Appleton
1 year ago

It just goes to show how stupid some Pittsfield voters are.

Pat
Pat
1 year ago