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Just another dot.... DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Asks Residents to Begin Voluntary Rationing of Food at Grocery Stores DC Mayor and COVID Compliance Minister, Muriel Bowser, asks residents in/around her region to enter a phase of voluntary rationing. What comes after the voluntary phase is the part many have been studiously preparing to avoid.

Hope no one is waiting on a delivery from Canada or Mexico: US To Close Borders To Unvaccinated Canadian, Mexican Truckers On Saturday The U.S. will close its borders to unvaccinated and partially vaccinated Canadian and Mexican truck drivers on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday. “These updated travel requirements reflect the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to protecting public health while safely facilitating the cross-border trade and travel that is critical to our economy,” Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement.  The border COVID-19 vaccine mandates are coming into force despite pushback from the truck industry. The impact will be felt most acutely for the U.S.-Canada freight market, where around 160,000 truckers regularly cross the border — 75% of whom are Canadian. https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/us-close-borders-unvaccinated-canadian-mexican-truckers-saturday Now, if you're an unvaxxed illegal, then they welcome you in with open arms!! So, the truck driver has to be vaxxed, not the 50 illegal Mexicans riding in the back of his truck...

Got a friend in PA?

I didn't.... Was a member for many years, as far as I could see, they were useless... Why keep sending them money, so Wayne could buy more expensive Italian suits and go on nice trips.... I pay for "services rendered"....., sending me monthly requests for donations, but getting nothing in return, ain't a service I'm paying for..

I'm in, where do I send my check? Hmmmm.... very tempting.... does it come in grey?

This market makes no sense, even before the recent volatility. Up is down, left is right, black is white, dogs are cats. I follow the market and the business news every day, and it's totally nuts. It makes my head hurt. Since there apparently isn't going to be any additional "injections" by Uncle Sugar, which kept the market propped up the past two years, the sugar high has burned off.... you know what happens after that....

Defense Distributed at it again. You have another opportunity to build your own. Enter the Ghost Gunner 3 The Ghost Gunner 3 is a 3 Axis CNC machine that can take a metal block and create a lower receiver in a relatively short period. You can then assemble that lower into a completed firearm without it being registered. Since the only part needed to create these homemade firearms is a block of metal (pictured below), it would be entirely impossible for the ATF to regulate these without an act of congress. While the anti-gun politicians pat themselves on the back for "stopping the proliferation of privately made firearms," Defense Distributed was hard at work crafting a tool that empowers citizens to expand their 2nd amendment rights and makes regulation irrelevant. I was ecstatic to see the Ghost Gunner 3 here at SHOT Show in Las Vegas this week, and I'm excited to see what Defense Distributed does next. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/impossible-regulate-ghost-gunner-introduces-new-0-receiver

Tech stocks had their worst week since March 2020, when the country completely shut down. The DOW didn't have a good week either. Wonder if Powell is going to throw them a lifeline? ....."At Friday’s close, the Nasdaq was down 7.6% for the week, its biggest decline since March 2020, when global markets sank on Covid-19 concerns. It’s also the fourth straight weekly drop for the tech-heavy index, the longest losing streak since a similar stretch last April and May. For the year, the Nasdaq is down 12%, losing to the S&P 500, which has dropped 7.7%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which has fallen 5.7%. In 2021, the Nasdaq lagged the S&P for the first time since 2016. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/21/peloton-plunge-netflix-miss-send-nasdaq-to-worst-week-since-march-2020.html

Ha... my brass/lead has grown more in value than my silver/gold the last few years..

I bought my first 22LR rifle at K-mart. Walked in off the street, showed my DL, and walked out of the store with the rifle and ammo.

We're going to be passing through Charleston on our return trip from Florida in April, and wondering about suggestions for places to see or interesting points of interest? What's the hot places?

NJ was one of these states. Can the gun dealers go back and sue the state for lost business during the shut downs: ....."The decision holds that governments “cannot use a crisis to trample on the constitutional rights of citizens,” said Michael Jean, director of the National Rifle Assn.’s Office of Litigation Counsel that sued in the Los Angeles County case. It also sued Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties over their restrictions in Northern California, but the last three were dismissed from the lawsuit when they repealed their orders. Similar restrictions were imposed in 10 other states, according to the Firearms Policy Coalition, another gun owners’ rights groups that sued: Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina and Virginia."

Still heading down today, with more drops possibly on the way: ....."Bitcoin prices fell sharply on Friday, while ether prices also dived, wiping off nearly $150 billion from the crypto market. Bitcoin fell about 10% and was trading near $38,425 late Friday morning, according to Coin Metrics. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, dived more than 12% to $2,807. Some experts warn that the crypto market could be heading toward a downturn soon, as heightened regulatory scrutiny and intense price fluctuations dampened bitcoin’s prospects. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/21/cryptocurrencies-bitcoin-falls-7percent-ether-down-9percent-in-the-last-24-hours.html

Looking like the "BOOM" is moving towards "Bust". NASDAQ now down 14% from it's all time high in November... Techs getting pounded... DOW down only 7% from all time high high a few weeks ago... No more free "candy" from the Feds..

Sure, if you're a Dem...

Add Louie Anderson to the list today: ....."Louie Anderson, the veteran comedian, game show host and three-time Emmy winner, has died. He was 68. The Baskets star died Friday morning in Las Vegas, where he had entered hospital this week for treatment of diffuse large B cell lymphoma, a form of cancer, his longtime publicist Glenn Schwartz told Deadline. https://deadline.com/2022/01/louie-anderson-dead-obituary-comedian-baskets-family-feud-emmy-winner-1234917040/

C'mon man... you have to stop thinking logically.... that's not allowed in Filthydelphia...

It's here..... Wondering how they're going to get the deer to sit quietly, while they stick the testing swab up their noses? Also, where do they go to get vaccinated? Is there a Deer CVS? COVID has been found in New Jersey deer. Scientists have no idea how they got it The virus was recently found in two free-ranging deer, the state Division of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement Thursday evening. The discovery came as part of a two-year federal study looking at white-tailed deer in several states. Researchers found 33 percent of 481 deer in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Michigan had COVID antibodies. There was no sign of symptoms among the deer. Researchers do not know how the deer contracted the virus — whether it was from humans, other deer, other animals or elsewhere. It's unclear how prevalent COVID is among New Jersey deer. There were 398 samples taken from New Jersey butcher shops that specialize in game meats, but the results are not yet known. https://www.app.com/story/news/coronavirus/2022/01/21/nj-covid-white-tailed-deer-animals-test-positive-no-symptoms/6600331001/

The guy knew how to Rock and put on a great show. My brother-in-law sang background vocals with him, on a few albums. ...."The singer's manager, Michael Greene, confirmed Meat Loaf died Thursday night. Sources with knowledge tell TMZ ... he was supposed to attend a business dinner earlier this week for a show he's working on -- "I'd Do Anything for Love" -- but the dinner was canceled because he became seriously ill with COVID. Sources tell us that condition quickly became critical." Our sources say Meat Loaf has been outspoken about COVID, railing with folks in Australia recently about vaccine mandates. We do not know if he was vaccinated. https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-dead-dies-singer/

Remember, following finance laws only pertains to you.... not people who know people... I wonder if she gets her investing advice from Hunter..... Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm sold shares of stock 9 times last year and did not disclose the sales within the legally required 45 day window, according to federal disclosure documents. The sales ranged from April to late October, but Granholm did not disclose any of them until mid-December, after the deadlines had passed. A spokeswoman for Granholm said the late disclosures were the fault of a “clerical error” and that the secretary had paid a late filing fee. WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm violated the STOCK Act at least 9 times last year, by selling shares of stock worth up to $240,000 and failing to disclose those sales within the 45-day window that the 2012 law requires. The STOCK Act expanded the accountability and reporting requirements for financial holdings, both for members of Congress and high-level employees of the Executive Branch like Granholm. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/20/energy-secretary-jennifer-granholm-violated-stock-disclosure-law-9-times.html

This is what happens when you speculate on something that's based on.... nothing.... but emotion.. Or, get out NOW, before you lose another 50%...

Did he die from Covid?

This should also apply to NJ and any other state where gun stores were forced to close during the pandemic. Remember, our governor was asked if the shutdowns were constitutional, and he responded, "I wasn't thinking about the Bill of Rights, and it's above my paygrade." ...."SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two California counties violated the Constitution’s right to keep and bear arms when they shut down gun and ammunition stores in 2020 as nonessential businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. Officials in Los Angeles and Ventura counties had separately won lower court decisions saying gun stores were not exempt from broader shutdown orders aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus early in the pandemic. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected both lower court rulings. The Second Amendment “means nothing if the government can prohibit all persons from acquiring any firearm or ammunition,” Judge Lawrence VanDyke wrote. “But that’s what happened in this case.” Because buyers can obtain guns only by personally going to gun stores in California, Ventura County’s 48-day closure of gun shops, ammunition shops and firing ranges “wholly prevented law-abiding citizens in the County from realizing their right to keep and bear arms,” he wrote. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-court-decisions-eric-garcetti-e0fda8d0abe484629beeaf9eb86a4a08

You mean like this "group"? Oh wait, that's a different type of breakdown..

and that would of been my fourth suggestion. At 28 years, it's surprising it's still spinning. Replacing it would have been number one for me... being without heat isn't fun. If the impeller spun OK, my guess would be dead spot on the windings. Well, if the ratings on the old cap and the new cap on the new pump are close, you could do a quick swap of them and test the old one, to see if it starts the new motor.