Bernie Sanders says he favors equality over equity — after saying he didn't know the difference



On a recent appearance on "Real Time with Bill Maher," Senator Bernie Sanders struggled to define the difference between equity and equality, before eventually stating that he sides with "equality" when prompted with the question by the host.

"I think this word 'equity' has come into the language in the last few years and, before that, we didn't hear it a lot. I think a lot of people hear 'equity' and they hear 'equality,' like it's the same word, and it's not the same word and the same concept," host Bill Maher explained.

"How would you differentiate between 'equity' and 'equality'?" Maher asked Sanders.

"Well, equality we talk about — I don’t know what the answer to that is," Sanders replied.

"'Equality' is equality of opportunity, we live in a society and we want all people to have —" Sanders continued before Maher interjected, saying, "Equity is, I think, is more guarantee of outcome, is it not?"

"I think so," Sanders answered.

"So which side do you come down on?" Maher asked.

"Equality," the senator stated.

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Responding to video of Sanders' remarks, Fox News host Greg Gutfeld called the senator's lack of distinction "intentional."

"They want to replace the word ‘equality’ with ‘equity,’ but with equality, everybody has the opportunity from below to excel. So the starting blocks are the same. Equity requires that everyone finish the same, you know, which means there has to be force from above to keep everybody down, which is absolute fascism," Gutfeld explained.

Sanders recently made headlines responding to presidential candidate Nikki Haley, who had proposed a competency test for politicians over 75 years old.

“We are fighting racism. We’re fighting sexism. We’re fighting homophobia. I think we should also be fighting ageism," said Sanders in response to the proposal.

Haley replied at a campaign rally, saying, “Bernie Sanders lost his mind because I asked for that [test]. He is exactly the reason we need it.”

The senator has also frequently criticized corporate media companies while making his rounds on several popular shows.

"I'm going to tell you something you won't hear about too much in the mainstream media. We have a corrupt political system in which billionaires through super PACs can buy elections in this country," Sanders said after an interview with Stephen Colbert.

On his Twitter account, Sanders also stated that people have been "told by the corporate media that the status quo is as good as it's ever going to get."

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\u201cYou've been told by the corporate media that the status quo is as good as it's ever going to get. That you can only hope to tinker around the edges.\n\nLet me tell you \u2014 they're wrong. A better world is possible. Think big. Organize. Fight for an economy that works for all of us.\u201d
— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1677698369


\u201cI'm going to tell you something you won't hear about too much in the mainstream media. We have a corrupt political system in which billionaires through super PACs can buy elections in this country.\u201d
— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1677096180

Sen. Bernie Sanders presses Moderna not to jack up price of COVID-19 vaccine: 'Now is not the time for unacceptable corporate greed'



Left-wing Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a letter to Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel urging the company not to increase the price of its COVID-19 vaccine.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Moderna said it is considering charging $110 to $130 for each vaccine dose in the U.S. once it switches to commercial distribution for the jabs. "I would think this type of pricing is consistent with the value" the vaccine offers, Bancel said, according to the outlet.

According to the Journal, the government has been buying all of the vaccine doses and making the shots available at no charge for the public, but officials have indicated that once the COVID-19 vaccine acquired in connection with government contracts is exhausted, businesses should engage in commercial distribution. Moderna's updated COVID-19 booster jab is around $26 each under a federal supply contract from July, while doses of the original vaccine went for around $15 to $16 each in prior contracts, the Journal reported.

"Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Moderna is considering more than quadrupling the price of its COVID vaccine after the supply that the U.S. government purchased, and distributed to Americans at no cost, is depleted. Instead of charging $26.36 per dose, the price that the government paid, Moderna has indicated that the commercial price will go up to as much as $130 per dose," Sanders' letter states.

The lawmaker, an independent from Vermont who caucuses with the Democrats, pressed the company not to raise the price.

"The huge increase in price that you have proposed will have a significantly negative impact on the budgets of Medicaid, Medicare and other government programs that will continue covering the vaccine without cost-sharing for patients. Your decision will cost taxpayers billions of dollars. Your outrageous price boost will also increase private health insurance premiums. Perhaps most significantly, the quadrupling of prices will make the vaccine unavailable for many millions of uninsured and underinsured Americans who will not be able to afford it. How many of these Americans will die from COVID-19 as a result of limited access to these lifesaving vaccines?" Sanders declared in the letter.

"I find your decision particularly offensive given the fact that the vaccine was jointly developed in partnership with scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a U.S. government agency that is funded by U.S. taxpayers. The federal government directly provided $1.7 billion to your company for research and development, and guaranteed your company billions more in sales. In other words, you propose to make the vaccine unaffordable for the residents of this country who made the production of the vaccine possible," Sanders claimed.

"Now is not the time for unacceptable corporate greed," he wrote.

\u201cI sent a letter today to the CEO of Moderna with a simple message: In the midst of a public health crisis, quadrupling the price of a publicly-funded COVID-19 vaccine is unacceptable corporate greed.\u201d
— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1673370434

'Who was behind it?' Rubio calls on Republicans to use their oversight role to investigate 2020 BLM riots



Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has called for congressional hearings into the BLM riots that beset 140 American cities in 2020, claiming the lives of dozens of people and injuring over 2,000 police officers.

With Republicans poised to win a majority in the House and potentially also the Senate, Rubio suggested that the GOP will soon be in a position to "stop bad things from happening" and to preclude "crazy people from getting into positions of power."

Rubio's call for accountability

On Monday night, Rubio appeared on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle," where he delineated actions that Republicans must take after the midterms.

Extra to addressing the leftist terror attacks committed this year against pro-lifers and pro-life pregnancy centers, in response to which no arrests have been made, Rubio suggested it was time to "use our oversight role ... to have hearings on the riots of summer 2020."

Suggesting that "there has been no accountability about the summer of 2020," Rubio posed the questions: "Who was behind it? How much did the political rhetoric lend itself to it?"

The senator also referenced efforts to bail out rioters and questioned whether that encouraged criminals to take to the streets to reoffend.

Rubio promises accountability if GOP takes back control youtu.be

Republican support

Rubio is not the first to call for such an investigation.

On Sept. 22, 2020, 24 members of Congress, including Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray requesting that he "use every tool available to the FBI to investigate local, state, and national organizations helping to fuel the criminally violent riots."

The letter alleged that the actions taken by "ANTIFA and other similar extremist groups, as well as actors of a variety of different political persuasions" constituted "domestic terrorism and federal charges must be brought against those who are aiding and abetting the criminal actions of these organizations."

The Sun reported that former President Trump similarly demanded accountability, recommending that Republicans in the House and Senate should study the "murders, riots, and fire bombings in Portland, Minneapolis, Seattle, Chicago, and New York."

Voters also wanted answers concerning the violent events that occurred after the death of George Floyd. A survey conducted last year by Rasmussen Reports revealed that 66% of likely U.S. voters think Congress should investigate "last year's violent protests."

The BLM riots

Between May 25 and July 31, there were 8,700 BLM "protests" nationwide; 574 of those were declared riots. BLM terrorism continued unabated for months. For instance, on Aug. 23, 2020, BLM terrorists torched a police station in Portland, Oregon.

\u201cPrinceton University group studies 3 months of Black Lives Matter protests. Intent is to show they are 'overwhelmingly peaceful.' But report reveals nearly 570 violent demonstrations--riots--in nearly 220 locations spread all across country. https://t.co/it60GBbTZT\u201d
— Byron York (@Byron York) 1599308201

The Guardian reported that at least 25 people were killed in the BLM riots. The Major Cities Chiefs Association indicated that over 2,000 law enforcement officers were injured in the first weeks of the riots.

In September 2020, Axios reported that the "mostly peaceful" BLM riots "will result in at least $1 billion to $2 billion of paid insurance claims." By way of comparison, the Washington Post reported that the Jan. 6 protests caused $1.5 million in damage to the Capitol.

While the looting, vandalism, and killings during the riots were horrific, the fallout of the BLM riots was also consequential. The Sun reported that cities targeted by BLM violence saw murder rates skyrocket, with between "1,000 and 6,000 additional murders" committed.

Violent rhetoric and Democrat support

Last year, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) criticized the Democrats for their hyperbolic characterization of the Jan. 6 protests, noting that while their rhetoric may not correspond to what happened in 2021, it certainly fits with the violence that took place the previous year. He said, "Some [Democrats] have cited the metaphor that the president lit the flames. ... Well, they lit actual flames!"

Former Virginia Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam exacerbated racial tensions after Floyd's death, suggesting that the career criminal was one of those "people being killed for the color of their skin."

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) told MSNBC in 2020, "There needs to be unrest in the streets for as long as there's unrest in our lives."

In a June 17, 2020, appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," then-candidate for vice president Kamala Harris said of the BLM riots: "They're not going to stop, and everyone beware, because they're not going to stop. ... They're not going to let up, and they should not and we should not."

\u201cFLASHBACK: As violent rioting continues across Democrat controlled cities, Kamala Harris' comments from June are striking: Protesters "should not" let up.\n\nDoes Harris believe the rioting and rampant vandalism in Kenosha should let up?\u201d
— Steve Guest (@Steve Guest) 1598544042

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tweeted, "Congratulations to all who are out on the streets today. ... Together, we will defeat Trump."

\u201cCongratulations to all who are out on the streets today peacefully protesting.\n\nTogether, we will end police brutality.\n\nTogether, we will defeat Trump.\n\nTogether, we will fight for a government based on justice and compassion, not greed and lies.\u201d
— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1591468130

Democrats not only championed the BLM riots, but bailed out rioters, enabling them to hit the streets and reoffend. Kamala Harris was among those who helped raised money to spring rioters from jail.

\u201cIf you\u2019re able to, chip in now to the @MNFreedomFund to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota. \nhttps://t.co/t8LXowKIbw\u201d
— Kamala Harris (@Kamala Harris) 1591043641

Bernie Sanders blames record-high Halloween candy prices on greedy corporations and gets torched online



Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) blamed the greed of candy corporations for the high price of Halloween candies, but his claims were mocked and ridiculed by many on social media.

"While the cost of Halloween candy has surged more than 13.1% since last September, the Mars candy bar family became 44% richer during the pandemic increasing their wealth by $32.6 billion. The Mars family is now worth $106.8 billion," Sanders tweeted Friday.

\u201cWhile the cost of Halloween candy has surged more than 13.1% since last September, the Mars candy bar family became 44% richer during the pandemic increasing their wealth by $32.6 billion. The Mars family is now worth $106.8 billion.\n\nDo you know what\u2019s scary? Corporate greed.\u201d
— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1666382670

"Do you know what’s scary? Corporate greed," he added.

Sanders was likely responding to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that said the cost of celebrating Halloween had risen to record levels this year because of inflation. The cost of candy has surged by 13% from last year, the biggest jump ever recorded, while the cost of clothing is up 5.5%, meaning costumes are more expensive too.

Some critics online thought Sanders' attempt to blame corporations for the damage caused by inflation was unpersuasive.

"You know what’s scary? Someone who has never created or built anything, or ever employed people or had to make payroll, gets to spend 100 years as a Senator doing nothing but tear down what others build up. That’s what’s crazy," read one response.

"We're getting close to hearing about how access to low priced candy bars is a 'human right'. Maybe candy bars would be a little cheaper if the sugar industry in the US didn't get favors from the government, favors that Bernie himself has long supported," read another tweet.

"Know what’s even scarier? Government greed, I can choose to not buy candy, but I can’t choose not to fund government," replied another critic.

Despite the higher price of candy and costumes, Americans are expected to spend about $10 billion on the haunted holiday this year.

Here's more about Biden inflation ruining Halloween:

Scary Inflation Driving Up Prices For Halloween Candy and Costumes | NBCLAwww.youtube.com

Horowitz: War on energy is the new COVID fascism



As the British crown tightened its grip on the colonies, Samuel Adams warned in favor of an aggressive response by noting that “if we are voluntarily silent as the conspirators would have us to be, it will be considered as an approbation of the change.” Well, here we are, two years after the worst tyranny ever – not just a handful of small taxes but a complete lockdown of our lives and biomedical control of our bodies – and there has been no impetus to formally strip governments of their ill-gotten powers. It is therefore not surprising that the lockdown mindset is now being used to help promote and “solve” an energy crisis at the same time.

In preparation for Europe’s self-imposed energy crisis, Ravi Gurumurthy, chief executive of Nesta and former director of strategy at the U.K.’s Department of Energy and Climate Change, called on the U.K. government to impose “COVID-style” rationing of use of energy this coming winter.

“The scale of the crisis now requires a Covid-style response. In months, the government created the infrastructure to roll out vaccines nationwide. We need a similar national campaign to help every household cut their gas use by 20%,” warned Gurumurthy in a statement being echoed by all the green fascists. “The government must provide further support to households to reduce the impact of the rising price cap and bills. But the problem is getting worse and not going away. Subsidies are vital but with a series of difficult winters ahead, hand-to-mouth policies are not enough.”

In case you think this is just European-style totalitarianism, the trend is already beginning in California – except in this case it’s in preparation for a heat wave. California’s grid operator said it may have to "issue a series of emergency notifications and “expects to call on Californians for voluntary conservation via Flex alerts over the long weekend." In a statement issued Tuesday, the California Independent System Operator called on people to “set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, avoid using large appliances and charging electric vehicles, and turn off unnecessary lights.” For now, these ideas might take the form of recommendations, but not for long. If people were willing to wear diapers on their faces in the heat to obtain basic services and shut down their way of life for months, it doesn’t even require a leap of the imagination to envision energy-related shutdowns.

The rich irony of this statement is that they are calling on people to stop charging their electrical vehicles just a week after California announced a ban on all gas-powered cars by 2035! Thus, this is not even just about cronyism and steering people toward one car vs. another; it’s about ending cars altogether and making “COVID” a permanent new normal, as was established by the “Great Reset.”

To fully appreciate what is happening here, one must study the origins of this latest crisis. Europe and the U.S. goaded the Ukrainian government into fighting Putin’s demands in a way they knew would never be sustainable, while concurrently cutting off all Russian energy without a commitment to ramp up their own fossil fuel production. This had the effect of inducing the worst supply chain shortage and inflation in energy of our lifetime. Clearly, this had nothing to do with protecting the Ukrainian people. The harm to the energy supply chain was not a bug of their plan, but a feature. After all, Diederik Samsom, chief of staff for Frans Timmermans, the European Commission’s executive vice president, recently said, “The two basic needs of life – food and energy – we have paid way too little for in the past 40 years.”

Just as with COVID, where the virus was likely created through gain-of-function research and then the medical establishment blocked all early treatment for it to steer you toward the “solution” of total control and vaccine mandates, the Great Reset plan for energy (and likely food as well) is no different. The Great Resetters created an arbitrary crisis, then blocked the solution (oil, gas, nuclear, coal, etc. is the early treatment), and then turned to the people and say you must be willing to “sacrifice” in order to save humanity from the shortage, just like you had to lock down and get experimental shots in order to save Grandma. This is why Ukraine became the “next current thing” after COVID and why the Ukrainian flag replaced the mask and needles in the social media profile pics. It had nothing to do with regard for the Ukrainian people.

What sort of sacrifices do they have in mind? There is no limit to their transhuman agenda. James Bevan, chief of the U.K.’s Environment Agency, suggested that increased droughts will require people to drink more reprocessed sewage. “Part of the solution will be to reprocess the water that results from sewage treatment and turn it back into drinking water – perfectly safe and healthy, but not something many people fancy,” wrote the lead eco guru in the Sunday Times. Although he admitted it was unpopular, he stressed the need to serve the gods of scarcity. “We need to remember where it comes from: when we turn on the tap, what comes out started in a river, lake or aquifer. The more we take, the more we drain those sources and put stress on nature and wildlife.”

So, it will be sewage for water, along with bugs for protein, while using bicycles for cars when we are allowed out of our homes.

\u201cCANADA - USA - Indoctrinated children in masks, being indoctrinated into eating bugs as the \u2018new normal\u2019\n\nStop being indoctrinated, save your children!\n\n\u201d
— Bernie's Tweets (@Bernie's Tweets) 1661968000

This all comes as the FDA, for the first time ever, approved an Omicron booster shot based on results from eight mice. We are now the lab rats. That’s why it’s so easy for them to “COVID” us on energy policy. We allowed gain of function to create draconian lockdowns, so now they are ensuring self-imposed energy scarcity will lead to rationing. Chief executive of Shell Ben van Beurden is now warning of “years” of rationing, not just one winter.

And of course, as the West wallows in scarcity and experiments in transhumanism, China is always looking to grow. In August, China’s coal-fired power generation reached a record 120 billion kilowatts per hour. The country is planning to expand up to 150 gigawatts of new coal-fired power capacity from 2022 to 2025.

America is the Saudi Arabia of coal. We should be able to flood the market with coal. Sadly, thanks to the war on coal production, intensified through climate mysticism, we have no hand to play as our government shuts off exports from Russia. Given that coal accounts for 35% of global electricity use and Europe gets 70% of its coal from Russia, the coal crisis is now worse than the oil crisis.

Rather than ramping up production, the U.K. plans to decommission all its coal power plants by October 2024. In the U.S., coal production has been declining steadily since 2007, and if the eco-fascists have their way, it will be extinct by the end of the decade. And no, it’s not because we don’t have God-given resources. Our coal reserves are estimated at 254 trillion tons, much greater than the reserves of China and Russia.

In other words, the legacy of COVID lives on. What COVID taught us is that governments were willing to block effective treatments in order to trap us into a false choice between dying from the virus or getting the shots. Likewise, with energy, they will dismantle our energy production to trap us into a false dichotomy of starving or freezing to death in the winter or living in their transhuman dystopia. They understand that you cannot control a people when food and energy are cheap and abundant, just like they understood that with medical care. Thus, in order to obtain complete control as they did during lockdowns, they need to tap the gods of scarcity.

The solution is to uproot all of the ill-gotten power our government grabbed during COVID and fully investigate the malfeasance behind the creation of the virus and its ensuing policies so that this same playbook cannot be used again. As founding father George Clinton, the very first governor of New York and fourth vice president of the United States, warned at the New York ratification convention in July 1788, “History does not furnish a single instance of a government once established, voluntarily yielding up its powers to secure the rights and liberties of the people.”

Lufthansa strike grounds over 1,000 flights, the latest airline to leave travelers stranded



Deutsche Lufthansa AG staff staged a one-day walkout on Wednesday that caused most flights out of Frankfurt and Munich to be canceled. The strikes also grounded some international flights.

The German trade union ver.di organized the strike to improve wages for ground staff and aircraft technicians impacted by rising inflation and ongoing aviation staff shortages. The union demanded a 9.5% wage increase for 20,000 workers.

In June, ver.di chairwoman Christine Behle explained that the German airline was at risk of losing staff, stating that "after three years of wage sacrifice, employees have been hit particularly hard by the high inflation rate."

Trade union warns of future strikes

Negotiations between ver.di and Lufthansa began at the end of June, and since then, the airline said it agreed to a 5.9%-14.8% increase for workers.

After meeting for two rounds of negotiations, Lufthansa's head of media relations, Martin Leutke, stated that the strike was "completely unnecessary" and "completely exaggerated."

A spokesperson for the trade union explained, "Lufthansa did not make an adequate offer in the first two rounds" and that employees need to demand more in the third round of negotiations.

Navigating a tight labor market

Airlines have struggled to keep up with the demanding post-lockdown summer travel season and industry-wide worker shortages. Lufthansa stated that it would attempt to rebook flights for passengers, but resources are limited.

Because Lufthansa is short on airport staff, the company recommends that those impacted by the cancellations call to rebook.

Chief officer of human resources and infrastructure at Lufthansa, Dr. Michael Niggemann, stated, "It affects our passengers in particular, who are impacted during the peak travel season. And it is putting an additional heavy strain on our employees in an already difficult phase for air traffic."

The airline anticipates another 646 flights will be canceled Wednesday out of Frankfurt and 330 out of Munich. Cancellations are expected to continue through Friday.

Lufthansa is the latest airline affected by a wave of staff strikes. Just last week, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) came to an agreement with the pilot unions, ending a 15-day walkout that impacted over 350,000 passengers.

Worldwide flight cancellations have become an ongoing issue for those looking to travel. Airlines blame a combination of factors, including the surge in post-lockdown travel, staff shortages, and inclement weather.

Rep. Chip Roy and Sen. Lindsey Graham hoped to alleviate the staff shortage crisis by introducing a bill that would increase the mandatory retirement age of pilots from 65 to 67. The Monday press release warned that "nearly 14,000 qualified U.S. pilots will be forced to retire over the next five years."

\u201c"Americans are now experiencing flight delays and cancellations on an unacceptable scale due to a worsening pilot shortage."\n\nRep Roy's new bill with @LindseyGrahamSC would alleviate the crisis by raising the mandatory pilot retirement age:\n\nhttps://t.co/xCyKnsDN0b\u201d
— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@Rep. Chip Roy Press Office) 1658772279

U.S. senators are calling for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the Department of Transportation to take action and protect passengers.

Sen. Bernie Sanders stated in a June press release that prices for tickets rose 38% while airlines experienced a 50% increase in delays and an 18% increase in cancellations.

\u201cThe airline industry got $50 billion in taxpayer money in its time of need. What did Americans get in return? Disruptions, delays, and cancellations.\u201d
— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1656694910

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Alex Padilla wrote to the DOT that they have "the authority to take meaningful actions to hold airlines accountable for avoidable delays and cancellations."

The two senators accused the airlines of being ungrateful for the billions in taxpayer bailout assistance provided to them during COVID lockdowns. They stated that "major airlines have reciprocated by dramatically increasing ticket prices and reaching new lows in their treatment of travelers."

Until a solution is found, passengers will continue to pay the consequences of significant worldwide flight delays and cancellations.

Top 5 times Elon Musk made liberals cry



Remember when Elon Musk was named Time magazine's "2021 Person of the Year" and the left lost its collective mind? Yeah, that was fun. But fear not, the eccentric billionaire hasn't lost his touch when it comes to his uncanny ability to enrage the left, often with no more effort than a casual tweet.

1) The most recent example of Musk's liberal-tear-triggering came Sunday when Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) once again claimed that Musk, "one of the richest people in the world," has not paid his taxes. (Sen. Warren has made this claim before and it didn't go over well, but we'll get back to that in a minute.)

Will visit IRS next time I\u2019m in DC just to say hi, since I paid the most taxes ever in history for an individual last year. Maybe I can have a cookie or something \u2026
— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1645395843

As you can see above, Musk fired back with "Will visit IRS next time I’m in DC just to say hi, since I paid the most taxes ever in history for an individual last year. Maybe I can have a cookie or something …" and once again, leftist outrage erupted on Twitter.

2) The last time we saw Warren and Musk engage in a Twitter spat was after Warren tweeted, "Let’s change the rigged tax code so The Person of the Year will actually pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else."

Musk fired back by calling Warren "Senator Karen," adding "If you opened your eyes for 2 seconds, you would realize I will pay more taxes than any American in history this year. Don’t spend it all at once ... oh wait you did already."


And if you opened your eyes for 2 seconds, you would realize I will pay more taxes than any American in history this year
— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1639524605
Don\u2019t spend it all at once \u2026 oh wait you did already
— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1639524782

3) Then there was the time Musk hilariously called Joe Biden a "damp sock puppet" after the president (accidentally, we're sure) failed to mention TESLA in a highly-publicized discussion about building more electric vehicles in the United States.

Musk first tweeted, "Starts with a T, Ends with an A, ESL in the middle."


Starts with a T\nEnds with an A\nESL in the middle
— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1643305712

He later added, "Biden is treating the American public like fools."

Biden is treating the American public like fools
— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1643308437

And, finally, Musk ended the back-and-forth off with the eloquently put: "Biden is a damp [sock] puppet in human form."

Biden is a damp puppet in human form
— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1643307876

4) Musk has also been making waves with his support for the "Freedom Convoy" protesters in Canada.

It would appear that the so-called \u201cfringe minority\u201d is actually the government
— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1643568892
If the government had the mandate of the people, there would be a significant counter-protest. There is not, therefore they do not.
— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1643572284

Then there was Musk's now-deleted tweet comparing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Hitler, which unsurprisingly sent the very people who have spent the last five years comparing former President Donald Trump to the Nazi dictator into fake-outrage-overdrive.


Hypocritical megadouche!
— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1645395919

Musk was apparently responding to Trudeau’s orders to freeze the bank accounts of anyone connected to the protests, including those who donated to crowdfunding sites such as GoFundMe and GiveSendGo.

Canada has begun to freeze the bank accounts of people who donated to the truckers. Imagine if Trump had done this to BLM protest donors. Yet Canada does it to people donating to truckers & most in media pretend it isn\u2019t happening.pic.twitter.com/EUwG9vJtUW
— Clay Travis (@Clay Travis) 1645122218

5) No list of zingers from Musk could be complete without mentioning this little nugget of "disrespect" for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.):

I keep forgetting that you\u2019re still alive
— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1636900169

Youch. Okay, that wasn't very nice. But neither was the socialist senator's very public assertion that Musk, who reportedly donated roughly $5.7 billion worth of TESLA's shares to charity last year, is greedy and immoral just for having made so much money.


We are in a moment in American history where two guys \u2014 Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos \u2014 own more wealth than the bottom 40% of people in this country. That level of greed and inequality is not only immoral. It is unsustainable.
— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1616098260

It bears repeating here that Sanders is himself a millionaire who has repeatedly defended his wealthy status, much to the chagrin of many of his devout supporters.


Cardi B weighs in on inflation, says 'everything is high'



In a recent interview, rapper and provocateur Cardi B flexed her political bona fides while discussing inflation and Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign with celebrity journalist Billy Bush.

Largely, the interview provided the "WAP" rapper an opportunity to plug her new vodka-infused whipped cream called “Whipshots,” but towards the end, Bush suggested she send a bottle to her “old friend Bernie Sanders for Valentine’s Day.”

When asked whether or not she keeps up with politics, nowadays, Cardi B said, “I haven’t really been keeping up with a lot of political stuff because it’s just getting very overwhelming. There's certain things that, like, I was looking last year or, like, two years ago, and the market is extremely high.”

“And that’s just, let’s say, when it comes to homes, everything is high,” she continued, “the food is high, the products are high. We can’t even get products from certain countries.”

Earlier in the interview, Billy Bush remarked that Cardi B’s interactions with Bernie Sanders were his favorite moments from the 2020 election cycle.

Today @iamcardib and I finally met. We had a great conversation about the future of America. \n\nAnd let me tell you: Cardi B is right.\n\nTogether, we\u2019ll get millions of young people involved in the political process and transform this country. Stay tuned for our video coming soon!pic.twitter.com/L9mQ8InMZu
— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1564456038
I been reading about Bernie Sanders and I\u2019m really sad how we let him down in 2016 This man been fighting for equal rights,HUMAN rights for such along time.Seeing this country become a better place been really his passion for a long time not a new front for a campaign.
— Cardi B (@Cardi B) 1563279470
Cardi B is right. If we are really going to make America great we need to strengthen Social Security so that seniors are able to retire with the dignity they deserve.https://twitter.com/SSWorks/status/983413678514073606\u00a0\u2026
— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1524063632

In the 2016 election cycle, Cardi B urged her followers to support Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary.

(WARNING: The following video contains explicit language)

Who remembers when @iamcardib endorsed Bernie Sanders for president?\n\n#DaddyBerniepic.twitter.com/0GaJzsr8cM
— Waleed Shahid (@Waleed Shahid) 1524065710

The rapper’s comments on the economy come as the country experiences historic levels of inflation. Recent reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that the consumer price index rose to an annual rate of 7.5%. This is the highest inflation has been in 40 years.

Cardi B noted that prices are increasingly “high,” and she is correct. The price of a new vehicle is up 12%, the average monthly rent has increased 4.36%, food has risen 7%, and used vehicles have increased in price by more than 40%.

Her statements on the rising costs of living indicated that inflation is an issue that affects all Americans, albeit the wealthy — such as Cardi B — are better positioned to withstand the rising costs of essential day-to-day products.

This is not the first time Cardi B has ventured into political commentary. This recent commentary, and her various endorsements and public appearances on behalf of certain candidates, are only part of her political persona.

Cardi B’s politics are likely best identified by her very public online feuds with conservative commentator Candace Owens resulting in threats of litigation.

Yes. Just spoke with my family. I am 100% suing Cardi for that nonsense. You can\u2019t just start throwing out wild lies against private members of my family because you\u2019re upset someone called your out on your degenerate performance. \nI\u2018ll keep you all posted.https://twitter.com/Lordflashh3art/status/1371959036531372033\u00a0\u2026
— Candace Owens (@Candace Owens) 1615935671

She’s also given her views on tax policy, in years past.

Cardi B is getting into tax policy now. She says she's paying 40% of her income in taxes and wants to know where the money is going..."when you donate to a kid in a foreign country, they give you updates on what they're doing with your donation....I want updates on my tax money."pic.twitter.com/E1hITGNqee
— Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18 (@Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18) 1521773561

In 2020, the rapper tweeted that she “do feel like if I go back to school and focus up I can be part of Congress.”

She claimed that “I deadass have sooo much ideas that make sense. I just need a couple of years of school and I can shake the table.”

I do feel like if I go back to school and focus up I can be part of Congress.I deadass have sooo much ideas that make sense.I just need a couple of years of school and I can shake the table .
— Cardi B (@Cardi B) 1578891683

'Devastating for the planet': White House, liberals meltdown after Joe Manchin officially kills Biden's social spending agenda



Democrats expressed outrage Sunday after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced that he would not support President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" plan.

Manchin revealed on "Fox News Sunday" that he would not only not support the Build Back Better Act, but he would not continue negotiations on the bill moving forward, essentially killing the bill for good.

What did the White House say?

White House press secretary Jen Psaki released a lengthy statement Sunday — more than 700 words in total — alleging Manchin just days ago was pledging to compromise. However, the writing has been on the wall for months that Manchin would not support the bill despite his efforts to work with Biden.

Still, Psaki said the White House will continue to pressure Manchin to force him into compliance with Biden's agenda.

"Just as Senator Manchin reversed his position on Build Back Better this morning, we will continue to press him to see if he will reverse his position yet again, to honor his prior commitments and be true to his word," she said.

The statement also disputed much of Manchin's criticism, and continued to parrot the Biden administration's trite fiscal narrative about the Build Back Better Act.

"Senator Manchin cited deficit concerns in his statement. But the plan is fully paid for, is the most fiscally responsible major bill that Congress has considered in years, and reduces the deficit in the long run," the statement claimed.

What did others say?

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reacted to Manchin's decision on CNN's "State of the Union," where he accused Manchin of not having "guts." It should be noted, however, that Manchin has stuck to his position, and did not waiver under pressure from Democrats.

"I hope that we will bring a strong bill to the floor of the Senate as soon as we can and let Mr. Manchin explain to the people of West Virginia why he doesn’t have the guts to stand up to powerful special interests," Sanders said.

If Joe Manchin does not have the guts to stand up to the powerful special interests, he's going to have to explain that to the people of West Virginia who are hurting and hurting badly.pic.twitter.com/U5OeNlk6ea
— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1639930765

Sam Stein, an editor at Politico, complained that Manchin's decision is "devastating for the planet."

"A lot to process on the Manchin news but, from a substantive standpoint, it's just objectively devastating for the planet. The last best chance at climate change legislation is gone," Stein reacted.

A lot to process on the Manchin news but, from a substantive standpoint, it's just objectively devastating for the planet. The last best chance at climate change legislation is gone
— Sam Stein (@Sam Stein) 1639924586

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) used expletives to denounce Manchin's decision.

"Let’s be clear: Manchin’s excuse is bulls***," she said. "The people of West Virginia would directly benefit from childcare, pre-Medicare expansion, and long term care, just like Minnesotans."

Liberal political commentator Ben Rhodes, who worked in the Obama administration, also complained how Manchin's decision derails Biden's climate change agenda.

"If Manchin is serious, America may have just lost its last chance to make big investments in the fight against climate change," Rhodes said.

Mehdi Hasan, a host at MSNBC, suggested Manchin's decision is a victory for "dark money." Manchin's opponents love to accuse him of being beholden to special interest groups, but rarely offer evidence to support their claims.

"Don’t forget: this isn’t just about Joe Manchin. It’s about the dark money and billionaires and coal interests behind him, which keep winning at ours and the planet’s expense. Manchin is a living breathing reminder that America is often more oligarchic than it is democratic," Hasan said.

Don\u2019t forget: this isn\u2019t just about Joe Manchin. It\u2019s about the dark money and billionaires and coal interests behind him, which keep winning at ours and the planet\u2019s expense. Manchin is a living breathing reminder that America is often more oligarchic than it is democratic.
— Mehdi Hasan (@Mehdi Hasan) 1639926257

Filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner complained that Manchin may even "deny U.S." democracy."

"I don’t remember marking my presidential ballot for Joe Manchin. He’s single handedly denying Americans Evironmental (sic) Protection, Pre-K, Child Care, Affordable Prescription Drugs. If he kills Voting Rights, he will deny US Democracy," Reiner said.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) indicated she was not surprised by Manchin's decision, but said, "Our entire democracy is on the line. So we need to get back in there & get this sh*t done. Period."

Elon Musk slaps back at Bernie Sanders for calling his wealth 'immoral.' But the socialist senator wasn't done demonizing him.



It's no secret that left-wing progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), an avowed socialist, is not a big fan of America's wealthy. He has long decried the fact that the U.S. capitalist system has made it possible for citizens to amass significant wealth.

Never mind that Sanders himself is a millionaire and has repeatedly defended his millionaire status — which has disappointed many of his college-age idealistic supporters.

Over the weekend, Sen. Sanders got into a bit of a spat with SpaceX CEO and Tesla "Technoking" Elon Musk.

Sanders' problem? He hates that people like Musk (and Washington Post and Amazon.com owner Jeff Bezos) have billions of dollars to their names.

According to the lawmaker, Musk's wealth is a big moral issue. He tweeted Thursday, "We are in a moment in American history where two guys — Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos — own more wealth than the bottom 40% of people in this country. That level of greed and inequality is not only immoral. It is unsustainable."

We are in a moment in American history where two guys — Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos — own more wealth than the bottom… https://t.co/3VSHDrIyiF
— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders)1616098260.0

Sanders' attack came one day after he and a handful of his fellow left-wing legislators introduced their "Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act," which, according to the senator's website, would hike "taxes on companies that pay their top executives at least 50 times more than the pay of a median worker."

In a piece for CleanTechnica, which frequently covers Musk, according to the New York Post, Zachary Shahan responded to Sanders' tweet, calling the remarks "ridiculous" and "idiotic."

Shahan, who said he agrees with Sanders' overall call to address wealth inequality, took the senator to task for attacking Musk as though the Tesla chief is some sort of cash-hoarding monster:

Elon Musk's wealth is not in gold or cash. It is not in houses or yachts. His enormous wealth comes from the fact that companies he founded have gotten so large and successful, and the related fact that he he doesn't sell his stock in those companies. He's so wealthy because so many investors have poured so much money into the expectation that his companies will do better and better as the years go on. Elon is not hoarding cash. He doesn't have cash to hoard. He has said that he takes out loans based on his net worth when he needs to buy things, rather than selling stock. He isn't being greedy and just accumulating more and more cash.

Musk saw the CleanTechnica piece and replied to Sanders' attacks in a tweet.

"I am accumulating resources to help make life multiplanetary & extend the light of consciousness to the stars," Musk wrote.

@cleantechnica I am accumulating resources to help make life multiplanetary & extend the light of consciousness to the stars
— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk)1616304691.0

Sanders, naturally, remained singularly focused and once again went on the attack against Musk's wealth and the "obscene" American inequality that it allegedly represents.

"Space travel is an exciting idea, but right now we need to focus on Earth and create a progressive tax system so that children don't go hungry, people are not homeless and all Americans have healthcare," Sanders wrote. "The level of inequality in America is obscene and a threat to our democracy."

Space travel is an exciting idea, but right now we need to focus on Earth and create a progressive tax system so th… https://t.co/D1XXrNiYJz
— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders)1616350555.0

Sanders has publicly attacked Musk and his wealth before

This isn't the first time Sanders has gone on the attack against Musk and his fortune.

Last summer, the Post reported, the socialist senator called for a 60% tax on the wealth American billionaires pulled in during the pandemic.

As justification for this tax, Sanders tweeted a series of examples of wealthy Americans whose wealth had increased during as the coronavirus spread across the states. One of those tweets went after Musk specifically: "While 40 million Americans face eviction, Elon Musk has nearly tripled his wealth over the past four months and now has a net worth of more than $70 billion."

While 40 million Americans face eviction, Elon Musk has nearly tripled his wealth over the past four months and now… https://t.co/8kkhZFrY9O
— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders)1596669604.0