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Must be nice being a mega-oligarch

Why fabulously wealthy Ken Griffin's panty-hose got in a bundle: 93% of New Yorkers Approve of this Tax Measure on the Ruling Elites

The brand new coach of the New York Giants, John Harbaugh, who amassed a winning record spanning 18 years, including Super Bowl XLVII with the Boston Ravens, had a simple message for his new team this month:

"You don't want to be here; we don't want you here."

Mega-oligarch Ken Griffin has a net worth of $41 billion and is the CEO of Citadel, a hedge fund with over $55 billion in assets under management. Source: Offended Oligarch Should Leave NYC

This Harvard University graduate's name appears 36 times in the Epstein files and several times in Jeffrey Epstein's email correspondence.

@#5 ... But now, it does not seem to be just America.

Look at what he has done to the global economy because of his war with Iran. ...

Asia Energy Squeeze Worsens as Supply Cushion Melts
oilprice.com

... Asian countries have been buying all the oil they can get their hands on since the Strait of Hormuz shut down for business. Thanks to ample supply of seaborne crude oil, mostly consisting of sanctioned Russian and Iranian crude, the shock from the fallout of the war has been somewhat mitigated -- but not for long. As that supply runs out, the shock is looming ever larger. ...

The poorer Asian nations have been the first to start running out of options. Because of limited financial resources, these nations have not been able to build the kind of oil reserve that their wealthier neighbors have now tapped to deal with the crisis. Several countries in Southeast Asia have begun implementing energy austerity measures, with the Philippines declaring a national energy emergency. ...



-- and --

Sri Lanka announces 4-day work week, declares Wednesdays off to save fuel amid Hormuz crisis
www.msn.com

... Sri Lanka has moved to a four-day workweek as part of emergency measures to conserve fuel reserves amid a deepening global energy crisis triggered by tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. According to the BBC, the Sri Lankan government has declared one additional day each week as a holiday for public institutions, effectively cutting the workweek to four days for many sectors. Starting March 18, Wednesdays are declared public holidays, reducing transportation fuel consumption. ...


I could go on ...


Related?

New York hotel bookings are showing no sign of World Cup boost
www.msn.com

... New York's hotel industry has spent years dreaming of this year's FIFA World Cup as a cash cow that will fill the city with free-spending visitors. But seven weeks before kickoff, hoteliers are increasingly worried about the lack of a tournament bump.

City hotels have sold just 18% of available rooms between June 13, date of the first match at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, and July 19, when the venue hosts the World Cup final. The comparable figure this time a year ago was 26%, according to data compiled by CoStar Group Inc. earlier this month. ...


Link: CFTC.gov

"Gannon Ken Van ---- (38) of Fayetteville, North Carolina, is charged with three counts of violating the Commodity Exchange Act, each of which carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison; one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; and one count of an unlawful monetary transaction, which carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison."

~snip~

US Army Soldier Gannon Ken Van ---- threw away his career, good name, and life to make himself $400,000.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

More from the article ...

... In a Congressional hearing Tuesday, Kennedy refused to commit to supporting evidence-based vaccine policy from the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At the same time, he refused to say that he wouldn't interfere with the agency's recommendations.

Last week, Trump nominated Erica Schwartz to be the next CDC director, a role that requires Senate confirmation. Schwartz is a respected physician and former public health official who has championed the use of vaccines during her distinguished career. Outside experts were pleasantly surprised by the uncontroversial choice but wary of her ability to implement evidence-based policy under Kennedy.

Last year, Kennedy -- who has no medical, scientific, or public health background -- ousted the previous Senate-confirmed director, Susan Monarez, who was, like Schwartz, a well-qualified and respected pick for the role. Monarez testified that she was pushed out for refusing to rubber-stamp vaccine recommendations from Kennedy's hand-selected anti-vaccine advisors. Monarez lasted as CDC director for just 29 days.

Kennedy's response Tuesday suggested Schwartz could face an equally short tenure.

His answer came amid an exchange with Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) in a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Ruiz asked Kennedy: "If Dr. Schwartz is confirmed, will you commit on the record today to implement whatever vaccine guidance she issues without interference?"

Kennedy replied without hesitation: "I'm not going to make that kind of commitment." ...


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MAGAts are truly idiots.


These imbeciles should be disenfranchised from voting, not normal people.

Or classical composers.

Amongst others, Hollywood musical genius John Williams lifted from this masterpiece for a famous 1977 cinematic space melodrama: The last romantic era composition

John Williams once acknowledged that he "borrowed" from 19th-century composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

He may have admitted to other "lifts," but I don't know for sure.

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