Tucker Carlson is a man who doesn’t care about the people he considers his friends. He has a history of attacking Republicans that whom he doesn’t agree, regardless of whether they agree to be on his show. Carlson made a snide dig at Dan Crenshaw (R.TX), calling him “eyepatch McCain”.

Crenshaw is a vocal supporter of the recent $40 billion Ukraine assistance package. He has criticized those who oppose the bill by suggesting they support Russia. This is the exchange between Crenshaw and Marjorie Taylor Greene, which seemed to kick off all of this.

Yes, I think it is a smart idea to invest in the destruction and defeat of our enemy’s military without losing one American soldier. Crenshaw said, “You should feel the exact same.”

Greene intervened, claiming that Crenshaw is funding a “proxy war” with Russia.

So you think that we are financing a proxy war against Russia? As if Ukrainian lives were worthless, you speak like they should be thrown out. Greene wrote, “Just used and thrown out.” For your proxy war? What does this do for Americans? What does this all mean?

Crenshaw responded, “Still going for that slot on Russia Today, huh?”

This exchange shows that there is a small but significant divide within the Republican Party. A minority of legislators have opposed multiple bills targeting Russia or supporting Ukraine.

Crenshaw and Greene both have been beef eaters in the past so it is not surprising that they would clash again. Carlson did seem to be paying attention to his comments, but so did later Fox News comments with Trey Gowdy, in which Crenshaw dismissed concerns over the shortage of baby formula in relation to the Ukraine bill.

This is The Daily Wire

“Do you know how much baby food formula $40 billion could buy?” Crenshaw stated that none, according to Fox News’ guest host Trey Gowdy (former Republican).

Here’s the video that Carlson made of his insult.

TUCKER: Dan Crenshaw is “Eyepatch McCain”pic.twitter.com/hh979Zm29J

— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) May 17, 2022

While I agree with Crenshaw’s views, I don’t like the new moniker. It shouldn’t be mockingly funny for a man to give his eye in defense of the country. Carlson thought so four years ago when he vigorously defended Crenshaw during a Saturday Night Live skit that made fun of Crenshaw’s injury.

However, I do understand that politics can’t be a pillow fight and Crenshaw has been quite aggressive in going after people who think the $40 billion Ukraine aid package was a mistake. He even promoted the notion that its opponents support Russia.

Crenshaw is on my side. Although I support Ukraine and have sent some aid, I believe that the $40 billion expense is an ineffective way to deal with the issue due to the excessive top-line and lack of oversight. Chip Roy recently made a viral rant about the process and I can assure you that neither I nor Chip Roy supports Vladimir Putin.

Crenshaw, on the other hand, was asked about Tucker Carlson’s culpability in connection to the Buffalo shooting. He defended Fox News host Tucker Carlson, but also expressed his feelings about him.

Tucker Carlson is a hateful person. I despise him. Crenshaw said that he did not cause the problem. Crenshaw said, “Like I believe he’s grossly flawed.” It doesn’t necessarily mean his rhetoric caused it. This was the result of a truly insane person.”

While Crenshaw is correct about Carlson being not responsible for the mass shooter who called Fox News an Israeli conspiracy, I hope figures on the right will try their best to avoid these types of slap fights. The country is in crisis. The country is currently in crisis. There is a shortage of baby formula, inflation is high, gasoline prices are at $5 per gallon, the stock markets are crashing, and, to Crenshaw’s surprise, Russia continues to invade European countries.

Right now, people are being crushed. It is not the time for people on the right to vent their frustrations about each other. The focus should be on the November election, which will see Republicans win a significant electoral victory. I’m not going to accuse anyone of being Putin supporters or make jokes about a man’s war injury. Although I realize that this conclusion won’t be a happy one for either side, I don’t see any value in these fights. Let it go and move on to the important things.

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John Durham’s Special Counsel team finally brought Marc Elias (a former Clinton campaign lawyer) to the stand on Wednesday. Sussmann was accused of lying to the FBI about the debunked Alfa-Bank “connections” to the Trump campaign but denied that he was representing a client. Durham claims that Sussmann was actually Rodney Joffe’s tech executive.

We previously reported that the prosecution wanted big names to be called in its case. Marc Elias, an ex-Clinton campaign lawyer, was a partner at Perkins Coie which was owned by Sussmann.

Elias was called on Wednesday to testify in support of the prosecution. Elias testified that Fusion was also working with DNC to help it on the Clinton campaign.

Elias said that he spoke primarily to Robby Mook (Clinton campaign manager), but also with John Podesta, Jennifer Palmieri, campaign spokesperson, and Jake Sullivan, campaign strategy director.

Elias stated that he had spoken with Hillary Clinton “infrequently”, but was present at meetings in which she might have been present.

Elias claimed they made a public statement about the Alfa Bank allegations before the election. Hillary Clinton shared the false story via Twitter.

It’s time for Trump to answer serious questions about his ties to Russia. https://t.co/D8oSmyVAR4 pic.twitter.com/07dRyEmPjX

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 31, 2016

Fox News:

Clinton also shared a statement from Jake Sullivan, which stated that “This could possibly be the most direct link between Donald Trump and Moscow.” Computer scientists found a secret server linking the Trump Organization to a Russian bank.

Sullivan said that Trump’s Russian ties may be unraveled by the “secret hotline”.

Sullivan stated that federal authorities could only assume that Trump and Russia are connected. This will be part of the ongoing probe into Russia’s interference in our election.

This is the most interesting part because Sussmann gave the false story to the FBI. Elias tried to minimize the idea that the FBI had received the information before October and distanced himself.

Elias stated that “The thing that makes an Oct surprise useful” was not that it happens in October, but that it arrives too late during the campaign process. ”

They agree that Sussmann attempted to pass it on to the FBI.

They were active in sharing the information with the media. Laura Seago was interviewed by the Durham team.

Laura Seago from Fusion testified that she met Marc Elias, and Sussmann to discuss the allegations about communications between Alfa Bank and the Trump Organization. He stated that they hoped to publish an essay.

The judge in the Sussmann case had already concluded that Fusion did more for Elias than simply providing information.

Cooper stated that “Fusion was more involved in the Alfa Bank allegations in providing information and analysis on Mr. Elias to help the Campaign assess defamation risk.”

Elias stated it was fair to say that they didn’t want the public to know that they were working with Fusion.

Elias was used in displaying the multiple calendar entries by the prosecution. This work was done for the Clinton campaign.

Sussmann & Nichols were invited to a calendar meeting on July 26th. The subject was “Marc/Michael/Fusion Team”, and the category was “Clinton”. Sussmann also authored a billing record stating that the Clinton campaign was the client. The subject was “General political advice” and the description was: “[redaction] Meeting With M. Elias and Others Concerning [redacted] confidential Project Redaction. ”

A second August 12th invitation sent by Nichols to Sussmann included the subject line “Meeting with Rodney” and indicated that it was confidential and related to meetings with M. Elias.

Elias stated that he remembered meeting Joffe and having an informal conversation with her. However, he claimed that his 2016 memory was “very fuzzy”.

Nichols also sent Lisa Patel, and Neustar, another email stating that Marc Elias (and Michael Sussmann) would like to schedule a 30-minute telephone conference with Rodney (on Rodney’s cell). The same message was also included in a meeting invitation. The same was true for a meeting invitation.

He said that he considered his work with Joffe, Sussmann, and on the Alfa-Bank claims a part of his Clinton campaign work.

The trial ended abruptly when the Sussmann lawyers were asked by the prosecution if Sussmann had disclosed to the FBI the Trump-Alfa Bank allegations against Clinton. Elias replied that they should have asked Sussmann. Sussmann’s answers were brought up by the prosecution.

The trial concerning Sussmann might not go according to plan. Now we have the official admission of Trump’s efforts and Clinton officials’ involvement in this effort.

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On Tuesday, Michael Sussmann will be tried as a Hillary Clinton apparatchik for spreading false conspiracy theories about Donald Trump. This follows the selection and trial of the jury. It is John Durham’s first major prosecution in the Russian collusion hoax investigation.

Sussmann’s previous attempts to dismiss the case failed after Durham responded with the skill to the contradictory arguments. The final decision will now be made by a jury that includes a Hillary Clinton donor as well as a woman who claims to be impartial regarding Donald Trump.

Many members of both the larger jury pool and those selected for the jury expressed a strong dislike for Trump and/or support for Clinton. Many said that they had not heard about the Sussmann case before the judge informed them.

One of the jurors said to the court that she remembered the 2016 election being a “misunderstood” and that there had been “a lot of shenanigans. She stated that Trump is a person she dislikes and she doesn’t believe she can be impartial if the case involves someone from his team. However, she noted that it could be impartial “if it’s about Trump.”

This case concerns Donald Trump, which is a problem. It’s not Trump associates on trial. The entire case hinges around Sussmann lying to the FBI about the Alfa Bank conspiracy theory. This claimed that the former president had secret servers communicating with the Russians.

How can a juror, who has stated that they are strongly animus towards Trump, be impartial when judging someone on trial for deliberately trying to destroy Trump’s credibility? This woman was able to make it to the final jury pool.

But she’s not the only one. Another juror revealed that they also donated to Hillary Clinton in 2016 and/or to Joe Biden in 2020. It seems unlikely that anyone would be disqualified for donating to any presidential campaign, given that most people don’t donate to them. There are many other potential jurors who aren’t too political to donate money to Clinton.

The jury itself is made up of only five men and 11 women. This is important. Women, particularly liberal women, are one of the most important demographics for the Democrat Party.

This is the problem when criminal trials are held against people involved in corruption at the federal level in Washington. DC was the most liberal in the country and voted 92.5 percent in favor of Biden during the last presidential election. It is amazing to see the bias among potential jurors. Beyond that, the Obama appointee who allowed these jurors to the pool is also the judge. Take what you want from this.

However, there is some good news. A conviction almost always comes about when a case against someone is filed.

However, I am skeptical that these stats will apply to the Sussmann trial. Federal court trials are almost always non-political. It is rare for Durham to do what he is doing, so it is a concern that he will be prosecuted fairly. I am a natural cynic about this stuff, given the lack of justice in the past.

We can still assume that Durham would choose to go to trial if he wanted to. Is it possible that the jury will view it this way? That is another matter.

Joe Biden is making billionaires restless.

We saw Jeff Bezos get wild on Biden over inflation. Elon Musk also took aim at Biden over inflation.

Musk seems to have started the questioning by trying to buy Twitter and preserve freedom of speech.

Musk made a podcast Monday ridiculing Biden’s reliance on the teleprompter and failure to address inflation.

Fox News:

Tesla CEO said that “the real president is the one who controls the teleprompter. ”

The CEO said that if someone was to accidentally reach for the Teleprompter, it would be like Anchorman. He was referring to the 2004 movie where Ron Burgundy reads the Teleprompter’s text even though it would endanger his career.

Musk said that the Trump administration “doesn’t seem to get anything done.”  “The Trump administration, leaving Trump aside, had many people who were efficient in getting things done. ”

One interviewer compared Joe to Bernie, the dead being pulled about all over in “Weekend At Bernie’s.”

Musk claimed that Biden was too closely controlled by the unions.

He has that right. The American public was falsely sold the story of the moderate Joe Biden who would return things to normal after all those “mean tweets.” Instead, it’s been a descent into a slew of radical leftist actions, as Biden reads, squints, and trips over his teleprompter constantly while wondering out loud if he’s doing what “they” want him to do.

Musk agreed with Bezos’ criticism of Biden — Biden tried to misdirect or muddy the causes of inflation

Musk stated, “It is obvious that inflation can be traced back to the fact that the government printed more money than it actually had. ”

Tesla’s CEO said that checks cannot be issued by the government to cover revenue exceeding the amount of revenue. “Inflation, you’re aware?” He said, “Inflation, you know? This is inflation. The velocity of money is constant”.

Musk insists this is “very simple” and “not super complicated”.

“If the government could just issue large amounts of money, without worrying about deficits then why not make them 100x larger?” “He said it would make the dollar useless.

Musk noted that “multiple countries” have tried this experiment many times. “Have You Ever Seen Venezuela?” “Like Venezuela’s poor, Venezuela’s poor have been run amok by their government.”

Musk said that it is impossible to create money like Venezuela without destroying the economy.

Joe Biden stated publicly that inflation was not caused by government spending. Bezos pointed to Sen. Joe Manchin (D.W.Va.), who blocked his Build Back Better Plan and saved Biden from making matters worse.

Musk stated that Twitter must be open to all and not just a few.

He said that he believes that there is a need for a digital public square that allows people to discuss all kinds of issues.

Musk stated that Twitter has a very left bias at the moment. Musk stated, “And I would be able to trust myself as a moderate and neither Republican nor Democrat. ”

He said that he was still committed to purchasing Twitter but wanted to know how many fake accounts/spambots were out there before finalizing the deal.

Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House Press Secretary, was mocked by conservatives on Twitter for not being able to answer a question about inflation on her first day in office.

Peter Doocy, Fox News White House correspondent, asked Jean-Pierre questions about a tweet by President Biden claiming that the only way to combat the current inflation rate is to ensure that the “wealthiest” corporations pay their fair share.

How can corporations be taxed to lower gas prices, food costs, and the cost for used cars? Doocy asked Jean-Pierre, and Jean-Pierre replied with a rambling, inconsistent statement that consisted of vague Democrat talking points about climate change and taxing the wealthy.

“So, let’s face it, we should encourage people who have done well, particularly those who care about climate, to support a fairer, non-changing tax code that doesn’t change – doesn’t charge manufacturers or workers, builders, or cops a higher percentage.

Jean-Pierre claimed that the “most fortunate” people in our country should not be allowed to “stand in the path of reducing energy prices” – although it was difficult to follow. He also talked about combating climate change and supporting basic collective bargaining rights. She advocated for a fair tax code, arguing that it was unfair for “manufacturing workers,” cops, to be subject to “higher taxes” than “folks who don’t pay taxes.”

Twitter users criticized the speech for being rambling and lacking in understanding. John Cooper, Heritage Foundation, tweeted “Big yikes.”

Matt Whitlock, Republican communications specialist, claimed Jean-Pierre’s handling was as bad or worse than a Vice President Kamala Hilary gaffe. He tweeted: “From the Kamala Hariri and Michael Scott School for Communications where you just begin a sentence, and see where it takes, regardless of what question was asked.”

Whitlock said that it looked like she might be reading the wrong answer from her written talk points here, regardless of Peter’s question. Talking points are fine, but it is best to try and answer a question.

J.D., Liberty Daily editor Rucker wrote that “It’s only Karine Jean Pierre’s first day, so we’ll give the benefit of doubt. It’s easy to dodge questions. She’ll eventually master the art of her predecessor and be able to blame Trump, Putin, and Peter Doocy, for all the evil in the world.

Twitter is in shock after Elon Musk declared that he would vote for Republicans during the midterm elections.

Musk stated that he would vote Republican in the upcoming election, despite having almost always voted Democrat during a live episode on the All-In Podcast recorded at a Miami tech conference.

He said, “I have voted overwhelmingly in favor of Democrats, historically – overwhelming.” It’s possible that I may never have voted in favor of a Republican. This election, I will.”

Tesla CEO, however, offered some insight into his motivation for switching to politics. He claimed that Democrats are not necessarily controlled by the people but rather by special interests.

He explained that “the issue is that the Democrat Party has been overly controlled both by the unions as well as by trial lawyers – especially the class action lawyers.”

He said, “And generally if something isn’t in the interests of the people of the Democrat side it’s going be because of unions – which is just another type of monopoly – and the trial lawyers.”

However, he did criticize Republicans. He claimed that their problems stem from “corporate evil” and “religious zealotry.” Musk claimed that he was a “moderate” during the past.

However, Twitter users were still stunned to hear that Musk would vote in the next election for Republicans.

Conservative radio host Buck Sexton praised this news and tweeted that Musk knew how insane it would be for him to vote Democrat. He wrote: “The choice between insane and sane… @elonmusk knows this. Bravo!

“So @elonmusk declared for freedom. Hugh Hewitt, conservative radio host, tweeted “Good.”

Tim Pool, an independent journalist, wrote that “[M]aybe left should reflect upon why people are fleeing from them.”

“Bingo, @elonmusk. While you don’t need to be a Republican to vote, you cannot be a Democrat. You must vote for Republican in order to save America. We can then discuss the details. “,” tweeted Dave Rubin, host of The Rubin Report.

The Hodge Twins, a conservative comedian, tweeted that “Elon Musk just announced he was voting Republican.” What would you expect from an genius?

Mark Kaye, a radio host, responded to the news by tweeting: “After supporting Democrats his entire life @elonmusk declares he will finally vote Republican.” If you’ve ever voted for a Republican, you can take pride in knowing you are smarter that the richest man on the planet.

Elizabeth Spiers, MSNBC’s political commentator, tweeted: “Given his epic story of lying and his real-world behavior I’d love to see evidence that [he] has ever *not* voted Republican.”

Former chief of staff to the former governor. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.), Lindsey Boylan said, “This man just desires attention. He might be the richest man on the planet, but he is also one of the most powerful and craves attention. It is depressing to have so much but feel so poor. It is so depressing.

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While Republicans were the main focus of Tuesday night’s primary election, Democrats quickly gained attention Wednesday morning as a new poll by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee indicates a significant loss for them in November.

Punchbowl News reported that in a generic Republican versus generic Democrat election, Republicans lead Democrats by 47 to 39. This is an eight percent difference. These terrible numbers are only the tip of the bad news, Punchbowl News reported. The DCCC Chair, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney is currently fighting against an incumbent in a primary due to New York’s likely congressional map. This puts the party in a difficult spot. There could be more infighting if Democrats feel their chair is distracted or counterproductive.

Punchbowl News: DCCC internal polling “finds that in battleground districts, the generic Republican is beating the generic Democrat, 47-39, according to lawmakers, multiple party officials and the DCCC.”

— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) May 18, 2022

“There is a lot of talk in the Dem ranks about Maloney’s ability to continue as DCCC Chairman. “A LOT of anger and frustration at Maloney,” Punchbowl’s Jake Sherman tweeted.

Jones represnts 3/4 of this district. Maloney is telling people that everyone should “calm down” — but its understandable that Jones would want to run in a district that he represents the vast majority of.

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 18, 2022

“We’ll see how it all turns out. A new map will be released Friday. The idea that Maloney doesn’t have an “a primary” — as pushed by his circle — isn’t a straight face. He continued, “He has gotten into the district that 75% of his colleague represents.”

There is a LOT of chatter in the Dem ranks right now about whether Maloney can continue as DCCC chairman. A LOT of anger, frustration at Maloney.

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 18, 2022

This disarray and public vulnerability gave the National Republican Congressional Committee a chance to gloat.

“Yikes,” tweeted the NRCC with screenshots of headlines related to the news.

YIIIIIIKES. pic.twitter.com/nYvBwA2FMK

— NRCC (@NRCC) May 18, 2022

Their desperation can best explain infighting and internal polling. It’s easy to blame Americans for the problems they see in their lives since Democrats control the Senate and House of Representatives. Voters have many reasons to fire their representatives, whether they are angry about inflation, baby formula shortages, or Afghanistan withdrawal. While Democrats may throw whatever insults at their opponents, it won’t change America’s perception of Washington.

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In a New York supermarket, a racist mass shooter shot and killed 10 people, injuring three more. The 180-page hate-filled explanation of the shooter’s motives for the shooting was full of neo-Nazi sentiments. “This is an ethnic replacement. It is cultural substitution. It is a racial replacement. It is White Genocide.

The shooter’s theory, generally called the “great replacement theory,” suggests that a shadowy cabal of elites, mainly Jewish, have deliberately undermined the racial purity of European countries by facilitating mass immigration and race-mixing. He also cited similar manifestoes from mass shooters. Fox News was not mentioned. He stated instead that “conservatism is corporatism disguised. I don’t want any of it.”

The Left-wing press concluded that all this was irrelevant and charged Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) with “echo[ing]] racist theory allegedly promoted by Buffalo suspect” in a bid for base voters. The Washington Post accused Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., of “echoing a racist theory allegedly promoted and supported by a Buffalo suspect. The New Republic headlined “The Great Replacement Theory Is Just Republican Orthodoxy Now.”

What evidence did the media provide to support the notion that conservatives have, in general, adopted the Great Replacement Theory? A Pew poll found that almost half of Republicans and over a fifth of Democrats believe that there is a group within the country that attempts to replace native-born Americans with immigrants who are compatible with their political views.

This is not the best replacement theory. It isn’t the great replacement theory. John Judis & Ruy Teixeira wrote “The Emerging Democratic Minority”, a 2003 book in which they claimed Democrats were creating a new electoral alliance in which “white America” is “supplanted by multiracial and multicultural America. Greg Sargent of The Washington Post stated in 2012 that “Supporting genuine immigration reform, which includes a pathway for citizenship for our nation’s 11 million undocumented”

This is the obvious goal: condense Republican positions with white supremacy in order to win votes away from them. They believe that any person who is opposed to their policies should be destroyed.

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The Pentagon presented to Congress the declassified UFO photos as well as video. The footage showed a flying object without any explanation.

A small object flew past a military pilot in blurry video. Another video was taken. A photo shows glowing triangles in night sky. Bray presented the images and videos, and stated that the photo of the glowing triangles and the video of it was still not solved. It was later identified as an unmanned aerial vehicle.

He stated that the military didn’t know which object was shown in the first video.

Bray said that he didn’t know the exact object at issue during a conversation with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.

Bray stated Tuesday that there were at least 11 “near misses” between U.S. military aircraft and UAP. Bray also said that U.S. forces had never attempted to communicate with UAP.

The presentation took place in the House Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence and Counterproliferation subcommittee on Tuesday.

Rep. Andre Carson (D.Ind.) stated that “unidentified aerial phenomena are a potential national security threat.” Chairman of the subcommittee, he stated Tuesday.

Carson stated that UAPs are too stigmatized. This has made intelligence analysis difficult.

The Black Vault published a report for 2021, which was classified and redacted earlier in the year. The report stated that the government had received 144 reports between 2004-2020, of which 80 were “involved observation with multiple sensors span>

The government claims that UAP “probably lacks one explanation”. Government reports have not ruled out the possibility of alien life in space.

He said that the intelligence community is responsible to taxpayers for stopping potential adversaries such as Russia and China surprising us with new technologies.

It is now clear what Moultrie and Bray will be able to share at Tuesday’s open hearing. Members of the committee will receive a separate briefing.

Moultrie and Bray did not describe the specific nature of UAP in their opening statements. However, they did emphasize the department’s determination about origins.

Moultrie stated UAP is a possible flight safety risk. Service personnel have also experienced unidentified air phenomena.

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Sri Lanka woke up and is now broke, with enough gasoline to last for “one single day.”

Ranil Wickremesinghe, the new President of the Democratic Socialist Republic, said Monday that “the Ministry of Finance” in the Democratic Socialist Republic is having difficulty raising $5 million to import natural gas.

People in Sri Lanka have taken to the streets. Of course, on foot.

Sri Lanka is in real chaos. Hungry residents are literally preying on wealthy residents and officials, burning their homes and cars. The police open fire to kill. More than 200 people have already been killed. pic.twitter.com/SBdXTsXpnE

— Wittgenstein (@backtolife_2022) May 16, 2022

Indian Ocean Island’s government has committed to organic farming 100% by 2021.

Can you guess what happened between the ban on agrochemicals, and 200 rioting Sri Lankans being killed in the streets by security officers?

This: Six months after the ban, rice production in Sri Lanka, once a very large industry, dropped 20 percent. Sri Lanka had to import $450 million of rice to meet its supply needs. Rice prices soared nearly 50 percent within six months.

To compensate for the loss of crop yields and barren harvests, Sri Lanka has agreed to pay farmers in the country 40,000 million rupees ($200million). The Sri Lankan government will also provide $149 million worth of price subsidies for rice farmers affected by the loss.

Taxpaying farmers, who were once self-sufficient, were made to pay the government — by the government.

Sri Lanka produces little more than rice, coffee, and tea.

This: Sri Lanka is on the brink of financial ruin and has stopped paying its foreign loans. The country’s economic woes have triggered a political crisis. There are protests by the government and a motion of no confidence in Parliament.

He said that the reserves fell to $3.1 billion at the end of 2021 and $1.9 billion at the end of March. Due to a shortage of foreign currency due to lower tourism and other revenue, the official reserves were used to purchase fuel, coal, and medicines starting in August 2021.

Wickremesinghe stated that “Although SLR 2.3 trillion was the budget projection for the former government, SLR 1.5 trillion is the realistic projection for this year’s revenue.”

It seems like the money of other people always runs out.

The country has to import everything, from gasoline to medicines. But President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s all-organic plan decimated the country’s tax revenues as well as the foreign currency reserves that it needed to purchase all these imports.

Protests began peacefully last week. Citizens dumped politicians’ cars into rivers.

In Sri Lanka, Anger over the cost of living the public threw politicians’ cars into the waters.

pic.twitter.com/5TLTxPTAzd

— _Imposter_ (@Imposter_Edits) May 11, 2022

Mahinda Rajapaksa was the previous prime minister. He resigned a week ago. That last name is correct: I just mentioned his brother, President, two paragraphs earlier.

Ruining Sri Lanka is a family business

It is difficult to overstate the importance of Rajapaksa’s clan in all of this. His brother Mahinda was appointed Prime Minister by Gotabaya after he won the November 2019 presidential election. This pairing is familiar. Mahinda Rajapaksa was first elected to power as the Prime Minister, then as President in 2004. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, at the time Defence Minister, was well-known for his involvement in the 2009 operation to end the civil war with Tamil rebels. Thousands were killed or disappeared due to allegations of torture, sexual assault, extra-judicial killings, as well as the abduction and murder of journalists, Tamil separatists, and other opposition figures. Gotabaya Rajapaksa refutes all of these allegations.

The Rajapaksa clan must lose big if they are to win any elections.

Instead of throwing out the junkies, Sri Lankans throw cars into rivers and attack those who brought them to this mess.

They have no other options.

With gas and food prices surging and baby formula scarce on store shelves, I’m just thankful we don’t have to wait any later the November for a chance to throw out our bastards.

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