Daily Verse | Psalm 24:3-4
Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to an idol
or swear by what is false.
Tuesday’s Reading: Psalms 25-30
Tuesday the 13th. Why aren’t we afraid of this day? Doesn’t matter anyway since there’s so much chaos ripping across the fruited plain every day of the week.
My short screed this morning is that “they” are lying directly to our face, “they” being the illegal junta occupying the White House.
The White House defended [R]esident Joe Biden’s economic record on Monday as the nation experienced historic inflation, gas prices over $5 a galloon and the stock market dropping.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre argued President Biden actually made historic economic gains, which would help the American people go through these economic ‘challenges.’
She blamed inflation – prices in May were 8.6% higher than a year earlier – the greatest increase since 1981 – on the covid pandemic and on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in the Ukraine.
Nobody but hard core progressives believe any of this nonsense.
But, she argued, that America would bounce back under Biden.
‘The American people are well positioned to face these challenges because of the economic historic gains that we have made under this president in the last six months,’ she noted.
“Economic historic gains” they’ve made? What are they talking about?
The stock market is now in bear territory and “the stock market has lost all the gains it made since [R]esident Joe Biden was sworn into office.”
The S&P 500 took a sharp downturn, closing on Monday 151 points below where it was in January of 2021. The other two major indexes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite fell by 876 points and 530 points respectively, both below where they were when Biden took office.
Cryptocurrency has also taken a hit. Bitcoin lost 15% of its value, and Ethereum lost 16%, according to Fortune.
Gasoline now averages $5 per gallon nationally, for the first time ever, and consumer prices reached their highest point in over forty years, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 8.6% over the last year.
Anyway, if the economy is doing so great, why are Californians fleeing to Mexico?
Thousands of Californians are fleeing to Mexico amid the soaring cost of living in the golden state. Americans taking advantage of work from home are reaping the benefits of US salaries, while living off Mexico’s cheaper lifestyle.
Is it “cheaper lifestyle” or cheaper cost of living?
Others are living in Mexico, while commuting to work in the US. But critics have argued that the influx of Americans in cities south of the border has begun to price out local Mexicans.
Given the number of Mexicans living here in the U.S., it’s hard to generate any outrage from me about wealthier Americans “pricing out” locals in Mexico. What, are they getting a steal on real estate?
It comes amid a wider exodus of Californians to other states across the US, including Texas, Washington, and Arizona.
Many feel forced out by rocketing inflation in the golden state that has gas, grocery, and living costs soaring under Governor Gavin Newsom.
So Brandon is crowing about our “historic economic gains,” gains so awesome that U.S. citizens are fleeing to a third world country to avoid the tax burdens and soaring prices here.
The fact that the administration would straight-up lie to us is no way to restore any semblance of credibility. Not that they had any, anyway. But, still.
It’s pathetic.
All is going according to the prophecies.