Chet Collins

Mike Lindell Draws Sword, Cuts Off Ear Of Officer Attempting To Arrest Trump - Babylon Bee

“There, good as new!” Trump told Officer Sam Malchus. “Even better than new, if you can believe it. You probably have super sonic hearing now. All thanks to me, your favorite president!”

Pandora’s Donald Trump Prosecution - WSJ Opinion

The danger for America is the precedent this prosecution sets. Mr. Bragg is busting a political norm that has stood for 230 years. Once a former President and current candidate is indicted, some local Republican prosecutor will look to make a name for himself by doing the same to a Democrat. U.S. democracy will be further abused and battered. Mr. Bragg, the provincial progressive, is unleashing forces that all of us may come to regret.

Elon Musk’s Move to Monetize Twitter’s Blue Check Mark Riles Celebrities - WSJ

Twitter Inc.’s plan to remove legacy blue check marks for verified accounts heralds an end to a longtime social-media status symbol and is prompting complaints from some of the platform’s celebrity contributors concerned about potential impersonation.

Poor Blue Checks!!

The FDIC’s Sweetheart Bank Deal for SVB - WSJ Opinion

The losers in this sweetheart deal will be other banks (and their customers) that will have to pick up the estimated $20 billion cost to replenish the deposit insurance fund. That’s about 15% of the entire fund. By comparison, the 214 bank failures between 2011 and 2022 cost the fund $12.4 billion.

Student-Loan Forgiveness Plan Faces Fresh GOP Resistance - WSJ

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, called the GOP effort “callous and uncaring” and promised to oppose it. 

Says the man who just spent $6T that we don’t have?

Democrats Vow To Arrest As Many Political Opponents As It Takes To Defeat Fascism - Babylon Bee

“Fascism is a clear and present danger in this country,” began Senator Chuck Schumer, “and the only way to defeat it is with a corrupt, all-powerful police state that can imprison anyone who disagrees with us politically. If we don’t do this, fascism will win.”

Few people know this, but “Walmart” is an acronym for “every cart is broken.”

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Donald Trump Grand Jury Is Called Off for Wednesday - WSJ

In case you’ve ever wondered why grand jury proceedings are supposed to be secret.

All this “will they?” “Won’t they?” is prejudicial to the defendant. Then, if there’s no indictment, the target gets tarred for no good reason.

It’s kind of poetic that 15 years of financial regulatory decisions have only served to ignite the current crisis.