90 Miles From Tyranny

Saturday, October 23, 2021

The Flying Spoon Is The Silver Spoon of Free Stuff For The Undeserving....

Tambourines and elephants

Are playing in the band.

Won't you take a ride

On the flyin' spoon?

Doo, doo-doo.

Wond'rous apparition

Provided by magician.

Doo, doo, doo,

Lookin' out my back door.

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Backflip: White House Contradicts Joe Biden’s Promise to Defend Taiwan

Joe Biden on Thursday night promised the U.S. stands behind Taiwan’s defense and had a commitment to militarily support the island China claims for itself. The White House was forced to hastily issue a different, contradictory statement before the evening was out.

“Yes, we have a commitment to do that,” Biden told a hand-picked CNN town hall audience when asked if the U.S. would come to the defense of Taiwan, which has complained of mounting military and political pressure from Beijing to accept Chinese sovereignty.

The president made a similar pledge in August during an ABC interview, insisting the U.S. would always defend key allies, including Taiwan, despite the hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Biden said then the U.S. made a “sacred commitment” to defend NATO allies in Canada and Europe and it was the “same with Japan, same with South Korea, same with Taiwan.”

The Guardian reports the White House subsequently told reporters later Thursday evening U.S. policy on Taiwan was nothing like that described by the president.

A White House spokesperson said Biden was not announcing any change in U.S. foreign or military policy.

“The U.S. defence relationship with Taiwan is guided by the Taiwan Relations Act. We will uphold our commitment under the act, we will continue to support Taiwan’s self-defence, and we will continue to oppose any...

"Hot Child in the City" is an ode to runaways from the album City Nights. It was written and recorded by Nick Gilder and it went to number one both in Canada (October 14, 1978) and in the United States (October 28, 1978). It was not his first number one single: as the lead singer of the glam rock band Sweeney Todd, he had hit #1 in Canada on June 26, 1976 (in the RPM listing) with the single "Roxy Roller", which remained at the top for three weeks. He won 2 Juno Awards in Canada and a People's Choice Award in the US. According to The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits it held the record for taking the longest amount of time to reach number one.

Cargo Companies Warn that Vaccine Mandates Could Worsen Supply Chain Crisis

A trade association representing all of the major cargo companies in the United States is warning that if Joe Biden actively purses more vaccine mandates, it could further disrupt an already-weakened supply chain, according to Politico.

Stephen Alterman, president of the Cargo Airline Association (CAA) sent a letter to the Biden Administration expressing concern over an upcoming December 8th deadline.

“We have significant concerns with the employer mandates announced on September 9th, 2021,” Alterman said, “and the ability of industry members to implement the required employee vaccinations by December 8th, 2021.”

Alterman’s letter, which was formally sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requested that Biden delay the vaccination deadline further to “the first half of 2022.” Alterman noted that by setting the deadline for just before the Christmas holiday, “the looming December 8th mandate for having fully vaccinated workforces creates a significant supply chain problem.” Companies that are already struggling with worker shortages could see even more mass resignations in protest of such strict requirements.

Alterman also pointed out that the companies represented by the CAA, including FedEx, UPS, Atlas Air, and DHL Express, are not only responsible for the transportation of goods such as presents for the holiday season, but also important medical supplies that are needed to continue fighting the pandemic.

“This problem is further exacerbated by the fact that we are already experiencing a worker shortage, both in the air and on the ground,” the letter continued, “and any loss of employees who refuse to be vaccinated will adversely impact needed operations.”

Although several companies expressed a desire at the executive levels to implement Biden’s orders, protests and strikes by workers and their unions have led to prolonged legal battles as companies struggle to implement their own rules in a manner that satisfies their employees. This has ultimately led to many of them determining that it will be impossible for them to get such vaccine requirements in place by Biden’s arbitrary deadline.

This development represents two new headaches for the Biden Administration, thwarting his vaccine mandate plans that he has long touted as key to defeating the Chinese coronavirus, and further exacerbating the supply chain woes that have plagued the second half of his...