https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_82f0b5c6-4693-11ee-8bc3-fb25e57c3c91.htmlJob creation, low unemployment, decreased inflation without recession, manufacturing boom: thanks, Joe!
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_82f0b5c6-4693-11ee-8bc3-fb25e57c3c91.html
mINE109 wrote:
Did duh-Scottie cite yet another source that undermines their own point instead of supporting it?
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_82f0b5c6-4693-11ee-8bc3-fb25e57c3c91.htmlJob creation, low unemployment, decreased inflation without recession,
manufacturing boom: thanks, Joe!
This behavior must be a cry for help from poor Witlessmongrel.
On 8/30/23 11:13 AM, ScottW wrote:
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_82f0b5c6-4693-11ee-8bc3-fb25e57c3c91.html
Job creation, low unemployment, decreased inflation without recession, manufacturing boom: thanks, Joe!
On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 1:52:16 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
On 8/30/23 11:13 AM, ScottW wrote:
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_82f0b5c6-4693-11ee-8bc3-fb25e57c3c91.html
Job creation, low unemployment, decreased inflation without recession,
manufacturing boom: thanks, Joe!
Decreased inflation is still inflation, and it is still too high.
And the decrease was from earlier Biden increases.
The damage was done, it has not been mitigated and it is all Bidenomics that cause this.
you are fooling nobody. https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/viktor-shokin-was-threat-to-burisma-says-hunter-biden-partner-devon-archer/
On 8/31/23 5:07 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 1:52:16 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
On 8/30/23 11:13 AM, ScottW wrote:
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_82f0b5c6-4693-11ee-8bc3-fb25e57c3c91.html
Job creation, low unemployment, decreased inflation without recession,
manufacturing boom: thanks, Joe!
Decreased inflation is still inflation, and it is still too high.Arguable. There's nothing sacred about the 2% target, unless you're a
price absolutist in which case I need to warn you grifters will try to
sell you gold.
And the decrease was from earlier Biden increases.Big decreases way better than increases.
The damage was done, it has not been mitigated and it is all Bidenomics that cause this.Also done, the low unemployment, job growth, etc. I left out wage growth:
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/the-twitter-debate-about-bidens-wages-claim/
“Leading economists like Jason Furman, Justin Wolfers, and Arin Dube
have all noted that real average hourly earnings are higher now than
they were in January or February of 2020, the baseline that is widely accepted as representing the pre-pandemic norm,” Kikukawa said.
you are fooling nobody. https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/viktor-shokin-was-threat-to-burisma-says-hunter-biden-partner-devon-archer/Wrong thread. You'll find the NY Post got it wrong. Archer said he understood Shokin was "under control."
On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 5:29:30 PM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 8/31/23 5:07 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/viktor-shokin-was-threat-to-burisma-says-hunter-biden-partner-devon-archer/
Wrong thread. You'll find the NY Post got it wrong. Archer said he
understood Shokin was "under control."
“He was a threat. He ended up seizing assets of [Burisma owner]
Nikolai [Zlochevsky] — a house, some cars, a couple properties. And
Nikolai actually never went back to Ukraine after Shokin seized all
of his assets,” Archer told former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
I guess you'll have to listen to the Tucker/Devon interviews on X and
see who got it right.
I guess you'll have to listen to the Tucker/Devon interviews
On 9/1/23 7:31 PM, ScottW wrote:
On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 5:29:30 PM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 8/31/23 5:07 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/viktor-shokin-was-threat-to-burisma-says-hunter-biden-partner-devon-archer/
Wrong thread. You'll find the NY Post got it wrong. Archer said he
understood Shokin was "under control."
“He was a threat. He ended up seizing assets of [Burisma owner]That's the "slap on the wrist."
Nikolai [Zlochevsky] — a house, some cars, a couple properties. And Nikolai actually never went back to Ukraine after Shokin seized all
of his assets,” Archer told former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
I guess you'll have to listen to the Tucker/Devon interviews on X andI prefer Devon's sworn testimony.
see who got it right.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/viktor-shokin-ukraine-prosecutor-trump-biden-hunter-joe-investigation-impeachment-a9147001.html
Another source said Shokin’s tenure as Ukraine’s general prosecutor was “no more, but no less corrupt” than what went before it...
On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 8:04:50 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/1/23 7:31 PM, ScottW wrote:
On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 5:29:30 PM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:That's the "slap on the wrist."
On 8/31/23 5:07 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/viktor-shokin-was-threat-to-burisma-says-hunter-biden-partner-devon-archer/
Wrong thread. You'll find the NY Post got it wrong. Archer said he >>>> understood Shokin was "under control."
“He was a threat. He ended up seizing assets of [Burisma owner]
Nikolai [Zlochevsky] — a house, some cars, a couple properties.
And Nikolai actually never went back to Ukraine after Shokin
seized all of his assets,” Archer told former Fox News host
Tucker Carlson.
I guess you'll have to listen to the Tucker/Devon interviews on XI prefer Devon's sworn testimony.
and see who got it right.
It's the same with some clarifications. I know you prefer to not
know what he meant over what you wish he meant.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/viktor-shokin-ukraine-prosecutor-trump-biden-hunter-joe-investigation-impeachment-a9147001.html
Another source said Shokin’s tenure as Ukraine’s general prosecutor was >> “no more, but no less corrupt” than what went before it...
Sure....it is possible that Shokin was corrupt and was "shaking down" Zlochevsky. But that doesn't mean it is inconceivable that Zlochesky
paid the Biden's to have him removed.
The money trail and Hunter's ridiculous board position remain
unexplained.
On 9/2/23 11:35 AM, ScottW wrote:
On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 8:04:50 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/1/23 7:31 PM, ScottW wrote:
On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 5:29:30 PM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:That's the "slap on the wrist."
On 8/31/23 5:07 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/viktor-shokin-was-threat-to-burisma-says-hunter-biden-partner-devon-archer/
Wrong thread. You'll find the NY Post got it wrong. Archer said he >>>> understood Shokin was "under control."
“He was a threat. He ended up seizing assets of [Burisma owner]
Nikolai [Zlochevsky] — a house, some cars, a couple properties.
And Nikolai actually never went back to Ukraine after Shokin
seized all of his assets,” Archer told former Fox News host
Tucker Carlson.
I guess you'll have to listen to the Tucker/Devon interviews on XI prefer Devon's sworn testimony.
and see who got it right.
It's the same with some clarifications. I know you prefer to notThat's how the shakedown works: prosecutor threatens to prosecute, takes bribe, doesn't prosecute. No one said Shokin was incapable of
know what he meant over what you wish he meant.
prosecuting. They said he didn't do it.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/viktor-shokin-ukraine-prosecutor-trump-biden-hunter-joe-investigation-impeachment-a9147001.html
Another source said Shokin’s tenure as Ukraine’s general prosecutor was
“no more, but no less corrupt” than what went before it...
Sure....it is possible that Shokin was corrupt and was "shaking down" Zlochevsky. But that doesn't mean it is inconceivable that ZlocheskySo he could continue to not be effectively prosecuted?
paid the Biden's to have him removed.
What was the EU
and IMF's stake?
On 8/31/23 5:07 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 1:52:16 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
On 8/30/23 11:13 AM, ScottW wrote:
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_82f0b5c6-4693-11ee-8bc3-fb25e57c3c91.html
Job creation, low unemployment, decreased inflation without recession,
manufacturing boom: thanks, Joe!
Decreased inflation is still inflation, and it is still too high.Arguable. There's nothing sacred about the 2% target, unless you're a
price absolutist in which case I need to warn you grifters will try to
sell you gold.
And the decrease was from earlier Biden increases.Big decreases way better than increases.
The damage was done, it has not been mitigated and it is all Bidenomics that cause this.Also done, the low unemployment, job growth, etc. I left out wage growth:
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/the-twitter-debate-about-bidens-wages-claim/
“Leading economists like Jason Furman, Justin Wolfers, and Arin Dube
have all noted that real average hourly earnings are higher now than
they were in January or February of 2020, the baseline that is widely accepted as representing the pre-pandemic norm,” Kikukawa said.
you are fooling nobody. https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/viktor-shokin-was-threat-to-burisma-says-hunter-biden-partner-devon-archer/Wrong thread. You'll find the NY Post got it wrong. Archer said he understood Shokin was "under control."
On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 8:29:30 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
On 8/31/23 5:07 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 1:52:16 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:Arguable. There's nothing sacred about the 2% target, unless you're a
On 8/30/23 11:13 AM, ScottW wrote:
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_82f0b5c6-4693-11ee-8bc3-fb25e57c3c91.html
Job creation, low unemployment, decreased inflation without recession, >>>> manufacturing boom: thanks, Joe!
Decreased inflation is still inflation, and it is still too high.
price absolutist in which case I need to warn you grifters will try to
sell you gold.
And the decrease was from earlier Biden increases.Big decreases way better than increases.
The damage was done, it has not been mitigated and it is all Bidenomics that cause this.Also done, the low unemployment, job growth, etc. I left out wage growth:
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/the-twitter-debate-about-bidens-wages-claim/
“Leading economists like Jason Furman, Justin Wolfers, and Arin Dube
have all noted that real average hourly earnings are higher now than
they were in January or February of 2020, the baseline that is widely
accepted as representing the pre-pandemic norm,” Kikukawa said.
you are fooling nobody.Wrong thread. You'll find the NY Post got it wrong. Archer said he
https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/viktor-shokin-was-threat-to-burisma-says-hunter-biden-partner-devon-archer/
understood Shokin was "under control."
wrong facts
you're bogus argument about decreasing TATE of inflation is like admitting that you have
reduced your wife beatings from five days a week to three days a week.
Your wife should be very thankful.
The bottom line on Shorkin is that Biden was paid to get him fired and he did.
Adn by using the extortion of witholding many millions of taxpayer funded aid,
And the big bottom line is that the Bidens got $27 million in
bank transfers over the life of their illegal and corrupt schemes.
On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 12:30:37 PM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/2/23 11:35 AM, ScottW wrote:
Sure....it is possible that Shokin was corrupt and was "shakingSo he could continue to not be effectively prosecuted?
down" Zlochevsky. But that doesn't mean it is inconceivable that
Zlochesky paid the Biden's to have him removed.
or stolen from....depending on your POV.
What was the EU and IMF's stake?
No stake....they weren't available for purchase like the Biden
franchise.
On 9/2/23 11:08 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 8:29:30 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
On 8/31/23 5:07 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
On Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 1:52:16 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:Arguable. There's nothing sacred about the 2% target, unless you're a
On 8/30/23 11:13 AM, ScottW wrote:
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_82f0b5c6-4693-11ee-8bc3-fb25e57c3c91.html
Job creation, low unemployment, decreased inflation without recession, >>>> manufacturing boom: thanks, Joe!
Decreased inflation is still inflation, and it is still too high.
price absolutist in which case I need to warn you grifters will try to
sell you gold.
And the decrease was from earlier Biden increases.Big decreases way better than increases.
The damage was done, it has not been mitigated and it is all Bidenomics that cause this.Also done, the low unemployment, job growth, etc. I left out wage growth: >>
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/the-twitter-debate-about-bidens-wages-claim/
“Leading economists like Jason Furman, Justin Wolfers, and Arin Dube
have all noted that real average hourly earnings are higher now than
they were in January or February of 2020, the baseline that is widely
accepted as representing the pre-pandemic norm,” Kikukawa said.
you are fooling nobody.Wrong thread. You'll find the NY Post got it wrong. Archer said he
https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/viktor-shokin-was-threat-to-burisma-says-hunter-biden-partner-devon-archer/
understood Shokin was "under control."
wrong factsI cited sworn testimony.
you're bogus argument about decreasing TATE of inflation is like admitting that you haveInflation is 2.4%.
reduced your wife beatings from five days a week to three days a week. Your wife should be very thankful.
On Sunday, September 3, 2023 at 10:45:13 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
Inflation is 2.4%.
The annual inflation rate for the United States was 3.2% for the 12
months ended July, according to U.S. Labor Department data published
on Aug. 10, 2023. This follows a rise of 3.0% in the previous
period.
Can you get anything right?
On 9/2/23 6:24 PM, ScottW wrote:
On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 12:30:37 PM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/2/23 11:35 AM, ScottW wrote:
Sure....it is possible that Shokin was corrupt and was "shakingSo he could continue to not be effectively prosecuted?
down" Zlochevsky. But that doesn't mean it is inconceivable that
Zlochesky paid the Biden's to have him removed.
or stolen from....depending on your POV.Shokin was bought and paid for, thus not a threat to Zlochevsky.
What was the EU and IMF's stake?
No stake....they weren't available for purchase like the BidenThen why were they calling for Shokin's ouster?
franchise.
On Sunday, September 3, 2023 at 10:51:20 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/2/23 6:24 PM, ScottW wrote:
On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 12:30:37 PM UTC-7, mINE109Shokin was bought and paid for, thus not a threat to Zlochevsky.
wrote:
On 9/2/23 11:35 AM, ScottW wrote:
Sure....it is possible that Shokin was corrupt and wasSo he could continue to not be effectively prosecuted?
"shaking down" Zlochevsky. But that doesn't mean it is
inconceivable that Zlochesky paid the Biden's to have him
removed.
or stolen from....depending on your POV.
Did you miss the part where his personal assets were seized by
Shokin? GMAFB.
Then why were they calling for Shokin's ouster?What was the EU and IMF's stake?
No stake....they weren't available for purchase like the Biden
franchise.
Who knows...
What was the EU and IMF's stake?
No stake....they weren't available for purchase like the BidenThen why were they calling for Shokin's ouster?
franchise.
Who knows...
They do. Something to do with corruption and unwillingness to prosecute
crime figures like Zlochevsky.
On 9/3/23 7:51 PM, mINE109 wrote:
Scott:What was the EU and IMF's stake?
No stake....they weren't available for purchase like the BidenThen why were they calling for Shokin's ouster?
franchise.
Who knows...
They do. Something to do with corruption and unwillingness to prosecute crime figures like Zlochevsky.Also knows, the Financial Times:
https://www.ft.com/content/e1454ace-e61b-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc
European and US officials pressed Ukraine to sack Viktor Shokin, the country’s former prosecutor-general, months before Joe Biden, the former US vice-president, personally intervened to force his removal, people involved in the talks said. Mr Biden did not act unilaterally nor did he instigate the push against Mr Shokin, despite suggestions to the
contrary by supporters of US president Donald Trump, people familiar
with the matter said...
EU diplomats working on Ukraine at the time have, however, told the FT
that they were looking for ways to persuade Kiev to remove Mr Shokin
well before Mr Biden entered the picture. The push for Mr Shokin’s
removal was part of an international effort to bolster Ukraine’s institutions following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the armed conflict in the eastern part of the country.
“All of us were really pushing [former Ukrainian president Petro] Poroshenko that he needs to do something, because the prosecutor was not following any of the corruption issues. He was really bad news,” said an EU diplomat involved in the discussions. “It was Biden who finally came
in [and triggered it]. Biden was the most vocal, as the US usually is.
But we were all literally complaining about the prosecutor.”
On Monday, September 4, 2023 at 9:14:13 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/3/23 7:51 PM, mINE109 wrote:
Scott:What was the EU and IMF's stake?
Also knows, the Financial Times:No stake....they weren't available for purchase like the BidenThen why were they calling for Shokin's ouster?
franchise.
Who knows...
They do. Something to do with corruption and unwillingness to prosecute
crime figures like Zlochevsky.
https://www.ft.com/content/e1454ace-e61b-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc
“All of us were really pushing [former Ukrainian president Petro]
Poroshenko that he needs to do something, because the prosecutor was not
following any of the corruption issues. He was really bad news,” said an >> EU diplomat involved in the discussions. “It was Biden who finally came
in [and triggered it]. Biden was the most vocal, as the US usually is.
But we were all literally complaining about the prosecutor.”
What's wrong with this piece?
Let me see.....
Unnamed European and US Officials
Unnamed EU diplomats working on Ukraine
All of us said an Unnamed EU diplomat
Why is it that not one person will stand up and go on record for the FT?
The statements seem harmless enough yet not one name for the record.
Yet you spew it as gospel. I reject it as rubbish.
On 9/4/23 11:03 PM, ScottW wrote:
On Monday, September 4, 2023 at 9:14:13 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/3/23 7:51 PM, mINE109 wrote:
Scott:What was the EU and IMF's stake?
Also knows, the Financial Times:No stake....they weren't available for purchase like the BidenThen why were they calling for Shokin's ouster?
franchise.
Who knows...
They do. Something to do with corruption and unwillingness to prosecute >>> crime figures like Zlochevsky.
https://www.ft.com/content/e1454ace-e61b-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc
“All of us were really pushing [former Ukrainian president Petro]
Poroshenko that he needs to do something, because the prosecutor was not >> following any of the corruption issues. He was really bad news,” said an
EU diplomat involved in the discussions. “It was Biden who finally came >> in [and triggered it]. Biden was the most vocal, as the US usually is.
But we were all literally complaining about the prosecutor.”
What's wrong with this piece?
Let me see.....
Unnamed European and US Officials
Unnamed EU diplomats working on Ukraine
All of us said an Unnamed EU diplomat
Why is it that not one person will stand up and go on record for the FT? The statements seem harmless enough yet not one name for the record.
Yet you spew it as gospel. I reject it as rubbish.It's not an outlier or a "scoop" but rather a backgrounder confirming
the facts.
On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 5:38:25 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/4/23 11:03 PM, ScottW wrote:
On Monday, September 4, 2023 at 9:14:13 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/3/23 7:51 PM, mINE109 wrote:
It's not an outlier or a "scoop" but rather a backgrounder confirminghttps://www.ft.com/content/e1454ace-e61b-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc
“All of us were really pushing [former Ukrainian president Petro]
Poroshenko that he needs to do something, because the prosecutor was not >>>> following any of the corruption issues. He was really bad news,” said an >>>> EU diplomat involved in the discussions. “It was Biden who finally came >>>> in [and triggered it]. Biden was the most vocal, as the US usually is. >>>> But we were all literally complaining about the prosecutor.”
What's wrong with this piece?
Let me see.....
Unnamed European and US Officials
Unnamed EU diplomats working on Ukraine
All of us said an Unnamed EU diplomat
Why is it that not one person will stand up and go on record for the FT? >>> The statements seem harmless enough yet not one name for the record.
Yet you spew it as gospel. I reject it as rubbish.
the facts.
Like the fact that Joe used his position to benefit his son.
The money trail is still a fact.
On 9/5/23 11:20 AM, ScottW wrote:
On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 5:38:25 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/4/23 11:03 PM, ScottW wrote:
On Monday, September 4, 2023 at 9:14:13 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/3/23 7:51 PM, mINE109 wrote:
It's not an outlier or a "scoop" but rather a backgrounder confirminghttps://www.ft.com/content/e1454ace-e61b-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc
“All of us were really pushing [former Ukrainian president Petro] >>>> Poroshenko that he needs to do something, because the prosecutor was not
following any of the corruption issues. He was really bad news,” said an
EU diplomat involved in the discussions. “It was Biden who finally came
in [and triggered it]. Biden was the most vocal, as the US usually is. >>>> But we were all literally complaining about the prosecutor.”
What's wrong with this piece?
Let me see.....
Unnamed European and US Officials
Unnamed EU diplomats working on Ukraine
All of us said an Unnamed EU diplomat
Why is it that not one person will stand up and go on record for the FT? >>> The statements seem harmless enough yet not one name for the record.
Yet you spew it as gospel. I reject it as rubbish.
the facts.
Like the fact that Joe used his position to benefit his son.No, his son used Joe's position to benefit himself. And you snipped the
fact that there were no active investigations of Burisma while Hunter
was there.
The money trail is still a fact.No, it is not. But what is a fact is that Shokin was considered a
hindrance to efforts to prosecute corruption well before Biden made his visit.
https://www.rferl.org/a/us-ambassador-upbraids-ukraine-over-corruption-efforts/27271294.html
“Rather than supporting Ukraine’s reforms and working to root out corruption, corrupt actors within the Prosecutor-General’s Office are making things worse by openly and aggressively undermining reform,” [US ambassador Geoffrey] Pyatt said in the September 24 speech...
He called for an investigation of officials within the Prosecutor-General’s Office who he says stymied efforts to pursue tens
of millions of dollars in “illicit assets” that former Ukrainian official Mykola Zlochevskiy held in Britain.
End quote.
That's right: he called for investigating Hunter's boss.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/08/25/money-still-rules-ukraine-poroshenko-corruption/
[Poroshenko] is under intense pressure from Washington, Brussels, international financial institutions and of course Ukrainian citizens to deliver on his promises of reform and reducing corruption. Yet changing
the name of Ukraine’s main law enforcement body from “militia” to “police” does not, in itself, entail a dramatic transformation of the bloated, corrupt, and incompetent Ministry of Interior. Similarly, all
the positive headlines can’t conceal the fact that the president’s campaign against corruption is stalling...
The grim reality is that the real rot within the Ukrainian state has
always begun at the top, from a corrupt and cynical nexus of
high-ranking politicians and business magnates — and it is precisely
here that Poroshenko’s efforts are failing to gain traction. Ukraine’s reforms are not threatened by the kind of petty bribery common to many countries, but by high-level corruption on a scale so great that only
three out of 15 countries in the former USSR have worse records,
according to the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International.
Any effort to declaw Ukraine’s oligarchs has to start with the country’s notoriously corrupt energy sector, which has sucked billions from the budget. Perhaps the most visible of the country’s energy tycoons is
Dmytro Firtash...
End quote.
Giuliani's buddy.
On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 2:16:07 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/5/23 11:20 AM, ScottW wrote:
On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 5:38:25 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 9/4/23 11:03 PM, ScottW wrote:
The money trail is still a fact.No, it is not. But what is a fact is that Shokin was considered a
hindrance to efforts to prosecute corruption well before Biden made his
visit.
https://www.rferl.org/a/us-ambassador-upbraids-ukraine-over-corruption-efforts/27271294.html
“Rather than supporting Ukraine’s reforms and working to root out
corruption, corrupt actors within the Prosecutor-General’s Office are
making things worse by openly and aggressively undermining reform,” [US
ambassador Geoffrey] Pyatt said in the September 24 speech...
He called for an investigation of officials within the
Prosecutor-General’s Office who he says stymied efforts to pursue tens
of millions of dollars in “illicit assets” that former Ukrainian
official Mykola Zlochevskiy held in Britain.
End quote.
That's right: he called for investigating Hunter's boss.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/08/25/money-still-rules-ukraine-poroshenko-corruption/
Any effort to declaw Ukraine’s oligarchs has to start with the country’s >> notoriously corrupt energy sector, which has sucked billions from the
budget. Perhaps the most visible of the country’s energy tycoons is
Dmytro Firtash...
End quote.
Giuliani's buddy.
hr money trail is indeed a fact. ANd a damning one.
ANd it cannot be explained to be anything other
than a bribe or influence peddling.
On 8/30/23 1:02 PM, Fascist Flea wrote:
mINE109 wrote:Dunno. I normally don't chase his blind links. Let's look...
Did duh-Scottie cite yet another source that undermines their own point instead of supporting it?
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_82f0b5c6-4693-11ee-8bc3-fb25e57c3c91.htmlJob creation, low unemployment, decreased inflation without recession,
manufacturing boom: thanks, Joe!
This behavior must be a cry for help from poor Witlessmongrel.
He's blaming Biden for food prices rising. They are but more slowly than they did last year. His source cites the USDA. The USDA:
"Food prices are expected to grow more slowly in 2023 than in 2022 but
still at above historical-average rates. In 2023, all food prices are predicted to increase 5.9 percent, with a prediction interval of 5.3 to
6.5 percent. Food-at-home prices are predicted to increase 5.2 percent,
with a prediction interval of 4.4 to 6.1 percent. Food-away-from-home
prices are predicted to increase 7.1 percent, with a prediction interval
of 6.8 to 7.5 percent. Food prices are expected to continue to
decelerate but not decline in 2024. In 2024, all food prices are
predicted to increase 2.8 percent, with a prediction interval of -2.0 to
7.9 percent. Food-at-home prices are predicted to increase 2.1 percent,
with a prediction interval of -5.1 to 9.9 percent, and
food-away-from-home prices are predicted to increase 5.1 percent, with a prediction interval of 2.7 to 7.5 percent."
Not much mention of Bidenomics. Maybe they don't refer to current events.
"In July 2023, prices for unprocessed agricultural commodities continued
to decline from their peak in May 2022, and the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System voted unanimously to increase the Federal
funds (interest) rate established in May 2023 by ¼ percentage point to
5.5 percent. In another event impacting world food prices, Russia
withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Initiative in July, an agreement that
had allowed Ukraine to export grain and other agricultural exports from designated ports. These events will be closely monitored to assess their impacts on food prices.
I stand corrected.
"Retail egg prices have declined over 35 percent from their peak in
January 2023 in the absence of a confirmed case of HPAI in commercial
egg layers since December 2022. Egg prices are predicted to increase 1.0 percent in 2023, with a prediction interval of -3.6 to 6.4 percent. This wide prediction interval reflects the volatility in retail egg prices."
HPAI = Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
No wonder he didn't comment beyond the clickbait subject. Pretty dull.
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