With gas prices soaring, Biden calls for
probe into possible 'illegal conduct'
Posted By: NorthernDog, 11/17/2021 4:50:25 PM
President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate if "illegal conduct" is to blame for surging gas prices hurting Americans' pocketbooks. Fuel prices are averaging above $3.40 a gallon, according to the American Automotive Association, which forecasts more than 48 million Americans are likely to hit the road next week to drive to Thanksgiving celebrations. "The bottom line is this: gasoline prices at the pump remain high, even though oil and gas companies' costs are declining. The Federal Trade Commission has authority to consider whether illegal conduct is costing families at the pump. I believe
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President Joe Biden celebrates his 79th birthday on Saturday, November 20 by marking a new milestone in presidential history but likely adding to speculation about his own political future. Biden was already the oldest person ever to serve as president but now he's 79-years-old, he's set another new record for the greatest age reached by any serving commander in chief. (Snip) Critics have previously cited Biden's age as a cause for concern, with some calling on him to take a cognitive test and others openly suggesting there are problems with the president's mental acuity. Biden reportedly did not undergo a cognitive
Kyle Rittenhouse's lawyer says he's received
so many death threats he's no longer using
his phone 11 replies
so many death threats he's no longer using
his phone 11 replies
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Dutch police open fire on Covid lockdown
protesters as European nations reintroduce restrictions 12 replies
protesters as European nations reintroduce restrictions 12 replies
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Investigates: Questions raised about possible
link between COVID-19 vaccines and hearing problems 19 replies
link between COVID-19 vaccines and hearing problems 19 replies
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate if "illegal conduct" is to blame for surging gas prices hurting Americans' pocketbooks. Fuel prices are averaging above $3.40 a gallon, according to the American Automotive Association, which forecasts more than 48 million Americans are likely to hit the road next week to drive to Thanksgiving celebrations. "The bottom line is this: gasoline prices at the pump remain high, even though oil and gas companies' costs are declining. The Federal Trade Commission has authority to consider whether illegal conduct is costing families at the pump. I believe
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Were Black ‘Laws Might Have Treated
Him a Little Differently’ 65 replies
Were Black ‘Laws Might Have Treated
Him a Little Differently’ 65 replies
Fox News analyst Juan Williams said on Friday on “Special Report” that if Kyle Rittenhouse were a black teen, he would have been treated differently.Discussing Rittenhouse’s not guilty verdict, Williams said, “Well, I think one of the realities is that the jury made a decision. And I think a considered decision after lengthy three days, obviously, looking at the facts of the case and looking at the law. I think that’s where we have to go. I think there are lots of people who are concerned that someone crossing into another state with a weapon, you know, really a vicious weapon, is now under the law allowed to engage in
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Psaki says Harris being acting president
for 85 minutes during Biden’s colonoscopy
is historic 51 replies
for 85 minutes during Biden’s colonoscopy
is historic 51 replies
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Colin Kaepernick Says Rittenhouse Verdict
‘Validates the Terrorist Acts of a White Supremacist’ 46 replies
‘Validates the Terrorist Acts of a White Supremacist’ 46 replies
After a Wisconsin jury declared that accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse was “not guilty” on all counts, former NFL player Colin Kaepernick called the teenager a “white supremacist” benefiting from a system that Kaep wants to “abolish.”Rittenhouse, the teenager who shot several assailants who attacked him during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020, was declared innocent in a Friday afternoon reading of his verdict. Still, the determination did not sit well with the hard-left, anti-American protester and former second-string NFL quarterback.Just after the verdict, Kaepernick went on a tear, tweeting, “We just witnessed a system built on white supremacy validate the terroristic acts of a white supremacist.”
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How about looking in the mirror?