Divemedic

On Crisis Actors

There are people who claim that every event that happens involved government sponsored performance art, where the entire event was played out using “crisis actors” with the entire thing being scripted and the same actors being used time and time again. Everything from 9-11, to Sandy Hook, to J6 was played out and no one was actually hurt.

I don’t believe it, for a couple of reasons.

1 It would require that hundreds of people including the actors, stunt men, director, camera guys, script writers, and others be able to keep a secret. It’s much more likely and plausible for a dozen or so rabble rousers to be seeded into the J6 crowd for a willing press to film. The press wouldn’t even have to be in on it, because they will naturally gravitate to the most obvious acts of violence, what with their “if it bleeds, it leads” mentality.

2 It really does do a disservice to those who were killed, from Ashli Babbitt to the kids at Uvalde for us to claim that they were not really killed.

3 The “crisis actor” theory supposes that the government cares about “breaking a few eggs” and would rather use actors than simply allow events to transpire.

More likely is a government that is at times incompetent, other times unscrupulous, ruthless, and uncaring. It only requires that there be a relative few people in the government who want more power and aren’t willing to sacrifice some people in order to make it happen.

So ask yourself- what’s easier, more convenient, and easier to hide:

  • Allow bad events to go down, some even prodded along with a few agents provocateur, or
  • Script major events and use cast and crew in the hundreds to fake an entire event.

I know where my money lies.

By Divemedic, ago

Defensive Shooting?

In the Florida retirement community of the Villages, there was a defensive shooting at an Applebee’s restaurant early on Tuesday morning. Details are sketchy, but the story seems to be that it was a defensive shooting. The story is that there was some sort of an altercation outside the restaurant, possibly involving shots fired. One of those involved in the altercation entered Applebee’s restaurant through a side employees-only door after the restaurant had closed. Another man already in the restaurant, who was waiting for an employee to get off duty and has a concealed weapons permit was armed and shot the man who entered the restaurant. The man, who was shot three times, died at the scene.

The decedent, has not yet been identified. Police are attempting to determine his identity using a fingerprint scanner. Police have not released additional details about either altercation: the initial gunshots heard outside the restaurant, nor the shooting inside of the restaurant. There is also no information regarding potential arrests in either case.

By Divemedic, ago

Double Standard is the Only One We Have

The Capitol police are calling Tucker Carlson a liar because they claim that he was cherry picking video footage when he claimed that the events at the Capitol were a peaceful protest. They also claim that he released video that might contain security secrets, even though video of the same locations was released to the public as a part of the Trump impeachment hearings.

First, the left claims that J6 was a violent uprising while continuing to call riots by the left as being mostly peaceful because “The first amendment doesn’t go away when a single person sets a fire,” and, “Destruction of material is fundamentally different from violence.” The article mentions that 500 people have been convicted of crimes, but most of them were for nonviolent things like “parading” or “trespassing.”

The fact that Republicans are jumping on the bandwagon is a telltale sign that they are not in our corner. They will sell out the American people in a heartbeat if it means maintaining power and wealth.

This was all a false flag operation to justify cracking down on the right. The entire thing was scripted, directed, and orchestrated by our government and the press.

Schumer accused Speaker Kevin McCarthy of treason after giving Tucker the tapes. Treason is one of the crimes defined in the Constitution. Article III, Section 3, Clause 1 of the Constitution defines treason as:

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

So are we to understand that Schumer considers the people are the enemies of the United States?

By Divemedic, ago

Safes

Some interesting facts about securing firearms.

[Researchers at Rutgers University] found that 58.3 percent of firearm owners store at least one firearm unlocked and hidden and 17.9 percent store at least one firearm unlocked and unhidden. Among those who store at least one firearm locked, gun safes are the most frequently used type of option both for devices opened by key, PIN code or dial lock (32.4 percent) and biometric devices (15.6 percent).

I don’t have any biometric devices. I frequently have at least one firearm that is not secured in the house, but there are no children in my house, which brings us to the next quote:

First, to address motivation we need to address disproportionate fears regarding the likelihood of armed home invasions. Similarly, we need to help the public better understand the risks associated with having firearms in the home – above and beyond the risk of unauthorized access by children.

Let me guess, this is the point where they trot out the old bull about guns being more likely to be used on a family member than a home invader. The problem with that “fact” is that guns are highly unlikely to be used against you or a family member if you are not a criminal. Gun safes don’t prevent suicide if the owner is the one committing suicide.

By Divemedic, ago

SPLC= Domestic Terror Organization

It seems that the Southern Poverty Law Center needs to list itself as a Domestic Terror Organization, seeing as how one of the attorneys on staff there has been charged with Domestic Terrorism, with authorities alleging that the attorney participated in a mostly peaceful protest by throwing deadly missiles at police. The left continues to gaslight everyone with this:

“Music is not a crime, protest is not a crime. The first amendment doesn’t go away when a single person sets a fire,” the Atlanta Solidarity Fund tweeted following the events of the day.

That’s bullshit and they know it. If one person robs a bank, the getaway driver is still guilty of bank robbery, even if he never enters the bank. They continued with their bullshit by making this claim:

Destruction of material is fundamentally different from violence.

Again, that is total and complete bullshit. This is how the left defines “mostly peaceful.” Under the SPLC’s own definition, they are an anti-government hate group.

By Divemedic, ago

War on Math

If you think that 32% of $71,456 a year is $6,000 a month, it explains why you still rent and don’t own a house. You can’t do simple arithmetic.

In Massachusetts, Florida and New York, Americans spend 32.9%, 32.6% and 31.2% of their income respectively on rent. Assuming you make $71,456 (the mean American income as of 2022), if you live in the Sunshine State, you’re actually sitting under a dark cloud: paying close to $6,000 a month in rent, based on those income and 32.9% figures.

I really don’t know where they are getting these “average” numbers from. Florida has a median household income of $61,777. (source: US Census bureau) When you want to borrow money for a home purchase, lenders want you to have a Debt to Mortgage ratio of no more than 35%, and a total Debt to Income ratio of no more than 50%. So that equates to a payment of $1650 per month for housing (35%) and all monthly debts that are no more than $2,575 per month. (including housing)

In most places, that gets you a pretty decent place to live. There are places claiming that the median one bedroom apartment in Florida costs are higher than they really are. Rent.com claims that renting a one bedroom in Miami costs an average of $3,250 a month. That’s about average in places like South Beach, but South Beach is a VERY expensive area where oceanfront condos regularly rent out for $25,000 a month. But if you don’t make a pile of money, don’t live in Miami Beach.

Closer to my home, there is the Orlando area. There are over 900 one bedroom apartments there for less than $1,600 a month. Go out to the suburbs, and the rents are even less. You can rent houses that are a short commute away, and pay $1,600 a month for a three bedroom house.

The problem is that people want luxury living in the most desirable areas and think it should be free. IF you are living on minimum wage, expect a minimum standard of living. My mom used to call that “Having a champagne and caviar taste on a beer and crackers budget.”

By Divemedic, ago

War on Fox and Speech

Having cut off and destroyed OAN, coopted reporters like Levin and Hannity, the Democrats are now talking about declaring war on Fox news.

“There is nothing in those documents to show they operate like a real news organization,” said Doug Gordon, a Democratic strategist. “If you are running a campaign in 2024, how do you in good faith hand your ads to Fox when you know they handed them over to Republicans? If there are any general election debates, how do you let Fox be a moderator?”

Et tu, commie. Fox news is the only major news organization that isn’t completely in the tank for the Democrat party, and even they aren’t so far to the right.

Democrats have started calling on the White House Correspondents’ Association to ban Fox News reporters from the briefing room, and are demanding that The Associated Press declare that Fox News is not a news organization. This would, in effect, move the entire nation one step closer to having official state sponsored news.

Keep in mind that this administration has been using private companies to carry out its policies, claiming that it isn’t a violation if a company does it, even if done at the behest of the government. Now that they have control of social media, it’s time to move on to traditional media.

We might as well begin calling the remaining press things like “Izvestia” and “Pravda.”

By Divemedic, ago