A Potential Travesty of Justice
May 9, 2023
Come on, folks! Let’s show some compassion!
Here’s a guy who grew up in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s, mostly schooled in rigorous and rigid ‘Military Schools’ where he developed a serious case of bone spurs.
Fast forward to the ‘90’s: He’s all stressed out from the pressures of expanding his business into Manhattan, when he’s walking through Bergdorf Goodman, an elite department store on Fifth Avenue. He mistakes an attractive woman who is lightly flirting with him as his wife and follows her into a dressing room for some ‘afternoon delight’. Maybe he didn’t have his glasses on? Maybe he just needed to get his rocks off?
When asked for his opinion on this travesty of justice, Rep. George Santos (R, NY) said, “Let’s be kind and compassionate: this guy has never before told a lie, right? And he’s never ever admitted to – or been accused of – any sort of sexual battery or impropriety. Even when he was in Moscow for the Miss Universe pageant in 2013, reports show he behaved properly and never did anything that was out of line according to Russian laws and regulations.”
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R, FL) said, “This extraordinary person has led a selfless and exemplary life. He is a great leader yet he has been subject to continued political attacks by nefarious forces. This will not stand, you know. This aggression will not stand, man”.
Responsible, rational and reliable character witnesses have spoken…
What! No tariff on Fentanyl?
February 1, 2019
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid created in 1960, originally introduced as an anesthetic. Because it is synthetic, it can be easily and inexpensively made in a lab. It was approved by the FDA in the early 1990’s for use as a painkiller and anesthetic. It works by binding to opioid receptors in the brain, but it does so faster — and in much smaller doses — than morphine or heroin. Like other opioids, it boosts levels of the chemical dopamine, which controls feelings of reward, pleasure, euphoria, and relaxation.
Today, Fentanyl is typically prescribed to treat patients who need long-term, around-the-clock relief from severe pain. When used for medical purposes, it is often given in a shot, a patch on the skin, or in lozenges.
China has become a global source of Fentanyl because (a) it can be easily and inexpensively made in a lab; and (b) the vast chemical and pharmaceutical industries in China are lightly regulated.
Some Fentanyl comes straight to the United States from China, while other shipments come in from China to Mexico (and to a lesser extent) Canada before making its way into the U.S.
There currently is no tariff on Fentanyl imported into the U.S. from any point of origin, which indicates that the Trump administration has missed a major revenue opportunity.
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