The Fed Raises Interest Rates to Fight Inflation

 Madeline Leesman / Townhall Tipsheet

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve increased its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, the largest since 2000, in response to 40-year record high inflation pressures.

In a statement released at 2 p.m., the Fed wrote that inflation, COVID-19 lockdowns in China, and Russia’s invasion into Ukraine have created economic hardship in the United States. 

Although overall economic activity edged down in the first quarter, household spending and business fixed investment remained strong. Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has declined substantially. Inflation remains elevated, reflecting supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic, higher energy prices, and broader price pressures. 

Manchin and Sinema Just Killed Democrat Hopes of Codifying Roe v. Wade 

Spencer Brown – Townhall Tipsheet

 

This week, Democrat Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona dashed the hopes of their more radical colleagues amid renewed calls to pass a federal law that would overrule state limits or prohibitions on abortion.

Calls for slim Democrat majorities in the House and Senate to quickly advance a bill, the inaccurate and grossly named “Women’s Health Protection Act,” that would codify Roe v. Wade’s concocted right to abortion were swift. Almost a little too swift, perhaps, in the wake of an unprecedented leak from the Supreme Court that showed a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito overturning Roe. The bill was already passed by Speaker Pelosi’s Democrat caucus in the House of Representatives, but in order to get the legislation past the Senate and on to President Biden’s desk for signature, the bill would need to garner 60 votes in order to move…Read more here.

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With These Three Words, Biden Just Ruined Democrats' Messaging on Abortion

Leah Barkoukis / Townhall Tipsheet

 

President Biden on Tuesday raised eyebrows on social media after making a Democratic messaging blunder when it comes to abortion. 

In discussing the possibility that the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the president did not refer to what’s at stake as women’s health or reproductive health, nor did he even say fetus or pregnancy. Instead, he was clear that it's “a child” that's killed in the procedure.

"The idea that we're going to make a judgment that is going to say that no one can make the judgment to choose to abort a child, based on a decision by the Supreme Court, I think goes way overboard,” Biden said Tuesday, emphasis added. "If this decision holds, it's really quite a radical decision.” 

Read more and see the key tweets here.

Senator Joe Biden Voted to Allow States to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Spencer Brown / Town Hall Tipsheet

As Katie reported on Tuesday, President Biden reacted to the SCOTUS leak and apparently looming end of Roe v. Wade saying that he'd previously directed the "Gender Policy Council and White House Counsel’s Office to prepare options for an Administration response to the continued attack on abortion and reproductive rights, under a variety of possible outcomes in the cases pending before the Supreme Court." In addition, Biden said that "if the Court does overturn Roe, it will fall on our nation’s elected officials at all levels of government to protect a woman’s right to choose."

But President Biden has not always been such an ardent supporter of a woman's — or birthing person's, according to his budget request — right to kill their unborn child.

As a relatively new U.S. Senator, Biden voted for a 1982 proposal that would have allowed individual states to overturn Roe v. Wade within their jurisdiction.

RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS...PodCast

 

If you missed last night's show where RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS Craig Andresen and Diane Sori presented their 'Space Special' and discussed 'Why the Moon'; 'Hello SpaceX and Dasvidaniya Russia'; and also discussed the latest happenings in Ukraine; and the SCOTUS leak involving the upcoming abortion ruling...you can listen to it (and previous shows) at your convenience at: https://rspradio1.com to go directly to our podcasts and hope you become 'followers' of RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS.

 

Op-ed:

Why the Moon

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

...Russia's true designs regarding the Moon and moving outward from there have nothing to do with Pravda spewed propaganda that Russia's space intentions are peaceful. Exploring and colonizing the Moon, scientific research being done on the Moon, the Moon being used as a launch pad for deep space exploration, or even for the betterment of mankind is not part of Putin's agenda and never was, for what I believe is that Putin sees the Moon itself and its natural resources as the ultimate weapon he could use against all who don't tow his dictatorial line.

How so...think of Russia's need for Ukraine's natural resources, but think of it to the 9th degree for certain natural resources found on the Moon would, because of their very nature, afford the first country to colonize the Moon a great advantage over all other countries, especially militarily. And that alone would allow said country to control all happenings not only on the Moon, but on Earth and eventually in space itself. Do you think I'm kidding...I'm not...for this would be the scenario if Russia were to colonize the Moon before we do...if Putin were to harness the power of one key element found on the Moon...a key element that would make him almost invincible...

 

Read entire article here.