Highlights of the News

ITEM 1: The Daily Mail reported, "Bleeding Russian pilots beg for mercy as they are filmed by their Ukrainian captors after being shot down in field."

Пленный летчик русской армии pic.twitter.com/tchG9fnIZg

— IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin) March 5, 2022

Um, guys, I don't think you can do that.

Human Rights Watch says, "The honor of POWs must be protected; particularly, they must not be subject to insults or violence or made a public curiosity whether by enemy forces or civilians. They must not be paraded or interrogated in front of the media, and their images should not be used for political purposes."

Sorry to put a damper on this feel good moment by reminding people that we agreed to certain things at the Third Geneva Convention of 1949.

ITEM 2: Becker News reported, "The Russian media outlet RIA Novosti released documents that the Ministry of Defense points to as evidence that Ukraine was undertaking research in U.S.-funded biolabs that has the capability to be used for bioweapons.

"Major General Igor Konashenkov, an official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, provided the information to journalists. Moscow said that the documents, allegedly originating from employees of Ukrainian biological laboratories, confirmed that 'components of biological weapons were being developed in Ukraine, in close proximity to Russian territory,' as reported by RIA Novosti. Watch:"

Russian propaganda. Putin is looking for an excuse to wage a war. 

But given Fauci's involvement with Red China's bioweapons experiments in Wuhan, I cannot dismiss this out of hand.

ITEM 3: Emerald Robinson reported, "Fox News & Newsmax Took Biden Money To Push Deadly COVID Vaccines To Its Viewers.

"Corporate news outlets did not disclose the money they took to push dangerous drugs to their conservative audience."

Once upon a time, I rooted for Fox.

Then I realized, it is just a TV show.

ITEM 4: Politico reported, "Moscow is throwing up last-minute demands that could scupper an international nuclear deal with Iran — and the timing is unlikely to be coincidental as the Kremlin frets about the growing threat to its critical oil revenue after its invasion of Ukraine.

"Hopes had been high that international negotiators from the permanent five members of the U.N. Security Council, Germany and the EU would be able to secure a deal with Tehran on Saturday to put strict limits on Iran’s atomic work in exchange for sanctions relief for the Islamic Republic.

"Such a deal would bring significant volumes of Iranian crude oil back to global energy markets in the months ahead, and that could spell trouble for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The return of Iranian supplies would help offset market turmoil and price spikes if the West were to ramp up its sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine and ban Russian crude sales."

The Iran deal is another Democrat sellout of America to evil.

How odd that one agent of the devil, Putin, battles another. Maybe this is just an act to give Biden an excuse not to ban Russian oil.

ITEM 5: While other polls are giving Biden a State of the Union bounce, Civiqs found him at 35% approval, 55% disapproval.

If true, he is headed for the danger zone of 30%. That is when his own party rejects him and installs Kamala as president.

He has no base. He was the 4th favorite Democrat in the 2020 race behind Bernie, Buttigieg and Pocahontas. 

Even Delaware doesn't want him as the Civiqs poll shows him at 36% approval/53% disapproval.

But Obama and Chairman Xi like him because he stays bought.

ITEM 6: The Sun reported, "A Russian gymnast caused outrage after wearing a pro-war Z symbol while sharing a podium with a Ukrainian athlete at an event in Doha.

"Ukraine's Illia Kovtun claimed victory in the parallel bars at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Qatar yesterday.

"Kazakhstan's Milad Karimi secured the silver medal, with Russia's Ivan Kuliak taking bronze.

"But when Kuliak stepped onto the podium it became apparent he was sporting a Z on his kit.

"Vladimir Putin's supporters have been seen wearing clothes and badges with the letter Z on -- referencing their support for the invasion of Ukraine."

This upset the Drudge Report. Suddenly the same people who lectured us on free speech when clowns like Kaepernick kneeled during our national anthem are taking the vapors over this.

Al Jazeera reported, "The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) says it will open disciplinary proceedings against Russian artistic gymnast Ivan Kuliak for his shocking behavior in displaying a symbol of support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during an event."

I'll cut Kuliak some slack because he has family back home that he does not want harmed. Plus, I continue to have a fondness for free speech.

Also, Evi L. Bloggerlady pointed out the evil of the Metropolitan Opera firing Anna Netrebko simply because she was born in Russia.

The nuts are running this squirrel cage.

ITEM 7: CNBC reported, "Visa and Mastercard block Russian banks from their networks after sanctions."

In a cashless society, the oligarchs can unperson an entire nation with three clicks of a button.

As much as I admire the spirit of Ukrainians and support them, I know they are not fighting for freedom because if they were, corporate media would demonize them just as it did the Canadian truck drivers.

ITEM 8: The Daily Mail reported, "A high-profile criminal probe into Donald Trump's finances fell apart when prosecutors working on bringing charges were unable to convince their new district attorney to do so. 

"Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg stress-tested his office's case against Trump behind closed doors on January 24, with prosecutors Carey Dunn and Mark Pomerantz laying out the case against the former president. 

"A grand jury had already heard the case against Trump in secret, and was set to expire in April, leading to a push to file charges. Doing so would have made Trump the first president -- sitting or past -- to ever have faced criminal charges. 

"But Bragg -- sworn into office on January 1 -- halted the case because his own team couldn't convince him that Trump had inflated the value of his assets to gain more favorable loan terms on purpose, according to The New York Times."

NYT reported.

ITEM 9: The Washington Examiner reported, "Former President Bill Clinton announced Friday the reactivation of the Clinton Global Initiative after a period of hibernation, citing climate change and the war in Ukraine."

The period of hibernation coincided with the Trump presidency. You cannot peddle influence and collect bribes when out of power. The Biden presidency is a cash cow for all of Washington.

Some say it shows Hillary 2024. The garden gnome wants to return to the White House lawn.

ITEM 10: The New York Post reported, "WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic champion Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for three weeks, after she was arrested for having vape cartridges in her luggage at a Moscow airport, according to Russian news sources and a former teammate.

"Griner, 31, who won the WNBA championship in 2014 with the Phoenix Mercury and played for a Russian team in the off season, faces 5 to 10 years in Russian prison if convicted on drug smuggling charges."

Pawn in Putin's game? Maybe. Depends on how many cartridges she had. 

But the Black Caucus is swooping in to save her.

ITEM 11: NTD reported, "U.S. gas prices surged on March 4 and March 5, nearing record highs.

"The national average struck $3.92 on Saturday, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), with some motorists paying as much as $5.18 a gallon.

"The price rise has been dramatic, increasing 33 cents per gallon over a week and 9 cents per gallon in just one day."

Presidents matter. Donald Trump made us energy independent for the first time since Nixon was president. Biden quickly reversed that.

ITEM 12: Via Breitbart, Lindsey Graham went on Hannity on Friday and said, "I’m going to introduce a resolution next week — I’ll give it to you on your show — declaring that Putin is a war criminal. It’s clear to me the world would be better off if the Russian people took Putin out tonight. The war on Ukraine would end, and Russia would have freedom they don’t enjoy today. A steel curtain has descended upon the Russian people. What does that tell me? That Putin is afraid of his own people. Martial law has been virtually declared by Putin. I think the Russian people are not buying what Putin is selling when it comes to the Ukraine."

Remember the Foghorn Leghorn cartoons?

He's Miss Prissy.

ITEM 13: Elon Musk tweeted, "Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. We will not do so unless at gunpoint.

"Sorry to be a free speech absolutist."

He's a throwback to when corporate America was patriotic.

ITEM 14: KDVR reported, "Box of human heads stolen from a truck in Denver."

The story said, "After learning of the grim discovery, he had just about as many questions as one might expect. Where was the truck going? Why was it parked on 23rd Avenue? Who was driving? And who would do something like this?"

Please tell me the driver's name was Igor because that would be perfect.

(But he's not in the novel, Don.)

ITEM 15: Bloomberg reported, "Netflix Is Shutting All Services in Russia After Ukraine War."

0.13% of Russians have Netflix, so this virtue signal costs them almost nothing.

As most virtue signals do.

ITEM 16: The New York Post reported, "Nomophobia, the fear of being without your mobile phone, is the No. 1 unusual fear in New York, according to a new report citing Google search metrics."

Shouldn't that be Nophone Phobia?

Nomophobia sounds like Larry and Curly worrying about losing the leader of the Three Stooges.

ITEM 17: The Arizona Daily Independent reported, "One of two Yuma County women accused of taking part in ballot harvesting during the 2020 Primary Election has pleaded guilty to her role in the scheme which was exposed by two concerned citizens who set up a video camera near a polling station.

"Alma Yadira Juarez admitted to committing one count of ballot abuse by knowingly collecting early ballots which had been filled out by other people. The offense has been designated as a Class 1 misdemeanor for which Juarez is promised a term of probation with no jail time when sentenced March 16."

No jail time, no crime.

Learn to ballot harvest, Republicans.

ITEM 18: Florida Politics reported, "Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ press secretary Christina Pushaw tweeted accusations that people who oppose a sex education bill working its way through the Legislature are groomers or those who would not denounce groomers — references to pedophilia and people who help groom children for pedophiles and other abusers."

Thank you, Pushaw, for telling it like it is.

ITEM 19: The Post Millennial reported, "In a Sunday interview, the Biden administration's Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that NATO member nations have the green light to go ahead and send fighter jets to Ukraine amidst the country's ongoing invasion by Russia."

He also said none of the 30 NATO nations wants a No Fly Zone.

Which means expect a No Fly Zone next week because Biden wants a war. It makes a good scapegoat for his incompetence.

FINALLY, Saturday was a big top down day. The car washes were busy.