Critical Thinking and Reasoning

  [FEBRUARY 28, 2025 (21:00 PST)] Walking by I like to say, "How's that Fenti Treating You?"         Image Credit: SF Chronicle I wanted to post this up, but other news took precedent, critical thinkers, The insanity of what transpires with these drug addicts--I call them Fenti-benties--is surreal; daily, the city sweeps block after block, pressure wash after removing the trash they spend hours trying to organize, yet, they just pop back up by 5:00 or 6:00 PM with tents, crazy open-sores, and threatening intimidation. KPIX 5: 80+ Arrested in Zombie Drug Raid San Francisco Chronicle: More than 80 Arrested in Overnight Raid Most likely, they have already been released by do-nothing DA, Brooke Jenkins. Cynically, Drake Davis  

  [FEBRUARY 28, 2025 (11:45)] Welcome back to a chaotic news day, There are wild accusations and back and forth on this power struggle over the now "missing" Epstein evidence. We will get to that, but this just broke: ZELENSKI WANTS US SECURITY ASSURANCES TRUMP SAYS LEADER RISKS WW III Image Credit: AFP/Getty Images DAILY MAIL:  OVAL OFFICE SHOUTING MATCH: TRUMP RIPS DISRESPECTFUL ZELENSKY CNN: TRUMP ZELENSKIY PRESS CONFERENCE CANCELED Funny, I just heard Vance asking Zelensky, "Why don't you wear a suit?"  "Do you own a suit?" At this hour, Hannity is reporting that Trump ordered Zelensky to be escorted out of the white house. What are the Odds:  Daughter of James Comey was Lead Prosecutor in Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell Cases ZeroHedge: Cover up Alleged as Maurene Comey ALSO Joins Diddy Prosecution Yesterday, CT&Reasoning brought this up: Where are the thousands of hours of DVR's, 1-10 Terabyte hard drives, and VHS tapes seized? 'X Rea...

  [FEBRUARY 26, 2025 (22:15 PST)] BULLETIN JESSE WATERS PRIMETIME (22:25 EST) AG BONDI SAYS 'SOME' EPSTEIN FILES HIT TOMORROW 250+ KNOWN VICTIMS [FEBRUARY 27, 2025 (20:00 PST)] A big dud nothing burger on this to be explosive Epstein file drop, critical thinkers, Apparently there is a struggle between the FBI [shredder's running 24/7,] the DOJ, and other agencies. Remember all of the boxes of digital media--even VHS--removed from the NYC mansion, and PedoIsland indicating a high-level blackmail operation, Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell's MI-6 connections, and the flight log being just the tip-of-the-iceberg? As CT&Reasoning let the newscycle settle down, it became clear by mid-afternoon that the only information released had long been in the public domain. Here are a few links, yet little to report. DAILY MAIL:  PATEL VOWS TO SEARCH FOR MISSING EPSTEIN DOCS AFTTER BONDI DUD RELEASE Post See new posts Conversation Kash Patel @Kash_Patel Follow The FBI is entering a ...

  [February 25, 2025 (11:00 AM PST)] Welcome back, critical thinkers, Yesterday, this broke just before the syndicated broadcaster & streamer took to the microphone. Image Credit: Calla Kassle/WAPO/Getty Images NBC:  FBI AGENTS EXPRESS SHOCK OVER NAMING RIGHT WING PODCASTER TO # 2 POST “This is beyond problematic,” said Christopher O’Leary, a former senior FBI official who retired in 2023. “Any hope that Kash could be steered by having experienced leaders around him is out the window. We now have two conspiracy theorists and election deniers running our premier law enforcement and intelligence agency.” NBC was not pleased, and technically, both my headline and their headline are correct. Since we are on the subject of Media: MSM FALLOUT FROM SLANTED ELECTION LEAD UP IS EVERYWHERE Image Credit: Drudge Report MEDIA-ite: Sean Hannity Claims Legacy Media is Dead in Rare Interview Photo Credit: Nuhang Nuhung SEMAFOR: Rachel Maddow Reacts to MSNBC Programing & Firings WSJ: ...

  [February 23, 2025 (19:30 PST)] Sunday night trying to chill, yet the newscycle calls, critical thinkers, Looks like we are about to go through the traditional ceremonies of the Vatican. Image Credit: Slasat.com Was that the puff of smoke which means they have decided upon a new pontiff? . . .been a few years, right? How about that one who lasted a few weeks in the eighties? Alright, let us not get conspiratorial, Drake. NBC News: Pope Francis Alert on Oxygen & in Good Spirits Okay, thought we needed an update; surely, I will be back with in-depth DOGE news sooner rather than later. Drake

  [February 20, 2025 (12:45 PM PST)] A quick post on a couple of items which broke this morning, critical thinkers, Image Credit: Ben Curtis/AP NY TIMES: Patel's Loyalty to Trump Raises Questions of FBI Independence Well, the NYT was not pleased, but we like to look at both sides of the argument. TOWNHALL: Patel Confirmed Despite Pushback on 2020 Election Try to Link to QAnon. During Patel’s  confirmation hearing , Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) brought a bit of levity when he whipped out his “Kash Bingo Card” predicting the lines of attack Democratic senators would use against the nominee. Tillis might have hit bingo many times over as Democrats predictably fixated on the January 6, 2021 riot at the United States Capitol building, his statements on the outcome of the 2020 election, his supposed “enemies list,” and his insistence on rooting out political bias in the FBI.   NBC: Pretty Fair Take with Lots of Links Alright, the DOGE news is overwhelming but I will try to keep ever...

  [FEBRUARY 15, 2025 (12:30 PM PST)] Crazy event filled jampacked weekend in the City by the Bay, critical thinkers, Early evening, as I went for my daily walk, the sidewalks were packed with visitors arriving for both the events in Chinatown and the NBA Allstar game. Fun Fact from the Big Sh*tty: Baghdad by the Bay has the largest Chinatown and corresponding Lunar New Year parade in the US. Now Let Us Get Down to Business EPOCH TIMES:  POLLING NUMBERS REFLECT NEED FOR MORE OVERSIGHT HEAVY SUPPORT FOR DOGE [ CLAIRIFICATION : Keep in mind this poll is among Epoch Times readers.] In case you have been asleep, here is a pretty good round-up on all of these reforms and federal worker layoffs which have unfolded: ZeroHedge: Plenty of Links and an Hourlong Speech via Satellite from Musk Addressing the WEF There is so much unfolding, I have decided to put up this with links regarding the calamity: Yahoo/Fox: DOGES TOP FIVE MOST SHOCKING DISCOVERIES One of the biggest revelations sinc...

  [FEBRUARY 12, 2025 (11:45 AM PST)] More senate confirmations unfolding, critical thinkers, Right now, the committee grilling RFK Jr to lead Health and Human Services has voted to advance his final vote for tomorrow; thereby, VP Vance will be back from his middle east visit to cast the winning vote if a tie. Image Credit: Reuters/Nathan Howard HONOLULU STAR ADVERTISER: SENATE CONFIRMS GABBARD FOR DIA Then, Kash Patel will be the final high stakes vote to lead and reform the weaponized FBI. Globalists Funding Both Sides  INFOWARS: USAID Paid Former Head of ISIS Taliban Houthis Somali Rebels This story has numerous links for those who want to take a deeper-dive; accordingly, the Gabbard story dovetails into the story. MSM always points to 3-negatives: Her trip and statements on Syria, Russia, and Snowden. An independent thinker, Gabbard has--correctly--went with the narrative that Syria did not carryout a  chemical attack on it's citizens; surprisingly, it was a group know...

  [FEBRUARY 11, 2025 (11:00 AM PST)] DAILY MAIL: MUSK DEMANDS FEMA TO RETRIEVE 59M REDIRECT TO US DISASTER AID Musk demanded FEMA, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), take action to get the money back.  'Sending this money violated the law and is in gross insubordination to the President's executive order,' Musk wrote on his X platform on Monday. He added: 'That money is meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high end hotels for illegals!'   No Image Credit Attack on Food Supply Hits What Low Income Folks Depend on: Chicken & Eggs INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: COSTCO TRADER JOES IMPOSE EGG RATIONING Unbeknownst to us, how much you want to bet this bird flu has emerged many times for decades? Be back to add more stories as DOGE Disclosures & Court Ruling Continue to Unfold. FOX NEWS: TOM HOMAN BELIEVES ICE RAID LEAKER (S) CLOSE TO APREHENSION Later, Drake

  [FEBRUARY 8, 2025 (NOON PST)] Sunny skies after a rainy week, critical thinkers, We really have not reported on the ongoing saga of the few Hamas-held individuals continuing to trickle-back to loved ones--contrast with thousands of Palestinians released. In addition, there has been much outrage and unanswered questions around Trump's declaration of the US taking-over the recovery and rebuilding of Gaza. Gee, did we not have enough humility regarding the Army Corp of Engineers pier building and failure? Shocked Shocked I Tell You: Returned Hostages Thin & Frail WSJ: Frailty of Israeli Hostages Freed by Hamas Sparks Alarm I have been trying to get around the paywall. I have this for you on the last batch of those released: YNet: Starvation Locked in Cages Forced Labor Isolation I don't know. . . if food and water are cut-off and the entire area leveled, do you think the hostages are going to be in much better shape? BLOOMBERG: TRUMP RELEASES CHAOS ON KEY US AGENCY Anyhow, ...

  [FEBRUARY 4, 2025 (12:30 PM PST)] Welcome back critical thinkers, Lots of firing back and forth in DC as Trump buries the peddle on his bull in a China-shop act. Here is a well researched piece from a website known as End of the American Dream: A Cancer Epicenter of Evil in the US Government is Being Ripped to Shreds This story has many layers; surprisingly, Daily Mail has obtained a list of who is staffed to carryout the dismantling of USAID, who received security clearances, and are--for the most part techies--in their twenties.  Elon Musk Unleashes Nerd Army of College Aged Engineers to Dismantle Gov Waste with DOGE Since our last post on the 1st, the tariffs threatened on Mexico and Canada have been put on hold; first, Mexico capitulated promising to put 10,000 troops on the border. Both countries agreeing to work on stopping the flow of fentanyl into the US. CNBC: Trump Pauses Tariffs on Canada & Mexico for Thirty-days Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on...