Heartlanders say ‘Bring it’ in the Face of Threats to the US

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Heartlanders this week unanimously said, “Bring it.” Bring the threats from Russia, torment us with a Trump arrest, and get rid of that ridiculous Chinese infiltration social media platform that is dumbing down this country one inane challenge at a time. It’s fair to say that flyover folk may warn the end of days, but none are afraid to meet their maker – just the Big Guy’s nemesis.

Tik Tok the App Should be Locked

Hearings on Capitol Hill brought an unlikely bipartisan moment to be celebrated: Republicans and Democrats alike think the Tik Tok app and platform is dangerous to democracy and dismantling a once dominant nation. But, unfortunately, the only witness in the five-hour grilling was TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle took turns batting him about like a piñata brimming with skittles.

“TikTok could be designed to minimize the harm to kids, but a decision was made to aggressively addict kids in the name of profits,” said Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL). Castor’s Florida colleague, Republican Rep. Gus Bilirakis piled on: “Your technology is literally leading to death,” Bilirakis said. “We must save our children from big tech companies like yours, who continue to abuse and manipulate them for your own gain.”

It was hours of Republicans and Democrats battering Chew and the former denying the accusations. But it was a show of bipartisanship not seen in years.

In Grove, OK, Rob Fox didn’t buy the Chew-out. “Am I supposed to be doing backflips?” He wrote, adding in a swear word, and continued, “DC been so BLEEP for so long on both sides of the aisle, I see this as a ‘go ahead and placate the dumbass Americans’ bone from China.”

According to Jen Easterly, the Director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Fox is not wrong:

“[F]rom an election perspective, I very much worry about the use of these types of tools for foreign influence and disinformation. We have a big election coming up next year, as you know. And if you look at how TikTok is used in China — their kids are limited to a certain amount of time per day. They’re seeing museums and Nobel Prize winners. And our kids are seeing cat videos.”

Well, now the claws are out.

Trump: Carpe Diem!

After news of the seemingly an imminent indictment against former President Trump leaked, Democrats lost their collective minds. Americans couldn’t believe Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg was such a vindictive press hound, and, as usual, Trump seized the day. The predicted arrest has not happened of this writing, but if people are watching the polls, it’s down to do or die for Bragg.

The latest Harvard/Harris poll has Trump all but winning the Republican primary by a landslide. In a hypothetical 2024 partisan contest, Trump leads the next name on the list by a healthy 26 percentage points. If an orange man were to be sporting an orange jumpsuit, the next in line would be Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

“He’s becoming a force with the help of the democrats,” commented George Cawthorn in the Buckeye state. “It’s going to be harder to cheat him out of it this time.” And then Bob Ferris in Idaho spoke for a majority: “If he would just stay out of trouble, he’ll win it. Keep it professional.” Well, that is not promised with number 45.

Putin on the Blitz?

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin, and Russia went bat-guano crazy. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of the National Security Council, threatened to nuke the court immediately after an arrest. He followed by hinting that Russia would point their great weapons at anyone else that might interfere:

“Let’s imagine that it has happened. The incumbent head of a nuclear country arrives in, say, Germany and is arrested. What does it mean? A declaration of war against Russia. In such a case, all our weapons will target the Bundestag, the [German] Chancellor’s office, and so on.”

It’s the “and so on” that had Heartlanders taunting Medvedev. In Oklahoma, Jeff Blacet paraphrased a Russian citizen: “’He may be a low-down skunk and murderer, but he’s our low-down skunk murderer, so back off!’ I mean, after all, look what we have for a President. Yikes!” Connie Whitlow in Alabama reminded everyone, “They can’t even handle Ukraine,” and Cathy Christensen spoke for the masses in the Heartland, “Bring it.”