Omen from Above: Message from Birds Drops on Biden During Inflation Speech

'A metaphor for how Americans feel': Bird poops on Biden's shoulder inside Iowa barn as president touts 'Made in America' pledge to lower gas prices by 10 cents a gallon

• The incident took place at what Biden called a 'giant barn' at a fuel plant in Iowa
• He spoke for more than 20 minutes after the substance fell on his lapel Tuesday

• The president was unveiling a plan to reduce gas prices by 10 cents a gallon
• It will happen by allowing the sale of E15 fuel, usually banned in the summer due to environmental concerns about smog
• It will only be sold at about 2,300 of the nation's more than 100,000 gas stations
• Gas prices have reached an average of $4.10 a gallon and the Biden administration has blamed surging prices and inflation on 'Putin's Price Hike'

A bird relieved itself on President Biden's lapel Tuesday while he unveiled plans to trim gas prices by about 10 cents a gallon as US inflation hits a 41-year high.

Biden spoke about putting 'rural America at the center of our efforts to build a future that's made in America' when a white substance fell on his jacket - right above his American flag pin.

The incident took place inside what Biden jokingly referred to as a 'giant barn' at a POET bioprocessing center in Menlo, Iowa. 

Jokes about the bird droppings rolled in almost immediately across social media.

'Even the birds know Biden is full of s***,' one Twitter user wrote.

A bird pooped on Biden as he unveiled a plan to cut gas prices by 10 cents a gallon at a fuel processing plant in Iowa on Tuesday. He continued speaking for more than 20 minutes

The new plan will allow for the sale of E15 fuel, typically banned in the summer, through September 15. Above, a gas pump sticker blaming Biden for the high gas prices

President Biden, 79, continued speaking for more than 22 minutes after the substance fell on his shoulder, landing on the lapel of his navy blue suit jacket.

'It's kind of unfortunate that the bird that just s*** on Joe Biden missed his forehead by literal inches. That would have been absolutely historic. The gold standard of memes,' one Twitter user joked.

Jokes about Tuesday's unfortunate incident came in almost immediately on social media

Biden's fuel announcement coincided with the release of March's consumer price index report that shows a 41-year high of 8.5%. It comes after February numbers showed inflation at 7.9%

The White House has blamed elevated inflation and gas prices on 'Putin's Price Hike.' Pictured: A sticker of the U.S. president satirically placed at a gas station in protest of high gas prices

President Joe Biden 's administration tried to get ahead of the dire inflation news by blaming Russian leader Vladimir Putin 's invasion of Ukraine

Santa Monica Crime: Neither Rain nor Snow ... Halt the Mail. But Criminals Will

Neither rain, nor sleet ... but CRIME! US Postal Service halts service in California city overrun by homeless encampments after repeated attacks on mail carriers

• The USPS is suspending mail services in a Santa Monica neighborhood after a series of assaults on mail carriers in recent months
• The incidents, all of which occurred in the 1300 block of 14th Street, all happened in the wake of widespread homeless encampments 
• On January 19, when a mail carrier delivering mail was attacked by a resident with a broomstick near the intersection of 14th Street and Arizona Avenue
• Several months later, residents receive notices from USPS that informed them of the suspension of delivery service to all addresses located in the neighborhood 
• The news comes after dozens of homeless people had to be removed from an encampment in nearby Downtown Los Angeles 

The United States Postal Service has suspended mail service in a California beach town plagued by homeless encampments after the agency claimed its mail carriers have been attacked in recent months.  

The first incident happened in Santa Monica on January 19 when a mail carrier was attacked by a broomstick-wielding person near the intersection of 14th Street and Arizona Avenue, three blocks from the beach

The carrier reportedly was not injured in the attack, CBS News reported.  

Several months later, residents in the neighborhood received notices from USPS that informed them of the suspension of delivery service to all addresses located along the 1300 block of 14th Street. 

The notice explained that 'multiple carriers have been subjected to assaults and threats of assault from an individual who has not been located or apprehended.' 

The 1300 block of 14th street in Santa Monica, pictured, the scene of at least three assaults on mail carriers in recent months, USPS said

A United States Postal Service (USPS) worker unloads packages from his truck. Mail service has been suspended in a Santa Monica neighborhood due to recent assaults on letter carriers

USPS spokeswoman Natashi Garvins confirmed there there have been three separate incidents in the area involving three separate letter carriers over the last several months, according to Fox News Digital.

'This is an unusual, but necessary step to protect our employees,' Garvins said before declining to go into further detail. 

However, only one assault has been officially reported to authorities, CBS News reported. 

Meanwhile, USPS has still been delivering packages in the neighborhood despite the notice, yet paper mail delivery has stopped, with residents having to pick up their mail in person at their local post office on 7th Street.

The intersection of 14th Street and Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica, where a mail carrier delivering mail was attacked by a resident with a broomstick

As of Monday, it remains unclear as to when the suspension will end. 

A Santa Monica Police Department spokeswoman told the outlet that the department first became aware of the USPS suspension of service on Saturday. 

The US Postal Inspection Service said it 'is aware of the recent reports of suspicious activity towards Postal Carriers in Santa Monica, California,' according to a statement provided to Fox News Digital. 

'Postal Inspectors are currently investigating the incidents and are unable to comment further at this time.'

'Postal Inspectors encourage anyone who observes suspicious activity involving US Mail to report it to local police and to Postal Inspectors at 1-877-876-2455.' 

The news comes after dozens of homeless people had to be removed from an encampment in nearby Downtown Los Angeles - after residents and business owners complained the area was blighted by crime ranging from sexual assault to open drug use, vandalism, fires and prostitution. 

During the week of April 2, total violent crimes in Greater Los Angeles increased seven percent, with robberies up over 17 percent and assaults up over four percent.

Crime where the suspect was listed as homeless has risen by 31 percent in Venice over the past year, according to police statistics, analyzed by NBC News . Homeless victims of crime rose by 83 percent in the same period

'We see fights almost daily. There is drug use out in the open, there is semi nudity as they urinate and defecate under a tree. We've had our bikes stolen, there's fires, there's needles everywhere, and the kids at the school are exposed to it all,' one resident said 

The homeless population has mushroomed in Venice. A count in 2014 showed only 175 people living rough. Five years later that figure stood at more than 1,200. But it is over the last few months that things have spiraled out of control

The cluster of around 30 remaining people were relocated from the Little Tokyo neighborhood, a few blocks from City Hall, in the latest of a series of clean-ups to move the homeless into temporary housing and confront the staggering level of homelessness in the City of Angels, where 94 percent of residents say the issue is a serious problem.

Sanitation staff worked into the night to clear debris left on the streets after volunteers helped move people and some of their belongings.

It is the second sweep of the Toriumi Plaza in recent weeks. Last month, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority relocated 55 people from the encampment into shelters, leaving just 25 to 30 people to house, FOX11.com reported City Councilman Kevin de León as saying.

Previous clean-ups have targeted the Echo Park and MacArthur Park areas.

In a recent poll conducted by the Los Angeles Times, the city's homelessness crisis was named the biggest concern among residents, ahead of housing affordability, or traffic, air quality and climate change.

New California Bill Would Mandate Four-Day Work Week For Companies with More than 500 Employees

 

Liberals are so lazy. Source: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/new-california-bill-mandate-four-day-work-week-companies-500-employees/

A new bill proposed by California assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) would mandate a four-day work week – 32 hours max – for companies with more than 500 employees.

Under AB-2932, the new work week would be 8 hours per day, 4 days a week and companies would have to pay overtime for employees who work more than 32 hours a week.

Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia argued that people will be more productive and will have a better work-life balance with a four-day work week.

Critics of the bill say it would cost businesses a lot of money and stunt job growth.

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