NEWJERSEY: Murphy spends tax money to subsidize or incentivize abortionists

Sunday, March 9, 2025

https://www.newsmax.com/us/incentive-budget-abortion/2025/02/28/id/1200846/

N.J. Gov. Seeks to Draw Abortionists to Garden State
By Nicole Weatherholtz | Friday, 28 February 2025 10:27 AM EST

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has included a $2 million incentive program in his new budget proposal to draw “reproductive healthcare providers” to the Garden State, according to Catholic News Agency.

Murphy’s remarks on the 2026 budget indicate the initiative was designed to appeal to abortion providers in pro-life states, saying the program would bring reproductive healthcare providers to New Jersey who have been “targeted by politicians elsewhere.”

“I will certainly never back down from defending women — and protecting their access to reproductive healthcare and, especially, their right to an abortion,” Murphy said on Tuesday. “Those folks in Washington can try and push their anti-choice agenda on us. But as long as I am governor, they will fail.”

With the 2026 budget, the governor declared that his administration was “going to make the largest investment into protecting reproductive rights in our state’s history by fully funding women’s healthcare.”

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As pro-life pro-choice little L libertarian I don’t understand why the Taxpayers of the Pepuls Republik of Nu Jerzee have to subsidize or incentivize that Phil Murphy calls “reproductive healthcare providers”.

There is a lot of emotion in this issue and personally I believe that “abortion” is a tricky topic.

Up to a certain point, the Gooferment should have no role in what should be a terrible decision that has to be made by a woman.  Perhaps guided by her doctor, her family, and her Church, she should be free to chose what she sees as “best”.  

At some point, the child gets the rights of a human being.  I don’t know what that point is: conception, 3 months, viability outside of the womb, 6 months, at birth, at some number of days after birth, when they can assert their rights, at 18, at 21.  As I said, I don’t know.

But I do know, that the Gooferment should not add to the fury.  “It’s all sound and fury, signifying nothing.”  Using Taxpayer money to attract more killing of human beings seems like a failure to understand the basic role of Gooferment: “Protect its citizens!”

No mater what age they are. 

It’s a topic best left to the people.  If Murphy wants, then let him pay out of his pocket; not mine.  Or start a GOFUNDME!

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NEWJERSEY: Time for some judges and prseecutors to be fired!

Monday, February 24, 2025

https://nj1015.com/violent-record-roman-romanovskiy-nj-man-charged-murder-lauren-saldana/?lh_aid=84349&lh_cid=7kirmfg475&di=a842a82fc065ea5c55c94d390ad9f7cd

NJ courts kept letting him go until mom of 4 was killed in front of her kids
Erin Vogt
Published: February 10, 2025

  • Lauren Saldana, 38, was strangled to death
  • The murder suspect has a long history of violence
  • Victim’s daughter now pursues justice

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Prosecutors and judges kept giving him new chances. And he kept returning to his girlfriend’s life.

It was a decades-long cycle of brutal violence and lenient justice that came to a head on Jan. 9 in South Brunswick when Roman Romanovskiy, not for the first time, placed his rage-filled hands around the neck of a woman, police said.

But this time, Lauren Saldana, 38, did not survive. This time, a 5-year-old boy witnessed the homicide of his mother by his father, just steps from his newborn brother.

This time, Romanovskiy, just seven months into a probationary term of four years for a seemingly unprovoked assault on two other people, was accused of the most heinous charge after a life of terrorizing others.

“This isn’t fair and was never supposed to happen,” Saldana’s oldest child said in a heartbreaking post on Facebook two days after her mother was killed. “I will fight for her memory and make sure justice is served for her 3 sons and myself, no matter what it takes.”

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OK, let’s start names and kicking asses. (Yeah, I said it.)

Sorry but this criminal was not some young first-time non-violent offender who deserved the benefit of the doubt or leniency.

Everyone involved should be publicly outed and scorned.

Judges should be impeach for poor judgement.  The attorneys involved should be censured. And any prosecutors, politicians and bureaucrats should be fired.

And, by the way, what was Roman Romanovskiy immigration and drug testing status?

Argh!

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NEWJERSEY: Wind and solar are “dumb”; natural gas and nuclear are more costeffective and don’t require the weather to cooperate

Monday, February 3, 2025

https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2025/01/trump-to-new-jersey-you-have-finally-won-your-war-on-stupidity.html?outputType=amp

U.S. News
Trump to New Jersey: ‘You have finally won your war on stupidity’
Published: Jan. 24, 2025, 11:25 a.m.

  • Trump cheers ‘war on stupidity’ victory with wind project halt
  • President Donald Trump praised a New Jersey congressman for his helping in drawing up an executive order halting permitting for new wind farm projects. 

By Robert Higgs, cleveland.com

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Thursday to praise a New Jersey congressman for helping draft an executive order in the “war on stupidity.”

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“These projects were terrible from the start, and this fight has been worth every effort—for America!” Van Drew said in a statement after Trump signed his executive order. “The executive order President Trump signed … to halt offshore wind projects includes much of the language we provided,” Van Drew said. “The president has always been a vocal critic of these disastrous scams, and we are grateful for his unwavering support.”

Trump’s order will require the interior secretary to review wind leasing and permitting practices for federal waters and lands, the order states. That assessment will consider the environmental impact of wind projects on wildlife, the economic costs associated with the intermittent generation of electricity and the effect of subsidies on the viability of the wind industry.

But the order reaches farther than what Van Drew proposed, including onshore wind projects, The Associated Press said. Trump has said wind turbines are horrible, only work with subsidies and are “many, many times” more expensive than natural gas.

Offshore wind is expensive, costing about $100 per megawatt hour for new projects connecting to the grid in 2028, the Energy Information Administration estimates. But onshore wind is one of the cheapest sources, at about $31 on average for new projects.

New natural gas plants are expected to produce electricity at nearly $43 per megawatt hour, the AP said, citing estimates. But natural gas power plants can be operated at any time throughout the day, unlike solar or wind.

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The idiocy of wind and solar is that it’s weather dependent and requires a duplicating infrastructure.  For niche use cases, it MIGHT make sense.  But as a large scale strategy, with the current state of technology, it makes NO sense.  Plus it seems like hail can destroy solar panels.   Never mind that the rare earth mining is an environmental and human (child) slavery of devastating effects.

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NEWJERSEY: Why are phones in schools a NJ State issue?

Friday, January 24, 2025

https://patch.com/new-jersey/southbrunswick/s/j3sj5/5-takeaways-from-gov-murphys-penultimate-state-of-the-state-address

5 Takeaways From Gov. Murphy’s Penultimate State Of The State Address

  • Murphy outlined his priorities to “run through the tape” in his final year in office. Here are some of the highlights:

Michelle Rotuno-Johnson, Patch Staff
Posted Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 4:24 pm ET | Updated Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 4:28 pm ET

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Education

As preschool expansion efforts continue around the state, Murphy said he would enact a new law requiring all districts to provide full-day kindergarten, to help set children “on a path to lifelong success.”

While most of the state’s school districts already offer a full-day kindergarten program, some families and children are being “left behind,” he said.

Speaking to the issue of youth mental health, Murphy said he would support a new proposal to ban cell phones from K-12 classrooms and help establish phone-free buildings.

“If you ask just about any educator, they will tell you that mobile devices are a distraction in the classroom,” he said. “They are fueling a rise in cyberbullying. And they are making it incredibly difficult for our kids, not only to learn, but to retain the substance of what they learn.”

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I fail to see why this is a state issue.  And, besides, it’s controversial.  

Parents and guardians give their children phones for a reason.  It’s reasonable to restrict their use during class time.  BUT, (and there is always a BIG butt), that doesn’t mean that the Gooferment should confiscate or technological prevent their use in parent – child communications.

As a tech guy, it’s very easy to kill web-surfing and interactive games during class time.  If you’re low tech, just have a rack of pigeon holes by the classroom door.  If the phone rings, allow the student to put it on speaker and talk to their adult.  (That should take care of that.)

Wasn’t there a recent school shooting that was reported by student with a phone from inside the incident?

Sorry, not a State-wide problem with a one size fits all solution that the Goofermentis famous for.  All because Governor Murphy wants to “run through the tape”!

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NEWJERSEY: “We”, the middle and working-class families, need to keep the politicians and bureaucrats focused on our priorities

Friday, January 17, 2025

https://nj1015.com/california-fire-disaster-wake-up-call-new-jersey-is-next-without-action/?lh_aid=84349&lh_cid=01rk6ndmqt&di=668253fd18d5308e2c5357c98b931ee1

California fire disaster wake-up call: New Jersey is next without action
Bill Spadea
Published: January 10, 2025

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The bottom line is that we need to keep the environmental wackos in check so that we are managing our forests, keeping our reservoirs filled and stopping overdevelopment, which has a negative impact on water pressure and infrastructure potentially making it much harder for firefighters to do their jobs.

The state needs to encourage and empower local fire departments to recruit young people into the departments and eliminate harmful mandates that keep recruiting down.

All firefighters, both volunteer and career, should receive free cancer screening and Chapter 78 pension reform should be struck down until overall insurance costs are brought down.

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Politicians in Trenton want to pit public workers against the private sector as if it’s us vs. them. What they have completely wrong is the “us” in the equation are all middle and working-class families, whether you’re working the public or private sector. The “them” in the equation are the back-room Trenton insiders who have been profiting on our backs for far too long. It is the real us vs. them and it’s time we hold them accountable and take back Trenton government for us.

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I think that Bill Spadea is absolutely correct about the “us vs. them”.  Too long we have allowed politicians and bureaucrats to pit us against each other.

In this particular case, the Pepuls Republik of Nu Jerzee can learn from the California fires without having to experience them personally.  Same as floods, let’s take “lessons learned” and transform them into positive actions.

We have fires here in New Jersey every year.  (Remember the Garden State Parkway being closed by smoke recently.)  Where is the plan to mitigate and control.

We have floods here in New Jersey every year.  (Remember the town named Bound Brook. It’s for a reason.)  Where is the plan for that.

We have an “insurance cancellation” problem here in New Jersey every year.  (Remember the various harror stories about being cancelled for a stained roof or dilapidated shed?). Where is our plan for eminent domaining properties that are repeatedly flooded?  Or no coverage to rebuild in disaster zones. And, certainly not rebuilding mansions at the shore repeatedly covered by flood insurance. How about state wide “insurance pools” run like credit unions?

Let’s not let the politicians and bureaucrats lull us back to sleep with vague promises only to be reawakened by disasters.

Argh!

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NEWJERSEY: We have to get tought on career criminals

Sunday, January 12, 2025

https://mybeachradio.com/ixp/385/p/2-serial-burglars-caught-robbing-new-jersey-homes-police-say/

2 serial burglars caught robbing New Jersey homes, police say
Rick Rickman
Published: January 7, 2025

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PERTH AMBOY — Police say they’ve connected a pair of New Jersey men to home break-ins across North and Central Jersey.

Mohammad Abdeljawad, 41, of North Bergen, and Elias Abreu, 38, of Jersey City, face burglary charges, the Paramus police said on Saturday.

Court records showed the recent charges were connected to Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, and Middlesex Counties.

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In 2012, Abreu was charged with burglary and was ultimately sentenced on a third-degree theft charge, according to state records.

Then in April 2020, he was arrested along with five other people — police accused the group of conspiring to steal packages from a Hoboken building and sell them.*** end quote ***

And what are their immigration statuses?

Why are they not in prison?

If they are “citizens”, were they born here?  If so, shame on us.  If not, their “citizenship” should be revoked and deported.  If they come back, emprison them then deport them. 

We have to get tought on career criminals!

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NEWJERSEY: Central Planners know best in “affordable housing construction” — not the Free Market!

Monday, January 6, 2025

https://nj1015.com/nj-is-forcing-affordable-housing-construction-and-towns-are-furious/?lh_aid=84349&lh_cid=31sphn37zz&di=e8a157adf7d40ab8ccfa69dbacb1a3f0

nj1015.com
Fury in NJ as state forces affordable housing construction
Rick Rickman Published: December 28, 2024

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In a bold and controversial move, New Jersey is forcing its municipalities to build thousands of new affordable housing units — and local leaders are pushing back.

The state’s latest mandate has some municipalities reeling, with mayors warning that the plan is asking too much and threatens to completely change the character of their communities.

Earlier in 2024, the state Department of Community Affairs released its first official list of affordable housing requirements for every municipality. This follows the passage of a new law that forces municipalities to comply with a constitutional obligation dating back decades.

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Aahhha, yes, the Pepuls Republik of Nu Jerzee kommissars have issued new diktats and you slaves will obey.

Sorry, but this sounds like it should be coming from North Korea or China; not the USA.

The fourth branch of Gooferment is the bureaucrats in the regulatory state.  Hence, the other branches can avoid blame by pointing at the out of control “regulators”.

Argh!

Sorry but does anyone think that these are “good ideas”.  The invisible hand of the marketplace provides what the people want.  If the politicians and bureaucrats would get out of the way, then we could have “utopia”.

The FED, the FHA – FREDDIE – FANNIE, and countless federal / state regulations make building “affordable housing” impossible.  Who in their right mind would get into the rental housing business?

Argh!

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NEWJERSEY: ZEF cars get an extra tax.in the Pepuls Republik of Nu Jerzee

Saturday, September 21, 2024

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NEWJERSEY: Why does the Pepuls Republik of Nu Jerzee have a “death tax”

Friday, September 20, 2024

https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/contact/share-your-opinion

TO: Bonnie Watson Coleman

I’m probating a small estate under 15k for my now deceased cousin … …

… … and you can’t believe what a giant hassle it is.

Why does NJ have a “death tax” in the first place?

Why don’t we have a threshold (i.e., 25k$, 100k$, 1M$) like the Federal or other States do?

My vote in the next election will be based on this. Yes, I can be a single issue voter. And, yes, l am a fat old white guy retired injineer who’s a poor old senior citizen on a fixed income who ALWAYS votes. And, I share my “recommendations” with any of my family and friends I connect with.

# – # – # – # – # 

Let’s see what I get in response and how quickly?

Any bets?

I’d say the over under on “no response by” Election Day is 50/50!

We will see.

And, I am really POed about the estate hoops.

Argh!

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NEWJERSEY: Count on Gooferment to screw up big time

Monday, August 12, 2024

https://longisland.news12.com/mayor-contractor-mistakenly-paves-over-park-avenue-drainage-pipes-in-hoboken?region=longisland&ICID=ref_fark

Officials spar over mistakes made regarding street repaving project

  • A street repaving project in Hoboken caused some controversy this week between local and county officials.

Matt Trapani and Amanda Eustice
Aug 7, 2024, 9:07 AM

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There is a lot of finger-pointing over a paving project in the city of Hoboken.

Mayor Ravi Bhalla says that the county paved over drainage pipes and impacted some sidewalks – but there is more to the story.

Hoboken resident David Radlin says there was never a time when he wasn’t concerned with flooding at his home on the 100 block of Park Avenue.

“It’s notorious for flooding, so obviously anything that goes on in the street I pay attention to,” Radlin says.

And he was paying extra attention when he noticed a construction company pave over his sump pump drain.

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Where was the on-site supervision?  Doesn’t take a PhD to recognize that something is just plain wrong.  And the home owner should have been screaming bloody blue murder until someone recognized the stupidity.

This should get the line painter, who painted over the dead squirrel, out of the Incompetence Hall of Fame replace by these folks.  At least the paint is temporary.

Argh!

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