All_Pro_Bills

An important factor with any medical procedure is disclosure of risks and patient consent. You could effectively argue neither requirement was met regarding the vaccines. And in the case of gender reassignment procedures and surgeries these risk and disclosure requirements can likely be met with adult patients but I seriously doubt children have developed the mental capabilities necessary to understand and conceptualize risks and consequences in the future for actions in the present. I've said it before. Why do adults have an obsession to rush children into a life altering irreversible decision? My dad used to say when you my big decisions with emotion you usually end up regretting it. And clearly this is an emotionally driven decision. Think first

All these arguments about how nothing can be cut remind me of my crazy sister-in-law when confronted by the fact she could no longer afford to live her previous lifestyle refused to acknowledge the reality she couldn't keep spending like a drunken sailor on shore leave. In the case of the US debt the government is the crazy sister-in-law. But that's the premise behind never ending debt and deficit accumulation. We can't cut anything because somebody will suffer but heaven forbid Americans that comprise 5% of the world's population but consume 25% of its output, and have the highest debt levels in the world should ever be forced to live within their means. Be sure soon enough it will happen but when it does it won't be voluntary or painless.

Like the rule of first impressions, most people remember initial inaccurate news stories but nothing about corrections or retractions and certainly nobody pays attention to downward adjustments in previous month's BLS job numbers.

January (minus 32K) and February (minus 78K) also revised lower along with March (minus 71K). But the interesting story is the actual jobs number has exceeded the consensus estimate for 13 straight months. That's a statistical outlier equivalent of going to the casino and leaving a winner 13 straight visits or flipping a coin and having it come up heads every time.

Still unexplained is the obsession of these medical "professionals" with children. If an adult with the necessary maturity and self-awareness decides to make a decision for themselves that is their choice. And nobody should interfere. But this obsession with kids is psychotic. And in many ways malicious.

That's' a fine position to take but it also ignores the cost and consequences to the citizens who bankroll your generosity.

So you're saying there's no incremental increase in social support costs from to Biden's open border policy? Now that's BS.

What we don't need is more and more people depending on social programs for support. Which is what we're getting. Proof positive being cities saying they don't have the resources to cope with more and more immigrants. And those are just the places we know of because where and in what numbers the administration is shipping people in the middle of the night under top secret circumstances is unknown. But don't ask.

Well, if I was a White House press correspondent employed by a free and independent media outlet assigned to cover these WH press briefings I'd take the hour or two I waste here and either go out for a long lunch break or take a nap because that's a better use of my time than sitting through these ball-washing sessions and then constantly asking questions which the WHPS can never answer. She has no intellectual capacity to do the job and has to be the most uninformed person in the country.

Since 70% of the US economy depends on consumer spending the effect over time will be large. Previous job automation cycles hurt factory workers as robotics were employed in repetitive manufacturing and assembly tasks. From what I've read many white collar, low and middle management tasks, will be taken over by AI applications. Which means the middle class will not escape this next wave of automaton of work functions. The problem this creates for workers is obvious but it also creates issues for providers of goods and services because robots and AI applications don't buy what they sell.

I think the government managed by both major parties will keep borrowing and spending as much money as they can until there's a debt crisis which results in a default either 1) outright bankruptcy or through 2) inflating the debt away. Currently, they're operating under option 2. Its all supported by an international system of finance centered on the use of the US dollar. With lots of countries moving away from holding dollar reserves and using it in trade settlement the ability to run these deficits will disappear. That's happening at a pretty fast pace. Here's a link to some interesting data on deficits and debt. https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-deficit/#us-deficit-by-year

Thankfully their understanding of DEI concepts, terminology, and methods will provide a foundation for future success!

As an example, an NEAP Report card on US 8th graders grasp of history reveals only 13% have a satisfactory level of proficiency. That might help explain how easily those attempting to re-write past events have been so successful at duping the public. 13% is sadly pathetic.

I've followed the nuclear industry for over 20 years as a potential investment opportunity. And along the way I've heard glowing stories from lots of experts and promotors about how plants will be built and uranium demand will follow. Sadly, all of the activity has been on the decommissioning side and environmentalist have killed the domestic uranium mining industry. Leading suppliers Kazakhstan and Canada. While I agree using nuclear power for base load applications makes sense when are we as a nation getting started on the plan? It takes maybe 12 to 15 years from concept to operations to bring a reactor online. The clocks ticking and nothing much is happening. It's now or never or we'll be facing an electric generation shortfall disaster without natgas and coal.

My observation is conspiracy theories of many shapes and sizes arise when "the story" inexplicably is contradicted by some set of facts or there is an unwillingness of "officials" and "experts" to address questions and inconsistencies in the story that are both logical and reasonable. But in the case of the gas stove ban story it was never a conspiracy. It was true. The conspiracy was generated by people denying there was an initiative to ban gas stoves. Not the people that concluded a ban was being entertained. They were correct. I'd also suggest its correct to expect this will do absolutely nothing to positively impact the amount of carbon emission produced. The conspiracy I see in the Climate movement is a mistaken belief that renewables and some unknown magical materials are going to replace all the energy output and petrochemical sourced materials like plastics derived of fossil fuels. I think that's fantasy. Like it or not, accept it or not, believe it or not, the future path these politicians are leading us down is a lower standard of living for the peasants. Unless somebody has a warp drive engine in their basement?

Sadly, these wimps and weaklings have been trained and conditioned to fold under pressure at the first sign of trouble. In this case the big bad professor scheduled to speak in an academic setting where things they don't want to hear will hurt their sensitive feelings. All at once they can shout, "I want my mommy"!

The story of this high risk, low probability of success mission sounds totally implausible.

I think it can be looked at other ways too. Many see a small but vocal fringe sub-culture attempting to impose their cultural and social norms on the entire society that follows a different set of social rules. Truthfully, look at the norms and customs of trans culture and tell me a society based on those norms and customs is going to stand up to the Russians and Chinese. These are damaged and fragile people but their also free to pursue their own course. But as a standard for any culture its a losing proposition.

That's seems like a reasonable position but my understanding is literature being "banned" is based on it being accessible by children and not on the basis or belief its unsuitable for adults. Correct me if I'm wrong. I also don't see this as a "MAGA" specific issue. Parents of children across the political landscape don't want their children exposed to adult and sexually explicit materials. That seems reasonable too. Saying its MAGA sounds like an attempt to marginalize objections.

Everyone has their obsession. Why are self-identifying progressives obsessed with sexualizing somebody else's young children and then presenting adults that drive and support this obsession as victims while automatically demonizing people objecting whenever there's any push back?

What I marvel over is the effectiveness and depth of the network of graters and con artists surrounding the President that provide cover. If a system with a government accountable to its citizens and a free and independent press existed this ruse would not be allowed to continue. Sadly, shielding a weak and ineffective President from the reality fools neither our friends or enemies. And as most ignore the truth and play politics our country grows weaker and weaker both domestically and internationally.

The squirrels in my backyard are smarter than Kamala. For one, they know when a nut is close by. Hint: the nut is Joe.

Check the calendar. It's May 1st, not April 1st.

Given actual death count my common sense says I'll take my chances living in Cheyene Wyoming vs. the South Bronx.

If McDermott plans on utilizing a more traditional 4-3-4 base defense vs. the 4-2-5 nickel the team has employed, then the Williams pick might make sense. An athletic and fast sideline to sideline outside linebacker that could be an occasional and effective blitz option that could immediately start opposite Milano with a more physical MLB between the two. But there isn't a decent MLB option on the roster and the scheme and play calling approaches of the HC/DC for the 2023 season aren't publicly known. Otherwise, I voted Noah Sewell simply because he's a bigger and more physical option all things the same as last year. Williams projects as a special teams player and a backup OLB. With a limited number of picks getting a player that has a high potential to be a starter is a mandatory and unless there's some scheme change planned the pick looks like a swing and a miss to me.