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Thread title needs to be changed. Trump Approval Higher Than Bush, Obama at this Time in Their Terms By David Strom Did you know that Trump is serving in his second term? You wouldn't, if you watch the way the news reports his poll numbers and how they compare them to the numbers for Bush, Obama, and Biden at "this point in their terms." It is true that Donald Trump is not serving two consecutive terms, but it is also true that Trump's second term is not at all comparable to a president still well into their honeymoon in their first term. Newly elected presidents get a lot of leeway that presidents serving their second term do not. https://hotair.com/david-strom/2025/06/04/trump-approval-higher-than-bush-obama-at-this-time-in-their-terms-n3803459

Well, now the board knows what to say when Jan 6 protests comes up.

How did the Boulder attack suspect have a Colorado license? KXRM-TV [Colorado Springs CO], by Norishka Pachot (COLORADO) — More details about the Boulder Pearl Street Mall suspect, 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, are surfacing days after the attack. Soliman, who lived in El Paso County, entered the U.S. in August 2022 on a B-2 tourist visa, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The visa is used for foreign tourists’ visits to the U.S. DHS further confirmed that the visa expired in February 2023. DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told AP News that Soliman filed for asylum in September 2022 and was granted work authorization in March 2023, which had also expired. On Monday, June 2, Congressman Jeff Crank reported that Soliman had received a Colorado-issued driver’s license in July 2024, a year after his visa had expired. “Instead of turning him over to ICE, Colorado lawmakers gave him a sanctuary pass,” Crank wrote via X (formerly known as Twitter). “Shocker.” FOX21 News reached out to the Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), which confirmed that Soliman had received a Colorado driver’s license. https://www.fox21news.com/top-stories/how-did-the-boulder-attack-suspect-have-a-colorado-license/

Wow ! UNANIMOUS decision. The tide is truly shifting.

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Russia-Ukraine war has caused 1.4 million military casualties. Of the 1 million Russian casualties, roughly 250,000 troops have been killed, while Ukraine has seen around 60-100,000 of its soldiers killed out of 250,000 casualties. It is difficult to calculate accurate casualty numbers since Russia often under-counts and Ukraine doesn’t report them. The study used figures from U.S. and UK government estimates and other sources. Russia has seized less than 1% of Ukrainian territory since 2024, with its forces in some places progressing just around 165 feet a day, according to the study. The country has also lost a third of its long-range bomber and surveillance fleets, nearly a third of its Black Sea fleet, and some of its top generals. Co-author of the CSIS study Seth Jones told The New York Times that Russia’s campaign is one of the slowest in modern history https://justthenews.com/world/russia-ukraine-war-has-caused-14-million-military-casualties-study

Voter ID law and election integrity should be top priority in new Congress. Voters want it, and with good reason. Glenn Harlan Reynolds Who are you? Who who, who who? I really wanna know. Okay, that’s from – appropriately enough – The Who, but it’s also a reasonable question to ask regarding voters. Elon Musk tweeted the below the other day: Now maybe this doesn’t mean anything. Perhaps opposition to voter ID is just an article of faith in blue states, and unsurprisingly they also vote blue. Maybe. But maybe not. Making voters show photo ID seems intuitively likely to reduce fraud, as it makes it harder for people to pretend to be someone else. Maybe it’s people pretending to be other voters to get another vote; maybe it’s people pretending to be voters who are dead or inactive in order to get another vote, but making people show a trustworthy photo ID when voting makes such fraud much more difficult. At any rate, the GOP should make a national photo ID requirement for federal elections a top priority in the next Congress. And it should go further. Seventy-four percent of European countries entirely ban absentee voting for citizens who reside domestically. Another 6% limit it to those hospitalized or in the military, and they require third-party verification and a photo voter ID. Another 15% require a photo ID for absentee voting. https://instapundit.substack.com/p/who-are-you-voter-id-law-and-election

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True. But they will continue, they have nothing else.

In four months, the Trump administration has seen more nationwide injunctions than the entirety of the 20th century, and more nationwide injunctions than Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden combined. This is not normal. This is not justice. This is an orchestrated campaign of judicial obstruction. As Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights, I was proud to lead a discussion on ways to rein in these abusive nationwide injunctions.

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It was so bad that they had to change it.

I want to address those of you who have anxieties about @US_FDA’s limited approval of a new mRNA COVID vaccine for high-risk populations. Moderna has agreed to a true placebo-controlled trial of the new vaccine, which is similar to the existing mRNA vaccine but uses a smaller protein. The FDA will monitor and collect data throughout the trial for every adverse outcome—not just a table list of expected outcomes. FDA will scrutinize every aspect of the trial. We will deliver on our promise to use gold standard science and common sense.

'Student' news. New... I can confirm that the FBI arrested a Chinese national within the United States who allegedly smuggled a dangerous biological pathogen into the country. The individual, Yunqing Jian, is alleged to have smuggled a dangerous fungus called "Fusarium graminearum," which is an agroterrorism agent, into the U.S. to research at the University of Michigan, where she works. This fungus can cause a disease called "head blight," a disease of wheat, barley, maize, and rice, causing significant health issues in both humans and livestock. It is responsible for billions of dollars in economic losses worldwide each year. Evidence also indicates Jian had expressed loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party and had received funding from the Chinese government for similar work on this pathogen in China. Jian’s boyfriend, Zunyong Liu — also charged in the complaint — works at a Chinese university where he conducts research on the same pathogen. Liu is alleged to have first lied, then admitted, to also smuggling Fusarium graminearum into America—through the Detroit Metropolitan Airport—so that he too could conduct research the University of Michigan. Both individuals have been charged with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the United States, false statements, and visa fraud. This case is a sobering reminder that the CCP is working around the clock to deploy operatives and researchers to infiltrate American institutions and target our food supply, which would have grave consequences... putting American lives and our economy at serious risk. Your FBI will continue working tirelessly to be on guard against it. Our @FBIDetroit team did excellent work in this case partnering with @CBP.

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