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Israel and Iran
Trump_is_Mentally_fit replied to Trump_is_Mentally_fit's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Indiscriminate? Ya @Irv This make you happy? https://www.cnn.com/gaza-israel-big-bombs/index.html In the first month of its war in Gaza, Israel dropped hundreds of massive bombs, many of them capable of killing or wounding people more than 1,000 feet away, analysis by CNN and artificial intelligence company Synthetaic suggests. Satellite imagery from those early days of the war reveals more than 500 impact craters over 12 meters (40 feet) in diameter, consistent with those left behind by 2,000-pound bombs. Those are four times heavier than the largest bombs the United States dropped on ISIS in Mosul, Iraq, during the war against the extremist group there. Weapons and warfare experts blame the extensive use of heavy munitions such as the 2,000-pound bomb for the soaring death toll. The population of Gaza is packed together much more tightly than almost anywhere else on earth, so the use of such heavy munitions has a profound effect. “The use of 2,000-pound bombs in an area as densely populated as Gaza means it will take decades for communities to recover,” said John Chappell, advocacy and legal fellow at CIVIC, a DC-based group focused on minimizing civilian harm in conflict. -
https://www.wsj.com/economy/what-to-watch-in-fridays-spending-report-inflation-closing-in-on-feds-target-0778037d Inflation retreated further in November, and consumer spending rose, another indication the U.S. economy can avoid a recession while bringing prices under control. The personal consumption expenditures price index fell 0.1% in November from the previous month, the first decline since April 2020. It was up 2.6% on the year. Excluding food and energy prices, the index was up 0.1% on the month, same as in October. On the year, core inflation was up 3.2% in November, down from 3.4%. The Federal Reserve targets 2% annual inflation using the PCE price index. On a six-month annualized basis, core inflation eased to 1.9%, suggesting the Fed is well on its way to reaching the target. Consumer spending, meanwhile, was up 0.2% on the month in November, down from 0.1% in October. Overall personal income was up 0.4%, down from 0.3% in October, a sign of confidence in the economy on the part of American households.
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https://www.newsweek.com/trump-election-michigan-ronna-mcdaniel-1854814 Alongside an extract of the code, he wrote: "It seems like Ronna McDaniel could be in some trouble in Michigan and Donald Trump may be facing a fifth set of charges. A promise was offered in exchange for an official act unlike in Georgia where the preferred method appears to have been limited to browbeating state officials." "The real issue is whether providing a lawyer is a 'valuable thing,'" he added. "On the one hand, it isn't the kind of thing that we typically would consider as being offered as a bribe. On the other hand, it is a materially valuable thing offered in exchange for an corrupt official act." He continued: "If we think of bribery statues as criminalizing the offering/accepting of goods that are enriching or personally benefiting the public official, then dangling an attorney falls outside that prohibition. But the terms of this statute aren't so limited. Be curious to see caselaw..."
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Soft on CRIME---> Republicans
Trump_is_Mentally_fit replied to BillStime's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/21/crime-decrease/ Crime, which spiked during the coronavirus pandemic, has dropped — fast. The results represent evidence that despite perceptions that crime is “soaring,” the end of the pandemic has seen violent crime plunge. Additional money for police departments supplied through the American Rescue Plan Act might have helped. (The administration has asked for $35 billion more for the Safer America Plan to address crime-fighting and the root causes of crime.) In late October, the FBI reported, “The FBI’s crime statistics estimates for 2022 show that national violent crime decreased an estimated 1.7% in 2022 compared to 2021 estimates.” As NPR pointed out, though property crime increased from 2021, data showed that “the homicide rate fell significantly last year, by slightly more than 6% compared with 2021.” Overall, violent crime, including rape and aggravated assault, also dropped from 2021. However, we now have strong evidence the trend has continued in 2023. The FBI’s crime tracker for the first three quarters of 2023, compared with the same period in 2022, shows violent crime down 8 percent and property crime down 6 percent, NBC News reported, using analysis from criminologist Jeff Asher. Rape was down nearly 15 percent, and robbery dropped roughly 9 percent. The only exception to the positive trend was car thefts, which were up about 10 percent. To put the numbers in perspective, even a 4 percent drop in violent crime “would lead to the lowest violent crime rate nationally since 1969.” (If the rate of decline in property crime holds up, that rate would be the lowest since 1961.) At the very least, we know violent and property crime dropped, with the final data available next year. Why the big drop? The answer might rest with why it spiked. We know what didn’t cause the spike. The Brennan Center found, “Despite politicized claims that this rise was the result of criminal justice reform in liberal-leaning jurisdictions, murders rose roughly equally in cities run by Republicans and cities run by Democrats.” So local policing policies likely played no role. Part of the explanation might have been glitches in reporting, but in truth, “attempting to isolate a single factor to explain crime trends, especially during a once-in-a-century global pandemic, would be a mistake.” -
Israel and Iran
Trump_is_Mentally_fit replied to Trump_is_Mentally_fit's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
You won't get an argument from me if we attack those terrorists. But doing due diligence prior to that is prudent. **** https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-b-12-21-23/index.html President Joe Biden said the US is still working through whether to support a UN Security Council resolution that calls for a halt in Gaza hostilities to allow more aid into the enclave after a vote on the matter was pushed to Thursday. -
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Trump_is_Mentally_fit replied to dubs's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Luckily, a lot of dumb people have bull sh itters like you to "simplify" and distort issues. -
Thomas Sowell - Quote of the Day
Trump_is_Mentally_fit replied to dubs's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
So the law does not apply to Trump, is that right? Seig heil, Nazi dude -
Thomas Sowell - Quote of the Day
Trump_is_Mentally_fit replied to dubs's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Like Trump? You guys don't want Trump held responsible for trying to injure our government (which you hate) Do you? Practice what you preach buddy.