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"...then it's political opponents..." ? One of the reasons Trump was re-elected (maybe the main reason) was because of the widely held belief the Biden DOJ (and the democrats generally before that) did exactly what it is you fear. That ship sailed a long time ago.

As I said, you're outraged at times, others, not so much. It's your emotional cycle.

I understand you are situationally outraged (currently on a 4 years on/4 years off cycle), but I'm not sure why you're attacking me here when we agree. As for how people think of me, here's your guy, skipping death camps and going right to incinerating a family of 10. Your response...Give me more Joe! https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/29/asia/afghanistan-kabul-evacuation-intl/index.html Ten members of one family – including seven children – are dead after a US drone strike targeting a vehicle in a residential neighborhood of Kabul, a relative of the dead told CNN. The US carried out what it called a defensive airstrike in Kabul, targeting a suspected ISIS-K suicide bomber who posed an “imminent” threat to the airport, US Central Command said Sunday. The Pentagon has said the strike resulted in secondary explosions, and those explosions may have been what killed the civilians. The youngest victims of Sunday’s airstrike were two 2-year-old girls, according to family members.

4th's list of fave "Begat" songs: "Begat of You" by Kelly Clarkson "Begat" by the Beatles "Begat the Night" by 10,000 Maniacs "Begat you Loved Me" by Celine Dion

Minions is your characterization, not mine. I’ll move past that for the sake of efficiency. I think the point of the SC is accountability (even when the decisions go against my preferred agenda, unlike most liberals). I also think significant legal questions exist as it relates to “facilitate” and the SC ruling on the judge potentially exceeding her authority. Sounds to me like the system is working.

It’s certainly possible. I think the Admin should follow the SC directive to the letter. At the same time, we have to recognize that El Salvador is a sovereign nation and may have their own way of handling this matter.

Ah, the Constitution is ignored fairly often, and these things work through the process. In the inevitable chaos of a failed immigration system that seems tailor made to encourage victimization, assault and trafficking, disagreements on how to fix the problem will arise. Mistakes will be made. Legal drama will unfold. I believe the Admin should follow the direction of the SC and perhaps that’s being negotiated behind the scenes, or the judge holding the admin in contempt will solve the problem. In the meantime, while posting about the challenges in this country—-looks like Team Canada has immigration T Rex arms again. https://www.tori.ng/news/298706/canada-rejects-asylum-claims-from-over-13000-niger.html https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-deports-more-people-predominantly-those-rejected-refugee-status-2025-02-26/

Thank you for writing this up. The Trump admin should work to bring him back to the extent possible. Upon his return, probably a good time to revisit how this long clusterf*ck of a process was able to occur. Seems to me we have a system that can be gamed to benefit gang members, or a system that sets up innocent people to be treated harshly by suggesting they are gang members. Either way, it’s a clusterf*ck.

Sure.

Oh, I thought when you said you didn't understand the nonsense about it being a "landslide", you didn't mean you understood it perfectly fine. I don't know anything about your relationship with your leader, but it sounds unhealthy to me to trust anyone to that degree. I think that terms like "landslide" are used conversationally and most normal people don't hear "landslide" when used politically, immediately run to a dictionary, compare usage to meaning, and walk away thinking "cult". They might agree, or disagree, or not care a whit, but beyond that, who cares?

You don't understand the use of the word "landslide", therefore people that use that term are in a cult (or exhibit cult-like tendencies)? I thought it sounded a little extreme at first, but when I worked through it, yeah, the light bulb went on.

In order (and stay with me because you put the time in with some good ones over the past few days): No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Thank you.

I'll try an easy one. One of our resident attorneys and lefty-leaners, The Frankish, Esq, has opined that the former president/vp was acting illegally. We also know that administration sidestepped the constitution, which in my mind equates to defying the rule of law. Did we have a Republic then?

We all live in reality, Frank, and I just asked a question about how you dealt with the realities of Biden's illegal actions, Kamala's ascension and the like. As far as I can see, it maybe tweaked your moral compass, but when all was said and done you were kinda down with it all. If the subjective concern is the point, fine--you feel Biden was less worse than Trump. I just didn't see that as you standing against the tide..or you as the only person in the nation thinking for himself.

You voted for a candidate who was integral to an admin that engaged in illegal activity by the standards you established. I understand you held your nose, I understand you did so unwillingly, perhaps with hesitation in your heart, and understand that you likely would have voted for Biden given the choice. In addition, a vote for Biden in 2020 reveals a complicity in his future illegal activity (and really, his past illegal activity for removing classified material). I may well have voted for another player had I been given the choice. I'd think lots of people would say the same thing. You're in the mosh pit like everyone else.

Exactly. You voted for the #2 person in spite of acknowledgement of illegal activity on her watch that apparently somewhat less offensive to you than the other option—and you’re a classically trained legal eagle who probably should hold himself to higher standards than everyone else in the crowd. At least in my case, I’m just a simple kid trying to get through life with a mischievous smile and using a screen name of a band from the 1970s. Get out of in front of the huddled masses. Be the light, Frank.

I have to be very careful when referencing certain entertainers with 4th based on my interaction with him yesterday. He gets turned around a bit. It’s quite possible he will think (the living) George Benson is (the fictional) George Jefferson, played magnificently by (the deceased) Sherman Hemsley. That said, for George Benson, we can give him the night.

Agreed. I wonder if those who feel compelled by music to rage against the machine see any irony in the corporate sponsorship by AmEx and other conglomerates, or consider that the message is delivered by incredibly wealthy people with the collective ability to give away hundreds of millions of dollars today (and still live quite comfortably in the upper 1%). Or, if they stop to consider the enormous damage to the climate wrought so they can listen to their favorite artist in person p, though often with 52,000 fellow climate vandals directly in front of them.

Whitney Houston offered that learning to love oneself is the greatest gift of all. I hope today is your Christmas.

That’s a reasonable concern given the cyclical nature of politics, and I wouldn’t bet against it. If Trump can show progress on the economy and continue to deal with waste/fraud/abuse in govt, move forward on the illegal immigration issue, we probably push on. Still, the race changes when someone becomes the front runner, and Sanders background offers plenty to talk about.

My assumption is that @B-Man would make one homely school girl regardless of where he went to school.

How did this moral indignation play out during the run up to the election of 2024, Frank? Were you active in politicking against Biden, and later Harris? Abstain from voting in protest?

Amazing, wonderful people and about as mainstream as you can get. I’m glad to hear your experience is the same.

Fergs is one of the odder ducks in the PPP pond to be sure.

Yes, as I said, Prince William looks taller. I don’t know what Wills weighs, but subjectively he looks thinner in the photo that was shared. It’s weird you have absolutely clarity on his height, but are gobsmacked when it comes to his weight. If you figure it out, circle back but by then maybe no one is interested. As for you wasting your own time, well, I have no control over that, lad. That’s 100% on you, and seems kind of foolish on your part. I mean, I’ll try to help you: 4th, if you reply to this post, you’re embarrassing yourself, so please, have some self-respect.