Taro T
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4 hours ago, Doc Brown said:
The truth is usually the funniest. He's trying to expose the excessive waste in our federal government that we pay for in taxes. How is that a bad thing? But because he's associated with Trump we should burn Tesla's. That'll show him.
Still find it hilariously ironic that these same people that burn Teslas, releasing untold amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere, are pretty much all climate change warriors. There's too much CO2 in the atmosphere and it is an EXISTENTIAL CRISIS and we must do EVERYTHING in our power to reduce the CO2 in the atmosphere except when our own inner demons would like to see something burn. The CO2 released from those actions have absolutely NOTHING to do with the CO2 that causes global warming. (Won't even get into how the release of toxic substances into the atmosphere from burning (the combustible portions) of cars might also be detrimental to the environmentalists causes.)
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21 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:
I don't but if it were a case the Atlantic or the NYT were interested in, they'd find out. public record, right? most of these
magabotreporters just print what they're told to. And ptrofit handsomely.FTFY.
Truly don't see how you can honestly say, as Jake Tapper and his buddy are making their mia culpa tour for the ENTIRE "mainstream" press corps, that the vast majority of ALL reporters on the national stage DON'T simply print or say what they're told to do.
Get to the primary source whether the conduit happens to be progressive, conservative, "mainstream," "alternative," or what have you. And if you can't, well take it all with a grain of salt but true your own observations when you are provided enough primary source info to be able to make them.
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4 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
It's 2025 and we only recently received all the data associated with an assassination that took place in 1963. It was several years before concrete evidence was produced to show that the Obama admin and CIA were fully briefed that the Clinton campaign was up to no good with Christopher Steele, a fact Obama could have shared at the very beginning of the hubub about Russia meddling in the elections. Joe Biden had classified documents in his possession for what seems like decades, and was sharing intel with an individual without clearance and we only found out after Trump's house was raided.
I have no idea who did what, who got arrested or who didn't. You don't either. I am absolutely willing to see how it all plays out with transparency. You should want the same thing.
To the bolded, winner winner chicken dinner. Regardless of who one supports or doesn't, we should ALL want that.
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1 hour ago, K D said:
He quit! I can't believe he left exactly when he said he was before he even started. Crazy stuff. What's next? Is he going to continue bettering humanity and getting us to Mars thus ensuring humanity extends our consciousness to the stars? That sonuvabitch!!! I can't believe he's doing what he said he was going to do 😡
Well, in fairness, it's been a long time since any of the left's favorite party's politicians have done that. They might've forgotten that it can still happen. 😉
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15 minutes ago, LDD said:
Correct and the standard for free speech is that you're not charged with a crime and thrown in jail because your speech is being held against you. Freedom of speech does not mean "freedom from consequences". It is well within the sovereign rights of a country or a business owner to act upon what is being said.
So, being kept out of the country you are a citizen (2 of the journalists are apparently German citiizens) of because you've exercised what should be a universal freedom of speech, is a perfectly acceptable "consequence" of speaking freely? And if citizens aren't allowed to return to their country then there really shouldn't be any problem with exiling citizens for speaking freely in a manner that particular place's leaders don't agree with, right?
And if, as a citizen, your bank account can be frozen because you've exercised your right to free speech, why stop just there? Why not have their property and possessions confiscated as well?
You honestly don't see any problems with this?
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12 minutes ago, BillsFanNC said:
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So tired of the endless preambles to these things. You really don't need to say "we're doing something about this and we'll tell you just what it is soon." Stfu until you are actually ready to release whatever it is you've found and then when you get to that point, simply release it.
You aren't drumming up interest for this summer's biggest blockbuster movie. You're telling peope what actually happened over 4 years ago. Oh, and btw, when you do tell us what you've found out, release the documents you used to reach your conclusions in as unredacted a form as is possible. (Don't put anybody's SSN in the release, but that should be about the only thing we don't get to find out.)
And IF there were crimes committed by those in the FBI and elsewhere, presuming the statute of limitations hasn't run out already, bring arrest warrants at the same time. And if the statute of limitations has run out, well name names and put the info out into the public. And if there were no crimes committed by those in government at that time, make that known too.
But enough of the hype. Show us what you've come up with. Don't just tell us about how amazing it is.
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1 hour ago, Doc said:
What a clown. When the media lied about the mental competency of the President and censored those who pointed it out, and allowed a cadre of unelected people to run the Government from the shadows, our sacred rule of law was under attack, freedom of speech was under attack and journalists and Universities who facilitated it deserve to be under attack.
Decrying redefining words, decrying censorship, decrying vilifying those that you politically disagree with. Interesting.
Didn't hear him say 1 single word against any of it the past 4 years. Absolutely, these are things that people should be wary of. But, he's perfectly fine with it when it's his side doing it. And am old enough to remember when journalists weren't supposed to take sides; they were merely supposed to side with the truth and then let the chips fall where they may.
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1 hour ago, BillsFanNC said:
This one will surely get the tired Quack X emoji.
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Well, guess he showed you. He gave it the laugh emoji instead of the x.
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4 hours ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:
i don't stand for any of these nor do any progressives I know. re 5, we know why. people are angry and resentful often due to financial distress. Most Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. It appears we've reached our standard of living peak and are on the downslope. It doesn't look to me that's going to change regardless of party.
You don't stand for those things, nor do you know any progressives that stand for those things, but you continually vote for people that DO support those things. You honestly don't see how you defacto support them?
2 hours ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:Did we reach white men? Nope. As I said many are angry and resentful for financial reasons for which there isn't an easy answer other than lying to them. sadly, for the country, one is a growing demographic and one is shrinking.
Conversely, how do you think affluent, college educated voters are reacting to attacks on Harvard, NPR/PBS? I suppose, by the numbers, it's better to appeal to the former than the latter...
Your party didn't reach white men, non-elderly white women, Latinos in the country legally, and young people and also lost ground among blacks and other groups. Continue, as your party seems determined to do, to view the D's problem in the last 3 elections as only being a "we don't reach white men" problem and you will end up with either President Vance or President Rubio in 4 years.
Funny how you're fine with politicians lying to the populace. Because the continued lying by your favorite party's politicians and the cover run for them by the established media is a BIG part of why your favorite party has problems with all those groups listed above.
How do college educated voters react to attacks on NPR/PBS? Depends upon whether they're of a libertarian bent or more satisified with authoritarianism. Those with a libertarian bent don't necessarily see a reason for the government to be providing TV and radio and the beaurocracy's take on daily events when there are literally hundreds if not thousands of sources available to everyone. (The media landscape has changed quite a bit since 1970.) Of course, the authoritarians would like for the "dangerous" and "fake news" sources to be silenced so only approved "good" sources will be heard. You know, like cancelling the voices of anyone who dared to say 46 was turning into a kumquat before our eyes as opposed to those heroic noble voices telling you not to believe your lying eyes and ears but to rather trust them as they saw him nearly daily and knew he was sharp as a tack.
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1 hour ago, BillsFanNC said:
Yes please. More!
Somebody's political challengers have just come up with the knock out punch of campaign ads. Really, how did you decide it was a good idea to say on camera that you represent this guy?
Pretty sure all your challengers will say they represent the citizens that no longer have to worry about getting harmed by him. Citizens such as his wife and kids for starters.
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1 hour ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:
it was the correct thing to do based on the science available. it saved millions of lives. how much is that worth to you?
NYS was STILL forcing university students to get double boostered to enroll/attend classes in the summer of 2022. Queen Hochul rescinded that order about a week after classes started. THAT BS didn't save a SINGLE life but instead may have taken several.
What was done to kids in the name of "science" is absolutely reprehensible.
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31 minutes ago, BillsFanNC said:
Gee, the network that brought us Dateline and exploding gas tanks (well, of course they explode when you rig them with explosives and put those in front of your cameras) is still at it? Shocked. Absolutely shocked. (Well, maybe not exactly shocked.)
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1 hour ago, stevestojan said:
We certainly disagree on him turning the country around, you’re right. But that’s the politics part. The part we’re supposed to be talking about here. And be makes it so easy to dismiss anything positive he’s done because he acts like a spoiled 7th grade doofus daily.
But I appreciate both your and @JDHillFan’s reply here.
Basically, you know he has personality flaws (I’m being nice to have a civil conversation) because you feel he’s SUCH a good POTUS, the antics are worth it. Fine, maybe I’ll stop calling him your deity. But just you two, to start. 🙂
I’d still disagree with most of his policies if he acted like an adult, but the phone book long list of embarrassing things he does and says makes me truly baffled that the GOP couldn’t find an adult to do the job (remember, I think Biden stunk too).
Ok, back to the RFK thread. This being civil feels weird.
You have to understand, the GOP didn't want him any more than the D's did. But their rank and file DID want him. And after 4 years of hearing every day how he was going to destroy the country and cause WWIII during his 1st term, with neither actually occurring and after 4 years of watching the world burn during 46's term with inflation and illegal immigration running wild and his VP saying literally "nope, wouldn't change a single policy" independents held their noses and voted for him too.
The GOP would MUCH rather have had a Romney or Jeb Bush as the president, but they didn't get their way either.
And yes, his over the top NYC trash talking is beyond cringe way too often. And totally don't get his tariff centric economic policy. But his foreign policy is leaps and bounds better than what the D's have been putting forth for the past decade or so. And that fact that he believes we should actually have borders is also leaps and bounds better than anything the D's have put forth in at least the last decade.
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1 hour ago, Roundybout said:
They’re not being killed for being white, they’re being killed for owning land.
Apartheid did immeasurable damage to South Africa. The BEE program has been a complete mess and doesn’t help. The pendulum swung back too far the other way.
Oh, in that case, their oppressors should simply carry on. 😒
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7 minutes ago, B-Man said:
Joe Biden was diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also known as an enlarged prostate, in 2019.
BPH is a common condition in older men where the prostate gland enlarges, potentially causing urinary problems.
Biden's BPH was initially treated with medication and later with surgery.
But they insist that his last PSA was back in 2014
Either lying or medical malpractice.
Why not both. It IS on brand.
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22 hours ago, Niagara Bill said:
I believe a good candidate would have beat trump.
Had to be non woke
Had to denounce the extreme left
Had to propose stopping illegals
Could have denounced sanctuary cities
And in the end 10% or perhaps 15% of the pop who feared trump or detested his lies would not have voted for him.
Finding that candidate...difficult...Rahm Emanuel, maybe.
So, you're saying if the D's ran an R they might've won. Interesting theory.
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17 minutes ago, Doc said:
Yeah, if he had been some Joe Schmo, this could have happened. The POTUS? No chance.
THE person with the singularly BEST medical team in the entire world available to him 24-7 and somehow they missed his having prostate cancer for a few years. Yeah, not buyin' it.
Wish him well in his battle, but we are not getting anywhere close to the whole story on this.
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2 hours ago, K D said:
Reality check - The Dems will be remembered as liars. Nobody believes anything they say. They will lose again in 2028. They could have been normal but they went weird. It's not Trump's fault. They have nobody to blame but themselves.
How can you say "NOBODY (emphasis mine) believes anything they say" when every single day you are responding to at least a handful of people here that profess they believe what D's say?
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39 minutes ago, muppy said:
I will keep you posted and the end result will be a welcome answer either way, ya know?
Otherwise as far as PPP is concerned . What else can a sane person do besides wait an see what the future brings. We changed our financials to bonds well before this because of having fears of what might happen. and here we are
Lord Have Mercy.
I thought you were a non believer my bad. I appreciate it.
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Good luck w/ it.
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23 hours ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
Thanks Frank, pretty sensible write up.
Btw, for those counting, this would be our 4th liberal gov/ag involved in illegal/unseemly behavior. Sptizy goes down. Scheneiderman had heavy hands with the ladies. Cuomo does Cuomo things. Letitia says no one is above the law except her.
You forgot Patterson. (Who, by NYS Governor standards, actually did a good job as Governor.)
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8 minutes ago, Niagara Bill said:
Let's see if trump can let go, or does he have ulterior motives. My guess is there is more to his direction.
Pretty sure 47 found out the resistance to his rightful and glorious annexation of the 51st state was being formulated ENTIRELY at Harvard U and that is the REAL reason he's coming after them so hard. 😒
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32 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:
McCarthy points out, for one, that there is a negotiated agreement between the U.S. and El Salvador in which the U.S. ultimately has control over these detainees.
Plus, as understood for years, we would need a formal request from Rubio to his Salvadoran counterpart that Abrego be transferred to U.S. custody for transport back to the U.S. I don't think there's been any such request. A simple matter for Trump, sitting next to Bukele, to say "in the interest of continued good relations, and to ensure compliance with our Supreme Court, we respectfully request that Abrego be transferred to U.S. custody as soon as practicable."
Trump and Miller and Bondi are playing games here, obviously with Bukele's help. They should be taking the order seriously, and using their best efforts to make not just logistical but legal arrangements to make the transfer happen as soon as reasonably practicable. I actually believe Bondi's response should subject her to sanctions and possible attorney disciplinary proceedings. It is literally unheard of.
So, in other words, no, you won't give what you claim is the definition of "facilitate" under "the art of immigration law."
And, btw, 47 asking for him to be released into US custody, is effectively pretty d*mn near the same thing as saying we'll have a plane ready to take him back. Which was already suggested as the definition of (or more precisely an example of) "facilitate" upthread.
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3 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:
Please read Andrew McCarthy's article in the National Review (link above).
He's worked on prisoner return cases. So have I.
Read his article. In a couple of places he states that the US must "facilitate his return." At no point in the article was it readily apparent HOW "faciiltate" is being defined. So, why don't you be a mensch and give us the definition from "the art of immigration law."
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10 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:
I'm telling you that it is a term of art in immigration law that is not necessarily limited to the dictionary definition.
So, why don't you tell us what this "term of art in immigration law" means?
The One, Big, Beautiful tax bill - that kills the poor and pays the rich
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Yet another way still to look at it is "minimum wage" is SUPPOSED to be for those entering the labor market or those simply supplementing their other income sources. Those jobs are not meant to be careers nor for raising families. The taxpayer isn't subsidizing the HS student working to have money to afford a car and to find out just why he/she wants to go on to college nor the SS recipient that wants to be able to work part time for whatever reason(s) that usually aren't related to being able to avoid having to have dog food on the table.
Yes, there are those that aren't in those starting out / supplementing categories that need miminum wage jobs. And many of them fall into the categories of individuals you mention above. And absolutely those are the people that SNAP is tailor made to help.
The question(s) to be answered is how do you get those that are mulitgenerationally in the welfare system out of it. And personally believe that starts by fixing the educational system particularly in inner cities and impoverished rural areas and also by incentivizing rather than penalizing two parent families. Realizing there is no overnight fix to issues that have engulfed at least 60 years worth of people growing up in that same situation.