Andy1
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Mamdani seems to be the NYC Dems selection in response to continuing cost of living increases. Same forces brought Trump back to office. Will be interesting to see if his flavor of politics expands in the party outside of NYC. Voters don’t seem to care about political experience, as long as they like the message. Trump will probably try to punish Mamdani/NYC since he hates when anyone else gets the media cameras.
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So if this is about drug cartels, why is Trump focused on Venezuela instead of Columbia or Mexico? I thought those two nations were most responsible for the drugs entering USA.
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20 minutes ago, JFKjr said:
Ever wonder why he has the Finger Lakes tattooed on his back?
Fake.
His phone isn’t showing his face.
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1 hour ago, sherpa said:
I saw a news story the other day that 33 counties in Eastern Oregon have given favorable consideration to secede from Oregon to Idaho, and 13 of those have passed items to look into it formally.
Their view is that they have no representation in the Oregon state gov.
Agree. And same for much of America on one side or the other. Just another example of why gerrymandering is at the root of the political dysfunction in the country. If politicians are in safe gerrymandered districts, they can take extreme positions and ignore the concerns of the other party.
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15 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
Use your own words. Ask.
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44 minutes ago, sherpa said:
British intel.
American equipment.
Russian blood.
But...and my Dad's family had six brothers, five made it back, the US military at the time was a huge amount of first or second generation Americans who had assimilated.
Our military has always been ahead of society in valuing people for their abilities, regardless of their faith or skin color. That has been one of our great strengths. Our military is an assimilation factory.
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3 hours ago, JDHillFan said:
Just a few minutes back, it was all about the bad Republicans wanting to starve people. Now it’s “true. will be interesting to see how it plays out”. At least you are measured and rational.
Good God.
Still waiting to see a Republican healthcare plan. And now you support SNAP. Got it.
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29 minutes ago, JDHillFan said:
It only takes six additional Democrat senators to listen to the government employees union and end the shutdown. That would take care of the SNAP issue. Do you think there are six Democrats that have the balls to do so?
regarding the subsidies – do you believe a program that allows a family that earns up to $600,000 a year to be eligible for subsidies is a good thing? Seems like a handout to the rich, doesn’t it?
True. Will be interesting to see how this plays out. 600k does seem high but what is the Republican plan then?
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Republicans want to cut SNAP benefits and health insurance subsidies. Let the pain begin. Let’s let millions of Trump voters receiving those benefits suffer. Show and tell the stories of Americans suffering on the news. Let them remember which party wants these policies.
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If everyone is so hot on changing birthright citizenship, then follow the Constitutional amendment process and see if it can be done. Get 2/3 majority in house and senate or approval through constitutional convention.
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29 minutes ago, JFKjr said:
And what a majority needs to do is sweeten the bill to force 7 Dems to vote for it to pass it. That’s how politics works. It’s not clear what the off ramp is for either party now.
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8 hours ago, JDHillFan said:
You come off as woefully uninformed. Embarrassingly so.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000708111
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/eggs-us
I recall you once broke out “for those who believe in science”. The two links above are for “those who believe in math”. That might leave you out in the cold.
The price of eggs was used during the election as a generic phrase for the cost of food/living since no one is only living on eggs. Since you are woefully misinformed, here is a more complete picture of the rising food costs.https://wolfstreet.com/2025/10/24/food-inflation-the-price-spikes-of-beef-coffee-eggs-and-dairy/
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10 minutes ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:
Bannon isn’t your problem, Andy. Whether he believes what he says or not, he’s a provocateur poking issues with a stick and riling folks like you up. There are people who do that on the left, too. Your problem is you lost independents and folks who look at the policies you support (and likely see as centrist) and rejected the platform in large enough numbers to put Trump in office. You moved a few steps toward the extreme and likely don’t even know it.
Trump got elected to stop illegal immigration and to lower the price of eggs. He’s accomplished #1, though probably to the dismay of many who voted for him, since many didn’t really think he would do it as has been done. So far he has failed on #2 and doesn’t seem too concerned about it as he’s more obsessed about his ball room.
Now I’m not too riled up, I’m just noting where we are 10 months into the most amazing presidency ever. Will be interesting to look back on all this a year from now to see where we are and if eggs are any cheaper.
Biden royally mishandled the immigration issue and his own physical ability to run for a second term, thus we get Trump. Trump royally mishandled Covid, thus we got Biden. I’m pretty sure people will be tired of Trump in 3 years the way this going.
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These right wingers like Banon act like they are the persecuted minority and have no other options but to consider war. Have they forgotten that they are the government and can and are doing whatever they want, including tearing down the East Wing. They have their tariffs, they have their masked goons snatching people off the street, abortion wars are over, they own the Supreme Court, and Congress, the billionaires give Trump whatever money he wants, they are blasting boats out of the ocean for entertainment, woke is dead, universities and media don’t dare oppose or they will be sued, they have gutted the government and fired anyone they don’t like. Doesn’t look like they need a war since they can just do whatever they want. Problem is, is that there always has to be an enemy to eliminate and now they need to find new targets as they are getting bored rounding up immigrants.
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There has never been a swap creature bigger than Trump. He asks for billions, not millions and the swamp is bigger than ever.
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On 10/24/2025 at 3:55 PM, B-Man said:
Well, the list of those helping fund the new East Wing Ballroom is out, and I can tell you, it's not going to make Democrats feel better.
According to The Hill, the funding is coming from all sorts of major corporations that they would've sworn were on their side, as well as a myriad of private donors. Google, Amazon, Apple, and even Microsoft are pitching in.
The full list is as follows, according to The Hill:
- Altria Group
- Amazon
- Apple
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Caterpillar
- Coinbase
- Comcast Corporation
- J. Pepe and Emilia Fanjul
- Hard Rock International
- HP
- Lockheed Martin
- Meta Platforms
- Micron Technology
- Microsoft
- NextEra Energy
- Palantir Technologies
- Ripple
- Reynolds American
- T-Mobile
- Tether America
- Union Pacific Railroad
- Adelson Family Foundation
- Stefan E. Brodie
- Betty Wold Johnson Foundation
- Charles and Marissa Cascarilla
- Edward and Shari Glazer
- Harold Hamm
- Benjamin Leon Jr.
- The Lutnick Family
- The Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation
- Stephen A. Schwarzman
- Konstantin Sokolov
- Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher
- Paolo Tiramani
- Cameron Winklevoss
- Tyler Winklevoss
Any comments from the previous posters in this thread ?
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5569197-major-companies-fund-whitehouse/
Looks like it is being funded by The Swamp. I guess Trump is now a Swamp creature.
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Related? Governance of those southeast states have failed their populations.
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8 hours ago, Wolfgang said:
Why?
I simply don't do business with those businesses...
I vote by being careful where I spend my money...
You simply don't care as long as you're paying as little as possible...
Which makes you ideologically in line with those thousands of businesses that profit from the exploitation...
You clearly don't want the situation remedied...
For those of us who don’t live the life of a hermit or are not able to replace our own house roof like you do, please direct me to the government website which tells us which businesses to avoid.
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12 hours ago, Wolfgang said:
You cannot imagine life without illegal alien exploitation...
I prefer doing business with American citizens...
Don’t tell that to me. You should be telling that to the thousands of business owners who do the exploitation and are getting rich from it.
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16 hours ago, B-Man said:
America Gets a Lecture on Christianity From Noted Biblical Scholar ... Jimmy Kimmel?
One of the most entertaining things we come across often on social media is anti-theists lecturing Christians on what it means to be a good Christian. They have no idea what they're talking about, of course, but they mistakenly think they can use Christianity as a cudgel against people of faith.
But a close second are the 'a la carte' Catholics, who think they can pick and choose what they believe and still call themselves Catholic. Two famous examples in Washington are Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi, who support abortion for any reason whatsoever (let alone at all) and want taxpayers to fund it up to and including the point of birth.
Similarly, Jimmy Kimmel likes to tell everyone that he was raised Catholic and hilariously believes that means anything when we see him live his life not at all in accordance with the doctrine of the Catholic Church. Recently, he appeared on Ted Danson's podcast (Ted Danson has a podcast?) to lecture Christians and scold them that Jesus wouldn't approve of enforcing immigration law. Watch:
We'd love to see Kimmel try to pull this tired, lame stunt with someone like Michael Knowles, where he would have to defend his position by citing Scripture.
He never will, obviously, because he knows nothing about the Gospels or what Jesus taught. It just sounds good to him and makes him believe he is the good guy.
Arguing about the meaning of religion is as old as time. Your view on immigration is not the message I read in The Evangelist or hear from the Pope.
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8 hours ago, Wolfgang said:
I bet you miss the good old days of slavery...
Low overhead...
High worker retention...
Other than the occasional whipping of a slave to maintain order, life for you and your loved ones is much easier...
That’s a stupid comment based on assumptions and no knowledge. You call an agency, they send someone, you make sure they do what you are paying them to do. That’s it.
Are you asking for proof of citizenship or immigration papers for the mechanic who give your truck an oil change, or the woman cleaning your hotel room, or the cook at the diner you go to, or the crew working for the contractor to replace your roof or pave your driveway? I doubt it, so looks like you must miss the good old days of slavery and keep your whip handy.
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3 hours ago, JFKjr said:
The ones who will work for cheap are illegal.
The ones at the home health care agencies are expensive. But, they're there for the hiring.
Sure, anyone - citizen or illegal, working on their own will be cheaper. We ended up using agency care givers. What I do know is that the retention rate for workers in the field is low. The agency isn’t paying them much. Walmart might pay better. We experienced constant turnover of Americans willing to care for our low maintenance father. Anyone with basic job skills are looking for other work opportunities. Hence, immigrant women may be more willing to do this type of work. If your loved one needs care, you aren’t asking what their immigration status is.
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3 hours ago, JFKjr said:
Who would you hire if there weren't any illegal immigrants available?
Do you think every immigrant is illegal? We need expanded legal immigration.
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We do have a slight problem coming up
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AI is the elephant in the room no one is talking about. Our government doesn’t seem interested in regulating it. AI firms are stealing the intellectual property of everyone to use. Corporations can’t wait to lay off their employees to increase their profits. Tech billionaires will become trillionaires while the working class will be left fighting for the crumbs. If it can be used for evil, we all know it will be used that way. Aside from possible health care benefits, I don’t see any benefits. I don’t want driverless cars, I don’t want a computer for a doctor, I don’t want young men developing relationships with algorithm programmed AI women, I don’t want to not know if a photo, video or voice is real. It’s all BS.