Unlike Kamala,Trump has a plan, and is willing to tell you up front what his policies will be. He doesn’t need to hide his true intentions like Kamala.
“🧵PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PLAN TO DEFEAT INFLATION, MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AGAIN, AND RETURN THE UNITED STATES TO EXPLOSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH🧵
AT THE ECONOMIC CLUB OF NEW YORK—SEPTEMBER 5, 2024…
FIRST, President Trump will immediately issue a National Emergency Declaration to achieve a massive increase in domestic energy supply. With these sweeping authorities, he will blast through every bureaucratic hurdle to issue rapid approvals for new drilling, new pipelines, new refineries, and new power plants and reactors. Prices will fall immediately in anticipation of new supply.”
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“SECOND, to further defeat inflation, President Trump will terminate the Green New Deal and rescind all unspent funds under the misnamed “Inflation Reduction Act.””
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“THIRD, President Trump will launch a historic campaign to liberate our economy from the crippling regulatory onslaught under Kamala Harris. In his second term, President Trump will eliminate a minimum of TEN old regulations for every one new regulation, which will massively lower prices and help defeat inflation. And instead of attacking industries of the future, President Trump will embrace them, including making America the world-capital for crypto and Bitcoin.”
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“FOURTH, at the suggestion of @ElonMusk, President Trump will create a Government Efficiency Commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government—and making recommendations for drastic reforms, which will save TRILLIONS of dollars—further taming inflation and bringing prices down.”
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“FIFTH, President Trump will make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, cut taxes even more, and we will have NO TAX ON TIPS and NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. To further support the revival of American manufacturing, President Trump’s plan calls for expanded R&D tax credits, 100% bonus depreciation, expensing for new manufacturing investments, and a reduction in the corporate tax rate from 21% to 15% solely for companies that make their product in America. If you outsource, offshore, or replace American workers you are not eligible for any of these benefits—in fact, you will pay a tariff when a product comes in from another country.”
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“SIXTH, under President Trump’s leadership, America will encourage domestic production instead of punishing it, and once again turn America into the manufacturing superpower of the world. The key to this effort will be a pro-American trade policy that uses tariffs to encourage production here and bring trillions of dollars home. President Trump will ensure that the United States has a steel industry, an aluminum industry, a manufacturing base, and a defense industrial base.”
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“SEVENTH, President Trump will make housing much more affordable. As inflation is tamed, interest rates will fall dramatically—reducing mortgage rates back down toward 3%, saving the average homebuyer thousands of dollars per year. He will eliminate regulations that drive up housing costs with the goal of cutting the cost of new home builds in half—and a second Trump Administration will open up portions of federal land for large-scale housing construction—these zones will be ultra-low-tax and low-regulation. Millions of Americans will take part in settling these safe and beautiful communities, reviving the frontier spirit and the American Dream.”
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“FINALLY, with the success of President Trump’s plan to defeat inflation, make America affordable again, and reignite explosive economic growth, he will create America’s own Sovereign Wealth fund to invest in great national endeavors for the benefit of all the American People. This fund will help build extraordinary national development projects, everything from highways to airports to the transportation infrastructure of the future. The United States will be able to invest in state-of-the-art manufacturing hubs, advanced defense capabilities, and cutting-edge medical research, helping save billions of dollars by preventing disease in the first place. A second Trump Administration will invest in new and modern agriculture techniques so we can have safe, healthy, high-quality foods for our families. This wealth fund will return a gigantic profit which will help pay down the national debt.”
Like with most homeless people, the politically homeless are homeless because they choose to be. In their case, it’s because they don’t like the landlord. They could choose a better one, but they dont like him even more. Plus, their own bad decisions, refusal to see the obvious better choice, and indecisiveness cause their homelessness.
Homelessness seems pretty self-serving instead of finding what would help the most people in a given situation and acting on it. From my point of view, it seems like a resignation to being a defeated victim. It is being “checked out.” It may feel like a safe place to reside (calling homelessness home) in order to be blameless in undesirable outcomes. I am like Chas in that I do not feel comfortable in this earthly home, but as long as I am here, I will do my best to make it better for all the children in the world. So many children have been imported here for awful purposes under the current administration that I could never vote in a way to perpetuate that, in addition to the killing of so many babies in the womb. I will not be politically homeless for their sake.
I have never read a political party’s platform that I agreed with 100%. I doubt I ever will. A party is not a church, nor is it heaven on earth. The best we can do is limit the evil as much as possible.
“Hearing in Jack Smith’s J6 indictment against Donald Trump just ended.
It is a travesty cameras are now allowed in federal courtrooms so the American people can see what an unprepared, intemperate, smug, and condescending judge Tanya Chutkan is. The public would be outraged at her highly partisan and aggressive handling of this unprecedented case.
Chutkan, reversed by the Supreme Court and criticized by the chief justice for rushing her immunity order, came out swinging this morning.”
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“Not only is she clearly agitated by SCOTUS immunity ruling, it is unclear whether she even read it.
On a number of occasions, she argued with John Lauro, Trump’s defense attorney, about the elements of the opinion. “That’s not how I read it,” she said when misinterpreting what the opinion said.
At one point, during a discussion about mandatory appeal based on any other immunity decision she makes, Chutkan opined that “there will be a reversal (on her future immunity order) no matter what I do.”
That is a dangerous sign. What Chutkan suggested is she will recklessly handle pending immunity questions related to Trump’s comms with VP Pence because she feels SCOTUS will overturn her once again.
At issue is SCOTUS determining those comms with Pence are “presumptively immune.” Chutkan said she didn’t read it that way. (That’s what it said.)
A ruling that Trump-Pence comms are protected under immunity would torpedo the entire indictment. Smith already had to cut 9 pages of original indictment bc Trump’s comms with DOJ were conclusively immune.
Further, those immunized conversations not only are barred from being cited in an indictment, the protected comms cannot be used in any stage of the investigation or prosecution.”
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Click and keep reading. It’s disgusting and un-American what they’re doing here. All because Orange Man Bad, so to hell with the Constitution and rule of law.
“Venezuelan gang members are threatening to k*ll a property manager in Aurora, CO & are accused of child prost*tution according to a new bombshell legal letter.
The new revelation comes from a Denver law firm who was hired by a property manager in Aurora.
The gang is being accused of engaging in assaults, threats of murder, extortion, and child prost*tution as officials refuse to take action.
“This is our business plan… If [the property manager] doesn’t like it, we’ll fill him with bullets,” the illegals reportedly said.
“The evidence we have reviewed indicates that gang members are engaging in flagrant trespass violations, assaults and battery, human trafficking and s*xual abuse of minors, unlawful firearms possession, extortion, and other criminal activities, often targeting vulnerable Venezuelan and other immigrant populations,” said former US Attorney T. Markus Funk.
The firm represents the lender for Whispering Pines Apartments on 1357 Helena Street according to CBS News.This is one of the buildings allegedly taken over by the Tren de Aragua gang.”
“In a period of 16 months, Merrick Garland’s DOJ and unconstitutional prosecutor spent more than $35 million investigating and prosecuting Donald Trump.
This does not include what DOJ has spent since April 1 2024 to now.
Complete failure by House GOP:”
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“Also—this does not include what DOJ spent in the nearly 2 years before Smith was appointed. Or expenditures by other agencies including NARA, DHS, DNI, etc on the crusade to destroy Trump.
I might actually agree here, but the taxes AND an additional and significant fine. And let’s face it, Biden’s pledge to not do so is most likely not gonna hold up, especially if it looks like Kamala won’t win and do it for him as promised.
“Unpopular Opinion: Biden should pardon Hunter. Presidents pardon hundreds of unrelated criminals for various reasons–some good, some bad. Pardoning his son from prison (but requiring him to pay his fair share in taxes as a fine), is something dad who pardons strangers should do.”
“North Carolina Appeals Court rules that RFK Jr’s name MUST be removed from the ballot:
“The State Board of Elections [must] disseminate ballots WITHOUT the name of petitioner Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appearing as a candidate for President of the United States.””
“BREAKING: America First Legal has just announced that they are suing Judge Juan Merchan and the Ethics Commission for the New York State Unified Court System for illegally concealing Judge Merchan’s financial disclosures from 2018-2024.
Judge Merchan is set to sentence President Trump on September 18th.
His daughter’s company Authentic Campaigns has been subpoenaed by @JudiciaryGOP the House Judiciary Committee and must appear before the House Judiciary Committee on September 13th.”
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And his daughter’s company has raked in millions from prominent dems. 93 million at last count. None of this passes the smell test.
“Our Frontlines team has done incredible work here. What’s happening in Aurora is WAY WORSE than the media is reporting and has been going on since 2023 across multiple complexes. Extortion, assaults, stabbings, and child prostitution all done by Venezuelan gangs.”
“Bombshell investigation proves Tren de Aragua took over apartments in the Denver Metro area. Our @frontlines team is releasing entire document detailing shocking allegations against the Venezuelan street gang and the “stranglehold it had” on residents. “
There’s nothing wrong with being politically homeless. (Wasn’t Jesus?) I would much rather be politically homeless than be part of the Uni-party…or a die hard Republican for that matter. Why be downcast? Why not enjoy the feeling of freedom and independence!.
Well, it is nice to know that DJ and I are not alone. 🙂
What is discouraging is that although neither DJ nor I have criticized anyone here for their political choices or views, we have been criticized for ours.
“JUST IN: Georgia school sh**ter Colt Gray was “bullied for being gay” and “expressed frustration with the acceptance of transgender people.”
According to CNN, Gray’s Discord account discussed his frustration with the “acceptance of trans people.”
“The account referenced Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Elementary School sh**ter, and in separate posts shared a desire to target an elementary school and expressed frustration with the acceptance of transgender people,” CNN reported
Colin Gray, Colt’s father, reportedly told the Jackson County Sheriff’s office last year that his son was bullied at school for being gay.
“It was very difficult for him to go to school and not get picked on,” he said.
“It went from one thing to another… I was trying to get him on the golf team… [they were like] ‘Oh, look, Colt’s gay. He’s dating that guy. Just ridiculed him day after day after day.'”
During the same interview, Colin Gray said his son “gets flustered and under pressure” and “doesn’t really think straight.”
“He knows the seriousness of weapons and what they can do, and how to use them and not use them.””
As for the matter of abortion, voting Republican is not necessarily the answer. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion activists, and others who support abortion rights, have revved up their efforts. Sadly, there is more antipathy towards pro-lifers and the pro-life cause than before.
Talk about “changing hearts and minds” may sound like a cliche, but that may be the best way to deal with the issue, especially for the long-term. Before Roe v. Wade was overturned, there was a gradual increase in the number of people who were on the pro-life side. Afterwards, especially as some people in some states sought very strict abortion laws, that number decreased some.
(To be clear, pointing out the unintended and/or unforeseen consequences of the overturning of Roe v. Wade does not mean that I was in favor of R v. W.)
Kizzie, I meant to state what I said so as to reveal how I feel. It was not meant as a criticism of you and Dj. You, and all here, have a right to feel and act as you wish. I think we all continue to feel and act as we have all along. If I state how I plan to act, God willing, and why I plan to do so, it is not criticism of you. I have not expected anyone to change their mind based on how I think or what I plan to do. Do you see any words in what I wrote that are critical of you? I actually feel sympathy for all who feel politically homeless. I feel sad that Mumsee identifies with it, too. I do get it. I just don’t bend to it. It would be much easier for me to bend. Then I wouldn’t feel so broken if the election is stolen.
I’m curious about how some here think our political process works (really works)? Does consensus have a role at all?
This feels like a rush by each side to their extreme flanks. That to me results in losing the middle/center and, in the end, getting little of what was fought for that would be sustainable.
This period seems overwhelmed by part anger and part naivety. But mostly anger. Beat down the other extreme so we can rule and lord it over “them” for a season; but then they can beat us down, reverse what we did, give us back the punches that we gave; and then we’ll renew our anger a hundred fold and go at it again.
The nation has been here before and this philosophy of governing doesn’t usually sustain itself well. So this, too, by necessity, will fade. It leaves everyone beaten and exhausted.
Remember the phrase “America is great because America is good”? (It’s still disputed who actually said it?)
For much of our history we shared what were general biblical values (if not always the true faith itself). There was fairly broad common ground on what was “good” and what wasn’t. And the culture, governed by a wise structure set in motion by our founders, was “good.” It worked.
That maybe lasted until the mid-1950s/’60s? But we no longer have those common moral roots. Thus abortion today, I’d say, is acceptable for a majority as an “individual choice.”
Dobbs was a good decision. But the aftermath too often became a time of taking out the hammer and trying to use the power and might of the government to make sure it was further limited in some states. Other states went the opposite direction, opening up the flood gates and providing programs to help women travel from other states to have abortions.
An overplayed hand now has galvanized the opposition in ways we haven’t seen in decades. And they’re quite serious about it.
Might have been wiser to transition then to the “hearts and minds” part of persuading our neighbors and (hopefully) the culture to see abortion as not “good” generally. The long game.
But as it stands now, Dobbs, in time, may (likely?) be overturned by other Supreme Court justices to be appointed later.
And on it goes.
The problem is the culture and there’s no easy political “fix” to that. Politics becomes the predictable back-and-forth battle. Mix in the anger and it all feels quite toxic to many of us. This is not a good period for the nation.
It all probably comes back to that (better) answer, looking at the long game, known as The Gospel message. I think our focus has been distracted.
I don’t feel like anyone here has rushed to the extreme ranks, but at times I have felt boxed into the corner of the extreme ranks by those who appear to think one is extreme if they vote Republican and the candidate happens to be Trump.
I am still not convinced that the two at the top of the ticket will still be there until the finish day of the election. Only God knows.
How can someone who does not do interviews even be President of the USA?
“The National Fraternal Order of Police has come out and publicly endorsed TRUMP for President
SO MUCH winning today! 🔥
“Our members carefully considered the positions of the candidates on the issues and there was no doubt — zero doubt — as to who they want as our president.””
Janice – It was your saying that my position is “self-serving,” “a resignation to being a defeated victim,” and “checked out.” Those terms seemed critical to me.
“A Michigan Appeals Court has just mandated that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson remove RFK Jr’s name from the ballot in that state. This is the same SOS that has worked, unsuccessfully, to remove Cornel West’s name from the ballot.
ALSO BREAKING: A North Carolina Court of Appeals has also ordered RFK Jr’s name to be taken off the General Election ballot. This ruling will force mail-in-ballots to be reprinted as they were originally scheduled to go out today.”
“Democrats repeatedly and explicitly stated that a staple of their 2024 election strategy was ensuring Trump was sentenced to prison before the election: a tyrannical tactic we’re told is used only by the Bad Countries.™
“NEW: ICE confirms to @FoxNews that all four of the known & suspected Tren de Aragua gang members arrested by police in Aurora, CO in connection to a shooting/attempted murder in July are Venezuelan illegal aliens who were caught & released at the TX border by the Biden admin. ICE tells me the following:
Jhonnardy Jose Pacheco-Chirinos, who @JennieSTaer reports is a “shot caller” of the gang known as “Cookie”, was apprehended by Border Patrol in Del Rio sector on 10/2/2022, and he was released into the U.S. with a notice to appear.
Jhonnarty De Jesus Pacheco-Chirinos was also apprehended by Border Patrol in Del Rio sector on 10/2/2022 and released into the U.S. with a notice to appear. He was terminated from ICE’s Supervision Appearance Program as an absconder when he failed to report to an ICE office.
Nixon Jose Azuaje Perez was apprehended by Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, TX on 8/22/2023 and was released into the U.S. with a notice to appear and paroled into the country. ICE has placed a detainer on him with local authorities.
Dixon Jose Azuaje Perez was also apprehended by Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, TX on 8/22/2023, was given a notice to appear, and was released/paroled into the U.S. ICE has placed a detainer on him with local authorities.”
@5:10, many would argue that the Republican Party has experienced just a bit of a take-over. Do you realize that the party is run by Trump and his appointed family members?
Political parties should be coalitions, not monopolized by one faction (and the GOP is — I think AJ said it probably more than a year ago or more — “It’s now Trump’s party.”)
Healthy parties are not beholden to a single candidate running for office. They are coalitions representing various ideas but coalesced around a philosophical center.
“Today, identifying as a Republican is not about conservative governing principles but automatic loyalty to Trump, with his MAGA troops in control of the party machinery from top to bottom.”
I’ve always thought America works best when the 2 parties can work together (when required) and can balance each other out (when required).
It will be interesting to watch what happens inside the party itself, whether it can regroup again or not — once this is all over, whether with this election or in another 4 years.
DJ @ 4:54 Good post, and no it was not too long. There are always compromises, but they should be hard won. That means a fight, and while we all prefer Meet the Press instead of pistols at dawn, our country has historically used both—and most everything in between. Not saying I like it, but there it is. We ride it out and endure, and hopefully the nation does as well. In your patience possess ye your souls. Eventually, it comes down to that.
By the way, I agree with you on Dobbs. But abortion has always been a magic charm for Republicans to rally the vote. Dobbs was an excellent outcome, but I think it greatly damaged Republican ability to whistle in the evangelical anti-abortion vote, so they are scrambling. (Sorry, I know I may be overly cynical on the topic when it comes to Republican leadership.)
The difference, however, is that I’ve never suggested anyone change the candidate they are supporting. It’s none of my business (or anyone else’s); it’s your business — and your business only — who you support and vote for.
But some of us among the ‘minority report’ here are pretty frequently taken personally to task for our own decisions on how to vote, our simple statement of conscience makes no difference others who believe they know better for us and the country. And I think that crosses a line.
So thanks for the caffeinated video, but at this point in the election cycle I believe we’re all quite clear on our own personal decision, we’ve thought it through quite carefully and for some time now.
Thanks Debra, and yes, all of use were heartened by the Dobbs ruling, but in the aftermath I’m afraid we may have won the battle and lost the war. I hope not. But the aftermath responses to it in some quarters now seem to be re-galvanizing the left and I think that will show up at the ballot box.
We’ll get through this period but there will be some serious rebuilding needed to get back on balance. God willing it happens, however long it may take.
And God has a purpose for it all, wish we knew more about those details, but we don’t.
But lording it over whoever loses these battles is never a good look. It doesn’t go down very well and it frequently will only backfire to the “winner’s” ultimate regret, creating ill will along with it.
Those do sound critical Kizzie. You are right, but you personally do not have to accept them as directed to you. I am saying that if from my human point of view and limited knowledge that I have a choice to vote for one way that appears to offer more protections for children, then I will vote for it and not vote against it. Choosing to vote that way gives me the opportunity to count myself in with those who are not politically homeless. I think it will put me in the same group as other sheep in the flock at my church. We may be in a MIL suite in the home, but we can fit in that place off to the side and not in the thick of things..
I see more reasons than ever to vote this year for the party that seems to put the interests of our nation’s children foremost. Others might take a more globalist point of view and think it is better to equalize everything by bringing down the USA. That is where we are headed under one of the two main parties from my perspective.
Trump. That’s reality, and the part you dislike. It also makes total sense. His family is of course part of that. And given the way the establishment types backstabbing him at every opportunity last time around, of course he’d look for some loyalty this time.
But don’t act like you’re unable to join as well, you just choose not to. That’s not Trump’s fault, it’s yours. He’d be happy to have you.
AJ, I don’t think they want Trump. Period. I think he has a pretty good agenda for the most part, but not everyone agrees. It’s a free choice. And I know some people sympathize with the ‘politically homeless’, but I don’t. That is a choice too and no one need feel sorry for a brother or sister making their own choice. That’s freedom in action and I can respect that. On the other hand, I disagree with what someone said (think it was DJ) that it’s just your own business who you vote for and no one else’s. As John Donne wrote, ‘No man is an island, entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.’ I don’t think there is anything wrong with challenging or critiquing each others’ political ideas or personal choices in politics, and defending our own vigorously. I think it’s kind of THE point of the politics thread. Embrace the freedom and independence—- you never know when it will go away or cost you more than you can pay. :–)
Re. abortion, why should states that establish laws that overall reflect their peoples’ values be viewed as “taking out the hammer and trying to use the power and might of the government to make sure it (is) further limited”? Why is that an overplayed hand? Whether or not the opposition is galvanized, we must keep advocating for the truth, even if it comes to pass in increments. After all, it’s never in anyone’s best interest to kill an unborn child.
Given that about it’s about a 50-50 split between pro-choice and pro-life Americans, it’s very interesting that about two-thirds of Americans say that they believe abortion is “morally wrong.” So many of the same people who believe that abortion is immoral still believe that it should remain legal. We can assume that such people believe that rape, child abuse, and murder are immoral, yet they would not argue that such things should be legal. This reveals a fundamental problem with their specious worldview re. abortion.
Perhaps it will take such people and others who will witness the grave consequences that will differentiate pro-life and pro-choice states to keep “changing hearts and minds.” Regardless, we should love and care for pregnant women who feel pressured toward having an abortion. We should also love and care for women who have had abortions. And, of course, keep sharing the Gospel.
The good old Book of Proverbs tells us that the right choice is always wise and brings good consequences, while the wrong choice is always foolish and brings bad (in this case, terrible) consequences,
Ty, I probably wasn’t as clear as I should have been there — I was talking about some individual states that, following the Dobbs ruling, began trying to pass very rigid state restrictions (regarding timelines, exemptions, etc.), deciding it was time to move to eradicate any and all abortions immediately.
I believe all of those measures have failed to pass by voters, even in very red states. And the impression it left was of a “heavy hand” beyond what most voters felt was wise or necessary. Polls for many years have indicated voters are willing to restrict abortion in those instances — and so the culture is (or was) coming along, if slowly.
These issues aren’t easy and following Dobbs there seemed to be a rush to crack down as much as possible on any and all exceptions that might be allowed in extenuating circumstances that even conservatives acknowledge can exist.
AJ, you are right that it is a choice (to reject or accept a political party that comes to strongly reflect a particular individual). I’m guessing you’ve done the same in some election cycles.
Yes, Debra, when we step into the voting both it is our decision what to do — we can choose to share that with others or not. But it’s something of a sacred right in our nation.
On the purely practical side — and I’ve mentioned this in the past — I live in California, a more-than-blue state. We will cast in with Harris at the Electoral College, there’s no question about that.
Voters in swing states have a more heavy choice to make as it looks like it could come down to almost every vote in those areas.
Ty, re your earlier comment to me, I’m thinking of that phrase … “In a perfect world …”
One day, my friend. Just not yet are we there. So we work with what we have in a broken world. The effort is worthy, even when it doesn’t quite bring the full and complete result we hoped – and as quickly as we’d like.
The process also requires wisdom. I guess the secular world would call that being able to “read the room” at a given time.
Wandering Views 
Someone needs to write a song, Ode to the Politically Homeless.
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Unlike Kamala,Trump has a plan, and is willing to tell you up front what his policies will be. He doesn’t need to hide his true intentions like Kamala.
https://x.com/DanScavino/status/1831785648212046320?t=euXJkdZpi5_5sODaQb2N2Q&s=19
“🧵PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PLAN TO DEFEAT INFLATION, MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AGAIN, AND RETURN THE UNITED STATES TO EXPLOSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH🧵
AT THE ECONOMIC CLUB OF NEW YORK—SEPTEMBER 5, 2024…
FIRST, President Trump will immediately issue a National Emergency Declaration to achieve a massive increase in domestic energy supply. With these sweeping authorities, he will blast through every bureaucratic hurdle to issue rapid approvals for new drilling, new pipelines, new refineries, and new power plants and reactors. Prices will fall immediately in anticipation of new supply.”
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“SECOND, to further defeat inflation, President Trump will terminate the Green New Deal and rescind all unspent funds under the misnamed “Inflation Reduction Act.””
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“THIRD, President Trump will launch a historic campaign to liberate our economy from the crippling regulatory onslaught under Kamala Harris. In his second term, President Trump will eliminate a minimum of TEN old regulations for every one new regulation, which will massively lower prices and help defeat inflation. And instead of attacking industries of the future, President Trump will embrace them, including making America the world-capital for crypto and Bitcoin.”
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“FOURTH, at the suggestion of @ElonMusk, President Trump will create a Government Efficiency Commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government—and making recommendations for drastic reforms, which will save TRILLIONS of dollars—further taming inflation and bringing prices down.”
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“FIFTH, President Trump will make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, cut taxes even more, and we will have NO TAX ON TIPS and NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. To further support the revival of American manufacturing, President Trump’s plan calls for expanded R&D tax credits, 100% bonus depreciation, expensing for new manufacturing investments, and a reduction in the corporate tax rate from 21% to 15% solely for companies that make their product in America. If you outsource, offshore, or replace American workers you are not eligible for any of these benefits—in fact, you will pay a tariff when a product comes in from another country.”
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“SIXTH, under President Trump’s leadership, America will encourage domestic production instead of punishing it, and once again turn America into the manufacturing superpower of the world. The key to this effort will be a pro-American trade policy that uses tariffs to encourage production here and bring trillions of dollars home. President Trump will ensure that the United States has a steel industry, an aluminum industry, a manufacturing base, and a defense industrial base.”
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“SEVENTH, President Trump will make housing much more affordable. As inflation is tamed, interest rates will fall dramatically—reducing mortgage rates back down toward 3%, saving the average homebuyer thousands of dollars per year. He will eliminate regulations that drive up housing costs with the goal of cutting the cost of new home builds in half—and a second Trump Administration will open up portions of federal land for large-scale housing construction—these zones will be ultra-low-tax and low-regulation. Millions of Americans will take part in settling these safe and beautiful communities, reviving the frontier spirit and the American Dream.”
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“FINALLY, with the success of President Trump’s plan to defeat inflation, make America affordable again, and reignite explosive economic growth, he will create America’s own Sovereign Wealth fund to invest in great national endeavors for the benefit of all the American People. This fund will help build extraordinary national development projects, everything from highways to airports to the transportation infrastructure of the future. The United States will be able to invest in state-of-the-art manufacturing hubs, advanced defense capabilities, and cutting-edge medical research, helping save billions of dollars by preventing disease in the first place. A second Trump Administration will invest in new and modern agriculture techniques so we can have safe, healthy, high-quality foods for our families. This wealth fund will return a gigantic profit which will help pay down the national debt.”
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Like with most homeless people, the politically homeless are homeless because they choose to be. In their case, it’s because they don’t like the landlord. They could choose a better one, but they dont like him even more. Plus, their own bad decisions, refusal to see the obvious better choice, and indecisiveness cause their homelessness.
It’s all totally preventable.
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Homelessness seems pretty self-serving instead of finding what would help the most people in a given situation and acting on it. From my point of view, it seems like a resignation to being a defeated victim. It is being “checked out.” It may feel like a safe place to reside (calling homelessness home) in order to be blameless in undesirable outcomes. I am like Chas in that I do not feel comfortable in this earthly home, but as long as I am here, I will do my best to make it better for all the children in the world. So many children have been imported here for awful purposes under the current administration that I could never vote in a way to perpetuate that, in addition to the killing of so many babies in the womb. I will not be politically homeless for their sake.
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Trust me, Janice, it is not a safe place. It is not a comfortable place. Not even close.
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I have never read a political party’s platform that I agreed with 100%. I doubt I ever will. A party is not a church, nor is it heaven on earth. The best we can do is limit the evil as much as possible.
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The corruption and rot in our “justice system” once again rears its ugly head.
https://x.com/julie_kelly2/status/1831715840510849407?t=FgZVG4R05cQyAYw1T5VFwg&s=19
“Hearing in Jack Smith’s J6 indictment against Donald Trump just ended.
It is a travesty cameras are now allowed in federal courtrooms so the American people can see what an unprepared, intemperate, smug, and condescending judge Tanya Chutkan is. The public would be outraged at her highly partisan and aggressive handling of this unprecedented case.
Chutkan, reversed by the Supreme Court and criticized by the chief justice for rushing her immunity order, came out swinging this morning.”
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“Not only is she clearly agitated by SCOTUS immunity ruling, it is unclear whether she even read it.
On a number of occasions, she argued with John Lauro, Trump’s defense attorney, about the elements of the opinion. “That’s not how I read it,” she said when misinterpreting what the opinion said.
At one point, during a discussion about mandatory appeal based on any other immunity decision she makes, Chutkan opined that “there will be a reversal (on her future immunity order) no matter what I do.”
That is a dangerous sign. What Chutkan suggested is she will recklessly handle pending immunity questions related to Trump’s comms with VP Pence because she feels SCOTUS will overturn her once again.
At issue is SCOTUS determining those comms with Pence are “presumptively immune.” Chutkan said she didn’t read it that way. (That’s what it said.)
A ruling that Trump-Pence comms are protected under immunity would torpedo the entire indictment. Smith already had to cut 9 pages of original indictment bc Trump’s comms with DOJ were conclusively immune.
Further, those immunized conversations not only are barred from being cited in an indictment, the protected comms cannot be used in any stage of the investigation or prosecution.”
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Click and keep reading. It’s disgusting and un-American what they’re doing here. All because Orange Man Bad, so to hell with the Constitution and rule of law.
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This is what Kamal brags about. Bidenomics at work. But behind the numbers, an unpleasant truth lurks. Replacement Theory is real.
https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1832048971335782773?t=m1Zujdjl5hwtnNI8TQ3k6g&s=19
“Two stats are everything you need to know about the August jobs report:
Jobs for native born Americans over the last year: -1.3 million
Jobs for foreign-born workers over the last year: +2 million
Full time jobs: -438,000
Part times jobs: +527,000″
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This is the Kamala plan, more of this. Open borders combined with catch and release did this, and she knows it, and she and her boss caused it.
https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1831872697216987483?t=wgoXjRDL3GAdBEnERQsNow&s=19
“Venezuelan gang members are threatening to k*ll a property manager in Aurora, CO & are accused of child prost*tution according to a new bombshell legal letter.
The new revelation comes from a Denver law firm who was hired by a property manager in Aurora.
The gang is being accused of engaging in assaults, threats of murder, extortion, and child prost*tution as officials refuse to take action.
“This is our business plan… If [the property manager] doesn’t like it, we’ll fill him with bullets,” the illegals reportedly said.
“The evidence we have reviewed indicates that gang members are engaging in flagrant trespass violations, assaults and battery, human trafficking and s*xual abuse of minors, unlawful firearms possession, extortion, and other criminal activities, often targeting vulnerable Venezuelan and other immigrant populations,” said former US Attorney T. Markus Funk.
The firm represents the lender for Whispering Pines Apartments on 1357 Helena Street according to CBS News.This is one of the buildings allegedly taken over by the Tren de Aragua gang.”
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Amen and well said, Kathaleena (11:15).
Campaign promises are also just that, designed also to get votes, of course. Many of those promises don’t materialize or aren’t even possible.
We have the form of government we do, to balance out and counteract other branches when needed.
Far from perfect, but it’s worked for more than 200 years so far, I’m guessing it will continue beyond 2024.
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Your tax dollars at work..
#USELESSGOP
https://x.com/julie_kelly2/status/1832056569833693601?t=Jt5vgPAN03DLmqJZVgJTSw&s=19
“In a period of 16 months, Merrick Garland’s DOJ and unconstitutional prosecutor spent more than $35 million investigating and prosecuting Donald Trump.
This does not include what DOJ has spent since April 1 2024 to now.
Complete failure by House GOP:”
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“Also—this does not include what DOJ spent in the nearly 2 years before Smith was appointed. Or expenditures by other agencies including NARA, DHS, DNI, etc on the crusade to destroy Trump.
Easily exceed $100 million.”
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Democrats don’t even care to hide their true intentions behind allowing the invasion anymore.
Raw, naked power is all they care about. Schimer admits their true goal. And again, Replacement Theory is real.
https://x.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/1831816368368603152?t=LyKzY45gJraszM8rnZqO6Q&s=19
““The only way we’re going to have a good future in America is if we embrace all of the illegal immigrants and grant them amnesty.””
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And the right to vote, of course….
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This is my shocked face. 😒
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1832040217114530102?t=cSGDJMjJwnCOTgPTJBNqxg&s=19
“It just happened again. Biden and Harris overinflated the last 2 jobs reports:
July jobs revised: 114K to 89K (-25k)
June jobs revised: 179K to 118K (-61k)
Why does this keep happening?”
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Yay Bidenomics!
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In full agreement with what DJ said above: “Trust me, Janice, it is not a safe place. It is not a comfortable place. Not even close.”
Silly me for thinking that last night’s question was merely a friendly one.
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I might actually agree here, but the taxes AND an additional and significant fine. And let’s face it, Biden’s pledge to not do so is most likely not gonna hold up, especially if it looks like Kamala won’t win and do it for him as promised.
https://x.com/ProfMJCleveland/status/1832068903956275566?t=J28B2qPN1wLKsw3fttzSJg&s=19
“Unpopular Opinion: Biden should pardon Hunter. Presidents pardon hundreds of unrelated criminals for various reasons–some good, some bad. Pardoning his son from prison (but requiring him to pay his fair share in taxes as a fine), is something dad who pardons strangers should do.”
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https://x.com/townhallcom/status/1832093167606456518?t=3nsgOIig9Vd1220gl31qWg&s=19
“North Carolina Appeals Court rules that RFK Jr’s name MUST be removed from the ballot:
“The State Board of Elections [must] disseminate ballots WITHOUT the name of petitioner Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appearing as a candidate for President of the United States.””
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Good. Expose his corruption.
https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/1831693595729903987?t=A-XimkUXCgXlp7Pd6dV20g&s=19
“BREAKING: America First Legal has just announced that they are suing Judge Juan Merchan and the Ethics Commission for the New York State Unified Court System for illegally concealing Judge Merchan’s financial disclosures from 2018-2024.
Judge Merchan is set to sentence President Trump on September 18th.
His daughter’s company Authentic Campaigns has been subpoenaed by @JudiciaryGOP the House Judiciary Committee and must appear before the House Judiciary Committee on September 13th.”
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And his daughter’s company has raked in millions from prominent dems. 93 million at last count. None of this passes the smell test.
https://x.com/MichelleRM68/status/1810759462409368018?t=scHkohAEYmIQu_E23IFiew&s=19
“Judge Merchan’s daughter raised 93 MILLION for her Democrat clients thanks to the case against Trump!
She was paid 12 million this cycle for her work & 9.7 million came from the Biden campaign!!! “
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“across multiple complexes”
And Joe and Kamala let them in and turned them lose.
https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1831921687346213098?t=FVQLbbZMJBcVQ0l0G7_M5A&s=19
“Our Frontlines team has done incredible work here. What’s happening in Aurora is WAY WORSE than the media is reporting and has been going on since 2023 across multiple complexes. Extortion, assaults, stabbings, and child prostitution all done by Venezuelan gangs.”
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https://x.com/FrontlinesTPUSA/status/1831904640495186258?t=1Hr6N2D4h8l2pk9_B-2Gag&s=19
“Bombshell investigation proves Tren de Aragua took over apartments in the Denver Metro area. Our @frontlines team is releasing entire document detailing shocking allegations against the Venezuelan street gang and the “stranglehold it had” on residents. “
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Re 9:34: Being politically homeless (not feeling like we “belong” in any party) doesn’t mean we don’t vote.
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I believe I am politically homeless.
mumsee
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There’s nothing wrong with being politically homeless. (Wasn’t Jesus?) I would much rather be politically homeless than be part of the Uni-party…or a die hard Republican for that matter. Why be downcast? Why not enjoy the feeling of freedom and independence!.
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Well, it is nice to know that DJ and I are not alone. 🙂
What is discouraging is that although neither DJ nor I have criticized anyone here for their political choices or views, we have been criticized for ours.
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Nope. Too easy.
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And…… poof.
It will disappear….
Yet another trans/gay inspired shooting, so it doesn’t fit the narrative.
What is this, like the 8th one now out of the last 10 mass shooters?
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1832116197640335647?t=aJFQqZlEHzXTVBvqhAjp8A&s=19
“Colt Gray shot up his school over a “lack of trans acceptance” – CNN
He was part of the LGBTQ community”
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https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1832113474845172080?t=NWvAs5BWkrdUlgpRJVtwDg&s=19
“JUST IN: Georgia school sh**ter Colt Gray was “bullied for being gay” and “expressed frustration with the acceptance of transgender people.”
According to CNN, Gray’s Discord account discussed his frustration with the “acceptance of trans people.”
“The account referenced Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Elementary School sh**ter, and in separate posts shared a desire to target an elementary school and expressed frustration with the acceptance of transgender people,” CNN reported
Colin Gray, Colt’s father, reportedly told the Jackson County Sheriff’s office last year that his son was bullied at school for being gay.
“It was very difficult for him to go to school and not get picked on,” he said.
“It went from one thing to another… I was trying to get him on the golf team… [they were like] ‘Oh, look, Colt’s gay. He’s dating that guy. Just ridiculed him day after day after day.'”
During the same interview, Colin Gray said his son “gets flustered and under pressure” and “doesn’t really think straight.”
“He knows the seriousness of weapons and what they can do, and how to use them and not use them.””
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As for the matter of abortion, voting Republican is not necessarily the answer. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion activists, and others who support abortion rights, have revved up their efforts. Sadly, there is more antipathy towards pro-lifers and the pro-life cause than before.
Talk about “changing hearts and minds” may sound like a cliche, but that may be the best way to deal with the issue, especially for the long-term. Before Roe v. Wade was overturned, there was a gradual increase in the number of people who were on the pro-life side. Afterwards, especially as some people in some states sought very strict abortion laws, that number decreased some.
(To be clear, pointing out the unintended and/or unforeseen consequences of the overturning of Roe v. Wade does not mean that I was in favor of R v. W.)
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Welcome aboard, mumsee. You do have your own boat though? We will become a fleet!
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Does anyone wonder at the logic of building a wall now that the masses have been let in? We can’t get out! Yikes!!!
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Kizzie, I meant to state what I said so as to reveal how I feel. It was not meant as a criticism of you and Dj. You, and all here, have a right to feel and act as you wish. I think we all continue to feel and act as we have all along. If I state how I plan to act, God willing, and why I plan to do so, it is not criticism of you. I have not expected anyone to change their mind based on how I think or what I plan to do. Do you see any words in what I wrote that are critical of you? I actually feel sympathy for all who feel politically homeless. I feel sad that Mumsee identifies with it, too. I do get it. I just don’t bend to it. It would be much easier for me to bend. Then I wouldn’t feel so broken if the election is stolen.
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I’m curious about how some here think our political process works (really works)? Does consensus have a role at all?
This feels like a rush by each side to their extreme flanks. That to me results in losing the middle/center and, in the end, getting little of what was fought for that would be sustainable.
This period seems overwhelmed by part anger and part naivety. But mostly anger. Beat down the other extreme so we can rule and lord it over “them” for a season; but then they can beat us down, reverse what we did, give us back the punches that we gave; and then we’ll renew our anger a hundred fold and go at it again.
The nation has been here before and this philosophy of governing doesn’t usually sustain itself well. So this, too, by necessity, will fade. It leaves everyone beaten and exhausted.
Remember the phrase “America is great because America is good”? (It’s still disputed who actually said it?)
For much of our history we shared what were general biblical values (if not always the true faith itself). There was fairly broad common ground on what was “good” and what wasn’t. And the culture, governed by a wise structure set in motion by our founders, was “good.” It worked.
That maybe lasted until the mid-1950s/’60s? But we no longer have those common moral roots. Thus abortion today, I’d say, is acceptable for a majority as an “individual choice.”
Dobbs was a good decision. But the aftermath too often became a time of taking out the hammer and trying to use the power and might of the government to make sure it was further limited in some states. Other states went the opposite direction, opening up the flood gates and providing programs to help women travel from other states to have abortions.
An overplayed hand now has galvanized the opposition in ways we haven’t seen in decades. And they’re quite serious about it.
Might have been wiser to transition then to the “hearts and minds” part of persuading our neighbors and (hopefully) the culture to see abortion as not “good” generally. The long game.
But as it stands now, Dobbs, in time, may (likely?) be overturned by other Supreme Court justices to be appointed later.
And on it goes.
The problem is the culture and there’s no easy political “fix” to that. Politics becomes the predictable back-and-forth battle. Mix in the anger and it all feels quite toxic to many of us. This is not a good period for the nation.
It all probably comes back to that (better) answer, looking at the long game, known as The Gospel message. I think our focus has been distracted.
Sorry, that was too long.
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I don’t feel like anyone here has rushed to the extreme ranks, but at times I have felt boxed into the corner of the extreme ranks by those who appear to think one is extreme if they vote Republican and the candidate happens to be Trump.
I am still not convinced that the two at the top of the ticket will still be there until the finish day of the election. Only God knows.
How can someone who does not do interviews even be President of the USA?
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Not that it will matter to the Trump detractors….
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1832112513900802123?t=zckHBopynGqnhgmz-8xSyQ&s=19
“The National Fraternal Order of Police has come out and publicly endorsed TRUMP for President
SO MUCH winning today! 🔥
“Our members carefully considered the positions of the candidates on the issues and there was no doubt — zero doubt — as to who they want as our president.””
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Janice – It was your saying that my position is “self-serving,” “a resignation to being a defeated victim,” and “checked out.” Those terms seemed critical to me.
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Our govt is run by 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1832139382549311855?t=M7NAdFswPqg_bbaXmCSMJw&s=19
“According to Biden’s DOJ, talking about record inflation and how Americans can’t afford groceries, is Russian disinformation.”
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Update:
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Democracy 2
https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1832103627806364043?t=qhCbkA8uMUnu5AdpG67bDA&s=19
“A Michigan Appeals Court has just mandated that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson remove RFK Jr’s name from the ballot in that state. This is the same SOS that has worked, unsuccessfully, to remove Cornel West’s name from the ballot.
ALSO BREAKING: A North Carolina Court of Appeals has also ordered RFK Jr’s name to be taken off the General Election ballot. This ruling will force mail-in-ballots to be reprinted as they were originally scheduled to go out today.”
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Another Trump win.
Dems will have the sads over this. 😁
https://x.com/ggreenwald/status/1832108934746010079?t=DOoASmax-7KywYV2R8_Stw&s=19
“Democrats repeatedly and explicitly stated that a staple of their 2024 election strategy was ensuring Trump was sentenced to prison before the election: a tyrannical tactic we’re told is used only by the Bad Countries.™
Their tactic has failed:”
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https://x.com/DailyCaller/status/1832108382725271815?t=DLA36P_CjhaZ5Ry-AK75iA&s=19
“Judge Merchan Postpones Trump’s Sentencing Date To After Election”
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A message to the politically homeless.
https://x.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1832091397328875733?t=Hq7ffjhfhtOC_EptyWE-WA&s=19
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Thank Kamala, the Border Czar. Her and Biden unleashed them on America.
https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1831823503559139558?t=MMMOsKF0jJTyBsJqSt48SA&s=19
“NEW: ICE confirms to @FoxNews that all four of the known & suspected Tren de Aragua gang members arrested by police in Aurora, CO in connection to a shooting/attempted murder in July are Venezuelan illegal aliens who were caught & released at the TX border by the Biden admin. ICE tells me the following:
Jhonnardy Jose Pacheco-Chirinos, who @JennieSTaer reports is a “shot caller” of the gang known as “Cookie”, was apprehended by Border Patrol in Del Rio sector on 10/2/2022, and he was released into the U.S. with a notice to appear.
Jhonnarty De Jesus Pacheco-Chirinos was also apprehended by Border Patrol in Del Rio sector on 10/2/2022 and released into the U.S. with a notice to appear. He was terminated from ICE’s Supervision Appearance Program as an absconder when he failed to report to an ICE office.
Nixon Jose Azuaje Perez was apprehended by Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, TX on 8/22/2023 and was released into the U.S. with a notice to appear and paroled into the country. ICE has placed a detainer on him with local authorities.
Dixon Jose Azuaje Perez was also apprehended by Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, TX on 8/22/2023, was given a notice to appear, and was released/paroled into the U.S. ICE has placed a detainer on him with local authorities.”
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@5:10, many would argue that the Republican Party has experienced just a bit of a take-over. Do you realize that the party is run by Trump and his appointed family members?
Political parties should be coalitions, not monopolized by one faction (and the GOP is — I think AJ said it probably more than a year ago or more — “It’s now Trump’s party.”)
Healthy parties are not beholden to a single candidate running for office. They are coalitions representing various ideas but coalesced around a philosophical center.
“Today, identifying as a Republican is not about conservative governing principles but automatic loyalty to Trump, with his MAGA troops in control of the party machinery from top to bottom.”
I’ve always thought America works best when the 2 parties can work together (when required) and can balance each other out (when required).
It will be interesting to watch what happens inside the party itself, whether it can regroup again or not — once this is all over, whether with this election or in another 4 years.
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DJ @ 4:54 Good post, and no it was not too long. There are always compromises, but they should be hard won. That means a fight, and while we all prefer Meet the Press instead of pistols at dawn, our country has historically used both—and most everything in between. Not saying I like it, but there it is. We ride it out and endure, and hopefully the nation does as well. In your patience possess ye your souls. Eventually, it comes down to that.
By the way, I agree with you on Dobbs. But abortion has always been a magic charm for Republicans to rally the vote. Dobbs was an excellent outcome, but I think it greatly damaged Republican ability to whistle in the evangelical anti-abortion vote, so they are scrambling. (Sorry, I know I may be overly cynical on the topic when it comes to Republican leadership.)
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@5:51. Wow. Now she’s intense.
The difference, however, is that I’ve never suggested anyone change the candidate they are supporting. It’s none of my business (or anyone else’s); it’s your business — and your business only — who you support and vote for.
But some of us among the ‘minority report’ here are pretty frequently taken personally to task for our own decisions on how to vote, our simple statement of conscience makes no difference others who believe they know better for us and the country. And I think that crosses a line.
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So thanks for the caffeinated video, but at this point in the election cycle I believe we’re all quite clear on our own personal decision, we’ve thought it through quite carefully and for some time now.
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Thanks Debra, and yes, all of use were heartened by the Dobbs ruling, but in the aftermath I’m afraid we may have won the battle and lost the war. I hope not. But the aftermath responses to it in some quarters now seem to be re-galvanizing the left and I think that will show up at the ballot box.
We’ll get through this period but there will be some serious rebuilding needed to get back on balance. God willing it happens, however long it may take.
And God has a purpose for it all, wish we knew more about those details, but we don’t.
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But lording it over whoever loses these battles is never a good look. It doesn’t go down very well and it frequently will only backfire to the “winner’s” ultimate regret, creating ill will along with it.
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Those do sound critical Kizzie. You are right, but you personally do not have to accept them as directed to you. I am saying that if from my human point of view and limited knowledge that I have a choice to vote for one way that appears to offer more protections for children, then I will vote for it and not vote against it. Choosing to vote that way gives me the opportunity to count myself in with those who are not politically homeless. I think it will put me in the same group as other sheep in the flock at my church. We may be in a MIL suite in the home, but we can fit in that place off to the side and not in the thick of things..
I see more reasons than ever to vote this year for the party that seems to put the interests of our nation’s children foremost. Others might take a more globalist point of view and think it is better to equalize everything by bringing down the USA. That is where we are headed under one of the two main parties from my perspective.
But God may change things in the blink of an eye.
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Who runs the party?
The party leader.
Who is that right now?
Trump. That’s reality, and the part you dislike. It also makes total sense. His family is of course part of that. And given the way the establishment types backstabbing him at every opportunity last time around, of course he’d look for some loyalty this time.
But don’t act like you’re unable to join as well, you just choose not to. That’s not Trump’s fault, it’s yours. He’d be happy to have you.
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AJ, I don’t think they want Trump. Period. I think he has a pretty good agenda for the most part, but not everyone agrees. It’s a free choice. And I know some people sympathize with the ‘politically homeless’, but I don’t. That is a choice too and no one need feel sorry for a brother or sister making their own choice. That’s freedom in action and I can respect that. On the other hand, I disagree with what someone said (think it was DJ) that it’s just your own business who you vote for and no one else’s. As John Donne wrote, ‘No man is an island, entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.’ I don’t think there is anything wrong with challenging or critiquing each others’ political ideas or personal choices in politics, and defending our own vigorously. I think it’s kind of THE point of the politics thread. Embrace the freedom and independence—- you never know when it will go away or cost you more than you can pay. :–)
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Re. abortion, why should states that establish laws that overall reflect their peoples’ values be viewed as “taking out the hammer and trying to use the power and might of the government to make sure it (is) further limited”? Why is that an overplayed hand? Whether or not the opposition is galvanized, we must keep advocating for the truth, even if it comes to pass in increments. After all, it’s never in anyone’s best interest to kill an unborn child.
Given that about it’s about a 50-50 split between pro-choice and pro-life Americans, it’s very interesting that about two-thirds of Americans say that they believe abortion is “morally wrong.” So many of the same people who believe that abortion is immoral still believe that it should remain legal. We can assume that such people believe that rape, child abuse, and murder are immoral, yet they would not argue that such things should be legal. This reveals a fundamental problem with their specious worldview re. abortion.
Perhaps it will take such people and others who will witness the grave consequences that will differentiate pro-life and pro-choice states to keep “changing hearts and minds.” Regardless, we should love and care for pregnant women who feel pressured toward having an abortion. We should also love and care for women who have had abortions. And, of course, keep sharing the Gospel.
The good old Book of Proverbs tells us that the right choice is always wise and brings good consequences, while the wrong choice is always foolish and brings bad (in this case, terrible) consequences,
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amen
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Ty, I probably wasn’t as clear as I should have been there — I was talking about some individual states that, following the Dobbs ruling, began trying to pass very rigid state restrictions (regarding timelines, exemptions, etc.), deciding it was time to move to eradicate any and all abortions immediately.
I believe all of those measures have failed to pass by voters, even in very red states. And the impression it left was of a “heavy hand” beyond what most voters felt was wise or necessary. Polls for many years have indicated voters are willing to restrict abortion in those instances — and so the culture is (or was) coming along, if slowly.
These issues aren’t easy and following Dobbs there seemed to be a rush to crack down as much as possible on any and all exceptions that might be allowed in extenuating circumstances that even conservatives acknowledge can exist.
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AJ, you are right that it is a choice (to reject or accept a political party that comes to strongly reflect a particular individual). I’m guessing you’ve done the same in some election cycles.
Yes, Debra, when we step into the voting both it is our decision what to do — we can choose to share that with others or not. But it’s something of a sacred right in our nation.
On the purely practical side — and I’ve mentioned this in the past — I live in California, a more-than-blue state. We will cast in with Harris at the Electoral College, there’s no question about that.
Voters in swing states have a more heavy choice to make as it looks like it could come down to almost every vote in those areas.
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Ty, re your earlier comment to me, I’m thinking of that phrase … “In a perfect world …”
One day, my friend. Just not yet are we there. So we work with what we have in a broken world. The effort is worthy, even when it doesn’t quite bring the full and complete result we hoped – and as quickly as we’d like.
The process also requires wisdom. I guess the secular world would call that being able to “read the room” at a given time.
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