Ha. You’re spunky today, rk. I’m still digesting yesterday’s feast. And getting ready for work. But those are two very excellent questions to consider. :–)
Bringing out the leftovers from yesterday’s feast, Debra, you said, “If we had not funded and armed Ukraine for our own purposes, there would be peace there right now I believe.”
What do you think our own purposes were/are? I don’t really have a theory about that.
“After being AWOL at fundraising events on the west coast while the hurricane devastated the south, Kamala Harris just spent five minutes reading off a script at the FEMA headquarters and then left without taking any questions from reporters.”
For example, the unleashing American energy part is doable, but only if Trump is elected. Dems won’t do it or they already would have.
But the cutting the budget and deficit is never gonna happen, both sides are too addicted to spending.
Another dog that will never hunt is doing away with the Dept. Of Ed.. Never gonna happen with Democrats. Same for returning control to the local level. Democts are beholden to unions who won’t stand for that.
Reining in the bureaucrats? The DoJ and FBI? Good luck with that, won’t happen.
“Two experts testify in DeKalb GOP v Raffensperger that the election system in Gwinnett County, Georgia was remotely accessed from Belgrade, Serbia DURING the 2020 Election
Similar activity also happened in Colorado, Michigan, and other states”
“Sure is weird how many lawmakers who were crawling over broken glass to take glamour shots with Zelensky and shove our cash in his pockets last week are nowhere to be found now that actual Americans are in desperate need of help.”
“CNN: President Trump was treated “almost as though he is a sitting president” on the ground in Georgia — as Kamala and Biden were back in D.C. desperately trying to act like they didn’t botch the hurricane response.
“[President Trump] is clearly taking this seriously.””
“It’s official: 45,000 port workers are now on strike, from Maine to Texas.
“We will cripple you” – Head of ILA”
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“Congrats to Biden and Kamala
You’re such terrible leaders that you just allowed a dock workers strike to happen for the 1st time in almost 50 years that will cripple our economy just 1 month before your election
For those who are against us helping Ukraine, I have a “devil’s advocate” type of question:
If the U.S. did indeed instigate the invasion of Ukraine by Russia by not giving up our insistence that Ukraine be allowed to join NATO, then don’t we have a responsibility to help Ukraine? Kind of in a “cleaning up our mess” kind of way?
“We do not have this equipment readily available because we have shipped large quantities of transformers and other electrical equipment to Ukraine. Both our military and non-military support for Ukraine has left us less prepared for domestic disasters like Hurricane Helene:”
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And with a dock workers strike, fewer can even be imported.
“The federal government abysmally failed the people of North Carolina. But, don’t worry, FEMA is laser-focused on resettling illegals aliens in your neighborhood.”
Over the last 4 years the Biden-Harris admin has steadily transformed FEMA — the agency responsible for responding to natural disasters like Hurricane Helene — into an illegal alien resettlement agency that emphasizes DEI over public safety.”
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Read the whole thread. We’re ruled by clowns and idiots.
“The 8 illegal immigrants who were caught robbing hurricane victims illegally entered the country as “gotaways” according to @AliBradleyTV.
The illegals were caught looting in Eastern Tennessee as locals were fighting for their lives.
Albin Nahun Vega-Rapalo, 24; David Bairon Rapalo-Rapalo, 37; Kevin Noe Martinez-Lopez, 25; Marvin Hernandez-Martinez, 43; and Dayln Gabriel Guillen Guillen, 37 were charged with aggravated burglary.
Jesus Leodan Garcia-Peneda, 51; Josue Berardo Ortis-Valdez, 30; and Ersy Leonel Ortis-Valdez, 33, were charged with burglary.”
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In many states, and I pray this is one of them, the penalties for such crimes are very steep.
“I was on the phone for two hours” as a response to Americans dying in floods ought to be remembered as one of the most shameful statements ever uttered by an American president.”
“The ILA refusing automation isn’t even the craziest demand.
The craziest ILA demand is *touch* fees
Let me explain…
You’ve heard about our crumbling highways and bridges? And the $1.2 TRILLION infrastructure bill Congress passed to fix them? Well, the primary culprit for that damage? Heavy loads.
The rest of the world gets it. They offload containers onto barges or feeder ships to save their roads and reduce fatalities. It’s called short sea shipping.
Europe: Big ship arrives ➡️ 🏗️ moves container ➡️ terminal ➡️ 🏗️ onto a barge ➡️ barge sails to a smaller port ➡️ 🏗️ onto a truck ➡️ short drive to warehouse.
That’s 3 crane *touches*
US (ILA ports): Big ship arrives ➡️ 🏗️ moves container ➡️ truck 🚛 drives *hundreds of miles.*
That’s 1 union crane *touch*
Why? Because every time the union crane *touches* a container, the union rakes in a massive fee.
So it’s somehow cheaper to truck containers hundreds of miles and let taxpayers foot the road repair bill than let the union *touch* it two more times for short sea shipping to work.
“The Jones Act also makes it illegal to ship anything from a US port to another US port unless it’s on a US manufactured, US crewed, US flagged vessel. There’s a grand total of only 23 container ships that qualify. The Jones Act must be destroyed. Jones Act delenda est!”
Kizzie, that’s a fair question. But what kind of help can we give Ukraine that will really make things better? Is there an endgame or do the last two years just go on forever?
“Right now, #TelAviv is under a severe terror attack. From Iran-backed terrorists, as well as rockets from Iran.The war in Middle East has just been thrown wide open.India 🇮🇳 must stand with its friend Israel 🇮🇱 at this hour. Unshakeably.”
“Jimmy Carter was elected president 48 years ago. Nine years ago, at age 90, he was diagnosed with brain cancer. Twenty months ago, he stopped medical treatment and entered into hospice care. Today he turns 100.”
Made it home. Sitting on my porch watching the world go by and resisting the urge to go full Clint Eastwood on my neighbours.
The US is the most influential figure on the world stage but even then some things are not their fault/responsibility. In the case of Ukraine, its not all about US policy – it’s about the pull to Europe. The majority of Ukrainians want to be part of Europe. The attraction is simple – a social economy that takes care of its people. They want the capital investment Brussels gives, the maternity leave, the health care, the vacations, the travel, etc. A minority have nationalists ties to Russia. This issue has dominated domestic politics since 1991.
The US could walk away from Ukraine tomorrow and the war will continue. Even if Russia gains the territories it wants and puts a collaborationist regime in Kiev, the war will continue in Lviv.
There’s never a correct political response to a natural disaster.
If Biden went to North Carolina, Georgia, or Florida, he would be criticised for getting in the way. And Harris would be criticised for politicising the disaster. I’m sure my left wing sites are criticizing Trump for getting anywhere near the disaster.
The closest thing to a correct response is to say you are working the phones ie you are doing something but not in the way.
Project 2025 is the bogeyman of this year’s election. It’s an election motivation tool for the Democratic party. Trump was dumb enough to visibly associate himself with it.
With the normal gridlock of DC, i doubt any of the policies proposed will happen but……that hasnt stopped the fear mongering. It is illustrative of the unpopularity of the Republican party platform. The only reason the Republican party still has some power is the electoral college, gerrymandering and over representation of the rural vote.
The comparison to American and European shipping is weird. There are massive amounts of subsidies and govt intervention in Europe. A container ship will arrive in Rotterdam and then get off loaded into canal barges and trains. However, the canals and railroads are either owned by the gov’t or heavily subsidised. Whereas capitalism will naturally concentrate in one place so in the US with less gov’t intervention will have larger ports and less “touches’. And I’m quite sure the Jones Act benefits the few corporations as well as the ILA.
A little quibble regarding the post at 1:30 – Not that this makes the situation any better, but according to Fox News:
~ “A sheriff’s office spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital that all eight suspects are migrant workers in the United States legally on work visas.” ~
HRW. “. ..resisting the urge to go full tilt Clint Eastwood …”
Reminds me of a bumper sticker on a truck in front of me on my drive into work this morning:
“9 out of 10 voices in my head are saying just squeeze the trigger ”
I kept praying ‘ please God don’t let him turn into my work, please.’ He didn’t. Just kept going.
I thought you were supposed to have a restful vacation, not come home stressed! :–)
Who plans to watch the debate? We plan to view it assuming connection. I remember when trying to watch the convention that when Trump showed up the screen went blank.
Kevin, I have a longer answer to your very good question this morning than I can post now. But I will say it’s not a conspiracy theory about one thing or group of people. It’s many things. And the motivations, I think, range from covetousness to fear.
I enjoyed the debate. Vance’s body language was fun to watch. His look at the camera reminded me of my brother looking at me when we shared an inside understanding of what was being said. Sort of an unspoken “you know better than that”.
Wandering Views 
Are yall taking a breath before entering the debate this morning?
Has anyone else on this blog read any/all of project 2025?
What are your thoughts on the elimination of Hezbollah?
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Ha. You’re spunky today, rk. I’m still digesting yesterday’s feast. And getting ready for work. But those are two very excellent questions to consider. :–)
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Bringing out the leftovers from yesterday’s feast, Debra, you said, “If we had not funded and armed Ukraine for our own purposes, there would be peace there right now I believe.”
What do you think our own purposes were/are? I don’t really have a theory about that.
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“After being AWOL at fundraising events on the west coast while the hurricane devastated the south, Kamala Harris just spent five minutes reading off a script at the FEMA headquarters and then left without taking any questions from reporters.”
https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1840862936434172245?t=mg9Q7f7tReGzftEv37_YgQ&s=19
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I have read most of it. It’s mostly pipe dreams and wishful thinking that will never happen in today’s political environment.
Here’s the link to it.
https://www.project2025.org/
Here’s a link that points out the media lies about it.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3080136/project-2025-fact-checking-democrats-claims/
Decide for yourself.
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For example, the unleashing American energy part is doable, but only if Trump is elected. Dems won’t do it or they already would have.
But the cutting the budget and deficit is never gonna happen, both sides are too addicted to spending.
Another dog that will never hunt is doing away with the Dept. Of Ed.. Never gonna happen with Democrats. Same for returning control to the local level. Democts are beholden to unions who won’t stand for that.
Reining in the bureaucrats? The DoJ and FBI? Good luck with that, won’t happen.
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Checked and rechecked?
No. Never.
And once again, Trump was right to call out Kemp and Raffensberger over this. They signed off and didn’t bother to look closely at all.
https://x.com/realLizUSA/status/1841104894947688878?t=_simvGt4_OfjYlsdNs7mMQ&s=19
“Two experts testify in DeKalb GOP v Raffensperger that the election system in Gwinnett County, Georgia was remotely accessed from Belgrade, Serbia DURING the 2020 Election
Similar activity also happened in Colorado, Michigan, and other states”
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Truth.
https://x.com/seanmdav/status/1841107205312897490?t=FfaCCf6Ytwk-Lkvu-N9iNA&s=19
“Sure is weird how many lawmakers who were crawling over broken glass to take glamour shots with Zelensky and shove our cash in his pockets last week are nowhere to be found now that actual Americans are in desperate need of help.”
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More truth.
https://x.com/Bossy_Leah/status/1840948454974988726?t=oIpUU6-VOF19u971XTnoDg&s=19
“Things that helped me survive Helene:
A gas car
A gas stove
A gas hot water heater
A gas chainsaw
Cash
Things that are/were useless during Helene:
Electric cars
Electric appliances
Debit cards
The city bus
The government
Diversity
My tax dollars in Ukraine”
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“CNN: President Trump was treated “almost as though he is a sitting president” on the ground in Georgia — as Kamala and Biden were back in D.C. desperately trying to act like they didn’t botch the hurricane response.
“[President Trump] is clearly taking this seriously.””
https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1840936464634216557?t=AksKTyNhX11qRvEX8S4KFg&s=19
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This is election interference, but when corrupt judges won’t rule in DoJ lawyers doing it, this is what they do.
It’s also why I said the idea of reining them in won’t happen with corrupt and partisan judges always siding with them.
https://x.com/julie_kelly2/status/1841129035755078011?t=L7vv7xmLdMC2KyP_Ax9oWA&s=19
“Smith asks to unseal records he wants seeded in the press to damage Trump. Trump’s lawyers fight it. Chutkan sides with Smith.
Trump’s lawyers seek unsealing of exculpatory material to debunk Smith’s allegations. Chutkan denies it.”
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Smith wants to cherry pick and leak, yet when it was in front of a real judge, he sought to hide all such details from the public.
https://x.com/julie_kelly2/status/1841120014700613721?t=w7FtVXgd3ZaM7uKFbbuY5Q&s=19
“In DC J6 case, Smith is ready to post grand jury testimony, FBI 302s, etc–records he wanted sealed in the FLA case when Trump.
Judge Cannon ultimately ruled that some evidence could be posted with names, identifying info mostly redacted.
Here was Smith in FLA in Feb 2024:”
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Thank Joe and Kamala.
https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1840978352997306404?t=dtV2R_6FYVQfQdNarrsuyw&s=19
“It’s official: 45,000 port workers are now on strike, from Maine to Texas.
“We will cripple you” – Head of ILA”
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“Congrats to Biden and Kamala
You’re such terrible leaders that you just allowed a dock workers strike to happen for the 1st time in almost 50 years that will cripple our economy just 1 month before your election
Buckle up”
“https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/1841073539358548346?t=dMYnirrRId8h5iZSfb2EOg&s=19
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Thanks AJ for the Dekalb GOP news. My county and news I did not know.
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For those who are against us helping Ukraine, I have a “devil’s advocate” type of question:
If the U.S. did indeed instigate the invasion of Ukraine by Russia by not giving up our insistence that Ukraine be allowed to join NATO, then don’t we have a responsibility to help Ukraine? Kind of in a “cleaning up our mess” kind of way?
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Thank Joe, Kamala, and the #USELESSGOP.
https://x.com/dandcaldwell/status/1841068249716322744?t=geSTv-8Y9V-BEBk6hHk1cw&s=19
“We do not have this equipment readily available because we have shipped large quantities of transformers and other electrical equipment to Ukraine. Both our military and non-military support for Ukraine has left us less prepared for domestic disasters like Hurricane Helene:”
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And with a dock workers strike, fewer can even be imported.
It’s always America last with these idiots.
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“The federal government abysmally failed the people of North Carolina. But, don’t worry, FEMA is laser-focused on resettling illegals aliens in your neighborhood.”
https://x.com/StephenM/status/1841115358704357643?t=nnPi5PhnGrE3_eFIMreOxQ&s=19
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https://x.com/America1stLegal/status/1840862874203197691?t=_JgN4yTZb73EtrTNxjOkxA&s=19
“1⚠️MISPLACED PRIORITIES —
Over the last 4 years the Biden-Harris admin has steadily transformed FEMA — the agency responsible for responding to natural disasters like Hurricane Helene — into an illegal alien resettlement agency that emphasizes DEI over public safety.”
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Read the whole thread. We’re ruled by clowns and idiots.
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Our govt is showing just how useless it can be in bad situations.
https://x.com/annvandersteel/status/1840903723104813540?t=Bq4D244zNZOV9i3Ovlt7sw&s=19
“HURRICANE HELENE UPDATE
60 bodies just found hanging in trees in Mitchell County, western North Carolina
Military about to take over the airports – Asheville Airport
Water will be out for 30 days. No internet, only iHeart radio is being broadcasted.
Worries of next storm taking out all the bridges going west on the interstate.
Mayor of Asheville is not answering questions and has not done anything. Whole Asheville infrastructure water system is totally down.
Only way in is through CLT Greensville area. Whole town of Lake Lure completely gone.
Mudslides/landslides taking out homes and people.
Illegal Aliens were dropped off days before in Asheville and are just wandering around everywhere.
God help us all…”
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“Trump is on the ground in Georgia receiving disaster relief briefings from the military
Kamala isn’t answering questions
Biden is taking a nap”
https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/1840820538974802022?t=SGrnBivyevBXK3iDxUyKgA&s=19
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“When tragedy struck, one candidate responded by staging a photo with a blank paper.
The other flew to the scene and donated $25M.
Vote accordingly.”
https://x.com/MsBlaireWhite/status/1840885798830260298?t=2x7YnKWjcX6rnuPzfnZhZw&s=19
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Thank Joe and Kamala, who can always be counted on to have pushed policies that make a bad situation worse.
https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1840871863523950865?t=tOvCQKawC-VYJzhpBsr1fA&s=19
“The 8 illegal immigrants who were caught robbing hurricane victims illegally entered the country as “gotaways” according to @AliBradleyTV.
The illegals were caught looting in Eastern Tennessee as locals were fighting for their lives.
Albin Nahun Vega-Rapalo, 24; David Bairon Rapalo-Rapalo, 37; Kevin Noe Martinez-Lopez, 25; Marvin Hernandez-Martinez, 43; and Dayln Gabriel Guillen Guillen, 37 were charged with aggravated burglary.
Jesus Leodan Garcia-Peneda, 51; Josue Berardo Ortis-Valdez, 30; and Ersy Leonel Ortis-Valdez, 33, were charged with burglary.”
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In many states, and I pray this is one of them, the penalties for such crimes are very steep.
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“REPORTER: On the hurricane, why weren’t you and VP Harris here in Washington commanding this weekend?
BIDEN: “I was commanding. I was on the phone for 2 hours.”
(Checks notes. Biden was at his beach house & Kamala was fundraising in San Francisco)”
https://x.com/ProdigalThe3rd/status/1840791642388759011?t=ZZ8lSa5dzxZ8jBq5kFXpHw&s=19
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“I was on the phone for two hours” as a response to Americans dying in floods ought to be remembered as one of the most shameful statements ever uttered by an American president.”
https://x.com/Heminator/status/1840803894709912033?t=7p0F8AkYM5hKWhZmlV6_vg&s=19
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This is extortion.
https://x.com/johnkonrad/status/1840904466310316459?t=E6pZX_dlPBMIapeEb2YSeg&s=19
“The ILA refusing automation isn’t even the craziest demand.
The craziest ILA demand is *touch* fees
Let me explain…
You’ve heard about our crumbling highways and bridges? And the $1.2 TRILLION infrastructure bill Congress passed to fix them? Well, the primary culprit for that damage? Heavy loads.
The rest of the world gets it. They offload containers onto barges or feeder ships to save their roads and reduce fatalities. It’s called short sea shipping.
Europe: Big ship arrives ➡️ 🏗️ moves container ➡️ terminal ➡️ 🏗️ onto a barge ➡️ barge sails to a smaller port ➡️ 🏗️ onto a truck ➡️ short drive to warehouse.
That’s 3 crane *touches*
US (ILA ports): Big ship arrives ➡️ 🏗️ moves container ➡️ truck 🚛 drives *hundreds of miles.*
That’s 1 union crane *touch*
Why? Because every time the union crane *touches* a container, the union rakes in a massive fee.
So it’s somehow cheaper to truck containers hundreds of miles and let taxpayers foot the road repair bill than let the union *touch* it two more times for short sea shipping to work.
Only in America.”
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We’re from the govt, and we’re here to help!
https://x.com/StarWreckest/status/1841074906416529852?t=5Y-BQQzxbNnFTOYkecxp3Q&s=19
“The Jones Act also makes it illegal to ship anything from a US port to another US port unless it’s on a US manufactured, US crewed, US flagged vessel. There’s a grand total of only 23 container ships that qualify. The Jones Act must be destroyed. Jones Act delenda est!”
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Does anyone here appreciate Tulsi?
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Kizzie, that’s a fair question. But what kind of help can we give Ukraine that will really make things better? Is there an endgame or do the last two years just go on forever?
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Iran has attacked Israel with a massive missile attack. Israel is sure to respond.
No word yet from the president and the woman pretending she already is.l
https://x.com/abhijitmajumder/status/1841162696294572255?t=Xr-7GLlFGMcXPcI1UbHJGA&s=19
“Right now, #TelAviv is under a severe terror attack. From Iran-backed terrorists, as well as rockets from Iran.The war in Middle East has just been thrown wide open.India 🇮🇳 must stand with its friend Israel 🇮🇱 at this hour. Unshakeably.”
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Did you see my video @1:31 about the imminent attack?
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“Oh good. Jake Sullivan is at the White House podium to give an update on Iran’s attack today.”
https://x.com/KatiePavlich/status/1841188585590169763?t=4yXUaQ7wrooUhcDyyG7DFA&s=19
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Just watched his presser on Fox. He just told US citizens to get out now by commercial means, as they may not be able to get them out later.
Same guy a year ago.
https://x.com/KatiePavlich/status/1841161713623629954?t=NGqsxr3tv1ZItwT6S10pgQ&s=19
“One year ago. Biden’s National Security Advisor:
“The Middle East is quieter today than it has been in two decades.””
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I did Janice. The US govt says they were aware it was coming as well.
Iraq groups are also now threatening to attack US forces there if the US gets involved.
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Debra will appreciate the irony here.
It’s funny, yet sad.
https://x.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1841169090398077226?t=_2evoXPisfRx-1ik6sYWhA&s=19
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Also funny, yet sad.
https://x.com/mattgaetz/status/1841190933594870202?t=UnXvxf9vGkAEMCji7T9iEA&s=19
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The old coot has staying power, I’ll give him that.
https://x.com/michaeljknowles/status/1841190426344374720?t=O85QqaxZs0S91pbkWRkAKw&s=19
“Jimmy Carter was elected president 48 years ago. Nine years ago, at age 90, he was diagnosed with brain cancer. Twenty months ago, he stopped medical treatment and entered into hospice care. Today he turns 100.”
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In politics, it’s all about timing….
And this is really bad timing. 😅
https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1841194927105196111?t=RlxTxq7YC8Q1EWMkr3SXMw&s=19
“In an Op-Ed written by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken which was published today, Blinken writes:
“The Biden administration’s strategy has put the United States in a much stronger geopolitical position today than it was four years ago.””
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Oops. They did. Now what?
https://x.com/yesnicksearcy/status/1841195597409272223?t=9pW6_O17BnWMpPkrOJxikQ&s=19
“Reporter: “What’s your message to Iran?”
Kamala: “Don’t.”
You’ll be shocked to learn this diplomatic strategy did not work out.”
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXML3UobbsA
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Made it home. Sitting on my porch watching the world go by and resisting the urge to go full Clint Eastwood on my neighbours.
The US is the most influential figure on the world stage but even then some things are not their fault/responsibility. In the case of Ukraine, its not all about US policy – it’s about the pull to Europe. The majority of Ukrainians want to be part of Europe. The attraction is simple – a social economy that takes care of its people. They want the capital investment Brussels gives, the maternity leave, the health care, the vacations, the travel, etc. A minority have nationalists ties to Russia. This issue has dominated domestic politics since 1991.
The US could walk away from Ukraine tomorrow and the war will continue. Even if Russia gains the territories it wants and puts a collaborationist regime in Kiev, the war will continue in Lviv.
hrw
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There’s never a correct political response to a natural disaster.
If Biden went to North Carolina, Georgia, or Florida, he would be criticised for getting in the way. And Harris would be criticised for politicising the disaster. I’m sure my left wing sites are criticizing Trump for getting anywhere near the disaster.
The closest thing to a correct response is to say you are working the phones ie you are doing something but not in the way.
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Project 2025 is the bogeyman of this year’s election. It’s an election motivation tool for the Democratic party. Trump was dumb enough to visibly associate himself with it.
With the normal gridlock of DC, i doubt any of the policies proposed will happen but……that hasnt stopped the fear mongering. It is illustrative of the unpopularity of the Republican party platform. The only reason the Republican party still has some power is the electoral college, gerrymandering and over representation of the rural vote.
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“Resisting the urge to go full Clint Eastwood on my neighbors”? What does that mean? Inquring mind wants to know.
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The comparison to American and European shipping is weird. There are massive amounts of subsidies and govt intervention in Europe. A container ship will arrive in Rotterdam and then get off loaded into canal barges and trains. However, the canals and railroads are either owned by the gov’t or heavily subsidised. Whereas capitalism will naturally concentrate in one place so in the US with less gov’t intervention will have larger ports and less “touches’. And I’m quite sure the Jones Act benefits the few corporations as well as the ILA.
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Kevin (re: 2:01) – Those are good questions, and I have no answer. We really should have an endgame and not let it drag on for years.
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A little quibble regarding the post at 1:30 – Not that this makes the situation any better, but according to Fox News:
~ “A sheriff’s office spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital that all eight suspects are migrant workers in the United States legally on work visas.” ~
https://www.foxnews.com/us/tennessee-migrant-workers-arrested-allegedly-looting-hurricane-helene-devastation
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HRW. “. ..resisting the urge to go full tilt Clint Eastwood …”
Reminds me of a bumper sticker on a truck in front of me on my drive into work this morning:
“9 out of 10 voices in my head are saying just squeeze the trigger ”
I kept praying ‘ please God don’t let him turn into my work, please.’ He didn’t. Just kept going.
I thought you were supposed to have a restful vacation, not come home stressed! :–)
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Who plans to watch the debate? We plan to view it assuming connection. I remember when trying to watch the convention that when Trump showed up the screen went blank.
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Kevin, I have a longer answer to your very good question this morning than I can post now. But I will say it’s not a conspiracy theory about one thing or group of people. It’s many things. And the motivations, I think, range from covetousness to fear.
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Best bumper sticker I saw a few years ago:
“Where are we going and why am I in this hand basket?”
Could also work these days with “why are we in this hand basket?”
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Dj, earlier I saw a clip on Instagram of a casket moving rapidly in the flood waters. Your comment brought that to mind.
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I am watching the debate. CBS “moderators” are just about as awful as their colleagues at ABC so far! The candidates happen to be doing ok!
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from the Dispatch
Minnesota currently has no statutory limits on abortion at any stage of pregnancy.
Walz is such a caring guy eh? And to laud his support of great “healthcare” for pregnant women… none afforded to babies in the womb
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I enjoyed the debate. Vance’s body language was fun to watch. His look at the camera reminded me of my brother looking at me when we shared an inside understanding of what was being said. Sort of an unspoken “you know better than that”.
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