@#9 ... Is the orange child rapist going to take Garcia out with a drone strike?...

... and not release the video?

Related ...

@#1 ... Texas is once again on the front lines ...

Possibly due to the southern location and the warming effect of climate change.

What is Pres Trump's stated goal for what he is doing around Venezuela?

It is a simple question.

Anyone have an answer?

@#35 ... Troll bait. ...

Yeah, that's what I thought.

But I also wanted to check my opinion by responding.

If there were no response to my comment, my guess would be that the troll farm may have called it quits for the evening.

[shrug]

@#5 ... [Pres Trump] essentially is admitting that the state made the right decision to bring the charges that led to her conviction and incarceration in state prison. ...

Looks that way, doesn't it?

@#33 ... And it's gotten far worse with DEI. ...

How so?

imo, not a good sign ...

More from the article ...

... In farewell remarks, Adm. Holsey did not mention the military operations or the reasons for his early retirement.

He urged his successor to uphold longstanding partnerships in the region by standing firmly behind the shared values of democracy and support for the rule of law. ....

@#7 ... We have to wait until after the mid-terms ...

I'm not yet of the opinion that 2026 will flip the Senate.

Flipping the House, at this point, that looks likely. But I do emphasize "at this point."

There are still 11 months until Election Day.

Pres Trump, in his peace deals, seems to be more concerned about the short-term transactional aspects of establishing a cease-fire.

But in doing so, he seems to neglect the longer term ramifications of those results.

And, for the countries at war, it usually is not about some short-term acquiescence, it is about the long-tern solution that ends decades of fighting.

From the cited article ...

... Despite Democrats consistent criticisms and outrage at Trump and his administration, many are hesitant about pursuing impeachment of the president, as previous impeachments are viewed by many as having backfired. ...

Backfired?

That seems to be what those Democrats need to explain.

And the explanations should be in the context of why the Congressional Democrats are viewed so lowly by their constituents.

Oops, things seemed to have changed since I last looked ...

@#8 ... That's a big enough number. ...

The cited CDC article (released by the Trump CDC --- so, who will be fired?) has this section...

... Limitations

The findings in this report are subject to at least five limitations. ...

At this point, the report looks to me to be quite comprehensive, with a lot of citations to substantiate what it says.

Quite unlike the apparent unsubstantiated trolling that seems to be occurring by a MAGA aficionado here.

@#9 ... I read the synopsis, did you? ...

I did.

... I see you cut and paste random sections, but did you read it? ...

I posted the link to the entire article, which I did read. But If I had posted the entire article, I'd likely be accused of posting a "will of text."

... Do you know what is meant by 'statistical significance' and how very small numbers in a large population can skew results? Probably not. ...

Actually, I do know that.

Back in the day, I worked in a surveying company. As I have stated many times in the past here on this most august message board. I dealt with that on a daily basis.

So a supposition of your current alias is wrong. What else may be wrong about is suppositions?

But I still have to ask, what else yer got? At this pint, your current alias is just exposing the usual ignorance of MAGA.

Do try harder.

More from the cited article ...

... Asked if his team would ever help Machado return to Venezuela, Stern said he advised her against it.

"When we were on the boat together, we talked about this, and I begged her not to go back," he told CNN.

"She's a real hero and icon of mine, and to put her back in harm's way where she may be arrested, killed, tortured, who knows what? -- I would really not want to do that, but like us, she's a leader, and she wants to be there for her people."
...

More from the cited article ...

... "Because of her face, because of her signature, because the entire Venezuelan intelligence service, the entire Cuban intelligence service, parts of the Russian intelligence, were all looking for her for months, and specifically this week, in particular, because of the Nobel Prize, (it) made this operation significantly more high risk than we've ever done before," he said.

He told CNN that his team has carried out 800 operations and rescued more than 8,000 people, but this was "the first person that has a Wikipedia page." ...

@#6 ... With numbers this small ...

Please describe your understanding of sampling to arrive at a conclusion.

From a link cited in the article ...

@#11

So I got a response from you.

Interesting.

To be honest, I'd really like to see you comment more frequently. Not the usual post and run stuff. But that is just me.

Because I am so vain? No.

Because I respect your opinions? Yes.

:)

Two comments...

The first, and most important...

Is this so significant to justify the headlines here on local media? If so, why?

The second ...

Peoples Bank is no longer here in CT. It was purchased (and, imo, destroyed by)M&T Bank.

So does the PeoplesBank Arena also not exist?

So many questions, so few answers....

Oh well ...

@#33 ... As I said earlier, we'd be better off had we never passed ACA. ...

Yeah, the GOP also seems to have said that.

But my question is, why would Americans be better off without ACA?

Yer up.

@#33 ... No one in this country of 337,000,000 people is going to get any kind of reasonably priced healthcare with the insurance lobby standing between them and their HCP. ...

If that is the real problem to solve, what is Pres Trump doing to solve it?

From nearly a decade ago ...

Yet Pres Trump still seems to have nothing besides a promise of ~something coming soon...~

...
Candidate Trump on healthcare:

May 21, 2015
I'm not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid.

Sept 25, 2015
Everybody's got to be covered.

Feb 17, 2016
We're going to have great plans. They're going to be much less expensive and they're going to be much better.

Oct 25, 2016
You're going to have such great healthcare at a tiny fraction of the cost, and it is going to be so easy.

Nov 13, 2016
It will be better healthcare, much better for less money. Not a bad combination.

"I'm not going to cut Social Security like every other Republican and I'm not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid."
-- Trump to the Daily Signal in May 2015

"We will immediately repeal and replace ObamaCare - and nobody can do that like me. We will save $'s and have much better healthcare!"
-- Trump tweet in February 2016

Pres-elect Trump on healthcare:

"We're going to have insurance for everybody ... There was a philosophy in some circles that if you can't pay for it, you don't get it. That's not going to happen with us."
-- Pres-elect Trump to the Washington Post in January 2017

Pres Trump on healthcare:

"Our healthcare plan will lower premiums & deductibles -- and be great healthcare!"
-- Trump tweet in May 2017
...

Where is the plan?

... Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has said military action against Cambodia will continue despite an earlier claim by United States President Donald Trump that he had successfully brokered a ceasefire between the neighbouring countries. ...

Pres Trump misrepresented something?

Quelle surprise.

@#7 ... Typical Buffoon ...

I would hope you would be more specific in criticism of my comments.

I respect the opinions you post.

Please be more specific.

... Record floodwaters began slowly receding in Washington state on Friday after triggering evacuations, inundating communities and prompting dramatic rescues from rooftops and vehicles. But authorities warned that waters would still be high for days, and that danger from potential levee failures remained. "This is not just a one- or two-day crisis," Gov. Bob Ferguson said at a news briefing. ...

There's more in the works ...

Interesting view ...

More from the article ...

... The CRASH (Collision Realization And Significant Harm) Clock is a proposed Key Environmental Indicator (KEI) to give an estimate of how long it would take before a catastrophic collision occurs if collision avoidance maneuvers cease or there is a loss of situation awareness.

The clock is currently 2.8 days, which doesn't sound too bad until you consider that in 2018, before the mega-constellation launches got underway (yes, Starlink, we're looking at you), the CRASH Clock was 121 days.

Professor Sam Lawler explained the origin of the acronym in a post on Mastodon: "We needed a metric. I originally wanted to do something like 'Kessler Countdown' or 'Kessler Clock' but this isn't a countdown to Kessler Syndrome, it's just showing how bad things are in orbit, and how quickly they could get worse. So, our name for this metric is... Collision Realization And Significant Harm: the CRASH Clock!"

Kessler Syndrome is a theoretical scenario where collisions in orbit result in an exponentially increasing amount of debris, effectively rendering some orbital regions unusable. As Lawler noted, the CRASH Clock is more about highlighting how crowded orbit is becoming and how quickly it could get worse in the event of something like a major solar storm or a software issue knocking out collision avoidance systems. ...

@#5

Good viewpoint.

@#3 ... Another concrete sign that Trump is off mentally. ...

While I may not yet agree with the conclusion, I may be starting to agree with the premise.

Stated differently, this pardon is just another in Pres Trump's long series of pardons of those who seem to express unfettered obsequious adulation of him. So, nothing new there.

On the other hand, maybe that apparent requirement for such unfettered obsequious adulation of him may be an indication of an issue with the President of the United Stated.

At this point, I am conflicted in my view.

@#23 ... Paste-eating MAGAts are responsible for making measles great again. ...

While I would not phrase it as that, I cannot disagree.

More censorship of opinions that Pres Trump does not like?

More from the article ...

... Brendan Carr is making the rounds with Senate Republicans ahead of next Wednesday's long-awaited FCC oversight hearing, where Democrats are expected to press the chair over his comments threatening broadcasters for airing ABC comedian Jimmy Kimmel.

Carr is privately holding individual meetings with at least six Republican members on the Senate Commerce Committee, those lawmakers told POLITICO. The Republicans broadly indicated they are ready to move on from the controversy over Carr's comments, and used their meetings to focus on other issues before the Federal Communications Commission. ...

@#143 ... A good living wage would start at $20 an hour these days, I'd say. That's about what the adjusted minimum wage would be today if it was as high as it was in the late 50's and sixties. ...

My first question would be...

Adjusted, how?

According to inflation?

How have residence (purchase or rental) prices compared to inflation?

Next, we'll talk about healthcare costs.

But for the nonce, let's focus upon the cost of a place to live vs inflation.

Yer up.

@#55 ... Jeff has at least 3 alternate realities because she's paid by the response. No idea who the fuck would give that retarded moron any cash, but there you are. ... ...

I hold a contrary view, based upon my experience running a message board back in the day...

Perhaps that is why they may be paid.

The intent, imo, of such payment is not worthwhile contribution, but disruption.

... DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was immediately caught lying to a congressional committee after stating, "We have not deported U.S. citizens or military veterans." In response, Rep. Seth Magaziner introduced U.S. Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient ...

Another view ...

... The saga of a Los Angeles Army veteran who legally immigrated to the United States, was wounded in combat and self-deported to South Korea earlier this year, became a flashpoint during a testy congressional hearing about the Trump administration's immigration policy.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was grilled Thursday on Capitol Hill about military veterans deported during the immigration crackdown launched earlier this year, including in Los Angeles.

"Sir, we have not deported U.S. citizens or military veterans," Noem responded when questioned by Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.).

An aide then held up a tablet showing a Zoom connection with Purple Heart recipient Sae Joon Park in South Korea. The congressman argued that Park had "sacrificed more for this country than most people ever have" and asked Noem if she would investigate Park's case, given her discretion as a Cabinet member. ...

@#140 ... Meanwhile, Trump pardons a drug dealer, ...

Not just any "drug dealer."

But one who was convicted of bringing over 400 tons of cocaine into the United States.

How can that pardon be justified?

@#140 ... You have it backwards.

Bad decisions get punished harder, the poorer you are. ...

Yup.

When all your income is focused upon paying rent, healthcare and food bills, there is little room for an investment in the future to fail.

@#10 ... - a freak weather event called "rain." ...

I remember the effects of a similar freak weather event called "snow."

The results of which found me following a snow plow on the NY Thruway as I drove home.

I still have thanks for that plow driver, who gave me safety in my drive home.

@#16 ... Also Dwight Yoakum. ...

Good artist.

imo.

@#137

You have to stop being so rational in your comments.

Some here may not appreciate that view.

But, I'll also add, thank-you for providing it.

@#4 ... Why are we deporting people who are waiting to stand trial? ...

Good question.

Does that show the Trump admin's total lack of evidence in deporting these people?

And as a corollary , I'd also ask ... why did Pres trump choose to kill the two survivors, clinging to flotsam, of the early September boat attack instead of bringing them to the US for prosecution?

And then there are the Epstein files.

This current administration seems to be quite focused upon suppressing evidence.

But I have to ask, why?

@#7

OK, I won't, even though I do have concerns in that area.

@#6 ... Food processing plants apply it to sanitize surfaces and equipment. Hospitals use it to sterilize medical devices, and some municipalities use low levels to treat public water supplies. Paper mills rely on it to whiten wood pulp.

We all know that people in those industries are so much healthier than others. ...

Do "we all" know that?

That aspect aside ...

Please explain how its use works "to treat everything from cancer and malaria to autism and COVID."