@#2

??

@#3

Yeah, maybe. But why might he do such acts?

What does Pres Putin have over Pres trump to make Pres Trump so obsequious?

@#32 ... Don't be tossing "legally" around like you know what you're doing. Just sayin'. ...

Yeah. I do not disagree.

That is why I often state something along the lines of ... that I am not a lawyer, so what do I know.

But, thanks for the reminder.

OK, all that aside.

This dispute will likely end up in the Justice system (a.k.a., the Courts).

What do you think the Court will look at?

The name on the building's facade, or the name on the legal contract?

@#8 ... This is what real government censorship looks like. ...

imo, it is more wide-ranging than that, but I'll agree with that appellation for the nonce.

@#29 ... For now. ...

Agreed.

Will Congress grow the backbone needed to deny the nam-change request?

It never ceases to amaze me why Pres Trump seems to be so reluctant to bring these brave and courageous Ukrainian freedom fighters into NATO to help the US protect Democracy in Europe against Russian aggression.

@#5 ...So they are being considered for parole? Not "released"? ...

Looks that way.

From the cited article ...

... The board OK'd the release of 39 convicted first-degree murderers " and those guilty of accessory to murder -- while denying parole to 12 inmates, according to state data. That's a 76% release rate for this group so far ...

@#26 ... Kennedy Center no longer exists. ...

Legally does not exist?

-- or --

In popular opinion, it does not exist.

imo, that may be a determining factor here.

More from the article ...

... The soldier, just 19 years old, survived a mine explosion. By the time he reached the Superhumans Center in Lviv, where Mohan and two other American doctors worked and taught for a few weeks last spring, he'd had makeshift surgery with a metal plate inserted to hold his jaw together.

"Unfortunately, he developed an infection," Mohan recalled. "And so, when he came to us he basically was missing a big chunk of his lower jaw, and he was draining pus."

In a 10-hour operation, Mohan and his team "took part of his bone from his leg with an artery and a vein attached to it ... and we screwed that into his jaw."

He saw the results on a return visit to the Lviv hospital this past fall.

"It healed great and he came back to see us in October and he had grown a beard," Mohan told me.

The kicker: "He was back fighting on the front lines. It was bittersweet. We were happy because he was happy, but it was just a matter of time before something else happens. It almost felt like, is everything we're doing futile?" ...

@#11 ... I mean, I admire your optimism that we'll actually have legitimate elections to depose these fools. I don't personally expect to. ...

Pres Trump seems to be actively, and vocally, working to prevent future elections from mattering.

@#10 ... I think the stupidest thing they could do is screw over a generation of vets whose entire experience was insurgency/counterinsurgency in urban settings learned over two decades of evolving warfare. ...

I do not disagree.

But then there seems to be Pres Trump's view of Veterans.

imo, Pres Trump's view of Veterans is not the respect and gratitude that most Americans have, but one more of disdain.

@#13

The title of the cited August 2025 article ...

Nigeria's Rare Earth Mineral Potential: A Wealth of Untapped Opportunities

I think you may be on to something there ...

From the cited article...

... Last January, the Supreme Judicial Court's decision in Commonwealth v. Mattis made it unconstitutional to sentence emerging adults to life without parole -- making more than 200 people eligible for parole consideration. ...

imo, that is what need to be discussed.

i.e., should "emerging adults" [18-20 at the time of conviction] be sentenced to life imprisonment without any possibility of parole?

More from the article ...

... Someone operating under the name "Georgians for Integrity" has dumped around $5 million into television ads, mailers and texts.

The attacks claim Jones, who already has President Donald Trump's endorsement in his run for governor next year, has been using his office to enrich himself.

For any Georgian settling down to watch a football game, the ads have been nearly inescapable since Thanksgiving.

They're the opening shot in the public battle for the Republican nomination that will be settled in May's primary election.

But the ads also show how dark money is influencing politics not only at the national level but in the states, with secretive interests dropping big sums seeking to shift public opinion. ...

@#10 ... Probably nothing significant. ...

Physically, I do not disagree.

However, rhetorically, a big difference.

@#10 ... We just spent $20 million bombing a village based on Nigerian intel.

We only send them $30 million approximately in food aid.

#Priorities ...

Things I wished I had posted.

That aside...

And the question becomes, which of the two has a greater long-term effect upon their view of the US and Democracy?

thx.

@#10 ... The federal government doesn't control corporate law, that is a state power. ...

But election donations seem to be a Federal power.

Elections are not corporate law.

@#8

States can override the Supreme Court for Federal elections?

Really?

@#6 ... That's why they call them Opinion Pieces. ...

Agreed.

I will say, though, at this point I am not ~looking into~ 2028.

There's that whole, "peaking too early" aspect.

My main concern is 2026.

And I even consider 2026 to be too far out to determine any manner of outcome at this point.

Yeah, there have been, what seem to be, quite strong indicators.

But, imo, too soon to forecast.

YMMV and all that.

@#7 ... "Moscow tested a conventionally armed Oreshnik " ...

... Moscow is likely stationing new nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles ...

Is there a difference between "conventionally armed" and "nuclear-capable?"

fwiw ...

Here's another article from TheHill I have read ...

@#3 ... Glad you read it! ...

I usually read posted links. I want to know what others find important to them.

And, at times, that does not seem to be a good thing. I read things I cannot unread.

:)

That aside, I had already read this article on TheHill this afternoon.

So, yeah, I read it.

Thx for noticing.

@#5

You noticed that also.

imo, this seems to be more of a negotiating tactic than anything else.

@#22 ... His response should be "I never would've agreed to the contract if they'd been upfront with me about the name change. ...

Yup, false premise.

Agreed.

But, I'll say again, I am not a lawyer.

Related ...

... Trump Invited White South Africans to America ...

And they believed him?

My first question would be ... why?

@#2 ... as it seeks to deter NATO members from supplying Kyiv with weapons that can strike deep inside Russia, some experts said ...

At this point, I think it is most appropriate to reiterate that ...

Pres Putin did an unprovoked invasion of a sovereign country.

When Russia talks about "defense" it seems almost to be laughable.

Russia is the country doing the invasion.

imo, too soon, way too soon, for this stuff.

Stated differently, November 2026 is only just beginning to show any signs of voter preference. And a major emphasis upon "beginning."

Talking about 2028?

I remain to be convinced of any manner of gravitas attributed to such comments.

Russia looks to be getting quite more aggressive towards Europe.

After Ukraine, what country is next?

My guess ... Poland.

@#13 ... It is my understanding that is what they renamed it. ...

But, if I may say, a signed contract may have differing implications than your understanding.

Stated differently, get yer popcorn. This is going to be a court case, imo.

@#8 ... How could anyone tell? ...

In my view, the real issue here is the Judge overriding the decision reached by the Jury.

How often does that happen?

And Why?

@#11 ... The legal name of the venue did not change (that would take an act of Congress) ...

I want to add, that is only my view of what has transpired.

I am not a lawyer, so what do I know ...

@#9 ... Did the contract specify the name of the venue? ...

The legal name of the venue did not change (that would take an act of Congress).

So, is the question moot?

As a person who has logged 1000 miles per year on my bicycle.

I see no advantage to riding in the nude.

Quite the opposite, and I'll try to be delicate ...

There are ~things~ that rest upon the bicycle seat.

Those "things" do not enjoy being jounced around. (understatement)

Indeed, I'd proffer that most bicyclists take measures to avoid such "jouncing" of those body parts.

The usual bicycle clothing helps to allay such jouncing.

So, that leads me to ask, what is the purpose of such nude bicycle rides?

So, now Congress can inspect ICE detention facilities without prior notice, to see the actual conditions experienced by the detainees in those facilities?

And not "conditions" that the Trump admin seems to acknowledge it needs taken seven days to create?

This is A Good Thing.

More from the article ...

... A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempts to limit members of Congress from visiting detention facilities operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb ruled Wednesday that ICE cannot enforce newly adopted policies that require lawmakers to provide seven days notice before visiting detention facilities and entirely barring congressional visits to field offices being used to detain immigrants.

Those policies, adopted in June, appear to violate explicit language in federal funding laws -- adopted annually since 2020 -- that prohibit ICE from restricting lawmakers' access to its facilities, Cobb concluded. ...

@#19 ... The future is fine... the kid will make it work... same as we did. ...

Yeah, but how the kids make it work remains a question.

What are the kids learning now that they may apply to create their future they want to live in?

@#2 ... Congress is populated by cowards, hacks, traitors, and Democrats. ...

While I'll choose not to argue that point one way or another...

I will note that Pres Trump seems to be facilitating, if not China's goal, but Russia's goal.

imo, Pres Trump has been actively weakening NATO and the solidarity of the EU.

But, why?

Possibly under direction from his overlord, Pres Putin?

So, the California billionaires, after having sucked their wealth out of working people, are afraid of a tax that helps support those very working people?

Quelle surprise.

That seems to be the mantra of the Trump oligarchy.

@#4 ... Somebody did, it's at the thread link.

It's one of the reasons Blondi is whining so much about these vids. ...

I do not disagree.