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ICE and CBP has been funded, and will continue to be funded for quite some time.
FTA: ICE's current operational budget is effectively secured for multiple years because Congress in mid2025 provided a large, multiyear cash infusion that experts and watchdogs say funds the agency through 2029; that windfall sits alongside ongoing fights in Congress over annual DHS appropriations, where recent Senate action has deliberately excluded new money for ICE enforcement [1] [2] [3

#37 An inspiration, my dear friend Dutch46!

Perhaps we can give STD ...

#118 I figured out why you chose a name to be shortened to STD. You have an ABI caused during your birth because your mother had a venereal disease. Calling yourself STD makes you feel close to her, doesn't it?

#121 | Posted by Chantresse at 2026-01-23 02:47 PM

.. a song to go along with his hot bubble bath and a Haldol?

Oh, why the hell not, eh?

Rubber Ducky - Rub-a-tub-dub, STD!

The Onion buying Infowars is... Absolutely Fabulous (see Brit Comedy show).

"The Onion's bid to take over Infowars moves to the Texas Supreme Court"

www.npr.org

""The Sandy Hook families have endless patience and over $1 billion dollars in judgments against Alex Jones and Infowars," said attorney Chris Mattei.

"His desperate legal maneuvering can do nothing to stop the inevitable closure of Infowars, and we call on the Texas courts to recognize that the families, whose final judgments have been blessed by the United States Supreme Court, are entitled to a speedy and just resolution."

For his part, The Onion CEO Ben Collins called out the "insane, unprecedented legal stalling.

"He wrote in a post on social media, "We now expect new traps in Alex Jones' amoral war to deny paying the Sandy Hook families, but we're freshly surprised by the U.S. legal system's appetite to put up with it."

Infowars shuts down after The Onion's licensing deal is tied up in court

Right-wing conspiracist Alex Jones said his infamous Infowars platform has stopped broadcasting and shuttered its Austin headquarters as a licensing bid from the Chicago-based satirical news site The Onion remains tied up in court.

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A historic drop in representation by Black members of Congress may be on the way after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision Wednesday to further weaken the Voting Rights Act.

Or it could backfire, and instead of being gerrymandered into one district to give them one seat, they may affect two or more... if a suitable sensible economically literate candidate of whatever skin color is on the ballot, instead of polarizing far-far idiots (BOTH SIDES!)

There are also other "communities" of color - Hispanic, Asians, etc. - that could improve their representation.

The problem for Dems is that recent "progressive" agenda items pushed many "normies" and POC away, and just shouting that "we're the party protecting minorities" no longer works - they're full-fledged "Americans," many are better off than most Whites, and moved on past the "protection" or "community" and need more than lip service from Democrats who've been busy with picking winners through DEI, special "rights" of LGBTQQ++ and trans, and the incredible shrinking labor unions (both in number and influence of their bosses) who still represent a lot of Dems financing and organizing.

Minorities, many of whom are very religious, no longer feel they're represented or advanced by Dems economically, philosophically or culturally. They feel they've been used by "elitist" Dems to empower a narrow agenda - favoring union bosses (not rank-and-file) and gender-divergent.

If the 2024 elections exit polls didn't clearly show it, I don't know what does.

"Big tent" means party's priorities and solutions should reflect and conform to real needs of majority of the party, not the whims of current "elites" requiring conformity of all its constituents - that means actually listening to them, and adapting to changed demographic, not the same small group of "organizers" stuck in the past "civil rights" and "oppression" battles.

spectrumnews1.com - A record 67 Black lawmakers serving in 119th Congress - 2025-01-09

|------- The 119th Congress includes the most Black lawmakers in American history.
The 67 total Black members of Congress in 2025 include 62 Democrats and five Republicans.
The five Republicans serving on Capitol Hill ... represent the most since Reconstruction. ...
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So 12.5% of Congress, 15.2% of the House - quite representative, a record, the most in history...

But...

www.nytimes.com - Every Black Republican Is Leaving the House, Erasing Diversity Gains - NYT, 2026-04-27
All four Black House Republicans are retiring after this year...

But then...

www.aol.com - GOP Chipping Away As The Tide Shifts On Black Voter Loyalty - 2026-05-01

|------- During this same point in his first term, Trump held a 12% approval rating among African Americans.
That figure has now risen to 16%. While Enten noted that the President has lost ground with several other demographics, Black voters represent a specific area of growth for the GOP. ... The data becomes even more stark when looking at party identification margins. In the early stages of Trump's first term, Democrats enjoyed a massive 63-point advantage in party ID among Black voters. That lead has since seen a double-digit shift of 12 points toward the Republican Party...
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This shift is not about Trump - it's Dem "progressives elites" and DEI policies choosing winners pushing "normies" out.

So be careful what you wish for, and adapt to the times, don't live in the past.
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The Tuesday 5 Nov 2024 death toll of ~20,000 Palestinians murdered by the IDF with American taxpayer dollars and weapons didn't help the Democratic Party ticket at all. Just like supporting Saigon didn't help the Hubert Humphrey and Ed Muskie ticket on Tuesday 5 Nov 1968.

#194 2016? How about 2024?

Live in the now, Clown.

Now, WTF are you here and not here:

Support for workers marks May Day protests in California

Paris Barraza
Noe Padilla
USA TODAY
May 1, 2026, 5:17 p.m. ET

Or are you one of those "I am holier-than-Thou" liberals?

Aren't you one of those who recommend that Democratic candidates talk to their constituents, not at them?

That's been the success story of Democratic Party candidates forever (can't speak to GOP candidates, however).

You know, Democrats like Zohran Mamdani, Abigail Spanberger, Graham Platner...

... and even some future faces of the Democratic Party

You?

Barney Frank warns Democrats to stay away from that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable."

Apparently, those who seek the demise of the Democratic Party actually damn Barney Frank with the comment, "Poor old man Frank, blindly repeating Republican propaganda."

Casting aside the political reality that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison

Clownshack actually thinks that that which is "beyond what's politically acceptable" = that which is political poison... but let's shove it down the throats of every ... single ... voter in America so we can demonstrate how much we don't care about you.

"What Barney Frank is saying isn't anything new.

"He's advocating for progressives to vote for the Democratic nominee available instead of the candidate the DNC shut out because they're scaring the billionaires. ...This is what's costing democrats voters."

#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-30 05:02 PM

But then, curiously, in less than 145 minutes you make a 180 turn...

...and then claim that Barney Frank...

"Poor old man Frank, blindly repeating Republican propaganda."

#14 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-30 06:46 PM

So, which is it, Clown?

Your turn, Clown.

"What Barney Frank is saying isn't anything new.

"He's advocating for progressives to vote for the Democratic nominee available instead of the candidate the DNC shut out because they're scaring the billionaires. ...This is what's costing democrats voters."

#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-30 05:02 PM

But then, curiously, in less than 145 minutes you make a 180 turn...

...and then claim that Barney Frank...

"Poor old man Frank, blindly repeating Republican propaganda."

#14 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-04-30 06:46 PM

So, which is it, Clown?

Your turn, Clown.

#182 Sorry, Clown.

The mental ravings of a liberal ensconced in a liberal paradise hardly has a legitimate or standing to comment on what the authors (plural) have said here:

Five Reasons Harris Lost

Why Kamala Harris lost: A flawed candidate or doomed campaign?

Wrong voters, wrong message: progressives' autopsy lays bare Kamala Harris failures

Why Kamala Harris lost the election

Brookings: Why Donald Trump won and Kamala Harris lost: An early analysis of the results

There is no one reason Harris lost

Politicians and activists are trying to sell disingenuous and nonfactual explanations of why Harris lost to push their ideology. Don't fall for it.
Democrats were united and turned out. Harris lost anyway.
Voters issued a broad repudiation of not only Harris' campaign but the Democratic Party's vision for the country.
A Former Republican Strategist on Why Harris Lost
Inflation, moderation, and candidate effects
What Was the Biggest Factor in Kamala Harris's Defeat?
Respond to the points raised there (with citations) with something that resembles reality for the rest of us who are trying - trying to see that the Democrats take control of the US House and US Senate this November, 2026.

What are you doing for that, Clown?

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