@#19

What about the poll results does your current alias disagreewith?

And what does it have to back up that view?

Yer up.

@#32 ... If the old rules were enforced, half the posters here would be bounced. ...

What, exactly, are the "old rules" of which you speak?

Then, once you answer that specifically, we can discuss why half the posters here would be bounced.

Yer up.

@#17 ... LOL ...

Yeah, that was my first thought on this.

But I also see things like this ...

... The classified intelligence suggesting that Putin sees the U.S. as weakened by the six-month-old war in Iran follows reports of diminished troop readiness and munitions shortfalls as a result of the extended campaign against Tehran. ...

Well, yeah.

What else was expected?

Given Pres Trump's history of apparent mismanagement (how many casino bankruptcies?), what other outcome from his war of choice against Iran would be expected?

And to repeat... casino bankruptcies.

C-a-s-i-n-o---b-a-n-k-r-u-p-t-c-i-e-s

@#15

Possibly, but First Lady Trump seems to be putting a new shape on her relationship with Pres trump.

Why would Pres Trump seem to want a lock on his bedroom door?

To keep First Lady Trump out of the bedroom?

More from the cited article (looks more like an OpEd to me, but that aside...)

... Far less attention has been paid to Roy Cooper, the former North Carolina governor and current Democratic nominee for Senate. Even as poll after poll shows Cooper leading Trump-backed Republican Michael Whatley, making North Carolina increasingly look like it could be the Democratic party's best pickup opportunity this year, his campaign seems to be flying under the national radar. There's a case to be made that he likes it that way.

Part of the reason for the Cooper campaign's low profile is obvious: He's neither a showman nor a social media star. ...

He talks about high utility costs, rising grocery prices, his record as governor addressing crime, and the federal government's failure to take care of Hurricane Helene victims. And he hasn't leaned into Resistance-style rhetoric. Cooper refers to Donald Trump as "this president" or "this administration," but rarely by name.

Can such a simple -- if not downright old-fashioned -- approach to politics really be what flips a North Carolina Senate seat blue for the first time since 2008, particularly in an election cycle largely defined by voter frustration with the status quo? ...

@#5 ... Why do you salivate so much over your government indiscriminately murdering people in international waters? ...

A most excellent question.

@#1 ... officers relied on their training to gain compliance and safely make the arrest." ...

If I may be allowed to paraphrase ...

officers relied on their [lack-of] training to gain compliance and [un]safely make the arrest [resulting in the person going to the hospital]."

Were the body-cam videos?

@#1 ... In a statement to CT Insider, the Department of Homeland Security said the man "physically resisted arrest during a targeted enforcement operation, reached for a pocketknife in his back pocket, and refused to comply with officers' demands. ...

So, ICE didn't go with their usual made-up excuse that the person tried to run them over?

More from the article ...

... The incident comes on the fourth day of an operation by ICE that has reportedly led to over 50 arrests in Danbury alone, according to activists who have been coordinating with families and local and state public officials who have struggled to get information from federal authorities. There have also been an uptick in arrests in recent days in Stamford and Bridgeport, although ICE has not confirmed any specific number of arrests.

In a statement to CT Insider, the Department of Homeland Security said the man "physically resisted arrest during a targeted enforcement operation, reached for a pocketknife in his back pocket, and refused to comply with officers' demands. After issuing several warnings, officers relied on their training to gain compliance and safely make the arrest." ...

So, a top General was fired by Sec Def Hegseth, not because he was not qualified, but seemingly solely because he rightfully investigated the apparent mis-use of a military helicopter?

... and Sec Def Hegseth is qualified for his positiion... how?

@#15 ... Republicans will say anything at any time to anybody ...

Yup.

Just look at the laws they pass.

Giving tax cuts worth trillions of dollars against the US deficit, while cutting needed health benefits for Americans.

During the campaigns, Republicans talk the talk of populism.

But it is just that ... talk.

Once in office, they seem to obey the commands of the billionaires.

Perhaps there is no surprise that Pres Trump's approval rating on immigration has turned negative?

Related?

@#1 ... The Labor Department argued it needed to rush through its interim final rule last October because of the Trump administration's own aggressive immigration enforcement that had created "acute labor shortages and instability" in agriculture. ...

Interesting that the Labor Dept admits that Pres Trump's massive deportation quotas have affected the agriculture industry.

@#10 ... And the view is myopic. ...

The use of the word "view" in that context implies some manner of thought.

I remain to be convinced of the latter ...

More from the article ...

... The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) said the ruling reignites an "existential threat" to farmers and their ability to hire workers going forward because of high wages. The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) and International Fresh Produce Association also expressed their concerns over the impact of the ruling.

The United Farm Workers (UFW), which brought the case, praised the decision, stating that the men and women who put food on Americans' tables should be paid fairly.

Judge Kirk Sherriff of the U.S. District Court in Eastern California granted a summary judgment against the Labor Department's new Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) rule, which sets the minimum wages in each state for H-2A workers. Sherriff ruled the Labor Department rushed through its rulemaking process and lacked justification to skip public notice-and-comment periods for most of the changes in the rule.

The Labor Department did not issue an immediate public statement after the ruling.

The Labor Department argued it needed to rush through its interim final rule last October because of the Trump administration's own aggressive immigration enforcement that had created "acute labor shortages and instability" in agriculture. When the rule was handed down last year, the Labor Department estimated undocumented workers accounted for 42% of the agricultural labor force while H-2A workers were 16% of farm workforce.

The rule asserted farmers were facing a "sudden and large-scale departure" of undocumented, lower-paid workers that was expected to significantly increase labor costs for farmers. These higher labor costs would then threaten agricultural productivity and the food supply. ...

@#3 ... Elementary school-aged kids are screened in 4th grade for what careers they are most likely to succeed in. ...

imo, 4th grade is too early.

I didn't reach my stride in Engineering until 7th or 8th grade.

Looking back at 4th grade, I was more of a rebel in the classroom*. So, how might that test have screened me?

* Living less than a block from the school seemed to have emboldened my teachers to walk up to the house and ring the doorbell in order to have a chat with my parents ... (I'll leave it at that...)

... United States Secretary of Education Linda McMahon discusses pushing students toward trade school starting in elementary school: "I think you can have some introduction of skilled trades in elementary school." ...

OK, fundamentally, I am not against the general concept.

My concern is the use of the verb "pushing."

imo, students should not be "pushed," they should be given opportunities.

And a reason why I am not fundamentally against introducing students to trades ...

@#8 ... Republicans are more socialist than most Democrats. Republicans are in favor of, and actually implemented, public ownership of private businesses (Intel, Westinghouse, US Steel). Obama took stakes in companies during the financial crisis, but then EXITED those stakes (moved away from socialism). Trump has absolutely no plans to exit the public ownership of private companies. And has been adding more and more over time. ...

Yeah, so you noticed that lack of exit plans also?

Yeah, but headlined by the anti-appealing VP Vance?

More from the article ...

... President Donald Trump's $400-million super PAC is taking its first steps into the general election: hosting a public event in battleground Michigan, headlined by Vice President JD Vance.

Battleground Republicans have been clamoring for Trump's MAGA Inc. to spend in competitive races. The Michigan event is an early indicator of how the massive group might seek to use its funds to help the party keep control of Washington.

Vance will be joined in Sterling, Michigan, on Monday by GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers, 10th District nominee Mike Bouchard Jr. and gubernatorial nominee John James, along with several other Michigan Republicans, according to an event advisory from MAGA Inc.

The GOP sees Michigan's open seat as its best Senate pickup target this fall as Rogers faces former public health leader and progressive Abdul El-Sayed, who emerged from a grueling primary earlier this month. ...

Grifting works?

@#2 ... Property qualifications and poll taxes to vote would sit well with today's GOP. ...

It's beginning to look that way ...