@#17 ... Did Texas put the issue to a popular vote? ...

The usual [crickets] in response.

So lame.

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... The problem came to light on Oct. 30th, when a JetBlue Airways A320 flying from Cancun to New Jersey suddenly dropped in altitude. At least 15 passengers were injured. When investigators dug into the flight-control data, they found that the aircraft's software was vulnerable to "single-event upsets" -- bit-flips caused when a high-energy particle randomly changes a 1 to a 0 (or vice versa), corrupting critical data.

In the A320s, some recently installed software wasn't properly hardened against this kind of glitch so, on Nov. 28th, regulators ordered an emergency rollback before the jets could return to service.

In most cases, the jets were back in the air the next day. ...

@#5 ... But I still ask, what is the purpose -- the end goal, of Pres Trump's current actions in the area? ...

[crickets]

I am not surprised.

Pres Trump has not stated what his end goal is for his actions against Venezuela.

So, I ask again, what is the purpose, the end goal, of Pres Trump's deployment of a such substantial military force in the Caribbean?

... Subsidizing Billionaires to Help Ruin the Environment ...

Also, reducing the taxes billionaires have to pay, via the Large Lousy Legislation.

And to reduce the deficit caused by that, pile costs (tariff taxes and health-care) upon the workers of the Country to pay for those tax cuts.

Related?

Has Sec Noem provided any actual evidence of what she asserts?

I mean, if it were that blatant, there would be ample evidence to provide.

So, has she provided any evidence to substantiate what she has asserted?

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... The "Iceberg Index" counts the different types of AI agents conducting work previously done by human labor. The initial index numbers indicate that just 13,000 agents could expose 151 million human workers, or about 11.7% of the workforce population, to job or wage losses.

The research paper said the AI agent population -- which could ultimately overtake the human population -- needs to be quantified. The metric provides a snapshot of how the AI era is shifting productivity, skill development, and job creation and development.

Because existing employment numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics look backward, not forward, an AI job index is needed, the researchers said. They argued the data offers a forward-looking view how AI will replace workers and helps leaders plan for skills development and investment planning.

"The labor market is evolving faster than current data systems can capture," the researchers said, adding that "existing workforce planning frameworks were designed for human-only economies." ...

@#12 ... Cali did it. ...

California did not do what Texas did.

California put the issue to a popular vote.

Did Texas put the issue to a popular vote?

Let's start with that.

Yer up.

Yeah, I saw that on the news this evening.

Mayor Adams actively seems to be trying to reduce his stance in NYC history with his petty, vindictive actions.

@#4 ... Last time there was an imminent "blue wave" it wasn't anywhere near what was expected (while still a pretty heavy loss for the Repubs) and maybe could have been better had there not been such a surety that the outcome was inevitable.

I feel like the Dems fall victim to this constantly. ...

Yup. 100% agreement.

The Democrats fall for this "blue wave" constantly.

They get a win (or a less significant loss, as in the great state of Tennessee) and then, all of a sudden they think the world is tilted in their favor.

My advice to Democrats at this point ...

You have had some successes to date.

But don't take that as any manner of an indication that things may be moving in your direction.

You (the Democrats) have just started to climb the hill towards victory in 2026. You are not at the top of that hill, you are in the foothills.

Get your act together.

Focus.

Convince the voters.

There are 11 months before the next election.

You (Democrats) are up.

Ya got game?

If so, show it.

@#6 ... How does this ruling violate the Constitution? ...

My first question would be ...

What is your current trolling alias' criteria for a violation of the Constitution?

After we agree on that criteria, then we can go on to discuss the question it poses.

Non-pay-walled ...

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... Here are nine top night-sky sights to watch for this month. Most are visible to the unaided eye and are all best viewed from a remote, dark sky. ...

@#13 ... These monsters are conditioned to hate us not because of what we do or how we do things, but simply because of WHO we are. ...

... and now it seems to be the Somalis in Minnesota.

... A Marine Corps veteran is speaking out, saying he feels "betrayed" after his wife was one of the military spouses arrested during a green card interview ...

But, didn't Pres Trump say he would only ~go after~ the violent illegal immigrants?

What violence has she done?

I mean, she seemed to have been abiding by the law of the Country in showing up for that interview.

So, I ask ask again, what violence has she committed?

Is Pres Trump now saying that, if you obey the laws you are subject to, you will be arrested?

Is that where we are now?

Quelle surprise.

Quelle surprise.

@#2 ... Nobody puts together a 28-point peace plan between two countries if they want to be taken seriously. ...

Those 28-points seem to be ...

1) in part, a google translation from Russian to English

2) made without the input of the sovereign country (US ally!) defending itself from an unprovoked invasion from an invader.

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... New analyses of tree ring data, ice cores and historical accounts suggest that a powerful volcanic eruption somewhere in the tropics around 1345 sent clouds of ash around the world, darkening the skies over Europe, researchers report December 4 in Communications Earth & Environment.

The ash lingered through several growing seasons, turning Europe's climate colder and wetter -- and that, in turn, caused widespread crop failure across southern Europe and the Mediterranean region. Grain became scarce and prices skyrocketed. Famine gripped the region. ...

To ease the burden of starvation, in 1347 many of Italy's city-states, including Venice and Genoa, decided to import grain from the Mongol-controlled lands around the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

That lifesaving grain wasn't the only cargo the Italian trade ships brought back. A strain of the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which had originated in the steppes of central Asia around 1338, was by 1347 spreading through the wild rodent populations around the Black Sea.

And, the researchers note, the routes of the trade ships delivering grain from port to port around the Italian peninsula closely tracks to the region's first plague outbreaks in 1347. ...

Many more details in the article, which see.

@#41 ... Nothing this author has said (without any proof) proves otherwise. ...

It does seem to show yet another lame attempt to draw attention away from the Epstein Files.

... so attention ought to be paid to his latest column ... ...

For what may be a couple of reasons.

1) Mr Bezos allowed this OpEd column to appear, even though he was reported to have deflected overt criticism of the Trump admin from the WaPo OpEd pages?

... amid disputes between the president and the architect originally contracted to complete the project ...

Architect: What do you mean, you want the walls to be gold clad?

Pres Trump: Just what I said.

Architect: That's just gross. I'm outta here.

Pres Maduro is not good. I get that.

But I still ask, what is the purpose -- the end goal, of Pres Trump's current actions in the area?