@#9 ... Trumpers like him because he's a dumbass, too, but he's got a lot of money. ...

I mostly disagree.

My current thoughts are along the lines that MAGA loved Pres Trump for his campaign promises.

But now, that those promises seem to have been worth little more than the imaginary paper upon they were written, MAGA seems to be having issues with Pres Trump.

Case in point: Rep Taylor-Greene (soon to be fmr Rep...)

Stated differently, Pres Trump, in his alignment with billionaires, seems to have deserted his MAGA base and endorsed the very people that his MAGA base seems to despise.

@#2

trying to get the trgets t ive

-- should be ---

trying to get the targets to give

One of these decades, I'll learn how to use a keyboard ....

:)

OK, another gruesome crime enabled by those trying to get the trgets t ive up the access codes to their crypto fortune.

Not the first and, likely, not the last.

@@47 ... Consider it a cameo appearance. ...

Oh, I do.

But I still have to ask ... for what purpose?

@#44

Yep. Trolling.

So then the question seems to become, why the trolling?

A lame attempt to disrupt or deflect?

If so, why?

The presence and activity of those trolling aliases speaks volumes about what is discussed here on this most august site.

Stated differently, if the discussions on this site were not so good, then why would there seem to be the need to dispatch trolls to disrupt those discussions?

@#41 ... You lost your paper route?!...

Nah.

At this point, that current trolling alias just looks like it is trying to get replies and disrupt.

Gee, what other aliases have done that?

;)

OK, imo, Pres Trump's response indicates to me that he may be trying to hide something.

So, what might he be trying to hide, beside the Epstein files?

Whoa ...

@#38

Do try harder.

Are the Republicans in Congress finally growing a spine?

imo, too soon to tell, but worth watching.

Get yer popcorn ready ...

Interesting ...

@#66

Found this ...

... The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether some children born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship ...

What does the Constitution say about this?

@#64 ... You are missing the nuance. Many states require ID to vote. I'm okay with that. I'm not aware of any state that requires ID to register, that is what I addressed not ID to vote. ...

Good point.

I just checked.

I don't see an ID requirement in my state (CT) to register.

While I do see an ID requirement to vote.

Thanks, I may start asking questions of State officials. :)

More from the article ...

... President Donald Trump presided over a roundtable on Monday afternoon with a handful of farmers, along with lawmakers and members of his administration to announce the aid package.

Rollins said that $11 billion will be provided to commodity producers, while USDA will hold back $1 billion for specialty crop producers.

"So, you are going to your lender, as you are working to ensure and understanding what you can plant for next year, you will have that number in hand," Rollins said.

FARMER BRIDGE ASSISTANCE

FBA payments will provide aid to the primary commodity crops: barley, chickpeas, corn, cotton, lentils, oats, peanuts, peas, rice, sorghum, soybeans, wheat, canola, crambe, flax, mustard, rapeseed, safflower, sesame and sunflower.

USDA stated the aid will support farmers dealing with a host of challenges. "FBA will help address market disruptions, elevated input costs, persistent inflation, and market losses from foreign competitors engaging in unfair trade practices that impede exports."

USDA will use a "uniform formula to cover a portion of modeled losses during the crop year." ...

@#5 ... Life is a mystery, ...

Perhaps not as much of a mystery as your current alias seeks to hide behind.

:)

Threads need to be merged ...

@#4 ... The population density of the blue areas outside NYC in the embedded map above are far less than super-packed NYC. ...

Back to the topic at hand ...

Perhaps that is why Pres Trump seemed to be so, well, soiling of his diapers, when Mayor-elect Mamdani won.

Pres Trump saw the political ramifications of such a win in NYC, and I won't go into detail at this point. Ask if you have a question..

Then there was that meeting between Mayor-elect Mamdani and Pres Trump in the Oval Office.

Pres Trump's admiration of the Mayor-elect during that meeting still is a wonder for me.

I mean that in the sense of, ~WTF happened there?~

@#4 ... The population density of the blue areas outside NYC in the embedded map above are far less than super-packed NYC. ...

I do not disagree.

(to be honest with you, I posted that comment an embedded map mainly to see if my alias was still on your "ignore" list.) :)

... Without the Big Apple, NYS is a Red State ...

I have offered that view here in my comments in the past.

Thanks for providing the numbers to back it up.

... Honduras's top prosecutor has issued an international arrest warrant for former President Juan Orlando Hernandez, intensifying legal and political turmoil just days after the ex-leader walked free from a United States prison. ...

What may have been given to Pres Trump in the transaction to allow this convicted drug trafficker to be pardoned?

A drug trafficker who was convicted of bringing over 400 tons of cocaine into the United States.

@#1 ... "Today, under Trump and three decades of Republican rule in Texas, those very Texans are under daily attack," Crockett wrote on her campaign website. "I'm running to protect Texans from these attacks and safeguard the rights our Constitution guarantees." ...

OK, I do not live in Texas, nor do I presuppose I understand the political thinking of Texans.

Given that, my first question might be along the lines of ... is that really your opening volley in the current political environment?

To me, at this point, this race for the Senate may turn into the usual Democratic loss due to ineffectual messaging, i.e., pushing policies rather than listening about concerns.

But that's just me opining ...

More from the article ...

... Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a rising star within the party who has built a reputation as one of President Trump's fiercest critics in Congress, has joined the race for the U.S. Senate in Texas. She is seeking to unseat Republican Sen. John Cornyn and provide Democrats a critical victory in their pursuit of flipping the Senate in next year's midterms.

"Today, under Trump and three decades of Republican rule in Texas, those very Texans are under daily attack," Crockett wrote on her campaign website. "I'm running to protect Texans from these attacks and safeguard the rights our Constitution guarantees."

Her decision comes just hours after Colin Allred, who led Democrats' unsuccessful bid to oust Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024, announced that he is dropping out of next year's race.

Allred, who lost to Cruz by more than 8 points last year, didn't mention Crockett in his statement explaining his decision to drop out of the race. But he did make the case that a "bruising" Democratic primary could undermine their chances of ousting Cornyn in the general election, arguing that his party will need to be "unified" if it stands a chance at pulling off an upset in November. ...

... and please explain once again the ~worst and the violent~ aspect of those being deported?

OK, now do ...

More from the article ...

... Bruna Ferreira, 33, a longtime Massachusetts resident, was previously engaged to Leavitt's brother, Michael. She was driving to pick up their 11-year-old son in New Hampshire when she was arrested by ICE agents in Revere, Massachusetts, on Nov. 12.

Ferreira later was moved to a detention facility in Louisiana, where an immigration judge ordered that she be released on $1,500 bond, her attorney Todd Pomerleau said.

"We argued that she wasn't a danger or a flight risk," he said in a text message. "The government stipulated to our argument and never once argued that she was criminal illegal alien and waived appeal."

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson in an email Monday called Ferreira a "criminal illegal alien" and said she had been arrested for battery, an allegation her attorney denied.

"She will have periodic mandatory check-ins with ICE law enforcement to ensure she is abiding by the terms of her release," the spokesperson said. "The Department of Homeland Security will continue to work to remove all aliens illegally present in the country as quickly as possible."

Pomerleau said his client came to the U.S. as a toddler and later enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the Obama-era policy that shields immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. He said she was in the process of applying for a green card. ...

@#5 ... Do we dare say Monkeybars three times? ...

... and a trolling current alias appears, along with another.

Coincidence?

Netflix offered about $27 a share for WB, but that offer excluded the broadcast and media channels of WB.

-- should be --

Netflix offered about $27 a share for WB, but that offer excluded the broadcast and cable channels of WB.

@#7 ... Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks ...

Thanks for mentioning that.

It also brings up another aspect of this buyout that is often overlooked, as I currently understand it. ...

Netflix offered about $27 a share for WB, but that offer excluded the broadcast and media channels of WB.

Ellison's Paramount offered about $30 a share for WB, including the cable and broadcast channels.

OK, on the surface, it looks like the Paramount offer is better. But is it?

The cable and broadcast channels of WB could bring in $5 a share.

So, the Netflix offer looks to be $2 a share above what Paramount is offering.

Perhaps that is why Pres Trump is promising to become ~personally involved~ in the transaction, i.e., to skew the transaction towards his acolytes.

@#3 ... I can think of no other better candidate than this murderous monstress. ...

imo, she's just obeying orders.

Go up a notch.

@#7 ... Lewzer prefers real, loyal allies. Like FIFA. ...

That FIFA prize that they awarded to Pres Trump was a joke.

And in doing so, FIFA did little more than lower its esteem on the world stage of their sport.

All I can say at this point is that I hope FIFA got enough in return from Pres Trump for lowering itself in that transaction.

@#5 ... Admiral Bradley ...

His under oath testimony was interesting.

In my experience, I look at the My Lai massacre of the Vietnam War, and how many tried (lied?) to try to cover up that atrocity.

Eventually, the truth prevailed.

Which leads me to ask, will the truth eventually prevail here?

@#1 ... If not for NYC, NYS would be a Red State ...

Not just NYC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_York

Anyone can run for office. That is what I think is great about the Country.

I mean, just look at it, Pres Trump ran for office and he won.

OK, that may not be the best substantiation for my argument.

@#5 ... Access to good healthcare matters. ...

I am currently in the process of a "medical procedure."

I'm in the ~entry~ stages at this point.

At this point it requires cooperation between various medical entities.

So far, that cooperation seems not to have occurred.

So now I wonder. what do I do, how do I proceed?

Which entity is stopping the progress?

Who do I call?

Is it the insurance company that is stopping progress>

Healthcare should not be this difficult.