@#31

You're off this evening.

I would have expected a better comment from you.

@#23 ... Crews progressed Thursday on installing the 25-bed tented facility that Danbury Hospital says would be equipped to handle a surge in patients due to the coronavirus. ...

And, major kudos to Danbury Hospital for having a plan to deal with such emergencies.

We often forget how the medical community had rallied, big time, during the COVID pandemic.

I, for one, want to cite that awesome ~rise to the occasion.~

So... Pres Trump's apparent grifting of our Treasury for himself and his freinds seems to be continuing?

More from the article ...

...The retired three-star general sued the Justice Department in 2023 for $50 million in damages, alleging the government"improperly and politically" targeted him because of his association with President Trump's 2016 campaign and position in the White House. Flynn had been charged in November 2017 with making false statements to FBI investigators during an interview in January of that year.

Mr. Trump has repeatedly defended Flynn as an "innocent man" who was unfairly targeted by rogue FBI officials during their investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, which the president has long derided as a "hoax" that was designed to undermine his presidency.

Mr. Trump pardoned Flynn in 2020 after he pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

He admitted guilt in December 2017 "and agreed to cooperate with the late special counsel Robert Mueller, who handled the Russia probe " and then again in December 2018 to making false statements to federal investigators about his contacts with former Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. But Flynn asked to withdraw his guilty plea in January 2020 and accused the government of "bad faith, vindictiveness, and breach of the plea agreement." ...

@#22 ... Good question.

What is the point of this ruling? ...

In my view, (in a nutshell) ...

I saw area hospitals setting up treatment tents in their parking lots to treat those affected by COVID.

And this ruling seems to say that the goverment, charged with protecting us, cannot issue guidelines to avoid COVID.

But some objected to the government trying to keep people safe.

And we wound up with this opinion.

@#19 ... Where government steps in and stops the "let's eat tide pods challenge", because people are dying from it left and right ... ?

That's the hill you're trying to die on??? ...

An area hospital...

@#21 .... So, what is the point of this ruling. ...

Good question.

What is the point of this ruling?

Yer up ...

@#19 ... My guess is that this failed deployment of ICE to our airports is a trial run for deploying ICE to election polling places in November. ...

OMG, I and Mr Bannon agree?

@#18 ... Paying ICE overtime while DHS works for free.

This makes sense to Republicans. ...

The local TV stations news reports show ICE agents wandering around aimlessly in the NYC airports. Not apparently doing anything except "being there." Not helping TSA.

So, Pres Trump apparently wants to pay them to do nothing, instead of paying TSA agents who actually do something?

My guess is that this failed deployment of ICE to our airports is a trial run for deploying ICE to election polling places in November.

@#13 ... I knew Danforth would be in tears over this ruling. ...

Why does your current trolling always seem to make its replies ad hominem attacks, instead of addressing the issues raised?

Oh, yeah, as it has stated... more replies.

... Trump Casts Mail Ballot Again in Florida ...

Do as I dictate you to do, not as I do.

@#14 ... Where were the parents/guardians? They also have significant responsibility for this. ...

On that point, I do not disagree.

But I also have to ask, is it possible for a parent t give a smartphone to a child, and restrict that smartphone access away from the predatory social media sites?

@#5 ... Meta claims they dont allow users younger than 13, but emails show they were discussing the best way to hook 11 year olds. That's not negligence that's intentional. ...

Difficult to deny that.

@#4

Pres Trump seems to think that the US does not need cyber-security.

At this point, my guess is that an attack by Iran will likely be a cyber attack.

Pres Trump has defunded CISA (the part of DHS that protects us from computer-based attacks).

Pres Trump seems to be backed into a corner on Iran, desperately trying to now claim a victory. I mean, he has already stated that "we won."

But, in order to declare a victory, he should have first stated his goals to attain that victory when he initiated his war.

But he did not.

Oh, wow, whaqt a surprise.

Pres Trump's personal legal firm, a.k.a. the DoJ, is going after one of Pres trump's enemies.

When Pres Trump has promised a term of "retribution" against his enemies.

... They tried to turn Facebook, X, YouTube, and the rest into their private speech police, labeling dissent "misinformation" ...

Were those who spoke out against the COVID policies at the time spreading disinformation?

The legal win seems to be more about free speech than the truth of that speech.

... and once Pres Trump returned to the Oval Office, he took back those classified documents ...

@#33 ... The intent part. ...

Bingo.

Update...

More from the article...

... The Anatoly Kolodkin is steaming toward the Caribbean.

The Russian oil tanker's official destination, according to one of its public broadcasts: "Atlantis, USA." More probably, it's the Cuban port of Matanzas.

Ferrying an estimated 730,000 barrels of crude oil across the Atlantic, the tanker is flying a Russian flag. A Russian warship escorted it through the English Channel, where it was tracked by the Royal Navy for 48 hours, only to turn back as soon as the tanker was clear.

While the Kremlin declined to confirm reports of Russian oil heading to Cuba, it also has made little effort to conceal its hand.

That's because the tanker was never really about Cuba at all, people close to the White House, former ambassadors and Russia observers told POLITICO. It's a message, they said -- a negotiating chit, a provocation designed to force a disproportionate American response while Washington is consumed elsewhere. ...

... "We're in a tough spot, ladies and gentlemen, and I can't identify a lot of good options," [Former Defense Secretary James Mattis] told attendees at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference. If President Trump declares victory and pulls back the U.S. military, Iran "would now say we own the Strait." "I think that you could see a tax for any ship going through " something completely unsustainable in the international market," Mattis said. ...

@#26 ... You noticed that also. ...

But that observation leads me to ask... why?

Is the triggering an attempt to deflect on this thread?

Or is it an attempt to try to bury something in the "RECENT COMMENTS:" sub-section of the drudge.com homepage?

I've noticed what seems to be the latter behavior in the past....

@#26 ... someone is triggered. ...

You noticed that also.

;)

Quite amazing, the apparent lack of memory from these people.