... and back to the topic at hand ... :)

@#9 ... So, in my view, it is less of an endorsement of the DSA, and more of a need for change within the Democratic Party.

Sadly, imo, the DNC has not been at all responsive to this change of tide ... ...

What might ye say?

More from the article ...

... Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.

In a private ceremony on Sept. 17, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood at a podium inside the National Archives building in Washington, D.C., and praised a Florida nonprofit for what he called a singular achievement in American education. The attendees were celebrating the Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness, which announced that it had reached 2 million children with civics education since its founding in 2016.

"I hope you understand how important this is," Hegseth told the room. "What we pour into the next generation will determine whether we keep our republic or not."

FLAG's founder, Nick Adams, had spent nearly a decade building toward this moment. An Australian-born conservative commentator and MAGA influencer, Adams had created the nonprofit, raised $7.7 million for it over 10 years, and garnered repeated praise from President Donald Trump. In March, Trump appointed Adams as the special presidential envoy for American tourism, exceptionalism and values -- a position created for him after his nomination as ambassador to Malaysia stalled the previous year.

But a review of FLAG's finances, donor operations and online donation network reveals a less celebratory picture. There is little evidence that the nonprofit has provided the civics education it claims. And Adams and his nonprofit have engaged in a pattern of questionable financial arrangements, including paying Adams and his mother more than half its recent annual revenue, while raising much of its money through a sweepstakes operation that has promised donors a chance to win $1,000,000 -- a prize FLAG's records show no evidence of ever paying. ...

@#5

Yup.

The Colorado River has not enough water to support those who rely upon it.

But why might that be?

One view ...

@#11 ... Does Drano actually come in 1 gallon bottles? ...

Apparently it does.

@#3

Oops, forgot to add, tune is from 1970/1971 area.

... Singer Boy George Self-Destructs Reputation and Career ...

@#456 ... Funny how No one here complains about his ...

Diary entries.

Were they public statements of what he wanted to do?

Do try harder.

@#18 ... I do not disagree with their prior support. ...

Oops, I could have worded that [a lot] better.

Let me try again ...

I do not disagree with statements that Democrats have supported Israel in the past.

@#8 ... Voters will have to decide which laws and the Constitution they want. ...

Yeah.

But if they vote MAGA, they are voting against the Constitution and in favor of adulation of an autocrat.

@#8 ... The DSA platform describes what? ...

As I have stated in prior comments, I remain to be convinced that the DSA platform is the new target for Democrats.

Only that DSA-friendly candidates seems to be more of the views of ~throw the bums out.~

So, in my view, it is less of an endorsement of the DSA, and more of a need for change within the Democratic Party.

Sadly, imo, the DNC has not been at all responsive to this change of tide ...

@#16 ... He wouldn't tell the truth even if he had immunity you speak of. ...

And your current trolling reply-seeking alias knows that ... how?

@#17 ... And I'm just saying that there's more than enough disdain to go around. ...

Thanks for that clarification.

But, yeah, current Democrats get no break from the genocide. I do not disagree with their prior support.

Maybe that is why support for Israel has been dropping of late?

@#450 ... I generate too much traffic. ...

So, similar to what the Bellringer current trolling alias has mentioned, your current alias seems to keep track of the number of replies it generates?

Hmmmm...

From the sub-summary ...

... This is McCarthyism ...

Well, yeah.

Sen Paul wrote a book about how he might want to see Dr Fauci behind bars, "Deception: The Great Covid Cover-Up."

But is it really Sen Paul who may be covering up his true intents here during the hearing?

@#13 ... Not exactly a hard questions or decision. ...

@#14 ... If you think only Hair Fuhrer is "influenced" by Bibi and Co ...

I did not say that.

@#3 ... Has to be unsustainable. ...

I see a similar thing around here.

Developers putting up massive apartments on narrow one-and-a-half lane roads, and then the developers tell the town, "deal with it."

Not nearly as bad as what may be happening in Phoenix, but similar.

@#9 ... There is NO living president who isn't guilty of war crimes ...

Guilty in public opinion, or convicted of war crimes by the ICC?

There's a significant difference.

@#30 ... the moderator's a -------. ...

Please explain.

thx.

@#31 ... Pirro's credibility has got to be at an all time low. ...

So far, imo, she seems to be avoiding disbarment.

Acting AG Blanche? Possibly not so much ...

Time will tell.

@#2 ... As more and more wealth concentrates in fewer and fewer greedy hands, ethical considerations become irrelevant as this final rule defines all: He or She who dies with the most toys wins. ...

It's looking that way ...

@#5 ... 5.6 Sol cited me 7 different studies on human usage of vending machine behavior. It can also just lookup what it needs. ...

Did those studies cite vending machines located right next to each other with the same roducts?

That aspect aside ...

The takeaway from the cited experiment, imo, is not the $0.01 difference in price but how AI entered into an agreement and then one AI broke that agreement for its own possible benefit.

So, aside from vending machines, how might AI get similarly "ruthless" regarding such "agreements" when corporations give AI more control? Will Capitalism become even worse for consumers?

@#3 ... 24 years the US has not accepted the ICC. ...

That's correct.

But then there are countries that do accept the ICC and its decisions.

And, if the ICC finds against a fmr Pres Trump, he would do well to avoid those countries.

@#11

I'm not yet sure I'd go that far. But it does seem to me that PM Netanyahu has a certain, ummm, effect and control over Pres Trump. For better or worse. imo, for worse.

This past week, when I had heard that PM Netanyah was going to visit the White House to speak with Pres Trump, my first thought was along the lines of ... OK, we are going into another escalation cycle.

That thought does not appear to be wrong.

@#4 ... Explain how Capitalism, as currently practiced here, makes any sense for them. ...

Good point.

For example ...

@#1 ... The president has repeatedly cited the incident as an example of vandalism against federal property ...

Where are the images he said that he had as evidence of the Reflecting Pool being vandalized?

The only image I have seen so far along those lines was Pres Trump motorcade in the empty Reflecting Pool.

Full-size image here: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/05/08/us/dc-reflecting-trump/dc-reflecting-trump-superJumbo.jpg

@#1 ... In them, Fauci wrote, in part, about President Donald Trump, calling him "out of control," a "true embarrassment" and "an idiot." ...

Was Dr Fauci wrong?

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... The infectious disease expert, who retired in 2022, was subpoenaed to testify. Days before the hearing, Paul released more than 1,000 pages of diaries Fauci kept during the pandemic. In them, Fauci wrote, in part, about President Donald Trump, calling him "out of control," a "true embarrassment" and "an idiot."

Democrats have criticized the GOP's grilling of Fauci and come to his defense. It echoes sentiments from several leading medical organizations and public health workers.

Medical organizations, advocacy groups back Fauci over Senate hearing

In a letter to the Senate committee, Stefano Bertuzzi, CEO of the American Society for Microbiology, expressed "unequivocal support" for Fauci.

"His career was built on evidence, intellectual rigor and an unwavering commitment to improving people's lives. That record is documented in the scientific literature, reflected in countless advances in medicine and public health and measured in millions of lives saved," Bertuzzi wrote.

Bertuzzi also called Fauci's scientific research "by all accounts and measures, the gold standard."
Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is sworn in before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 29, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Similarly, AVAC, or the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, said it submitted a letter to the committee ahead of the hearing.

Mitchell Warren, AVAC's executive director, wrote in the letter that the group is "dismayed and disturbed" by Fauci being subpoenaed "in pursuit of questionable allegations."

"We implore the committee to cease its erroneous investigations and harassment of renowned scientists and public servants such as Dr. Fauci, whose career, track-record, and devotion to public health research and development has changed the very course of the HIV epidemic at home and abroad," Warren wrote.

Dr. Georges Benjamin, CEO of the American Public Health Association, told NPR that a hearing like the one involving Fauci, combined with cuts to federal agencies, "all adds up to undermining public health in the U.S." ...

From the subsummary ...

... "DOGE took an axe to CISA and left the U.S. exposed to cyber attacks." ...

Since Pres Trump always seeks to blame others for the bad ramifications of his actions and his failures, Pres Trump is trying to blame the Minnesota governor for the attacks upon the water systems in seven states.

Meanwhile ...

@#3 ... Why does the reasoning model think you would? ...

Perhaps the AI models involved have not yet been taught about that aspect of human behavior.