@#19 ... Those were all rhetorical. ...

Why?

... I have non-oil cargo that formerly went through there. ...

So, a diversion of shipping routes?

OK, it seems to be a state crime, not a federal crime. So Pres Trump cannot pardon yet another of his cheerleaders.

@#6 ... This really isn't news. ...

Agreed.

But it does seem to be a dying grasp at straws by the GOP because they sucked up and knelt at the feet of Pres Trump.

Will their efforts work? Too soon to tell.

... Viral video of police being called to a youth soccer game near Orlando, Florida, is drawing outrage, with some claiming the cops showed up because a 3-year-old child was too good, while the league's director says the call was made because the parents were being disruptive. ...

So, what is the evidence of the parents being disruptive?

More from the cited article ...

... Viral video of police being called to a youth soccer game near Orlando, Florida, is drawing outrage, with some claiming the cops showed up because a 3-year-old child was too good, while the league's director says the call was made because the parents were being disruptive.

No one disputes that 3-year-old Nevada, who can be seen in several videos dominating on the pitch against kids one and two years older than him, is a soccer phenom. One of the directors of the youth league Nevada was playing in told the cops when they arrived, "The kid is very good ... He's great. Really good."

"He's really advanced compared to the other ones. He's scoring a lot of goals, but he's pushing the kids and scoring," the youth league director was seen saying on police body camera video. He said he had told the kids not to push while they're playing, and that there was another incident with Nevada's parents a few weeks earlier when he swapped some of the players out, including Nevada.

"They don't like that," the league director said.

The league director told police Nevada's parents took issue with him telling the refs not to let their son push the other kids, claiming they created "a big scene, arguing with other parents." ...

So, are parents now training their children for future sports contracts?

If so, how does this "sports training" compare to parents allowing their transgender child to be who they are?

@#2

Nah, I'd take a differing view ...

That maybe the Blue states should issue a quarantine, i.e.shut down their borders, for people coming in from the un-vaxxed Red states?

/s

... he declined to address the comments ...

Sec HHS Kennedy, please meet Sec Def Hegseth.

I'd proffer that you two may have some things to discuss regarding Low-T.

Please let me know how that discussion goes.

thx.

@#3 ... Fat Donnie Loser is about to be confronted with reality,

First time for everything. ...

Is his response to this heckler indicative of what his response might be to one of his advisors saying something that he does not agree with?

My first guess would be, "yes."

But, unlike my current view of Pres Trump, I am willing to be dissuaded.

So, what does this thread seem to illustrate?

My guess is that it shows just how worried MAGA is concerned about what the voters will say next Tuesday.

(and I say, "next Tuesday" merely as a pointer to Election Day. I do note that there are and have been early vote casting. Indeed, I voted this afternoon.)

@#4 ... "Cheesecake factory" seems to be the current meme that's driving Trump up the wall. ...

Right wing media seems to be having a cheesy-meltdown of fmr Pres Obama's comment.

So, the comment seems to have hit home.

@#16

What is Pres Trump going to do to solve the high cost of oil that he caused?

Continue to give Pres Putin more money?

@#15 ... Do those effect the global price? ...

So what does effect the global price of oil?

OK, first and foremost --- supply vs demand.

Then, secondarily, the cost of that supply.

@#2 ... I don't think he's that much of a planner. ...

Oh, I agree.

But that he may not have had the ability to think out his little escapade does not negate my comment. Indeed, it may even reinforce my view.

@#11

I do not disagree.

Especially since Sec Def Hegseth's unannounced visit with PM Netanyahu last week, probably to act as a courier to pass orders on to Pres Trump.

My guess might be that he was hoping to get away with it, so that he could publicize it on his media channels.

@#9

A sidebar comment on that cited map ...

... 3 hours ago
Following Iranian media claims that commercial vessels struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says primary transit routes remain mine-free and open ...

"mine-free and open?"

Then why is Brent crude still over $110?

There seems to be some bad information coming from somewhere. My first guess would be the originator might be Sec Def Hegseth's military leaders.

Stated differently, when Brent crude returns to its pre-February 226 price, I will say that the Straait of Hormuz is fully open.

Until then, well, I'd proffer that Pres Trump has a world-economy problem to solve, a problem that he caused.

Like Pres Trump's effort to reduce the price of diesel by giving Pres Putin more financing for his invasion of a sovereign Ukraine, Pres Trump's assault on our beef farmers has a similar result on the prices paid.

That is, little to nothing.

Why does Pres Trump seem to be so inept at solving the very problems his policies cause?

No wonder Pres Trump seems to take orders from PM Netyanahu.

Like two peas in a pod.

Here's the Alaska ballot ...

Full size image is here:
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@#1 ... the Alaska Supreme Court already said everything was fine. ...

The ballot clearly shows the Senate incumbent Sullivan.

At this point, I give the Alaskan voters more credit that the current alias that posted this thread.

That aside...

More from the cited article ...

... The Times story about the recruitment of Dan J. Sullivan is based partly on interviews with Peltola's former campaign manager, Elisa Rios, who was fired in August amid a campaign shake-up. The newspaper said she tried to retract her comments last week. ...

@#23 ... I mean ...

The meaning of your current trolling alias' comments seem to be quite apparent.

Disrupt rather than contribute.

More from the cited article ...

... In a study published this week in NEJM Evidence, Washington state health officials highlight that risk, detailing how an explosive outbreak in South Carolina reached their distant state through five distinct importation events over two weeks in January. In all, the introductions led to 26 cases among residents before officials stamped out the spread.

South Carolina's measles outbreak began on October 2, 2025, and was declared over on April 26, 2026. Officials confirmed 997 cases in the state during the outbreak. At the time, it was the largest measles outbreak recorded since the virus was declared eliminated, but Pennsylvania's ongoing outbreak has since surpassed it.

The study in Washington relied heavily on epidemiological data, linking cases among contacts and exposure sites. But also key to the work was whole-genome sequencing, which made clear that cases didn't just stem from one single introduction of the virus from South Carolina that then spread among Washington residents; instead, it revealed five separate introductions.

"As public health jurisdictions prepare to respond to increased measles importations linked to domestic measles outbreaks, while remaining vigilant for international importations, timely whole-genome sequencing can supplement epidemiologic information to help differentiate distinct importations from local transmission and inform outbreak response," the authors conclude. ...

@#7 should be ...

Oops...

The cited sub-summary article is from Reuters.

@#3 ... Funny how the corporate media is not mentioning this at all. ...

The cited article is from Reuters.

What might you consider to be corporate media?