Laura,

What about churches that are injecting themselves into the immigration issue?

Should they be taxed since there are no ifs ands or butts?

Laura,

"When do we start taxing the southern Baptists??"

Taxing churches would require government oversight of religion.

Should the IRS start deciding what counts as a "real" church?

How about other non-profits? Or does your outrage only apply to the ones you don't like?

You think you sound edgy but you're not seeing the big picture.

I started a thread on this topic.

This thread is irrelevant deflection from the topic.

I will not respond to any posts directed at me.

I really doubted it would go to this extreme. Over the last couple of decades, I've watched a gradual change more accepting of gay people while still drawing a line against sin.

What has happened to reignite the Southern Baptists?

It seems that nothing has been enough to satisfy gay and liberal activists. After achieving gay marriage, the movement didn't take a break but escalated. We've seen attacks on parental rights (literally, in cases like Loudoun County with Scott Smith) and a push for "rights" that go beyond civil liberties. This has morphed into an effort to reengineer culture itself by targeting speech, education, and even religious doctrine in ways that feel more like coercion than coexistence.

Women, too, are now facing an ideological assault. They're being told that biological sex is irrelevant, that men can become women simply by declaration, and that women's spaces, whether sports, shelters, or even language must accommodate those who identify as female, regardless of biology.

Personally, I believe conservatives feel they've been left with no choice but to push back. From their perspective, there's no end in sight to the cultural degradation coming from the left. Without vigilant parents stepping in, they believe liberal run school systems would have no limits to the kinds of sexually explicit material that might find its way into children's libraries and classrooms.

Do it Again and Love and Mercy
This is one of my favorite Brian Wilson videos.

Corky,

Just like "run for the border" people can see it in different ways.

Corky,

"BJ is as deep as a mountain."

That's a nice compliment.

I'll take it.

Speak,

The reason its so great as a marketing slogan is different people see it different ways.

It can be taken more than one way.

Your interpretation isn't the only interpretation.

Taco Bell was aware of this and I've read it was effective.

There's nothing to debate here.

Speak,

I think you're the dumbass for not seeing what a clever marketing gimmick it was.

Speak,

Maybe the pun is just too subtle.

You can be running either direction. It works both ways.

That's the whole point of a clever double-entendre. It might go over your head, but it's exactly what makes it memorable.

Here's an article explaining it.

Speak,

And Biden wasn't flying in other countries criminals, I'm sure you'll say.

ICE and DHS agents have been raising red flags for years about the sheer number of unqualified individuals, including known criminals, being released into the US under Biden's policies.

Trump may not have completely closed it his last term but he sure made it a lot tighter than the chaos Trump inherited this time.

Speak,

On the surface, "Run for the Border" meant go grab some Taco Bell food.

But let's not pretend. Why run? Why the border? The words weren't chosen by accident.

That slogan, used throughout the 80s and 90s, carried a clear double entendre.

It wasn't just about tacos. It was a nod to the very real issue of people crossing the southern border.

And everyone knew it.

Speak,

Workers have been coming up and going back home seasonly for many decades. I don't believe it was more inclined to be rep or dem....just people needed cheap labor. Republican farmers and Democrate urban areas benefitted from cheap labor.

I also read they stopped going back home and stayed in the US when it was more difficult to move back and forth. Especially after 9/11.

Come on....even Taco Bell made a joke out of it "Run for the Border" was their slogan. It was an open secret for years.

At some point it became an issue which is sort of subjective really saying exactly when it was a problem.

Well....it's a problem now. Kind of hard to blame anyone back at the beginning because it goes back so far and everyone was turning a blind eye.

Biden should have kept the border closed but instead invited more people and even flew them in.

Instead of compassion, it was cruel setting these people up with false hope.

Are there any current reports of pallets of bricks placed around?

I'm reading rumors and supposed witnesses but I'm not inclined to believe it without more credible reports.

Alex,

"Republicans run all 3 branches of government, but Bill is blaming Biden."

This immigration disaster didn't start under Trump. It spiraled out of control under Biden and the Democrats, when they had full control of the federal government.

They gutted enforcement, sent mixed signals, and let the floodgates open. That's why border towns and sanctuary cities are buckling today.

I don't want to hear about Biden's 11th-hour solution. It was weak, late, and clearly political. The damage was already done.

Dems created this crisis, and now we're all stuck dealing with it.

Really...I can't believe you are ignoring the timeline how this played out. It's all on record.

I find it interesting openai is the only AI system being forced to keep chats indefinately even though they all train on the same information.

Could this be less about copyrights and more about stifling openai since they are becoming the most popular?

Laura,

"Partisan hack job much??"

Yep..

You said it.

You can't outrun your responsibility.

Maybe some Democratic leaders should be personally held responsible.

It certainly will be worse when the first person gets shot and killed in the riots.

The way I see that death will be the fault of democrats.

Biden and other democratic leaders are primarily to blame.

Lamp,

Adding "why" to your post indicates you're not really asking a question.

It's just a rhetorical question.

Rein,

Remember...everyone was only wearing towels.

Rein,

"Bathhouse Bill, you lowlifes love swastikas."

I bet you fantasize about that.

One popular room was pitch black with matresses on the floor. You entered the room down a dark hall.
Just walk in and feel your way around.
More fantasy material for you.

Rein,

You know that irrelevant here.

Get with the program.

Unlike other riots that start over court rulings or police violence, these riots likely won't be short lived.

Won't these riots be winner takes all? Either ICE will prevail or Trump will back off.

I recall when I was a kid my parents had to drive through Baltimore on their way to DC.

One thing that was shocking to me was seeing soldiers stationed on ever corner with rifles.

I sure hope it doesn't get to that.

It could spread to other cities.

I see a lot of flags being waved that aren't US.

You'd think if people are wanting to stay in America, they'd be waving American flags.

Can be done and can be done practically and economically are different.

We can invent things in a lab but unless its scalable it will fail.

In the interim it might be a good idea to use less.