-So Canada is an undemocratic dictatorship only when its leader is someone you don't like?

That's the term used by many here when elections don't go their way.

-Such a symbolic boycott would serve as a reminder to the American people of what a buffoon Trumpf is.

You mean you wish this would serve as a reminder to the American people of what a buffoon Trump is.

But it won't.

Sans the ownership group (maybe), Americans will just either stay hating Trump or just start hating the Toronto Blue Jays.

It's business suicide if the BlueJays did this. I have no idea what it would cost but I suspect the ownership group has already addressed this......and the message is along these lines "Don't even ------- think about boycotting any games blah blah blah....you'll be thrown out of the league, forced to sell, etc".

And that's even if MLB has ANY fans left in the BlueJays if they did this.

No........no chance this happens.

-Look at this idiot rushing to defend all things Musk.

I don't think it's defending Musk or DOGE to point out the level of the salaries isn't going to shock or outrage folks very much.

The existence of DOGE and Musk is bad enough to be sure...but the actual salaries posted? I don't see much blowback from that.

I like the symbolic gesture, but the owners aren't going to kill themselves over this.

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yeah, I'm aware of all of that. That's been batted about here forever.

NG3 knows that as well. He considers it a "positive" that certain folks are victims. Fair enough.

But I don't think it's even accurate considering what's actually happened.

But I'm shocked you're conversing with one of the biggest trolls on this site

must be a slow day for you.

"So far the biggest victims of the impact of climate change are red states, so that's a positive.

Posted by Northguy"

This after just experiencing one of the worst wildfires ever in California.

I would argue the entire west coast will continue to be extremely vulnerable to these fires.

and that's not a positive...it's just what it is. I don't wish any blue staters to be victims of anything nor do I believe they deserve it.

I guess if Northguy truly feels as though it's a "positive" that red staters are the biggest victims of climate change then fine. He's free to feel any way he wants.

But that's just my opinion......from one of the biggest trolls on this site

-You and Leftie are 2 of the biggest trolls on this site

okay

Gal, I didn't say anything about trolling. I simply referred to the fact that you cringe at his posts and have for years.

and it's obvious why.

No need to take it anywhere else.

and how dumb do you have to pretend to be by accusing us of being bigger trolls than people you know to be actual trolls?

you're better than that.

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Yes. What else can anybody do but ignore him? He's made fellow lefties cringe at his posts for years and years on this site.

Everyone can make fun of him but whatever.....

-Cause every time Europe has armed itself to the teeth it has worked out so well for the world

So you're gonna tell them they don't have a right to do this?

"don't defend yourselves. we don't trust you to manage this anyway."

something like that?

Who is going to tell them to stop because they don't have the right to do this?

Is this about the defense or about the.........money?

-And I expect a lot of Americans will struggle to survive....

I always expect that. Under almost all scenarios....a lot of Americans will struggle to survive.

-Only if I had a full frontal lobotomy.

And a dollar

-My strong suspicion is that Trump is compromised; that he is a Russian asset. It is the ONLY thing that makes sense!

Maybe he's just a communist like that Kennedy fella we killed back in '63.

-Well...all of them. Every one adds a positive number to the income line.

my state income taxes
my property taxes
my sales taxes
my social security and medicare taxes

all of those helps the bottom line at the US Treasury?

We aren't talking about the budget deficit of my local school district, city, or even my state.

what do you mean "all of them"?

-Well, there's only one reason for that

Yeah. County sheriffs don't enforce federal immigration law.

You seem to believe it's a conspiracy to defraud the government and taxpayers.

Actually, it's because it falls outside the scope of their job.

In your life, have you actually met a county sheriff? How about the president of a chamber of commerce?

local law enforcement focuses on the laws broken by illegal immigrants except 1.....actually being here.

and you've never produced any evidence to the contrary. Just keep spewing some conspiracy theory involving those seedy characters.

-It's the co-conspirators who publicly decry the very system they tacitly support.

Yes. Folks like presidents and US congressmen on both sides who predictably accuse the other side of "open borders" and the whores in the media parrot it.

It's a massive "co-conspiracy" to be sure

-It goes something like this: "Al, I got a great idea. Why don't we invite any immigrants? Legal, illegal ... I don't care. Invite them to Nebraska because we have lots of openings out on our farm and we need help."

Al's response is off the record but it goes something like this, "we are inviting them all".

They just aren't advertising it. It's too scary for virgin ears.

-Everything else is colored by lies and BS by both sides.

The truth will be hard at times to see. So many agendas

-Hey, Eberly, show me a single posting of mine from the past five years where I have personally attacked you.

Fair enough.

"Of course they are fuming. They are always fuming"

so are you

and many others here.

In fact, you all attack me for NOT fuming.

You don't think black people are capable of believing they are essential and valuable employees?

-I mean, if you worked for the federal government in any capacity, how could you vote for Trump?

None of them think he meant them

Everyone thinks they are essential. Doesn't matter where they work.

"He's talking about the lazy people that don't count for much......not me!"

If I were to do something like this it would hoping nobody would notice I let go a bunch of people. That would be the ultimate defense for doing it.

There is no chance that's how it's going to go, however.

Look at the FAA.....Jesus, a plane experiences turbulence and it makes the news....that's what's in store for all of these layoffs........the news has fodder for "see, I ------- told you these layoffs would hurt people!!!"

That's a certainty.

Before the end of the day, they're gonna pin Gene Hackman's death on some cut.

Oh, and a done of personal insults.

Gotta have those......

-None of you cared when the oil workers were cut, or Google, Facebook had layoffs the last couple of years.

nobody is going to give you a thoughtful response. Perhaps some lame deflection about how it's different when someone loses their job in the private sector vs a govt job.

Organizations expand and contract. Both private sector and government.

Are these cuts necessary? Considering the way it's being done and communicated, I'd say no.

Meaning the cuts won't be strategic....just cutting to cut.

And that will lead to more problems....and a media devoted to hammering it step by step.