But I'm shocked you're conversing with one of the biggest trolls on this site
must be a slow day for you.
#36 | Posted by eberly

You are one of the biggest trolls on this site, but unlike some of the other trolls that's not all you do here.

I've talked about my family who are farmers being Trump voters. Now if it turns out that they are hurt by some of Trump's policies that are affecting farmers, will I think that is a positive development? Yes and no. I don't want my family or anyone else to be hurt by Trump, but if millions of people are going to be hurt, then why should they be exempt? Maybe if they personally feel the pain his policies are bringing to so many, they will realize they made a mistake and speak up against them. Will they deserve that pain? Again, yes and no. Yes, they deserve to feel the ramifications of their votes. No, they don't desere to suffer anymore than I do or you do or any other American does. I think a lot of non-Trump voters feel this way. Maybe I'm wrong and that's not the thinking that was behind NG3's post, but that's the way I read it.

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
#30 | Posted by eberly

Here's what I think you are missing about NG3's post. Republican politicians and Republican voters tend to be the ones who say climate change isn't real and vote against policies that work to combat it. So, from the perspedtive of folks who believe the effects of climate change are real, it's a positive when red states reap the results of their actions, because maybe then they'll realize the error of their ways. Unfortunately, some people need to learn things the hard way. Also unfortunately, there are plenty of people in red states who don't need this lesson, but they, too, will suffer.

If Trump or RFKennedy found a cure for cancer the Democrats and their crooked pals in big pharma and big health would be working to purposely nullify it so as to use it for political and donor advantage.
#13 | Posted by Robson

No, people would be grateful just like people were grateful Trump fast-tracked the Covid virus, even if he did f--- up on other aspects of the covid pandemic. However, if RFK Jr said he found a cure for cancer that turned out to be bogus, a lot of people could be hurt.

From Texas Children's Hospital this week:

Protect Your Child from Measles
03/04/2025

Why does my child need protection against measles?

Measles is a highly contagious virus that can survive in the air for up to two hours. It is so contagious that up to 9 out of 10 people will be infected if unprotected and exposed to the virus.

About 1 out of every 3 people who catch measles will develop a complication. The most common complications are ear infections and diarrhea, but more serious complications like pneumonia and encephalitis (swelling of the brain due to infection), or even death can occur due to measles.

Nearly 1 out of every 5 people who catch measles ends up in the hospital. Measles can be especially dangerous in infants and young children, as well as persons with weakened immune systems. They may need to be hospitalized to receive oxygen or mechanical ventilation due to difficulty breathing or IV fluids due to severe dehydration.

*Not that that is a bad thing, necessarily

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.
#23 | Posted by eberly

I missed NG3's post when he left. You and Leftie are 2 of the biggest trolls on this site. I'll admit your style of trolling differs from the gay-bashing, swearing, name-calling trolls on both sides of the aisle, but troll you do. Not that this a bad thing, necessarily. It is what it is.

Thats it? In 2019 there were 1200+, I don't recall anyone caring then?
#5 | Posted by oneironaut

The 2019 U.S. Measles outbreaks: A public health crisis

In recent decades, many public health experts warned that the widespread protection from vaccine-preventable diseases we achieved in the U.S. was under threat. As parental vaccine hesitancy increased and unvaccinated individuals clustered geographically, experts believed these trends were creating an untenable situation in the U.S. which would eventually result in the reemergence of vaccine-preventable diseases.

This is precisely what occurred this year--89% of the measles cases in 2019 were in individuals who were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccine status. Sadly, as a result, we as a nation lost the critical protection afforded to us through herd immunity " the protection that occurs when enough of a community is vaccinated to interrupt disease transmission. Herd immunity is especially important for measles, a disease so highly contagious that the virus can live for up to two hours in an airspace where an infected individual was and for which vaccination levels must remain extremely high.

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health departments across the U.S. fought to get measles under control and prevent the U.S. from losing its measles elimination status, we at Texas Children's Hospital knew we had a job to do. We needed to make parents aware of the risk measles poses to the U.S. After all, most parents, myself included, have never experienced measles. We have no memory of its painful reality. As a result, some parents fail to understand and appreciate the impact measles can have on our children and communities. Such complacency and failure to vaccinate allowed measles to take a foothold in our country and it could do so again if we don't learn from our mistakes and ensure we vaccinate our children, on time, every time.

Aren't you special (Ed)?
Posted by lfthndthrds

Oh, special eddy. That's an oldie but goodie!

Never once accused NG3 of being a troll.... Tarded, but not a troll.
And thank you for the recognition, I'm sure Eberly is grateful too.
#18 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Calling someone "tarded" is trolling them, knucklehead. I'm surprised an expert troll such as yourself doesn't realize that. LOL

15 & 16. Two of the biggest trolls on here calling out someone else for trolling? LOL Cute.

Oh my, ACB looks like she threw up in her mouth:

WuTangIsForTheChildren
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
Amy Coney Barrett caught a whiff of Trump's full diaper

We might make some mistakes, Musk said:

DOGE D'oh: Nuclear Waste Facility Edition

As DOGE continues it's federal government wilding spree, purportedly searching for examples of waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government, we seem to have had another case of keyword search gone awry.

One of the leases DOGE decided to cancel is the lease for Skeen-Whitlock Building in Carlsbad, New Mexico, a 90,000 square foot facility which manages the nation's only storage area for DOD-created nuclear waste and the only operating deep geologic nuclear waste storage facility in the world.

Things that make you say, hmmm:

Is This What They Held Over Joni Ernst's Head To Make Her Confirm Pete Hegseth?

FTA:

Earlier this year, the Air Force revealed that the general who oversaw its lobbying before Congress had inappropriate romantic relationships with five women, including three who worked on Capitol Hill.

Maj. Gen. Christopher Finerty's colleagues told investigators the relationships were "highly inappropriate" as they could give the Air Force undue influence in Congress. "I honestly felt sick to my stomach," one said, according to a report about the investigation, "because it just felt so sleazy."

The Air Force inspector general's report redacted the names of the women who worked on the Hill.

But one of the women whose relationship with Finerty was scrutinized by the inspector general was Sen. Joni Ernst, according to two sources with knowledge of the investigation. The Iowa Republican and combat veteran is one of the most influential voices on the Hill about the military, and she sits on the Senate's Armed Services Committee, which oversees the Pentagon and plays a crucial role in setting its annual budget.

How long before Musk privatizes the FAA and NASA and makes them 2 more companies he owns?

Reply's like #83 just tell me you Lumpers are afraid of my wrath. DoorBellRingers too I guess.
It must be horrifying to see us in the comments.
#88 | Posted by oneironaut

Oops, I accidently flagged post as NW before I flagged it F. BTW, no one here is afraid of you or BR.

Putin couldn't have hoped for a better attack on America.
#3 | Posted by ClownShacK

Correct. Putin invested very wisely in Trump in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

So much this:

Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social

"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."

Thats it? In 2019 there were 1200+, I don't recall anyone caring then?
#5 | Posted by oneironaut

Just because you don't remember it, doesn't mean people weren't concerned.

FTA:

There is no precise number of fired federal employees that has been made public, but an analysis by USA Today showed that thousands of federal workers have been terminated, in addition to the 75,000 who accepted buyouts from the Trump administration.

As of Wednesday, DOGE has terminated leases of at least 748 offices across the country, according to data released by the task force on its "wall of receipts." It touted $468 million in lease savings, but critics are sounding the alarm about the impact cutting these facilities will have on Americans.

No state is untouched by the lease terminations. California, where 63 offices are slated to close down, tops the list, while Maine has the least amount of planned closures, with only two lease terminations so far.

When someone talks about "free speech" while actively working to control speech, that's not a contradiction or a mistake " it's the point. It's about consolidating power while wrapping it in the language of freedom as a shield to fool the gullible and the lazy.

Well, I think most of us will recognize a few of the lazy and the gullible here, perhaps in this very thread.

Normally when democracies fall apart, there's also a playbook. A series of predictable steps involving the military, or the courts, or sometimes both.

But what's happening in the US right now is some sort of weird hybrid of the kind of power grabs we've seen in the tech industry, combined with a more traditional collapse of democratic institutions.

Excellent article. Thanks for sharing it, but my question is that: WTH can we do now?!?

#15 | Posted by Dbt2

Yes, I agree people are not connecting the dots and recognizing the big picture goal behind all of this. They aren't just coming for Medicaid or Medicare or Social Security or or or or. They are coming for the whole damn government, and there doesn't seem to be anything anyone can do to stop them. Republicans have literally been planning this for decades. Trump does have an important role to play in that I doubt a President McCain or a President Romney would have been this ruthless and unconscionable.

FTA:

In plain English, Donald Trump's "vision" is to kill the department, which Congress created in 1979 to administer federal education programs. An executive order has reportedly been in the works for a month, and legal or not, the department could be gone before you know it.

In fact, half the government could be gone, and the half that's left could be unrecognizable, before most people know it and anyone can do anything about it. It's all happening at whiplash speed, with little to no transparency. Even court challenges are no match for Trump's ideological army and Elon Musk's digital SWAT team.

Federal judge Amy Berman Jackson summed up the threat this week at a hearing on the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an independent agency created by Congress after the 2008 economic collapse to stop banks and other financial firms from scamming and cheating people, and hold them accountable if they do. She said she feared it would be "choked out of its very existence before I get to rule on the merits." In other words, Trump and Musk could outrun the rule of law, rendering it irrelevant.

They could sell a lot more if they didn't demonize working from home.
Too soon?
#9 | Posted by Imshakinitboss

I think the plan is to eliminate almost all of the federal work force, to privatize the small amount that's left and replace human workers with AI wherever possible. For example:

Sam Stein
@samsteindc.bsky.social

NEW: In an email obtained by The Bulwark, the acting Social Security administrator made clear they're going to outsource-privatize operations. The expectation is it will be the call centers that seniors depend on.

Elon Is Coming for Your Social Security

[In a March 1 email, Lee Dudek, the acting SSA commissioner, wrote:]

"We need to double down on our greatest strength " the field. We need to revitalize SSA operations by streamlining activities, outsource non-essential functions to industry experts, and reinstating human judgment and common sense into every decision at every level."

What did Dudek mean by "outsource non-essential functions"? He doesn't elaborate in the rest of the email. But Martin O'Malley, who ran the SSA under Joe Biden, suggested Dudek's plans could include automation and the use of AI to replace live human beings in call centers. This would, he says, be a total disaster.