@#6 ... Trump expects to lose most of his "distraction" battles once they've served their purpose. It's the one thing he never runs out of, it seems. ...

A great observation. thx.

... In the meantime, after he destroys the world's economy ...

Yeah, there's still that ...

@#9

Forgot to add ...

... One time I went up to the second floor of the factory, and I saw an employee sleeping on the floor. ...

That would be grounds for immediate firing of that employee according to Company policy. But I took a different approach ...

Israel is painting itself as the problem in the Middle East, and not a possible solution.

Unfortunately, PM Netanyahu seems to have drawn Pres Trump into the mess he has created and has been creating.

@#3

It should not matter how those Veterans "look."

The criteria should be simple, did they serve the Country?

... "This June, the VFW salutes all LGBTQ+ veterans for their honorable service and recognize that their dedication and courage are part of the foundation of our national defense." ...

I agree 100%.

All Veterans who honorably serve the Country should be honored for their Service.

@#8

Yeah, when I worked the night shift (it was called the "third shift" even though it occurred before the "first shift.'), I ate breakfast usually around 3pm or 4pm. Dinner occurred around 9am.

But those times varied.

And I note that when I talk about being on the "night shift," I was on the night shift continually. 40 hours or so per week. Going to work around 10pm, coming home around 6am or 7am. Each work day.

My circadian rhythms developed issues because I was trying to shift them by 8 or so hours on a permanent basis. I had issues.

Back when I was on that night shift, I was a foreman in a manufacturing company.

I will say that the people I then supervised were excellent performers in their job responsibilities.

There was one issue, though...

One time I went up to the second floor of the factory, and I saw an employee sleeping on the floor.

So, went down to the first floor and I then talked to the Shop Steward, and told him that I wanted to talk with that employee.

A few minutes later, the Shop Steward came back and told me that the "problem" had been handled.

The sleeping employee was a new Father, and he was helping his wife with their newborn. So, sleep for him -- what was that?

He was and continued to be, aside from that minor one-time incident, a great employee.

Unions, and Shop Stewards, can be A Good Thing.

@#6 ... They adapted to the shift schedule, not the other way around. ...

So, on what schedule did they have their meals?

Or sleep?

Maybe Pres Trump could get BR5-49 to perform at the Freedom 250 concert?

@#4

thx for the followup.

In that schedule, how did you adapt to the usual life functions?

For example, when did you eat breakfast?

I do not want to trivialize the effects of a work schedule that is not a routine daytime work schedule.

Indeed, the varying work hours you describe, well, wow. I am not sure how I would have dealt with that.

Of course, I look at my Dad who was a NYC Fireman. There were a couple nights per week, every week, when he was at work, and not at home.

@#6

Wish I could find something to disagree with in that comment.

But I cannot.

Grifting?

@#3 ... He squandered it just like he did the $400 Million inheritance he got from Daddy.

Saudis have been bailing him out ever since. ...

I am still of the question ...

- - - Bailing him out?

- or -

- - - Bribing him

??

@#2 ... I worked night shifts for 25 years, but only two at a time. ...

I'm not sure how to interpret that.

... but only two at a time ...

That's what Ii do not understand.

@#3 ... He squandered it just like he did the $400 Million inheritance he got from Daddy....

Under the category of ~posts of mine that I wish I had saved ...~

Back in the summer of 2016 I warned this most august site about then citizen Trump, based upon the opinion of him that I had formed from the local NYC media over the prior couple of decades.

Now we are seeing the results of what I had warned about.

In a word: and imo, incompetence.

Of course, the "incompetence" appellation may be kind.

But, that's another comment.

.

Back in the day, I worked the night shift.

The work week started late Sunday evening.

I went to work at 10pm Sunday evening and came back home at 6am on Monday.

The rest of the week followed that schedule.

OK, questions I faced ...

Do I eat breakfast when I get home at 6am, or at 8pm when I wake up and before I go to work?

And what about lunch and dinner? When do I partake in those?

Needless to say, I had issues with that night shift schedule.

As it turned out, I slept only six nights per week because I, at the time, wanted to participate in the social events of those who were not subject to that night shift.

Sleeping only six nights a week.

Looking back, I will proffer that the only reason I was able to deal with that schedule was because I was in my 20's and adaptable for the year I was subject to it.

But, in hindsight, it only increases my respect for those folk who work that night shift.

The great people I had the privilege of working with when I worked nights were inspiring to me.

@#57 ... You don't think the people living there deserve representation ...

Oh, I agree.

The good people of Washington, D.C. deserve to have their own representatives, and not have to rely on Congress for the implementation of their views and opinions.

... In January 2025, the president was set up for success. Instead, he blew it ...

Yup.

Big time.

Pres Trump, in January 2025, inherited an economy from fmr Pres Biden that was vibrant, expanding and with inflation trending lower.

So what did Pres Trump do?

For starters, he raised tariffs to absurd levels, that turned around the decreasing inflation.

Then he went onward to destroy the robust economy he inherited. All as he tried to blame his failures of the prior Biden admin's policies.

... I could go on ...

Yeah, Pres trump inherited a robust economy from fmr Pres Biden, and Pres Trump managed to turn that robust economy downwards.

Much like the six bankruptcies he had.

@#50 ... Because Puerto Rico is not a state. ...

It is good to see that your current trolling alias recognizes that Puerto Rico is not a state.

Because currently it is not a state.

Yet.

If it is declared to be a state by the appropriate Constitutional requirements, would your current trolling alias then consider it to be a state?

@#14 ... And NYC has some of the best teachers in the world, thanks to that large Jewish population. ...

While I do agree about the quality of some of the NYC teachers, I remain reluctant to ascribe that quality to being Jewish.

OK, I attended one of NYC's specialized high schools, as I have noted here a number of times previously.

@#115 ... Nepotism in government is illegal. ...

Yeah, the grifting of the Trump administration is going to leave marks for years to come.

And not good marks.

@#10

Yet, NYC elected Mayor Mamdani.

@#7

While I don't agree with the headline, there's this ...