@#11 ... Yeah, but the question that seems to hang out there like an unclaimed air biscuit ...

Will those Trump voters change their votes going forward, ...

What say ye?

Odd that the apparent mental acuity of the President no longer seems to be an issue ...

@#22 ... The increase in tariff revenue wasn't intended to offset a $3 trillion projection over 10 years. ...

More from the article ...

In an article published on July 3, Salon's Brian Karem reports that MAGA insiders, behind closed doors, are expressing concerns about Trump's health " but are afraid to say so publicly.

"Donald Trump's latest activities have even some in his administration worried about his physical and mental health," Karem explains. "Mind you, no one wants to talk about it openly " though there are a few who will spend the holiday break speculating. A member of Trump's team bluntly told me, 'I'd lose my job if I talked about this publicly. Or worse.'"

Karem continues, "The causes for concern, according to a couple of members of Trump's circle, are his recent lackluster public appearances, his gait, his apparent befuddlement, his propensity to govern via Truth Social postings, his sloppy attire and his lack of engagement at the White House with others." ...

I had not expected to see this type of story until another year or so.

The headline of the cited article ...

... 'Betrayed': GOP rep torched after hospital in his district shuts down due to Medicaid cuts ...

Wow, the use of the word, "betrayed" is significant, imo.

imo, Pres Trump is weak on the world stage.

It pains me to say that about a President of the United States.

But, there it is.

Pres Putin knows that, and, imo, he is using Pres Trump to do his bidding.

I see little evidence to the contrary.

@#29

OK, now let's look at the current headlines from that site is presenting ...

DeSantis Races to Open Immigrant Detention Camp in Swamp Amid Hurricane Season

Abrego Garcia's Lawyers Say He Endured Beatings, Torture in El Salvador Prison

Los Angeles ICE Agents Kidnapped US Citizen Andrea Velez, Says Her Lawyer

... I could go on...

But back to your current alias' #27 comment ...

... We need the wholesale immigration reform ...

Pres Biden worked to pass an immigration bill, but then candidate Trump told his cult not to allow the pasage of the bill because he (Trump) wanted to keep immigration as a campaign issue.

So, if I may ask, does Pres Trump really want to resolve the immigration problem, or is he just using it to foster his other goals, e.g., military stationed in cities?

I agree 100%.

So, what's your current alias' solution?

@#27 ... There Was No Mention of 853 Migrant Deaths in 2022 in Biden's State of the Union ...

Why would that be mentioned in a State of the Union address?

But more from the 2023 article your current alias cites ...

... We need the wholesale immigration reform we were promised and a president that understands that asylum is immutable.

On February 7, President Joe Biden gave his second State of the Union address. A DREAMer was the first lady's date for the evening, but the humanitarian crisis at our borders barely registered as a blip in the 73-minute speech.

That's not by accident. There's no reason that cautious White House staff would encourage the president to highlight the 853 people who died trying to reach our country by crossing the U.S.-Mexico border last year. Why draw attention to the mass deaths suffered by thousands seeking safety? In the president's moment of glory, better not to acknowledge the administration's inhumane, illegal approach to the asylum process.

President Biden's immigration platform is window dressing designed to try to hide the needless suffering his policies are inflicting on desperate people who are being denied critical protections. ...

@#26 ... Trump has infested your brain. ...

Projecting? Again?

Oddly, there does not seem to be an "official" release video of this tune.

I can only wonder why ...

More from the article ...

... Scientists at several federal agencies are losing access to scientific literature published by Springer Nature, which produces the prestigious journal Nature among many other high-profile titles.

That's according to a report Monday by Nature's news team, which is also published by Springer Nature, but is editorially independent.

According to the news outlet, spokespeople for NASA and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that agency scientists would no longer have access to Springer Nature journals. A USDA spokesperson said that it "has cancelled all contracts and subscriptions to Springer Nature. The journal [sic] is exorbitantly expensive and is not a good use of taxpayer funds." A government spending database also shows the Department of Energy (DOE) has dropped contracts with the publisher.

When Nature news first reached out to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- which is the top funding agency for biomedical research in the world -- it appeared that its access to Nature journals was not on the chopping block. But, hours later, Andrew Nixon, the top spokesperson for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees the NIH, said: "All contracts with Springer Nature are terminated or no longer active. Precious taxpayer dollars should be [sic] not be used on unused subscriptions to junk science." ...

@#2 (the 13 citation)

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...
For the Merritt, that means the first exit out of New York " currently Exit 28 in Greenwich " will become Exit 3. The DOT plans to change the exit numbers this year on the entire length of Route 15, of which the Merritt Parkway comprises about 37 miles in southwestern Connecticut.

A map provided by the DOT shows the exits along the route plan to be renumbered all the way to where Route 15 meets Interstate 91 in Meriden. The current exit there, 68W, will be re-named Exit 65. ...

@#25 ... Jeff's stupider than most of his bots. ...

My current view ...

Based upon my experience as the creator/admin of a message board back in the day, ...

If a person creates a new alias, that is a huge hurdle to climb over.

But ... after the creation of that initial new alias, the subsequent creations of new aliases seem to come easy.

Maybe, too easy, perhaps.

@#5 ... Just wait until we learn that the government has been granted access to social media data from Meta and is building profiles on all Americans. ...

How do you know that may not already be occurring?

Asked differently...

Does Meta sell the data it collects? If so, who buys it?

If Meta does not sell the data, do they make it available?

@#17 ... I looked at what total tariff expense for previous years was and Yales estimate for this year doesn't appear "reasonable" ...

OK, taking a step back from whether the Yale estimate or the JP Morgan estimate is more apropos ...

Let's go, for the nonce, with the Yale estimate, as it seems to be more beneficial to your viewpoint ...

OK, let's say that there is a $300 billion revenue increase because of tariffs.

Going back to your #3 comment ...

... Let's talk facts, not fear. ...
Since January this year, the US has brought in estimated $75 to $95 billion in additional tariff revenue. Meanwhile, estimates of the additional tariff cost vary from Yale's liberal think tank claims over $300 billion (yeah right), while JP Morgan, a bit more grounded, puts it at around $82 billion. ...

So, allow me to ask once again, in the realm of facts, not fear .... how do you reconcile the numbers you cite with the $3 trillion estimate of the debt credits by Pres Trump's tax bill?

thx.

@#16 ... Jp Morgan estimated additional tariff expense since Jan this year 82 billion.

Yale est 300b additional tariff exp which is ridiculous for same period. ...

Thanks for the reply.

OK, so, the tariff expense, a.k.a. revenue for the US that US citizens have to pay, is $82 billion.

So, how does that $82 billion offset the $3 trillion that the tax bill creates?

@#6 ... The new battlefield is online, and the stakes are democratic sovereignty. ...

As I said over a week ago ...

#34 ---

... @#30 ... Iran is fully prepared for a cyber war. I sure hope we are. ..

Yeah.

The Country needs to put into place a defense for the current war, not necessarily just the wars of the past.

...

OK, my first question is ...

Will these Marines engage with people based upon the rules that ICE agents follow?

If not, what rules will these Marines follow?

More from the cited article ...

... The Trump administration is sending 200 Marines to Florida to aid federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, according to a statement by U.S. Northern Command. ...

More from the cited article ...

... Gaza: Doctors Under Attack,' produced by the award-winning Basement Films team that brought us last year's Zeteo exclusive Israel's Reel Extremism,' includes harrowing on-camera testimony from Dr. Adnan al-Bursh, who was arrested by the Israeli military in December 2023 and, according to a UN report, "subjected to sexual violence in an Israeli prison prior to his death in Israeli custody."

It also features shocking accounts of torture at the Israeli prison Sde Teiman from an anonymous Israeli doctor there, who accuses his fellow Israeli medics of being complicit in the abuse of Palestinians held in detention.

This was a film that the BBC had originally commissioned. However, after several delays, they decided, very controversially, not to publish it, issuing a statement saying they had "come to the conclusion that broadcasting this material risked creating a perception of partiality." ...

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