@#19 ... there's another thing called nipping it in the bud. The House would be a good place to start if they so have the mind. ...

Congress has already given the Trump-Musk coalition the finger with the rejection of the budget bill hat Mr Musk proposed.

So there's that.

But, given the slim majority the GOP holds in the House, my current view is ... get yer popcorn ...

@#18 ... Let's just say it gets it over with before you are completely sick to death of hearing about it. ...

Yeah, there seems to be that aspect.

But I probably might have gone more with the ability to call such snap elections.

:)

@#16 ... For one thing, election campaigns go a minimum of 36 days to a maximum of 50. ...

And that affects the efficiency ... how?

@#13 ... Our system is much more efficient. Justin will probably get the boot next week ...

Much more efficient? Based upon what criteria?

OK that aside, yeah.

What is currently occurring in Canada, and Germany, is telling.

@#12 ... Wouldn't it be a hoot if they held their ground and elected Jeffries? ...

It would be more than a hoot.

But also, not likely to happen.

My current view is that Minority Leader Jeffries will be stepping back from this issue.

Maybe along the lines of ...

Never Interfere With an Enemy While He's in the Process of Destroying Himself
      --- Napoleon

@#25 ... Move over LGBTIIQAnon, BRICS+ is the new alphabet soup. ...

Two very different acronyms.

Aside from the apparent (and incorrect) equation of LGBTQ and QAnon to anything resembling BRICS+.

Internal policies vs international situations.

What else yer got?

@#17 ... it's by far the most open social media platform out there right now. ...

Open to what?

Hatred and threats of violence?

From the cited article...

...Reporting Highlights

- - - Wrongful Accusations: Parents are being charged with abusive head trauma, a newer name for shaken baby syndrome, as mounting exonerations and new science raise questions about the diagnosis.

- - - Findings of Abuse: Child abuse pediatricians defend their diagnostic process, saying they do rigorous examinations to rule out other possibilities before they make a determination of abuse.

- - - Parents Left Vulnerable: Critics argue that the name change helped preserve a flawed diagnosis, leaving parents vulnerable to criminal charges and child welfare investigations.

[and to the wall of text from the cited article ...]

... On the 911 call, Nick Flannery's voice was frantic as he tried to revive his infant son. "Come on, buddy," he pleaded with the 2-month-old, who had gone limp. "Come on, buddy. Breathe."

Nick, who was on paternity leave from his IT job, had been caring for his two boys while his wife, Felecia, was at a doctor's appointment. Not long before he called 911, on Sept. 7, 2023, his baby, Arlo, vomited while being given a bottle. Nick, who was cradling him, turned him over to ensure that he did not choke, then changed him into fresh clothes and put him in his bouncy seat. Suddenly, Arlo's eyes rolled back and his body stiffened. Then he went still.

Paramedics rushed to the Flannerys' house in Blue Ash, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. They revived the infant, but his breathing remained shallow. Felecia, who returned home to find emergency medical workers swarming her driveway, staggered across the front yard toward her family, uncomprehending.

In the emergency room at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, the Flannerys looked on as doctors worked to save their son. Soon, a social worker took them aside. She explained that a CT scan revealed the presence of subdural hematomas, or bleeding between the brain and the skull: a symptom, she said, commonly seen in abuse cases. Nick and Felecia were dumbfounded.

More tests still needed to be run, she told the Flannerys, but mandatory reporting laws required that the police and child welfare officials be alerted. Nick and Felecia, upset but certain that any concerns would be allayed once doctors gathered more information, said they understood.

Detectives arrived, and the attending physician told them that subdural hematomas could indicate an underlying medical condition " or that the baby had been shaken. It was the latter scenario that Felecia remembers the doctor mentioning to her that evening. "I'll never forget him telling me, You would probably know this as shaken baby syndrome,'" she says. Felecia, having once listened to a podcast that characterized the diagnosis as controversial, grew alarmed. ...

@#3 ... For Republicans you can be perceived as a narcissistic criminally negligent P***Y grabbing Russian lovin hateful racist Insurrectionist and that's ALL perfectly acceptable. ...

Well, yeah.

@#8 ... There seems to be more than a few Republicans in the House who realize where Trump is trying to take the country and don't like the idea of dancing on the end of a string for an imperial presidency. ...

I agree.

Which is also why I think a vote for a new [long term] House Speaker may not go well.

How many ballots were required before Spkr Johnson was elected to the Speaker position? How long did that process take?

Gory details of our process are here ...

@#5 ...I would hope not ...

But, might that be what the GOP is reduced to, in order to certify the election results?

So many questions, so few answers ....

@#14 ... Let it rest. ...

imo, a valid approach to that current alias, imo.

... If Trump wasn't stirring up dust about something, he wouldn't be Trump. Plus, he likes nothing better than to send the media off on wild goose chases. ...

Pres-elect Trump likes headlines about him.

Good headlines, or bad headlines.

It does not seem to matter.

All he seems to care about is a domination of the news cycle.

And that seems to fit in with his apparent obsession of self-adulation.

Wow,

New Jersey beat out Florida as the Top Vacation Spot?

Who would have thought?

More from the article...

... That's because the state has been there, done that, and all but a few Republicans would prefer not to go there again. Kansas imposed a proof-of-citizenship requirement over a decade ago that grew into one of the biggest political fiascos in the state in recent memory.

The law, passed by the state Legislature in 2011 and implemented two years later, ended up blocking the voter registrations of more than 31,000 U.S. citizens who were otherwise eligible to vote. That was 12% of everyone seeking to register in Kansas for the first time. Federal courts ultimately declared the law an unconstitutional burden on voting rights, and it hasn't been enforced since 2018.

Kansas provides a cautionary tale about how pursuing an election concern that in fact is extremely rare risks disenfranchising a far greater number of people who are legally entitled to vote. The state's top elections official, Secretary of State Scott Schwab, championed the idea as a legislator and now says states and the federal government shouldn't touch it.

"Kansas did that 10 years ago," said Schwab, a Republican. "It didn't work out so well." ...

@#6 ... They have both of the flight recorders so they will sort it out before long. ...

The cockpit voice recorder seems to be intact, but the telemetry recorder has damage, from what I have heard.

The NSTB is examining the latter, but it usually takes a whie (months?) to the results of those examinations to come to the fore.

So, "before long" may be a longer time period than you hope.

From the cited article ...

...
Top 20 vacation home markets

Cape May County, New Jersey

Gulf County, Florida

Walton County, Florida

Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Collier County, Florida

Coconion County, Arizona

Maui County, Hawaii

Beaufort County, South Carolina

New York County, New York

Newport County, Rhode Island

Washington County, Rhode Island

Ocean County, New Jersey

Palm Beach County, Florida

Buncombe County, North Carolina

Gallatin County, Montana

Washington County, Utah

Nassau County, Florida

Deschutes County, Oregon

Charleston County, South Carolina

Cumberland County, Maine
...

Wait, New Jersey is at the top of the list?

@#6 ... love how people don't understand how water levels work. If parts of Florida are underwater, so will many other places in the world, including parts of NY, California, Massachusetts etc. The ocean doesn't just rise in one spot ...

Not one spot, but maybe, one area?

@#12 ... LOL this dumbass screams at the Babylon Bee because he/she can't differentiate between fake and real news.. ...

What, exactly, was fake or real about the post your current alias replied to?

Yer up.

@#2 ... Reporting a possible bird strike and it looks like the landing gear was not down when it landed. ...

A bird strike of one engine, imo, would not cause what I saw. From what I've read, planes can fly on only one engine.

OK, what did I see in the video ...

There was no landing gear deployed. The flaps did not seem to be in a position to slow the plane down.

That indicates to me a significant hydraulic failure, one which a bird strike of one engine is not likely to cause.

Now, if there were also a bird strike of a second engine, well, then that could explain the hydraulic failure, from what I have heard.

But then, there is that concrete wall at the end of the runway that the jet crashed into and had issues with, killing 179 passengers.

Again, from what I have heard, the FAA recommends against such barriers to prevent overruns of runways, likely for this exact reason.

imo, as always.

@#12 ... They can "caution" all they want, but you ------- are done making the rules. ...

So, you seem to admit that the rule of law will no longer apply under the next administration?

@#5 ... "51 former intelligence agents claim the laptop story has all of the halmarks of Russian disinformation" ...

What does your current alias have to say about the provenance of evidence for that laptop?

@#10 ... You get dumber with every post. ...

Dumber?

Or more desperate?

@#41 ... Let's not forget Jimmy Carter was a Christian.

He believed in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

People honor this man yet dishonor and mock his religious beliefs.

Carter believed in the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, His life mission and His his death and resurrection.

Let that sink in for a second.

Carter was a believer. ...

I do not disagree.

Indeed fmr Pres Carter acted upon his beliefs to help humanity.

That seems to be a stark contrast to current-day politicians who profess Christianity.

@#10 ... This is Trump's America now! I'm a Marine and I took an oath to protect this country from people like you!" ...

Apparently declaring himself to be both Judge and Executioner.

But Pres-elect Trump also does not seem to care about the Separation of Government.

@#4 ... Tell me again how Florida is such a great state to live in or retire in!
Please! ...

I have relatives living in Florida.

When I talk with them, for some reason, the conversation always seems to drift off into how wonderful Florida is.

My guess as an answer to your request is that Florida is critically dependent upon tourist traffic.