@#4 ... Not this "some people many people" ---- again. He's a ------- lying idiot. ...

I do not disagree.

But I repeat the question I asked in #4

... What are Pres Trump's plans to rebuild the "remarkable economy" he apparently has turned into a short recession? ...

This appears to e Sec Hegseth's Depart of Defense.

Stated differently, if he cannot even get the American Flag in this image correctly, what is he doing to the defense of the Country?

Or is Sec Hegseth more concerned upon how he looks on TV and social media (can you say, "make up studio?" I knew you could) to have an interest in the defense of the Country?

@#17 ... You realize that you can see this person's linkedin profile, right? ...

And, your current trolling alias has apparently just discovered that, and brings it up as relevant now, why?

@#5

Yeah, good point.

A billionaire having an outsized effect in elections instead of the local folk in that district.

@#44 ... They don't pay to sell here.

We pay to buy their things here. ...

Thanks for catching that misinformation attempt.

Yeah, the Chinese do not pay the cost of the tariffs.

The Trump tariffs are little more than a tax on American consumers and businesses. Nothing more, nothing less.

Of course, that leads me to a question ...

If tariffs seems to be so great in the MAGA world, why does MAGA seem to misrepresent who pays the costs of those tariffs?

@#61 ... Not to be too pedantic, but it's evolved :) ...

Oh, I agree.

That ongoing evolution is why I challenge it, and help it learn, from time to time with the vaccines.

I want to help my immune system stay in the position where it can, to be blunt, keep me alive.

"settlement in principle'

What, exactly, does that mean?

I still stand by the two questions I asked in #1.

@#2

More from the cited article ...

...But that's only the tip of the iceberg. The president's massive cuts to disaster preparedness programs threaten vulnerable rural regions that could be hit by the oncoming hurricane season. After Trump floated eliminating FEMA altogether, the agency stopped paying for temporary housing for more than 1,200 families displaced by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.

As recently as Friday, Trump's directive to slash federal funding at NPR and PBS would also disproportionately impact rural areas, which receive the most of the sliver of money granted by the government for educational and cultural programming. ...

@#42 ... Less Chinese made garbage purchased during the Christmas season? ...

So, your current seems to admit that American Companies gave their production facilities to China in order to produce, as your current alias states, "Chinese made garbage.?"

So, taking a step back here, where does the actual problem reside?

I'm of two minds here ...

1) Republicans in Congress seem to be afraid of the MAGA voters in their district ~primary-ing~ them.

2) How long will it take for this possible (and I do say, "possible") change of opinion of the constituents to migrate from the polls to the actions of their Congressional representatives?

My current guess is that the latter is going to take a long time, and as such, this poll has ittle meaning to Pres Trump and his advisors.

@#14 ... It is, thats how I felt time was important. Its a race to not owe too much money at the end. ...

Now, the current trolling alias is apparently changing the judgment criteria midstream.

So lame.

And then there's this ...

... thats how I felt time was important ...

So the current trolling alias I am replying to seems to take ownership of the #6 comment I was replying to?

Interesting.

@#13 ... This isn't an ad hominem attack, its an observation from your previous posts, ...

Interesting.

One current alias apparently speaking for another current alias.

Can you say, oops?

I knew you could.

@#9 ... PhDs and MDs take years beyond a masters degree. ...

I do not disagree with that.

Which is why is ask of that trolling alias what I asked in #8.

@#1

Yeah ...

Sec Hegseth's Defense Dept showed a flag that was (I'll be kind) erroneous in the number of stars and stripes.

And why is Sec Hegseth pictured on the ~other side of the border fence~ from the (misrepresented) Flag?

And then there is that four-finger thing.

OK, I have to ask, does this encourage confidence in Sec Hegseth's leadership of the Defense Dept?

More from the article...

... Some pointed out Hegseth was on the wrong side of the border fence, while others also noted an American flag in the image was missing crucial Stars and Stripes. ...

@#7

Yeah. That receipt was off.

One cue for me was the exact $10.00 cost on the receipt.

@#6

... and most importantly ...

WTF is it a concern of your current alias how long someone takes to earn a college degree?

I mean, your current alias sinks to that low level in order to troll here?

Do try harder.

@#6 ... Of course, you won't understand this ...

So your current trolling alias starts off with an ad hominem comment against me.

... College is meant to take 4 years. ...

Yup, the Bachelor Degree is usually (but not always) given four years after the start.

... The ------- in the story is going on 8 years. ...

When did the person in the story start college? At what age?

... "In total, Donald Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1bn in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law." ...

Yeah.

That's the ~looking back~ number.

But I have to ask, what is the ~looking forward~ number?

Asked differently, if a wealth-enabled person commits a crime that exploits lower- and middle-income folk, will Pres Trump eventually pardon that person?

Based upon prior actions of Pres Trump, I'd proffer that he has no issues with pardoning convicted criminals.

@#4 ... here's reciepts ...

Two issues:

1) your current alias presented one receipt, not the multiple receipts it asserted.

2) was that receipt AI generated?

The first article my search engine of choice presented to me when I searched for "Freight Technologies Inc. Trump" ...

Interesting ...

The thread went quiet ....

@#4

The reason I ask is that Voice of America is one of the United States' soft power expenditures. Much like USAID that Pres Trump has terminated.

Of course, that leads to the question, why do Pres Trump (and his cult followers) seem to be so focused upon spreading American Excellence around the world with these soft powers?

So, got a link to substantiate your current alias' assertion that VoA has only about 10 listeners globally?

@#3 ... Millions of dollars for about 10 listeners globally ...

Got a link for that?