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... Why it matters: Taking time off to bond with a newborn or newly adopted child has all kinds of upsides, not just for fathers and their families, but for women in the workplace, too.

- - - Men, women and children all see positive health impacts " including reduced infant mortality rates, research finds.

How it works: Though there is no federal paid leave, 13 states and Washington, D.C., have policies.

- - - They're typically funded by payroll taxes, and pay out a certain portion of a worker's income, giving parents about 12 weeks of "bonding" leave.

- - - In most states, workers have the right to take time off, and many states offer job protection so you can't be fired while away. ...

- - - In Colorado, where leave was enacted in 2024, fathers make up half of new parents taking the time off. In Washington state, established in 2020, it's more than half.

- - - Back when California became the first state to enact paid parental leave in 2005, men comprised just 18% of those who used the benefit. Now it's 44%. New Jersey, established in 2010, has gone from 11% to 30%. ...

Here's one I enjoy from last year ...

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... In a release this week, the MOD stated that J-15 fighter aircraft from Shandong shadowed and carried out unusual maneuvers toward the JMSDF P-3C Orions carrying out surveillance operations on Saturday and Sunday over the Pacific Ocean (Japan does not use the Philippine Sea name, referring to it instead as the Pacific Ocean).

On Saturday, a J-15 fighter shadowed a P-3C for 40 minutes, and an unusual approach to the P-3C came within 45 meters of the Japanese surveillance aircraft. On Sunday, a J-15 fighter shadowed a P-3C for 80 minutes and during that time an incident occurred where the J-15 fighter jet crossed approximately 900 meters ahead of the P-3C patrol aircraft's course.

The release included two photographs of the J-15 from Sunday's incident, "This unusual approach by Chinese military aircraft could potentially lead to an accidental collision, and we have expressed serious concern and strongly requested that this incident not be repeated," reads the release, which stated no damage to Japanese aircraft or personnel occurred.

The JMSDF P-3C Orions belong to Air Patrol Squadron 5 of Fleet Air Wing 5 based at Naha Air Base, Okinawa as Japan had earlier disclosed that the unit was shadowing the Shandong Carrier Strike Group. JMSDF ships and aircraft regularly shadow Chinese and Russian ships operating around Japan while Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) fighters intercept and escort Chinese and Russian aircraft flying in Japan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

Japan officially disclosed on Monday that it had been shadowing the Shandong CSG since Saturday. Both the Shandong and Liaoning CSGs have been operating simultaneously in the Western Pacific since the weekend with the PLAN confirming the deployment on Tuesday. ...

@#23

OK, I need to add to that comment, in all honesty.

...But for the record, I have no, ZERO, affiliation with the hamsters, or anything else about, this site other than the comments I post. ...

I should have stated it as ...

But for the record, I have no, ZERO, affiliation with the hamsters, or anything else about, this site other than the comments I post, or the Newsworthy or Abusive tags I place on posts.

OK, yeah, that is a better description of my participation on this site.

@#4

And, knowing Pres Trump's history of paying people (or more likely, not paying people) who work for him, Mr Reynolds may be wise to demand payment up front.

@#3

On the other hand, Mr Reynolds may be too expensive ...

... And shortly thereafter, we can expect the telecoms to start being subjected to all sorts of government interference. ...

Probably, imo.

But first, Trump, Inc. needs to find an entity who is willing to use that moniker for the mobile service they provide.

Who, or more specifically, what company, is going to step up in this new Trump, Inc. endeavor to exploit the Oval Office?

Is Ryan Reynolds looking for a new opportunity for his Mint service?

@#22

First off, thanks for the accolade.

But for the record, I have no, ZERO, affiliation with the hamsters, or anything else about, this site other than the comments I post.

And, that is the way I want to keep it.

I ran a public message site back in the day. While there were times I look back upon with enjoyment, I will say, once again, to do such an endeavor is a life-shortening experience.

It reminds me of my college summer jobs, when I worked in retail. Dealing with the public.

Most of the time (the most majority of the time) it was great. But then this person comes along ....

Yeah, major kudos to RCade for maintaining this most august site.

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... The requests cover mobile phones, cases, battery chargers and wireless telephone services, as well as potentially retail stores. The applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office were filed on Thursday, according to a public database.

A spokesperson for the Trump Organization didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

"While a trademark filing doesn't guarantee a product launch, the specificity of the applications points to serious consideration," Josh Gerben, a trademark attorney and founder of Gerben IP law firm, wrote in a blog post on Friday.

The filings suggest plans could be in the works for a Trump-branded mobile phone or service to compete with Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile US Inc., Gerben wrote.

"It would mark a significant expansion for Trump's private business, which has historically focused on real estate, hospitality, and branded merchandise," he said. ...

@#12 ... Padilla had no more reason to be there than you I. ...

My view...

As a US Senator he had every reason to be there. The FBI seemed to agree, as they allowed him entry.

And, for the record, I may not agree with what he did. (future discussion)

But I will say, unequivocally, that he had more than ample justification to be there.

So, what else yer current alias got?

... No One Cares About Trump's Parade ...

I disagree.

Most Americans seem to care about Pres Trump's parade.

Why?

They seem to view it as a waste of money.

@#7 ... You are the ultimate Beta incel cuck. You are probably a Twoothy sock-puppet account ...

The comment to which your current alias is replying to was posted by an alias that is, at times, controversial.

OK, mostly, controversial.

I will admit that without question.

But then, I take a step back and look at the comments your current alias posts.

Wow, brain-dead?

Little analysis, mostly phlegm.

imo, of course.

Yer up.

@#9 ... the difference won't matter. ...

So...

Pres Trump seems to want to diminish (eliminate) the difference between a valid and credentialed ICE agent arresting a person vs. some random masked person with no credentials arresting you.

Add that to Pres Trump's prior arresting of random people and sending them to a foreign prison without the Due Process guaranteed by the Constitution.

Where are we as a Country now?

@#7 ... It's brilliant propaganda cooked up to excuse Israel flattening buildings full of people in hopes of killing one person. ...

Got a link for this current instance?

thx.

@#7 ... Just not Trump. He needed a LOYAL dog at the Pentagon, and he got one. ....

OK, now do the other Trump Cabinet members.

Who are they actually serving?

Americans (a.k.a. The Constitution), or Pres Trump?

@#4 ... That's the thread link ;) ...

Yea, I'm multi-tasking this evening *trying to convince git to download the source code I want), so I missed that.

Thanks for the follow-up.

That aside, is the quote of the OpEd I cited incorrect?

@#20 ... I did post a thread, ...

I saw it and contributed.

Thank-you for posting it.

... but doubtful it will make the front page. ...

Well, welcome to the club.

I post a lot of threads on the Back Page, yet only a few seem to make it to the Front Page.

The site hamsters at work, doing what they do.

I saw this OpEd...

@#6 ... now everyone that wants to keep their -------- ...

Yeah, this apparent about-face by Pres Trump is most curious.

TACO yet again?

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... On Thursday, Trump acknowledged the impact of his immigration policies on some sectors and said he would issue a related order "soon," giving no details.

"Our farmers are being hurt badly and we're going to have to do something about that... We're going to have an order on that pretty soon," he said at the White House.

He added that it would also address the hotels sector, which would include the Trump Organization, Trump's private business that has said it is being run by his adult sons.

"Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure business have been stating that our very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long time workers away from them, with those jobs being almost impossible to replace," he wrote on his social media platform before his Thursday remarks. "Changes are coming!" ...

Or might there be something more substantial behind it?

I wish I knew.

@#5 ... DUI hire. ....

I had not seen that appellation previously.

Apropos?

Maybe.

@#23 ... Nice troll, cultist. ...

Yeah.

I tried to give an apropos reply, though.

@#24

Typo alert ...

the war-hawks of the time greed with me.

- should be -

the war-hawks of the time agreed with me.

Oops.

@#22 ... You said that you participated in the anti Vietnam war movement. Do you not realize you were a Communist stooge? ...

I protested the Vietnam War because I wanted our troops to come home safely. In that respect, the war-hawks of the time greed with me.

Apparently, the US Government seemed to agree when it eventually gave up in Vietnam.

Now, fast-forward a few decades, look at the US-Vietnam relations ...

Make America Sick Again.

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... In the past, the vetting process for appointing new members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) could take years. But Kennedy has taken just two days.

The panel, typically stocked with vaccine, infectious disease, and public health experts, carefully and publicly reviews, analyzes, and debates vaccine data and offers recommendations to the CDC via votes. The CDC typically adopts the recommendations, which set clinical practices nationwide and determine insurance coverage for vaccinations.

Yesterday, Kennedy pledged that none of the new ACIP members would be "ideological anti-vaxxers." However, the list of today's appointees includes Robert Malone, who falsely claims to have invented mRNA vaccines and has spent the past several years spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories about them.

Speaking at an anti-vaccine rally in 2022, Malone spread dangerous falsehoods about mRNA COVID-19 vaccines: "These genetic vaccines can damage your children. They may damage their brains, their heart, their immune system and their ability to have children in the future. Many of these damages cannot be repaired." ...

Vicky Pebsworth is also on the list, as well as on the board of the National Vaccine Information Center, one of the nation's oldest anti-vaccine groups that promotes the false claim that vaccines cause autism.

Kennedy also appointed Retsef Levi, who has penned articles alleging dangers of COVID-19 vaccines, including a flawed 2022 article that was later corrected and an unpublished article co-authored with COVID-contrarian and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. ...