The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of President Donald Trump's signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a "technical error."
President Donald Trump on Friday said he will ask the Justice Department to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's alleged ties ... read more
Democrats appear more fired up than Republicans about voting in next year's congressional elections following the party's victories in recent state and local contests, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, which showed Republican President Donald Trump's approval steady at 40%. read more
One in four U.S. households is living paycheck to paycheck and struggling to get by, according to a new Bank of America Institute analysis. read more
Robinhood Markets is betting its Gen Z and millennial clientele are as eager to send out for delivery of a wad of cash as they are to order pizza or a pint of ice cream. read more
@#18
thx for that update.
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Trump said he has 'concepts' of a health care plan. What we know about his policies (September 11. 2024)
abcnews.go.com
... Health care was one of the topics at the forefront of Tuesday night's debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump said he was interested in replacing the Affordable Care Act -- also known as "Obamacare" -- but implied that he didn't have any specific plans in place.
"Obamacare was lousy health care. Always was," Trump said. "It's not very good today and, what I said, that if we come up with something, we are working on things, we're going to do it and we're going to replace it."
When asked by ABC News moderator Linsey Davis to clarify if he had a health care plan, the former president said he had "concepts of a plan" to replace the ACA but provided no details.
"If we can come up with a plan that's going to cost our people, our population, less money and be better health care than Obamacare, then I would absolutely do it," Trump said.
"But if we come up with something, I would only change it if we come up with something better and less expensive," he said later in the debate. "And there are concepts and options we have to do that. And you'll be hearing about it in the not-too-distant future." ...
Back on-topic ...
Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures Of Matchstick Men (1989)
www.youtube.com
A cover of the Status Quo song from the late 60's
Camper Van Beethoven is a fun group ...
@#13
I first heard that song by ZZ Top back in the day when I was in Louisville, KY as my first job out of college.
The radio station there, WLRS (Louisville Radio Station, but they referred to themselves as "walrus radio") was quite good in what they played. Not as good as the "Radio Free Fort Knox" station that I found in the under 92MHz portion of the FM band there. The latter remains an enigma. But I digress ...
So, when I first heard "La Grange" on air, I called the WLRS DJ (back in the day, that was easy to do) and asked him for details about the song, i.e., title and artist.
He told me "La Grange." I asked him to spell it, because it did not understand him, and he said, you know like the prison. I then told him I had been in Louisville for only a short time, so I didn't understand the reference. He told me, ~hold on, I have to do a commercial break~ when he came back a few minutes later, we talked a lot about the music scene in Louisville (which was excellent!).
It was somewhat of my "Welcome to Louisville" welcome basket for me.
and, fwiw ...
Kentucky State Reformatory
corrections.ky.gov
... The Kentucky State Reformatory is located in LaGrange, Kentucky which is approximately 30 miles North-East of Louisville. It is a medium security facility under the administration of the Kentucky Justice Cabinet, Department of Corrections with a 759-bed capacity. ...
@#33 ... As I pointed out earlier, it's amazing that a master -------- artist like Lewzer just can't shake this. ...
Possibly because he has never had to try a cover-up for something like this before?
The drip, drip, drip, drip... of evidence that is being release (even by Republicans) has him on his heels and apparently floundering.
Ten Days That Shook Trump's Second Term
www.newsweek.com
... In the ten days since the 2025 elections, Donald Trump has faced a series of political blows that left his allies rattled, his base divided, and his once-durable administration suddenly strained. A humbling Election Day rout of GOP candidates up and down the ballots quickly gave way to finger-pointing, infighting, and the return of a scandal Trump had long tried to bury. ...
... continued from prior comment ...
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Pres-elect Trump on healthcare:
"We're going to have insurance for everybody ... There was a philosophy in some circles that if you can't pay for it, you don't get it. That's not going to happen with us."
-- Pres-elect Trump to the Washington Post in January 2017
Pres Trump on healthcare:
"Our healthcare plan will lower premiums & deductibles -- and be great healthcare!"
-- Trump tweet in May 2017
Candidate Trump on deal-making
June 16, 2015 - we need a leader that wrote the Art of the Deal
October 14, 2015 - I will negotiate deals that nobody can negotiate like I do. Nobody is going to be able to do the kind of things I can do.
December 3, 2015 - I believe, because I'm a deal-maker, I believe that I can put both sides together.
Trump on classified docs
August 18, 2016 - In my Administration, I am going to enforce all laws concerning the protection of classified information. No one will be above the law.
( www.politico.com )
September 6, 2016 - ...one of the first things we must do is to enforce all classification rules, and enforce all laws relating to the handling of classified information..
( thehill.com )
Trump on Shutdown under Pres Obama
9/30/13 - Who gets fired? It always has to be the top. Problems start from the top and have to get solved from the top. The President's the leader. Five years, 50 years, a 100 years from now, when they talk about the government shutdown, they're going to be talking about the President of the United States and who was the President at that time.
4/7/11 - If there was a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the President of the United States. I hear the Democrats are going to be blamed, and the Republicans are going to be blamed. I actually think the President would be blamed.
4/7/11 - I'm a deal man. I made hundreds and hundreds of deals and transactions. He never did deals before. How can you expect a man that is not a deal man, that never did a deal, other than, frankly, becoming President of the United States. He never did a deal. How is he going to corral all these people? I'd get everybody together, and we'd have a budget. The President of the United States has to get this done. The shutdown is pretty said because the whole world is looking at us and laughing at us.
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@#35 ... Writ large, ...
Possibly.
But I am concerned about this part of her comment ...
... receiving "a hot bed of threats" from people "being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world." ...
Yeah, now she needs to comment on Pres trump's comments on J6.
Well, there's this ...
Marjorie Taylor Greene says if she ran Jan. 6 Capitol attack, 'We would have won' (January 2022)
abcnews.go.com
So, now she seems to be complaining to be victimized because of who and what she may have supported in the past?
@#18 ... Marjorie Taylor Greene has been an enemy to the left for years, and she hasn't had to fear for her life. She's been an enemy to the right for one day, and now she has to hire security. ...
Greene Says She's Receiving Threats as Trump Coins New Nickname Amid Feud
www.newsweek.com
... Amid an escalating feud inside the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement between President Donald Trump and one of his staunchest supporters, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the president has given her a new nickname"Marjorie "Traitor" Greene.
The congresswoman wrote on X on Saturday that because of the president's rhetoric and commentary about her, she has been receiving "a hot bed of threats" from people "being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world." ...
How long before Pres Trump's unidentified masked militia start coming after her ...
I have Mr Snider's debut 1994 CD, Songs for the Daily Planet.
A song I enjoy on that album...
Todd Snider - Trouble (1994)
www.youtube.com
R.I.P. Todd Daniel Snider, and thank-you for the music.
@#28 ... We can't talk about Trump being a pedophile anymore!
We have to let him get away with his crime and ignore the Republicans covering it up! ...
Ya know what else is making that difficult to do?
The treatment that Ms Maxwell has received of late.
Not only being transferred to a country-club-like Club Fed facility (which do not usually accept sex offenders), but also receiving benefits while there that go above and beyond what others receive there.
Ghislaine Maxwell Has 'Customized' Meals Delivered to Cell and Pets Puppies -- Among Other Special Privileges: Lawmakers
uk.news.yahoo.com
... Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, is allegedly receiving special treatment in prison, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee claim.
Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence following a sex trafficking conviction in 2021. She is currently incarcerated at Federal Prison Camp, Bryan, in Texas.
There, lawmakers allege in a press release, prison staff are waiting on her "hand and foot."
Democrats on the committee said in the press release that a whistleblower had come forward and revealed Maxwell's alleged favorable treatment.
According to the whistleblower, one of Maxwell's purported perks is having meals that were "customized and prepared by federal prison camp staff and then personally delivered to her in her cell by longtime federal employees."
Other allegations include Maxwell being allowed to go to recreation areas after hours and her visitors being given access to a "special cordoned off area for visitors to arrive, as well as an assortment of snacks and refreshments for her guests."
In one instance, according to the whistleblower, an inmate who trains puppies was instructed to give one to Maxwell for a period of time so she could "play with the puppy, even though neither inmates nor staff are ordinarily allowed to pet the service dogs in training."
Previously, NBC and CBS reported that Maxwell was seeking a commutation of her sentence from President Donald Trump. ...
Does Pres trump's cover-up continue?
@#51
The link with less tracking info...
journaliststudio.google.com