In China we

Moved back, did ya?
More like you never were here.

LMAO!

BTW, Eberly - any records of COVID vaccinations, any requirement for COVID vaccinations were all mandated out of existence for ALL educational institutions in Florida. It was illegal to mandate it. The talk is the GOP legislators in Florida want that expanded to all vaccinations.

Given they've already done it for COVID, I'd bet that they're going to prohibit private schools mandating vaccination as a requirement to attend.

#87 - and I'm sure that that's exactly where all the troops and nat guard are going, right? /s

I doubt that. Public schools can't do anything the governor doesn't approve of. Books, sex-ed, dei, equal rights, actual black history, all controlled by the state of florida. I see nothing in any press releases that would allow any public school to require vaccinations and be allowed to go forward with that plan.

Private schools have no requirements at all. Not in education, teacher credentials, food, and the quality of the education they provide does not have to be available. I have no idea if any private school will be allowed to mandate vaccinations.

Celebrating injustice - the moral rot of a MAGAt.

The vaccination rates have dropped to dangerously low levels in Florida. The part of Florida I live in is 10% below what's required for herd immunity. It's going to be one hellova self-inflicted tragedy.

1 billion cut from DC.

the immigration courts, which were already dealing with a massive backlog of roughly 3.5 million cases.

That was addressed in the bi-partisan immigration bill that Trump destroyed with his call to his sycophantic stooges. But Trump pretends it's all free now by ordering the military to handle things. At far greater fiscal cost, as well as the destruction of our very principles.

Way to go MAGAts!

4 people have been arrested for "defacing a traffic device" by coloring the crosswalk outside the Pulse massacre site with chalk.

Even the most minor of all actions that could be interpreted as a slight against DeSantis will not be tolerated! You WILL OBEY!

What a pathetic fkking joke this state has become.

#43 - and of course the Republicans have cut off over a billion in funding to DC. You know, because it was so "unsafe." That funding was supposed to go to many things, including public safety (which everyone should understand what that means by now).

Is that your answer ? ------ let them continue suffering?

"More disingenuous s*&^ from our resident walking sphincter."

Yep - chinese shttheap doesn't care one bit about them, he's already disparaged them. He'd be perfectly fine with selling out every principle, every American ideal, all for living under tyranny of an arrogant senile orange DICKtator. Then again, he's probably still in China living under the rule of authoritarians anyway.

#33 - that was harsh.
The AI "analysis" I got:

Crime trends prior to federal takeover (2024)

• Violent crime decline: By late 2024, DC was already on pace to finish the year with the lowest crime rate in three decades, according to police data.
• Homicide decrease: Homicides declined by about one-third in 2024 compared to 2023.
  

  Context for the decline:

• The drop in 2024 followed a significant spike in 2023, which saw the highest homicide count in over two decades.
  

  Crime trends after federal takeover (August 2025)
  

• Reported initial drops: In the first two weeks of the federal takeover in August 2025, MPD data showed a significant drop in robberies and auto break-ins.
• Limited data: The federal takeover is a recent event. While initial figures seem positive, it is too early to determine if these crime reductions will be sustained or if the federal intervention is the primary cause.
  

  Differing perspectives on the cause
  

• Trump administration view: The former Trump administration has taken credit for the recent drops, with President Trump claiming the city was a "CRIME FREE ZONE" in late August 2025.
• Local and expert skepticism: Some local officials and analysts dispute the administration's claims, noting that the downward trend was already underway. Some legal figures have also criticized the federal intervention, citing issues with evidence and overcharging in early cases.
  

  Long-term outlook
  It is important to remember that Washington D.C.'s crime rate is unique due to its status as a federal district. The long-term impact of the recent federal intervention on crime in DC will not be known until more data is available.

A-effing-men!!! What an absolute bipartisan disaster that was.

Is. And hell yes.
Pertinent to this discussion was the destruction of Civics education.

Funny how you posted only what you thought applied to your argument and disregarded the entire context. Actually, no. It's not funny. It's dishonest.

#24 - I'm not here to educate you.
Nor am I hear to instill the basic tenets of Civics in you.
Any high-school student used to be able to answer and explain all this. At least before "no child left behind" which destroyed education in America.

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

A bit of irony in the right-wing interpretation of that quote has always amused me. It is actually a tax for defense quotation. Purchasing a "little" safety at the expensive of establishing long-term security through taxation. "To purchase" is quite literal.

I was referring to DC where the Executive actually has some jurisdiction. The results are there.

What results?
Redial already told you the 'record' you cited was exceeded before the all this nonsense.

WHY is it temporary

You'd do yourself a favor if you bothered to look at how the lives of those serving in the National Guard are totally upended, income reduced, health benefits impacted, and how their deployment can destroy their civil careers and employment. Trump's a complete assht for treating them this way. Utterly shameful, disrespectful. Not to mention the National Guard may have to shutter its plans for fall training as all these deployments are destroying their operatioinal budget.

Wow. Well gee, Jeff. You just proved nothing, spectacularly.

Actually I take that back.
You managed to prove there's no benefit from this stripping of freedom and fascist incursion.

There are legal ways to do this with Chicago, but Trump's MO is to not think, just do, and let the courts settle it. Of course if he moves on Chicago and Baltimore as it currently stands, he'll be in direct violation of law and of the court ruling in Los Angeles.

The soldiers can patrol the streets and arrest criminals.
Uh, no. They can't. Soldiers can't arrest anyone. Posse Comitatus Act.
Who is the moron that wrote this article? Oh. Corey Brooks. Fox "News" heralded roof-top pastor (cough, cough). Closing prayer on the second day of the RNC convention.

That explains it. Can't ask him to actually know anything about the law, now can we?

Abbott and DeSantis are the worst, but only because Noem's busy being the worst Sec't of Homeland Security in our history.

so it's no surprise she laughs about Black people killing each other.
Yep. Big supporter of the Lost Cause and the Confederacy.

in particular Chicago areas.

Same as in DC. Same as in any other geographic area.

"Alaska, the country's most rural state, led the nation with the highest violent crime rate of 1,194.3 per 100,000 residents."

"The southern states of Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas and South Carolina were among the national leaders in both violent crime and homicide rates last year..."

Gracie's posted about Chicago forever. Even when I smack her with the per capita murder rate of Jacksonville Fl being higher, as are MANY cities, you idjits on the right just glaze over and shout "CHICAGO!" Violent crime? There are far worse places than Chicago. That doesn't mean Chicago's just peach keen - but it does mean you right-wingers are nutcases.

Y'all are sad little brain dead fccks. Ranking in violent crime, top of the list is the worst:

St. Louis, MO 69.4
Baltimore, MD 51.1
New Orleans, LA 40.6
Detroit, MI 39.7
Cleveland, OH 33.7
Las Vegas, NV 31.4
Kansas City, MO 31.2
Memphis, TN 27.1
Newark, NJ 25.6
Chicago, IL 24.0
Cincinnati, OH 23.8

Why is Trump picking on Chicago? Because morons like Gracie and other MAGAts have been told "CHICAGO!" over and over and over and still can't figure shht out.

Trump can't be bothered to learn or understand the law. He just does what he wants and then lets the courts rule against him all the way up to the bought and paid for SCOTUS. Costs us, but not him. He doesn't care one bit.