Krypto Patel, Private Dick.

#2

I like the optimism!

Russians should be so lucky.

"Staff working in Putin's immediate vicinity have reportedly been banned from using mobile phones or other internet-connected devices or using public transport. They have also had security systems installed inside their homes.

Even wristwatches have reportedly entered the blacklist, with officials ordered to take them off in Putin's presence since around mid-April, according to a source speaking to the Telegram channel Mozhem Obyasnit.

FSO service has proved a springboard to the Kremlin elite. It serves as a trusted pool of loyalists for roles in regional governance and other senior positions."

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So... no Trump watches for the Putin Protection Team?

AI Overview

The United States is considered a capitalist country, not a democratic socialist one. Its economy is primarily driven by free markets and private property ownership, though the government utilizes certain social programs like Medicare and Social Security, making it a mixed-market economy.

"The Separation of Church and State

No surprises: Religious Liberty Commission draft report advances Christian Nationalism"

1 min (or less) on 'selective literalism' with Rev Ed:

#31

1Nutfucius say: "Real knowledge is to NEVER know the extent of one's ignorance".

Cool... we are going to gift the Evil Regime that most Iranians hate Billions for the same or worse state of affairs in the Strait as before we attacked them.

Brilliant!

- "... the sophisticated malware that is J Divan Vance's political career."

Blessed sentence ;-)

WELL.... I see from the thread that the Epstein Files is truly dead, even here.

Who'd a thunk it?

"Holy Mother of God, JD Vance Really Thinks He Knows Better Than Pope Leo XIV

Holy Mother of God, JD Vance Really Thinks He Knows Better Than Pope Leo XIV

Hey, Mr. Vice President, try to learn your job before you presume to teach the pope his.

(quotes Vance's earlier comments in April)

"The stunning arrogance present in these words is perfectly consonant with the worldview of the techno-bro elite that produced the sophisticated malware that is J Divan Vance's political career.

Inexpertise is valued as "common sense" in our democracy these days.

That's a huge problem. Its mirror image is the idea that expertise in one field means expertise in all of them. George W. Bush was an example of the former. Peter Thiel"and Vance"are examples of the other.

(My opinion on the millennia's worth of bloody mischief derived from "Just War" theology is for another day.)

The pope has "to be careful when he talks about matters of theology"? Who in the hell are you when you're at home, Sparky?

Oh, and the last time you "spoke about public policy," it involved a bizarre analogy about your wife and skydiving " or, as you put it, "jumping out of an airplane," a feeling that must come over your wife every time the two of you go wheels up.

Try to learn your job before you presume to teach the pope his."

And just to Note...

... what he is whining about is form, not substance (Surprise!); the sign is in a similar 'what we believe' format to the Creed, which is about the Nature of God and Christ, not about human responsibility which is the subject of the sign.

the historical context is here:

"Did Trump inherit a good economy from Biden?

AI Overview
Yes, by many major macroeconomic measures, Donald Trump inherited a strong and stabilizing economy from Joe Biden in January 2025, though public perception of the economy remained heavily divided.

Key indicators from the handover show a mixed but resilient economic picture:

Growth & Stock Market: The incoming administration inherited record-setting highs on Wall Street and annualized Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth running above 2.5%.

Jobs & Wages: The labor market was generally stable, with unemployment hovering around 4.1%. Real wages had started consistently outpacing inflation, restoring purchasing power.

Inflation: Inflation had cooled down significantly to around 2.4% from its post-pandemic peaks, moving close to the Federal Reserve's 2.0% target.

Federal Reserve: The Fed had begun cutting its benchmark interest rates, which provided additional breathing room for businesses and borrowers."

LFTurds thinks Oligarchs running the US is Funny... of course, thinking isn't his best thing.

That would be sucking up to criminal Presidents and other Oligarchs.

MORE Riding Mongolia... this time with the ONLY Wild Horses in the world (mustangs don't count!)

He's less concerned about the words of JC and all the OT prophets on how to treat the poor, the immigrant, and the stranger than he is about Rwing white nationalism that has taken root in a vast minority of Catholic churches.

Who have their own Pizza Millionaire financed University in S FL, and Rush Limbaugh-esque radio network.

Of course, he's the one who noted that DJT is, "America'd Hitler".... right before he was offered the VP job.

#6

Not an obvious mistake, an often used idiom... which makes more sense given the context, according to most biblical scholars.

- Luke 14:26

In biblical terms, the word translated as "hate" was often a Hebrew idiom used to express loving something less in comparison to something else. Jesus is teaching that devotion to God must come first.

aka a group of Republican who can read Polls and want to keep their cushy jobs, complete with bribes and Golden Parachutes.

Of course they do... Make America Grift Again!!

The Prize that DJT is going to get from Presidential Historians is the Worst President... EVER! Award.

And our Trumpers here will be damn proud of it.

"A federal judge in Washington last week gave Blanche until 2 July to produce unredacted versions of files the justice department has already released, or provide an explanation for why it cannot produce the unredacted records.

The Department of Justice was also ordered to release interview notes related to Jane Doe 4's allegations. The decision was part of a civil case against Blanche brought by journalist Katie Phang.

Late Friday, the justice department's number three official, Stanley Woodward, gave notice he will join the case.

"They really, really don't want these documents released," tweeted Brendan Ballou, a lawyer for the Public Integrity Project, who is representing Phang."

much more at the thread link

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One wonders which country Trump will bomb next to keep the Epstein Files secret?

Bye, bye American democracy, it was nice knowing ya.

The People are now a total afterthought to Corporate Personhood and the Oligarchy control of law and economics in this country... we might as well be Russia or China as far as Most Corrupt Nations go.

#7

"Thinks" DJT is better Pres than Harris... or his pet sheep Esmeralda, would be.

Mikey gives new meaning to the old expression, 'cheap whore'.

He's really denigrating their reputation!