Do your research.

#6 | POSTED BY BOAZREBORN

Where do you do your research?

Fox News?

Trumpy's --------?

New Orleans is below sea level. The only thing keeping the water out is the levy system.

#20 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

New Orleans has not always been below sea level. When it was founded in 1718, the city was built on high ground.

Now will you be honest enough with yourself to ask yourself the obvious question?

How did the frack did that happen?

"I guess they decided the markets had dropped enough to buy the low?"

He is obviously trying to manipulate the markets. Oil execs are playing along grabbing as much cash as they can while they can.

Before someone cries out the dreaded words: "Windfall Tax!"

Prices will continue to skyrocket.

He has no plan

I think there is a plan. Sort of. Of course it has nothing to do with you or me most likely. It's called pay back for friends. Revenge and retribution for any who opposed him, etc.

At a Mar-a-Lago dinner, Trump told Oil executives that a $1 billion investment would be a "deal" to reverse environmental policies, such as cancelling electric vehicle mandates and halting wind power projects.

The industry's total contributions, including lobbying, amounted to roughly $445 million to influence the 2024 election cycle.

Our founders were smarter than that.

#7 | Posted by boazreborn

The founders were smart enough to compromise in order to try and create a more perfect Union. It's just too bad we evolved into uncompromising idiots.

Southern states feared a direct popular vote, as a large portion of their population was enslaved and could not vote. By tying electoral votes to Congress's total representation (which included the "three-fifths compromise" that counted enslaved people), the system gave the South more power.

Since slavery and of course racism is declared OVER in America and the South definitely does not need more power (they obviously haven't used it very well) we dont need it anymore.

"How do you know she wasnt?"

Dam son you are so ate up with hate you have completely lost touch with reality. Seek help.

The Presidential Records Act White House logs and everyone who was there and Michelle's own words let us know. And this was BT. Before Trumpy.. when government records and witness testimony were at least a little more reliable.

Michelle Obama did not attend Cabinet meetings.

Early in her husband's presidency, she expressed a lack of interest in "the process stuff" and specifically declined to follow the precedent set by Rosalynn Carter, who famously sat in on such meetings.

And she will never run for any office.

You should have gone after Rosalyn.

"TANSTAAFL"

So it is predicted that this little "excursion" will cost Americans about a trillion dollars.

Too late now but.. Did they ever consider just giving it to them? I mean we are gonna lose a trillion dollars and all of it has been blown to ashes. Gone forever. In addition we have caused another trillion dollars in damage to that country and the world economy.

Way to go billionaires.

I'm betting if we just gave them the money (with conditions of course .. TANSTSAAFL). we would have an entirely different relationship with Iran.

I don't understand why the world just doesn't respond with overwhelming force to states and actors like Iran (and Russia) who lash out at other states the way they have (each time they do it). Instead of waiting until a moron like Trumpy comes along and kicks the very angry Middle East hornets nest in revenge for all the little bee stings.

Dang it! Need more coffee.

Alot of Democrats and progressives that come for the School of the Arts.

Ha ha that's some funny stuff there hater! So Art is Democratic and Progressive stuff?

No wonder Trumpy has tried to take over Art.

Art is a reflection or interpretation of reality.

MAGA maroons and reality have never met.

So.. Good luck with all that MAGA Maroons.

dang it ...

Why should the US defend press freedom overseas? It's not the US responsibility.

#37 | Posted by Petrous
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We all live on the same planet. California does business with different countries all over the world.

1. A free press worldwide holds leaders accountable, exposes corruption, and provides reliable information, which helps foster stability and prevents misinformation.

2. A free press worldwide supports U.S. political and economic interests by strengthening democracies and upholding the rule of law worldwide.

3. Promoting freedom of speech and expression worldwide helps prevent the spread of autocratic tactics that treat the press as an enemy, which can directly affect American journalists and interests abroad.

4. Defending press freedom overseas is considered a key U.S. foreign policy interest by many, rather than just a moral obligation. Proponents argue that supporting independent media fosters stable, rights-respecting societies that are less prone to conflict and reliable democratic allies.

Ok.. I just have you four good reasons. Can you give me four good reasons we should NOT support freedom of the press worldwide?

Dingaling has certainly done more than his fair share to destroy any trust left in America.

BTW they just directly measured dark matter.

"The findings suggest dark matter particles roughly 500 times heavier than a proton."

This will be very exciting if true. I can't wait until it's verified but I thought we already had "evidence" of dark matter due to gravitation lensing of unseen matter. But if we can detect actual particles this could be another paradigm shift much like realizing that the Sun does not really circle the earth and we are not at the center of anything.

Trust in corporate news media is at a historic all time low, Zed.

FTFY

To help my family, community, culture succeed.
#9 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

Everyone in the world wants their family and community to "succeed".

You claim you are from China. Is that the culture you wish to succeed?

What exactly is your "culture"? Does your culture know how to "Cowboy"? Does it include Xenophobia? Does it include the ability of those in your community to freely worship, to express themselves without fear of government retribution, and to chart their own economic destiny? And what your the definition of "success" and how does it pertain to America and the American Dream? Do you even understand the American Dream? (Hint: It includes immigrants.)

"The American Dream historically and currently includes immigrants, serving as a core tenet of U.S. culture that promises prosperity through hard work regardless of birthplace. Immigrants are often considered a primary force driving this ideal, showing high levels of optimism and upward mobility, even when native-born citizens are less optimistic.

"The United States is considered a nation built by immigrants, who have played a critical role in its historical, economic, and cultural development. Immigrants have supplied essential labor for nation-building projects, including transportation networks, railroads, and factories, while contributing to industrial and agricultural growth."

Dawkins called, "machine code".

POSTED BY CORKY

NI

Natural Intelligence

Apparently Intelligence is Natural.

As in it is the Nature of the Universe to assemble itself into systems that can rise up and look at Itself and admire Itself.

The Universe is alive and constantly evolving. At this current moment in Time we are not much more than an infection in that system relatively speaking. We can evolve into something good over time or can just continue to be annoying gnats that eventually just gets squashed by something that comes along that is way more intelligent and powerful. Because one thing is certain. There ARE higher powers than us in the Universe.

Who needs opiates?

That's so yesterday.

Just go to the gas station.. they have all the unregulated addictive drugs you need are in little shot bottles next to the lottery tickets.

Buyer aware.. No one is checking to see what you are really consuming.

"It's not our job to take in people from across the globe who happen to live in bad countries."

What exactly IS your job on this planet?

Do you know what famous person said the essentially the same thing?

Do you not know what happened to him?

Let me refresh you.

Cain said "Am I my brother's keeper?" to God in Genesis 4:9 after murdering his brother, Abel. Driven by jealousy because God accepted Abel's offering but not his, Cain killed his brother, lied to God about it, and was subsequently cursed to be a wandering fugitive

Enjoy your wanderings.

"If I see a Black pilot, I'm going to be like, 'Boy, I hope he's qualified.'"

"guessing" is "pointless."

Guessing is not always pointless.

See the Invention of the Lightbulb for further proof.

Another "MAGA influencer" that nobody in MAGA has ever heard of.

#12 | POSTED BY THEBULL

That would be Mr Nobody to you.

Mr MAGA Nobody.

With 125k maga nobodies on Instagram, 560k maga nobodies on TikTok to be precise.

I hear that the guy in power now goes by the name Julius, sometimes Alexander.

#16 | POSTED BY ZED

And sometimes Dear Leader, The Dotard, Man Child or Diaper Baby, or MAGAJesus.. etc.

Depends on the day. Today because you said "Julius" I like Orange Julius.

They ( or the decline of pirates ) are directly responsible for global warming.

Yes it's true!

Since the number of pirates in the world has decreased over the past 130 years, global warming has gotten steadily worse. In fact, this makes it entirely clear that if you truly want to stop global warming, the most impactful thing to do is - become a pirate!

You all just don't appreciate the 5D genius that is Trumpy.

Trumpy is just trying to stop global warming by bringing back Pirates!