Reagan stood at the Brandenburg Gate and said "Tear Down This Wall". That was most of his contribution.

Exactly! Every president since WW II put pressure on the Russian economy. That pressure created fissures in the Russian economy and society that led to the collapse of the wall. It just so happened that Reagan was president when the fissures became so large that the wall came tumbling down.

America has been a good friend to Israel but Israel has not been a good friend to America. What kind of friend constantly drains your wallet and gets you into trouble? A good friend would seek to mitigate the issues that causes heartburn for its friend.

America needs to show Israel some tough love.

If the black vote wasnt valuable to you, you wouldnt give a ---- about black people.

That doesn't make sense! It's equivalent to saying "if diamonds weren't valuable, you wouldn't care about diamonds". Or, if the Christian vote wasn't valuable, you wouldn't care about Christians.

It's valuable, so they care. So what? Don't you care about things that are valuable to you? Doesn't everyone?

I wonder how Black elected republicans that are strong advocates for the party feel about being in a party where its members have to be told not to be racists and to have some of those members tell leadership to STFU.

On a different issue: I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Tim Scott's engagement has been cancelled.

Netanyahu is not Israel. It is possible to be anti Netanyahu and pro Israel as are the dems that didn't attend his speech. I understand the rational of trying to make the argument that the dems that didn't attend are pro HAMAS. But it won't work. What it demonstrates is a lack of intellectual honesty and a fear of discussing the real issues: 1) How the Palestinians have been treated and 2) What happens to Gaza (and the West Bank for that matter) AFTER the war. Failure to address these issues are a red flag that indicates Netanyahu's real intention i.e. to push Palestinians out of Gaza and the West bank.

Thomas is a very petty and vindictive man. He thinks he deserved respect and honor from the Black community and instead received ridicule and scorn. As a result, he will find that issues relating to Black progress specifically and progressive issues generally are unconstitutional.

He is a petty and vindictive man. If anyone was a DEI hire, it was Clarence Thomas. Republicans were looking for a Black conservative to replace Thurgood Marshall and they found Thomas.

Trump is going to lose to a black woman.

Actually, that should be "Trump is going to lose to ANOTHER black woman." Let's not forget Letitia James.

Russia Loses 70,000 Troops in 60 Days

These types of headlines are bound to make their way back to the citizenry of Russia informing them of the perils of joining the Russian military and pretty soon, Putin won't be the only one killing off his generals.

US cruise missiles to return to Germany, angering Moscow

This is another way of Trump proofing NATO. Furthermore, these weapons are likely to be put under a NATO command and not a US command which will make it less likely that Trump can order these weapons removed from Germany.

The State of Texas will not need to abide by the U.S. Department of Labor's new overtime rule

I will be disappointed if the DOJ doesn't sue Texas on behalf of the Department of Labor if for no other reason than to demonstrate to the American people that a conservative SCOTUS is not working in their best interest. It will also prevent the misinformed affected MAGA crowd from blaming the Biden administration. This should occur for every regulation that conservatives try to override. Flood the courts with law suits and make them deal with the chaos caused by the overturning of Chevron.

In the absence of credible evidence of fraud, there has to be some SEVERE consequences for these commissioners when they don't do their jobs. Without these consequences, actions like this will be common place in November. Perhaps substantial, daily, escalating, non forgivable fines would help them see the light.

The Major Disaster Declaration allows for reimbursement for up to 75 percent of costs associated with expenses for debris management and emergency protective measures. The State of Texas may make additional requests as damage assessments are completed.

These disbursements need to be coupled to implementation of regs to insure that the impact of future storms is less severe. Continuing to provide disaster relief without proper, sincere efforts of risk mitigation is insane.

Republicans, don't make the mistake by winning and putting your unscientific and unpopular policies in place. Your policies are unpopular by MOST Americans and your party will pay a steep price in future elections. Many people don't realize the extent to which they are living off government largess. Take it away and they will howl thinking that only the Blacks and other POC would be impacted. No amount of religious fervor or 2nd Amendment rights will make up for an empty dinner table.

Thomas has probably suspected for some time that dems are coming after him for potential criminal violations. In fact Senate dems are asking AG Garland to investigate Thomas. Couple this with his lack of a warm embrace by the Black community and you end up with a Justice that is hostile to democracy. His wife potentially being named a Jan 6 co conspirator doesn't help matters.

If dems maintain control of the Senate and gain control over the House, I expect that Thomas will be impeached. If Trump is president, Thomas will resign. If Biden is president, expect the AG to appoint a special prosecutor.

Alito may be in a similar situation as Thomas. It may be that his misdeeds (if any) haven't been surfaced yet.

... Gov, Dumbass's prohibition against talking about it for planning or any other official purpose ...

The situation in FL reminds me of what has been said about how Easter Island became uninhabited.

In the prevailing account of the island's past, the native inhabitants"who refer to themselves as the Rapanui and to the island as Rapa Nui"once had a large and thriving society, but they doomed themselves by degrading their environment. According to this version of events, a small group of Polynesian settlers arrived around 800 to 900 A.D., and the island's population grew slowly at first. Around 1200 A.D., their growing numbers and an obsession with building moai led to increased pressure on the environment. By the end of the 17th century, the Rapanui had deforested the island, triggering war, famine and cultural collapse.

including throwing away more of homeless people's property

Throwing away homeless people's property may be the end result but it will not be the first option. When an encampment is taken down, the homeless, like other citizens, are entitled to take their property with them. If they have to much stuff to take with them, the city can and will confiscate what remains. However, it would seem that the city has a duty to give people a receipt for any property that is impounded as well as instructions as to how their property can be retrieved. In all likelihood, court cases will have to be filed to establish that the homeless have a right to retrieve impounded property because the initial actions of the cities will be to toss their stuff into the garbage.

I don't have a problem with this decision because it will force cities to deal with the problem instead of just ignoring it. Fining and eventually jailing them when they don't pay is not a viable option.

Without the rule being in place, I suspect downwind states will have to sue polluting states to get relief. The problem is how do you "prove" that pollution from an upwind state is causing specific problems in the downwind state?

Judge Aileen Cannon is considering throwing out a collection of sealed notes on Trump's behavior that practically prove that he knowingly stole and withheld classified documents from the U.S. government after he left office.

She won't do it because that is an appealable judgement. And, you can be certain that any opportunity Jack Smith has to appeal one of her judgements will include a motion to have her dismissed from the case. That is partly why she has delayed issuing any opinion that is appealable.

I originally though that her short comings were due to inexperience and/or incompetence. My opinion has now changed to the point that I now believe that she is biased in Trump's favor.

Which, as with most billionaires, is OK as they don't mind taking chances; it's not like they'll lose very much no matter the results, and if they win, it's glorious.

That is why, if the Dems win, they must make every effort to reduce the influence the power of billionaires.

Wasn't it Musk that said advertisers can go F... themselves? His only chance of getting advertisers back is to start with a public, full throated apology to the advertising community. The other factor in all of this is that Musk, like Trump, is suffering from the same condition: the more people know him, the less they like him.

If history is going to be used to determine the outcome of legal questions, we don't need people trained in the law, we need historians! Thomas and other originalists are trying to anchor American society to a point in time when diversity wasn't threatening white male privilege.

Dotard's Dementia Is Teaming Up With His Lying

Without anyone on Trump's team to tell him he is wrong, as POTUS, he will make terrible decisions and his minions would just go along with them.

Regardless, this sounds like an illegal circuitous campaign finance scam to avoid reporting it as such

Yet another reason that Trump must win in Nov. Otherwise, Jack Smith is going to tear him a brand new one.

The White House's policies have fueled plans for more than $200 billion in cleantech manufacturing investments -- mostly in districts with Republican lawmakers opposed to the agenda.

Hopefully the primary reason for citing these clean tech manufacturing jobs in red districts had nothing to do with politics. I would have much preferred to see them cited in blue or purple districts. Better yet, cite them where there is historic high employment or in locations with easy access from areas of historic high employment. Let those industries be the catalyst for reversing the fortunes of those communities long ravaged by high unemployment.