At the current rate of progress, they will never be eliminated.
#38 | Posted by REDIAL

Are they waiting for closer to the 2026 midterms or just waiting till Musk is done killing off, metaphorically speaking, the federal work force?

#4 ;-)

Trans do have civil rights as all Americans do and those should be protected just as they should be for all Americans but they do not have a "civil right" to complete in sports if it is inherently unfair to others for them to do so. It is similar to allowing a 200 lb wrestler compete in 100 lb bracket. Inherently unfair.
Trans apparently need their own bracket so they can compete fairly.
If we could actually just use our common sense this nonissue would be easy to rectify.
The issue should be framed as equality and diversity (yes DEI) and civil rights for all. Including trans.
#35 | Posted by donnerboy

For Newsom this may be about trans athletes and the issue of fairness, but that's not what this is about for the GOP, and which is why Newsom should be asked about transwomen in male prisons and trans men and wome in the military.

That's what Republicans want for their enemies.
They want their enemies hiding like Anne Frank, afraid to show themselves in public.
#32 | Posted by snoofy

Trump & the GOP need enemies to run against. Trans men & women will be the easiest to discriminate against and eliminate from public life because their numbers are so small. Illegal immigrants are going to take more work to elimimate because their numbers are so large. People need to ask themselves once trans people and illegal immigrants are dispatched with, who will be the next category of designated as enemies that will need to go? People of Middle Eastern descent? College professors and other folks with PhDs? Democrats in general? The disabled and elderly? Because rest assured an enemy will be required.

"Hi Doc Sarvis. Sadly, 49.8% of the American population voted this resemblance of a man into the highest office of the land."

49.8% of the people who voted voted for Trump. That number is not to be confused with the American population or the American population that was eligible to vote at the time of the election.

[P]reliminary data from the University of Florida's Election Lab shows many millions of Americans who were eligible to vote in the 2024 general election did not.

How Many People Didn't Vote?
Close to 90 million.

According to data from the University of Florida Election Lab, approximately 245 million Americans were eligible to vote in the 2024 general election.

Someone needs to ask Newsom what he thinks about these issues:

Trans women transferred to men's prisons despite rulings against Trump's order

Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: I'm punished for existing'

FTA:

The country's bitterly tribal politics are spilling into text chains, social media posts and heated conversations as Americans absorb the reality of cost-cutting measures directed by President Donald Trump and carried out by billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. Expecting sympathy, some axed workers are finding family and friends who instead are steadfast in their support of what they see as a bloated government's waste.

"I've been treated as a public enemy by the government and now it's bleeding into my own family," says 24-year-old Luke Tobin, who was fired last month from his job as a technician with the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho's Nez Perce National Forest.

If you are on Bluesky, you can check out this thread where Carpenter is collecting articles about Trump voters who didn't think his policies would hurt them but now that they have, suddenly regret their votes and wish they could take them back:

Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social

"I thought we were supposed to be in a new era of meritocracy. Not the indiscriminate firing of people," said one Republican congressional aide granted anonymity to speak candidly.

FTA:

"Nobody that I've talked to understood the devastation that having this administration in office would do to our lives," Piggott, 47, told Reuters in an interview, saying she would not have supported Trump if she knew then what she knows now.

"As much as I think that President Trump is doing wonderful things for the country in some regards, I don't understand this at all," she said.

The renunciation of allegiance to Trump by Piggott, a church-going conservative and three-time Trump voter, comes as political analysts are parsing early signs of a possible backlash in Republican strongholds where the government-slashing efforts of the president and his cost-cutting czar Elon Musk are beginning to be felt. . . .

In interviews with three dozen workers, business owners and politicians in Parkersburg, which sits at the convergence of two rivers including the mighty Ohio, nearly all said Trump's focus on cutting government spending was a worthy goal. But most said they knew BFS employees to be hard-working and didn't see them as the right target if the aim was to eliminate waste.

Scot Heckert, a Republican who represents parts of Parkersburg in the West Virginia state legislature, said he was worried that layoffs at BFS, which employs about 2,200 workers in Parkersburg, would "devastate" the local economy because the workers earned higher-than-average salaries, and because of the looming prospect of another round of cuts.

#10
As the story makes clear, the concerns have nothing to do with anyone's marital status.
It's an "undue influence" story.
A real banger.
#12 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis

Exactly:

ProPublica reports that Ernst " again, one of the most powerful Republicans in the Senate when it comes to military stuff " has had some, shall we say, highly questionable relationships with some very influential Pentagon brass, the types of relationships that could suggest serious conflicts of interest and ethical concerns.

(So no, this isn't just a story about whether Ernst, who is divorced, has been having big old sex with some hot military guys. That would be fine and Wonkette would be Team GO JONI.)

The MSM lie constantly.
Karoline Leavitt
@PressSec
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This is more fake news from Reuters based on anonymous sources who have no idea what they are talking about.
The truth: no decision has been made at this time.
#17 | Posted by BellRinger

Why is this even being considered as an option? Why is a decision even pending?

Because no one actually said anything of the sort. Mystery sources. And the fact that you're still asking these questions proves you're not a serious poster.
#23 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Well, someone must have said something of the sort or else why would Leavitt have said, "The truth: no decision has been made at this time." rather than "The truth: this is not an option on the table."

"Rescue" those astronauts yet?
LOL.
#1 | Posted by REDIAL

Reminder of what Trump said about those astronauts and the role Musk will play in bringing them back home, video at link:

Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
Trump on two astronauts stuck in space: "Maybe they'll love each other, I don't know. But they've been left up there. Think of it. And I see the woman with the wild hair. Good solid head of hair she's got. There's no kidding. There's no games with her hair."

But I'm shocked you're conversing with one of the biggest trolls on this site
must be a slow day for you.
#36 | Posted by eberly

You are one of the biggest trolls on this site, but unlike some of the other trolls that's not all you do here.

I've talked about my family who are farmers being Trump voters. Now if it turns out that they are hurt by some of Trump's policies that are affecting farmers, will I think that is a positive development? Yes and no. I don't want my family or anyone else to be hurt by Trump, but if millions of people are going to be hurt, then why should they be exempt? Maybe if they personally feel the pain his policies are bringing to so many, they will realize they made a mistake and speak up against them. Will they deserve that pain? Again, yes and no. Yes, they deserve to feel the ramifications of their votes. No, they don't desere to suffer anymore than I do or you do or any other American does. I think a lot of non-Trump voters feel this way. Maybe I'm wrong and that's not the thinking that was behind NG3's post, but that's the way I read it.

So far the biggest victims of the impact of climate change are red states, so that's a positive.
Posted by Northguy"

This after just experiencing one of the worst wildfires ever in California.
I would argue the entire west coast will continue to be extremely vulnerable to these fires.
and that's not a positive...it's just what it is. I don't wish any blue staters to be victims of anything nor do I believe they deserve it.
I guess if Northguy truly feels as though it's a "positive" that red staters are the biggest victims of climate change then fine. He's free to feel any way he wants.
But that's just my opinion......from one of the biggest trolls on this site
#30 | Posted by eberly

Here's what I think you are missing about NG3's post. Republican politicians and Republican voters tend to be the ones who say climate change isn't real and vote against policies that work to combat it. So, from the perspedtive of folks who believe the effects of climate change are real, it's a positive when red states reap the results of their actions, because maybe then they'll realize the error of their ways. Unfortunately, some people need to learn things the hard way. Also unfortunately, there are plenty of people in red states who don't need this lesson, but they, too, will suffer.

If Trump or RFKennedy found a cure for cancer the Democrats and their crooked pals in big pharma and big health would be working to purposely nullify it so as to use it for political and donor advantage.
#13 | Posted by Robson

No, people would be grateful just like people were grateful Trump fast-tracked the Covid virus, even if he did f--- up on other aspects of the covid pandemic. However, if RFK Jr said he found a cure for cancer that turned out to be bogus, a lot of people could be hurt.

From Texas Children's Hospital this week:

Protect Your Child from Measles
03/04/2025

Why does my child need protection against measles?

Measles is a highly contagious virus that can survive in the air for up to two hours. It is so contagious that up to 9 out of 10 people will be infected if unprotected and exposed to the virus.

About 1 out of every 3 people who catch measles will develop a complication. The most common complications are ear infections and diarrhea, but more serious complications like pneumonia and encephalitis (swelling of the brain due to infection), or even death can occur due to measles.

Nearly 1 out of every 5 people who catch measles ends up in the hospital. Measles can be especially dangerous in infants and young children, as well as persons with weakened immune systems. They may need to be hospitalized to receive oxygen or mechanical ventilation due to difficulty breathing or IV fluids due to severe dehydration.

*Not that that is a bad thing, necessarily

Gal, I didn't say anything about trolling. I simply referred to the fact that you cringe at his posts and have for years.
and it's obvious why.
No need to take it anywhere else.
and how dumb do you have to pretend to be by accusing us of being bigger trolls than people you know to be actual trolls?
you're better than that.
#23 | Posted by eberly

I missed NG3's post when he left. You and Leftie are 2 of the biggest trolls on this site. I'll admit your style of trolling differs from the gay-bashing, swearing, name-calling trolls on both sides of the aisle, but troll you do. Not that this a bad thing, necessarily. It is what it is.

Thats it? In 2019 there were 1200+, I don't recall anyone caring then?
#5 | Posted by oneironaut

The 2019 U.S. Measles outbreaks: A public health crisis

In recent decades, many public health experts warned that the widespread protection from vaccine-preventable diseases we achieved in the U.S. was under threat. As parental vaccine hesitancy increased and unvaccinated individuals clustered geographically, experts believed these trends were creating an untenable situation in the U.S. which would eventually result in the reemergence of vaccine-preventable diseases.

This is precisely what occurred this year--89% of the measles cases in 2019 were in individuals who were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccine status. Sadly, as a result, we as a nation lost the critical protection afforded to us through herd immunity " the protection that occurs when enough of a community is vaccinated to interrupt disease transmission. Herd immunity is especially important for measles, a disease so highly contagious that the virus can live for up to two hours in an airspace where an infected individual was and for which vaccination levels must remain extremely high.

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health departments across the U.S. fought to get measles under control and prevent the U.S. from losing its measles elimination status, we at Texas Children's Hospital knew we had a job to do. We needed to make parents aware of the risk measles poses to the U.S. After all, most parents, myself included, have never experienced measles. We have no memory of its painful reality. As a result, some parents fail to understand and appreciate the impact measles can have on our children and communities. Such complacency and failure to vaccinate allowed measles to take a foothold in our country and it could do so again if we don't learn from our mistakes and ensure we vaccinate our children, on time, every time.

Aren't you special (Ed)?
Posted by lfthndthrds

Oh, special eddy. That's an oldie but goodie!

Never once accused NG3 of being a troll.... Tarded, but not a troll.
And thank you for the recognition, I'm sure Eberly is grateful too.
#18 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Calling someone "tarded" is trolling them, knucklehead. I'm surprised an expert troll such as yourself doesn't realize that. LOL

15 & 16. Two of the biggest trolls on here calling out someone else for trolling? LOL Cute.

Oh my, ACB looks like she threw up in her mouth:

WuTangIsForTheChildren
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
Amy Coney Barrett caught a whiff of Trump's full diaper

We might make some mistakes, Musk said:

DOGE D'oh: Nuclear Waste Facility Edition

As DOGE continues it's federal government wilding spree, purportedly searching for examples of waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government, we seem to have had another case of keyword search gone awry.

One of the leases DOGE decided to cancel is the lease for Skeen-Whitlock Building in Carlsbad, New Mexico, a 90,000 square foot facility which manages the nation's only storage area for DOD-created nuclear waste and the only operating deep geologic nuclear waste storage facility in the world.