@#2 ... the woman does not work, and she stays at home, and she's a stay-at-home mother. I think this is a real push: Women back in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant. ...

I have said previously on this most august site a conversation I had with an in-law over a Thanksgiving dinner.

It was back before MAGA was even MAGA. But he told me that women should not be allowed to work, that they should stay at home, pregnant and working in the kitchen to feed their husbands when they came home from work.

Since it was a Thanksgiving dinner, I let that comment go and asked him to please pass the yams ...

But, wow.

@#1 More from the article ...

... Why the report matters

Grossman said the authors are likely following up on the success of Project 2025 as a blueprint for federal and state policy.

"I think probably a group like Heritage Foundation is looking at what the Trump administration has implemented over just the very short first year of this second term, and how much of it maps on specifically to what was laid out in Project 2025, and probably thinking that this sort of a blueprint model is actually a good mechanism for getting things adopted by the people currently holding power in both the federal government and in lots of state governments," she said.

Waters said: "There are very few people who are going to fall into what this report considers to be a good family. And, you know, that is, frankly, by my read, a white woman marrying a white man who then has a lot of children, and the woman does not work, and she stays at home, and she's a stay-at-home mother. I think this is a real push: Women back in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant." ...

More from the article ...

... Titled "Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years," the report assumes a "family crisis" in the United States that must be ended by "restoring the family home" based on what it calls "two truths": "The first is that all children have a right to the affection and protection of the man and woman who created them. The second is that the ideal environment in which to exercise this right is in a loving and stable home with their married biological parents."

"The ultraconservative forces in the country keep giving us blueprints, and we keep thinking they don't mean what they say," Jessica Waters, senior scholar in residence in the Department of Justice, Law and Criminology at the American University's School of Public Affairs, told the American Independent. "Like Project 2025, for example, you know, there was a lot of, like, Oh, you know, it's just the report from this ultraconservative group, and it ended up actually being the blueprint for much of what the Trump administration is doing." ...

Mr Witkoff is a real-estate person who has been thrown into an important [understatment] position by Pres Trump.

imo, he is so far underwater in his current position that it may affect our national security.

I view him as a second-rate NYC real estate developer vs the KGB trained Pres Putin.

Pres Putin is likely just toying with him ...

Like a cat playing with a mouse before the cat kills the mouse.

In this case, though, it is not a mouse that gets killed, but the pro-Democracy world order that the US established and fought for, for nearly a century.

@#7

Sometimes I think Iran is saying this to the US ...

... many Democrats who consider themselves strong supporters of Israel have felt out of sync and uncomfortable....

Well, yeah.

My current view is that PM Netanyahu is continuing this war for the sole reason to avoid having to face the court trials that await him when the war ends.

Similar to the reason why Pres Trump likely ran for office in 2024 ...

@#6

So, no mention of science, but a big bow towards choice (now likely to be based upon social media rather than science).

@#5 ... The MAHA Institute ...

That's a new one for me.

Found this ...

... removing vaccines from the market until they are proven "safe and effective." ...

What does that mean, exactly?

100% safe and effective?

99%

95%

80%

????

From the cited article ...

... The MAHA Institute, however, signaled no hesitation. Slides shown during the event on Monday included titles such as "The Polio Fraud" and "VACCINES ARE THE GREATEST SCAM IN MEDICAL HISTORY," the report said. ...

@#27 ...
Happy days are here again
The skies above are clear again
So let's sing a song of cheer again
Happy days are here again

...
Altogether shout it now
There's no one who can doubt it now
So let's tell the world about it now
Happy days are here again
...

That seems to be Pres Trump's view.

Americans may have a different view, though.

At this point I have to wonder if Pres Trump's view of America and Americans is through the eyes of the billionaires who surround him and tell him how wonderful things are for the wealthy?

So, maybe ...

Caffeinated beverages based upon sparkling water® ?

More from the article ...

... To stay in the zone, gamers often turn to caffeine-packed beverages like coffee or energy drinks, which present potential health risks when consumed in large quantities. A team led by researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan wanted to see if sparkling water could provide a healthier alternative.

On two separate occasions, 14 casual gamers were asked to play virtual soccer for three hours. In one of the sessions, they drank plain water, and in the other, they drank sparkling water.

Based on measurements of reaction times, pupil size (indicating fatigue), physical stress, and self-reported tiredness, it was sparkling water that proved best for maintaining attention levels and minimizing fatigue. ...

@#3 ... Regime change would be nice. ...

I cannot disagree.

The current regime in Iran is evil. OK, beyond evil.

But, Pres Trump seems to have miscalculated (I'm being kind) the difficulty in attaining regime change in Iran.

So now, Pres Trump seems to be desperately looking for an off-ramp to save face. Even to the point that he has been talking about negotiations with the Iranians that the Iranians assert do not exist.

Pres Trump said we obliterated Iranian nuclear capabilites in June 2025, and called it "fake news" for reporting that said otherwise.

@#12 ... A large part of that is he just doesn't care. If it all turns to ---- he'll just walk away and blame Jimmy Carter. And probably attack Cuba. ...

a.k.a., the next deflection attempt from the Epstein Files.

@#37 ... One third of Americans? -- I call --------! ...

@#8

Ya know, most of the comments you post I could easily disagree with the level of, oh - let's call it enthusiasm, presented in the comments.

But then every once in a while, I see a comment of yours that seems to just hit the ball out of the park.

@#9 ... President Donald Trump, convinced that Iran would quickly bend to any U.S. pressure ...

So, Pres Trump thought Iran would be just another in-and-out like Venezuela?

@#7 ... He fires anyone that tells him things he doesn't want to hear. ...

Yeah, I've seen that aspect.

But, then there is also this reporting ...

More from the article ...

... "Nobody in our movement wants war," Robert Riggs told NewsNation. "Nobody ever wanted war. No one wants to see a bomb dropped."

"No one wants to see someone injured or killed in a war " that's absolutely a fact," he continued. "But in this case, there are people in Iran who are saying, Look, my house was just damaged by a bomb, but thank God they got rid of that general who was out there on the streets killing my child a few months ago.'"

The rallies coincide with recent remarks by former Vice President Mike Pence, who said the purpose of the continued conflict is "finishing" a decades-long war with Iran's leadership.
Former jihadist says sleeper cell attacks in US very likely'

"One administration after another has slashed at the tentacles of Iran that have brought violence to American forces, to American citizens, to our allies in the region -- most especially Israel,"

Pence told NewsNation's "The Hill Sunday." "This isn't about starting a war. It's about finishing a war that's nearly 50 years in the making."

Pence said Iran initiated a conflict with the U.S. 47 years ago when Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, detaining more than 50 Americans and holding them hostage for 444 days. ...

@#3 ... How's that supposed to help?

There's literally millions of vacant houses in the United States right now. ...

At what cost to purchase compared to income of first-time home buyers? Maybe the asking price is a problem?

When I bought my house. the mortgage amount (with a 15% down payment) was between two- and three-times my household income.

What is the mortgage amount compared to household income nowadays?

Found this ...

@#3 ... President Trump is calling for ethnic cleansing. ...

Looks that way.

@#5 ... He is neither smart, nor informed. ...

I disagree ...

Pres Trump seems to be quite well informed from the reporting I have seen.

The questions I ask are ...

Whether or not he listens to those who inform him? Or does he just deny the information they provide because it does not substantiate his view?

@#26

Interesting timing of that song, though ...

It was written in 1929 when the stock market crashed and led the United States into its Great Depression of 1929 to ...

Pres Trump wants broadcasters to break out in a rendition of this song, that all is wonderful with his tenure ...

@#5 ... "The only thing prohibiting transit in the Strait right now is Iran shooting at shipping. It is open for transit, should Iran not do that. Now, there's a reason why we chose as one of our primary objectives to destroy the navy. We understood the ability to interdict shipping is something Iran has done for 40 years. It's key terrain," Hegseth said. ...

But, I thought Pres Trump has said that we won?

Why is Iran still firing at shipping?