... CRIMINALS POSING AS US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings, and sexual assaults in several states, warns a law enforcement bulletin issued last month by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ...

... and this is a surprise to anyone?

@#1 ... "It's not about taking in the revenue. It's about rebalancing," Bessent said. ...

Tariffs look more to me like a weapon that Pres Trump uses against Countries that do things he does not like.

For example, tariffs on Canada because the leader of a province of Canada ran a TV ad that correctly quoted fmr Pres Reagan.

For example, tariffs on Brazil because Brazil's judicial system put an ally of Pres Trump in jail.

etc. , etc. ...

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... When asked about Trump's comments in an interview on ABC's "This Week," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that while an initial result of tariffs is to generate a surge of revenue for the government, the long-term goal is to "rebalance trade" by restoring manufacturing to the United States. The increase in manufacturing would lead to a decline in tariff revenue, Bessent said, but would bolster tax revenue.

"It's not about taking in the revenue. It's about rebalancing," Bessent said.

Host George Stephanopoulos asked Bessent about Trump's dividend vow, and Bessent hedged a little bit, suggesting the dividend, for which there is not a specific proposal, could show up in different types of economic benefits.

"I haven't spoken to the president about this yet," he said.

"The $2,000 dividend could come in lots of forms and lots of ways, George," he added. ...

Related ...

Not really a surprise.

@#2

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Replace the dashes with the appropriate greater than or less than character.

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... The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, followed a three-day trial last week in which both sides argued over whether protests at the city's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building met the conditions for using the military domestically under federal law.

The administration said the troops were needed to protect federal personnel and property in a city that Trump described as "war ravaged" with "fires all over the place."

In a 106-page opinion, Immergut found that even though the president is entitled to "great deference" in his decision on whether to call up the Guard, he did not have a legal basis for doing so because he did not establish that there was a rebellion or danger of rebellion, or that he was unable to enforce the law with regular forces.

"The trial record showed that although protests outside the Portland ICE building occurred nightly between June and October 2025, ever since a few particularly disruptive days in mid-June, protests have remained peaceful with only isolated and sporadic instances of violence," Immergut wrote. "The occasional interference to federal officers has been minimal, and there is no evidence that these small-scale protests have significantly impeded the execution of any immigration laws." ...

... Zohran Mamdani has said he wants NYPD officers to focus on solving serious crime instead of responding to most mental health calls. ...

Mayor-elect Mamdani has also said that he would add, as part of the NYPD, people who are trained to handle mental health issues that the police currently handle.

@#15 ... He is the elected Mayor of NYC, not a circus seal "performing and acting" for your amusement or critique. ...

I was speaking of how well he performs and acts as the Mayor of NYC, and how the people of NYC react to his performance and actions.

I was born and raised in NYC, so I do have a bit of an interest what happens in NYC.

Aside from that, Mayor-elect Mamdani has changed the political landscape of NYC. He has a hill to climb in order to attain the goals he set out to reach.

How well he does that? Time will tell.

... You also wrote "Is Mayor-elect Mamdani a Swamp Thing?"

What are you trying to imply there? ...

I was trying to convey the view that MAGA has of Mayor-elect Mamdani, asking if he really is as bad as they describe him to be.

... You've been accused of being an Islamophobe. ...

I still have not seen any justification for that slur.

@#11 ... Stated differently,

Is Mayor-elect Mamdani a Swamp Thing? ...

In my current view of Mayor-elect Mamdani: no, he is not.

Mayor-elect Mamdani seems to have a real concern for the people of NYC. Not just the wealthy ones. But all the folk.

Perhaps that is why he won the election, and why some folk seem to have their undies in a bunch about his victory.

@#12 ... You live in Connecticut, Lamplighter, and sniping at Zohran Mamdani on drudge.com because he is Muslim, PERIOD. ...

My first question: how am I "sniping" at Mayor-elect Mamdani?

... And you watch too much TV. ...

Not really. My DVR has a fast-forward button with I use a lot when I'm watching the NYC news.

... So, let's all see and judge how you "act" on drudge.com, "Mr. I Live in Upscale Connecticut" before some of us *Killfile* you for wasting our time with your nuanced Islamophobia. ...

Wow, get a grip. Please.

... wasting our time with your nuanced Islamophobia ...

I have been accused of many things in my past.

For example, being a commie-hippy freak back when I was protesting against the Vietnam War.

But an Islamophobia?

Never, until now.

Please provide details of how you came to that conclusion. I would like to discuss that aspect of your opinion about my comment.

thx.

@#10

Stated differently,

Is Mayor-elect Mamdani a Swamp Thing?

@#9 ... Why should we "wait and see how Mayor-elect Mamdani performs and acts going forward?" ...

Oh, that's an easy one.

If you want to comment upon how Mayor-elect Mamdani may act, don't express your opinions about how he may act.

Just wait and see how he actually does act.

And, yeah, as I have stated many times before, I am in the NYC media area.

As a result, for example, my cable provider (Comcast) provides me with the NYC TV stations in HD, but my local Connecticut stations are only SD.

OK, that aside, I do see a lot of the local NYC news (more than I prefer).

Most of the concerns I've seen regarding Mayor-elect Mamdani seem to be more based upon political things than factual things.

Time will tell.

@#11 So, Spkr Johnson seems to be speaking via his anal-pore. ...

Still.

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... There were 197 emergency department visits related to the disease in September, primarily among children younger than 5, according to the District of Columbia Health Department.

The Virginia Department of Health is also reporting significant increases in emergency department and urgent care visits for hand, foot and mouth disease.

Compared with previous years, in Virginia and West Virginia, there has been a notable increase in reported outbreaks, with schools and day care centers accounting for the majority of outbreaks. ...

... U.S. government officials will not attend this year's G20 summit in South Africa, President Donald Trump said Friday, as the president continues to rail against the host country's alleged discrimination of its white citizens. ...

Nah.

imo, Pres Trump was looking for an excuse to not send delegates to attend.

And this lame one was the best he could come up with.

@#6 ... There are separate reports that FedEx Express is doing the same, but no further information yet. ...

So, possibly, knowns?

@#21 ... Oh, it's simple.

Candidate Trump promised to help workers.

See, simple.

Unfortunately, once elected, Pres Trump latched on to billionaires instead of workers. ...

My guess is that Pres Trump's actual view of American workers is more along the lines of ...

And, if I may add...

What happens if Pres Trump signs an executive order that allows him to use the Flock data to track the, as he characterizes them, "enemy of the Country, Democrats?"

@#2 ... Stop treating people like criminals. ...

That seems to be the initial presumption with this surveillance.

You are guilty until proven innocent.

@#2 > ... "We asked the president to lift the sanctions," Orban said, adding that Hungary is "in a significantly different situation than other European countries." ...

Yeah. PM Orban is an autocrat that Pres Trump looks up to, and that is a different situation than the other European countries.

@#6 ... Sorry, but if that door is intact with no damage indicating attempted break in, the home owner should be charged. ...

I agree, 100%.

I look forward to the court case here to see what evidence each side has to offer.

@#5 ... The way Republicans and Trump are treating people like peons, democrats will have another landslide this time next year. ...

I'm not yet convinced of that.

There is a whole year for Republicans to change their tune.

And a whole year for Democrats to, once again, fail at messaging.

And, fwiw, statements like "democrats will have another landslide this time next year" is not, in any shape manner or form, correct messaging.