@#29 ... I've been unburdened by what has been ...

So, your current alias still has nothing besides admitting it wants nothing to do with its past?

I hope you find your karma ....

@#11 ... I've been wondering lately how anybody could go about suing AI for anything? ...

A similar question regarding the red-light cameras.

When you have to appear in court, who or what is the accuser you need to defend yourself against?

A piece of hardware sitting on a pole that cannot appear in court?

@#27 ... I'm not sure who is more "holistic" in their approach - ...

So, your current alias admits it has nothing.

Good to know. :)

More from the article...

... During a town hall event at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, on Friday, Trump lauded the tariff-heavy economic approach of the late 19th century, particularly under McKinley, a Republican. The visit was part of Trump's 10th trip to the battleground state, highlighting the Great Lakes State's importance in his electoral strategy.

"In the 1890s, our country was probably the wealthiest it ever was because it was a system of tariffs," Trump, the GOP's presidential nominee, said. "We had a president, you know McKinley? Remember Mount McKinley? He was a very good businessman, and he took in billions of dollars at the time. We were a very wealthy country at the time." Mount McKinley, now officially known as Denali, was named after the 25th president.

Trump's remarks came as part of a broader discussion on manufacturing and job creation in the United States. The former president who has long been an advocate for protectionist trade policies has said that implementing tariffs would help bring manufacturing jobs back to America and boost the economy.

"We need a smart series of tariffs and taxes," Trump told the audience, many of whom were autoworkers concerned about job security in the face of industry changes and economic pressures.

However, Trump's praise for 19th-century economic policies quickly drew sharp rebuke from various corners of the internet, including historians and economic experts who challenged his characterization of McKinley's economy.

Former Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Michael Steele took to X, formerly Twitter, to express his dismay at Trump's comments and wrote: "I'm sitting here in an airport watching clips from Trump's recent rally. And I am wondering why do we continue to subject ourselves to such ignorant thinking?"

Steele, a Trump critic, also questioned why Americans "persist in devolving to Trump's retrogressive view of America and its citizens" and "make excuses about and for the lies and the liar."

Newsweek has contacted Trump's spokesperson and Steele's office via email on Saturday for comment. ...

@#25 ... It was used as evidence in a criminal trial against Hunter Biden. ...

And, what was the result of that usage?

How many of the claims made because of the laptop have been demonstrated to be true?

This song just popped up on the playlist. Apropos?

@#7

OK, I put off replying to this comment because, well, wow, such great questions and comments. I'm not sure I am up to the task of answering them. But lemme try...

... However, the GOP members of Congress are still terrified of Trump's big mouth and will remain so until the voters kick the whole kit-and-caboodle out of office . ...

Yeah, that's the biggie.

Fmr Pres Trump seems to have tapped into, and has grown due to, a nasty side of the Country. And he has exploited that nasty side for his benefit. And the GOP seems to be cowards in their lack of opposition of that nasty side.

Why?

Maybe the threats of violence that some have experienced if they do not go along with fmr Pres Trump. (and, for starters, major kudos to those election officials who have not backed down in spite of the threats)

... I know it's against good governance but considering that one party, the GOP, has waged an open war on the Constitution itself, ...

It is one person, the cult leader, fmr Pres Trump.

The GOP just goes along because they do not appear to have the cojones to object to what fmr Pres Trump is doing to the Country.

@#3 ... Why give the defense a leg up if he doesn't have to? ...

While I will admit up front that I am not a lawyer and ... I do not have a clue about the legal procedures involved here, I will say this...

If evidence is not made public, that does not mean that the defense in the case cannot see that evidence.

Indeed, that is how I would hope our Justice system works, that the defense has access to any and all evidence presented by the prosecution.

@#51 ... So how about you? Is Ukraine good? ...

I have been steadfast from the beginning that Pres Putin's unprovoked invasion of a sovereign country was, and continues to be, wrong.

Indeed, I have repeated that so many times that your current alias has criticized me for the repetition.

So ... what else yer got on your talking points list?

@#9

My concern with those early studies is that they took place when the officers could just turn the body cams off if the recording was, let's say, inconvenient.

So, that, alone, skews the results.

@#7

@#6 ... Nevermind. Right thread LOL ...

Been there, done that.

Yeah, for me, as the hours go on, the songs become more distracting..

For example, the current tune here (I'm in an 80's playlist now) is

fwiw...

@#48

Oops, formatting error.

:(

@#47 ... I have issues with Censored Hating Russia for Aggression. ...

That sentence makes no sense to me.

... Myself, I have never Celebrated Russian Aggression. ...

Really?

I seem to remember comments of your current alias along the lines of Pres Putin going after the Nazis in the sovereign country of Ukraine.

... Russia only seeks to protect the Russians in the Eastern Oblasts of Ukraine from their Nazi Brethren. ...

Oh, so, your current alias does seem to celebrate Russian aggression in the sovereign country of Ukraine.

Good to see your current alias admit that (again).

... Mostly I hate Endless War. ...

Then, maybe, talk to the person issuing the talking points your current alias seems to post here. Ask that person to convey your objections to war up the chain of command.

But my guess is that your current alias' objection to war is only because Pres Putin's ~couple-three week~ invasion and takeover of the sovereign country of Ukraine is now in its second year, and Russia seems to be having major issues.

Shallow.

Even though your current alias seems to have heralded pres Putin's war against the Nazis in Ukraine?

@#45 ... Should Ukraine just accept that Russia stole the Donbass. ... Law of the Jungle ...

Well, those are the talking points your current alias seems to have been offering over these past few months.

So, now your current alias has issues with them?

More from the cited article...

... "I've spoken before about Hungary's decade-long drift into the orbit of the West's most determined adversaries," McConnell said on the Senate floor. "It's an alarming trend. And nobody -- certainly not the American conservatives who increasingly form a cult of personality around Prime Minister Viktor Orbn -- can pretend not to see it."

Though McConnell did not call out Donald Trump by name, the former president and many of his Republican allies have praised the autocratic Hungarian leader, especially for his stances against immigration and attacks on LGBTQ+ and abortion rights.

The former president has met with the Hungarian leader multiple times, most recently at Mar-a-Lago this summer. During the debate between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this month, Trump praised Orbn as "one of the most respected men" and a "strong man."

McConnell reprimanded the NATO member on Wednesday for its relationships with China, Russia and Iran. China was Hungary's single biggest investor in 2023 and Hungary borrowed $1 billion from Chinese banks last spring, POLITICO previously reported.

"Hungary's leaders aren't cozying up to Moscow, Beijing and Tehran in private. They're doing it publicly and vocally as well," said McConnell.

The minority leader added that Orbn "doesn't just admire" Russian President Vladimir Putin " "He helps him. His government runs interference for Moscow, gumming up European and transatlantic efforts to combat Russia's unlawful aggression at every turn." ...

From the sub-summary...

... Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) condemned members of his own party for embracing a "cult of personality" around Hungary's authoritarian leader Viktor Orbn on the Senate floor. ...

Yeah ... and?

So Sen McConnell identified a problem.

What solution did he propose?

@#7 ... Oops. ...

One thing I also noticed in my searches was that those events occurred circa 2017.

But there have been few, if any, since then.

So, have the police officers become wise to that, I'll call it, the 30-second rule?

Whoa, my search turned up this, which I had not known about...

More from the article...

... Russia and China have been conducting joint naval drills and war games in recent weeks, in a show of strength and camaraderie for the regional and Western audience.

Several experts told DW that Moscow's intentions were to distract the United States from Europe and weaken the NATO alliance, while China intended to ----- regional adversaries and learn lessons from Russia's war experience.

"Russia wants the US to focus more on the Indo-Pacific in the hope that it will reduce military deployment and its support to Europe," said Ying-Yu Lin, a military expert at Tamkang University in Taiwan.

At least 15 countries were invited to observe the drills, but China was the key partner.

"We pay special attention to strengthening military cooperation with friendly states," Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the launch of the exercises in early September, as if brandishing Moscow's defense cooperation with Beijing as a counterweight to the Western security alliance. ...

@#2 ... because the ----- trap had beeny had been ...

Wow.

Type much?

fwiw, I did see once source that said the detonation of those pagers was done because the ----- trap had beeny had been ~found out.~

OK, a search engine found this (not the source I saw, but ...)

More from the article...

... In the days before and hours after Nasrallah's killing, Reuters spoke to more than a dozen sources in Lebanon, Israel, Iran and Syria who provided details of the damage Israel has wrought on the powerful Shi'ite paramilitary group, including to its supply lines and command structure. All asked for anonymity to speak about sensitive matters.

One source familiar with Israeli thinking told Reuters, less than 24 hours before the strike, that Israel has spent 20 years focusing intelligence efforts on Hezbollah and could hit Nasrallah when it wanted, including in the headquarters.

The person called the intelligence "brilliant," without providing details. ...

@#5

Oops.