Tom Nichols: Last November, during a symposium at Mount Vernon on democracy, John Kelly, the retired Marine Corps general who served as Donald Trump's second chief of staff, spoke about George Washington's historic accomplishments - his leadership and victory in the Revolutionary War, his vision of what an American president should be. And then Kelly offered a simple, three-word summary of Washington's most important contribution to the nation he liberated. "He went home," Kelly said. read more
As Hurricane Milton exploded from a Category 1 storm into a Category 5 storm over the course of 12 hours yesterday, climate scientists and meteorologists were stunned. In a way, Milton is exactly the type of storm that scientists have been warning could happen; Michael Wehner, a climate scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in California, called it shocking but not surprising. read more
The number of migrants crossing into the U.S. illegally at the southern border reached the lowest point of President Biden's administration in September. U.S. Border Patrol agents recorded nearly 54,000 apprehensions of migrants who crossed into the country between legal entry points along the border with Mexico, a smaller figure than the previous Biden-era low in July, when Border Patrol processed roughly 56,000 migrants who crossed the border without authorization. read more
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Steve Benen - Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former President Donald Trump on Monday over false claims he has made talking about disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Helene. "It's extraordinarily irresponsible," the Democratic nominee said, adding in reference to Trump, "It's about him; it's not about you." read more
Coomondolt doesn't understand word usage either. Ivanka never denied the account in the book. "Without merit" is not a denial, it's a qualification. If she said that the events "never happened," that's a denial.
The definition of merit is as follows: character or conduct deserving reward, honor, or esteem. www.merriam-webster.com
Actually, after reading the definition of merit again, Ivanka practically confirmed the rape account. Her response was that "the story was without merit" and of course there's no "merit" in a story of anyone forcibly attacking their wife. The rest of her message is almost an apology for her allegedly having mentioned it in the first place, because she lists the actual meritorious things she felt that Donald did during the course of their relationship.
And her mentioning that the time of the event in question was one of "high tension" again is a confirmation and excuse for what Donald did.
And if the account were false, Donald would have sued his own biographer for libel. And no one who follows Trump's penchant for lawfare would ever think anything differently.
Musk is a real weirdo.
Musk has Asperger's and if you understand that, his behaviors make sense in context.
Given that the main supporters of the GOP may be the senior citizens of the Country
Kamala Harris may be the first Democratic presidential nominee to win seniors since Al GoreBut who knows?
Neither her or Joe ever wanted to do anything to curb the influx of illegal immigrants until housing started getting scarce and people began to notice the change in the demographics in the cities.
Imbecile says what?
Know Why Border Migration Has Slowed? the LA Declaration
The Biden-Harris administration, working closely with partners across the Americas, has taken multiple steps over the past few years to address the historic levels of irregular migration in the Western Hemisphere. These layered efforts to mitigate, manage, and order migration have, in recent months, led to fewer encounters between ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border than there were in 2019 during the comparable time period.
From 2014 to 2020, increases in irregular migration to the United States were driven primarily by displacement from the Northern Triangle countries; migration was again on the rise in early 2021 as countries came out of peak pandemic shutdowns. As a result, the Biden-Harris administration focused its initial efforts there. Saddled with deeply unreliable partner governments in all three countries, Vice President Harris chose to emphasize cooperation with civil society and the private sector through the creation of the Partnership for Central America (PCA).To repeat:
Try reading objective sources sometimes and you might learn what happens here on Earth 1 when competent officials put in the international work to correct immigration issues instead of simply running before tv cameras and demagoguing them.
100%. She'd be getting demolished by any other candidate not named Trump.
Kamala Harris has won every single general election she's been on the ballot for over the last 20 years and garnered over 96 Million total votes in California and nationally as Vice President.Trump has never won a majority of votes in the 2 national elections he's been on the ballot.
Your prognostication ability is only seconded by your gaslighting ability and your inclination of building strawmen to break down.