China, India and Russia have grown real close of late...that is why sanctions are on the table...Ukraine is a distraction...
China, India and Russia have grown real close of late...that is why sanctions are on the table...Ukraine is a distraction...
Now, now...that's not nice, and the EU Commission demands nice.../s
Words?...wow, I'm mean Ukraine is bleeding, and Europe is talking...yup, and it will always be that way...
Unaccompanied? Did they swim across alone?...no they didn't...they were with strangers...these are trafficked children being sent back to the country of their birth... The media needs to be more honest...
Yeh...its called, this was a mission designed to stress test the rocket on reentry, and they literally blew it up when it touched the ocean to avoid a fuel spill...why would you want extra fuel on a test mission like this?
What ridiculous prices?... ***The Budget Lab at Yale estimated that 2025 tariffs could increase consumer prices by 2.9% in the short run*** 3%...yup, 3 cents on a dollar...
Sheesh, what does China know about competing and winning?.../s
Fairness is in the eye of the beholder...it really is...liberals wont accept anything except exoneration...conservatives, the opposite....just saying.
***the voices of Black New Orleans were not heard...*** Utter garbage!!!!!!...the major news networks focused on the suffering of everyone, mainly the poor black folk, who were suffering. You know doesn't change?...progressives constantly rewriting history...mostly for political gain...
People demand the freedom to live an unhealthy and dangerous lifestyle, and at the same time they want the government to save them from selfharm...it makes no sense...but then again, very little does these days...
Headlines are not held to the same journalistic standards as actual news stories. Oftentimes Headlines are not written by the authors. News aggregates come up the Headlines to encourage clicks, thus they bait people to read further... The new normal is people clicking to read if its really true.
India and China were getting ready to escalate the war that they have been fighting for some time now...and now they are best buddies...Trump has just stopped another conflict...when are they finally going to give him that Nobel Prize?.../s
The US spends way more than other countries, yet, scores lower...the problem isn't money... Idaho comes in rock bottom on spending per student, yet, scores in the middle, aka average. Idaho has a large religious population that emphasizes work ethic, family values and yes...education...
And the Soviet space program was curtailed and the US won the Race at that point. Time is always a factor in these projects...people die, economies falter, and voter interest shrinks. There is no upside to not succeeding in this project.
When he died in 1966 the Soviet program began to falter, and the US began to catch up. The Russians methodology was to launch and learn from each failure. They expected 11 iterations before achieving a fully successful launch. As time wore on the Soviet economy couldn't fund 11 iterations.
Sergei Korolev was the lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer during the Space Race...he was the guy who got the Soviets into space ahead of the US. Korolev trained as an aircraft designer, his greatest strengths proved to be in design integration, organization and strategic planning.
For ages, people have warned others to never go to 'healers' because they will grope you...and what to they do?...Go to healers anyway...and yes, they get groped.
Not that Trump is the best guy who can guide us through the firestorm ?...but there are many organizations and groups that are adding fuel to the fire...and lots of everyday onlookers are admiring the flames. Many on the far-left are still chanting, burn it all down...just saying...
Funny...progressives going nuts because Trump passed his Big Beautiful Bill giving corporations the biggest tax break ever...then they complain about the government double dipping, and taking those breaks right back. Shows how short-sighted people really are.
Its called...due process...hey, just saying. If he is innocent, he goes free...if not...then he will be judged by his peers...
Vacation?...I hope you realize that the VP's main job is casting a vote when there is a tie...his job isn't a job, its a position...and the guy has money...I'm not sure why you assume he has all expenses paid...
Yeh...all those trees are still green...when they start turning brown...yeh, that's when its really a drought.
Since when have humans been trustworthy and accurate? 1 major selling point of AI, is to become more accurate than people...just saying...
The court system has delt with Epstein...the records are sealed just like how courts have been sealing others. You assume way too much, and believe you are judge and jury... While you are free to complain and vote...you not entitled to know the names of the underage victims in this case...
Curated crumbs?...there my be victims & bystanders who don't want their names tossed out in the public, simply for the amusement of others.
European Union, Soviet Union, America...all are or were a union of independent nation states, held together with a common currency, and common laws. The Fed tightening its grip is simply in response to the states demanding more independence...
in and fill his hands when its time to send out Social Security AND Universal Income checks... Next month the FED is going reduce rates, which will allow the government to begin borrowing excessively again... There has also been mutterings of some of the tariff money going out in rebate checks...
Progressives need to get on the bandwagon...AI is getting ready to gut US jobs...the government cannot afford the loss of income taxes...and raising taxes on corporations is an impossibility. The next best thing is joining corporations and Uncle Sam at the hip...that way Dear Uncle can reach right
Anytime anyone writes a book about Trump, it's for the money...Bolton was and is a warmonger...who spent his career helping his warmonger buddies. Nothing will come of this investigation...
Perhaps...just maybe...another bill granting amnesty will be hitting the Senate floor come 2028...it wont happen under Trump...but maybe Newsom...
So the good news is, because the economy is failing, rates are going to be lowered...wow, that is good news...s/
And what realities are those?...the economy is doing great, so we are going to keep rates up...or the economy is tanking...and we are still going to keep rates up?.../s
new about the moon...calling it black probably wont become the new normal...
They called it the new moon, because it was the beginning of a new lunar cycle. Most of human history was before modern conveniences, like electricity. When the sun went down, the moon was a welcome sight...and its slowly changing 'face' became part of human culture. Yet, there is nothing
Its been in California for decades...usually a few cases each year...I don't think there has been a fatality...modern medicine and all...
Travesty...most of the time National Guard gets to play soldier, eat 3 squares and collect a paycheck... Getting some kind of constructive work for that paycheck is not a bad thing...
As long as you believe that, well, you'll never have a good day...ever again...
For some (many Democrats) politics has become the new religion, and politicians are their preachers... And they have convinced you that you happiness has come at the expense of another...in essence, if you are feeling good, that is only because you have robbed someone else of their happiness. And
Bots...yeh sure (eyeroll). I hope you realize that on Bluesky, all it takes is a pic of Trump, with a mean face, and it gets 99% of the responses. That is people not bots... It goes much deeper than that...America is fast becoming a society of injustice collectors, who obsess on their feelings.
Take over?...pretty extreme claim...how about calling it what it really is...1,000 troops in different colored uniforms than the police, milling around and doing nothing all day along. I'm not sure why the need to fight them...but then again people are generally hostile by nature.../s
Yawn...this again? Its been spelled out many times...the US is simply the messenger...Ukraine is free to take make demands, and deny unacceptable proposals...
Politics...
Yes, I just commented about the issue of international corruption...I'll follow up. many other countries allow bribery as part of the game...if the US tries to be too 'pure'...we'll lose out to those countries...corruption is not something we should aspire to, but its going to part of American
with the issue...and politics is a hard game to play...
Lets not forget the real world we live in...the one where if businesses cannot make a buck in US because of tight regulations, will simply move off shore and make their bucks there...where corruption is a way of life. Biden tried and Trump is continuing sanctions and even adding tariffs to deal
Not at all...but again, how can you hold a CEO accountable (the basis of this discussion), if you are asking him to do something that is beyond his ability...again...being a cop doing detective work.
Asking firms to validate documents to the same level of the police and the government, goes way beyond their current scope of abilities. I'm speaking of being able to actually catch an illegal trying to pass off as someone else. It would come down to businesses sending records off the government
program and give that money to whomever. Yet, your concern is over a businessman who has the same type of influence?
only after making millions of dollars? Free speech is equal for all, always, yes? News and late night comedy programming is nearly all politically oriented...and they are free to host one candidate over the other... They not only have millions to create the programming, but make millions off the
If I had a million dollars to blow (which I don't) and wanted to give it all to a candidate I thought would be best for my district, county, state and/or country...why shouldn't I be able to? There are 2 sides to political contributions...the giver and the taker... Why should my voice be hindered
get passed along in higher prices... And we are back to an almost wide open border...and 1 political party that is saying...the grass is greener on our side of the fence, and we are not looking in your direction...
Millions of ID checks = millions of dollars spent by firms doing police work, that should be done by the police. Sounds like you are taxpayer who is saying, why should I pay for policing the neighborhood? Truth be told, businesses already pay the lions share of local taxes...and any extra costs
You assume all rich people are corrupt, and when they give large sums of money, its for nefarious reasons. Just because a person has a louder voice or greater influence doesn't make them evil. The real issue is tackling corruption without stymying free speech.
How then can a corporation who is being taxed by the people, have a say in that taxation? Oh wait...liberals, er I mean Democrats are really fond of the idea of holding a gun to a corporations head and saying, your money, or your life.../s Voters have the power to destroy businesses...just saying.
steal or use another persons ID... Are there businesses who intentionally hire illegals? without a doubt... But way more often than not, the illegals have stolen some other persons ID, and that is not the fault of the business, or the CEO.
Say they are...and of course, that is the CEO's fault right? So you want businesses to become detective agencies too? Republicans wanted to set up a national ID system a few years back...guess what happened...yup, they were called racist Nazis for trying to make it harder for illegals to
I'm just pointing out the complexities of the situation...the real harm to hiring the undocumented is to the person whose identity was stolen. Illegals have documentation...it just belongs to someone else. So what is really happening is businesses are hiring people, who are not who they
You seem to be upset with politicians because you expect them to listen to you even though you (probably) didn't contribute to their reelection campaign. You really expect influencers to give large amounts to a cause and not get anything in return?
That (the taxation) is why the Supreme Court said corporations are people... I don't get why liberals seem to hate the idea of letting corporations have a say in civil matters...you demand their money...and total silence! So then, who are the real thugs and real danger to democracy?
everything around them... Having a largely unsecured border is the main reason for undocumented aliens, and businesses already pay their fair share of taxes in trying to regulate it. The Constitution clearly states, no taxes without representation...businesses are taxed, yet cannot vote.
done to society, and what should be the punishment? Again, I'll stress that if a law is passed designed to use businesses as part of a system to enforce justice, it first needs to be deputized, (or militarized) and then also compensated. Voters shouldn't assume they have the authority to control
Its been years ago, but after a crane accident caused the death of a worker, both the crane operator and owner were found guilty of negligence (a safety violation) and were sentenced to prison. So businesses regularly are held accountable. If a CEO hires an undocumented worker, what is the harm
Hercules spoke more than 11 languages?...I thought he was all brawn and no brain.../s
Regardless of it was always the case...Zelensky is simply a dictator...doing what dictators do...saying I ain't leaving until I say I am...
Going to make things better...
decided Republicans would be the party to suit his needs best... Like I mentioned before, the last thing we need is the government becoming the enemy of corporations. Welcome to the war you guys started...again, just saying. Tearing it all down...which is what you guys are calling for, isn't
Goes back the roll of civil establishments...should voters have to power to deny a business or church to set up shop in their community? Kinda like when AOC successfully barred Amazon from opening up a center in her district...it probably was the will of the majority...yet, after that, Bezos
Requiring businesses to have applicants submit birth country documentation, while the police have been forbidden to ask for them, is complete insanity! Which is where the Democrat Party is right now...just saying...
(eyeroll)...this is where civil establishments of our society have gotten mired in politics. Ie, churches should pay taxes on tithes, or a politician uttered the word God, and has crossed the line between church & state, etc.
There are law enforcement agencies, funded by the government, whose job it is to catch undocumented aliens. I get that liberals are keen on the idea of forcing corporations to catch illegals...but its probably illegal to even ask them to. And of course if a CEO refuses, he needs to go to jail.
Odd thing to say...when any and all European leaders are free to meet with Putin anytime...anyplace....apart from Donald Trump. Oh wait...they don't want to meet with Putin, but complain when Trump does...again...an odd thing to say.../s
Government running businesses for the betterment of society...that experiment failed decades ago...we are now to the point of the government working along side businesses...is it perfect?...far from it...voters need to keep the pressure up, but killing the hand that feeds them is not the solution.
approach made an already bad situation worse...he just wasn't up to the task of leading the country. And believe it or not Trump is not twiddling his thumbs...he was hired to do a job...and has been on the job almost every day... Liberal are still clinging to the socialist ideology of the
Its obvious...the government is turning a blind eye...has been for nearly 50 years. The government isn't going to become enemy number #1 of corporations. The pull factor has been counter-balanced with ICE raids...the raids stop only when the US needs more workers. Bidens head-in-the-sand
The outcome of WW3, without actually having to physically fight in the war...
Sanctions are never going to be lifted against Russia, North Korea, or Iran...neither are trade tariffs against China or any nation that is a member of the BRICS trade bloc. Russia can fight their war indefinitely...Ukraine, most likely not. Succeeding in AI dominance will eventually decide
sanctions for decades...Russia has the territory and natural resources to do quite well under steeper sanctions!
AI will survive the high cost of data centers... The law of diminishing returns is a real thing...closing Russia off to both imports and exports is NOT a zero sum action. International markets are struggling to find new buyers and sellers! Iran and North Korea have both survived punishing
Who is Timothy Snyder...and why should I believe him? I know why you believe him...because he is critical of Trump. I know this much...the State Dept and Trump made it perfectly clear that he is only the messenger and Europe and Ukraine are free to decide for themselves... As its always been...
Have less positive effect and more negative effect...you shouldn't forget that the US is in a tough and close race to winning the AI prize. Winning in Ukraine at the cost of losing to China is not a victory...but a huge defeat...stop thinking 2 dimensionally, and realize the world is a sphere.
I don't know why you think the Russian economy is on the verge of collapse...just because the Soviet Union collapsed years ago doesn't come close to imply Russia is in the same predicament today. Yes, the US can apply more sanctions, but the law of diminishing returns means they will
By government programs that are funded by taxpayers...so there is NO savings! Today, the matter is purely partisan politics...
and inflation. It (undocumented labor) is dishonest and unethical, but people accept it because they think it keeps food and housing prices down. They also know that the wages are so low that it keeps them in poverty. They (the people) refuse to acknowledge that the poverty wages are offset
I grew up in California's Central Valley...ICE raids were common back in the late 70's and 80's. The undocumented didn't work in factories, but they did in the fields and a little in construction...lawn care wasn't a thing. Cheap undocumented labor is one of the tools the Fed uses to manage wages
There is nothing wrong with me expecting he same from others...skin color has zero to do with it. If 10 million undocumented Russians, or North Koreans, or anyone else other than 'dark skinned' people from S. America were living in the US...would you feel the same?...I await your honest reply?
Going there are we?...ok, lets proceed. Christianity speaks of the 'Golden Rule"...also referred to as the 'Royal Law'. Do unto others as you would do unto yourself. I've happily abided this countries laws regarding personal identity my entire life...Social Security, Drivers License, Etc...
Visa, you've broken the rules and should suffer the consequences... As far as Trump ending amnesty extensions?...chances are real good that there will not be jobs for most recent arrivals, therefor they are not needed...meaning time to go back home, and carve out a living there.
Look at ICE?...yes, Trump is using the optics of ICE raids to great effect...meaning illegal crossings are almost down to zero. My position on undocumented aliens has always remained the same...if you have nothing to hide, then put your name on a register and come legally. If you overstay your
Why does he surround himself with gangsters?...Because no 'good people' were (and are) willing to protect him. Hey you asked... By far, most evil in people positions of power, had tragic childhoods...that is why the world needs to invest in creating healthy, safe family units...
End of tunnel right now...
People want to believe in the unbelievable...and Trump is not an inspiration...and that is why he is hated by the left...because he is not offering up feel-good emotions. I think people are finally seeking emotional support from sources other than politicians...and that is the only light at the
Leaders are expected to teach & inspire...Obama was an inspiration to many...and he used his communication skills to great effect. The actual facts in his stories were questionable at best...emotion was first and accuracy was down on the list. That type of lie is what I was speaking of...
Gerrymandering is nothing new...district lines, thus election outcomes have been decided by judges for decades...why the sudden crisis?
Yawn...this again? Trumps health is in decline...he'll be lucky to make it to the end of his second term...
Can't hold them accountable unless their followers admit to the lies... Sure, Democrats will point out Trumps lies, so will I, but wont even consider that 1/2 the stuff their people say is untrue...its called willful ignorance. Politicians exist and many thrive off of that type of devotion...
Let me guess...you preferred Biden's performative nonsense by inviting Zelensky to the White House every few months, where they basically #@%! each other off? Biden accomplished nothing...yet because he chose to be the wanna-be war hero...you love him...sad...very sad...
Unfurling a flag is the benchmark...such warriors.../s.
What...this again?
When you and all the rest show the same passion for all the African nations suffering invasions, atrocities and millions of deaths...then maybe I will be as passionate with Ukraine. I have nothing against Ukraine...but it's 1 nation of many...
You seem to be hung up on Trumps campaign promises... They used to be things 'like a chicken in every pot'...or 'ending poverty'...or a 'war on drugs', or 'no child left behind'....which never happened either. But Trump...Trump must held accountable!!...that is Trump derangement right there...