edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Considering that he offered to pay McDougal and Daniels, it's probably a common occurrence.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Considering that he offered to pay McDougal and Daniels, it's probably a common occurrence.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Exactly! Every legislator should be given 100 completed ballots from their state and be asked to count them by hand. The same ballots should then go through a tabulator. Assess the results fir speed and accuracy.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
How exactly would paper ballots without machine tabulation work?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
The Lurching Pebbles
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Pennyback
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
The Appreciative Dead.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
"Waiter! You must clear the sidewalk. All those starving people staring in the window are ruining my filet and lobster. I'm a very sensitive person!"
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Will it be a closed meeting like Helsinki?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
How can the USA negotiate a deal with Russia without Ukraine being at the table? He has no authority to cede Ukrainian land to Russia. He negotiated a deal in Afghanistan with the Taliban without the Afghanistan government, and we know how that turned out.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Their day job is picking strawberries. Their night job is raping, stealing, and human trafficking. They sleep 2-5:30, so that they can meet the truck to go to the fields, again.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
At least it can be replaced. The new ballroom will completely ruin the aesthetic of the building for decades to come. They made no attempt to make it fit in. They just tacked it on.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Put out ashtrays, and the staff can go for smoke breaks.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Are people going out there to eat their lunch? I know that tables, chairs, and umbrellas break up the monotony of a field of concrete, but it looks like a cafeteria patio.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Is the idea of tariffs to raise money, or is it to encourage domestic manufacturing? So, the sellers of foreign products "dump " them on the US market to partially offset tariffs & the US importer eats the rest of the tariffs. The US importer has less revenue to expand and hire.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
"The fertilization president ."
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump, apparently, only served three years. That's why he deserves a third term.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
It's like the "Russia, Russia " hoax. They forged all this evidence but didn't use it to win the election. They held it in reserve so that the Republican congress could release it.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
My father drove very fast past it.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks, it was about 70 years ago.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
I thought that he wanted a Noble prize?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
As a child, pre-seatbelts, I saw an accident where someone went through the windshield.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Their arguments are always, "all or nothing." It's like climate change. Even if you didn't believe it, wouldn't you want clean air and water? Why not save money on gas with an EV or hybrid?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Every country has citizens with mental health issues. The US is the only one with easy access to firearms and no universal healthcare.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Thinking is dangerous.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Why do people insist on using his "reciprocal " tariffs" term? He is not reciprocating. He is instigating.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
They are doing exactly that. Nobody has made a trade deal with the US. Trade deals are very complicated and take a long time to negotiate. Any EU deal has to be ratified by all 27 countries. Canada made a deal in 2017 that is still not completely ratified.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
They seem to think that Trump signed all of the J6 pardons with his sharpie.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
It happened after the election was already lost. What incompetence!
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't understand why they can't hunt out abuse and stop it. Then, if they have not used their whole budget because of all of their savings, cut the budget next year. How can you cut the budget before you know the extent of the abuse?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
His voters have decided that he was not president in 2020. His mouthpieces promote this idea.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
And the world didn't collapse, and straight people still got married.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
They know that he was president when they talk about gas prices. They just forget the reason that prices were low.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
I know.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
They were all diplomats. I believe that they all thought that he was joking. He was new to the political stage at that point.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
You have been for many decades. You supplied both sides in WWII before you joined. If not the government, then US companies
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Has there ever been another president who needs this constant groveling? Or any groveling?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
If you're staring at the 4 walls all day, you're not working.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
That was on Presidential immunity from civil litigation. However, you are correct that they will hear arguments about a civil case in certain circumstances.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Civil cases don't go to the Supreme Court
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe they should require all employers to provide every employee with medical insurance?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
That's not deportation. It's lifetime imprisonment.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Also, it's pointless to make a deal with the US. They could just elect another Trump, who will just tear it up. The USA does not honour agreements.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Has he seen what strip mining does to a mountain?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Fortunate Son at Trump's parade.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Michigan Man of the Year.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
No, he didn't. He was one of the Bush administration speech writers from January 2001 to February 2002. The Iraq war started in 2003.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
I doubt that it was performative for Trump. He still thinks that they destroyed Iran. If it was performative, I would guess it was done without Trump or Hegseth knowing.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Some presidents want written PDB, and some want an oral briefing. In his first term, he wanted one page with illustrations (if I remember correctly). This term, he apparently doesn't get them regularly at all.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Can they process information orally? Yes, they can govern. He cannot do either, and he has no interest in learning information. Also, in my experience, people with dyslexia can learn to read.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
If he can't read, he can't govern effectively since he can't pay attention to oral presentations, either. There are basic requirements for his job; the ability to process information is one of the vital ones.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
There was a deal that Iran was adhering to until Trump canceled it. Why would anyone make a deal with the USA? They are dishonourable. Iran, Ukraine, CUSMA; Trump didn't honour any of these deals that the USA made, including one that he personally signed.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
With his usual gravitas.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
He couldn't make a coherent message. He didn't write this.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Did Mexico say that they wanted to fire rockets at the US? Or, in context, is he talking about Israel and Iran?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Hell, I was just promised a flying car and jet packs. I didn't even get those.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Why does he still call himself "General"?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Did he physically say this, or put out a Truth or Tweet written by someone else? I don't know, just asking.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
169 Canadians died in Afghanistan.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Gee, I thought that Hillary did it?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
But he constantly plays "Born in the USA. "
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Did 50 drop out? Last week there were 200 countries wanting a deal.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this a joke? Why is Biden's mental acuity an issue for 2028? Wouldn't it be Trump's mental acuity for 2026 & 2028?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
What was your point re: the Clintons?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Was the money going to the Clintons? The Clinton Foundation is an accredited charitable foundation that is regularly audited.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
You could have had a Bobby.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Even if you would accept it, most people are smart enough to know the correct answer.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
But Hunter Biden!
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this sarcasm? I can't tell.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
I thought that the US had saved trillions of dollars?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Hasn't he already? Isn't Pravda = Truth in Russian?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this like the "in two weeks" thing? It was 90 days a month ago. Now the clock resets for 3 months.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Masks and sunglasses. Unidentifiable. No names, ir numbers.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
I have my copy.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
But he doesn't like the US to be a consumer. In his mind, that means the US is losing money.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
I thought that was what Trump did.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
While getting in asides, Trump is too slow to comprehend.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
PM Carney always respects people's position.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
He has obviously never sat through the closing credits. No movie is made entirely in the US.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
I first read that as "blustering speech."
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
That's like saying that there's a treatment for melanoma, so why put sunscreen on your children?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
The Republican party and the Conservative party are both members of the IDU. Stephen Harper's the Chairman. It's an international organization whose aim is to elect right-wing leaders around the world.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm an atheist, and this is crass and offensive.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Mom always liked you best.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Why anyone who has had measles would let their kid get them if it wasn't necessary is beyond me
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
The desk of someone who does no work.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
There is no treatment. There is only prevention.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't know if he will. Pardoning Santos wouldn't get him anything. He's not a MAGA icon. Who knows?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Proud Boys and 3%ers are listed as terrorist organizations in Canada.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
He could try going back to Brazil, but he was convicted of a felony there, too.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
To be fair, Duffy stopped Musk from firing ATC.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
They didn't do anything illegal, just annoying.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
IDU
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
It's not election fraud. They had the signatures to get on the ballot. They weren't running to win. It was protesting. They want electoral reform. Longest Ballot Committee. They wanted to do Carney's riding as well, but it wasn't decided where he would run in time for them to do it.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
I thought silk, but no, cotton.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
Is he saying that companies should have known that Trump would screw up trade and place orders last year after he was elected?
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
China has proven that it's willing to let the populace starve. The US population cries if they have to wear a mask or stand 6 feet apart during a pandemic.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
And that model was based on unskilled labour. People don't go to college so that they can work in a factory. Parents don't send their kids to college so that they can work in the same factory where their parents and grandparents worked.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
But it looks like a minority government. We may have another election soon.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
IDU at work. Republicans and CPC working together. Trump, however, can't believe that his endorsement doesn't help, but hinders.
edithd.bsky.social (@edithd.bsky.social) reply parent
So, Republican representatives only represent their Republican constituents, not their districts?