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True, I've seen in much worse in Richmond and Norfolk in the '70s and '80s. Then again as a former traffic reporter, the first significant or even first snowfall screws up traffic no matter where you are. People forget how to drive and then you get the yahoos in their pickups or SUV's who think that they can't skid on ice.

I’ve seen 2-4 inches here, maybe .inches of ice. The local HT is packed. We may be stuck indoors for weeks

From what I've read the Jefferson prayer has been bandied about since the early 1900's. First promoted by John McQuire from Connecticut. (For MAGA that was when Democrats were the conservative leading pro slave party, before Nixon was the One and Reagan sealed the deal) It has been published several times since, mostly in right leaning religious magazines.) I'm not sure the honorable SOH is that aware of its history

A press release from the GOP. Great

Not surprising, https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2025/01/trump-campaign-still-owes-grand-rapids-nearly-50k-for-2024-rallies-city-says.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0R4IvIK1kS4UkoJ_41wrmY8aBZzHIl-7tCRKtX_kA6LAMpZ3yu45smjfY_aem_wN8ySEEN5-ozHDcrtjTB9A

Never a direct answer to a question. Always a deflection

A 22-year-old arrangement between the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drawn ire from conservatives in Congress, who claim it puts health care for detained migrants over that of veterans. But VA officials say it has no impact whatsoever on veterans' services or health care -- and costs the agency nothing. Since 2002, the VA's Financial Services Center, or FSC, has processed medical claims for an ICE program office that is responsible for providing health care for migrants detained by the border security agency. The VA center facilitates the same work under separate contracts for a variety of other federal offices. VA officials said Thursday that, while taxpayer funding is used to process the health care claims, ICE, not the VA, pays for the work. And, VA Press Secretary Terrence Hayes added, the VA has never provided health care to migrant detainees. "VA does not provide or fund any health care to ICE detainees. There is a 2002 payment processing agreement, in which ICE pays for the FSC to process payments for ICE-funded health care. This involves no more than 10 employees, is fully paid for by ICE, and has been in place for every administration since 2002," Hayes said in a statement to Military.com. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/11/va-paying-migrant-health-care-agency-says-no-despite-wave-of-political-attacks.html

Citation please. Show your work

That was the draw of Twitter back in the day. Especially when there was breaking news. As a guy who grew up in broadcasting way back in the 70s, it was almost like having your own personal news wire machine.

Speaking of the Musk cesspool....it seems that MAGA is becoming disillusioned

Unfortunately I still find the Musk Cesspool a bit easier for posting "News" and Opinion stuff. The same content appears on the Butterfly, it's a pain to link to.

I would wager no one in the soon to be Party in Control have given it any serious thought. All they want to do is cut taxes for the rich and F the middle class

I'm not sure where this belongs. It's getting a lot of play on both T B sites today. The Musky site is still easier to post links. A very scary piece

BTW, I'm not criticizing the VA and understand there are issues there. I've heard good things about the Hospital in Ann Arbor. I am assuming there would be mixed reviews here in Hampton Roads/Richmond. My realistic concern is whether closing the facilities and issuing insurance/vouchers or whatever would cause too much strain on the current health care system. Just remember Medicare recipients no matter what their conditions are tend to vote Republican. You take away something they consider a right for decades and you lose a lot of votes.

The Toddler Elect is at it again.. Joyce White Vance ‪@joycewhitevance.bsky.social‬ Follow A jury of 12 of his peers who heard all of the evidence and had the opportunity to hear his lawyers argue against it unanimously agreed that he was guilty. Prosecutors can't make that happen, nor can judges. That's our criminal justice system in action. The jurors found Trump guilty.

Good luck, the forecasts are all over the place.

I'm on Medicare. You haven't addressed the problem in many areas, including here where we have many retired veterans as well as enlisted personal and associated workers, is that hospitals and doctors offices are often overwhelmed and obtaining an appointment can be difficult. Medicare is free, but adequate health care can be expensive. And one needs an add on insurance that comes out of your Social Security payment. Especially outside of routine services. Throw in the cost of prescriptions and it can be out of the reach of ordinary folks. One example, I have Interstitial Lung Disease, a progressive hardening of the lung sacs. I have not smoked in nearly 50 years and then only briefly. Up until 2024 my prescription was running nearly $700 a month out of pocket, once I met my deductible. Changes in 2024 surprised me and there was nothing once co-pay was met. Up until 2024 insulin costs were outrageous (I have diabetic relatives and lost a brother two years ago who had a kidney transplant in his early 30s, he was diabetic since his teens.

Is yours heated. We've been considering, just don't want to reroute an electric line. Also, do you have a brand recommendation

https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3leul44n7qf2c McGovern: I want to take issue with the word choice of the gentlelady who kept on talking about a mandate. Where is the mandate? Is it in the room with us? Maybe it's hiding under the table. The last time I checked, Republicans lost seats in the house Rep. McGovern on the House floor 0:38

So essentially the new regime wants to replace the current system with something similar to Medicare and Medicaid and put an extra burden on a system that is already over taxed. Yet at the same time gut Medicare and Medicaid (you realize anything above basic Medicare is paid out of pocket or taken out of Social Security which the Republicans have wanted to scrap since LBJ) Makes sense to me.

Yesterday, the House and Senate unanimously passed this resolution setting procedures for the Jan. 6 joint session. Notably, this resolution embraces the Electoral Count Act as the governing law of the session — despite Trump’s effort to deem it unconstitutional 4 years ago. https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3lew4huwoxk27

https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3lewmnmm4vs2y

I see the Toddler elect is having another tantrum again. Maybe he needs a diaper change

Approx $277 Million

During one of our Christmas season gatherings, one of my nephews mentioned he was taking an art class. He's done brass work and sculpture but never really tried portraits. He was looking for some subjects for class. My wife sent him a picture of our son, who's about his age, and he did a great job. He then asked for a shot of our grand son. This is what we got. It's now been framed and ready to be hung