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https://newrepublic.com/article/200181/ice-raid-hyundai-stupid-cruel I don't disagree with New Republic here, it's stupid and cruel, but I think they are missing the bigger picture. I feel like they are trying to make it an argument between should we go after those working here illegally, or those who hired them to work here illegally. Right now Trump is leveraging his Tariff scare tactic with agreements that if you invest in America, you'll get a pass, or at least you'll be better off than others. These South Koreans weren't permanent workers in Georgia, they were here because of a broken immigration system that can't process these workers in a realistic time frame. They weren't here 'taking our jobs', but helping get a plant online and training locals that would be working here. It's the Trump admin cutting off its nose to spite its face. There is zero chance they get the immigration thing fixed either, they have no interest in doing so. How ironic/crazy would it be if in 50 years kids are reading in textbooks that Trumps tariff plan was actually successful and did spur the activity he wanted, but his own immigration plan suffocated it and never allowed it to come to fruition.

So, I'm at the point that I doubt whatever BLS says. I know they regularly look back at data and revise, but it does kind of feel like Trump feeling that if he can't have the numbers he wants for now, let's find a way to make Biden look weaker. Regardless, the Fed will go based on all the economic indicators and while inflation is still high, fed rates aren't in place just for inflation. These job numbers are horrible and the revised data seems to match up with anecdotal stories I have from friends/family that have been looking for jobs in the last year. I keep on repeating to myself that we are still largely a service economy thus the tariffs aren't as bad as many make them out to be, but we seem to be going in the direction of the doomsday economists that felt the tariffs would destroy the economy. If you don't have a good chunk of savings on hand, probably a great time to try and build that up.

So I'll give some points to GG on this in that I do have trust that folks in the lower/mid levels of the military are just trying to do their best. It doesn't mean they should have control and dictate decisions, but my guess is they did believe their were drugs on board. That said, you better be right and IMO if you take it to this level, there better be a review to confirm you are right. That portion will not get done under Trump, that portion is probably not even allowed to be questioned.

This is what you Trump haters don't get, he gets results. He wants a rate cut, but the fed won't do it because of inflation. Does he stop there? No, he gets what he wants, so he plays the long game of stifling jobs and here we are, in a great position to get that rate cut. More 4D chess from our dear leader.

Worth noting that the current interim will likely be the past interim by next week.

Did a quick check and see that the largest ever was in March of 2022 where we added just over 12 million jobs. As such, I expect the new Commissioner to come out tomorrow with Trump and report 12.5 million jobs added. Trump will add 'Best jobs report evah, that's right, it's the best, just like me. Some people said it couldn't be done, but look at me, I focused on getting the stats corrected last month, and it's the best numbers evah now. So beautiful.'

I'm not a fan of Taylor Lorenz, but wired published it which gives it a little more credence for me. https://www.wired.com/story/dark-money-group-secret-funding-democrat-influencers/

You win!! lol Not sure if the guy at my old school was jailed, but I do know he lost his job. Had to dig this up to remember the details: "The reports state Deputy Adam J. Brown, the school's resource officer, at about 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, fired a .380-caliber Sig Sauer pistol while in a classroom. He and another teacher had been in the robotics classroom using a force machine to test the trigger pull on a Springfield EMP 9mm handgun. Surveillance camera footage shows Brown and the teacher exit the classroom, with Brown returning alone shortly thereafter. He again used the force machine, this time with the Sig Sauer, apparently causing it to discharge. ... The bullet passed through two pieces of drywall and entered a classroom occupied by about 30 students. It traveled toward the ceiling, scraped a tile, proceeded to hit a cement wall, ricocheted off it, careened across the room, and struck teacher Brenda Amthor in the neck. Amthor was sitting down at her desk when the projectile struck her. She bore a small scratch, but was uninjured, as the bullet had lost its velocity, according to the reports." He then played dumb in the hopes no one would know it was him that shot it. Makes me feel so much better about 'good guys with guns'. </sarcasm>

The only school shooting ever at my high school was accidently done by the resource officer.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-has-sent-israel-thousands-2000-pound-bombs-since-oct-7-2024-06-28/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C June 28 (Reuters),not authorized to speak publicly. "The Biden administration has sent to Israel large numbers of munitions, including more than 10,000 highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs and thousands of Hellfire missiles, since the start of the war in Gaza" Looked up the number on the shipment that was held until Trump allowed it and it was 1800. (Note, they were paused under Biden, not stopped) So Biden gave them 10,000 , Trump only 1800..... yup, these are not the same.

Absolutely not, it's horrible what Trump is saying. My argument is Biden/Harris would not have said that, but I also don't have 100% faith that they would have done much more to stop it. While there are many on the left calling for Israel to stop, the main leadership is not as vocal. And forcing aid, like he did with the floating pier which was a logistical mess and only done because he didn't get what he wanted out of Israel and instead of forcing it, tried a work around which failed. Pretty sure by the summer of 2024 that was done with, what did he do through January 2025? Eventually we, along with others, helped set up Aid which we had Israel manage....hmmm, what a novel idea. So far the only difference with Trump is that he's saying the awful part out loud, where as Biden either agreed with Israel and wanted to have hotels on the shore too or he completely disagreed with a genocide, but did nothing about it. I do think you can make a case one is better than the other, I wouldn't want to try and defend it to St. Peter though.

Yeah, Israel was just doing precision targeting of Hamas, not even one Gazan civilian was killed by Israel until Trump became president. Biden....the other sides dear leader.

I have accepted how bad Trump is, but again that's not what my post was about. Trump says everything you shouldn't say out loud. 1) because even if it is right, you don't say it publicly and 2) because 99% of the time it's not only not right, it's so far out in left field it's mind boggling how he became president. But back to the actions, are you telling me that if Biden or Kamala was president right now, that Netanyahu would not be doing the same thing in Gaza? Absolutely no chance because Biden/Kamala would have stopped him? You really believe that? Again, maybe it would be somewhat different. I'm not saying there would be no difference, but Netanyahu was dead set on doing this after the October 7 attacks and there is plenty of evidence to show that dems may have publicly said more appropriate comments, but not much evidence that they would have done anything of substance to stop this genocide.

I may be wrong, but i'm not certainly wrong. The public talk would have been different, Trump talks about beautiful hotels on the shores of Gaza. Of course Biden and Harris wouldn't have said that, but i'm talking actions. My guess is behind the scenes they are telling Netanyahu he has to stop, in front of the cameras though, they may not be saying the stupid stuff Trump says, but they aren't demanding he stop either. You mention Iran, here is Schumer's comments: https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/leader-schumer-statement-on-israels-strikes-on-iran Jeffries on Gaza: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxY_yw3eFFY He calls for a 2 state solution at the end, but the rest is just saying we need a cease fire, which both sides have at times agreed to and both sides have violated. It's nice to say, i'll give you that. Schumer flat out gives support to Israel, no questions asked. These are your parties current leaders and they have mostly stayed silent and when they have been forced to answer, they either publicly support Israel or give general info that doesn't point to anything specific. Arguably the biggest name in the democratic party right now is Zohran Mamdani and he can't even secure an endorsement from anyone in democratic leadership, let alone Jeffries who represents the same people that overwhelmingly voted for Mamdani in the run-up election. Gee, I wonder why.

I certainly could be wrong, but my guess is there is no difference in policy with Israel right now if Harris is president. Democrats would have been better at keeping what's going on in Gaza under wraps better so there wouldn't be as much outrage. Behind the lines, Harris and her administration probably would have been a little more stern with Israel, but that's about it.

I listened to 89x yesterday. Heard a couple of songs i've never heard before along with your standard 'classic' alternative music from the 90's. I don't listen to radio much anymore, but had to give a listen after I heard it was back.

So I will say the left only focusing on guns will not solve the issue, nor will it be solved by the right focusing on mental health (especially with the fact they refuse to put in money towards doing anything about it, only complain about it). IMO, I do think a source of the issue relates more towards mental health then guns. Seems like most new big podcasts are about a 'mental health journey', but it seems like our youth look at improving mental health means avoiding issues that are mentally tough on you. Just like you work your body out to make you physically healthy, you need to do things that are mentally hard to help make you mentally healthy. I know I'm going to sound like an old man, but mostly I just feel like most kids are 'weak'. Not sure if I can explain it better, but I see to my son and his friends seem almost helpless over rather mundane issues. I'm sure I was part of the problem. I don't want to think I was a helicopter parent and when I compare to some of my kids friends parents, we weren't, but compared to my parents, we definitely were. Is it parenting, is it electronics, IDK. Above my pay grade, but definitely agree with republicans that point to this being the source of the issue. But even if we work to fix that source, it will take many years. In the meantime, just let more mass shootings happen? How we can't get on board with some common sense gun laws is absolutely wild to me. One weird/potentially scary thought, if someone gets into Trumps ear with the following (non factual) statement of 'you know, Soros wouldn't be able to hold our cities in fear if only we had some restrictions to keep these crazy liberals from getting guns and terrorizing our cities' he would probably come out in favor of gun laws and the GOP would probably just follow him. Obviously I have no faith any laws he passed would be done with competence, but I could see his fascist base embrace it as a means to work towards King Trump.

Most AG's can get a ham sandwich indicted, but Pam Bondi can't even get a person throwing one at cops indicted.

Evidence #273 that Trump is a Democrat.

I hope independents are stepping back and paying attention. Additionally there have been republicans that have openly talked off the record that they go along with Trump just so they can stop him if something serious happens. The republicans in Congress are much more aligned with Bolton. I’m not going to hold my breath though.

In a way, I kind of want that to happen. He continuously throws out allegations at Obama and calls him a crook which only enforces it to his side. If he arrests Obama, they need to present their findings in a public forum. If you have nothing, it will be made clear. Plus arresting Obama sets a precedence that Trump doesn't want, he doesn't want the courts to have any authority over a former President. So ultimately, Trump will not have him arrested, IMO. But I hope someone will goad him into it.

The right is cheering it on. It was either Bondi or Patel that posted 'no one is above the law' in regards to it. Umm, seems to be at least 1 person above the law.

All my co-workers in the Ashburn area always brag about Wegmans.

Absolutely! When I buy gas I just utter under my breath 'fake news' as I look at the pump, knowing full well that Marathon just wants to humiliate Trump and they are obviously only going to charge me 1.99/gallon.

Only argument I have is that I would substitute 'good' with 'great'. Additionally, it hasn't only helped ensure police follow the laws, but helped police that do follow the laws from getting unwarranted complaints as well. I have a family member that is a Wayne County Sheriff and complaints have dropped tremendously since they were required to wear them. For the majority of complaints he still follows up, he'll show the body cam to the prisoner if it's been deemed not credible and the response most of the time is they just hoped the sheriff had it turned off so they could get in trouble for that. Probably the only group against them now would be defense attorneys.