Amazing: By Simply Enforcing the Laws, Trump Has Reduced Illegal Border Crossings to the Lowest Level In 25 Years

Amid Trump crackdown, illegal border crossings plunge to levels not seen in decades
The number of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border illegally in President Trump's first full month in office plunged to a level not seen in at least 25 years, according to preliminary government data obtained by CBS News.
Last month, Border Patrol recorded about 8,450 apprehensions of migrants who crossed into the country unlawfully between official entry points along the U.S.-Mexico border, the statistics show.
On some days during a record spike in illegal crossings under the Biden administration, Border Patrol recorded more than 8,000 apprehensions in a single day.
February's total, which could be adjusted when the government officially publishes the statistics, would be the lowest monthly apprehensions tally recorded by Border Patrol since at least fiscal year 2000, the last period with public monthly data. The final tallies usually don't deviate much from the preliminary figures.
Over the past 25 years, the only time monthly apprehensions came close to the level recorded in February was in April 2017, when Border Patrol apprehended 11,000 migrants at the southwest border, agency data show.

The Trump Administration has removed over 50,000 criminal aliens, and Trump is unsatisfied with this pace.

When immigration agents were first ordered to deport Ivan Oramas and Santos Maradiaga-Villalta, President George W. Bush was in the White House and the iPhone was a distant dream.
That was over two decades ago--yet both men were arrested this week, according to federal data reviewed by DailyMail.com.
They were among over 50,000 illegal immigrants removed so far, a Department of Homeland Security official revealed to DailyMail.com.
News of their arrest was circulated Thursday in an internal immigration memo noting recent enforcement actions made by President Donald Trump's administration.
Oramas, 61, is a citizen of Cuba with a rap sheet including convictions for sexual battery and aggravated assault.
His sexual battery case caused serious injury, according to his charges in the file.
ICE Houston nabbed Oramas this week, enforcing a deportation order first handed down in October 2003--21 years overdue.
Maradiaga-Villalta, a 40-year-old alien from Honduras, has convictions for smuggling aliens into the U.S. He was arrested recently by ICE in Phoenix. His first deportation order dates back to January 2006, a 19-year lapse in action.
Now, as Trump's administration continues ramping up its crackdown on illegal immigration, these long-evading, at large fugitives are getting taken in after decades of delays.
Department of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem announced that in conjunction with Border Czar Tom Homan, immigration officials have already apprehended over 20,000 at large illegal aliens since Trump was sworn in.
'That's a 627% increase in monthly arrests compared to just 33,000 at large arrests under Biden for ALL of last year,' she wrote in a post on X.
In another post on the platform she bragged that DHS has slashed border encounters from 15,000 a day under Joe Biden to just 200 under Trump.
It's a '15-year low,' she wrote.
Among the other criminals that surfaced in this week's federal data were Guatemalan national Alexis Aquirre-Velasquez, 37, who was ordered out of the U.S. 12 years ago in February 2013.
He was charged with four counts of indecent liberty with a child and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Ed Morrissey writes that Trump has exposed Democrats' decades of lying about the supposed insolvability of the issue.

Let's not pussyfoot around this point: Everything Harris and Biden said about border enforcement was a bald-faced lie. Biden and Harris didn't need that bill to enforce border security and control immigration enforcement. Trump had managed to do it without that bill for the four years of his first term. Biden and Harris created the border crisis because they wanted to force Republicans into a bad "compromise" bill that would leave illegal crossings at historic highs for as long as possible. Their progressive-elite clique detests borders and sneers at American legitimacy, and would have never even cared about the crisis unless Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis started to bus illegals into places like Washington DC, New York, and Chicago.
Trump exposed it as a lie within less than two months in office. Trump did more to secure America's southern border in 40 days than Biden and Harris did in four years. And he did it under existing laws, with the existing resources already at the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. Congress didn't need to lift a finger to allow the executive branch to secure the borders and deal directly with the traffickers of both humans and drugs. Trump didn't even need to build the wall to get immediate results, although that will be coming.
Joe Biden lied.
Kamala Harris lied.
Nancy Pelosi lied.

Astoundingly, by which I mean "Obviously," the Democrats' are continuing to double-down on these absurd lies. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump isn't securing the border -- the Democrats are.

🚨JEFFRIES: Trump isn’t focused on key issues like 'securing the border' — but Democrats are.

It’s little wonder that under Jeffries’ leadership, Democrats in congress have an approval rating of 21%. pic.twitter.com/pm3CLTVqpV
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) March 2, 2025

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1 And taken $2B earmarked for illegals welfare and given it to NC FEMA efforts.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:29 PM (i24o9)

2 Crazy, ain't it?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2025 06:30 PM (OX9vb)

3 Impossible! I was informed by cnn and all of the democrats that we had to pass the $hitty immigration bill to secure the border.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2025 06:30 PM (e5NfL)

4 Unpossible! I was told it takes an act of congress and the executive was powerless.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2025 06:30 PM (u73oe)

5 Thank God we have the democrats stopping illegal immigration.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at March 04, 2025 06:31 PM (ZHVrD)

6 It's almost like the previous administration wanted unlimited illegal immigration.

Posted by: fd at March 04, 2025 06:31 PM (vFG9F)

7 It's so crazy, it might just work.

Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 06:31 PM (UJ+K5)

8 Frost!

Posted by: eleven at March 04, 2025 06:32 PM (0HaGk)

9 Gonna take a while to clean out the illegals at 35k a month. Although like last time, a lot are being deported.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 06:32 PM (2VST1)

10 He was charged with four counts of indecent liberty with a child and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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See, now if he was just a transfemale athlete, this would be perfectly legal.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 06:32 PM (ZOv7s)

11 My unofficial observations at the local Walmart would indicate that illegal border crossings are indeed declining. I need to check out the Home Depot parking lot to be certain.

Posted by: Scarymary at March 04, 2025 06:32 PM (i/l90)

12 Sorry, that first post content was satire.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:32 PM (i24o9)

13 Boy, Blitzer was all over that.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2025 06:32 PM (1bNHn)

14 I'm so old I remember when college campuses were hotbeds of rape, but now having a guy follow women into their rest room is inclusive, and kicking him out is bigotry.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 06:33 PM (ZOv7s)

15 Whodathunkit ?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 04, 2025 06:33 PM (RP0h0)

16 Gonna take a while to clean out the illegals at 35k a month. Although like last time, a lot are being deported.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 06:32 PM (2VST1)
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Self-deportation appears to be going on at a high rate. Better to drive out with your stuff than fly out on a plane with the clothes on your back.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 06:34 PM (ZOv7s)

17 Suggested edit:

"Trump exposed it as a lie within less than two months in office. Trump did more to secure America's southern border in 40 days than Biden and Harris did in ~~four years~~ 48 months.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 06:34 PM (YqDXo)

18 Wolf Blitzer has been an old man my entire life.

Posted by: eleven at March 04, 2025 06:34 PM (0HaGk)

19 >>>Among the other criminals that surfaced in this week's federal data were Guatemalan national Alexis Aquirre-Velasquez, 37, who was ordered out of the U.S. 12 years ago in February 2013.

>>>He was charged with four counts of indecent liberty with a child and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

They're just raping American kids for the democrats that Americans don't want to do.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:35 PM (i24o9)

20 I'm so old I remember when college campuses were hotbeds of rape, but now having a guy follow women into their rest room is inclusive, and kicking him out is bigotry.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 06:33 PM (ZOv7s)
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And for Super Bowl Sunday? Fuggetaboutit.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 06:35 PM (YqDXo)

21 14 I'm so old I remember when college campuses were hotbeds of rape

Thanks for reminding me about Mattress Girl.
I had mercifully forgotten about her....

Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 06:35 PM (UJ+K5)

22 That was a good example of actual gaslighting by Jeffries. He literally looked straight into the camera and said a whole bunch of stuff that is not true, in order to get you to doubt yourself.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 06:35 PM (2VST1)

23
Looks like D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza may be going away.

https://tinyurl.com/5b6876uh

For those of you keeping score at home, I'm still not tired of winning.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 04, 2025 06:36 PM (dg+HA)

24 Another grim milestone on our southern border.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo...post-modernist at March 04, 2025 06:36 PM (mWSu4)

25 We will be continually assured that this is all thanks to Biden. Just as Trump's economy was really Obama's economy. Dog-eater himself assured us of that. And he is absolutely truthful, and all-knowing, isn't he.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2025 06:36 PM (1bNHn)

26 Kristi Noem Leads ICE Raids in Northern Virginia After Leak by Reporter (
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem led ICE raids in Northern Virginia Tuesday morning that targeted illegal alien gang members as part of a two-day coordinated action in the D.C. suburbs. Details of the raids were leaked by Vanity Fair Congressional reporter Pablo Manriquez who also advised targets on how to evade capture.

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (w4nzS)

27 My unofficial observations at the local Walmart would indicate that illegal border crossings are indeed declining. I need to check out the Home Depot parking lot to be certain.

Posted by: Scarymary at March 04, 2025 06:32 PM (i/l90)
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Just yell "La migra" in the Home Depot parking lot and watch the pandemonium erupt.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (YqDXo)

28 And all along, they've known where these people are.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (OX9vb)

29 He was charged with four counts of indecent liberty with a child and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

They're just raping American kids for the democrats that Americans don't want to do.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:35 PM (i24o9)
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They need to put a 1 and 2 zeros in front of that sentence...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (BpYfr)

30 18 Wolf Blitzer has been an old man my entire life.
Posted by: eleven at March 04, 2025 06:34 PM (0HaGk)

And will never live down -$4600

Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (UJ+K5)

31 I was reliably informed that the President could not close the border unless a new law was passed?

Was that a lie?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (xkwZj)

32 We will never let you forget Mattress Girl.

Until morale improves!

Posted by: eleven at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (0HaGk)

33 Self-deportation appears to be going on at a high rate. Better to drive out with your stuff than fly out on a plane with the clothes on your back.

Yeah that's what I meant to type but I got distracted by a stand up set by Quinn Dale

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (2VST1)

34 That was a good example of actual gaslighting by Jeffries. He literally looked straight into the camera and said a whole bunch of stuff that is not true, in order to get you to doubt yourself.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 06:35 PM (2VST1)

I just was wondering HOW HIS HEAD GOT THAT SHAPE

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (n7h9X)

35 I clicked in the Jeffies video with less enthusiasm than an Ackbar link.

Listen very carefully to what Hakeem says. He talks about keeping farm workers and DREAMERs safe...and adds "families" as almost an afterthought.

Jeffries admitted his priority is not Americans. But, we all knew that.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (tT6L1)

36 Details of the raids were leaked by Vanity Fair Congressional reporter Pablo Manriquez who also advised targets on how to evade capture.

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (w4nzS)
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What's his immigration status? Never mind; I don't care. Deport him anyway.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 06:38 PM (YqDXo)

37 24 Another grim milestone on our southern border.

NODNOL 182 SELIM

Posted by: anachronda at March 04, 2025 06:38 PM (oY6Yp)

38 I was reliably informed that the President could not close the border unless a new law was passed?

Was that a lie?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (xkwZj)
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Yes.

It was an excuse for inaction.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 06:39 PM (YqDXo)

39 Never forget Bitch McConnell sending out his RINO gofer Lankford to try and sell us out acting like 5000 illegals a day was the best we could do and that his nonsense bill was the ONLY way to help.

And don't forget just how many RINO scumbags tried to shove it down our throats with the WE CANT CLOSE THE BORDER WITHOUT THIS.

Bitch McConnell refused to give Trump $5 billion for a wall and fire hosed $300 billion into Ukraine without even blinking.

And yet people STILL act like MAGA was just 'so unexpected'.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at March 04, 2025 06:39 PM (lCHt6)

40 That was a good example of actual gaslighting by Jeffries. He literally looked straight into the camera and said a whole bunch of stuff that is not true, in order to get you to doubt yourself.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 06:35 PM

democrats have no message and no plan other than lying their a$$e$ off and gaslighting America.

As george costanza quipped......it's not a lie if you believe it and democrats truly believe their lies because that is all they have left at this point.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2025 06:39 PM (e5NfL)

41 It’s almost as if when you lock your door, fewer people will walk into your house vs when you remove door from the hinges and put a “Come on In” sign on the lawn.

Crazy right?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 06:39 PM (di3H4)

42 We will never let you forget Mattress Girl.

Until morale improves!
Posted by: eleven at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (0HaGk)

Never understood the imaging of the gal carrying the mattress of shame with her as if she wanted to be ready. You'd think you'd be averse to it.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 06:39 PM (n7h9X)

43 14 I'm so old I remember when college campuses were hotbeds of rape, but now having a guy follow women into their rest room is inclusive, and kicking him out is bigotry.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 06:33 PM (ZOv7s)
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Oh, they're still hotbeds of rape. But that happens only when a straight male (not of color) follows a woman. A woman doing so cannot be. And don't mention her penis, H8r.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2025 06:39 PM (1bNHn)

44 President Trump is the man of men at this point.

All the absent seats of coward Dims should have a large poster of President Trump's face and thumbs up.

I hope he rakes them over the coals for voting against women in girl's sports today. For abusing their power. For sending bazillions to the Ukraine and their pet projects to pad their pockets. So many things, so little time to mock the hell out of them tonight.

Telling Americans straight out how much money laundering he found, some reasons like condoms for the Taliban, and how much is saved for our country. When Americans in W NC, E TN and California, after disasters, have nothing.

I hope the few Dims that remain, maybe Bernie, will expire from high blood pressure. Or pass out. Either/or and I don't ask for much.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2025 06:39 PM (6PCLE)

45 And yet people STILL act like MAGA was just 'so unexpected'.
Posted by: DudeAbiding at March 04, 2025 06:39 PM (lCHt6)

ssshh I want them to not expect us.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 06:41 PM (n7h9X)

46 Jeffries' head is shaped like a Mike and Ike.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 04, 2025 06:41 PM (bDNzX)

47 9 He was charged with four counts of indecent liberty with a child and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

They're just raping American kids for the democrats that Americans don't want to do.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:35 PM (i24o9)
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They need to put a 1 and 2 zeros in front of that sentence...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (BpYfr)
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Or put in a 2 and three zeroes, and append a "V" after that.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 06:41 PM (YqDXo)

48 As george costanza quipped......it's not a lie if you believe it and democrats truly believe their lies because that is all they have left at this point.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2025 06:39 PM (e5NfL)
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I do not understand why people keep citing that, as it is so obviously true, as stated.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2025 06:41 PM (1bNHn)

49 NBC News, Congress
Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls after confrontations over layoffs go viral
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee advised Republicans in a closed-door meeting that there were other ways to reach constituents. March 4, 2025

In part, "Shortly before the end of the town hall, one attendee criticized the job cuts, including the firing of veterans. Sweeping federal worker cuts have affected veterans, who comprise about 30% of the federal workforce, according to publicly available data."

Here's the frigging catch, the linked publicly available data is from OPM and entitled: 'Employment of Veterans in the
Federal Executive Branch
, Fiscal Year 2021.' It's data assembled during the TRUMP-PENCE administration so Trump should get credit, not booed.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2025 06:42 PM (NFX2v)

50 12 Sorry, that first post content was satire.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:32 PM

Dang it.

Now I have to take back that big sh*t-eating grin that I got immediately after reading your post!

I thought it was a "real thing" that Trump accomplished (as opposed to lying Democrats).

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2025 06:42 PM (Q4Dc6)

51 ***Let's not pussyfoot around this point: Everything Harris and Biden said about border enforcement was a bald-faced lie.
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What bold revelation this man has brought forward.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2025 06:42 PM (jj2yx)

52 God, upon creating Hakeem Jeffries:
"I really need to eat more fiber..."

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 04, 2025 06:42 PM (hgkPH)

53 And all along, they've known where these people are.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2025 06:37 PM (OX9vb)
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Yep. Crippling the "charities" that bring them in is another huge factor. Fun fact: Biden reclassified foreign clergy in order to put their visas into a much smaller pool, and then threatened to deport them.

Did US Bishops mention this at all before the election? Did the cardinals complain? Nope, it was quietly litigated because if they made too much of a stink, their $100 million in "refugee" money would be cut off.

But McElroy sure found his voice over illegal migrants, didn't he?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 06:42 PM (ZOv7s)

54 It is a lie if the jury doesn't believe you believe it.

Posted by: SFGoth at March 04, 2025 06:43 PM (yx1nB)

55 Hakeem's face looks like it was run over while before his bones fused as an infant. I think this explains a lot.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2025 06:43 PM (6PCLE)

56 Dang it.

Now I have to take back that big sh*t-eating grin that I got immediately after reading your post!

I thought it was a "real thing" that Trump accomplished (as opposed to lying Democrats).

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2025 06:42 PM (Q4Dc6)

He got help there, for sure.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:43 PM (i24o9)

57 By Simply Enforcing the Laws, Trump...

Why, it's as if the Republicans and Democrats were united into a single party in order to NOT enforce the laws for the last forty years- or whenever the phrase '11 million illegals' first made it into print.

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2025 06:44 PM (710OU)

58 We will be continually assured that this is all thanks to Biden. Just as Trump's economy was really Obama's economy. Dog-eater himself assured us of that. And he is absolutely truthful, and all-knowing, isn't he.

------------------------------------------------

They aren't gonna mention Biden or Jill Biden ever again.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 06:44 PM (n7h9X)

59 21 14 I'm so old I remember when college campuses were hotbeds of rape

Thanks for reminding me about Mattress Girl.
I had mercifully forgotten about her....

Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 06:35 PM

Anyone care to wager against me that Mattress Girl recently had a job that was dependent on USAID?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2025 06:44 PM (Q4Dc6)

60 I'm into The Dalmore tonight.

2 days off, what the H E double hockey sticks...

Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 06:44 PM (UJ+K5)

61 Bitch McConnell refused to give Trump $5 billion for a wall and fire hosed $300 billion into Ukraine without even blinking.

And yet people STILL act like MAGA was just 'so unexpected'.
Posted by: DudeAbiding at March 04, 2025 06:39 PM (lCHt6)
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McConnell's well-worn fartclam has been bought and sold extensively over the last however many number of decades that dessicated old wank-stain has been traipsing the halls of the Capitol.

BUT MUH JUDGES is the lamest, gayest argument in favor of Mitch being kept in power that has ever been made. He's a net negative for the GOP and for America as a whole.

Kentuckians should have thrown his dumb ass out on his ear a long-ass time ago.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2025 06:45 PM (iyRXG)

62
They aren't gonna mention Biden or Jill Biden ever again.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 06:44 PM (n7h9X)

Except in the indictment

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2025 06:45 PM (VE6XX)

63 Anyone care to wager against me that Mattress Girl recently had a job that was dependent on USAID?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2025 06:44 PM (Q4Dc6)
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Trendy non-profit to be sure. Or a "charity" that's sole mission is to "raise awareness."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 06:45 PM (ZOv7s)

64 As george costanza quipped......it's not a lie if you believe it and democrats truly believe their lies because that is all they have left at this point.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2025 06:39 PM (e5NfL)
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I do not understand why people keep citing that, as it is so obviously true, as stated.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2025 06:41 PM

I suspect it's because of the duplicitous nature of humans to want the world to conform to their beliefs to the extent that they will willingly lie to themselves to get what they want.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2025 06:45 PM (e5NfL)

65 Willowing myself from last thread….

AP is reporting anonymous sources saying there are plans to fire 1/2 the IRS Jack booted thugs. Is it true? One can hope.

That would mean 45,000 axed.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 06:45 PM (di3H4)

66 NBC actually reported this and they were actually pretty fair and honest.

I wonder who's spiking the water cooler.....

Posted by: Stateless...44% - mental state clawing up from 10% at March 04, 2025 06:46 PM (jvJvP)

67 OT- Opposition lawmakers in the Serbian Parliament unleashed smoke bombs, flares, and tear gas and causing three injuries. From "Legal Insurrection" site . Hopefully that won't happen tonight at Trump's speech.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2025 06:46 PM (zsXOK)

68
What's his immigration status? Never mind; I don't care. Deport him anyway.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 06:38 PM (YqDXo)

Noem did already fire a department employee last week for the same thing. How to deal with a private citizen and make it stick though?

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at March 04, 2025 06:46 PM (w4nzS)

69 The Trump Administration has removed over 50,000 criminal aliens, and Trump is unsatisfied with this pace.
.......

I hear Z-Dog needs some more cannon fodder.

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 06:46 PM (v0R5T)

70 NBC News, Congress
Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls after confrontations over layoffs go viral
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee advised Republicans in a closed-door meeting that there were other ways to reach constituents. March 4, 2025

In part, "Shortly before the end of the town hall, one attendee criticized the job cuts, including the firing of veterans. Sweeping federal worker cuts have affected veterans, who comprise about 30% of the federal workforce, according to publicly available data."

Here's the frigging catch, the linked publicly available data is from OPM and entitled: 'Employment of Veterans in the
Federal Executive Branch
, Fiscal Year 2021.' It's data assembled during the TRUMP-PENCE administration so Trump should get credit, not booed.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2025 06:42 PM (NFX2v)

These are ops by Soros Groups, Dems are other traitors using USAID money. They mean nothing except all the theft of taxpayer money is not gone.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 06:47 PM (n7h9X)

71 Lies, theft, murder, envy, treachery. Mr. Carville whay am I leaving out?

Posted by: Deplorable Minion at March 04, 2025 06:47 PM (QSrLX)

72 65 Willowing myself from last thread….

AP is reporting anonymous sources saying there are plans to fire 1/2 the IRS Jack booted thugs. Is it true? One can hope.

That would mean 45,000 axed.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 06:45 PM (di3H4)

Gonna last more than 4 hours

Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 06:47 PM (UJ+K5)

73 ICE is in my city, grabbed a few with criminal records. My city is a sanctuary city, in a sanctuary county and state. The police seem to be staying out of the way. I know some of our cops and I'm sure they're sharing info, even if the chiefs and sheriff are Dems

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2025 06:48 PM (EG7Bp)

74 I hear Z-Dog needs some more cannon fodder.

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 06:46 PM (v0R5T)

And women of reproductive age, apparently.

Posted by: Scarymary at March 04, 2025 06:48 PM (i/l90)

75 I suspect it's because of the duplicitous nature of humans to want the world to conform to their beliefs to the extent that they will willingly lie to themselves to get what they want.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2025 06:45 PM (e5NfL)
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The Dems are really weird in this regard. They come up with lies and they know they are lies because they fabricate them with great care. Then, somehow, they act as if they are facts, and make consequential decisions based on them.

It's like the polls that they fake and then are shocked when they are fake.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 06:48 PM (ZOv7s)

76 This town halls are 100% astroturf Dems. Any gop congress critter too dumb to realize this should resign.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 06:48 PM (di3H4)

77 I just was wondering HOW HIS HEAD GOT THAT SHAPE
Posted by: Oldcat
......

It's Silly Putty?

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 06:48 PM (v0R5T)

78 54 It is a lie if the jury doesn't believe you believe it.
Posted by: SFGoth at March 04, 2025 06:43 PM (yx1nB)
_______
No. It's simply the case that you'll be convicted. We hope that usually establishes the truth, but it would be folly to think it always does so.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2025 06:49 PM (1bNHn)

79 I suspect it's because of the duplicitous nature of humans to want the world to conform to their beliefs to the extent that they will willingly lie to themselves to get what they want.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2025 06:45 PM (e5NfL)

Or the humor in the recognition that, to avail yourself of the safeharbor that a lie, by definition, must be believed to be false, you MUST do the extra work and lie yourself.

You can't be lazy about it.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:49 PM (i24o9)

80 Prior to Trump, discussions on immigration went like this:

The American People: "No new immigration!"
The Republican Party: "Ok, no new immigration."
The Democratic Party: "We want a 20% increase in immigration."
The Republican Party: "All we can give you is a 10% increase."
The Democratic Party: "Ok."
The American People: "What the hell just happened here?".

Posted by: Crusader at March 04, 2025 06:49 PM (TN0g+)

81 Make illegals our largest export

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at March 04, 2025 06:49 PM (jPdyB)

82 Trump should announce tonight that Mitch Mcconnel stepping down as one of his accomplishments of the first month in office.
-House cheers Yay!!! Bravo!!!!

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at March 04, 2025 06:49 PM (w4nzS)

83 I just apply my new Democrat Translator app -
It automatically speaks the complete opposite sentence.
Nails it every time.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 04, 2025 06:49 PM (DsA2n)

84 Sure, Jan.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2025 06:49 PM (bss/y)

85 Mayorkas is a lying back of crap as well.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2025 06:49 PM (EG7Bp)

86 Welll actually Jeffries has a point. By Biden and Dem governors like Jarod Polis not just letting illegals in to do construction work and whatnot but inviting TdA gangs to take over apartment complexes they set the stage for almost everybody to be ready for "Deport deport deport" Community cooperation with ICE is probably at record high levels.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 04, 2025 06:50 PM (CKOCg)

87 I hear Z-Dog needs some more cannon fodder.

Posted by: wth

And women of reproductive age, apparently.
Posted by: Scarymary
......

He would just start up the Mail Order Bride business again.

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 06:50 PM (v0R5T)

88 ICE visited a Mexican restaurant in my city looking for a child predator. While there they checked the status of all employees. 12 of the 15 were illegal.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2025 06:50 PM (u73oe)

89 41 It’s almost as if when you lock your door, fewer people will walk into your house vs when you remove door from the hinges and put a “Come on In” sign on the lawn.

Crazy right?
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 06:39 PM (di3H4)

That reminds me. While I was out walking the dogs, it occurred to me that all the properties with No Trespassing signs are places no one would dream of trying to enter.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2025 06:50 PM (OX9vb)

90 52, lol

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 04, 2025 06:50 PM (RP0h0)

91 Together at last! KJP on the View.

RCP Video@rcpvideo
Karine Jean-Pierre: Trump Taking Over WH Press Pool Makes It "State TV" Like North Korea
"When the White House press team decides to step in and override the White House Correspondents Association, who they have the job of doing that, then what we’re looking at is state TV."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 04, 2025 06:50 PM (L/fGl)

92 64 As george costanza quipped......it's not a lie if you believe it and democrats truly believe their lies because that is all they have left at this point.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2025 06:39 PM (e5NfL)
______
I do not understand why people keep citing that, as it is so obviously true, as stated.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2025 06:41 PM

I suspect it's because of the duplicitous nature of humans to want the world to conform to their beliefs to the extent that they will willingly lie to themselves to get what they want.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2025 06:45 PM (e5NfL)
______
Yes, that is the difference between willful and invincible ignorance.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2025 06:50 PM (1bNHn)

93 >> re negative leap second, Is that because Krakatoa farted in 2022? Can we blame Pluto?

It's something going on with the earth's inner core. There's a differential rotation going on, and some complicated dance of momentum with that this is not well understood. That's what they think.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 04, 2025 06:51 PM (w6EFb)

94 ICE visited a Mexican restaurant in my city looking for a child predator. While there they checked the status of all employees. 12 of the 15 were illegal.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2025 06:50 PM (u73oe)

That's almost too easy.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:51 PM (i24o9)

95 @bennyjohnson
IRS drafting plans to fire half of its 90,000-person workforce

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2025 06:51 PM (jj2yx)

96 "They come up with lies and they know they are lies because they fabricate them with great care."

A characteristic of a Democrat is the ability to believe two contradictory things at once.

Posted by: fd at March 04, 2025 06:51 PM (vFG9F)

97 So the news is Trump is going to make some kind of compromise over the tariffs tomorrow with Canada and Mexico.

Is it wrong that I hope he makes it 40% ?

Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 06:51 PM (UJ+K5)

98 69 The Trump Administration has removed over 50,000 criminal aliens, and Trump is unsatisfied with this pace.
.......

I hear Z-Dog needs some more cannon fodder.
Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 06:46 PM (v0R5T)
________
That's a thought. What would the libs say if we just shipped them to Ukraine?

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2025 06:52 PM (1bNHn)

99 Hakeem Jeffries, or as I call him, "Discount Obama".....

Posted by: pookysgirl thought JJ had a better epithet at March 04, 2025 06:52 PM (Wt5PA)

100 "There really is a huge huge difference in physical power, it is a multiplier of body mass, muscle mas, upper body strength, and bone structure all working together. That's why from birth we have to be conditioned to not hit your annoying older sister. Because at some point you might really damage her" Posted by: Oldcat

Funny cause at age ? 11 or so for me, my 5 year older sister used to control me, then at some point, I decided to reverse the trend and chase her, and while she was on the floor, I gave her my tiny fist treatment to her back. The Change of Power was complete. heh

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2025 06:52 PM (Cus5s)

101
Jeffries should be 'sportin a fro.

He ain't bonafide.

Posted by: Auspex at March 04, 2025 06:52 PM (j4U/Z)

102 What's his immigration status? Never mind; I don't care. Deport him anyway.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 06:38 PM (YqDXo)

I like the way you think. Can we deport my idiot sister?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 04, 2025 06:52 PM (mWSu4)

103 Make illegals our largest export
Posted by: Smellslikevictory
.....

and put tariffs on them.

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 06:52 PM (v0R5T)

104 Anyone care to wager against me that Mattress Girl recently had a job that was dependent on USAID?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2025 06:44 PM (Q4Dc6)
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Trendy non-profit to be sure. Or a "charity" that's sole mission is to "raise awareness."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 06:45 PM (ZOv7s)
________________

She should have worked for David "Horst Weasel" Hogg's poxy and now defunct pillow company. Do a little cross marketing with the mattress thing.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 06:53 PM (YqDXo)

105 Publius, your posts often go over my head, but they inspire me to read and do a bit of research about science-y things. Thank you.

Posted by: Scarymary at March 04, 2025 06:53 PM (i/l90)

106 Trump to the doubters.

How do you build a skyscraper?
ans: One piece at a time!

and it takes years

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at March 04, 2025 06:53 PM (w4nzS)

107 eeyore is spot-on @ 78

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 04, 2025 06:53 PM (RP0h0)

108 I might just fart in Trump's general direction.

Posted by: Nancy Pelosi at March 04, 2025 06:53 PM (paSBy)

109 102 What's his immigration status? Never mind; I don't care. Deport him anyway.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 06:38 PM (YqDXo)

I like the way you think. Can we deport my idiot sister?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 04, 2025 06:52 PM (mWSu4)
______________

Sure!

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 06:53 PM (YqDXo)

110 Most who want in are already here.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2025 06:54 PM (/lPRQ)

111 Funny cause at age ? 11 or so for me, my 5 year older sister used to control me, then at some point, I decided to reverse the trend and chase her, and while she was on the floor, I gave her my tiny fist treatment to her back. The Change of Power was complete. heh

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2025 06:52 PM (Cus5s)

You slipped her the tongue?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:54 PM (i24o9)

112 I know what's wrong with the core. Kaiju. At least I hope so.

Posted by: fd at March 04, 2025 06:54 PM (vFG9F)

113 Joe Biden ~~lied.~~ profited

Kamala Harris ~~ied.~~ profited

Nancy Pelosi ~~lied.~~ profited

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2025 06:54 PM (D7oie)

114 Gavin Newsom & his allies just forced 12 historic family farms & dairies out of Point Reyes National Seashore in California.

For over 100 years, ranchers and dairy farmers have worked the land at Point Reyes. They built Marin’s organic food movement & supplied fresh milk to Californians. Now they’re being forced out — by environmental groups, the federal government, and Newsom’s political allies.
_https://threadreaderapp.com/
thread/1896805547837735304.html

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2025 06:54 PM (jj2yx)

115 105 Publius, your posts often go over my head, but they inspire me to read and do a bit of research about science-y things. Thank you.
Posted by: Scarymary at March 04, 2025 06:53 PM (i/l90)

Sm: 'This new learning is amazing, Sir publius. Tell me again how sheep's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes?'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2025 06:54 PM (bss/y)

116 > ICE visited a Mexican restaurant in my city looking for a child predator. While there they checked the status of all employees. 12 of the 15 were illegal.

ICE doesn't have to go exclusively to Mexican restaurants to repeat this result. Every restaurant's back of house is full of illegals. The only exceptions are tiny Asian restaurants where all of the employees are family members.

Posted by: bonhomme at March 04, 2025 06:54 PM (lIio7)

117 There's a differential rotation going on, and some complicated dance of momentum with that this is not well understood. That's what they think.

----

<Whistling nonchalantly

Posted by: The Deros at March 04, 2025 06:55 PM (nCbmW)

118 President Trump could arrive and tell the Dims to go eat boogers and it would make more sense than what Joepy had to say for four years.

Hakeem would probably get this. He looks a bit short of brains due to the squishing of his newborn skull bones and pressure on his anterior fontanelle.

I think Hakeem's Mama stacked books on his head as he slept to keep him from rolling over and SIDS. Wth?

Y'all have no freaking idea how bummed out I am right now that Lateefa is not talking tonight and a white woman is instead. I had all my Lateefa jokes ready and waiting. Her photos crack me up. She is my new Dim hero.

Yes, I am mean as I can possibly be. I don't care!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2025 06:55 PM (6PCLE)

119 80
This has been the congressional modus operandi for decades now...

Posted by: Hrothgar at March 04, 2025 06:55 PM (hOUT3)

120 Trump better not mention this tonight or I might walk out. Plus, as a reminder and tribute to pedophilia, I'm going to wear pink.

Posted by: The Fluorescent Hair Army at March 04, 2025 06:56 PM (dIske)

121 Ace, are they leaving gold bars in a dead drop for you somewhere? Because comments are leading the way. I expect Bondi and Kash to I don't know what, find a legal foundation to claw back EVERYTHING done in Biden's name by EVERYONE who laid those things before him to sign, designate, approve and authorize.

Posted by: Deplorable Minion at March 04, 2025 06:56 PM (QSrLX)

122 I might just fart in Trump's general direction.
Posted by: Nancy Pelosi at March 04, 2025 06:53 PM (paSBy)
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Narrator Voice: The shart landed on the side of the chair opposite to Trump.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 06:57 PM (ZOv7s)

123 Funny cause at age ? 11 or so for me, my 5 year older sister used to control me, then at some point, I decided to reverse the trend and chase her, and while she was on the floor, I gave her my tiny fist treatment to her back. The Change of Power was complete. heh

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2025 06:52 PM (Cus5s)

You slipped her the tongue?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon

And?

Posted by: House Lannister at March 04, 2025 06:57 PM (nCbmW)

124 Christy, your cruelty is appreciated. I only regret that Jasmine Crockett isn't speaking her ghetto wisdom tonight. That would show us crackers!

Posted by: Scarymary at March 04, 2025 06:57 PM (i/l90)

125 Hakeem Jeffries, or as I call him, "Discount Obama".....
Posted by: pookysgirl thought JJ had a better epithet
.....

Perfect.

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 06:57 PM (v0R5T)

126 you go christy!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 04, 2025 06:57 PM (RP0h0)

127 AOC is not going bring her buck teeth and tits to the speech tonight. This is an upgrade.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2025 06:57 PM (tazkY)

128 It's like the polls that they fake and then are shocked when they are fake.

LOL Yeah. They are front loaded for a result then when its not the right result they are all depressed. Really?

ICE doesn't have to go exclusively to Mexican restaurants to repeat this result. Every restaurant's back of house is full of illegals.

Yeah some industries are full of illegals and more frustratingly are INFAMOUSLY so. Like, everyone knows except ICE, apparently.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 06:57 PM (2VST1)

129 443 Federal Properties up for sale.

A good start.

Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 06:57 PM (UJ+K5)

130 Jeffries is one strange looking man.

Posted by: Tuna at March 04, 2025 06:58 PM (lJ0H4)

131 Oramas, 61, is a citizen of Cuba with a rap sheet including convictions for sexual battery and aggravated assault.

Is he buddies with L A mayor Karen Bass who traveled to Cuba twice a year to worship at Castro's feet?

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle for festive little hats at March 04, 2025 06:58 PM (t8YNY)

132 Christy, your cruelty is appreciated. I only regret that Jasmine Crockett isn't speaking her ghetto wisdom tonight. That would show us crackers!

Posted by: Scarymary at March 04, 2025 06:57 PM (i/l90)

I have to miss it. Add some extra cruelty in my absence.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:58 PM (i24o9)

133 Given those farmers are a) in Marin County and b) into organic nonsense m, imma guess they’re not exactly MAGA. So whatevs. Hell the left decimated farming in Central Valley and nobody gave a shit.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 06:58 PM (di3H4)

134 Hakeem Jeffries, or as I call him, "Discount Obama".....
Posted by: pookysgirl thought JJ had a better epithet
.....

Perfect.
Posted by: wth

Seconded! For the Win!

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2025 06:58 PM (tazkY)

135 ICE visited a Mexican restaurant in my city looking for a child predator. While there they checked the status of all employees. 12 of the 15 were illegal.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2025 06:50 PM (u73oe)

That's almost too easy.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:51 PM (i24o9)

Buenos Tacos, Muchos Nachos !

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at March 04, 2025 06:58 PM (NtVYv)

136 Funny cause at age ? 11 or so for me, my 5 year older sister used to control me, then at some point, I decided to reverse the trend and chase her, and while she was on the floor, I gave her my tiny fist treatment to her back. The Change of Power was complete. heh

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2025 06:52 PM (Cus5s)

You slipped her the tongue?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:54 PM (i24o9)
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This is deeply disturbing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 06:58 PM (ZOv7s)

137 117 There's a differential rotation going on, and some complicated dance of momentum with that this is not well understood. That's what they think.

----

Posted by: The Deros at March 04, 2025 06:55 PM (nCbmW)

Unfamiliar with that one. Kind of like the Deep Sevens?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2025 06:58 PM (bss/y)

138 oops, Christy, you shoulda got capitalized

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 04, 2025 06:58 PM (RP0h0)

139 That "secure the chamber" shit would be better than Reagan's "bomb Russia" mic check. No tak!

Posted by: Deplorable Minion at March 04, 2025 06:59 PM (QSrLX)

140 Anyone care to wager against me that Mattress Girl recently had a job that was dependent on USAID?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2025 06:44 PM (Q4Dc6)

Looks like she did for about 9 years since she claims her mattress was performance art and then did more art at others expense. So USAID or equivalent is likely.

She stopped doing that at about 30, no surprise there and nothing is recorded. So not recent?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 06:59 PM (n7h9X)

141 Federal Properties up for sale.

A good start.

Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 06:57 PM (UJ+K5)

Including the Cheney and Pelosi buildings.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:59 PM (i24o9)

142 Yeah some industries are full of illegals and more frustratingly are INFAMOUSLY so. Like, everyone knows except ICE, apparently.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 06:57 PM (2VST1)
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ICE is moving strategically. Workplace raids on non-critical industries will telegraph to those that are more consequential that they need to get those new job postings out there right now.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 07:00 PM (ZOv7s)

143

OY!
what you lot doin' ?

Posted by: Don Black. Message: DEFEAT CANADA at March 04, 2025 07:00 PM (AOsQT)

144 For over 100 years, ranchers and dairy farmers have worked the land at Point Reyes. They built Marin’s organic food movement & supplied fresh milk to Californians. Now they’re being forced out — by environmental groups, the federal government, and Newsom’s political allies.
__________________

Who doubtless have some plans for the now-vacated land.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 07:00 PM (YqDXo)

145 >> It's something going on with the earth's inner core. There's a differential rotation going on, and some complicated dance of momentum with that this is not well understood. That's what they think.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
--------
Inner/outer core issues.... something I read a while ago. Apparently there are "layers" of this thing? Doing their own thing.

Maybe.

Or aliens.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2025 07:00 PM (Q4IgG)

146 >> a bit of research about science-y things. Thank you.

You might be interested in this, the (estimated) variation of the mean solar day since the early 1800s:
https://tinyurl.com/yah2me49

Scroll down and see the graph. A bit of caution, as that is stitching together two different sources of date. It wasn't until the 1950s or so when atomic clocks came into play where this could measured very precisely. Before that ephemeris time was based on astronomical observations -- it wasn't until the early 19th century when those observations got precise enough to do this sort of thing.

Anyway, you can see the current speed is nothing. In the late 1800s, the day was about 3 ms faster. So this speeding up and slowing down over centuries is common.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 04, 2025 07:00 PM (w6EFb)

147 I only regret that Jasmine Crockett isn't speaking her ghetto wisdom tonight.

I was surprised to hear she wasn't giving the Democrat liefest tonight. I mean... she's on camera everywhere now.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 07:01 PM (2VST1)

148
Jeffries looks kinda like a guy with fetal alcohol syndrome.

Posted by: naturalfake at March 04, 2025 07:01 PM (iJfKG)

149 Ok, found it. That's weird.

Deros

https://tinyurl.com/3bb2zp76

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2025 07:01 PM (bss/y)

150 "Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump isn't securing the border -- the Democrats are."

That is the biggest lie from the DNC since before Reagan.

It makes the historic lies about Biden's mental acuity and competence seem trivial.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at March 04, 2025 07:01 PM (aXxgO)

151 ICE visited a Mexican restaurant in my city looking for a child predator. While there they checked the status of all employees. 12 of the 15 were illegal.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2025 06:50 PM (u73oe)

That's almost too easy.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 06:51 PM (i24o9)

Buenos Tacos, Muchos Nachos !
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway
......

CUIDADO PISO MOJADO

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 07:02 PM (v0R5T)

152 @bennyjohnson
IRS drafting plans to fire half of its 90,000-person workforce
Posted by: Braenyard

This makes me sad. I was hoping for 90% of 90,000. That has a nice symmetry, yes?

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2025 07:02 PM (tazkY)

153 Yeah some industries are full of illegals and more frustratingly are INFAMOUSLY so. Like, everyone knows except ICE, apparently.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 06:57 PM (2VST1)

farm labor contractors, custodial businesses, construction, Landscapers, fast food.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2025 07:02 PM (D7oie)

154 152 @bennyjohnson
IRS drafting plans to fire half of its 90,000-person workforce
Posted by: Braenyard

This makes me sad. I was hoping for 90% of 90,000. That has a nice symmetry, yes?
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2025 07:02 PM (tazkY)

Wait, was the 90k in addition to the 87k or after?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2025 07:03 PM (bss/y)

155 Given those farmers are a) in Marin County and b) into organic nonsense m, imma guess they’re not exactly MAGA.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 06:58 PM (di3H4)
______________

They probably are now.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 07:03 PM (YqDXo)

156 bennyjohnson
IRS drafting plans to fire half of its 90,000-person workforce
Posted by: Braenyard

And the other half will be tasked with deep dives into the finances of federal workers, judges, and Congress critters.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 04, 2025 07:03 PM (MGB5H)

157 @bennyjohnson
IRS drafting plans to fire half of its 90,000-person workforce
Posted by: Braenyard
________________

So ... five Roman decimations, comin' up!

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 07:04 PM (YqDXo)

158 President Trump ends the heinous $600 reporting implemented by the Biden administration, and, now, there's no need for half the IRS?

Coincidence? I think not.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 04, 2025 07:04 PM (tT6L1)

159 ICE is moving strategically. Workplace raids on non-critical industries will telegraph to those that are more consequential that they need to get those new job postings out there right now.

Yeah I was thinking more of the previous 50 years or so. "We can't find them all, its impossible!"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 07:04 PM (2VST1)

160 Here she is! My favorite Dim of 2025!!!

https://tinyurl.com/m8wvk87b

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2025 07:04 PM (6PCLE)

161 Gavin Newsom & his allies just forced 12 historic family farms & dairies out of Point Reyes National Seashore in California.

For over 100 years, ranchers and dairy farmers have worked the land at Point Reyes. They built Marin’s organic food movement & supplied fresh milk to Californians. Now they’re being forced out — by environmental groups, the federal government, and Newsom’s political allies.
_https://threadreaderapp.com/
thread/1896805547837735304.html
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2025 06:54 PM (jj2yx)

So soon the environment will be protected to be gullys cutting the land making barren plantless dry wastelands.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:04 PM (n7h9X)

162 The US government was paying NGOs to bring illegals here, paying them to get lawyers for the illegals, then paying the illegals welfare.

Is it any surprise so many people were coming?

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2025 07:04 PM (t0Rmr)

163 Incoming! Dems unleash secret weapon upon the USA tonight.
This is the broad giving the rebuttal to Trumps SOTU address tonight.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention
https://tinyurl.com/5n7932bu

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at March 04, 2025 07:04 PM (w4nzS)

164 What the fuck do 90k IRS “workers” do? Virtually everyone files electronically. I can see the need for IT people to keep things humming along. Auditors, call center people, admin staff to do rule updates and things like that. Maybe 10,000 in total.

What the fare the other 80k doing?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:05 PM (di3H4)

165
ICE visited a Mexican restaurant in my city looking for a child predator. While there they checked the status of all employees. 12 of the 15 were illegal.
Posted by: Duke Lowell

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Then what happened? I'm dying of suspense here. And I would like a side of sour cream.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's office at March 04, 2025 07:05 PM (I87yH)

166 "Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump isn't securing the border -- the Democrats are."

Temu Obama should have been arrested when he agitated violence against MAGA. We're not a serious party.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2025 07:05 PM (/U5Yz)

167 ICE visited a Mexican restaurant in my city looking for a ~~child predator~~ illegal. While there they checked the status of all employees. 12 of the 15 were ~~illegal~~ child predators.

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 07:06 PM (v0R5T)

168 I'm still trying to grok why the Dems voted against the anti-trannys-in-girlsports bill.

Here's what I have:

1. Knee-jerk partisan politics. Whatever it is, don't let the other side win, ever.

2. They are afraid of leftwing press backlash.

3. They are physically afraid of violent tranny mobs descending on their offices and homes.

4. The actually are all in on the tranny furry homo freakshow movement, because they are perverted sociopaths.

IMO

Posted by: Don Black. Message: DEFEAT CANADA at March 04, 2025 07:06 PM (AOsQT)

169 Incoming! Dems unleash secret weapon upon the USA tonight.
This is the broad giving the rebuttal to Trumps SOTU address tonight.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention
https://tinyurl.com/5n7932bu
Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at March 04, 2025 07:04 PM (w4nzS)

Still think her family should put her on the ballpark frank packages since she looks like one.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 04, 2025 07:06 PM (MGB5H)

170 147 I only regret that Jasmine Crockett isn't speaking her ghetto wisdom tonight.

I was surprised to hear she wasn't giving the Democrat liefest tonight. I mean... she's on camera everywhere now.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 07:01 PM (2VST1)
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Surely that's great news for us. IMHO, she is invaluable. Especially with Joy Reid gone.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2025 07:06 PM (1bNHn)

171 Mister Scott (Formerly GWS): "As george costanza quipped......it's not a lie if you believe it and democrats truly believe their lies because that is all they have left at this point."

It doesn't matter whether or not they believe it (and those who legislate and judiciate do not); it's whether or not they can get their voters to believe it and the MFM to reinforce it.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at March 04, 2025 07:06 PM (aXxgO)

172 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2025 06:54 PM (jj2yx)

The feds drove out Johnson's Oyster Farm a long time ago.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 04, 2025 07:06 PM (mWSu4)

173 That was dangerous but I pulled it off.

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 07:07 PM (v0R5T)

174 >>>NODNOL 182 SELIM
Posted by: anachronda at March 04, 2025 06:38 PM (oY6Yp)

LOLOL!!! I got that reference!

(smeghead)

Posted by: Max Power at March 04, 2025 07:07 PM (q177U)

175 Wolf Blitzer always looks like he is being forced to smell a juicy wet burrito fart before performing anilingus on his husband.

Posted by: This Is CNN at March 04, 2025 07:07 PM (R/m4+)

176 163 Incoming! Dems unleash secret weapon upon the USA tonight.
This is the broad giving the rebuttal to Trumps SOTU address tonight.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention
https://tinyurl.com/5n7932bu
Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at March 04, 2025 07:04 PM (w4nzS)

Great. A Fat fucking Karen.

Just what I always wanted.

Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 07:07 PM (UJ+K5)

177 Here she is! My favorite Dim of 2025!!!

https://tinyurl.com/m8wvk87b
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2025 07:04 PM (6PCLE)

Holy... what's up with her eyes? Was she about to sneeze or something?

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 04, 2025 07:08 PM (bDNzX)

178 >>>Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)

I honor of Trump you should change your nic back to it's original version.

Posted by: Max Power at March 04, 2025 07:08 PM (q177U)

179 bennyjohnson
IRS drafting plans to fire half of its 90,000-person workforce
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2025 06:51 PM (jj2yx)

How can it be 90,000 IRS workforce? Didn't they just hire 87,000 agents in the past few years. I doubt there were only 3,000 working for the IRS when the rest were hired.

Sorry for the math. I'll show myself out.

Posted by: Beartooth at March 04, 2025 07:08 PM (UpGHA)

180 Tejon Ranch, for years, bought off the CA government through various grants to CA. I don't remember exactly how it was worded, but, the transactions were definitely bribes.

I think Tejon Ranch is still the largest private property holder in CA. Though, I'm not sure how much longer that will last.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 04, 2025 07:08 PM (tT6L1)

181 If North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia-Ukraine war are captured ‘their families will be executed’

https://is.gd/wXRQeH

-
Pour encourager les autres.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 04, 2025 07:08 PM (L/fGl)

182 Then what happened? I'm dying of suspense here. And I would like a side of sour cream.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's office

Lo siento no mas sour crema. Pero tenemos AHVOCAHDOES FROM MEHICOOO

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 07:09 PM (v0R5T)

183 It was an excuse for inaction.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara

Hardly inaction.

They canceled Trump's construction of the border wall and sold off most of the materials as scrap.
They were moving border barricades to let the invadings hoards walk in unimpeded.
They were flying in the ones who couldn't just walk across the border.

So on and so forth...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2025 07:09 PM (/lPRQ)

184 Incoming! Dems unleash secret weapon upon the USA tonight.
This is the broad giving the rebuttal to Trumps SOTU address tonight.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks at 2024 Democratic National Convention
https://tinyurl.com/5n7932bu
Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It!

So, overweight sweat beast tells lies.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2025 07:09 PM (/U5Yz)

185 173 That was dangerous but I pulled it off.
Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 07:07 PM (v0R5T)

The barrell cries out in angry defeat.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2025 07:09 PM (OX9vb)

186 Democrats using released federal employees as props is pretty beta. I mean, the left is hold up the poster children of government inefficiency and abuse as... heros.

Go harder Democrats... go harder.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2025 07:09 PM (Q4IgG)

187 The 87k wasn’t 87k hired overnight. It was something like over the next 10 years or maybe even 20 years.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:09 PM (di3H4)

188
I wish Trump would just not show up. Have some clerk walk in and tell everyone to check their email.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's office at March 04, 2025 07:10 PM (I87yH)

189 Lateefah Simon proudly represents California’s 12th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. California’s 12th District is home to numerous diverse communities and retards.

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 07:11 PM (v0R5T)

190 The rebuttal:

Hi, I’m Elise Slotkin and I like butter. Like, a lot!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2025 07:11 PM (u73oe)

191 Holy... what's up with her eyes? Was she about to sneeze or something?
Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 04, 2025 07:08 PM (bDNzX)

Nope! It is all Lateefa all the way in all photos.

I love her glasses as well! And her teefs! It is her, all her. The fact that her name is Lateefa did me in.

It was rumored she was talking the rebuttal tonight and I was pretty dang excited!!! But it did not happen.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2025 07:11 PM (6PCLE)

192 Democrats bring in fired government workers. President Trump brings in woman severely injured by trannie cosplaying a woman.

Which optics will resonate with American more?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 04, 2025 07:12 PM (tT6L1)

193 I misspelled barrel. Sheesh.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2025 07:12 PM (OX9vb)

194 187 The 87k wasn’t 87k hired overnight. It was something like over the next 10 years or maybe even 20 years.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:09 PM (di3H4)

Ok. So they were planning to almost double the size of the IRS.

Can we have the liquidation of all the swat teams for the individual agencies?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2025 07:12 PM (bss/y)

195 The rebuttal:

Hi, I’m Elise Slotkin and I like butter. Like, a lot!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2025 07:11 PM (u73oe)

My word! She ate Greta Thunberg!

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 07:12 PM (i24o9)

196 Inner/outer core issues.... something I read a while ago. Apparently there are "layers" of this thing? Doing their own thing.

Maybe.

Or aliens.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2025 07:00 PM (Q4IgG)

There are at least 2 cores, the outer one liquid and the inner one solid. In the mantle there are remnants of the crust subducted during continental drift down there like shavings, going back almost the full width of North America. Meanwhile in the west bits of land got stuck to the front and built up the Northwest

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:12 PM (n7h9X)

197 Great. A Fat fucking Karen.

Just what I always wanted.
Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 07:07 PM (UJ+K5)
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Believe it or not, Trump carried Michigan, but somehow his majority didn't not vote against an actual CIA employee and radical abortion fanatic.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 07:13 PM (ZOv7s)

198 So soon the environment will be protected to be ~~gullys cutting the land making barren plantless dry wastelands~~ mansions for connected Democrats.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:04 PM (n7h9X)

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 07:13 PM (YqDXo)

199 Trump Sucks At Golf, lol

https://tinyurl.com/3be9e7h3

Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 07:13 PM (UJ+K5)

200 193 I misspelled barrel. Sheesh.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2025 07:12 PM (OX9vb)
______
That means back to the barrel for you!

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2025 07:13 PM (1bNHn)

201 I misspelled barrel. Sheesh.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
......

To the barrel!

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 07:13 PM (v0R5T)

202 ICE visited a Mexican restaurant in my city looking for a child predator. While there they checked the status of all employees. 12 of the 15 were illegal.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2025 06:50 PM

Mexican Word of the Day: Nacho.

This is nacho country. GTFO!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2025 07:14 PM (Wnv9h)

203 Michigan elections are of course completely clean, which is why Biden outperformed Obama in Detroit in 2020.

Totally plausible.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 07:14 PM (ZOv7s)

204 Can we have the liquidation of all the swat teams for the individual agencies?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Woah, woah, woah~! I have an idea.

Fed Survivor. 3 teams of Feds compete on a desert island to see which group won't be fired. Hijinks and firings ensue. Work with me, brother~!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2025 07:14 PM (mlg/3)

205 Trump got rid of the $600 reporting thing for selling on ebey? I missed that.

Posted by: fd at March 04, 2025 07:14 PM (vFG9F)

206 I forget what happens to land you in the barrel.

Am I in it for mocking Lateefa?

Is there 20yr old Scotch there? Please tell me gin at least, but not the type Ryan Ratface makes.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM (6PCLE)

207 IRS drafting plans to fire half of its 90,000-person workforce
Posted by: Braenyard

So they, at least, are confident that Trump will succeed in getting rid of income tax.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM (hB7mE)

208 Can we have the liquidation of all the swat teams for the individual agencies?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2025 07:12 PM (bss/y)

And put all the billions of ammo rounds, weapons, and vehicles up for sale.

Posted by: Beartooth at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM (UpGHA)

209 Believe it or not, Trump carried Michigan, but somehow his majority didn't not vote against an actual CIA employee and radical abortion fanatic.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 07:13 PM (ZOv7s)

Yeah, funny that...

Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM (UJ+K5)

210 443 Federal Properties up for sale.

A good start.
Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 06:57 PM (UJ+K5)

Next sell off parcels of the west to settlers in a new homestead act. Boost getting peeps out of urban hellholes.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM (n7h9X)

211 HOWARD LUTNICK BREAKING NEWS IN THE LAST HOUR.
Trump will make some sort of a 'compromise' announcement tomorrow on tariffs with Canada and Mexico. Deal has been made.

*groans

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM (/U5Yz)

212 204 Can we have the liquidation of all the swat teams for the individual agencies?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Woah, woah, woah~! I have an idea.

Fed Survivor. 3 teams of Feds compete on a desert island to see which group won't be fired. Hijinks and firings ensue. Work with me, brother~!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2025 07:14 PM (mlg/3)
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Do we give them guns?

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM (1bNHn)

213 About a week ago I drove along NM Hwy 9 from El Paso to Animas. This road at times is within walking distance of the border wall.

I few things I observed were the the BP electronic surveillance blimp near El Paso was up while the one near Deming wasn't, electronic surveillance trucks were located a key points doing stuff, the BP had put up an impromptu checkpoint to nab smugglers, and the BP were peeps buzzing around like bees.

What I didn't see were stacks of backpacks along the roadsides, the BP actively chasing illegals around out in the desert, and from time to time groups of illegals hitch hiking.

Also the BP recently busted up a huge human smuggling ring here in Las Cruces that had been operating during OBiden administration. It was almost like the criminals were allowed to operate.

This is markedly different from the OBiden years where everything was just the opposite.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM (tazkY)

214 Old radio fart in Canada whines for seven minutes, wants us to 'put a stop' to Trump. He's so upset, he can't even do radio today:
youtube.com/watch?v=aSq6YkGKprM

Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM (IaVIh)

215
Here's a better graph of the atomic clock date of the variation in the length of day since 1960:
https://tinyurl.com/hk6sxps5

The green line there is the yearly moving average (this would correspond to a smoothed time scale dubbed UT2, which used to be used, but not much anymore). The gray envelop tracks with UT1. You can see there are seasonal components there. That's mainly due to the tidal field of the Moon and the Sun exerting little varying torques on the earth.

And there is an unpredictable random component. But the overal trend is slowing down.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 04, 2025 07:16 PM (w6EFb)

216 I think formatting oopsies land you in the Barrel. I doubt there is high end Scotch to be found there. More like flop sweat and other bodily fluids.

Posted by: Scarymary at March 04, 2025 07:16 PM (i/l90)

217 Ok. So they were planning to almost double the size of the IRS.

Can we have the liquidation of all the swat teams for the individual agencies?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2025 07:12 PM (bss/y)

Supposedly it wasn’t even that. It was funding to replace retirees over the next decade. Which doesn’t make sense because why do you need new money to just replace a retiree with someone new? It’s all fake and gay.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:16 PM (di3H4)

218 Wolf Blitzer always looks like he is being forced to smell a juicy wet burrito fart before performing anilingus on his husband.
Posted by: This Is CNN at March 04, 2025 07:07 PM (R/m4+)

I was gonna say he's as lefty as they come and he wasn't buying Jeffrie's shit, but how you said it is pure poetry.

Posted by: haffhowershower at March 04, 2025 07:17 PM (NMT5x)

219 O/T: Christopher R Taylor, having been at Chicago Union Station several times would suggest not leaving the bldg. Bad neighborhood. Was surprised passengers were generally not allowed to stay overnight. They had a deal where you pay a few extra bucks to get access to a special room with free snacks, nice chairs, and clean restrooms. Chargers too.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at March 04, 2025 07:17 PM (yTvNw)

220 "Trump will make some sort of a 'compromise' announcement tomorrow on tariffs with Canada and Mexico. Deal has been made."

I expected as much. That's my President!

Posted by: fd at March 04, 2025 07:17 PM (vFG9F)

221 Which doesn’t make sense because why do you need new money to just replace a retiree with someone new?
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald

What kind of pension do those retirees get?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 04, 2025 07:17 PM (hB7mE)

222

hakeem jeffries...the dollar store obama...gotta love it

Posted by: sound awake at March 04, 2025 07:17 PM (Ewmgs)

223 HOWARD LUTNICK BREAKING NEWS IN THE LAST HOUR.
Trump will make some sort of a 'compromise' announcement tomorrow on tariffs with Canada and Mexico. Deal has been made.

*groans
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM (/U5Yz)

Well, crud!

*reaches for butane spritzer and Zippo*

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 04, 2025 07:18 PM (bDNzX)

224 Wikipedia -

Slotkin was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency after graduate school. Fluent in Arabic and Swahili, she served three tours in Iraq as a CIA analyst. During the George W. Bush administration, she worked on the Iraq portfolio for the National Security Council. During Barack Obama's presidency, she worked for the State Department and the Department of Defense.

She defeated Republican nominee Tom Barrett with 51.5% of the vote to Barrett's 46.5%. The general election was the most expensive U.S. House race of 2022, with Slotkin raising $9.8 million.

Coincidence?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2025 07:18 PM (Dv3i1)

225 IRS drafting plans to fire half of its 90,000-person workforce
Posted by: Braenyard

So they, at least, are confident that Trump will succeed in getting rid of income tax.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM (hB7mE)

CPA firms have enough trouble getting answers from the IRS. These cuts will make it hard to get some people's returns done in time. Of course, if the income tax goes away there will be a lot of CPAs out of work.

Disclosure: I'm not a CPA.

Posted by: Beartooth at March 04, 2025 07:18 PM (UpGHA)

226 My word! She ate Greta Thunberg!
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 07:12 PM (i24o9)

Saw a picture of her the other day. She looks like she's hunting for the One Ring in the Misty Mountains.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:18 PM (n7h9X)

227

" ... Virtually everyone files electronically. ... "

O rly?

not Chateau D'Eez.

just sayin'

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 04, 2025 07:18 PM (RP0h0)

228 1 day tariff. Ugh.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:18 PM (di3H4)

229 I just looked up what Mattress Girl is doing right now and she owns an acupuncture clinic.

https://tinyurl.com/mu44684w

I'm certain I wouldn't want to be a patient of hers. She'd likely ask who I voted for in 2016, 2020, and 2024 for president while she would be stabbing me with needles.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at March 04, 2025 07:19 PM (/8VtF)

230 Holy... what's up with her eyes? Was she about to sneeze or something?

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 04, 2025 07:08 PM (bDNzX)
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She's blind.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 07:19 PM (YqDXo)

231 Ok. So they were planning to almost double the size of the IRS.

Can we have the liquidation of all the swat teams for the individual agencies?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I am hoping for all the IRS ammo making into the surplus markets.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2025 07:19 PM (tazkY)

232 And put all the billions of ammo rounds, weapons, and vehicles up for sale.
Posted by: Beartooth at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM (UpGHA)

The biggest gun show on earth.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2025 07:19 PM (bss/y)

233 Do we give them guns?
Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM (1bNHn)
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Only the postal employees.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 07:19 PM (ZOv7s)

234 About a week ago I drove along NM Hwy 9 from El Paso to Animas. This road at times is within walking distance of the border wall.

I saw video of V-22 Osprey's in STOL mode prop washing along the old border wall. It was quite the wind/dust storm. I would not want to be down on the ground. The scene was glorious.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2025 07:19 PM (/U5Yz)

235 Sidebar: I always forget that Frum exists because he's basically a knock-off version of Kristol.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 04, 2025 07:20 PM (5GshG)

236 Christopher R Taylor, having been at Chicago Union Station several times would suggest not leaving the bldg. Bad neighborhood.

Thanks, yeah that is the conclusion I came to. I agree. I looked up where Union is and its literally in the worst part of town.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 07:20 PM (2VST1)

237 207 IRS drafting plans to fire half of its 90,000-person workforce
Posted by: Braenyard

So they, at least, are confident that Trump will succeed in getting rid of income tax.
Posted by: FeatherBlade
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Hmm, should I pass on the Roth conversion?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2025 07:20 PM (Dv3i1)

238 Is there 20yr old Scotch there? Please tell me gin at least, but not the type Ryan Ratface makes.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM

Yes, yes...good Scotch. Cigars, too.

Posted by: The Barrel at March 04, 2025 07:20 PM (Wnv9h)

239 HOWARD LUTNICK BREAKING NEWS IN THE LAST HOUR.
Trump will make some sort of a 'compromise' announcement tomorrow on tariffs with Canada and Mexico. Deal has been made.

*groans
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2025 07:15 PM (/U5Yz)

Well, crud!

*reaches for butane spritzer and Zippo*
Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 04, 2025 07:18 PM (bDNzX)

The countries have to write a 5 line summary of what they did last month.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:20 PM (n7h9X)

240 Saw a picture of her the other day. She looks like she's hunting for the One Ring in the Misty Mountains.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:18 PM (n7h9X)

Hogginses! My Precious!

Posted by: Grellom at March 04, 2025 07:20 PM (bss/y)

241 190 The rebuttal:

Hi, I’m Elise Slotkin and I like butter. Like, a lot!
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2025 07:11 PM (u73oe)

Me too …

Posted by: zombie Marlon Brando at March 04, 2025 07:20 PM (TTAGa)

242 My CPA would rather not have to do income taxes.

Posted by: fd at March 04, 2025 07:20 PM (vFG9F)

243 235 Sidebar: I always forget that Frum exists because he's basically a knock-off version of Kristol.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
____

Frum is Canadian. Makes sense.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2025 07:21 PM (Dv3i1)

244 229 I just looked up what Mattress Girl is doing right now and she owns an acupuncture clinic.

https://tinyurl.com/mu44684w

I'm certain I wouldn't want to be a patient of hers. She'd likely ask who I voted for in 2016, 2020, and 2024 for president while she would be stabbing me with needles.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at March 04, 2025 07:19 PM (/8VtF)

An expert on being pinned ?

Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 07:21 PM (UJ+K5)

245 30% of Mexico and 20% of Canada GDP are direct exports to the US.

Less than 1% of US gdp is exported to Canada/Mexico

We could have brought Canada and Mexico to their knees. Why do “a deal” so fast?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:21 PM (di3H4)

246 And put all the billions of ammo rounds, weapons, and vehicles up for sale.

On the other hand, since we already paid for it once...

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2025 07:21 PM (yZv1m)

247 229 I just looked up what Mattress Girl is doing right now and she owns an acupuncture clinic.

https://tinyurl.com/mu44684w

I'm certain I wouldn't want to be a patient of hers. She'd likely ask who I voted for in 2016, 2020, and 2024 for president while she would be stabbing me with needles.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at March 04, 2025 07:19 PM (/8VtF)

She looks trans.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 04, 2025 07:21 PM (5GshG)

248 All the Dem chicks will be dressed in pink tonight.
I wonder what Rep Tim McBride will be wearing?

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at March 04, 2025 07:22 PM (w4nzS)

249 Hey, Lateefah takes Working Families seriously! That's her preferred party, after all, and it is why she couldn't bring herself around to making permanent the doubling of the standard deduction and child tax credit. It would benefit capitalists and that just cannot be allowed to happen!

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at March 04, 2025 07:22 PM (/8VtF)

250 229 I just looked up what Mattress Girl is doing right now and she owns an acupuncture clinic.

https://tinyurl.com/mu44684w

I'm certain I wouldn't want to be a patient of hers. She'd likely ask who I voted for in 2016, 2020, and 2024 for president while she would be stabbing me with needles.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at March 04, 2025 07:19 PM (/8VtF)
________
Mattress Girl always gave me the impression of being one of those girls who are convinced they are hot, in defiance of what the mirror tells them.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2025 07:22 PM (1bNHn)

251 Rebuttal...is a funy word.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2025 07:22 PM (g47mK)

252 We don't even know what the deal is yet you guys.

Posted by: fd at March 04, 2025 07:22 PM (vFG9F)

253 Holy... what's up with her eyes? Was she about to sneeze or something?

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 04, 2025 07:08 PM (bDNzX)
_______________

She's blind.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 07:19 PM (YqDXo)

Aww, crap! Now I feel like a dickweed.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 04, 2025 07:23 PM (bDNzX)

254 She defeated Republican nominee Tom Barrett with 51.5% of the vote to Barrett's 46.5%. The general election was the most expensive U.S. House race of 2022, with Slotkin raising $9.8 million.

Coincidence?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2025 07:18 PM (Dv3i1)
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This was the Abortion Election in Michigan, where hospital systems ran commercials that they would shut down the OBGYN if abortion wasn't codified into the Constitution.

Right to Life of Michigan was responsible for this debacle.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 07:23 PM (ZOv7s)

255 She looks trans.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 04, 2025 07:21 PM (5GshG)

*********

Funny that you'd bring this up. Here's what her entry in Wikipedia has:

Notes:
Sulkowicz uses she/her and they/them pronouns, but has stated a preference for they/them. This article uses gender neutral pronouns for consistency.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at March 04, 2025 07:23 PM (/8VtF)

256 acupuncture > acugouge > acustab

Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 04, 2025 07:23 PM (IaVIh)

257 Holy... what's up with her eyes? Was she about to sneeze or something?

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 04, 2025 07:08 PM (bDNzX)
_______________

She's blind.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 07:19 PM (YqDXo)

Aww, crap! Now I feel like a dickweed.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 04, 2025 07:23 PM (bDNzX)

Why? She won't read it.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 07:23 PM (i24o9)

258 The Trump Administration has removed over 50,000 criminal aliens, and Trump is unsatisfied with this pace.
++++
As he should be. That's good news.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:23 PM (kBSKe)

259 About a week ago I drove along NM Hwy 9 from El Paso to Animas. This road at times is within walking distance of the border wall.

I saw video of V-22 Osprey's in STOL mode prop washing along the old border wall. It was quite the wind/dust storm. I would not want to be down on the ground. The scene was glorious.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

I was hoping to see some military action but I didn't. I was there before they started showing up. If I ever get to I might go get them pizza.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2025 07:23 PM (tazkY)

260 Supposedly it wasn’t even that. It was funding to replace retirees over the next decade. Which doesn’t make sense because why do you need new money to just replace a retiree with someone new? It’s all fake and gay.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:16 PM (di3H4)

I thought they were going after OnlyFans money.

Are they ditching the big building as well?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:24 PM (n7h9X)

261 183, spot-on !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 04, 2025 07:24 PM (RP0h0)

262 257 LOL!

Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 04, 2025 07:24 PM (IaVIh)

263 251 Rebuttal...is a funy word.
___
So is funy.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2025 07:24 PM (Dv3i1)

264 WOO HOO! Ft Benning is Ft Benning again! Suck it, leftys!

Posted by: fd at March 04, 2025 07:24 PM (vFG9F)

265 " gave her my tiny fist treatment to her back. The Change of Power was complete. heh Posted by: illiniwek

You slipped her the tongue?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon
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This is deeply disturbing."

I don't understand ... is "tiny fist" some perverted code for "slipped her the tongue"? No, I just hit her with my ten year old fist, against her back, and she knew power had changed. heh

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2025 07:25 PM (Cus5s)

266 We don't even know what the deal is yet you guys.
Posted by: fd at March 04, 2025 07:22 PM (vFG9F)

Whatever it is? Would have been twice as good for us in a month. And 10000X as good in a year when Mexico and Canada were in a deep depression and would have agreed to publicly sucking Trump’s dick to end the tariffs.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:25 PM (di3H4)

267 i love how this is the first first-year "presidential address to a joint session of congress" that the press flatly and universally refuses to call a SOTU.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:25 PM (kBSKe)

268 The countries have to write a 5 line summary of what they did last month.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:20 PM (n7h9X)

------------

How about a minimum of five executions daily for drug smuggling (live-streamed) in each country until it ends?

Posted by: ShainS -- We Pay Dead People at March 04, 2025 07:25 PM (+wIL6)

269 It's like coming out of four years of temporary insanity where you knew you were insane but there was nothing you could do about it.

Posted by: fd at March 04, 2025 07:26 PM (vFG9F)

270 To the barrel!
Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 07:13 PM (v0R5T)

If misspellings sent us there, the barrel would always be standing room only.

Which would be ok, because who wants to sit in that muck?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2025 07:26 PM (OX9vb)

271 We could have brought Canada and Mexico to their knees. Why do “a deal” so fast?
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald

We are a weak and unserious party.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2025 07:26 PM (/U5Yz)

272 This was the Abortion Election in Michigan, where hospital systems ran commercials that they would shut down the OBGYN if abortion wasn't codified into the Constitution.

Right to Life of Michigan was responsible for this debacle.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2025 07:23 PM (ZOv7s)

Sounds like they bled money out of the coffers of big murder. That's a win.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:27 PM (n7h9X)

273 i love how this is the first first-year "presidential address to a joint session of congress" that the press flatly and universally refuses to call a SOTU.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:25 PM (kBSKe)

Call it the State of Retribution. I don't care.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 07:27 PM (i24o9)

274 50k in just over a month seems like a good number to me. What is Trump expecting?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:27 PM (di3H4)

275 The 87k wasn’t 87k hired overnight. It was something like over the next 10 years or maybe even 20 years.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:09 PM (di3H4)

Ok. So they were planning to almost double the size of the IRS.

Can we have the liquidation of all the swat teams for the individual agencies?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2025 07:12 PM

All of that money to hire 87,000 new irs agents and the extra $80 billion for the irs was contained in the "inflation reduction act" which will now be baked into the federal continuing resolutions for the next 1,000 years for an extra $8 billion a year for the irs.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2025 07:27 PM (e5NfL)

276 Biden and Harris didn't need that bill to enforce border security and control immigration enforcement.
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"I can't" is a convenient cover-up for "I don't want to."

Except that it doesn't work without a propaganda complex behind you. And even then it doesn't work well.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:27 PM (kBSKe)

277 An expert on being pinned ?
Posted by: jsg at March 04, 2025 07:21 PM (UJ+K5)

***********

I can only imagine that she fantasizes about getting that male student whom she had that tryst with into one of her sessions. "This won't hurt but it will result in a permanent three inch shrinkage!"

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at March 04, 2025 07:27 PM (/8VtF)

278 50k in just over a month seems like a good number to me. What is Trump expecting?
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:27 PM (di3H4)
++++
More.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:28 PM (kBSKe)

279 "Whatever it is? Would have been twice as good for us in a month."

I'm not second guessing PDT. He wants everyone to get a good deal. I'm going to give him a chance to do it.

Posted by: fd at March 04, 2025 07:28 PM (vFG9F)

280 Before there was acupuncture, there was randopuncture, where they stick the needles just anywhere. As data accumulated, the procedure became more acurately targeted to specific areas, esp those that weren't acually any better.

Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 04, 2025 07:28 PM (IaVIh)

281 i love how this is the first first-year "presidential address to a joint session of congress" that the press flatly and universally refuses to call a SOTU.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:25 PM (kBSKe)

Is it? They do all sorts of dumb shit when Republicans win.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:28 PM (n7h9X)

282 On the other hand, since we already paid for it once...
Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2025 07:21 PM (yZv1m)

True. I would like my $5,000 refund to in a couple of SIG pistols, cordura holsters, and as much 9mm ammo to balance out the difference

Chop chop!

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2025 07:29 PM (D7oie)

283 love how this is the first first-year "presidential address to a joint session of congress" that the press flatly and universally refuses to call a SOTU.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:25 PM (kBSKe)

Yep.

Noticed that first thing this morning on the lical morning news.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at March 04, 2025 07:29 PM (ufFY8)

284 Is it? They do all sorts of dumb shit when Republicans win.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:28 PM (n7h9X)
++++
I can't remember seeing this kind of flat refusal before.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:29 PM (kBSKe)

285 They canceled Trump's construction of the border wall and sold off most of the materials as scrap. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Along NM Hwy 9 there is a substantial border wall material depot. During the OBiden years it just sat there. During my recent drive along NM Hwy 9 I was curious if it could sold off at the end of OBiden looting. As near as I nothing in that depot was sold. Border wall construction should be good to go in NM once things get moving.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2025 07:29 PM (tazkY)

286 230 Holy... what's up with her eyes? Was she about to sneeze or something?

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 04, 2025 07:08 PM (bDNzX)
_______________

She's blind.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 07:19 PM (YqDXo)

Well, hell. Now I feel bad. At least she can't read this. Which also sounds very bad. I am simply very bad.

I am in the barrel, ain't I? It is the bad place and the walls are slippery. But someone said there is Scotch.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2025 07:30 PM (6PCLE)

287 Mexico to their knees. Why do “a deal” so fast?
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:21 PM (di3H4)
****
Optics

Posted by: torabora at March 04, 2025 07:30 PM (8PXhX)

288 I think Trump was spooked by the stock market reaction to tariffs.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:30 PM (di3H4)

289 274 50k in just over a month seems like a good number to me. What is Trump expecting?
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald

That's just north of 500k a year. There are an estimated 30-40 million illegal aliens in the country.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2025 07:30 PM (/U5Yz)

290 What is Trump expecting?
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:27 PM (di3H4)

One million a month.
Minimum.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at March 04, 2025 07:30 PM (ufFY8)

291 Along NM Hwy 9 there is a substantial border wall material depot. During the OBiden years it just sat there. During my recent drive along NM Hwy 9 I was curious if it could sold off at the end of OBiden looting. As near as I nothing in that depot was sold. Border wall construction should be good to go in NM once things get moving.
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2025 07:29 PM (tazkY)
++++
Probably sold to somebody's cousin fly-by-night construction materials business for a nickel on the dollar.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:30 PM (kBSKe)

292 >> that the press flatly and universally refuses to call a SOTU.

IIRC, the "tradition" is that there is no SOTU during the year of a new presidential term. Don't know if that applies to a two consecutive termer or not.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 04, 2025 07:30 PM (w6EFb)

293
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:29 PM (kBSKe)

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Mannix Lives!

Good to see you (you must have a real job now, huh?) -- and of course look forward to your COB posts.

Cheers!

Posted by: ShainS -- DataRepublican for Attorney General! at March 04, 2025 07:31 PM (+wIL6)

294 264 WOO HOO! Ft Benning is Ft Benning again! Suck it, leftys!
Posted by: fd a

Did they find a relatively 'nobody' to rename it after (like they did to Bragg) or did they go back to its original namesake?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2025 07:31 PM (/lPRQ)

295 We could have brought Canada and Mexico to their knees. Why do “a deal” so fast?
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald

We are a weak and unserious party.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2025 07:26 PM (/U5Yz)

We get something, and they have to beg in another month. Eventually, the areas that might be useful americans will secede and join us.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:31 PM (n7h9X)

296 Holy... what's up with her eyes? Was she about to sneeze or something?

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 04, 2025 07:08 PM (bDNzX)
_______________

She's blind.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 07:19 PM (YqDXo)

Aww, crap! Now I feel like a dickweed.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 04, 2025 07:23 PM (bDNzX)

Why? She won't read it.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2025 07:23 PM

I love this place.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2025 07:31 PM (Wnv9h)

297 Almost every Agency, Bureau or Department has a paramilitary detachment. Armored vehicles, automatic weapons, sometime aircraft and water craft with weapons.

By some estimates.... the 6th or 7th largest standing military on earth.

Yea... do something about that...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2025 07:31 PM (Q4IgG)

298 "Thanks, yeah that is the conclusion I came to. I agree. I looked up where Union is and its literally in the worst part of town."

lol, ayfkm?

edge of downtown.
head north and east.
there are FAR worse places in Chi, srsly

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 04, 2025 07:32 PM (RP0h0)

299 It's no different than a SOTU and if it was Camela you can be damn sure they would be calling it that.

Posted by: fd at March 04, 2025 07:32 PM (vFG9F)

300 264 WOO HOO! Ft Benning is Ft Benning again! Suck it, leftys!
Posted by: fd a

Did they find a relatively 'nobody' to rename it after (like they did to Bragg) or did they go back to its original namesake?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2025 07:31 PM (/lPRQ)

A different Benning. Might even be a Yankee.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:32 PM (n7h9X)

301 IIRC, the "tradition" is that there is no SOTU during the year of a new presidential term. Don't know if that applies to a two consecutive termer or not.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 04, 2025 07:30 PM (w6EFb)

This is correct and no. In a consecutive term it is a SOTU. Reagan started giving a speech to a joint session within the first hundred days. And it has been followed by every first year pres since. Except one. Betcha can't guess who? Oh who am I kidding I know you can.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 04, 2025 07:32 PM (MGB5H)

302 Jay! I just read that Lateefa is moose limb. So this reason alone allows me to mock and gets me out of the barrel of doom due to being mean about her photo.

Just like the Dims, I found an out!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2025 07:32 PM (6PCLE)

303 30% of Mexico and 20% of Canada GDP are direct exports to the US.

Less than 1% of US gdp is exported to Canada/Mexico

We could have brought Canada and Mexico to their knees. Why do “a deal” so fast?
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:21 PM (di3H4)
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Because 30% of Mexico and 20% of Canada is huge. That trade is important. It's a matter of survival for them, and a matter of serious trouble for us. Tariffs are not without consequences. If you get what you want, give them what they want. The problem with Canada and to a lesser degree (in this sense) Mexico is not existential, it's transactional. They do some nasty shit we want them to stop. It's about destroying them, it's about bringing them to heel.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:33 PM (kBSKe)

304 One million a month.
Minimum.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at March 04, 2025 07:30 PM (ufFY

Then get congress to allocate more
Money to ICE. There’s only so much they can do with what they have.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:33 PM (di3H4)

305 Did they find a relatively 'nobody' to rename it after (like they did to Bragg) or did they go back to its original namesake?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2025 07:31 PM (/lPRQ)

A guy from ww1. I believe. Bragg is now after a guy from ww2

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 04, 2025 07:33 PM (MGB5H)

306 I think Trump was spooked by the stock market reaction to tariffs. Posted by: Its Go Time Donald

It has been spicy. Holy hell. Medic! I need a medic!

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2025 07:33 PM (tazkY)

307 "Thanks, yeah that is the conclusion I came to. I agree. I looked up where Union is and its literally in the worst part of town."

From Union Station, drive straight west for seven miles on Washington Blvd. You will see the worst part of Chicago. (Hope you don't get a flat.)

Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 04, 2025 07:34 PM (IaVIh)

308 Eh? It's time for my State of the Bunion address?

It's knobby and enflamed! Terrible. And it keeps leaking poop up my legs!

Posted by: Brandon at March 04, 2025 07:34 PM (BI5O2)

309 News Flash...Silly Democrat rep inadvertently tells the truth.

https://tinyurl.com/4fyvvz7z

Posted by: Scarymary at March 04, 2025 07:34 PM (i/l90)

310 By some estimates.... the 6th or 7th largest standing military on earth.

Yea... do something about that...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2025 07:31 PM (Q4IgG)

Just ban the departments.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:34 PM (n7h9X)

311 Almost every Agency, Bureau or Department has a paramilitary detachment. Armored vehicles, automatic weapons, sometime aircraft and water craft with weapons.

By some estimates.... the 6th or 7th largest standing military on earth.

Yea... do something about that...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2025 07:31 PM (Q4IgG)

Transfer them to Border Patrol or DEA for drug interdiction.
They can do assaults on Cartel hotspots

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2025 07:34 PM (D7oie)

312 >>Whatever it is? Would have been twice as good for us in a month. And 10000X as good in a year when Mexico and Canada were in a deep depression and would have agreed to publicly sucking Trump’s dick to end the tariffs.

How would driving Mexico and Canada into a depression been a better outcome than establishing fair trade which will actually be good for America?

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2025 07:35 PM (LkLld)

313 245 30% of Mexico and 20% of Canada GDP are direct exports to the US.

Less than 1% of US gdp is exported to Canada/Mexico

We could have brought Canada and Mexico to their knees. Why do “a deal” so fast?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:21 PM (di3H4)

--- ---

We'll first have to see if there is a deal, and then what the compromise actually is.

I'm guessing Trump drops the 25% to 10% for Canada and Mexico, but leaves the 25% (really 35% total) on China.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 04, 2025 07:35 PM (6ydKt)

314 I'm waiting for the Trump admin to pull the trigger on the law that will actually make some long term change...

18 USC 1324... Aiding and Abetting illegals.

Every single Politician or Gov Employee, who created sanctuary policies, or funded any illegal, EVEN IF they had prior approval to be here (its actually in the law itself) is guilty of a felony. Five years per charge, and 20 years if that illegal killed someone.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 04, 2025 07:35 PM (QAkQ3)

315 Because 30% of Mexico and 20% of Canada is huge. That trade is important. It's a matter of survival for them, and a matter of serious trouble for us

—

Agree on the first part. Disagree on the second. Pretty much everything Canada experts we make as well. And to a lesser extent Mexico too. Tariffs is cancer to them it’s a cold for us.

We’d get by fine.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:35 PM (di3H4)

316 Maybe Trump got them to modify their tariffs. I looked up Canadian dairy tariffs one time. Canada has a quota limit for US dairy products. That quota has low or no tariffs, depending on the product. Once that quota is met tariffs go to 200 to 300 percent, depending on the product.

Posted by: Lirio100 at March 04, 2025 07:36 PM (zS4/f)

317
Here we go (.pdf):
https://tinyurl.com/25k96qyp

In recent presidencies, the annual State of the Union address has typically been delivered by the President at a joint session of Congress on an evening in late January or early February. Some Presidents, however, have chosen not to deliver a State of the Union address in the last January before they depart from office, or in the year they were inaugurated. Since 1981, Presidents have addressed a joint session of Congress closely following their inauguration, but not as an official "State of the Union" address.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 04, 2025 07:36 PM (w6EFb)

318 IIRC, the "tradition" is that there is no SOTU during the year of a new presidential term. Don't know if that applies to a two consecutive termer or not.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 04, 2025 07:30 PM (w6EFb)

------------------

Did you'all see this from last month:

[National Pulse:] "Congressman Proposes Constitutional Amendment for Trump Third Term."

https://is.gd/sIQR8J

Posted by: ShainS -- DataRepublican for Attorney General! at March 04, 2025 07:36 PM (mDo0T)

319 Almost every Agency, Bureau or Department has a paramilitary detachment. Armored vehicles, automatic weapons, sometime aircraft and water craft with weapons.

By some estimates.... the 6th or 7th largest standing military on earth.

Yea... do something about that...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2025 07:31 PM (Q4IgG)
+++++
Eliminate all of them. Collapse the entire Federal LE and IC complex into five new agencies:
1. Military intelligence. Narrow mandate, no domestic operations.
2. Foreign intelligence. Wide mandate. No domestic operations.
3. Domestic intelligence. Incredibly narrow mandate. No foreign operations.
4. Federal LE. Narrow mandate. Actual federal. Interstate crime, Treasury crime, Presidential protection, etc. Can liaise with but not operate in foreign territories.
5. Internal Affairs. As its own agency - an agency that must NOT be staffed at executive levels with ANYONE from the other four agencies - is focused entirely on exposing and prosecuting wrongdoing in the other four. Modest salary with large bounties for arrests and successful prosecutions. Perverse incentive yes, but perverted in the right direction.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:36 PM (kBSKe)

320 How would driving Mexico and Canada into a depression been a better outcome than establishing fair trade which will actually be good for America?
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2025 07:35 PM (LkLld)

If this deal does that, great. But I don’t think it will. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Plus a little suffering by Can/Mex would have been a teachable moment. Don’t fuck with us again.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:37 PM (di3H4)

321 280 Before there was acupuncture, there was randopuncture, where they stick the needles just anywhere. As data accumulated, the procedure became more acurately targeted to specific areas, esp those that weren't acually any better.
_____

Use of randopuncture has gone up in England.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2025 07:37 PM (Dv3i1)

322 Joe Mannix

I like your list.

Let it be written. Let it be done.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2025 07:38 PM (u82oZ)

323 Since 1981, Presidents have addressed a joint session of Congress closely following their inauguration, but not as an official "State of the Union" address.
Posted by: publius

Dang. There goes my plans to give everybody 2025 SOTU Sharpie sets for Christmas.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2025 07:38 PM (tazkY)

324 282, I'll take a full set of kevlar with add-on plates & carrier, + any loose .45 ammo laying around ... & don't forget one of those snazzy ceramic helmets with the NVG!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 04, 2025 07:38 PM (RP0h0)

325 Agree on the first part. Disagree on the second. Pretty much everything Canada experts we make as well. And to a lesser extent Mexico too. Tariffs is cancer to them it’s a cold for us.

We’d get by fine.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:35 PM

I agree. There may be some short term pain for us consumers if Trump does implement the tariffs but canada and mexico both lose way more than the US does and it will destroy their economies.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2025 07:39 PM (e5NfL)

326 Use of randopuncture has gone up in England.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

I read somewhere the correct term is Islumpuncture.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2025 07:39 PM (tazkY)

327 I hope they play the FAFO song when Trump walks into the Capitol tonight.

Posted by: Scarymary at March 04, 2025 07:39 PM (i/l90)

328 I hope they play the FAFO song when Trump walks into the Capitol tonight.
Posted by: Scarymary at March 04, 2025 07:39 PM (i/l90)

I tend to lean toward "no chance in hell" Vince's wwe song.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 04, 2025 07:40 PM (MGB5H)

329 248 All the Dem chicks will be dressed in pink tonight.
Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at March 04, 2025 07:22 PM (w4nzS)

Well, isn't that just stereotypical? They're so dumb.

And I'm sure McBride will be wearing a pink dress.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2025 07:40 PM (OX9vb)

330 Since 1981, Presidents have addressed a joint session of Congress closely following their inauguration, but not as an official "State of the Union" address.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 04, 2025 07:36 PM (w6EFb)
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Which has always been called, at least colloquially, a SOTU. The refusal this year is universal, however.

Not that the Constitution has this distinction:
He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient

Nothing there about tenure.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:40 PM (kBSKe)

331 322 Joe Mannix

I like your list.

Let it be written. Let it be done.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2025 07:38 PM (u82oZ)

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I like it, too, but that's a tall order in this narrow-majority Congress.

Streamlining the I.C. would be a great opportunity to clean house.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 04, 2025 07:40 PM (6ydKt)

332 Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:36 PM (kBSKe)

So:
1) Signals Intelligence
2) MI 6
3) MI 5
4) Secret Service
5) Internal Affairs.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at March 04, 2025 07:40 PM (ufFY8)

333 The idea was never to destroy Canada's or Mexico's economy. That's stupid. Nobody wins in that game including American citizens.

The goal was to establish fair trade practices. Why don't we see what the terms are before, once again, wailing that all is lost when the odds are Trump won.

Do you think Trump went through everything including a bullet to the head to lose to Justin or the communist in Mexico?

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2025 07:41 PM (LkLld)

334 Bernie Sanders@SenSanders
Netanyahu’s extremist government has halted ALL humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Starving children is a war crime.
UN leaders said: "International humanitarian law is clear: we must be allowed access to deliver vital lifesaving aid. We need to get aid in and the hostages out.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 04, 2025 07:41 PM (L/fGl)

335 Wait, we get to hurt Canada AND end income taxes on Americans?

Posted by: Boron Quidquid questions if McConnell survived after having polio at March 04, 2025 07:41 PM (uOckE)

336 I think Trump was spooked by the stock market reaction to tariffs.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald

That was a fooking wall street dem op.

Posted by: BifBewalski at March 04, 2025 07:42 PM (MsrgL)

337 So:
1) Signals Intelligence
2) MI 6
3) MI 5
4) Secret Service
5) Internal Affairs.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at March 04, 2025 07:40 PM (ufFY

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Military intelligence is more than signals, but yeah, this is close.

Minus all the mutual back-scratching and rule-breaking, courtesy of brutal enforcement by men who earn their living on scalps.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:42 PM (kBSKe)

338 Maybe Trump got them to modify their tariffs. I looked up Canadian dairy tariffs one time. Canada has a quota limit for US dairy products. That quota has low or no tariffs, depending on the product. Once that quota is met tariffs go to 200 to 300 percent, depending on the product.
Posted by: Lirio100 at March 04, 2025 07:36 PM (zS4/f)

He will eventually bring those up I'm sure. He seems to be most interested in border crossing and security right now, and might just be screwing with Trudeau because, Trudeau. But probably that slacked off after they did the first spasm of work. Haven't heard anything about Mexico slacking.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:42 PM (n7h9X)

339 UN leaders said: "International humanitarian law is clear: we must be allowed access to deliver vital lifesaving aid. We need to get aid in and the hostages out.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 04, 2025 07:41 PM (L/fGl)
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You are an active belligerent in this war. Piss off.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:43 PM (kBSKe)

340
Also, Washington and Adams gave the state of the union has a speech to Congress, but Jefferson switched to a written letter/report, saying that was too much like the King's Speech to parliament.

It was Woodrow Wilson who revived the in person speech.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 04, 2025 07:43 PM (w6EFb)

341 "men who earn their living on scalps."

That bounty idea is pretty good!

Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice at March 04, 2025 07:43 PM (IaVIh)

342 Nood

Solar Cafe

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2025 07:44 PM (u82oZ)

343 nood cafe

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at March 04, 2025 07:44 PM (sMkAM)

344 I agree. There may be some short term pain for us consumers if Trump does implement the tariffs but canada and mexico both lose way more than the US does and it will destroy their economies.

Basically it will hurt us a bit but they have to back down far before it starts to be a political issue for the US. I get the deal with Canada and Mexico: its a pride thing, and its a lot of tax money they lose if they lower tariffs with the USA, but they will be destroyed if they don't. Take the L and back down guys. Its not like Trump is being unfair. You have screwed the US long enough. We're through paying for your "free" health care.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 07:44 PM (2VST1)

345 Believe it or not, Trump carried Michigan, but somehow his majority didn't not vote against an actual CIA employee and radical abortion fanatic.
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Its my guess that somewhere around 30% of this country would trade away the Bill of Rights for the eternal grant of abortion rights.

Posted by: Crusader at March 04, 2025 07:44 PM (TN0g+)

346 Also, Washington and Adams gave the state of the union has a speech to Congress, but Jefferson switched to a written letter/report, saying that was too much like the King's Speech to parliament.

It was Woodrow Wilson who revived the in person speech.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 04, 2025 07:43 PM (w6EFb)
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Send a fax.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:44 PM (kBSKe)

347 All the Dem chicks will be dressed in pink tonight.
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Is this some sort of pussy hat type reference?

"Stop looking at us as mainly sexual objects, and also we identify wholly as sexual objects so pay attention to us based entirely as sexual objects, you dumb misogynists"

Posted by: Boron Quidquid questions if McConnell survived after having polio at March 04, 2025 07:44 PM (uOckE)

348 Bernie Sanders@SenSanders
Netanyahu’s extremist government has halted ALL humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Starving children is a war crime.
UN leaders said: "International humanitarian law is clear: we must be allowed access to deliver vital lifesaving aid. We need to get aid in and the hostages out.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 04, 2025 07:41 PM (L/fGl)

Weapons and bombs in....

If you care about the kids pull them out of a war zone.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:44 PM (n7h9X)

349 As long as it makes Trudeau cry I'm OK with it.

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2025 07:44 PM (v0R5T)

350 "men who earn their living on scalps."

That bounty idea is pretty good!
Posted by: Blame It On gp's Juice

Sort of like the early Texas Rangers. Metaphorically speaking, of course, about the scalps. Maybe.

Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2025 07:45 PM (tazkY)

351 Do you think Trump went through everything including a bullet to the head to lose to Justin or the communist in Mexico?
Posted by: JackStraw

I think he got spooked by the sudden negative reaction on Wall St. it looked like stocks would shrug it off. They didn't. He said oh shit, not a good look and decided to deal.

A good move politically. Bear market doesn’t play well to the masses.
And he’ll get some Canadian and Mexican concessions. But not meaningful ones.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at March 04, 2025 07:45 PM (di3H4)

352 Minus all the mutual back-scratching and rule-breaking, courtesy of brutal enforcement by men who earn their living on scalps.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:42 PM (kBSKe)

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Make ~~Bounty Hunting~~ Productive Perverse Incentives Great Again!

[Loved your idea on that ...]

Posted by: ShainS -- DataRepublican for Attorney General! at March 04, 2025 07:48 PM (+wIL6)

353 I wish Trump would lay off the trolling of Justin, and Canada by extension.

The Liberals are gaining in the polls from what I've seen recently and I think a lot of that is Trump's poking the Maple Leaf.

I'd much rather see Poilievre running the other side of the border than Freeland or Carney.

I know he's screwing with Justin's head, but Justin will be gone soon and a lot of Canadians are insulted enough to vote Liberal again.

Give the Mexicans all they deserve, though, they've earned it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 04, 2025 07:49 PM (6ydKt)

354 liminate all of them. Collapse the entire Federal LE and IC complex into five new agencies:
1. Military intelligence. Narrow mandate, no domestic operations.
2. Foreign intelligence. Wide mandate. No domestic operations.
3. Domestic intelligence. Incredibly narrow mandate. No foreign operations.
4. Federal LE. Narrow mandate. Actual federal. Interstate crime, Treasury crime, Presidential protection, etc. Can liaise with but not operate in foreign territories.
5. Internal Affairs. As its own agency - an agency that must NOT be staffed at executive levels with ANYONE from the other four agencies - is focused entirely on exposing and prosecuting wrongdoing in the other four. Modest salary with large bounties for arrests and successful prosecutions. Perverse incentive yes, but perverted in the right direction.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 04, 2025 07:36 PM (kBSKe)

Fed LE should be able to deputize local or state assets for most work to avoid bloat of this service or having it play army. In cases where an area is in insurrection call out an army unit.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:51 PM (n7h9X)

355 Give the Mexicans all they deserve, though, they've earned it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 04, 2025 07:49 PM (6ydKt)

Canada is the only NATO country that went DOWN since Trump demanded the 2.0 percent goal Now they suddenly claim they can get to the goal in a year or two, but not to the next goal before 2032. These are probably all lies.

No mercy. And if the alternate parties let him back in with his corruption and his assistants resigning daily, well they are bad parties and deserve to lose.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:56 PM (n7h9X)

356 You have screwed the US long enough. We're through paying for your "free" health care.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 04, 2025 07:44 PM (2VST1)

That's going so well they prescribe assisted suicide.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2025 07:58 PM (n7h9X)

357
It's one thing to be a numpty, Jeffries.

It is quite another to be a numpty puppet.

Posted by: Zombie Helen Thomas, godess at March 04, 2025 08:19 PM (oxgrL)

358 Canada is the only NATO country that went DOWN since Trump demanded the 2.0 percent goal Now they suddenly claim they can get to the goal in a year or two, but not to the next goal before 2032. These are probably all lies.
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Great. Then that's when we'll lower the tariffs on Canada.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 04, 2025 08:34 PM (YqDXo)

359 It is very important to note here that the Republican party has fought Trump since 2017 on this issue(immigration). Most of the politicians we have supported opposed Trump on this. Most of the talking heads we support opposed Trump on this. Now some are on board. Good. It has only been 8 years, 100s of thousands dead due to trafficking and drugs, and 100s of billions of YOUR money going into illegal hands and your friends' NGO's that support it.

Posted by: Danimal28 at March 04, 2025 08:38 PM (nT4HF)

360 What the Heck did democrats do to secure the border?

Posted by: El Mariachi at March 04, 2025 09:20 PM (nLFEI)

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