The Morning Report

The Morning Report — 7/ 2 /25

Good morning kids. And so this so-called Big Beautiful Bill has passed the Senate. No I did not read this phone book-sized bill, nor if I had would I have had the time to go through it to see what's really what. Given the nature of the Leviathan of a bureaucracy that we have been saddled with at least as far back as FDR's New Deal which has been metastasizing to this day, regardless of who sat in the Oval Office and which party controlled Congress.

With that admission, I still feel that perhaps a corollary to the revolting 'We have to shred the Constitution in order to preserve the Constitution: We have to borrow and spend trillions in order to stop borrowing and spending trillions?

So, okay, Trump so far scores a political "win" thanks mostly to VP J.D. Vance casting a tie-breaking vote because 3 RINOs decided to cross the aisle and vote No on the bill.

Yeah, I didn't read the bill but here are the Cliff's notes:

Chuck Schemer retitled the bill, but they kept all the waste, fraud and grift, added a couple dozen extra "This Page Left Intentionally Blank" pages, and changed the dedication from Satan to Paul Ryan, and Chuck Schumer's Mohel and Trichologist.

So we absolutely had to pass this monstrosity because MAGA!

RUFKM?!

The Senate began what is known as a vote-a-rama on Monday morning — a rapid series of votes on dozens of proposed amendments to Trump’s big, beautiful spending bill. As of 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, the vote-a-rama was still ongoing. One of the most disappointing results came on a measure seeking to block illegal immigrants from receiving Medicaid benefits, which failed by a vote of 56–44. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough had previously determined that the “Byrd Rule” applied in this case. Because a reconciliation bill — a type of budget bill — requires only a simple majority of 51 votes for passage, the Byrd Rule imposes restrictions on what provisions can be included. Measures deemed to be “extraneous” to the budget must secure a supermajority of 60 votes to pass. As a result, the proposal to remove undocumented immigrants from Medicaid failed by just four votes. . . If it weren’t for the Senate Parliamentarian’s interference, this vote would’ve succeeded with just 51 votes. pic.twitter.com/7eztg2RicE

Yeah, we can blame this Cunning Runt parliamentarian (transpose the C and the R) all we want, but the fact remains, the Wetbacks get our money when they should be running "Serpentine!" in Alligator Alcatraz. Meh, keep the Medicaid, send Murkowski, Collins and Thune there. Or strap them to a MOP and drop them onto the FOrdow Foundation!

Look, God bless President Trump and for the miracle of his victory last November and for his amazing accomplishments here and abroad in just six months. But if I'm out of line about the criticism of this bill, I'm open to any reasonable argument as to why.

And what's up with the President's position on illegal aliens vis a vis farm and hospitality workers? They get dispensation because why?

It was a great decision on his part, to show mercy to farmers, whose crops would be rotting in the fields in short order if every farm worker had to be in pristine immigration status. Crops need to be harvested immediately or there are no crops. Like food shortages? No farmers, no food.

Yeah, I get it. While I suppose it does avoid temporary short-term pain as well as political blowback if shortages mess up a booming economy. But then again, the whole point as he and others have been touting is the creation of jobs for Americans. No pain no gain. It also allows his enemies to paint him as a hypocrite and ridicule a key component of the MAGA agenda. Perhaps to be charitable it's a strategic retreat.

Elsewhere, Los Angeles is continuing its devolution with anti-ICE demonstrations that Karen Bass-tard is doing nothing about and/or encouraging. And we did capture an Iranian spy scoping out Jewish targets for mass murder attacks, along with some Chi-COm spies.

Meanwhile, the rise of this Mamdani momzer in NYC is causing the relatively sane among the Democrat base in NYC and nationally to be freaking out. Why, I have no idea, because the conventional wisdom is that this maniac is where the Democrat Party has been heading for decades. The objection is not necessarily his policies and worldview, it's the fact that he's open and honest about it that is causing the Dems to freak out. They win when they pretend to be as American as apple pie, hot dogs and Chevrolet (and can make their election thievery look kosher).

Whose Side Are Democrats Really On? . . . Cheering for the enemy

It's not that the Democrats are on the side of the enemy, It's that the Democrats have been America's greatest enemy for two centuries and counting.

Mamdani? Everywhere you turn it's Mamdanis all the way down.

Boston Muslim Illegal Alien Councilwoman Replaces July 4th Before Going to Prison. . . July in Boston will now be Cabo Verde Independence Month.

BUT . . . there is some good news to report, here's a smattering:

for example on the illegal alien front,

as well as the religious freedom front

And the Second Amenment...

and the transexual madness front.

Looks like Will Thomas had to tuck his tail, instead of his John Thomas and head for the hills at UPenn,

And lastly, a quick shout-out and thank you for your continued support in hitting our tip jar. It truly is appreciated more than you can know.

Have a great day!

ISRAEL AND USA vs IRAN

The knock-out punches they didn't see coming.
The Mullahs’ Biggest Miscalculations
German authorities arrested a Danish national suspected of surveilling Jewish targets on Iran’s behalf for possible terrorist attacks, the country’s prosecutors office said Tuesday. Ali G., a pseudonym for the alleged spy, allegedly spied on three separate sites in June at the behest of Iranian intelligence, according to Reuters. Iran formally entered a ceasefire with Israel on June 23 after an extensive bombing campaign from Tel Aviv and Washington appeared to cripple Tehran’s nuclear facilities, but fears remain that Iran’s extensive global espionage network could instigate reprisal attacks against civilians in the West.
Suspected Iranian Spy Arrested For Allegedly Sizing Up Jewish Terror Targets
Gaza resident: “Hamas shoots at people to keep them away from humanitarian aid.”
Gazans Testify That Hamas Deliberately Targets Civilians Collecting Humanitarian Aid
"NEWSOM/DEMOCRAT VIOLENT INSURRECTION RIOTS"
The office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass did not issue a comment on the protest.
Anti-ICE Protesters Block 6th Street Bridge in Downtown Los Angeles

"BIDEN/HARRIS BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
‘These are the kind of deranged individuals that are on our streets in America that we’re trying to target.’
Illegal Immigrant Cannibal Tried To Eat Himself On Deportation Flight, DHS Secretary Says
‘By saying we’re going to tolerate illegal immigration, it destroys Trump’s credibility, the credibility of enforcement, and takes what is a legal system and basically makes it meaningless.’
Point: If Trump Lets Farm Workers Evade Immigration Laws, Expect The Whole World To Claim ‘Farm Worker’ Status
Thank you, President Trump.
Counterpoint: Trump puts common-sense brakes on immigration enforcement for farm and hospitality workers
In a 6-3 ruling on Friday, the justices limited the authority of district court judges to issue nationwide injunctions without addressing the birthright citizenship issue. The question will almost certainly return to the high court for a ruling on the merits after making its way through the lower courts.
Trump’s War To End Birthright Citizenship Is Far From Over
“THE TRUMP EFFECT – Total Border Patrol encounters for the entire month of June 2025 was 6,070. That is less than a single day under Biden,” Border Czar Homan posted on X on Tuesday. “Also, none of the 6,070 were released into the U.S. ZERO.”
HOMAN: Migrant Arrests at Borders Drop 41 Percent in June to New Record Low — Zero Admitted to U.S.
As the administration cracks down on illegal immigration, Mamdani threatened to use his power to “stop masked ICE agents from deporting our neighbors” during his acceptance speech on June 25. Trump said that the administration will not hesitate to arrest Mamdani if he were to violate immigration law.
Trump Threatens To Arrest Socialist Mamdani If It Comes To It
LA Mayor Karen Bass and City Council were also sued.
Trump DOJ Sues Los Angeles, Citing Supremacy Clause in Challenge to Sanctuary City Policies
Trump toured the existing Miami-Dade Collier Training Facility, which has, in just eight days, been transformed into a detention center designed to process, detain, and deport illegal immigrants, alongside Florida Governor and former Republican primary rival Ron DeSantis.“
Trump: Biden’s NYC Migrant Hotel Funding was Diverted to Build ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’
Speaking to reporters ahead of the roundtable discussion, Trump said, “Look what we inherited from this guy, this incompetent man and his administration — which wasn’t incompetent, it was radical left, lunatic, communist, whatever you want to say — I know most of them,” he said of the Biden junta.
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Boasts 400+ Security Personnel, 1,000 Staffers, 24/7 AC
The Trump White House emphasizes the use of Guantanamo Bay boosts deterrence against future illegal crossings into the United States and that the facility is being used to house high-risk detainees.
Trump Is Now Detaining Illegals From Three Continents at Gitmo.
The company offers loans throughout the United States as it explicitly markets mortgage loans to "undocumented residents." (Hello? Pam Bondi, prosecution and total asset seizure? - jjs)
Yet Another Mortgage Company Is Marketing Home Loans To Illegal Aliens
CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
July in Boston will now be Cabo Verde Independence Month.
Boston Muslim Illegal Alien Councilwoman Replaces July 4th Before Going to Prison
Zara Rahim, who formerly worked for Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns, said she hoped Trump would die following the president's coronavirus diagnosis
Former Obama Staffer Who Wished Death on Trump Finds New Work for Zohran Mamdani
While most people are obsessed with Articles I through III of the Constitution, the answer to rising socialism may be hidden in plain sight in Article IV.
The Forgotten Guarantee Clause: Trump’s Constitution Cudgel Against a Radical Mayor (considering the nature of the Judiciary, now and in the future, don't bet on this - jjs)
Cheering for the enemy: (It’s not that the Democrats are on the side of the enemy, 200+ years of history prove that the Democrats ARE the enemy.)
Whose Side Are Democrats Really On?

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
Founded in 1961 as John F. Kennedy sought to leverage aid to win over the developing world in the Cold War, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has now been incorporated into the State Department — after Secretary of State Marco Rubio slashed 85 percent of its programming.
Rubio hails end of USAID as Bush, Obama deplore cost in lives
Efforts to derail Emil Bove’s nomination, whether from the left or from risk-averse elements of the right, should be firmly rejected.
Surviving The Smear Campaign: Emil Bove Shines At Confirmation Hearing
Utah’s “One Door” strategy offers a model for receiving training and benefits in one place.
A Better Way to Get Welfare Recipients Back into the Labor Force
One law gutted investment in rent-stabilized units. Everyone is paying the price.
Why Are New York City’s Affordable Housing Units Falling Apart?
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Kept but retitled the waste, fraud and grift, added a couple dozen extra "This Page Left Intentionally Blank" pages, Changed the dedication from Satan to Paul Ryan - jjs
Here’s What The Senate Changed In The ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill
The Senate passed the big beautiful bill Tuesday after a 27-hour amendment vote-a-rama – a new record. Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote on final passage, as well as during a couple of final amendment votes beforehand.
Senate Passes Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, Now One Final Step from President’s Desk
“Fourteen states currently offer health coverage to people in the U.S. regardless of immigration status, including undocumented migrants.”
Senate Rejects Measure to End Medicaid Coverage for Illegals, 56–44
“Fortunately, we haven’t,” Jassy said when asked whether Amazon had raised prices in response to the latest round of tariffs. Speaking in an interview on CNBC’s Mad Money, he attributed price stability to a combination of strategic purchasing and seller preparation. “We did a lot of forward buying several months ago,” he said. “And then a lot of our sellers, our third-party selling partners, forward-deployed a lot of inventory to avoid some of the issues with the uncertainty around where tariffs are going to settle.”
Amazon Chief Says Tariffs Haven’t Pushed Up Prices, Undermining Critics’ Inflation Warnings
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
Camp IdRaHaJe can continue its work in alignment with its Christian stance on biological sex, but Colorado is still pushing trans ideology.
Colorado Christian Camp Wins Legal Victory Against State’s Radical Transgender Rules
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
“They give us the money. You work, give us the money. Allah Akbar, we take the money." (You Jizz Me, I Jizz You, Jizzya in the face, Islam all over the place! - jjs)
1 in 10 in the UK are on Disability
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
The Trump Administration is so disgusted by CNN "promoting" a phone app to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in real time that it's considering legal action of some sort.
CNN Touts an ICE Agent Tracker the Trump Administration Fears Could Be Used to Hunt and Kill Agents
All of the victims of gender medicine deserve justice and accountability from the leaders who pushed harmful ideas about gender and continue to silence those who lost so much to speak up against them.
No, Atlantic, it wasn't an honest mistake that led major institutions down the wrong path on gender medicine
Robert Spencer: Her latest tirade includes Marco Rubio.
Joy Reid Outdoes the Leftists Who Like to Call Trump Hitler
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
'The summer heat beating down on our members is no joke.'
UPS Push For Electric Trucks Leaves Drivers Sweating — And Unions Furious
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
Zhi Alan Cheng — a Queens doctor who has been held in jail without bail since 2022, when he was arrested — pleaded guilty to four counts of rape and three counts of sexual abuse on Monday, according to a report by the New York Post.
NYC Doctor Admits to Filming Himself Groping Sedated Patients, Raping Drugged Women (Are you IN me Dr. Wu, Steely Dan - jjs)

EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
'We need to get somebody from the middle east or who is Arab on our board,' wrote Shipman. 'Quickly I think.'
Columbia President Claire Shipman Privately Said School Needed To Add an 'Arab' Board Member—and Remove a Jewish One
Among other forms of anti-Semitic discrimination, students drew a picture of Hitler as an example of a 'strong historical leader' and told a Jewish student they were happy about Oct. 7
Prestigious Virginia K-8 School Hit with Civil Rights Complaint over Environment 'Hostile to Jews'
The Crimson Mask: Harvard’s Institutional Antisemitism Finally Laid Bare
America’s oldest university has been exposed as fundamentally hostile to American values—and Jewish voices.
SECOND AMENDMENT
The case is Hoffman v. Bonta, and plaintiffs include Christopher J. Hoffman and the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC). It challenges California’s ban against issuing concealed carry weapons permits (CCWs) to nonresidents.
U.S. District Court Judge: California Rules Barring Nonresident CCWs ‘Violate the Constitution’
Dakota News Now reported the campus carry measure was contained in Senate Bill 100, which Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) signed. Rhoden responded to critics of campus carry by saying, “There is a lot of concern that we’ll see in coming time that it is unfounded and that we can get along just right, honoring and respecting our Second Amendment rights the way they were intended.”
Campus Carry for Self-Defense Took Effect Today in South Dakota
THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH
The FBI knew about the Chinese scheme to rig the 2020 election for Joe Biden by flooding the zone with fake voters, but covered it up and destroyed documents to protect former FBI Director Chris Wray. Wray testified to Congress that there was nothing hinky about the 2020 election, but in reality, he knew of the Chinese conspiracy to rig the election. (Likely because he was colluding with them - jjs)
STUNNING: FBI Covered Up Chinese Scheme to Heist 2020 Election
To most observers, the Kansas law is not only entirely reasonable, but sets a bare minimum expectation for how American political funding should function across the board.
Russia Hoaxer Marc Elias Loses Bid To Allow Foreign Interference In Kansas Ballot Issues
Plaintiffs argued that “[r]esidency is not inherited and cannot be established by proxy,” and that an “individual who has never personally made Arizona his home necessarily has not ‘resided in this state’ for any period of time, within the meaning of Article VII, Section 2(A)” of the Arizona Constitution.
Republicans Challenge Arizona Law Permitting Nonresidents To Register To Vote
Mail-in ballots are dangerously vulnerable. We must return to requiring a legitimate reason to vote absentee.
The Life Cycle of a Mail-In Ballot
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY
“‘[Biden is] definitely complicit, but there were a lot of people behind him, like puppet masters. [Former first lady Jill Biden] very much knew what she was doing. What she did was absolutely elder abuse. There is no question in my mind,’ Li said,” Fox reported.
Report: Former DNC Insider Reveals ‘Puppet Masters’ Who Allegedly Ran Biden White House
Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is under renewed scrutiny for founding a Washington, DC, consulting firm just months after stepping down from his post in the Biden junta. Republican and Democrat lawmakers say the move betrays public trust and raises serious ethical and national security concerns.
EXCLUSIVE — Bipartisan Group of Senators Rips Lloyd Awol-austin’s Post-Pentagon Role, Cites Broken Promises and Security Concerns
Wilson Tindi, who became the agency’s director of internal audit and advisory services in December 2023, was convicted in 2016 of sexually assaulting a woman in her sleep after breaking into her home, according to documents first reported by Alpha News. Tindi’s LinkedIn profile and government webpages indicate that he has worked multiple jobs in Minnesota’s DOE and Pollution Control Agency. (RELATED: Tim Walz Official Who Caused $21,000 In Damages To Teslas Will Face No Criminal Charges, Prosecutor Says)
Tim Walz junta Promoted Sexual Assault Convict To Top Agency Role
Heather Gerken, who presided over 'trap house' controversy, to succeed Darren Walker (Turn it into the Fordow foundation and collapse it with a MOP from 30,000 feet - jjs)
Ford Foundation Taps Scandal-Plagued Yale Law School Dean as Next President
POLITICS
Next year, the challenge for Trump and the GOP is to turn out base voters and enough of the casual and new voters that gave Trump the edge in swing states in 2024.
No Victory Laps
The only difference is that Mamdani isn’t afraid to say what other Democratic politicians try to hide. . . Think about what Mamdani has proposed or supported... “Mainstream Democrats” support every one of these positions in one way or another.
The Democrats’ Phony Freakout About Mamdani
“I think the people in New York are crazy and they go this route. I think they’re crazy. We will have a communist for the first time.”
Trump on Zohran Mamdani: ‘I’m Going to Have a Lot of Fun With Him’
The ~~democratic~~ demonic socialist blended culture and politics into a lifestyle brand.
Mamdani’s Vibes Campaign
Daniel Greenfield: Weiner ran on a platform of deporting illegal alien criminals.
NYC is so Crazy, Anthony Weiner Looks Sane
Even a majority of Democrats do not approve of the job the Democrat leaders are doing, with only 44 percent saying they back their party’s leaders and 43 percent saying they disapprove.In contrast, 52 percent of voters say they disapprove of congressional Republicans’ leadership, which is down from 66 percent. Thirty-six percent of voters, including 73 percent of Republicans, say they approve of congressional Republicans’ performance, up from 26 percent in 2024.
The Democrats Are the Least Popular Lawmakers in Congress. (they do poll very well in the 9th circle of hell - jjs)
Democrats are painting themselves into a corner.
The Problem with a Resistance-Centered Party
The Madison liberal’s mentor is one of the most far-left judges in America who is presiding over the nationally-watched Hannah Dugan case.
Chris Taylor Is The Left’s Anti-ICE, Pro-Sanctuary State Candidate For WI Supreme Court
I utterly loathe Barack Obama, but for the first time in my life, I actually feel sorry for him, and those poor fucked-in-the-head kids, having a rabid Pit Viper like that for a mother. Even a pit viper would ditch the nest as soon as it could boogie - jjs
Michelle Obama Doesn’t Just Hate Her Husband — She Hates Her Kids, Too
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
The FBI arrested them on June 27, 2025, on a criminal complaint “charging them with overseeing and carrying out various clandestine intelligence taskings in the United States on behalf of the PRC Government’s principal foreign intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security (MSS),” according to a press release from the DOJ, which described some of the activities. These included “facilitating a ‘dead drop’ payment of cash for information relating to the national security of the United States previously provided to the MSS, gathering intelligence about U.S. Navy service members and bases, and assisting with efforts to recruit other individuals from within the U.S. military as potential MSS assets.
DOJ Charges Two Chinese Nationals Acting as Agents of PRC Government
"When you have a winning team, people want to join!"
Air Force And Space Force Smash Recruiting Goals Three Months Early: ‘Lining Up And Signing Up!’
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
The ruling halts layoffs and restructuring efforts, leaving thousands of employees in limbo and challenging the executive’s authority to unilaterally reorganize federal agencies. (declare a national health emergency and ignore the ruling - jjs)
This Biden Judge Is Blocking Trump’s HHS Reforms.
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
The present most popular theory to explain the dots, based on the available data, is that the dots are newly formed black holes, their red light caused by material falling into the hole at millions of miles per hour. That theory has of course problems. For example, it doesn’t explain why we don’t see these dots in more recent times. Nor does it explain why the dots are dim in X-rays, a radiation expected from accreting black holes.
Webb detects unexpected “little red dots” in the early universe
The mission team has determined that if they can regain command of the spacecraft, the propulsion system isn’t frozen, and the instruments remain operable, the spacecraft may be able to achieve an elliptical lunar orbit and complete its lunar science objectives.
NASA still hoping to save its Lunar Trailblazer mission
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
“UPenn will send a personalized letter of apology to each impacted female swimmer.”
UPenn Bans Males From Female Sports
Also: “Medicaid recipients are no longer covered for gender-affirming surgery or hormone therapy.”
Iowa Removes Gender Identity From Civil Rights Code
The organization works with thousands of schools across the country.
Title IX Group Pushes Trans Ideology In Schools, Watchdog Warns
If only he quoted Churchill's thoughts about Islam. So Taqqiya in this case is Tuck He uh! - jjs
Imane Khelif Quotes Winston Churchill to Protest Being Treated as a Male
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
The widely mocked 30-second spot featured a racially diverse group of genderfluid individuals dressed in garish, brightly colored clothing.
Woke Rebrand Sends Jaguar Sales Into a 98% Death Plunge
Are film studios finally getting the message that audiences aren’t interested in having radical gender ideology shoved in their kids’ faces? It’s a question worth asking following the Monday release of a Hollywood Reporter exposé on Pixar’s latest feature, Elio.
Pixar’s Elio Debacle Shows Audiences Don’t Want Studios Pushing Sexual Agendas On Kids
HITHER & YON
If you really ‘follow the science,’ it leads you all the way to the divine.
The Multiverse Scandal: How Academia Is Redefining Science To Avoid God
The Louisiana native was best known for being a captivating Pentecostal preacher with a massive following before being caught on camera with a prostitute in New Orleans in 1988, one of a string of successful TV preachers brought down in the 1980s and ’90s by sex scandals. He continued preaching for decades, but with a reduced audience.
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart Dies at 90

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1 Happy Wednesday, one and all. It's a nice day out here, courtesy of some heavy rains the night before that helped cool things down. I am waiting to hear if we are getting dismissed early tomorrow or we can work our usual hours.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2025 07:34 AM (+4yJ5)

2 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 07:34 AM (ExV1e)

3 Tech thread alerted.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 07:35 AM (ExV1e)

4 Thank you, JJ!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 02, 2025 07:35 AM (a1415)

5 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2025 07:38 AM (Q4IgG)

6 I'm guessing that WWIII went well, as it certainly isn't being covered in the news anymore.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 02, 2025 07:38 AM (a1415)

7 Good morning JJ and horde

Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2025 07:38 AM (+qU29)

8 but for the first time in my life, I actually feel sorry for him, and those poor fucked-in-the-head kids, having a rabid Pit Viper like that for a mother

Then you are a better man than I am.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2025 07:39 AM (+4yJ5)

9
Happy birthday!

Seriously, the dems will have their backs against the wall only when the election cheat machine gets stopped. The Republicans aren't going to arrange for that so MAGA is going to have to.

Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2025 07:40 AM (j4U/Z)

10 Mike Rowe talking about an ad he made and its removal from the airwaves. I have never seen someone be so scathing towards a company while staying so nice about it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md216p6t-i0

Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2025 07:41 AM (+4yJ5)

11 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 07:42 AM (u82oZ)

12 With that admission, I still feel that perhaps a corollary to the revolting 'We have to shred the Constitution in order to preserve the Constitution: We have to borrow and spend trillions in order to stop borrowing and spending trillions?

Balancing the budget in one go would require cutting at least 1/3 of all federal spending. More, really, since we want to spend money on border security, re-vitalizing the military, refilling the SPR, and, maybe, some actual infrastructure.

It's not going to happen. Any member of Congress who voted to do it would lose their seat. While I join your unhappiness with going even further into debt, we didn't get in this mess overnight, we won't escape overnight.

Frankly, what we should push for, is cutting some every year. Let the economy improve for a year... cut spending... let the economy improve for a year... cut spending. Sadly, the whores who get elected would do the exact opposite.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 07:43 AM (ExV1e)

13 The story goes that the GOP whip had to babysit Lisa Murkowski all the night through so she didn't change her mind and vote against the Big Fricken Cash Grab Bill.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2025 07:43 AM (9gFbO)

14 There is a lot of good stuff in the BBB. Just think where we would be if the previous administration had prevailed. Take what we can get and be happy, damn it.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2025 07:43 AM (vFG9F)

15 Oh come on, Boston.

Cape Verde is my go-to for a comedic "irrelevant country" stand in.

Don't make them relevant, you schmucks. You're wrecking my whole flow here.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 02, 2025 07:44 AM (BjH5D)

16 But if I'm out of line about the criticism of this bill, I'm open to any reasonable argument as to why.

You're not. Its more kick the can down the road. A political win for Trump is not an automatic win for you and I.

But I would like this moment remembered, the next time we all start asking why the Democrat rank and file so slavishly follow their leaders against their own best interests. This is why.

Posted by: Doug Roberts at July 02, 2025 07:45 AM (quJpm)

17 Frankly, what we should push for, is cutting some every year. Let the economy improve for a year... cut spending... let the economy improve for a year... cut spending. Sadly, the whores who get elected would do the exact opposite.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 07:43 AM (ExV1e)

Thanks, but one can infer from this that the bigger the government/budget is the better off we are?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 07:45 AM (x0n13)

18 " I have never seen someone be so scathing towards a company while staying so nice about it:"

Damn......

And never once with a foul word or a bit of anger.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 02, 2025 07:46 AM (a1415)

19 The best news today is the tranny swimmer got kicked in the nuts.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2025 07:46 AM (vFG9F)

20 But if I'm out of line about the criticism of this bill, I'm open to any reasonable argument as to why.

Arguably, given the fact that the Medicaid cuts were removed, more could have been in this bill since, I believe, the Medicare cuts were the reason that they had to do separate rescission bills for the DOGE stuff.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 07:46 AM (ExV1e)

21 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

You and I lived in Japan as at the same time, with our military families, albeit at different bases. It was a while ago. J.J. would be listed as a National Treasure if he was Japanese.

Instead, it is his birthday.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 07:47 AM (u82oZ)

22 There seems to be some confusion:

The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Ends Taxpayer-Funded Health Benefits for Illegal Immigrants
June 02, 2025

The House Ways and Means Committee website

https://tinyurl.com/4c6h9xvw

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2025 07:47 AM (AOsQT)

23 fd

Is there a ceremony, like drumming out a coward from the regiment?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 07:47 AM (u82oZ)

24 Eric Schmidt senator from MO said the provision for kicking illegals off Medicaid was put back in the bill FYI.

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 02, 2025 07:48 AM (MGB5H)

25 uh oh

that says June, not July, huh
okay then
I blame my advanced age
I'll just be going...

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2025 07:49 AM (AOsQT)

26 "Is there a ceremony, like drumming out a coward from the regiment?
Posted by: NaCly Dog "

Posted by: Chuck Conners at July 02, 2025 07:49 AM (vFG9F)

27 Maybe they won't continue to get the money that is supposed to go to old people's Health Care.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 07:49 AM (WIJBc)

28 And the Second Amenment...

I'd prefer if the courts would recognize that the full faith and credit clause applies to CCW permits but this is something.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 07:49 AM (ExV1e)

29 Mike Rowe talking about an ad he made and its removal from the airwaves. I have never seen someone be so scathing towards a company while staying so nice about it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md216p6t-i0
Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2025 07:41 AM (+4yJ5)
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Thanks for that. As it happens, I'm looking at cell service companies and now I can look at Puretalk.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2025 07:50 AM (q8kR1)

30 Pixar’s Elio Debacle Shows Audiences Don’t Want Studios Pushing Sexual Agendas On Kids
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As has been pointed out, Hollywood is so filled with deviant weirdos that they think this is all normal. In their world, everyone is a freak.

Therefore if you don't want to see it, YOU are the freak in their eyes.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2025 07:50 AM (7fElN)

31 And never once with a foul word or a bit of anger.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Watch it again and look at his eyes. That was the giveaway to me.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2025 07:50 AM (+4yJ5)

32 14 There is a lot of good stuff in the BBB. Just think where we would be if the previous administration had prevailed. Take what we can get and be happy, damn it.
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2025 07:43 AM (vFG9F)

While CHlamydia Harris as prexy would be the bitter end... where/what is this "good stuff?"

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 07:50 AM (x0n13)

33 Kroger's sales suck this week.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 07:51 AM (WIJBc)

34 "Instead, it is his birthday."

One of many!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 02, 2025 07:51 AM (a1415)

35 These are the kind of deranged individuals that are on our streets in America that we’re trying to target.’
Illegal Immigrant Cannibal Tried To Eat Himself On Deportation Flight, DHS Secretary Says
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I bet no one wants to be his cell mate

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2025 07:52 AM (q8kR1)

36 Illegal Immigrant Cannibal Tried To Eat Himself On Deportation Flight, DHS Secretary Says

I assume PronHub has a channel dedicated to this sort of thing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 07:52 AM (ExV1e)

37 Point: If Trump Lets Farm Workers Evade Immigration Laws, Expect The Whole World To Claim ‘Farm Worker’ Status

Given that part of the shit sandwich the Senate made for us is the failure to protect US Tax payers and Citizens by keeping the Free Medical Services To The Planet scam in the Medicaid spending.

So not only would the invite to the world be open, but its made worse by specifically inviting in the high medical risk population into an already over burdened system.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 07:52 AM (a4flb)

38 JJ's birthdays are legion..

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 02, 2025 07:52 AM (a1415)

39 One of many!

I wonder if the extra birthday every four years becomes tiring ?

Posted by: Doug Roberts at July 02, 2025 07:52 AM (quJpm)

40 Under Trump, Repub voters appear to be getting at least about 50% of what they asked for, which is better than the 10% Repub politicians provided without Trump.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 02, 2025 07:53 AM (Dv3i1)

41 I assume PronHub has a channel dedicated to this sort of thing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Rule 34 exists for a reason.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2025 07:53 AM (+4yJ5)

42 35 These are the kind of deranged individuals that are on our streets in America that we’re trying to target.’
Illegal Immigrant Cannibal Tried To Eat Himself On Deportation Flight, DHS Secretary Says
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I bet no one wants to be his cell mate
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2025 07:52 AM (q8kR1)

He's bucking to be a camp Kapo in Alligator Alcatraz!!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 07:53 AM (x0n13)

43 July in Boston will now be Cabo Verde Independence Month.
Boston Muslim Illegal Alien Councilwoman Replaces July 4th Before Going to Prison

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One Boston Councilwoman, let alone illegal, got to decide to axe the 4th of July?

But it's Boston. I'm sure they're all very happy to celebrate Cabo Verde instead.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2025 07:53 AM (qBdHI)

44 36 Illegal Immigrant Cannibal Tried To Eat Himself On Deportation Flight, DHS Secretary Says

I assume PronHub has a channel dedicated to this sort of thing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 07:52 AM (ExV1e)

Bugs Bunny cartoon with the skinny guy and fat guy stranded on the deserted island, and he puts his foot on a plate, sprinkles salt on it and digs in.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 07:55 AM (x0n13)

45 Arm-eating cannibal is like something straight out of the National Enquirer.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2025 07:55 AM (qBdHI)

46 I doubt the veracity of the autocannibal. They should have waited to see if he was serious.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 07:55 AM (WIJBc)

47 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2025 07:55 AM (Ul4ZN)

48 The company offers loans throughout the United States as it explicitly markets mortgage loans to "undocumented residents." (Hello? Pam Bondi, prosecution and total asset seizure? - jjs)

Total asset seizure for the corporate officers sounds good to me although I'm sure the courts would say no... something about unreasonable punishment.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 07:55 AM (ExV1e)

49 Huck Follywood

We need a Crossfit vegan outlaw to be in that cell with a cannibal. Hilarity ensues.

Apex predators are dwindling because mankind is outcompeting them for prey. And we have a mental health epidemic without insane asylums.

I am seeing a solution here.

May PETA embrace the Alligator Diet solution. Go Alligators!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 07:55 AM (u82oZ)

50 " where/what is this "good stuff?""

The tax cut extension for one thing. The immigration stuff.

I hate the GOP and they hate me too. I hate having to settle.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2025 07:55 AM (vFG9F)

51 Paramount/CBS has settled the Trump lawsuit. Will pay 30M$ and also includes a new rule requiring unedited transcripts of future candidate interviews.

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 02, 2025 07:56 AM (MGB5H)

52 Kroger's sales suck this week.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 07:51 AM (WIJBc)

Aren't they closing a bunch of stores?

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 02, 2025 07:56 AM (SfhV1)

53 Balancing the budget in one go would require cutting at least 1/3 of all federal spending. More, really, since we want to spend money on border security, re-vitalizing the military, refilling the SPR, and, maybe, some actual infrastructure.

It's not going to happen. Any member of Congress who voted to do it would lose their seat. While I join your unhappiness with going even further into debt, we didn't get in this mess overnight, we won't escape overnight.

Frankly, what we should push for, is cutting some every year. Let the economy improve for a year... cut spending... let the economy improve for a year... cut spending. Sadly, the whores who get elected would do the exact opposite.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 07:43 AM

Even if we could somehow magically balance the budget it would do nothing to address the debt. We would need a minimum of $2 trillion a year in surplus just to start addressing the debt.

Interest on the debt will soon suck up more money than the entire military budget.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2025 07:56 AM (e5NfL)

54 Eating the Mexicans that American Alligators won't eat.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 07:57 AM (WIJBc)

55 50 Posted by: fd at July 02, 2025 07:55 AM (vFG9F)

Thanks for that.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 07:57 AM (x0n13)

56 From a purely pragmatic political perspective, allowing the farm & restaurant working illegals to stay is a good play.

Trump has mainly focused on deporting the criminals anyhow.

Does he want as many illegals out, violent criminals or not? Yes.

Does he want to hit the economy while doing it? No.

So Homan is focusing on the criminals, and nabbing any incidental aliens around when they get the criminals.

Also, ICE doing various busts at businesses around the country used to be a regular thing. But it was always hit or miss and never a massive effort. Now they’re doing that again, which may make some of these operations think twice about who they’re hiring.

I’ve also seen some mention of a new guest visa/permit system for seasonal farm labor that DHS & State are thinking about doing for these cases.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2025 07:57 AM (6ydKt)

57 {{{grammie winger}}}

FYI, the Jordie Nelson kids are well brought up. and work hard at the ranch and in sports.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 07:57 AM (u82oZ)

58 Kroger is closing some stores. I couldn't find a list.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 07:58 AM (WIJBc)

59 The cannibal guy was probably just trying to drop a few pounds

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2025 07:58 AM (q8kR1)

60 The story goes that the GOP whip had to babysit Lisa Murkowski all the night through so she didn't change her mind and vote against the Big Fricken Cash Grab Bill.

The thing that gets me is why we just don't do what is done in every other country. Bribe the votes we want. These criminals are going to steal from us. It is no secret that Congress is an open extortion game.

So instead of pretending, just have an open auction for votes. Stand out on the front steps and have senators just tell us what the hell they want in order to vote a certain way.

If they announce a price too large, well, some of the more violent third world cultures have a way of extracting the vote they want. Since we are full blown low trust turd world, might as well quit pretending we are not.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 07:58 AM (a4flb)

61 Senate Rejects Measure to End Medicaid Coverage for Illegals, 56–44

This is a misleading headline. 56 Senators voted to end the coverage but, thanks to the Parliamentarian - and the GOP's unwillingness to override her, they required 60 votes to move forward with that provision.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 07:58 AM (ExV1e)

62 Time to do stuff.

Be safe, Salty!

BBIAB!

*POOF*

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 02, 2025 07:58 AM (a1415)

63 He thought he had the right to rare arms.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2025 07:58 AM (vFG9F)

64 FYI, the Jordie Nelson kids are well brought up. and work hard at the ranch and in sports.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 07:57 AM (u82oZ)

I saw him at the NFL draft. He looked very purty.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 02, 2025 07:59 AM (SfhV1)

65 Paramount/CBS has settled the Trump lawsuit. Will pay 30M$ and also includes a new rule requiring unedited transcripts of future candidate interviews.

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Will this make Bernie burn? He insisted they did nothing wrong. If they did nothing wrong (and they know they did), they wouldn't have paid out $30 million to settle.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2025 08:00 AM (qBdHI)

66 From a purely pragmatic political perspective, allowing the farm & restaurant working illegals to stay is a good play.

Lets just admit it. The US is a slave labor camp no better than China.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:00 AM (a4flb)

67 Morning everyone, thx JJ
Senator Eric Schmidt has a thread on X and it's at Twitchy. The bill that failed to take Medicaid away from illegals was a show vote to get people on the record. The BBB which passed does contain a bar against illegals getting Medicaid. So if this bill passes the House they are barred

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 08:00 AM (eBgDF)

68 No, Atlantic, it wasn't an honest mistake that led major institutions down the wrong path on gender medicine

Just like it wasn't an honest mistake that led major institutions down the wrong path on the safety and efficacy of the covid shot.

Just like it wasn't an honest mistake that led major institutions down the wrong path on "climate change".

Just like it wasn't an honest mistake that led major institutions down the wrong path on...

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:00 AM (ExV1e)

69 SpeakingOf

Cheap diesel fuel and extensive, specialized, farm machinery has removed the need for many farm workers. Very few people can feed many others. Well, until the Feds screw up farm policy.

Meat packing plants are another story. But even there there is progress in reducing the need for undocumented workers.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 08:01 AM (u82oZ)

70 Thanks for that. As it happens, I'm looking at cell service companies and now I can look at Puretalk.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

Happy to help. If T-Mobile irritates me too much, Puretalk guys are getting my business.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2025 08:01 AM (+4yJ5)

71 Who's gonna pick dat cotton??

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 02, 2025 08:02 AM (SfhV1)

72 Apex predators are dwindling because mankind is outcompeting them for prey. And we have a mental health epidemic without insane asylums.

I am seeing a solution here.
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A modern, environmentally sensitive version of Swift's "Modest Proposal"!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2025 08:02 AM (eRBFZ)

73 grammie winger

Tell the Rev "No worries". His wife has aged very well.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 08:02 AM (u82oZ)

74 Tell the Rev "No worries". His wife has aged very well.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 08:02 AM (u82oZ)

I'm a teeny bit sorry that he has a wife. j/k

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 02, 2025 08:03 AM (SfhV1)

75 grammie winger

There are too many people longing for the days of open slavery. Sheesh.

BTDT.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 08:04 AM (u82oZ)

76 Next year, the challenge for Trump and the GOP is to turn out base voters and enough of the casual and new voters that gave Trump the edge in swing states in 2024.

The trouble is, what has the GOP done to deserve votes?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:04 AM (ExV1e)

77 >The BBB which passed does contain a bar against illegals getting Medicaid. So if this bill passes the House they are barred

Posted by: Smell the Glove
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all of this has me confused
is it is, or is it ain't

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2025 08:04 AM (AOsQT)

78 Boston Muslim Illegal Alien Councilwoman Replaces July 4th Before Going to Prison. . . July in Boston will now be Cabo Verde Independence Month.

There are about 600,000 people, total, in the Cape Verde Islands.

How many Cape Verdians can there actually be in Boston? A few hundred, maybe a thousand?

Why on God’s Green Earth do the people of Boston need an entire month (their own country only gets one day) to celebrate the independence of a small archipelago that the vast majority couldn’t find on a map?

And why would the rest of the city council go along with this nonsense?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2025 08:04 AM (6ydKt)

79 Cheap diesel fuel and extensive, specialized, farm machinery has removed the need for many farm workers."

A fact that shows the Illiterati's stunning lack of knowledge concerning the real world.
It'd be funny if not so stupid...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2025 08:04 AM (tubbA)

80 grammie winger

No you are no sorry. Because then you can think you've got a shot.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 08:05 AM (u82oZ)

81 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. Just finished 3 hours' of work, so resting for a moment.

75 cloudy degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor, with a high in the mid 80s expected. Muggy and humid, as well. A good day for a nap in front of a fan.

Apropos of a comment on the Tech Thread, I could really go for a toasted bagel right now.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2025 08:05 AM (Dg2sF)

82 Kroger is closing some stores. I couldn't find a list.
Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 07:58 AM (WIJBc)

IIRC, about 80 stores to be shuttered nationwide.

Good morning.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2025 08:05 AM (wVcYX)

83 You the man JJ

Posted by: Jonah at July 02, 2025 08:05 AM (YCxFk)

84 If there's a silver lining to the budget circus it's that what DOGE uncovered illustrated just how corrupt FedGov really is and why our 'elected' officials are uninterested in cutting the federal budget. It's their primary pipeline for graft. It's why every politico is a multi-millionaire.

And they all owe favors to someone else who isn't interested in what you want from government.

Fixing all this is with the tools at our disposal is like trying to fix the space station with masking tape and a screwdriver from here on Earth. I think once people begin to understand the scope of the problem some potential solutions outside the existing system will be needed.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2025 08:05 AM (Q4IgG)

85 Michelle Obama Doesn’t Just Hate Her Husband — She Hates Her Kids, Too

Michelle Obama is a lot like Meghan Markle. The world would be an enormously better place if we could be permitted to forget they exist.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:05 AM (ExV1e)

86 This is a misleading headline. 56 Senators voted to end the coverage but, thanks to the Parliamentarian - and the GOP's unwillingness to override her, they required 60 votes to move forward with that provision.

So everyone is off the hook and zero responsibility.

We can't even name Elizabeth MacDonough, but refer to an anonymous title "Senate Parliamentarian". Then we let Lizzy off the hook because she could have been overriden, but we won't name the phuquer who could have overridden her because, the pursuit of zero responsibility.

We won't even mention that a simple majority vote by the Republicans could have overridden her, because, again, the cowardly path of Zero Accountability.

So we are stuck with some criminally stupid scam to confiscate hard earned money (in taxes and currency devaluation) to give to animals who shouldn't even be in this country, let alone racking up billions in medical costs in allready overloaded hospitals.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:05 AM (a4flb)

87 Because then you can think you've got a shot.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 08:05 AM (u82oZ)

A girl can dream....

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 02, 2025 08:06 AM (SfhV1)

88 I don't really care about the no taxes on tips and overtime. The illegals getting Medicare farce needs to be better explained by PDT. If it's truly gone, then let's gloat.

Posted by: fd at July 02, 2025 08:06 AM (vFG9F)

89 There are too many people longing for the days of open slavery. Sheesh.

We "need" that cheap farm labor no more than we "need" cheap nannies, cheap workers at the slaughter houses, or cheap roofers and drywallers.

Posted by: Doug Roberts at July 02, 2025 08:06 AM (quJpm)

90 And why would the rest of the city council go along with this nonsense?"

*googles "Boston City Council*

A-yup. Makes perfect sense.

Posted by: man at July 02, 2025 08:07 AM (tubbA)

91 Mornin’, All. Happy Wednesday.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2025 08:07 AM (77rzZ)

92 76. Are you kidding me? what is the alternative?

Posted by: Jonah at July 02, 2025 08:07 AM (YCxFk)

93 The BBB which passed does contain a bar against illegals getting Medicaid. So if this bill passes the House they are barred
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 08:00 AM (eBgDF)
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If I read it correctly the stories say Medicaid money spent on illegals was propoing up rural hospitals, so the Senate dropped illegals and agreed to spend $50 Billion to keep those hospitals going instead.

That is a lot of smackers.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2025 08:07 AM (q8kR1)

94 grammie winger

Time to put the Rev in training camp? Although I am not sure how six-pack abs work with all those surgical scars. He's a tough one to recover from all that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 08:07 AM (u82oZ)

95 @77 Don Black, per the Senator the ban is in BBB. The 56-44 vote was basically a show vote so Republicans could get the Dems in the record supporting Medicaid for illegals. Political posturing only

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 08:08 AM (eBgDF)

96 UPenn will send a personalized letter of apology to each impacted female swimmer.

Sorry we fucked up your collegiate athletic career. Our bad.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:08 AM (ExV1e)

97 Populism is the order of the day.

Nobody wants a hiccup in our food supply chain. Those who want to work should be given work, but with supervision. Pragmatism works because it's silly, not because it's conservative.

Bend all of the rules.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2025 08:08 AM (a/G0f)

98 He's a tough one to recover from all that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 08:07 AM (u82oZ)

He is. He is doing really well. God is good.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 02, 2025 08:08 AM (SfhV1)

99 Don Black, per the Senator the ban is in BBB. The 56-44 vote was basically a show vote so Republicans could get the Dems in the record supporting Medicaid for illegals. Political posturing only
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 08:08 AM (eBgDF)

Political posturing, but not without value.

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 02, 2025 08:08 AM (MGB5H)

100 61. Thanks for the info Mate

Posted by: Jonah at July 02, 2025 08:08 AM (YCxFk)

101 Alec Baldwin did a good job playing Swaggart in that Jerry Lee Lewis movie.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2025 08:09 AM (77rzZ)

102 @93 Huck, yup. The sausage making is ugly, but that was the price

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 08:09 AM (eBgDF)

103 So after the bill is taken care of, will the Harry Reid Sen Parm finally be fired?

Posted by: Jonah at July 02, 2025 08:09 AM (YCxFk)

104 I used to have a different nic

What I want is for every fourth place girl he pushed off the podium to greet him in the no-camera girls locker room. With stiletto heels in hand. And no mercy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 08:10 AM (u82oZ)

105 Hi JJ I hope you are feeling well, or at least ok. I don't remember the last time I heard how you're managing but I consider it a blessing to wake up to your news every day. I promise I wouldn't know a damn thing that's going on without it.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2025 08:10 AM (VPwHp)

106 The trouble is, what has the GOP done to deserve votes?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:04 AM (ExV1e)

The GOP, nothing. But Trump is still working on effectively taking over the GOP, and he needs your vote still.
Consider this: we already know tha Mitch, Tillis, and likely Cornyn are gone in ‘26. That’s going to be a nice change.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2025 08:10 AM (0DdMG)

107 UPenn will send a personalized letter of apology to each impacted female swimmer."

Yeah. That and $7.50 will get each one a semi-coffee flavored drink at Starbucks...

Posted by: man at July 02, 2025 08:10 AM (tubbA)

108 66 Lets just admit it. The US is a slave labor camp no better than China.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Hey! We have better toilets!

Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2025 08:10 AM (j4U/Z)

109
Internet is medicaid assistance to illegals still in BBB ?

" Section 77109 on page 602 of the legislation. The language amends Title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure that no medical assistance is provided under Medicaid to individuals not lawfully admitted for permanent residence, except for emergency services...

The Cornyn amendment, which would have penalized states for offering broader benefits, failed due to a 60-vote threshold.

But the core ban on Medicaid for illegal immigrants remains intact in the final bill.

That means states cannot use federal Medicaid dollars to cover illegal immigrants, except in emergencies."

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2025 08:10 AM (g47mK)

110 Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2025 08:05 AM (Dg2sF)

I thought you retired. Are you still writing those prescriptions or something like that?

Posted by: dantesed at July 02, 2025 08:10 AM (Oy/m2)

111 With a secure border and a reality based immigration system, the country could accommodate a monitored, regulated, heavily supervised guest worker program.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 02, 2025 08:11 AM (MncNM)

112 69 SpeakingOf

Cheap diesel fuel and extensive, specialized, farm machinery has removed the need for many farm workers. Very few people can feed many others. Well, until the Feds screw up farm policy.

Meat packing plants are another story. But even there there is progress in reducing the need for undocumented workers.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 08:01 AM (u82oZ)

Big Ag has always been a problem when it comes to illegal alien workers.

I guarantee the likes of Cargil and Archer Daniels Midland made some calls to bureaucrats & politicians, and put the pressure on claiming Armageddon was near.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2025 08:11 AM (6ydKt)

113 and here I thought I understood the legislative process

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2025 08:11 AM (AOsQT)

114 So after the bill is taken care of, will the Harry Reid Sen Parm finally be fired?
Posted by: Jonah at July 02, 2025 08:09 AM (YCxFk

Every term the VP should just appoint their own parliamentarian, as they are basically their to allow the VP to not have to sit in every senate session.

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 02, 2025 08:11 AM (MGB5H)

115 The medicaid stuff is really unnecessary. We had a worked, Paco, who lost both legs and arms in a Lettuce Combine Accident and we put him out in front of Kroger's each day with a soup bowl and people fill it up with all kinds of change, food and even a condom still in it's wrapper. We use Paco's medicaid to buy weed at the local weed store and all is good. Looking to get him on SS disability next. Gonna buy a lot of weed with that money.

Posted by: Jesus Quintana, Happy Farms Crew Chief at July 02, 2025 08:11 AM (4dUzE)

116 The BBB which passed does contain a bar against illegals getting Medicaid. So if this bill passes the House they are barred

Posted by: Smell the Glove
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all of this has me confused
is it is, or is it ain't

Its like the lies and deception around the cutting off of New Green Deal scam. the Communists are lying about how the world will end because the subsidies have been cut. The "Conservatives" are lying that they cut the Green Deal subsidies. Musk is lying about it too.

The reality is, these assholes left all kinds of easy to maneuver loop-holes, variances and exceptions such where an intern in one of these subsidy farms can devise a strategy to keep the grift coming.

They all lie about everything all the time.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:11 AM (a4flb)

117 84. Yes Martini. and USAID is kaput as of Monday.

That was the massive Dem slush fund

Posted by: Jonah at July 02, 2025 08:11 AM (YCxFk)

118 Note that - after this bill is passed - the House and Senate could strike out what additional section of it via simple majority. Just like they could have done with ObamaCare.

They won't. But they could. That 56 - 44 "show vote". They could make it official next session. But they won't.

Posted by: Doug Roberts at July 02, 2025 08:11 AM (quJpm)

119 A lot of confusion about what is going on is what I am reading here this morning.. events will have to unfold, as usual.

Posted by: tubal at July 02, 2025 08:12 AM (PCK5/)

120 *I don't like except for emergencies...which means that emergency rooms will still be forced to provide services...

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2025 08:12 AM (g47mK)

121 Well now i *really* want to hear someone from Bahhhstin try to say "Cabo Verde" the Portuguese way because i guess they're too cool to say Cape Verde.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 02, 2025 08:12 AM (BjH5D)

122 Good Morning. Trump and Elon are having another catfight.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 08:12 AM (WIJBc)

123 114. Bruce, did Vance miss that one? Can she be fired now?

Posted by: Jonah at July 02, 2025 08:12 AM (YCxFk)

124 There are too many people longing for the days of open slavery. Sheesh.

BTDT.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 08:04 AM (u82oZ)

Because that's the slavery they're willing to admit to. What they're really doing is fronting for sex trafficking of boys and girls of all ages.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2025 08:12 AM (VPwHp)

125 >Lets just admit it. The US is a slave labor camp no better than China.
----

huh
Does China have alligators? Because we have alligators.

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2025 08:13 AM (AOsQT)

126 One could have a lot of fun with the CNN ICE tracker.

Send the mob to 'interesting, challenging' locations.

Posted by: CapeFear at July 02, 2025 08:13 AM (IIY9P)

127 Mr. Sefton, I'm willing to bet that the 'farm workers' exculpation was intended to purchase the vote of Sen. Ron Johnson. The dairy industry in Wisconsin employs hundreds (or more) illegals, many of them long-term.

Wisconsin's dairy industry is NOT the only one which benefits, of course.......

Posted by: dad29 at July 02, 2025 08:14 AM (COqtf)

128 and here I thought I understood the legislative process"

Here. Have some sausage...

Posted by: Otto V. Bismark (allegedly) at July 02, 2025 08:14 AM (tubbA)

129

The battle of Archie Bunker Hill

"Don't Fire Until you see the Whites"

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 08:14 AM (x0n13)

130 The Trump Administration is so disgusted by CNN "promoting" a phone app to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in real time that it's considering legal action of some sort.

And this is why we lose. "Considering?" Really?

CNN is using public airtime to promote a product designed to not only assist illegals in evading arrest, but which can also be used to track down and potentially kill agents of the federal government who are acting according to the law.

The head of CNN should have been fucking arrested five minutes after that segment aired and ought to be sweating his balls off in GITMO right now, up on charges of treason and incitement.

Oh, but Trump and his people are 'considering' legal action! I'm sure that is going to have CNN shaking in their boots.

I am getting increasingly disgusted with this admnistration ever day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2025 08:14 AM (Dg2sF)

131 Bruce, did Vance miss that one? Can she be fired now?
Posted by: Jonah at July 02, 2025 08:12 AM (YCxFk)

I believe, could be mistaken because it's all inside baseball government crap, that Thune would have to displace her. But moving forward I could see incoming VPs forcing the majority leader, if their party, to oust the parliamentarian and put in their choice.

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 02, 2025 08:15 AM (MGB5H)

132 and here I thought I understood the legislative process
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2025 08:11 AM (AOsQT)

You understand BOHICA? Then consider yourself a legislative process whiz

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2025 08:15 AM (VPwHp)

133 With a secure border and a reality based immigration system, the country could accommodate a monitored, regulated, heavily supervised guest worker program.

How about Hell No.

We have far too many lazy ass teenagers, young adults, convicts, ne're do wells, bums and lowlifes that could use the discipline of a whip to the back in a summer field or slaughter house.

Its hard to maintain a crack habit when you have to spend a night in the box.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:15 AM (a4flb)

134 Can we send the illegals to China?

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 08:15 AM (WIJBc)

135 126 One could have a lot of fun with the CNN ICE tracker.

Send the mob to 'interesting, challenging' locations.
Posted by: CapeFear at July 02, 2025 08:13 AM (IIY9P)

Anderson Cooper's converted Firehouse townhome on Bleecker Street in NYC!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 08:15 AM (x0n13)

136 Via Insty, Newsome claims he grew up poor, mother had to work 2 plus jobs:

https://tinyurl.com/dzm3b7z3

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2025 08:15 AM (p16cu)

137 I'm willing to bet that the 'farm workers' exculpation was intended to purchase the vote of Sen. Ron Johnson.

Yeah, I missed his explanation of why he switched.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 02, 2025 08:15 AM (SfhV1)

138 Good morning!

Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at July 02, 2025 08:15 AM (xYXPm)

139 Have a wonderful day, everyone.

Looking forward to this Independence Day.

The nation as founded by some exceptional man and women can still be seen under a lot of dross. For every argument that the US is flawed, I can cite two times as much data on other countries. We have advanced mankind in myriad way, and may that continue.

Elon Musk, get Starship into orbit and on to Mars.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2025 08:16 AM (u82oZ)

140 That means states cannot use federal Medicaid dollars to cover illegal immigrants, except in emergencies."

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2025 08:10 AM (g47mK)

Well, shit.
They spend most of their time in the ER, anyhow.

This will barely change anything.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2025 08:16 AM (6ydKt)

141 56 From a purely pragmatic political perspective, allowing the farm & restaurant working illegals to stay is a good play.

Trump has mainly focused on deporting the criminals anyhow.

Does he want as many illegals out, violent criminals or not? Yes.

Does he want to hit the economy while doing it? No.”

Agree - and also, in the past, farm workers were a majority of illegals, but today they are not. The problem today are the hordes packed into the major cities like LA, soaking up government benefits, gaining political power. Focus there, farm workers can wait til the biggest part of the problem is fixed.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2025 08:17 AM (0DdMG)

142 Thanks, but one can infer from this that the bigger the government/budget is the better off we are?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 07:45 AM (x0n13)

No. One can infer that we, as a nation, are no longer capable of accepting discomfort. In several states, government benefits pay better than starting jobs... so why work? Or, if you do work, do it under the table so you can "get your bag".

While it would be great to be able to snap our fingers and have everything fixed, it just won't happen. We have to wean the nation's over-18 infants off the federal teat. Sucks. The love of the Silent Generation, and the Greatest Generation, and the Boomers (and I say this as an end stage Boomer), for ever expanding government has royally fucked the nation and will require decades of hard work to recover. It remains to be seen if we can accomplish this.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:17 AM (ExV1e)

143 Had to look up this 'Elio' movie since I had not heard of it. Apparently, the outer space setting is called the "Communiverse."

Communiverse

Really.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 02, 2025 08:17 AM (MncNM)

144 @125 Don, actually the only other place that has alligators is China. The two alligator species are the American and the Chinese. The Chinese don't use theirs as guards however

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 08:17 AM (eBgDF)

145 So, illegals will not get Medicaid anymore - that's in the bill.

Apparently, the Senate, in its infinite wisdom, had an amendment to get folks on record on the issue that had nothing to do with changing the bill. That's what failed 56-44. Stupid messaging but I guess in 2026, they want exact voting on the single issue to sell.

So, the bill keeps me from a huge tax hike this year (and now permanently vs 2017's cuts), it gets illegals off Medicaid and other government services, and gives Trump the ability and money to keep kicking them out - more wins then we've had in ages in Washington.

Posted by: Nova Local at July 02, 2025 08:19 AM (tOcjL)

146 >>>Lets just admit it. The US is a slave labor camp no better than China.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

>But it's not just illegals who have committed to slavery. I work with people who put in 60 hours a week. Fucking crazy.

I've come to terms with the fact that I'm going to become rich doing what I do, living where I live.

Quality of life and family is more important than wealth.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2025 08:19 AM (a/G0f)

147 136 Via Insty, Newsome claims he grew up poor, mother had to work 2 plus jobs:

https://tinyurl.com/dzm3b7z3
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2025 08:15 AM (p16cu)

Yeah he left out the part about his father was the manager of the J. Paul Getty Estate, and quite wealthy himself. Oh poor little Gavin!

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2025 08:19 AM (0DdMG)

148 Good morning good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2025 08:19 AM (H7X8V)

149 and here I thought I understood the legislative process
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2025 08:11 AM (AOsQT)

Here you go . . .
https://youtu.be/SZ8psP4S6BQ

Posted by: I'm Just A Bill, Schoolhouse Rock at July 02, 2025 08:19 AM (wVcYX)

150 144 I think the Chinese alligator is almost extinct. Cause the commies love nature so much.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2025 08:20 AM (77rzZ)

151 Today Is World UFO Day. 🛸

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2025 08:21 AM (NpAcC)

152 I am getting increasingly disgusted with this admnistration ever day.

Its the do nothing DOJ that you should be pissed off at.

Bondi, Patel and Bongino are incompetent frauds and should be run out as soon as possible for their do-nothing malfeasance and misuse of resources.

Hoping that DeSantis, when he terms out as governor will be the first functional AG America has had in at least three decades.

I saw the DOJ website. Considering the number of salaried staff, their accomplishments are far less than a major US city's own DOJ.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:21 AM (a4flb)

153 Yeah he left out the part about his father was the manager of the J. Paul Getty Estate, and quite wealthy himself. Oh poor little Gavin!
Posted by: Tom Servo

Wait until you hear that he was born a poor black child.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2025 08:22 AM (+4yJ5)

154 What happened to the "not"? dammit!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2025 08:22 AM (a/G0f)

155 I hate the GOP and they hate me too. I hate having to settle.
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2025 07:55 AM (vFG9F)

Failure theater.

On the one hand, I don't believe that a single Republican voted against the measure to end Medicaid for illegals. OTOH, they didn't vote to overrule the Parliamentarian either.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:22 AM (ExV1e)

156 My thoughts on the "ICETracker" app and CNN is this; if someone built a "FedTracker" that tracked and DOXX'd politicians it'd be removed in seconds, the developers arrested and jailed, and legislation passed in record time to make such an app illegal.

Someone should make one anyway.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2025 08:22 AM (Q4IgG)

157 Wait until you hear that he was born a poor black child.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2025 08:22 AM

In the ghetto.......in the ghetto

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 02, 2025 08:23 AM (MGB5H)

158 I thought you retired. Are you still writing those prescriptions or something like that?
Posted by: dantesed at July 02, 2025 08:10 AM (Oy/m2)

Medical transcriptionist. And I was supposed to be retired, but I had an unexpected budget hiccup last year. I'm hoping to retire for good at the end of this year.

And I'd better get back to work. I don't need to bother all of you with my political bile today.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2025 08:23 AM (Dg2sF)

159 Hey - you try running a cabinet level department out of the Fox News green room!

Posted by: Pam Blondi at July 02, 2025 08:24 AM (XQo4F)

160 I saw the DOJ website. Considering the number of salaried staff, their accomplishments are far less than a major US city's own DOJ.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:21 AM (a4flb)

They have had to defend EVERY SINGLE lawfare court case brought against Trump's EOs and deportations with half the staff of the last admin...so it's hard to start new things when you're run every direction every minute...when they get some new hires, they'll have the time to pursue some of Trump's proactive law goals...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 02, 2025 08:24 AM (tOcjL)

161 "Don't Fire Until you see the Whites"
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 08:14 AM (x0n13)

Of they eye...?

Of *who* eye?

Fear of a Black Hat.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2025 08:25 AM (VPwHp)

162 Does the bad outweigh the good?

Or is this another "we are raising taxes and taking away deductions, but we named a building after Ronald Reagan" thing?

From what I'm reading, if this is merely a political and not strategic victory, then this has all been a waste of time.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at July 02, 2025 08:25 AM (vakLI)

163 150 144 I think the Chinese alligator is almost extinct. Cause the commies love nature so much.
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2025 08:20 AM (77rzZ)

Who has time for ugly alligators when you’re trying to save the cutest animal ambassador you have - the panda 🐼 - if you’ve ever watched some of Ace’s panda videos you can figure out very quickly why they’re almost extinct.

Besides, they probably ate all the Chinese alligators with their bat soup decades ago.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2025 08:26 AM (6ydKt)

164 @155, Susan Collins voted against stripping illegals from Medicaid

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 08:26 AM (eBgDF)

165 So, the bill keeps me from a huge tax hike this year (and now permanently vs 2017's cuts), it gets illegals off Medicaid and other government services, and gives Trump the ability and money to keep kicking them out - more wins then we've had in ages in Washington.

Given this Congress, I seriously doubt that illegals are off of Medicaid.

I am happy that I'm not looking at massive tax hikes and that the only functioning appointment by Trump other than RFK, Tom Homan, is going to get a huge boost in help.

I'll take the wins. I expect treachery and sedition by Congress. Totally surprised we even got what we did.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:26 AM (a4flb)

166 Most farm workers from Mexico aren't illegals. They have the right paperwork because the farm that hires them handles that stuff. Work the season, leave when you're done. "Only Illegals pick lettuce" is a fake meme from the swamp meant to manipulate the public. Illegals who live here year round don't pick lettuce, they go live in cities and suburbs and work in the service industry.

No one is gonna starve if we kick out illegals. It's a meaningless distraction. So lean into it and use their meaningless distraction against them at no risk. It's a cheap win.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 02, 2025 08:26 AM (BjH5D)

167 Yeah, I missed his explanation of why he switched.
Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 02, 2025 08:15 AM (SfhV1)
--------------
He always said he was going to support the bill to avoid the ginormous tax increase that would have happened if it failed, but he intended to fight as hard as possible for spending cuts

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2025 08:27 AM (9gFbO)

168 Giant pandas deserve to go extinct. What a sorry excuse for a “bear.”

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2025 08:28 AM (77rzZ)

169 Via Insty, Newsome claims he grew up poor, mother had to work 2 plus jobs:

https://tinyurl.com/dzm3b7z3
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2025 08:15 AM (p16cu)

Yeah he left out the part about his father was the manager of the J. Paul Getty Estate, and quite wealthy himself. Oh poor little Gavin!
Posted by: Tom Servo

Sounds like he's trying to build a narrative for a POTUS run.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2025 08:28 AM (Ul4ZN)

170 Warai, did you find a parasol?

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2025 08:28 AM (HFcKg)

171 Schoolhouse Rock never prepared me for this shit.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at July 02, 2025 08:28 AM (vakLI)

172 >>This Saturday, July 5 will mark 50 years of independence from Portugal for the country of Cabo Verde, an archipelago off the coast of West Africa with a large diaspora in southeastern Massachusetts.

This comes just as New Bedford kicks off its first-ever Cabo Verdean Heritage Month.

UGH

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2025 08:28 AM (VVnrT)

173 Are we sure the moat-sugar trap story by that goatfucker isn’t real? Because I’d be ok if it was. Just saying.

Posted by: Elric the Bladiest Blade at July 02, 2025 08:28 AM (n5P77)

174 Bribe the votes we want.

Bribery, if done for the long term benefit of the American people, is illegal.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:28 AM (ExV1e)

175 He always said he was going to support the bill to avoid the ginormous tax increase that would have happened if it failed, but he intended to fight as hard as possible for spending cuts

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2025 08:27 AM (9gFbO)

Thanks Huck. I was under the impression that he was a NO, which made me a little bit ticked off.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 02, 2025 08:29 AM (SfhV1)

176 What Rubio did with USAID is a big win..

Posted by: tubal at July 02, 2025 08:29 AM (PCK5/)

177 "Don, actually the only other place that has alligators is China. The two alligator species are the American and the Chinese. The Chinese don't use theirs as guards however."

Also Mandarin Chinese and English are two of the only languages that have the "-er" phoneme. As in number, letter, grifter. It's weird that less than 1% of global languages use this sound... But the two most widely spoken languages on the planet do.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 02, 2025 08:29 AM (MncNM)

178 They have had to defend EVERY SINGLE lawfare court case brought against Trump's EOs and deportations with half the staff of the last admin...so it's hard to start new things when you're run every direction every minute...when they get some new hires, they'll have the time to pursue some of Trump's proactive law goals...

Out of curiosity, I really don't know, can't the DOJ sub-contract out to private law firms until they can restaff to previously funded levels?

I would bet that there are some junk yard dogs who would go Medieval on some well deserving DOJ targets if just aimed in the right direction and had their invoices honored.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:29 AM (a4flb)

179 Why are we paying taxes at all? Shouldn't the United States of America Incorporated be paying us dividends?

How many United States citizens are landowners?

The answer should be 100%.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2025 08:30 AM (a/G0f)

180 It’s “Cape” Verde, dammit!

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2025 08:30 AM (77rzZ)

181 Bright side to the BBB........maybe fiscal collapse of society will be less violent than the cultural/political violence the left is eventually going to drag us into(?)

I think we're in a race to see which one happens first. When shit hits the fan then we'll only have to worry about food n ammo.

I dunno. I'm more concerned about violent lunatics of the left being suppressed and dealt with than balancing a budget.

I hope we have a country left so that we can worry about spending.

Posted by: JROD at July 02, 2025 08:30 AM (IlL6s)

182 Susan Collins voted against stripping illegals from Medicaid
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 08:26 AM (eBgDF)
------------
She said it was to keep remote Maine hospitals solvent. Her argument was they were required by law to give the medical care snd at least Medicaid was getting them paid (at least in part) afterwards.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2025 08:30 AM (9gFbO)

183 The US is a slave labor camp no better than China.

How many people sneak across the Chinese border to work in one of their slave factories?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:30 AM (ExV1e)

184 Looks like we get to eat another shit sandwich. We’ve kicked the can down the road with our debt to where there’s no road left. Jerome Powell will do anything to hurt President Trump, and lawfare will slow down his agenda.
The Republicans better hold congress in 2026 or it’s going to be impeach-a-rama. Even with all his success, the president’s opposition remains strong. You’d think our political leaders would embrace a more positive approach to legislating.

Posted by: Unkaren at July 02, 2025 08:30 AM (J4BK5)

185 Pandas are delicious.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 08:30 AM (WIJBc)

186 >>By saying we’re going to tolerate illegal immigration, it destroys Trump’s credibility, the credibility of enforcement, and takes what is a legal system and basically makes it meaningless.’

Pretty sure farm and hotel workers can be rapists, robbers and murderers, too.

And are these really jobs Americans -- or advanced farming equipment -- won't do?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2025 08:30 AM (VVnrT)

187 The Left will never listen. The MSM insist on not listening except their love for the sound of the clicking of Matt Lauer's famous "locking door." The TechRat Oligarchs only listen to the sound of their net worths shooting up like rockets. And Congress, the best that money can buy, STILL are not listening. And the GOPe. . . . .well, time to pound their ears open

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards & the Body Polytick at July 02, 2025 08:31 AM (HeR4S)

188 What Rubio did with USAID is a big win..

Every time I see Rubio, I'm glad that he is our SoS.

I'm willing to give him all kinds of room considering the composition of the State Department is nearly 100% Anti-American communists.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:31 AM (a4flb)

189 Oh, what a revelation. Look, it's never been a secret among our elites that Harvey Weinstein is a predatory pervert. The Obamas still sent their daughter to him as an "intern."

Those two don't care about kids. They're props to them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2025 08:31 AM (BI5O2)

190 "No I have not read the bill but a handfull of retarded "conservative" influencers don't like it so neither do I."
Seems to be the trend around here

Posted by: Cmonman at July 02, 2025 08:31 AM (LBrhR)

191 >>She said it was to keep remote Maine hospitals solvent. Her argument was they were required by law to give the medical care snd at least Medicaid was getting them paid (at least in part) afterwards.

Make the federal government pay for Somali healthcare in Maine!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2025 08:32 AM (VVnrT)

192 Sugar is bad mkay.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 08:32 AM (WIJBc)

193 China has alligators? Who knew...

I bet theirs are just poor quality mass manufactured copies.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2025 08:32 AM (9gFbO)

194 Warai, did you find a parasol?
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2025 08:28 AM (HFcKg)

Not yet, haven't had a chance to really look

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 02, 2025 08:32 AM (m4XnY)

195 The BBB which passed does contain a bar against illegals getting Medicaid. So if this bill passes the House they are barred

So, how did they get around the Parliamentarian?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:32 AM (ExV1e)

196 171 Schoolhouse Rock never prepared me for this shit.
Posted by: WitchDoktor at July 02, 2025 08:28 AM (vakLI)

I'm just a bill.
Yes, I'm only a bill.
And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill.
Well, it's a long, long journey
To the capital city.
It's a long, long wait
While I'm sitting in committee,
But I know I'll be a law someday
At least I hope and pray that I will,
But today I am still just a bill.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2025 08:33 AM (6ydKt)

197
Out of curiosity, I really don't know, can't the DOJ sub-contract out to private law firms until they can restaff to previously funded levels?

I would bet that there are some junk yard dogs who would go Medieval on some well deserving DOJ targets if just aimed in the right direction and had their invoices honored.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:29 AM (a4flb)

There can contract out certain work (like editing and creating docs)...but Congress delegated certain tasks to DOJ only, so most of their work must be done by them...if it involves court (which all this stuff does) and representing the USA, that tends to be in the no-no category...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 02, 2025 08:33 AM (tOcjL)

198 Well, shit.
They spend most of their time in the ER, anyhow.

This will barely change anything.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2025 08:16 AM (6ydKt)

yes, ERs are overwhelmed. But those who have official medicaid cards go way beyond that. Full medical services. That are meant for US citizens, at private clinincs etc.

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2025 08:33 AM (g47mK)

199 Rubio, Homan, Noem and Bessent are the Bright Lights I see in the gloom…

Posted by: tubal at July 02, 2025 08:33 AM (PCK5/)

200 Posted by: Cmonman at July 02, 2025 08:31 AM (LBrhR)

J.J. isn't retarded, dick.

And I'm betting you didn't read the fucking thing either.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at July 02, 2025 08:33 AM (vakLI)

201 I didn't vote for the Parliamentarian.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 08:34 AM (WIJBc)

202 Those two don't care about kids. They're props to them.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2025 08:31 AM (BI5O2)

"punished with a baby"

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2025 08:34 AM (VPwHp)

203 The BBB which passed does contain a bar against illegals getting Medicaid. So if this bill passes the House they are barred

So, how did they get around the Parliamentarian?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:32 AM (ExV1e)

The ol' alley-oop play.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2025 08:34 AM (wVcYX)

204 You’d think our political leaders would embrace a more positive approach to legislating.

They are very positive. They hate Americans, they hate the Constitution and they are positively acting according to their own lizard brained motives.

Their foreign sponsors and donors are very pleased with the Congress' daily treachery against their enemy, We The People.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:34 AM (a4flb)

205 There were alligators throughout Malaya and Indonesia. Not just China.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2025 08:34 AM (p16cu)

206 195 The BBB which passed does contain a bar against illegals getting Medicaid. So if this bill passes the House they are barred

So, how did they get around the Parliamentarian?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:32 AM (ExV1e)

Rewrote the language to address her exact concern. That was always the backup plan.

Posted by: Nova Local at July 02, 2025 08:34 AM (tOcjL)

207 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at July 02, 2025 08:35 AM (53oGX)

208 So we absolutely had to pass this monstrosity because MAGA!

I saw a good theory or wish that, they pass this monster, Trump signs it, and then- because he is the Executive branch- decides line-by-line what he's going to spend.

That would be a battle royale.

Posted by: t-bird at July 02, 2025 08:35 AM (pvvko)

209 Make the federal government pay for Somali healthcare in Maine!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2025 08:32 AM (VVnrT)
--------------
I think that about sums it up.

If the Feds permit illegals in huge numbers somebody has to buy them medical care and other stuff, so .... the Feds!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2025 08:36 AM (l/90o)

210 How many United States citizens are landowners?

The answer should be 100%.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

The correct answer is "zero".

Don't pay your property taxes and see how long you get to keep it.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2025 08:36 AM (Ul4ZN)

211 @195 either they ignored her or she wasn't asked about it being there. The parliamentarian is advisory, she can be ignored or overruled by the VP

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 08:36 AM (eBgDF)

212 >>Paramount/CBS has settled the Trump lawsuit. Will pay 30M$ and also includes a new rule requiring unedited transcripts of future candidate interviews.

Ha!!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2025 08:37 AM (VVnrT)

213 I get the sense that "Parliamentarian" is a lot like "Secretary of Transportation".

If people know who you are, it means you're screwing up.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 02, 2025 08:37 AM (BjH5D)

214 Rubio, Homan, Noem and Bessent are the Bright Lights I see in the gloom…

I've heard Bessent's sick burnz against the Enemedia talking heads and the Democrat idiots who try to box him in.

The propaganda outlets, having information dominance, doesn't allow me to see how effective his policies are, nor is any politician, "expert" or panelist honest about representing or explaining the policies.

So jury is till out for me.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:37 AM (a4flb)

215 Can't they just arrest the moochers at the ER.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 08:37 AM (WIJBc)

216 How many United States citizens are landowners?

The answer should be 100%.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

The correct answer is "zero".

Don't pay your property taxes and see how long you get to keep it.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2025 08:36 AM (Ul4ZN)

Or thanks to Kelo, the govt can just decide to take it.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at July 02, 2025 08:37 AM (vakLI)

217 Kash Patel is moving the FBI into the vacated USAID offices.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 02, 2025 08:38 AM (jihnf)

218 Are you kidding me? what is the alternative?
Posted by: Jonah at July 02, 2025 08:07 AM (YCxFk)

The GOP has been running on "we're ever so slightly better than the Dems" for decades. That's why WE don't get wins. Democrats don't run on "we're a little better (from a lefty perspective) than Republicans", they run on "we're going to fuck everything up and steal from the normies to give to you pieces of shit".

The trajectory we're on, it all fall apart. Voting GOPe buys us another week.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:38 AM (ExV1e)

219 >>>I'm open to any reasonable argument as to why.
~~~~~

I'm not going to say you're wrong because there is a massive amount of spending in the BBB. However, I do believe that we're about to see incredible growth in our economy--we're seeing some already--and that's what will get us out of this mess.

Just yesterday I read that President Trump said he will not refinance the debt that is coming due at the usual 10-year term. He will insist on a very short term because he knows once he gets rid of Powell, rates will be coming down quickly.

We've got a true businessman at the helm now and the country is thriving as never before.

Posted by: IrishEi at July 02, 2025 08:38 AM (3ImbR)

220 So, how did they get around the Parliamentarian?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Rewrote the language to address her exact concern. That was always the backup plan.
Posted by: Nova Local

"You're fired" is better language.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2025 08:38 AM (Ul4ZN)

221 China has alligators? Who knew...

I bet theirs are just poor quality mass manufactured copies.

Here's your salamander!

Posted by: t-bird at July 02, 2025 08:38 AM (Vm5SY)

222 yes, ERs are overwhelmed. But those who have official medicaid cards go way beyond that. Full medical services. That are meant for US citizens, at private clinincs etc.
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2025 08:33 AM (g47mK)

I hate to be the pessimist but I have complete faith that the Dems will find every loophole and legal maneuver they can use to make this meaningless.

I’m also waiting on President Judge Boasberg to issue an injunction any minute now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2025 08:38 AM (6ydKt)

223 "Mail-in ballots are dangerously vulnerable. We must return to requiring a legitimate reason to vote absentee.
The Life Cycle of a Mail-In Ballot"

How did millions of votes for FJB in 2020 vanish in 2024 for Kamala? The article provides a clue.

"According to a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Election Data Science Lab, in 2018, mail-in ballots constituted about 22% of votes in America. In 2020, with COVID, it doubled to above 45%.

There were 154.6 million votes cast in 2020, which means 69.6 million of them were mail-in ballots. That is a tremendous number of ballots to be processed outside the voters’ hands, go through those 18 steps, and be handled by multiple volunteers and officials before they are cast."

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2025 08:39 AM (aBgBM)

224 either they ignored her or she wasn't asked about it being there. The parliamentarian is advisory, she can be ignored or overruled by the VP

What was JD Vance doing that was so damned important that he couldn't be bothered with overruling Lizzy's dismantling of the BBB?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:40 AM (a4flb)

225 The GOP, nothing. But Trump is still working on effectively taking over the GOP, and he needs your vote still.
Consider this: we already know tha Mitch, Tillis, and likely Cornyn are gone in ‘26. That’s going to be a nice change.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2025 08:10 AM (0DdMG)

Oh, I will vote GOP in '26. Hopefully, I can help get Paxton into the Senate.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:40 AM (ExV1e)

226 151 Today Is World UFO Day. 🛸
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2025 08:21 AM (NpAcC)

MUFON >>> MOVE ON dot ORG

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 08:40 AM (x0n13)

227 Boasberg is Babylonian.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 08:41 AM (WIJBc)

228 The trajectory we're on, it all fall apart. Voting GOPe buys us another week.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:38 AM (ExV1e

And don't forget the part where they deliberately spike Trump's agenda and lose in midterms. I'd also expect a rash of retirements next year, since everything we're seeing from them is literally a note for note cover of the tune they played in 2017.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2025 08:41 AM (BI5O2)

229 Chuck Schumer's Mohel and Trichologist

I don't know about his trichology skills, but his mohel skills are top-notch, given how little he had to work with.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2025 08:42 AM (0sNs1)

230 That means states cannot use federal Medicaid dollars to cover illegal immigrants

So states will use federal Medicaid dollars to cover citizens and state Medicaid dollars to cover illegals. It's all for show.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:42 AM (ExV1e)

231 Boasberg is Babylonian.
Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 08:41 AM

I wonder how he took it when SCOTUS told him he wasn't god king of the universe.

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 02, 2025 08:42 AM (MGB5H)

232 227 Boasberg is Babylonian

But he moved to Arizona.

Posted by: Like King Tut at July 02, 2025 08:42 AM (XQo4F)

233 Rewrote the language to address her exact concern. That was always the backup plan.

They could have stuffed more cash into an envelope too.

I would rather have to pay a few million in additional bribes than pay a few billion because we didn't.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:42 AM (a4flb)

234 And don't forget the part where they deliberately spike Trump's agenda and lose in midterms. I'd also expect a rash of retirements next year, since everything we're seeing from them is literally a note for note cover of the tune they played in 2017.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2025 08:41 AM

Why mess with success?

Posted by: GOPe at July 02, 2025 08:43 AM (0sNs1)

235 221 China has alligators? Who knew...

I bet theirs are just poor quality mass manufactured copies.

Here's your salamander!
Posted by: t-bird at July 02, 2025 08:38 AM (Vm5SY)

Pangorin >>> Arrigatol! Pooh Pooh Prattel Xi!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 08:43 AM (x0n13)

236 Boasberg is Babylonian.
Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 08:41 AM (WIJBc)

Born in Arizona
Moved to Babylonia (King Tut)

Dancin' by the Nile (Disco Tut)
The ladies love his style (Boss Tut)
Rockin for a mile (Rockin' Tut)
He ate a crocodile (Ooh)

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2025 08:43 AM (wVcYX)

237 What confounds the left about Alligator Alcatraz (Allegatraz?) is that Trump and DeSantis were able to get it up and operational in a week. I everyone on the left was sure there would be at least a year of environmental impact statements, then several months of bidding and rebidding, and then 3 - 4 years of construction with multiple requests for more money.
How dare Trump and DeSantis just go out and get it built!

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2025 08:44 AM (Lhvai)

238 You turned off your Italics tag. I hope that catches on.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 08:44 AM (WIJBc)

239 Was the no tax on social security part of the tax cut?

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2025 08:44 AM (HFcKg)

240 Oh, I will vote GOP in '26. Hopefully, I can help get Paxton into the Senate.

That seems like a worthy cause, get that piece of shit Cornhole out of the senior senator role.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:44 AM (a4flb)

241 What confounds the left about Alligator Alcatraz (Allegatraz?) is that Trump and DeSantis were able to get it up and operational in a week. I everyone on the left was sure there would be at least a year of environmental impact statements, then several months of bidding and rebidding, and then 3 - 4 years of construction with multiple requests for more money.
How dare Trump and DeSantis just go out and get it built!
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2025 08:44 AM (Lhvai)

Kinda like a bridge after a hurricane.

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 02, 2025 08:44 AM (MGB5H)

242 >>Zhi Alan Cheng — a Queens doctor who has been held in jail without bail since 2022, when he was arrested — pleaded guilty to four counts of rape and three counts of sexual abuse on Monday, according to a report by the New York Post.

"After obtaining a search warrant for the doctor’s home, authorities discovered several horrifying videos, including footage featuring Cheng groping sedated women as young as 19 in the hospital, the New York Post reported.

Additional footage showed the gastroenterologist raping unconscious women — who appeared to be drugged — in his home, with some of the victims being people who had met him from dating apps.

Cocaine, fentanyl, ketamine, LSD, MDMA, as well as propofol and sevoflurane — drugs used for sedation — were also found in Cheng’s apartment, prosecutors said."

Yiiiikes!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2025 08:44 AM (VVnrT)

243 Section 112030: it looks like they will only eliminate the NFA tax on silencers. Nothing else.

They need to fix that in reconciliation. It should be all NFA items.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2025 08:45 AM (Qgg5f)

244 227 Boasberg is Babylonian.
Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 08:41 AM (WIJBc)

Isn't Penn State U in Baosberg Pa? /S

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 08:45 AM (x0n13)

245 We've got a true businessman at the helm now and the country is thriving as never before.
Posted by: IrishEi at July 02, 2025 08:38 AM (3ImbR)

--

My concern is that government is not a business. He certainly understands the concerns of businesses. That said, businesses aren't able to vote themselves more revenue.

I'm being flippant, granted.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at July 02, 2025 08:45 AM (vakLI)

246 What was JD Vance doing that was so damned important that he couldn't be bothered with overruling Lizzy's dismantling of the BBB?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 02, 2025 08:40 AM (a4flb)

He was busy not doing that because it's a completely unnecessary battle it would be utterly stupid to wade into.

The bill doesn't matter. It could be fifty thousand pages of Wesley Willis lyrics printed over and over. It could be one page saying "mitch mcconnell is a fag". Legislation means nothing right now. Fight the war where it matters, in the judiciary and in the executive. The only victory to be had from congress is the public perception boost of getting a bill passed.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 02, 2025 08:45 AM (BjH5D)

247 >> After obtaining a search warrant for the doctor’s home,

They should have just lit that m’fer on fire.

Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2025 08:46 AM (Qgg5f)

248 " I everyone on the left was sure there would be at least a year of environmental impact statements, then several months of bidding and rebidding, and then 3 - 4 years of construction with multiple requests for more money."

I'm not a wacko environmentalist by any means but I do wonder where all the sewage is going to go when that place is fully occupied.

Posted by: pawn at July 02, 2025 08:47 AM (QB+5g)

249 Don, actually the only other place that has alligators is China. The two alligator species are the American and the Chinese. The Chinese don't use theirs as guards however
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 08:17 AM (eBgDF)

Being Chinese, I assume they eat their penises as an aphrodisiac.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:47 AM (ExV1e)

250 Good morning dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2025 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

251
Paul A. Szypula
@Bubblebathgirl
Elon Musk gives President Trump credit for making peace.

https://tinyurl.com/2zdswnxp

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2025 08:47 AM (NpAcC)

252 Lithuania tells Chinese Diplomats you go now.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 08:48 AM (WIJBc)

253 229 Chuck Schumer's Mohel and Trichologist

I don't know about his trichology skills, but his mohel skills are top-notch, given how little he had to work with.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2025 08:42 AM (0sNs1)

Old Yeller Levin always rags on his hair transplant as "Cornrows"

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 08:49 AM (x0n13)

254 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J.

From above, 'July in Boston will now be Cabo Verde Independence Month.'

Front Page, "In 2019, future Councilwoman Tania Fernandes Anderson, a former illegal alien, became an American citizen." Why & how? Marriage. To Tanzerious Anderson, in jail for murder in the first degree, armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm. (Wikipedia)

That's not half of it. She's also a non-profit executive and, reportedly, a foster mother to 17 children!

Her political career is/was (seems she might have just resigned) unspeakable...in a bad way, and the citizenry of Boston took that BS for ages.

Cape Verde became independent from Portugal in 1975, and since the early 1990s, has been a stable representative democracy, remaining one of the most developed and democratic countries in Africa.
Tania (nee Fernandes) Anderson was born in 1979. Why was she even in the US illegally?

The List for her, too!

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2025 08:49 AM (NFX2v)

255 Its the do nothing DOJ that you should be pissed off at.

https://www.justice.gov/news

People keep complaining about the "do nothing DOJ" but it just isn't true.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:49 AM (ExV1e)

256 Gotta say, J. D. Vance seems to be the busiest Vice President of my lifetime.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2025 08:50 AM (77rzZ)

257 And don't forget the part where they deliberately spike Trump's agenda and lose in midterms. I'd also expect a rash of retirements next year, since everything we're seeing from them is literally a note for note cover of the tune they played in 2017.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2025 08:41 AM (BI5O2)

Trump and the country desperately need the tax cuts to be made permanent, otherwise the economy tanks and Trump loses the rest of his term to economic upheaval. That’s in the BBB.
It’s welcome to be able to do more than that, but not as vital to survival.
After this, it won’t really matter what Congress does the rest of the term. There are things that would be very nice for them to do, but thanks to good appointments, many can now be handled through the agencies is now possible.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2025 08:50 AM (Lhvai)

258 At Post Millennial: "USAID officially dead, international aid will now flow from State Department"

Oh, good. So glad that's 'fixed' now.

Posted by: Hacked gp's Feed Off The Bird at July 02, 2025 08:50 AM (xYXPm)

259 UPenn reinstated the proper record holders for their women's swim team HOWEVER they included this: NOTE: Competing under eligibility rules in effect at the time, Lia Thomas set program records in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle during the 2021-22 season,

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 02, 2025 08:50 AM (MGB5H)

260 I'm not a wacko environmentalist by any means but I do wonder where all the sewage is going to go when that place is fully occupied.
Posted by: pawn

55 gallon drum burn barrels.
If it's good enough for our military, it's damn sure good enough for some wetbacks.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2025 08:51 AM (Ul4ZN)

261 >>'We need to get somebody from the middle east or who is Arab on our board,' wrote Shipman. 'Quickly I think.'

*eye roll*

Yeah, that will totally clear up any notions that Columbia sides with the anti-Israel Pali protesters.
Sure!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2025 08:51 AM (VVnrT)

262 Mohel?

https://youtu.be/Zy-URspwUGA

Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at July 02, 2025 08:51 AM (XQo4F)

263 Susan Collins voted against stripping illegals from Medicaid
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 08:26 AM (eBgDF)

Ah. Because of course she did.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:51 AM (ExV1e)

264 "No I have not read the bill but a handfull of retarded "conservative" influencers don't like it so neither do I."
Seems to be the trend around here
Posted by: Cmonman at July 02, 2025 08:31 AM (LBrhR)

I don't like the title "Big Beautiful Bill." I am sick unto death of this sort of silliness.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2025 08:51 AM (Dg2sF)

265 Gavin Newsom was Titty Caca's landlord in Bronx/ Westchester!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 08:52 AM (x0n13)

266 Well, damn. That's certainly "a take."

"The OBBB was just a renamed Democrat bill and the Democrats loved everything about it and that's why ... they all voted against it."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2025 08:52 AM (MtMvg)

267 Just when you think you've heard it all, this shows up: F-35s cannot carry external fuel tanks! Drop or CFTs.

https://tinyurl.com/3dwku7kc

"Range-extending external fuel tanks for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter have re-emerged as part of the ongoing Block 4 modernization effort for those aircraft, years after a requirement for streamlined drop tanks was eliminated. More recently, the Israelis reportedly did additional work on drop tanks, as well as conformal fuel tanks (CFT), for the F-35I variant. External tanks could be especially important for carrier-based F-35Cs in service with the U.S. Navy, now that the service’s plans for a longer-ranged F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter are set to be put on hold.

"The U.S. Air Force is requesting funds to explore adding external fuel tanks to the F-35 in its proposed budget for the 2026 Fiscal Year. The current combat radius of the land-based F-35A is generally stated to be around 670 nautical miles (close to 1,241 kilometers). The reach of the carrier-based F-35C variant is slightly longer, while that of the short-takeoff and vertical-landing capable F-35B version is significantly shorter. All F-35s can also be refueled in flight."

Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2025 08:52 AM (aBgBM)

268 >>Gotta say, J. D. Vance seems to be the busiest Vice President of my lifetime.

Wonderful, isn't it? He's running with it, and doing so much. Love his X comments.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2025 08:53 AM (VVnrT)

269 Was the no tax on social security part of the tax cut?
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2025 08:44 AM (HFcKg)
~~~~~

Hi Ben. It's not a straight "no tax," but additional deductions so that 88% of seniors will no longer be taxed. See here:

https://tinyurl.com/yc3tmytd

Posted by: IrishEi at July 02, 2025 08:54 AM (3ImbR)

270 264 "No I have not read the bill but a handfull of retarded "conservative" influencers don't like it so neither do I."
Seems to be the trend around here
Posted by: Cmonman at July 02, 2025 08:31 AM (LBrhR)

I don't like the title "Big Beautiful Bill." I am sick unto death of this sort of silliness.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2025 08:51 AM (Dg2sF)

Hyperbole should be used judiciously…

Posted by: tubal at July 02, 2025 08:54 AM (PCK5/)

271 I don't like the title "Big Beautiful Bill." I am sick unto death of this sort of silliness.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

But it's huuuuuge!

Posted by: And bigly at July 02, 2025 08:54 AM (XQo4F)

272 Her argument was they were required by law to give the medical care snd at least Medicaid was getting them paid (at least in part) afterwards.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2025 08:30 AM (9gFbO)

Honestly, not an unreasonable argument.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 08:54 AM (ExV1e)

273 My mohel scaled the mountain.

He retired the very next day.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2025 08:55 AM (a/G0f)

274 But it's huuuuuge!
Posted by: And bigly at July 02, 2025 08:54 AM (XQo4F)

AOS Style Guide says it needs to be spelled with a y: “yuuuuge”

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at July 02, 2025 08:56 AM (Mxf84)

275 C’mon, MP4, that’s just Trump’s way. Part of his larger-than-life persona.

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2025 08:56 AM (77rzZ)

276 Irish Ei. Thank you.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2025 08:56 AM (HFcKg)

277 Survival Level tasks required for Trump when he was inaugurated:
1) Cleaning up and reforming Pentagon, State Dept, DOJ, FBI, CIA - failing to do this well cost Trump his first term.
2) catching a break from SCOTUS limiting the lawfare - this just happened, still work to do.
3) dealing with foreign threats around the world , and ending at least some wars - extremely successful.
4) stopping and reversing the flood of immigrants - his best success.
5) extending the tax cuts and saving the economy - BBB with all of its flaws does that.

Of course there are very many other things that can and should be done, but after those they’re just icing on the cake.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2025 08:57 AM (0DdMG)

278 We harvested our crops for decades with the help of seasonal laborers. What changed?

And good morning.

Posted by: creeper at July 02, 2025 08:57 AM (zFwIe)

279 I don't like the title "Big Beautiful Bill." I am sick unto death of this sort of silliness.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
~~~~~

Agree that it's a bit silly, but I like it because the dems hate it. Especially Schumer, who went so far as to force a name change just before Vance broke the tie. But it will always be the Big Beautiful Bill to us--just like the "Affordable Care Act" will forever be Obamacare.

Posted by: IrishEi at July 02, 2025 08:58 AM (3ImbR)

280 You should add Harmeet Dhillon to that list of shining lights.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 02, 2025 08:58 AM (AcTAo)

281 >China. The two alligator species are the American and the Chinese. The Chinese don't use theirs as guards however
----

Good old Yankee ingenuity

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2025 08:58 AM (AOsQT)

282 How much medical training does a mohel need to have?

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2025 08:59 AM (77rzZ)

283 Benny Johnson
@bennyjohnson
President Trump drops the hammer saying he will not let Communist Lunatic Zohran Mamdani destroy NYC:

“I’ll save New York City and make it “Hot” and “Great” again, just like I did with the Good Ol’ USA!”

https://tinyurl.com/57w9c48x

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2025 08:59 AM (NpAcC)

284 …saving the economy…
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2025 08:57 AM (0DdMG)

Remains to be seen - the economy needs to grow to outpace our debt obligation. I’m hopeful, but it’s not certain.

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at July 02, 2025 08:59 AM (Mxf84)

285 @277 Tom, good list. I'd add unfucking our energy policy because energy is everything

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 08:59 AM (eBgDF)

286 “Women’s reproductive health is about our life. It’s about this whole complicated reproductive system that the least of what it does is produce life. It’s a very important thing that it does, but you only produce life if the machine that’s producing it—if you want to whittle us down to a machine—if the machine is functioning in a healthy, streamlined kind of way. But there is no discussion or apparent connection between the two,” Michelle Obama said.

Incoherent, as usual.

If I had to pick a word to describe Michelle Obama, it would be "ungrateful." The key to happiness is gratitude -- something she appears incapable of felling.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2025 09:00 AM (VVnrT)

287 It's not going to happen. Any member of Congress who voted to do it would lose their seat. While I join your unhappiness with going even further into debt, we didn't get in this mess overnight, we won't escape overnight.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 07:43 AM (ExV1e)

The Democrats joyfully sacrificed 63 House and 6 Senate seats to pass Obamacare. They KNEW they get destroyed in the following election, but did it anyway, because they are true believers. They were willing to sacrifice their careers to do something they believed bettered the nation.

The Republicans don't have any true believers. None of them are willing to joyfully sacrifice their Congressional seat in order to better the nation.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 02, 2025 09:01 AM (fCgdX)

288 Old Yeller Levin always rags on his hair transplant as "Cornrows"
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 08:49 AM (x0n13)
~~~~~

I thought he looked like he had more hair! So the old geezer really did have a transplant.

Posted by: IrishEi at July 02, 2025 09:01 AM (3ImbR)

289 We harvested our crops for decades with the help of seasonal laborers. What changed?

And good morning.
Posted by: creeper at July 02, 2025 08:57 AM (zFwIe)

As far as i can tell, nothing.

It's just more chaff and distraction from the usual crooked manipulators. "If we don't let illegals in we'll starve!" Nonsense. Just about every motto they have that boils down to "if we do the obvious and sensible thing you want to do, bad things will happen" can typically be assumed to be based on some lie or another. It's what cults and manipulators always do.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 02, 2025 09:01 AM (BjH5D)

290 He only took tips.

Posted by: Just the punchline at July 02, 2025 09:01 AM (XQo4F)

291 I saw a good theory or wish that, they pass this monster, Trump signs it, and then- because he is the Executive branch- decides line-by-line what he's going to spend.

I think that depends on the wording. If the bill says "shall spend", then federal law requires him to spend the money. If it says "may spend up to", which is what it should say, then he doesn't.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 09:01 AM (ExV1e)

292 A corollary to the saying “hard times create hard men, etc.”: Hard times create war in the Middle East, hard men create war in the Middle East, good times create war in the Middle East, and soft people create War in the Middle East.”

(We're currently in the war in the Middle East part of the cycle)

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2025 09:02 AM (Lhvai)

293 The Democrats joyfully sacrificed 63 House and 6 Senate seats to pass Obamacare. They KNEW they get destroyed in the following election, but did it anyway, because they are true believers. They were willing to sacrifice their careers to do something they believed bettered the nation.

The Republicans don't have any true believers. None of them are willing to joyfully sacrifice their Congressional seat in order to better the nation.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 02, 2025 09:01 AM (fCgdX)

The Dems also take care of their own, the Repubs just say "well sorry boutcha"

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 02, 2025 09:02 AM (MGB5H)

294 Yiiiikes!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2025 08:44 AM (VVnrT)

He could be the next Mayor of NYC

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2025 09:03 AM (VPwHp)

295 If I had to pick a word to describe Michelle Obama, it would be "ungrateful." The key to happiness is gratitude -- something she appears incapable of felling.
Posted by: Lizzy

Incoherent.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2025 09:04 AM (Ul4ZN)

296 BBB just got slapped on as a nickname after Trump said he didn’t want numerous spending bills, because he knew it would take forever to go through, be butchers in committee and the Dems would filibuster every one of them.

So he said: “Let’s just do one big beautiful bill.”
And it stuck.

I have no idea if that’s the actual title of the legislation or if they just keep calling it the BBB.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2025 09:04 AM (6ydKt)

297 It really is amazing how, relying upon a media that hates Trump, hates Republicans, and hates conservatives, folks still believe themselves informed about what OBBB does or does not do.

Better to throw a Massie-tantrum and vote against it.

Despite having no alternative proposals or having expended any effort to build a coalition for those yet-to-be-drafted proposals.

Damnit Jim, I have principles!

Yes, I know: Losing

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2025 09:04 AM (MtMvg)

298 Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2025 09:00 AM (VVnrT)

The opposite of gratitude is resentment which sums her up. Or in her case specifically - envy.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2025 09:04 AM (VPwHp)

299 I have no idea if that’s the actual title of the legislation or if they just keep calling it the BBB.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2025 09:04 AM (6ydKt)

Schumer forced a name change from OBBB to OBBB Act. So that's the official name.

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 02, 2025 09:05 AM (MGB5H)

300 Just yesterday I read that President Trump said he will not refinance the debt that is coming due at the usual 10-year term. He will insist on a very short term because he knows once he gets rid of Powell, rates will be coming down quickly.

And then, hopefully, they refinance at 1000 year terms to lock in the low rates. And force all members of Congress to spend all their wealth on buying bonds.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 09:05 AM (ExV1e)

301 Dems will oppose Trump finding a cure for cancer. So the fact they oppose BBB is meaningless. It’s a shit bill.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:05 AM (nwGCR)

302 “Women’s reproductive health is about our life. It’s about this whole complicated reproductive system that the least of what it does is produce life. It’s a very important thing that it does, but you only produce life if the machine that’s producing it—if you want to whittle us down to a machine—if the machine is functioning in a healthy, streamlined kind of way. But there is no discussion or apparent connection between the two,” Michelle Obama said.

At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having read it.

I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2025 09:05 AM (Ul4ZN)

303 Have they broken ground for the Tehran Trump Tower yet?

Posted by: I gotta ask at July 02, 2025 09:05 AM (XQo4F)

304 I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0
LMAO

https://tinyurl.com/4dbnw25j

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2025 09:05 AM (NpAcC)

305 Fire Powell is on my wish list to Trump, at the top..

Posted by: tubal at July 02, 2025 09:06 AM (PCK5/)

306 >>I don't like the title "Big Beautiful Bill." I am sick unto death of this sort of silliness.

Think of it this way: the Left has been dictating the terms of our politics for decades via euphemisms - "pro-life" "undocumented" and so on.

We now have a guys who is doing this for us. Every time you cringe hearing Big Beautiful Bill, just imagine how much it enrages the Lefties to hear it!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2025 09:06 AM (VVnrT)

307 The BBB is not great but better then the ad hoc CRs we've been doing.

And while I would want Trump to do more looking at the vote totals I don't think he could have.

Letting the Democrats openly steal 4 Senate seats and a dozen house seats in the last election is going to keep causing us problems.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:07 AM (t0Rmr)

308 Remains to be seen - the economy needs to grow to outpace our debt obligation. I’m hopeful, but it’s not certain.
Posted by: DoublySymmetric at July 02, 2025 08:59 AM (Mxf84)

Agree - but Trump is also working on that with his tarriffs and his drive to push manufacturing back home.

And watching the Green New Deal die, even if it’s happening too slowly, is delightful. Zeldin needs another year to really clean out the EPA.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2025 09:07 AM (0DdMG)

309 297 Despite having no alternative proposals or having expended any effort to build a coalition for those yet-to-be-drafted proposals.

Damnit Jim, I have principles!

Yes, I know: Losing
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2025 09:04 AM (MtMvg)

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"The only way to get real cuts to spending is through entitlements."

"Okay. Here are some cuts to entitlements."

"It doesn't fix everything. Vote against it."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:07 AM (GBKbO)

310 Paramount said late Tuesday that it has agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing of an interview on the CBS News program “60 Minutes,” an extraordinary concession to a sitting president by a major media organization. … Paramount said its payment includes Mr. Trump’s legal fees and costs and that the money, minus the legal fees, will be paid to Mr. Trump’s future presidential library.

As part of the settlement, Paramount said that it had agreed to release written transcripts of future “60 Minutes” interviews with presidential candidates. The company said that the settlement did not include an apology. The deal is the clearest sign yet that Mr. Trump’s ability to intimidate major American institutions extends to the media industry.

The extortionist president. coercian, extortion, emoluments violations... its a racket.

Trump will punish the media when they give honest, fair, positive coverage of liberals. The media will learn its lesson and favorable coverage only goes to Trump. Damn the media.

And the christo-fascist farce continues thanks to those 6 nasty f6cks on the SC. Is there any end to this insanity?

Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 02, 2025 09:07 AM (JCZqz)

311 55 gallon drum burn barrels.
If it's good enough for our military, it's damn sure good enough for some wetbacks.
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Oddly enough, our forces are not allowed to burn shit in a barrel anymore. They must contract with the locals for porta shitters.

Posted by: pudinhead at July 02, 2025 09:07 AM (W3T6M)

312
Your IDF Babes of the Day
An occasional series

https://tinyurl.com/8p6959wt

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2025 09:07 AM (AOsQT)

313 302 “Women’s reproductive health is about our life. It’s about this whole complicated reproductive system that the least of what it does is produce life. It’s a very important thing that it does, but you only produce life if the machine that’s producing it—if you want to whittle us down to a machine—if the machine is functioning in a healthy, streamlined kind of way. But there is no discussion or apparent connection between the two,” Michelle Obama said.

It's like a Venn diagram.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at July 02, 2025 09:07 AM (XQo4F)

314 BBB just got slapped on as a nickname after Trump said he didn’t want numerous spending bills, because he knew it would take forever to go through, be butchers in committee and the Dems would filibuster every one of them.

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So what if it takes longer? I’d rather get it done right than fast.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:07 AM (nwGCR)

315 310 Trump will punish the media when they give honest, fair, positive coverage of liberals. The media will learn its lesson and favorable coverage only goes to Trump. Damn the media.

Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 02, 2025 09:07 AM (JCZqz)

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Hilarious.

Love it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:08 AM (GBKbO)

316 309

The only way to get real cuts to spending is through entitlements."

"Okay. Here are some cuts to entitlements."

"It doesn't fix everything. Vote against it."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:07 AM (GBKbO)

Back for the Daily Scrum, JM??

Posted by: tubal at July 02, 2025 09:08 AM (PCK5/)

317 It’s a very important thing that it does, but you only produce life if the machine that’s producing it—if you want to whittle us down to a machine—if the machine is functioning in a healthy, streamlined kind of way. But there is no discussion or apparent connection between the two,” Michelle Obama said.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2025 09:00 AM (VVnrT)

The only people whittling humans down to machines are the progressives, socialists, and communists.

To them, we are all just replaceable cogs in the machinery of the state.

Except fetuses, they’re just clumps of cells with the potential to become cogs, but only if Mom is feelin’ it at the moment.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2025 09:09 AM (6ydKt)

318 As for the BBB, like I told my son yesterday when he asked about it the most correct answer about what the bill actually does is, "no one really knows." The debate has been hair-on-fire on both sides of the political spectrum about what the bill does or doesn't do.

It's all bullshit and the congress members are just screaming at each other for sound bites they can use in their reelection campaign. I hate them all.

Posted by: AnchorPoint at July 02, 2025 09:09 AM (qgPFD)

319 >>>How much medical training does a mohel need to have?

Posted by: Bulg

>At 8 yrs. old, I used to castrate calves, inoculate them, tag them and brand them for the local neighboring rancher. Does that count?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2025 09:09 AM (a/G0f)

320 Also Mandarin Chinese and English are two of the only languages that have the "-er" phoneme. As in number, letter, grifter. It's weird that less than 1% of global languages use this sound... But the two most widely spoken languages on the planet do.
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Add French speaking Quebeckers to the list. Criminy, they turned a beautiful sounding language into a trainwreck.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 02, 2025 09:09 AM (Dv3i1)

321 My concern is that government is not a business.

I bet we'd be doing better as a country if the businessman / lawyer ratio in Congress were higher.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 09:09 AM (ExV1e)

322 Trump will punish the media when they give honest, fair, positive coverage of liberals.

That's a pretty interesting way to say CBS admitted to deceptively editing an interview...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:09 AM (t0Rmr)

323 Have they done away with CAFE standards yet?

Posted by: Every guy looking for a small pickup truck at July 02, 2025 09:09 AM (XQo4F)

324 303 Have they broken ground for the Tehran Trump Tower yet?
Posted by: I gotta ask

Uh...only if they plan on building at Fordow, Natanz, or Isfahan? Plenty of ground broken there.

Posted by: Military Moron at July 02, 2025 09:09 AM (JCZqz)

325
We now have a guys who is doing this for us. Every time you cringe hearing Big Beautiful Bill, just imagine how much it enrages the Lefties to hear it!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2025 09:06 AM (VVnrT)

Exactly, Trump is such a freaking subversive I love it. He knows what they do with their stupid baby branding of these monstrosities so he does it too and does it better.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2025 09:10 AM (VPwHp)

326 322 Trump will punish the media when they give honest, fair, positive coverage of liberals.

That's a pretty interesting way to say CBS admitted to deceptively editing an interview...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:09 AM (t0Rmr)

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They only admitted it because Trump is a fascist who will use the power of the state to destroy speech he doesn't like.

Now, why isn't Trump continuing the practice of jawboning with social media companies to shut up speech Biden didn't like?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:10 AM (GBKbO)

327 312
Your IDF Babes of the Day
An occasional series

https://tinyurl.com/8p6959wt
Posted by: Don Black

Some faggy Brit got the whole of the Glastonbury festival to chant for their death. Terrible.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 02, 2025 09:11 AM (Dv3i1)

328 I would love to be in the CBS employees lounge when they heard about the settlement with Trump. Weeping, gnashing of teeth, hair being pulled out etc

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 09:11 AM (eBgDF)

329 > I wonder if she realizes that her daughters are listening and learning how to be women and mothers through her example.

I think they're probably not learning anything. The last time I saw the older one, she looked like a drugged-out zombie.

I'd guess she's on heavy psych drugs.

It's understandable she'd be mentally fucked up, having those parents.

Remember, they pimped her out to Harvey Weinstein twice before she was even out of high school.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 02, 2025 09:11 AM (qpyNK)

330 So what if it takes longer? I’d rather get it done right than fast.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:07 AM (nwGCR)

It’s not really Trump’s fault.

Congress pretty much gave up on doing regular order spending bills after the financial crash in ‘08.

They keep on promising to go back to regular order… next year.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2025 09:11 AM (6ydKt)

331 Exactly, Trump is such a freaking subversive I love it. He knows what they do with their stupid baby branding of these monstrosities so he does it too and does it better.

I remember the left was pissed that the term the public took from Obama's Health Insurance destruction was "Obamacare" and not "The Affordable Healthcare whatever" he called it

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:11 AM (t0Rmr)

332 Here is a simple 1 page bill to cut spending. whatever was spent on a federal
Program last year, we spend 99% on it this year. And 99% of this years amount next year. And so on.

Do that for 10 years and adjusted for inflation you’ll have a 50% cut in spending.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:11 AM (nwGCR)

333 > Uh...only if they plan on building at Fordow, Natanz, or Isfahan? Plenty of ground broken there.
Posted by: Military Moron at July 02, 2025 09:09 AM (JCZqz)

Certainly they wouldn't have to build any parking lots.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 02, 2025 09:12 AM (qpyNK)

334 Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has a condition known as 5-alpha reductase deficiency. He has XY chromosomes. The enzyme deficiency keeps him from converting testosterone (which his body produces in normal amounts) to 5⍺-dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT plays a crucial role in fetal development of male genitalia. Deficiency can result in underdeveloped male sex organs (small penis, hypospadias, pseudo-vagina, etc.) so that the external appearance can be ambiguous. But the XY chromosomes and the normal testosterone levels allow for more typical male musculoskeletal development during puberty. This is what gives Khelif an advantage over biologically female boxers.

This condition is very rare, probably only a few hundred in the entire world. It occurs more commonly in areas with high consanguinity rates (in-breeding). Just because he has weird looking penis doesn't mean he has a right to beat up on girls.

Posted by: muldoon at July 02, 2025 09:12 AM (poXs5)

335 BBB just got slapped on as a nickname after Trump said he didn’t want numerous spending bills

BBB is better than the alternatives, like BBW, BBL, or even the identically named BBB (Better Business Bureau).

Posted by: Moron Math at July 02, 2025 09:12 AM (JCZqz)

336 First thing I smell in the mornings is shit and diesel.

I'm home sick.

Posted by: Dreamingrobot at July 02, 2025 09:12 AM (6Qyxy)

337 We're fake, but accurate.

Posted by: Dan Rather at July 02, 2025 09:12 AM (XQo4F)

338 Now, why isn't Trump continuing the practice of jawboning with social media companies to shut up speech Biden didn't like?

You know what would crack me up? If he forced social media sites to ban anyone that claims the clot shot is safe or effective...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:13 AM (t0Rmr)

339 330 It’s not really Trump’s fault.

Congress pretty much gave up on doing regular order spending bills after the financial crash in ‘08.

They keep on promising to go back to regular order… next year.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2025 09:11 AM (6ydKt)

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This actually is regular order. Budget then appropriations is regular order.

Splitting it up into individual budget bills by department used to be common practice and should be returned to, but it's not a requirement for regular order.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:13 AM (GBKbO)

340 > I remember the left was pissed that the term the public took from Obama's Health Insurance destruction was "Obamacare" and not "The Affordable Healthcare whatever" he called it
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:11 AM (t0Rmr)

As I recall, Barky was all about "Obamacare" until the initial rollout turned into a disaster.

Then it suddenly became "racist" to call it that.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 02, 2025 09:14 AM (qpyNK)

341 If I had to pick a word to describe Michelle Obama, it would be "ungrateful." The key to happiness is gratitude -- something she appears incapable of felling.
Posted by: Lizzy
+++
Poor poor Michelle. She is the eternal victim. She has had such hard life. People just don't understand.
They actually had to pay for their food when they were living in the white house.
She's a poor black woman in America.
Life is not fair.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at July 02, 2025 09:14 AM (Lo97M)

342 Even if we could somehow magically balance the budget it would do nothing to address the debt. We would need a minimum of $2 trillion a year in surplus just to start addressing the debt.
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People who's largest debt in their life time, a house of some $200-$500k, are not going to understand how "saving money" or "living within your means" will never pay off $38 trillion.

That's what's retarded about 1) demanding a balanced budget and 2) demanding massive spending cuts.

There is one--and only one way--to pay off that massive a debt:
Massive growth in revenue.
Convert the debt from a crushing burden to manageable leverage.
Something a billionaire real estate developer knows real well how to do.

There's also bankruptcy. That's your "pay it off now!" solution if you think your kitchen table budgetary skills are relevant.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2025 09:14 AM (MtMvg)

343 > BBB is better than the alternatives, like BBW, BBL, or even the identically named BBB (Better Business Bureau).
Posted by: Moron Math at July 02, 2025 09:12 AM (JCZqz)

I prefer the BBC myself, and I'm not talking about that British television network.

Posted by: Miss Lindsey Graham at July 02, 2025 09:15 AM (qpyNK)

344 Here is a simple 1 page bill to cut spending. whatever was spent on a federal
Program last year, we spend 99% on it this year. And 99% of this years amount next year. And so on.

Do that for 10 years and adjusted for inflation you’ll have a 50% cut in spending.

So if you do that the Dems will refuse to pass it and a bunch of right leaning groups will join in and force the GOPe to vote against it as well.

I'd suggest instead start with dramatic reductions in areas that go to mostly leftwingers - like they did with USAID. So for example halve the budget of HUD. The people impacted almost all have Dem reps that are already voting against any cuts...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:15 AM (t0Rmr)

345 How much medical training does a mohel need to have?
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2025 08:59 AM (77rzZ)

Hours spent playing billiards with a cue in hand
Will help you cultivate horse sense
And a cool hеad and a keen eye.

Posted by: Professor Harold Hill at July 02, 2025 09:15 AM (wVcYX)

346 342 That's what's retarded about 1) demanding a balanced budget and 2) demanding massive spending cuts.

There is one--and only one way--to pay off that massive a debt:
Massive growth in revenue.
Convert the debt from a crushing burden to manageable leverage.
Something a billionaire real estate developer knows real well how to do.

There's also bankruptcy. That's your "pay it off now!" solution if you think your kitchen table budgetary skills are relevant.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2025 09:14 AM (MtMvg)

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Except we've seen explosions in revenue over the past 20 years and spending has just increased.

The only reason people think this bill doesn't decrease spending is because the CBO says that repealing tax cuts is spending.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:16 AM (GBKbO)

347 TJM, I watched a movie last night that may have out ghost shipped Ghost Ship. Its called Sahara staring Matthew McConaughey. This movie is one ridiculous sub plot to a ridiculous plot after another. The funny part was I enjoyed it. It also mined every vein in the mine of Action Adventure. It seems the script writers could not contain themselves. Oh, and it opens with the idea that a Confederate Iron Clad sailed across the Atlantic to West Africa loaded with Confederate gold.

Posted by: pudinhead at July 02, 2025 09:16 AM (W3T6M)

348 It's not that the Democrats are on the side of the enemy, It's that the Democrats have been America's greatest enemy for two centuries and counting.

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

Designate The Democrat Party A Domestic Terrorist Organization

Posted by: ShainS -- Designate The Democrat Party A Domestic Terrorist Organization at July 02, 2025 09:16 AM (kU4R9)

349 Fire Powell is on my wish list to Trump, at the top..
Posted by: tubal at July 02, 2025 09:06 AM (PCK5/)

Powell's term ends in 6 months and firing him would cause a shitshow from the Dems and weak sisters. Not worth it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 09:17 AM (ExV1e)

350 341 If I had to pick a word to describe Michelle Obama, it would be ~~"ungrateful." The key to happiness is gratitude -- something she appears incapable of felling.~~ male.
Posted by: Lizzy

Suggested edit for accuracy and brevity. I waw going to suggest "masculine", but being a whiny bitch isn’t a masculine trait, but the Left has plenty of whiny, entitled soy beta males.

Posted by: Fake AoS editor at July 02, 2025 09:17 AM (JCZqz)

351 Morn' all... I see "we" hate the BBB.... Yeah, it stinks on ice but there are a few good things in it.... I'm just tired of it at this point... Pass it and move along.. And I'm not sure the House is gonna do that....

Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2025 09:17 AM (VE6XX)

352 >If I had to pick a word to describe Michelle Obama, it would be "ungrateful." ....
Posted by: Lizzy

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You're too kind.

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2025 09:17 AM (AOsQT)

353 346

Except we've seen explosions in revenue over the past 20 years and spending has just increased.

The only reason people think this bill doesn't decrease spending is because the CBO says that repealing tax cuts is spending.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:16 AM (GBKbO

That makes no sense to me, at all…

Posted by: tubal at July 02, 2025 09:17 AM (PCK5/)

354 344 I'd suggest instead start with dramatic reductions in areas that go to mostly leftwingers - like they did with USAID. So for example halve the budget of HUD. The people impacted almost all have Dem reps that are already voting against any cuts...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:15 AM (t0Rmr)

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If I were in Thomas Massie's position and my #1 issue was the debt, I would use my position on the Rules committee to find spending I wanted cut and demand that inclusion into the OBBB for my bill.

I'd find 5-10 others in the caucus willing to do that and band together to come up with somewhere between $100 and $500 billion in cuts for our votes.

The spending should be centered in blue districts as well. Like, funding for a new research facility in Boston, or something. Whatever can be found.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:18 AM (GBKbO)

355 I saw Schumer's Mohel open for Umphrey's McGee at Northlands on the 15th last month.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIAiFxzgoXE

Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 02, 2025 09:18 AM (Dxdzg)

356 Paramount said late Tuesday that it has agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing of an interview on the CBS News program “60 Minutes,” an extraordinary concession to a sitting president by a major media organization. … Paramount said its payment includes Mr. Trump’s legal fees and costs and that the money, minus the legal fees, will be paid to Mr. Trump’s future presidential library.

As part of the settlement, Paramount said that it had agreed to release written transcripts of future “60 Minutes” interviews with presidential candidates. The company said that the settlement did not include an apology. The deal is the clearest sign yet that Mr. Trump’s ability to intimidate major American institutions extends to the media industry.
*****
It is now being referred to as the Trump Rule by all of CBS.
Not getting tired of Winning!

Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2025 09:18 AM (NpAcC)

357 My one suggest to the younger brothers out there. Never marry a woman with a bigger penis then your own. She'll be a real pain in the ass. Trust me I know

Posted by: Barack Obama walking funny at July 02, 2025 09:18 AM (t0Rmr)

358 Designate The Democrat Party A Domestic Terrorist Organization
Posted by: ShainS

I mean, the Germans are basically doing that with AfD, so there IS precedent...

Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 02, 2025 09:18 AM (JCZqz)

359 347 TJM, I watched a movie last night that may have out ghost shipped Ghost Ship. Its called Sahara staring Matthew McConaughey. This movie is one ridiculous sub plot to a ridiculous plot after another. The funny part was I enjoyed it. It also mined every vein in the mine of Action Adventure. It seems the script writers could not contain themselves. Oh, and it opens with the idea that a Confederate Iron Clad sailed across the Atlantic to West Africa loaded with Confederate gold.
Posted by: pudinhead at July 02, 2025 09:16 AM (W3T6M)

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Sahara is fun. Not Indy fun, but fun.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:18 AM (GBKbO)

360 Circumcised and baptized, I'm your huckleberry.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2025 09:18 AM (a/G0f)

361 businessman / lawyer ratio in Congress were higher.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 09:09 AM (ExV1e)

I'd quibble that we're talking entrepreneurs, not businessmen.

Businessmen would likely be even worse than lawyers. They'd sell Texas to Mexico and then force a "Merger Of Equals" with Sierra Leone. And no one would be able to log in to The System to pay their taxes so we'd all get in trouble for not paying our taxes.

But it's OK. We'll still have trannies in all our commercials.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 02, 2025 09:19 AM (BjH5D)

362 There’s only 2 ways the debt gets paid off. Default or hyperinflation.

It’s a matter of when not if.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:19 AM (nwGCR)

363 351 Morn' all... I see "we" hate the BBB.... Yeah, it stinks on ice but there are a few good things in it.... I'm just tired of it at this point... Pass it and move along.. And I'm not sure the House is gonna do that....
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2025 09:17 AM (VE6XX)

There are good things happening, and some good people in the new Admin… helps to see that amidst all the not so good..

Posted by: tubal at July 02, 2025 09:19 AM (PCK5/)

364 Only writers can milk an alligator.

Posted by: Dreamingrobot at July 02, 2025 09:19 AM (6Qyxy)

365 Powell's term ends in 6 months and firing him would cause a shitshow from the Dems and weak sisters. Not worth it.
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Trump has his Budget. No reason not to piss off the Dems now.

Posted by: pudinhead at July 02, 2025 09:19 AM (W3T6M)

366 Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has a condition known as 5-alpha reductase deficiency. He has XY chromosomes.

I so wish we could post pictures here.
You should see the picture of him doing road work like Rocky Balboa or Mike Tyson. Looks just like a guy. No way in hell you mistake him for a woman. Not even a butchy butch.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2025 09:20 AM (Ul4ZN)

367 It is now being referred to as the Trump Rule by all of CBS.
Not getting tired of Winning!
Posted by: redridinghood

Violation of the Trump rule may result in disciplinary action, and vigorous schlonging of Paramount/CBS by Trump or his designees.

Posted by: CBS Style Guide Update at July 02, 2025 09:20 AM (JCZqz)

368 @359 Sahara was fun. Based on a Clive Cussler book. Mm looks nothing like Cussler's Dirk Pitt but the movie was entertaining

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 09:21 AM (eBgDF)

369 Designate The Democrat Party A Domestic Terrorist Organization
Posted by: ShainS

I mean, the Germans are basically doing that with AfD, so there IS precedent

Start smaller with BLM, Antifa, and those anti-ICE folks. And start sending those guys to prison merely for membership.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:21 AM (t0Rmr)

370 362 There’s only 2 ways the debt gets paid off. Default or hyperinflation.

It’s a matter of when not if.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:19 AM (nwGCR)

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You know why people don't care about this anymore?

A lot of spending increases since Paul Ryan's run as VP in 2012. A lot.

No default.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:21 AM (GBKbO)

371 BBB just got slapped on as a nickname after Trump said he didn’t want numerous spending bills, because he knew it would take forever to go through, be butchers in committee and the Dems would filibuster every one of them.
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So what if it takes longer? I’d rather get it done right than fast.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:07 AM (nwGCR)

It wouldn't have been done right. Look at how long it took to get what we got. They'd have drug out individual bills until they said "OMG! We have to do an omnibus CR that spends 8% more than last year" like they've done since 2008.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 09:21 AM (ExV1e)

372 Michelle Obama, in one word: Spoiled Brat.

Posted by: davidt at July 02, 2025 09:21 AM (i0F8b)

373 Sahara is fun. Not Indy fun, but fun.
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Yeah, but everything is preposterous. Hell, they even brought Lawrence of Arabia into the script. Not to mention Dr. No.

Posted by: pudinhead at July 02, 2025 09:22 AM (W3T6M)

374 As for the BBB, like I told my son yesterday when he asked about it the most correct answer about what the bill actually does is, "no one really knows."

Given that it hasn't passed Congress in it's final form... this is absolutely true.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 09:22 AM (ExV1e)

375 Like liked MM in True Detective.

But his recent attempt to run as a Dem in Texas was perhaps the best comedic acting he's done.

He wanted to run as as something approaching an actual moderate Dem and he quickly found out that wasn't allowed. Its balls to the walls insanity or nothing.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:22 AM (t0Rmr)

376 Program last year, we spend 99% on it this year. And 99% of this years amount next year. And so on.

Do that for 10 years and adjusted for inflation you’ll have a 50% cut in spending.
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I was told there would be no math and now I can kind of see why.

I think we're closer to 25% there, broski, but hell I'd even take that.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2025 09:23 AM (VPwHp)

377 372 Michelle Obama, in one word: Spoiled Brat.
Posted by: davidt

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S TWO WORDS. OR HE'S RETARDED.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at July 02, 2025 09:23 AM (JCZqz)

378 You know why people don't care about this anymore?

A lot of spending increases since Paul Ryan's run as VP in 2012. A lot.

No default.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:21 AM (GBKbO)

You don’t have to care about math but math cares about you.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:23 AM (nwGCR)

379 It wouldn't have been done right. Look at how long it took to get what we got. They'd have drug out individual bills until they said "OMG! We have to do an omnibus CR that spends 8% more than last year" like they've done since 2008.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 09:21 AM (ExV1e)

Dumb Q: since it’s using the House/Senate reconciliation process, and the “no filibuster” procedure in the senate, how is the BBB not a continuing resolution?

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at July 02, 2025 09:24 AM (Mxf84)

380 368 @359 Sahara was fun. Based on a Clive Cussler book. Mm looks nothing like Cussler's Dirk Pitt but the movie was entertaining
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2025 09:21 AM (eBgDF)

It was so far removed from the book that Cussler swore off every working with Hollywood again. Only a few elements remained. Cussler didn't write books that translated well if at all to movies.

As you say, a fun movie, but imo it wasn't the book.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at July 02, 2025 09:24 AM (PzXaK)

381 >Sahara was fun. Based on a Clive Cussler book.
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I read his "Raise The Titanic". Can't remember the plot point as to why they wanted to. Confederate gold, maybe.

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2025 09:24 AM (AOsQT)

382
I think we're closer to 25% there, broski, but hell I'd even take that.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2025 09:23 AM (VPwHp)

Assume 3% inflation yearly and 1% cut yearly, compound it and it’s around 50%.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:24 AM (nwGCR)

383 374 As for the BBB, like I told my son yesterday when he asked about it the most correct answer about what the bill actually does is, "no one really knows."

Given that it hasn't passed Congress in it's final form... this is absolutely true.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 09:22 AM (ExV1e)

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House's self-imposed deadline is the 4th. Really, that's just today and tomorrow.

Most likely, they'll vote on an amendment to make the House version identical to the Senate version, especially since Thune kind of just...bullshitted his way to including most of the "controversial" provisions into the final version of the Senate bill. They don't want the Senate to vote on it again.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:25 AM (GBKbO)

384 TJM, I watched a movie last night that may have out ghost shipped Ghost Ship. Its called Sahara staring Matthew McConaughey. This movie is one ridiculous sub plot to a ridiculous plot after another. The funny part was I enjoyed it. It also mined every vein in the mine of Action Adventure. It seems the script writers could not contain themselves. Oh, and it opens with the idea that a Confederate Iron Clad sailed across the Atlantic to West Africa loaded with Confederate gold.
Posted by: pudinhead

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Sahara is fun. Not Indy fun, but fun.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

It's a Clive Cussler Dirk Pitt adventure.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2025 09:25 AM (Ul4ZN)

385 The semi final games in the Gold Cup (soccer) are being played tonight.
US vs Guatemala, Mexico vs Honduras.
If the US and Mexico advance to the finals, there will be a treasure trove of Illegal Aliens attend the game and rooting for Mexico in Houston on Sunday.
We could fill Alligator Alcatraz 10 times over with dreamers rooting against their new country holding Mexican flags.

Posted by: Judge Wally Gator at July 02, 2025 09:25 AM (5yGIt)

386 Here is a simple 1 page bill to cut spending. whatever was spent on a federal
Program last year, we spend 99% on it this year. And 99% of this years amount next year. And so on.

Do that for 10 years and adjusted for inflation you’ll have a 50% cut in spending.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:11 AM (nwGCR)

1. The comments here would be filled with people bitching that we were spending ANY money on programs x, y, or z.
2. That would mean no increase in spending for border enforcement, rounding up illegals, or refilling the SPR.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 09:25 AM (ExV1e)

387 I read his "Raise The Titanic". Can't remember the plot point as to why they wanted to. Confederate gold, maybe.
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2025 09:24 AM (AOsQT)

It's always confederate gold.

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 02, 2025 09:25 AM (MGB5H)

388 378 You don’t have to care about math but math cares about you.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:23 AM (nwGCR)

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What does math say is the default point?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:25 AM (GBKbO)

389 I read his "Raise The Titanic". Can't remember the plot point as to why they wanted to. Confederate gold, maybe.
Posted by: Don Black

Only ONE group of mother fuckers I can think of that would go through all that trouble for some motherfucking gold....and I think we ALL know who I'm talkin' bout...

Posted by: Kanye West at July 02, 2025 09:25 AM (JCZqz)

390 That is such an odd, depressing story about the head of the Boston City Council and renaming the 4th of July. Great way to have people feel great about illegal aliens. Well, she isn’t one now , but was one for years. She’s “just” Completely crooked and a leftist.

And on another note, “Babylon Bee” headline for this week: “Mamdani clarifies he’s not a Communist. He merely wants to seize the means of production and out all the capitalists in gulags.”

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2025 09:25 AM (2GCMq)

391 > 362 There’s only 2 ways the debt gets paid off. Default or hyperinflation.

It’s a matter of when not if.
Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:19 AM (nwGCR)

If it comes to that, we wouldn't be the first country to default.

I just looked it up and Argentina has defaulted 9 times, and is still a going concern.

So... if it happens, it will suck, but I doubt it will be the end of the United States.

There's also the Machiavelli Solution: "Gold won't necessarily get you good soldiers, but good soldiers can always get you gold."

Posted by: Miss Lindsey Graham at July 02, 2025 09:26 AM (qpyNK)

392 Assume 3% inflation yearly and 1% cut yearly, compound it and it’s around 50%.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:24 AM (nwGCR)

I either assumed less inflation or my compounding skills have been found wanting.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2025 09:26 AM (VPwHp)

393 One word for Michelle Obama?

Beard

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 02, 2025 09:26 AM (E4CTU)

394 Here is a simple 1 page bill to cut spending. whatever was spent on a federal
Program last year, we spend 99% on it this year. And 99% of this years amount next year. And so on.

Do that for 10 years and adjusted for inflation you’ll have a 50% cut in spending.

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Hannity was pushing that years ago.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at July 02, 2025 09:26 AM (PzXaK)

395 379 Dumb Q: since it’s using the House/Senate reconciliation process, and the “no filibuster” procedure in the senate, how is the BBB not a continuing resolution?
Posted by: DoublySymmetric at July 02, 2025 09:24 AM (Mxf84)

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It's a budget for the full year under normal reconciliation rules.

Passing this allows for other budget-related things like rescissions that aren't allowed under continuing resolutions.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:26 AM (GBKbO)

396 >>>Michelle Obama, in one word: Spoiled Brat.

Posted by: davidt

>That's two words, bro.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2025 09:26 AM (a/G0f)

397 It's a Clive Cussler Dirk Pitt adventure.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2025 09:25 AM (Ul4ZN

It's certainly no Brent Norwalk Chip Driver mystery.

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 02, 2025 09:26 AM (MGB5H)

398 What does math say is the default point?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:25 AM (GBKbO)

Whatever the temperature of the Earth is supposed to be.

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2025 09:26 AM (VPwHp)

399 > Only ONE group of mother fuckers I can think of that would go through all that trouble for some motherfucking gold....and I think we ALL know who I'm talkin' bout...
Posted by: Kanye West at July 02, 2025 09:25 AM (JCZqz)

Black rappers looking for bling?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 02, 2025 09:26 AM (qpyNK)

400 “put” in gulags, not “out”.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2025 09:26 AM (2GCMq)

401
Hannity was pushing that years ago.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at July 02, 2025 09:26 AM (PzXaK)

That man is truly a great American.

Posted by: Sean hannity at July 02, 2025 09:27 AM (t0Rmr)

402 Which gender has beards?

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 09:27 AM (WIJBc)

403 It's always confederate gold.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Romanov gold > Confederate gold

Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2025 09:28 AM (77rzZ)

404 What does math say is the default point?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:25 AM (GBKbO)

It’s complicated by the fact that the dollar is the world reserve currency, our military is still (mostly) capable, and China has no interest in our economy going to poop (yet).

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at July 02, 2025 09:28 AM (Mxf84)

405 I read his "Raise The Titanic". Can't remember the plot point as to why they wanted to. Confederate gold, maybe.
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2025 09:24 AM (AOsQT)

His best book imo. Seriously intricate plots. The movie was an abomination

The plot point was that there was (supposedly) mined minerals in the hold of the Titanic that would power an impenetrable missile shield over the US. I'm way way way oversimplifying.

The confederate gold was in Sahara.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at July 02, 2025 09:28 AM (PzXaK)

406 That makes no sense to me, at all…
Posted by: tubal at July 02, 2025 09:17 AM (PCK5/)

Yeah, but apparently during some Dem administration they passed a law requiring that the CBO treat it that way.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 09:28 AM (ExV1e)

407 The 50/50 tie should have told you something...alas no. The Trump bias is still very strong.

Posted by: Mongo at July 02, 2025 09:28 AM (Ef4Ak)

408 > Romanov gold > Confederate gold
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2025 09:28 AM (77rzZ)

Nazi gold needs to be in there too.

That reminds me. It's about time for a repeat viewing of Kelly's Heroes.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 02, 2025 09:28 AM (qpyNK)

409 We "need" that cheap farm labor no more than we "need" cheap nannies, cheap workers at the slaughter houses, or cheap roofers and drywallers.
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If the federal, state and local tax burden wasn't so GD sky-high, we wouldn't need "cheap" anything.

When the federal income tax was implemented it was the equivalent of $890 if and only if you made over $89,000 that year.

90%+ of us should be paying $0 in taxes.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2025 09:28 AM (MtMvg)

410 399 > Only ONE group of mother fuckers I can think of that would go through all that trouble for some motherfucking gold....and I think we ALL know who I'm talkin' bout...
Posted by: Kanye West at July 02, 2025 09:25 AM (JCZqz)

Black rappers looking for bling?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

Wrong! That answer is WRONG! Here's a hint- the North Atlantic is very stormy. Raising all that gold would be a complex, multi-day project. Who could somehow CONTROL the weather to ensure a successful recovery?

Posted by: Kanye West at July 02, 2025 09:29 AM (JCZqz)

411 The US is in an interesting place in regards to at what point a default happens.

Since we are the reserve currency people still trust we'll pay off the debt (how I don't know). When people lose that trust and start demanding much higher interest rates because of the risk of default then we'll enter a spiral that can't be stopped.

But we aren't at that point yet.

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:29 AM (t0Rmr)

412 What does math say is the default point?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:25 AM (GBKbO)

From a purely math approach it would be when interest payments exceed GDP I suppose. Theoretically government could spend on nothing but interest payments and tax at 100%.

But realistically it’s when interest payments exceed some % of gdp. I don’t know what that is, but whatever it is, we will hit it in the not too distant future.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:29 AM (nwGCR)

413 Best part of the DU posts is how absolutely defeated all of them feel.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2025 09:29 AM (0DdMG)

414 It's a budget for the full year under normal reconciliation rules.

Passing this allows for other budget-related things like rescissions that aren't allowed under continuing resolutions.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:26 AM (GBKbO)

Are budgets not subject to Senate filibuster shenanigans?

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at July 02, 2025 09:29 AM (Mxf84)

415 It was so far removed from the book that Cussler swore off every working with Hollywood again. Only a few elements remained. Cussler didn't write books that translated well if at all to movies.
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Well Clive has to first admit an Iron Clad could not have transited the Atlantic ocean. Iron Clad gunboats are like Guam - they tip over. Then the fresh water and coal required to make the transit would have required several support ships. Then there was the idea that the Confederates had barrels of Confederate gold coins.

Posted by: pudinhead at July 02, 2025 09:29 AM (W3T6M)

416 If I were in Thomas Massie's position and my #1 issue was the debt, I would use my position on the Rules committee to find spending I wanted cut and demand that inclusion into the OBBB for my bill.

If I were in Thomas Massie's position and my #1 issue was the debt, I would demand inclusion of some spending cut into every single bill that gets passed.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 09:29 AM (ExV1e)

417 As an aside, I've read all of the "true" Cussler books. When he started inserting himself in cameo appearances and then started having "co writers" I checked out.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at July 02, 2025 09:30 AM (PzXaK)

418 I'd like to see a bill pass requiring the government to sell enough assets to pay off 10% of Treasury debt within Trump's term.

Land, buildings, whatever. Sell it, and retire some bonds.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2025 09:30 AM (Riby4)

419 402 Which gender has beards?
Posted by: Boss Moss

Who, but a biologist, could know?

Posted by: Justice Jackson Brown at July 02, 2025 09:30 AM (JCZqz)

420 If the federal, state and local tax burden wasn't so GD sky-high, we wouldn't need "cheap" anything.

That and the Bidenflation as well. He intentionally raised the prices of food by 100% in 4 years...

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:30 AM (t0Rmr)

421 414 Are budgets not subject to Senate filibuster shenanigans?
Posted by: DoublySymmetric at July 02, 2025 09:29 AM (Mxf84)

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Not under reconciliation.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:30 AM (GBKbO)

422 407 The 50/50 tie should have told you something

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It told me we have 3 RINO senators who are lying pieces of traitorous shit.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:30 AM (nwGCR)

423 >>It's always confederate gold.

Except when it's Nazi gold.

Posted by: Pvt. (formerly Lt.) Kelly at July 02, 2025 09:30 AM (Y1sOo)

424 Trump has his Budget. No reason not to piss off the Dems now.
Posted by: pudinhead at July 02, 2025 09:19 AM (W3T6M)

Still need the rescission bills.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2025 09:30 AM (ExV1e)

425 415 It was so far removed from the book that Cussler swore off every working with Hollywood again. Only a few elements remained. Cussler didn't write books that translated well if at all to movies.
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Well Clive has to first admit an Iron Clad could not have transited the Atlantic ocean. Iron Clad gunboats are like Guam - they tip over. Then the fresh water and coal required to make the transit would have required several support ships. Then there was the idea that the Confederates had barrels of Confederate gold coins.
Posted by: pudinhead at July 02, 2025 09:29 AM (W3T6M)

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Or just explain it away in a single sentence...

"Yeah, it's amazing they did that!"

Posted by: WitchDoktor at July 02, 2025 09:31 AM (PzXaK)

426 It's a budget for the full year under normal reconciliation rules.

Passing this allows for other budget-related things like rescissions that aren't allowed under continuing resolutions.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:26 AM (GBKbO)

This is, to me, a HUGE victory. Getting back to regular order is absolutely vital.

Plus, when Trump says 'trust me, we'll do recissions later,' I believe him more than I've ever believed any politician anywhere. Not completely, not without some hesitation, not blindly, but I trust him way more than any other politician. Ever.

He's earned that from me.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 02, 2025 09:31 AM (fCgdX)

427 Not under reconciliation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:30 AM (GBKbO)

The Senate really is a magical place.

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at July 02, 2025 09:31 AM (Mxf84)

428 >>>>>the idea that a Confederate Iron Clad sailed across the Atlantic to West Africa loaded with Confederate gold.
Posted by: pudinhead
********
That was from a Clive Clusser book.

Posted by: Cosda at July 02, 2025 09:32 AM (EO9/2)

429 So has Elon created his party yet?

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:32 AM (nwGCR)

430 remote Maine hospitals solvent. "

Well, someone has to keep buying equipment!

*medline, GE, etc.*

Posted by: man at July 02, 2025 09:32 AM (tubbA)

431 427 Not under reconciliation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:30 AM (GBKbO)

The Senate really is a magical place.
Posted by: DoublySymmetric at July 02, 2025 09:31 AM (Mxf84)

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You really can just do things.

Like Thune last second including the Medicaid cuts that the Parliamentarian had demanded taken out.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:32 AM (GBKbO)

432 Wouldn't confederates sneaking gold have been more likely to go to Latin America or Europe?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:32 AM (t0Rmr)

433 Like Thune last second including the Medicaid cuts that the Parliamentarian had demanded taken out.

Are those the "cuts" to take illegals off of Medicaid?

Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:33 AM (t0Rmr)

434 > The Senate really is a magical place.
Posted by: DoublySymmetric at July 02, 2025 09:31 AM (Mxf84)

They even let me wear my ruby slippers.

Posted by: Miss Lindsey Graham at July 02, 2025 09:34 AM (qpyNK)

435 Like Thune last second including the Medicaid cuts that the Parliamentarian had demanded taken out.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:32 AM (GBKbO)

You mean Tillis....

Posted by: ... at July 02, 2025 09:34 AM (VPwHp)

436 MAFT is laying off another 9000 employees.

The AI monster continues to gobble up tech jobs.

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:34 AM (nwGCR)

437 MSFT not MAFT

Posted by: Its Go Time Donald at July 02, 2025 09:34 AM (nwGCR)

438 Nood (but not nood people in the painting, thank heavens).

Posted by: PabloD at July 02, 2025 09:34 AM (TgNVd)

439 433 Like Thune last second including the Medicaid cuts that the Parliamentarian had demanded taken out.

Are those the "cuts" to take illegals off of Medicaid?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:33 AM (t0Rmr)

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Yes.

Most of what she demanded pulled out got put back in.

The secret is that the parliamentarian is reactive, not proactive. Thune sneaking it into the final version without Democrats realizing it meant that Democrats never raised objections under the Byrd rule and just voted on it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:34 AM (GBKbO)

440 435 Like Thune last second including the Medicaid cuts that the Parliamentarian had demanded taken out.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:32 AM (GBKbO)

You mean Tillis....
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2025 09:34 AM (VPwHp)

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Got 'em straight this time!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, reflecting on change and permanence with Ozu at July 02, 2025 09:35 AM (GBKbO)

441 Wouldn't confederates sneaking gold have been more likely to go to Latin America or Europe?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2025 09:32 AM (t0Rmr)

I think Cussler wanted to tell an Africa story and just needed a hook to get Pitt and Giordino there.

He was also pretty vocal that he discovered the wreck of the Hunley (debatable, but really I don't care), so Confederate ships may have been on his mind and he wanted to work one in...somewhare, somehow.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at July 02, 2025 09:35 AM (PzXaK)

442 Sigh - *somewhere.

Posted by: WitchDoktor at July 02, 2025 09:35 AM (PzXaK)

443 Whom the godz destroy they first make Mad: fElon Musk -- would you buy a car from this Guy? let alone a one-way trip to Marz? a solar array that costs? and batteries that catch fire?

Proof positive People are Your BEST entertainment value, a plus that it also involve Thiel's "Deadly escalation between Technology and Politics" -- viz Politics always wins.

Truly, just as AI isn't the answer to coding; Politics isn't the answer to Governance. Will Victory remain the absence of De-feet, or Das-boot? Guess we're gonna find out!

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 02, 2025 09:36 AM (/CwoM)

444 There's A Lot Of Honest Pain Out There

But replacing broken monetary policy with socialism isn’t just wrong—it’s disastrously wrong.

Posted by: SMOD at July 02, 2025 09:38 AM (RHGPo)

445 The Good The Bad and the Ugly had Confederate gold

somebody's gold- I know there was gold

Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2025 09:38 AM (AOsQT)

446 “He Started Eating Himself”: Noem Reveals Shocking Cannibal Case Amid Biden Border Failure

“The other day I was talking to some Marshals that had been partnering with ICE,” Noem said during her visit.

“They said that they had detained a cannibal and put him on a plane to take him home and while they had him in his seat, he started to eat himself, and they had to get him off and get him medical attention.”

Posted by: SMOD at July 02, 2025 09:42 AM (RHGPo)

447 ADP Reports Biggest Drop In Service-Provider Jobs Since COVID Lockdown

"...a hesitancy to hire and a reluctance to replace departing workers led to job losses last month

Posted by: SMOD at July 02, 2025 09:45 AM (RHGPo)

448
The morning walk yielded two cups of black raspberries.

Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2025 09:45 AM (j4U/Z)

449 Report: Former DNC Insider Reveals ‘Puppet Masters’ Who Allegedly Ran Biden White House

“They deny the cover-up, but I had a front-row seat watching it happen. People like [Chief of Staff to the First Lady] Anthony Bernal. I saw him running the White House like he was in charge, like he was a king,” Li continued. “It’s just so amazing now to see him dodge a subpoena and completely dodge accountability. He can run, but he can’t hide. His name is going to go down in infamy forever.”

Posted by: SMOD at July 02, 2025 09:48 AM (RHGPo)

450 California Moves Forward With Higher Marijuana Excise Tax

The cost of legal weed will increase starting July 1. Sellers say the higher price will drive more customers to the black market.

Posted by: SMOD at July 02, 2025 09:49 AM (RHGPo)

451 432 Wouldn't confederates sneaking gold have been more likely to go to Latin America or Europe?
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The most likely destination would have been England if they had barrels of gold.

Posted by: pudinhead at July 02, 2025 09:52 AM (W3T6M)

452 On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said that he isn’t necessarily against eliminating taxes on tips, but “would prefer just to have a much more progressive income tax so people who are making a lot of money are paying more, much more, like happened under very conservative presidents like Nixon or Eisenhower, than to give people the kind of symbolic consolation prize of saying, we’re not going to tax tips.”

... JFK got rid of the top bracket and the economy took off

Posted by: SMOD at July 02, 2025 09:53 AM (RHGPo)

453 Sellers say the higher price will drive more customers to the black market.
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That's rayciss.

Posted by: pudinhead at July 02, 2025 09:53 AM (W3T6M)

454 ... JFK got rid of the top bracket and the economy took off
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True, but Ike had paid off the WWII and Korean war debt.

Posted by: pudinhead at July 02, 2025 09:54 AM (W3T6M)

455 Doubt you will see this, JJ, but the Guarantee Clause link comes back to the HQ.

Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2025 10:03 AM (NcvvS)

456 Webacks?

Look at the hebe hurling slurs...

Posted by: Jose at July 02, 2025 10:07 AM (S+el1)

457 449 Report: Former DNC Insider Reveals ‘Puppet Masters’ Who Allegedly Ran Biden White House

This should be a surprise to no one, and the most ominous warning against one who "wouldn't change a thing"

https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-NotChangeAThing

LIBs. Not Just Mistaken, EVIL.

“Such a consequential president of the United States, a Mount Rushmore kind of president of the United States,” Pelosi'24 feeling that she's getting real on IceKingJOE

The LIBs ceaseless quest for the unearned remains forever ceaseless because the Value Illicitly Obtained retains no Value.

"Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory" -- Shameless Politico THUG, Nancy Pelosi'09 in Red China.

Remember who did this: OBAMA put HIM in charge of Ukraine, just like IceKingJOE put ctHARRIS in charge of the border. LosAngelesTimes/WashingtonExaminer
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-HeDidTHIS-Ukraine
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-BlamesObama
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-ReignOverTheRubble

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 02, 2025 10:09 AM (jfJva)

458 168 Giant pandas deserve to go extinct. What a sorry excuse for a “bear.”
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They are big Raccoons.

Posted by: pudinhead at July 02, 2025 10:13 AM (W3T6M)

459 Lindy Li has a lot to say but I never see any receipts...just words. I don't trust her. I think she's an attention hog enjoying her fifteen minutes.

Posted by: creeper at July 02, 2025 10:19 AM (zFwIe)

460 455 Doubt you will see this, JJ, but the Guarantee Clause link comes back to the HQ.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2025 10:03 AM (NcvvS)

Ugh. Will fix but at this point the thread is dead.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2025 10:23 AM (x0n13)

461 Thanks, JJ. Surprised that no one saw it/said anything earlier.

Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2025 10:40 AM (NcvvS)

462 "Los Angeles is continuing its devolution with anti-ICE demonstrations that Karen Bass-tard is doing nothing about and/or encouraging."

Is it Bass-tard, or Bass-turd?
I suppose Bass-tard in print, Bass-turd in speech.

Posted by: LibertyDefender at July 02, 2025 10:47 AM (5gdIf)

463 Kroger is closing some stores. I couldn't find a list.

Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2025 07:58 AM (WIJBc)

IIRC, about 80 stores to be shuttered nationwide.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2025 08:05 AM

Kroger has announced plans to close approximately 60 stores across the U.S. over the next 18 months, starting from June 2025, as part of a strategy to improve profitability by shuttering underperforming locations. Below is a list of some confirmed store closures based on available information:

Grok: https://bit.ly/4nuznCl

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at July 02, 2025 11:07 AM (P5BPp)

464 But the core ban on Medicaid for illegal immigrants remains intact in the final bill.

That means states cannot use federal Medicaid dollars to cover illegal immigrants, except in emergencies."

Posted by: runner at July 02, 2025 08:10 AM

Does the Big Beautiful Bill ban illegal aliens from Medicaid?

The "Big Beautiful Bill" does not explicitly ban undocumented immigrants from Medicaid because they are already ineligible for federally funded Medicaid under current U.S. law. However, the bill includes provisions that aim to further restrict Medicaid eligibility, potentially affecting immigrants, including some with legal status, by tightening rules or reducing federal funding to states that provide health care to certain immigrants.

Grok: https://bit.ly/45RY70X

"Already ineligible". Which, as I posted yesterday, means that all these laws are meaningless unless there is someone in a position of authority with the will to enforce them. As has NOT been happening for decades.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at July 02, 2025 11:18 AM (P5BPp)

465 You’re wrong about Thune, JJ.
Trump likes him. He’s hitting home runs.
From Stephen Miller last night;:

Stephen Miller
@StephenM

The Senate bill cuts more spending than the House bill.

Funds more border security.

And is a more conservative bill.

To some of my conservative friends: it’s OK to win. Winning is good. In fact, winning is the only way to save civilization.

Posted by: Purple at July 02, 2025 12:43 PM (lpwPq)

466 Its HOLD YOUR FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THEIR EYES You Dumb Cluck

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at July 02, 2025 06:34 PM (wGqjj)

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