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nycfan said:
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I know a former AUSA in WDNC who was fired last week due to work she had done on some 1/6 cases. She had been with that office for about 15 years and was highly respected as a prosecutor and among her colleagues. Apparently the US Attorney (her boss, who is actually a good guy despite being a Trump appointee) didn’t even get notice of her firing. Security came in and told her she needed to pack her things up and leave. I don’t think the folks in the office are happy about that. The office’s discovery coordinator was also fired due to compiling/organizing discovery In 1/6 cases.
 
nycfan said:
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This might be a good GQPer strategy going into the 2026 elections :sneaky:

I didn't vote for Medicare and Medicaid cuts or raising taxes on working and middle class families to pay for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.

no way ! I just voted for the all of the good stuff in the bill that I didn't read ...
 
Who knew Republicans were after a nanny state after all!?

I don’t care all that much one way or the other about HFCS versus cane sugar. There’s plenty of reputable studies that show that there’s minimal difference between the two in terms of affects on one’s health- both are decidedly not good for you outside of moderate to light use. It’s six one, half dozen the other IMO. Only way I’d make a choice is based on taste.

The reason that companies choose HFCS instead of cane sugar is because of high tariffs on sugar, coupled with government subsidies on corn making HFCS a cheaper option for production. Remove the tariffs and end the subsidy, and I can almost guarantee companies like Coke would choose cane sugar on their own.

Its definitely hysterical though that Republicans now think that we need a nanny state to tell us what’s good for us and what’s not, or to tell private companies what ingredients they can use and which they cannot. We used to have a country! We used to have free markets!
 
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Ramrouser said:
Hard to disagree. Trump is not understated and the man loves gold.
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Wait until he rips out a chunk of the East Wing to build his planned $100 million ballroom. I’m sure it will be tasteful and understated.

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nycfan said:
Wait until he rips out a chunk of the East Wing to build his planned $100 million ballroom. I’m sure it will be tasteful and understated.

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Eh. I should probably care more about this but I don't. The Rose Garden has become a de facto public/press meeting space. No need to have elaborate plantings. A functional hardscape is much more useful.

Now, Pubs can fuck right off when complaining about other federal expenditures while green lighting all manner of renovations to the White House. But standing on its own, the reconfiguration of the RG is probably a good thing.
 
May need to start a seprate thread about Trump's health problems now that they're being acknowledged and discussed by the Press Secretary.
 

"Trump Goes Off On His Own MAGA Base: 'I Don’t Want Their Support Anymore!"​


This is consistent......he told them before the last election to support him and they would never need to vote again.
 
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CFordUNC said:


LMAO handshakes huh? What a colossally stupid woman.
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what was apparently left out of the video....

"Importantly, there was no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease. Laboratory testing included a complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic panel coagulation profile, D-dimer, B-type natriuretic peptide, and cardiac biomarkers. All results were within normal limits. An echocardiogram was also performed and confirmed. Normal cardiac structure and function. No signs of heart failure, renal impairment, or systemic illness were identified," she continued.
 
ZenMode said:
what was apparently left out of the video....

"Importantly, there was no evidence of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease. Laboratory testing included a complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic panel coagulation profile, D-dimer, B-type natriuretic peptide, and cardiac biomarkers. All results were within normal limits. An echocardiogram was also performed and confirmed. Normal cardiac structure and function. No signs of heart failure, renal impairment, or systemic illness were identified," she continued.
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Man, that’s a lot of detail. Quite a contrast from the medical reports provided after Trump was shot.
 
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