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milom98 said:
He's pretty much just a useful idiot to any country willing to put the time, effort and money into using him.
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I think this should have always been the attack. Not that he’s intentional colluding- that he’s so ignorant and corrupt that you can’t tell the difference between his behavior and that of a double agent
 
heelinhell said:
C'mon man,

The GQP is a minority party representing a minority of Americans. What would you recommend they do in order to stay in power ?

Article I Sections 2 and 3 helps them out as a minority party , but sometimes that advantage is not sufficient to win elections so would it not make sense for GQPers to beat the drum about non existent voter fraud and implement strategies to deny and suppress the vote ?

The question is , do you really want the country to be governed by a majority party that promotes policies that a majority of the country supports ?

It is true that the GQP has been a horrible governing party for decades when it comes to improving the lives of working and middle class families, but maybe it makes sense to have a party in charge that makes sure the top 10% maintain and expand the wealth gap between the beleaguered rich and the rest of America.

Callatoroy knows what I am talking about 😏
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heelinhell said:
If the dims are the majority party and promote policies that a majority of the country supports wouldn’t a majority of the country have voted for the dim candidate rather than the minority candidate and his policies that a majority don’t support? That did happen right?
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CFordUNC said:
Oh, absolutely, I totally expect maximal GOP ratfuckery. That's a given at this point.

I think that an all-out gerrymandering pissing match would look something like this:

Texas eliminates 5 Dem seats. California responds by eliminating 5 Pub seats. Missouri eliminates a Dem. Maryland eliminates a Pub. Florida eliminates 5 Dems. Illinois, Oregon, and New York eliminate 5 Pubs. Ohio eliminates 2 Dems. Indiana and Nebraska eliminate 2 Dems. That would leave a net GOP gain of 4 seats. Maybe California could get really petty and draw out 9 Pub seats, or maybe Washington and New Jersey get involved, too.
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How many could Massachusetts draw out?
 
Callatoroy said:
Because this is a Fox News article,I looked for a rebuttal article in leftist media but couldn’t find anything to discredit it so I’m going to say it’s likely believable. Of course I’m open to retract that if anyone has evidence to the contrary. This is one of your rising stars and a possible 2028 potus candidate hopefully.

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'Diva' Crockett slammed in scathing report alleging 'toxic staff environment' where staff is berated to tears

A scathing new report alleges that Dem. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a frequent Trump critic, has fostered a toxic working environment in her congressional office.
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It looks like Fox "News" is quoting a "report" from the very well respected New York Post so I am going to accept this "report" as accurate and reject any suspicion that it is a bs story published to appease Trump because Jasmine called out Trump a couple of days ago.
 

🎁 —> Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels (Gift Article)


“… The order provides an official basis for the possibility of direct military operations at sea and on foreign soil against cartels.

U.S. military officials have started drawing up options for how the military could go after the groups, the people familiar with the conversations said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive internal deliberations.

But directing the military to crack down on the illicit trade also raises legal issues, including whether it would count as “murder” if U.S. forces acting outside of a congressionally authorized armed conflict were to kill civilians — even criminal suspects — who pose no imminent threat.…”

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I cannot deny that, unlike in 2016 and 2020, voters gave Trump a plurality of the vote in 2024.

Unfortunately , the voters who are registered to vote and free from voter suppression do not represent the majority of all Americans...but Callatoroy knows that;)

Poll after poll after poll over years show that a majority of Americans whether voting or not support Democratic policies with regard to every major issue.
 
nycfan said:

🎁 —> Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels (Gift Article)


“… The order provides an official basis for the possibility of direct military operations at sea and on foreign soil against cartels.

U.S. military officials have started drawing up options for how the military could go after the groups, the people familiar with the conversations said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive internal deliberations.

But directing the military to crack down on the illicit trade also raises legal issues, including whether it would count as “murder” if U.S. forces acting outside of a congressionally authorized armed conflict were to kill civilians — even criminal suspects — who pose no imminent threat.…”

Excited Tom Hiddleston GIF by Disney+
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Mr. Trump’s new directive appears to envision a different approach, focused on U.S. forces directly capturing or killing people involved in the drug trade.

Labeling the cartels as terrorist groups allows the United States “to use other elements of American power, intelligence agencies, the Department of Defense, whatever, to target these groups if we have an opportunity to do it,” Marco Rubio, the secretary of state and national security adviser, said on Thursday in an interview with the Catholic news outlet EWTN. “We have to start treating them as armed terrorist organizations, not simply drug dealing organizations.”

Legal specialists said that under U.S. law, imposing sanctions against a group by declaring it a “terrorist” entity can block its assets and make it harder for its members to do business or travel, but does not provide legal authority for wartime-style operations targeting it with armed force.…”
 
nycfan said:
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Mr. Trump’s new directive appears to envision a different approach, focused on U.S. forces directly capturing or killing people involved in the drug trade.

Labeling the cartels as terrorist groups allows the United States “to use other elements of American power, intelligence agencies, the Department of Defense, whatever, to target these groups if we have an opportunity to do it,” Marco Rubio, the secretary of state and national security adviser, said on Thursday in an interview with the Catholic news outlet EWTN. “We have to start treating them as armed terrorist organizations, not simply drug dealing organizations.”

Legal specialists said that under U.S. law, imposing sanctions against a group by declaring it a “terrorist” entity can block its assets and make it harder for its members to do business or travel, but does not provide legal authority for wartime-style operations targeting it with armed force.…”
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“… In announcing two weeks ago that it was imposing sanctions on the Venezuelan group Cartel de los Soles, the Treasury Department accused the cartel of providing material support to Tren de Aragua and the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, which it said in turn were “threatening the peace and security of the United States.”

Two days later, Mr. Rubio issued a statementaccusing Mr. Maduro of stealing elections and saying he was not the president of Venezuela and that his “regime is not the legitimate government.”

“Maduro is the leader of the designated narco-terrorist organization Cartel de los Soles, and he is responsible for trafficking drugs into the United States and Europe,” Mr. Rubio said.

“Maduro, currently indicted by our nation, has corrupted Venezuela’s institutions to assist the cartel’s criminal narco-trafficking scheme into the United States.”…”

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So, are they preparing to invade Venezuela and depose the current government?
 
nycfan said:
“… In announcing two weeks ago that it was imposing sanctions on the Venezuelan group Cartel de los Soles, the Treasury Department accused the cartel of providing material support to Tren de Aragua and the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, which it said in turn were “threatening the peace and security of the United States.”

Two days later, Mr. Rubio issued a statementaccusing Mr. Maduro of stealing elections and saying he was not the president of Venezuela and that his “regime is not the legitimate government.”

“Maduro is the leader of the designated narco-terrorist organization Cartel de los Soles, and he is responsible for trafficking drugs into the United States and Europe,” Mr. Rubio said.

“Maduro, currently indicted by our nation, has corrupted Venezuela’s institutions to assist the cartel’s criminal narco-trafficking scheme into the United States.”…”

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So, are they preparing to invade Venezuela and depose the current government?
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apnews.com

Trump doubles reward to $50 million for arrest of Venezuela's president to face US drug charges

The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and accusing him of working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine.
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“…Maduro was indicted in Manhattan federal court in 2020, during the first Trump presidency, along with several close allies on federal charges of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine. At the time, the U.S. offered a $15 million reward for his arrest. That was later raised by the Biden administration to $25 million — the same amount the U.S. offered for the capture of Osama bin Laden following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Despite the big bounty, Maduro remains entrenched after defying the U.S., the European Union and several Latin American governments who condemned his 2024 reelection as a sham and recognized his opponent as Venezuela’s duly elected president….”
 
heelinhell said:
It looks like Fox "News" is quoting a "report" from the very well respected New York Post so I am going to accept this "report" as accurate and reject any suspicion that it is a bs story published to appease Trump because Jasmine called out Trump a couple of days ago.
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Can't disprove facts so ignore them. How very dimocrat of you.
 
heelinhell said:
I cannot deny that, unlike in 2016 and 2020, voters gave Trump a plurality of the vote in 2024.

Unfortunately , the voters who are registered to vote and free from voter suppression do not represent the majority of all Americans...but Callatoroy knows that;)

Poll after poll after poll over years show that a majority of Americans whether voting or not support Democratic policies with regard to every major issue.
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You are so full of shit. The dim party is in the midst of a 30 year low unfavorable rating now.
 
nycfan said:
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apnews.com

Trump doubles reward to $50 million for arrest of Venezuela's president to face US drug charges

The Trump administration is doubling to $50 million a reward for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and accusing him of working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine.
apnews.com apnews.com

“…Maduro was indicted in Manhattan federal court in 2020, during the first Trump presidency, along with several close allies on federal charges of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine. At the time, the U.S. offered a $15 million reward for his arrest. That was later raised by the Biden administration to $25 million — the same amount the U.S. offered for the capture of Osama bin Laden following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Despite the big bounty, Maduro remains entrenched after defying the U.S., the European Union and several Latin American governments who condemned his 2024 reelection as a sham and recognized his opponent as Venezuela’s duly elected president….”
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This makes it all the more disgusting and inhumane that Trump/Steven Miller revoked TPS status from Venezuelan immigrants.
 
CFordUNC said:
To my knowledge, Massachusetts does not currently have any Republican members in the US House of Representatives.
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I think you are correct even though 36% of voters voted for trump. That is a real problem that nobody in that state seems to think is a problem. Texas is about to embark on the same journey. I think in the race to the bottom, republicans stand to come out ahead because many blue states are already close to maxed out.
 
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