All_Pro_Bills

The unfortunate thing is the guard would be completely unnecessary if Newsom and Bass would allow local and state law enforcement to cooperate with immigration. Repeal sanctuary laws. But they won't. Instead they support rioters. Trump has learned the lesson from the 2020 BLM riots. He's not going to dick around with these twerps this time. If they want to play hardball, hardball it is.

He has some good points. And while protests are fine there's still no excuse for the riots. And if Jim believes as he says that lawbreakers should be dealt with through the legal system, then Democratic leadership should publicly encourage Newsom and Bass to fully cooperate with immigration officers. And Obama didn't have to deal with uncooperative democratic governors and mayors throwing up roadblocks through sanctuary policies. No, Newsom and Bass and the riot organizers want to play hardball. So hardball it is..

Governor Newsom is saying is "For the last 4 years of open borders everything was hearts and flowers in L.A. That is, until recently when the Feds decided start enforcing the law. Its should be clear that people that break the law would be unhappy with efforts to enforce it. The administration is intentionally enforcing the law to elicit a violent response from the law breakers. And we had everything under control until the President decided to enforce the law. It is very irresponsible of him."

That's an interesting perspective. Others might think its simply people receiving the consequences of their actions which viewed objectively is a lot of bad behavior. Things like looting stores or starting cars on fire. Do you understand the concept of consequences?

It was Rep. Jamaal Bowman mistaking the door switch for the "down" button for the elevator..

I see it a little different than a two political parties environment. I think there are at least seven groups or ideologies vying for power. Viewing the political landscape in this way may provide some different perspectives and conclusions. The globalist, WEF, one world government types Neocons, Neoliberals, dedicated to perpetual warfare and support of the U.S. Empire The open border, anti-traditional America faction, far left Progressive, liberals, others interested in social justice issues Populist, MAGA, America First Traditional conservatives Libertarians (not many of these people) Over time they form temporary alliances of convenience in order to maintain or acquire power to further their interests. When the alliance no longer serves a particular groups interests they leave. Become part of another or form their own.

Saw some local NYC news on demonstrations in the city. Looked like mostly old white liberal hag cat ladies out for the day.

Theugh whatever means necessary, put those animals back in their cages.

So you believe an image of two guys taking down an American flag is equivalent to video of groups of rioters waving Mexican and other national flags while parading around celebrating the burning American flags?

I believe the street riot routine is one of the few plays remaining for the political left here. While they've been using the courts to block and obstruct the Trump administration's efforts to reverse the "Great Biden Migration" its looking like the legal challenge approach is losing its luster as the Federal government adjusts their strategy and tactics. Most cases making their way to the "rigged" SCOTUS have ruled for the administration. While Democrats are claiming a win for "due process" and the Constitution with the return of "Maryland Man" to the U.S. it may prove to be an empty victory if he's convicted of Federal charges, sentenced to prison, and then deported after his sentence is served. This "mostly peaceful protest" street riot routine is the same tactic employed in the Summer of 2020. Just change the signage, the aggrieved party, and some slogans. The difference is last time the Trump administration was ill-equipped to handle the problem. And this time I think is different. By invoking Federal control Trump has changed the rules. Newsom has protested this, and has initiated a lawsuit, saying the actions are escalating tensions. But I think the real concern of State and City officials flying cover for the protesters is that unlike 2020, when State and City laws and courts held jurisdiction which allowed most to escape any consequences, this time Federal law is likely to take priority. Through technologies like Geofencing and surveillance the participants will be identified. Along with the network of communications, relationships, and organizations. Nobody committing acts of violence is likely to escape consequences. I also expect that involved NGOs, financiers of the riots, and leadership of many organizations involved here will be hauled into court, have assets frozen, and will suffer consequences. The only hope for victory for the political left is to provoke some mass casualty event where the government takes actions too extreme for the American public to accept creating a political windfall for Democrats. While I think Trump is impulsive and emotional enough to take the bait I don't believe the officials in charge of executing the response are that stupid.

3. They wave Mexican flags but don't want to live there. 4. Libs always throw around the word authoritarianism when laws they don't like such as presenting yourself to US Customs to enter the country legally get enforced. 5. The rioters are magically transformed into the victims.

Ironically, "these people" believe the same of you.

What i see is uncivilized rioters waving the national flag of a country they refuse to live in demonstrating their lack of respect for the host country by attacking federal officers and facilities. The era of lawless open borders is over.

Arrest them all and hold the insurrectionsts in Federal detention without bail for 1 1/2 years while awaiting a trial. Sound familiar? J6 quid pro quo.

I'm puzzled why these self-proclaimed communists and socialists waste their time and energy preaching the ideology and working to convert America when there are several countries in close proximity that they could immigrate to now to enjoy a workers paradise life. Cuba, Venezuela to name two. Take a trip, enjoy the good life for 5 or 10 years and report back about the amazing experience. And explain how these people risking their lives to escape those places are crazy!

All this is well and good but when are they going to identify the perpetrators, planners, and conspirators and start handing out indictments and arrest warrants?

It is senseless. I can't believe the Ukranian drone attack on Russian military assets was planned and executed without the support and direct involvement from western military assets. My suspicion is European and not US military or intelligence but who knows? But the noise coming out of places like London and Paris sounds like they're itching to escalate and widen the conflict. From what I've read their forces seem ill prepared for such a fight. Are they intent on dragging the Americans into open involvement? And what if Trump tells Starmer and Macron adios? And then the Russian response with missile and drone attacks appear indiscriminate and highly inaccurate. And not very effective from a military perspective. If it wasn't so tragic i'd suggest the impact was ameteurly comical. It's all a big mess with no clear exit ramp.

The increase in the SALT deduction is pleasing me. And I'll bet other posters here in States with high income and property taxes. As for removing the EV tax credit, the big majority of people buying a Tesla EV are high earners that probably don't need it. I see lots of Teslas in my section of town and at present I think they're just a rich man's toy and before Musk got tangled up with Trump a way for liberals to virtue signal they're concern for the environment if you ignore the 2 giant gasoline powered SUVs in their driveway.

A good point. Who was calling the shots? I'll wager our more liberal/progressive friends here have little to no desire to seek that answer. Because having some shadow person or group make presidential decisions sounds quite unconstitutional. Why they didn't just 25th Amendment poor old Joe and promote Harris to President isn't clear but my guess is getting her to go along with the puppet President routine would have been difficult.

Time to declare a national mental health emergency.

The belief the U.S. is ordained to control the Western Hemisphere is typically referred to as the Monroe Doctrine first articulated by President James Monroe in 1823.

And likewise would not worry about the deficit or the national debt either. Reality is a real pain in the ass. We're boxed into a corner by the high debt load and obscene levels of government spending. As a nation we're faced with the inevitable decision that we need to cut our spending and standard of living somewhere, someplace, and for someone. But where? To cut the deficit in any meaningful way one or all of the following biggest spending items need to be addressed: 1) Social Security 2) Medicare 3) Medicaid 4) Defense 5) Interest Payments on the debt Pick one or pick two of them to address and then fight the special interests that will refuse to budge on any cuts or baked in future fiscal year increases. Address the interest payment problem by cutting spending and running surpluses to pay down debt. Or like Trump is doing, take the easy way out of it by moaning and groaning and complaining until the Fed cuts rates to save the government from borrowing more at higher rates. Who is going to entertain a political fight to cut anything? Nobody yet. The most likely scenario is neither political party will have any interest in addressing the growing national debt until something breaks, causing an "emergency". The the Fed will step in but they can only do so much. Basically, save two of the three items below. Pick two. 1) Save the equity markets 2) Save the bond and credit markets 3) Save the dollar. You can't save all three. My guess is they're pick 1 & 2. So at that point everyone can be happy with all-time highs in the stock market and big 401K balances denominated in dollars that don't buy much as each unit of currency is worth very little. Which leads me to conclude getting a good percentage of your assets out of the dollar, like we've seen with this tariff madness, and into things like emerging markets and hard assets, is a good idea.

Its obvious these store owners are racists. Even the African-American, Hispanic, and Asian minority store owners are racist, or racist adjacent. Because they won't rebuild in under-served and un-policed communities. That's the liberal view. But the view of reality is maybe the don't want to take the risk of getting their store burned down and looted a second time with the current Mayor and Governor in change of the City and State respectively? While the riots in the name of drug addict and street hustler George Floyd gave the liberal sect their moment of happiness the lasting impact is going to be quite negative for the citizens of this city. Much like the riots after the MLK assassination impacted cities like Detroit, Newark, and Buffalo socially and economically the same fate might fall to Minneapolis. I'll say one thing about the 60's. At least the death of Dr. King was worthy of the response. George? Not so much. But there are still plenty of other criminals the Democrats can get excited about defending against common sense.

The current Atlanta Federal Reserve Q2 2025 GDP estimate is 4.6%.

I know. And for a while it was very effective. Not so much lately.