ChiGoose

The back x-ray was literally in his twitter profile background. You're basically complaining that within 24 hours they had his Facebook profile pic or something. The Butler shooter has been extensively covered. Sorry to pop your bubble.

Big win for tax prep companies

Reading this quote from the article makes one think that if MAGA was truly upset about high prices, they would be unhappy with replacing the person leading the fight against consolidation: "Such retail and CPG concentration supercharged the price inflation that in turn created windfall profits from 2020-2022. Inflation was not demand driven, as some economists have suggested. Overall grocery prices are up over 30%, while unit volumes are actually flat or down since 2019: Grocery (center store) units down 1.6% and prices up 40% Dairy (milk, yogurt, etc.) units down .1% and prices up 33% Meat units down 10.5% and prices up 41.5% Frozen (meals, pizza, desserts) units flat at 1% and prices up 35.6%. The Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine created ample consumer concerns to give cover fire for companies up and down the supply chain to pass prices to consumers above the rate of their own cost inflation. These practices, called “sellers inflation” by economist Isabella Weber, may have contributed to over 50% of all food price inflation from 2020-2022. In that timeframe, Walmart raised prices on thousands of items well above the rate of inflation, including potato chips by 35%, cookies by 62% and yogurt by 92%. Prices at Albertsons on store brand oils increased by 117%, potato chips by 68% and packaged cheese by 125%."

Thought this was a cool story, both politics and Bills related. Senate passes HEARTS Act promoted by Damar Hamlin to fund AEDs and CPR training "Two years ago, Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest on the field, and his life was saved by a well-trained medical staff and the use of an AED device. Since then, Hamlin has advocated for CPR training and AED devices to be accessible to everyone, and this week a major milestone was reached on that front. The Senate passed the Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools Act, also known as the HEARTS Act, which had previously passed the House. President Biden plans to sign the bill, which will fund CPR training and the availability of AEDs. Hamlin himself has advocated for the bill and worked with U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer to help the bill become law. “Since experiencing cardiac arrest, I’ve been honored to work with partners who understand how important it is to provide CPR education and have access to AEDs to save lives,” Hamlin said. “I’m very grateful to Senator Schumer for his work making his common-sense legislation a priority. My journey has shown us that no one expects cardiac arrest to happen- and we all need to be prepared.” The bill prioritizes funding for purchasing AEDs for schools, providing CPR training, and developing response plans for schools to use in cardiac emergencies."

The fact that Austin has experience leading in the military is what disqualifies him for MAGA. They do not want people with experience because experience is bad. They want fealty.

One would think that after Trump appointed millionaire after millionaire, billionaire after billionaire, to supposedly fix the system that made them so stupendously wealthy, that MAGA would question whether or not he actually planned to follow through on populism for the average American. Now that he's announced that he's going to replace probably the most populist leader currently in the federal government with your run of the mill pro-business swamp creature, it'd be hard to justify still believing the populist rhetoric. Trump is open for business, and business is good if you're already at the top of income bracket. Trump names Andrew Ferguson as head of Federal Trade Commission to replace Lina Khan

I do love the rationale of “Donald Trump wont be so incredibly stupid as whoever it was that appointed Wray to head the FBI.” Very similar to him pushing tariffs because he believes whoever negotiated USMCA was an idiot.

I hope she does

They have identified the killer as Luigi Mangione NYT

Guys writing manifestos and doing shootings might not be the most rational thinking people

Thoughts and prayers

Thoughts and prayers to Tulsi Gabbard who is having a very difficult time at this moment.

Assad is evil and his fall would be a good thing. But Erdogan is no angel and the rebels are not a unified democratic force, but tenuously partnered factions that likely have very different ideas on how things should go post-Assad. I don’t know what the “day after” looks like. Could be promising, but I feel like the best bet is that it’s going to be a mess at least for a while. One of my coworkers is Syrian who still travels back there. I’ve been meaning to ask him his thoughts on this but we haven’t been in the office on the same day this week. I’ll ask him next time I see him in person.

I see you’re still having problems reading. Poor kid.

Every other serious proposal left healthcare insurance in the hands of the very insurance companies you were blaming liberals for.

Sounds like you agree with the far left and DSA types who wanted a single payer program that would have left these guys without a job.

He’s on TV

Live Updates: South Korean President Backs Down From Martial Law Order "President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea said he would lift the emergency declaration of martial law he imposed on Tuesday as soon as he could convene his cabinet, bowing to pressure after the National Assembly passed a resolution demanding it end. By law, Mr. Yoon needs to convene his cabinet to lift martial law. The announcement by Mr. Yoon early Wednesday in South Korea came five hours after he declared martial law late Tuesday night in an unannounced televised address, and soon after the assembly unanimously voted to rescind it, a swift rebuke of the president’s response to the political deadlock that has hobbled his tenure."

Apparently Yoon declared martial law but then just sent in... regular troops? He didn't put loyalists in place in the military first? Seems like an oversight...

[Breaking] Martial law forces withdraw from parliament after nullification vote “Forces have completely withdrawn from South Korea's National Assembly building, the Speaker's office confirmed to local media early Wednesday morning. The withdrawal came shortly after the National Assembly voted unanimously to nullify President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law, with all 190 lawmakers present voting in favor at 1:01 a.m. Wednesday. Earlier footage showed soldiers breaking windows to enter the main parliamentary floor. Forces were positioned at the main entrance where they blocked civilians, and outside the main chamber where lawmakers were present. Parliamentary staff reportedly confronted the soldiers, with some using fire extinguishers to block their entry, according to local media reports.”

Korean soldiers had entered the National Assembly building. Reporting is that they are now starting to retreat in the wake of parliament voting to lift martial law.

Looks to me like their president is using unsupported claims of foreign and domestic pro-North Korean actors in order to use martial law against his opponents. Not good. Wonder how this will impact US Forces Korea. We have a lot of good people over there. South Korea President Yoon declares martial law, slams domestic opponents "SEOUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law in a surprise late-night TV address, slamming domestic political opponents and sending shockwaves through the country. Yoon said opposition parties had taken the parliamentary process hostage. He vowed to eradicate "shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces" and said he had no choice but to take the measure to safeguard constitutional order. Yonhap news agency cited the military as saying activities by parliament and political parties would be banned, and that media and publishers would be under the control of the martial law command. Yoon did not cite any specific threat from the nuclear-armed North, instead focusing on his domestic political opponents. It is the first time since 1980 that martial law has been declared in South Korea. South Korea has had a series of authoritarian leaders early in its history but has been considered democratic since the 1980s. The Korean won was down sharply against the U.S. dollar. A central bank official said it was preparing measures to stabilise the market if needed. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok has convened an emergency meeting among top economic officials, his spokesman said in a text message. Yoon's predecessor, Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party, said in a post on X that the country's democracy is in crisis. "I hope that the National Assembly will act quickly to protect our democracy from crumbling," he wrote in a post. "I ask the people to join forces to protect and save democracy and to help the National Assembly function normally." The United States is in contact with the South Korean government and is monitoring the situation closely, a White House spokesperson said. Some 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea to guard against the North. A spokesman for the U.S. military command did not answer repeated phone calls. Japan's prime minister's office could not immediately be reached for a comment outside of business hours. YOON SLAMS PARLIAMENT "I declare martial law to protect the free Republic of Korea from the threat of North Korean communist forces, to eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces that are plundering the freedom and happiness of our people, and to protect the free constitutional order," Yoon said. Yoon did not immediately specify who constituted the pro-North Korean anti-state forces. But he has cited such forces in the past as hindering his agenda and undermining the country. He did not say in the address what specific measures will be taken. Yonhap reported that the entrance to the parliament building was blocked. "Tanks, armored personnel carriers, and soldiers with guns and knives will rule the country," Lee Jae-myung, leader of the opposition Democratic Party, which has the majority in parliament, said in a livestream online. "The economy of the Republic of Korea will collapse irretrievably. My fellow citizens, please come to the National Assembly." Yoon cited a motion by the country's opposition Democratic Party, which has a majority in parliament, this week to impeach some of the country's top prosecutors and its rejection of a government budget proposal. "Our parliament has become a den for criminals. It has paralyzed the administrative and legal systems by ramming through (opposition-driven) legislations and is attempting to overthrow our democratic system," Yoon said. South Korea's ministers on Monday protested the move by the opposition DP last week to slash more than 4 trillion won from the government's budget proposal. Yoon said that action undermines the essential functioning of government administration. South Korea's opposition parties held a rally on Saturday calling for Yoon to accept a special prosecutor investigation on allegations of fraud against the first lady, the latest such protests by the party and civic groups in recent weeks against Yoon. In October, North Korean propaganda leaflets apparently carried by balloons were found scattered on the streets of Seoul, including some making personal attacks on Yoon and the first lady.

Holy straw-man projection, Batman! I greatly appreciate you reinforcing my point that MAGA falsely believes that Dems want open borders simply because they reject ineffective and dumb MAGA border policies.

I'm not sure what you think temporary means, but the factors listed for the decrease in crossings are all things that could change in a moment. In fact, Trump seems intent on undermining probably the most important factor: greater cooperation and partnership from Mexico. Again, I don't think you can claim you've solved an issue if your solution can be done away with easily and by people other than yourself. You seem hung up on the fact that temporary things can work temporarily but I don't think you can call that "solving" anything. MAGA thinks everything is simple and can be solved simply. Usually with loud noises and big talk. But their policies fall apart when applied to the real world because not everything is as simple as a Truth Social post.