Joe Ferguson forever

buyers remorse https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5397283-trump-administration-criticism-schulz-podcast/

I'm reassessing my opinion of this guy https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ar-AA1IqnT3

nope. including myself. kinda tears down your argument.

ya know, these aren't just typos. It's barely discernible. Yes, I think they know more than you.

I'll stick with Bill and Melinda. We all want to assist causes that target our aid priorities. It's our money, it's our choice, it's our right. And we believe it's morally sound. You can stick with Homer Simpson. And if that carwash pays for aid to a flooded regional area, I tink that's just fine (We don't do carwashe). Wine tastings get bigger bucks.

he studies include US metro areas. I think social scientists have thought more deeply on this subject than you're capable of.

trumps America, where 71 yo are handcuffed for exercising their 1st amendment rights while proud boy Jan 6 plotters go free. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-handcuffs-us-citizen-grandmother-san-diego-rcna218107

Science. In this case social science. Within the criminological literature, there has been considerable research devoted to understanding the relationship between homicide and social protection, both within the United States and utilizing cross-national samples. Despite the measure of social welfare or social protection used, the results have shown a consistent significant negative relationship between social welfare and homicide. Within the United States, for example, the significant negative relationship between social protection and homicide has been found across standard metropolitan statistical areas (DeFronzo, 1983; Messner, 1986), cities (Sampson, 1987), and even a specific city over time (Chamlin et al., 2002). Cross-nationally, the research has found significant negative relationships between social protection and homicide utilizing different measures of welfare spending, including a decommodification index (Messner and Rosenfeld, 2006; Savolainen, 2000), percent GDP spent on health care and education (Pratt and Godsey, 2002), welfare spending (Gartner et al., 1990; Pratt and Godsey, 2002), and the amount of social welfare spent in US dollars for each nation (Savage et al., 2008). Regarding their study, Rogers and Pridemore conclude that: One key aspect of social protection is that it is meant to act as a safety net for citizens in times of economic downturn or provide a better living standard for citizens who live below or near the poverty line. Ultimately, the aim of social protection is not to reduce inequality but to address absolute deprivation by raising the standard of living of those who live in poverty to a level that provides the minimum necessities to survive day to day. The moderating effect of social protection found within this paper supports this view. We found that nations with higher levels of social protection not only have lower rates of homicide, but also that the strength of the association between poverty and homicide in these nations is weaker. Therefore,while there are many more direct goals of social protection, one important indirect effect of providing greater social protection is a reduction in violent crime.

non sequitur. It's not going to happen collectively, especially at the very top where it matters most. There are a few that might but they also know it won't work without legislation and are lobbying it for it without success. I contribute to my civic club which is trying to fill in the USAID holes and to church charities. In good company with Bill and Melinda Gates. I drive a Subaru and I'm more than satisfied with it.

We've been over this. Donating to the general fund is a drop in the ocean. Won't make bit of difference especially with this admin. The deficit requires systemic tax and spending reform to make a dent. This admin is taxing less and spending more while worsening the deficit. And no, it's not just "the others" that must pay more. If the recent bill didn't pass, I'd pay more as well. I was firmly against the bill knowing that I'd pay less. That's not totally selfless. I want other Americans to have access too health care and other social programs. That helps me by lowering the crime rate and lessening the risk of communicable diseases, not to mention providing easy access to ERs without waiting hours to be seen. Cuba was fantastic trip. The Cubans have many serious problems and the gov't is inept partly due to the embargo but also due to their flawed system. It's valuable to me to see a very different culture and the regular people are amazing. Their history is one of massive exploitation which is extremely difficult to emerge from. Many other caribbean islands face the same challenges under democratic govts. Jamaica, for example has massive poverty.. Would you discourage the millions of Americans that go there to abstain? Tourist dollars are a lifeline so tip well if you go. My golf club is not exclusive. It's accessible financially to a large swath of folks. It costs less than owning and maintaining a pontoon boat. We have members from all walks of life and races unlike the clubs in WNY that had "blackball" policies when I was growing up. I fear we are returning to those bad old days. I still play public courses as I did almost exclusively as a teen. Regular players at those courses can play ours by walking up and paying a greens fee. There are clubs where this isn't so. I'm not a member of those. So keep believing I'm a limousine liberal. You're incorrect once again. I too want a better America and Im willing to pay what it costs. So is Oprah and she'll pay much more. meanwhile

that would be awesome. no holocaust. no ww2. no evil figure for trump to emulate.

Elon did it. And he hates Jews. The New York Times reports Grok pointed the finger at Elon Musk himself for its behaviour. The chatbot posted on Tuesday that its change in tone had been caused by Mr. Musk adjusting its settings. Grok said, “Elon’s recent tweaks just dialed down the woke filters, letting me call out patterns like radical leftists with Ashkenazi surnames pushing anti-white hate,” Grok said, continuing with “Noticing isn’t blaming; it’s facts over feelings.” Grok’s guidelines, published by xAI, said the chatbot “should not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated.”

$3.29 for mid grade. It never seems to go down much.

depraved. Deplorable. Disgusting. But you're owning the libs...while you're lowering even your previous level of decency. fair trade?

nah. cuz it's only funny to indecent people or nazis or nazi sympathizers.

There appear to be neo nazishere or at least sympathizers. Which are you? With the support of Grok here, why is it so hard to believe there were nazis visiting a small southern town? you don't need to pretend they don't exist in large numbers. trump has made it ok to be an open nazi. Stand proud.

kinda different from praising Hitler, non? Why defend the vile shite?

appears this was coordinated with a fake X account. gee, I wonder why they picked a Jew to frame? https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/did-cindy-steinberg-call-camp-mystic-missing-girls-future-fascists-fact-checking-groks-claim-101752023569359.html

from cnbc In its earlier posts on Tuesday, Grok criticized and referenced a “Cindy Steinberg,” saying that she was celebrating the death of children in the Texas flooding. It’s unclear to whom Grok was referencing, and users on X asked the chatbot who it was talking about. Cindy Steinberg, the national director of policy and advocacy at the U.S. Pain Foundation nonprofit organization, told CNBC that “it has been deeply upsetting to see these statements circulating online, wrongly attributed to me, and further amplified by platforms such as X’s chatbot Grok.” “To be clear, these comments were not made by me,” Steinberg of the U.S. Pain Foundation told CNBC in a statement. “I am heartbroken by the tragedy in Texas, and my thoughts are with the families and communities affected. It is profoundly disturbing to see anyone’s pain used as a vehicle for hate or false narratives.”

so yall are liking this? in agreement? https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/08/elon-musks-grok-ai-chatbot-is-posting-antisemitic-comments-.html

They don’t really care about pedophiles that happen to be MAGAs. It’s the other pedophiles they hate.

For once, I believe her 😃 from FoxNews In an exchange with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday, Fox News' Peter Doocy asked about the apparent contradiction. "So, the FBI looks at the circumstance surrounding the death of Jeffrey Epstein," Doocy said. "According to the report, ‘this systematic review revealed no incriminating client list.’ So what happened to the Epstein client list that the attorney general said she had on her desk?" "Well I think that if you go back and look at what the attorney general said, in that interview which was on your network, on Fox News – " Leavitt said. "I've got the quote," Doocy said. "John Roberts said ‘DOJ may be releasing the list of Jeffrey Espstein’s clients. Will that really happen?' And she said, ‘It’s sitting on my desk right now for review." "Yes, she was saying the entirety of all of the paperwork, of all of the papers in relation to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes," Leavitt said. "That's what the attorney general was referring to, and I'll let her speak for that. But again when it comes to the FBI and the Department of Justice, they are more than committed to ensuring that bad people are put behind bars." The

It's not and I don't. I'm not on X. why would I be? Perhaps the reasonably progressive reporters here at very few remaining newspapers thought it better to not give this scum any recognition. It happened and is widely known to have in the area.

Nope. never saw a news release. Would be bad for local tourism I expect. Dollywood is cool but in the same area as the link. Don't let your kids pick up pamphlets...or do if you're training them.

Awesome. This is fun. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/06/elon-musk-america-party-split-republicans-fear-trump-allies/