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Where is This?
The Hedgehog Report - Phoenix Edition 
171 responses to “Where is This?”
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
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🚨 JUST IN: U.S. Federal District Judge Jennifer Thurston sends out an order banning Border Patrol from arresting illegal aliens “without warrant” – Fox
Holy shlit.
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File an appeal….
Chicon
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Lol, that judge is an idiot. Likely bought off by the cartels
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Ireland.
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Chi does not…why bother? The Cult has no interest in discussion. It just posts links.
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France
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“However Jason and Bitter like to moan and groan only about the potholes this administration has hit.”
Zzzz… i give Trump credit where he deserves.
On stupid tariffs and trade wars and failure to support Ukraine I am going to be critical of the “potholes”.
No free lunch.
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File an appeal….
Chicon”
Wow, what a novel idea!
Only about 250 years old!
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Here’s another one for Bitter ro be upset about….
@amuse
@amuse
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UKRAINE: You can’t make this up. Ukraine for at least the tenth time Ukraine agreed to Trump’s mineral deal over the weekend. Then last night they decided to make changes. Secretary Bessent says we’re still willing to sign the original deal as it stood last weekend.
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To the Ukrainiacs, why is this happening? What’s Mr. Zelenskyy’s strategery?
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The Cult has no interest in discussion. It just posts links.”
They are incapable of discussion, give them a break. They are no different from the old style Bolsheviks who viewed independent thought as a crime punishable by death.
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Ukrainiacs”
Definition: anyone who is critical of ex-KGB thug Putin, is against Russia’s war of expansion and who exposes the war crimes Russia has perpetrated in Ukraine.
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Bitter sez…The Cult has no interest in discussion.
You’re blind spot is showing again….
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UKRAINE: You can’t make this up.”
Said by conspiracy sites that constantly make sh-t up.
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What’s Mr. Zelenskyy’s strategery?
It’s spelled strategy.
And his strategy, obvious to anyone who is not a Putin toady, is that the mineral deal has to come with security guarantees. Without them, Zelensky knows the deal is worthless and he would be stupid to sign it.
Next question?
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Ukrainiacs”
Definition: someone who thinks Mr. Zelenskyy is a God-like creature, is willing to lick the bottom of his boots, and seizes like an engine without oil if any criticism about the beloved is even sensed.
Fixed.
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Jason is incorrect again…..
Anyway, security guarantees are a non-starter. If Mr. Zelenskyy is holding out for that he’s gonna lose his country.
His minimum goal should be to make Putin look like the obstacle to peace. This makes Trump more likely to continue funding the endless killing Jason yearns for…..
Chicon
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My Governor is better than all of yours.
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Wow, Chicon’s hatred of Zelensky and love for Putin really shows.
Pretty despicable.
I think Zelensky is a great Ukrainian Patriot who has valiantly defended his country against all odds and kept it from being annexed by Russia. I have no problem with him looking out for Ukraine first and standing up to anyone trying to bully him into unacceptable terms.
I think Putin is a blood thirsty dictator and despot who is trying to recreate the USSR, the demise of which he calls “one of the great tragedies in History”. I think he is guilty of horrendous war crimes in Ukraine.
If that makes me a Ukrainiac, fine with me, I will wear the label with pride.
Chicon and his fellow Putin lapdogs can live with their hero. We all make choices in life.
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Jason sez….”File an appeal….
Chicon”
Wow, what a novel idea!
Only about 250 years old!”
Another error. The use of the courts as a super-legislature is far more recent than 250 years.
But Jason agrees with the judges and enjoys the delays so he enjoys it.
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Anyway, security guarantees are a non-starter. If Mr. Zelenskyy is holding out for that he’s gonna lose his country.”
I hope that is not true.
But without security guarantees, any mineral deal won’t be worth a plugged nickel. Putin can just invade again whenever he wants.
Zelensky knows this, as well as anyone not a Putin bot.
He would be foolish to sign anything that has the life expectancy of a fart in a hurricane.
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But Jason agrees with the judges”
Lie much?
Can you show me ONE of these rulings I agreed with beyond the $2 billion for work contracted and completed.
No? Then admit you are a lying fraud.
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Ukraine first makes Zelenskyy a hero.
America first makes Trump an isolationist moron.
Lol, you can’t make this stuff up.
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Another error. The use of the courts as a super-legislature is far more recent than 250 years.”
No error.
The appeals process for rulings you don’t agree with has always existed.
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Ukraine first makes Zelenskyy a hero.
America first makes Trump an isolationist moron.”
LOL
Apples and oranges much?
Ukraine was invaded. Zelensky is the President. Chicon moron actually attacks him for putting his country first? Really?
Believe me, if Putin invades the US and Trump stands up to him and fights back I will certainly support him.
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wow, I thought the picture would be immediately identifiable.
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If Chicon was honest (I know, a complete impossibility, but just for argument sake) he would admit he only hates Zelensky for ONE sole reason: he was thwarted his hero Putin’s plans to annex Ukraine.
But he is too intellectually dishonest to come here and actually defend his true position.
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Today’s cabinet meeting went over what each cabinet member had accomplished in the 1st 100 days of the Trump Administration. It was a captivating and positive session sharing information, statistics, fraud uncovered that the legacy media ignores. Each and every department representative, in this broad overview of the progress made in one hundred days, was beyond knowledgeable and impressive in fully understanding the scope of their responsibilities and what they were seeking to improve. Lasting 2 hours it was well worth the listen, especially in lieu of all the garbage thrown at him from a moronic, biased press and even some blow hearts here at HHR.
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Jason sez…”Can you show me ONE of these rulings I agreed with beyond the $2 billion for work contracted and completed.”
You are completely against any changes to the system to correct the clear abuse of the legal system – I don’t even recall you saying there is an abuse of the system. That says all I need to see.
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I don’t like Zelenskyy because he’s a blow-hard fake tough guy who is trying his best to sentence his country to the history books.
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Also, Ukraine was barely mentioned and is becoming a small footnote in the agenda being pursued in this administration. Rather, Trump is turning more to Asian matters, looking at the EU to take care of the defense of themselves and Zelenskyy, as they should have been doing much earlier than now. Zelenskyy’s petulance is unattractive and costly to the well being of the Ukrainian people. It is just a matter of time when his time will run out and the people will throw him out of his leadership role.
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Ccp is threat #1.
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Chi seems to forget that Putin launched the invasion and Ukraine is still a sovereign nation because of the Ukrainians fighting back.
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It was a great meeting, Jan. It infuriates the Dems so much because these televised meetings are popular and novel, Showing the American people how everyone is working for them and what they are accomplishing. Smart idea to televise these. You also get to see the camaraderie in the cabinet. Rubio quip about secretary kennedy having him afraid to eat anything was pretty funny.
Woah!, Milan just scored ! Pulling for them over Barcelona. Time to get back to the game
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Bitter seems to forget that the Russia/Ukraine war is occurring in the real world rather than a movie….
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In the real world, Putin is a war criminal.
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Ukraine is a devastated nation, with a generation of young men gone, because Zelenskyy wants to keep the war going leaving front line soldiers to die for his zeal to “win.”
There, updated and fixed it for you Bitter.
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When are you going to call on Russians to toss Putin?
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Putin is a war criminal, and now. Zelenskyy has joined him in that category. They are both dictators and feel little when their people suffer.
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In the movies, Putin would be tried for war crimes, convicted and hung. In the real world he won’t.
Bitter cannot accept this reality.
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The people next in line to Putin are said to be even more ruthless than he is. They wanted him to turn Ukraine into glass a long time ago. Whereas, people seeking the presidency in Ukraine, the mayor of Kyiv and the general demoted and sent to the UK, would be more for helping Ukrainians getting back on their feet than Zelenskyy has done.
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Fla, am so glad you tuned into that cabinet meeting too. It was uplifting to me, especially after going thru some of the daily Trump bashing that goes on here. Yeah that Rubio food comment was hilarious. I can’t believe how much Rubio has grown since he ran for president. He’s become a very effective SOS, on par with almost everyone else in this historically qualified cabinet. I think even Trump has been amazed by their impressive performances.
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Jan, I am not convinced Putin wants to make a deal. I think he is doing the same thing as Zelenskyy – trying to make the other side look like the obstacle in the eyes of Trump.
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@amuse
@amuse
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UKRAINE: The EU is sending more money to Russia each year than it sends to Ukraine. If the EU is going to insist that Zelensky continue the war it ought to stop doing business with Putin – funding the war.
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Europe is funding both sides.
#heroes
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I can’t believe how much Rubio has grown since he joined the Cult.
Fixed it.
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The Atlanta Fed is projecting 2nd quarter gdp at 2.4%.
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Q1 came in at -0.3. This is small potatoes given the one time hits/front loading. Private investment was up 22%.
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Yup we fund the grifter.
The Euros fund Pooty poot.
Surely, there can be an option 3/door #3.
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Yep, GDP came in at -0.3%. I wonder how much of DOGE’s cuts affected this measurement.
FYI…consumer speeding soared in March despite the stock market being down.
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Is it true that there was a tame inflation report today?
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Vietnam
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I wonder why Putina does not refer to Ben Franklin as a grifter. He spent the Revolution begging for money, troops and weapons from France and Spain.
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Chi thinks Zelensky is a fake tough guy even though he stayed in Ukraine, he and his family are targets of Putin, and could be killed at any time by bombs, missiles, shells, rockets, or assassins.
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No correct guesses yet. Its a fun game. Sometimes the ones that I think are really hard get answered in 30 seconds, and ones that I think are super easy like this one, linger on with no correct guess.
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I will open it up for second guesses. As to the clues, focus on the body of water which is somewhat distinctive, as well as the surrounding topography. I won’t talk yet about the most obvious clue.
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The Bay of Fundy
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nope.
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lady liberty Susquehanna river
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I should disqualify Tina because she didn’t name the state or the country, but I will let it go…yes, anyone who has ever traveled up central PA, north of Harrisburg, along the Susquehanna river has seen the mini-statue of liberty out there in the middle of the river.
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and the mountains in the background are so distinctively central PA, as is the Susquehanna itself, with its shallow water and wide basin.
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You are completely against any changes to the system to correct the clear abuse of the legal system”
Wow, Chicon has really gone over the deep lying end….
I have consistently said these are rogue judges and that their power should be curtailed and limited to their jurisdiction and the plaintiffs that file the suit… no “national injunctions”.
I have consistently supported congressional action to implement this change.
GFY.
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Do I win a chicken dinner?
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no chicken dinner, but the satisfaction that you got it right even when the posters here from PA were guessing things like the Bay of Fundy.
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Chicon, no CPI but other inflation measures reported today showed slight inflationary upticks . For example the BEA reported that the price index for gross domestic purchases increased 3.4 percent in the first quarter, compared with an increase of 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 3.6 percent, compared with an increase of 2.4 percent. Excluding food and energy prices, the PCE price index increased 3.5 percent, compared with an increase of 2.6 percent. Putting these in context, GDP Price index of 3.7% came in hotter than the 3.1% expected, while the core PCE of 3.5% was also hotter than the 3.1%.
John Groggin , you are correct. BEA confirmed as much, writing that “the decrease in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected an increase in imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, and a decrease in government spending. These movements were partly offset by increases in investment, consumer spending, and exports.” Nevertheless, the GDP print exceeded analyst expectations. This positions the Trump admin for a surprise bounce in Q2 and/or Q3 when all the outlier prints from Q1 are reversed.
Milan / Barcelona game today was fantastic. Definitely worthy of a 3 guiness pour.
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I don’t like Zelenskyy because he’s a blow-hard fake tough guy”
A fake tough guy that has remained in Ukraine when he could live a life of great luxury anywhere?
A fake tough guy who constantly risks his life just being President of Ukraine?
A fake tough guy who constantly visits the battlefields?
A fake tough guy who stands up for his country, even against Trump?
That “fake tough” guy?
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would be more for helping Ukrainians getting back on their feet than Zelenskyy has done.”
Zzzzz….
janzam wants “Ukraine on its feet” as a vassal state to Russia.
That is real “standing on its feet”!
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Zelenskyy wants to keep the war going”
Hilarious.
Zelensky wants to keep the war going while there are hundreds of thousands of Russian troops INSIDE his country.
Fixed it for the Putin lapdog.
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Chi seems to forget that Putin launched the invasion and Ukraine is still a sovereign nation because of the Ukrainians fighting back.”
He hasn’t forgotten.
He hates Ukraine because it fought back.
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who is trying his best to sentence his country to the history books.”
Wait.
So the guy that has prevented Russia from annexing his country for 3 years is the one trying to sentence his country to the History books?
That is some Cultist moron Putin sycophant logic.
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Tina wrote – Q1 came in at -0.3. This is small potatoes given the one time hits/front loading. Private investment was up 22
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Totally correct. Also, don’t forget that all of the Biden GDP prints were juiced with massive government spending increases/government employment. We are now reducing that and normalizing the economy, making it driven by private sector output , employment, and investment. To get this current print in light of that is fantastic and well worth it.
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Damm, I must have driven by that statue 100 times.
Maybe vodka does kill brain cells.
That sucks.
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UKRAINE: The EU is sending more money to Russia each year than it sends to Ukraine. If the EU is going to insist that Zelensky continue the war it ought to stop doing business with Putin – funding the war.”
Zzzzzzz…..are we “funding the war” by running a big deficit with Russia?
“In 2024, total goods trade between the US and Russia was estimated at $3.5 billion. This included $526.1 million in US goods exports to Russia and $3.0 billion in US goods imports from Russia. The US trade deficit with Russia in 2024 was $2.5 billion, a 37.5% decrease compared to 2023.”
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“The U.S. imports a variety of goods from Russia, with the top categories including mineral fuels, precious metals and stones, inorganic chemicals, and iron and steel. Fertilizers and machinery are also significant imports.”
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“The United States exports a variety of goods to Russia, including optical, photo, technical, and medical apparatus, pharmaceutical products, and miscellaneous edible preparations“
In case you are wondering what “miscellaneous edible preparations” are, it is “sauces and processed foods”.
Interestingly enough, one of the major US exports to Russia are components for nuclear power plants.
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Damm, Jim Clyburn throws Clinton and Obama under the bus?
“The fact of the matter is Joe Biden on substance once again, was an outstanding president. You can look at his record, you can look at the records of all presidents, Democratic presidents going — going back. And you aren’t going to find anything that matched his record until you get back to Lyndon Johnson back during his Great Society efforts.
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Looks like the Paramount Board wants to settle the Trump lawsuit against the 60 Minutes “editing”.
They probably realize that even if they win a trial, the discovery will be ugly.
Rumors are they are offering $25 million, Trump wants $100.
It is going to mediation, probably will be settled for around $50 million.
CBS and 60 Minutes are pissed, but Paramount is looking at the bottom line.
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Bloomberg is reporting that the Ukraine has signed the minerals deal agreement with the US
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Per Bloomberg, the final minerals deal was signed between the us and the grifter
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LOL! Beat you by a minute!
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I guess the Pro-Putin conspiracy sites were wrong again.
Oh well.
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Maybe this is what was holding back the deal. Seems to have been resolved.
“The details of the agreement have not been made public. However, Shmyhal said on Sunday that the deal “will not include assistance provided before its signing.”
Speaking on Wednesday, Shmyhal described the deal as “a strategic agreement on the establishment of an investment partnership fund.”
“It is truly an equal and beneficial international agreement on joint investments in the development and recovery of Ukraine between the US and Ukrainian governments,” he added.
Under the deal, the US and Ukraine will create a joint investment fund in Ukraine with an equal contributions from both and equal distribution of management shares between them, Shmyhal said.
“The American side may also count new, I emphasize new, military aid to Ukraine as a contribution to this fund,” Shmyhal said.
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yes, anyone who has ever traveled up central PA, north of Harrisburg, along the Susquehanna river
There’s no reason to go up there. I live in civilization. I do cross that river several times a year on the way to and from Pittsburgh.
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Senate measure to block tariffs fails to advance.
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https://zahilectures.com/register-now/29/Philadelphia,%20PA
I might go with my daughter. Not sure if Jason wants to see an Egyptologist.
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Never forget how much the democrat media and their RINO supporters (former NRO contributor Jonah Goldberg is in the second clip) lied to us about immigration and closing the border when Biden was President –
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https://english.pravda.ru
In case you don’t want to wait for the Cult’s links, here is one of the sources.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14665291/maine-teacher-calls-trump-killed-st-germain.html
She will probably get a few votes for teacher of the year. Union Rep lisab would defend her as a tenured teacher.
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“Another error. The use of the courts as a super-legislature is far more recent than 250 years.”
-Chicon is right on.
There was a statistic put up in the past several weeks, about how many nationwide injunctions have been handed down by district court judges, in all of the history of this nation. Pretty sure something like 80% of them have been handed down between Jan 2017-Jan 2021 and Jan 2025-present day……
The Republican Congress should defund EVERY district court. Democrats don’t mind all of the delays of the Executive Branch from carrying out the laws of the land, so delaying the courts shouldn’t be a big deal.
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You know that District Courts handle many types of cases, right?
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So no more Civil, Criminal, or Military cases?
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Future President AOC appreciates that there will be no District Court cases against her agenda.
I disagree with these District Court decisions but I will not support the elimination of the Judicial branch because it won’t rubber stamp Trump’s actions. This proposal is no different than FDR’s court-packing scheme. Same motivation. Same intended result.
Let SCOTUS handle it.
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“You know that District Courts handle many types of cases, right?”
Consequences affect future behavior, Bitter. Lack of consequences encourages the same behavior to continue.
Without consequences, the lawfare will continue. Perhaps you’re really okay with the lawfare, given that it is Trump.
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“”I disagree with these District Court decisions but I will not support the elimination of the Judicial branch because it won’t rubber stamp Trump’s actions.”
You disagree with dozens of tro’s issued by many different judges, yet you also see it as not “rubber stamping” Trump’s policies. Quite a run of coincidences, eh? None of these judges erred in a pro-Trump way.
This is abuse of the judicial system, but you will never call it that.
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“You know that District Courts handle many types of cases, right?”
-I would assume they do, yes.
Go ahead and defund just those that are handing down the nationwide injunctions then. That is fine by me.
Democrats could do the same…….that would not be a problem, as far as I could tell.
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I assume Mr. Zelenskyy successfully extracted a permanent “security guarantee” (whatever that means) from President Trump before signing the mineral rights deal. Otherwise he wouldn’t have signed it after promising to do so many times…..
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https://x.com/julie_kelly2/status/1917712721891713317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1917712721891713317%7Ctwgr%5E08e696bfdb292af089fb5c2ebc49536e157a808d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Finstapundit.com%2F717443%2F
-Bitterlaw,
Is it bad that I laugh when I watch this video?
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https://x.com/wjosephcampbell/status/1917689164696293540
-My portfolio is up for April, and for the year.
Not one of our employees complained about a 401K “collapse” so far.
Congress, let’s get that #BigBeautifulBill passed in May, please!
And then work on codifying some of President Trump’s Executive Orders!
Let’s GO!
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And the Panthers just won! All is food!
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I hate posting with an iPhone food=good
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NYC said….Is it bad that I laugh when I watch this video?
No, that miserable pos deserves it. Apologies to Bitter and Jason who I’m sure felt bad for the poor girl just doing her job…..
Chicon
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The freepassers are ok with lowly district justices issuing national injunctions.
Even liberal Kagan has issues with this.
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Zzzzzzz Tina apparently is not bright enough to understand what “disagree with the Decisions” means.
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Go ahead and defund just those that are handing down the nationwide injunctions then.
No different than FDR only wanting to add Justices for old ones who were against the New Deal.
President AOC appreciates your future support if Trump appointees rule against her.
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Zzzzzzzz Find a post where I opposed arresting that Judge for helping somebody evade ICE or leave.
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I said what I said.
If I am so terrible, why do you post here? I don’t delete or edit your posts. You are not upset with these Judges. You are upset that Judges didn’t do it to Obama and Biden first. You look forward Judges doing it to future Democrat Presidents. You want more lawfare, not less.
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Chi – You changed after you joined the Cult. You can call me out every day but I am not joining. I will not abandon a lifetime of conservatism to kiss Trump’s ring.
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No. It’s bad you joined the Cult. I thought you were smarter and more independent than that.
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“President AOC appreciates your future support if Trump appointees rule against her.”
-Bitterlaw,
The issue is NOT that a district court judge ruled against a Trump policy.
The issue is they make it a nationwide ruling.
And Roberts and ACB could have put an end to this b*llsh*t 2 months ago.
BUT, both you and those 2 justices must agree with the Babylon Bee joke which says, “President Trump may give up the Presidency to become a district court judge.”
For Fcuks sake, Justice Thomas and Alito should become district court judges, as maybe then the rest of the Supreme Court would defer to them as well!
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“I will not abandon a lifetime of conservatism to kiss Trump’s ring.”
-Every time I read one of these lines from Bitterlaw, I can’t help but think of the 1980’s House Minority Leader Bob Michel. Such a “conservative”, in the minority.
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“And the Panthers just won!”
-This sucks, except for the fact that I can’t stand the Lightning either. I was hoping the series would go 7 games, and that they would beat the livin’ piss out of each other.
But, alas…….
Cheers, and Goodnight!
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The issue is they make it a nationwide ruling.
And NYC will support it when applied against President AOC. He just wishes Republicans had used it first.
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I might go with my daughter. Not sure if Jason wants to see an Egyptologist.”
I like that guy. I am sure his show will be fascinating.
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Great article (from the 2024 election) by the late David Horowitz in Powerline today pointing out how Democrats know how to fight while many Republicans do not –
”As many of us have pointed out too many times to no avail, Democrats reflexively call conservatives racists, white supremacists, and Hitlerites, while Republicans respond by calling them “liberals.” What is liberal about attacking, undermining and seeking to abolish the First Amendment? Or interfering with presidential elections by mobilizing a corrupt judiciary to take the leading Republican out of the race? Or calling for government censorship of social media platforms, or privileging certain races over others?
In the current presidential campaign, Democrats in the media seek to distract voters from the conditions Democrats have inflicted on them by defaming Trump as “an existential threat to democracy.” Republicans respond by referring to the fact that Democrats have “weaponized” the Justice Department. Even if a voter understands that “weaponize” does not mean providing the FBI and federal police agencies with weapons, it sorely lacks the emotional charge of Hitlerism – although that is exactly what it means. If justice is not blind but becomes a partisan force to criminalize political opponents like Trump then the logical goal of weaponizing justice is a one-party dictatorship and a totalitarian state. Or, as Hillary has put it, without government censorship of the media “we will lose total control.”
Democrats criminalize arguments and facts they can’t answer by calling them “disinformation.” In a campaign worthy of the KGB, the Democrat Secretary of State suborned 51 top intelligence officials including the former head of the CIA to sign a letter calling Hunter Biden’s treasonous lap top “Russian disinformation” right before the 2020 election. This behavior is not just about winning elections, which it was and would be bad enough. It’s about betraying your country and fellow countrymen.
Republicans are rightly alarmed that the Democrats have destroyed America’s borders, let in an estimated 20 million unvetted individuals including hundreds of thousands of convicted criminals, virtually all from countries and continents ruled by corrupt dictators and fanatic terrorists. They are shocked by the Democrats’ determination to give these illegal aliens the right to vote along with more goods and privileges than the indigenous population.
But they are tongue-tied when it comes to calling these policies what they are: criminal and treasonous attacks on our country and its Constitution. Joe Biden had no legal authority to change America’s immigration policies by executive order. Immigration policy is the purview of the legislative branch of government not the destructive schemes of one demented executive. Destroying the border is the greatest crime committed against America in its 237-year history. It is not a run-of-the mill policy difference.”
read more here – https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/05/david-horowitz-political-war-2.php
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Bitter said….If I am so terrible, why do you post here?
No free lunch is the rule here, right? For everyone? Or just you and Jason?
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We should run a pool…..
How long until Ukraine violates the minerals deal signed yesterday? (They are Russians at heart, eh?)
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Stand up, Chuck!!!
@amuse
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POLLS: Senator Schumer held a press conference to slam Trump’s poll numbers, until a reporter noted his own were even lower. Schumer quickly backpedaled, insisting polls don’t matter.
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CNN reporting that Trump’s economy is in reverse….I presume they mean reverse of Biden’s economy….so it’s good
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Maybe this is what Zelensky was holding out for.
Encouraging.
“This agreement signals clearly to Russia that the Trump Administration is committed to a peace process centered on a free, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine over the long term,” Bessent added. “And to be clear, no state or person who financed or supplied the Russian war machine will be allowed to benefit from the reconstruction of Ukraine.”
Of course, Trump’s idea of free and sovereign might not include all of Ukraine like I think it should, but still I like the “commitment to a free and sovereign Ukraine”.
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Jason said….”Trump Administration is committed to a peace process centered on a free, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine over the long term,”
I wonder where I’ve heard this suggested for months? Oh, that’s right, at HHR!!
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How long until Ukraine violates the minerals deal signed yesterday?”
Heh, both Putin and Chicon are already hoping…
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Why would it benefit Putin if Ukraine violates the minerals deal?
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There are some positives I can see. Zelensky had rejected the idea that Ukraine needed to pay back aid that was given without strings attached and would have been crazy to agree to that.
“Trump has previously demanded that Ukraine pay back the $350bn (£264bn) of aid that he claims has been provided by the US during the war – a condition that Zelensky rejected.
But Washington appears to have made a concession. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the agreement did not dictate that his country pay back any supposed “debt”.
Also the text seems a lot harsher towards Russia than previously voiced by Trump, including referring to Russia’s “full scale invasion” and shutting Russia out of any “reconstruction benefits”.
We will see.
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Another positive, and I think this is important.
“There were some concerns in Kyiv that the resources deal could hinder Ukraine’s ability to join the EU, if it gave preferential treatment to US investors, as Kyiv and Brussels already have a strategic partnership on raw materials.
But the deal’s text says that the US acknowledges Ukraine’s intention to join the EU and the need for this agreement not to conflict with that.
It also says that if Ukraine needs to revisit the terms of the deal because of “additional obligations” as part of joining the EU, then the US agrees to negotiate in good faith.
Additionally, Kyiv says the US will support additional transfers of investment and technology in Ukraine, including from the EU and elsewhere.”
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Jason said….”the agreement did not dictate that his country pay back any supposed “debt”.”
Old news, since before the Oval Office blowup. Perhaps Jason missed it….
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Why would it benefit Putin if Ukraine violates the minerals deal?”
Are you really that much of a moron?
Any rift between the US and Ukraine is positive for Russia.
The US seems to be making a commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty as part of the deal, so if the US walks away from it that would certainly benefit Russia.
Btw, YOU said several times that a minerals deal in itself WAS a commitment, but I guess your Kremlin talking points don’t include that anymore. d
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Old news, since before the Oval Office blowup. Perhaps Jason missed it….”
It is old news that Zelensky rejected it, it is new news that the US conceded the issue.
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The full details of the deal are not out yet.
The devil might be in the details.
Also, it has to be approved by the Ukrainian Parliament. I assume Zelensky has the votes, but a bunch of members are saying they want to see what is in it first.
Let’s see.
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Jason said….it is new news that the US conceded the issue.
I recall that being conceded awhile ago and it being discussed here. Either way, it is a good concession.
The idea has always been that close economic ties between the US and Ukraine are the best possible security for the Ukrainians.
Now we’ll see if Putin is really interested. If he’s not, this deal makes it more likely that Trump will support Ukraine.
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Kamala Harris “comeback” speech.
HARRIS: In fact, please allow me, friends, to digress for a moment. Okay. It’s kind of dark in here, but I’m going to ask for a show of hands. Who saw that video from a couple of weeks ago, the one of the elephants at the San Diego Zoo during the earthquake? Google it if you haven’t seen it. So that scene has been on my mind. Everyone asks me what you’ve been thinking about these days. Well…(Awkward laughter).
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Bitter wrote – President AOC appreciates your future support if Trump appointees rule against her.
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I get your point, but “President” AOC isn’t waiting for republicans to act as a basis for her ignoring adverse court rulings nor is she seeking anyone’s support. She’s already stated that she’s willing to ignore the Courts if the independent and co-equal third branch of government rules against her. Just like Reid didn’t need the republicans to do anything before removing the judicial filibuster to give democrats an advantage by stacking the courts with democrat activists, “President” AOC will not hesitate to do the same to further the Democrat agenda. Here are her views on abiding by adverse rulings –
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I recall that being conceded awhile ago and it being discussed here. Either way, it is a good concession.”
Every article I have read points out this is a new concession.
But old or new, I agree it is a good concession, the aid was given without a payback clause and so it would not be right to bully Ukraine into accepting that clause.
I have argued here against the idea that close economic ties was a sufficient guarantee. But while not specifically offering a guarantee, the text does express a commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty.
There seems to be a little for everybody in this deal, not a bad thing.
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Now we’ll see if Putin is really interested. If he’s not, this deal makes it more likely that Trump will support Ukraine.
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Fair enough.
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Pce fell yesterday. Additional data point that inflation is falling (even though the fed chairman and the free passers say otherwise).
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The fed chairman was in a rush to cut rates for demented/quemala when the data points were mixed/suggesting inflation was in the rise.
We got the last inflation hit to food in December.
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This is where we are as a country. This is the guy a US senator and several congressmen traveled to El Salvador to “bring home”.
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The latest – Police in Florida have been ordered to stop enforcing immigration law in that state, a federal judge ruled this week.
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled that an order blocking police from enforcing state immigration law applies to all local authorities. According to Fox News, Williams also told “attorneys for the state during a hearing in Miami on Wednesday that she planned to issue a preliminary injunction against a statute that makes it a misdemeanor for undocumented migrants to enter Florida by eluding immigration officials.”
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For the record, I’m skeptical that Putin is really ready. This agreement occurring first increases pressure on Putin because it’ll be harder for him to portray Zelenskyy as the obstacle to a deal.
Smart play by Zelenskyy, and I’m glad he did it. Fingers crossed.
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Additional data point that inflation is falling (even though the fed chairman and the free passers say otherwise).”
Zzzzz….
Meaningless without context.
Inflation is caused by higher demand than supply.
We don’t know exactly what the effects of the tariffs are going to be on prices because the tariffs have not kicked in yet. There were a lot of imports because everyone wanted to stock up, so there are a lot of non-tariff affected goods in the supply chain that will further delay the impact.
Also, we don’t know what the changes in demand will be. Lower economic activity as a result of decreased international commerce would reduce demand too.
Meanwhile the US Chamber of Commerce is asking for ” carve-outs” on tariffs, some made be granted.
In any case, there is no good argument for interest rate cuts at the moment.
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Lol the us chamber for ccp commerce.
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They Are now concerned with drinking margaritas (on taxpayer dollar) with a gang banger?
EPORT: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is Privately Telling Democrats to Stop the Trips to El Salvador
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Last week one freepasser said we had no evidence that the gangbanger aka non father of the year was ms 13.
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For the record, I’m skeptical that Putin is really ready.”
You are late to the party.
Putin didn’t invade Ukraine and sacrifice hundreds of thousands of Russians and become an international pariah and war criminal to get the parts of Ukraine he already controlled or to “keep Ukraine from joining NATO”.
He invaded because he wanted to make Ukraine a vassal state like he did with Belarus, so he could exploit Ukraine’s resources, not only agricultural and mineral, but also to have another 40 million people working for Russia. Conquering Ukraine would be a significant step in his stated ambition of a Greater Russia and would allow him continue his expansionist plans, most likely targeting Moldova and some of the “stans” next, while continuing to threaten the Baltic States and Finland.
So of course he is not “ready”. A peace deal, even one that gives him 20% of Ukraine, about 10% more than he already had, is not going to sell well in Russia and does not fulfill his ambitions.
So he will try to insist on a formula that allows him to keep undermining Ukraine politically, economically and militarily (demilitarizing Ukraine, changing its constitution, barring it from the EU, etc.).
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Still nothing on the pause to the aea from Souter 2.0. For something largely not reviewable they are taking a long time.
Habeus will be next. Just saying.
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Last week one freepasser said we had no evidence that the gangbanger aka non father of the year was ms 13.”
Really?
Whowasthat?
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or something largely not reviewable they are taking a long time”
Maybe SCOTUS could appoint Tina as the final authority on what is “reviewable”.
Might save them some time and work.
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Hmmm… the “Iran doves” might. be out at the Pentagon.
Hegseth:
Message to IRAN: We see your LETHAL support to The Houthis. We know exactly what you are doing. You know very well what the U.S. Military is capable of — and you were warned. You will pay the CONSEQUENCE at the time and place of our choosing.”
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The “Guam might tip over” moron has opinions on deportations:
Democrat Hank Johnson: “First, they came for the Latinos outside of the Home Depots trying to get work so that they could feed their families.” “I didn’t say anything about it, because I’m not a Latino at the Home Depot.” “Then they came for the Hispanic looking folks wearing hats backwards with tattoos, and they deported them to El Salvador.” “I didn’t say anything about that because I don’t wear my hair backward, and I don’t have any tattoos, and I don’t look like a Latino.” “Then they came for the Latinas at home taking care of the children…”
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Ok, we all deserve a laugh…
Former CNN reporter Chris Cillizza says journalists were *not* covering up Biden’s mental decline but were rather just too trusting of the Biden White House. “I think it was an inherent and sort of unconscious bias more than a conscious bias.”
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Maybe SCOTUS could appoint Tina as the final authority on what is “reviewable”.
Since the Cult does not believe in courts, maybe Trump should dissolve the Judiciary by EO. Then, appoint Tina and 7 writers drawn from Gateway Pundit, Shipwrecked Crew and Tucker Carlson to the Supreme Trump Court.
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New thread at noon even if Jason does not approve.
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Chris Cillizza……oh, my. Anyone gonna buy that.
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Waltz is out at nsa.
This was not a good fit. I predicted this.
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Mike Waltz is out.
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Tina’s quick!
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At yesterday’s cabinet meeting Mike Waltz was the only one who did not participate in the round table discussions. I thought that was strange, and now I know why. His deputy Alex Chang also resigned.
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Alex Chang was also not a good fit.
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Two gop-e members/ deep staters.
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Waltz explanation regarding the Atlantic matter was not credible at all. He or Alex alleged the Atlantic in on the call. Then, they tried to blame Hegseth.
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Deep State must be hurting for membership if it is hiring Republicans.
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Waltz is Deep State?
Damm, has anyone checked out Trump yet?
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Bitter, check out the X feed of Data Republican (she’s a data wizard who is great at following the money). It is clear that LOTS of GOP members are in bed with the Dems. That’s why many call in a Uniparty, and why Trump was able to win the Republican primary in 2016.
On 2nd thought, you better not read it because it would threaten to shake your world view…..
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I’ll just leave this here…..
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
🚨 BREAKING: Steve Witkoff under consideration to replace Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor… no decision has been made – CNN
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It is clear that LOTS of GOP members are in bed with the Dems.”
We need to get rid of all non-Cultists.
Maybe like 130 in the House and 30 in the Senate pure bred litmus tested Rs who will always vote the same way on EVERY issue.
Yes, the Dems will have a veto proof majority and will completely fulfill their agenda but the Rs will SEND ONE HECK OF A MESSAGE.
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and why Trump was able to win the Republican primary in 2016.”
Zzzzz….
Trump was the most “establishment” candidate in the field. A liberal Dem most of his life, a crony capitalist from NY who was “in bed” with the Dem leadership and was funding them for decades.
Let’s get real.
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In 2016, it would be hard to find anyone more “Uniparty” than Trump.
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Yes, Waltz or his aide, Alex, had contacts with the Atlantic. It was not a good fit. .
When he went on tv, his expiations were terrible.
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“In 2016, it would be hard to find anyone more “Uniparty” than Trump.”
Millions of primary voters disagreed. After years of seeing little fight out of Republicans and little difference between the parties, the voters voted for a major disruptor. The insiders in both parties joined in trying to mitigate the disruption.
I get that you liked the status quo, but the electorate clearly did not.
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Just a reminder that
@SenThomTillis
voted to confirm both Merrick Garland and Lisa Monaco to lead Biden’s DOJ. Now he wants to sink the confirmation of acting DC US attorney Ed Martin, who is investigating corruption at that office under Garland/Monaco leadership.
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So meandering Tillis is troubled that Martin defended j6ers in court? What an idiot.
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Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
🚨 BREAKING: Brian Kemp (R) leads Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff (D) in 2026 U.S. Senate matchup by +3 points, 49%-46% – AJC poll
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Run, Kemp, run….
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