Trump Job Approval
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Trump Job Approval
| Pollsters wrong in 2024: | 42.0 / 55.1 | -13.0 |
| Pollsters right in 2024: | 46.2 / 51.0 | -4.8 |
| GOP | DEM |
| Democrats +3 | 216 | 219 |
The Hedgehog Report - Phoenix Edition 
165 responses to “New Pope? New thread.”
Why am I not surprised –
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Racist bastards hate dead people, don’t want them getting any money.
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The checks are used to tend the grave, and Jasmine believes in the practice of leaving food for the dead.
Yes, her grandmother liked lobster and caviar, so do I.
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Just saw an interview on Fox….said the reason why an American Cardinal was selected was because of finances….said that Cardinals in Asian and African countries believed that the Catholic Church worldwide was about 2 billion in debt with another half a billion in pensions due and the best way to combat this was to elect an American Cardinal to right the ship.
Don’t know. But if perhaps true-did Trump and DOGE have an influence?
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I know turning around an organization can be a handful, but these 115 year old plus social security recipients were announced by DOGE in February. The person signing the check or receiving the deposit in their account is unquestionably guilty . C’mon Bondi, Let’s see some of these cases prosecuted already and publicly announced. Indict them already
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Here’s a feel good news story for the new pope thread –
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John – Interesting. Was this speculation based on talking to any Church officials or just “sources?”
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It’s hard to believe Biden’s money has dried up. Somewhere recently I read there was a $30 million book deal being offered to him.
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Well the rumors proved to be true….
President Trump on Thursday announced Judge Jeanine Pirro will be appointed interim US Attorney for DC.
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Jan, he’s doing the appearances to drum up support for the book deal and the book deal is needed because all of their other sources of income have dried up. Watch the video.
In other news, the new Popes voting record as a registered Republican has been confirmed. Now we don’t exactly know who he voted for, but it’s certainly a good sign. He even voted in the 2024 general election between Kamala and Trump. I can’t believe he’d vote for the pro abortion on demand candidate over the closing the border candidate –
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14693185/new-pope-robert-prevost-voting-history-conservative-liberal.html
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Bitterlaw-don’t know. But something tells this is true. In my opinion, and I’m not a Catholic, but this is too much a coincidence. And I don’t believe in coindicdences.
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The only way I’m liking that Pirro selection is if she immediately hires Martin as her Associate Director and lets him run everything as an end run around Tillis. Otherwise, what a waste when there are so many more qualified candidates.
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Fl, I did watch the video.
I remain baffled about the Pirro choice, although your point about her hiring Martin makes “some” sense.
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Are they sure that the Ccp, Ukranian, and Russian $ has dried up entirely for Demented inc?
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Church attendance is down due to the last pope and the abuses. So, a drop in $ and the reason noted by John of the new popes accent, may be valid.
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“The only way I’m liking that Pirro selection is if she immediately hires Martin as her Associate Director and lets him run everything as an end run around Tillis. Otherwise, what a waste when there are so many more qualified candidates.”
-That would be a nice way to stick it to Tillis. Hope it happens.
Also – how do we measure “qualified”?
Tillis voted for Garland, and we saw the job he did.
Many here would say he was “qualified”.
That is a very subjective term.
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The $$ issue makes sense with the new Pope.
Personally, I would have preferred a person who had lived through some tough times as a child, similar to Pope JPII living under Soviet domination in Poland. This Pope strikes me as another Ivory Tower-university President-type. Hopefully I am wrong in that assessment.
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Very true, Mike. I’m just glad that they didn’t go with the Cardinal that negotiated the bishop deal with the communist Chinese, allowing them to select Chinese bishops. What a sellout. Hopefully, this new Pope will rise to the occasion like JP2. What a great Pipe.
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“What a great Pipe.”
-And that is where the question “Dude, What are you smoking?!?!” originated circa 300AD!
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I hate Typing on the iPhone . Between my fat fingers and the stupid spell check, it’s amazing that anything coherent comes out.
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Crockett and her family cashing checks should definitely be prosecuted, and $$$ tried to be clawed back.
Make her an example.
Or is that bad retribution to the squishes?
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He grew up in Chicago with 2 brothers and his parents. Mom was a librarian and dad was a school superintendent. Hardly the ivory tower. Pope Francis, who you hated, didn’t have an ivory tower youth, either.
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Zzzzzzz Prosecuting an actual crime is not retribution. Creating a crime to prosecute is retribution. If there is an actual crime, go for it against those who committed it.
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I’ve found myself very interested in the Pope saga. After reading and hearing both positive and negative opinions/stories about him, the bottom line is most think he will be better than Francis in accepting biological gender standards. Otherwise his stances on climate and social justice issues mirror those of his predecessor. Some have complimented him on his genteel mannerisms and eagerness to meet with others outside the Vatican- a trait possibly cultivated during his missionary work in Peru. Still others voiced a skepticism in being able to deal with predators in the church – something Francis disliked doing. So, all and all he appears to be a mixed bag of pros and cons.
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Has xenophobic racist moron NYC told the new Pope he should go back to Peru where he came from yet?
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Francis appointed 108 of the 133 voting Cardinals.
Anyone who thought the new Pope would not be a committed leftist is a moron.
I have an idea there will be more cons than pros.
Having said that, it is hard to imagine someone worse than Francis.
So on the margins, Leo might be an improvement.
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https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/03/21/trump-effect-german-auto-giant-audi-looks-to-move-production-to-u-s-to-avoid-tariffs/
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Make her an example.
Or is that bad retribution to the squishes?”
Actually, “making her an example” IS retribution.
But pursuing and prosecuting ALL cases of uncovered social security fraud no matter who committed it is not retribution.
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$10 trillion in new us investments.
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It appears the DA of DC appointment controversy has all been sorted out in Tillis’s mind.
“Jeanine Pirro has had a long and storied career as a prosecutor and she is a great choice by @POTUS to serve as U.S. Attorney for DC!” North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis wrote on on X.
Trump later announced that Martin will be moving to the Department of Justice as the director of the Weaponization Working Group, associate deputy attorney general and pardon attorney.
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D*ckliss is still a d*ck
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Tina wrote – $10 trillion in new us investments.
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Hey Tina, Trump’s tariffs are really working. Even the new Pope is made in America now! LOL!
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$10 trillion is great, after 4 months.
$1 trillion under demented, after 4 years.
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I knew eventually one of the Cultists will claim Trump is responsible for the American Pope.
It was inevitable.
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I hate to break it to Tillis, but Martin was more qualified than Pirro.
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Charles Barkley sums it up well.
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ProfMJCleveland
Trump is just going to keep appointing different interim U.S. Attorneys in D.C., so by the time he’s done, RINOs and Dems will be begging to confirm Ed Martin.
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Question asked, question answered
“Mr. President,” Griffin began, “since you left office, there have been a number of books that have come out—deeply sourced from Democratic sources—that claim in your final year there was a dramatic decline in your cognitive abilities. What is your response to these allegations? Are these sources wrong?”
“They are wrong,” Biden said, his voice weak and gravely. “There’s nothing to sustain that, um, number one. Number two, you know, think of what, uh, what we were left with. We were left with a circumstance where we, uh, we had a insurrection when I started.”
“That nonsense of civil war. We had a circumstance where we were in a position that we, uh… Well, I’ll… The pandemic, because of the incompetence of the last outfit—” he trailed off.
“Right,” Jill Biden interjected, trying to steady the moment.
Biden then added, “…ended up over a m– million people dying. A million people dying. And we’re also in a situation where we found ourselves, uh, unable to, uh, deal with a- a- a lot of just basic issues, and, uh… Which I won’t go into them, uh, in the interest of time. And so, we went to work, and we got it done, and, uh… You know, one of the things that, uh, that… Well, I’m—I’m talking too long.”
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Jason said….”I hate to break it to Tillis, but Martin was more qualified than Pirro.”
Thom was simply voting his conscience, eh? At least, that’s what I read on HHR.
So, quit complaining.
Chicon
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I would have voted him out of committee for a full Senate vote. I would then vote against him because of his involvement defending. J6 rioters.
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What a good egg you are Bitter! BTW, did you know most of Martin’s J6 cases involved those who had been overcharged. Didn’t you once say you didn’t support some of the charges that went way beyond the scope of the offenses committed?
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About that book the Biden’s could write for money……
https://www.breitbart.com/pre-viral/2025/05/08/report-bidens-consider-30m-tell-all-book-deal-including-details-from-jills-diary/
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I didn’t support any of the overcharging. I still would not defend any of the J6ers who went inside. It was their choice to do so but they refuse to say they did anything wrong. I believe in personal responsibility. The Cult does not.
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“Pope Francis, who you hated, didn’t have an ivory tower youth, either.”
-Bitterlaw, I did not hate Pope Francis. I thought some of his positions were political positions instead of Church teachings. He clearly had a more leftist worldview compared to prior Popes.
I reserve such an intense word for people who actually deserve it. Don’t cheapen that word like people cheapen the word “racist”.
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The New Pope from Chicago
The Second Vatican: Papal Renewal Beyond the West – Where the Pope lives is where the Church listens. Repentance, exile, diaspora—an act of moral courage. A functioning Roman Curia intact—Rome as the “embassy,” not the throne. A spiritual Vatican abroad (e.g. Bogotá), and an administrative Vatican in Rome—mirroring Orthodox and Eastern Church multi-polarity. The Cross cannot atone for Auschwitz. No theology of the Cross is complete without acknowledging the silence of God at Auschwitz. The papacy must become a witness to repentance, not imperialism.
The Catholic White Paper: Relocating the papacy as a form of exile rather than schism – a diasporic moral witness. Moral legitimacy, simply more important than territorial continuity. 2024 as the Vatican’s “final break” with Europe. Diaspora, exile, “bearing the mark of Cain.” Rome, morally discredited by its complicity in European antisemitism and 2000+ years of Jew hating theological lies. The Cross of Jesus cannot atone for the Shoah. Rome has become the tomb of Catholicism’s imperial past, not the womb of its future. Relocate the papal court to the spiritual frontiers of the faith—in Bogotá, Nairobi, or even Washington—without surrendering the Petrine title.
Throughout history, popes have temporarily relocated for various reasons (e.g., during wars or crises) while still retaining their title and authority as Bishop of Rome. This flexibility in residence could be invoked to justify a more permanent arrangement. Canon law recognizes the pope’s authority to govern the Church and make decisions regarding his residence. The Code of Canon Law (CIC) does not explicitly mandate that the pope must reside in Rome, allowing for the possibility of a new residence while maintaining the canonical status of the Holy See. The pope is always the Bishop of Rome, regardless of his physical location. This title could be retained symbolically, allowing the pope to govern from a new location while still being recognized as the Bishop of Rome.
The pope could delegate certain administrative functions to representatives or curial officials in Rome, ensuring that the governance of the Church continues without interruption. This delegation could help maintain the connection to the Holy See while allowing the pope to operate from a new residence. Modern technology could facilitate the pope’s engagement with the Vatican and the global Church, allowing for virtual participation in meetings, liturgies, and decision-making processes, thereby reinforcing the connection to Rome.
The pope could continue to celebrate key liturgical events in Rome, such as Easter and Christmas, reinforcing the connection to the Vatican and the historical significance of the city as the heart of Catholicism. The pope could perform symbolic acts, such as the annual blessing from St. Peter’s Basilica, to maintain a visible link to the Holy See and its traditions, even while residing elsewhere.
The pope could consult with the College of Cardinals and other Church leaders to build consensus around the decision to relocate the papal residence. This collaborative approach would help ensure that the move is seen as legitimate and in the best interest of the Church. A formal declaration or apostolic letter could be issued to explain the rationale for the move, emphasizing the continuity of the papacy and the ongoing commitment to the Church’s mission.
While the idea of relocating the papal residence presents challenges, canon law and tradition offer pathways to accommodate such a shift without formally changing the seat of the Holy See. By drawing on historical precedents, leveraging the flexibility of canon law, and maintaining liturgical and administrative continuity, the Church could navigate this transition in a way that honors its traditions while responding to contemporary realities. This approach would allow the papacy to adapt to a global context while retaining its essential identity and authority as the Bishop of Rome.
Would there be two functional capitals (Rome and Bogotá)? Would the College of Cardinals be expected to shift its base? What mechanisms ensure continuity of apostolic succession? Jesus’ own itinerancy and homelessness (Luke 9:58); Pauline epistles on the universality of faith beyond Jerusalem; early Church models of decentralized leadership.
The theological movements emerging from Latin America and Africa represent significant developments within the Catholic Church that reflect the unique cultural, social, and political contexts of these regions. These movements not only address local issues but also offer valuable insights and models for a diasporic Church that seeks to engage with a diverse global community. Liberation theology emerged in the 1960s and 1970s as a response to the social injustices and economic inequalities prevalent in many Latin American countries. It emphasizes the preferential option for the poor and the need for the Church to advocate for social justice and human rights.
This movement integrates Christian faith with the struggles of marginalized communities, encouraging a critical examination of societal structures that perpetuate poverty and oppression. It calls for active engagement in social and political issues, viewing the fight for justice as a fundamental aspect of living out the Gospel. Liberation theology can serve as a model for a diasporic Church by emphasizing the importance of contextualizing faith within the realities of people’s lives. It encourages the Church to be a voice for the voiceless and to actively participate in the struggles for justice and dignity in various cultural contexts.
African inculturation theology seeks to integrate African cultural values, traditions, and practices into the Catholic faith. It recognizes the richness of African heritage and aims to express Christianity in ways that resonate with local customs and beliefs. This theology emphasizes communal values, relationships, and the interconnectedness of life, which are central to many African cultures. It challenges the individualistic tendencies often found in Western expressions of Christianity and promotes a more holistic understanding of faith. African inculturation theology offers a framework for the diasporic Church to embrace cultural diversity and foster inclusivity. By valuing local traditions and practices, the Church can create a more vibrant and relatable expression of faith that resonates with diverse communities around the world.
Synodality emphasizes the importance of listening, dialogue, and shared decision-making within the Church. It encourages the involvement of laypeople, clergy, and bishops in the governance and direction of the Church, fostering a sense of ownership and responsibility among all members. Synodal experiments in various regions, including Latin America and Africa, have demonstrated the potential for local churches to adapt their practices and governance structures to better meet the needs of their communities. This approach promotes a more dynamic and responsive Church that is attuned to the realities of its members. The synodal approach can serve as a model for the diasporic Church by promoting inclusivity and collaboration across cultural and geographical boundaries. It encourages the Church to listen to the voices of diverse communities and to adapt its practices to reflect the richness of global Catholicism.
By focusing on these theological movements, the diasporic Church can become more culturally relevant and responsive to the needs of its diverse members. This relevance is crucial for engaging younger generations and those who may feel disconnected from traditional expressions of faith. Emphasizing these movements fosters a sense of global solidarity among Catholics, recognizing that the Church is not monolithic but rather a tapestry of diverse experiences and expressions of faith. This solidarity can strengthen the Church’s mission and witness in a globalized world. The insights gained from liberation theology, African inculturation, and synodal experiments can inspire innovative models of ministry that prioritize social justice, cultural integration, and participatory governance. These models can help the Church navigate contemporary challenges and engage meaningfully with the world.
Cardinals will still convene in Rome for a conclave when a new pope needs to be elected. The conclave is traditionally held in the Sistine Chapel, and it is a key part of the process of electing a new pope following the death or resignation of the sitting pope. Now a global rite with millions of adherents around the world. The Catholic Church has seen substantial growth in regions such as Africa, Asia, and the Americas, leading to a more diverse representation within the Latin Rite.
Benedict XVI’s resignation as precedent for humility, decline of Roman authority. Galatians 1–2, Philippians 3—to emphasize a faith not anchored in a holy city but in the risen Christ. Benedict XVI & the Jewish statement “Dabru Emet.” The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) marked a pivotal moment in Catholic-Jewish relations, particularly with the declaration “Nostra Aetate,” which rejected the notion of collective Jewish guilt for the death of Jesus and emphasized the shared spiritual heritage. He rejected the classic Church substitution theology. He maintained that the Church does not replace Israel but rather sees itself in a relationship with it. He encouraged Catholics to engage with Jewish thought and tradition.
“Dabru Emet” explicitly condemns anti-Semitism and calls for Christians to confront their historical complicity in anti-Jewish sentiments and actions. The statement emphasizes the importance of Jewish identity and the need for Christians to respect the distinctiveness of Judaism.
Catholic post-Shoah theology represents a significant evolution in the Church’s understanding of its relationship with Judaism and the Jewish people. Through the contributions of theologians like Joseph Ratzinger and statements like “Dabru Emet,” there is a growing recognition of the need for dialogue, respect, and acknowledgment of the shared heritage between Jews and Christians. This ongoing theological reflection continues to shape Catholic teaching and practice in the contemporary world.
After the humiliations of the 2024 European Olympics and the collapse of Vatican influence in France, Germany, and Italy, Pope Leo XIV made the unthinkable decision—to leave Rome. Not as a schism, but as an exile. A diasporic papacy, symbolizing not fragmentation, but acknowledgement that Hitler’s Shoah murdered the Catholic Church in Europe.
During crises (e.g. the Avignon Papacy, 1309–1376), the Church never officially moved the Holy See, only the pope’s residence. Europe is increasingly post-Christian, with declining Mass attendance, priestly vocations, and moral authority. The contrasting approaches to secularism and religion in France and Germany. Laïcité is a French concept of secularism that emphasizes the strict separation of church and state. It is characterized by a strong stance against religious influence in public life and institutions. This aggressive form of secularism means that religious symbols and practices are often restricted in public spaces, including schools and government buildings. The French model of laïcité, rooted in the 1789 establishment of the Church of Reason. And continued through the French 1905 law that established the separation of church and state, reflecting a historical context of conflict between the state and the Catholic Church. By contrast cultural acceptance of religious symbols. In Germany, religion remains generally more accepted in public life. Yet still there persists the ancient system, a “church tax” – where the state collects taxes on behalf of registered religious communities, which reflects a more integrated relationship between the state and religious institutions. Germany’s more pluralistic cultural style, more forgiving towards permitting some type of coexistence of various religious practices and symbols in public life.
Many of the worst abuse cases and resistance to Vatican authority have emerged from European dioceses. The rising “New World” faith, nearly 40% of the world’s Catholics, live in S. America, European hostility towards the Vatican, perhaps best exemplified through the 2024 European Olympics, which basically denounced the Vatican’s very existence. But even the EU attempt to write a Constitution which made no mention of the Church – another glaring attribute that Europeans have long rejected the moral decay of the Catholic Church in the Vatican.
The U.S. Church has immense wealth, media reach, and access to political influence. The American Church has diverse Catholic populations (Latino, African, Filipino, traditionalist, charismatic). The First Amendment arguably provides more institutional autonomy than many European secular states. A relocation to a city like Buenos Aires or Bogotá could preserve Catholic heritage while affirming demographic reality.
Removing the Holy See out of Europe would echo the Church’s earlier moves toward the “Global South”, consequent to its now popular populous decolonizing or democratizing tendencies. Europe has radically shifted away from both imperialism and Monarchial rule. The Pope could reside in Washington, New York, or Chicago, while technically retaining the title “Bishop of Rome.” The, to quote Bush #1, “new world order”, a diasporic papacy, reflecting the global dispersion of the faith.
The Avignon Papacy eventually triggered the Western Schism, which had profound implications for Vatican authority and church unity. In 1309, Pope Clement V moved the papal court from Rome to Avignon, France. The French monarchy, at that time, sought to exert control over the papacy. The papacy remained in Avignon for nearly 70 years, seven successive popes resided in Avignon. Perceived French domination over the Holy See increased tensions with other European powers, particularly Italy and England.
The prolonged absence of the papacy from Rome diminished its authority and legitimacy in the eyes of many Christians. The perception that the popes were more aligned with French interests than with the universal Church contributed to growing discontent. In 1377, Pope Gregory XI returned the papacy to Rome, which was seen as a restoration of the papal authority. A Pope, anti-Pope schism followed, Urban VI in Rome and Clement VII in Avignon.
The Western Schism lasted for nearly 40 years, during which various European nations aligned themselves with one pope or the other, leading to political and religious divisions across Christendom. The schism was finally resolved at the Council of Constance (1414-1418), which deposed the rival popes and elected Pope Martin V, restoring a single papacy in Rome. The resolution of the schism ultimately led to reforms within the Church and a reevaluation of the papal role in the broader context of European politics and society. At least until the Protestant Reformation 30 year War exploded early in the 17th Century.
The mass human slaughter of the 30 Years War almost depopulated all of Germany. The horrific barbarity of that War, compares to the death toll caused by WWI. A comparison of the two wars, 8 vs 16 million people killed.
The key strategic battlefields fought in Germany. The Thirty Years’ War began as a conflict between Protestant and Catholic states within the Holy Roman Empire but evolved into a broader struggle involving many European powers, including France, Sweden, and Spain. Estimates suggest that the population of Germany was reduced by as much as 25% to 50% due to the war. This staggering loss of life resulted from not only direct military engagements but also from famine, disease, and the breakdown of social order.
The war was marked by extreme violence and brutality, including widespread atrocities committed by both sides. Armies often pillaged towns, leading to civilian casualties and suffering. The use of mercenary troops, who were often poorly paid and motivated by looting, exacerbated the violence.
The Thirty Years’ War ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, which established a new political order in Europe based on the principles of state sovereignty and religious tolerance. The war significantly weakened the Holy Roman Empire and altered the balance of power in Europe. In that same year the terrible Cossack revolt burned like a wildfire across the plains of the Ukraine and Poland. The competing European empires carved up Poland like an American Thanksgiving turkey. Only post WWII did the Allied power return Prussia back to Poland – split between Poland and the USSR. The devastation caused by the 30 year war, led to significant demographic, economic, and social changes in Germany. Many regions took decades to recover, and the war left a legacy of mistrust and division that would influence German politics for generations, particularly in terms of its impact on the German population and the broader European landscape.
Bottom line, the Holy See has a fractured legacy in Europe. The Treaty of Westphalia entrenched state sovereignty and religious pluralism, paving the way for Enlightenment secularism, which ultimately culminated in the French Revolution and the birth of laïcité. The worst clergy abuse scandals and most aggressive calls for doctrinal overhaul (e.g., from Germany’s “Synodal Way”) come from European dioceses.
The post WWII “faithful” in Europe: childless, aging, shrinking, and increasingly disengaged. The Pope is by definition the Bishop of Rome. Moving the Holy See means either redefining that identity or retaining the title symbolically while relocating the de facto papal court. It validates that the moral influence of the ancient Roman empire as dead as the rise of the Jewish state in 1948 proved the Catholic hate speech against the Jews of Europe as an utter lie and ‘blood libel’ slander.
A Second Vatican (perhaps in Washington, Buenos Aires, or Bogotá) emerges as the real base of operations. This “diasporic papacy” echoes the Church’s global dispersion—and acknowledges that Rome no longer speaks for Catholicism’s dead reality. Moving the center away from Europe honors Catholicism’s demographic shift. The First Amendment, despite U.S. flaws, provides more space for institutional independence than European secular bureaucracies. European hostility, symbolized by the 2024 Olympics and EU secularization, has ultimately delegitimized the Vatican’s presence in Rome, perhaps irreparably.
Moving the Holy See could redefine the papacy’s identity while acknowledging the Church’s global dispersion. The notion of a Second Vatican Council in a new location could serve as a base for a revitalized Church that honors its demographic shift and responds to contemporary challenges. The challenges posed by secularization, demographic shifts, and internal dissent will require innovative approaches to leadership and governance within the Church.
The Vatican, as a European power center, no longer represents the heart of global Catholicism. The collapse in Mass attendance, vocations, and cultural relevance across France, Germany, and Italy signals more than just apathy—it reveals deep hostility toward the institutional Church. Catholicism has lost not just power but credibility.
The Church’s failure to protect Jews, the later revelations of complicity or silence, and the enduring legacy of anti-Judaic teachings (now widely condemned but still lingering in parts of Catholic theology) have morally compromised its position. The founding of the State of Israel in 1948 did indeed expose the “blood libel” and other lies as genocidal propaganda cloaked in theology.
A global papacy would reflect reality, not cause a rupture. A diasporic papacy today could be a leap into a post-imperial, multicultural future. Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia are also growing Catholic strongholds. Meanwhile, the American Church—with its wealth, media power, legal independence (via the First Amendment), and demographic diversity—offers strategic advantages as a logistical base.
.Just as Vatican II reoriented Catholicism in the 20th century—updating liturgy, acknowledging religious freedom, and engaging the modern world—a new base could recenter the Church in its emerging heartlands. Rome no longer speaks for Catholicism’s dead European reality. A “diasporic papacy”, recognizes that post WWII, the Christian Church, bearing the mark of Cain, has gone into the disgrace of exile. Just as did the Jewish people after the Roman empire crushed their revolts 2000+ years in the past.
A new base for the papacy could serve as a revitalized center for the Church, honoring its demographic shift and responding to contemporary challenges, much like Vatican II did in the 20th century. The concept of a diasporic papacy reflects a recognition that the Church must adapt to survive and thrive in a global context. As Europe becomes increasingly secular, the Church’s ability to maintain relevance and authority will depend on its willingness to engage with new cultural realities and the diverse experiences of its global congregation. A diasporic papacy could symbolize a new chapter for the Church, one that acknowledges its past while looking forward to a more diverse and interconnected future.
Just as Vatican II sought aggiornamento—bringing the Church into dialogue with the modern world—a diasporic papacy in the 21st century would be a bold act of ecclesial realism and pastoral renewal. A diasporic papacy represents a pivot from imperial nostalgia to global responsiveness, from Eurocentric bureaucracy to a pluralistic pastoral imagination. By relocating the papal court without discarding the historical title “Bishop of Rome,” the Church could honor its Petrine legacy while signaling a new chapter—one defined not by proximity to empire, but fidelity to its global flock. A Second Vatican, in a new city, could serve as the institutional symbol of this transformation.
A new base for the papacy could serve as a revitalized center for the Church, honoring its demographic shift and responding to contemporary challenges, much like Vatican II did in the 20th century. A Second Vatican Council in a new location as a means of revitalizing the Church; a willingness to engage with the modern world and adapt to the realities of a globalized faith. A renewed sense of purpose and connection among Catholics worldwide, reinforcing the Church’s commitment to its mission in a rapidly changing landscape.
The theological movements emerging from Latin America and Africa are not merely demographic phenomena; they represent profound expressions of faith that address the unique challenges and aspirations of their communities. By focusing on liberation theology, African inculturation, and synodal experiments, the diasporic Church can draw on these rich traditions to create a more inclusive, relevant, and responsive expression of Catholicism that resonates with the diverse experiences of its global congregation. This approach not only honors the cultural contexts of the faithful but also enriches the universal Church, fostering a deeper understanding of what it means to be a global community of believers.
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Amen?
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Jason said….”I hate to break it to Tillis, but Martin was more qualified than Pirro.”
Thom was simply voting his conscience, eh? At least, that’s what I read on HHR.
So, quit complaining.
Chicon”
LOL
You were the one complaining….
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Victor Davis Hanson has a great piece I just saw this morning – questions for the Biden crowd.
Would the Left Finally Explain the Inexplicable?
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D*ckliss was simply protecting the Ccp and dc interests.
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Zzzzzzz….
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That was probably the longest post in HHR history. I think. I fell asleep trying to follow it.
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Glenn Beck on how the Catholic Church should return to more traditionalist ways.
“Maybe what we need IS a 2,000 year old chant in a language no one understands led by a guy dressed in robes”
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Can someone else translate?
I am too lazy.
What is the gist of the long diatribe?
But let me put the kibosh on one of the proposals:
“By relocating the papal court without discarding the historical title “Bishop of Rome,” the Church could honor its Petrine legacy while signaling a new chapter—one defined not by proximity to empire, but fidelity to its global flock. A Second Vatican, in a new city, could serve as the institutional symbol of this transformation.”
A second Vatican? No thanks.
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We should welcome mosckerr to HHR.
And remind him that conciseness is next to godliness.
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Lawyers for Letitia James Say FBI Probe into Her Alleged Mortgage Fraud Is ‘Politically Motivated’
Wasn’t her campaign message that she was running to “get Trump”?
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Karma is a bitch.
“Turley noted that James’ defense relies on an argument that financial institutions should have conducted their own due diligence, a standard she outright refused to grant Trump in her own case against him.”
Yep, Trump argued the banks accepted the valuations, and there was no harm done.
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https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/08/what-is-the-point-of-having-a-gop-congress/
-Off year elections coming up.
Congress ran on certain things, will they govern how they campaigned?
Aren’t even unable to cut Planned Parenthood funding??
More of that “vote their conscience”?
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Pope Leo XIV supposedly knew about sexual abuse cases in both Chicago and South America parishes he served at, and did not report the offenders.
At least one priest he protected has been named.
Still Waiting for any denial or pushback from Vatican.
As I mentioned yesterday, and Bitterlaw argued with, this guy seems to be an Ivory Tower university president type.
I hope to be wrong.
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@realDonaldTrump·
Costs down, NO INFLATION. Very different from what the Fed, and Fake News Media, were hoping for!
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Another NYC lie. He said he wanted a Pope who had a rough upbringing like JP2 rather than somebody with an Ivory Tower upbringing. Leo XIV was raised in Chigago by middle class parents. Hardly a privileged life.
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I was raised in Brooklyn to middle income parents. You were raised in Ridgewood to what sounds like a middle income family. It’s most definitely a privileged life, especially when compared to a priest who grew up in Nigeria dealing with the hordes of Islamic crusaders that roam that continent.
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Bitterlaw – if you don’t think middle class family in USA is privileged, then now I understand more clearly your hatred of President Trump and your willingness to roll over for GOP Senators like Thom Tillis.
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Aren’t even unable to cut Planned Parenthood funding??”
LOL
This from the guy that never had a problem with Trump funding Planned Parenthood (after all, he wanted to build in Manhattan)
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Tina – tariffs are the only input needed when pricing products for consumers.
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Reagan WAS a Democrat. Then he wasn’t. Great!
Trump DID support PP. Now he doesn’t. Should be Great, but not for Jason, because he has to bend over for Tillis-types in Congress.
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Zzzzzz…..
The Cultists know the effects of tariffs will only be felt by consumers once they are actually implemented, stocks are sold out, and products currently in the supply chain are exhausted.
The also know not all products, such as gasoline, are not subject to tariffs.
They also know produce items are subject to seasonal fluctuations.
But they will feign ignorance to pretend tariffs are not a tax on consumers, that Trump’s stupid tariffs and trade wars are “better than other stupid tariffs and trade wars” and that Trump’s stupid tariffs and trade wars are nothing else than the failed AFL-CIO agenda of the last 70 years.
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Have I ever, until right now, brought up the fact that Reagan signed into law a bill that made abortions easier to get in California?
No, I have not, because the man who ran for and became President was clearly on the side of the pot-life
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…of the pro-life movement!
Trump has also clearly changed.
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And seeks to defund PP, as well as The Inflation Reduction Act b*llshit, but several Congressional Republicans are getting in his way.
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BillW, thanks for sharing the Victor Davis Hansen piece posted earlier.
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Reagan WAS a Democrat.”
Ahhh, yes, the old Reagan was a Democrat and a protectionist, blah blah blah.
Reagan WAS a Dem when the Democrat party was completely different than when Trump was a Dem.
Reagan was an influential conservative Republican decades before he became President, contrary to Trump, who was still funding Chuck Schumer and Harry Reid like 5 years before he became President.
Despite the effort to denigrate Reagan, he was an actual Republican and an actual conservative, unlike Trump, who was NEVER a conservative and only rented out the R label for convenience.
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Have I ever, until right now, brought up the fact that Reagan signed into law a bill that made abortions easier to get in California?’
Zzzzz….
Well, let’s bring up the fact Trump is on record as being ok with partial birth abortions and that he stated he was “very pro-choice”.
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The gop-e hate the middle and lower classes.
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he has to bend over for Tillis-types in Congress.”
Zzzzzzz….
Tillis is an actual R and an actual conservative, has been for decades.
He will ALWAYS be more conservative than Trump, no matter how he votes on a particular issue.
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The gop-e hate the middle and lower classes”
Unlike those that impose tariff based taxes on the “lower classes”/
Unlike those that say the lower classes shouldn’t have access to cheaper goods they can afford in order to aid Trump’s war on international trade?
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Walter Curt
@WCdispatch_
🚨 NEW: Poll shows Lara Trump CRUSHING Sen. Thom Tillis 65-11 in a hypothetical 2026 GOP primary, don’t be shocked if “Senator Trump” is trending in North Carolina very soon.
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Sometimes there’s a cost to voting one’s conscience…..
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The caused Inflation Act won’t be repeated. Too many GOP e votes for that including g Biden’s beitch. They love the grift given to the ccp in that bill.
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D*ciliss is damaged goods. Too many Biden votes in 2021-2024.
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“the lower classes shouldn’t have access to cheaper goods”
Which goods are more or less available?
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Sometimes there’s a cost to voting one’s conscience…..
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Let’s see if Lara Trump can beat Roy Cooper.
If she doesn’t, don’t complain about “activist judges” he will voting for.
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I’ll blame Tillis for not voting in accordance with his primary constituency.
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Which goods are more or less available?”
Trump himself said that for example, there would be fewer toys available, only one of thousands of items that would be impacted by stupid tariffs and trade wars. In fact, he said girls don’t “need so many dolls” (sounds a lot like the Dems that say Americans don’t need so many guns).
“Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls,” Trump said at a Cabinet meeting last week, “and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally.”
Of course, billionaires like Trump will always be able to afford more expensive everything, f–k the “lower classes”.
In general, many consumer goods found in WM, Target, etc. are cheaper because they are imported from China and other Asian countries.
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I’ll blame Tillis for not voting in accordance with his primary constituency.”
Zzzzz….
Tillis got about half the vote in NC, same as Trump all 3 times he ran.
His constituency is are MAGA voters who think he needs to rubber stamp everything Trump does, even in NC MAGA voters are probably about a third of the population.
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His constituency IS NOT, that should read.
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Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter has passed away at age 85.
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“Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls,” Trump said at a Cabinet meeting last week.
Right out of the old USSR “Central Planning”, where it was decided what products consumers could have and how many and where they came from.
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“Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls”
Do you think ANYONE who believes in free markets, free trade and free entreprise would ever say this?
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Entreprise? I blame the one room school house on the Altiplano.
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I remember once GHWB was asked what his biggest mistake was as President.
He said “Souter”.
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I also remember what GHWB said when asked to name one thing that was different not being President anymore.
He said: “I started losing at golf”.
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There’s a poll showing Tillis far behind in his primary, but I guess that has nothing to do with how his constituency views his performance in office…..
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Bitterlaw – if you don’t think middle class family in USA is privileged,
Wow. Now NYC has adopted talking points from AOC to attack the privileged middle class. Maybe I should call him NYAOC.
By the way, Trump was born to wealth and privilege – far more than Pope Leo.
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I’ve read here that elections have consequences…..
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
Holy crap…what is happening to Canada?
The unemployment has surged to 6.9%. This is the highest in years.
Why are they trying to fight the US so much?
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well now that his favorite sport is settled, can someone at least get the new Pope to address some of the more important issues, like what does he think is the best Chicago deep dish – Lou Malnati’s, Gordon’s, or Gino’s east?
Sorry Bears, white Sox and cubs fans –
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ugh. Spell check . Gordon’s =Giordanos
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There’s a poll showing Tillis far behind in his primary, but I guess that has nothing to do with how his constituency views his performance in office”
His constituency is NC residents.
Primary voters are more partisan in both parties.
If the NC R primary voters (a distinct minority of the electorate) want someone instead of Tillis, hopefully they will not pick a deadender that will put a liberal Dem in the senate.
I wouldn’t bet on it.
Elect a liberal Dem who will vote against conservative and R interests 100% of the time to SEND A MESSAGE to Tillis who only votes the “right” way 95% of the time.
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wonder if stellantis will pull out of Ontario.
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Why are they trying to fight the US so much?”
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Trump started the stupid trade war.
I guess the question is “why hasn’t Canada surrendered yet?”
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https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1920873568126079349?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Demented damaged the SPR
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Wow. Now NYC has adopted talking points from AOC to attack the privileged middle class. Maybe I should call him NYAOC.”
Not a surprise.
Remember, he also declared a war on “profits”.
He supports “central planning”.
One thing about NYC, there is NOT ONE conservative principle he won’t sell out at the drop of a MAGA hat.
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Canada is a cess pool.
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“U of Florida Makes Earth-Shattering Discovery on What Causes Alligator Attacks: Being Near Alligators”
I hope taxpayer money was not used for this brilliant discovery.
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Tina, unfortunately, that post from Daugherty is not the full story and cherry-picks data. Yes, for the categories he listed, annual rate of price increases has slowed, some dramatically. However, they were very high a year ago and, although they have decreased, they are still too high. Additionally, Daugherty left out the other categories in the cpi that have increased and are troubling, like food away from home, energy services, and shelter (I.e. rent). You can see the year over year comparisons here on the far left column-
If you google Fed chair Arthur Burns, you will see that his premature lowering of the fed funds rate in the 70s resulted in continued bouts of ever higher inflation and stagflation, which required his successor, Volker to address with even higher and longer interest rate hikes, which ultimately killed inflation during Reagan’s first term. To prematurely lower fed funds rates risks the same outcome as Arthur Burns caused. Unfortunately, the Biden inflation is a sticky and tough animal to kill and we definitely need to make sure it’s dead before letting people walk around the park. I hate Powell and think he is a political tool that made a career ending transitory inflation call (refusing to raise rates in 2021), but his intransigence on lowering rates now, no doubt for the wrong reasons, is the right thing for the economy until the data shows otherwise. Believe me, I, like Trump , would love to see a reduction. It would send my portfolio into the stratosphere and juice the Trump economy. But if it will only lead to another Burns like bout of even higher inflation because we haven’t destroyed the excess monetary issues plus velocity in the market, it is definitely not worth it. Keep your eye on money supply and velocity of money as well as CPi (all of it, not just cherry picked data). Milton Friedman correctly noted this is the root of all inflation and the data points to watch to measure its defeat.
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It’s all trumps fault for the poor Canadian economy.
-freepasser
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Fla, food prices are still too high. There may be some relief on some items.
We basically don’t buy much red meat.
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Said by nobody at HHR.
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Exactly, Tina. And the rate of increase on them is still harmfully above 2%. Note the 3% year over year rate for ALL food at home items. When you break out meat, it’s more like 6%. (I have that data from another source) This is not good and must be defeated. The good news is that per the data I’m looking at, it should be achievable well within Trumps first term, just like Reagan. No need to act prematurely now.
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But the drop in energy prices, Fla, bodes well for future price declines.
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Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
🚨 BREAKING: VP JD Vance surges to all-time high in 2028 presidential GOP primary polling, now leading by roughly 30 points – McLaughlin poll
🔴 JD Vance: 43% (+29) [New high]
🟠 Trump Jr: 14%
🟣 Ron DeSantis: 6%
🔵 Nikki Haley: 5%
🟡 Undecided: 19%
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Trump blinks on China tariffs.
Cultists to say he is “lowering trade barriers” in 3, 2, 1…
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Milton Friedman correctly noted this is the root of all inflation and the data points to watch to measure its defeat”
Wow, a certified imbecile like Fla2025 quoting Milton Friedman?
I guess there is hope for anyone!
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What?
Nobody for Rubio?
On that list I would vote for DeSantis.
I say would because I don’t vote in R primaries.
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I don’t see how Vance loses the nomination unless Trump ends up with a disastrous presidency. He is tied to Trump and would not be able to separate himself, much like Kamala couldn’t lose Biden.
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Tina, yes definitely. That’s why I can see a taming of inflation with resulting fed fund rate lowering coming well within Trumps term, just like Reagan. We should have a better handle in September of this year.
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Chicon, I’m surprised Rubio isn’t on that list. He’s been outstanding. Smart guy. Went to UM law school with a good friend of mine who was with him in a number of classes.(Funny, but I’ve learned that South Florida is far closer to a small town than a big city like NY where I came from). The guy you are seeing now was the guy he always described. He still regularly attends a certain Catholic Church down here in with his family (and about 2 car loads of secret service) when in town. It’s the best kept open secret down here . That being said,JD and Desantis would be Good with me .as well.
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Actually, Fla2025’s post was pretty good analysis, I give credit when due.
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Jason, can you stop being a retard with the ad hominem attacks just for one day and have a civil conversation with people?
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Damm, that is what you get when you praise someone.
HHR is a tough place.
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I praised Fla2025 for quoting Friedman and then I said his analysis was pretty good.
Not civil enough?
GFY.
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“can you stop being a retard with the ad hominem attacks”
8)
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NT at 5:00.
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Why?
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“This week, Michelle revealed Barack’s disturbing comments following her mother’s death.
She made the shocking revelation during the “IMO” podcast that nobody listens to, which she co-hosts with her brother Craig Robinson. According to Michelle, her husband’s response to the passing of her 86-year-old mother, Marian Robinson, in 2024 was awful. Instead of offering comfort or showing basic human empathy, Barack told his grieving wife that she was “next up” to die.“
I would like to make a clever comment, but nothing came up. Feel free to step up.
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Barack was engaging in wishful thinking.
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Because I can. GFY
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Jaimie Dimon:
“Economics is the longtime glue, and America First is fine, as long as it doesn’t end up being America alone.”
Unfortunately, Trump and Vance want America alone.
I am encouraged Rubio has increased influence. I don’t believe he is an isolationist.
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Because I can. GFY”
I think it is because you are an A-hole.
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We basically don’t buy much red meat.”
That is basically 70% of my purchases. The rest is scrapple, bacon and vodka.
Yes, yes, I do buy green stuff. You need olives for the martinis.
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Fla, I always said we would know more in July if grocery/food prices come down.
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I’m surprised Rubio isn’t on that list Chicon posted about GOP presidential hopefuls for 2028. Haley I think is not worth consideration. DeSantis has even lost some of his sheen since he failed so badly in the last presidential primary.
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Haley I think is not worth consideration.”
Haley is a BLM apologist and I wouldn’t vote for her for Bittersville dog catcher.
That being said, she is no isolationist or protectionist and is certainly more conservative than Trump.
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Haley is a BLM apologist
Zzzzzzz
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The Daily Signal
@DailySignal
Victor Davis Hanson: The ‘Egregious’ Pollsters’ Bias Against Trump, Explained Mainstream media would have you believe that Trump’s first 100 days were a failure—despite securing the border and strong economic gains.
@VDHanson
breaks down the polling regarding Donald Trump’s early 2025 presidency on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” and asks the question: Were pollsters reflecting public opinion, or manipulating it? “There were analyses after each of the 2016, the 2020, and the 2024 elections about the accuracy of polls, post facto, of the election. And we learned that they were way off in 2016. They said they had learned their lessons. “They were way off in 2020. They said they learned their lesson. And they were way off in 2024. And why are they way off? Because liberal pollsters—and that’s the majority of people who do these surveys—believe that if they create artificial leads for their Democratic candidates, it creates greater fundraising and momentum. “ If you look at the polls that were the most accurate—Mark Penn was very accurate. He’s a Democratic pollster. But especially, the
@Rasmussen_Poll
and
@InsiderPolling
and
@trafalgar_group
… They have Trump ahead by anywhere from two to three points after 100 days.”
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Haley is a BLM apologist
Zzzzzzz”
Yep.
A cowardly despicable BLM panderer who said everyone in America had to feel guilty for the actions of a rogue cop in a blue city.
Not fit for ANY office.
It’s important to understand that the death of George Floyd was personal and painful for many. In order to heal, it needs to be personal and painful for everyone.”
How is that not being an apologist for BLM?
Ron DeSantis said it best:
“Nothing about the looting. Nothing about the businesses set ablaze. Nothing about police officers being assaulted. Nothing about the torched police precinct.
Instead, Haley demanded that Summer 2020 be “personal and painful for everyone.” She got what she wished for.
In a time of crisis, Haley wasn’t absent like others — she was worse. She actively chose to side with BLM and the leftwing radicals burning down cities, assaulting law enforcement officers, and destroying the livelihoods of law-abiding citizens.”
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“Haley is a BLM apologist”, yet she’s allegedly a conservative.
I wouldn’t call a BLM apologist a conservative, but Jason has strange definitions…..
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The real Nikki Haley
“She actively chose to side with BLM and the leftwing radicals burning down cities, assaulting law enforcement officers, and destroying the livelihoods of law-abiding citizens.”
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I wouldn’t call a BLM apologist a conservative, but Jason has strange definitions…..”
You are a moron.
She is an ideological conservative, has been her entire career. Certainly a lot more conservative than Trump.
SHe is also a panderer without character, who felt she had to pander to BLM.
Both can be true.
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I wouldn’t call a BLM apologist a conservative”
I will explain since you a blithering idiot.
She didn’t pander to BLM because she is a liberal, she pandered to BLM because she thought that was the way the political winds were blowing.
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Tina wrote – Fla, I always said we would know more in July if grocery/food prices come down
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That’s a decent call and I think it’s reasonable, particularly if all keeps going well. If we get May and June CPI declines to go along with March and we see continued decreases in money supply and velocity, I think you’ll hit the mark for not just food but for those other sticky items that we saw in March’s report. You’ll get your first test next week when they release Aprils numbers on 5/13. I’m just a little more conservative. I think a positive print next week will be a good indicator but I’d like to see a continued trend through September before pushing for a rate decrease call, but that’s how I roll.
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This suspension is the best idea by the admin regarding illegal aliens and a big fu to Souter 2.0 and Beotchy.
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And a big fu to the 3 Marxists. Albeit Kagan is qualified. The other 2 are racist dumb arses.
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They should demand that Sotohatewhiteymore recuses from all trump cases
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Arress now. She had physical contact with a Leo.
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1920932554548322796?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
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The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon. He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this state. He has been taken into custody. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.
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ok, there is an update:
Newark Mayor Arrested For Criminal Trespass After Storming ICE Detention Facility
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NYC’S ‘Ivory Tower”
https://nypost.com/2025/05/09/us-news/pope-leos-childhood-home-is-for-sale-and-its-owner-is-jacking-up-the-price-a-winning-lottery-ticket/
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Breaking…
Trump has announced that he is changing the name of the country of Peru to “PeaRue”.
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Arress now. She had physical contact with a Leo’
I hope it was not Leo XIV
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Plus Trump said Uruguay will now be known as “Your-a-guay.”
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ssq texted me. Wants to know why when they choose a new pope they never have any human interest stories about the new pope’s wife and kids.
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Yep.
ZZZZZZZZZZZ
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“Protesting”
CNN:
New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says”
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BTY, I go sick as a dog from the tetanus shot and big horse pills of antibiotics. Threw up 5 straight times first night. Only once the next morning. Feeling human again this morning…
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my wife told me yesterday evening that I have been selected to receive the HHS (my high school) outstanding alumni at the upcoming annual banquet next week.
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“She is an ideological conservative, has been her entire career.”
.A conservative who doesn’t truly believe in law-and-order or equal treatment under the law?
Interesting definitions indeed.
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“She actively chose to side with BLM and the leftwing radicals burning down cities, assaulting law enforcement officers, and destroying the livelihoods of law-abiding citizens.”
Yep, the definition of a pure conservative….
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Congratulations, Walt!
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I am not sure if the award has anything to do with the the laughing gas experiment in my junior year or the wrecking of my good friend Dwain Donaldson’s motor bike (hit a tree) during football practice in my senior year…or ist ever HHS athlete to win a Bi-State wrestling championship in X weight class, or being welcome back Kotter and teaching there for 33 years, or legislative service, or writing the 50 chapter book about what it was like growing up in my little town.
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Pure conservative Nikki Haley says “the Mayor is a hero”.
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Congratulations, Walt. You can add this honor to your trophy list along with your Student of the Year from Aristotle.
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NT. Jason can stay here.
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“Tillis got about half the vote in NC, same as Trump all 3 times he ran.”
-Show the numbers.
Trump’s numbers have improved with each election, while Tillis has gotten less.
Why is that?
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Well, for one thing, the third party Presidential candidates who ran in 2016 were not running the other years, while Libertarian U.S. Senate candidates in both elections took votes from Tillis.
Yes though, Tillis was about to lose his seat in 2020 until the Dem nominee had an extramarital scandal.
Roy Cooper probably beats Tillis next year, but it would be close to a given against a Mark Robinson or Lara Trump.
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