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I would like to say in regards to this and what Edman posted earlier. I think the socio-economic issues are driving up the depression medications. I do think in some individual cases, this makes it worse, not better. As I’ve mentioned here, my wife was damaged by the Covid (+flu) shot. I am still a proponent of them, but I feel it’s important to tell people so they can educate people that taking them together if you already have an auto-immune disease. I worry when I say it people are rolling their eyes and I’m losing credibility with them.

Chuck, I hope that very last paragraph isn't directed at me as you are right, that would not be a serious idea. As for your post, I feel like we're really close on our thoughts, we might just have some disagreement on how we interpret/define certain words. When I believe we're facing mental illness issues, I'm not saying we have more sociopaths, psychopaths, or schizo's than other countries, I'm including what you've hypothesized in recent years. That isn't mental health in the traditional sense, but it absolutely affects a person's mental health and that's exactly what i'm thinking about when i'm talking mental health as the reason why people choose to do this, add in an ease in finding the tools to carry it out and that's why we're exponentially outpacing the world.

No country has as many guns per capita as us, not even close. But taking the US out of the equation and I'd venture to guess that the highest guns per capita to the least guns per capita countries don't see mass shooting issues at a scale close to us. All that said, it's still not apples to apples as pretty much every other country have more regulation on firearms, which again can be the splint we need until we can address our mental health issues.

I think we're heading in the same direction, but I do take issue with this statement while I feel you were dead on with the rest of your post. I personally think mental health is a very large issue, not trivially small, for these shootings. In fact I'd argue it's the heart of the issue. There are other countries with access to guns that don't experience what we are currently experiencing. How you deal with it is the question though. If your kid breaks their arm, putting a splint on it does nothing to fix the issue, but it does prevent more damage from being done until it can be addressed by a doctor. The USA needs to figure out how to deal with mental illness, but in the mean time, some common sense restrictions on guns can help prevent more damage.

M.L. Elrick interviewed LeDuff, I thought it was a good discussion. Gives more background on what Nessel did as well as how LeDuff managed to take the eyes off of Nessel and back on him and how he got let go. https://www.mlsoulofdetroit.com/ - 10/24 podcast

Honestly, go back 10 years ago and I would have said I thought this is a left wing view/issue on mental illness. Prior to Covid it was my A2 liberals that I worked with that complained about Big Pharma and Docs too quick to put pills in kids and how just eating non processed foods would solve most issues. There are definitely some on the GOP side that have this view now, but I believe most GOP'ers don't think it's anti-depressant's that are causing it, but that the little bit done for mental health is just docs handing out pills which doesn't help. There is probably a some truth to that too.

There is some truth to this, but the same people that make this claim anytime we see something like this, do nothing to try and help deal with mental illness.

The GOP didn't even really give them a shot. I have to imagine Emmer withdrew as he was told he wouldn't get the few crazy voters he needed. The GOP did this to themselves. From a Dem viewpoint, it might be good to head into the next election with the Speaker pushing the abortion issue. The GOP would be best served to ignore and hope voters don't fixate on that.

My buddy sent me this. I didn't think he listened to anything outside of 70's rock and 80's metal. The link had a preview with #comedy which had me thinking it was a parody at first, but apparently that's just the name of the album this is on. I can't stop singing it. Queen like feel.

For good reason as well. I really like him and enjoy the passion he brings to his stories. He genuinely cares for people, but he always has trouble controlling that emotion. All that said, his reporting here appears to standup. I really would like to see Nessel address his article, not just put out a presser complaining about the News in which they said they couldn't even print as an opinion piece due to its explicit inaccuracies. I want to know what 'judicial appointment' is planned for Kornak and have someone force Whitmer to address if she is planning on appointing her to a position.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2023/10/20/from-the-editor-gary-miles-the-ags-complaint-against-the-news/71242831007/ Leduff is involved so I suspect some will disregard, but IMO, this is the kind of political corruption, performed by both sides, which ultimately led to someone like Trump because so many people realize this is just standard operating process for so many of these folks. You can go to Leduff's podcast if you want the full background or here but Traci Kornak is Treasurer for the Michigan Democratic Party. The allegation is that she attempted to defraud an insurance company and tried to bribe a nursery home once they questioned it. Nessel sets up a firewall to keep her out of the loop as they investigate. She later asks for the file, gets it, and sends it to the solicitor general asking for process as Kornak is waiting on this to be completed so she can get a judicial appointment. She later claims that the investigation was completed with no wrong doing found, they just hadn't officially closed it therefore the firewall rule was no longer needed. The investigation also claims the whistleblower refused to cooperate, but he says they never got ahold of him, in fact he didn't even know they opened an investigation until Leduff reached out to him regarding it being closed. Kornak hasn't been charged, so my guess is Dems will hope no one pays attention and then in another month or two Whitmer will appoint her to something. Annoying.

I didn't see this one, but in the previous one I felt like the 'blames democrats' while technically correct, wasn't exactly the point he was trying to make. I took it that he blamed the handful of members and of course the opposing party took advantage of it to help ensure it happened. He did argue that it would have been in their best interest in keeping McCarthy over Jordan, which you can sell me on a few arguments, but as a whole, he has to know no one is going to vote against a party line on this unless you 1) can deliver something in return and 2) they trust that you won't go back on it. I can't think of too many democrats would do that for. Only ones I could think Dems would entertain aren't even in the house anymore.

Don't misrepresent this as me saying Jordan is playing Chess while others are playing Checkers, but there has to be a strategy of some sorts, correct? McCarthy, while brutal on him, kept on having votes and in between you'd hear rumors of discussions ongoing. Is the 1 and done voting per day his way of counting votes and trying to determine if his bullying strategy is working or something? Does he think he has to keep voting to show he's 'fighting' to keep Trump appeased? Usually I can identify a strategy even if I don't agree with it, I just can't figure it.

He went to OSU...just like Dahmer. There's 1.

Didn't he miss out on 20 GOP votes in the first vote? 22 this time.

I think James just voted for Candice Miller.

It's being reported Spartz will vote present which gives Jordan some benefit. I can't believe she would have done this without some assurances regarding Ukraine funding.

He also can't win if she has the courage to do what's right..... and allow Biden to find another VP.

I hope you're right, but I feel like a lot of folks opposing Jordan will spin that with all the turmoil going on, they have no other choice but to elect him.

At the time the 'defund the police' talk was loud and we were seeing protests and riots in the streets, folks like Stan absolutely feared that the democrats would eventually make those votes to defund the police. Ultimately, and probably through an Omnibus, nothing changed and now the right wing talk is 'well, they would like too' vs 'they are going to do it'. It'll never happen though.

Agreed, that was uncalled for. I apologize. Legitimate points and i'm not defending anyone, just stating that this is our new current working policy. On a similar level, Democrats (federal) were never going to defund the police regardless of how loud a select few were and how many more moderates still catered to those that pushed that idea. I'm sure Stan said it was going to happen and i'm sure you guys called him an idiot over it (rightly so).

You're over here talking like votes matter. I appreciate the idealistic view of our government, I really do. Controversial issues don't get solved like that anymore. There will be an onmibus package that leadership works out. Maybe the dems give in to some more border funding to get the GOP to vote it in, maybe the GOP gives in on some childcare funding. Because the vast majority of congress wants Ukraine funding, it likely won't even be a concession in the bill. They don't get what they want unless they vote yes, conceding the other side will get what they want. Parties will then be told how they will vote. You may have a handful that reject, but it'll easily pass. 1/3 of all spending in the last 25 years has been done like this, this is not new.

The last 25 years of how the federal government has governed isn't sufficient evidence?

Ukraine is not unfunded. That's laughable. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/06/us/politics/ukraine-aid-congress.html#:~:text=How much has the United,gone to the Defense Department. Contracts have already been finalized that will continue to send arms to Ukraine for years. If needed, we'll do a little "accounting" as well.

Wait, so he did get intelligence briefings and when he did he paid attention to them now? Also, our intelligence would give the president details on how to bypass the Iron Dome and not just a high level concern about the Iron Dome?