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I know the left freaks out when Trump is covered, but that's all the left does as well. I didn't watch all of it, but Collins definitely pushed him and forced him to answer questions. If used correctly, those answers can be used against him during a campaign. The audience that came out were obviously Trump fans, but she got him on the record with quite a few things. Did anyone see his debt limit response? He admits he said it was a horrible idea to hold the country hostage with a debt limit, but then says it's alright right now because he's not president. It shows the hypocrisy and hopefully those soccer mom's that voted for him in 2016, but backed away in 2020, noticed it as well.

Crime is still an issue, but it's more property crimes that are an issue which can be correlated to the logistics involving the fact we don't have the resources to handle the influx. In part, that's why you're even seeing Democrats in south Texas push for Biden to be more active in controlling the border. Note, i'm not on a MAGA blow horn chanting 'build the wall', simply stating that it's a problem that is impacting the lives of folks in that region. Even if you believe we should welcome them all with open arms, then you need to put the resources in place to welcome them without disrupting everyone else.

You've argued this before and it's not as clear of a **** post as Archies', but it's still a **** post. Name 1 northern border city that is having trouble due to border related issues? Name 1 northern border city that has one of their top 5 issues related to a border issue? The border is a legit issue for several reasons, the safety of those trying to get here (god bless them), the money/industry it's creating for cartels, I won't say the safety, but the well being of folks living on the southern border, many of them minority citizens. You folks keep on thinking you're going to turn Texas blue and finally change everything for the better, yet you refuse to pay attention at the local level just because it goes against a narrative you think is a winning narrative. I don't get it.

I have mixed feelings saying this as I feel like it will make a 'funny' which doesn't seem right, but it's a 'funny' against Trump so I suspect i'll get a pass from you all. I listened to a podcast today that said legal minds said the rape case was dead on arrival to the jury due to E. Jean Carrolls own testimony. So apparently (and hopefully only) in NY, you have to have the ***** penetration for rape. She apparently testified that he stuck his fingers in her, then based on his movement, believed he penetrated her with his *****, but based on what she felt, couldn't say under oath if it was still his fingers or his pee-pee.

I'm not going to lie, I think Oswald acted alone to kill JFK, but I would not be surprised if he was a CIA Op. At the very least, I am confident that the CIA missed some major red flags and feel the release of documents would hurt their reputation. The Kennedy family was pushing for the release of the documents 25-30 years ago....

Ha, He doesn't even have that excuse, he flew P-3's before being a training pilot in another prop plane. He just sucks at driving.

Absolutely agree, I don't think there is any easy way out of this, but I think there is enough common ground to move towards something better. Unfortunately every shooting we see is a combination of TAPAS (thoughts and prayers and ****) and a search by party leaders to confirm their narrative.

My brother in law was a Navy pilot and he still can't drive a car correctly. He's one of those assholes that happens not to be in a f-150 though.

Biden has or at least committed 1500 active duty military to the border, which many democrats are upset about because Abbot put quite a few Texas national guard down there and they had already drawn up talking points criticizing that effort by the governor. We also have kids in cages again which apparently is OK depending on the letter next to your name.

I think it has more to do with a traditionally anti-union sentiment which helped get foreign automakers producing in this region. I remember being in Ashburn, VA around the Big 3 bailout time period and walking through the parking garage at work it seemed like I had the only domestic (probably an impala as it was a rental) at the place.

point taken

When did he ever play nice? He's committed war crimes from the start of this war. Strategically this means nothing, Bakhmut was already a shell of its former self and just the latest example of what this war is doing to Ukraine. It's Russia just trying to rub salt in the wounds. I've been skeptical of the Bakhmut strategy from Ukraine, but it's clear the 'win' Russia got in conquering and destroying this city cost them greatly. Now let's root for a Ukraine offensive that actually leads to the end of this war.

Looks like Kadyrov lived up to his word, but in true gutless fashion, sent incendiary munitions instead of men.

That being said, i'm sure the Kremlin is livid over him talking about this. I suspect Putin is hoping he accidently falls out of a hotel window, but I wonder if this guy has become one of the few that Putin can't just make that happen too.

I understand the administration has no direct control over the Fed. But Biden's economic plan appears to be to let the Fed be the main driver in stopping inflation. The only tool the Fed has in doing that is increasing interest rates which puts strain on the economy and costs jobs and lower wages. Record low unemployment appears to be the reason why the Biden administration is good with that, but i'm not sold that's the best plan for low and middle income folks. https://www.epi.org/blog/corporate-profits-have-contributed-disproportionately-to-inflation-how-should-policymakers-respond/ Considering we've known for some time that record company profit is a significant portion of our inflation numbers, it's almost like maybe that would be a selling point to have a democratic administration rather than a GOP administration that likely would simply say 'the market will straighten it out' and let the Fed hurt poor and middle income families.

https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/nessel-responds-to-questions-over-caribbean-getaway Nessel looks like she'll fit in well at SCOTUS should they clear a spot for her.

Republican's are finally bringing ideas to the table. With Biden not doing anything about inflation outside of letting the Fed use their only tool, which adds to short term inflation, the republicans step up. This is what is good about a two party system. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/white-house-economists-warns-of-recession-as-debt-ceiling-fight-drags-on oh vey.

It might make our leaders job a bit more difficult, but I'm going to support a free media to report on anything that shows up in public. I personally feel that's a big reason that sets us apart from the likes of Russia and I think that's a good thing.

Hence why you need a 'state run' insignia. The media has the right to report on it. The people should understand that the documents can not be authenticated and take the information with a grain of salt, and it should be reported that way, which I have seen on the very little bit of reporting on the information itself. The part I referenced from the leaked docs also had other reporting supporting the same issue prior to the documents being found so I personally do believe that is a concern. While it would be easier for Biden and your agency to have everyone blindly follow our dear leader and truly believe we have no concerns, because everything is perfect and we shouldn't worry about anything, is ironically what you want for yourself, yet say is the most important thing for us to fight against in Ukraine.

Dude, saying the documents were leaked doesn't mean I support the unauthorized disclosures or support some objective you believe I have in regards to them. I never said that. It was illegal, that guy should be severely punished for the harm he's done. But the information is now out there. If you're upset with me following media reports about what was in the docs, that's ridiculous.

In this case, yes. Generally you can shorten up what you're saying to describe other times when classified information was put out by someone: “Leak” is unauthorized disclosure So re-reading my original post, can you tell me how or why you found me saying 'leak' offensive?

You hate referencing them to what they are? Nothing is offensive about the term. Spies can steal and leak documents, the DoD routinely (and hopefully at the direction of the WH meaning it's legal) leaks information to the media, Dumbass 20 year old's that want to look cool for his fellow gamers, perform espionage, and leak documents to his buddy's on a discord server.

We need to get a 'state run media' insignia for you. I simply stated that they were leaked, I did not say whistleblower. Leaking documents does not translate to whistleblower. As for modified, I'm absolutely confident enemies of the state modified some to blur the lines of what is and is not real. There is legitimate reporting, mostly out of European media as US media is still all 'Rah rah, war is great!', that has talked about concerns out of Ukraine in recruiting more folks even before the leaked documents were found.

I know I'll sound like a Russian agent by posting this, but this is exactly why 'just give them anything they want for as long as they can fight' has it's drawbacks. I want them to win, but let's not pretend there are no risks involved for us and our allies. https://news.yahoo.com/russian-jet-almost-shot-down-135537698.html I consider myself as a bit of a news junkie, odd to me that I'm just seeing this now.

Based on some of the leaked documents, it sounds like we're more concerned about Ukraine being able to keep up a force than we are with Russia, which is believed to be larger today than it was when this war started. That said, once conscription starts hitting more of your urban population (Putin's non-base, if you will), things could get interesting.