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I find these comparisons between Fox and MSNBC/CNN amusing. They are alike in that they both have strong editorial leanings to one side of the political spectrum over the other and they report news in their actual news segments, which aren’t offered much during their 24 hour cycles. The rest of the programming day on their networks is hour long “hosted” shows with commentary from the hosts and various guests, usually in support of their editorial leanings. But only one “news” network outright lies and deliberately deals in mis/disinformation, and conspiracies. Furthermore, only one of them consistently fails to report and comment on stories to their audiences that aren’t favorable to their political leanings.

A very good family friend for years, whom we actually consider part of the family, was sent the Musk email and was immediately advised by her supervisors NOT to respond. She is a lawyer for the Navy whose job it is to review Naval contracts with both current and potential contractors for various equipment, systems, etc., most of which is classified. Apparently, a huge number of the email’s recipients also deal with classified information and have been told not to respond as well. Just when you think gruppenfuhrer Musk and his team of young turks really can’t be that stupid, they come along and top themselves. Not an easy thing to do, that.

It should come as no surprise that Sky News Australia is very pro Trump as they are owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. It’s no coincidence that Sky News Australia has the same rep as Fox News as both trade in lies, misinformation, conspiracies. The several Australian friends and acquaintances I’ve made over the years think it’s a joke and no, they are not Trump supporters. Can’t say if that’s a reflection on Australia as whole or not, but the Labor Party, a center-left party, saw their candidate elected as Prime Minister as well as their party regain majority control in the parliament in their ‘22 election so that may be indicative of where their populace is politically.

Any investment in American workers is awesome. The point is though, that this is nothing new on Apple’s part. It’s the same announcement as four years ago. Unless one is to believe that it’s two different announcements and that Apple as committed nearly ONE TRILLION DOLLARS, over half their cash reserves, for two different ventures in the US in four years. Trump, just like Biden four years ago, had nothing to do with it. And Trump is full of crap that tariffs had anything to do with intimidating Apple because they are not about to start manufacturing their most popular products domestically. They’ve benefited from dirt cheap labor in dozens of countries for years, which has been the key to their enormous bottom line for years now. That rings a bell.

Apple made a nearly identical announcement four years ago.

So, if I understand gruppenfuhrer Musk correctly, Boeing’s inability to make a reliable space craft means “political reasons.” Right.

I see he added a goal of his own as well. Östlund with another two apples to stay hot on the stat sheet. And Rosen with three helpers as well.

I’ve said it before but it bears repeating after this move by Trump and that is will military leadership do their duty to the Constitution and fulfill their obligation to countermand illegal orders, especially if it should mean refusing to target US citizens. Now I’m sure I’ll be accused of overreacting and I hope that’s proved right eventually, but we won’t know until we know for sure. Trump himself doesn’t care about his oath as he runs roughshod over the Constitution, so why wouldn’t he demand the same in his military leadership. FFS, some in the military were OK with Michael Flynn’s idea to seize voting machines in 2020. I don’t think my concern is unjustified at this stage.

And don’t simply say. “Because he can.”

General Kellogg is an actual adult in the room who actually understands the situation. It’s beyond baffling how much his comments differed from Trump’s ignorant, buffoonish remarks the last several days; a complete 180 in fact. There may be hope after all.

I’m shocked to hear of this debunking. Shocked I tell you!

Levi with a 26 save shutout in a 4-0 win over the Monsters. Östlund with a pair. The kid has been on a bit of a heater lately.

Does the WaPost still track his lies and misleading statements like they did in his first term? Probably not as I doubt Bezos would allow it since he’s become such a wimp. But in his first four years, Cheeto Man averaged over 21 lies or misleading statements a day. A DAY! He may be the biggest liar in the history of the world. Lucky us.

So true. They’ve had some great QBs over the years for sure.

To further this line of thinking, the world is littered with great QBs on poor teams with bad supporting casts who never won much of anything, let alone the whole enchilada.

He can change the schedule all he wants, but that won’t prevent doctors and other medical providers from following decades long best practices and going right ahead with recommending and administering the critical vaccines vital to public health. Unless, like other medical procedures, the radical right makes them illegal as well. RFK Jr. is a lying, hypocritical, addle-brained piece of scum and I can see him advocating to do just that.

If it talks like a duck and walks like a duck, then it’s a … nazi.

Confirmation bias is one thing, but when combined with cognitive dissonance it can be downright dangerous.

All depends on which truth and what words. I mean we live in a world where, according to far right ideology, there are “alternative facts.” Here’s an uncomfortable truth for Putin and his lackey Trump; Ukraine won’t need to depend on the USA to help defend itself as every other European NATO country is already making plans to do so.

Yep, he’s got nothing but yes men and sycophants surrounding him. But while it would be nice if someone in his cabinet could help to rein him in, a president’s cabinet is not a check on the executive office which is why we need Congress and the courts to rediscover their morality, grow a pair, and take their oaths seriously.

That’s a fair point.

Another big difference is that, unlike in Afghanistan where much of the populace saw us as invaders, the vast majority of Ukrainian people would see us as liberators. But I have a hunch other NATO countries won’t wait on us, especially those four that share a border with Ukraine. Like I said before Europeans, especially Eastern Europeans, know their history well. And our military advisers, along with those of other countries have, been in Ukraine since before Russia invaded.

Poland has been spending more than the NATO minimums of their GDP on their military for several years now and in 2025, they’re expected to spend 5%. They are a people, like every Eastern European country, that remembers quite well their history of Russian tanks rolling across their homeland. Poland won’t wait for Russia to march across Ukraine on its way to their borders. They will not hesitate to go on the offensive at the first sign of more Russian aggression. And for good reason. And the Western Europe won’t hesitate to invoke Article 5 of the treaty. Russia is a shadow of its former self as a military after years of Putin and the oligarchs he controls having bled their treasury for the last 25 years. Question is, is Putin too much of an megalomaniac to recognize it.

I don’t think anyone who voted for the orange man is a fascist and traitor. Far from it. But I do think anyone who voted for the orange man did vote for a fascist and traitor. Can you see the difference? I know all about the cess pool that is the PPP forum over at TBD. Whether you’re a Trump supporter or not, it seems from your plentiful posts on the subject that you’re a fan of the work DOGE is doing. If that’s wrong, then I’m wrong but you are not my enemy, regardless.

Not a fan of how they’re doing it? I find that hard to believe when you post unsubstantiated report after unsubstantiated report you can find. Everyone is in favor of uncovering waste and fraud, but that is nothing new in the least, especially to those in these organizations who’ve been monitoring these programs since their inception. Where was Trump’s great concern about this when he was elected the first time? What’s all of a sudden different this time around? Those are rhetorical questions btw, as we all know what’s different this time around.