MsKreed

Even in DC....I think it only happens every 50 years that they have the broad sweeping language to cover any and all offenses that the pardon recipient "has committed or may have committed or taken part in"

Thursday: Express how thankful we are for all we have, and focus on everything that's so much more important than materialism. Friday: Savagely trample your fellow humans in a frenzy to obtain as much material stuff as we can get our hands on. Yeah....That whole idea of Black Friday mob shopping never sat well with me.

Yes, that's basically the gist of the excerpt I saw from her book....except that she also expounded on her feelings about the dog and came off as more an act of lashing out in anger than humane or reasoned. Many could argue that it's her failure to train the dog if a 14 month old puppy is that aggressive and disobedient. But as I said, killing someone's livestock is legal cause for a dog to be put down...so I'd likely defend her if she'd calmly come to that decision with any shred of humaneness, sadness or compassion. But (in her own words) it was purely in anger. She was already so "livid" at the dog (for ruining a hunt) before it attacked chicken that she didn't care if it fell out of a moving truck bed. And she still harbored so much anger after killing Cricket that she then directed that anger at the another unruly animal. Source

100% She confirmed that it was an act of cruelty rather than a measured or merciful decision when she said, "I hated that dog". There are a few defenses that I may have accepted. For instance.....many places have laws that someone to take down an animal that attacks/kills their livestock or pets. So, the chicken's owners may have been within their rights to demand that...and even allowed her to do it herself in a "Mice and Men" sort of sentiment. But some narrow window of defensibility like that is not how it happened. She offered no defense and instead expressed hatred for the dog.

That's my objection to her for any job. Wasn't like she even tried to frame it as some difficult "Old Yeller" decision. 😢 Considering SD's economic growth has consistently led the nation over the past decade or so.....I'd have thought she'd be more suited for a position that would put that strength into action. (if the puppycide didn't disqualify her) Meanwhile, it's not rational to try to compare the cause/effect of covid policies by different governors. There was no rhyme or reason to the overall outcomes. Some states maintained the lowest or highest death rates throughout the pandemic, regardless of strictness/leniency of their policies. Some states had poorer results circa 2020 while being among the best outcomes in 2021-2022....and vice versa. Source

I have to agree. Her biggest qualification seems to be that she is a strong supporter of Israel. In the 21st century political alignment seems to be the main qualification....but in the past, we used to have UN ambassadors with extensive foreign affairs experience (HW Bush under Nixon and Madeline Albright under Clinton).

Exactly. Although I think the filibuster rule was lowered from 2/3 to 3/5....but still supermajority of 60 for pretty much anything other than appointments and budget reconciliation. I'm also not sure how I feel about it. Filibustering for supermajority means nothing gets done, but simple majority can allow one party to run wild.

Yes, the Senate confirms cabinet and court appointments. And since his party has the Senate majority, his nominees will probably get the votes. But he'll need to cooperate, compromise and prove his "art of the deal" is more than just hot air to get legislation passed by both houses with very close 'balance'.

Yeah....but a lot of the lower grade cabinet appointments seem to have that "f--k it, they'll do" vibe.... Ben Carson as HUD secretary comes to mind. But it isn’t just Trump’s weird choices. Pete Buttigieg didn’t have much qualification for Transportation Sec. And I feel like someone (Obama?) had a Treasury Secretary who'd been audited and was like $40k short paying his own taxes (because he’d filed himself using Turbo Tax and misunderstood what self-employed 1099 meant)?

Not unilateral gridlock....but just having a very narrow majority can still create a significant amount of gridlock. When the majority party includes a handful of extremists, they can (and do) try to make insane demands under threat of standing down and killing a vote. That's occurred with both parties over the past decade or so.

PSA for women who voted for Harris: If you believe she lost because people were persuaded by the sexist stereotype that women aren’t strong or capable or that they’re too emotional or can’t stay calm and composed in stressful situations...... Then maybe....hear me out here...... Maybe, there’s the tiniest possibility that it might reinforce that trope to see y’all recording and sharing video of yourselves losing your shit, kicking, screaming and crying to the whole cyber-sphere that you’re completely unable to function, go to work or face daily life. Sincerely - All the level-headed women who don't act that way

Yep. When I first saw this (posted by one of my more "conspiratorial" contacts on FB), I couldn't find anything about it in any "credible" news source and figured it was just some paranoid unfounded nonsense.

So much crap has become normalized in the US over the past 4-5 decades. Not only is it extremely difficult to find food with less additives.....when people have to make an effort to avoid the crap they're often ridiculed as "health fanatics". LOL.....and maybe even diagnosed with an eating disorder (orthorexia). Not only are we consuming a lot of food additives/chemicals banned in other developed nations....we also have Rx drugs that other countries have determined aren't safe. But here in the US we can use a self-service app to essentially prescribe pharmaceuticals to ourselves. Let's not pretend we're protecting patients by requiring prescription to "ensure that these drugs are only administered under supervision by a doctor". Between food production and pharmaceuticals, it's almost like billion dollar companies are getting a pass from safety and regulatory agencies that hire/promote (and are overseen by) some of the same experts who used to the very companies getting rich off products with questionable health effects.

The fact that it seems only black victims have received these vile attacks should help authorities at least identify the sources/databases that the worthless POS breached to carry this out. Few services or companies that I have ever registered my phone number into databases from commercial sources classify users by race. So, we can rule out most phone apps, web pages, subscriptions, etc. Government programs definitely track demographics....but not likely that any federal agency (or multiple state agencies) got hacked without someone noticing. That leaves phone lists from institutions and organizations with specifically black membership (colleges, churches, NAACP, political PACs, etc) Unfortunately.....the guilty party is likely a foreign entity that the US won’t be able to hold accountable. 🤬

Thanks for digging into these details more. It seems like the City is leaving some leeway. Although, I still think, as long as any property is in compliance with taxes and codes, it really isn't part of the "blight" that needs to be addressed the.....and is none of the City's business whether it's occupied or not. There may be any number of reasons why it's unoccupied. Maybe they have high standards and require background or credit checks (that are fully within their legal right). But have difficulty finding tenants who meet the requirements. Or perhaps listing at a price point that's above what the current market is willing to pay for their location. It's their choice to hold out for the amount they want. If they're keeping it clean, maintained and paying taxes, it's overreach for the City to demand justification for it being unoccupied.

It's particularly off-putting that even the glimmer of insight I've seen that drills down on the working class economic factor is still often framed in elitist terms. Even when the 'scholarly and learned' experts acknowledge that working class voters obviously feel a different "truth" than their analysis suggests; those voters are described, not as "blue collar".....but as "uneducated". It's like they just can't help themselves. You and John Stewart.....

This......110%

Wait.....so now the City is dictating what absences from your domicile are acceptable? Going south for the winter is specifically exempt. How about spending the summer at a lake house? Will that somehow contribute to "blight"?

I have tried to find this interactive map data available at CNN online ever since I saw this aired on Tuesday. Unfortunately, this factual data was dismissed and overshadowed by constant reporting of stats that claimed the economy is "improving". Yes, things have improved some since the worst point (around 2022).....but not from the "four years ago" benchmark. The overall point that King makes to Tapper here is very clear just from the clip, but it would still be nice to have a link to explore the data. It illustrates that areas with the highest wage/inflation lags show almost an exact overlay of voting patterns. https://x.com/i/status/1854033078055772350

Here's the rest of NPR's fairly comprehensive outline of reactions from leaders around the globe: What’s the world saying about Trump’s win? Here are the leaders who’ve commented

This made me laugh out loud https://x.com/i/status/1853842945767592429

I have to wonder how that narrow Congressional majority will affect potential Cabinet choices. If the Dem had held their lead, or the Reps had a substantial majority......then having a few leave their seats to join the administration wouldn’t change the Legislative makeup much. But since the Senate will be already losing Vance.....could it be a little risky for any other Rep Senators to leave their seats?

Apparently not just BAth, but several DEC locations... Source

But I'd hope the investigation takes the timing of recent events into consideration. And in particular, the publicizing of that specific DEC office's involvement in those events.