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The negative is that it (seemingly) encourages more European powers to develop nuclear weapons. I could see Germany going nuclear if they are abandoned by the US, and possibly others: Poland would have a strong motivation given their history.

Today in knucklehead: Border patrol saves the nation from red party balloons Hopefully nobody was trying to fly into El Paso. Classified briefing is scheduled...

Imposing harsh tariffs on our friends to the north is high up on my list of stupid decisions DJT has made. I'm glad there are members of Congress who view them in an equally bad light. Unfortunately, this bill is just another completely futile gesture by Congress, which has no chance of passing a veto. I suspect it's more about the upcoming mid-term elections. Hopefully, SCOTUS will take up the so-called "national emergency" issue soon, although I suspect they would prefer to ignore it.

Battling colorectal cancer for two years can't have been pleasant. He was only 48.

I'm wondering how that guy (Epstein) managed to process millions of e-mails yet still leave an apparently "active" life. I think in my entire career in IT I had far fewer e-mails; maybe on the order of 1-200,000. The entire H. Clinton controversy was over 30,000 e-mails.

Amazon's delivery service is proving to be a hit.

Note that companies stocked up in advance of the tariff application, so many of the costs weren't passed along to the consumers in 2025 and may not be reflected in the statistics. That will change this year since those stockpiles have become exhausted. I've noticed some significant changes in store prices of late, so the tariffs are starting to bite.

For me at least, it's primarily a question of privacy. Age verification requires identity verification, which can aid criminal behavior and potentially allowing retaliation for some posted comment. This in turn limits freedom to speak one's mind and increases risk.

In the great primate Media posting wars... If you had to pick just one, is DJT more like a baboon or an orangutan? Curious people want to know. I mean, some baboons have that yellow hair, but orangutans are more orange.

Good grief. A see two posters who need their own rant thread. (Seen on FARK.) Meanwhile, DJT is again wanting to turn the page on the whole Epstein affair. The problem is he's on that pages as well, and the next, and the next...

Avatar: Fire and Ash As usual an amazing visual spectacular as well as a particularly long watch. Why does it feel like every Avatar movie has the same plot, with minor variations for flavoring? Is it the climactic battle scenes?

If their goal is to maximize deportations of illegal immigrants, these constitution violations are the very tactics that will cost them significant political support from moderates. In the end, we'll either be a complete despotism, or Republicans will likely get trashed in the next election.

Dog will need a bath later...

I'm wondering where the ACLU is with all these ongoing 4th amendment violations by the administration? ICE is claiming they can issue their own warrants without a need for the court. What a joke. They are invading the homes of American citizens then arresting and detaining them. Talk about unreasonable search and seizure. This is completely abrogating their oath of office.