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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    Thank you S2. I may have seen it at cinema. I tried to recall the title from fragmentary memory. All I got was The Fifth Element.
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    The young one (foreground) looks familiar. I may have seen the movie from which this still was composed. McConnell [R-KY] may not have been wildly popular across the political aisle. BUT was McConnell a pedophile? Predatory / malevolent to children?
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    Uvalde - the followup

    Correct. Deterrence is not confined to a single bloodline. The "grieving father" that purchased the deadly weapon and gifted it to the criminal? I think we should deter such parental "generosity". I'll review the study you refer to if you post a link to it. But generally though few if any...
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    Uvalde - the followup

    That suggests the intent of such incarceration is deterrence. If not that, what? And if that, does it work?
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    Uvalde - the followup

    perhaps Is paying this n'er-do-well's room & board for over a decade adequate recompense for those traumatized by such incidents?
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    Below The Fold ...

    USA TODAY First flesh-eating bacteria death of 2026 recorded in this state Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY / Thu, July 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM GMT-5 Florida has reported the first death of the year caused by an infection from so-called "flesh-eating" bacterium, according to state health officials...
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    Looks like a MAGA portion nothing-burger. UNQUESTIONABLY if substance comes of this, cause for alarm. BUT ! definition: obstruction of justice n. The criminal offense of intentionally hindering or interfering with the processes of law. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language...
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    Uvalde - the followup

    A few decades ago that might have been impossible, because we'd need enough mental healthcare workers to satisfy demand. There aren't enough. BUT ! It's a new millennium. Among Eliza vintage software (1980's) there was software named "Doctor". Reportedly it was good enough that having a 3...
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    Cops behaving badly ...

    "Black Lives Matter", but not to NYPD. They fired over 40 rounds, over half of them missed. BUT ! They got him enough times to kill him anyway.
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    Just a little humor

    https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Odyssey It's A Wonderful bumper-sticker
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    Cops behaving badly ...

    Neither does a wallet.
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    :cry: note: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." Hanlon's Razor "Never"? - Withdrawing from JCPOA - Demolishing the white house East wing - Reflecting pool Are stupidity and malice mutually exclusive?
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    The war in Iran (or whose war is it anyways?)

    How views on Trump’s handling of Iran have shifted, according to a new AP-NORC poll LINLEY SANDERS and MIKE CATALINI / Updated Thu, July 30, 2026 at 4:06 AM GMT-5 WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, and President Donald Trump's approval rating on...
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    - trivia -

    Holy Father: In literal-minded simplicity you are correct. But the fact remains, "woke" is used precisely as an insult. "Woke" is an expression of dismissive contempt used as an insult by those whose sociopolitical positions are antithetical to reasoned conclusions. Why? Because the...
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    Quotable Quotes

    Trump ‘exasperated’ on Iran as top officials can’t agree on strategy, sources say Exclusive: The president erupted at some of his top national security officials during a recent meeting, according to two sources. NBC NEWS / nightly-newsU.S. military intentionally allowing some Iranian...
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    The war in Iran (or whose war is it anyways?)

    Trump ‘exasperated’ on Iran as top officials can’t agree on strategy, sources say Exclusive: The president erupted at some of his top national security officials during a recent meeting, according to two sources. NBC NEWS / nightly-newsU.S. military intentionally allowing some Iranian...
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    The war in Iran (or whose war is it anyways?)

    It was outright wholesale fraud. "There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt that he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us." V.P. Cheney" 8/26/02" C-SPAN2 "Intelligence gathered by this and other...
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    The Second Term of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America

    Wiki lists Governor Beshear's party affiliation as Democrat. My initial reaction is it's more divisive partisan politics. But with sadness I also recognize, Republicans prioritize their own partisan loyalty ahead of their own patriotism. They're Americans. They're Republicans. But apparently...
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