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In other words, there is an urban-rural divide. Unfortunately for this argument, it still amounts to a large number of people living in the blue areas.
Dejan Corovic
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Yes, but these metropolitan areas are where more than 50% of US GDP is produced. Cities don't just have the economic power, but a different way of life as well.
pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
I've heard that Apollo 8 saved 1968: two notable assassinations that year. Kind of ironic that Artemis II is now on the pad and will hopefully repeat that mission very soon. It would be reassuring if we could pause this insanity for just a few moments the way they did back then and show some pride on an accomplishment like that.
Budweiser was wise to embrace tradition because they nearly committed financial suicide pandering to the Woke crowd.
Budweiser was wise to embrace tradition because they nearly committed financial suicide pandering to the Woke crowd.
Dejan Corovic
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pigfarmer
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We've had a couple weeks of extreme artic cold. The new mayor changed policy and stopped the police from forcing homeless into shelters and as a result more than a dozen died in a single night from exposure.
The young weakling mayor handed out thin Soviet red blankets. IDK if this is AI but the story is real enough.
Meanwhile when not wearing expensive tailored suits the man o' the people had a custom embroidered Carhart made for himself. I bet it's warm. Oh, and never mind the 12 billion dollar budget shortfall - they had a blamestorm and have that all squared away.
Mamdani ripped over hunt for personalized Carhartt jacket ahead of winter storm that left 16 New Yorkers dead: 'City is still a mess'
They got what they wanted, there's their new commie mayor getting off to a fine start.
The young weakling mayor handed out thin Soviet red blankets. IDK if this is AI but the story is real enough.
Meanwhile when not wearing expensive tailored suits the man o' the people had a custom embroidered Carhart made for himself. I bet it's warm. Oh, and never mind the 12 billion dollar budget shortfall - they had a blamestorm and have that all squared away.
Mamdani ripped over hunt for personalized Carhartt jacket ahead of winter storm that left 16 New Yorkers dead: 'City is still a mess'
They got what they wanted, there's their new commie mayor getting off to a fine start.
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nivek
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Watchdog releases scathing report on Tlaib's alleged ties to terrorist groups, warning of 'potential risks'
A comprehensive new briefing document from a prominent nonpartisan research and policy group is sounding the alarm on "serious ethical and national security concerns" related to Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib and her affiliations with individuals and organizations linked to designated foreign terrorist entities."The conduct of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, including her rhetoric, affiliations, campaign infrastructure, and ideological alignment with certain individuals and organizations, raises serious concerns about potential risks to the ethical and institutional integrity of the United States government," the report, released by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy’s advocacy and policy-oriented arm, states.
The report details a "recurring pattern" of behavior that it says suggests an ideological affinity for radical movements, ranging from participation in conferences featuring convicted terrorists to significant campaign payments made to activists linked to Hamas and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-aligned networks.
The briefing covers Tlaib’s financial history and says her campaign apparatus poured large sums of cash to anti-Israel activists, including almost $600,000 between 2020 and 2025 to Unbought Power, a consulting firm headed by Rasha Mubarak.
Mubarak has faced scrutiny for her past affiliations with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an unindicted co-conspirator in the 2009 Holy Land Foundation terror-financing trial, and the Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ), which has been investigated for ties to the PFLP-linked group Samidoun.
Tlaib, according to the briefing, has shared the stage with a variety of questionable figures highlighted by a conference alongside Wisam Rafeedie, a convicted PFLP operative, who defended the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack as "resistance."
"Through public endorsement, co-sponsorship, and amplification, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has consistently engaged with a range of organizations known to maintain operational or ideological ties to terrorist networks," the briefing states. "Tlaib has engaged with and disseminated the messaging of these groups and has shared related content on social media platforms, has participated in events organized by these groups, and has referenced their terminology and conceptual frameworks in official congressional communications."
Tlaib is no stranger to being accused of promoting hostile foreign actors, and the House of Representatives has already taken formal action against the Michigan Democrat twice. She was first censured in November 2023 for promoting alleged false narratives regarding the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. A second resolution was introduced in September 2025 following her appearance at the "People's Conference for Palestine," where speakers allegedly "whitewashed" convicted Hamas financiers.
Tlaib’s language made another appearance in the briefing as ISGAP Action described antisemitic "tropes" used by the Michigan congresswoman on multiple occasions. The report cites an August 2021 event where Tlaib referenced "people behind the curtain" making money off "racism" from "Gaza to Detroit."
The briefing goes further than issuing warnings about Tlaib's record and calls on government agencies to take specific action.
The briefing calls for a formal congressional inquiry into Tlaib’s conduct that specifically reviews her public statements that allegedly align with terrorist organizations, her attendance at events honoring convicted terrorists and a thorough review of her campaign fundraising sources. Additionally, the briefing asks the Department of Justice's National Security Division to conduct a legal review to determine if Tlaib or her affiliates have violated 18 U.S. Code §2339B, which prohibits providing material support to foreign terrorist organizations.
The Federal Election Commission, according to the briefing, should perform a forensic audit of Tlaib’s campaign finances focusing on donations from individuals tied to terror networks. "Tlaib’s conduct demonstrates how extremist ideologies can infiltrate mainstream democratic institutions," the report concludes. "If left unchecked, her actions will continue to legitimize hate."
Last year, Tlaib's name came up in another ISGAP Action report that highlighted what it called a multi-generational campaign by the Muslim Brotherhood to "transform Western society from within" and covertly infiltrate the United States. "The election and re-election of congresswomen such as Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who have openly defended positions aligned with Brotherhood perspectives on Israel, counterterrorism, and international relations, demonstrates the intersection of identity politics and Brotherhood narratives," the report stated.
"While neither congresswoman has a documented formal affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood, both have appeared at events organized by Brotherhood-aligned organizations, have received campaign support from Brotherhood-aligned donors, and have consistently advocated positions aligned with Brotherhood objectives."
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nivek
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What a dumbass, seriously this is beyond ridiculous, it is downright racist, I won't post the image, its in the link though...I don't care if the original meme came from another source, he did not have to use it for his own means...I lost what very little respect I have for this President...
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Trump posts video depicting Obamas as apes sparking backlash across political divide
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nivek
As Above So Below
Ridiculous excuse...
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Trump wipes 'disgusting' Obama ape video from account as White House throws staffer under the bus
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pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
Absolutely mind blowing, stupid on a huge public scale. I wonder how many had to approve this before it aired.
I doubt the Obamas mind, they got handed this media gift to rail about and in this case rightly so. Also, perhaps an hour has passed without Michelle reminding us she's black and how different and harder everything was for her. She and Meghan Markle - icons of diversity and struggle.
I doubt the Obamas mind, they got handed this media gift to rail about and in this case rightly so. Also, perhaps an hour has passed without Michelle reminding us she's black and how different and harder everything was for her. She and Meghan Markle - icons of diversity and struggle.
pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
Between Prince Andrew's arrest and imminent war with Iran bitching about a new fee is pithy because it is but here you go: Buying Paint In New York Now Costs a Bit More Due to New PaintCare Fee
I bought a quart of paint yesterday at Home Depot and noticed a 45 cent fee applied. This is some new green initiative that's only been enacted by a handful of blue states to 'help deal with the disposal of household paints so they don't get into the solid waste management system'. PaintCare is a nonprofit that collects the money so technically you can't call this a tax. Am I a cynic or just actually paying attention to suggest that whatever they do with that money it won't do one thing regarding paint ? If so I'd like to see it in action.
I pay for private garbage collection and they like to send me annual reports on what they do with our garbage. We all have two bins, one for recyclables and everything is sorted by machines and the remainder incinerated. If there is a problem with leftover paint they deal with it and all they've ever asked is to fill the can with sand before you toss it. How a nonprofit would interact with a private collection company is beyond my understanding. In fact its not designed to but I get to pay for it anyway. if I were a house painter it would be just one more fee I pass along to the homeowner. Try finding a house painter around here anymore that isn't an illegal......
Incidentally, I recycle my oil, anti freeze and batteries appropriately because it's the right thing to do and is easy, no reason not to. Years ago the garbage company got rid of their pickers and bought fancy new trucks with hydraulic claws that one man operates and then issued everyone giant bins the machine is designed to pick up; one for recyclables and the other for everything else. They're huge. As long as the lid closes and the weight - which must be considerable - doesn't activate the clutch on that hydraulic arm I can (and have) thrown away all sorts of verboten stuff that nobody so much as blinked at. I could stuff dead hookers in there and nobody would know so pardon me if some nebulous feel good fee is anything other than exactly what it appears to be.
Death from a thousand cuts, living in a blue state means someone's hand is always in your ******g wallet.
I bought a quart of paint yesterday at Home Depot and noticed a 45 cent fee applied. This is some new green initiative that's only been enacted by a handful of blue states to 'help deal with the disposal of household paints so they don't get into the solid waste management system'. PaintCare is a nonprofit that collects the money so technically you can't call this a tax. Am I a cynic or just actually paying attention to suggest that whatever they do with that money it won't do one thing regarding paint ? If so I'd like to see it in action.
I pay for private garbage collection and they like to send me annual reports on what they do with our garbage. We all have two bins, one for recyclables and everything is sorted by machines and the remainder incinerated. If there is a problem with leftover paint they deal with it and all they've ever asked is to fill the can with sand before you toss it. How a nonprofit would interact with a private collection company is beyond my understanding. In fact its not designed to but I get to pay for it anyway. if I were a house painter it would be just one more fee I pass along to the homeowner. Try finding a house painter around here anymore that isn't an illegal......
Incidentally, I recycle my oil, anti freeze and batteries appropriately because it's the right thing to do and is easy, no reason not to. Years ago the garbage company got rid of their pickers and bought fancy new trucks with hydraulic claws that one man operates and then issued everyone giant bins the machine is designed to pick up; one for recyclables and the other for everything else. They're huge. As long as the lid closes and the weight - which must be considerable - doesn't activate the clutch on that hydraulic arm I can (and have) thrown away all sorts of verboten stuff that nobody so much as blinked at. I could stuff dead hookers in there and nobody would know so pardon me if some nebulous feel good fee is anything other than exactly what it appears to be.
Death from a thousand cuts, living in a blue state means someone's hand is always in your ******g wallet.
pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
Billionaires Spielberg, Zuckerberg eyeing East Coast, stirring concerns about California’s wealth-tax proposal
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg, left, recently moved to Manhattan and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is eyeing property in Florida as a labor union tries to place a billionaires tax on the November ballot.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times; Godofredo A. Vasquez / Associated Press)
California may be losing two of the state’s most famed residents and generous political donors.
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg recently moved to New York and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is eyeing purchasing a new property in Florida, stirring speculation about whether their decisions are tied to a proposed new tax on California billionaires to fund healthcare for the state’s most vulnerable residents.
Although a handful of prominent conservatives who bolted out of California noisily blamed their departure on the controversial wealth tax measure, as well as the state’s liberal ways and what they describe as cumbersome business regulations, neither Zuckerberg nor Spielberg has given any indication that the tax proposal is the reason for their moves.
A spokesperson for Spielberg, who has owned homes on both the East and West coasts since at least the mid-1990s, said the sole motivation for Spielberg and his wife, actor Kate Capshaw, decamping to Manhattan was to be near family.
“Steven’s move to the East Coast is both long-planned and driven purely by his and Kate Capshaw’s desire to be closer to their New York based children and grandchildren,” said Terry Press, a spokesperson for the prodigious filmmaker. She declined to answer questions about his position on the proposed ballot measure.
Director Steven Spielberg presents president Bill Clinton with the Ambassadors Humanity award at the 5th Annual Ambassadors for Humanity Dinner Honoring former President Bill Clinton to support the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation held at the Amblin theatre Universal Studios on February 17, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.
(Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
On Jan. 1, Spielberg and Capshaw officially became residents of New York City, settling in the historic San Remo co-op in Central Park West. The storied building is among the most exclusive in Manhattan, having been home to Bono, Mick Jagger, Warren Beatty, Tiger Woods and many other celebrities. On the same day, Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment opened an office in New York City.
Zuckerberg and his wife, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, are considering buying a $200-million waterfront mansion in South Florida, the Wall Street Journal first reported this month. The property is located in Miami’s Indian Creek, a gated barrier island that is an alcove of the wealthy and the influential, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner.
Representatives for Zuckerberg declined to comment.
The billionaires’ moves raised eyebrows because they take place as supporters of the proposed 5% one-time tax on the assets of California billionaires and trusts are gathering signatures to qualify the initiative for the November ballot. Led by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, they must gather the signatures of nearly 875,000 registered voters and submit them to county elections officials by June 24.
Business
The proposed ballot measure, if it qualifies for the ballot and is approved by voters, would apply to Californians who are residents of the state as of 2026. But residency requirements are murky. Among the factors considered by the state’s Franchise Tax Board are where someone is registered to vote, the location of their principal residence, how much time they spend in California, where their driver’s license was issued and their cars registered, where their spouse and children live, the location of their doctors, dentists, accountants and attorneys, and their “social ties,” such as the site of their house of worship or country club.
It’s unclear whether the proposal will qualify for the November ballot, and if it does, whether voters will approve it. However, a mass exodus of a number of the state’s billionaires — more than 200 people — would have a notable effect on state revenue, regardless. The state’s budget volatility is caused by its heavy reliance on taxes paid by the state’s wealthiest residents, including from levies on capital gains and stock-based compensation.
“The highest-income Californians pay the largest share of the state’s personal income tax,” according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2026-27 budget summary that was published in January. “The significant share of personal income taxes — by far the state’s largest General Fund revenue source — paid by a small percentage of taxpayers increases the difficulty of forecasting personal income tax revenue.”
This reliance on wealthy Californians is among the reasons the proposed billionaires tax has created a schism among Democrats and is a source of discord in the 2026 governor’s race to replace Newsom, who cannot seek another term and is weighing a presidential bid. He opposes the proposal; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT.) campaigned for it Wednesday evening at the Wiltern in Los Angeles.
“I am not only supportive of what they’re trying to do in California, but we’re going to introduce a wealth tax for the whole country. We have got to deal with the greed, the extraordinary greed, of the billionaire class,” Sanders told reporters Feb. 11.
Zuckerberg and Spielberg are both prolific political donors, though it is difficult to fully account for their contributions to candidates, campaigns and other entities because of how they or their affiliates donate to them as well as the intricacies of campaign finance reporting.
Spielberg, 79, a Hollywood legend, is worth more than $7 billion, according to Forbes. He and his wife have donated almost universally to Democratic candidates and causes, according to Open Secrets, a nonprofit, nonpartisan tracker of federal campaign contributions, and the California secretary of state’s office.
The prolific filmmaker, who won acclaim for movies such as “Schindler’s List,” “Jaws,” “Jurassic Park” and the “Indiana Jones” trilogy, was born in Ohio and lived with his family in several states before moving to California. He attended Cal State Long Beach but dropped out after Universal Studios gave him a contract to direct television shows.
Zuckerberg, 41, launched Facebook while in college and is worth more than $219 billion, making him among the world’s richest people, according to Forbes.
His largest personal federal political donation appears to be $1 million to FWD.us, a group focused on criminal justice and immigration reform nationwide, according to Open Secrets.
Zuckerberg, who is currently a registered Democrat in Santa Clara County, has donated to politicians across the partisan spectrum, including Democrats such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to Republicans such as President Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio when he ran for the White House and Chris Christie during his New Jersey gubernatorial campaign.
Both men’s personal donations don’t include their other effects on campaign finances — Spielberg has helped countless Democratic politicians raise money in Hollywood; Zuckerberg’s company has made other contributions. Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration committee in December 2024. Zuckerberg later attended the president’s swearing in at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
Zuckerberg, born in White Plains, N.Y., created an early prototype of Facebook while at Harvard University and dropped out to move to Silicon Valley to complete the social media platform, as depicted in the award-winning film “The Social Network.”
He still owns multiple properties in California and elsewhere, including a controversial, massive compound on Kauai that includes two mansions, dozens of bedrooms, multiple other buildings and recreational spaces — and an underground bunker that features a metal door filled with concrete, according to a 2023 investigation by Wired. The cost
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg, left, recently moved to Manhattan and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is eyeing property in Florida as a labor union tries to place a billionaires tax on the November ballot.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times; Godofredo A. Vasquez / Associated Press)
California may be losing two of the state’s most famed residents and generous political donors.
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg recently moved to New York and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is eyeing purchasing a new property in Florida, stirring speculation about whether their decisions are tied to a proposed new tax on California billionaires to fund healthcare for the state’s most vulnerable residents.
Although a handful of prominent conservatives who bolted out of California noisily blamed their departure on the controversial wealth tax measure, as well as the state’s liberal ways and what they describe as cumbersome business regulations, neither Zuckerberg nor Spielberg has given any indication that the tax proposal is the reason for their moves.
A spokesperson for Spielberg, who has owned homes on both the East and West coasts since at least the mid-1990s, said the sole motivation for Spielberg and his wife, actor Kate Capshaw, decamping to Manhattan was to be near family.
“Steven’s move to the East Coast is both long-planned and driven purely by his and Kate Capshaw’s desire to be closer to their New York based children and grandchildren,” said Terry Press, a spokesperson for the prodigious filmmaker. She declined to answer questions about his position on the proposed ballot measure.
Director Steven Spielberg presents president Bill Clinton with the Ambassadors Humanity award at the 5th Annual Ambassadors for Humanity Dinner Honoring former President Bill Clinton to support the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation held at the Amblin theatre Universal Studios on February 17, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.
(Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
On Jan. 1, Spielberg and Capshaw officially became residents of New York City, settling in the historic San Remo co-op in Central Park West. The storied building is among the most exclusive in Manhattan, having been home to Bono, Mick Jagger, Warren Beatty, Tiger Woods and many other celebrities. On the same day, Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment opened an office in New York City.
Zuckerberg and his wife, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, are considering buying a $200-million waterfront mansion in South Florida, the Wall Street Journal first reported this month. The property is located in Miami’s Indian Creek, a gated barrier island that is an alcove of the wealthy and the influential, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner.
Representatives for Zuckerberg declined to comment.
The billionaires’ moves raised eyebrows because they take place as supporters of the proposed 5% one-time tax on the assets of California billionaires and trusts are gathering signatures to qualify the initiative for the November ballot. Led by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, they must gather the signatures of nearly 875,000 registered voters and submit them to county elections officials by June 24.
Business
If approved, the tax would raise roughly $100 billion that would largely pay for healthcare services, as well as some education programs. Critics say it would drive the wealthy and their companies out of the state. On Dec. 31, venture capitalist David Sacks announced that he was opening an office in Austin, Texas, the same day PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel publicized that his firm had opened a new office in Miami.The proposed ballot measure, if it qualifies for the ballot and is approved by voters, would apply to Californians who are residents of the state as of 2026. But residency requirements are murky. Among the factors considered by the state’s Franchise Tax Board are where someone is registered to vote, the location of their principal residence, how much time they spend in California, where their driver’s license was issued and their cars registered, where their spouse and children live, the location of their doctors, dentists, accountants and attorneys, and their “social ties,” such as the site of their house of worship or country club.
It’s unclear whether the proposal will qualify for the November ballot, and if it does, whether voters will approve it. However, a mass exodus of a number of the state’s billionaires — more than 200 people — would have a notable effect on state revenue, regardless. The state’s budget volatility is caused by its heavy reliance on taxes paid by the state’s wealthiest residents, including from levies on capital gains and stock-based compensation.
“The highest-income Californians pay the largest share of the state’s personal income tax,” according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2026-27 budget summary that was published in January. “The significant share of personal income taxes — by far the state’s largest General Fund revenue source — paid by a small percentage of taxpayers increases the difficulty of forecasting personal income tax revenue.”
This reliance on wealthy Californians is among the reasons the proposed billionaires tax has created a schism among Democrats and is a source of discord in the 2026 governor’s race to replace Newsom, who cannot seek another term and is weighing a presidential bid. He opposes the proposal; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT.) campaigned for it Wednesday evening at the Wiltern in Los Angeles.
“I am not only supportive of what they’re trying to do in California, but we’re going to introduce a wealth tax for the whole country. We have got to deal with the greed, the extraordinary greed, of the billionaire class,” Sanders told reporters Feb. 11.
Zuckerberg and Spielberg are both prolific political donors, though it is difficult to fully account for their contributions to candidates, campaigns and other entities because of how they or their affiliates donate to them as well as the intricacies of campaign finance reporting.
Spielberg, 79, a Hollywood legend, is worth more than $7 billion, according to Forbes. He and his wife have donated almost universally to Democratic candidates and causes, according to Open Secrets, a nonprofit, nonpartisan tracker of federal campaign contributions, and the California secretary of state’s office.
The prolific filmmaker, who won acclaim for movies such as “Schindler’s List,” “Jaws,” “Jurassic Park” and the “Indiana Jones” trilogy, was born in Ohio and lived with his family in several states before moving to California. He attended Cal State Long Beach but dropped out after Universal Studios gave him a contract to direct television shows.
Zuckerberg, 41, launched Facebook while in college and is worth more than $219 billion, making him among the world’s richest people, according to Forbes.
His largest personal federal political donation appears to be $1 million to FWD.us, a group focused on criminal justice and immigration reform nationwide, according to Open Secrets.
Zuckerberg, who is currently a registered Democrat in Santa Clara County, has donated to politicians across the partisan spectrum, including Democrats such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to Republicans such as President Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio when he ran for the White House and Chris Christie during his New Jersey gubernatorial campaign.
Both men’s personal donations don’t include their other effects on campaign finances — Spielberg has helped countless Democratic politicians raise money in Hollywood; Zuckerberg’s company has made other contributions. Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration committee in December 2024. Zuckerberg later attended the president’s swearing in at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
Zuckerberg, born in White Plains, N.Y., created an early prototype of Facebook while at Harvard University and dropped out to move to Silicon Valley to complete the social media platform, as depicted in the award-winning film “The Social Network.”
He still owns multiple properties in California and elsewhere, including a controversial, massive compound on Kauai that includes two mansions, dozens of bedrooms, multiple other buildings and recreational spaces — and an underground bunker that features a metal door filled with concrete, according to a 2023 investigation by Wired. The cost
pigfarmer
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No big surprise there.
Live updates: Trump addresses press after Supreme Court strikes down his sweeping tariffs
Live updates: Trump addresses press after Supreme Court strikes down his sweeping tariffs
nivek
As Above So Below
He is no different than Biden, when the Supreme Court struck down Biden's debt forgiveness for student loans, Biden found other ways to circumvent the Supreme Court...Now Trump is doing the same thing, which I do not agree with...If the Supreme Court says no then that is the end, they should not be able to circumvent the court rulings...
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pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
I watched most of his press conference yesterday with disgust, mostly related to his comments about the justices themselves which I found highly inappropriate. Somewhere in this pile of junk I sit at I have a pocket Constitution that DT should keep handy. It's a tiny book - 'a good book, you should read it' to quote him. In fact he's only a short walk from the actual Constitution. To be fair though its in a darkened room behind thick glass and your Mom would tell you to turn a light on or go blind and since you can't there maybe that's why he hasn't bothered to even casually glance at it.
This is when we all become economics experts. Have at it, I'll be indulging in my hobbies waiting for the strikes on Iran to begin.
This is when we all become economics experts. Have at it, I'll be indulging in my hobbies waiting for the strikes on Iran to begin.
pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
Think of all the disenfranchised volunteer snow shovelers whose rights and freedom have been stripped because of this Nazi and racist requirement................... our very democracy is in danger
Mamdani blasted for requiring 5 forms of ID to shovel snow while DSA opposes voter ID
Snowcialism has hit The Big Apple.
Lefty Mayor Zohran Mamdani opposes requiring ID’s to vote — but mandates no less than five forms of identification in order to shovel snow.
The New York City Sanitation Department website says that in order to register as an emergency snow shoveler, an applicant must provide two small photos sized 1-1.5 square inches, two original forms of ID plus copies, and their social security card.
Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani was ripped for requiring multiple forms of ID to be a snow shoveler while the DSA opposes voter ID. Janet Mayer/INSTARimages.com
Mamdani called on New Yorkers to sign up to become emergency snow shovelers Saturday, telling them to show up to a local sanitation garage with the reams of required paperwork.
“For those who want to do more to help your neighbors and earn some extra cash, you too can become an emergency snow shoveler. Just show up at your local sanitation garage… with your paperwork which is accessible online,” Hizzoner said at a presser Saturday.
Shovelers earn an hourly rate of $19.14 and the pay jumps to $28.71 an hour after the first 40 hours worked in a week, per the sanitation department’s website.
The mayor is a member of the NY-chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, which vehemently opposes Voter ID law The SAVE Act, deeming it racist.
“Our candidates for office stand firm against racist voter ID laws and secret poll taxes like the ‘SAVE America Act,'” The DSA’s website stated.
Social media users icily mocked Mamdani over the apparent hypocrisy.
Applicants are required to provide two photos, two forms of ID and a social security card. nyc.gov
“This is Jim SNOW 2.0,” Fox News host Jimmy Failla quipped on X.
“No joke. To register to shovel snow in Mamdani’s NYC….for the impending snowstorm, you need two types of identification. Can’t make this up,” X user Casey Cook posted.
“Mamdani’s snow shovellers must be ‘Eligible to work in the United States,'” an X user posted above a gif of Greta Thunberg mouthing “how dare you.”
Gotham can see as much as 24 inches of snow in a massive blizzard set to hit the East Coast on Sunday and Monday.
Wind gusts can hit as much as 60 miles per hour and one through three inches of snow is set to fall per hour as the storm rages.
Mamdani blasted for requiring 5 forms of ID to shovel snow while DSA opposes voter ID
Snowcialism has hit The Big Apple.
Lefty Mayor Zohran Mamdani opposes requiring ID’s to vote — but mandates no less than five forms of identification in order to shovel snow.
The New York City Sanitation Department website says that in order to register as an emergency snow shoveler, an applicant must provide two small photos sized 1-1.5 square inches, two original forms of ID plus copies, and their social security card.
Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani was ripped for requiring multiple forms of ID to be a snow shoveler while the DSA opposes voter ID. Janet Mayer/INSTARimages.com
Mamdani called on New Yorkers to sign up to become emergency snow shovelers Saturday, telling them to show up to a local sanitation garage with the reams of required paperwork.
“For those who want to do more to help your neighbors and earn some extra cash, you too can become an emergency snow shoveler. Just show up at your local sanitation garage… with your paperwork which is accessible online,” Hizzoner said at a presser Saturday.
Shovelers earn an hourly rate of $19.14 and the pay jumps to $28.71 an hour after the first 40 hours worked in a week, per the sanitation department’s website.
The mayor is a member of the NY-chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, which vehemently opposes Voter ID law The SAVE Act, deeming it racist.
“Our candidates for office stand firm against racist voter ID laws and secret poll taxes like the ‘SAVE America Act,'” The DSA’s website stated.
Social media users icily mocked Mamdani over the apparent hypocrisy.
Applicants are required to provide two photos, two forms of ID and a social security card. nyc.gov
“This is Jim SNOW 2.0,” Fox News host Jimmy Failla quipped on X.
“No joke. To register to shovel snow in Mamdani’s NYC….for the impending snowstorm, you need two types of identification. Can’t make this up,” X user Casey Cook posted.
“Mamdani’s snow shovellers must be ‘Eligible to work in the United States,'” an X user posted above a gif of Greta Thunberg mouthing “how dare you.”
Gotham can see as much as 24 inches of snow in a massive blizzard set to hit the East Coast on Sunday and Monday.
Wind gusts can hit as much as 60 miles per hour and one through three inches of snow is set to fall per hour as the storm rages.
nivek
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Democrats’ big misfire at State of the Union has GOP strategists salivating
Republican political strategists are salivating over what they perceive as a misfire by the Democratic Party during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, arguing incidents of clear defiance and contempt for Trump's message will be "huge" for the GOP in the upcoming midterm elections. One of the most dramatic moments of Trump’s address on Tuesday night came when the president challenged every lawmaker in the chamber to stand if they believe their first duty is to protect American citizens rather than illegal immigrants."One of the great things about the State of the Union is how it gives Americans the chance to see clearly what their representatives really believe," Trump said. "So tonight, I'm inviting every legislator to join with my administration in reaffirming a fundamental principle: if you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support: The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens." As Trump said this, Republicans stood while Democrats remained seated, prompting condemnation from the president. The White House called the moment a "must-watch."
Ryan James Girdusky, a GOP strategist with 1776 Project PAC, was quick to recognize the significance of the moment, writing on X, "A billion dollar ad just wrote itself because they wouldn't stand." "Trump just orchestrated a great midterm ad, stand if you care about American citizens over illegal aliens and all the Democrats sat," wrote Girdusky.
Tim Murtaugh, a former Trump senior advisor and campaign communications director, told Fox News Digital that "it was a huge moment because it forced the Democrats to self-identify as radicals who would rather defend illegal aliens over law-abiding American citizens."
"There could be no clearer illustration that Democrats root against America when they’re not in power," said Murtaugh, who runs Line Drive Public Affairs. He accused Democrats of being "embarrassed to be Americans, whether they’re in power or not."
"In their mind, good news for Americans is bad news for Democrats," said Murtaugh. "They aren’t going to solve any problems — they’re only going to add to them — and the American people got to see them proclaim it themselves."
"That moment will certainly be useful, and President Trump knows them so well he was able to make them do it," he added.
Lora Ries, director of the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital that congressional Democrats "clearly showed America they believe their number one duty is to protect illegal aliens, not American citizens."
"Hopefully, that opened many more eyes to see that Democrats, to hang onto power, rely on illegal aliens (and other noncitizens) to illegally vote, have their ballots harvested, and for their headcount in the U.S. Census to maintain their congressional districts and the number of presidential electoral votes in their states," said Ries, adding, "This is why Democrats refuse to vote for proof of citizenship during voter registration or proof of ID when voting." She advocated for passage of the Save America Act, which she said, "Would make these changes, which are critically needed to bring integrity to, and confidence in, our federal elections." The Save Act, officially the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, has passed the House but faces an uncertain path in the Senate.
While Republicans have predicted that the Democrats’ sitting moment will loom large in the midterm elections, not all see it that way. Former President Barack Obama speechwriter and Democratic strategist Jon Favreau mocked Republicans for calling attention to the moment, posting on X that "It's genuinely so funny how hard they're trying to make this a thing."
Courtney Rice, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee communications director, told Fox News Digital, "House Democrats have been clear that we need to secure the border and reform the broken immigration system, both of which can be done without shooting American citizens on their own streets and terrorizing communities."
Rice said, "Republicans’ overreach in enacting their immigration enforcement has turned voters against them," which she said is reflected in polling. "Trump continues to downplay and mock voters’ concerns over how expensive everything is – and Republicans refuse to say or do anything to the contrary," she said, adding, "Their cruelty and refusal to listen to voters’ concerns will be why they lose in November."
Meanwhile, Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff for policy and Homeland Security advisor, said the moment in which Democrats refused to stand sent "chills to the bone" and said it "will live for a thousand years."
"Democrats declared to the world their searing disdain for, and profound disloyalty to, the actual citizens of the United States. They were repeatedly entreated to stand. Over and over. They refused," said Miller.
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I wondered what recent events would sit with my younger boy Chris. He officially joined the teens for Trump club at school. Very proud of him