SaintsInDome2006

Ah yes, it’s a mystery why they’re singled out.

Eh Alinsky was outmoded by 1980, but if anyone has followed his model of popular agitation (which is old hat) it’s Donald Trump.

Spending is skyrocketing under Trump.

Trump just pardoned the mayor who oversaw this.

Oh my. Buddy.

And they just had 2 Republicans/ex-Republicans win 5 terms prior to DiBlasio, plus Adams who’s a Fox favorite (& Trump pardonee). Sliwa has won the nomination running two times in a row now. I actually like Sliwa, but for some reason Republicans wont support him.

Anyone discuss what this will do to the cost of rum & coffee? Is there a good Venezuela rum? TIA.

Leader Trump has fired the FHFA Inspector General investigating the FHFF Director’sI handling of the James case. >>Allen received notice of his termination from the White House after he made efforts to provide key information to prosecutors in that office, according to four sources. The information he turned over was constitutionally required, two of them said, while a third described it as being potentially relevant in discovery. His ouster also came about as he was preparing to send a letter to Congress notifying lawmakers that the FHFA was not cooperating with the inspector general's office, three of the sources said. These individuals said the FHFA director would typically have been notified of such a letter.<<

NYC early voting is up 4X from the last mayoral race.

The portion edited out by CBS.

Eh, to be clear, Trump said: “I know nothing about it” and “I don’t know who he is.” The only way that works is if he’s just driveling into his drool cup as people push documents in front of him, or perhaps the autopen is getting healthy use for a price to Eric, Junior & Miller.

Folks: wars always, always, cause refugees. Without exception. They will land on our doorstep.

Trump is threatening New Yorkers he will cut off federal funds & consider other sanctions if they do not vote for Cuomo. - “It is my obligation to run the Nation.”

>> Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street. People yelled as vehicles honked their horn — a sign now used to alert neighbors that immigration federal agents are in the area — and witnesses said federal agents had arrested several landscaper workers presumed to be in the country without authorization. As Figueroa tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show. Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away. Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view. The Department of Homeland Security later released a statement claiming that Figueroa was at fault, saying “she crashed into an unmarked government vehicle and violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers.” Figueroa was released the same day a few hours later without charges. … According to Figueroa, after getting arrested, she was transported to multiple undisclosed locations, and repeatedly denied contact with family or legal counsel. “I was in shock and terrified. The video evidence is clear: Agents crashed into me. I was not involved in any protest or related activity, and I intend to seek justice for how I was treated,” Figueroa told the Tribune. … For hours, her family couldn’t locate her. Only after coming across a video online did they realize that Figueroa had been taken by masked federal agents through video circulating the web. They were able to ping her through her iPhone location at the ICE processing center in Broadview. Her mother said she was shocked and “desperately worried.” Figueroa had kidney surgery in August, and the way agents pulled her out of the vehicle and threw her on the ground “deeply concerned me,” her mother, Teresita Figueroa, told the Tribune. But what stunned Teresita Figueroa the most was that despite her daughter being a U.S. citizen, the family couldn’t locate her. She said no authorities, including the Chicago police, were able to give them clarity on why her daughter was arrested. Teresita Figueroa said her daughter is a loving mother of a 5-year-old boy and an aspiring lawyer working as a paralegal. Her record shows nothing more than a few minor traffic violations, the Tribune found. Her family started a fundraiser to cover medical and legal expenses. … Teresita Figueroa said she picked up her daughter from an ambulance in a parking lot in Lombard, a suburb west of Chicago. Her daughter was “very injured, in shock, and bleeding from her surgery,” she said. They had to rush Dayanne Figueroa to a nearby hospital to get checked. …<< Chicago Tribune

Trump approval rating is now the lowest it’s ever been, 37% (-18).

Trump just endorsed a Mainline Democrat. Therefore by law of transitive logic Trump endorsed everything you just said. Congratulations. Lindsey Graham may end up being right in this whole thing after all, but it’s a long road.

He won’t endorse the Republican. His brain is blue cheese, his soul is actually filet of sole.

More hijinx - Bondi is trying to retroactively appoint Halligan.

One thing about Mamdani that might be getting missed but should be noted for Dems if it works - his campaign has been positive, bright, poppy, energetic, engaged. It’s good fundamental retail politics.

Approval One Year from Midterm: Bush, 01 87% Kennedy, 61 79% Bush, 89 70% Nixon, 69 67% Eisenhower, ‘53 61% Carter, 77 55% Obama, 09 54% Reagan, ‘81 49% Clinton, ‘93 48% Biden, ‘21 48% Trump, ‘25 37% Trump, ‘17 36% +++++++++++++++ - CBS

I love NYC. This whole idea that this electorate voted for Giuliani & Bloomberg for 5 (!) terms yet is also socialist is absurd. I think there will be some stay at homes, third party protest votes for Sliwa, & generally nudging back to Cuomo in the ballot box. I think Mamdani will win but not by the sort of wipeout you have here. Also I have no idea why Republicans can’t run serious candidates in NYC anymore. All that Wall Street, Soho & Central Park wealth & no one will stand up? Odd.

The Eagles today remind me of the Cowboys of the 70s. They’re miles ahead of everyone else in terms of acquiring talent. The Pats did this for a long while under Belichick but they were often awful at the talent evaluation part. Can only hit on Edelmans & Ninkoviches for so long.

Because it wasn’t negotiated… in a way that would gain enough votes in the Senate?

Btw the House can still do business, they can pass other legislation & work with the Senate to pass a viable bill as well. I’d think they’d pass a bill thst would get through the Senate.

Ok then craft a bill that will lift a filibuster, if that’s the problem.