SaintsInDome2006

We love TiVo.

Yeah, odd how Epstein got the run of the place.

So, your main concerns are: - Preservation of monuments. - Hiring practices. - Protests about Israel. - Library / school reading & bathroom practices. - The firewall & independence of the FCC. - The sentencing practices of local courts. - Protests about immigration. - Jurisdiction of federal district courts over national constitutional issues. - Government ownership of industries. ++++ Well, I don’t see national security, the economy, free elections, political corruption. I mean we’re withdrawing troops from Eastern Europe & resuming nuclear testing while threatening war on 2 continents but hey there’s a guy in drag reading to kids in Edina MN.

If you really believe this, then anything is permissible on the part of Trump, is that fair?

We got a pretty good glimpse of what we can expect the New White House to look like this weekend. And yeah. And also. Featuring the trans anthem. Etc. Quite humble & tasteful.

There is no good analysis of this deal. I’m not even sure it’s even a deal considering it’s not comprehensive.

The illegal killing of people with zero demonstrated reason or basis would mean the US is doing the thing we should intervene to stop.

South Park does its thing.

SNL: White House Makeover.

End game: China & Xi humiliate Trump. Results: China now buys far fewer soybeans & other Agricultural products. - China has increased its access to the US’s highest & best technology. - Total lack of movement on Taiwan. US citizens continue to pay exorbitant VAT taxes aka tariffs that didn’t exist before for a market we created but which have now surrendered to competitors, many of which used to be our trade allies. - The Wuhan Virus bio lab was always a joke claim & Trump didn’t even raise the supposed act of war.

The US has killed 61 people using the military against foreign flagged ships in international waters, providing no evidence of drug trafficking or other illegal action.

We just pulled troops out of Niger. (Thats a different country FYI). In fact the Russians took over our expensive new military base. Same thing is going on there. You’ll never guess what Nigeria has but Niger doesn’t.

This is not about Kirk, it’s about the terrorism arrests in Dearborn. >>Announcing their arrests on Friday, Patel said more information would be coming soon, however the FBI and Michigan authorities have offered few details about the case. Spokespersons for the state and national FBI and the U.S. Attorney in Detroit did not immediately respond to messages Saturday. The investigation involved discussion in an online chat room involving at least some of the suspects who were taken into custody, according to two people briefed on the investigation who could not publicly discuss details. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The group allegedly discussed carrying out an attack around Halloween, referring to “pumpkin day,” according to one of the people. The other person briefed on the investigation confirmed that there had been a “pumpkin” reference. However, lawyer Amir Makled, who represents a man from the suburb of Dearborn who was still detained on Saturday, said federal authorities haven’t given him many details about the investigation but after reviewing the matter, he concluded that no terror event was planned. He said he doesn’t expect any charges will be filed. “I don’t know where this hysteria and this fearmongering came from,” Makled said. He described the all-male group of U.S. citizens as gamers, and said they range in age from 16 to 20. “If these young men were on forums that they should not have been on or things of that nature, then we’ll have to wait and see,” Makled said. “But I don’t believe that there’s anything illegal about any of the activity they were doing.”<<

A nugget here is that Trump called Schumer “almost treasonous” for calling his China trip a dud. (Schumer was being too easy on him IMO).

George Santos - convicted of felonies including identity theft, fraud & theft of political contributions- is now working at DOJ.

We’ve done plenty in Nigeria & they’re the largest democracy in Africa. Nigeria elected its government. Yemen is in civil war & Houthis attack international shipping & attack innocent civilians constantly. I *completely agree with your last point, it has zero to do with Trump & maga. And you completely ignored the point about USAID. And Syria, where Trump withdrew troops unilaterally, they were explicitly protecting Syrian Christians.

Ukraine. Gaza. USAID. South Sudan. Yemen. Syria.

The clip that angered Il Duce Donaldo.

The DOJ has indicted a Democratic Congressional candidate for protesting. >> Federal prosecutors in Chicago drew swift criticism Wednesday with the unsealing of a grand jury indictment that charges six people, including congressional candidate and social media influencer Kat Abughazaleh, with conspiring to impede a federal officer in Broadview. The charges stem from a protest Sept. 26 outside the western suburb’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. Video of the incident shows Abughazaleh and several others crowding and pushing against a black SUV, slowing its approach toward the facility. But the case also raises constitutional concerns, targeting Democrats who have opposed the Trump administration deportation campaign known as “Operation Midway Blitz.” The defendants each face a conspiracy charge carrying a maximum prison sentence of six years. Charged with Abughazaleh, 26, are Catherine Sharp, 29, who is running for a Cook County Board seat and serves as chief of staff to Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th); Brian Straw, 38, an Oak Park trustee; and Michael Rabbitt, 62, a 45th Ward Democratic committeeperson. Also charged are Andre Martin, 27, and Joselyn Walsh, 31.<<

I saw a guy bartender wearing nail polish at the Denver airport. I bought the beer uneventfully. I went to a private event at a place I went to with coworkers in Charlotte, one of the customers was a big dude who wore a dress, makeup, & a shaved pate. He didn’t cause any problems. The US Ambassador to Israel being a TV grifter & completely unqualified who got his position in a global warfare & terrorist hotspot seems infinitely more dangerous to me, but I’ll keep you posted.

Crazy. This evening I saw the US Ambassador to Israel doing an infomercial (maybe live?) for an energy supplement on IIRC an evangelical network.

Shad it’s the end of the 4th paragraph. I copied right out of it. Sorry, you asked, just trying to answer your question.

Three “individuals, who spoke anonymously out of fear of retaliation.“ Did you ever lie at work or make stuff up as part of your job? I doubt it,

I must say there is some 1st class prime hookerage at the Maralago Bachanalis. My word, deep bench behind Erika, Melania, Lara, Lindsey, Kristi, Nancy… I can see how Epstein gravitated there.

FBI Ousts Leader as Patel Fumes Over Attention to Agency Jet Use >€The FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation shortly after Director Kash Patel grew outraged about revelations of his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician girlfriend perform, said three people familiar with the situation. Steven Palmer, a 27-year veteran of the FBI, became the third head of the critical incident response group—which includes FBI pilots—to be fired or removed in Patel’s short regime, adding to a year filled with retributive terminations. His exit was made official Friday, and a replacement to head the bureau’s crisis management operations including hostage rescue and bomb detection, has already been posted on the FBI’s website. Patel was angered this week by social media posts and news stories calling attention to his use of an FBI jet that arrived in State College, Pennsylvania, where his girlfriend, country music artist Alexis Wilkins, sang the national anthem at a wrestling match, said the individuals, who spoke anonymously out of fear of retaliation. Palmer was told he needed to immediately resign or be fired, which the individuals said was at least partially connected to Patel’s fury over the negative media cycle on his personal travel. Palmer’s position included supervising the FBI’s aviation units, but Patel’s flight schedule was readily traceable through online tracking services and he reposted photos of himself with Wilkins at the event on his personal X account. The people familiar with the matter said they were baffled as to why Patel might’ve blamed Palmer for the travel details. FBI directors are required to use government aircraft for personal or business travel in order to maintain secure communications. But public attention of Patel’s weekend outing—fueled by an X post from a former FBI agent turned outspoken Patel critic—comes after Patel had criticized predecessors for personal travel on taxpayer-funded jets. An FBI spokesperson didn’t respond to requests for comment. Palmer declined to comment. Patel shared on X an Oct. 30 post from his spokesman, which said articles and opposition to the director’s travel were “disingenuous and dumb” and “bad faith whining.” The spokesman, Ben Williamson, also said that Patel follows rules requiring him to pay reimbursements for personal travel and has reduced costs of these trips by flying out of government airfields more often than his predecessors. Continuous Turnover Palmer stepped into the role of acting leader of the critical incident response group in August when the prior chief was fired. That predecessor, Brian Driscoll, is now suing the administration with other ousted FBI officials who say they were targeted for lacking loyalty to the president. Wes Wheeler led the group until he was told to resign in March, along with numerous other leaders at FBI headquarters and Quantico. The Bureau’s leadership page was updated to show Devin Kowalski, previously special agent in charge of the FBI’s San Juan branch, is now running CIRG. Kowalski had been appointed to take over as permanent head of CIRG before the jet controversy, but Palmer was planning to stay on his deputy, two of the people said. Palmer joined the FBI as a special agent in 1998, before rising up to supervisor, assistant special agent in charge in Portland, Oregon, and then senior roles within CIRG at the FBI campus in Quantico, Virginia. The head of the critical incident response team has oversight of thousands of agents and analysts specialized in handling dangerous threats, such as hostage rescues, and coordinating safety at major events like the Super Bowl and Olympics. Kowalski arrives with some past experience working as a special assistant to the CIRG director. One point of concern, several of the sources said, is whether the next director will withstand pressure from FBI leadership to utilize its operations—including planes—for more mundane assignments that could be performed by local SWAT teams.<<