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How did Newsom "secretly" sign a bill?

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1955334764962938912 (Newsom's letter to Trump at link) Gov. Newsom to Trump: "You are playing with fire, risking the destabilization of our democracy, while knowing that California can neutralize any gains you hope to make." "If you will not stand down, I will be forced to lead an effort to redraw the maps in California to offset the rigging of maps in red states."

That is for sure. What is the over/under on how many days she lasts? 4?

Well, yes, but the other cities where Trump sent in the NG had all made substantial progress in reducing crime in recent years too: Chicago, Portland, Washington DC, etc, all did, and their mayors didn't want the guard deployed in those places either...so I think there is more to this than the "official" explanation, which I really don't buy.

Well this is good news...wonder what really made him change his mind? From NYT Newsletter: BREAKING NEWS Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times Trump Shelves Plan to Deploy Federal Agents to San Francisco President Trump said he was calling off, at least for now, plans that would have surged immigration agents into the city this weekend, writing on social media that “friends of mine who live in the area” had asked him to reconsider.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg1rrzn1kwo?xtor=AL-71-[partner]-[bbc.news.twitter]-[headline]-[news]-[bizdev]-[isapi]&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=social&at_format=link&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_origin=BBCNews&at_link_id=49AD27D0-B014-11F0-933D-E12AA22FF50A Soft Cell's musical force Dave Ball dies, aged 66 Dave Ball, one half of the pioneering 1980s synth-pop band Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66. Alongside singer Marc Almond, the duo scored a worldwide hit with their cover of Gloria Jones' Tainted Love in 1984, and their debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret is considered a classic of electronic music. He later formed the pioneering techno group The Grid, who achieved chart success with 1994's Swamp Thing. Ball died peacefully in his sleep at his home in London on Wednesday 22 October, just weeks after playing a headline show with Soft Cell at the Rewind Festival in Henley-on-Thames. During that show, Ball performed in a wheelchair, as he had for the last two years, following a spate of ill-health. "I managed to damage myself quite a bit," he told the Yorkshire Post in 2023. "I fractured lower vertebrae in my spine and cracked about five ribs and broke my wrist". After catching pneumonia and developing sepsis, he was placed in an induced coma and remained in hospital for seven months. However, he had been in "a great place emotionally" over the summer, as he worked on a new album with Almond, called Danceteria, which is scheduled for release next year. "He was focused and so happy with the new album that we literally completed only a few days ago," said the singer in a tribute. "It's so sad as 2026 was all set to be such an uplifting year for him, and I take some solace from the fact that he heard the finished record and felt that it was a great piece of work."

Wait...what? Gateway Pundit is credentialed at the Pentagon, but NYT, WaPo, Reuters, plus the 3 major networks are not? https://x.com/factpostnews/status/1981078735454372021 The following outlets are no longer credentialed at the Pentagon: NYT, Washington Post, CBS, NBC, ABC, Reuters, Fox The following outlets are now credentialed instead: - LindellTV - Tim Pool - Jack Posobiec - TPUSA - Gateway Pundit - The National Pulse - The Post Millennial

Take that, Donald!

When was the last time Trump went through proper channels on anything?

He is using other people's money and be assured, that as a result, they will curry favor with him and be rewarded for it.

It is looking more and more likely this will happen. From my friend Grok: Trump's White House Meeting Fails to Prevent Government Shutdown Deadline Last updated 42 minutes ago President Donald Trump convened with congressional leaders including House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the White House on September 29, 2025, in an effort to pass a continuing resolution before the October 1 funding deadline, but the discussions ended without agreement. Republicans advocate for a clean spending bill maintaining current funding levels, while Democrats insist on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire on December 31, which could otherwise lead to premium increases for millions. A potential shutdown would furlough 2.3 million federal workers, close national parks, delay veterans' benefits, and halt economic data releases like the upcoming jobs report.

Indeed he is:

An observation noted in another thread: Terrorists tried to destroy the White House in 2001 with a hijacked plane. 24 years later the President of the United States accepts a plane from people funding terrorists and is destroying the White House himself.

Post any information and updates about them in this thread. https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/13/us/military-parade-protests-trump Millions of protesters are expected at ‘No Kings’ rallies nationwide as President Trump’s military parade takes place on his 79th birthday As a military parade rolls through Washington, DC, on Saturday – President Donald Trump’s birthday – millions of Americans are expected to protest in what organizers predict will be the strongest display of opposition to Trump’s administration since he took office in January. More than 2,000 protests across all 50 states are planned through the No Kings movement, which organizers say seeks to reject “authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of our democracy.” The mobilization is a direct response to Trump’s military parade in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the US Army – which coincides with his 79th birthday.

It is one thing to remodel The Rose Garden. It is quite another to take a wrecking ball to The East Wing and change the basic structure of this historic building.

Fun Facts from Twitter: Terrorists tried to destroy the White House in 2001 with a hijacked plane. 24 years later the President of the United States accepts a plane from people funding terrorists and is destroying the White House himself.

She is starting to get it about a lot of things. Who would have thought, that among Republicans, Marjorie Taylor Greene would be one speaking up like this?