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The MAGA crowd are cheering Trump directing the military to blow up a tiny Venezuelan boat that barely had enough cocaine for a bachelor party (if it had drugs at all) without any proof of guilt or a trial. So, civilians from other countries allegedly brining drugs to the US in international waters now merits the death penalty? https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-military-kills-11-people-strike-alleged-drug-boat-venezuela-trump-says-2025-09-03/ US military kills 11 people in strike on alleged drug boat from Venezuela, Trump says WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. military killed 11 people on Tuesday in a strike on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal narcotics, President Donald Trump said, in the first known operation since his administration's recent deployment of warships to the southern Caribbean. "We just, over the last few minutes, literally shot out a boat, a drug-carrying boat, a lot of drugs in that boat," Trump told reporters at the White House. "And there's more where that came from. We have a lot of drugs pouring into our country, coming in for a long time ... These came out of Venezuela." He later shared a video on his Truth Social platform that appeared to show footage from overhead drones of a speedboat at sea exploding and then on fire. "The strike resulted in 11 terrorists killed in action. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this strike," Trump said. He added that the U.S. military had identified the crew as members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which the U.S. designated a terrorist group in February. He repeated allegations that Tren de Aragua is being controlled by Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, accusations that Caracas denies.

From NYT subscriber content: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/10/us/trump-news?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20251210&instance_id=167763&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=125207237&segment_id=212078&user_id=14502a7228c5a9b835a15627514bfe28 Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. Seizes Tanker Off Venezuela, President Says The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Trump announced on Wednesday, an escalation in his administration’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela. “As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela,” Mr. Trump said during a White House event on the launch of a new luxury visa program. “A large tanker, very large. Largest one ever seized, actually, and other things are happening.”

Listening to his recent speeches, he may indeed be suffering from dementia.

For those who may have missed the news. From my friend Grok: Rep. Jasmine Crockett Launches Senate Bid Against Sen. John Cornyn Last updated 7 minutes ago The Dallas Democrat and former public defender filed paperwork for the Democratic primary, vowing to fight rural hospital closures, school gun violence, and cuts to Social Security and Medicare under Republican policies. Her announcement video drew praise from supporters for its fearlessness, while Trump dismissed her as a 'gift to Republicans' in deep-red Texas, and House Speaker Mike Johnson called her the face of the Democratic Party. Crockett plans to boost low-turnout Democratic voters rather than sway Trump supporters, shaking up a primary led by state Rep. James Talarico. This story is a summary of posts on X and may evolve over time. Grok can make mistakes, verify its outputs.

The Mavericks were a Tex Mex, Country Rock, Salsa band, blending many influences. Raul Malo had a Roy Orbison-ish type voice. The Mavericks - Dance The Night Away (1998)

I figured this story was probably missing some context and I was right. https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/12/19/michelle-wu-elected-officials-holiday-party-criticism-radio-boston Mayor Wu says fuss over mis-sent holiday invites was fueled by 'political motive' [...] Wu told Radio Boston Monday that officials of color have long gathered for a dinner around the holidays. "This is the first time that the mayor is able to host as a member of this group because prior to me, all the elected mayors were not members of this group," Wu said. "And so I think there's maybe a shock that that presents to some people, of what does leadership look like." The Democrat suggested the media storm around the mis-sent emails resulted from a leak by officials in the city council with "a little bit of a political motive." [...]

Who controls the DHS?

Indeed. That's how the MAGA crowd gets into the Christmas spirit.

Yeah, right. And the entire pandemic was a scam? Tell that to the families of the 1,228,289 confirmed dead in the US.

This Scrooge like posting is supposed to make mass deporations more appealing to the public?

Is @The Real timschochet taking a vacation from this forum? His last post was on November 14, although he logged on yesterday.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/20/congress/trump-democratic-lawmakers-sedition-00661504 Trump calls for Democratic lawmakers to face trial for ‘seditious behavior’ President Donald Trump on Thursday called for six Democratic lawmakers to face arrest and trial after they made a video encouraging U.S. service members and members of the intelligence community to refrain from following orders if they broke the law. “It’s called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL,” Trump charged in a post on Truth Social. “Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL. Their words cannot be allowed to stand - We won’t have a Country anymore!!! An example MUST BE SET.” The president then reposted 16 Truth Social posts, including one that advocated for hanging the Democrats, like “GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD.” “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” he later wrote. Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), as well as Reps. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Chrissy Houlahan (D-Penn.), Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.) and Chris Deluzio (D-Penn.) were featured in the Tuesday video. They are all either military veterans or worked in national security-focused roles before taking office. “We know you are under enormous stress and pressure right now,” they said. “Americans trust their military. But that trust is at risk. This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens. Like us, you all swore an oath to protect and defend this Constitution. Right now, the threats to our constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home. Our laws are clear, you can refuse illegal orders.” In a joint statement Thursday, House Democratic leadership condemned Trump’s “disgusting and dangerous death threats” and called for him to delete the posts, urging their Republican colleagues to say the same. The statement — co-signed by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar — said House leadership had been in contact with the House sergeant at arms and the United States Capitol Police to “ensure the safety” of the members mentioned in Trump’s posts. “Donald Trump incited a violent attack on the Capitol on January 6th as part of a treacherous attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election,” they wrote. “The President’s violent and unhinged rhetoric against American patriots is consistent with his well-documented history of attacking prisoners of war, Gold Star families and war heroes. There is no bottom when it comes to Donald Trump.”

It is hard to imagine but we have several folks in this forum cheering that.

From NYT (subscriber content): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/nyregion/alina-habba-nj-us-attorney-resigns.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20251208&instance_id=167653&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=125207237&segment_id=211973&user_id=14502a7228c5a9b835a15627514bfe28 Alina Habba, a Trump Loyalist, Resigns as New Jersey’s Top Prosecutor Alina Habba resigned as U.S. attorney in New Jersey on Monday after a panel of federal judges ruled last week that she was serving in the position unlawfully. Ms. Habba will become a senior adviser to Attorney General Pam Bondi and will oversee U.S. attorneys across the country. A former personal lawyer to President Trump, Ms. Habba began leading the New Jersey office in March. In July, when her tenure was expected to end, the Justice Department kept her in place through a series of complex maneuvers that led to immediate legal challenges. Last week, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that Ms. Habba had been serving unlawfully, a challenge to her authority that could place precedent-setting limits on President Trump’s power to choose his own top federal prosecutors. The court affirmed an earlier ruling that said the Justice Department could not indefinitely extend the tenure of interim U.S. attorneys who were neither confirmed by the Senate nor appointed by district trial court judges — the two conventional ways for being appointed to the role permanently. “As a result of the Third Circuit’s ruling, and to protect the stability and integrity of the office which I love, I have decided to step down,” Ms. Habba wrote, adding: “But do not mistake compliance for surrender. This decision will not weaken the Justice Department and it will not weaken me.” Ms. Bondi said Monday that the court’s ruling had “made it untenable” for Ms. Habba to run her office effectively, “with politicized judges pausing trials designed to bring violent criminals to justice.” Ms. Bondi pledged to appeal the Third Circuit’s decision, and said that if it were reversed, Ms. Habba would return to lead the New Jersey office. [...]

I was told by the OP of the thread that calls Khalil an Antisemitic Jew Hating Palestinian Student "Your Pro-Hamas, Anti-Israeli rhetoric has no place here. Take your hate elsewhere" So per request, future news about Mahmood Khalil's deportation situation shall be posted here. Here is the latest about this Columbia University student: https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1925549712729354567 ICE officials and a prison contractor have refused to grant a contact visit between Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil and his family, according to the ACLU, denying him the chance to hold his newborn son. His son was born last month while Khalil remained in ICE custody in Louisiana.

And where this potentially could go is a frightening possibility. Seriously, do we want a profit driven AI Agent making major health care decisions for senior citizens, or for that matter for anyone?

Of course it is and Hell Toupee says Trump is a friend of the LGBTQ community and "treats them like everyone else" Well this proves she wasn't treated like eveyone else, as I doubt any of the other photographic portraits had the name altered from what they were using when they held their position.

Blame Obama for Trump's Executive Order removing all trans people that are serving in the military? Yeah, that makes sense.