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Willfully Horn

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  1. I would feel the same way, were I you. Luckily, my MIL is a suspicious woman. Not of family, but of news from the world. She sees the silver lining in having a reason to go to the Capitol and be among other folk, while standing present for her beliefs. I have warned her to expect her SS check to vanish, and I don’t think she believes it possible. She doesn’t need it, (though millions absolutely do need it,) other than it buttresses her (correct) belief that she is still an earner. She’s 92, a treasure, and may painful death await anyone who harms her in any way. Means testing is a good idea, imo, to improve SS, but reasonable dialogue and compromise might as well be in another universe. I guarantee
  2. Harris earned my respect. Not that my respect carries much weight. I’d vote for Harris again, but not in a gubernatorial election against Katie Porter in 2026.
  3. “Killing” courts was not on my bingo card. A nod to acknowledge the nightmare fuel.
  4. I appreciate your response. And I wasn’t under the delusion that DOGE relies on federal funding. Rather, I wonder DOGE’s actions during a government shutdown would degrade the weight that the sanction provided by the executive carries in the eyes of the court.
  5. Sorry, but I need to say this. If there is a God, you are making the same mistake religions make, when they define, or limit, that which is God. Personally, I believe that God is truth and God is what is. So the truth is God is not deus ex machina for everyone,. Clearly, God is not that.
  6. I posted the following in the Democrat thread, but this thread has more contributors. There are elected Democrats who I believe are working for the good of the Republic. Unlike Republicans, unless you have given up on the Constitution. Unfortunately, there are plenty of Democrats in the pocket of billionaires. Tomorrow’s cloture vote is apparently rather critical. And,it is not surprising, but deeply disappointing, because the waters are muddying, to see that Shumer is arguing to approve cloture, To be fair, he argues that a government shutdown gives DOGE free reign, and that courts will close, and there will be no safeguards. I, personally, don’t trust Shumer, and the Dems I do trust say that voting for cloture is what will free DOGE to completely kneecap our government. I know that any bipartisan vote that can be spinned as support of DOGE is devastating. So, what am I missing? What say y’all? Is DOGE unaffected by a government shutdown? Are the courts?
  7. There are elected Democrats who I believe are working for the good of the Republic. Unlike Republicans, unless you have given up on the Constitution. Unfortunately, there are plenty of Democrats in the pocket of billionaires. Tomorrow’s cloture vote is apparently rather critical. And,it is not surprising, but deeply disappointing, because the waters are muddying, to see that Shumer is arguing to approve cloture, To be fair, he argues that a government shutdown gives DOGE free reign, and that courts will close, and there will be no safeguards. I, personally, don’t trust Shumer, and the Dems I do trust say that voting for cloture is what will free DOGE to completely kneecap our government. I know that any bipartisan vote that can be spinned as support of DOGE is devastating. So, what am I missing? What say y’all? Is DOGE unaffected by a government shutdown? Are the courts?
  8. Folks in Switzerland are showing their contempt for turnip. Here’s a clip from a march that pithily and funnily sums up their stance. https://www.threads.net/@pmrgross/post/DHJYbfCIW9v?xmt=AQGzoX-K89LS0Xj-M7gIDjsA9bRiISE0VJWyWLkhF9VlZg
  9. “Enjoying the Ride” is the title of a newly issued box set. Sixty CDs to celebrate their sixtieth anniversary, taken from unreleased live shows. https://store.dead.net/en/grateful-dead/special-collections/60th-anniversary/enjoying-the-ride-dead.net-exclusive-[60-cd]/081227813048.html?srsltid=AfmBOoohOGb8wWE5J6rTh_eVw1y5yPVxJLkxgzkCXEEGHmBsnj_Q1L8T
  10. As much as I support Israel, and I very much do, I support our first Amendment more.
  11. No surprise that turnip’s former spiritual adviser is a pedo predator, is it? https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/12/robert-morris-texas-megachurch-indicted-sexual-abuse/
  12. This issue keeps me up at night, because it causes our eldest so much pain. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/03/nih-funding-delivers-exponential-economic-returns/
  13. TIL And, agreed.
  14. Just saw that the undercarriage of Texas Tech is getting a good cleanse. They even evacuated some folks and closed the university. Something about an explosion and fires and manholes. Probably not a good thing, but my wife wants me to be more optimistic.
  15. Tried to find the photo from Eagle Pass, blacked out during the snowpocalypse, across the border showing an electrified Mexico, but my search skills suck.
  16. Isn’t there a Tucker thread, and a Newsom thread, DD?
  17. You can hope for gravy, I am fine with the potatoes.
  18. Agree with need to groom national leaders. Still, I suspect Katie would be uniquely formidable as leader of a state, and we need that, too.
  19. Protesting Musk’s role in DOGE by picketing his dealerships will get you prosecuted as a domestic terrorist, if turnip gets his way. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqjdg4x08ylo
  20. As the protests concern the war, I post the following: students are being arrested for peacefully protesting. One student made a speech, and was asked to leave. She left. And was then arrested. The protest was a walkout, and 16 folks were arrested in all. https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2025/03/11/protesters-arrested-during-peaceful-walkout-at-cornell-university/
  21. As for the masses, I don’t disagree. Folks who understand are already taking to the streets. But, the political set, and also, and especially the courts, need to be on a war footing.
  22. Whenever you hear a Republican waxing patriotic as they claim to honor our armed forces, remember, they are full of shit. Republicans have proven they are willing to surrender freedom, and they have forever dishonored our military.
  23. Well, alright! https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/japan-developes-plastic-that-disappears-within-hours-in-the-sea-and-boosts-soil-health/articleshow/116128117.cms
  24. Tim Walz: This.
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