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I can't help but wonder if there's some other correlation, aside from the law. But we're not allowed to mention it...

Eric Adams spilled the beans when he asked for $36,000 a year in federal money to care for each of NYC's migrants. Of course, he didn't say it that way. He asked for $12 billion to care for the 110,000 NYC newcomers for 3 years. Too bad for the Dems, everyone with a smartphone has a calculator. That's why he's being prosecuted... Before that, he was a Dem hero. Of course deporting millions of illegals will be expensive. But nowhere near as expensive as caring for the huge percentage of them that have no skills, no education, and no meaningful prospects, except taking jobs and resources away from the most vulnerable of US citizens.

You mean like Zuck did in 2020?

If Trump did the same, he'd either be getting sued or prosecuted. She'll skate by because she's too incompetent to know that what she did was wrong. Sound familiar?

You'd be okay if Putin sent a few planeloads of Russkies to canvass in the USA?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anti-trump-protests-carry-on-for-fourth-straight-day-after-election/ https://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/11/us/oregon-protest-riot/index.html https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/09/501513889/anti-trump-protests-break-out-in-cities-across-the-country Jan 6 was like a rowdy school field trip compared to the anti- Trump riots. A week of them, not just an afternoon.

Hi tech version of tulip bulbs. But it's different this time. Really.

Who said anything about polling? I was reacting to your claim that you take a balanced approach... I blew corn flakes out my nostrils.

Re-education camps, according to HRC. For almost half the adult population.

Congratulations to John Dreher. https://local21news.com/news/local/elon-musk-kicks-off-million-dollar-giveaways-for-petition-signers-in-harrisburg-town-hall-x-ceo-tesla-donald-trump-pa-pennsylvania-

He got cancelled when he came out in favor of Trump. His speaking engagements and his book deals dried up. He 'splains it in the book. That's probably why he felt free to do his "It's not safe to hang out with angry black mobs" discussion. He had nothing to lose.

I was there when he was big and it was pants even then. Maybe it's a conditioned response thing, like Pavlov ringing the bell. I get a stiffy when I remember the way Nancy would start dancing when Donovan came on. That hippie chick could dance. (Her name was Nan, but I don't want anyone to think she was Thai. Chicago girl)

On the street where the rent is low and the shopkeepers live above their store, I can see it as a great alternative to a 300 baht a day job. But I can't imagine the shopping mall rent is cheap. (Unless they offer a low "trial rate") Across from my normal Chinatown hotel is a lady in a shop who sits there all day and probably sells less than $50 worth of stuff. But that may still be a better than 300 baht a day digging ditches. And her apartment is above the shop. I'm curious what she pays in total rent, if she doesn't own the property outright. The other bonus from sitting in her shop is that she's not out spending money out of boredom, and she gets to interact with a lot of her friends.

Donovan was one of those "you had to be there" artists. His stuff hasn't aged well.

Just finished listening to Scott Adams's "Win Bigly" that explains a lot of that... (The Dilbert guy) He's got a lot of insights, having been mostly a liberal and lived on both coasts. He explains a lot of the infuriating stuff Trump has done in the context of West Coast norms vs NYC norms. To be clear, I didn't take 10+/- hours out of my day. I listened to it while I was doing other things. Over a few days. Worth reading, because you can probably skim it in 1-2 hours. Takes a lot longer as an audio.

Wait until the other shoe drops and they add all the unemployed "newcomers" to the numbers in the available labor pool. The number of full time jobs has gone up 2 million or so above pre-Covid, while the number of illegals has gone up by 10+ million. Yet, unemployment numbers (and your labor participation rates) don't reflect that. Because they're not being counted as "available labor". Yet. They're waiting until after the election (and probably after Trump's inauguration) to add them to the labor pool, resulting in much higher unemployment and much lower labor participation numbers. That they can then blame on Trump.

Don't forget cup size.

I'm waiting to see what they throw at Gaffigan after his gems at Al Smith. Just like they did to Eric Adams after he revealed the true cost of caring for "newcomers". Both of them heroes to the left. (Or at least, well tolerated) Until they weren't. Just like the Tates.

If you settled up on the spot, you were probably scammed. If you didn't get a receipt, you were definitely scammed. Happens to all most of us. Edit: BTW, that doesn't mean you didn't break any laws.

It's a shame to lose all those pharmacies just before the biggest mental healthcare crisis that country has ever seen.

One of the reasons I'm so looking forward to a Trump win is that it'll free up the MSM to report on election irregularities, like they did after every election up until 2020. Nothing had really changed, but that one became the "fairest and most secure" in the history of democracy.

I had to toss my cornflakes and start with a new bowl. Too much spit in them...

One of my favorite malls in Houston, called Greenspoint, got the nickname Gunspoint in the '80s and it was downhill from there. Used to go there a few times a week for sporting goods (fishing mostly), movies and to eat. None of my family have been there in years. (Haven't bought a pair of Florsheims in decades, either) Look at a lot of the store closings, and it's because the shrink makes it impossible to make a profit. Online sales is a big factor, but crime is (IMO) just as big. Between fear of being mugged and "shrinkage", brick and mortar is doomed by crime alone. I blame that on the Ferguson effect. On an aside, Thailand does malls right. Mostly food and drink (which doesn't work well online) and the retail is a side beneficiary. Still, I suspect a lot of the retail in the Thai malls is money laundering. I see shops that never seem to have a customer, watching for an hour or so from a nearby eatery. And I scratch my head.

First, it was Bill Clinton lamenting the murders by Harris/Biden newcomers. Now it's Lizzo giving Trump a boost, at a Kamala rally: Pop singer Lizzo spoke at a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Detroit, Michigan, Saturday, telling the audience that “if Kamala wins then the whole country will be like Detroit.” It just keeps getting better and better. https://dailycaller.com/2024/10/19/lizzo-tells-swing-state-voters-support-kamala-whole-country-will-be-like-detroit/

Gaffigan rocked it... I wonder what they'll indict him for? Jim Gaffigan: “If I am too critical of Vice President Harris, I will lose friendships and mess up my career,” he said. “And if I am too critical of President Trump, I will lose friendships and improve my career. You know what I mean?” “The Democrats have been telling us Trump’s reelection is a threat to democracy. In fact, they were so concerned of this threat, they staged a coup, ousted their democratically elected incumbent, and installed Kamala Harris. In other words, all her dreams have come true,”